1956-03-10

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 00 Wolverhampton WanderersSt Andrew's45,161
Lineups    
Burnley 50 ChelseaTurf Moor18,670
Pilkington 3, Cheesebrough, McKay Lineups    
Charlton Athletic 20 ArsenalThe Valley40,553
Gauld 2 Lineups    
Everton 12 SunderlandGoodison Park49,183
Harris J Lineups Holden 2    
Luton Town 00 Bolton WanderersKenilworth Road20,432
Lineups    
Manchester United 11 Cardiff CityOld Trafford44,914
Byrne Lineups Hitchens    
Newcastle United 23 Aston VillaSt James' Park34,647
Curry, OG Lineups McParland, Pace, Dixon    
Preston North End 33 BlackpoolDeepdale38,058Largest home gate 1955-56
Finney (p), Thompson T, Waterhouse Lineups Durie 2, Perry    
Sheffield United 31 Huddersfield TownBramall Lane30,173Largest home gate 1955-56
Wilkinson 2, Hoyland Lineups Quested    
Tottenham Hotspur 11 PortsmouthWhite Hart Lane44,314
Smith Lineups Rees    
West Bromwich Albion 04 Manchester CityThe Hawthorns32,517
Lineups Johnstone 2, Dyson, Hayes    

 

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 34 14 3 0 42 17 6 4 7 27 28 1.533 47 D W W W W1956-03-17 Arsenal A
2 0 Blackpool 33 12 2 3 50 23 5 5 6 23 28 1.431 41 D W W W L1956-03-17 Newcastle United H
3 1 Manchester City 32 9 4 3 31 18 5 5 6 31 32 1.24 37 W W W D W1956-03-21 Charlton Athletic H
4 -1 Newcastle United 34 11 1 5 44 21 5 3 9 30 31 1.423 36 L D W W D1956-03-17 Blackpool A
5 5 Sunderland 32 8 6 2 36 27 6 1 9 29 44 0.915 35 W L L W L1956-03-21 Preston North End H
6 0 Bolton Wanderers 32 10 3 3 39 16 4 3 9 17 25 1.366 34 D W L W L1956-03-17 West Bromwich Albion H
7 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 11 1 3 38 21 3 5 8 30 32 1.283 34 D L W W L1956-03-17 Luton Town H
8 0 Birmingham City 33 9 4 4 41 21 4 4 8 19 27 1.25 34 D D W W W1956-03-21 Chelsea A
9 4 Burnley 33 9 3 5 30 16 4 5 7 19 27 1.14 34 W L L L D1956-03-19 Aston Villa A
10 -1 Portsmouth 33 8 5 3 37 31 6 1 10 28 41 0.903 34 D W L L L1956-03-17 Sheffield United H
11 -6 West Bromwich Albion 33 11 3 3 31 20 4 1 11 17 34 0.889 34 L L W L W1956-03-17 Bolton Wanderers A
12 0 Cardiff City 33 10 3 3 30 24 4 3 10 17 32 0.839 34 D D W W W1956-03-24 Everton A
13 3 Charlton Athletic 34 11 1 5 43 22 3 4 10 25 45 1.015 33 W D L L W1956-03-21 Manchester City A
14 -3 Everton 34 8 5 4 31 24 4 4 9 16 30 0.87 33 L L W L D1956-03-17 Huddersfield Town A
15 0 Luton Town 33 9 3 4 34 19 4 3 10 20 31 1.08 32 D W L L L1956-03-17 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
16 -2 Chelsea 33 8 3 5 23 21 4 5 8 28 43 0.797 32 L L L W D1956-03-21 Birmingham City H
17 0 Arsenal 33 10 3 4 31 21 1 6 9 15 36 0.807 31 L W L W D1956-03-17 Manchester United H
18 0 Preston North End 34 5 4 8 27 30 6 2 9 33 32 0.968 28 D L L L L1956-03-21 Sunderland A
19 0 Tottenham Hotspur 31 6 4 6 27 22 5 1 9 14 24 0.891 27 D W L W D1956-03-21 Bolton Wanderers A
20 1 Sheffield United 31 7 4 5 23 25 3 1 11 22 30 0.818 25 W L D W W1956-03-17 Portsmouth A
21 -1 Huddersfield Town 33 6 4 6 24 26 3 2 12 17 48 0.554 24 L D W W W1956-03-17 Everton H
22 0 Aston Villa 33 5 5 6 22 27 1 6 10 15 34 0.607 23 W D L L D1956-03-19 Burnley H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Barnsley05LiverpoolOakwell13,778
LineupsAnderson 2, Liddell 2, Dickson   
Bristol City01Stoke CityAshton Gate28,046
LineupsOscroft   
Bury31Leicester CityGigg Lane15,831
Kelly 2, Pearson LineupsRowley   
Fulham30Lincoln CityCraven Cottage19,196
Jezzard, Chamberlain, Haynes Lineups   
Leeds United12Blackburn RoversElland Road28,380
Charles LineupsVernon, Langton   
Middlesbrough12Plymouth ArgyleAyresome Park17,278
Delapenha (p) LineupsDavies (p), Langman N   
Notts County02Hull CityMeadow Lane12,707
LineupsClarke, Neal   
Port Vale20Doncaster RoversVale Park16,389
Baily, Cunliffe Lineups   
Rotherham United23Sheffield WednesdayMillmoor19,865
Grainger, Wilson LineupsQuixall, Shiner, Froggatt   
Swansea Town01Nottingham ForestVetch Field20,945
LineupsImlach   
West Ham United21Bristol RoversUpton Park19,790
Hooper, Tucker LineupsBiggs   

