1956-03-30

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Blackpool 00 Bolton WanderersBloomfield Road34,764
Lineups    
Charlton Athletic 21 BurnleyThe Valley22,119
Ayre 2 Lineups McKay    
Everton 14 Sheffield UnitedGoodison Park49,608
Donovan Lineups Howitt, Wilkinson 3    
Luton Town 22 ChelseaKenilworth Road24,276
Davies, Gregory Lineups Dicks, Sillett (p)    
Manchester United 52 Newcastle UnitedOld Trafford58,994
Viollet 2, Doherty, Pegg, Taylor Lineups Keeble, Stokoe    
Portsmouth 11 Cardiff CityFratton Park26,443
Gordon Lineups Ford    
Sunderland 03 Manchester CityRoker Park40,394
Lineups Hayes, Revie, Aitken OG    
Tottenham Hotspur 04 Preston North EndWhite Hart Lane39,441
Lineups Finney 2, Thompson T 2    

 

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 37 16 3 0 48 19 6 5 7 28 29 1.583 52 W W D D W1956-03-31 Huddersfield Town A
2 0 Blackpool 36 13 3 3 55 24 6 5 6 25 29 1.509 46 D W W D W1956-03-31 Sheffield United H
3 0 Bolton Wanderers 36 12 3 3 46 18 4 4 10 17 26 1.432 39 D L W W D1956-03-31 Burnley H
4 1 Manchester City 35 9 4 4 31 20 6 5 7 35 34 1.222 39 W L L W W1956-03-31 Birmingham City H
5 -1 Newcastle United 37 11 2 5 45 22 5 3 11 33 41 1.238 37 L D L L D1956-03-31 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
6 3 Luton Town 36 10 4 4 38 22 5 3 10 22 32 1.111 37 D W W D W1956-03-31 Arsenal A
7 5 Charlton Athletic 37 12 1 6 45 25 4 4 10 27 45 1.029 37 W L W W D1956-03-31 Portsmouth A
8 -2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 11 1 4 39 23 4 5 8 32 32 1.291 36 W L D L W1956-03-31 Newcastle United H
9 -2 Birmingham City 35 9 4 5 42 23 5 4 8 21 28 1.235 36 L W D D W1956-03-31 Manchester City A
10 -2 Burnley 36 10 3 5 34 16 4 5 9 20 31 1.149 36 L W L W L1956-03-31 Bolton Wanderers A
11 2 Portsmouth 36 8 7 3 39 33 6 1 11 29 43 0.895 36 D L D D W1956-03-31 Charlton Athletic H
12 -2 West Bromwich Albion 35 12 3 3 34 20 4 1 12 17 38 0.879 36 W L L L W1956-03-31 Cardiff City A
13 -2 Sunderland 35 8 7 3 38 32 6 1 10 29 48 0.838 36 L L D W L1956-03-31 Tottenham Hotspur H
14 0 Everton 37 9 5 5 34 28 4 4 10 16 31 0.847 35 L W L L L1956-03-31 Aston Villa A
15 1 Cardiff City 35 10 3 3 30 24 4 4 11 18 35 0.814 35 D L D D W1956-03-31 West Bromwich Albion H
16 -1 Arsenal 35 10 4 4 32 22 2 6 9 17 36 0.845 34 W D L W L1956-03-31 Luton Town H
17 1 Preston North End 37 6 4 8 29 31 7 3 9 39 34 1.046 33 W W D D L1956-03-31 Chelsea A
18 -1 Chelsea 36 8 3 6 24 23 4 6 9 30 48 0.761 33 D L L L L1956-03-31 Preston North End H
19 0 Tottenham Hotspur 34 7 4 7 29 27 5 1 10 16 27 0.833 29 L W L D W1956-03-31 Sunderland A
20 1 Sheffield United 34 7 4 6 23 27 4 2 11 27 32 0.847 28 W L D W L1956-03-31 Blackpool A
21 -1 Huddersfield Town 35 7 4 6 25 26 3 3 12 18 49 0.573 27 D W L D W1956-03-31 Manchester United H
22 0 Aston Villa 35 6 5 6 24 27 1 6 11 16 36 0.635 25 L W W D L1956-03-31 Everton H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers20Hull CityEwood Park25,327
Smith, Briggs (p) Lineups   
Bristol Rovers21Plymouth ArgyleEastville27,796
Ward 2 LineupsLangman N   
Bury40Notts CountyGigg Lane11,708
Kelly 2, Daniel, Lawson Lineups   
Doncaster Rovers10LiverpoolBelle Vue15,308
Jeffrey Lineups   
Fulham12Leeds UnitedCraven Cottage25,459
