1956-02-11

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Aston Villa 11 ArsenalVilla Park28,060
Dixon Lineups Groves    
Burnley 11 Sheffield UnitedTurf Moor19,017
Miller Lineups Howitt    
Cardiff City 10 BlackpoolNinian Park36,019
Ford Lineups    
Charlton Athletic 51 West Bromwich AlbionThe Valley13,573
Ayre 2, Kiernan, Hurst, Ryan Lineups Nicholls    
Everton 00 Newcastle UnitedGoodison Park45,670
Lineups    
Luton Town 02 Manchester UnitedKenilworth Road16,368
Lineups Viollet, Whelan    
Manchester City 22 ChelseaMaine Road26,642
Hayes 2 Lineups O'Connell, Lewis    
Preston North End 12 Huddersfield TownDeepdale17,363
Finney Lineups Hickson 2    
Sunderland 42 PortsmouthRoker Park29,761
Daniel (p), Fleming 2, Bingham Lineups Henderson, Barnard    
Tottenham Hotspur 01 Birmingham CityWhite Hart Lane26,160
Lineups Astall    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 Bolton WanderersMolineux24,919
Broadbent 2, Hancocks, Dean OG Lineups Lofthouse, Stevens    

 

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 30 13 2 0 40 16 4 4 7 21 26 1.452 40 W W L W W1956-02-18 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
2 0 Blackpool 29 10 2 3 42 20 4 4 6 18 24 1.364 34 L L W W D1956-02-18 Luton Town H
3 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 11 1 2 38 19 3 4 8 30 32 1.333 33 W W L W D1956-02-18 Manchester United H
4 3 Sunderland 29 8 6 1 35 25 5 1 8 27 40 0.954 33 W L D W D1956-02-25 West Bromwich Albion A
5 0 Burnley 29 8 3 4 25 14 4 5 5 18 23 1.162 32 D L L W W1956-02-18 Huddersfield Town A
6 -3 West Bromwich Albion 30 10 3 2 28 16 4 1 10 16 29 0.978 32 L W W W W1956-02-25 Sunderland H
7 1 Newcastle United 30 10 1 4 40 18 4 2 9 27 30 1.396 31 D L W W L1956-02-22 Portsmouth A
8 1 Manchester City 29 8 4 3 28 18 3 5 6 24 32 1.04 31 D W W L W1956-02-25 Preston North End A
9 1 Everton 30 7 5 3 29 22 4 4 7 14 24 0.935 31 D L D W D1956-02-21 Arsenal A
10 -4 Portsmouth 29 7 5 2 34 28 6 0 9 25 37 0.908 31 L W W L L1956-02-22 Newcastle United H
11 3 Birmingham City 30 8 3 4 38 19 4 3 8 18 26 1.244 30 W W W L D1956-02-25 Portsmouth H
12 3 Charlton Athletic 30 10 1 4 40 20 3 3 9 23 41 1.033 30 W L L L L1956-02-22 Chelsea A
13 0 Chelsea 29 7 3 4 18 16 4 5 6 28 34 0.92 30 D L W L D1956-02-22 Charlton Athletic H
14 -3 Bolton Wanderers 28 8 3 3 36 15 4 2 8 17 24 1.359 29 L D W D L1956-02-18 Aston Villa H
15 -3 Luton Town 29 9 2 3 33 17 3 3 9 16 27 1.114 29 L L L L D1956-02-18 Blackpool A
16 2 Cardiff City 29 9 2 3 26 22 3 2 10 14 31 0.755 28 W W L W W1956-02-18 Preston North End H
17 -1 Preston North End 30 5 3 7 24 24 6 2 7 30 26 1.08 27 L L W L D1956-02-18 Cardiff City A
18 -1 Arsenal 29 8 3 4 25 17 1 6 7 15 32 0.816 27 D W L L W1956-02-21 Everton H
19 0 Tottenham Hotspur 29 5 3 6 22 21 5 1 9 14 24 0.8 24 L W D W W1956-02-25 Chelsea H
20 0 Sheffield United 29 6 4 5 20 24 3 1 10 21 28 0.788 23 D W W L D1956-03-03 Bolton Wanderers A
21 0 Aston Villa 29 5 4 6 21 26 0 6 8 12 30 0.589 20 D L L W D1956-02-18 Bolton Wanderers A
22 0 Huddersfield Town 29 5 3 6 22 25 2 2 11 14 44 0.522 19 W L L L D1956-02-18 Burnley H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Barnsley11West Ham UnitedOakwell8,432
Graham LineupsDare   
Bristol Rovers30Lincoln CityEastville17,469
Seatherton, Meyer, Hooper Lineups   
Bury22Port ValeGigg Lane10,878
Lawson, Pearson LineupsGriffiths, Stephenson   
Doncaster Rovers22Blackburn RoversBelle Vue9,503
McMorran, tindill LineupsBriggs, Crossan   
Fulham11Rotherham UnitedCraven Cottage9,165
Haynes LineupsGrainger   
Leeds United22Swansea TownElland Road20,089
Charles (p), Nightingale LineupsCharles, Allchurch I   
Middlesbrough21Bristol CityAyresome Park15,412
Delapenha, Clough LineupsAtyeo   
Notts County13Nottingham ForestMeadow Lane17,509
Jackson LineupsBarrett (p), Morley, Higham   
Plymouth Argyle40LiverpoolHome Park11,300
Morgan, Langman N 3 Lineups   
Sheffield Wednesday41Hull CityHillsborough18,845
Shiner 2, Quixall, Froggatt LineupsMortensen   
Stoke City20Leicester CityVictoria Ground21,091
Coleman 2 Lineups   

