1956-03-03

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Cup and International Matches
FA Cup Round 6 Venue Gate Notes
D 1Arsenal13Birmingham CityD 1Highbury 67,872  
Charlton Lineups Astall, Murphy, Brown     
D 1Manchester City21EvertonD 1Maine Road 76,129  
Hayes, Johnstone Lineups Harris J     
D 1Newcastle United02SunderlandD 1St James' Park 61,474  
  Lineups Holden 2     
D 1Tottenham Hotspur33West Ham UnitedD 2White Hart Lane 69,118  
Harmer (p), Duquemin, Robb Lineups Dick 3     

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Aston Villa 11 Charlton AthleticVilla Park25,696
Pace Lineups Leary (p)    
Blackpool 51 West Bromwich AlbionBloomfield Road19,768
Matthews, Kelly J, Durie, Mudie 2 Lineups Allen (p)    
Bolton Wanderers 21 Sheffield UnitedBurnden Park20,521
Lofthouse, Stevens Lineups Howitt    
Chelsea 24 Manchester UnitedStamford Bridge32,050
Parsons, Bentley Lineups Viollet 2, Pegg, Taylor    
Portsmouth 31 BurnleyFratton Park19,279
Rees 3 Lineups Stephenson    

 

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 33 14 2 0 41 16 6 4 7 27 28 1.545 46 W W W W W1956-03-10 Cardiff City H
2 0 Blackpool 32 12 2 3 50 23 5 4 6 20 25 1.458 40 W W W L L1956-03-10 Preston North End A
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 0 West Bromwich Albion 32 11 3 2 31 16 4 1 11 17 34 0.96 34 L W L W W1956-03-10 Manchester City H
5 8 Bolton Wanderers 31 10 3 3 39 16 4 2 9 17 25 1.366 33 W L W L D1956-03-10 Luton Town A
6 -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
7 -1 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
8 -1 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
9 -1 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
10 4 Portsmouth 32 8 5 3 37 31 6 0 10 27 40 0.901 33 W L L L W1956-03-10 Tottenham Hotspur A
11 -2 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
12 -2 Burnley 32 8 3 5 25 16 4 5 7 19 27 1.023 32 L L L D L1956-03-10 Chelsea H
13 -2 Chelsea 32 8 3 5 23 21 4 5 7 28 38 0.864 32 L L W D L1956-03-10 Burnley A
14 -2 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
15 0 Charlton Athletic 33 10 1 5 41 22 3 4 10 25 45 0.985 31 D L L W L1956-03-10 Arsenal H
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 30 6 4 5 20 24 3 1 11 22 30 0.778 23 L D W W L1956-03-10 Huddersfield Town H
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 32 5 5 6 22 27 0 6 10 12 32 0.576 21 D L L D L1956-03-10 Newcastle United A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers20Notts CountyEwood Park18,697
Chatham OG, Quigley Lineups   
Bristol Rovers03Bristol CityEastville35,324Largest home gate 1955-56
LineupsAtyeo 2, Rogers   
Hull City14Swansea TownBoothferry Park12,943
Mortensen LineupsMartin OG, Medwin, Allchurch L, Allchurch I   
Leicester City21FulhamFilbert Street35,516
Froggatt 2 LineupsRobson   
Lincoln City11Leeds UnitedSincil Bank13,713
Neal LineupsCharles (p)   
Liverpool42BuryAnfield Road35,535
Evans 2 (1p), Liddell 2 LineupsKelly, Robinson   
Nottingham Forest10Rotherham UnitedCity Ground14,817
Small Lineups   
Plymouth Argyle30BarnsleyHome Park12,600
Morgan, Langman N, Davies Lineups   
Sheffield Wednesday40Port ValeHillsborough29,789
Finney, Quixall, Shiner, O'Donnell Lineups   
Stoke City25MiddlesbroughVictoria Ground20,135
Bowyer, Oscroft LineupsDelapenha, Scott 2, Fitzsimons, Day   

 

