SEASON: 1955-56
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Doncaster Rovers (A) 0-3)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Jim Barrett (17 goals)
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1955-56
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 101 | 62 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 34 | 1.62903 | 55 | Promoted as Champions | 0-1 | 2-1 | |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 1.33333 | 52 | Promoted | 2-0 | 0-3 | |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 1.34921 | 48 | 1-3 | 2-5 | ||
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 65 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 1.29231 | 48 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
5 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 94 | 78 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 55 | 1.20513 | 48 | 2-0 | 2-5 | ||
6 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 1.20000 | 48 | 1-1 | 1-4 | ||
7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 37 | 1.07937 | 47 | ||||
8 | Lincoln City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 65 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 48 | 1.21538 | 46 | 2-2 | 3-1 | ||
9 | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 89 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 52 | 1.12658 | 46 | 1-0 | 3-4 | ||
10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 83 | 81 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 34 | 58 | 1.02469 | 46 | 2-1 | 1-0 | ||
11 | Bristol City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 80 | 64 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 1.25000 | 45 | 0-2 | 0-0 | ||
12 | Port Vale | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 1.03448 | 45 | 2-2 | 2-0 | ||
13 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 1.14516 | 44 | 2-3 | 1-1 | ||
14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 78 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 47 | .97436 | 40 | 2-4 | 2-3 | ||
15 | Bury | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 86 | 90 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 51 | .95556 | 40 | 0-2 | 2-1 | ||
16 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 42 | 1.07246 | 39 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
17 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 96 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 66 | .71875 | 35 | 5-0 | 3-1 | ||
18 | Barnsley | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 84 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 49 | .55952 | 34 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
19 | Rotherham United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 75 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 41 | .74667 | 33 | 1-0 | 1-2 | ||
20 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 82 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 45 | .67073 | 31 | 0-2 | 3-1 | ||
21 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 54 | 87 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 62 | .62069 | 28 | Relegated | 3-1 | 2-1 | |
22 | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 53 | 97 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 52 | .54639 | 26 | Relegated | 2-1 | 3-0 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 43
- Competitive Goals:
- 68
- Goals per game:
- 1.6
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 47 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 56.0%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 11 times | 17 times | 6 times | 1 time | Conceded | 15 times | 7 times | 5 times | 3 times | 2 times | Won By | 10 times | 7 times | 1 time | 1 time | Lost By | 5 times | 5 times | 5 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 26,373 (Notts County)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 9,533 (Port Vale)
- Average League Attendance:
- 16,355
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- -
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 11
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 1   (scored by us for opponents)   (?)
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 07, 1956 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | A | 0-3 | 18,717 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Apr 25, 1956 | Arsenal | England | H | 1-1 | 7,609 | Lishman (?) |
Fri May 04, 1956 | Nottingham Rugby Club | England | H | 4-3 | - | ? (?, ?, ?, ?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) - £5,000 | Out (2) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Eric Jones | Bought | Jack French | Sold | Peter Watson (1956) | Bought | John Langford | Sold | Roy Banham | Bought | 1955 | Harry Nicholson | Bought | Aug 20, 1955 | Peter Higham | Bought | Aug 20, 1955 | Stewart Imlach | Bought | £5,000 | Mar 17, 1956 | Doug Lishman | Bought |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Bill Farmer | England | 27 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
GK | Harry Nicholson | England | 23 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Bill Whare | England | 30 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 15 | |||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | Scotland | 22 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | England | 29 | 39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Jack Hutchinson | England | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
D | Roy Banham | England | 18 | 1 | 1 | Midfielders | ||||||||||
M | Bill Morley | England | 30 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | England | 29 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Peter Higham | England | 24 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||
M | Peter Watson (1956) | England | 21 | 1 | 1 | Forwards | ||||||||||
F | Dennis Alexander | England | 20 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Doug Lishman | England | 31 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
F | Eric Jones | England | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Freddie Scott | England | 38 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Jack French | England | 30 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
F | Jim Barrett | England | 24 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||
F | John Langford | England | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Peter Small | England | 30 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||
F | Stewart Imlach | Scotland | 23 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 5 | ||||||||
F | Tommy Wilson | England | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
17 | Jim Barrett | 35 |
16 | Peter Higham | 40 |
8 | Peter Small | 34 |
6 | Doug Lishman | 11 |
5 | Stewart Imlach | 38 |
3 | Dennis Alexander | 19 |
3 | Eric Jones | 14 |
3 | Jack French | 13 |
2 | Tommy Wilson | 9 |
1 | Bill Morley | 35 |
1 | Bob McKinlay | 40 |
1 | Freddie Scott | 7 |
1 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | 39 |
1 | Jack Burkitt | 43 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Doncaster Rovers | Sat Sep 17, 1955 | Home | 5-0 | Sat Jan 21, 1956 | Away | 3-1 | |
Hull City | Mon Dec 26, 1955 | Home | 2-1 | Tue Dec 27, 1955 | Away | 3-0 | |
Plymouth Argyle | Sat Aug 27, 1955 | Away | 2-1 | Sat Dec 24, 1955 | Home | 3-1 | |
Swansea Town | Sat Dec 10, 1955 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Mar 10, 1956 | Away | 1-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Liverpool | Sat Aug 20, 1955 | Home | 1-3 | Sat Dec 17, 1955 | Away | 2-5 | |
Middlesbrough | Sat Nov 05, 1955 | Away | 2-3 | Sat Mar 17, 1956 | Home | 2-4 |