1955-12-24

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 02 Sheffield UnitedSt Andrew's23,800
Lineups Grainger, Ringstead    
Blackpool 23 PortsmouthBloomfield Road24,182
Perry, Fenton Lineups Mansell, Harris 2    
Cardiff City 10 Aston VillaNinian Park20,384
Hitchens Lineups    
Charlton Athletic 31 Bolton WanderersThe Valley18,746
Gauld 3 Lineups Parry    
Chelsea 20 ArsenalStamford Bridge43,022
Bentley, Blunstone Lineups    
Everton 11 BurnleyGoodison Park35,406
McNamara Lineups Pilkington    
Huddersfield Town 40 SunderlandLeeds Road21,803
Quested, Marriott, Glazzard 2 Lineups    
Manchester City 22 Wolverhampton WanderersMaine Road32,935
Hayes, Spurdle Lineups Hancocks, Murray    
Newcastle United 50 Preston North EndSt James' Park32,976
Mitchell (p), Keeble 2, Milburn 2 Lineups    
Tottenham Hotspur 21 Luton TownWhite Hart Lane41,168
Brooks, Duquemin Lineups Turner    
West Bromwich Albion 14 Manchester UnitedThe Hawthorns25,168
Lee Lineups Viollet 3, Taylor    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Manchester United 23 9 2 0 28 13 3 4 5 18 20 1.394 30 W W L W D1955-12-26 Charlton Athletic H
2 1 Burnley 22 7 2 2 19 8 3 5 3 14 16 1.375 27 D W L D W1955-12-26 Preston North End H
3 -1 Blackpool 22 8 2 2 32 17 3 3 4 14 18 1.314 27 L L W D D1955-12-26 Huddersfield Town H
4 3 Charlton Athletic 23 8 1 2 31 15 3 3 6 20 29 1.159 26 W L L W L1955-12-26 Manchester United A
5 -1 Sunderland 21 7 3 0 29 16 4 1 6 22 32 1.063 26 L D W L W1955-12-26 Newcastle United H
6 -1 Bolton Wanderers 21 7 2 2 29 10 4 1 5 14 15 1.72 25 L W W L D1955-12-26 Manchester City H
7 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 10 0 0 29 9 1 2 8 21 26 1.429 24 D W W L W1955-12-26 Arsenal H
8 -2 Luton Town 22 8 1 1 29 11 2 3 7 11 20 1.29 24 L W L W D1955-12-26 Sheffield United A
9 0 Everton 23 5 4 2 21 17 4 2 6 9 15 0.938 24 D W L D L1955-12-26 Birmingham City A
10 2 Portsmouth 21 6 3 2 23 20 4 0 6 17 24 0.909 23 W W W L D1955-12-26 Aston Villa A
11 2 Chelsea 22 6 3 2 12 9 3 2 6 17 26 0.829 23 W L W D W1955-12-26 Cardiff City A
12 3 Newcastle United 22 8 1 2 32 12 2 1 8 18 26 1.316 22 W L L W W1955-12-26 Sunderland A
13 -3 Birmingham City 23 6 3 3 27 15 2 2 7 14 20 1.171 21 L L L W L1955-12-26 Everton H
14 -3 West Bromwich Albion 22 7 3 2 21 13 2 0 8 7 17 0.933 21 L L L W L1955-12-26 Tottenham Hotspur A
15 -1 Preston North End 23 3 2 6 15 18 5 2 5 25 19 1.081 20 L L L W D1955-12-26 Burnley A
16 1 Manchester City 21 5 3 3 19 15 1 5 4 18 25 0.925 20 D W W D L1955-12-26 Bolton Wanderers A
17 -1 Arsenal 22 6 2 3 17 12 1 4 6 9 23 0.743 20 L W W L L1955-12-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
18 0 Cardiff City 22 7 1 3 20 20 1 2 8 8 26 0.609 19 W D W L W1955-12-26 Chelsea H
19 1 Sheffield United 22 4 3 4 13 16 3 0 8 18 22 0.816 17 W W L D L1955-12-26 Luton Town H
20 -1 Aston Villa 23 4 3 4 15 18 0 5 7 10 22 0.625 16 L L W D L1955-12-26 Portsmouth H
21 0 Tottenham Hotspur 22 4 2 5 17 18 2 1 8 9 21 0.667 15 W L L D W1955-12-26 West Bromwich Albion H
