1956-01-02

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate
Bolton Wanderers	2	2	Huddersfield Town	Burnden Park	39,524
Lofthouse, Parry (p)	Lineups		Hartle OG, Cavanagh
Manchester City	4	1	Portsmouth	Maine Road	43,163
Johnstone 3, Hayes	Lineups		Barnard
Newcastle United	0	3	West Bromwich Albion	St James' Park	50,768
	Lineups		Allen 3 (1p)
Sunderland	1	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Roker Park	48,246
Fleming	Lineups		Flowers

				Home					Away
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	26	11	2	0	35	15	3	4	6	18	23	1.395	34	W	L	W	W	W	1956-01-14	Sheffield United	H
2	0	Blackpool	25	9	2	2	36	19	3	4	5	15	21	1.275	30	D	L	W	L	L	1956-01-14	Aston Villa	H
3	0	Luton Town	25	9	2	1	33	14	3	3	7	15	20	1.412	29	D	W	W	L	W	1956-01-14	Newcastle United	A
4	0	Burnley	25	8	2	3	23	11	3	5	4	16	20	1.258	29	W	L	L	D	W	1956-01-14	Birmingham City	A
5	0	Charlton Athletic	26	9	1	3	35	17	3	3	7	21	34	1.098	28	L	W	L	W	L	1956-01-14	Everton	A
6	2	Sunderland	25	7	5	1	31	23	4	1	7	23	35	0.931	28	D	D	L	L	L	1956-01-14	Chelsea	A
7	4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	25	10	1	1	32	14	1	4	8	24	29	1.302	27	D	L	D	D	D	1956-01-14	Huddersfield Town	A
8	-1	Everton	26	6	4	2	26	18	4	3	7	13	23	0.951	27	D	W	L	D	W	1956-01-14	Charlton Athletic	H
9	-3	Portsmouth	25	6	5	2	29	26	5	0	7	21	29	0.909	27	L	D	D	W	W	1956-01-14	Bolton Wanderers	A
10	-1	Chelsea	25	7	3	2	14	10	3	4	6	22	31	0.878	27	D	W	D	W	L	1956-01-14	Sunderland	H
11	1	Bolton Wanderers	25	7	3	3	32	15	4	1	7	15	20	1.343	26	D	L	L	L	L	1956-01-14	Portsmouth	H
12	-2	Newcastle United	26	9	1	3	35	16	3	1	9	25	30	1.304	26	L	L	W	W	W	1956-01-14	Luton Town	H
13	2	Manchester City	25	7	3	3	25	16	2	5	5	22	28	1.068	26	W	L	W	W	D	1956-01-14	Cardiff City	A
14	2	West Bromwich Albion	26	8	3	2	22	13	3	1	9	13	23	0.972	26	W	D	W	L	L	1956-01-14	Preston North End	H
15	-2	Preston North End	26	4	3	6	20	21	6	2	5	27	20	1.146	25	D	W	W	L	L	1956-01-14	West Bromwich Albion	A
16	-2	Birmingham City	26	7	3	3	33	17	2	3	8	16	26	1.14	24	D	L	W	L	L	1956-01-14	Burnley	H
17	0	Arsenal	25	7	3	3	22	15	1	5	6	12	26	0.829	24	W	D	D	L	W	1956-01-14	Tottenham Hotspur	H
18	0	Cardiff City	25	7	2	3	21	21	2	2	9	11	28	0.653	22	W	L	D	W	D	1956-01-14	Manchester City	H
19	0	Tottenham Hotspur	25	5	2	5	21	19	3	1	9	11	23	0.762	19	W	L	W	W	L	1956-01-14	Arsenal	A
20	0	Aston Villa	26	5	3	5	19	21	0	6	7	12	24	0.689	19	W	D	L	L	L	1956-01-14	Blackpool	A
21	0	Sheffield United	25	4	4	5	15	22	3	0	9	19	24	0.739	18	D	L	L	W	W	1956-01-14	Manchester United	A
22	0	Huddersfield Town	25	5	3	4	20	20	1	2	10	12	42	0.516	17	D	L	W	L	W	1956-01-14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Blackburn Rovers	2	2	Nottingham Forest	Ewood Park	33,582	Largest home gate 1955-56
Briggs, Smith	Lineups		Imlach, Higham
Middlesbrough	1	1	Port Vale	Ayresome Park	21,664
Fitzsimons	Lineups		Mullard

