Season story · Division 3
1955–56
16 league wins, 59–84 league goals and a campaign told match by match.
Manager: Noel Kelly
- Division
- Football League Division Three North
- Final league position
- 16th
- League matches
- 46
- League wins
- 16
- League draws
- 9
- League defeats
- 21
- League goals
- 59–84
- Average Prenton Park gate
- 6,509
The journey
Four moments from the campaign
20 Aug
Opening chapter
Chester · 0-0
View match17 Dec
Biggest victory
Chester · 4-0
View match2 Apr
The biggest crowd
Derby County · 0-0
View match28 Apr
Final word
Accrington Stanley · 0-0
View match
Defining matches
The days that shaped the season
The team
Most-used XI
Top scorer
No data
Biggest crowd
24,879
Derby County
Season form
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Season timeline
The campaign, month by month
Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.
- Months
- 10
- Matches
- 48
- Wins
- 17
Chapter 01
July 1955
0 matches · 0W 0D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Noel Kelly took charge
Chapter 02
August 1955
DDLD4 matches · 0W 3D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 03
September 1955
LLWLWWLL8 matches · 3W 0D 5LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Sat 3LGrimsby TownBlundell Park · League1-0Tue 6LDarlingtonPrenton Park · League0-1Sat 10WBradford Park AvenuePrenton Park · League4-1Wed 14LDarlingtonFeethams · League6-2Sat 17WRochdaleSpotland · League1-3Tue 20WAccrington StanleyPrenton Park · League4-1Sat 24LChesterfieldPrenton Park · League0-1Tue 27LSouthportHaig Avenue · League1-0Chapter 04
October 1955
WLWLW5 matches · 3W 0D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 05
November 1955
LWWW4 matches · 3W 0D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 06
December 1955
LLWWDDL7 matches · 2W 2D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 07
January 1956
LLWD4 matches · 1W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 08
February 1956
LWWL4 matches · 2W 0D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 09
March 1956
WLDWLL6 matches · 2W 1D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 10
April 1956
DLLWLD6 matches · 1W 2D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Summary
Selection summary
Overall record
48 matches played
| Venue | Pld | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Agn | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |||
| Home | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | |||
| Total | 48 | 17 | 9 | 22 |
Match list
Results
48 matches
| Date | Opposition | Competition | Result | Att. | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/8 | AwayChester | 0-0 | |||
| 22/8 | AwayGateshead | 3-3 | |||
| 27/8 | HomeCarlisle United | 0-1 | |||
| 30/8 | HomeGateshead | 1-1 | |||
| 3/9 | AwayGrimsby Town | 1-0 | |||
| 6/9 | HomeDarlington | 0-1 | |||
| 10/9 | 4-1 | ||||
| 14/9 | AwayDarlington | 6-2 | |||
| 17/9 | AwayRochdale | 1-3 | |||
| 20/9 | 4-1 | ||||
| 24/9 | HomeChesterfield | 0-1 | |||
| 27/9 | AwaySouthport | 1-0 | |||
| 1/10 | HomeYork City | 2-1 | |||
| 8/10 | AwayCrewe Alexandra | 4-0 | |||
| 15/10 | HomeWorkington | 2-0 | |||
| 22/10 | AwayStockport County | 7-0 | |||
| 29/10 | HomeMansfield Town | 1-0 | |||
| 5/11 | AwayWrexham | 3-1 | |||
| 12/11 | HomeHalifax Town | 2-1 | |||
| 19/11 | 0-2 | ||||
| 26/11 | 2-1 | ||||
| 3/12 | AwayOldham Athletic | 4-1 | |||
| 10/12 | HomeBarrow AFC | 0-3 | |||
| 17/12 | HomeChester | 4-0 | |||
| 24/12 | AwayCarlisle United | 0-3 | |||
| 26/12 | HomeBarrow | 1-1 | |||
| 27/12 | AwayBarrow | 1-1 | |||
| 31/12 | HomeGrimsby Town | 0-1 | |||
| 2/1 | HomeSouthport | 1-2 | |||
| 7/1 | AwayBradford City | 5-0 | |||
| 21/1 | HomeRochdale | 2-1 | |||
| 28/1 | 2-2 | ||||
| 4/2 | AwayChesterfield | 2-0 | |||
| 11/2 | AwayYork City | 2-4 | |||
| 18/2 | HomeCrewe Alexandra | 2-1 | |||
| 25/2 | AwayWorkington | 3-0 | |||
| 3/3 | HomeStockport County | 2-1 | |||
| 10/3 | AwayMansfield Town | 6-0 | |||
| 17/3 | HomeBradford City | 1-1 | |||
| 24/3 | AwayHalifax Town | 0-2 | |||
| 30/3 | HomeDerby County | 0-1 | |||
| 31/3 | HomeWrexham | 0-2 | |||
| 2/4 | AwayDerby County | 0-0 | |||
| 7/4 | 2-1 | ||||
| 14/4 | HomeOldham Athletic | 0-3 | |||
| 18/4 | 4-5 | ||||
| 21/4 | 4-0 | ||||
| 28/4 | 0-0 |
