1956-04-21

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 52 Bolton WanderersSt Andrew's29,640
Kinsey, Warmington, Astall, Wheeler 2 OG Lineups Stevens 2    
Burnley 12 Wolverhampton WanderersTurf Moor22,322
Newlands Lineups Booth, Deeley    
Charlton Athletic 00 Cardiff CityThe Valley17,726
Lineups    
Everton 10 BlackpoolGoodison Park57,823Largest home gate 1955-56
Farrell Lineups    
Luton Town 32 Manchester CityKenilworth Road18,074
Turner (p), Ewing OG, Groves Lineups Barnes, Clarke    
Manchester United 10 PortsmouthOld Trafford38,417
Viollet Lineups    
Newcastle United 11 ChelseaSt James' Park24,322
Milburn (p) Lineups Stubbs    
Preston North End 01 Aston VillaDeepdale16,175
Lineups Pace    
Sheffield United 23 SunderlandBramall Lane26,341
Hagan, Ringstead Lineups Purdon 2, Anderson    
Tottenham Hotspur 12 Huddersfield TownWhite Hart Lane36,387
Harmer (p) Lineups Norman OG, Hickson    
West Bromwich Albion 21 ArsenalThe Hawthorns22,392
Lee, Goring OG Lineups Tapscott    

 

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 42 18 3 0 51 20 7 7 7 32 31 1.627 60 W D W D W End of Season
2 0 Blackpool 41 13 4 4 56 27 7 5 8 29 33 1.417 49 L L L W D1956-04-28 Chelsea A
3 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 40 14 2 4 48 26 5 6 9 35 35 1.361 46 W W W L D1956-04-28 Sunderland H
4 3 Birmingham City 42 12 4 5 51 26 6 5 10 24 31 1.316 45 W L L W W End of Season
5 -1 Manchester City 41 11 5 5 40 27 6 5 9 38 40 1.164 44 L L W L W1956-04-28 Portsmouth A
6 -1 Arsenal 41 13 4 4 38 22 4 6 10 20 38 0.967 44 L W W W W1956-04-28 Cardiff City A
7 -1 Bolton Wanderers 41 13 3 5 50 24 5 4 11 20 31 1.273 43 L W W L L1956-04-28 Huddersfield Town A
8 2 Sunderland 41 10 8 3 44 36 7 1 12 35 56 0.859 43 W W D L L1956-04-28 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
9 -1 Burnley 41 11 3 7 37 20 6 5 9 24 32 1.173 42 L W L W W1956-04-28 Luton Town A
10 2 Luton Town 41 12 4 4 42 24 5 4 12 22 37 1.049 42 W L W D L1956-04-28 Burnley H
11 0 Newcastle United 42 12 4 5 49 24 5 3 13 36 46 1.214 41 D L W D L End of Season
12 -3 Portsmouth 41 9 8 3 44 34 7 1 13 32 47 0.938 41 L D L W W1956-04-28 Manchester City H
13 1 West Bromwich Albion 41 13 3 5 37 25 5 2 13 21 42 0.866 41 W D L L L1956-04-28 Aston Villa A
14 -1 Charlton Athletic 42 13 2 6 47 26 4 4 13 28 55 0.926 40 D L W L L End of Season
15 0 Everton 42 11 5 5 37 29 4 5 12 18 40 0.797 40 W L W D L End of Season
16 0 Cardiff City 40 11 3 5 35 30 4 5 12 19 37 0.806 38 D W L L L1956-04-23 Tottenham Hotspur H
17 1 Chelsea 41 9 4 7 30 25 4 7 10 32 51 0.816 37 D W L D L1956-04-28 Blackpool H
18 -1 Preston North End 42 6 5 10 32 36 8 3 10 41 36 1.014 36 L L L D W End of Season
19 0 Tottenham Hotspur 40 8 4 8 34 32 6 2 12 24 38 0.829 34 L L W W D1956-04-23 Cardiff City A
20 1 Aston Villa 41 8 6 6 29 29 2 7 12 20 40 0.71 33 W W L D D1956-04-28 West Bromwich Albion H
21 1 Huddersfield Town 41 8 4 8 29 29 5 3 13 22 53 0.622 33 W W W L L1956-04-28 Bolton Wanderers H
22 -2 Sheffield United 40 8 5 7 28 32 4 3 13 31 39 0.831 32 L L L W D1956-04-28 Tottenham Hotspur A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Barnsley11Nottingham ForestOakwell11,429
Wood LineupsLishman   
Bristol City20Blackburn RoversAshton Gate20,554
Burden, Rogers Lineups   
Bury25Sheffield WednesdayGigg Lane20,333Largest home gate 1955-56
Pearson, Robinson LineupsShiner 2, Finney, Quixall, Broadbent   
Fulham40Doncaster RoversCraven Cottage17,755
Chamberlain 3, Stevens Lineups   
Leeds United21Bristol RoversElland Road49,274Largest home gate 1955-56
Charles, Overfield LineupsWard   
Middlesbrough51Hull CityAyresome Park11,190
Fitzsimons, Delapenha 2 (1p), Wayman, Day LineupsFraser   
Notts County13Stoke CityMeadow Lane10,918
Jackson LineupsGraver, Oscroft, Cairns (p)   
Port Vale23Leicester CityVale Park14,302
Done (p), Baily LineupsFroggatt, Gardiner 2   
Rotherham United01LiverpoolMillmoor9,225
LineupsRowley   
Swansea Town22Plymouth ArgyleVetch Field14,951
Griffiths, Jones C LineupsDavies, Bell   
West Ham United24Lincoln CityUpton Park13,347
Dare, Dick LineupsNorthcott 2, Withers, Bannan   
Footnotes
Sheffield Wednesday champions & promoted

