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leeds squad photo 1955-1956

Back Row: Eric Kerfoot, Jimmy Dunn, Royden Wood, Archie Gibson, Grenville Hair.
Front Row: Harold Williams, Albert Nightingale, Harold Brook, John Charles, John Henderson, George Meek.

(Above Team, Squad Photo Unavailable)

leeds united results
Comp. Date Opponents Score Scorers Crowd
Division Two Aug 20 Barnsley (A) 1-2 (L) Brook 19,341
Division Two Aug 22 Bury (H) 1-0 (W) Henderson 19,722
Division Two Aug 27 Middlesbrough (H) 2-0 (W) Brook, Nightingale 22,535
Division Two Aug 30 Bury (A) 0-1 (L) 11,674
Division Two Sep 03 Bristol City (A) 1-0 (W) Forrest 31,060
Division Two Sep 05 Hull City (H) 1-0 (W) Ripley 17,524
Division Two Sep 10 West Ham United (H) 3-3 (D) Meek, Ripley, Nightingale 21,855
Division Two Sep 17 Port Vale (A) 0-2 (L) 21,348
Division Two Sep 24 Rotherham United (H) 4-1 (W) Ripley (3), Nightingale 23,763
Division Two Oct 01 Swansea City (A) 1-1 (D) Brook 29,477
Division Two Oct 08 Nottingham Forest (H) 3-0 (W) Brook, Ripley, Charles 21,272
Division Two Oct 15 Sheffield Wednesday (A) 0-4 (L) 27,641
Division Two Oct 22 Lincoln City (H) 1-0 (W) Overfield 17,378
Division Two Oct 29 Bristol Rovers (A) 1-4 (L) Brook 24,575
Division Two Nov 05 Stoke City (H) 1-0 (W) Charles 21,261
Division Two Nov 12 Plymouth Argyle (A) 3-4 (L) OG, Charles, H.Williams 19,122
Division Two Nov 19 Liverpool (H) 4-2 (W) Brook, Charles (2), Overfield 22,596
Division Two Nov 26 Leicester City (A) 2-5 (L) Charles (2, 2pens) 30,196
Division Two Dec 03 Doncaster Rovers (H) 3-0 (W) Charles, Overfield, Hutchinson 21,769
Division Two Dec 10 Blackburn Rovers (A) 3-2 (W) Charles (2, 1pen), Overfield 18,898
Division Two Dec 17 Barnsley (H) 3-1 (W) Hutchinson (2), H. Williams 23,493
Division Two Dec 24 Middlesbrough (A) 3-5 (L) Charles, Vickers, Hutchinson 19,416
Division Two Dec 26 Notts County (H) 1-0 (W) Brook 24,869
Division Two Dec 27 Notts County (A) 1-2 (L) Charles 23,910
Division Two Dec 31 Bristol City (H) 2-1 (W) Brook, Hutchinson 31,751
FA Cup R3 Jan 07 Cardiff City (H) 1-2 (L) Brook 40,000
Division Two Jan 14 West Ham United (A) 1-1 (D) Charles 20,000
Division Two Jan 21 Port Vale (H) 1-1 (D) Brook 23,680
Division Two Feb 11 Swansea City (H) 2-2 (D) Nightingale, Charles (pen) 20,089
Division Two Feb 25 Sheffield Wednesday (H) 2-1 (W) Charles, Forrest 43,268
Division Two Feb 28 Liverpool (A) 0-1 (L) 21,068
Division Two Mar 03 Lincoln City (A) 1-1 (D) Charles (pen) 13,713
Division Two Mar 10 Blackburn Rovers (H) 1-2 (L) Charles 28,380
Division Two Mar 17 Stoke City (A) 1-2 (L) Brook 22,784
Division Two Mar 24 Plymouth Argyle (H) 4-2 (W) Brook, Charles (2), Nightingale 12,348
Division Two Mar 30 Fulham (A) 2-1 (W) Brook, Charles 25,459
Division Two Mar 31 Nottingham Forest (A) 0-2 (L) 19,448
Division Two Apr 02 Fulham (H) 6-1 (W) Brook, Charles (3), Nightingale (2) 20,115
Division Two Apr 07 Leicester City (H) 4-0 (W) Brook, Charles (2, 1pen), Overfield 26,408
Division Two Apr 14 Doncaster Rovers (A) 2-1 (W) Charles, Nightingale 18,404
Division Two Apr 21 Bristol Rovers (H) 2-1 (W) Charles, Overfield 49,274
Division Two Apr 23 Rotherham United (A) 2-0 (W) Nightingale (2) 20,013
Division Two Apr 28 Hull City (A) 4-1 (W) Brook (2), Charles (2, 1pen) 31,123

leeds united final table
Division Two 1955-56 P W D L F A Pts
1 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 101 62 55
2 Leeds United 42 23 6 13 80 60 52
3 Liverpool 42 21 6 15 85 63 48
4 Blackburn Rovers 42 21 6 15 84 65 48
5 Leicester City 42 21 6 15 94 78 48
6 Bristol Rovers 42 21 6 15 84 70 48
7 Nottingham Forest 42 19 9 14 68 63 47
8 Lincoln City 42 18 10 14 79 65 46
9 Fulham 42 20 6 16 89 79 46
10 Swansea City 42 20 6 16 83 81 46
11 Bristol City 42 19 7 16 80 64 45
12 Port Vale 42 16 13 13 60 58 45
13 Stoke City 42 20 4 18 71 62 44
14 Middlesbrough 42 16 8 18 76 78 40
15 Bury 42 16 8 18 86 90 40
16 West Ham United 42 14 11 17 74 69 39
17 Doncaster Rovers 42 12 11 19 69 96 35
18 Barnsley 42 11 12 19 47 84 34
19 Rotherham United 42 12 9 21 56 75 33
20 Notts County 42 11 9 22 55 82 31
21 Plymouth Argyle 42 10 8 24 54 87 28
22 Hull City 42 10 6 26 53 97 26







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