1956-08-25
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | Arsenal | St Andrew's | 37,200 | |
| Brown, Murphy 2, Govan | Lineups | Holton, Roper | ||||
| Blackpool | 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bloomfield Road | 28,441 | |
| Durie, Mudie 2 | Lineups | Murray, Slater | ||||
| Cardiff City | 3 | 3 | Burnley | Ninian Park | 30,769 | |
| McSeveney, Hitchens, Ford | Lineups | McKay 2, McIlroy | ||||
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 2 | Luton Town | The Valley | 19,014 | |
| Hurst | Lineups | Morton, Cullen | ||||
| Chelsea | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | Stamford Bridge | 21,832 | |
| Tindall | Lineups | |||||
| Everton | 2 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Goodison Park | 40,816 | |
| Llewellyn, McNamara | Lineups | Lofthouse 2 | ||||
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa | Maine Road | 24,326 | |
| Clarke | Lineups | Smith | ||||
| Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Fratton Park | 23,730 | |
| Gordon 2, Henderson | Lineups | Froggatt | ||||
| Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Newcastle United | Roker Park | 51,032 | |
| Shackleton | Lineups | Davies, Milburn | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 1 | Leeds United | White Hart Lane | 51,212 | |
| Blanchflower, Medwin, Smith, Brooks, Robb | Lineups | Ripley | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 3 | Manchester United | The Hawthorns | 26,387 | |
| Allen, Lee G | Lineups | Taylor, Viollet, Whelan | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 2 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.75 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Manchester City | H |
| 3 | 4 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.8 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Portsmouth | A |
| 4 | 4 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1.6 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Preston North End | H |
| 5 | -4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.8 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1956-09-01 | Newcastle United | H |
| 6 | -2 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Newcastle United | A |
| 7 | -5 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1.143 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 8 | 7 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.875 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Everton | H |
| 9 | 7 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.857 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Cardiff City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1956-09-01 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 11 | 2 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-28 | Arsenal | H |
| 12 | -6 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1956-08-28 | Burnley | A |
| 13 | -1 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-27 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 14 | -5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.4 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Luton Town | H |
| 15 | -4 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.857 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Aston Villa | A |
| 16 | 3 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.833 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Birmingham City | H |
| 17 | -3 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.75 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1956-09-01 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 18 | -1 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 19 | 3 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.167 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1956-09-01 | Leeds United | A |
| 20 | 0 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Blackpool | A |
| 21 | -3 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.429 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Leeds United | A |
| 22 | -1 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Manchester United | A |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1 | 3 | Middlesbrough | Oakwell | 11,651 | |
| Chappell | Lineups | Clough 2, Delapenha | ||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 4 | Lincoln City | Ewood Park | 23,663 | |
| Smith, Briggs, Williamson | Lineups | Bannan, Withers 2, Northcott | ||||
| Bristol City | 2 | 1 | Rotherham United | Ashton Gate | 21,241 | |
| Atyeo 2 | Lineups | Hunter | ||||
| Bury | 0 | 2 | Liverpool | Gigg Lane | 17,194 | |
| Lineups | Bimpson, Saunders | |||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 4 | Bristol Rovers | Belle Vue | 9,314 | |
| Mooney, Ewing (p) | Lineups | Bradford 2, Hooper, Ward | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Notts County | Blundell Park | 18,462 | |
| Reeson, Scott | Lineups | Wills | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | Leyton Orient | Leeds Road | 15,164 | |
| Metcalfe (p), Hickson, Watson | Lineups | |||||
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | Fulham | City Ground | 21,494 | |
| Barrett 3 | Lineups | Dwight | ||||
| Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | Port Vale | Bramall Lane | 21,950 | |
| Cheadle OG, Howitt, Grainger (p), Waldock | Lineups | Smith 2 | ||||
| Stoke City | 3 | 1 | Leicester City | Victoria Ground | 23,675 | |
| Oscroft, Coleman, Cairns (p) | Lineups | Rowley | ||||
| West Ham United | 1 | 2 | Swansea Town | Upton Park | 17,067 | |
| Tucker | Lineups | Peake, Jones C | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-30 | Bristol City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.25 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Fulham | A |
| 3 | 0 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-30 | Barnsley | H |
| 4 | 3 | Stoke City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1956-08-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.25 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Port Vale | A |
| 6 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 7 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.75 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Leicester City | A |
| 8 | -4 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.2 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 9 | 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.25 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Notts County | H |
| 10 | 4 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.2 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Bury | H |
| 11 | -3 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.833 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 12 | 6 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.571 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1956-08-30 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 13 | -4 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 14 | -3 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Liverpool | A |
| 15 | -3 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.7 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | West Ham United | H |
| 16 | 6 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.667 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-28 | Stoke City | H |
| 17 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Rotherham United | A |
| 18 | -3 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1956-08-30 | Swansea Town | A |
| 19 | 0 | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.286 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 20 | -3 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 21 | -1 | Port Vale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Lincoln City | H |
| 22 | -1 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Sheffield United | H |
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | 1 | 2 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | Holker Street | 8,455 | |
| Gordon | Lineups | Brown, Fletcher | ||||
| Bradford | 3 | 2 | Derby County | Park Avenue | 13,762 | |
| Redfearn, Smith, Ward W | Lineups | Parry, Suddards OG | ||||
| Chester | 0 | 1 | Hartlepools United | Sealand Road | 8,374 | |
