Championship table in 1956
Table
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
V
D
D
V
V
|
76 |
42 |
21 | 13 | 8 | 101 | 62 | +39 |
|
2
|
|
Leeds United
V
V
V
V
V
|
75 |
42 |
23 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 60 | +20 |
|
3
|
|
Liverpool
D
V
V
D
V
|
69 |
42 |
21 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 63 | +22 |
|
4
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
D
V
D
V
D
|
69 |
42 |
21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 65 | +19 |
|
5
|
|
Leicester
D
D
V
V
V
|
69 |
42 |
21 | 6 | 15 | 94 | 78 | +16 |
|
6
|
|
Bristol Rovers
V
V
V
D
D
|
69 |
42 |
21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 70 | +14 |
|
7
|
|
Fulham
D
V
V
V
V
|
66 |
42 |
20 | 6 | 16 | 89 | 79 | +10 |
|
8
|
|
Nottingham Forest
D
D
D
D
D
|
66 |
42 |
19 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 63 | +5 |
|
9
|
|
Swansea City
V
D
D
V
V
|
66 |
42 |
20 | 6 | 16 | 83 | 81 | +2 |
|
10
|
|
Bristol City
D
V
D
D
V
|
64 |
42 |
19 | 7 | 16 | 80 | 64 | +16 |
|
11
|
|
Lincoln City
V
D
D
V
V
|
64 |
42 |
18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 65 | +14 |
|
12
|
|
Stoke City
V
D
V
D
D
|
64 |
42 |
20 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 62 | +9 |
|
13
|
|
Port Vale
D
D
D
D
V
|
61 |
42 |
16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 58 | +2 |
|
14
|
|
Middlesbrough
V
V
D
V
D
|
56 |
42 |
16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 78 | -2 |
|
15
|
|
Bury
D
V
V
V
D
|
56 |
42 |
16 | 8 | 18 | 86 | 90 | -4 |
|
16
|
|
West Ham
D
D
D
D
V
|
53 |
42 |
14 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 69 | +5 |
|
17
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
D
D
D
D
D
|
47 |
42 |
12 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 96 | -27 |
|
18
|
|
Rotherham United
D
D
D
D
D
|
45 |
42 |
12 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 75 | -19 |
|
19
|
|
Barnsley
V
D
V
D
D
|
45 |
42 |
11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 84 | -37 |
|
20
|
|
Notts County
D
V
D
D
D
|
42 |
42 |
11 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 82 | -27 |
|
21
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
D
D
D
V
D
|
38 |
42 |
10 | 8 | 24 | 54 | 87 | -33 |
|
22
|
|
Hull City
V
D
D
V
D
|
36 |
42 |
10 | 6 | 26 | 53 | 97 | -44 |
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Leeds United
|
54 |
21 |
17 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 18 | +33 |
|
2
|
|
Leicester
|
48 |
21 |
15 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 23 | +40 |
|
3
|
|
Fulham
|
47 |
21 |
15 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 27 | +32 |
|
4
|
|
Lincoln City
|
47 |
21 |
14 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 17 | +32 |
|
5
|
|
Bristol City
|
46 |
21 |
14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 20 | +29 |
|
6
|
|
Swansea City
|
46 |
21 |
14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 23 | +26 |
|
7
|
|
Liverpool
|
45 |
21 |
14 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 25 | +27 |
|
8
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
44 |
21 |
13 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 28 | +32 |
|
9
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
43 |
21 |
13 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 29 | +26 |
|
10
|
|
Bristol Rovers
|
42 |
21 |
13 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 33 | +20 |
|
11
|
|
Stoke City
|
41 |
21 |
13 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 |
|
12
|
|
West Ham
|
40 |
21 |
12 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 27 | +25 |
|
13
|
|
Port Vale
|
40 |
21 |
12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 21 | +17 |
|
14
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
|
38 |
21 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 30 | +15 |
|
15
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
37 |
21 |
11 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 31 | +15 |
|
16
|
|
Barnsley
|
35 |
21 |
10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 35 | -2 |
|
17
|
|
Bury
|
32 |
21 |
9 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 39 | +5 |
|
18
|
|
Nottingham Forest
|
32 |
21 |
9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 |
|
19
|
|
Notts County
|
29 |
21 |
8 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 37 | +2 |
|
20
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
|
27 |
21 |
7 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 25 | +8 |
|
21
|
|
Rotherham United
|
26 |
21 |
7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 34 | -5 |
|
22
|
|
Hull City
|
22 |
21 |
6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 45 | -13 |
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Nottingham Forest
|
34 |
21 |
10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 37 | +1 |
|
2
|
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
32 |
21 |
8 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 34 | +7 |
|
3
|
|
Bristol Rovers
|
27 |
21 |
8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 37 | -6 |
|
4
|
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
26 |
21 |
8 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 36 | -7 |
|
5
|
|
Liverpool
|
24 |
21 |
7 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 38 | -5 |
|
6
|
|
Bury
|
24 |
21 |
7 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 51 | -9 |
|
7
|
|
Stoke City
|
23 |
21 |
7 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 35 | -11 |
|
8
|
|
Leeds United
|
21 |
21 |
6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 42 | -13 |
|
9
|
|
Port Vale
|
21 |
21 |
4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 37 | -15 |
|
10
|
|
Leicester
|
21 |
21 |
6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 55 | -24 |
|
11
|
|
Swansea City
|
20 |
21 |
6 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 58 | -24 |
|
12
|
|
Rotherham United
|
19 |
21 |
5 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 41 | -14 |
|
13
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
19 |
21 |
5 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 47 | -17 |
|
14
|
|
Fulham
|
19 |
21 |
5 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 52 | -22 |
|
15
|
|
Bristol City
|
18 |
21 |
5 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 44 | -13 |
|
16
|
|
Lincoln City
|
17 |
21 |
4 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 48 | -18 |
|
17
|
|
Hull City
|
14 |
21 |
4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 52 | -31 |
|
18
|
|
West Ham
|
13 |
21 |
2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 42 | -20 |
|
19
|
|
Notts County
|
13 |
21 |
3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 45 | -29 |
|
20
|
|
Plymouth Argyle
|
11 |
21 |
3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 62 | -41 |
|
21
|
|
Barnsley
|
10 |
21 |
1 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 49 | -35 |
|
22
|
|
Doncaster Rovers
|
9 |
21 |
1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 66 | -42 |