Season stats for the 1955-56 season
Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division Two (old) | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 94 | 78 | 5th |
FA Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4th round |
All matches | 45 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 102 | 83 |
All matches (45)
Division Two (old) 1955-56 league table
# | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 101 | 62 | 55 | |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 60 | 52 | |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 63 | 48 | |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 65 | 48 | |
5 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 94 | 78 | 48 | |
6 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 70 | 48 | |
7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 63 | 47 | |
8 | Lincoln City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 65 | 46 | |
9 | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 89 | 79 | 46 | |
10 | Swansea City | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 83 | 81 | 46 | |
11 | Bristol City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 80 | 64 | 45 | |
12 | Port Vale | 42 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 58 | 45 | |
13 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 44 | |
14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 78 | 40 | |
15 | Bury | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 86 | 90 | 40 | |
16 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 39 | |
17 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 96 | 35 | |
18 | Barnsley | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 84 | 34 | |
19 | Rotherham United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 75 | 33 | |
20 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 82 | 31 | |
21 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 54 | 87 | 28 | |
22 | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 53 | 97 | 26 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Calder | Port Glasgow | Unknown | August 1955 | |
Billy Wright | Blackpool | £1,500 | August 1955 | |
Willie Gardiner | Rangers | £4,000 | August 1955 | |
Pat Ward | Hibernian | £3,500 | September 1955 | |
John Ogilvie | Hibernian | Unknown | October 1955 | |
Don Walker | Tranent Juniors | Unknown | November 1955 | |
Jimmy Moran | Wishaw Juniors | Unknown | December 1955 | |
Len Chalmers | Corby Town | Unknown | January 1956 | |
Ian McNeill | Aberdeen | Unknown | March 1956 | |
Joe O'Neil | Aberdeen | Unknown | March 1956 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Jackson | Kettering Town | Unknown | July 1955 | |
Fred Worthington | Exeter City | Unknown | July 1955 | |
Johnny King | Kettering Town | Unknown | July 1955 | |
Jimmy Moran | Norwich City | Unknown | December 1955 | |
Jimmy Baldwin | Great Yarmouth Town | Unknown | April 1956 | |
Jimmy Dunne | St Patrick's Athletic | Unknown | May 1956 | |
Mal Griffiths | Burton Albion | Unknown | June 1956 |
Squad (26)
Largest victories
5 - 0 10.12.1955 vs Bury | |
6 - 1 12.11.1955 vs Swansea City | |
4 - 0 18.02.1956 vs Notts County | |
5 - 1 04.02.1956 vs Plymouth Argyle | |
4 - 0 11.01.1956 vs Luton Town |
Largest defeats
1 - 7 03.09.1955 vs Lincoln City | |
1 - 6 24.03.1956 vs Swansea City | |
2 - 6 05.09.1955 vs Doncaster Rovers | |
0 - 4 07.04.1956 vs Leeds United | |
0 - 2 27.08.1955 vs Blackburn Rovers |
Largest crowds
37,624 02.04.1956 vs Sheffield Wednesday | |
35,877 28.01.1956 vs Stoke City | |
35,496 03.03.1956 vs Fulham | |
35,000 27.12.1955 vs Bristol Rovers | |
34,418 31.12.1955 vs Lincoln City |