Season 1955-56


League Division 1 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. MANCHESTER UNITED 42 18 3 0 51 20 7 7 7 32 31 60 2. Blackpool 42 13 4 4 56 27 7 5 9 30 35 49 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 2 4 51 27 5 7 9 38 38 49 4. Manchester City 42 11 5 5 40 27 7 5 9 42 42 46 5. Arsenal 42 13 4 4 38 22 5 6 10 22 39 46 6. Birmingham City 42 12 4 5 51 26 6 5 10 24 31 45 7. Burnley 42 11 3 7 37 20 7 5 9 27 34 44 8. Bolton Wanderers 42 13 3 5 50 24 5 4 12 21 34 43 9. Sunderland 42 10 8 3 44 36 7 1 13 36 59 43 10. Luton Town 42 12 4 5 44 27 5 4 12 22 37 42 11. Newcastle United 42 12 4 5 49 24 5 3 13 36 46 41 12. Portsmouth 42 9 8 4 46 38 7 1 13 32 47 41 13. West Bromwich Albion 42 13 3 5 37 25 5 2 14 21 45 41 14. Charlton Athletic 42 13 2 6 47 26 4 4 13 28 55 40 15. Everton 42 11 5 5 37 29 4 5 12 18 40 40 16. Chelsea 42 10 4 7 32 26 4 7 10 32 51 39 17. Cardiff City 42 11 4 6 36 32 4 5 12 19 37 39 18. Tottenham Hotspur 42 9 4 8 37 33 6 3 12 24 38 37 19. Preston North End 42 6 5 10 32 36 8 3 10 41 36 36 20. Aston Villa 42 9 6 6 32 29 2 7 12 20 40 35 21. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 42 9 4 8 32 30 5 3 13 22 53 35 22. SHEFFIELD UNITED 42 8 6 7 31 35 4 3 14 32 42 33
League Division 2 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 42 13 5 3 60 28 8 8 5 41 34 55 2. LEEDS UNITED 42 17 3 1 51 18 6 3 12 29 42 52 3. Liverpool 42 14 3 4 52 25 7 3 11 33 38 48 4. Blackburn Rovers 42 13 4 4 55 29 8 2 11 29 36 48 5. Leicester City 42 15 3 3 63 23 6 3 12 31 55 48 6. Bristol Rovers 42 13 3 5 53 33 8 3 10 31 37 48 7. Nottingham Forest 42 9 5 7 30 26 10 4 7 38 37 47 8. Lincoln City 42 14 5 2 49 17 4 5 12 30 48 46 9. Fulham 42 15 2 4 59 27 5 4 12 30 52 46 10. Swansea City 42 14 4 3 49 23 6 2 13 34 58 46 11. Bristol City 42 14 4 3 49 20 5 3 13 31 44 45 12. Port Vale 42 12 4 5 38 21 4 9 8 22 37 45 13. Stoke City 42 13 2 6 47 27 7 2 12 24 35 44 14. Middlesbrough 42 11 4 6 46 31 5 4 12 30 47 40 15. Bury 42 9 5 7 44 39 7 3 11 42 51 40 16. West Ham United 42 12 4 5 52 27 2 7 12 22 42 39 17. Doncaster Rovers 42 11 5 5 45 30 1 6 14 24 66 35 18. Barnsley 42 10 5 6 33 35 1 7 13 14 49 34 19. Rotherham United 42 7 5 9 29 34 5 4 12 27 41 33 20. Notts County 42 8 5 8 39 37 3 4 14 16 45 31 21. PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 42 7 6 8 33 25 3 2 16 21 62 28 22. HULL CITY 42 6 4 11 32 45 4 2 15 21 52 26
League Division 3 (North) P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. GRIMSBY TOWN 46 20 1 2 54 10 11 5 7 22 19 68 2. Derby County 46 18 4 1 67 23 10 3 10 43 32 63 3. Accrington Stanley 46 17 4 2 61 19 8 5 10 31 38 59 4. Hartlepool United 46 18 2 3 47 15 8 3 12 34 45 57 5. Southport 46 12 9 2 39 18 11 2 10 27 35 57 6. Chesterfield 46 18 1 4 61 21 7 3 13 33 45 54 7. Stockport County 46 16 4 3 65 22 5 5 13 25 39 51 8. Bradford City 46 16 5 2 57 25 2 8 13 21 39 49 9. Scunthorpe United 46 12 4 7 40 26 8 4 11 35 37 48 10. Workington 46 13 4 6 47 20 6 5 12 28 43 47 11. York City 46 12 4 7 44 24 7 5 11 41 48 47 12. Rochdale 46 13 5 5 46 39 4 8 11 20 45 47 13. Gateshead 46 15 4 4 56 32 2 7 14 21 52 45 14. Wrexham 46 11 5 7 37 28 5 5 13 29 45 42 15. Darlington 46 11 6 6 41 28 5 3 15 19 45 41 16. Tranmere Rovers 46 11 4 8 33 25 5 5 13 26 59 41 17. Chester City 46 10 8 5 35 33 3 6 14 17 49 40 18. Mansfield Town 46 13 6 4 59 21 1 5 17 25 60 39 19. Halifax Town 46 10 6 7 40 27 4 5 14 26 49 39 20. Oldham Athletic 46 7 12 4 48 36 3 6 14 28 50 38 21. Carlisle United 46 11 3 9 45 36 4 5 14 26 59 38 22. Barrow 46 11 6 6 44 25 1 3 19 17 58 33 23. Bradford Park Avenue 46 13 4 6 47 38 0 3 20 14 84 33 24. Crewe Alexandra 46 9 4 10 32 35 0 6 17 18 70 28
League Division 3 (South) P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LEYTON ORIENT 46 18 3 2 76 20 11 5 7 30 29 66 2. Brighton & Hove Albion 46 20 2 1 73 16 9 5 9 39 34 65 3. Ipswich Town 46 16 6 1 59 28 9 8 6 47 32 64 4. Southend United 46 16 4 3 58 25 5 7 11 30 55 53 5. Torquay United 46 11 10 2 48 21 9 2 12 38 42 52 6. Brentford 46 11 8 4 40 30 8 6 9 29 36 52 7. Norwich City 46 15 4 4 56 31 4 9 10 30 51 51 8. Coventry City 46 16 4 3 54 20 4 5 14 19 40 49 9. Bournemouth 46 13 6 4 39 14 6 4 13 24 37 48 10. Gillingham 46 12 3 8 38 28 7 7 9 31 43 48 11. Northampton 46 14 3 6 44 27 6 4 13 23 44 47 12. Colchester United 46 14 4 5 56 37 4 7 12 20 44 47 13. Shrewsbury Town 46 12 9 2 47 21 5 3 15 22 45 46 14. Southampton 46 13 6 4 60 30 5 2 16 31 51 44 15. Aldershot 46 9 9 5 36 33 3 7 13 34 57 40 16. Exeter City 46 10 6 7 39 30 5 4 14 19 47 40 17. Reading 46 10 2 11 40 37 5 7 11 30 42 39 18. Queen's Park Rangers 46 10 7 6 44 32 4 4 15 20 54 39 19. Newport County 46 12 2 9 32 26 3 7 13 26 53 39 20. Walsall 46 13 5 5 43 28 2 3 18 25 56 38 21. Watford 46 8 5 10 31 39 5 6 12 21 46 37 22. Millwall 46 13 4 6 56 31 2 2 19 27 69 36 23. Crystal Palace 46 7 3 13 27 32 5 7 11 27 51 34 24. Swindon Town 46 4 10 9 18 22 4 4 15 16 56 30


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