1956-11-17
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FA Cup Round 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 3N | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 1 | Morecambe | LaC | Peel Park | 8,989 | |
| Scott, Stones 2, Dick | Lineups | Horton | ||||||
| NL | Bishop Auckland | 2 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | D 3N | Kingsway | 8,000 | |
| Edwards, Bradley | Lineups | Davies | ||||||
| ML | Boston United | 0 | 2 | Bradford | D 3N | York Street | 8,794 | |
| Lineups | Kendall, Smith | |||||||
| D 3S | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 8 | 0 | Burton Albion | Bir | Dean Court | 13,245 | |
| Wright OG, Lyons, Bedford, Norris 3, Newsham 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3S | Brentford | 3 | 0 | Guildford City | SL | Griffin Park | 13,450 | |
| Morton OG, Taylor, Newcombe | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3S | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Millwall | D 3S | Goldstone Ground | 15,978 | |
| Wilson | Lineups | Shepherd | ||||||
| D 3N | Carlisle United | 6 | 1 | Billingham Synthonia | NL | Brunton Park | 11,000 | |
| Garvie 3, Ackerman 2, Broadis | Lineups | Duffy | ||||||
| SL | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 2 | Reading | D 3S | Whaddon Road | 8,326 | |
| McAllister | Lineups | Dixon 2 | ||||||
| D 3N | Chester | 0 | 0 | Barrow | D 3N | Sealand Road | 8,311 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 3S | Colchester United | 1 | 4 | Southend United | D 3S | Layer Road | 11,280 | |
| McCurley | Lineups | Hollis, McCrory 3 | ||||||
| D 3N | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 2 | Wrexham | D 3N | Gresty Road | 11,513 | |
| Connor, Williams | Lineups | Thompson 2 | ||||||
| D 3S | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | Walthamstow Avenue | IsL | Selhurst Park | 17,760 | |
| Murray, Cooper | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3N | Darlington | 7 | 2 | Evenwood Town | NL | Feethams Ground | 7,667 | |
| Bell (p), Morton 3, Forster, Tulip 2 | Lineups | Chisem, Calbruck | ||||||
| D 3N | Derby County | 2 | 1 | Bradford City | D 3N | Baseball Ground | 22,579 | |
| Woodhead, Powell | Lineups | Simm | ||||||
| P'b | Ely City | 2 | 6 | Torquay United | D 3S | Paradise Ground | 5,000 | |
| Oliver, King | Lineups | Collins R 3, Shaw, Calland 2 | ||||||
| D 3S | Exeter City | 0 | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | D 3S | St James Park | 13,855 | |
| Lineups | Langman N, Rowley | |||||||
| D 3N | Halifax Town | 2 | 3 | Oldham Athletic | D 3N | The Shay | 9,736 | |
| Hutchinson, Smith | Lineups | Neale 2, Pearson | ||||||
| D 3N | Hartlepools United | 3 | 1 | Selby Town | YL | Victoria Park | 11,227 | |
| Luke, Stamper, Robinson | Lineups | Clark | ||||||
| SL | Hereford United | 3 | 2 | Aldershot | D 3S | Edgar Street | 8,436 | |
| Bowen, Mulgrew, Williams | Lineups | Costello 2 | ||||||
| D 3N | Hull City | 4 | 0 | Gateshead | D 3N | Boothferry Park | 12,260 | |
| Mortensen 2, Cripsey, Bradbury (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| Non | Ilkeston Town | 1 | 5 | Blyth Spartans | NEL | New Manor Ground | 5,242 | |
| Marsh | Lineups | Linacre, McHale, Turney, Langland 2 | ||||||
| D 3S | Ipswich Town | 4 | 0 | Hastings United | SL | Portman Road | 13,481 | |
| Leadbetter, Garneys, Phillips 2 | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3N | Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | Workington | D 3N | Field Mill | 13,326 | |
| Murray | Lineups | Dailey | ||||||
| KtL | Margate | 3 | 1 | Dunstable Town | Met | Hartsdown Park | 4,500 | |
| Bennett (p), Marsh, Roche | Lineups | Grandham | ||||||
| LaC | New Brighton | 3 | 3 | Stockport County | D 3N | Tower Athletic Grounds | 10,127 | |
| Vincent 2, Windle | Lineups | Finney, Moran 2 | ||||||
| HpL | Newport | 0 | 6 | Watford | D 3S | St Georges Park | 5,100 | |
| Lineups | Graham 2, Cook 2, Walker, Meadows | |||||||
| D 3S | Norwich City | 2 | 4 | Bedford Town | SL | Carrow Road | 14,530 | |
| Coxon, Hunt | Lineups | Crichton (p), Murray 2, Reid | ||||||
| D 3S | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 0 | Dorchester Town | WL | Loftus Road | 9,764 | |
| Hellawell, Balogun, Locke, Cameron | Lineups | |||||||
| CCL | Rhyl | 3 | 2 | Scarborough | ML | Belle Vue | 5,000 | |
| Hughes, Russell 2 | Lineups | Parkinson, Bowman | ||||||
| D 3N | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 1 | 0 | Rochdale | D 3N | Old Showground | 8,655 | |
| Brown | Lineups | |||||||
| NEL | South Shields | 2 | 2 | Chesterfield | D 3N | Simonside Hall | 15,500 | |
| Powell, Richardson | Lineups | Smith, Burrell | ||||||
| D 3S | Southampton | 2 | 0 | Northampton Town | D 3S | The Dell | 16,757 | |
| Reeves, Mulgrew | Lineups | |||||||
| D 3N | Southport | 0 | 0 | York City | D 3N | Haig Avenue | 5,560 | |
| Lineups | ||||||||
| D 3S | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | Coventry City | D 3S | County Ground | 17,097 | |
| Edwards, Richards | Lineups | McPherson | ||||||