Chamberlain LineupsBrook, Charles   
Port Vale20Bristol CityVale Park24,900
Smith 2 Lineups   
West Ham United20Stoke CityUpton Park17,883
Tucker, Dare 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 36 11 5 2 52 22 6 7 5 31 28 1.66 46 D W W W L1956-03-31 Notts County H
2 3 Bristol Rovers 36 12 3 3 49 27 6 3 9 28 35 1.242 42 W W D L L1956-03-31 Rotherham United H
3 -1 Leicester City 36 13 2 2 56 19 5 3 11 28 49 1.235 41 L W L W D1956-03-31 Middlesbrough H
4 2 Port Vale 36 11 4 3 33 14 4 7 7 20 32 1.152 41 W W L W L1956-03-31 Stoke City A
5 -2 Liverpool 35 12 3 3 45 21 5 3 9 29 32 1.396 40 L L W W W1956-03-31 Bristol City H
6 -2 Bristol City 36 12 3 3 43 19 5 3 10 30 37 1.304 40 L D W L W1956-03-31 Liverpool A
7 1 Leeds United 35 14 3 1 39 16 3 3 11 21 38 1.111 40 W W L L D1956-03-31 Nottingham Forest A
8 1 Blackburn Rovers 35 10 4 4 47 26 7 1 9 24 31 1.246 39 W L W W W1956-03-31 Bury H
9 -2 Swansea Town 35 12 3 3 42 19 5 2 10 28 45 1.094 39 W L L W L1956-03-31 Doncaster Rovers A
10 0 Fulham 36 12 2 4 48 23 4 3 11 24 42 1.108 37 L W D W L1956-03-31 Hull City A
11 0 Nottingham Forest 33 8 2 6 25 21 8 3 6 29 31 1.038 37 D L W W W1956-03-31 Leeds United H
12 0 Stoke City 33 11 1 5 38 24 5 2 9 17 28 1.058 35 L L W W L1956-03-31 Port Vale H
13 0 Lincoln City 32 10 5 1 38 13 3 3 10 17 33 1.196 34 D W L D W1956-03-31 Barnsley H
14 1 Bury 36 8 5 6 35 33 5 3 9 36 46 0.899 34 W L L W W1956-03-31 Blackburn Rovers A
15 1 West Ham United 35 11 3 4 44 20 1 6 10 20 37 1.123 33 W L D W L1956-03-31 Plymouth Argyle A
16 -2 Middlesbrough 33 9 4 4 37 26 4 3 9 24 39 0.938 33 D W L W W1956-03-31 Leicester City A
17 1 Doncaster Rovers 34 10 5 3 41 26 0 5 11 20 53 0.772 30 W W D L L1956-03-31 Swansea Town H
18 -1 Barnsley 36 8 4 6 28 32 1 7 10 12 38 0.571 29 D L L L W1956-03-31 Lincoln City A
19 0 Notts County 37 7 4 7 34 31 3 4 12 16 42 0.685 28 L W D L L1956-03-31 Sheffield Wednesday A
20 0 Rotherham United 32 6 5 4 25 24 3 4 10 20 34 0.776 27 D L L L D1956-03-31 Bristol Rovers A
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 37 6 6 6 30 22 3 1 15 18 53 0.64 25 L L D W W1956-03-31 West Ham United H
22 0 Hull City 34 4 2 9 21 32 3 2 14 18 47 0.494 18 L D L W L1956-03-31 Fulham H

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Barrow03WrexhamHolker Street5,743
LineupsEvans E, Evans B, Griffiths B   
Carlisle United00Bradford CityBrunton Park5,288
Lineups   
Chester10Halifax TownSealand Road5,881
Haines Lineups   
Crewe Alexandra11SouthportGresty Road9,447Largest home gate 1955-56
Robson LineupsGryba   
Gateshead21Hartlepools UnitedRedheugh Park 5,757
Ingham, Lydon LineupsMcGuigan   
Grimsby Town01Scunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedBlundell Park23,399Largest home gate 1955-56
LineupsBrown   
Mansfield Town32Accrington StanleyField Mill17,331Largest home gate 1955-56
Murray, Jepson, Mitten LineupsSneddon, Stewart   
Rochdale10WorkingtonSpotland4,057
Stonehouse Lineups   
Stockport County21DarlingtonEdgeley Park7,622
Moir, Jackson LineupsClark H (p)   
Tranmere Rovers01Derby CountyPrenton Park13,553Largest home gate 1955-56
LineupsBarrowcliffe (p)   
York City31ChesterfieldBootham Crescent13,476
Colbridge 2, Bottom LineupsSowden   

