1956-09-17
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 4 | 5 | Leicester City | Gigg Lane | 11,306 | |
| Pearson 2, Tilley 2 | Lineups | McNeill 2, Gardiner, Rowley, Milburn | ||||
| 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 | 3 | Leicester City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1.429 | 13 | W | W | W | D | D | 1956-09-22 | Notts County | H |
| 2 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2.091 | 12 | L | D | W | W | D | 1956-09-22 | Port Vale | H |
| 3 | -1 | Sheffield United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 12 | D | L | D | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 4 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.75 | 11 | L | W | L | L | W | 1956-09-22 | Bristol City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.143 | 11 | W | L | W | W | L | 1956-09-22 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 6 | 0 | Swansea Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1.211 | 10 | W | W | L | L | L | 1956-09-22 | Lincoln City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.167 | 10 | D | W | D | D | W | 1956-09-22 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Stoke City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 10 | W | L | W | D | L | 1956-09-22 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 9 | 0 | West Ham United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 9 | D | D | D | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Barnsley | H |
| 10 | 0 | Lincoln City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1.077 | 9 | W | D | L | L | D | 1956-09-22 | Swansea Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.063 | 9 | L | W | W | L | D | 1956-09-22 | Liverpool | H |
| 12 | 0 | Liverpool | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | L | D | D | W | D | 1956-09-22 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 13 | 0 | Fulham | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.947 | 8 | L | W | W | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Rotherham United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.85 | 8 | D | W | W | L | W | 1956-09-22 | West Ham United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | L | L | D | W | L | 1956-09-22 | Bury | H |
| 16 | 0 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0.833 | 7 | D | W | W | D | L | 1956-09-22 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 17 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.75 | 7 | D | W | D | W | L | 1956-09-22 | Stoke City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0.714 | 5 | D | L | L | W | L | 1956-09-22 | Sheffield United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0.55 | 5 | W | L | L | L | D | 1956-09-22 | Leicester City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Bristol City | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.5 | 5 | D | L | L | L | L | 1956-09-22 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0.577 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1956-09-22 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Rotherham United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.462 | 4 | W | D | L | L | L | 1956-09-22 | Fulham | A |
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 4 | 1 | Hull City | Park Avenue | 7,102 | |
| Kendall, Smith 2, Ward W | Lineups | Stephens | ||||
| Gateshead | 1 | 2 | Workington | Redheugh Park | 6,707 | |
| Oliver | Lineups | Whittle, Dailey | ||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 0 | Carlisle United | Edgeley Park | 8,455 | |
| Jackson, Finney | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 0 | 1 | Chester | Bootham Crescent | 9,234 | |
| Lineups | Foulkes (p) | |||||
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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 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2.308 | 15 | W | W | W | W | L | 1956-09-18 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 2 | 2 | Workington | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1.727 | 15 | W | W | W | D | W | 1956-09-22 | Derby County | H |
| 3 | -1 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1.714 | 14 | D | W | W | W | D | 1956-09-19 | Bradford City | A |
| 4 | 3 | Stockport County | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1.615 | 14 | W | L | L | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Bradford City | A |
| 5 | -2 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.727 | 13 | W | W | D | W | D | 1956-09-19 | Rochdale | H |
| 6 | -1 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.417 | 13 | W | W | L | L | W | 1956-09-19 | Accrington Stanley | H |
| 7 | -1 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1.583 | 12 | W | D | D | W | D | 1956-09-19 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 8 | 0 | Chesterfield | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1.357 | 11 | D | W | D | W | L | 1956-09-18 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 9 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.2 | 10 | W | W | W | L | L | 1956-09-18 | Chesterfield | H |
| 10 | 0 | Hull City | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.063 | 9 | L | L | L | W | L | 1956-09-22 | Wrexham | H |
| 11 | 0 | Gateshead | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | L | L | D | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Barrow | A |
| 12 | 0 | Wrexham | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.357 | 8 | W | L | W | L | W | 1956-09-19 | Halifax Town | H |