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 33 10 5 2 49 22 5 6 5 26 24 1.63 41 W L W W W1956-03-10 Rotherham United A
2 0 Leicester City 33 12 2 2 53 18 5 3 9 26 40 1.362 39 W D W L W1956-03-10 Bury A
3 1 Bristol City 32 12 2 2 43 18 4 3 9 27 34 1.346 37 W D L L W1956-03-10 Stoke City H
4 -1 Bristol Rovers 32 11 2 3 45 24 5 3 8 26 33 1.246 37 L W D W L1956-03-10 West Ham United A
5 2 Swansea Town 32 11 3 2 36 17 5 2 9 27 41 1.086 37 W L L D W1956-03-10 Nottingham Forest H
6 2 Liverpool 31 11 3 3 41 20 4 3 7 23 29 1.306 36 W W L L W1956-03-10 Barnsley A
7 -1 Leeds United 31 13 3 0 34 12 2 3 10 18 35 1.106 36 D L W D D1956-03-10 Blackburn Rovers H
8 -3 Port Vale 32 8 4 3 25 13 4 7 6 20 31 1.023 35 L W L D W1956-03-10 Doncaster Rovers H
9 1 Nottingham Forest 30 8 2 5 23 17 7 2 6 28 31 1.063 34 W W L W D1956-03-10 Swansea Town A
10 2 Blackburn Rovers 31 8 4 4 41 25 6 1 8 21 26 1.216 33 W L D W W1956-03-10 Leeds United A
11 -2 Fulham 32 10 2 3 42 21 4 2 11 22 40 1.049 32 L D D L W1956-03-10 Lincoln City H
12 1 Lincoln City 29 9 5 1 37 13 3 2 9 15 28 1.268 31 D W L W L1956-03-10 Fulham A
13 -2 Stoke City 29 10 1 5 36 23 4 2 7 16 24 1.106 31 L W L D W1956-03-10 Bristol City A
14 0 Middlesbrough 30 9 3 3 34 22 3 3 9 20 37 0.915 30 W W L W L1956-03-10 Plymouth Argyle H
15 0 Bury 31 6 5 5 28 31 4 3 8 31 41 0.819 28 L W D D W1956-03-10 Leicester City H
16 0 Barnsley 33 8 3 5 26 25 1 7 9 12 35 0.633 28 L W D D L1956-03-10 Liverpool H
17 0 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 0 Rotherham United 29 6 4 3 21 19 3 4 9 19 31 0.8 26 L D W D L1956-03-10 Sheffield Wednesday H
19 0 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 33 6 4 6 32 28 3 3 11 15 37 0.723 25 L W L L L1956-03-10 Hull City H
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 33 6 5 6 29 21 2 1 13 13 46 0.627 22 W L D W L1956-03-10 Middlesbrough A
22 0 Hull City 30 4 2 8 20 29 2 1 13 15 44 0.479 15 L L W L L1956-03-10 Notts County A

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Accrington Stanley20Bradford CityPeel Park9,165
Dick, Stewart Lineups   
Barrow22Scunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedHolker Street4,001
Gordon 2 LineupsCallaghan, Haigh   
Bradford24Derby CountyPark Avenue11,530
Smith, Houghton LineupsRyan, Parry, Straw, Woodhead   
Carlisle United24WorkingtonBrunton Park8,354
Whitehouse, Atkinson LineupsBertolini, Dailey, Dunlop (p), Kinloch OG   
Chester32Oldham AthleticSealand Road4,935
Hackett, Haines, Whitlock LineupsScrine, King   
Chesterfield23Hartlepools UnitedSaltergate Recreation Ground9,161
Keen, MacCabe LineupsRayment, Johnson 2   
Darlington12Halifax TownFeethams Ground4,509
Morton LineupsWatkinson, Darbyshire   
Gateshead21WrexhamRedheugh Park 2,337
Smith, Lydon LineupsEvans E   
Grimsby Town21York CityBlundell Park14,695
Reeson, Crosbie LineupsBottom   
Rochdale10Crewe AlexandraSpotland4,260
Anders Lineups   
Southport11Mansfield TownHaig Avenue6,827
Bromilow LineupsMurray   
Tranmere Rovers21Stockport CountyPrenton Park5,981
McDevitt, Stephens LineupsMoir   

