1956-09-25
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle United | 3 | 3 | Stockport County | Brunton Park | 8,072 | |
| Mooney, Broadis, Atkinson | Lineups | Finney 2, Jackson | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2.533 | 21 | W | W | W | W | W | 1956-09-29 | Accrington Stanley | A |
| 2 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1.647 | 18 | L | W | W | D | W | 1956-09-29 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Workington | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1.75 | 17 | W | W | W | W | D | 1956-09-26 | Gateshead | H |
| 4 | 2 | Stockport County | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1.471 | 16 | D | D | W | L | L | 1956-09-29 | Darlington | A |
| 5 | -1 | Bradford City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.4 | 16 | W | D | L | W | W | 1956-09-29 | Carlisle United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Derby County | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.769 | 15 | L | W | W | W | D | 1956-09-26 | Rochdale | A |
| 7 | 0 | Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1.444 | 14 | W | W | W | W | L | 1956-09-29 | Workington | H |
| 8 | 0 | Chesterfield | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1.389 | 14 | W | D | D | W | D | 1956-09-29 | York City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1.25 | 13 | W | D | W | W | W | 1956-09-29 | Southport | H |
| 10 | 0 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.176 | 12 | L | L | W | D | D | 1956-09-27 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 11 | 0 | Hull City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1.111 | 11 | W | L | L | L | L | 1956-09-29 | Gateshead | A |
| 12 | 0 | Gateshead | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.048 | 11 | W | L | L | D | W | 1956-09-26 | Workington | A |
| 13 | 0 | Rochdale | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | W | L | L | W | L | 1956-09-26 | Derby County | H |
| 14 | 0 | Halifax Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0.696 | 10 | L | W | L | L | W | 1956-09-29 | Derby County | A |
| 15 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1.095 | 9 | L | D | L | L | W | 1956-09-29 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A |
| 16 | 0 | York City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.846 | 9 | D | L | W | L | W | 1956-09-26 | Chester | A |
| 17 | 0 | Bradford | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0.818 | 9 | L | W | W | L | D | 1956-09-29 | Barrow | H |
| 18 | 0 | Barrow | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0.696 | 9 | W | L | D | L | L | 1956-09-29 | Bradford | A |
| 19 | 0 | Darlington | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.524 | 8 | L | L | D | W | L | 1956-09-29 | Stockport County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Carlisle United | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.7 | 7 | D | L | L | W | D | 1956-09-29 | Bradford City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Southport | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.519 | 6 | D | D | D | L | L | 1956-09-29 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 22 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0.316 | 6 | L | W | L | D | L | 1956-09-27 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Chester | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0.36 | 4 | L | W | L | L | L | 1956-09-26 | York City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 0.346 | 3 | L | L | L | D | L | 1956-09-29 | Chester | H |