 

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 30 8 5 2 43 21 5 6 4 25 22 1.581 37 W W L W L1956-02-18 Bristol City H
2 2 Swansea Town 29 11 3 1 35 15 4 2 8 22 37 1.096 35 D W W D W1956-02-18 Lincoln City A
3 -1 Bristol City 29 12 1 2 42 17 3 3 8 23 32 1.327 34 L W D W L1956-02-18 Sheffield Wednesday A
4 2 Bristol Rovers 29 11 1 2 44 20 4 3 8 24 32 1.308 34 W L W D W1956-02-18 Barnsley H
5 -2 Leicester City 30 10 2 2 47 17 5 2 9 25 39 1.286 34 L W L W W1956-02-18 Notts County H
6 1 Leeds United 28 12 3 0 32 11 2 2 9 17 33 1.114 33 D D D W L1956-02-25 Sheffield Wednesday H
7 1 Port Vale 29 7 4 3 22 12 4 7 4 19 25 1.108 33 D W D W D1956-02-18 Hull City A
8 -3 Liverpool 28 9 3 3 36 18 4 3 6 23 27 1.311 32 L W W L L1956-02-25 West Ham United A
9 2 Nottingham Forest 29 7 2 5 22 17 7 2 6 28 31 1.042 32 W L W D D1956-03-03 Rotherham United H
10 -1 Blackburn Rovers 29 7 4 4 39 25 6 1 7 20 24 1.204 31 D W W W D1956-02-25 Barnsley A
11 1 Stoke City 28 10 1 4 34 18 4 2 7 16 24 1.19 31 W L D W D1956-03-03 Middlesbrough H
12 -2 Fulham 30 10 2 3 42 21 4 1 10 21 38 1.068 31 D L W L W1956-02-18 Plymouth Argyle A
13 0 Lincoln City 27 8 4 1 33 11 3 2 9 15 28 1.231 28 L W L L D1956-02-18 Swansea Town H
14 0 Middlesbrough 29 9 3 3 34 22 2 3 9 15 35 0.86 28 W L W L D1956-03-03 Stoke City A
15 0 Bury 29 5 5 5 25 29 4 3 7 29 37 0.818 26 D D W W W1956-02-25 Hull City H
16 0 Rotherham United 28 6 4 3 21 19 3 4 8 19 30 0.816 26 D W D L L1956-03-03 Nottingham Forest A
17 0 Doncaster Rovers 28 8 5 2 36 22 0 4 9 16 46 0.765 25 D L L D W1956-02-25 Notts County A
18 0 Barnsley 30 7 3 5 24 24 1 6 8 11 31 0.636 25 D L L L L1956-02-18 Bristol Rovers A
19 0 West Ham United 28 7 2 4 34 16 1 6 8 18 31 1.106 24 D L D W W1956-02-25 Liverpool H
20 0 Notts County 30 5 4 6 29 26 3 3 9 15 31 0.772 23 L L L L L1956-02-18 Leicester City A
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 30 5 4 6 26 21 2 1 12 12 43 0.594 19 W L L L D1956-02-18 Fulham H
22 0 Hull City 27 3 2 7 17 24 2 1 12 13 41 0.462 13 L L D L L1956-02-18 Port Vale H

