1956-12-22

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Arsenal 40 Birmingham CityHighbury28,644
Evans (p), Holton, Bloomfield, Watts OG Lineups    
Burnley 62 Cardiff CityTurf Moor10,118
Newlands 2, McIlroy 2, Shannon, Cheesebrough Lineups Hitchens 2    
Luton Town 42 Charlton AthleticKenilworth Road9,922
Turner 3 (1p), Cullen Lineups Stewart, Ryan    
Newcastle United 62 SunderlandSt James' Park29,727
Tait 3, Davies, White, Casey (p) Lineups Fleming 2    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 41 BlackpoolMolineux21,302
Wilshaw 3, Hooper Lineups Brown    

 

Ptn 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 21 8 1 1 29 15 6 3 2 22 17 1.594 32 L W W D W 1956-12-26 Cardiff City H
2 0 Tottenham Hotspur 21 7 3 0 32 10 5 2 4 22 21 1.742 29 D D D D L 1956-12-25 Everton H
3 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 10 1 1 42 18 2 2 6 14 22 1.4 27 W W W L W 1956-12-25 Charlton Athletic A
4 -1 Blackpool 22 8 1 2 34 16 3 4 4 20 25 1.317 27 L W W D L 1956-12-25 Leeds United H
5 3 Arsenal 23 7 2 3 28 12 5 1 5 23 30 1.214 27 W W W D D 1956-12-25 Chelsea A
6 -2 Leeds United 22 7 3 1 27 11 3 3 5 14 21 1.281 26 L W D D L 1956-12-25 Blackpool A
7 3 Burnley 23 8 4 0 28 10 1 3 7 8 19 1.241 25 W L L W L 1956-12-25 Preston North End H
8 -2 Birmingham City 22 8 3 0 30 10 2 2 7 10 24 1.176 25 L W L D W 1956-12-25 Sheffield Wednesday H
9 -2 Bolton Wanderers 22 8 2 1 22 9 1 5 5 12 21 1.133 25 L W D W L 1956-12-25 Manchester City A
10 -1 Preston North End 22 6 3 2 29 15 3 3 5 17 24 1.179 24 D W W L D 1956-12-25 Burnley A
11 0 West Bromwich Albion 21 5 4 2 18 13 2 4 4 12 17 1 22 L D D L D 1956-12-25 Newcastle United H
12 3 Luton Town 22 7 3 2 25 12 1 2 7 11 29 0.878 21 W L L L W 1956-12-29 Manchester City A
13 -1 Aston Villa 20 5 3 2 17 13 2 3 5 13 16 1.034 20 W L L D D 1956-12-25 Sunderland A
14 -1 Chelsea 21 4 4 3 20 18 2 4 4 15 18 0.972 20 W L D D W 1956-12-25 Arsenal H
15 -1 Everton 22 6 2 3 18 16 2 2 7 12 23 0.769 20 W W L W D 1956-12-25 Tottenham Hotspur A
16 2 Newcastle United 22 4 4 2 17 14 3 2 7 15 31 0.711 20 W D L W W 1956-12-25 West Bromwich Albion A
17 -1 Sheffield Wednesday 22 7 0 3 30 17 1 2 9 16 30 0.979 18 W L W L W 1956-12-25 Birmingham City A
18 -1 Manchester City 22 6 2 3 26 19 1 2 8 14 28 0.851 18 L W L W D 1956-12-25 Bolton Wanderers H
19 0 Cardiff City 22 5 4 1 20 12 1 1 10 10 36 0.625 17 L L L W L 1956-12-26 Manchester United A
20 0 Portsmouth 21 3 4 3 21 17 0 4 7 14 34 0.686 14 D L D L D 1956-12-29 Manchester United H
21 0 Sunderland 22 5 1 5 25 18 0 2 9 12 34 0.712 13 L W W D L 1956-12-25 Aston Villa H
22 0 Charlton Athletic 23 3 2 7 18 25 1 0 10 14 36 0.525 10 L L L L W 1956-12-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Bristol Rovers61Doncaster RoversEastville11,692
Ward 3, Meyer 2, Bradford LineupsWalker R   
Fulham01Nottingham ForestCraven Cottage12,499
LineupsImlach   
Leicester City32Stoke CityFilbert Street28,178
McNeill, Hines, Rowley LineupsKelly 2   
Leyton Orient31Huddersfield TownBrisbane Road15,291
Sexton 2, Johnston LineupsMetcalfe (p)   
Lincoln City12Blackburn RoversSincil Bank7,396
Watson LineupsDouglas, Briggs   
Liverpool20BuryAnfield Road18,754
Liddell (p), Melia Lineups   
Middlesbrough12BarnsleyAyresome Park11,147
Dicks LineupsEdgar, McCann   
Notts County01Grimsby TownMeadow Lane4,869
LineupsReeson   
Rotherham United61Bristol CityMillmoor4,669
Grainger 2, Johnson 2, Slater 2 LineupsPeacock   
Swansea Town31West Ham UnitedVetch Field12,091
Jones C (p), Palmer, Allchurch I LineupsLewis   

