1956-04-14

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Cup and International Matches
Home International Venue Gate Notes
Scotland11EnglandHampden Park, Glasgow 132,817  
Leggat Lineups Haynes     

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Arsenal 10 Birmingham CityHighbury31,733
Tapscott Lineups    
Aston Villa 32 Sheffield UnitedVilla Park23,407
Pace 3 Lineups Grainger, Wilkinson    
Blackpool 02 Tottenham HotspurBloomfield Road19,257
Lineups McClellan, Smith    
Bolton Wanderers 32 Newcastle UnitedBurnden Park17,378
Stevens, Neill, Gubbins Lineups Keeble, White    
Cardiff City 20 Luton TownNinian Park16,086
Hitchens, Walsh Lineups    
Chelsea 61 EvertonStamford Bridge13,825
Bentley 3, Lewis, Stubbs 2 Lineups Harris J    
Huddersfield Town 40 Charlton AthleticLeeds Road14,065
Metcalfe 2, McGarry, Hickson Lineups    
Manchester City 13 BurnleyMaine Road29,087
Spurdle Lineups McIlroy 2, McKay    
Portsmouth 11 West Bromwich AlbionFratton Park15,675
Harris Lineups Lee    
Sunderland 22 Manchester UnitedRoker Park19,855
Anderson (p), Elliott Lineups McGuinness, Whelan    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 Preston North EndMolineux18,446
Slater (p), Wilshaw Lineups Hatsell    

 

