Club Attack and Defence Rankings for Season 1955-56
Division 1 |
| Pos |
 |
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 |
4 |
Manchester United |
18 |
4 |
1 |
| 2 |
17 |
Blackpool |
7 |
2 |
6 |
| 3 |
-1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
7 |
1 |
8 |
| 4 |
3 |
Manchester City |
4 |
5 |
9 |
| 5 |
4 |
Arsenal |
4 |
17 |
5 |
| 6 | D 2 |
Birmingham City |
3 |
8 |
3 |
| 7 |
3 |
Burnley |
2 |
13 |
2 |
| 8 |
10 |
Bolton Wanderers |
1 |
11 |
4 |
| 9 |
-5 |
Sunderland |
1 |
6 |
22 |
| 10 | D 2 |
Luton Town | 0 |
12 |
7 |
| 11 |
-3 |
Newcastle United | -1 |
3 |
13 |
| 12 |
-9 |
Portsmouth | -1 |
7 |
21 |
| 13 |
4 |
West Bromwich Albion | -1 |
18 |
13 |
| 14 |
1 |
Charlton Athletic | -2 |
8 |
19 |
| 15 |
-4 |
Everton | -2 |
19 |
9 |
| 16 |
-15 |
Chelsea | -3 |
13 |
17 |
| 17 |
3 |
Cardiff City | -3 |
19 |
9 |
| 18 |
-2 |
Tottenham Hotspur | -5 |
16 |
15 |
| 19 |
-5 |
Preston North End | -6 |
10 |
16 |
| 20 |
-14 |
Aston Villa | -7 |
22 |
9 |
| 21 |
-9 |
Huddersfield Town | -7 |
21 |
20 |
| 22 |
-9 |
Sheffield United | -9 |
15 |
17 |
Division 2 |
| Pos |
|
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 | D 1 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
13 |
1 |
3 |
| 2 |
2 |
Leeds United |
10 |
9 |
2 |
| 3 |
8 |
Liverpool |
6 |
5 |
5 |
| 4 |
2 |
Blackburn Rovers |
6 |
6 |
8 |
| 5 | D 1 |
Leicester City |
6 |
2 |
13 |
| 6 |
3 |
Bristol Rovers |
6 |
6 |
11 |
| 7 |
8 |
Nottingham Forest |
5 |
16 |
5 |
| 8 |
8 |
Lincoln City |
4 |
11 |
8 |
| 9 |
5 |
Fulham |
4 |
3 |
15 |
| 10 |
0 |
Swansea Town |
4 |
8 |
16 |
| 11 |
D 3S |
Bristol City |
3 |
9 |
7 |
| 12 |
5 |
Port Vale |
3 |
17 |
1 |
| 13 |
-8 |
Stoke City |
2 |
14 |
3 |
| 14 |
-2 |
Middlesbrough | -2 |
12 |
13 |
| 15 |
-2 |
Bury | -2 |
4 |
20 |
| 16 |
-8 |
West Ham United | -3 |
13 |
10 |
| 17 |
1 |
Doncaster Rovers | -7 |
15 |
21 |
| 18 | D 3N |
Barnsley | -8 |
22 |
18 |
| 19 |
-16 |
Rotherham United | -9 |
18 |
12 |
| 20 |
-13 |
Notts County | -11 |
19 |
17 |
| 21 |
-1 |
Plymouth Argyle | -14 |
20 |
19 |
| 22 |
-3 |
Hull City | -16 |
21 |
22 |
Division 3 North |
| Pos |
|
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 |
22 |
Grimsby Town |
22 |
10 |
1 |
| 2 | D 2 |
Derby County |
17 |
1 |
3 |
| 3 |
-1 |
Accrington Stanley |
13 |
3 |
4 |
| 4 |
1 |
Hartlepools United |
11 |
7 |
5 |
| 5 |
6 |
Southport |
11 |
15 |
2 |
| 6 |
0 |
Chesterfield |
8 |
2 |
10 |
| 7 |
2 |
Stockport County |
5 |
4 |
6 |
| 8 |
13 |
Bradford City |
3 |
8 |
9 |
| 9 |
-6 |
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United |
2 |
12 |
7 |
| 10 |
-2 |
Workington |
1 |
12 |
7 |
| 11 |
-7 |
York City |
1 |
5 |
11 |
| 12 |
0 |
Rochdale |
1 |
15 |
18 |
| 13 |
-6 |
Gateshead | -1 |
9 |
18 |
| 14 |
4 |
Wrexham | -4 |
15 |
12 |
| 15 |
0 |
Darlington | -5 |
21 |
12 |
| 16 |
3 |
Tranmere Rovers | -5 |
22 |
18 |
| 17 |
7 |
Chester | -6 |
23 |
16 |
| 18 |
-5 |
Mansfield Town | -7 |
6 |
15 |
| 19 |
-5 |
Halifax Town | -7 |
15 |
14 |
| 20 |
-10 |
Oldham Athletic | -8 |
10 |
21 |
| 21 |
-1 |
Carlisle United | -8 |
14 |
22 |
| 22 |
-5 |
Barrow | -13 |
19 |
17 |
| 23 |
-7 |
Bradford | -13 |
19 |
24 |
| 24 |
-2 |
Crewe Alexandra | -18 |
24 |
23 |
Division 3 South |
| Pos |
|
Club |
WLD |
Ranking |
| Attack |
Defence |
| 1 |
1 |
Leyton Orient |
20 |
2 |
1 |
| 2 |
4 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
19 |
1 |
2 |
| 3 | D 2 |
Ipswich Town |
18 |
2 |
4 |
| 4 |
6 |
Southend United |
7 |
5 |
15 |
| 5 |
3 |
Torquay United |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| 6 |
5 |
Brentford |
6 |
13 |
7 |
| 7 |
4 |
Norwich City |
5 |
6 |
18 |
| 8 |
1 |
Coventry City |
3 |
10 |
4 |
| 9 |
8 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |
2 |
19 |
3 |
| 10 |
-6 |
Gillingham |
2 |
13 |
9 |
| 11 |
2 |
Northampton Town |
1 |
17 |
9 |
| 12 |
12 |
Colchester United |
1 |
9 |
16 |
| 13 |
3 |
Shrewsbury Town | 0 |
13 |
7 |
| 14 |
-11 |
Southampton | -2 |
4 |
16 |
| 15 |
-1 |
Aldershot | -6 |
11 |
23 |
| 16 |
6 |
Exeter City | -6 |
20 |
11 |
| 17 |
1 |
Reading | -7 |
11 |
13 |
| 18 |
-3 |
Queens Park Rangers | -7 |
18 |
22 |
| 19 |
0 |
Newport County | -7 |
20 |
13 |
| 20 |
3 |
Walsall | -8 |
16 |
20 |
| 21 |
-14 |
Watford | -9 |
23 |
21 |
| 22 |
-17 |
Millwall | -10 |
8 |
24 |
| 23 |
-3 |
Crystal Palace | -12 |
22 |
19 |
| 24 |
-3 |
Swindon Town | -16 |
24 |
12 |