 

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 23 7 4 0 35 14 7 2 3 24 20 1.735 34 W W W W L 1956-12-25 Grimsby Town A
2 0 Stoke City 24 10 2 0 43 11 3 3 6 13 23 1.647 31 L W D W W 1956-12-29 Bristol Rovers H
3 1 Bristol Rovers 23 8 1 2 29 9 4 3 5 21 21 1.667 28 W L L W D 1956-12-25 Bury A
4 -1 Nottingham Forest 22 6 3 2 22 16 5 3 3 20 11 1.556 28 W L W D D 1956-12-25 West Ham United A
5 0 Middlesbrough 23 7 3 1 26 13 3 3 6 21 21 1.382 26 L L L W L 1956-12-25 Doncaster Rovers H
6 0 Sheffield United 21 6 3 2 28 19 5 1 4 25 22 1.293 26 L W L W W 1956-12-25 Lincoln City H
7 1 Leyton Orient 22 5 4 2 21 16 5 2 4 19 24 1 26 W W L D W 1956-12-25 Liverpool A
8 1 Liverpool 22 7 1 3 31 18 2 6 3 14 14 1.406 25 W W L W D 1956-12-25 Leyton Orient H
9 2 Blackburn Rovers 22 5 2 3 27 21 6 1 5 21 28 0.98 25 W W W W W 1956-12-25 Fulham H
10 -3 Doncaster Rovers 23 7 2 2 31 12 2 4 6 17 32 1.091 24 L L L W L 1956-12-25 Middlesbrough A
11 -1 West Ham United 22 5 2 4 13 13 4 3 4 16 16 1 23 L W W D W 1956-12-25 Nottingham Forest H
12 0 Fulham 23 8 1 3 29 17 2 0 9 13 28 0.933 21 L L W L W 1956-12-25 Blackburn Rovers A
13 2 Swansea Town 22 6 2 4 32 22 3 1 6 18 35 0.877 21 W L W L D 1956-12-26 Bristol City H
14 -1 Huddersfield Town 23 5 1 5 15 17 4 2 6 22 26 0.86 21 L L L L D 1956-12-24 Notts County A
15 -1 Lincoln City 22 5 1 5 13 11 4 2 5 14 26 0.73 21 L L W L L 1956-12-25 Sheffield United A
16 1 Grimsby Town 23 6 2 3 20 12 3 0 9 10 17 1.034 20 W W L D L 1956-12-25 Leicester City H
17 1 Barnsley 22 4 3 5 23 28 4 1 5 15 22 0.76 20 W W D L W 1956-12-25 Rotherham United A
18 1 Rotherham United 21 4 3 4 24 20 3 2 5 23 24 1.068 19 W W W L D 1956-12-25 Barnsley H
19 -3 Bristol City 23 6 0 6 22 23 1 5 5 15 28 0.725 19 L W L D L 1956-12-26 Swansea Town A
20 0 Port Vale 21 4 3 3 17 13 1 0 10 13 32 0.667 13 L W L W L 1956-12-29 Bristol City A
21 0 Bury 23 2 2 7 21 30 1 3 8 14 33 0.556 11 L W L D L 1956-12-25 Bristol Rovers H
22 0 Notts County 22 2 3 7 14 26 1 1 8 13 33 0.458 10 L L L W L 1956-12-24 Huddersfield Town H