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 41 17 3 0 50 20 7 7 7 32 31 1.608 58 D W D W W1956-04-21 Portsmouth H
2 0 Blackpool 40 13 4 4 56 27 7 5 7 29 32 1.441 49 L L W D D1956-04-21 Everton A
3 0 Manchester City 40 11 5 5 40 27 6 5 8 36 37 1.188 44 L W L W D1956-04-21 Luton Town A
4 1 Arsenal 40 13 4 4 38 22 4 6 9 19 36 0.983 44 W W W W W1956-04-21 West Bromwich Albion A
5 1 Bolton Wanderers 40 13 3 5 50 24 5 4 10 18 26 1.36 43 W W L L D1956-04-21 Birmingham City A
6 -2 Birmingham City 40 11 4 5 46 24 6 5 9 24 30 1.296 43 L W W W D1956-04-18 Sunderland A
7 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 13 2 4 43 25 4 6 9 33 34 1.288 42 W L D D W1956-04-18 Tottenham Hotspur H
8 1 Burnley 40 11 3 6 36 18 6 5 9 24 32 1.2 42 W L W W L1956-04-21 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
9 2 Portsmouth 40 9 8 3 44 34 7 1 12 32 46 0.95 41 D L W W D1956-04-21 Manchester United A
10 -2 Newcastle United 41 12 3 5 48 23 5 3 13 36 46 1.217 40 L W D L L1956-04-21 Chelsea H
11 -1 Luton Town 40 11 4 4 39 22 5 4 12 22 37 1.034 40 L W D L D1956-04-21 Manchester City H
12 0 Charlton Athletic 41 13 1 6 47 26 4 4 13 28 55 0.926 39 L W L L W1956-04-21 Cardiff City H
13 0 West Bromwich Albion 40 12 3 5 35 24 5 2 13 21 42 0.848 39 D L L L W1956-04-21 Arsenal H
14 1 Sunderland 39 9 8 3 43 36 6 1 12 32 54 0.833 39 D L L W L1956-04-18 Birmingham City H
15 -1 Everton 41 10 5 5 36 29 4 5 12 18 40 0.783 38 L W D L L1956-04-21 Blackpool H
16 1 Cardiff City 39 11 3 5 35 30 4 4 12 19 37 0.806 37 W L L L D1956-04-21 Charlton Athletic A
17 -1 Preston North End 41 6 5 9 32 35 8 3 10 41 36 1.028 36 L L D W W1956-04-21 Aston Villa H
18 0 Chelsea 40 9 4 7 30 25 4 6 10 31 50 0.813 36 W L D L D1956-04-21 Newcastle United A
19 0 Tottenham Hotspur 38 8 4 7 33 30 6 2 11 23 33 0.889 34 W W D L L1956-04-18 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
20 0 Sheffield United 39 8 5 6 26 29 4 3 13 31 39 0.838 32 L L W D D1956-04-21 Sunderland H
21 0 Aston Villa 40 8 6 6 29 29 1 7 12 19 40 0.696 31 W L D D W1956-04-21 Preston North End A
22 0 Huddersfield Town 40 8 4 8 29 29 4 3 13 20 52 0.605 31 W W L L L1956-04-21 Tottenham Hotspur A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers21MiddlesbroughEwood Park21,070
Williamson, Langton (p) LineupsDay   
Bristol Rovers20Notts CountyEastville15,455
Ward, Meyer Lineups   
Doncaster Rovers12Leeds UnitedBelle Vue18,404
Tindill LineupsCharles, Nightingale   
Hull City41BarnsleyBoothferry Park8,931
Clarke, Bradbury, Smith, Betts OG LineupsKaye   
Leicester City21West Ham UnitedFilbert Street17,432
Griffiths, Gardiner LineupsBlackburn   
Lincoln City20Bristol CitySincil Bank10,318
Withers, Gibson Lineups   
Liverpool41Port ValeAnfield Road29,413
Rowley 3, Twentyman LineupsBaily   
Nottingham Forest02BuryCity Ground19,840
LineupsPearson, Robinson   
Plymouth Argyle31Rotherham UnitedHome Park7,856
Langman N 2, Morgan LineupsJohnson   
Sheffield Wednesday23FulhamHillsborough26,940
Shiner, Finney LineupsStevens, Dwight, Chamberlain   
Stoke City50Swansea TownVictoria Ground12,674
Bowyer 2, Oscroft, Graver, King 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 40 12 5 3 55 25 7 8 5 36 32 1.596 51 L D W W D1956-04-21 Bury A
2 0 Bristol Rovers 40 13 3 4 52 31 8 3 9 30 35 1.242 48 W W W L W1956-04-21 Leeds United A
3 0 Leeds United 39 16 3 1 49 17 4 3 12 23 41 1.241 46 W W W L W1956-04-21 Bristol Rovers H
4 2 Blackburn Rovers 39 12 4 4 52 28 8 1 10 28 33 1.311 45 W L W W W1956-04-21 Bristol City A
5 3 Liverpool 39 14 3 4 52 25 5 3 10 30 35 1.367 44 W L L W L1956-04-21 Rotherham United A
6 3 Leicester City 40 14 3 3 60 23 5 3 12 28 53 1.158 44 W L L D L1956-04-21 Port Vale A
7 -3 Nottingham Forest 38 9 3 7 29 25 10 3 6 34 32 1.105 44 L W D W W1956-04-18 West Ham United H
8 -3 Bristol City 40 13 4 3 47 20 5 3 12 31 41 1.279 43 L W D L L1956-04-21 Blackburn Rovers H
9 -2 Port Vale 40 11 4 4 33 16 4 9 8 22 37 1.038 43 L L D D W1956-04-21 Leicester City H
10 1 Fulham 40 13 2 4 51 24 5 4 12 30 52 1.066 42 W W L D L1956-04-21 Doncaster Rovers H
11 -1 Swansea Town 39 13 3 3 44 20 5 2 13 31 56 0.987 41 L W L L W1956-04-21 Plymouth Argyle H
12 0 Lincoln City 37 12 5 2 45 16 3 5 10 21 37 1.245 40 W D D L W1956-04-18 Middlesbrough A
13 0 Stoke City 37 13 2 5 47 25 5 2 10 17 29 1.185 40 W L W D L1956-04-16 Bury H
14 1 Bury 40 9 5 6 42 34 6 3 11 40 51 0.965 38 W W L L W1956-04-16 Stoke City A
15 -1 West Ham United 39 11 4 4 47 23 2 6 12 22 42 1.062 36 L D L W W1956-04-18 Nottingham Forest A
16 0 Doncaster Rovers 39 11 5 4 45 29 1 6 12 24 59 0.784 35 L D L W W1956-04-21 Fulham A
17 0 Middlesbrough 38 9 4 6 37 28 4 4 11 27 44 0.889 34 L L L L D1956-04-18 Lincoln City H
18 0 Rotherham United 37 7 5 5 27 27 5 4 11 26 38 0.815 33 L L W W W1956-04-21 Liverpool H
19 0 Barnsley 40 10 4 6 32 34 1 7 12 13 46 0.563 33 L W W L D1956-04-21 Nottingham Forest H
20 0 Notts County 41 8 5 7 38 34 3 4 14 16 45 0.684 31 L D W L L1956-04-21 Stoke City H
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 41 7 6 8 33 25 3 1 16 19 60 0.612 27 W L L L L1956-04-21 Swansea Town A
22 0 Hull City 39 5 4 10 28 39 4 2 14 20 47 0.558 24 W D W L D1956-04-21 Middlesbrough A

