| Opponent |
Date |
Home/Away |
Result |
Score |
Scorer(s) |
Attendance |
| LEAGUE DIVISION 1 |
| West Brom |
20/08/55 |
A |
D |
1-1 |
Swinbourne |
45,306 |
| Portsmouth |
24/08/55 |
A |
L |
1-2 |
Hancocks |
30,417 |
| Man City |
27/08/55 |
H |
W |
7-2 |
Swinbourne (4),Hancocks (2),Booth |
38,790 |
| Portsmouth |
31/08/55 |
H |
W |
3-1 |
Broadbent,Mullen,Swinbourne |
40,889 |
| Cardiff |
03/09/55 |
A |
W |
9-1 |
Hancocks (3),Swinbourne (3),Broadbent (2),Mullen |
40,060 |
| Huddersfield |
10/09/55 |
H |
W |
4-0 |
Swinbourne (3),Slater, |
43,954 |
| Blackpool |
17/09/55 |
A |
L |
1-2 |
Hancocks |
38,098 |
| Chelsea |
24/09/55 |
H |
W |
2-1 |
Swinbourne (2) |
43,017 |
| Bolton |
01/10/55 |
A |
L |
1-2 |
Slater |
30,417 |
| Man Utd |
08/10/55 |
A |
L |
3-4 |
Swinbourne (2),Slater |
48,638 |
| Sheff Utd |
15/10/55 |
H |
W |
3-2 |
Hancocks,Swinbourne,Wilshaw |
33,232 |
| Newcastle |
22/10/55 |
A |
L |
1-3 |
McDonald |
34,575 |
| Birmingham |
29/10/55 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
Wilshaw |
47,006 |
| Luton |
05/11/55 |
A |
L |
1-5 |
Hancocks |
27,911 |
| Charlton |
12/11/55 |
H |
W |
2-0 |
Mullen,Shorthouse, |
36,278 |
| Tottenham |
19/11/55 |
A |
W |
1-0 |
Broadbent |
51,363 |
| Everton |
26/11/55 |
H |
W |
1-0 |
Murray |
31,251 |
| Preston |
03/12/55 |
A |
L |
0-2 |
|
26,422 |
| Burnley |
10/12/55 |
H |
W |
3-1 |
Hancocks (2),Clamp |
24,276 |
| West Brom |
17/12/55 |
H |
W |
3-2 |
Hancocks (2),Murray |
31,068 |
| Man City |
24/12/55 |
A |
D |
2-2 |
Hancocks,Murray, |
32,935 |
| Arsenal |
26/12/55 |
H |
D |
3-3 |
Booth (2),Hancocks |
43,738 |
| Arsenal |
27/12/55 |
A |
D |
2-2 |
Mullen,Murray, |
61,814 |
| Cardiff |
31/12/55 |
H |
L |
0-2 |
|
36,772 |
| Sunderland |
02/01/56 |
A |
D |
1-1 |
Flowers |
48,246 |
| Huddersfield |
14/01/56 |
A |
W |
3-1 |
Murray (2),Broadbent |
14,587 |
| Blackpool |
21/01/56 |
H |
L |
2-3 |
Hancocks,Murray, |
46,322 |
| Chelsea |
04/02/56 |
A |
W |
3-2 |
Broadbent (2),Murray |
37,720 |
| Bolton |
11/02/56 |
H |
W |
4-2 |
Broadbent (2),Hancocks,Dean (og), |
24,989 |
| Man Utd |
18/02/56 |
H |
L |
0-2 |
|
40,014 |
| Birmingham |
10/03/56 |
A |
D |
0-0 |
|
45,161 |
| Luton |
17/03/56 |
H |
L |
1-2 |
Hancocks |
32,339 |
| Charlton |
24/03/56 |
A |
W |
2-0 |
Murray,Wilshaw, |
27,372 |
| Newcastle |
31/03/56 |
H |
W |
2-1 |
Mullen,Murray, |
31,940 |
| Aston Villa |
02/04/56 |
H |
D |
0-0 |
|
33,633 |
| Aston Villa |
03/04/56 |
A |
D |
0-0 |
|
38,460 |
| Everton |
07/04/56 |
A |
L |
1-2 |
Mullen |
37,291 |
| Preston |
14/04/56 |
H |
W |
2-1 |
Slater,Wilshaw, |
18,446 |
| Tottenham |
18/04/56 |
H |
W |
5-1 |
Slater (2),Broadbent,Murray,Wilshaw |
29,890 |
| Burnley |
21/04/56 |
A |
W |
2-1 |
Booth,Deeley, |
22,232 |
| Sunderland |
28/04/56 |
H |
W |
3-1 |
Mullen,Slater, |
29,511 |
| Sheff Utd |
02/05/56 |
A |
D |
3-3 |
Booth (3) |
12,218 |
| FA CUP |
| West Brom |
07/01/56 |
H |
L |
1-2 |
Slater |
55,564 |
