1956-04-02

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Arsenal 20 Huddersfield TownHighbury30,836
Haverty, Holton Lineups    
Birmingham City 20 West Bromwich AlbionSt Andrew's38,891
Brown, Murphy Lineups    
Bolton Wanderers 13 BlackpoolBurnden Park39,208
Allcock Lineups Durie 2, Perry    
Burnley 21 Charlton AthleticTurf Moor20,274
McKay, Burke Lineups Gauld    
Cardiff City 23 PortsmouthNinian Park27,018
McSeveney, Ford Lineups Harris, Henderson, Barnard    
Chelsea 00 Luton TownStamford Bridge26,364
Lineups    
Manchester City 42 SunderlandMaine Road40,915
Dyson 2, Hayes 2 Lineups Kemp, Fleming    
Newcastle United 00 Manchester UnitedSt James' Park37,395
Lineups    
Preston North End 33 Tottenham HotspurDeepdale26,699
Thompson T, Hatsell, Forbes Lineups Harmer 2 (1p), Ryden    
Sheffield United 11 EvertonBramall Lane26,206
Hagan Lineups Harris J    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 00 Aston VillaMolineux33,633
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 39 16 3 0 48 19 7 6 7 30 29 1.625 55 D W W W D1956-04-07 Blackpool H
2 0 Blackpool 38 13 4 3 56 25 7 5 6 28 30 1.527 49 W D D W W1956-04-07 Manchester United A
3 0 Manchester City 37 10 5 4 36 23 6 5 7 35 34 1.246 42 W D W L L1956-04-07 Newcastle United A
4 2 Burnley 38 11 3 5 36 17 5 5 9 21 31 1.188 40 W W L W L1956-04-07 Arsenal H
5 2 Portsmouth 38 9 7 3 43 33 7 1 11 32 45 0.962 40 W W D L D1956-04-07 Luton Town A
6 -2 Bolton Wanderers 38 12 3 5 47 22 4 4 10 17 26 1.333 39 L L D L W1956-04-07 Preston North End A
7 -2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 12 2 4 41 24 4 5 8 32 32 1.304 39 D W W L D1956-04-03 Aston Villa A
8 2 Birmingham City 37 10 4 5 44 23 5 5 8 22 29 1.269 39 W D L W D1956-04-03 West Bromwich Albion A
9 2 Newcastle United 39 11 3 5 45 22 5 3 12 34 43 1.215 38 D L L D L1956-04-07 Manchester City H
10 2 Luton Town 38 10 4 4 38 22 5 4 11 22 35 1.053 38 D L D W W1956-04-07 Portsmouth H
11 3 Arsenal 37 12 4 4 37 22 2 6 9 17 36 0.931 38 W W W D L1956-04-03 Huddersfield Town A
12 -4 West Bromwich Albion 37 12 3 3 34 20 5 1 13 20 41 0.885 38 L W W L L1956-04-03 Birmingham City H
13 -4 Sunderland 37 9 7 3 41 34 6 1 11 31 52 0.837 38 L W L L D1956-04-07 Charlton Athletic A
14 -1 Charlton Athletic 39 12 1 6 45 25 4 4 12 28 51 0.961 37 L L W L W1956-04-07 Sunderland H
15 0 Preston North End 39 6 5 8 32 34 8 3 9 40 34 1.059 36 D W W W D1956-04-07 Bolton Wanderers H
16 0 Everton 39 9 5 5 34 28 4 5 11 17 34 0.823 36 D L L W L1956-04-07 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
17 0 Cardiff City 37 10 3 5 33 30 4 4 11 18 35 0.785 35 L L D L D1956-04-07 Birmingham City A
18 0 Chelsea 38 8 4 7 24 24 4 6 9 30 48 0.75 34 D L D L L1956-04-07 Sheffield United A
19 0 Sheffield United 36 7 5 6 24 28 4 3 11 28 33 0.852 30 D D W L D1956-04-07 Chelsea H
20 0 Tottenham Hotspur 36 7 4 7 29 27 5 2 11 21 33 0.833 30 D L L W L1956-04-07 Aston Villa H
21 0 Aston Villa 37 7 5 6 26 27 1 7 11 16 36 0.667 28 D W L W W1956-04-03 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
22 0 Huddersfield Town 37 7 4 7 25 28 3 3 13 18 51 0.544 27 L L D W L1956-04-03 Arsenal H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Barnsley32Swansea TownOakwell12,208
