# 1955–56 Football League

The 1955–56 season was the 57th completed season of The Football League. Both major football honours went to Manchester this year, with United winning the First Division title and City bringing home the FA Cup.

## Final league tables

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.

## First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 83 | 51 | 1.627 | 60 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Blackpool | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 62 | 1.387 | 49 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 89 | 65 | 1.369 | 49 | |
| 4 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 69 | 1.188 | 46 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 61 | 0.984 | 46 | |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 75 | 57 | 1.316 | 45 | |
| 7 | Burnley | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 44 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 58 | 1.224 | 43 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 95 | 0.842 | 43 | |
| 10 | Luton Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 66 | 64 | 1.031 | 42 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 85 | 70 | 1.214 | 41 | |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 78 | 85 | 0.918 | 41 | |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 70 | 0.829 | 41 | |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 75 | 81 | 0.926 | 40 | |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 69 | 0.797 | 40 | |
| 16 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 77 | 0.831 | 39 | |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 69 | 0.797 | 39 | |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 37 | |
| 19 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 73 | 72 | 1.014 | 36 | |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 69 | 0.754 | 35 | |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town (R) | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 83 | 0.651 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Sheffield United (R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLP | BOL | BUR | CAR | CHA | CHE | EVE | HUD | LUT | MCI | MUN | NEW | POR | PNE | SHU | SUN | TOT | WBA | WOL |
| Arsenal | | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday (C, P) | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 101 | 62 | 1.629 | 55 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Leeds United (P) | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 80 | 60 | 1.333 | 52 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 63 | 1.349 | 48 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 65 | 1.292 | 48 | |
| 5 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 94 | 78 | 1.205 | 48 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 70 | 1.200 | 48 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 68 | 63 | 1.079 | 47 | |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 65 | 1.215 | 46 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 89 | 79 | 1.127 | 46 | |
| 10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 83 | 81 | 1.025 | 46 | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 45 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 58 | 1.034 | 45 | |
| 13 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 1.145 | 44 | |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 78 | 0.974 | 40 | |
| 15 | Bury | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 86 | 90 | 0.956 | 40 | |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 39 | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 96 | 0.719 | 35 | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 84 | 0.560 | 34 | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 75 | 0.747 | 33 | |
| 20 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 82 | 0.671 | 31 | |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 54 | 87 | 0.621 | 28 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
| 22 | Hull City (R) | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 53 | 97 | 0.546 | 26 | Relegation to the Third Division North |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BLB | BRI | BRR | BRY | DON | FUL | HUL | LEE | LEI | LIN | LIV | MID | NOT | NTC | PLY | PTV | ROT | SHW | STK | SWA | WHU |
| Barnsley | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 5–1 | | 4–6 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Bristol City | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Bury | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Fulham | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 4–0 | | 5–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Hull City | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
| Leeds United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 |
| Leicester City | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 |
| Lincoln City | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Liverpool | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Notts County | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Port Vale | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Rotherham United | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Stoke City | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 5–0 | 3–0 |
| Swansea Town | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 4–2 |
| West Ham United | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |

### Maps
## Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 2.621 | 68 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 32 | 2.000 | 63 | |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 1.614 | 59 | |
| 4 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 1.350 | 57 | |
| 5 | Southport | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 1.245 | 57 | |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 45 | 1.424 | 54 | |
| 7 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 1.475 | 51 | |
| 8 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 57 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 1.219 | 49 | |
| 9 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 1.190 | 48 | |
| 10 | Workington | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 1.190 | 47 | |
| 11 | York City | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 48 | 1.181 | 47 | |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 0.786 | 47 | |
| 13 | Gateshead | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 52 | 0.917 | 45 | |
| 14 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 45 | 0.904 | 42 | |
| 15 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 0.822 | 41 | |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 0.702 | 41 | |
| 17 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 0.634 | 40 | |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 60 | 1.037 | 39 | |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 49 | 0.868 | 39 | |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 50 | 0.884 | 38 | |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 59 | 0.747 | 38 | |
| 22 | Barrow | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 58 | 0.735 | 33 | |
| 23 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 84 | 0.500 | 33 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 70 | 0.476 | 28 | Re-elected |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BRA | BPA | CRL | CHE | CHF | CRE | DAR | DER | GAT | GRI | HAL | HAR | MAN | OLD | ROC | SCU | SOU | STP | TRA | WRK | WRE | YOR |
| Accrington Stanley | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Barrow | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Bradford City | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–5 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Carlisle United | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Chester | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Chesterfield | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 8–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Darlington | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Derby County | 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 6–2 | | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Gateshead | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Grimsby Town | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Halifax Town | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Hartlepools United | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Mansfield Town | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–3 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Rochdale | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–4 | | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Southport | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Stockport County | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | | 7–0 | 4–5 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Workington | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Wrexham | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 4–5 |
| York City | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |

### Maps
## Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 2.163 | 66 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 2.240 | 65 | |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 32 | 1.767 | 64 | |
| 4 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 55 | 1.100 | 53 | |
| 5 | Torquay United | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 42 | 1.365 | 52 | |
| 6 | Brentford | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 1.045 | 52 | |
| 7 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 51 | 1.049 | 51 | |
| 8 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 1.217 | 49 | |
| 9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 1.235 | 48 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 0.972 | 48 | |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 0.944 | 47 | |
| 12 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 0.938 | 47 | |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 1.045 | 46 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 51 | 1.123 | 44 | |
| 15 | Aldershot | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 57 | 0.778 | 40 | |
| 16 | Exeter City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 0.753 | 40 | |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 0.886 | 39 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 54 | 0.744 | 39 | |
| 19 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 53 | 0.734 | 39 | |
| 20 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 56 | 0.810 | 38 | |
| 21 | Watford | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 0.612 | 37 | |
| 22 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 56 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 27 | 69 | 0.830 | 36 | |
| 23 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 51 | 0.651 | 34 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Swindon Town | 46 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 0.436 | 30 | Re-elected |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | BRE | B&HA | COL | COV | CRY | EXE | GIL | IPS | LEY | MIL | NPC | NOR | NWC | QPR | REA | SHR | SOU | STD | SWI | TOR | WAL | WAT |
| Aldershot | | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Brentford | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 5–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Colchester United | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | | 2–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–6 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Coventry City | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Crystal Palace | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Exeter City | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 6–1 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Gillingham | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Ipswich Town | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 |
| Leyton Orient | 8–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Millwall | 3–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–5 | 5–0 | | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Newport County | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Northampton Town | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Norwich City | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
| Reading | 0–5 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Southampton | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Southend United | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Swindon Town | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Torquay United | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | | 3–2 | 4–1 |
| Walsall | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–4 | | 2–1 |
| Watford | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |