1955–56 in English football




The 1955–56 season was the 76th season of competitive football in England.




Contents






  • 1 Overview


  • 2 Honours


  • 3 Awards


  • 4 Football League


    • 4.1 First Division


    • 4.2 Second Division


    • 4.3 Third Division North


    • 4.4 Third Division South


    • 4.5 Top goalscorers




  • 5 References





Overview


Defending league champions Chelsea decided not to compete in the new European Champions Cup, following opposition from the Football League about the participation of English clubs in the competition.


The league title is taken by a Manchester United side with an average age of just 22, which finished an incredible 11 points ahead of their nearest contenders Blackpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers.


It was a Manchester double for trophies, with Manchester City winning the FA Cup, with goalkeeper Bert Trautmann famously playing on despite suffering what was later diagnosed as a broken neck in a collision with a Birmingham City player.



Honours










































Competition Winner Runner-up
First Division
Manchester United (4)
Blackpool
Second Division Sheffield Wednesday
Leeds United
Third Division North Grimsby Town
Derby County
Third Division South Leyton Orient
Brighton & Hove Albion
FA Cup
Manchester City (3)
Birmingham City
Charity Shield Chelsea
Newcastle United
Home Championship Shared by England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition



Awards


Football Writers' Association



  • Footballer of the Year – Bert Trautmann (Manchester City)

Top goalscorer



  • Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), 33


Football League


Main article: 1955–56 Football League


First Division


Manchester United won the First Division title by 11 points, featuring a squad of players with an average of just 22, with manager Matt Busby's emphasis on youth paying dividends and answering the critics who felt that his policy would not be able to maintain United's place among the game's elite. Second place was occupied by Blackpool, with Stanley Matthews still a dominant presence in the team in his 41st year, while Wolves finished third, FA Cup winners Manchester City finished fourth, and Arsenal completed the top five. Birmingham City finished sixth to record their best ever final position.




























































































































































































































































































Pos
 Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GR
Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1
Manchester United
 42
 25
 10
 7
 83
 51
 1.627
 60
 Qualified for the European Cup
2
Blackpool
 42
 20
 9
 13
 86
 62
 1.387
 49
3
Wolverhampton Wanderers
 42
 20
 9
 13
 89
 65
 1.369
 49
4
Manchester City
 42
 18
 10
 14
 82
 69
 1.188
 46
5
Arsenal
 42
 18
 10
 14
 60
 61
 0.984
 46
6
Birmingham City
 42
 18
 9
 15
 75
 57
 1.316
 45
7
Burnley
 42
 18
 8
 16
 64
 54
 1.185
 44
8
Bolton Wanderers
 42
 18
 7
 17
 71
 58
 1.224
 43
9
Sunderland
 42
 17
 9
 16
 80
 95
 0.842
 43
10
Luton Town
 42
 17
 8
 17
 66
 64
 1.031
 42
11
Newcastle United
 42
 17
 7
 18
 85
 70
 1.214
 41
12
Portsmouth
 42
 16
 9
 17
 78
 85
 0.918
 41
13
West Bromwich Albion
 42
 18
 5
 19
 58
 70
 0.829
 41
14
Charlton Athletic
 42
 17
 6
 19
 75
 81
 0.926
 40
15
Everton
 42
 15
 10
 17
 55
 69
 0.797
 40
16
Chelsea
 42
 14
 11
 17
 64
 77
 0.831
 39
17
Cardiff City
 42
 15
 9
 18
 55
 69
 0.797
 39
18
Tottenham Hotspur
 42
 15
 7
 20
 61
 71
 0.859
 37
19
Preston North End
 42
 14
 8
 20
 73
 72
 1.014
 36
20
Aston Villa
 42
 11
 13
 18
 52
 69
 0.754
 35
21
Huddersfield Town
 42
 14
 7
 21
 54
 83
 0.651
 35
 Relegated to the Second Division
22
Sheffield United
 42
 12
 9
 21
 63
 77
 0.818
 33

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Second Division


Sheffield Wednesday crossed paths with their cross city rivals to return to the First Division by winning the Second Division title, joined by runners-up Leeds United. Liverpool narrowly missed out on a First Division comeback by finishing third.





























































































































































































































































































Pos
 Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GR
Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1
Sheffield Wednesday
 42
 21
 13
 8
 101
 62
 1.629
 55
 Promoted to the First Division
2
Leeds United
 42
 23
 6
 13
 80
 60
 1.333
 52
3
Liverpool
 42
 21
 6
 15
 85
 63
 1.349
 48
4
Blackburn Rovers
 42
 21
 6
 15
 84
 65
 1.292
 48
5
Leicester City
 42
 21
 6
 15
 94
 78
 1.205
 48
6
Bristol Rovers
 42
 21
 6
 15
 84
 70
 1.200
 48
7
Nottingham Forest
 42
 19
 9
 14
 68
 63
 1.079
 47
8
Lincoln City
 42
 18
 10
 14
 79
 65
 1.215
 46
9
Fulham
 42
 20
 6
 16
 89
 79
 1.127
 46
10
Swansea Town
 42
 20
 6
 16
 83
 81
 1.025
 46
11
Bristol City
 42
 19
 7
 16
 80
 64
 1.250
 45
12
Port Vale
 42
 16
 13
 13
 60
 58
 1.034
 45
13
Stoke City
 42
 20
 4
 18
 71
 62
 1.145
 44
14
Middlesbrough
 42
 16
 8
 18
 76
 78
 0.974
 40
15
Bury
 42
 16
 8
 18
 86
 90
 0.956
 40
16
West Ham United
 42
 14
 11
 17
 74
 69
 1.072
 39
17
Doncaster Rovers
 42
 12
 11
 19
 69
 96
 0.719
 35
18
Barnsley
 42
 11
 12
 19
 47
 84
 0.560
 34
19
Rotherham United
 42
 12
 9
 21
 56
 75
 0.747
 33
20
Notts County
 42
 11
 9
 22
 55
 82
 0.671
 31
21
Plymouth Argyle
 42
 10
 8
 24
 54
 87
 0.621
 28
 Relegated to the Third Division South
22
Hull City
 42
 10
 6
 26
 53
 97
 0.546
 26
 Relegated to the Third Division North