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Sheffield Wednesday	26	6	5	2	34	18	4	6	3	23	20	1.5	31	L	W	D	W	D	1956-01-14	Doncaster Rovers	H
2	0	Leicester City	26	9	2	2	42	16	4	2	7	23	34	1.3	30	W	W	L	W	L	1956-01-14	Barnsley	A
3	0	Leeds United	25	12	1	0	29	8	2	1	9	16	32	1.125	30	W	L	W	L	W	1956-01-14	West Ham United	A
4	0	Swansea Town	26	9	3	1	28	13	4	1	8	20	35	1	30	D	W	L	L	W	1956-01-21	Sheffield Wednesday	H
5	0	Bristol City	25	10	1	2	38	16	3	2	7	21	29	1.311	29	L	W	L	L	L	1956-01-14	Fulham	H
6	0	Bristol Rovers	25	9	1	2	37	18	4	2	7	23	29	1.277	29	W	L	W	L	L	1956-01-14	Nottingham Forest	A
7	0	Stoke City	26	9	1	3	31	16	4	2	7	16	24	1.175	29	D	W	D	L	W	1956-01-21	Blackburn Rovers	H
8	0	Liverpool	25	8	3	3	33	17	3	3	5	21	22	1.385	28	L	L	D	W	W	1956-01-21	Leicester City	H
9	0	Fulham	26	9	1	3	38	19	4	1	8	19	34	1.075	28	W	L	W	L	W	1956-01-14	Bristol City	A
10	1	Port Vale	25	5	4	3	17	10	4	5	4	16	22	1.031	27	D	D	W	L	W	1956-01-14	Notts County	H
11	1	Nottingham Forest	25	7	1	4	21	15	5	2	6	22	29	0.977	27	D	D	W	W	W	1956-01-14	Bristol Rovers	H
12	-2	Lincoln City	25	8	4	1	33	11	2	2	8	11	24	1.257	26	L	L	D	D	W	1956-01-21	Plymouth Argyle	A
13	2	Blackburn Rovers	25	5	4	4	35	24	5	0	7	16	21	1.133	24	D	W	L	D	L	1956-01-14	Plymouth Argyle	H
14	-1	Doncaster Rovers	25	8	4	1	33	17	0	4	8	14	41	0.81	24	D	W	D	W	L	1956-01-14	Sheffield Wednesday	A
15	2	Middlesbrough	25	8	3	1	30	16	1	3	9	11	35	0.804	24	D	L	L	W	W	1956-01-14	Bury	H
16	-2	Barnsley	26	7	2	3	23	18	1	6	7	11	29	0.723	24	L	L	W	W	L	1956-01-14	Leicester City	H
17	-1	Notts County	26	5	4	4	27	21	3	3	7	13	23	0.909	23	L	W	L	W	W	1956-01-14	Port Vale	A
18	0	Rotherham United	26	6	4	3	21	19	2	3	8	16	28	0.787	23	D	L	L	L	W	1956-01-21	Notts County	A
19	0	West Ham United	25	7	1	4	33	15	1	5	7	16	27	1.167	22	W	W	L	W	L	1956-01-14	Leeds United	H
20	0	Bury	26	5	3	5	22	26	3	3	7	26	36	0.774	22	W	W	W	D	L	1956-01-14	Middlesbrough	A
21	0	Plymouth Argyle	26	4	4	5	21	17	2	1	10	10	36	0.585	17	D	L	W	L	D	1956-01-14	Blackburn Rovers	A
22	0	Hull City	25	3	2	7	17	24	2	1	10	10	33	0.474	13	D	L	L	L	W	1956-01-21	Bristol Rovers	A