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Bradford City41Tranmere RoversValley Parade14,650
Liversidge 2, Simm, Jackson D LineupsDodd   
Carlisle United11BarrowBrunton Park7,483
Mooney LineupsGlover   
Chesterfield10Mansfield TownSaltergate Recreation Ground11,107
Smith G Lineups   
Crewe Alexandra00SouthportGresty Road1,912
Lineups   
Darlington11Hull CityFeethams Ground5,546
Wayman LineupsClarke   
Derby County40Scunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedBaseball Ground11,266
Woodhead 2, Ryan, Barrowcliffe (p) Lineups   
Gateshead21Halifax TownRedheugh Park 2,653
Brown, Oliver LineupsDarbyshire   
Oldham Athletic00ChesterBoundary Park7,524
Lineups   
Stockport County21Accrington StanleyEdgeley Park8,902
Drake, Wilson LineupsDick   
Workington01BradfordBorough Park4,631
LineupsSmith   
Wrexham41RochdaleRacecourse Ground5,105
Anderson, Thompson, Evans B, Jones G LineupsMcLaren   
York City33Hartlepools UnitedBootham Crescent8,663
Bottom (p), Wilkinson, Fenton LineupsRobinson, Luke, Johnson   

 

Ptn Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 1 Bradford City 23 8 2 2 26 15 6 2 3 20 11 1.769 32 W W W L W 1956-12-25 Tranmere Rovers H
2 -1 Accrington Stanley 23 7 4 1 26 12 7 0 4 25 23 1.457 32 D L W W W 1956-12-25 Stockport County A
3 1 Hartlepool United 23 8 2 1 27 11 5 2 5 23 22 1.515 30 D L D L D 1956-12-25 York City A
4 -1 Workington 22 8 3 0 29 18 4 3 4 11 13 1.29 30 L W W W D 1956-12-25 Bradford H
5 0 Derby County 23 10 1 1 36 9 2 4 5 16 19 1.857 29 W D L W W 1956-12-25 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
6 1 Wrexham 23 6 4 2 29 15 4 3 4 20 17 1.531 27 W D D D D 1956-12-25 Rochdale H
7 -1 Chesterfield 22 8 2 0 28 7 3 2 7 20 25 1.5 26 L W W L L 1956-12-25 Mansfield Town H
8 0 York City 22 7 1 3 15 9 3 5 3 17 19 1.143 26 D W W D D 1956-12-25 Hartlepool United H
9 4 Stockport County 23 7 1 3 22 15 4 3 5 21 25 1.075 26 W L W L D 1956-12-25 Accrington Stanley H
10 -1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 23 4 4 4 23 16 5 3 3 16 14 1.3 25 D W D L L 1956-12-25 Derby County A
11 0 Oldham Athletic 22 7 2 2 24 16 3 3 5 19 19 1.229 25 D D L L W 1956-12-25 Chester H
12 0 Barrow 23 7 1 3 21 12 3 4 5 12 20 1.031 25 D W W W W 1956-12-25 Carlisle United A
13 -3 Rochdale 21 6 3 2 14 7 3 3 4 16 17 1.25 24 L D L D D 1956-12-25 Wrexham A
14 1 Hull City 22 9 0 2 21 8 2 1 8 14 23 1.129 23 W L W W L 1956-12-25 Darlington A
15 -1 Mansfield Town 23 7 0 4 33 21 2 5 5 17 24 1.111 23 L W L W D 1956-12-25 Chesterfield A
16 0 Gateshead 24 6 2 4 27 20 4 1 7 17 27 0.936 23 L D W L W 1956-12-25 Halifax Town H
17 1 Darlington 22 5 2 4 17 17 4 1 6 17 25 0.81 21 W L L W W 1956-12-25 Hull City H
18 1 Carlisle United 22 4 4 3 24 19 3 2 6 14 24 0.884 20 W D D W W 1956-12-25 Barrow H
19 -2 Bradford 23 7 0 4 24 18 2 1 9 13 27 0.822 19 L W W W L 1956-12-25 Workington A
20 0 Halifax Town 23 7 2 3 19 15 1 0 10 10 34 0.592 18 W L L L L 1956-12-25 Gateshead A
21 0 Chester 23 3 3 5 18 20 1 2 9 8 29 0.531 13 D D D L L 1956-12-25 Oldham Athletic A
22 0 Tranmere Rovers 22 2 3 6 16 24 1 1 9 11 29 0.509 10 D L L W L 1956-12-25 Bradford City A
23 0 Southport 22 0 5 6 10 24 1 1 9 10 24 0.417 8 L L L L L 1956-12-25 Crewe Alexandra A
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 23 2 2 8 12 27 0 1 10 8 31 0.345 7 L L L D L 1956-12-25 Southport H