22 0 Huddersfield Town 21 4 3 4 17 19 1 1 8 8 33 0.481 14 W L W L W1955-12-26 Blackpool A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Barnsley30FulhamOakwell15,018
Chappell 2, Greenwood OG Lineups   
Blackburn Rovers23Leicester CityEwood Park22,771
Briggs, Langton (p) LineupsMorris, Rowley 2 (1p)   
Bristol City13Notts CountyAshton Gate24,075
Rogers LineupsTaylor 2, Roby   
Bury33Lincoln CityGigg Lane9,392
Kelly 3 LineupsRedman OG, Middleton 2   
Doncaster Rovers21Bristol RoversBelle Vue12,018
Mooney, Jeffrey LineupsBiggs   
Hull City12LiverpoolBoothferry Park19,537
Bradbury LineupsAnderson, Evans   
Middlesbrough53Leeds UnitedAyresome Park19,416
Scott, Wayman 2, Delapenha 2 LineupsHutchinson, Charles, Vickers   
Nottingham Forest31Plymouth ArgyleCity Ground10,153
Barrett 2 (2p), Higham LineupsTwissell   
Port Vale41Rotherham UnitedVale Park13,023
Stephenson 2, Done 2 LineupsGrainger   
Sheffield Wednesday40Stoke CityHillsborough23,579
Shiner, Quixall, Froggatt, Broadbent Lineups   
West Ham United51Swansea TownUpton Park15,857
Dare, Bond, Dick, Hooper, Tucker LineupsJones C   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 2 Sheffield Wednesday 23 5 5 2 29 17 4 5 2 19 14 1.548 28 W D L W D1955-12-26 Blackburn Rovers A
2 3 Liverpool 22 8 2 2 30 13 3 3 4 19 19 1.531 27 W W D D W1955-12-26 Stoke City H
3 -2 Bristol City 22 9 1 2 32 16 3 2 5 20 22 1.368 27 L L L W L1955-12-26 Plymouth Argyle A
4 -2 Swansea Town 23 8 2 1 26 13 4 1 7 19 31 1.023 27 L W L D L1955-12-26 Fulham A
5 4 Leicester City 23 7 2 2 34 14 4 2 6 22 32 1.217 26 W L W W W1955-12-26 Bristol Rovers A
6 -2 Leeds United 22 10 1 0 26 7 2 1 8 15 30 1.108 26 L W W W L1955-12-26 Notts County H
7 1 Lincoln City 22 8 3 1 32 10 2 2 6 11 18 1.536 25 D W W L W1955-12-26 Doncaster Rovers H
8 -2 Bristol Rovers 22 7 1 2 31 15 4 2 6 21 25 1.3 25 L L D L W1955-12-26 Leicester City H
9 -2 Stoke City 23 8 0 3 27 13 4 1 7 14 22 1.171 25 L W W D W1955-12-26 Liverpool A
10 0 Fulham 23 7 1 3 30 17 4 1 7 19 32 1 24 L W L L L1955-12-26 Swansea Town H
11 1 Port Vale 21 5 4 2 16 8 3 3 4 13 20 1.036 23 W W L D D1955-12-26 Barnsley H
12 -1 Rotherham United 23 6 3 2 17 13 2 3 7 15 26 0.821 22 L W W D W1955-12-26 Bury H
13 1 Barnsley 23 7 2 2 22 16 0 6 6 9 25 0.756 22 W L D W L1955-12-26 Port Vale A
14 1 Notts County 23 4 4 3 25 19 3 3 6 13 22 0.927 21 W W L W L1955-12-26 Leeds United A
15 1 Nottingham Forest 21 6 1 4 19 14 4 0 6 16 26 0.875 21 W L W W D1955-12-26 Hull City H
16 1 Middlesbrough 21 7 2 1 27 15 1 3 7 10 30 0.822 21 W L L W L1955-12-26 West Ham United H
17 -4 Blackburn Rovers 21 5 2 4 31 20 4 0 6 13 15 1.257 20 L L L L W1955-12-26 Sheffield Wednesday H
18 0 Doncaster Rovers 22 7 4 1 31 17 0 2 8 10 37 0.759 20 W L W L W1955-12-26 Lincoln City A
19 0 West Ham United 22 6 1 4 32 15 0 5 6 15 25 1.175 18 W L D L D1955-12-26 Middlesbrough A
20 0 Bury 23 3 3 5 17 25 2 3 7 23 35 0.667 16 D L L L W1955-12-26 Rotherham United A
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 23 3 3 5 15 16 2 1 9 10 30 0.543 14 L D W D L1955-12-26 Bristol City H
22 0 Hull City 22 3 2 6 17 21 2 0 9 8 30 0.49 12 L W W L L1955-12-26 Nottingham Forest A