 

Ptn Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 1 Grimsby Town 33 14 1 1 40 8 6 4 7 13 17 2.12 45 W W D W L1956-03-10 Derby County A
2 1 Accrington Stanley 32 14 2 1 46 10 6 3 6 23 24 2.029 45 W W L W D1956-03-10 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A
3 -2 Southport 33 10 7 2 30 16 9 0 5 20 19 1.429 45 D W D W W1956-03-10 Wrexham A
4 0 Derby County 33 12 3 0 48 14 7 3 8 37 29 1.977 44 W W L W W1956-03-07 Barrow H
5 1 Hartlepools United 34 13 1 2 32 11 6 3 9 23 36 1.17 42 W D L W D1956-03-10 Rochdale H
6 -1 Chesterfield 35 14 1 4 51 19 4 3 9 17 30 1.388 40 L D W L W1956-03-10 Stockport County A
7 1 Workington 35 11 1 5 39 17 6 3 9 25 36 1.208 38 W W L L D1956-03-10 Chester H
8 -1 Bradford City 34 12 3 1 39 17 2 6 10 18 29 1.239 37 L D W L L1956-03-10 Darlington H
9 0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 31 10 3 2 31 11 5 2 9 24 29 1.375 35 D W W W L1956-03-10 Accrington Stanley H
10 2 Gateshead 36 11 4 3 42 24 2 5 11 14 36 0.933 35 W L W W L1956-03-10 Halifax Town A
11 -1 Stockport County 35 11 3 3 45 18 3 3 12 16 34 1.173 34 L W L D L1956-03-10 Chesterfield H
12 -1 Darlington 34 9 4 5 37 25 5 2 9 14 29 0.944 34 L D W W D1956-03-10 Bradford City A
13 0 Tranmere Rovers 35 11 3 5 32 18 3 3 10 18 43 0.82 34 W L W W L1956-03-10 Mansfield Town A
14 2 Halifax Town 34 9 4 3 34 16 3 4 11 23 41 1 32 W D D L D1956-03-10 Gateshead H
15 2 Rochdale 33 9 4 4 39 33 2 6 8 16 34 0.821 32 W W L L L1956-03-10 Hartlepools United A
16 -2 York City 32 6 3 6 25 19 6 4 7 31 33 1.077 31 L L L L D1956-03-10 Carlisle United H
17 -2 Carlisle United 34 9 2 7 36 27 4 3 9 20 38 0.862 31 L L L D L1956-03-10 York City A
18 0 Chester 33 9 5 3 28 22 2 4 10 12 37 0.678 31 W L D D W1956-03-10 Workington A
19 0 Wrexham 35 7 4 6 28 24 3 4 11 23 42 0.773 28 L W L D L1956-03-10 Southport H
20 0 Mansfield Town 34 8 6 3 36 16 0 5 12 15 44 0.85 27 D W L D W1956-03-10 Tranmere Rovers H
21 0 Oldham Athletic 35 5 8 4 30 27 1 5 12 19 41 0.721 25 L D L D L1956-03-10 Barrow H
22 1 Barrow 35 8 6 4 35 17 0 1 16 11 46 0.73 23 D L D D L1956-03-07 Derby County A
23 -1 Bradford 31 9 3 3 32 23 0 2 14 11 59 0.524 23 L W L W L1956-03-10 Crewe Alexandra A
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 34 6 2 8 22 26 0 5 13 15 51 0.481 19 L D L D L1956-03-10 Bradford H

