1955–56 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1955–56 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Tom Whittaker
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Sixth round

During the 1955–56 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester United	42	18	3	0	51	20	7	7	7	32	31	83	51	1.627	+32	60	European Cup 1956–57 Preliminary round
2	Blackpool	42	13	4	4	56	27	7	5	9	30	35	86	62	1.387	+24	49
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	15	2	4	51	27	5	7	9	38	38	89	65	1.369	+24	49
4	Manchester City	42	11	5	5	40	27	7	5	9	42	42	82	69	1.188	+13	46	1955–56 FA Cup winners
5	Arsenal	42	13	4	4	38	22	5	6	10	22	39	60	61	0.984	–1	46
6	Birmingham City	42	12	4	5	51	26	6	5	10	24	31	75	57	1.316	+18	45	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
7	Burnley	42	11	3	7	37	20	7	5	9	27	34	64	54	1.185	+10	44
8	Bolton Wanderers	42	13	3	5	50	24	5	4	12	21	34	71	58	1.224	+13	43
9	Sunderland	42	10	8	3	44	36	7	1	13	36	59	80	95	0.842	–15	43
10	Luton Town	42	12	4	5	44	27	5	4	12	22	37	66	64	1.031	+2	42
11	Newcastle United	42	12	4	5	49	24	5	3	13	36	46	85	70	1.214	+5	41
12	Portsmouth	42	9	8	4	46	38	7	1	13	32	47	78	85	0.918	–7	41
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	13	3	5	37	25	5	2	14	21	45	58	70	0.829	–12	41
14	Charlton Athletic	42	13	2	6	47	26	4	4	13	28	55	75	81	0.926	–6	40
15	Everton	42	11	5	5	37	29	4	5	12	18	40	55	69	0.797	–14	40
16	Chelsea	42	10	4	7	32	26	4	7	10	32	51	64	77	0.831	–13	39
17	Cardiff City	42	11	4	6	36	32	4	5	12	19	37	55	69	0.797	–14	39
18	Tottenham Hotspur	42	9	4	8	37	33	6	3	12	24	38	61	71	0.859	–10	37
19	Preston North End	42	6	5	10	32	36	8	3	10	41	36	73	72	1.014	+1	36
20	Aston Villa	42	9	6	6	32	29	2	7	12	20	40	52	69	0.754	–17	35
21	Huddersfield Town	42	9	4	8	32	30	5	3	13	22	53	54	83	0.651	–29	35
22	Sheffield United	42	8	6	7	31	35	4	3	14	32	42	63	77	0.818	–14	33

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

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners
	Welsh Cup winners
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
	Relegated

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
20 August 1955	Blackpool	A	1–3
23 August 1955	Cardiff City	H	3–1
27 August 1955	Chelsea	H	1–1
31 August 1955	Manchester City	A	2–2
3 September 1955	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–4
6 September 1955	Manchester City	H	0–0
10 September 1955	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–3
17 September 1955	Portsmouth	H	1–3
24 September 1955	Sunderland	A	1–3
1 October 1955	Aston Villa	H	1–0
8 October 1955	Everton	A	1–1
15 October 1955	Newcastle United	H	1–0
22 October 1955	Luton Town	A	0–0
29 October 1955	Charlton Athletic	H	2–4
5 November 1955	Mancheter United	A	1–1
12 November 1955	Sheffield United	H	2–1
19 November 1955	Preston North End	A	1–0
26 November 1955	Burnley	H	0–1
3 December 1955	Birmingham City	A	0–4
10 December 1955	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–0
17 December 1955	Blackpool	H	4–1
24 December 1955	Chelsea	A	0–2
26 December 1955	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–3
27 December 1955	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–2
31 December 1955	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–1
14 January 1956	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–1
21 January 1956	Portsmouth	A	2–5
4 February 1956	Sunderland	H	3–1
11 February 1956	Aston Villa	A	1–1
21 February 1956	Everton	H	3–2
25 February 1956	Newcastle United	A	0–2
6 March 1956	Preston North End	H	3–2
10 March 1956	Charlton Athletic	A	0–2
17 March 1956	Manchester United	H	1–1
24 March 1956	Sheffield United	A	2–0
31 March 1956	Luton Town	H	3–0
2 April 1956	Huddersfield Town	H	2–0
3 April 1956	Huddersfield Town	A	1–0
7 April 1956	Burnley	A	1–0
14 April 1956	Birmingham City	H	1–0
21 April 1956	West Bromwiich Albion	A	1–2
28 April 1956	Cardiff City	A	2–1

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
R3	7 January 1956	Bedford Town	H	2–2
R3 R	12 January 1956	Bedford Town	A	2–1
R4	28 January 1956	Aston Villa	H	4–1
R5	18 February 1956	Charlton Athletic	A	2–0	71,758
R6	3 March 1956	Birmingham City	H	1–3	67,872

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
-	GK	Jack Kelsey
-	DF	Len Wills
-	DF	John Snedden
-	DF	Billy McCullough
-	MF	John Barnwell
-	MF	Tommy Docherty
-	FW	David Herd
-	FW	Jackie Henderson
-	FW	Vic Groves
-	GK	Jack McClelland
-	FW	Mel Charles
-	FW	George Eastham
-	FW	Geoff Strong
-	MF	Danny Clapton
-	MF	Alan Skirton

No.	Position	Player
-	DF	Terry Neill
-	DF	Dave Bacuzzi
-	FW	Jimmy Bloomfield
-	MF	Joe Haverty
-	MF	Gerry Ward
-	DF	Eddie Magill
-	DF	Mike Everitt
-	FW	Peter Kane
-	DF	Allan Young
-	MF	Frank O'Neill
-	GK	Jim Standen
-	FW	Dennis Clapton
-	MF	Arfon Griffiths
-	MF	John Petts

References

↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results

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