Wood, Chappell 2 LineupsAllchurch I 2   
Bristol City00Port ValeAshton Gate24,348
Lineups   
Hull City03Blackburn RoversBoothferry Park14,135
LineupsBriggs, Quigley 2   
Leeds United61FulhamElland Road20,115
Charles 3, Nightingale 2, Brook LineupsHaynes   
Leicester City12Sheffield WednesdayFilbert Street37,624Largest home gate 1955-56
Gardiner LineupsFroggatt 2   
Lincoln City13Nottingham ForestSincil Bank18,193
Munro LineupsJones, Higham, Lishman   
Liverpool12Doncaster RoversAnfield Road49,659Largest home & D 2 gate 1955-56
Evans LineupsTindill, Brown   
Middlesbrough01Rotherham UnitedAyresome Park20,803
LineupsJohnson   
Notts County21BuryMeadow Lane13,745
Loxley, Wylie LineupsRobinson   
Plymouth Argyle01Bristol RoversHome Park20,291
LineupsWard   
Stoke City30West Ham UnitedVictoria Ground17,285
King, Coleman, Graver 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 38 12 5 2 53 22 7 7 5 33 29 1.686 50 W W D W W1956-04-07 West Ham United A
2 2 Bristol Rovers 38 12 3 4 50 31 7 3 9 29 35 1.197 44 W L W W D1956-04-07 Middlesbrough A
3 3 Blackburn Rovers 37 11 4 4 50 27 8 1 9 27 31 1.328 43 W W W L W1956-04-07 Swansea Town A
4 1 Port Vale 38 11 4 3 33 14 4 9 7 21 33 1.149 43 D D W W L1956-04-07 Nottingham Forest H
5 -3 Liverpool 37 13 3 4 48 24 5 3 9 29 32 1.375 42 L W L L W1956-04-07 Fulham A
6 -3 Leicester City 38 13 3 3 58 22 5 3 11 28 49 1.211 42 L D L W L1956-04-07 Leeds United A
7 1 Leeds United 37 15 3 1 45 17 3 3 12 21 40 1.158 42 W L W W L1956-04-07 Leicester City H
8 -1 Bristol City 38 12 4 3 43 19 5 3 11 31 39 1.276 41 D L L D W1956-04-07 Doncaster Rovers H
9 0 Nottingham Forest 35 9 2 6 27 21 9 3 6 32 32 1.113 41 W W D L W1956-04-03 Lincoln City H
10 0 Swansea Town 37 12 3 3 42 19 5 2 12 31 51 1.043 39 L L W L L1956-04-07 Blackburn Rovers H
11 2 Stoke City 35 12 2 5 42 25 5 2 9 17 28 1.113 38 W D L L W1956-04-07 Barnsley A
12 -1 Fulham 38 12 2 4 48 23 4 4 12 27 50 1.027 38 L D L W D1956-04-07 Liverpool H
13 -1 Lincoln City 34 11 5 2 43 16 3 3 10 17 33 1.224 36 L W D W L1956-04-03 Nottingham Forest A
14 0 West Ham United 37 11 3 4 44 20 2 6 11 21 40 1.083 35 L W W L D1956-04-07 Sheffield Wednesday H
15 0 Middlesbrough 35 9 4 5 37 27 4 4 9 25 40 0.925 34 L D D W L1956-04-03 Rotherham United A
16 0 Bury 38 8 5 6 35 33 5 3 11 38 51 0.869 34 L L W L L1956-04-07 Plymouth Argyle H
17 0 Doncaster Rovers 36 11 5 3 44 27 1 5 11 22 54 0.815 34 W W W W D1956-04-07 Bristol City A
18 0 Rotherham United 34 6 5 4 25 24 5 4 10 25 35 0.847 31 W W D L L1956-04-03 Middlesbrough H
19 0 Barnsley 38 9 4 6 31 34 1 7 11 12 42 0.566 31 W L D L L1956-04-07 Stoke City H
20 0 Notts County 39 8 4 7 36 32 3 4 13 16 43 0.693 30 W L L W D1956-04-07 Lincoln City H
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 39 6 6 8 30 24 3 1 15 18 53 0.623 25 L L L L D1956-04-07 Bury A
22 0 Hull City 36 4 3 10 23 37 3 2 14 18 47 0.488 19 L D L D L1956-04-07 Rotherham United A

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Accrington Stanley31Mansfield TownPeel Park8,179
Dick (p), Stewart 2 LineupsLee   
Bradford City00Carlisle UnitedValley Parade7,945
Lineups   
Chesterfield31York CitySaltergate Recreation Ground9,486
