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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)

# DATE POS   RESULT OPPOSITION COMPETITION
1 20.08.1955 8 4 - 2 Hull City (A) Division Two (old)
2 22.08.1955 5 5 - 2 Nottingham Forest (H) Division Two (old)
3 27.08.1955 6 0 - 2 Blackburn Rovers (H) Division Two (old)
4 31.08.1955 11 0 - 2 Nottingham Forest (A) Division Two (old)
5 03.09.1955 15 1 - 7 Lincoln City (A) Division Two (old)
6 05.09.1955 17 2 - 6 Doncaster Rovers (A) Division Two (old)
7 10.09.1955 16 0 - 0 Barnsley (H) Division Two (old)
8 12.09.1955 14 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday (A) Division Two (old)
9 17.09.1955 12 3 - 1 Liverpool (H) Division Two (old)
10 24.09.1955 11 1 - 0 Plymouth Argyle (A) Division Two (old)
11 01.10.1955 10 3 - 1 Stoke City (H) Division Two (old)
12 08.10.1955 11 3 - 4 Middlesbrough (A) Division Two (old)
13 15.10.1955 12 2 - 2 Bristol City (H) Division Two (old)
14 22.10.1955 14 2 - 3 Fulham (A) Division Two (old)
15 29.10.1955 10 4 - 1 Port Vale (H) Division Two (old)
16 05.11.1955 13 1 - 3 Rotherham United (A) Division Two (old)
17 12.11.1955 11 6 - 1 Swansea City (H) Division Two (old)
18 19.11.1955 11 1 - 1 Notts County (A) Division Two (old)
19 26.11.1955 10 5 - 2 Leeds United (H) Division Two (old)
20 03.12.1955 7 3 - 1 West Ham United (A) Division Two (old)
21 10.12.1955 5 5 - 0 Bury (H) Division Two (old)
22 17.12.1955 9 1 - 2 Hull City (H) Division Two (old)
23 24.12.1955 5 3 - 2 Blackburn Rovers (A) Division Two (old)
24 26.12.1955 8 1 - 2 Bristol Rovers (A) Division Two (old)
25 27.12.1955 5 4 - 2 Bristol Rovers (H) Division Two (old)
26 31.12.1955 2 4 - 0 Lincoln City (H) Division Two (old)
27 11.01.1956 - 4 - 0 Luton Town (A) FA Cup 3
28 14.01.1956 2 1 - 0 Barnsley (A) Division Two (old)
29 21.01.1956 4 1 - 3 Liverpool (A) Division Two (old)
30 28.01.1956 - 3 - 3 Stoke City (H) FA Cup 4
31 30.01.1956 - 1 - 2 Stoke City (A) FA Cup 4 rep
32 04.02.1956 3 5 - 1 Plymouth Argyle (H) Division Two (old)
33 11.02.1956 5 0 - 2 Stoke City (A) Division Two (old)
34 18.02.1956 2 4 - 0 Notts County (H) Division Two (old)
35 25.02.1956 2 1 - 1 Bristol City (A) Division Two (old)
36 03.03.1956 2 2 - 1 Fulham (H) Division Two (old)
37 10.03.1956 2 1 - 3 Bury (A) Division Two (old)
38 17.03.1956 2 3 - 1 Rotherham United (H) Division Two (old)
39 24.03.1956 2 1 - 6 Swansea City (A) Division Two (old)
40 31.03.1956 3 1 - 1 Middlesbrough (H) Division Two (old)
41 02.04.1956 6 1 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday (H) Division Two (old)
42 07.04.1956 9 0 - 4 Leeds United (A) Division Two (old)
43 14.04.1956 6 2 - 1 West Ham United (H) Division Two (old)
44 21.04.1956 5 3 - 2 Port Vale (A) Division Two (old)
45 28.04.1956 4 3 - 0 Doncaster Rovers (H) Division Two (old)

Division Two (old) 1955-56 league table

#   TEAM P W D L F A PTS
1 Sheffield Wednesday club badge Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 101 62 55
2 Leeds United club badge Leeds United 42 23 6 13 80 60 52
3 Liverpool club badge Liverpool 42 21 6 15 85 63 48
4 Blackburn Rovers club badge Blackburn Rovers 42 21 6 15 84 65 48
5 Leicester City club badge Leicester City 42 21 6 15 94 78 48
6 Bristol Rovers club badge Bristol Rovers 42 21 6 15 84 70 48
7 Nottingham Forest club badge Nottingham Forest 42 19 9 14 68 63 47
8 Lincoln City club badge Lincoln City 42 18 10 14 79 65 46
9 Fulham club badge Fulham 42 20 6 16 89 79 46
10 Swansea City club badge Swansea City 42 20 6 16 83 81 46
11 Bristol City club badge Bristol City 42 19 7 16 80 64 45
12 Port Vale club badge Port Vale 42 16 13 16 60 58 45
13 Stoke City club badge Stoke City 42 20 4 18 71 62 44
14 Middlesbrough club badge Middlesbrough 42 16 8 18 76 78 40
15 Bury club badge Bury 42 16 8 18 86 90 40
16 West Ham United club badge West Ham United 42 14 11 17 74 69 39
17 Doncaster Rovers club badge Doncaster Rovers 42 12 11 19 69 96 35
18 Barnsley club badge Barnsley 42 11 12 19 47 84 34
19 Rotherham United club badge Rotherham United 42 12 9 21 56 75 33
20 Notts County club badge Notts County 42 11 9 22 55 82 31
21 Plymouth Argyle club badge Plymouth Argyle 42 10 8 24 54 87 28
22 Hull City club badge Hull City 42 10 6 26 53 97 26
League Performance 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Game No Points 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Position 1 5 10 15 20 22 Position Points
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

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
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