1956-08-23
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 2 | Leeds United | The Valley | 23,299 | |
| Gauld | Lineups | Charles 2 | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Portsmouth | A |
| 2 | 6 | Leeds United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 3 | -1 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 4 | -1 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Burnley | H |
| 5 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Leeds United | H |
| 6 | -1 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Birmingham City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.667 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Arsenal | H |
| 8 | -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 |
| 9 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Blackpool | A |
| 10 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Everton | A |
| 11 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Manchester United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Manchester City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Cardiff City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.833 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Newcastle United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.667 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Sunderland | A |
| 17 | 0 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.429 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Aston Villa | H |
| 18 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Luton Town | H |
| 19 | -1 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 20 | -1 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.375 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | 0 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Preston North End | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton Orient | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Brisbane Road | 20,173 | |
| White | Lineups | Biggs | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 1 | Liverpool | Meadow Lane | 14,671 | |
| Wills | Lineups | Liddell | ||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Fulham | H |
| 2 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Swansea Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.667 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | West Ham United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Stoke City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Lincoln City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 6 | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 7 | -1 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Leicester City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.25 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Liverpool | H |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 11 | 1 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 12 | -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 |
| 13 | 6 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.75 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Bury | A |
| 14 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Barnsley | A |
| 15 | -1 | Barnsley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 16 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 17 | 4 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 18 | -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 |
| 19 | -2 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Bristol City | A |
| 20 | -2 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Sheffield United | A |
| 21 | -1 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 22 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Notts County | H |
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | Reading | County Ground | 8,914 | |
| Leek, Smith, Davies OG | Lineups | |||||
| Walsall | 0 | 1 | Torquay United | Fellows Park | 13,831 | |
| Lineups | Collins T | |||||
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Third Division South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 2 | -1 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Swindon Town | H |
| 3 | -1 | Brentford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Aldershot | A |
| 4 | -1 | Coventry City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 5 | -1 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.75 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Northampton Town | A |
| 6 | -1 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 7 | -1 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Brentford | H |
| 8 | -1 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Southend United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Exeter City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Gillingham | H |
| 11 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Walsall | A |
| 12 | 11 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Colchester United | H |
| 13 | 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 |
| 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 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.333 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Torquay United | H |
| 16 | -5 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.333 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 17 | -1 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.833 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Norwich City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Southampton | H |
| 19 | -1 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Coventry City | H |
| 21 | -1 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Reading | H |
| 22 | -1 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Watford | A |
| 23 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Millwall | H |
| 24 | 0 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
