English League Tables

1954/55 Tables◄ 1955/56 Tables ►1956/57 Tables

Football League First Division  1955/56

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

Football League Second Division  1955/56

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

Football League Third Division North  1955/56

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

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Northern section of the Third Division by 3 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
47 Bradford Park Avenue Re Elected to the League
45 Crewe Alexandra Re Elected to the League
2 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
1 Burton Albion Not Elected to the League
1 Nelson Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1955/56

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

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Southern section of the Third Division by 11 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
44 Crystal Palace Re Elected to the League
42 Swindon Town Re Elected to the League
8 Peterborough United Not Elected to the League
1 Boston United Not Elected to the League
1 Gloucester City Not Elected to the League
0 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
0 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
0 Hastings United Not Elected to the League
0 Headington United Not Elected to the League
0 Hereford United Not Elected to the League
0 King's Lynn Not Elected to the League
0 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League

1954/55 Tables◄ 1955/56 Tables ►1956/57 Tables