 

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 41 12 5 3 55 25 8 8 5 41 34 1.627 53 W L D W W1956-04-28 Lincoln City H
2 1 Leeds United 40 17 3 1 51 18 4 3 12 23 41 1.254 48 W W W W L1956-04-23 Rotherham United A
3 -1 Bristol Rovers 41 13 3 4 52 31 8 3 10 31 37 1.221 48 L W W W L1956-04-28 Liverpool H
4 2 Liverpool 40 14 3 4 52 25 6 3 10 31 35 1.383 46 W W L L W1956-04-28 Bristol Rovers A
5 2 Leicester City 41 14 3 3 60 23 6 3 12 31 55 1.167 46 W W L L D1956-04-28 Doncaster Rovers H
6 -1 Nottingham Forest 40 9 4 7 29 25 10 4 6 35 33 1.103 46 D D L W D1956-04-28 Blackburn Rovers H
7 1 Bristol City 41 14 4 3 49 20 5 3 12 31 41 1.311 45 W L W D L1956-04-28 West Ham United A
8 -4 Blackburn Rovers 40 12 4 4 52 28 8 1 11 28 35 1.27 45 L W L W W1956-04-28 Nottingham Forest A
9 1 Fulham 41 14 2 4 55 24 5 4 12 30 52 1.118 44 W W W L D1956-05-02 Nottingham Forest H
10 -1 Port Vale 41 11 4 5 35 19 4 9 8 22 37 1.018 43 L L L D D1956-04-28 Middlesbrough H
11 1 Lincoln City 39 12 5 2 45 16 4 5 11 27 43 1.22 42 W L W D D1956-04-25 Stoke City H
12 1 Stoke City 39 13 2 6 47 27 6 2 10 20 30 1.175 42 W L W L W1956-04-25 Lincoln City A
13 -2 Swansea Town 40 13 4 3 46 22 5 2 13 31 56 0.987 42 D L W L L1956-04-28 Barnsley H
14 0 Bury 42 9 5 7 44 39 7 3 11 42 51 0.956 40 L W W W L End of Season
15 1 Middlesbrough 40 11 4 6 46 31 4 4 11 27 44 0.973 38 W W L L L1956-04-28 Port Vale A
16 -1 West Ham United 41 11 4 5 49 27 2 7 12 22 42 1.029 37 L D L D L1956-04-28 Bristol City H
17 0 Doncaster Rovers 40 11 5 4 45 29 1 6 13 24 63 0.75 35 L L D L W1956-04-28 Leicester City A
18 1 Barnsley 41 10 5 6 33 35 1 7 12 13 46 0.568 34 D L W W L1956-04-28 Swansea Town A
19 -1 Rotherham United 38 7 5 6 27 28 5 4 11 26 38 0.803 33 L L L W W1956-04-23 Leeds United H
20 0 Notts County 42 8 5 8 39 37 3 4 14 16 45 0.671 31 L L D W L End of Season
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 42 7 6 8 33 25 3 2 16 21 62 0.621 28 D W L L L End of Season
22 0 Hull City 40 5 4 10 28 39 4 2 15 21 52 0.538 24 L W D W L1956-04-28 Leeds United H

