1956-02-25

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 32 PortsmouthSt Andrew's31,955
Kinsey 2, Boyd Lineups Harris, Rafferty    
Burnley 02 Cardiff CityTurf Moor18,549
Lineups Hitchens 2    
Charlton Athletic 12 BlackpoolThe Valley30,134
Leary Lineups Taylor 2 (1p)    
Everton 10 Bolton WanderersGoodison Park47,293
Eglington Lineups    
Luton Town 12 Huddersfield TownKenilworth Road15,431
Turner Lineups McGarry 2    
Manchester United 10 Aston VillaOld Trafford36,277
Whelan Lineups    
Newcastle United 20 ArsenalSt James' Park50,822
Curry, Milburn Lineups    
Preston North End 03 Manchester CityDeepdale22,464
Lineups Johnstone 2, Hayes    
Tottenham Hotspur 40 ChelseaWhite Hart Lane46,767
Marchi, Brooks 2, Smith Lineups    
West Bromwich Albion 30 SunderlandThe Hawthorns23,495
Barlow, Griffin, Lee Lineups    

 

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 32 14 2 0 41 16 5 4 7 23 26 1.524 44 W W W W L1956-03-03 Chelsea A
2 0 Blackpool 31 11 2 3 45 22 5 4 6 20 25 1.383 38 W W L L W1956-03-03 West Bromwich Albion H
3 0 Newcastle United 32 11 1 4 42 18 5 2 9 29 30 1.479 35 W W D L W1956-03-07 Cardiff City A
4 3 West Bromwich Albion 31 11 3 2 31 16 4 1 10 16 29 1.044 34 W L W W W1956-03-03 Blackpool A
5 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 11 1 3 38 21 3 4 8 30 32 1.283 33 L W W L W1956-03-10 Birmingham City A
6 4 Manchester City 30 8 4 3 28 18 4 5 6 27 32 1.1 33 W D W W L1956-03-07 Everton H
7 4 Everton 32 8 5 3 30 22 4 4 8 16 27 0.939 33 W L D L D1956-03-07 Manchester City A
8 -3 Sunderland 30 8 6 1 35 25 5 1 9 27 43 0.912 33 L W L D W1956-03-07 Luton Town H
9 4 Birmingham City 31 9 3 4 41 21 4 3 8 18 26 1.255 32 W W W W L1956-03-07 Huddersfield Town A
10 -4 Burnley 31 8 3 5 25 16 4 5 6 18 24 1.075 32 L L D L L1956-03-03 Portsmouth A
11 -3 Chelsea 31 8 3 4 21 17 4 5 7 28 38 0.891 32 L W D L W1956-03-03 Manchester United H
12 3 Cardiff City 31 10 2 3 29 23 4 2 10 16 31 0.833 32 W W W W L1956-03-07 Newcastle United H
13 -4 Bolton Wanderers 30 9 3 3 37 15 4 2 9 17 25 1.35 31 L W L D W1956-03-03 Sheffield United H
14 -2 Portsmouth 31 7 5 3 34 30 6 0 10 27 40 0.871 31 L L L W W1956-03-03 Burnley H
15 -1 Charlton Athletic 32 10 1 5 41 22 3 3 10 24 44 0.985 30 L L W L L1956-03-03 Aston Villa A
16 0 Luton Town 31 9 2 4 34 19 3 3 10 18 30 1.061 29 L L L L L1956-03-07 Sunderland A
17 0 Arsenal 31 9 3 4 28 19 1 6 8 15 34 0.811 29 L W D W L1956-03-06 Preston North End H
18 0 Preston North End 32 5 3 8 24 27 6 2 8 31 29 0.982 27 L L L L W1956-03-06 Arsenal A
19 0 Tottenham Hotspur 30 6 3 6 26 21 5 1 9 14 24 0.889 26 W L W D W1956-03-10 Portsmouth 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 Huddersfield Town 31 6 3 6 23 25 3 2 11 16 45 0.557 23 W W W L L1956-03-07 Birmingham City H
22 0 Aston Villa 31 5 4 6 21 26 0 6 10 12 32 0.569 20 L L D L L1956-03-03 Charlton Athletic H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Barnsley21Blackburn RoversOakwell11,683
Chappell 2 LineupsBriggs   
Bristol City11Leicester CityAshton Gate27,419
Burden LineupsRiley   