| Lineups | Rayment | |||||
| Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | Bradford City | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 7,859 | |
| Cunliffe | Lineups | Jackson D | ||||
| Darlington | 3 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Feethams Ground | 6,365 | |
| Forster, Moran, Tulip | Lineups | |||||
| Gateshead | 4 | 2 | Wrexham | Redheugh Park | 3,444 | |
| Brown (p), Ingham, Coatsworth, Oliver | Lineups | Anderson, Williams | ||||
| Hull City | 2 | 0 | Rochdale | Boothferry Park | 13,089 | |
| Bradbury, Clarke | Lineups | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 5 | 1 | Carlisle United | Field Mill | 8,057 | |
| Jepson 2, Darwin 2, Smith | Lineups | Atkinson | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2 | 4 | Accrington Stanley | Boundary Park | 11,883 | |
| Travis, Cassidy | Lineups | Stewart, Cocker 2, Scott | ||||
| Southport | 0 | 1 | Stockport County | Haig Avenue | 6,010 | |
| Lineups | Moir | |||||
| Workington | 3 | 1 | Halifax Town | Borough Park | 8,353 | |
| Chisholm, Jones, Dailey | Lineups | Hutchinson | ||||
| York City | 1 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Bootham Crescent | 12,291 | |
| Wragg | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division North | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.667 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Wrexham | H |
| 2 | -1 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Gateshead | H |
| 3 | 4 | Hull City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-28 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 4 | 11 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1956-09-01 | Derby County | A |
| 5 | 4 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.6 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Barrow | H |
| 6 | 6 | Stockport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.25 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Bradford | H |
| 7 | 9 | Bradford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Stockport County | A |
| 8 | -6 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 9 | 9 | Workington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.667 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1956-08-29 | York City | H |
| 10 | -5 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.125 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Chester | H |
| 11 | 8 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-30 | Southport | H |
| 12 | -6 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.889 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Halifax Town | A |
| 13 | 4 | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.667 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 14 | 7 | York City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Workington | A |
| 15 | -11 | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.571 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1956-09-01 | Southport | H |
| 16 | 6 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.333 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Rochdale | A |
| 17 | -9 | Barrow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Accrington Stanley | A |
| 18 | 5 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.889 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Bradford City | A |
| 19 | -9 | Chester | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Derby County | A |
| 20 | -7 | Wrexham | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.75 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 21 | -10 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.714 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 22 | -8 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.4 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Chesterfield | H |
| 23 | -3 | Southport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-30 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1956-08-28 | Hull City | H |
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 0 | 2 | Brentford | Recreation Ground | 7,043 | Largest home game 1956-57 |
| Lineups | Towers, Francis | |||||
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0 | 0 | Torquay United | Dean Court | 11,227 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | Coventry City | Selhurst Park | 9,654 | |
| Proudler (p) | Lineups | Hill | ||||
| Exeter City | 0 | 4 | Southampton | St James Park | 9,127 | |
| Lineups | Shields 2, Mulgrew, Walker | |||||
| Ipswich Town | 0 | 2 | Millwall | Portman Road | 13,678 | |
| Lineups | Tyrell 2 | |||||
| Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | Colchester United | County Ground | 9,269 | |
| Draper | Lineups | |||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 6 | Reading | Home Park | 12,098 | |
| Lineups | Kirkup 2, Wheeler 2, Whitehouse 2 | |||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 1 | Newport County | Loftus Road | 7,863 | |
| Hellawell | Lineups | Harris | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 0 | Gillingham | Gay Meadow | 8,357 | |
| Weigh | Lineups | |||||
| Southend United | 0 | 0 | Norwich City | Roots Hall | 12,500 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Walsall | 3 | 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Fellows Park | 10,082 | |
| Morris, Taylor D, Dorman | Lineups | Mundy, Perkins OG | ||||
| Watford | 3 | 4 | Swindon Town | Vicarage Road | 10,944 | |
| Graham, Brown, Meadows | Lineups | Richards, Gibbs 2, Edwards | ||||
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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 | 2 | Brentford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Swindon Town | A |
| 2 | -1 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Walsall | H |
| 3 | 1 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Southampton | A |
| 4 | 5 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Coventry City | H |
| 5 | 11 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.333 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Northampton Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.75 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1956-08-30 | Southend United | H |
| 7 | -5 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.6 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 8 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Millwall | A |
| 9 | 5 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 10 | -5 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.4 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 11 | 1 | Northampton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.333 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Reading | A |
| 12 | -4 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Exeter City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 14 | -7 | Aldershot | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Gillingham | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.333 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 16 | -5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.875 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Watford | H |
| 17 | 0 | Southend United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.833 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-30 | Newport County | A |
| 18 | 6 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.75 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Torquay United | A |
| 19 | 3 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.667 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Brentford | H |
| 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Colchester United | A |
| 21 | -3 | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Norwich City | A |
| 22 | -3 | Gillingham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Aldershot | H |
| 23 | -2 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.167 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-27 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 24 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.143 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1956-08-29 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
