1956-08-21

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

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Arsenal	2	0	Burnley	Highbury	38,321
Tiddy, Bloomfield	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	12	Arsenal	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	W	D	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Birmingham City	A
2	-1	Manchester United	2	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	3	1	1.667	3	W	D	#	#	#	1956-08-25	West Bromwich Albion	A
3	-1	Leeds United	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-23	Charlton Athletic	A
4	-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Luton Town	A
5	-1	Bolton Wanderers	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Sunderland	A
6	-1	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	4	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Manchester City	A
7	-1	Luton Town	1	1	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
8	-1	Aston Villa	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	West Bromwich Albion	A
9	0	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Chelsea	H
10	0	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Cardiff City	A
11	-3	Burnley	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Cardiff City	A
12	-1	Birmingham City	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Portsmouth	H
13	-1	Cardiff City	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Newcastle United	H
14	0	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0.5	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Aston Villa	H
15	0	Portsmouth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.5	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Birmingham City	A
16	0	Sunderland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0.333	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Bolton Wanderers	H
17	0	Charlton Athletic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0.333	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-23	Leeds United	H
18	0	Preston North End	2	0	0	2	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0.286	0	L	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Chelsea	A
19	0	Blackpool	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0.25	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Everton	A
20	0	Everton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0.2	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Blackpool	H
21	0	Manchester City	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0.2	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Tottenham Hotspur	H
22	0	Chelsea	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Sheffield Wednesday	A

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Bristol City	1	5	Nottingham Forest	Ashton Gate	27,646
Atyeo	Lineups		Morley, Barrett 2, Lishman 2
Bury	3	2	Middlesbrough	Gigg Lane	14,978
Parker, Robinson, Tilley	Lineups		Clough 2

				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	4	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	2	4.5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Fulham	H
2	-1	Sheffield United	2	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	4	0	4.5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Port Vale	H
3	-1	Leicester City	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	2.5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Stoke City	A
4	-1	Stoke City	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	W	D	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Leicester City	H
5	5	Bury	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	1	0	2	2	1.25	3	W	D	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Liverpool	H
6	-2	Swansea Town	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Barnsley	A
7	-1	West Ham United	2	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	4	1	1.25	2	L	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Swansea Town	H
8	-1	Bristol Rovers	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-23	Leyton Orient	A
9	-1	Huddersfield Town	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	2	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Leyton Orient	H
10	-1	Blackburn Rovers	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	6	0.667	2	W	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Lincoln City	H
11	0	Notts County	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1956-08-23	Liverpool	H
12	1	Lincoln City	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Port Vale	H
13	1	Middlesbrough	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	0.75	1	L	D	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Barnsley	A
14	-2	Bristol City	2	0	0	1	1	5	0	1	0	1	1	0.333	1	L	D	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Rotherham United	H
15	0	Barnsley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Swansea Town	H
16	0	Port Vale	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Lincoln City	A
17	0	Liverpool	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.667	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-23	Notts County	A
18	0	Fulham	2	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	2	5	0.333	0	L	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Nottingham Forest	A
19	0	Doncaster Rovers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0.333	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Rotherham United	H
20	0	Leyton Orient	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.25	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-23	Bristol Rovers	H
21	0	Grimsby Town	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	L	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Notts County	H
22	0	Rotherham United	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Doncaster Rovers	A

Third Division North

Third Division North				Venue	Gate	Notes
Oldham Athletic	4	3	Halifax Town	Boundary Park	13,306
Pearson 3, Travis	Lineups		Smith, Darbyshire 2
Southport	2	2	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	Haig Avenue	6,625
Miles, Birkett	Lineups		Brown 2

				Home					Away
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	Bradford City	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	2.5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Chesterfield	A
2	0	Rochdale	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	2	4	W	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Hull City	A
3	12	Oldham Athletic	2	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	2	2	1.2	3	W	D	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Accrington Stanley	H
4	-1	Hartlepool United	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Wrexham	A
5	-1	Crewe Alexandra	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Chesterfield	A
6	-1	Hull City	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	W	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Rochdale	H
7	-1	Darlington	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Carlisle United	H
8	-1	Derby County	1	1	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.667	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Chester	A
9	-1	Barrow	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.5	2	W	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	H
10	-1	Accrington Stanley	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	1.333	2	L	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Oldham Athletic	A
11	-1	Halifax Town	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	4	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Workington	A
12	-1	Stockport County	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Southport	A
13	-1	Bradford	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	0.75	2	W	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Derby County	H
14	-1	Carlisle United	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Darlington	A
15	-1	Chester	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Derby County	H
16	0	Workington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Halifax Town	H
17	0	Wrexham	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Hartlepool United	H
18	3	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	2	2	0.75	1	D	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Barrow	A
19	3	Southport	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	3	0.6	1	D	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Stockport County	H
20	-2	York City	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	0.4	1	D	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Tranmere Rovers	H
21	-2	Mansfield Town	2	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	1	2	0.6	0	L	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Carlisle United	H
22	-2	Gateshead	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	3	5	0.571	0	L	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Wrexham	H
23	0	Tranmere Rovers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0.25	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-25	York City	A
24	0	Chesterfield	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	0.2	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Crewe Alexandra	H

Third Division South

Third Division South				Venue	Gate	Notes
Brentford	4	1	Swindon Town	Griffin Park	13,510
Towers, Taylor 2, Bragg (p)	Lineups		Micklewright
Watford	2	1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Vicarage Road	12,909
Meadows (p), Cook	Lineups		Harburn

				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	4	Watford	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Swindon Town	H
2	0	Brentford	2	2	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	W	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Aldershot	A
3	-2	Coventry City	2	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	W	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Crystal Palace	A
4	-1	Torquay United	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-23	Walsall	A
5	-1	Newport County	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Southend United	A
6	0	Southampton	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	L	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Exeter City	A
7	0	Aldershot	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Gillingham	H
8	0	Colchester United	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Crystal Palace	A
9	1	Shrewsbury Town	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	1.25	2	W	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Gillingham	H
10	1	Reading	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-23	Northampton Town	A
11	-2	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Walsall	A
12	0	Queens Park Rangers	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	2	W	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Newport County	H
13	0	Norwich City	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Exeter City	A
14	0	Millwall	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0.5	2	L	W	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Ipswich Town	A
15	0	Southend United	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0.667	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Newport County	H
16	1	Plymouth Argyle	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	4	0.333	0	L	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Reading	H
17	-1	Swindon Town	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	4	0.333	0	L	L	#	#	#	1956-08-25	Watford	A
18	0	Ipswich Town	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0.25	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A
19	0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Ipswich Town	H
20	0	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Colchester United	H
21	0	Exeter City	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Norwich City	H
22	0	Gillingham	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-22	Aldershot	A
23	0	Northampton Town	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-23	Reading	H
24	0	Walsall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1956-08-23	Torquay United	H