Bury32Hull CityGigg Lane10,859
Kelly 3 LineupsMortensen, Stephens   
Leeds United21Sheffield WednesdayElland Road43,268
Charles, Forrest LineupsBroadbent   
Notts County32Doncaster RoversMeadow Lane13,762
Wills, Chatham, McCormack LineupsWalker G, Jeffrey   
Port Vale31Plymouth ArgyleVale Park14,336
Griffiths 3 LineupsLangman N   
Swansea Town12Bristol RoversVetch Field23,528
Charles LineupsMeyer 2   
West Ham United20LiverpoolUpton Park18,800
Molyneux OG, Twentyman OG 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 32 9 5 2 45 22 5 6 5 26 24 1.543 39 L W W W L1956-03-03 Port Vale H
2 0 Leicester City 32 11 2 2 51 17 5 3 9 26 40 1.351 37 D W L W L1956-03-03 Fulham H
3 0 Bristol Rovers 31 11 2 2 45 21 5 3 8 26 33 1.315 37 W D W L W1956-03-03 Bristol City H
4 1 Bristol City 31 12 2 2 43 18 3 3 9 24 34 1.288 35 D L L W D1956-03-03 Bristol Rovers A
5 1 Leeds United 29 13 3 0 34 12 2 2 9 17 33 1.133 35 W D D D W1956-02-29 Liverpool A
6 1 Port Vale 31 8 4 3 25 13 4 7 5 20 27 1.125 35 W L D W D1956-03-03 Sheffield Wednesday A
7 -3 Swansea Town 31 11 3 2 36 17 4 2 9 23 40 1.035 35 L L D W W1956-03-03 Hull City A
8 0 Liverpool 29 9 3 3 36 18 4 3 7 23 29 1.255 32 L L W W L1956-02-29 Leeds United H
9 0 Fulham 31 10 2 3 42 21 4 2 10 21 38 1.068 32 D D L W L1956-03-03 Leicester City A
10 0 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
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 -1 Blackburn Rovers 30 7 4 4 39 25 6 1 8 21 26 1.176 31 L D W W W1956-03-03 Notts County H
13 0 Lincoln City 28 9 4 1 36 12 3 2 9 15 28 1.275 30 W L W L L1956-03-03 Leeds United 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 30 6 5 5 28 31 4 3 7 29 37 0.838 28 W D D W W1956-03-03 Liverpool A
16 1 Barnsley 32 8 3 5 26 25 1 7 8 12 32 0.667 28 W D D L L1956-03-03 Plymouth Argyle A
17 2 West Ham United 29 8 2 4 36 16 1 6 8 18 31 1.149 26 W D L D W1956-03-10 Bristol Rovers H
18 -2 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
19 -1 Doncaster Rovers 29 8 5 2 36 22 0 4 10 18 49 0.761 25 L D L L D1956-03-10 Port Vale A
20 0 Notts County 32 6 4 6 32 28 3 3 10 15 35 0.746 25 W L L L L1956-03-03 Blackburn Rovers A
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 32 5 5 6 26 21 2 1 13 13 46 0.582 20 L D W L L1956-03-03 Barnsley H
22 0 Hull City 29 4 2 7 19 25 2 1 13 15 44 0.493 15 L W L L D1956-03-03 Swansea Town H

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Crewe Alexandra11DarlingtonGresty Road6,344
Frost LineupsMorton   
Derby County41GatesheadBaseball Ground19,203
Pye 2, Mays, Parry LineupsIngham   
Mansfield Town30ChesterField Mill7,693
Jepson 2, Darwin Lineups   
Oldham Athletic22ChesterfieldBoundary Park6,294
O'Donnell, Crook LineupsSowden, Smith   
Stockport County41BarrowEdgeley Park6,437
Connor, Clempson 2 (1p), Finney LineupsHall   
Workington30Tranmere RoversBorough Park5,074
Dailey 3 Lineups   
Wrexham52Carlisle UnitedRacecourse Ground5,004
Griffiths B 2, Richards, Jones, Evans E LineupsAshman 2   
York City01SouthportBootham Crescent9,544
LineupsBromilow   