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Accrington Stanley01Grimsby TownPeel Park13,305Largest home gate 1955-56
LineupsEvans   
Barrow00Carlisle UnitedHolker Street7,210
Lineups   
Bradford City41Stockport CountyValley Parade6,387
Simm, Webb, Kelly, Samuels LineupsWilson   
Darlington41BradfordFeethams Ground2,962
Clark H, Morton, Reynolds, Davis LineupsRedfearn   
Gateshead41RochdaleRedheugh Park 1,932
Robson 2, Lydon 2 LineupsBlack   
Halifax Town11Mansfield TownThe Shay5,350
Dubois LineupsMurray   
Oldham Athletic11Crewe AlexandraBoundary Park3,596
Chaytor LineupsRolfe   
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United51Hartlepools UnitedOld Showground5,614
Jones 2, Brown, Bushby, McGill (p) LineupsJohnson   
Southport10ChesterfieldHaig Avenue5,693
Holmes Lineups   
Workington03Derby CountyBorough Park8,709
LineupsPowell, Straw, Woodhead   
Wrexham00ChesterRacecourse Ground6,673
Lineups   
York City24Tranmere RoversBootham Crescent6,593
Brown, Spence LineupsMcDevitt, Jones 2, Stephens   

 

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 Accrington Stanley 30 12 2 1 41 9 6 3 6 23 24 1.939 41 L W D W L1956-02-18 Wrexham H
2 0 Southport 30 10 5 2 29 15 8 0 5 19 19 1.412 41 W W D W W1956-02-18 Hartlepools United H
3 2 Derby County 30 11 3 0 44 13 6 3 7 33 25 2.026 40 W W W W D1956-02-18 Chesterfield A
4 0 Grimsby Town 30 12 1 1 33 6 6 3 7 13 17 2 40 W L L D W1956-02-15 Stockport County A
5 -2 Hartlepools United 32 13 1 2 32 11 5 2 9 20 34 1.156 39 L W D W W1956-02-18 Southport A
6 0 Chesterfield 32 13 1 3 47 16 4 2 9 15 28 1.409 37 L W W W L1956-02-18 Derby County H
7 1 Bradford City 32 12 3 1 39 17 2 5 9 17 26 1.302 36 W L L W L1956-02-18 Chester A
8 -1 Workington 32 10 1 5 36 17 5 3 8 21 30 1.213 34 L D W L W1956-02-18 Bradford A
9 2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 29 10 3 2 31 11 4 1 9 20 26 1.378 32 W W L W W1956-02-18 Carlisle United A
10 0 York City 29 6 3 5 25 18 6 4 5 29 28 1.174 31 L D D L D1956-02-18 Rochdale A
11 -2 Stockport County 31 10 2 3 41 17 3 3 10 14 30 1.17 31 L W D W W1956-02-15 Grimsby Town H
12 0 Carlisle United 31 9 2 5 33 21 4 3 8 18 33 0.944 31 D L W W W1956-02-18 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
13 0 Gateshead 33 9 4 3 38 22 2 5 10 13 32 0.944 31 W L W W L1956-02-18 Stockport County H
14 0 Darlington 31 8 4 4 33 22 5 1 9 13 28 0.92 31 W D L L L1956-02-18 Mansfield Town H
15 2 Tranmere Rovers 32 9 3 5 28 16 3 3 9 18 40 0.821 30 W L D W L1956-02-18 Crewe Alexandra H
16 -1 Halifax Town 32 9 4 3 34 16 2 3 11 19 38 0.981 29 D L D L W1956-02-18 Barrow A
17 -1 Rochdale 31 7 4 4 35 32 2 6 8 16 34 0.773 28 L L L L D1956-02-18 York City H
18 0 Chester 30 8 4 3 24 19 2 4 9 12 34 0.679 28 D W L W D1956-02-18 Bradford City H
19 0 Wrexham 32 6 4 6 23 22 3 4 9 21 37 0.746 26 D L D L L1956-02-18 Accrington Stanley A
20 0 Mansfield Town 31 7 6 3 33 16 0 4 11 13 40 0.821 24 D W L W L1956-02-18 Darlington A
21 0 Oldham Athletic 32 5 7 4 28 25 1 5 10 16 33 0.759 24 D L D L L1956-02-18 Grimsby Town A
22 1 Barrow 32 8 4 4 31 13 0 1 15 10 42 0.745 21 D L W L W1956-02-18 Halifax Town H
23 -1 Bradford 29 8 3 2 26 19 0 2 14 11 59 0.474 21 L W L L L1956-02-18 Workington H
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 31 6 1 8 21 25 0 5 11 14 48 0.479 18 D L L L L1956-02-18 Tranmere Rovers A