Smith 2, Sowden LineupsBottom   
Darlington00Stockport CountyFeethams Ground5,002
Lineups   
Derby County00Tranmere RoversBaseball Ground24,879
Lineups   
Halifax Town01ChesterThe Shay4,445
LineupsBrandon   
Hartlepools United31GatesheadVictoria Park8,450
Harden, McGuigan, March OG LineupsIngham   
Oldham Athletic51BradfordBoundary Park7,381
Walker, Chaytor, Travis, Crook, Fawley LineupsWard W   
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United01Grimsby TownOld Showground19,067Largest home gate 1955-56
LineupsEvans   
Southport50Crewe AlexandraHaig Avenue5,948
McDermott 2, McIlvenny 2, Bromilow Lineups   
Workington01RochdaleBorough Park5,548
LineupsLord   
Wrexham00BarrowRacecourse Ground8,277
Lineups   

 

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 41 15 4 1 56 19 10 3 8 43 30 2.02 57 D W W W W1956-04-07 Accrington Stanley H
2 0 Grimsby Town 39 16 1 2 48 10 9 4 7 19 19 2.31 55 W W L W W1956-04-07 Mansfield Town A
3 0 Accrington Stanley 38 15 3 2 52 16 7 4 7 28 29 1.778 51 W D L D L1956-04-07 Derby County A
4 0 Southport 39 12 8 2 39 18 9 1 7 22 24 1.452 51 W W D L D1956-04-07 Oldham Athletic A
5 0 Hartlepools United 40 15 1 3 37 14 8 3 10 30 39 1.264 50 W W L L W1956-04-07 Chester H
6 0 Chesterfield 41 17 1 4 59 21 4 3 12 19 38 1.322 46 W W L L W1956-04-07 Bradford City A
7 0 Bradford City 40 14 4 1 44 17 2 8 11 20 34 1.255 44 D L D W D1956-04-07 Chesterfield H
8 3 Stockport County 41 13 4 3 49 20 3 5 13 16 37 1.14 41 D D W D L1956-04-07 Carlisle United H
9 -1 Workington 41 11 3 6 39 18 6 4 11 27 41 1.119 41 L L L D D1956-04-07 Gateshead H
10 -1 Gateshead 42 13 4 4 49 29 2 7 12 19 43 0.944 41 L W W D L1956-04-07 Workington A
11 2 Rochdale 40 11 5 4 41 33 4 6 10 19 42 0.8 41 W D W L W1956-04-07 Halifax Town A
12 -2 York City 39 9 3 6 34 23 7 5 9 38 41 1.125 40 L D W W W1956-04-07 Darlington H
13 -1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 38 10 4 5 35 18 6 3 10 27 32 1.24 39 L L W D L1956-04-07 Tranmere Rovers H
14 0 Darlington 40 10 6 5 40 27 5 3 11 18 37 0.906 39 D W L D D1956-04-07 York City A
15 0 Tranmere Rovers 41 11 4 7 33 22 4 4 11 20 49 0.746 38 D L L W D1956-04-07 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A
16 1 Chester 39 10 7 3 31 24 3 5 11 14 40 0.703 38 W D W L D1956-04-07 Hartlepools United A
17 -1 Wrexham 41 9 5 6 33 25 5 4 12 28 43 0.897 37 D W W W L1956-04-07 Bradford H
18 0 Mansfield Town 40 11 6 3 51 18 1 5 14 20 49 1.06 35 L L W W W1956-04-07 Grimsby Town H
19 2 Oldham Athletic 41 7 9 4 44 32 2 6 13 24 46 0.872 33 W D D L W1956-04-03 Bradford A
20 -1 Halifax Town 40 9 5 5 37 22 3 4 14 23 47 0.87 33 L L L L L1956-04-07 Rochdale H
21 -1 Carlisle United 40 9 3 9 36 33 4 4 11 22 44 0.753 33 D L D L L1956-04-07 Stockport County A
22 1 Barrow 42 9 6 6 38 22 0 2 19 15 57 0.671 26 D W L L L1956-04-07 Crewe Alexandra A
23 -1 Bradford 37 10 3 5 35 30 0 3 16 14 68 0.5 26 L L D L W1956-04-03 Oldham Athletic H
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 40 8 3 8 30 30 0 6 15 16 61 0.505 25 L L D W D1956-04-07 Barrow H

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Aldershot11WatfordRecreation Ground6,277
Lacey LineupsCatleugh   
