Championship table in 1956
Table
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Bristol City
D
D
D
V
V
|
45 |
26 -1 |
14 | 3 | 9 | 61 | 46 | +15 |
|
2
|
|
Leeds United
V
V
D
V
D
|
45 |
26 -1 |
14 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 41 | +5 |
|
3
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
V
V
D
V
D
|
44 |
27 |
11 | 11 | 5 | 62 | 40 | +22 |
|
4
|
|
Leicester
D
V
V
D
V
|
43 |
26 -1 |
13 | 4 | 9 | 65 | 50 | +15 |
|
5
|
|
Bristol Rovers
D
D
V
D
V
|
43 |
26 -1 |
13 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 48 | +13 |
|
6
|
|
Swansea City
V
D
V
D
D
|
43 |
26 -1 |
13 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 0 |
|
7
|
|
Stoke City
V
D
D
V
D
|
42 |
26 -1 |
13 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 40 | +7 |
|
8
|
|
Fulham
D
D
V
D
V
|
41 |
27 |
13 | 2 | 12 | 58 | 55 | +3 |
|
9
|
|
Nottingham Forest
V
V
D
D
D
|
40 |
26 -1 |
12 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 45 | -1 |
|
10
|
|
Liverpool
V
V
D
D
D
|
39 |
25 -2 |
11 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 39 | +15 |
|
11
|
|
Port Vale
D
D
V
V
D
|
39 |
26 -1 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 33 | +3 |
|
12
|
|
Lincoln City
V
D
D
D
D
|
36 |
25 -2 |
10 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 |
|
13
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
D
D
D
V
D
|
34 |
25 -2 |
10 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 45 | +6 |
|
14
|
|
Bury
D
V
V
V
V
|
33 |
27 |
9 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 63 | -12 |
|
15
|
|
Middlesbrough
V
D
D
D
D
|
33 |
26 -1 |
9 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 54 | -12 |
|
16
|
|
Barnsley
D
V
V
D
D
|
32 |
26 -1 |
8 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 47 | -13 |
|
17
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
V
D
V
D
D
|
32 |
26 -1 |
8 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 63 | -14 |
|
18
|
|
West Ham
V
D
V
V
D
|
31 |
26 -1 |
8 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 43 | +7 |
|
19
|
|
Notts County
D
V
V
D
D
|
31 |
27 |
8 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 47 | -6 |
|
20
|
|
Rotherham United
V
D
D
D
D
|
31 |
26 -1 |
8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 47 | -10 |
|
21
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
D
D
V
D
D
|
23 |
26 -1 |
6 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 53 | -22 |
|
22
|
|
Hull City
D
V
D
D
D
|
18 |
25 -2 |
5 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 57 | -30 |
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Leeds United
|
37 |
13 |
12 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | +21 |
|
2
|
|
Bristol City
|
34 |
14 |
11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 |
|
3
|
|
Swansea City
|
30 |
13 |
9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 13 | +15 |
|
4
|
|
Leicester
|
29 |
13 |
9 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 |
|
5
|
|
Lincoln City
|
28 |
13 |
8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 11 | +22 |
|
6
|
|
Fulham
|
28 |
13 |
9 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 |
|
7
|
|
Bristol Rovers
|
28 |
12 |
9 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 |
|
8
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
|
28 |
13 |
8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 17 | +16 |
|
9
|
|
Stoke City
|
28 |
13 |
9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 |
|
10
|
|
Liverpool
|
27 |
14 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | +16 |
|
11
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
27 |
13 |
8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 19 | +12 |
|
12
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
26 |
14 |
7 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 20 | +19 |
|
13
|
|
West Ham
|
23 |
13 |
7 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | +18 |
|
14
|
|
Nottingham Forest
|
23 |
13 |
7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 |
|
15
|
|
Barnsley
|
23 |
12 |
7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 |
|
16
|
|
Port Vale
|
22 |
13 |
6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 |
|
17
|
|
Rotherham United
|
22 |
13 |
6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 |
|
18
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
19 |
13 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 24 | +11 |
|
19
|
|
Notts County
|
19 |
13 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 |
|
20
|
|
Bury
|
18 |
13 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | -4 |
|
21
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
|
16 |
13 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 |
|
22
|
|
Hull City
|
11 |
12 |
3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 |
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
18 |
13 |
4 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 20 | +3 |
|
2
|
|
Port Vale
|
17 |
13 |
4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
|
3
|
|
Nottingham Forest
|
17 |
13 |
5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 29 | -7 |
|
4
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
15 |
12 |
5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 |
|
5
|
|
Bristol Rovers
|
15 |
14 |
4 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 |
|
6
|
|
Bury
|
15 |
14 |
4 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 37 | -8 |
|
7
|
|
Stoke City
|
14 |
13 |
4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 |
|
8
|
|
Leicester
|
14 |
13 |
4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 34 | -11 |
|
9
|
|
Swansea City
|
13 |
13 |
4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 35 | -15 |
|
10
|
|
Fulham
|
13 |
14 |
4 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 36 | -16 |
|
11
|
|
Liverpool
|
12 |
11 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 |
|
12
|
|
Notts County
|
12 |
14 |
3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -12 |
|
13
|
|
Bristol City
|
11 |
12 |
3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 29 | -8 |
|
14
|
|
Rotherham United
|
9 |
13 |
2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -12 |
|
15
|
|
Barnsley
|
9 |
14 |
1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 29 | -18 |
|
16
|
|
West Ham
|
8 |
13 |
1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
|
17
|
|
Lincoln City
|
8 |
12 |
2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -13 |
|
18
|
|
Leeds United
|
8 |
13 |
2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -16 |
|
19
|
|
Hull City
|
7 |
13 |
2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 33 | -23 |
|
20
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
|
7 |
13 |
2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 36 | -26 |
|
21
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
6 |
13 |
1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 35 | -24 |
|
22
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
|
4 |
13 |
0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 46 | -30 |