1956-09-03
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 4 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bloomfield Road | 28,460 | |
| Brown 2, Durie, Matthews | Lineups | Brooks | ||||
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | Everton | Turf Moor | 24,185 | |
| Smith, Pilkington | Lineups | McNamara | ||||
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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 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | W | W | W | W | D | 1956-09-05 | Chelsea | A |
| 2 | 3 | Burnley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.714 | 9 | W | W | W | D | L | 1956-09-08 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 3 | -1 | Luton Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.6 | 8 | W | L | W | W | W | 1956-09-05 | Aston Villa | H |
| 4 | 6 | Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1.286 | 8 | W | L | W | W | W | 1956-09-08 | Luton Town | H |
| 5 | -1 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1.714 | 7 | D | W | L | W | W | 1956-09-05 | Manchester City | A |
| 6 | -3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.364 | 7 | L | L | W | W | D | 1956-09-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | -1 | Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.3 | 7 | L | W | W | W | D | 1956-09-05 | Newcastle United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.6 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1956-09-05 | Cardiff City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.4 | 6 | W | W | L | L | W | 1956-09-08 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 10 | -1 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.167 | 6 | W | D | D | L | W | 1956-09-05 | Luton Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0.636 | 6 | L | W | W | L | W | 1956-09-05 | Birmingham City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.167 | 5 | W | D | L | W | # | 1956-09-05 | Sunderland | H |
| 13 | 0 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.125 | 5 | W | L | L | W | D | 1956-09-04 | Preston North End | H |
| 14 | 0 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.556 | 4 | W | L | W | L | # | 1956-09-05 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.667 | 4 | L | L | D | W | D | 1956-09-05 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 16 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.636 | 3 | L | D | L | W | L | 1956-09-05 | Portsmouth | H |
| 17 | 0 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.167 | 3 | D | W | L | L | # | 1956-09-05 | Manchester United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.909 | 2 | W | L | L | L | L | 1956-09-04 | Arsenal | A |
| 19 | 0 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.615 | 2 | L | L | W | L | L | 1956-09-05 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 20 | 0 | Manchester City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.571 | 2 | L | L | D | D | L | 1956-09-05 | Leeds United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.474 | 1 | L | L | L | D | L | 1956-09-08 | Aston Villa | H |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0.211 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1956-09-08 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Leeds Road | 14,560 | |
| Hickson 2 | Lineups | Biggs | ||||
| Stoke City | 1 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Victoria Ground | 14,990 | |
| King | Lineups | Jeffrey | ||||
| West Ham United | 1 | 1 | Liverpool | Upton Park | 25,671 | |
| O'Farrell | 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 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3.5 | 10 | W | W | W | W | W | 1956-09-08 | Leicester City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | W | D | W | W | W | 1956-09-06 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | L | W | W | W | D | 1956-09-08 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 4 | 0 | West Ham United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1.571 | 7 | D | W | W | L | L | 1956-09-08 | Rotherham United | H |
| 5 | 4 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.375 | 7 | W | L | D | W | L | 1956-09-08 | Bury | A |
| 6 | 0 | Liverpool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.2 | 7 | D | W | D | W | D | 1956-09-08 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 7 | -2 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.429 | 6 | L | D | W | W | D | 1956-09-05 | Barnsley | A |
| 8 | -1 | Swansea Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.182 | 6 | L | L | W | W | W | 1956-09-08 | Fulham | A |
| 9 | -1 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.125 | 6 | D | D | L | W | W | 1956-09-08 | Sheffield United | A |
| 10 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0.8 | 6 | D | W | W | L | D | 1956-09-08 | Liverpool | H |
| 11 | 1 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.636 | 6 | D | L | L | W | W | 1956-09-08 | Notts County | H |