 

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 34 10 5 2 49 22 6 6 5 29 26 1.625 43 W W L W W1956-03-21 Barnsley H
2 0 Leicester City 34 12 2 2 53 18 5 3 10 27 43 1.311 39 L W D W L1956-03-17 Rotherham United H
3 3 Liverpool 32 11 3 3 41 20 5 3 7 28 29 1.408 38 W W W L L1956-03-17 Swansea Town H
4 -1 Bristol City 33 12 2 3 43 19 4 3 9 27 34 1.321 37 L W D L L1956-03-17 Hull City A
5 -1 Bristol Rovers 33 11 2 3 45 24 5 3 9 27 35 1.22 37 L L W D W1956-03-17 Fulham H
6 2 Port Vale 33 9 4 3 27 13 4 7 6 20 31 1.068 37 W L W L D1956-03-17 Lincoln City A
7 -2 Swansea Town 33 11 3 3 36 18 5 2 9 27 41 1.068 37 L W L L D1956-03-17 Liverpool A
8 1 Nottingham Forest 31 8 2 5 23 17 8 2 6 29 31 1.083 36 W W W L W1956-03-17 Middlesbrough H
9 -2 Leeds United 32 13 3 1 35 14 2 3 10 18 35 1.082 36 L D L W D1956-03-17 Stoke City A
10 0 Blackburn Rovers 32 8 4 4 41 25 7 1 8 23 27 1.231 35 W W L D W1956-03-17 West Ham United H
11 0 Fulham 33 11 2 3 45 21 4 2 11 22 40 1.098 34 W L D D L1956-03-17 Bristol Rovers A
12 1 Stoke City 30 10 1 5 36 23 5 2 7 17 24 1.128 33 W L W L D1956-03-17 Leeds United H
13 -1 Lincoln City 30 9 5 1 37 13 3 2 10 15 31 1.182 31 L D W L W1956-03-17 Port Vale H
14 0 Middlesbrough 31 9 3 4 35 24 3 3 9 20 37 0.902 30 L W W L W1956-03-17 Nottingham Forest A
15 0 Bury 32 7 5 5 31 32 4 3 8 31 41 0.849 30 W L W D D1956-03-17 Doncaster Rovers A
16 1 West Ham United 30 9 2 4 38 17 1 6 8 18 31 1.167 28 W W D L D1956-03-17 Blackburn Rovers A
17 -1 Barnsley 34 8 3 6 26 30 1 7 9 12 35 0.585 28 L L W D D1956-03-21 Sheffield Wednesday A
18 0 Rotherham United 30 6 4 4 23 22 3 4 9 19 31 0.792 26 L L D W D1956-03-17 Leicester City A
19 0 Doncaster Rovers 30 8 5 2 36 22 0 4 11 18 51 0.74 25 L L D L L1956-03-17 Bury H
20 0 Notts County 34 6 4 7 32 30 3 3 11 15 37 0.701 25 L L W L L1956-03-17 Plymouth Argyle A
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 34 6 5 6 29 21 3 1 13 15 47 0.647 24 W W L D W1956-03-17 Notts County H
22 0 Hull City 31 4 2 8 20 29 3 1 13 17 44 0.507 17 W L L W L1956-03-17 Bristol City H

