1956-12-26

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Arsenal 20 ChelseaHighbury22,526
Clapton, Tapscott Lineups    
Bolton Wanderers 10 Manchester CityBurnden Park20,856
Stevens Lineups    
Everton 11 Tottenham HotspurGoodison Park20,172
Eglington Lineups Robb    
Leeds United 50 BlackpoolElland Road22,689
Brook 3, Charles 2 Lineups    
Manchester United 31 Cardiff CityOld Trafford28,607
Taylor, Whelan, Viollet Lineups Malloy (p)    
Newcastle United 52 West Bromwich AlbionSt James' Park20,319
Punton, Davies 2, Casey (p), Scoular Lineups Kevan, Williams    
Preston North End 10 BurnleyDeepdale19,265
Malloy OG 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 22 9 1 1 32 16 6 3 2 22 17 1.636 34 W L W W D 1956-12-29 Portsmouth A
2 0 Tottenham Hotspur 23 8 3 0 38 10 5 3 4 23 22 1.906 32 D W D D D 1956-12-29 Bolton Wanderers H
3 1 Arsenal 25 8 2 3 30 12 5 2 5 24 31 1.256 30 W D W W W 1956-12-29 West Bromwich Albion A
4 3 Leeds United 24 8 3 1 32 11 3 4 5 15 22 1.424 29 W D L W D 1956-12-29 Chelsea A
5 3 Bolton Wanderers 24 9 2 1 23 9 2 5 5 15 22 1.226 29 W W L W D 1956-12-29 Tottenham Hotspur A
6 -3 Blackpool 24 8 2 2 35 17 3 4 5 20 30 1.17 28 L D L W W 1956-12-29 Aston Villa H
7 -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
8 -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
9 1 Preston North End 24 7 3 2 30 15 3 4 5 19 26 1.195 27 W D D W W 1956-12-29 Cardiff City A
10 -1 Burnley 25 8 5 0 30 12 1 3 8 8 20 1.188 26 L D W L L 1956-12-29 Birmingham City A
11 0 West Bromwich Albion 23 6 4 2 19 13 2 4 5 14 22 0.943 24 L W L D D 1956-12-29 Arsenal H
12 3 Newcastle United 24 5 4 2 22 16 3 2 8 15 32 0.771 22 W L W D L 1956-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday H
13 -1 Chelsea 23 4 5 3 21 19 2 4 5 15 20 0.923 21 L D W L D 1956-12-29 Leeds United H
14 -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
15 1 Everton 24 6 3 3 19 17 2 2 8 12 29 0.674 21 D L W W L 1956-12-29 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
16 -2 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
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 24 6 2 4 27 22 1 2 9 14 29 0.804 18 L L L W L 1956-12-29 Luton Town H
19 0 Cardiff City 23 5 4 1 20 12 1 1 11 11 39 0.608 17 L L L L W 1956-12-29 Preston North End H
20 0 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 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
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
Barnsley11Rotherham UnitedOakwell11,031
Duggins LineupsGrainger   
Bristol Rovers61BuryEastville19,672
Hooper 3, Meyer 2, Biggs LineupsAtherton   
Doncaster Rovers21MiddlesbroughBelle Vue8,975
Cavanagh, Tindill LineupsRobinson   
Fulham72Blackburn RoversCraven Cottage8,230
Chamberlain 3, Dwight 2, Bentley 2 LineupsDobing 2   
Huddersfield Town30Notts CountyLeeds Road7,483
Hickson, Connor, Law Lineups   
Leyton Orient04LiverpoolBrisbane Road10,332
LineupsA'Court, Arnell, Bimpson, Liddell   
Lincoln City41Sheffield UnitedSincil Bank8,079
Northcott 2, Watson, Hawkings LineupsWilkinson   
Swansea Town50Bristol CityVetch Field17,954
Charles 2, Allchurch I, Palmer, Allchurch L Lineups   

 

