1956-04-18

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Sunderland 10 Birmingham CityRoker Park14,824
Holden Lineups    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 51 Tottenham HotspurMolineux29,890
Slater 2 (2p), Broadbent, Murray, Wilshaw Lineups Harmer (p)    

 

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 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 39 14 2 4 48 26 4 6 9 33 34 1.35 44 W W L D D1956-04-21 Burnley A
4 -1 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
5 -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
6 -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
7 -1 Birmingham City 41 11 4 5 46 24 6 5 10 24 31 1.273 43 L L W W W1956-04-21 Bolton Wanderers H
8 0 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 0 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 4 Sunderland 40 10 8 3 44 36 6 1 12 32 54 0.844 41 W D L L W1956-04-21 Sheffield United A
11 -1 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
12 -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
13 -1 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
14 -1 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
15 0 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 0 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 0 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 39 8 4 7 33 30 6 2 12 24 38 0.838 34 L W W D L1956-04-21 Huddersfield Town H
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
Middlesbrough42Lincoln CityAyresome Park8,298
McLean, Wayman, Delapenha 2 LineupsNorthcott, Neal   
Nottingham Forest00West Ham UnitedCity Ground15,589
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 0 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 2 Nottingham Forest 39 9 4 7 29 25 10 3 6 34 32 1.105 45 D L W D W1956-04-21 Barnsley A
6 -1 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
7 -1 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
8 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 38 12 5 2 45 16 3 5 11 23 41 1.193 40 L W D D L1956-04-21 West Ham United A
13 0 Stoke City 38 13 2 6 47 27 5 2 10 17 29 1.143 40 L W L W D1956-04-21 Notts County A
14 0 Bury 41 9 5 6 42 34 7 3 11 42 51 0.988 40 W W W L L1956-04-21 Sheffield Wednesday H
15 0 West Ham United 40 11 4 4 47 23 2 7 12 22 42 1.062 37 D L D L W1956-04-21 Lincoln City H
16 1 Middlesbrough 39 10 4 6 41 30 4 4 11 27 44 0.919 36 W L L L L1956-04-21 Hull City H
17 -1 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
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
Bradford45Tranmere RoversPark Avenue2,651
Smith 3, Pilling LineupsBatty OG, Jones, Stephens 2, Kelly   
Rochdale15ChesterfieldSpotland2,518
Lord LineupsSmith 3, Keating, Sowden   
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United01SouthportOld Showground4,333
LineupsMcIlvenny   

 

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 Grimsby Town 42 18 1 2 50 10 10 4 7 21 19 2.448 61 W W W W W1956-04-21 Workington A
2 0 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 0 Accrington Stanley 41 16 3 2 57 17 8 4 8 31 35 1.692 55 W W L W D1956-04-21 Halifax Town A
4 0 Southport 42 12 9 2 39 18 10 2 7 24 25 1.465 55 W D D W W1956-04-21 Stockport County A
5 1 Chesterfield 44 18 1 4 61 21 6 3 12 29 42 1.429 52 W W W W W1956-04-21 Crewe Alexandra A
6 -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
7 0 Bradford City 43 15 4 2 52 22 2 8 12 21 37 1.237 46 W L L D L1956-04-21 Barrow H
8 0 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
9 0 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
10 0 Rochdale 43 12 5 5 45 39 4 7 10 20 43 0.793 44 L W D W D1956-04-21 Derby County A
11 0 York City 43 10 4 7 38 24 7 5 10 40 44 1.147 43 L L D W L1956-04-21 Bradford H
12 0 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 0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 42 11 4 6 37 20 6 4 11 27 34 1.185 42 L L D W L1956-04-21 Chester H
14 0 Darlington 43 11 6 5 41 27 5 3 13 18 42 0.855 41 L W L D W1956-04-21 Wrexham A
15 2 Tranmere Rovers 44 11 4 8 33 25 5 4 12 26 55 0.738 40 W L L D L1956-04-21 Hartlepools United A
16 -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
17 -1 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
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 0 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 0 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 43 11 4 6 44 37 0 3 19 14 79 0.5 29 L L D L L1956-04-21 York 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
Aldershot00Norwich CityRecreation Ground3,738
Lineups   
Brighton & Hove Albion11Leyton OrientGoldstone Ground30,864Largest home gate 1955-56
McMahon OG LineupsHartburn   

 

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 41 17 3 1 73 17 11 5 4 29 19 2.833 64 D W W W L1956-04-21 Ipswich Town A
2 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 43 18 2 1 66 13 9 5 8 38 32 2.311 61 D D W W W1956-04-21 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 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 0 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 0 Norwich City 42 15 4 3 56 29 3 9 8 23 45 1.068 49 D D W L W1956-04-21 Southampton A
6 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 Northampton Town 43 13 3 5 38 25 6 4 12 21 41 0.894 45 L L W L W1956-04-21 Reading H
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 0 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 0 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 Aldershot 43 8 8 5 33 31 3 7 12 34 52 0.807 37 D L L D W1956-04-21 Millwall H
16 -1 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
17 -1 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
18 0 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 Walsall 42 11 5 3 34 22 2 3 18 25 56 0.756 34 W L L W D1956-04-21 Exeter City H
21 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
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 0 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 0 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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