1955–56_Arsenal_F.C._season

Arsenal
1955–56 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Tom Whittaker
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Sixth round
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1954–55 1956–57 →

1955–56 Arsenal F.C. season

70th season in existence of Arsenal F.C.

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

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"Arsenal results for the 1955-1956 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

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

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
20 August 1955	Blackpool	A	1–3	30,928
23 August 1955	Cardiff City	H	3–1	31,361
27 August 1955	Chelsea	H	1–1	56,034
31 August 1955	Manchester City	A	2–2	36,955
3 September 1955	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–4	26,325
6 September 1955	Manchester City	H	0–0	30,862
10 September 1955	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–3	51,029
17 September 1955	Portsmouth	H	1–3	48,816
24 September 1955	Sunderland	A	1–3	55,397
1 October 1955	Aston Villa	H	1–0	43,854
8 October 1955	Everton	A	1–1	47,794
15 October 1955	Newcastle United	H	1–0	47,149
22 October 1955	Luton Town	A	0–0	24,009
29 October 1955	Charlton Athletic	H	2–4	47,138
5 November 1955	Manchester United	A	1–1	41,836
12 November 1955	Sheffield United	H	2–1	46,647
19 November 1955	Preston North End	A	1–0	23,033
26 November 1955	Burnley	H	0–1	37,583
3 December 1955	Birmingham City	A	0–4	35,765
10 December 1955	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–0	36,337
17 December 1955	Blackpool	H	4–1	45,086
24 December 1955	Chelsea	A	0–2	43,022
26 December 1955	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–3	43,738
27 December 1955	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2–2	61,814
31 December 1955	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–1	43,757
14 January 1956	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–1	60,606
21 January 1956	Portsmouth	A	2–5	30,513
4 February 1956	Sunderland	H	3–1	38,780
11 February 1956	Aston Villa	A	1–1	28,060
21 February 1956	Everton	H	3–2	16,039
25 February 1956	Newcastle United	A	0–2	50,822
6 March 1956	Preston North End	H	3–2	34,617
10 March 1956	Charlton Athletic	A	0–2	40,553
17 March 1956	Manchester United	H	1–1	50,758
24 March 1956	Sheffield United	A	2–0	26,347
31 March 1956	Luton Town	H	3–0	45,968
2 April 1956	Huddersfield Town	H	2–0	30,836
3 April 1956	Huddersfield Town	A	1–0	24,469
7 April 1956	Burnley	A	1–0	24,393
14 April 1956	Birmingham City	H	1–0	31,775
21 April 1956	West Bromwiich Albion	A	1–2	26,395
28 April 1956	Cardiff City	A	2–1	23,169

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
R3	7 January 1956	Bedford Town	H	2–2	55,178
R3 R	12 January 1956	Bedford Town	A	2–1	15,306
R4	28 January 1956	Aston Villa	H	4–1	43,052
R5	18 February 1956	Charlton Athletic	A	2–0	71,758
R6	3 March 1956	Birmingham City	H	1–3	67,872

1955–56_Arsenal_F.C._season

1955–56 Arsenal F.C. season

Season summary

Final league table

Results

Legend

Football League First Division

FA Cup

Squad

References

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