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 Bristol Rovers 25 9 1 2 35 10 4 3 6 23 28 1.526 30 W L W L L 1956-12-29 Stoke City A
4 3 Liverpool 24 8 1 3 32 18 3 6 3 18 14 1.563 29 W W W W L 1956-12-29 Grimsby Town A
5 -2 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
6 -1 Middlesbrough 25 8 3 1 29 15 3 3 7 22 23 1.342 28 L W L L L 1956-12-29 Leicester City H
7 -1 Sheffield United 23 7 3 2 30 19 5 1 5 26 26 1.244 28 L W L W L 1956-12-29 Barnsley H
8 0 Blackburn Rovers 24 6 2 3 29 21 6 1 6 23 35 0.929 27 L W W W W 1956-12-29 Rotherham United H
9 2 Doncaster Rovers 25 8 2 2 33 13 2 4 7 19 35 1.083 26 W L L L L 1956-12-29 Notts County H
10 -1 Leyton Orient 24 5 4 3 21 20 5 2 5 19 25 0.889 26 L L W W L 1956-12-29 Bury A
11 -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
12 0 Huddersfield Town 25 6 1 5 18 17 5 2 6 24 27 0.955 25 W W L L L 1956-12-29 Fulham H
13 1 Fulham 25 9 1 3 36 19 2 0 10 13 30 1 23 W L L L W 1956-12-29 Huddersfield Town A
14 1 Swansea Town 23 7 2 4 37 22 3 1 6 18 35 0.965 23 W W L W L 1956-12-29 Nottingham Forest A
15 2 Lincoln City 24 6 1 5 17 12 4 2 6 14 28 0.775 23 W L L L W 1956-12-29 West Ham United A
16 0 Barnsley 24 4 4 5 24 29 4 2 5 15 22 0.765 22 D D W W D 1956-12-29 Sheffield United A
17 1 Rotherham United 23 4 4 4 24 20 3 3 5 24 25 1.067 21 D D W W W 1956-12-29 Blackburn Rovers A
18 -5 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
19 0 Bristol City 24 6 0 6 22 23 1 5 6 15 33 0.661 19 L L W L D 1956-12-29 Port Vale H
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 25 3 2 7 28 32 1 3 9 15 39 0.606 13 L W L W L 1956-12-29 Leyton Orient H
22 0 Notts County 24 2 3 8 15 28 1 1 9 13 36 0.438 10 L L L L L 1956-12-29 Doncaster Rovers A

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Barrow30Carlisle UnitedHolker Street5,065
Callaghan, Gordon 2 Lineups   
Bradford13WorkingtonPark Avenue5,310
Houghton LineupsRobson 2, Bertolini   
Hartlepools United20York CityVictoria Park6,954
Stamper, Johnson Lineups   
Hull City11DarlingtonBoothferry Park9,872
Mortensen LineupsTulip   
Rochdale02WrexhamSpotland4,374
LineupsThompson, Anderson (p)   
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United14Derby CountyOld Showground4,103
McGill (p) LineupsStraw 2, Ryan, Hubbard OG   

 