Brentford21Northampton TownGriffin Park9,527
Towers 2 LineupsDutton   
Brighton & Hove Albion21MillwallGoldstone Ground23,076
Stephens, Harburn LineupsSummers   
Exeter City20Newport CountySt James Park7,363
Buckle, Burke Lineups   
Norwich City32Ipswich TownCarrow Road31,054Largest home & D 3S gate 1955-56
Gordon 2, Hunt LineupsAcres, Garneys   
Reading10Crystal PalaceElm Park9,886
Forrester Lineups   
Shrewsbury Town11Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticGay Meadow9,802
Wallace LineupsNorris   
Southampton11GillinghamThe Dell11,233
Bedford LineupsMorgan   
Swindon Town11Southend UnitedCounty Ground8,728
Owen LineupsDowsett   
Torquay United13Leyton OrientPlainmoor9,530
Collins R LineupsJulians 2, Heckman   
Walsall00Colchester UnitedFellows Park15,179
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 38 16 3 1 68 15 10 4 4 26 17 2.938 59 W L W W W1956-04-07 Southampton A
2 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 40 17 1 1 63 12 9 4 8 35 29 2.39 57 W W W W W1956-04-07 Colchester United H
3 0 Ipswich Town 40 13 6 1 52 27 8 6 6 42 28 1.709 54 L L W D W1956-04-07 Southend United H
4 0 Southend United 38 14 4 2 52 20 5 5 8 27 42 1.274 47 D W D D D1956-04-07 Ipswich Town A
5 0 Coventry City 40 15 3 2 49 17 4 4 12 16 33 1.3 45 W W L D W1956-04-03 Queens Park Rangers H
6 1 Norwich City 38 14 3 3 50 24 3 8 7 23 43 1.09 45 W L L D W1956-04-07 Crystal Palace A
7 1 Brentford 39 11 6 4 38 28 5 6 7 23 31 1.034 44 W D D D L1956-04-03 Northampton Town A
8 -2 Torquay United 40 9 9 2 38 18 7 2 11 31 36 1.278 43 L L L D L1956-04-07 Brentford H
9 0 Colchester United 41 12 4 5 50 33 4 7 9 18 38 0.958 43 D L D L W1956-04-07 Brighton & Hove Albion A
10 0 Southampton 41 13 6 2 57 23 4 2 14 24 44 1.209 42 D W W D L1956-04-07 Leyton Orient H
11 0 Northampton Town 38 11 3 4 35 22 6 4 10 20 35 0.965 41 L D D L L1956-04-03 Brentford H
12 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 39 11 6 4 35 13 4 4 10 16 28 1.244 40 D D W W W1956-04-07 Aldershot A
13 0 Shrewsbury Town 40 9 7 2 39 18 5 3 14 20 40 1.017 38 D L L W D1956-04-07 Exeter City H
14 0 Gillingham 40 9 3 8 32 26 5 7 8 25 40 0.864 38 D L L W W1956-04-07 Northampton Town A
15 0 Aldershot 40 8 7 4 32 28 3 7 11 34 50 0.846 36 D W D W L1956-04-07 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
16 2 Reading 41 9 2 10 36 34 4 5 11 28 41 0.853 33 W W W D W1956-04-07 Swindon Town A
17 2 Exeter City 40 8 5 7 32 25 4 4 12 16 41 0.727 33 W L W L W1956-04-07 Shrewsbury Town A
18 -1 Watford 41 7 5 9 29 36 4 6 10 18 42 0.603 33 D W D L L1956-04-07 Newport County A
19 -3 Newport County 39 9 2 8 25 23 3 6 11 25 46 0.725 32 L L L L L1956-04-07 Watford H
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 40 7 7 6 34 28 3 4 13 17 47 0.68 31 W L L L W1956-04-03 Coventry City A
21 1 Walsall 38 9 5 3 30 22 2 3 16 21 50 0.708 30 D D D W L1956-04-07 Coventry City H
22 -1 Crystal Palace 40 5 3 12 23 29 5 7 8 27 44 0.685 30 L W L L L1956-04-07 Norwich City H
23 0 Millwall 39 9 4 6 41 30 2 2 16 25 61 0.725 28 L D L W W1956-04-07 Queens Park Rangers A
24 0 Swindon Town 40 4 9 7 18 20 4 3 13 14 52 0.444 28 D D D L L1956-04-07 Reading H
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