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Accrington Stanley51Crewe AlexandraPeel Park5,775
Stewart 2, Dick, Wright, Devlin LineupsRobson   
Barrow32Hartlepools UnitedHolker Street4,734
Glover, Horton, Armstrong LineupsMcGuigan, Johnson   
Bradford11Halifax TownPark Avenue5,775
Ward W LineupsBaker   
Chester14Stockport CountySealand Road4,425
Allman LineupsMoir, Wilson, Moran 2   
Chesterfield20Scunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedSaltergate Recreation Ground5,592
Sowden, Havenhand Lineups   
Darlington10Derby CountyFeethams Ground4,291
Upton OG Lineups   
Gateshead32York CityRedheugh Park 2,301
Ingham, Lydon, Oliver (p) LineupsBottom 2   
Grimsby Town10WrexhamBlundell Park14,560
Crosbie Lineups   
Rochdale31Bradford CitySpotland3,879
Lord, McLaren, McClelland LineupsJackson D   
Southport00WorkingtonHaig Avenue4,231
Lineups   
Tranmere Rovers03Oldham AthleticPrenton Park3,902
LineupsChaytor, Travis, Fawley   

 

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 41 17 1 2 49 10 10 4 7 21 19 2.414 59 W W W W L1956-04-17 Darlington H
2 -1 Derby County 43 16 4 1 62 21 10 3 9 43 31 2.019 59 L W D W W1956-04-21 Rochdale H
3 2 Accrington Stanley 40 16 3 2 57 17 7 4 8 30 35 1.673 53 W L W D L1956-04-16 York City A
4 -1 Southport 41 12 9 2 39 18 9 2 7 23 25 1.442 53 D D W W D1956-04-18 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A
5 -1 Hartlepools United 42 16 1 3 40 15 8 3 11 32 42 1.263 52 L W W W L1956-04-21 Tranmere Rovers H
6 0 Chesterfield 43 18 1 4 61 21 5 3 12 24 41 1.371 50 W W W W L1956-04-18 Rochdale A
7 1 Stockport County 43 14 4 3 57 21 4 5 13 20 38 1.305 45 W W D D W1956-04-21 Southport H
8 1 Workington 43 12 3 6 45 19 6 5 11 27 41 1.2 44 D W L L L1956-04-21 Grimsby Town H
9 -2 Bradford City 42 14 4 2 47 22 2 8 12 21 37 1.153 44 L L D L D1956-04-16 Bradford H
10 2 Rochdale 42 12 5 4 44 34 4 7 10 20 43 0.831 44 W D W D W1956-04-18 Chesterfield H
11 -1 York City 42 10 4 6 38 23 7 5 10 40 44 1.164 43 L D W L D1956-04-16 Accrington Stanley H
12 1 Gateshead 44 14 4 4 52 31 2 7 13 20 49 0.9 43 W L L W W1956-04-21 Mansfield Town A
13 -2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 41 11 4 5 37 19 6 4 11 27 34 1.208 42 L D W L L1956-04-18 Southport H
14 1 Darlington 42 11 6 5 41 27 5 3 12 18 41 0.868 41 W L D W L1956-04-17 Grimsby Town A
15 -1 Wrexham 43 10 5 6 34 25 5 4 13 28 44 0.899 39 L W D W W1956-04-21 Darlington H
16 0 Chester 42 10 7 4 32 28 3 6 12 15 43 0.662 39 L D L W D1956-04-21 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A
17 0 Tranmere Rovers 43 11 4 8 33 25 4 4 12 21 51 0.711 38 L L D L L1956-04-18 Bradford A
18 0 Mansfield Town 43 12 6 4 56 20 1 5 15 22 54 1.054 37 L W L L L1956-04-21 Gateshead H
19 2 Oldham Athletic 44 7 10 4 45 33 3 6 14 28 50 0.88 36 W D L W D1956-04-21 Carlisle United H
20 0 Halifax Town 42 9 6 5 38 23 3 5 14 24 48 0.873 35 D D L L L1956-04-21 Accrington Stanley H
21 -2 Carlisle United 42 10 3 9 41 35 4 4 12 23 52 0.736 35 W L D L D1956-04-21 Oldham Athletic A
22 0 Barrow 44 10 6 6 41 24 1 2 19 16 57 0.704 30 W W D W L1956-04-21 Bradford City A
23 0 Bradford 41 11 4 5 40 32 0 3 18 14 74 0.509 29 D L L W L1956-04-16 Bradford City A
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 43 8 4 9 30 31 0 6 16 17 66 0.485 26 L D L L L1956-04-21 Chesterfield H

