The 1955–56 season was the 57th completed season of The Football League. Both major football honours went to Manchester this year, with United winning the First Division title and City bringing home the FA Cup.
Final league tables Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
First Division
Results
Maps
Second Division
Results
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Third Division North
Results
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Third Division South
Results
Maps
Attendances
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Division One
No. Club Average 1 Everton FC 42,768 2 Arsenal FC 42,034 3 Manchester United 39,254 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38,042 5 Newcastle United FC 37,666 6 Sunderland AFC 35,888 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 35,185 8 Chelsea FC 34,141 9 Birmingham City FC 33,683 10 Manchester City FC 32,198 11 Aston Villa FC 29,826 12 Bolton Wanderers FC 27,964 13 West Bromwich Albion FC 26,794 14 Cardiff City FC 26,624 15 Portsmouth FC 26,260 16 Blackpool FC 26,016 17 Charlton Athletic FC 24,872 18 Preston North End FC 24,657 19 Sheffield United FC 23,581 20 Burnley FC 23,397 21 Luton Town FC 21,455 22 Huddersfield Town AFC 20,024
Division Two
No. Club Average 1 Liverpool FC 37,224 2 Leicester City FC 28,134 3 Bristol City FC 26,575 4 Sheffield Wednesday FC 26,247 5 Leeds United FC 24,445 6 Bristol Rovers FC 23,860 7 Blackburn Rovers FC 23,049 8 Stoke City FC 19,850 9 Fulham FC 19,597 10 Swansea City AFC 19,487 11 Port Vale FC 18,985 12 Middlesbrough FC 17,866 13 West Ham United FC 17,679 14 Plymouth Argyle FC 17,594 15 Nottingham Forest FC 16,225 16 Hull City AFC 15,419 17 Notts County FC 15,401 18 Barnsley FC 14,721 19 Lincoln City FC 13,215 20 Rotherham United FC 12,469 21 Doncaster Rovers FC 12,414 22 Bury FC 11,919
See also 1955-56 in English football
References
Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.