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Brentford22AldershotGriffin Park7,284
Parsons, Towers LineupsMenzies, Robertson OG   
Brighton & Hove Albion13WalsallGoldstone Ground6,733
Harburn LineupsDorman 2, Brown   
Colchester United51Northampton TownLayer Road5,899
McLeod 2, Wright 2, Smith LineupsLeek   
Gillingham11Shrewsbury TownPriestfield Stadium5,051
Morgan LineupsO'Donnell   
Millwall22Ipswich TownThe Den, New Cross8,319
Tyrell, Shepherd LineupsPhillips, Reed   
Newport County11Queens Park RangersSomerton Park7,638
Sherwood LineupsPeacock   
Norwich City12Southend UnitedCarrow Road4,156
Hunt LineupsHollis, McCrory   
Reading32Plymouth ArgyleElm Park6,382
Whitehouse, Jones OG, Dixon LineupsDavis 2   
Southampton22Exeter CityThe Dell12,239
Shields, Walker LineupsJohn 2   
Swindon Town20WatfordCounty Ground6,312
Edwards, Richards Lineups   
Torquay United10Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticPlainmoor5,686
Calland Lineups   

 

Ptn 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 23 9 3 0 25 7 4 3 4 14 13 1.95 32 D L D W W 1956-12-26 Reading H
2 1 Torquay United 23 8 3 0 34 14 3 4 5 8 26 1.05 29 W L D L D 1956-12-25 Brentford A
3 -1 Newport County 23 8 4 0 23 7 1 6 4 10 12 1.737 28 D W D W D 1957-01-12 Reading H
4 1 Colchester United 23 9 3 0 34 11 2 2 7 15 20 1.581 27 W L L W D 1956-12-25 Norwich City H
5 -1 Shrewsbury Town 23 6 5 0 18 4 2 6 4 12 26 1 27 D W W L W 1956-12-25 Walsall A
6 4 Reading 23 8 2 2 23 13 2 3 6 17 23 1.111 25 W D L W W 1956-12-26 Southampton A
7 0 Ipswich Town 23 8 2 1 32 8 2 2 8 14 24 1.438 24 D W W W L 1956-12-25 Watford A
8 -2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 23 6 5 0 25 9 2 3 7 12 18 1.37 24 L W D L L 1956-12-24 Aldershot H
9 0 Brentford 23 6 4 2 31 22 3 2 6 12 17 1.103 24 D L D L D 1956-12-25 Torquay United H
10 -2 Watford 23 6 1 4 23 18 4 2 6 16 19 1.054 23 L L D W W 1956-12-25 Ipswich Town H
11 1 Queens Park Rangers 23 7 3 1 19 7 1 4 7 7 22 0.897 23 D D L D W 1956-12-25 Crystal Palace A
12 1 Gillingham 23 6 3 3 21 16 2 4 5 13 24 0.85 23 D W L L D 1956-12-25 Brighton & Hove Albion H
13 -2 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 6 3 2 25 15 2 3 7 18 24 1.103 22 L L W L D 1956-12-25 Gillingham A
14 3 Southend United 23 7 3 2 22 11 1 3 7 16 28 0.974 22 W W D W W 1956-12-25 Northampton Town A
15 1 Millwall 23 5 4 2 19 16 3 2 7 13 30 0.696 22 D L W D L 1956-12-26 Swindon Town H
16 -2 Northampton Town 23 8 2 1 24 8 0 3 9 11 26 1.029 21 L L L W W 1956-12-25 Southend United H
17 1 Walsall 24 5 4 2 22 10 2 3 8 13 25 1 21 W W D D W 1956-12-25 Shrewsbury Town H
18 -3 Crystal Palace 22 3 6 3 16 16 2 5 3 16 19 0.914 21 W D L L W 1956-12-25 Queens Park Rangers H
19 0 Exeter City 23 4 4 4 19 14 2 4 5 13 20 0.941 20 D W L L L 1956-12-26 Plymouth Argyle H
20 0 Aldershot 23 5 3 3 22 20 2 3 7 19 30 0.82 20 D D W D L 1956-12-24 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
21 3 Swindon Town 23 5 1 6 23 24 3 2 6 15 29 0.717 19 W D W L W 1956-12-26 Millwall A
22 -1 Coventry City 23 6 3 3 22 14 0 4 7 8 29 0.698 19 L D L L D 1956-12-29 Southend United A
23 -1 Norwich City 23 5 3 4 17 15 0 5 6 11 24 0.718 18 L L D L D 1956-12-25 Colchester United A
24 -1 Plymouth Argyle 23 3 5 3 13 16 3 1 8 12 24 0.625 18 L W W W D 1956-12-26 Exeter City A
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