1956-04-07

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 21 Cardiff CitySt Andrew's37,154
Brown, Baker OG Lineups Hitchens    
Burnley 01 ArsenalTurf Moor24,393
Lineups Swallow    
Charlton Athletic 21 SunderlandThe Valley19,057
Ayre 2 Lineups Hannigan    
Everton 21 Wolverhampton WanderersGoodison Park37,191
Fielding W, Harris B Lineups Mullen    
Luton Town 10 PortsmouthKenilworth Road17,839
Turner Lineups    
Manchester United 21 BlackpoolOld Trafford62,277Largest home gate 1955-56
Berry, Taylor Lineups Durie    
Newcastle United 31 Manchester CitySt James' Park26,181
Keeble, Milburn, White Lineups Dyson    
Preston North End 01 Bolton WanderersDeepdale18,834
Lineups Gubbins    
Sheffield United 21 ChelseaBramall Lane23,398
Howitt, Grainger Lineups Tindall    
Tottenham Hotspur 43 Aston VillaWhite Hart Lane36,352
McClellan, Harmer, Smith, Brooks Lineups Smith, Pace, Dugdale    
West Bromwich Albion 12 Huddersfield TownThe Hawthorns16,019
Horobin Lineups Hickson, Glazzard    
Footnotes
Manchester United champions

 

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 40 17 3 0 50 20 7 6 7 30 29 1.633 57 W D W W W1956-04-14 Sunderland A
2 0 Blackpool 39 13 4 3 56 25 7 5 7 29 32 1.491 49 L W D D W1956-04-14 Tottenham Hotspur H
3 1 Birmingham City 39 11 4 5 46 24 6 5 8 24 29 1.321 43 W W W D L1956-04-14 Arsenal A
4 -1 Manchester City 38 10 5 4 36 23 6 5 8 36 37 1.2 42 L W D W L1956-04-11 Sheffield United H
5 3 Arsenal 39 12 4 4 37 22 4 6 9 19 36 0.966 42 W W W W W1956-04-14 Birmingham City H
6 3 Bolton Wanderers 39 12 3 5 47 22 5 4 10 18 26 1.354 41 W L L D L1956-04-14 Newcastle United H
7 -2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 12 2 4 41 24 4 6 9 33 34 1.276 40 L D D W W1956-04-14 Preston North End H
8 2 Newcastle United 40 12 3 5 48 23 5 3 12 34 43 1.242 40 W D L L D1956-04-14 Bolton Wanderers A
9 -3 Burnley 39 11 3 6 36 18 5 5 9 21 31 1.163 40 L W W L W1956-04-14 Manchester City A
10 1 Luton Town 39 11 4 4 39 22 5 4 11 22 35 1.07 40 W D L D W1956-04-14 Cardiff City A
11 -4 Portsmouth 39 9 7 3 43 33 7 1 12 32 46 0.949 40 L W W D L1956-04-14 West Bromwich Albion H
12 2 Charlton Athletic 40 13 1 6 47 26 4 4 12 28 51 0.974 39 W L L W L1956-04-14 Huddersfield Town A
13 -1 West Bromwich Albion 39 12 3 5 35 24 5 1 13 20 41 0.846 38 L L L W W1956-04-14 Portsmouth A
14 2 Everton 40 10 5 5 36 29 4 5 11 17 34 0.841 38 W D L L W1956-04-14 Chelsea A
15 -2 Sunderland 38 9 7 3 41 34 6 1 12 32 54 0.83 38 L L W L L1956-04-14 Manchester United H
16 -1 Preston North End 40 6 5 9 32 35 8 3 9 40 34 1.043 36 L D W W W1956-04-14 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
17 0 Cardiff City 38 10 3 5 33 30 4 4 12 19 37 0.776 35 L L L D L1956-04-14 Luton Town H
18 0 Chelsea 39 8 4 7 24 24 4 6 10 31 50 0.743 34 L D L D L1956-04-14 Everton H
19 0 Sheffield United 37 8 5 6 26 29 4 3 11 28 33 0.871 32 W D D W L1956-04-11 Manchester City A
20 0 Tottenham Hotspur 37 8 4 7 33 30 5 2 11 21 33 0.857 32 W D L L W1956-04-14 Blackpool A
21 0 Aston Villa 39 7 6 6 26 27 1 7 12 19 40 0.672 29 L D D W L1956-04-14 Sheffield United H
22 0 Huddersfield Town 39 7 4 8 25 29 4 3 13 20 52 0.556 29 W L L L D1956-04-14 Charlton Athletic H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Barnsley10Stoke CityOakwell9,754
Bartlett Lineups   
Bristol City41Doncaster RoversAshton Gate20,777
Rogers 3, Atyeo LineupsTindill   
Bury71Plymouth ArgyleGigg Lane8,736
Kelly 2, Lawson 2, May 2, Pearson LineupsWyatt   
Fulham31LiverpoolCraven Cottage15,667
Dwight 3 LineupsLiddell   
Leeds United40Leicester CityElland Road26,408
Overfield, Brook, Charles 2 (1p) Lineups   
Middlesbrough01Bristol RoversAyresome Park12,536
LineupsWard   
Notts County22Lincoln CityMeadow Lane14,234
McCormack, Jackson LineupsGibson, Northcott   
Port Vale02Nottingham ForestVale Park23,018
LineupsScott, Lishman   
Rotherham United02Hull CityMillmoor9,619
LineupsFraser 2   
Swansea Town21Blackburn RoversVetch Field17,493
Jones C, Medwin LineupsQuigley   
West Ham United33Sheffield WednesdayUpton Park17,549
Dick 2, Dare LineupsBroadbent 2, Howells   
Footnotes
Plymouth Argyle relegated