 

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 Derby County 39 15 3 1 56 19 9 3 8 40 30 1.959 54 W W W W L1956-03-31 Carlisle United A
2 0 Grimsby Town 37 15 1 2 43 9 8 4 7 18 19 2.179 51 L W W W W1956-03-31 Crewe Alexandra H
3 0 Accrington Stanley 36 14 2 2 47 13 7 4 7 28 29 1.786 48 L D L W W1956-03-31 Oldham Athletic H
4 0 Southport 37 10 8 2 32 18 9 1 7 22 24 1.286 47 D L D L D1956-03-31 Halifax Town H
5 0 Hartlepools United 38 14 1 3 34 13 7 3 10 27 38 1.196 46 L L W W W1956-03-31 Bradford A
6 0 Bradford City 38 14 3 1 44 17 2 8 10 19 30 1.34 43 D W D W L1956-03-31 Gateshead A
7 0 Chesterfield 39 15 1 4 54 19 4 3 12 19 38 1.281 42 L L W L L1956-03-31 Mansfield Town H
8 0 Workington 39 11 3 5 39 17 6 4 10 27 39 1.179 41 L D D D W1956-03-31 Barrow A
9 0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 36 10 4 4 35 17 6 3 9 27 31 1.292 39 W D L D L1956-03-31 Darlington A
10 0 York City 37 9 3 6 34 23 7 4 8 35 36 1.169 39 W W W L W1956-03-31 Chester A
11 0 Stockport County 39 13 4 3 49 20 3 3 13 16 37 1.14 39 W D L W L1956-03-31 Rochdale A
12 0 Gateshead 40 12 4 4 45 28 2 7 11 18 40 0.926 39 W D L D W1956-03-31 Bradford City H
13 2 Rochdale 38 11 4 4 41 33 3 6 10 18 42 0.787 38 W L W W L1956-03-31 Stockport County H
14 -1 Tranmere Rovers 39 11 4 6 33 20 4 3 11 20 49 0.768 37 L W D L W1956-03-31 Wrexham H
15 -1 Darlington 38 9 5 5 39 27 5 3 11 18 37 0.891 36 L D D L L1956-03-31 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
16 0 Mansfield Town 38 11 6 3 51 18 1 5 12 18 44 1.113 35 W W W W D1956-03-31 Chesterfield A
17 1 Chester 37 10 6 3 29 22 2 5 11 13 40 0.677 35 W L D D W1956-03-31 York City H
18 1 Wrexham 39 9 4 6 33 25 4 4 12 26 43 0.868 34 W W L W L1956-03-31 Tranmere Rovers A
19 -2 Halifax Town 38 9 5 4 37 21 3 4 13 23 45 0.909 33 L L L D W1956-03-31 Southport A
20 0 Carlisle United 38 9 3 8 36 30 4 3 11 22 44 0.784 32 D L L L L1956-03-31 Derby County H
21 0 Oldham Athletic 39 6 9 4 39 31 2 5 13 22 44 0.813 30 D L W W L1956-03-31 Accrington Stanley A
22 0 Bradford 35 10 3 4 34 27 0 3 15 13 63 0.522 26 D L W L L1956-03-31 Hartlepools United H
23 0 Crewe Alexandra 38 8 3 8 30 30 0 6 13 15 51 0.556 25 D W D W L1956-03-31 Grimsby Town A
24 0 Barrow 40 8 6 6 36 22 0 1 19 15 57 0.646 23 L L L L L1956-03-31 Workington H