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic10Crystal PalaceDean Court5,981
Allen Lineups   
Brentford11Newport CountyGriffin Park5,291
Towers LineupsShergold   
Colchester United32SouthamptonLayer Road5,560
Hill B, McCurley 2 LineupsMulgrew, Traynor   
Coventry City12Torquay UnitedHighfield Road9,037
Sambrook (p) LineupsCalland, Dobbie   
Exeter City22Ipswich TownSt James Park6,607
Mitchell (p), Buckle LineupsBlackman, Parker   
Gillingham20AldershotPriestfield Stadium3,369
Morgan, Hawkins Lineups   
Leyton Orient52Shrewsbury TownBrisbane Road13,212
Heckman 2, Johnston 2, Hartburn LineupsO'Donnell, Earl OG   
Millwall41Northampton TownThe Den, New Cross3,682
Tyrell 2, Summers, Prior LineupsDutton   
Norwich City33Brighton & Hove AlbionCarrow Road12,444
Gordon, Bacon, Coxon LineupsWilson, Harburn, Mundy   
Reading31Queens Park RangersElm Park4,697
Wheeler, Dixon 2 LineupsCameron   
Southend United32WalsallRoots Hall5,488
Hollis 2, Barker LineupsHodgkisson, Love   
Watford21Swindon TownVicarage Road3,505
Catleugh, Graham LineupsEdwards   

 

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 40 17 3 1 73 17 11 4 4 28 18 2.886 63 W W W L W1956-04-18 Brighton & Hove Albion A
2 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 18 1 1 65 12 9 5 8 38 32 2.341 60 D W W W W1956-04-18 Leyton Orient H
3 0 Ipswich Town 42 14 6 1 55 27 8 7 6 44 30 1.737 57 D W L L W1956-04-21 Leyton Orient H
4 1 Southend United 40 15 4 2 55 22 5 5 9 27 45 1.224 49 W L D W D1956-04-19 Newport County A
5 1 Norwich City 41 15 4 3 56 29 3 8 8 23 45 1.068 48 D W L W L1956-04-18 Aldershot A
6 1 Torquay United 42 10 9 2 41 19 8 2 11 33 37 1.321 47 W W L L L1956-04-21 Southend United H
7 -3 Coventry City 43 16 3 3 54 20 4 4 13 16 35 1.273 47 L L W W W1956-04-21 Newport County A
8 1 Brentford 42 11 7 4 39 29 5 6 9 24 35 0.984 45 D L L W D1956-04-21 Swindon Town A
9 1 Colchester United 43 13 4 5 53 35 4 7 10 18 40 0.947 45 W L D L D1956-04-21 Shrewsbury Town A
10 -2 Northampton Town 42 13 3 5 38 25 6 4 11 21 39 0.922 45 L W L W L1956-04-16 Walsall A
11 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 12 6 4 36 13 5 4 11 20 31 1.273 44 W L W D D1956-04-21 Brighton & Hove Albion A
12 0 Southampton 44 13 6 3 58 25 4 2 16 28 50 1.147 42 L L L D W1956-04-21 Norwich City H
13 1 Gillingham 42 10 3 8 34 26 6 7 8 27 40 0.924 42 W W D L L1956-04-21 Crystal Palace A
14 -1 Shrewsbury Town 42 10 7 2 41 18 5 3 15 22 45 1 40 L W D L L1956-04-21 Colchester United H
15 2 Watford 43 8 5 9 31 37 5 6 10 19 42 0.633 37 W W D W D1956-04-21 Queens Park Rangers A
16 2 Reading 43 10 2 10 39 35 4 6 11 28 41 0.882 36 W D W W W1956-04-21 Northampton Town A
17 -2 Aldershot 42 8 7 5 33 31 3 7 12 34 52 0.807 36 L L D W D1956-04-18 Norwich City H
18 -2 Exeter City 43 9 6 7 37 29 4 4 13 16 43 0.736 36 D W L W L1956-04-21 Walsall A
19 0 Newport County 42 10 2 9 26 24 3 7 11 26 47 0.732 35 D W L L L1956-04-19 Southend United H
20 0 Queens Park Rangers 43 8 7 6 38 28 3 4 15 19 54 0.695 33 L W L W L1956-04-21 Watford H
21 0 Walsall 41 10 5 3 32 22 2 3 18 25 56 0.731 32 L L W D D1956-04-16 Northampton Town H
22 0 Crystal Palace 42 6 3 12 25 29 5 7 9 27 45 0.703 32 L W L W L1956-04-21 Gillingham H
23 1 Millwall 41 10 4 6 45 31 2 2 17 25 65 0.729 30 W L L D L1956-04-21 Aldershot A
24 -1 Swindon Town 43 4 10 7 18 20 4 3 15 15 55 0.44 29 L L D D D1956-04-21 Brentford H
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