| 12 | -2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.125 | 5 | D | D | W | L | D | 1956-09-04 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.143 | 4 | L | W | W | L | L | 1956-09-04 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 14 | 0 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.833 | 4 | L | D | L | W | D | 1956-09-08 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 15 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0.75 | 4 | W | L | L | W | L | 1956-09-06 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 16 | 0 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.6 | 4 | W | D | L | L | D | 1956-09-08 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.583 | 4 | L | D | W | L | D | 1956-09-04 | Fulham | H |
| 18 | 0 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | L | D | L | D | D | 1956-09-08 | Stoke City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.571 | 3 | W | L | L | D | L | 1956-09-08 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Barnsley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | L | W | L | L | D | 1956-09-05 | Lincoln City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.429 | 2 | W | L | L | L | L | 1956-09-04 | Bristol City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Rotherham United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.2 | 1 | L | L | L | D | L | 1956-09-08 | West Ham United | A |
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | 1 | 0 | Halifax Town | Holker Street | 6,178 | |
| Armstrong | Lineups | |||||
| Bradford | 1 | 2 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | Park Avenue | 8,564 | |
| Atkinson | Lineups | Haigh, Gregory | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0 | 3 | Gateshead | Gresty Road | 4,784 | |
| Lineups | Callender J, Smith, Oliver | |||||
| Hull City | 0 | 2 | Workington | Boothferry Park | 14,491 | |
| Lineups | Dailey 2 | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | Bradford City | Field Mill | 12,102 | |
| Jepson 2, Darwin | Lineups | Samuels | ||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | Edgeley Park | 12,715 | |
| Moran, Finney | Lineups | Betts | ||||
| York City | 2 | 0 | Carlisle United | Bootham Crescent | 11,709 | |
| Bottom, Fenton | Lineups | |||||
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Third Division North | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Stockport County | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.167 | 10 | W | W | W | W | L | 1956-09-08 | Chester | A |
| 2 | -1 | Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.571 | 9 | L | W | W | D | W | 1956-09-08 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 3 | 3 | Workington | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | D | W | W | D | 1956-09-08 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H |
| 4 | 4 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.286 | 8 | W | D | W | W | D | 1956-09-08 | Workington | A |
| 5 | -1 | Accrington Stanley | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.667 | 7 | D | W | W | L | W | 1956-09-04 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 6 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.625 | 7 | L | W | W | D | W | 1956-09-04 | Southport | A |
| 7 | -4 | Hull City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.571 | 7 | L | D | W | W | W | 1956-09-08 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 8 | -1 | Derby County | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.444 | 6 | D | W | L | D | W | 1956-09-05 | Wrexham | A |
| 9 | 3 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.4 | 6 | W | D | D | W | L | 1956-09-08 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 10 | 4 | Gateshead | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.067 | 6 | W | W | L | W | L | 1956-09-08 | Bradford | A |
| 11 | -2 | Rochdale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | D | D | L | W | W | 1956-09-08 | Halifax Town | A |
| 12 | 5 | York City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.875 | 6 | W | D | L | W | D | 1956-09-08 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 13 | -3 | Darlington | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1956-09-08 | Wrexham | H |
| 14 | -3 | Chesterfield | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.125 | 5 | L | W | D | W | L | 1956-09-05 | Chester | H |
| 15 | 4 | Barrow | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.778 | 5 | W | D | L | L | W | 1956-09-08 | Derby County | H |
| 16 | -3 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.9 | 4 | W | L | L | D | D | 1956-09-05 | Derby County | H |
| 17 | -2 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.786 | 4 | L | L | D | L | W | 1956-09-08 | York City | H |
| 18 | -2 | Halifax Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.667 | 4 | L | D | D | L | L | 1956-09-08 | Rochdale | H |
| 19 | -1 | Bradford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 | 4 | L | L | L | W | W | 1956-09-08 | Gateshead | H |
| 20 | 0 | Southport | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.625 | 3 | W | L | L | D | L | 1956-09-04 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Carlisle United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.455 | 3 | L | L | L | W | D | 1956-09-08 | Chesterfield | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.231 | 3 | L | D | L | L | L | 1956-09-08 | Hull City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1956-09-04 | Accrington Stanley | H |
| 24 | 0 | Chester | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.444 | 2 | L | L | L | D | D | 1956-09-05 | Chesterfield | A |