| IsL | Tooting & Mitcham United | 2 | 1 | Bromsgrove Rovers | Bir | Sandy Lane | 8,035 | |
| Hasty, Bumstead | Lineups | Jakeman | ||||||
| D 3S | Walsall | 0 | 1 | Newport County | D 3S | Fellows Park | 12,085 | |
| Lineups | Terry | |||||||
| SL | Weymouth | 1 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | D 3S | Recreation Ground | 7,000 | |
| Henderson (p) | Lineups | |||||||
| LaC | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 2 | Goole Town | ML | Springfield Park | 7,113 | |
| McLean (p) | Lineups | Handley 2 | ||||||
| SL | Yeovil Town | 1 | 3 | Peterborough United | ML | Huish Ground | 10,575 | |
| McCaffrey | Lineups | Emery 2, Hailes | ||||||
| CrL | Yiewsley | 2 | 2 | Gillingham | D 3S | Lees Stadium | 5,400 | |
| Moore 2 | Lineups | Riggs, Morgan | ||||||
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Highbury | 33,377 | |
| Tapscott 2, Haverty | Lineups | |||||
| Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | St Andrew's | 27,564 | |
| Brown, Kinsey, Astall, Murphy | Lineups | Ayre, Hurst | ||||
| Burnley | 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Turf Moor | 25,776 | |
| McKay, Cheesebrough, Pilkington | Lineups | |||||
| Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | Ninian Park | 20,017 | |
| Nugent | Lineups | |||||
| Chelsea | 4 | 1 | Luton Town | Stamford Bridge | 30,823 | |
| McNichol, Nicholas A 2, Tindall | Lineups | Gregory | ||||
| Manchester United | 3 | 2 | Leeds United | Old Trafford | 52,401 | |
| Whelan 2, Charlton | Lineups | McKenna, Charles (p) | ||||
| Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | Everton | St James' Park | 32,263 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | Blackpool | Fratton Park | 26,486 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Preston North End | 3 | 3 | Aston Villa | Deepdale | 19,270 | |
| Thompson, Hatsell 2 | Lineups | Smith, Lynn (p), McParland | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Hillsborough | 32,115 | |
| Finney 3, Quixall | Lineups | Harmer (p) | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Manchester City | The Hawthorns | 25,958 | |
| Griffin | Lineups | Dyson | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Manchester United | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 1.68 | 27 | W | L | W | D | L | 1956-11-24 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 2 | -1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 1.885 | 25 | L | W | W | W | L | 1956-11-24 | Manchester United | H |
| 3 | 1 | Blackpool | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 1.448 | 22 | D | L | D | D | W | 1956-11-24 | Newcastle United | H |
| 4 | -1 | Leeds United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1.269 | 22 | L | W | W | L | D | 1956-11-24 | Arsenal | H |
| 5 | 2 | Burnley | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.421 | 21 | W | L | D | L | D | 1956-11-24 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 6 | 3 | Birmingham City | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1.333 | 20 | W | L | D | L | W | 1956-11-24 | Sunderland | A |
| 7 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1.19 | 20 | D | W | W | W | W | 1956-11-24 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 8 | -3 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1.042 | 20 | L | W | W | D | D | 1956-11-24 | Burnley | H |
| 9 | -3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1.355 | 19 | L | W | L | W | D | 1956-11-24 | Preston North End | H |
| 10 | 0 | Preston North End | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1.167 | 19 | D | D | W | W | D | 1956-11-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 11 | 0 | Arsenal | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 1.086 | 19 | W | L | W | L | W | 1956-11-24 | Leeds United | A |
| 12 | 1 | Aston Villa | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.087 | 17 | D | W | L | W | W | 1956-11-24 | Chelsea | H |
| 13 | -1 | Luton Town | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 0.818 | 17 | L | D | D | L | L | 1956-11-24 | Cardiff City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Chelsea | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0.929 | 16 | W | W | L | D | D | 1956-11-24 | Aston Villa | A |
| 15 | 1 | Cardiff City | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 0.727 | 15 | W | W | D | L | L | 1956-11-24 | Luton Town | A |
| 16 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 0.929 | 14 | W | L | L | L | L | 1956-11-24 | Everton | A |
| 17 | -2 | Manchester City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 0.75 | 14 | D | W | D | W | W | 1956-11-24 | Portsmouth | H |
| 18 | -1 | Everton | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 0.676 | 14 | D | D | L | W | W | 1956-11-24 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 19 | 0 | Newcastle United | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 0.514 | 13 | D | L | L | D | L | 1956-11-24 | Blackpool | A |