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Bradford City30DarlingtonValley Parade9,797
Samuels 2, Simm Lineups   
Crewe Alexandra42BradfordGresty Road6,384
Precious 2, Littler, Franklin LineupsSmith 2   
Derby County13Grimsby TownBaseball Ground33,330Largest home & D 3N gate 1955-56
Powell LineupsUpton OG, Crosbie, Priestley   
Halifax Town33GatesheadThe Shay7,429
Lonsdale 2, Darbyshire LineupsCallender T, Smith, Lydon   
Hartlepools United10RochdaleVictoria Park8,150
Luke (p) Lineups   
Mansfield Town60Tranmere RoversField Mill8,591
Steele OG, Murray 2, Jepson 2, Darwin Lineups   
Oldham Athletic61BarrowBoundary Park5,496
Walker 3 (2p), Travis 2, Crook LineupsGodwin   
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United23Accrington StanleyOld Showground10,049
Brown 2 LineupsStewart 3   
Stockport County21ChesterfieldEdgeley Park8,171
Connor, Daley LineupsGalley   
Workington00ChesterBorough Park5,926
Lineups   
Wrexham21SouthportRacecourse Ground8,129
Griffiths B, Richards LineupsMcDermott   
York City31Carlisle UnitedBootham Crescent9,782
Bottom 2, Hughes LineupsAtkinson   

 

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 34 14 1 1 40 8 7 4 7 16 18 2.154 47 W W W D W1956-03-17 Stockport County H
2 1 Accrington Stanley 33 14 2 1 46 10 7 3 6 26 26 2 47 W W W L W1956-03-17 York City H
3 -2 Derby County 35 13 3 1 51 18 7 3 8 37 29 1.872 46 L W W W L1956-03-17 Barrow A
4 0 Southport 34 10 7 2 30 16 9 0 6 21 21 1.378 45 L D W D W1956-03-17 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
5 0 Hartlepools United 35 14 1 2 33 11 6 3 9 23 36 1.191 44 W W D L W1956-03-17 Carlisle United A
6 0 Chesterfield 36 14 1 4 51 19 4 3 10 18 32 1.353 40 L L D W L1956-03-17 Halifax Town H
7 1 Bradford City 35 13 3 1 42 17 2 6 10 18 29 1.304 39 W L D W L1956-03-17 Tranmere Rovers A
8 -1 Workington 36 11 2 5 39 17 6 3 9 25 36 1.208 39 D W W L L1956-03-17 Darlington A
9 2 Stockport County 36 12 3 3 47 19 3 3 12 16 34 1.189 36 W L W L D1956-03-17 Grimsby Town A
10 0 Gateshead 37 11 4 3 42 24 2 6 11 17 39 0.937 36 D W L W W1956-03-17 Oldham Athletic H
11 -2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 32 10 3 3 33 14 5 2 9 24 29 1.326 35 L D W W W1956-03-17 Southport A
12 0 Darlington 35 9 4 5 37 25 5 2 10 14 32 0.895 34 L L D W W1956-03-17 Workington H
13 0 Tranmere Rovers 36 11 3 5 32 18 3 3 11 18 49 0.746 34 L W L W W1956-03-17 Bradford City H
14 2 York City 33 7 3 6 28 20 6 4 7 31 33 1.113 33 W L L L L1956-03-14 Bradford A
15 -1 Halifax Town 35 9 5 3 37 19 3 4 11 23 41 1 33 D W D D L1956-03-17 Chesterfield A
16 -1 Rochdale 34 9 4 4 39 33 2 6 9 16 35 0.809 32 L W W L L1956-03-17 Wrexham H
17 1 Chester 34 9 5 3 28 22 2 5 10 12 37 0.678 32 D W L D D1956-03-17 Crewe Alexandra H
18 -1 Carlisle United 35 9 2 7 36 27 4 3 10 21 41 0.838 31 L L L L D1956-03-17 Hartlepools United H
19 0 Wrexham 36 8 4 6 30 25 3 4 11 23 42 0.791 30 W L W L D1956-03-17 Rochdale A
20 0 Mansfield Town 35 9 6 3 42 16 0 5 12 15 44 0.95 29 W D W L D1956-03-17 Bradford A
21 0 Oldham Athletic 36 6 8 4 36 28 1 5 12 19 41 0.797 27 W L D L D1956-03-17 Gateshead A
22 0 Barrow 37 8 6 4 35 17 0 1 18 13 54 0.676 23 L L D L D1956-03-17 Derby County H
23 0 Bradford 32 9 3 3 32 23 0 2 15 13 63 0.523 23 L L W L W1956-03-14 York City H
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 35 7 2 8 26 28 0 5 13 15 51 0.519 21 W L D L D1956-03-17 Chester A

