Championship table in 1956
Table
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Leeds United
V
V
D
V
V
|
41 |
23 -1 |
13 | 2 | 8 | 42 | 37 | +5 |
|
2
|
|
Liverpool
D
D
V
V
D
|
39 |
23 -1 |
11 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 |
|
3
|
|
Bristol City
D
V
D
D
D
|
39 |
23 -1 |
12 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 |
|
4
|
|
Swansea City
D
D
D
V
D
|
39 |
23 -1 |
12 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 44 | +1 |
|
5
|
|
Stoke City
D
V
V
D
D
|
38 |
24 |
12 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 |
|
6
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
D
D
V
D
V
|
37 |
23 -1 |
9 | 10 | 4 | 48 | 31 | +17 |
|
7
|
|
Leicester
V
V
V
D
V
|
37 |
23 -1 |
11 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 46 | +10 |
|
8
|
|
Lincoln City
V
D
V
D
D
|
36 |
23 -1 |
10 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 29 | +15 |
|
9
|
|
Bristol Rovers
D
V
D
D
D
|
36 |
22 -2 |
11 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 40 | +12 |
|
10
|
|
Fulham
D
V
D
D
D
|
35 |
23 -1 |
11 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
|
11
|
|
Nottingham Forest
V
V
D
V
V
|
34 |
22 -2 |
11 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 41 | -4 |
|
12
|
|
Middlesbrough
D
D
D
V
V
|
32 |
22 -2 |
9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 45 | -6 |
|
13
|
|
Barnsley
D
V
D
V
V
|
32 |
24 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 42 | -9 |
|
14
|
|
Port Vale
D
D
V
V
D
|
31 |
22 -2 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
|
15
|
|
Rotherham United
V
V
V
D
D
|
30 |
24 |
8 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 42 | -9 |
|
16
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
D
V
D
D
D
|
29 |
21 -3 |
9 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 35 | +9 |
|
17
|
|
Notts County
V
V
D
D
V
|
28 |
24 |
7 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 42 | -4 |
|
18
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
V
D
V
V
D
|
28 |
23 -1 |
7 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 55 | -13 |
|
19
|
|
West Ham
D
D
D
V
D
|
24 |
23 -1 |
6 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 |
|
20
|
|
Bury
V
D
D
D
V
|
24 |
24 |
6 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 61 | -18 |
|
21
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
D
V
D
D
V
|
22 |
24 |
6 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 46 | -16 |
|
22
|
|
Hull City
D
V
D
V
D
|
17 |
23 -1 |
5 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 53 | -27 |
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Leeds United
|
34 |
12 |
11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 |
|
2
|
|
Lincoln City
|
28 |
13 |
8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 11 | +22 |
|
3
|
|
Bristol City
|
28 |
12 |
9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16 | +16 |
|
4
|
|
Liverpool
|
27 |
13 |
8 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
|
5
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
26 |
11 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 15 | +14 |
|
6
|
|
Swansea City
|
26 |
11 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | +13 |
|
7
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
|
25 |
12 |
7 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 |
|
8
|
|
Stoke City
|
24 |
11 |
8 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 |
|
9
|
|
Leicester
|
23 |
11 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 14 | +20 |
|
10
|
|
Barnsley
|
23 |
11 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | +6 |
|
11
|
|
Bristol Rovers
|
22 |
10 |
7 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15 | +16 |
|
12
|
|
Fulham
|
22 |
11 |
7 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | +13 |
|
13
|
|
Nottingham Forest
|
22 |
12 |
7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | +6 |
|
14
|
|
Rotherham United
|
21 |
12 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 |
|
15
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
20 |
12 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 | +12 |
|
16
|
|
West Ham
|
19 |
11 |
6 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
|
17
|
|
Port Vale
|
19 |
12 |
5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 |
|
18
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
17 |
11 |
5 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
|
19
|
|
Notts County
|
16 |
11 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | +6 |
|
20
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
|
15 |
12 |
4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 |
|
21
|
|
Bury
|
12 |
11 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 25 | -8 |
|
22
|
|
Hull City
|
11 |
11 |
3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 |
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
17 |
11 |
4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | +5 |
|
2
|
|
Bristol Rovers
|
14 |
12 |
4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -4 |
|
3
|
|
Stoke City
|
14 |
13 |
4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 |
|
4
|
|
Leicester
|
14 |
12 |
4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 32 | -10 |
|
5
|
|
Swansea City
|
13 |
12 |
4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 31 | -12 |
|
6
|
|
Fulham
|
13 |
12 |
4 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 32 | -13 |
|
7
|
|
Liverpool
|
12 |
10 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
|
8
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
12 |
10 |
4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
|
9
|
|
Port Vale
|
12 |
10 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -7 |
|
10
|
|
Bury
|
12 |
13 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 36 | -10 |
|
11
|
|
Nottingham Forest
|
12 |
10 |
4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -10 |
|
12
|
|
Notts County
|
12 |
13 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 |
|
13
|
|
Bristol City
|
11 |
11 |
3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | -7 |
|
14
|
|
Rotherham United
|
9 |
12 |
2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -11 |
|
15
|
|
Barnsley
|
9 |
13 |
1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -15 |
|
16
|
|
Lincoln City
|
8 |
10 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 |
|
17
|
|
Leeds United
|
7 |
11 |
2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 30 | -15 |
|
18
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
|
7 |
12 |
2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 30 | -20 |
|
19
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
6 |
11 |
1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30 | -20 |
|
20
|
|
Hull City
|
6 |
12 |
2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -23 |
|
21
|
|
West Ham
|
5 |
12 |
0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
|
22
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
|
3 |
11 |
0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 38 | -27 |