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1955/56

Div 1

 42 10 4 7 32 26 4 7 10 32 51 39 16th Table
Sat Aug 20 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Home Lost 0-2
Wed Aug 24 Div 1 Huddersfield Town Away Won 3-1
Sat Aug 27 Div 1 Arsenal Away Drew 1-1
Mon Aug 29 Div 1 Huddersfield Town Home Drew 0-0
Sat Sep 3 Div 1 Portsmouth Home Lost 1-5
Mon Sep 5 Div 1 Blackpool Away Lost 1-2
Sat Sep 10 Div 1 Sunderland Away Lost 3-4
Sat Sep 17 Div 1 Aston Villa Home Drew 0-0
Sat Sep 24 Div 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away Lost 1-2
Sat Oct 1 Div 1 Manchester City Home Won 2-1
Sat Oct 8 Div 1 Charlton Athletic Away Won 2-1
Sat Oct 15 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Home Won 2-0
Sat Oct 22 Div 1 Preston North End Away Won 3-2
Sat Oct 29 Div 1 Burnley Home Drew 0-0
Sat Nov 5 Div 1 Birmingham City Away Lost 0-3
Sat Nov 12 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Home Won 2-0
Sat Nov 19 Div 1 Manchester United Away Lost 0-3
Sat Nov 26 Div 1 Sheffield United Home Won 1-0
Sat Dec 3 Div 1 Everton Away Drew 3-3
Sat Dec 10 Div 1 Newcastle United Home Won 2-1
Sat Dec 17 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Away Lost 0-4
Sat Dec 24 Div 1 Arsenal Home Won 2-0
Mon Dec 26 Div 1 Cardiff City Away Drew 1-1
Tue Dec 27 Div 1 Cardiff City Home Won 2-1
Sat Dec 31 Div 1 Portsmouth Away Drew 4-4
Sat Jan 7 FAC 3 Hartlepools United Away Won 1-0
Sat Jan 14 Div 1 Sunderland Home Lost 2-3
Sat Jan 21 Div 1 Aston Villa Away Won 4-1
Sat Jan 28 FAC 4 Burnley Away Drew 1-1
Wed Feb 1 FAC 4 replay Burnley Home Drew 1-1
Sat Feb 4 Div 1 Wolverhampton W. Home Lost 2-3
Mon Feb 6 FAC 2nd replay Burnley Neutral* Drew 2-2
Sat Feb 11 Div 1 Manchester City Away Drew 2-2
Mon Feb 13 FAC 3rd replay Burnley Neutral* Drew 0-0
Wed Feb 15 FAC 4th replay Burnley Neutral* Won 2-0
Sat Feb 18 FAC 5 Everton Away Lost 0-1
Wed Feb 22 Div 1 Charlton Athletic Home Won 3-1
Sat Feb 25 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Away Lost 0-4
Sat Mar 3 Div 1 Manchester United Home Lost 2-4
Sat Mar 10 Div 1 Burnley Away Lost 0-5
Wed Mar 21 Div 1 Birmingham City Home Lost 1-2
Sat Mar 24 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Away Lost 0-3
Fri Mar 30 Div 1 Luton Town Away Drew 2-2
Sat Mar 31 Div 1 Preston North End Home Lost 0-1
Mon Apr 2 Div 1 Luton Town Home Drew 0-0
Sat Apr 7 Div 1 Sheffield United Away Lost 1-2
Sat Apr 14 Div 1 Everton Home Won 6-1
Sat Apr 21 Div 1 Newcastle United Away Drew 1-1
Sat Apr 28 Div 1 Blackpool Home Won 2-1
* The FA Cup 4th round tie against Burnley proved to be Chelsea's longest running cup tie. After drawn games at Turf Moor and Stamford Bridge further draws followed in the second replay (played at St Andrew's, Birmingham City FC) and in the third replay (played at Highbury, Arsenal FC) before the tie was decided at the fourth replay played at White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur FC) with Chelsea 2-0 victors.

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