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Bradford City11BarrowValley Parade6,751
Webb LineupsRoberts   
Crewe Alexandra03ChesterfieldGresty Road3,808
LineupsSowden 2, Smith   
Derby County20RochdaleBaseball Ground13,077
Ackerman, Straw Lineups   
Halifax Town20Accrington StanleyThe Shay4,691
Darbyshire, Hampson Lineups   
Hartlepools United40Tranmere RoversVictoria Park6,262
Lumley, Luke, Johnson 2 Lineups   
Mansfield Town31GatesheadField Mill7,348
Jepson 2, Murray LineupsIngham   
Oldham Athletic22Carlisle UnitedBoundary Park5,119
Crook, Fawley LineupsBroadis, Bond   
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United21ChesterOld Showground4,452
Gregory, Haigh LineupsAllman   
Stockport County40SouthportEdgeley Park8,364
Moran 2, Wilson, Moir Lineups   
Workington00Grimsby TownBorough Park8,605
Lineups   
Wrexham21DarlingtonRacecourse Ground5,469
Evans E 2 LineupsClark D   
York City50BradfordBootham Crescent8,006
Wilkinson 2, Bottom, Prescott, Colbridge Lineups   
Footnotes
Crewe Alexandra to apply for re-election

 

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 43 18 1 2 50 10 10 5 7 21 19 2.448 62 D W W W W1956-04-25 Southport H
2 0 Derby County 44 17 4 1 64 21 10 3 9 43 31 2.058 61 W L W D W1956-04-23 York City A
3 0 Accrington Stanley 42 16 3 2 57 17 8 4 9 31 37 1.63 55 L W W L W1956-04-23 Bradford A
4 0 Southport 43 12 9 2 39 18 10 2 8 24 29 1.34 55 L W D D W1956-04-25 Grimsby Town A
5 0 Chesterfield 45 18 1 4 61 21 7 3 12 32 42 1.476 54 W W W W W1956-04-28 Barrow A
6 0 Hartlepools United 43 17 1 3 44 15 8 3 11 32 42 1.333 54 W L W W W1956-04-28 Derby County A
7 1 Stockport County 44 15 4 3 61 21 4 5 13 20 38 1.373 47 W W W D D1956-04-26 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A
8 -1 Bradford City 44 15 5 2 53 23 2 8 12 21 37 1.233 47 D W L L D1956-04-25 Mansfield Town H
9 2 York City 44 11 4 7 43 24 7 5 10 40 44 1.221 45 W L L D W1956-04-23 Derby County H
10 -1 Workington 44 12 4 6 45 19 6 5 11 27 41 1.2 45 D D W L L1956-04-25 Crewe Alexandra A
11 2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 43 12 4 6 39 21 6 4 11 27 34 1.2 44 W L L D W1956-04-26 Stockport County H
12 -2 Rochdale 44 12 5 5 45 39 4 7 11 20 45 0.774 44 L L W D W1956-04-24 Darlington H
13 -1 Gateshead 45 14 4 4 52 31 2 7 14 21 52 0.88 43 L W L L W1956-04-28 Crewe Alexandra H
14 2 Wrexham 44 11 5 6 36 26 5 4 13 28 44 0.914 41 W L W D W1956-04-25 Halifax Town H
15 -1 Darlington 44 11 6 5 41 27 5 3 14 19 44 0.845 41 L L W L D1956-04-24 Rochdale A
16 -1 Tranmere Rovers 45 11 4 8 33 25 5 4 13 26 59 0.702 40 L W L L D1956-04-28 Accrington Stanley A
17 1 Mansfield Town 44 13 6 4 59 21 1 5 15 22 54 1.08 39 W L W L L1956-04-25 Bradford City A
18 -1 Chester 43 10 7 4 32 28 3 6 13 16 45 0.658 39 L L D L W1956-04-24 Carlisle United A
19 1 Halifax Town 43 10 6 5 40 23 3 5 14 24 48 0.901 37 W D D L L1956-04-25 Wrexham A
20 -1 Oldham Athletic 45 7 11 4 47 35 3 6 14 28 50 0.882 37 D W D L W1956-04-28 Wrexham H
21 0 Carlisle United 43 10 3 9 41 35 4 5 12 25 54 0.742 36 D W L D L1956-04-24 Chester H
22 0 Barrow 45 10 6 6 41 24 1 3 19 17 58 0.707 31 D W W D W1956-04-28 Chesterfield H
23 0 Bradford 44 11 4 6 44 37 0 3 20 14 84 0.479 29 L L L D L1956-04-23 Accrington Stanley H
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 44 8 4 10 30 34 0 6 16 17 66 0.47 26 L L D L L1956-04-25 Workington H

