1956-12-25

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 40 Sheffield WednesdaySt Andrew's24,380
Brown, Murphy, Astall, Govan Lineups    
Blackpool 11 Leeds UnitedBloomfield Road20,517
Brown Lineups Brook    
Burnley 22 Preston North EndTurf Moor23,737
Shannon, Cheesebrough Lineups Thompson 2    
Charlton Athletic 21 Wolverhampton WanderersThe Valley15,968
Lawrie, Summers Lineups Booth    
Chelsea 11 ArsenalStamford Bridge34,094
McNichol Lineups Bloomfield    
Manchester City 13 Bolton WanderersMaine Road19,731
Fagan Lineups Stevens, Lofthouse 2    
Sunderland 10 Aston VillaRoker Park18,543
Bingham Lineups    
Tottenham Hotspur 60 EvertonWhite Hart Lane27,761
Medwin 2, Harmer (p), Smith 2, Stokes Lineups    
West Bromwich Albion 10 Newcastle UnitedThe Hawthorns13,730
Barlow Lineups    

 

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 22 8 3 0 38 10 5 2 4 22 21 1.935 31 W D D D D 1956-12-26 Everton A
3 1 Blackpool 23 8 2 2 35 17 3 4 4 20 25 1.31 28 D L W W D 1956-12-26 Leeds United A
4 1 Arsenal 24 7 2 3 28 12 5 2 5 24 31 1.209 28 D W W W D 1956-12-26 Chelsea H
5 -2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 10 1 1 42 18 2 2 7 15 24 1.357 27 L W W W L 1956-12-29 Everton A
6 2 Birmingham City 23 9 3 0 34 10 2 2 7 10 24 1.294 27 W L W L D 1956-12-29 Burnley H
7 -1 Leeds United 23 7 3 1 27 11 3 4 5 15 22 1.273 27 D L W D D 1956-12-26 Blackpool H
8 1 Bolton Wanderers 23 8 2 1 22 9 2 5 5 15 22 1.194 27 W L W D W 1956-12-26 Manchester City H
9 -2 Burnley 24 8 5 0 30 12 1 3 7 8 19 1.226 26 D W L L W 1956-12-26 Preston North End A
10 0 Preston North End 23 6 3 2 29 15 3 4 5 19 26 1.171 25 D D W W L 1956-12-26 Burnley H
11 0 West Bromwich Albion 22 6 4 2 19 13 2 4 4 12 17 1.033 24 W L D D L 1956-12-26 Newcastle United A
12 2 Chelsea 22 4 5 3 21 19 2 4 4 15 18 0.973 21 D W L D D 1956-12-26 Arsenal A
13 -1 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
14 -1 Aston Villa 21 5 3 2 17 13 2 3 6 13 17 1 20 L W L L D 1956-12-29 Blackpool A
15 1 Newcastle United 23 4 4 2 17 14 3 2 8 15 32 0.696 20 L W D L W 1956-12-26 West Bromwich Albion H
16 -1 Everton 23 6 2 3 18 16 2 2 8 12 29 0.667 20 L W W L W 1956-12-26 Tottenham Hotspur H
17 0 Sheffield Wednesday 23 7 0 3 30 17 1 2 10 16 34 0.902 18 L W L W L 1956-12-29 Newcastle United A
18 0 Manchester City 23 6 2 4 27 22 1 2 8 14 28 0.82 18 L L W L W 1956-12-26 Bolton Wanderers A
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 1 Sunderland 23 6 1 5 26 18 0 2 9 12 34 0.731 15 W L W W D 1956-12-29 Charlton Athletic A
21 -1 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
22 0 Charlton Athletic 24 4 2 7 20 26 1 0 10 14 36 0.548 12 W L L L L 1956-12-29 Sunderland H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers20FulhamEwood Park23,884
Briggs, Vernon Lineups   
Bury72Bristol RoversGigg Lane8,962
Pearson 3, Neill 2, Robertson 2 LineupsBiggs, Petherbridge   
Grimsby Town22Leicester CityBlundell Park16,381
Maddison 2 (1p) LineupsRowley, Hines   
Liverpool10Leyton OrientAnfield Road22,001
A'Court Lineups   
Middlesbrough32Doncaster RoversAyresome Park16,515
Clough 2, Harris LineupsCavanagh, Walker R   
Rotherham United00BarnsleyMillmoor14,332Largest home game 1956-57
Lineups   
Sheffield United20Lincoln CityBramall Lane19,954
Waldock, Wilkinson Lineups   
West Ham United21Nottingham ForestUpton Park16,300
Musgrove, Lewis LineupsImlach   

 

