The Football League 1955–56
| Season | 1955–56 |
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| Champions | Manchester United |
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1956–57 →
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| Season | 1955–56 |
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| Champions | Manchester United (4th English title) |
| Relegated |
Huddersfield Town Sheffield United |
| European Cup 1956–57 | Manchester United |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58 | Birmingham City |
| FA Cup winners | Manchester City (3rd FA Cup title) |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,529 (3.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers), 32 |
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1956–57 →
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| Season | 1955–56 |
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| Champions | Sheffield Wednesday (4th title) |
| Promoted | Leeds United |
| Relegated |
Hull City, Plymouth Argyle |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,628 (3.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Willie Gardiner (Leicester City), 34 |
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| Season | 1955–56 |
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| Champions | Grimsby Town (2nd title) |
| Failed re-election | none |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,771 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bob Crosbie (Grimsby Town), 36 |
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| Season | 1955–56 |
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| Champions | Leyton Orient (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | none |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,772 (3.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sammy Collins (Torquay United), 40 |
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The 1955–1956 season was the 57th completed season of The Football League.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
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.
Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.
During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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