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Aldershot21MillwallRecreation Ground4,875
Gaynor J, Flint LineupsTyrell   
Brighton & Hove Albion41Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticGoldstone Ground15,348
Mundy 3, Stephens LineupsNorris   
Crystal Palace13GillinghamSelhurst Park10,495
Berry LineupsHughes, Crossan, Hawkins   
Ipswich Town20Leyton OrientPortman Road22,344
MacLuckie, Blackman Lineups   
Newport County42Coventry CitySomerton Park6,100
Burgess, Brown, Hudson, Tennant LineupsUphill, Sambrook   
Northampton Town12ReadingCounty Ground5,612
Leek LineupsQuinlan, Dixon   
Queens Park Rangers32WatfordLoftus Road7,603
Kerrins, Cameron, Angell LineupsGraham, Catleugh   
Shrewsbury Town21Colchester UnitedGay Meadow6,967
Simpson, Weigh LineupsWallace OG   
Southampton25Norwich CityThe Dell9,762
Day, Reeves LineupsGordon, Hunt 2, Gavin 2   
Swindon Town01BrentfordCounty Ground5,790
LineupsPeplow   
Torquay United22Southend UnitedPlainmoor6,070
Collins T, Calland LineupsHollis, Dowsett   
Walsall31Exeter CityFellows Park13,656
Mitchell OG, Hodgkisson, Taylor D LineupsSimpson   

 

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 42 17 3 1 73 17 11 5 5 29 21 2.684 64 L D W W W1956-04-26 Millwall H
2 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 44 19 2 1 70 14 9 5 8 38 32 2.348 63 W D D W W1956-04-25 Ipswich Town A
3 0 Ipswich Town 43 15 6 1 57 27 8 7 6 44 30 1.772 59 W D W L L1956-04-25 Brighton & Hove Albion H
4 1 Norwich City 43 15 4 3 56 29 4 9 8 28 47 1.105 51 W D D W L1956-04-25 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
5 -1 Southend United 42 15 4 2 55 22 5 6 10 29 49 1.183 50 D L W L D1956-04-23 Shrewsbury Town A
6 0 Torquay United 43 10 10 2 43 21 8 2 11 33 37 1.31 48 D W W L L1956-04-25 Aldershot H
7 0 Coventry City 44 16 3 3 54 20 4 4 14 18 39 1.22 47 L L L W W1956-04-23 Brentford A
8 0 Brentford 43 11 7 4 39 29 6 6 9 25 35 1 47 W D L L W1956-04-23 Coventry City H
9 0 Colchester United 44 13 4 5 53 35 4 7 11 19 42 0.935 45 L W L D L1956-04-25 Gillingham A
10 0 Northampton Town 44 13 3 6 39 27 6 4 12 21 41 0.882 45 L L L W L1956-04-26 Newport County H
11 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 43 12 6 4 36 13 5 4 12 21 35 1.188 44 L W L W D1956-04-25 Norwich City A
12 1 Gillingham 43 10 3 8 34 26 7 7 8 30 41 0.955 44 W W W D L1956-04-25 Colchester United H
13 -1 Southampton 45 13 6 4 60 30 4 2 16 28 50 1.1 42 L L L L D1956-04-28 Walsall A
14 0 Shrewsbury Town 43 11 7 2 43 19 5 3 15 22 45 1.016 42 W L W D L1956-04-23 Southend United H
15 0 Aldershot 44 9 8 5 35 32 3 7 12 34 52 0.821 39 W D L L D1956-04-25 Torquay United A
16 0 Newport County 44 12 2 9 32 26 3 7 11 26 47 0.795 39 W W D W L1956-04-26 Northampton Town A
17 1 Reading 44 10 2 10 39 35 5 6 11 30 42 0.896 38 W W D W W1956-04-25 Exeter City H
18 -1 Watford 44 8 5 9 31 37 5 6 11 21 45 0.634 37 L W W D W1956-04-25 Southend United A
19 1 Walsall 43 12 5 3 37 23 2 3 18 25 56 0.785 36 W W L L W1956-04-26 Crystal Palace H
20 -1 Exeter City 44 9 6 7 37 29 4 4 14 17 46 0.72 36 L D W L W1956-04-25 Reading A
21 0 Queens Park Rangers 44 9 7 6 41 30 3 4 15 19 54 0.714 35 W L W L W1956-04-25 Swindon Town A
22 0 Crystal Palace 43 6 3 13 26 32 5 7 9 27 45 0.688 32 L L W L W1956-04-26 Walsall A
23 0 Millwall 42 10 4 6 45 31 2 2 18 26 67 0.724 30 L W L L D1956-04-26 Leyton Orient A
24 0 Swindon Town 44 4 10 8 18 21 4 3 15 15 55 0.434 29 L L L D D1956-04-25 Queens Park Rangers H
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