1955–56 Everton F.C. season

1955–56 season of Everton F.C.

Everton 1955–56 football season

Everton

1955–56 season

Manager

Cliff Britton (to February)
Ian Buchan (from February)

Ground

Goodison Park

First Division

15th

FA Cup

Sixth round

Home colours

Away colours

← 1954–55

1956–57 →

During the 1955–56 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. The team finished fifteenth.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

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

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FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
3	7 January 1956	Bristol City	H	3–1
4	28 January 1956	Port Vale	A	3–2	44,278
5	18 February 1956	Chelsea	H	1–0	61,572
6	3 March 1956	Manchester City	A	1–2	76,129

^[1]

Squad

^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Everton's Record in 1955–56
^ 1955–1956 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Cardiff City
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea
Everton
Huddersfield Town
Luton Town
Manchester City
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Sunderland
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Barnsley
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Bristol Rovers
Bury
Doncaster Rovers
Fulham
Hull City
Leeds United
Leicester City
Lincoln City
Liverpool
Middlesbrough
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Port Vale
Rotherham United
Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke City
Swansea Town
West Ham United

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Derby County Gateshead Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepools United Mansfield Town Oldham Athletic Rochdale Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Workington Wrexham York City
South	Aldershot Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester United Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Reading Shrewsbury Town Southampton Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford