Championship table in 1956
Table
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Bristol City
V
V
D
D
V
|
39 |
20 -2 |
12 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 33 | +17 |
|
2
|
|
Swansea City
D
D
D
D
D
|
36 |
21 -1 |
11 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 38 | +4 |
|
3
|
|
Bristol Rovers
V
V
D
D
V
|
35 |
19 -3 |
11 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 35 | +14 |
|
4
|
|
Fulham
D
D
V
D
D
|
35 |
22 |
11 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 46 | +3 |
|
5
|
|
Leicester
V
D
V
V
V
|
34 |
21 -1 |
10 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 42 | +10 |
|
6
|
|
Stoke City
D
V
D
D
V
|
34 |
21 -1 |
11 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 |
|
7
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
V
D
D
D
V
|
33 |
21 -1 |
8 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 30 | +13 |
|
8
|
|
Liverpool
V
D
V
D
D
|
32 |
20 -2 |
9 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | +13 |
|
9
|
|
Leeds United
D
D
V
D
V
|
32 |
19 -3 |
10 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 29 | +3 |
|
10
|
|
Lincoln City
D
V
V
V
D
|
31 |
20 -2 |
9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 |
|
11
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
D
D
V
D
V
|
29 |
18 -4 |
9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 26 | +14 |
|
12
|
|
Nottingham Forest
D
V
D
V
V
|
28 |
19 -3 |
9 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 34 | -4 |
|
13
|
|
Rotherham United
D
V
D
V
V
|
27 |
21 -1 |
7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 |
|
14
|
|
Middlesbrough
D
V
V
D
D
|
26 |
19 -3 |
7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 37 | -5 |
|
15
|
|
Barnsley
D
D
V
D
V
|
26 |
21 -1 |
6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 38 | -11 |
|
16
|
|
Port Vale
D
D
D
D
D
|
25 |
18 -4 |
6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
|
17
|
|
Notts County
V
D
D
D
V
|
22 |
20 -2 |
5 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 38 | -8 |
|
18
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
D
D
D
D
V
|
21 |
19 -3 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 48 | -14 |
|
19
|
|
West Ham
D
D
D
D
D
|
20 |
19 -3 |
5 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 35 | +4 |
|
20
|
|
Bury
D
V
V
D
D
|
20 |
22 |
5 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 57 | -20 |
|
21
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
V
D
D
D
V
|
18 |
21 -1 |
5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 42 | -19 |
|
22
|
|
Hull City
D
V
V
D
D
|
11 |
19 -3 |
3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 48 | -28 |
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Bristol City
|
28 |
11 |
9 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | +18 |
|
2
|
|
Leeds United
|
28 |
10 |
9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 |
|
3
|
|
Lincoln City
|
24 |
11 |
7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 |
|
4
|
|
Leicester
|
23 |
10 |
7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 |
|
5
|
|
Liverpool
|
23 |
11 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 |
|
6
|
|
Swansea City
|
23 |
10 |
7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
|
7
|
|
Fulham
|
22 |
11 |
7 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 |
|
8
|
|
Bristol Rovers
|
21 |
8 |
7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 |
|
9
|
|
Stoke City
|
21 |
10 |
7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 |
|
10
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
20 |
9 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 |
|
11
|
|
Barnsley
|
20 |
10 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | +3 |
|
12
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
|
19 |
10 |
5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 16 | +10 |
|
13
|
|
Rotherham United
|
18 |
10 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 |
|
14
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
17 |
9 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 |
|
15
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
17 |
11 |
4 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | +8 |
|
16
|
|
West Ham
|
16 |
10 |
5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 14 | +13 |
|
17
|
|
Port Vale
|
16 |
10 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 |
|
18
|
|
Nottingham Forest
|
16 |
10 |
5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 |
|
19
|
|
Notts County
|
13 |
10 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | +1 |
|
20
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
|
11 |
10 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
|
21
|
|
Bury
|
11 |
10 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
|
22
|
|
Hull City
|
8 |
9 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
16 |
10 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 |
|
2
|
|
Bristol Rovers
|
14 |
11 |
4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -3 |
|
3
|
|
Stoke City
|
13 |
11 |
4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
|
4
|
|
Swansea City
|
13 |
11 |
4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -8 |
|
5
|
|
Fulham
|
13 |
11 |
4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -10 |
|
6
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
12 |
9 |
4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
|
7
|
|
Nottingham Forest
|
12 |
9 |
4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
|
8
|
|
Bristol City
|
11 |
9 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
|
9
|
|
Leicester
|
11 |
11 |
3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 30 | -11 |
|
10
|
|
Liverpool
|
9 |
9 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -1 |
|
11
|
|
Port Vale
|
9 |
8 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
|
12
|
|
Rotherham United
|
9 |
11 |
2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
|
13
|
|
Notts County
|
9 |
10 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
|
14
|
|
Bury
|
9 |
12 |
2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 35 | -12 |
|
15
|
|
Lincoln City
|
7 |
9 |
2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
|
16
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
|
7 |
11 |
2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -18 |
|
17
|
|
Barnsley
|
6 |
11 |
0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | -14 |
|
18
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
6 |
10 |
1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -15 |
|
19
|
|
West Ham
|
4 |
9 |
0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -9 |
|
20
|
|
Leeds United
|
4 |
9 |
1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -14 |
|
21
|
|
Hull City
|
3 |
10 |
1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 29 | -23 |
|
22
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
|
2 |
9 |
0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 | -24 |