 

Ptn Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 2 Southport 32 10 6 2 29 15 9 0 5 20 19 1.441 44 W D W W D1956-03-03 Mansfield Town H
2 -1 Grimsby Town 32 13 1 1 38 7 6 4 7 13 17 2.125 43 W D W L L1956-03-03 York City H
3 -1 Accrington Stanley 31 13 2 1 44 10 6 3 6 23 24 1.971 43 W L W D W1956-03-03 Bradford City H
4 0 Derby County 32 12 3 0 48 14 6 3 8 33 27 1.976 42 W L W W W1956-03-03 Bradford A
5 1 Chesterfield 34 14 1 3 49 16 4 3 9 17 30 1.435 40 D W L W W1956-03-03 Hartlepools United H
6 -1 Hartlepools United 33 13 1 2 32 11 5 3 9 20 34 1.156 40 D L W D W1956-03-03 Chesterfield A
7 0 Bradford City 33 12 3 1 39 17 2 6 9 18 27 1.295 37 D W L L W1956-03-03 Accrington Stanley A
8 1 Workington 34 11 1 5 39 17 5 3 9 21 34 1.176 36 W L L D W1956-03-03 Carlisle United A
9 -1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 30 10 3 2 31 11 5 1 9 22 27 1.395 34 W W W L W1956-03-03 Barrow A
10 2 Stockport County 34 11 3 3 45 18 3 3 11 15 32 1.2 34 W L D L W1956-03-03 Tranmere Rovers A
11 0 Darlington 33 9 4 4 36 23 5 2 9 14 29 0.962 34 D W W D L1956-03-03 Halifax Town H
12 -2 Gateshead 35 10 4 3 40 23 2 5 11 14 36 0.915 33 L W W L W1956-03-03 Wrexham H
13 0 Tranmere Rovers 34 10 3 5 30 17 3 3 10 18 43 0.8 32 L W W L D1956-03-03 Stockport County H
14 0 York City 31 6 3 6 25 19 6 4 6 30 31 1.1 31 L L L D D1956-03-03 Grimsby Town A
15 0 Carlisle United 33 9 2 6 34 23 4 3 9 20 38 0.885 31 L L D L W1956-03-03 Workington H
16 0 Halifax Town 33 9 4 3 34 16 2 4 11 21 40 0.982 30 D D L D L1956-03-03 Darlington A
17 0 Rochdale 32 8 4 4 38 33 2 6 8 16 34 0.806 30 W L L L L1956-03-03 Crewe Alexandra H
18 0 Chester 32 8 5 3 25 20 2 4 10 12 37 0.649 29 L D D W L1956-03-03 Oldham Athletic H
19 0 Wrexham 34 7 4 6 28 24 3 4 10 22 40 0.781 28 W L D L D1956-03-03 Gateshead A
20 0 Mansfield Town 33 8 6 3 36 16 0 4 12 14 43 0.847 26 W L D W L1956-03-03 Southport A
21 0 Oldham Athletic 34 5 8 4 30 27 1 5 11 17 38 0.723 25 D L D L D1956-03-03 Chester A
22 0 Bradford 30 9 3 2 30 19 0 2 14 11 59 0.526 23 W L W L L1956-03-03 Derby County H
23 0 Barrow 34 8 5 4 33 15 0 1 16 11 46 0.721 22 L D D L W1956-03-03 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 33 6 2 8 22 26 0 5 12 15 50 0.487 19 D L D L L1956-03-03 Rochdale A