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Aldershot10Exeter CityRecreation Ground5,367
Gaynor L Lineups   
Brighton & Hove Albion21Coventry CityGoldstone Ground16,952
Langley, Tennant LineupsUphill   
Crystal Palace12Southend UnitedSelhurst Park13,093
Williamson OG LineupsMcCrory 2   
Ipswich Town33ReadingPortman Road15,053
Leadbetter, Parker 2 LineupsReeves 2 (1p), Wheeler   
Newport County10Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticSomerton Park6,668
Burgess Lineups   
Northampton Town01Leyton OrientCounty Ground13,565
LineupsFacey   
Queens Park Rangers62Colchester UnitedLoftus Road7,954
Shepherd 2, Kerrins, Cameron, Smith, Petchey LineupsMcCurley, Wright   
Shrewsbury Town00WatfordGay Meadow8,238
Lineups   
Southampton11BrentfordThe Dell11,678
Page LineupsTowers   
Swindon Town11Norwich CityCounty Ground9,716
Owen LineupsGavin   
Torquay United11GillinghamPlainmoor5,644
Collins R (p) LineupsHawkins   
Walsall21MillwallFellows Park13,229
McLaren, Morris LineupsJardine   

 

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 33 14 3 0 57 9 8 4 4 21 15 3.25 51 W W W W W1956-03-17 Aldershot H
2 0 Ipswich Town 35 12 5 1 47 25 7 6 4 37 22 1.787 49 D W D D L1956-03-17 Watford A
3 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 35 15 1 1 60 11 6 4 8 28 26 2.378 47 W L L W W1956-03-17 Southend United A
4 0 Torquay United 35 9 8 1 37 15 7 2 8 26 28 1.465 42 D L W D L1956-03-17 Millwall A
5 0 Southend United 32 13 3 1 50 18 5 2 8 26 41 1.288 41 W W D W D1956-03-17 Brighton & Hove Albion H
6 0 Norwich City 33 12 3 2 46 21 3 7 6 21 38 1.136 40 D L D W L1956-03-17 Queens Park Rangers H
7 3 Brentford 34 10 4 3 32 22 5 5 7 22 30 1.038 39 D W W W D1956-03-12 Swindon Town H
8 -1 Northampton Town 34 11 2 4 34 21 6 3 8 19 31 1.019 39 L L D W W1956-03-17 Colchester United A
9 -1 Colchester United 36 11 3 4 45 28 4 6 8 18 37 0.969 39 L W W D W1956-03-17 Northampton Town H
10 -1 Coventry City 35 13 2 2 44 16 3 4 11 14 29 1.289 38 L L D L D1956-03-17 Southampton H
11 0 Southampton 36 12 4 2 51 22 3 2 13 22 41 1.159 36 D L W L W1956-03-17 Coventry City A
12 0 Shrewsbury Town 35 8 6 2 35 17 5 2 12 19 36 1.019 34 D W W L L1956-03-17 Brentford A
13 1 Gillingham 35 8 3 6 28 20 4 6 8 23 39 0.864 33 D L D W L1956-03-17 Newport County H
14 -1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 34 9 5 4 29 13 3 3 10 14 27 1.075 32 L W D D L1956-03-17 Swindon Town H
15 0 Newport County 34 9 2 6 23 17 3 6 8 23 38 0.836 32 W W D L D1956-03-17 Gillingham A
16 0 Aldershot 35 7 6 4 30 27 2 6 10 29 41 0.868 30 W L D L W1956-03-17 Leyton Orient A
17 3 Queens Park Rangers 36 7 7 4 33 25 2 4 12 15 46 0.676 29 W L W L D1956-03-17 Norwich City A
18 0 Watford 36 6 4 8 26 32 4 5 9 16 39 0.592 29 D W L W L1956-03-17 Ipswich Town H
19 -2 Crystal Palace 35 5 3 10 20 24 4 7 6 22 35 0.712 28 L W L W W1956-03-17 Exeter City A
20 -1 Exeter City 35 6 5 7 24 24 3 4 10 14 34 0.655 27 L W L L L1956-03-17 Crystal Palace H
21 2 Walsall 33 8 4 3 28 21 2 1 15 18 45 0.697 25 W W D L D1956-03-17 Reading A
22 -1 Reading 36 6 2 10 30 34 3 4 11 25 39 0.753 24 D L L L L1956-03-17 Walsall H
23 -1 Millwall 34 8 3 5 35 23 1 2 15 20 58 0.679 23 L L L L W1956-03-17 Torquay United H
24 0 Swindon Town 34 4 8 6 17 18 3 1 12 11 46 0.438 23 D L W L W1956-03-12 Brentford A
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