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Accrington Stanley21DarlingtonPeel Park7,982
Cocker, Scott LineupsFurphy   
Barrow40GatesheadHolker Street6,196
Ormond (p), Roberts, Armstrong 2 Lineups   
Bradford33RochdalePark Avenue7,743
Redfearn, Ward W, Whitaker LineupsGemmell 2, Anders   
Carlisle United03Tranmere RoversBrunton Park5,339
LineupsMcDevitt, Walls, Kidd   
Chester13SouthportSealand Road3,531
Haines LineupsBromilow 2, McDermott   
Crewe Alexandra21Mansfield TownGresty Road3,018
Rolfe, Frost LineupsDarwin   
Derby County20WrexhamBaseball Ground14,563
Parry 2 Lineups   
Grimsby Town30ChesterfieldBlundell Park13,304
Crosbie 3 Lineups   
Hartlepools United00Stockport CountyVictoria Park9,299
Lineups   
Oldham Athletic21Scunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedBoundary Park5,852
Chaytor, Scrine LineupsJones   
Workington21Bradford CityBorough Park5,406
Bertolini, Dailey LineupsKelly   
York City50Halifax TownBootham Crescent9,623
Hughes 2, Bottom, Wilkinson, Colbridge Lineups   

 

Ptn Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Grimsby Town 23 11 1 0 30 4 4 2 5 10 13 2.353 33 W L L W W1955-12-26 Bradford H
2 0 Accrington Stanley 23 11 1 0 35 6 4 2 5 15 19 2 33 W L W W W1955-12-26 Southport A
3 0 Derby County 23 9 3 0 38 12 3 2 6 20 21 1.758 29 W D W L W1955-12-26 Stockport County A
4 0 Southport 23 7 3 2 20 13 6 0 5 14 17 1.133 29 W W W D W1955-12-26 Accrington Stanley H
5 1 York City 23 6 1 4 21 12 6 3 3 25 20 1.438 28 W W W W W1955-12-26 Mansfield Town A
6 -1 Bradford City 23 7 3 1 20 11 2 5 5 15 16 1.296 26 L D D D L1955-12-26 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
7 1 Hartlepools United 23 9 1 2 21 8 3 1 7 11 21 1.103 26 D D W W L1955-12-26 Crewe Alexandra H
8 -1 Chesterfield 23 8 1 3 27 14 3 2 6 13 22 1.111 25 L W L D W1955-12-26 Chester H
9 0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 23 7 3 1 21 7 3 1 8 15 21 1.286 24 L W W L L1955-12-26 Bradford City A
10 2 Workington 23 7 1 3 27 9 3 2 7 16 25 1.265 23 W L L L L1955-12-26 Wrexham A
11 5 Tranmere Rovers 23 8 1 3 22 9 2 2 7 13 30 0.897 23 W W L W W1955-12-26 Barrow H
12 -2 Darlington 23 6 2 3 20 12 4 1 7 11 24 0.861 23 L D L L W1955-12-26 Gateshead A
13 0 Stockport County 23 7 2 2 28 11 2 2 8 11 23 1.147 22 D W W L L1955-12-26 Derby County H
14 -3 Carlisle United 22 6 2 3 23 12 3 2 6 11 22 1 22 L L W W W1955-12-26 Rochdale A
15 2 Rochdale 23 6 4 2 29 22 1 4 6 10 25 0.83 22 D W D W D1955-12-26 Carlisle United H
16 3 Oldham Athletic 23 5 4 2 21 15 1 5 6 11 20 0.914 21 W D W D L1955-12-26 Halifax Town A
17 -3 Gateshead 23 6 3 2 28 19 1 4 7 9 23 0.881 21 L W L W W1955-12-26 Darlington H
18 -3 Wrexham 23 5 2 4 19 18 3 3 6 15 23 0.829 21 L L W L L1955-12-26 Workington H
19 -1 Chester 23 5 4 3 19 17 2 2 7 10 27 0.659 20 L L L L L1955-12-26 Chesterfield A
20 0 Halifax Town 23 7 2 2 23 10 0 2 10 9 31 0.78 18 L W W L L1955-12-26 Oldham Athletic H
21 1 Crewe Alexandra 23 6 1 5 18 16 0 4 7 9 26 0.643 17 W L L L L1955-12-26 Hartlepools United A
22 -1 Bradford 22 6 3 2 21 17 0 2 9 8 41 0.5 17 D L L W W1955-12-26 Grimsby Town A
23 0 Mansfield Town 23 3 6 3 15 13 0 2 9 9 28 0.585 14 L D L L D1955-12-26 York City H
24 0 Barrow 23 6 1 4 24 10 0 0 12 7 32 0.738 13 W L L W L1955-12-26 Tranmere Rovers A

