Football League First Division 1955/56
| Football League First Division 1955/56 | |
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| master | Manchester United |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Manchester United |
| Cup winners | Manchester City |
| Relegated | Huddersfield Town , Sheffield United |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,529 (ø 3.31 per game) |
| Top scorer | Nat Lofthouse ( Bolton Wanderers ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1954/55 | |
The Football League First Division 1955/56 was the 57th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 20, 1955 and ended on May 2, 1956.
Manchester United won the fourth English championship in the club's history with an eleven point lead over their direct pursuers Blackpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers . Both newly promoted Birmingham City and Luton Town could hold the class; instead, Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United had to move into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Leeds United and Sheffield Wednesday .
A total of 522 players were used, with Burnley FC and Preston North End with 20 the fewest and Everton FC and Aston Villa with 27 the most players in league games. 126 newcomers opposed 115 footballers who last came into play in the 1955/56 season. 17 players were able to play all 42 league games in their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Manchester United | 42 | 25th | 10 | 7th | 83:51 | 1.63 | 60:24 | 24 |
| 2. | Blackpool FC | 42 | 20th | 9 | 13 | 86:62 | 1.39 | 49:35 | 21st |
| 3. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20th | 9 | 13 | 89:65 | 1.37 | 49:35 | 24 |
| 4th | Manchester City | 42 | 18th | 10 | 14th | 82:69 | 1.19 | 46:38 | 23 |
| 5. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 18th | 10 | 14th | 60:61 | 0.98 | 46:38 | 26th |
| 6th | Birmingham City (N) | 42 | 18th | 9 | 15th | 75:57 | 1.32 | 45:39 | 24 |
| 7th | Burnley FC | 42 | 18th | 8th | 16 | 64:54 | 1.19 | 44:40 | 20th |
| 8th. | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 18th | 7th | 17th | 71:58 | 1.22 | 43:41 | 24 |
| 9. | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 17th | 9 | 16 | 80:95 | 0.84 | 43:41 | 23 |
| 10. | Luton Town (N) | 42 | 17th | 8th | 17th | 66:64 | 1.03 | 42:42 | 23 |
| 11. | Newcastle United (P) | 42 | 17th | 7th | 18th | 85:70 | 1.21 | 41:43 | 26th |
| 12. | Portsmouth FC | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 78:85 | 0.92 | 41:43 | 22nd |
| 13. | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18th | 5 | 19th | 58:70 | 0.83 | 41:43 | 26th |
| 14th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17th | 6th | 19th | 75:81 | 0.93 | 40:44 | 21st |
| 15th | Everton FC | 42 | 15th | 10 | 17th | 55:69 | 0.80 | 40:44 | 27 |
| 16. | Chelsea FC (M) | 42 | 14th | 11 | 17th | 64:77 | 0.83 | 39:45 | 26th |
| 17th |
 Cardiff City
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42 | 15th | 9 | 18th | 55:69 | 0.80 | 39:45 | 26th |
| 18th | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15th | 7th | 20th | 61:71 | 0.86 | 37:47 | 26th |
| 19th | Preston North End | 42 | 14th | 8th | 20th | 73:72 | 1.01 | 36:48 | 20th |
| 20th | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18th | 52:69 | 0.75 | 35:49 | 27 |
| 21st | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14th | 7th | 21st | 54:83 | 0.65 | 35:49 | 26th |
| 22nd | Sheffield United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21st | 63:77 | 0.82 | 33:51 | 26th |
| (M) | reigning English champion |
| (P) | reigning FA Cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers last season |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BIR | BLP | BOL | BUR | CAR | CHA | CHE | EVE | HUD | LUT | MNC | MNU | NEW | POR | PNE | SHU | SUN | DEAD | WBA | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 4 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Aston Villa | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 4: 4 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 4 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | |
| Birmingham City | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 5: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 6: 2 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 4: 3 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| Blackpool FC | 3: 1 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 4: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 6 | 1: 1 | 7: 3 | 0: 2 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Burnley FC | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | |
| Cardiff City | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 9 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 5: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 6: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 5: 1 | 0: 2 | |
| Chelsea FC | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 6: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 5 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | |
| Everton FC | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 3 | 5: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 4 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 3 | 0: 2 | 2: 6 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | |
| Luton Town | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 8: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 5: 1 | |
| Manchester City | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Manchester United | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | |
| Newcastle United | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 5-0 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | |
| Portsmouth FC | 5: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 5 | 3: 3 | 3: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 4: 4 | 1-0 | 5: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 4 | 3: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Preston North End | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 0: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 3 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Sheffield United | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 4 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 3 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4: 4 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 4: 3 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 1: 6 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 4 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 4 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 7: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 3: 2 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Nat Lofthouse
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Bolton Wanderers | 32 | 36 |
| 2 |
 Charlie Fleming
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Sunderland FC | 29 | 39 |
| 3 |
Vic Keeble
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Newcastle United | 26th | 32 |
| 4th |
Tommy Taylor
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Manchester United | 25th | 33 |
| = |
Peter McKay
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Burnley FC | = | 34 |
| 6th |
Peter Harris
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Portsmouth FC | 23 | 41 |
| = |
Tommy Thompson
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Preston North End | = | 42 |
| = |
Joe Hayes
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Manchester City | = | 42 |
| 9 |
Jackie Mudie
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Blackpool FC | 22nd | 42 |
| 10 |
Eddie Brown
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Birmingham City | 21st | 38 |
| = |
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Charlton Athletic | = | 42 |
The Manchester United championship team
The following table lists all the players who played for Manchester United in a league game during the 1955/56 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
| 1. | Manchester United |
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Geoff Bent * (4/0) | Johnny Berry (34/4) | Jackie Blanchflower (18/3) | Roger Byrne (39/3) | Eddie Colman (25/0) | Jack Crompton * (1/0) | John Doherty (16/4) | Duncan Edwards (33/3) | Bill Foulkes (26/0) | Freddie Goodwin * (8/0) | Ian Greaves (15/0) | Mark Jones (42/1) | Eddie Lewis * (4/1) | Wilf McGuinness * (3/1) | David Pegg (35/9) | Albert Scanlon * (6/1) | Jackie Scott * (1/0) | Tommy Taylor (33/25) | Dennis Viollet (34/20) | Colin Webster (15/4) | Billy Whelan (13/4) | Jeff Whitefoot (15/0) | Walter Whitehurst * (1/0) | Ray Wood (41/0).
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Special occurrences
- On February 22, 1956, the league's first floodlit game took place in Fratton Park , after the old systems were considered too unsafe in 1888.
literature
- Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. 5th edition. Queen Anne Press, Harpenden 1998, ISBN 1-85291-585-4 .
- Andrew Endlar: Manchester United. The Complete Record. Orion, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-7528-9084-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1955/1956 (Fussballdaten.de)
- ↑ Jon Henderson: End of the dark ages. In: The Observer. March 9, 2008, accessed March 18, 2013 .