 

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 39 12 5 2 53 22 7 8 5 36 32 1.648 51 D W W D W1956-04-14 Fulham H
2 0 Bristol Rovers 39 12 3 4 50 31 8 3 9 30 35 1.212 46 W W L W W1956-04-14 Notts County H
3 4 Leeds United 38 16 3 1 49 17 3 3 12 21 40 1.228 44 W W L W W1956-04-14 Doncaster Rovers A
4 4 Nottingham Forest 37 9 3 6 29 23 10 3 6 34 32 1.145 44 W D W W D1956-04-14 Bury H
5 4 Bristol City 39 13 4 3 47 20 5 3 11 31 39 1.322 43 W D L L D1956-04-14 Lincoln City A
6 -3 Blackburn Rovers 38 11 4 4 50 27 8 1 10 28 33 1.3 43 L W W W L1956-04-14 Middlesbrough H
7 -3 Port Vale 39 11 4 4 33 16 4 9 7 21 33 1.102 43 L D D W W1956-04-14 Liverpool A
8 -3 Liverpool 38 13 3 4 48 24 5 3 10 30 35 1.322 42 L L W L L1956-04-14 Port Vale H
9 -3 Leicester City 39 13 3 3 58 22 5 3 12 28 53 1.147 42 L L D L W1956-04-14 West Ham United H
10 0 Swansea Town 38 13 3 3 44 20 5 2 12 31 51 1.056 41 W L L W L1956-04-14 Stoke City A
11 1 Fulham 39 13 2 4 51 24 4 4 12 27 50 1.054 40 W L D L W1956-04-14 Sheffield Wednesday A
12 1 Lincoln City 36 11 5 2 43 16 3 5 10 21 37 1.208 38 D D L W D1956-04-14 Bristol City H
13 -2 Stoke City 36 12 2 5 42 25 5 2 10 17 29 1.093 38 L W D L L1956-04-14 Swansea Town H
14 0 West Ham United 38 11 4 4 47 23 2 6 11 21 40 1.079 36 D L W W L1956-04-14 Leicester City A
15 1 Bury 39 9 5 6 42 34 5 3 11 38 51 0.941 36 W L L W L1956-04-14 Nottingham Forest A
16 -1 Middlesbrough 37 9 4 6 37 28 4 4 10 26 42 0.9 34 L L L D D1956-04-14 Blackburn Rovers A
17 0 Doncaster Rovers 37 11 5 3 44 27 1 5 12 23 58 0.788 34 L W W W W1956-04-10 Hull City A
18 0 Rotherham United 36 7 5 5 27 27 5 4 10 25 35 0.839 33 L W W W D1956-04-14 Plymouth Argyle A
19 0 Barnsley 39 10 4 6 32 34 1 7 11 12 42 0.579 33 W W L D L1956-04-14 Hull City A
20 0 Notts County 40 8 5 7 38 34 3 4 13 16 43 0.701 31 D W L L W1956-04-14 Bristol Rovers A
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 40 6 6 8 30 24 3 1 16 19 60 0.583 25 L L L L L1956-04-14 Rotherham United H
22 0 Hull City 37 4 3 10 23 37 4 2 14 20 47 0.512 21 W L D L D1956-04-10 Doncaster Rovers H