| 13 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.25 | 8 | L | L | W | W | D | 1956-09-18 | Southport | A |
| 14 | 0 | Rochdale | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | L | W | L | D | D | 1956-09-19 | Derby County | A |
| 15 | 0 | York City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.833 | 8 | L | W | L | W | D | 1956-09-22 | Southport | A |
| 16 | 0 | Halifax Town | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.667 | 8 | L | W | W | L | D | 1956-09-19 | Wrexham | A |
| 17 | 0 | Darlington | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.75 | 7 | W | L | L | D | W | 1956-09-19 | Barrow | H |
| 18 | 2 | Bradford | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0.65 | 7 | W | L | D | L | L | 1956-09-22 | Darlington | A |
| 19 | -1 | Carlisle United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.667 | 6 | L | W | D | L | L | 1956-09-22 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 20 | -1 | Barrow | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0.579 | 6 | L | L | D | W | D | 1956-09-19 | Darlington | A |
| 21 | 0 | Southport | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.48 | 4 | D | L | L | L | W | 1956-09-18 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 22 | 2 | Chester | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0.391 | 4 | W | L | L | L | L | 1956-09-22 | Accrington Stanley | H |
| 23 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0.235 | 4 | L | D | L | L | D | 1956-09-19 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | H |
| 24 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.412 | 3 | D | L | L | L | W | 1956-09-18 | Hartlepool United | H |
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | County Ground | 7,736 | |
| English, Mills | Lineups | |||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | Torquay United | Gay Meadow | 8,394 | |
| Rodgers | Lineups | Calland | ||||
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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 | 0 | Southampton | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2.375 | 13 | W | L | W | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 2 | 4 | Torquay United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1.333 | 13 | D | L | W | W | L | 1956-09-22 | Gillingham | H |
| 3 | -1 | Newport County | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.889 | 12 | W | D | D | L | W | 1956-09-19 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 4 | -1 | Norwich City | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.857 | 12 | W | L | L | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Reading | A |
| 5 | -1 | Gillingham | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.6 | 12 | W | W | D | W | W | 1956-09-18 | Brentford | A |
| 6 | -1 | Brentford | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1.368 | 12 | W | W | L | L | L | 1956-09-18 | Gillingham | H |
| 7 | 0 | Coventry City | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1.154 | 12 | W | W | L | L | W | 1956-09-19 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 8 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0.933 | 12 | D | D | D | W | L | 1956-09-22 | Watford | H |
| 9 | 4 | Northampton Town | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1.667 | 11 | W | L | L | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | -2 | Watford | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.467 | 11 | L | L | W | W | W | 1956-09-18 | Millwall | H |
| 11 | -2 | Colchester United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.25 | 11 | W | W | D | L | D | 1956-09-19 | Exeter City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1.471 | 10 | W | L | D | W | W | 1956-09-19 | Aldershot | A |
| 13 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.923 | 10 | L | W | W | L | D | 1956-09-19 | Swindon Town | A |
| 14 | 0 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1.273 | 9 | L | L | D | D | W | 1956-09-19 | Southend United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.2 | 9 | L | D | D | W | W | 1956-09-19 | Walsall | H |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.111 | 8 | W | D | D | W | D | 1956-09-19 | Colchester United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Aldershot | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.875 | 8 | D | W | L | W | L | 1956-09-19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 18 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.688 | 7 | D | W | D | D | L | 1956-09-19 | Newport County | H |
| 19 | 0 | Swindon Town | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0.682 | 6 | W | L | W | L | L | 1956-09-19 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Millwall | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0.478 | 6 | D | L | L | L | L | 1956-09-18 | Watford | A |
| 21 | 0 | Walsall | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.611 | 5 | L | D | L | W | L | 1956-09-19 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 22 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0.444 | 4 | L | D | D | L | L | 1956-09-19 | Coventry City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 0.231 | 4 | L | L | D | D | W | 1956-09-22 | Coventry City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Southend United | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0.421 | 3 | L | D | L | L | L | 1956-09-19 | Reading | H |
