1956-04-30

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Blackburn Rovers	3	1	Rotherham United	Ewood Park	12,635
Briggs 2, Douglas	Lineups		Farmer

				Home					Away
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	42	13	5	3	60	28	8	8	5	41	34	1.629	55	W	W	L	D	W	End of Season
2	0	Leeds United	42	17	3	1	51	18	6	3	12	29	42	1.333	52	W	W	W	W	W	End of Season
3	0	Liverpool	41	14	3	4	52	25	7	3	10	33	36	1.393	48	W	W	W	L	L	1956-05-02	Lincoln City	A
4	3	Blackburn Rovers	42	13	4	4	55	29	8	2	11	29	36	1.292	48	W	D	L	W	L	End of Season
5	-1	Leicester City	42	15	3	3	63	23	6	3	12	31	55	1.205	48	W	W	W	L	L	End of Season
6	-1	Bristol Rovers	42	13	3	5	53	33	8	3	10	31	37	1.2	48	L	L	W	W	W	End of Season
7	-1	Nottingham Forest	41	9	5	7	30	26	10	4	6	35	33	1.102	47	D	D	D	L	W	1956-05-02	Fulham	A
8	0	Bristol City	42	14	4	3	49	20	5	3	13	31	44	1.25	45	L	W	L	W	D	End of Season
9	0	Port Vale	42	12	4	5	38	21	4	9	8	22	37	1.034	45	W	L	L	L	D	End of Season
10	0	Lincoln City	41	13	5	2	47	17	4	5	12	30	48	1.185	44	L	W	W	L	W	1956-05-02	Liverpool	H
11	0	Stoke City	41	13	2	6	47	27	7	2	11	22	32	1.169	44	W	L	W	L	W	1956-05-01	Hull City	A
12	0	Fulham	41	14	2	4	55	24	5	4	12	30	52	1.118	44	W	W	W	L	D	1956-05-02	Nottingham Forest	H
13	0	Swansea Town	41	14	4	3	49	23	5	2	13	31	56	1.013	44	W	D	L	W	L	1956-05-03	Rotherham United	A
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	West Ham United	42	12	4	5	52	27	2	7	12	22	42	1.072	39	W	L	D	L	D	End of Season
16	0	Middlesbrough	41	11	4	6	46	31	4	4	12	29	47	0.962	38	L	W	W	L	L	1956-05-03	Doncaster Rovers	A
17	0	Doncaster Rovers	41	11	5	4	45	29	1	6	14	24	66	0.726	35	L	L	L	D	L	1956-05-03	Middlesbrough	H
18	0	Barnsley	42	10	5	6	33	35	1	7	13	14	49	0.56	34	L	D	L	W	W	End of Season
19	0	Rotherham United	41	7	5	8	27	31	5	4	12	27	41	0.75	33	L	L	L	L	L	1956-05-03	Swansea Town	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	41	5	4	11	29	43	4	2	15	21	52	0.526	24	L	L	W	D	W	1956-05-01	Stoke City	H

Third Division North

Third Division North				Venue	Gate
Accrington Stanley	4	2	Southport	Peel Park	7,785
Devlin, Wright, McInnes J, Dick	Lineups		Miles, Gryba
Halifax Town	0	1	Grimsby Town	The Shay	4,315
	Lineups		Crosbie
Hartlepools United	3	0	Carlisle United	Victoria Park	5,445
Robinson, Walters OG, Luke	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division North	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Grimsby Town	46	20	1	2	54	10	11	5	7	22	19	2.621	68	W	W	W	D	W	End of Season
2	0	Derby County	46	18	4	1	67	23	10	3	10	43	32	2	63	W	L	W	L	W	End of Season
3	1	Accrington Stanley	45	17	4	2	61	19	8	4	10	31	38	1.614	58	W	D	L	L	W	1956-05-03	Hartlepools United	A
4	-1	Southport	46	12	9	2	39	18	11	2	10	27	35	1.245	57	L	W	L	L	W	End of Season
5	1	Hartlepools United	45	18	1	3	47	15	8	3	12	34	45	1.35	56	W	L	W	L	W	1956-05-03	Accrington Stanley	H
6	-1	Chesterfield	46	18	1	4	61	21	7	3	13	33	45	1.424	54	L	W	W	W	W	End of Season
7	0	Stockport County	46	16	4	3	65	22	5	5	13	25	39	1.475	51	W	W	W	W	W	End of Season
8	0	Bradford City	46	16	5	2	57	25	2	8	13	21	39	1.219	49	L	W	D	W	L	End of Season
9	0	Workington	46	13	4	6	47	20	6	5	12	28	43	1.19	47	W	L	D	D	W	End of Season
10	0	York City	46	12	4	7	44	24	7	5	11	41	48	1.181	47	L	W	W	L	L	End of Season
11	0	Rochdale	46	13	5	5	46	39	4	8	11	20	45	0.786	47	D	W	L	L	W	End of Season
12	0	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	45	12	4	7	40	26	7	4	11	30	34	1.167	46	W	L	W	L	L	1956-05-02	Chester	A
13	0	Gateshead	46	15	4	4	56	32	2	7	14	21	52	0.917	45	W	L	W	L	L	End of Season
14	0	Wrexham	46	11	5	7	37	28	5	5	13	29	45	0.904	42	D	L	W	L	W	End of Season
15	0	Darlington	46	11	6	6	41	28	5	3	15	19	45	0.822	41	L	L	L	L	W	End of Season
16	0	Tranmere Rovers	46	11	4	8	33	25	5	5	13	26	59	0.702	41	D	L	W	L	L	End of Season
17	0	Chester	45	10	8	4	32	28	3	6	14	17	49	0.636	40	D	L	L	L	D	1956-05-02	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	H
18	0	Mansfield Town	46	13	6	4	59	21	1	5	17	25	60	1.037	39	L	L	W	L	W	End of Season
19	0	Halifax Town	46	10	6	7	40	27	4	5	14	26	49	0.868	39	L	L	W	W	D	End of Season
20	0	Oldham Athletic	46	7	12	4	48	36	3	6	14	28	50	0.884	38	D	D	W	D	L	End of Season
21	0	Carlisle United	46	11	3	9	45	36	4	5	14	26	59	0.747	38	L	L	W	D	W	End of Season
22	0	Barrow	46	11	6	6	44	25	1	3	19	17	58	0.735	33	W	D	W	W	D	End of Season
23	0	Bradford	46	13	4	6	47	38	0	3	20	14	84	0.5	33	W	W	L	L	L	End of Season
24	0	Crewe Alexandra	46	9	4	10	32	35	0	6	17	18	70	0.476	28	L	W	L	L	D	End of Season