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 24 7 4 0 35 14 7 3 3 26 22 1.694 35 D W W W W 1956-12-29 Middlesbrough 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 Nottingham Forest 23 6 3 2 22 16 5 3 4 21 13 1.483 28 L W L W D 1956-12-29 Swansea Town H
4 -1 Bristol Rovers 24 8 1 2 29 9 4 3 6 23 28 1.405 28 L W L L W 1956-12-26 Bury H
5 0 Middlesbrough 24 8 3 1 29 15 3 3 6 21 21 1.389 28 W L L L W 1956-12-26 Doncaster Rovers A
6 0 Sheffield United 22 7 3 2 30 19 5 1 4 25 22 1.341 28 W L W L W 1956-12-26 Lincoln City A
7 1 Liverpool 23 8 1 3 32 18 2 6 3 14 14 1.438 27 W W W L W 1956-12-26 Leyton Orient A
8 1 Blackburn Rovers 23 6 2 3 29 21 6 1 5 21 28 1.02 27 W W W W W 1956-12-26 Fulham A
9 -2 Leyton Orient 23 5 4 2 21 16 5 2 5 19 25 0.976 26 L W W L D 1956-12-26 Liverpool H
10 1 West Ham United 23 6 2 4 15 14 4 3 4 16 16 1.033 25 W L W W D 1956-12-29 Lincoln City H
11 -1 Doncaster Rovers 24 7 2 2 31 12 2 4 7 19 35 1.064 24 L L L L W 1956-12-26 Middlesbrough H
12 0 Huddersfield Town 24 5 1 5 15 17 5 2 6 24 27 0.886 23 W L L L L 1956-12-26 Notts County H
13 3 Grimsby Town 24 6 3 3 22 14 3 0 9 10 17 1.032 21 D W W L D 1956-12-29 Liverpool H
14 -1 Fulham 24 8 1 3 29 17 2 0 10 13 30 0.894 21 L L L W L 1956-12-26 Blackburn Rovers H
15 -1 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
16 1 Barnsley 23 4 3 5 23 28 4 2 5 15 22 0.76 21 D W W D L 1956-12-26 Rotherham United H
17 -2 Lincoln City 23 5 1 5 13 11 4 2 6 14 28 0.692 21 L L L W L 1956-12-26 Sheffield United H
18 0 Rotherham United 22 4 4 4 24 20 3 2 5 23 24 1.068 20 D W W W L 1956-12-26 Barnsley A
19 0 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 24 3 2 7 28 32 1 3 8 14 33 0.646 13 W L W L D 1956-12-26 Bristol Rovers A
22 0 Notts County 23 2 3 8 15 28 1 1 8 13 33 0.459 10 L L L L W 1956-12-26 Huddersfield Town A

 

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 0 Bradford City 24 9 2 2 30 16 6 2 3 20 11 1.852 34 W W W W L 1956-12-29 Chester A
2 0 Accrington Stanley 24 7 4 1 26 12 7 0 5 26 25 1.405 32 L D L W W 1956-12-29 Mansfield Town A
3 2 Derby County 24 11 1 1 40 9 2 4 5 16 19 2 31 W W D L W 1956-12-26 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A
4 -1 Hartlepool United 24 8 2 1 27 11 5 3 5 26 25 1.472 31 D D L D L 1956-12-26 York City H
5 -1 Workington 23 8 3 1 29 19 4 3 4 11 13 1.25 30 L L W W W 1956-12-26 Bradford A
6 0 Wrexham 24 7 4 2 33 16 4 3 4 20 17 1.606 29 W W D D D 1956-12-26 Rochdale A
7 0 Chesterfield 23 9 2 0 29 7 3 2 7 20 25 1.531 28 W L W W L 1956-12-29 Stockport County H
8 1 Stockport County 24 8 1 3 24 16 4 3 5 21 25 1.098 28 W W L W L 1956-12-29 Chesterfield A
9 -1 York City 23 7 2 3 18 12 3 5 3 17 19 1.129 27 D D W W D 1956-12-26 Hartlepool United A
10 1 Oldham Athletic 23 7 3 2 24 16 3 3 5 19 19 1.229 26 D D D L L 1956-12-29 Tranmere Rovers H
11 1 Barrow 24 7 1 3 21 12 3 5 5 13 21 1.03 26 D D W W W 1956-12-26 Carlisle United H
12 -2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 24 4 4 4 23 16 5 3 4 16 18 1.147 25 L D W D L 1956-12-26 Derby County H
13 3 Gateshead 25 7 2 4 29 21 4 1 7 17 27 0.958 25 W L D W L 1956-12-29 Hartlepool United A
14 0 Hull City 23 9 0 2 21 8 2 2 8 15 24 1.125 24 D W L W W 1956-12-26 Darlington H
15 -2 Rochdale 22 6 3 2 14 7 3 3 5 17 21 1.107 24 L L D L D 1956-12-26 Wrexham H
16 -1 Mansfield Town 24 7 0 4 33 21 2 5 6 17 25 1.087 23 L L W L W 1956-12-29 Accrington Stanley H
17 0 Darlington 23 5 3 4 18 18 4 1 6 17 25 0.814 22 D W L L W 1956-12-26 Hull City A
18 0 Carlisle United 23 4 5 3 25 20 3 2 6 14 24 0.886 21 D W D D W 1956-12-26 Barrow A
19 0 Bradford 24 7 0 4 24 18 3 1 9 14 27 0.844 21 W L W W W 1956-12-26 Workington H
20 0 Halifax Town 24 7 2 3 19 15 1 0 11 11 36 0.588 18 L W L L L 1956-12-29 York City A
21 0 Chester 24 3 3 5 18 20 1 3 9 8 29 0.531 14 D D D D L 1956-12-29 Bradford City H
22 0 Tranmere Rovers 23 2 3 6 16 24 1 1 10 12 33 0.491 10 L D L L W 1956-12-29 Oldham Athletic A
23 0 Southport 23 0 5 6 10 24 1 2 9 10 24 0.417 9 D L L L L 1956-12-29 Carlisle United H
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 24 2 3 8 12 27 0 1 10 8 31 0.345 8 D L L L D 1956-12-29 Barrow A