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Third Division North




















































































































































































































































































































Pos
 Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GR
Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1
Grimsby Town
 46
 31
 6
 9
 76
 29
 2.621
 68
 Promoted to the Second Division
2
Derby County
 46
 28
 7
 11
 110
 55
 2.000
 63
3
Accrington Stanley
 46
 25
 9
 12
 92
 57
 1.614
 59
4
Hartlepools United
 46
 26
 5
 15
 81
 60
 1.350
 57
5
Southport
 46
 23
 11
 12
 66
 53
 1.245
 57
6
Chesterfield
 46
 25
 4
 17
 94
 66
 1.424
 54
7
Stockport County
 46
 21
 9
 16
 90
 61
 1.475
 51
8
Bradford City
 46
 18
 13
 15
 78
 64
 1.219
 49
9
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
 46
 20
 8
 18
 75
 63
 1.190
 48
10
Workington
 46
 19
 9
 18
 75
 63
 1.190
 47
11
York City
 46
 19
 9
 18
 85
 72
 1.181
 47
12
Rochdale
 46
 17
 13
 16
 66
 84
 0.786
 47
13
Gateshead
 46
 17
 11
 18
 77
 84
 0.917
 45
14
Wrexham
 46
 16
 10
 20
 66
 73
 0.904
 42
15
Darlington
 46
 16
 9
 21
 60
 73
 0.822
 41
16
Tranmere Rovers
 46
 16
 9
 21
 59
 84
 0.702
 41
17
Chester
 46
 13
 14
 19
 52
 82
 0.634
 40
18
Mansfield Town
 46
 14
 11
 21
 84
 81
 1.037
 39
19
Halifax Town
 46
 14
 11
 21
 66
 76
 0.868
 39
20
Oldham Athletic
 46
 10
 18
 18
 76
 86
 0.884
 38
21
Carlisle United
 46
 15
 8
 23
 71
 95
 0.747
 38
22
Barrow
 46
 12
 9
 25
 61
 83
 0.735
 33
23
Bradford Park Avenue
 46
 13
 7
 26
 61
 122
 0.500
 33
 Re-elected
24
Crewe Alexandra
 46
 9
 10
 27
 50
 105
 0.476
 28

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Third Division South




















































































































































































































































































































Pos
 Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GR
Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1
Leyton Orient
 46
 29
 8
 9
 106
 49
 2.163
 66
 Promoted to the Second Division
2
Brighton & Hove Albion
 46
 29
 7
 10
 112
 50
 2.240
 65
3
Ipswich Town
 46
 25
 14
 7
 106
 60
 1.767
 64
4
Southend United
 46
 21
 11
 14
 88
 80
 1.100
 53
5
Torquay United
 46
 20
 12
 14
 86
 63
 1.365
 52
6
Brentford
 46
 19
 14
 13
 69
 66
 1.045
 52
7
Norwich City
 46
 19
 13
 14
 86
 82
 1.049
 51
8
Coventry City
 46
 20
 9
 17
 73
 60
 1.217
 49
9
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
 46
 19
 10
 17
 63
 51
 1.235
 48
10
Gillingham
 46
 19
 10
 17
 69
 71
 0.972
 48
11
Northampton Town
 46
 20
 7
 19
 67
 71
 0.944
 47
12
Colchester United
 46
 18
 11
 17
 76
 81
 0.938
 47
13
Shrewsbury Town
 46
 17
 12
 17
 69
 66
 1.045
 46
14
Southampton
 46
 18
 8
 20
 91
 81
 1.123
 44
15
Aldershot
 46
 12
 16
 18
 70
 90
 0.778
 40
16
Exeter City
 46
 15
 10
 21
 58
 77
 0.753
 40
17
Reading
 46
 15
 9
 22
 70
 79
 0.886
 39
18
Queens Park Rangers
 46
 14
 11
 21
 64
 86
 0.744
 39
19
Newport County
 46
 15
 9
 22
 58
 79
 0.734
 39
20
Walsall
 46
 15
 8
 23
 68
 84
 0.810
 38
21
Watford
 46
 13
 11
 22
 52
 85
 0.612
 37
22
Millwall
 46
 15
 6
 25
 83
 100
 0.830
 36
23
Crystal Palace
 46
 12
 10
 24
 54
 83
 0.651
 34
 Re-elected
24
Swindon Town
 46
 8
 14
 24
 34
 78
 0.436
 30

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Top goalscorers


First Division



  • Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers) – 32 goals[1]

Second Division



  • Willie Gardiner (Leicester City) – 34 goals[1]

Third Division North



  • Bob Crosbie (Grimsby Town) – 36 goals[2]

Third Division South



  • Sammy Collins (Torquay United) – 40 goals[2]




References





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