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Brentford21Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticGriffin Park8,592
Coote, Taylor LineupsAllen   
Brighton & Hove Albion40Northampton TownGoldstone Ground11,004
Gordon, Mundy, Harburn, Wilson Lineups   
Coventry City53Norwich CityHighfield Road19,769
Timmins, Uphill 2, Hill P, Hill J LineupsBacon, Gordon, Hunt   
Crystal Palace10AldershotSelhurst Park6,526
Gunning Lineups   
Exeter City11Leyton OrientSt James Park8,931
Murphy LineupsHeckman   
Ipswich Town32Newport CountyPortman Road12,438
Reed, Brown, Parker LineupsJohnston 2   
Reading41MillwallElm Park5,549
Kirkup 3, Hinshelwood LineupsSummers   
Shrewsbury Town11Swindon TownGay Meadow6,375
Tyrer LineupsBrennan   
Southampton40Queens Park RangersThe Dell9,502
Day 2, Mulgrew 2 Lineups   
Southend United40Colchester UnitedRoots Hall7,500
McGuigan 2, Baron, Hollis Lineups   
Walsall14Torquay UnitedFellows Park11,688
Moore LineupsCollins R 3, Smith JT   
Watford01GillinghamVicarage Road5,091
LineupsBaxter   

 

Ptn Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Leyton Orient 22 9 2 0 39 4 5 3 3 12 9 3.923 33 D W W W W1955-12-26 Norwich City H
2 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 10 1 0 39 4 3 4 5 19 18 2.636 31 W L W D W1955-12-26 Newport County H
3 1 Torquay United 23 5 5 1 22 8 7 2 3 21 13 2.048 31 W D D W W1955-12-26 Southampton H
4 1 Ipswich Town 23 8 3 1 33 18 4 4 3 22 17 1.571 31 W D D W L1955-12-26 Colchester United A
5 -3 Northampton Town 23 9 1 1 27 10 5 1 6 13 21 1.29 30 L D W W L1955-12-26 Watford A
6 0 Norwich City 23 9 2 0 33 10 3 3 6 16 33 1.14 29 L W L W W1955-12-26 Leyton Orient A
7 0 Coventry City 24 11 2 0 35 11 1 2 8 5 19 1.333 28 W W W D W1955-12-26 Millwall A
8 0 Southend United 23 10 1 1 32 11 3 1 7 20 34 1.156 28 W L L L W1955-12-26 Gillingham H
9 0 Brentford 23 7 2 3 20 16 4 3 4 14 19 0.971 27 W W W L W1955-12-26 Reading H
10 0 Shrewsbury Town 23 6 4 2 29 14 4 0 7 13 23 1.135 24 D W L L L1955-12-26 Walsall H
11 1 Gillingham 23 6 2 4 20 14 4 2 5 16 18 1.125 24 W L D L W1955-12-26 Southend United A
12 -1 Colchester United 23 6 2 3 25 20 3 3 6 9 24 0.773 23 L W L D W1955-12-26 Ipswich Town H
13 2 Southampton 23 8 2 1 31 11 1 2 9 11 30 1.024 22 W D W L L1955-12-26 Torquay United A
14 -1 Aldershot 23 4 5 2 22 19 2 4 6 20 26 0.933 21 L D D D L1955-12-26 Queens Park Rangers H
15 -1 Newport County 24 6 1 5 17 14 2 4 6 17 28 0.81 21 L L L L D1955-12-26 Brighton & Hove Albion A
16 0 Exeter City 23 4 4 4 14 15 3 3 5 13 21 0.75 21 D L D W L1955-12-26 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
17 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 23 5 3 4 16 12 2 2 7 10 21 0.788 19 L L W D W1955-12-26 Exeter City H
18 1 Crystal Palace 23 4 1 6 15 13 2 5 5 16 28 0.756 18 W D L L L1955-12-26 Swindon Town A
19 -1 Watford 23 5 2 5 22 22 1 4 6 6 23 0.622 18 L D D D W1955-12-26 Northampton Town H
20 3 Reading 23 4 2 6 20 23 2 2 7 14 22 0.756 16 W D D L L1955-12-26 Brentford A
21 -1 Millwall 22 6 2 3 24 11 0 1 10 13 40 0.725 15 L D L W L1955-12-26 Coventry City H
22 -1 Queens Park Rangers 23 4 3 4 18 16 0 4 8 9 27 0.628 15 L W D L L1955-12-26 Aldershot A
23 -1 Walsall 23 5 3 3 21 20 1 0 11 12 35 0.6 15 L L W L L1955-12-26 Shrewsbury Town A
24 0 Swindon Town 23 2 5 4 11 12 1 1 10 7 36 0.375 12 D D D W L1955-12-26 Crystal Palace H