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic20Shrewsbury TownDean Court8,206
Allen, Siddall Lineups   
Colchester United11WalsallLayer Road9,130
McCurley LineupsCooper   
Crystal Palace23ReadingSelhurst Park13,463
Moyse, Choules LineupsGreen, Quinlan, Wheeler   
Gillingham12SouthamptonPriestfield Stadium9,764
Hawkins LineupsMcGowan, Reeves   
Ipswich Town41Norwich CityPortman Road22,984Largest home gate 1955-56
Elsworthy, Garneys, Parker, Grant LineupsHunt   
Leyton Orient32Torquay UnitedBrisbane Road26,330Largest home gate 1955-56
Heckman 2, Hartburn LineupsCollins R, Lewis   
Millwall24Brighton & Hove AlbionThe Den, New Cross17,079Largest home gate 1955-56
Tyrell, Rawson LineupsAnslow OG, Harburn, Langley (p), Foreman   
Newport County12Exeter CitySomerton Park5,960
Harris LineupsBurke, John   
Queens Park Rangers12Coventry CityLoftus Road10,956
Cameron LineupsUphill, McPherson   
Southend United00Swindon TownRoots Hall10,774
Lineups   
Watford11AldershotVicarage Road8,074
Marden LineupsCheney   

 

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 36 16 3 0 68 14 9 4 4 23 16 3.033 57 W W W W W1956-03-31 Brighton & Hove Albion H
2 0 Ipswich Town 38 13 6 1 52 27 8 6 4 39 22 1.857 54 W D W D W1956-03-31 Coventry City A
3 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 16 1 1 61 11 8 4 8 34 29 2.375 53 W W W W L1956-03-31 Leyton Orient A
4 1 Southend United 36 13 4 2 51 20 5 4 8 26 41 1.262 44 D D D L W1956-03-31 Shrewsbury Town H
5 -1 Torquay United 38 9 9 1 37 15 7 2 10 30 34 1.367 43 L D L D L1956-03-31 Watford A
6 1 Coventry City 39 14 3 2 46 16 4 4 12 16 33 1.265 43 W L D W L1956-03-31 Ipswich Town H
7 -1 Norwich City 36 13 3 2 47 21 3 8 7 23 43 1.094 43 L D W D L1956-03-31 Aldershot H
8 1 Colchester United 39 12 4 4 48 29 4 6 9 18 38 0.985 42 D L W L W1956-03-31 Crystal Palace H
9 -1 Brentford 37 10 5 4 34 25 5 6 7 23 31 1.018 41 D D L D W1956-03-31 Walsall H
10 0 Northampton Town 36 11 3 4 35 22 6 3 9 19 33 0.982 40 D L L L D1956-03-31 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
11 0 Southampton 39 12 5 2 51 22 4 2 14 24 44 1.136 39 W D L D L1956-03-31 Exeter City H
12 2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 37 11 5 4 35 13 4 3 10 15 27 1.25 38 W W W L W1956-03-31 Northampton Town H
13 -1 Shrewsbury Town 38 9 6 2 38 17 5 3 13 20 39 1.036 37 L W D D W1956-03-31 Southend United A
14 -1 Gillingham 38 9 3 7 32 24 5 6 8 24 39 0.889 37 L W W D L1956-03-31 Queens Park Rangers H
15 0 Aldershot 38 8 6 4 31 27 2 7 11 33 50 0.831 33 D W L W L1956-03-31 Norwich City A
16 0 Newport County 37 9 2 8 25 23 3 6 9 25 41 0.781 32 L L L W W1956-03-31 Reading A
17 0 Exeter City 38 7 5 7 30 25 4 4 11 16 36 0.754 31 W L W L W1956-03-31 Southampton A
18 1 Watford 39 6 5 9 27 35 4 5 10 17 41 0.579 30 D L L D W1956-03-31 Torquay United H
19 2 Reading 39 7 2 10 32 34 4 5 11 28 41 0.8 29 W D W D L1956-03-31 Newport County H
20 -2 Queens Park Rangers 39 7 7 6 34 28 2 4 13 15 47 0.653 29 L L L W L1956-03-31 Gillingham A
21 2 Walsall 36 9 4 3 30 22 2 2 16 19 48 0.7 28 D W L W W1956-03-31 Brentford A
22 -2 Crystal Palace 38 5 3 12 23 29 4 7 7 23 41 0.657 28 L L L L W1956-03-31 Colchester United A
23 -1 Millwall 37 9 3 6 40 29 2 2 15 24 59 0.727 27 L W W L L1956-03-31 Swindon Town H
24 0 Swindon Town 38 4 8 7 17 19 4 2 13 13 51 0.429 26 D L L W D1956-03-31 Millwall A
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