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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1955/56

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Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies goalscorer unknown.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE POS
 Sat 20 Aug Wolverhampton W H 1-1 Nicholls - Swinbourne   45,306 14
 Wed 24 Aug Everton H 2-0 Kevan 2   24,402 3
 Sat 27 Aug Manchester United A 1-3 Kevan - Lewis, Viollet, Scanlon   32,267 13
 Wed 31 Aug Everton A 0-2 Fielding, J Harris   38,449 15
 Sat 03 Sep Sheffield United H 2-1 Kevan, Nicholls - Hagan   20,061 11
 Wed 07 Sep Newcastle United H 1-1 Jackson - Davies   20,555 11
 Sat 10 Sep Preston North End A 1-0 Docherty (og)   28,203 8
 Sat 17 Sep Burnley H 1-0 Nicholls   23,510 5
 Sat 24 Sep Luton Town A 2-0 Griffin, Allen (pen)   24,440 4
 Sat 01 Oct Charlton Athletic H 3-3 Allen 2 (1 pen), Kennedy - Leary (pen), Gauld, S Williams (og)   31,168 3
 Sat 08 Oct Aston Villa H 1-0 Nicholls   37,395 2
 Sat 15 Oct Sunderland A 1-2 Allen (pen) - Fleming 2   47,094 4
 Sat 22 Oct Cardiff City H 2-1 Allen 2 - Kirtley   22,286 4
 Sat 29 Oct Manchester City A 0-2 Cunliffe, Brookes (og)   25,081 5
 Sat 05 Nov Bolton Wanderers H 2-0 Allen 2   23,808 5
 Sat 12 Nov Chelsea A 0-2 Sillett, Tindall   41,898 6
 Sat 19 Nov Blackpool H 1-2 Allen - Brown, Taylor   38,294 10
 Sat 26 Nov Huddersfield Town A 0-1 Metcalfe (pen)   18,731 11
 Sat 03 Dec Portsmouth H 4-0 Setters 2, Griffin, Lee   22,949 9
 Sat 10 Dec Arsenal A 0-2 Tapscott, S Williams (og)   33,227 10
 Sat 17 Dec Wolverhampton W A 2-3 Allen, Carter - Murray, Hancocks 2 (1 pen)   31,068 11
 Sat 24 Dec Manchester United H 1-4 Lee - Viollet 3, Taylor   25,286 14
 Mon 26 Dec Tottenham Hotspur A 1-4 Allen (pen) - Duquemin 2, Norman, Brooks   32,430 16
 Tue 27 Dec Tottenham Hotspur H 1-0 Lee   31,522 16
 Sat 31 Dec Sheffield United A 2-2 Allen, Lee - Wragg, Hawksworth   23,764 16
 Mon 02 Jan Newcastle United A 3-0 Allen 3 (1 pen)   50,768 14
 Sat 14 Jan Preston North End H 3-2 Crowshaw 2, Lee - Hatsell, T Thompson   22,471 11
 Sat 21 Jan Burnley A 2-1 Lee, Griffin - Burke   23,749 6
 Sat 04 Feb Luton Town H 3-1 Griffin, Lee, S Williams - Turner   25,310 3
 Sat 11 Feb Charlton Athletic A 1-5 Nicholls - Ayre 2, Ryan, Kiernan, Hurst   13,573 6
 Sat 25 Feb Sunderland H 3-0 Barlow, Griffin, Lee   23,620 4
 Sat 03 Mar Blackpool A 1-5 Allen (pen) - Mudie 2, Durie, Matthews, J Kelly   19,768 4
 Sat 10 Mar Manchester City H 0-4 Johnstone 2, Hayes, Dyson   32,680 11
 Sat 17 Mar Bolton Wanderers A 0-4 Stevens 2, Lofthouse 2   23,603 13
 Sat 24 Mar Chelsea H 3-0 Nicholls 2, Griffin   20,219 10
 Sat 31 Mar Cardiff City A 3-1 Allen, Robson, Nicholls - Hitchens   31,641 8
 Mon 02 Apr Birmingham City A 0-2 Murphy, Brown   38,891 12
 Tue 03 Apr Birmingham City H 0-2 Murphy 2   35,986 12
 Sat 07 Apr Huddersfield Town H 1-2 Horobin - Glazzard, Hickson   16,141 13
 Sat 14 Apr Portsmouth A 1-1 Lee - Harris   15,675 13
 Sat 21 Apr Arsenal H 2-1 Lee, Goring (og) - Tapscott   22,392 13
 Sat 28 Apr Aston Villa A 0-3 Smith 2, Millard (og)   42,876 13

FA CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A SCORERS

      GATE

 Sat 07 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3

2-1

Griffin, Lee - Slater      55,564
 Sat 28 Jan Portsmouth H 4

2-0

Lee, Allen (pen)      59,448
 Sat 18 Feb Birmingham City H 5

0-1

Murphy      57,213

TESTIMONIAL / BENEFIT GAMES

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS     GATE
 Wed 25 Apr International XI H 5-5 Allen, Whitehouse 2, Robson 2 - *    55,497
 
 Norman Heath Benefit Match.


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