1956-05-01
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull City | 3 | 2 | Stoke City | Boothferry Park | 5,232 | |
| Fraser 2, Clarke | Lineups | Bowyer, Ward | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 1.145 | 44 | L | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 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 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 0.546 | 26 | W | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