Third Division North

Third Division North				Venue	Gate	Notes
Barrow	0	0	Grimsby Town	Holker Street	11,329	Largest home gate 1955-56
	Lineups
Carlisle United	4	1	Bradford	Brunton Park	6,188
Ashman 3, Broadis	Lineups		Whitaker
Chesterfield	3	0	Gateshead	Saltergate Recreation Ground	6,721
Sowden, Keen, Bannister	Lineups
Hartlepools United	1	0	Oldham Athletic	Victoria Park	8,646
Luke	Lineups
Tranmere Rovers	1	2	Southport	Prenton Park	9,097
Fleming	Lineups		Beadnell, Miles

				Home					Away
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	27	12	1	0	32	4	5	3	6	12	15	2.316	38	D	W	L	W	W	1956-01-21	Gateshead	A
2	0	Accrington Stanley	25	11	1	0	35	6	5	3	5	18	21	1.963	36	W	D	W	L	W	1956-01-14	Barrow	A
3	1	Southport	26	8	4	2	24	14	7	0	5	16	18	1.25	34	W	W	D	W	W	1956-01-21	Bradford	H
4	-1	Derby County	26	10	3	0	40	12	3	3	7	23	25	1.703	32	D	W	L	W	D	1956-01-14	Bradford City	H
5	1	Hartlepools United	27	11	1	2	28	9	4	1	8	15	27	1.194	32	W	L	W	W	D	1956-01-14	Wrexham	H
6	2	Chesterfield	27	11	1	3	37	16	3	2	7	14	24	1.275	31	W	W	L	W	L	1956-01-07	Halifax Town	A
7	-2	Bradford City	26	9	3	1	27	15	2	5	6	15	18	1.273	30	W	L	W	L	D	1956-01-07	Tranmere Rovers	H
8	-1	York City	26	6	2	4	22	13	6	3	5	27	26	1.256	29	L	D	L	W	W	1956-01-21	Oldham Athletic	A
9	0	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	26	9	3	1	26	8	3	1	9	18	25	1.333	28	W	W	L	L	W	1956-01-21	Derby County	H
10	0	Darlington	26	7	3	3	24	14	5	1	7	12	24	0.947	28	W	D	W	L	D	1956-01-07	Workington	A
11	0	Workington	26	8	1	3	30	10	4	2	8	18	28	1.263	27	L	W	W	W	L	1956-01-07	Darlington	H
12	0	Rochdale	26	7	4	2	34	24	2	5	6	14	28	0.923	27	D	W	W	D	W	1956-01-07	Wrexham	A
13	0	Tranmere Rovers	27	8	2	5	24	13	2	3	7	14	31	0.864	25	L	L	D	D	W	1956-01-07	Bradford City	A
14	0	Stockport County	26	8	2	3	31	14	2	2	9	11	25	1.077	24	L	L	W	D	W	1956-01-14	Mansfield Town	H
15	4	Carlisle United	26	7	2	4	28	15	3	2	8	13	30	0.911	24	W	L	L	L	L	1956-01-14	Gateshead	H
16	-1	Halifax Town	26	8	3	2	30	13	1	2	10	12	32	0.933	23	D	W	W	L	W	1956-01-07	Chesterfield	H
17	0	Wrexham	26	6	2	5	23	21	3	3	7	16	26	0.83	23	W	L	L	L	L	1956-01-07	Rochdale	H
18	-2	Gateshead	27	6	4	3	29	21	1	5	8	9	26	0.809	23	L	D	D	L	L	1956-01-07	Oldham Athletic	A
19	-1	Chester	26	6	4	3	21	18	2	3	8	12	30	0.688	23	D	W	L	L	L	1956-01-14	Darlington	H
20	0	Oldham Athletic	27	5	5	3	24	20	1	5	8	12	26	0.783	22	L	D	L	L	W	1956-01-07	Gateshead	H
21	0	Mansfield Town	26	5	6	3	23	15	0	3	9	10	29	0.75	19	W	D	W	L	D	1956-01-14	Stockport County	A
22	0	Bradford	26	7	3	2	23	18	0	2	12	10	52	0.471	19	L	L	W	L	D	1956-01-21	Southport	A
23	0	Crewe Alexandra	26	6	1	6	19	19	0	4	9	12	36	0.564	17	L	L	L	W	L	1956-01-14	Halifax Town	H
24	0	Barrow	27	6	3	4	25	11	0	1	13	10	37	0.729	16	D	L	D	D	W	1956-01-14	Accrington Stanley	H