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 1 Derby County 25 11 1 1 40 9 3 4 5 20 20 2.069 33 W W W D L 1956-12-29 Darlington A
3 1 Hartlepool United 25 9 2 1 29 11 5 3 5 26 25 1.528 33 W D D L D 1956-12-29 Gateshead H
4 -2 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
5 0 Workington 24 8 3 1 29 19 5 3 4 14 14 1.303 32 W L L W W 1956-12-29 Rochdale H
6 0 Wrexham 25 7 4 2 33 16 5 3 4 22 17 1.667 31 W W W D D 1956-12-29 Bradford 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 3 Barrow 25 8 1 3 24 12 3 5 5 13 21 1.121 28 W D D W W 1956-12-29 Crewe Alexandra H
9 -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
10 -1 York City 24 7 2 3 18 12 3 5 4 17 21 1.061 27 L D D W W 1956-12-29 Halifax Town H
11 -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
12 2 Hull City 24 9 1 2 22 9 2 2 8 15 24 1.121 25 D D W L W 1956-12-29 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
13 -1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 25 4 4 5 24 20 5 3 4 16 18 1.053 25 L L D W D 1956-12-29 Hull City A
14 -1 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
15 0 Rochdale 23 6 3 3 14 9 3 3 5 17 21 1.033 24 L L L D L 1956-12-29 Workington A
16 0 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 24 5 3 4 18 18 4 2 6 18 26 0.818 23 D D W L L 1956-12-29 Derby County H
18 0 Carlisle United 24 4 5 3 25 20 3 2 7 14 27 0.83 21 L D W D D 1956-12-29 Southport A
19 0 Bradford 25 7 0 5 25 21 3 1 9 14 27 0.813 21 L W L W W 1956-12-29 Wrexham 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
Aldershot32Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticRecreation Ground3,797
Mann (p), Costello, Flint LineupsNewsham, Stiffle   
Brighton & Hove Albion31GillinghamGoldstone Ground7,362
Harburn, Gordon, Mundy LineupsTaylor J   
Exeter City21Plymouth ArgyleSt James Park10,301
Houghton 2 LineupsLangman N   
Ipswich Town41WatfordPortman Road11,348
Phillips 3, Reed LineupsWalker   
Millwall21Swindon TownThe Den, New Cross3,209
Rawson, Tyrell LineupsD'Arcy   
Norwich City12Colchester UnitedCarrow Road8,462
Gavin LineupsWilliams, King   
Queens Park Rangers42Crystal PalaceLoftus Road5,307
Cameron 2, Kerrins 2 LineupsBerry, Pierce   
Southampton41ReadingThe Dell16,179
Reeves 2, Flood, Shields LineupsDixon   
Southend United01Northampton TownRoots Hall8,696
LineupsSmith   
Torquay United20BrentfordPlainmoor9,540
Calland, Collins R 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 24 10 3 0 29 8 4 3 4 14 13 2.048 34 W D L D W 1956-12-29 Crystal Palace A
2 0 Torquay United 25 9 3 0 36 14 3 5 5 8 26 1.1 32 W D W L D 1956-12-29 Exeter City H
3 1 Colchester United 25 9 4 0 35 12 3 2 7 17 21 1.576 30 W D W L L 1956-12-29 Queens Park Rangers A
4 -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
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 4 Ipswich Town 25 9 2 1 36 9 2 2 9 15 26 1.457 26 W L D W W 1956-12-29 Brighton & Hove Albion H
7 -1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 25 7 5 0 28 11 2 3 8 14 21 1.313 26 L W L W D 1956-12-29 Millwall H
8 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 25 7 3 2 28 16 2 4 7 18 24 1.15 25 W D L L W 1956-12-29 Ipswich Town A
9 -1 Brentford 25 6 5 2 31 22 3 2 7 12 19 1.049 25 L D D L D 1956-12-29 Watford A
10 -3 Reading 24 8 2 2 23 13 2 3 7 18 27 1.025 25 L W D L W 1956-12-29 Aldershot A
11 -2 Watford 25 7 1 4 25 19 4 2 7 17 23 1 25 L W L L D 1956-12-29 Brentford H
12 3 Queens Park Rangers 25 8 3 1 23 9 1 4 8 8 24 0.939 25 W L D D L 1956-12-29 Colchester United H
13 3 Northampton Town 25 8 3 1 26 10 1 3 9 12 26 1.056 24 W D L L L 1956-12-29 Norwich City H
14 -3 Gillingham 25 6 4 3 21 16 2 4 6 14 27 0.814 24 L D D W L 1956-12-29 Walsall A
15 3 Millwall 24 6 4 2 21 17 3 2 7 13 30 0.723 24 W D L W D 1956-12-29 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
16 -3 Southend United 25 7 3 3 22 12 1 4 7 18 30 0.952 23 L D W W D 1956-12-29 Coventry City H
17 -3 Crystal Palace 24 4 6 3 18 17 2 5 4 18 23 0.9 23 L W W D L 1956-12-29 Southampton H
18 -1 Walsall 25 5 5 2 23 11 2 3 8 13 25 1 22 D W W D D 1956-12-29 Gillingham H
19 0 Exeter City 24 5 4 4 21 15 2 4 5 13 20 0.971 22 W D W L L 1956-12-29 Torquay United A
20 0 Aldershot 25 6 3 3 25 22 2 3 8 21 33 0.836 22 W L D D W 1956-12-29 Reading H
21 0 Norwich City 25 5 3 5 18 17 0 6 6 12 25 0.714 19 L D L L D 1956-12-29 Northampton Town A
22 0 Swindon Town 24 5 1 6 23 24 3 2 7 16 31 0.709 19 L W D W L 1956-12-29 Shrewsbury Town A
23 0 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 24 3 5 3 13 16 3 1 9 13 26 0.619 18 L L W W W 1957-01-05 Exeter City H
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