1956-04-23

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Cardiff City 00 Tottenham HotspurNinian Park19,684
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 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 41 11 4 5 35 30 4 5 12 19 37 0.806 39 D D W L L1956-04-28 Arsenal H
17 0 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 0 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 41 8 4 8 34 32 6 3 12 24 38 0.829 35 D L L W W1956-04-28 Sheffield United H
20 0 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 0 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 0 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
Rotherham United02Leeds UnitedMillmoor20,013Largest home gate 1955-56
LineupsNightingale 2   

 

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 0 Leeds United 41 17 3 1 51 18 5 3 12 25 41 1.288 50 W W W W W1956-04-28 Hull City A
3 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 Rotherham United 39 7 5 7 27 30 5 4 11 26 38 0.779 33 L L L L W1956-04-28 Stoke City 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
Bradford10Accrington StanleyPark Avenue4,606
Redfearn Lineups   
York City10Derby CountyBootham Crescent14,976Largest home gate 1955-56
Bottom 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 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 45 17 4 1 64 21 10 3 10 43 32 2.019 61 L W L W D1956-04-28 Hartlepools United H
3 0 Accrington Stanley 43 16 3 2 57 17 8 4 10 31 38 1.6 55 L L W W L1956-04-28 Tranmere Rovers H
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 0 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 York City 45 12 4 7 44 24 7 5 10 40 44 1.235 47 W W L L D1956-04-28 Stockport County A
9 -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
10 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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 45 12 4 6 45 37 0 3 20 14 84 0.488 31 W L L L D1956-04-28 Carlisle United 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
Brentford11Coventry CityGriffin Park6,078
Bragg (p) LineupsHill P   
Shrewsbury Town11Southend UnitedGay Meadow6,560
Webb LineupsMcCrory   

 

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 Southend United 43 15 4 2 55 22 5 7 10 30 50 1.181 51 D D L W L1956-04-25 Watford H
5 -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
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 45 16 3 3 54 20 4 5 14 19 40 1.217 48 D L L L W1956-04-28 Reading H
8 0 Brentford 44 11 8 4 40 30 6 6 9 25 35 1 48 D W D L L1956-04-28 Watford A
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 0 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 Shrewsbury Town 44 11 8 2 44 20 5 3 15 22 45 1.015 43 D W L W D1956-04-28 Ipswich Town H
14 -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
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 0 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 0 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 0 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 0 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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