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Aldershot22Coventry CityRecreation Ground4,607
Hampson, Menzies LineupsMcPherson 2   
Brighton & Hove Albion23WatfordGoldstone Ground16,559
Foreman, Mundy LineupsGraham, Wilson 2   
Crystal Palace02BrentfordSelhurst Park10,054
LineupsTowers 2   
Ipswich Town11GillinghamPortman Road12,957
Parker LineupsHawkins   
Newport County00Colchester UnitedSomerton Park5,588
Lineups   
Northampton Town11Southend UnitedCounty Ground9,535
English LineupsBaron   
Queens Park Rangers10Exeter CityLoftus Road6,898
Cameron Lineups   
Shrewsbury Town31MillwallGay Meadow6,596
Arnott, O'Donnell 2 LineupsSummers   
Southampton52ReadingThe Dell9,013
Reeves 2, Day 2, Mulgrew LineupsForrester, Wheeler   
Swindon Town12Leyton OrientCounty Ground9,829
Edwards LineupsWoosnam, Johnston   
Torquay United11Norwich CityPlainmoor4,970
Collins T LineupsHunt   
Walsall00Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticFellows Park9,090
Lineups   

 

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 31 13 3 0 50 8 7 4 4 20 15 3.043 47 W W W W W1956-03-03 Queens Park Rangers H
2 1 Ipswich Town 33 12 4 1 44 22 6 6 4 32 22 1.727 46 D D L W W1956-03-03 Millwall A
3 -1 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 14 1 1 58 10 6 4 7 26 22 2.625 45 L W W W L1956-03-03 Brentford A
4 0 Torquay United 32 8 7 1 32 13 7 2 7 26 26 1.487 39 D L L W L1956-02-29 Watford H
5 0 Norwich City 31 12 3 1 44 18 3 6 6 20 37 1.164 39 D W L W D1956-03-03 Newport County H
6 0 Northampton Town 32 11 2 3 34 20 6 3 7 18 28 1.083 39 D W W L L1956-03-03 Exeter City A
7 0 Coventry City 33 13 2 1 43 13 3 4 10 13 27 1.4 38 D L D W W1956-03-03 Crystal Palace H
8 0 Southend United 30 12 3 1 47 16 4 2 8 24 40 1.268 37 D W D W L1956-03-03 Aldershot H
9 0 Brentford 32 9 4 3 28 20 5 4 7 21 29 1 36 W W D W L1956-03-03 Brighton & Hove Albion H
10 1 Southampton 34 12 3 2 50 21 3 2 12 22 40 1.18 35 W L W L W1956-03-03 Watford A
11 -1 Colchester United 33 10 3 4 40 28 3 6 7 13 30 0.914 35 D W L W W1956-02-27 Reading A
12 0 Gillingham 33 8 3 5 28 19 4 5 8 22 38 0.877 32 D W L D L1956-03-03 Walsall H
13 1 Shrewsbury Town 33 8 5 2 35 17 4 2 12 18 36 1 31 W L L L L1956-03-03 Reading A
14 -1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 32 8 5 4 27 13 3 3 9 14 26 1.051 30 D D L W W1956-03-03 Torquay United H
15 0 Aldershot 33 6 6 4 29 27 2 6 9 27 38 0.862 28 D L W L D1956-03-03 Southend United A
16 0 Newport County 32 8 2 6 22 17 2 6 8 20 36 0.792 28 D L D D L1956-03-03 Norwich City A
17 1 Queens Park Rangers 34 6 7 4 27 23 2 4 11 14 39 0.661 27 W L D L W1956-03-03 Leyton Orient A
18 -1 Crystal Palace 33 5 3 9 19 22 3 7 6 19 34 0.679 26 L W W D L1956-03-03 Coventry City A
19 1 Watford 33 5 4 8 25 32 4 4 8 15 35 0.597 26 W L W L L1956-02-29 Torquay United A
20 -1 Exeter City 33 5 5 7 21 23 3 4 9 14 33 0.625 25 L L L L D1956-03-03 Northampton Town H
21 0 Reading 33 6 2 8 29 30 3 3 11 22 36 0.773 23 L L L W L1956-02-27 Colchester United H
22 0 Millwall 31 8 3 4 35 18 1 2 13 19 55 0.74 23 L W W D L1956-02-29 Swindon Town A
23 0 Walsall 31 7 4 3 26 20 1 1 15 17 45 0.662 21 D L D L W1956-03-03 Gillingham A
24 0 Swindon Town 31 3 7 6 15 17 3 1 11 11 41 0.448 20 L W D W L1956-02-29 Millwall H
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