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Brentford00Torquay UnitedGriffin Park9,024
Lineups   
Colchester United11Norwich CityLayer Road6,376
Plant LineupsBly   
Crystal Palace21Queens Park RangersSelhurst Park9,988
Belcher, Pierce LineupsPeacock   
Gillingham00Brighton & Hove AlbionPriestfield Stadium5,237
Lineups   
Northampton Town22Southend UnitedCounty Ground5,165
Mills 2 LineupsHollis, McCrory   
Walsall11Shrewsbury TownFellows Park12,716
Richards LineupsRussell   
Watford21Ipswich TownVicarage Road4,544
Walker, Reid LineupsGarneys   

 

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 0 Torquay United 24 8 3 0 34 14 3 5 5 8 26 1.05 30 D W L D L 1956-12-26 Brentford H
3 0 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 0 Colchester United 24 9 4 0 35 12 2 2 7 15 20 1.563 28 D W L L W 1956-12-26 Norwich City A
5 0 Shrewsbury Town 24 6 5 0 18 4 2 7 4 13 27 1 28 D D W W L 1956-12-29 Swindon Town H
6 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 24 7 5 0 28 11 2 3 7 12 18 1.379 26 W L W D L 1956-12-26 Aldershot A
7 0 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
8 1 Brentford 24 6 5 2 31 22 3 2 6 12 17 1.103 25 D D L D L 1956-12-26 Torquay United A
9 1 Watford 24 7 1 4 25 19 4 2 6 16 19 1.079 25 W L L D W 1956-12-26 Ipswich Town A
10 -2 Ipswich Town 24 8 2 1 32 8 2 2 9 15 26 1.382 24 L D W W W 1956-12-26 Watford H
11 1 Gillingham 24 6 4 3 21 16 2 4 5 13 24 0.85 24 D D W L L 1956-12-26 Brighton & Hove Albion A
12 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 24 6 3 2 25 15 2 4 7 18 24 1.103 23 D L L W L 1956-12-26 Gillingham H
13 1 Southend United 24 7 3 2 22 11 1 4 7 18 30 0.976 23 D W W D W 1956-12-26 Northampton Town H
14 4 Crystal Palace 23 4 6 3 18 17 2 5 3 16 19 0.944 23 W W D L L 1956-12-26 Queens Park Rangers A
15 -4 Queens Park Rangers 24 7 3 1 19 7 1 4 8 8 24 0.871 23 L D D L D 1956-12-26 Crystal Palace H
16 0 Northampton Town 24 8 3 1 26 10 0 3 9 11 26 1.028 22 D L L L W 1956-12-26 Southend United A
17 0 Walsall 25 5 5 2 23 11 2 3 8 13 25 1 22 D W W D D 1956-12-29 Gillingham H
18 -3 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
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 24 5 3 3 22 20 2 3 8 21 33 0.811 20 L D D W D 1956-12-26 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
21 2 Norwich City 24 5 3 4 17 15 0 6 6 12 25 0.725 19 D L L D L 1956-12-26 Colchester United H
22 -1 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
23 -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
24 0 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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