| 20 | 0 | Portsmouth | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 0.769 | 12 | D | D | L | D | W | 1956-11-24 | Manchester City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Sunderland | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 0.721 | 8 | L | L | L | D | L | 1956-11-24 | Birmingham City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 0.489 | 8 | L | L | W | D | L | 1956-11-24 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 4 | 0 | Fulham | Eastville | 24,658 | |
| Biggs, Roost, Meyer, Hooper | Lineups | |||||
| Bury | 1 | 2 | Barnsley | Gigg Lane | 9,713 | |
| Gleadall | Lineups | Duggins 2 | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | Bristol City | Belle Vue | 12,472 | |
| Walker G, Walker G 2, McMorran | Lineups | White (p) | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | Blundell Park | 15,810 | |
| Evans | Lineups | Wilkinson 2 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | Port Vale | Leeds Road | 14,044 | |
| Marriott, Sproson OG, Hickson | Lineups | Poole H | ||||
| Leicester City | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | Filbert Street | 40,930 | Largest home game 1956-57 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | Rotherham United | Brisbane Road | 17,859 | |
| Sexton, Johnston | Lineups | Stephenson | ||||
| Liverpool | 4 | 0 | Lincoln City | Anfield Road | 29,762 | |
| Arnell 2, Wheeler 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | West Ham United | Ayresome Park | 31,513 | Largest home game 1956-57 |
| Burbeck, Fitzsimons 2 | Lineups | Tucker | ||||
| Notts County | 1 | 4 | Swansea Town | Meadow Lane | 10,248 | |
| Wills | Lineups | Jones C, Morris, Charles, Allchurch L | ||||
| Stoke City | 4 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Victoria Ground | 21,073 | |
| Bowyer, King, Kelly, Coleman | Lineups | Vernon | ||||
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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 | 0 | Leicester City | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 1.643 | 26 | D | D | D | W | W | 1956-11-24 | West Ham United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Stoke City | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 1.654 | 24 | W | L | W | L | D | 1956-11-24 | Bristol City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1.577 | 24 | W | W | W | D | W | 1956-11-24 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 4 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 1.773 | 23 | W | W | L | D | D | 1956-11-24 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 5 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 1.583 | 22 | D | L | L | W | W | 1956-11-24 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Sheffield United | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 1.571 | 22 | W | D | W | L | D | 1956-11-24 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 1.5 | 22 | W | D | W | L | W | 1956-11-24 | Sheffield United | A |
| 8 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1.107 | 20 | W | W | L | L | L | 1956-11-24 | Rotherham United | A |
| 9 | -1 | Lincoln City | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 0.92 | 19 | L | W | W | L | W | 1956-11-24 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 10 | 1 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 0.909 | 19 | W | W | W | W | W | 1956-11-24 | Lincoln City | A |
| 11 | 2 | Liverpool | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1.172 | 18 | W | D | W | L | W | 1956-11-24 | Swansea Town | A |
| 12 | -2 | Fulham | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 0.917 | 17 | L | D | L | W | L | 1956-11-24 | Notts County | H |
| 13 | -1 | West Ham United | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0.95 | 16 | L | W | L | L | D | 1956-11-24 | Leicester City | H |
| 14 | 3 | Swansea Town | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 0.864 | 16 | W | L | D | D | L | 1956-11-24 | Liverpool | H |
| 15 | -1 | Bristol City | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 0.737 | 16 | L | L | W | W | L | 1956-11-24 | Stoke City | H |
| 16 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 1.087 | 15 | L | W | L | W | W | 1956-11-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 17 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 0.8 | 15 | L | D | W | W | L | 1956-11-24 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 18 | 1 | Barnsley | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0.636 | 13 | W | L | L | W | L | 1956-11-24 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 19 | -1 | Rotherham United | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 0.844 | 12 | L | D | W | D | W | 1956-11-24 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Port Vale | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 0.579 | 9 | L | L | L | L | L | 1956-11-24 | Bury | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bury | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 0.538 | 8 | L | D | L | L | L | 1956-11-24 | Port Vale | A |
| 22 | 0 | Notts County | 17 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 0.447 | 8 | L | L | L | W | L | 1956-11-24 | Fulham | A |
