1955–56 Football League

Final league tables

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.

First Division

4th English title Sheffield United 32 (19 November 1955) Bolton Wanderers 6–0 Birmingham City (10 December 1955) Blackpool 6–0 Aston Villa (14 January 1956) (3 September 1955) (3 September 1955) Cardiff City 1–9 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3 September 1955) Luton Town 8–2 Sunderland (19 November 1955)

Results

Maps

Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Tottenham

Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackpool Bolton Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Chelsea Everton Huddersfield Manchester City Luton Town Manchester United Newcastle Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Leeds United Hull City (34 goals)

Results

Maps

Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Doncaster Fulham Hull Leeds United Leicester City Lincoln City Liverpool Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest Notts County Port Vale Plymouth Argyle Rotherham Sheffield Wednesday Stoke Swansea Town West Ham

Third Division North

Third Division North

Results

Maps

Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Derby County Gateshead Grimsby Town Halifax T. Hartlepool Mansfield Town Oldham Rochdale Scunthorpe & Lindsey Southport Stockport Tranmere Workington Wrexham York City

Third Division South

Third Division South

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Results

|match_ALD_B&BA=1–3 |match_ALD_B&HA=0–3

|name_B&BA=Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |match_B&BA_ALD=2–2 |match_B&BA_BRE=0–0 |match_B&BA_B&HA=2–0 |match_B&BA_COL=3–1 |match_B&BA_COV=0–1 |match_B&BA_CRY=1–0 |match_B&BA_EXE=0–0 |match_B&BA_GIL=1–2 |match_B&BA_IPS=1–1 |match_B&BA_LEY=3–1 |match_B&BA_MIL=4–0 |match_B&BA_NPC=0–0 |match_B&BA_NOR=0–0 |match_B&BA_NWC=0–1 |match_B&BA_QPR=1–0 |match_B&BA_REA=2–1 |match_B&BA_SHR=2–0 |match_B&BA_SOU=1–3 |match_B&BA_STD=4–1 |match_B&BA_SWI=4–0 |match_B&BA_TOR=2–0 |match_B&BA_WAL=2–0 |match_B&BA_WAT=4–0

|match_BRE_B&BA=2–1 |match_BRE_B&HA=4–2

|name_B&HA=Brighton & Hove Albion |match_B&HA_ALD=5–2 |match_B&HA_B&BA=4–1 |match_B&HA_BRE=3–0 |match_B&HA_COL=2–0 |match_B&HA_COV=2–1 |match_B&HA_CRY=5–0 |match_B&HA_EXE=1–0 |match_B&HA_GIL=5–0 |match_B&HA_IPS=3–0 |match_B&HA_LEY=1–1 |match_B&HA_MIL=2–1 |match_B&HA_NPC=4–1 |match_B&HA_NOR=4–0 |match_B&HA_NWC=6–0 |match_B&HA_QPR=1–1 |match_B&HA_REA=3–1 |match_B&HA_SHR=3–2 |match_B&HA_SOU=5–0 |match_B&HA_STD=4–0 |match_B&HA_SWI=2–0 |match_B&HA_TOR=3–2 |match_B&HA_WAL=3–0 |match_B&HA_WAT=2–3

|match_COL_B&BA=1–0 |match_COL_B&HA=3–3

|match_COV_B&BA=3–1 |match_COV_B&HA=3–2

|match_CRY_B&BA=1–3 |match_CRY_B&HA=1–2

|match_EXE_B&BA=2–0 |match_EXE_B&HA=0–5

|match_GIL_B&BA=2–1 |match_GIL_B&HA=1–0

|match_IPS_B&BA=1–0 |match_IPS_B&HA=2–1

|match_LEY_B&BA=3–0 |match_LEY_B&HA=0–1

|match_MIL_B&BA=4–0 |match_MIL_B&HA=2–4

|match_NPC_B&BA=1–0 |match_NPC_B&HA=1–0

|match_NOR_B&BA=2–1 |match_NOR_B&HA=3–0

|match_NWC_B&BA=0–2 |match_NWC_B&HA=3–3

|match_QPR_B&BA=0–1 |match_QPR_B&HA=2–1

|match_REA_B&BA=0–2 |match_REA_B&HA=0–2

|match_SHR_B&BA=1–1 |match_SHR_B&HA=2–1

|match_SOU_B&BA=3–2 |match_SOU_B&HA=1–2

|match_STD_B&BA=4–1 |match_STD_B&HA=1–2

|match_SWI_B&BA=2–2 |match_SWI_B&HA=0–0

|match_TOR_B&BA=0–0 |match_TOR_B&HA=0–0

|match_WAL_B&BA=0–0 |match_WAL_B&HA=2–2

|match_WAT_B&BA=0–2 |match_WAT_B&HA=1–3

Maps

Brentford Leyton Orient Crystal Palace Millwall Queens Park Rangers Watford

Aldershot Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Colchester Coventry Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Millwall Newport County Norwich City Northampton Town QPR Reading Shrewsbury Southampton Southend Swindon Torquay Walsall Watford

Attendances

Source:

Division One

Division Two

References

• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

References

1. Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
2. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
3. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1956.htm