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic20Torquay UnitedDean Court7,891
Harrison, Newsham Lineups   
Brentford42Brighton & Hove AlbionGriffin Park11,061
Robertson 2, Goundry, Francis LineupsMundy, Harburn   
Colchester United50Swindon TownLayer Road6,836
Plant 3, Dale, Fisher Lineups   
Coventry City13Crystal PalaceHighfield Road17,082
McPherson LineupsGunning, Pierce, Kirk OG   
Exeter City31Northampton TownSt James Park6,996
Mitchell (p), Sword, Willis LineupsDoyle OG   
Gillingham01WalsallPriestfield Stadium5,190
LineupsTaylor D   
Leyton Orient71Queens Park RangersBrisbane Road12,614
Hartburn 4, Heckman 3 LineupsShepherd   
Millwall05Ipswich TownThe Den, New Cross7,404
LineupsElsworthy, Garneys, Grant 3   
Norwich City23Newport CountyCarrow Road14,145
Hunt, Brennan LineupsShergold, Harris, Brown   
Reading01Shrewsbury TownElm Park5,599
LineupsO'Donnell   
Southend United32AldershotRoots Hall7,088
McGuigan, Hollis, McCrory LineupsLacey, Gaynor L   
Watford10SouthamptonVicarage Road4,926
Cook 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 32 14 3 0 57 9 7 4 4 20 15 3.208 49 W W W W W1956-03-10 Northampton Town A
2 0 Ipswich Town 34 12 4 1 44 22 7 6 4 37 22 1.841 48 W D D L W1956-03-10 Reading H
3 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 14 1 1 58 10 6 4 8 28 26 2.389 45 L L W W W1956-03-10 Coventry City H
4 0 Torquay United 34 9 7 1 36 14 7 2 8 26 28 1.476 41 L W D L L1956-03-10 Gillingham H
5 3 Southend United 31 13 3 1 50 18 4 2 8 24 40 1.276 39 W D W D W1956-03-10 Crystal Palace A
6 -1 Norwich City 32 12 3 2 46 21 3 6 6 20 37 1.138 39 L D W L W1956-03-10 Swindon Town A
7 -1 Northampton Town 33 11 2 3 34 20 6 3 8 19 31 1.039 39 L D W W L1956-03-10 Leyton Orient H
8 1 Colchester United 35 11 3 4 45 28 4 6 7 16 31 1.034 39 W W D W L1956-03-10 Queens Park Rangers A
9 -2 Coventry City 34 13 2 2 44 16 3 4 10 13 27 1.326 38 L D L D W1956-03-10 Brighton & Hove Albion A
10 0 Brentford 33 10 4 3 32 22 5 4 7 21 29 1.039 38 W W W D W1956-03-10 Southampton A
11 0 Southampton 35 12 3 2 50 21 3 2 13 22 41 1.161 35 L W L W L1956-03-10 Brentford H
12 1 Shrewsbury Town 34 8 5 2 35 17 5 2 12 19 36 1.019 33 W W L L L1956-03-10 Watford H
13 1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 33 9 5 4 29 13 3 3 9 14 26 1.103 32 W D D L W1956-03-10 Newport County A
14 -2 Gillingham 34 8 3 6 28 20 4 5 8 22 38 0.862 32 L D W L D1956-03-10 Torquay United A
15 1 Newport County 33 8 2 6 22 17 3 6 8 23 38 0.818 30 W D L D D1956-03-10 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
16 -1 Aldershot 34 6 6 4 29 27 2 6 10 29 41 0.853 28 L D L W L1956-03-10 Exeter City H
17 1 Crystal Palace 34 5 3 9 19 22 4 7 6 22 35 0.719 28 W L W W D1956-03-10 Southend United H
18 1 Watford 35 6 4 8 26 32 4 4 9 16 39 0.592 28 W L W L W1956-03-10 Shrewsbury Town A
19 1 Exeter City 34 6 5 7 24 24 3 4 9 14 33 0.667 27 W L L L L1956-03-10 Aldershot A
20 -3 Queens Park Rangers 35 6 7 4 27 23 2 4 12 15 46 0.609 27 L W L D L1956-03-10 Colchester United H
21 0 Reading 35 6 2 10 30 34 3 3 11 22 36 0.743 23 L L L L L1956-03-10 Ipswich Town A
22 0 Millwall 33 8 3 5 35 23 1 2 14 19 56 0.684 23 L L L W W1956-03-10 Walsall A
23 1 Walsall 32 7 4 3 26 20 2 1 15 18 45 0.677 23 W D L D L1956-03-10 Millwall H
24 -1 Swindon Town 33 4 7 6 16 17 3 1 12 11 46 0.429 22 L W L W D1956-03-10 Norwich City H
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