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Aldershot21WalsallRecreation Ground3,327
Huggins, Flint LineupsMorris   
Brighton & Hove Albion32Shrewsbury TownGoldstone Ground11,334
Mundy 2, Bannister OG LineupsO'Donnell 2   
Colchester United12MillwallLayer Road4,811
McLeod LineupsSummers 2   
Crystal Palace10Ipswich TownSelhurst Park5,739
Deakin Lineups   
Exeter City12WatfordSt James Park4,207
John LineupsWalker, Hernon   
Leyton Orient10ReadingBrisbane Road9,914
Hartburn Lineups   
Northampton Town20Torquay UnitedCounty Ground5,656
Draper, Smith E Lineups   
Norwich City51GillinghamCarrow Road7,586
Coxon, Gavin 2, Bacon 2 LineupsMillar   
Queens Park Rangers00Newport CountyLoftus Road3,910
Lineups   
Southampton32Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticThe Dell9,185
Mulgrew 2, Day LineupsNewsham, Clayton   
Southend United22BrentfordRoots Hall5,124
Baron, McCrory LineupsTowers, Stirling OG   
Swindon Town11Coventry CityCounty Ground6,414
Edwards (p) LineupsTimmins (p)   

 

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 Ipswich Town 31 12 3 1 43 21 6 5 4 31 21 1.762 44 L W W W W1956-02-18 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
2 0 Leyton Orient 29 12 3 0 47 7 6 4 4 18 14 3.095 43 W W W L W1956-02-18 Newport County H
3 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 14 1 0 56 7 5 4 7 24 22 2.759 43 W W L W W1956-02-18 Reading A
4 0 Torquay United 30 8 6 1 31 12 7 2 6 24 23 1.571 38 L W L D W1956-02-18 Colchester United A
5 1 Norwich City 30 12 3 1 44 18 3 5 6 19 36 1.167 38 W L W D W1956-02-25 Torquay United A
6 -1 Coventry City 31 13 2 0 43 12 3 3 10 11 25 1.459 37 D W W L L1956-02-18 Northampton Town H
7 0 Northampton Town 30 11 1 3 33 19 5 3 7 17 28 1.064 36 W L L D W1956-02-18 Coventry City A
8 0 Southend United 28 11 3 1 42 15 4 1 8 23 39 1.204 34 D W L W D1956-02-18 Queens Park Rangers H
9 1 Southampton 32 11 3 2 45 19 3 2 11 20 37 1.161 33 W L W W W1956-02-18 Millwall A
10 1 Brentford 30 8 4 3 26 20 4 4 7 19 29 0.918 32 D W L D L1956-02-18 Aldershot H
11 -2 Colchester United 31 9 3 4 37 26 3 5 7 13 30 0.893 32 L W W D D1956-02-18 Torquay United H
12 0 Shrewsbury Town 31 7 5 2 32 16 4 2 11 17 33 1 29 L L L D D1956-02-18 Gillingham A
13 0 Gillingham 31 7 3 5 25 18 4 4 8 21 37 0.836 29 L D L L D1956-02-18 Shrewsbury Town H
14 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 30 8 4 4 26 12 3 2 9 14 26 1.053 28 L W W W W1956-02-18 Ipswich Town H
15 1 Aldershot 31 6 5 4 27 25 2 6 8 27 36 0.885 27 W L D W L1956-02-18 Brentford A
16 -1 Newport County 30 8 1 6 22 17 2 6 7 19 33 0.82 27 D D L W W1956-02-18 Leyton Orient A
17 1 Queens Park Rangers 32 5 7 4 26 23 2 4 10 13 34 0.684 25 D L W W L1956-02-18 Southend United A
18 -1 Exeter City 31 5 5 6 20 21 3 4 8 14 32 0.642 25 L L D L L1956-02-18 Swindon Town H
19 1 Crystal Palace 31 5 3 8 19 20 2 7 6 17 34 0.667 24 W D L L D1956-02-18 Watford A
20 1 Watford 31 5 4 7 25 30 3 4 8 12 33 0.587 24 W L L L D1956-02-18 Crystal Palace H
21 -2 Reading 31 6 2 7 29 28 3 3 10 20 31 0.831 23 L W L L W1956-02-18 Brighton & Hove Albion H
22 1 Millwall 29 7 3 4 32 16 1 2 12 18 52 0.735 21 W D L W D1956-02-18 Southampton H
23 -1 Walsall 30 7 3 3 26 20 1 1 15 17 45 0.662 20 L D L W L1956-02-25 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
24 0 Swindon Town 29 3 7 5 14 15 2 1 11 9 40 0.418 18 D W L L W1956-02-18 Exeter City A
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