1955-56 season

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1955-56 season
0Manager	Ted Drake
0League	First Division
0Position	16th
0FA Cup	5th Round
0Top scorer	Roy Bentley (16)

League table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	42	25	10	7	83	51	1.627	60
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	42	14	7	21	54	83	0.651	35
22	Sheffield United	42	12	9	21	63	77	0.818	33

Matches

Season	Day	D	M	Year	Comp	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1955-56	Sat	20	Aug	1955	DIV1	Bolton Wanderers	Home	Lost	0-2
1955-56	Wed	24	Aug	1955	DIV1	Huddersfield Town	Away	Won	3-1
1955-56	Sat	27	Aug	1955	DIV1	Arsenal	Away	Drew	1-1
1955-56	Mon	29	Aug	1955	DIV1	Huddersfield Town	Home	Drew	0-0
1955-56	Sat	3	Sep	1955	DIV1	Portsmouth	Home	Lost	1-5
1955-56	Mon	5	Sep	1955	DIV1	Blackpool	Away	Lost	1-2
1955-56	Sat	10	Sep	1955	DIV1	Sunderland	Away	Lost	3-4
1955-56	Wed	14	Sep	1955	CS	Newcastle United	Home	Won	3-0
1955-56	Sat	17	Sep	1955	DIV1	Aston Villa	Home	Drew	0-0
1955-56	Sat	24	Sep	1955	DIV1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Away	Lost	1-2
1955-56	Sat	1	Oct	1955	DIV1	Manchester City	Home	Won	2-1
1955-56	Sat	8	Oct	1955	DIV1	Charlton Athletic	Away	Won	2-1
1955-56	Sat	15	Oct	1955	DIV1	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	Won	2-0
1955-56	Sat	22	Oct	1955	DIV1	Preston North End	Away	Won	3-2
1955-56	Sat	29	Oct	1955	DIV1	Burnley	Home	Drew	0-0
1955-56	Sat	5	Nov	1955	DIV1	Birmingham City	Away	Lost	0-3
1955-56	Sat	12	Nov	1955	DIV1	West Bromwich Albion	Home	Won	2-0
1955-56	Sat	19	Nov	1955	DIV1	Manchester United	Away	Lost	0-3
1955-56	Sat	26	Nov	1955	DIV1	Sheffield United	Home	Won	1-0
1955-56	Sat	3	Dec	1955	DIV1	Everton	Away	Drew	3-3
1955-56	Sat	10	Dec	1955	DIV1	Newcastle United	Home	Won	2-1
1955-56	Sat	17	Dec	1955	DIV1	Bolton Wanderers	Away	Lost	0-4
1955-56	Sat	24	Dec	1955	DIV1	Arsenal	Home	Won	2-0
1955-56	Mon	26	Dec	1955	DIV1	Cardiff City	Away	Drew	1-1
1955-56	Tue	27	Dec	1955	DIV1	Cardiff City	Home	Won	2-1
1955-56	Sat	31	Dec	1955	DIV1	Portsmouth	Away	Drew	4-4
1955-56	Sat	7	Jan	1956	FAC	Hartlepool United	Away	Won	1-0
1955-56	Sat	14	Jan	1956	DIV1	Sunderland	Home	Lost	2-3
1955-56	Sat	21	Jan	1956	DIV1	Aston Villa	Away	Won	4-1
1955-56	Sat	28	Jan	1956	FAC	Burnley	Away	Drew	1-1
1955-56	Wed	1	Feb	1956	FAC	Burnley	Home	Drew	1-1
1955-56	Sat	4	Feb	1956	DIV1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Home	Lost	2-3
1955-56	Mon	6	Feb	1956	FAC	Burnley	Neutral*	Drew	2-2	*St Andrew's (Birmingham City)
1955-56	Sat	11	Feb	1956	DIV1	Manchester City	Away	Drew	2-2
1955-56	Mon	13	Feb	1956	FAC	Burnley	Neutral*	Drew	0-0	*Highbury (Arsenal)
1955-56	Wed	15	Feb	1956	FAC	Burnley	Neutral*	Won	2-0**	*White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur)
1955-56	Sat	18	Feb	1956	FAC	Everton	Away	Lost	0-1
1955-56	Wed	22	Feb	1956	DIV1	Charlton Athletic	Home	Won	3-1
1955-56	Sat	25	Feb	1956	DIV1	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	Lost	0-4
1955-56	Sat	3	Mar	1956	DIV1	Manchester United	Home	Lost	2-4
1955-56	Sat	10	Mar	1956	DIV1	Burnley	Away	Lost	0-5
1955-56	Wed	21	Mar	1956	DIV1	Birmingham City	Home	Lost	1-2
1955-56	Sat	24	Mar	1956	DIV1	West Bromwich Albion	Away	Lost	0-3
1955-56	Fri	30	Mar	1956	DIV1	Luton Town	Away	Drew	2-2
1955-56	Sat	31	Mar	1956	DIV1	Preston North End	Home	Lost	0-1
1955-56	Mon	2	Apr	1956	DIV1	Luton Town	Home	Drew	0-0
1955-56	Sat	7	Apr	1956	DIV1	Sheffield United	Away	Lost	1-2
1955-56	Sat	14	Apr	1956	DIV1	Everton	Home	Won	6-1
1955-56	Sat	21	Apr	1956	DIV1	Newcastle United	Away	Drew	1-1
1955-56	Sat	28	Apr	1956	DIV1	Blackpool	Home	Won	2-1

**The 1955-56 FA Cup 4th round tie against Burnley proved to be Chelsea's longest running cup tie. After drawn games at Turf Moor and Stamford Bridge further draws followed in the second replay, played at St Andrew's (Birmingham City FC), and in the third replay, played at Highbury (Arsenal), before the tie was decided at the fourth replay played at White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur FC) with Chelsea 2-0 victors.

Youth and Reserves

• 1955-56 FA Youth Cup

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