Seasons · Division Two · Season 36

1955/56

Finished 2nd · Manager Raich Carter

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The season · Record

Played: 43
Won: 23
Drawn: 6
Lost: 14
For: 81
Against: 62
Points: 52

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 6–1; v Fulham
Biggest defeat: 0–4; v Sheffield Wednesday
Clean sheets: 11
Top scorer: Charles; 29 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 23,768

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1955/56
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sheffield Wednesday	42	21	13	8	101	62	+39	55
2	Leeds United	42	23	6	13	80	60	+20	52
3	Liverpool	42	21	6	15	85	63	+22	48
4	Blackburn Rovers	42	21	6	15	84	65	+19	48
5	Leicester City	42	21	6	15	94	78	+16	48
6	Bristol Rovers	42	21	6	15	84	70	+14	48
7	Nottingham Forest	42	19	9	14	68	63	+5	47
8	Lincoln City	42	18	10	14	79	65	+14	46
9	Fulham	42	20	6	16	89	79	+10	46
10	Swansea Town	42	20	6	16	83	81	+2	46
11	Bristol City	42	19	7	16	80	64	+16	45
12	Port Vale	42	16	13	13	60	58	+2	45
13	Stoke City	42	20	4	18	71	62	+9	44
14	Middlesbrough	42	16	8	18	76	78	-2	40
15	Bury	42	16	8	18	86	90	-4	40
16	West Ham United	42	14	11	17	74	69	+5	39
17	Doncaster Rovers	42	12	11	19	69	96	-27	35
18	Barnsley	42	11	12	19	47	84	-37	34
19	Rotherham United	42	12	9	21	56	75	-19	33
20	Notts County	42	11	9	22	55	82	-27	31
21	Plymouth Argyle	42	10	8	24	54	87	-33	28
22	Hull City	42	10	6	26	53	97	-44	26

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1955/56
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
20 Aug	A	Barnsley	1–2	19,341	Lost 1–2 v Barnsley
22 Aug	H	Bury	1–0	19,722	Won 1–0 v Bury
27 Aug	H	Middlesbrough	2–0	22,535	Won 2–0 v Middlesbrough
30 Aug	A	Bury	0–1	11,674	Lost 0–1 v Bury
3 Sep	A	Bristol City	1–0	31,060	Won 1–0 v Bristol City
5 Sep	H	Hull City	1–0	17,524	Won 1–0 v Hull City
10 Sep	H	West Ham United	3–3	21,855	Drew 3–3 v West Ham United
17 Sep	A	Port Vale	0–2	21,348	Lost 0–2 v Port Vale
24 Sep	H	Rotherham United	4–1	23,763	Won 4–1 v Rotherham United
1 Oct	A	Swansea City	1–1	29,477	Drew 1–1 v Swansea City
8 Oct	H	Nottingham Forest	3–0	21,272	Won 3–0 v Nottingham Forest
15 Oct	A	Sheffield Wednesday	0–4	27,640	Lost 0–4 v Sheffield Wednesday
22 Oct	H	Lincoln City	1–0	17,378	Won 1–0 v Lincoln City
29 Oct	A	Bristol Rovers	1–4	24,575	Lost 1–4 v Bristol Rovers
5 Nov	H	Stoke City	1–0	21,261	Won 1–0 v Stoke City
12 Nov	A	Plymouth Argyle	3–4	19,122	Lost 3–4 v Plymouth Argyle
19 Nov	H	Liverpool	4–2	22,596	Won 4–2 v Liverpool
26 Nov	A	Leicester City	2–5	30,196	Lost 2–5 v Leicester City
3 Dec	H	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	21,769	Won 3–0 v Doncaster Rovers
10 Dec	A	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	18,898	Won 3–2 v Blackburn Rovers
17 Dec	H	Barnsley	3–1	23,493	Won 3–1 v Barnsley
24 Dec	A	Middlesbrough	3–5	19,416	Lost 3–5 v Middlesbrough
26 Dec	H	Notts County	1–0	24,869	Won 1–0 v Notts County
27 Dec	A	Notts County	1–2	23,910	Lost 1–2 v Notts County
31 Dec	H	Bristol City	2–1	31,751	Won 2–1 v Bristol City
14 Jan	A	West Ham United	1–1	20,000	Drew 1–1 v West Ham United
21 Jan	H	Port Vale	1–1	23,680	Drew 1–1 v Port Vale
11 Feb	H	Swansea City	2–2	20,089	Drew 2–2 v Swansea City
25 Feb	H	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	43,268	Won 2–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
29 Feb	A	Liverpool	0–1	21,068	Lost 0–1 v Liverpool
3 Mar	A	Lincoln City	1–1	13,713	Drew 1–1 v Lincoln City
10 Mar	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	28,380	Lost 1–2 v Blackburn Rovers
17 Mar	A	Stoke City	1–2	22,784	Lost 1–2 v Stoke City
24 Mar	H	Plymouth Argyle	4–2	12,348	Won 4–2 v Plymouth Argyle
30 Mar	A	Fulham	2–1	25,459	Won 2–1 v Fulham
31 Mar	A	Nottingham Forest	0–2	19,448	Lost 0–2 v Nottingham Forest
2 Apr	H	Fulham	6–1	20,115	Won 6–1 v Fulham
7 Apr	H	Leicester City	4–0	26,408	Won 4–0 v Leicester City
14 Apr	A	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	18,404	Won 2–1 v Doncaster Rovers
21 Apr	H	Bristol Rovers	2–1	49,274	Won 2–1 v Bristol Rovers
23 Apr	A	Rotherham United	2–0	20,013	Won 2–0 v Rotherham United
28 Apr	A	Hull City	4–1	31,123	Won 4–1 v Hull City

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1955/56
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
7 Jan	H	Cardiff City	1–2	40,000	Lost 1–2 v Cardiff City