Third Division South

Third Division South				Venue	Gate
Millwall	5	0	Leyton Orient	The Den, New Cross	16,237
Tyrell 2, Shepherd 2, Summers	Lineups
Shrewsbury Town	2	0	Crystal Palace	Gay Meadow	6,277
O'Donnell 2	Lineups

				Home					Away
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	45	18	3	1	75	18	11	5	7	30	29	2.234	66	L	L	W	L	D	1956-05-03	Ipswich Town	H
2	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	20	2	1	73	16	9	5	9	39	34	2.24	65	W	L	W	D	D	End of Season
3	0	Ipswich Town	45	16	6	1	59	28	8	8	6	45	31	1.763	62	D	W	W	D	W	1956-05-03	Leyton Orient	A
4	0	Southend United	45	16	4	2	56	22	5	7	11	30	55	1.117	53	L	W	D	D	L	1956-05-02	Torquay United	H
5	0	Norwich City	45	15	4	4	56	31	4	9	9	30	50	1.062	51	L	L	W	D	D	1956-05-04	Millwall	A
6	0	Torquay United	45	11	10	2	48	21	8	2	12	35	40	1.361	50	L	W	D	W	W	1956-05-02	Southend United	A
7	0	Brentford	45	11	8	4	40	30	7	6	9	27	35	1.031	50	W	D	W	D	L	1956-05-03	Walsall	A
8	0	Coventry City	46	16	4	3	54	20	4	5	14	19	40	1.217	49	D	D	L	L	L	End of Season
9	0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	45	13	6	4	39	14	6	4	12	23	35	1.265	48	W	W	L	W	L	1956-05-02	Gillingham	A
10	1	Colchester United	46	14	4	5	56	37	4	7	12	20	44	0.938	47	W	L	L	W	L	End of Season
11	-1	Northampton Town	46	14	3	6	44	27	6	4	13	23	44	0.944	47	L	W	L	L	L	End of Season
12	2	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	9	2	47	21	5	3	15	22	45	1.045	46	W	D	D	W	L	End of Season
13	-1	Gillingham	45	11	3	8	36	27	7	7	9	31	43	0.957	46	L	W	W	W	W	1956-05-02	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H
14	-1	Southampton	46	13	6	4	60	30	5	2	16	31	51	1.123	44	W	L	L	L	L	End of Season
15	0	Aldershot	46	9	9	5	36	33	3	7	13	34	57	0.778	40	D	L	W	D	L	End of Season
16	0	Exeter City	46	10	6	7	39	30	5	4	14	19	47	0.753	40	W	W	L	D	W	End of Season
17	0	Reading	46	10	2	11	40	37	5	7	11	30	42	0.886	39	D	L	W	W	D	End of Season
18	0	Queens Park Rangers	46	10	7	6	44	32	4	4	15	20	54	0.744	39	W	W	W	L	W	End of Season
19	0	Newport County	46	12	2	9	32	26	3	7	13	26	53	0.734	39	L	L	W	W	D	End of Season
20	0	Walsall	45	13	5	4	42	26	2	3	18	25	56	0.817	38	L	W	W	W	L	1956-05-03	Brentford	H
21	0	Watford	46	8	5	10	31	39	5	6	12	21	46	0.612	37	L	L	L	W	W	End of Season
22	1	Millwall	45	12	4	6	55	31	2	2	19	27	69	0.82	34	W	W	L	L	W	1956-05-04	Norwich City	H
23	-1	Crystal Palace	46	7	3	13	27	32	5	7	11	27	51	0.651	34	L	W	L	L	L	End of Season
24	0	Swindon Town	46	4	10	9	18	22	4	4	15	16	56	0.436	30	D	L	L	L	L	End of Season