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Bradford City35ChesterfieldValley Parade7,297
Webb, Jackson P, Samuels LineupsSmith 2, Keating, Sowden 2   
Crewe Alexandra01BarrowGresty Road4,568
LineupsGlover   
Derby County62Accrington StanleyBaseball Ground22,993
Ackerman 4, Straw 2 LineupsDick, Devlin   
Halifax Town11RochdaleThe Shay3,212
Griffiths (p) LineupsMcClelland   
Hartlepools United31ChesterVictoria Park6,646
Johnson, McGuigan, Luke LineupsLee (p)   
Mansfield Town02Grimsby TownField Mill15,562
LineupsPriestley, Reeson   
Oldham Athletic11SouthportBoundary Park6,570
Neale LineupsBromilow   
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United21Tranmere RoversOld Showground4,343
Brown, Gregory LineupsJones   
Stockport County81Carlisle UnitedEdgeley Park4,957
Connor 5, Clempson, Moran 2 LineupsWhitehouse   
Workington61GatesheadBorough Park4,291
Dailey 2, Whittle, Bertolini 2, Jones LineupsSmith   
Wrexham10BradfordRacecourse Ground4,744
Griffiths B Lineups   
York City40DarlingtonBootham Crescent8,435
Bottom 2 (1p), Prescott, Colbridge 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 42 16 4 1 62 21 10 3 8 43 30 2.059 59 W D W W W1956-04-14 Darlington A
2 0 Grimsby Town 40 16 1 2 48 10 10 4 7 21 19 2.379 57 W W W L W1956-04-14 Wrexham H
3 1 Southport 40 12 8 2 39 18 9 2 7 23 25 1.442 52 D W W D L1956-04-14 Workington H
4 1 Hartlepools United 41 16 1 3 40 15 8 3 10 30 39 1.296 52 W W W L L1956-04-14 Barrow A
5 -2 Accrington Stanley 39 15 3 2 52 16 7 4 8 30 35 1.608 51 L W D L D1956-04-14 Crewe Alexandra H
6 0 Chesterfield 42 17 1 4 59 21 5 3 12 24 41 1.339 48 W W W L L1956-04-14 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
7 0 Bradford City 41 14 4 2 47 22 2 8 11 20 34 1.196 44 L D L D W1956-04-14 Rochdale A
8 0 Stockport County 42 14 4 3 57 21 3 5 13 16 37 1.259 43 W D D W D1956-04-14 Chester A
9 0 Workington 42 12 3 6 45 19 6 4 11 27 41 1.2 43 W L L L D1956-04-14 Southport A
10 2 York City 40 10 3 6 38 23 7 5 9 38 41 1.188 42 W L D W W1956-04-09 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
11 0 Rochdale 41 11 5 4 41 33 4 7 10 20 43 0.803 42 D W D W L1956-04-14 Bradford City H
12 1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 39 11 4 5 37 19 6 3 10 27 32 1.255 41 W L L W D1956-04-09 York City A
13 -3 Gateshead 43 13 4 4 49 29 2 7 13 20 49 0.885 41 L L W W D1956-04-14 York City H
14 3 Wrexham 42 10 5 6 34 25 5 4 12 28 43 0.912 39 W D W W W1956-04-14 Grimsby Town A
15 -1 Darlington 41 10 6 5 40 27 5 3 12 18 41 0.853 39 L D W L D1956-04-14 Derby County H
16 -1 Tranmere Rovers 42 11 4 7 33 22 4 4 12 21 51 0.74 38 L D L L W1956-04-14 Oldham Athletic H
17 -1 Chester 40 10 7 3 31 24 3 5 12 15 43 0.687 38 L W D W L1956-04-11 Crewe Alexandra A
18 0 Mansfield Town 41 11 6 4 51 20 1 5 14 20 49 1.029 35 L L L W W1956-04-09 Bradford H
19 0 Halifax Town 41 9 6 5 38 23 3 4 14 23 47 0.871 34 D L L L L1956-04-14 Bradford A
20 0 Oldham Athletic 43 7 10 4 45 33 2 6 14 25 50 0.843 34 D L W D D1956-04-14 Tranmere Rovers A
21 0 Carlisle United 41 9 3 9 36 33 4 4 12 23 52 0.694 33 L D L D L1956-04-12 Mansfield Town H
22 1 Barrow 43 9 6 6 38 22 1 2 19 16 57 0.684 28 W D W L L1956-04-14 Hartlepools United H
23 -1 Bradford 39 11 3 5 39 31 0 3 17 14 69 0.53 28 L W L L D1956-04-09 Mansfield Town A
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 41 8 3 9 30 31 0 6 15 16 61 0.5 25 L L L D W1956-04-11 Chester H

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Aldershot13Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticRecreation Ground4,421
Menzies LineupsNewsham 2, Norris   
Brighton & Hove Albion20Colchester UnitedGoldstone Ground17,330
Harburn, Langley (p) Lineups   
Crystal Palace20Norwich CitySelhurst Park9,446
Berry, Cooper Lineups   
Ipswich Town30Southend UnitedPortman Road13,484
MacLuckie, Leadbetter, Parker Lineups   
Newport County01WatfordSomerton Park3,933
LineupsMarden   
Northampton Town02GillinghamCounty Ground6,553
LineupsBaxter, Hawkins   
Queens Park Rangers40MillwallLoftus Road6,497
Clark, Shepherd, Ingham, Smith (p) Lineups   
Shrewsbury Town20Exeter CityGay Meadow6,676
Weigh, Loughnane Lineups   
Southampton12Leyton OrientThe Dell18,699Largest home gate 1955-56
McGowan LineupsJulians 2   
Swindon Town00ReadingCounty Ground7,397
Lineups   
Torquay United31BrentfordPlainmoor5,574
Collins R, Calland, Shaw LineupsTaylor   
Walsall20Coventry CityFellows Park14,750
Richards, Dorman 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 39 16 3 1 68 15 11 4 4 28 18 2.909 61 W W L W W1956-04-14 Shrewsbury Town H
2 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 41 18 1 1 65 12 9 4 8 35 29 2.439 59 W W W W W1956-04-14 Norwich City A
3 0 Ipswich Town 41 14 6 1 55 27 8 6 6 42 28 1.764 56 W L L W D1956-04-14 Exeter City A
4 0 Coventry City 42 16 3 2 53 18 4 4 13 16 35 1.302 47 L W W W L1956-04-14 Torquay United H
5 0 Southend United 39 14 4 2 52 20 5 5 9 27 45 1.215 47 L D W D D1956-04-14 Walsall H
6 2 Torquay United 41 10 9 2 41 19 7 2 11 31 36 1.309 45 W L L L D1956-04-14 Coventry City A
7 -1 Norwich City 39 14 3 3 50 24 3 8 8 23 45 1.058 45 L W L L D1956-04-12 Walsall H
8 -1 Brentford 41 11 6 4 38 28 5 6 9 24 35 0.984 44 L L W D D1956-04-14 Newport County H
9 0 Northampton Town 40 12 3 5 36 24 6 4 10 20 35 0.949 43 L W L D D1956-04-12 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
10 0 Colchester United 42 12 4 5 50 33 4 7 10 18 40 0.932 43 L D L D L1956-04-14 Southampton H
11 1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 40 11 6 4 35 13 5 4 10 19 29 1.286 42 W D D W W1956-04-12 Northampton Town A
12 -1 Southampton 42 13 6 3 58 25 4 2 14 24 44 1.188 42 L D W W D1956-04-11 Exeter City A
13 0 Shrewsbury Town 41 10 7 2 41 18 5 3 14 20 40 1.052 40 W D L L W1956-04-14 Leyton Orient A
14 0 Gillingham 41 9 3 8 32 26 6 7 8 27 40 0.894 40 W D L L W1956-04-14 Aldershot H
15 0 Aldershot 41 8 7 5 33 31 3 7 11 34 50 0.827 36 L D W D W1956-04-14 Gillingham A
16 2 Watford 42 7 5 9 29 36 5 6 10 19 42 0.615 35 W D W D L1956-04-14 Swindon Town H
17 -1 Reading 42 9 2 10 36 34 4 6 11 28 41 0.853 34 D W W W D1956-04-14 Queens Park Rangers H
18 2 Queens Park Rangers 42 8 7 6 38 28 3 4 14 18 51 0.709 33 W L W L L1956-04-14 Reading A
19 -2 Exeter City 41 8 5 7 32 25 4 4 13 16 43 0.706 33 L W L W L1956-04-11 Southampton H
20 1 Walsall 39 10 5 3 32 22 2 3 16 21 50 0.736 32 W D D D W1956-04-12 Norwich City A
21 -2 Newport County 40 9 2 9 25 24 3 6 11 25 46 0.714 32 L L L L L1956-04-12 Swindon Town H
22 0 Crystal Palace 41 6 3 12 25 29 5 7 8 27 44 0.712 32 W L W L L1956-04-14 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
23 1 Swindon Town 41 4 10 7 18 20 4 3 13 14 52 0.444 29 D D D D L1956-04-12 Newport County A
24 -1 Millwall 40 9 4 6 41 30 2 2 17 25 65 0.695 28 L L D L W1956-04-14 Northampton Town H
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