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1955/56

Div 1

 42 12 4 5 51 26 6 5 10 24 31 45 6th Table
Sat Aug 20 Division 1 Manchester United Home Drew 2-2
Wed Aug 24 Division 1 Newcastle United Away Drew 2-2
Sat Aug 27 Division 1 Sheffield United Away Won 3-0
Wed Aug 31 Division 1 Newcastle United Home Won 3-1
Sat Sep 3 Division 1 Preston North End Home Lost 0-3
Mon Sep 5 Division 1 Aston Villa Away Drew 0-0
Sat Sep 10 Division 1 Burnley Away Lost 2-3
Sat Sep 17 Division 1 Luton Town Home Drew 0-0
Wed Sep 21 Division 1 Aston Villa Home Drew 2-2
Sat Sep 24 Division 1 Charlton Athletic Away Lost 0-2
Sat Oct 1 Division 1 Tottenham Hotspur Home Won 3-0
Sat Oct 8 Division 1 Sunderland Home Lost 1-2
Sat Oct 15 Division 1 Portsmouth Away Won 5-0
Sat Oct 22 Division 1 Manchester City Home Won 4-3
Sat Oct 29 Division 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away Lost 0-1
Sat Nov 5 Division 1 Chelsea Home Won 3-0
Sat Nov 12 Division 1 Blackpool Away Lost 0-2
Sat Nov 19 Division 1 Huddersfield Town Home Won 5-0
Sat Nov 26 Division 1 Cardiff City Away Lost 1-2
Sat Dec 3 Division 1 Arsenal Home Won 4-0
Sat Dec 10 Division 1 Bolton Wanderers Away Lost 0-6
Sat Dec 17 Division 1 Manchester United Away Lost 1-2
Sat Dec 24 Division 1 Sheffield United Home Lost 0-2
Mon Dec 26 Division 1 Everton Home Won 6-2
Tue Dec 27 Division 1 Everton Away Lost 1-5
Sat Dec 31     Division 1 Preston North End Away Drew 1-1
Sat Jan 7     FAC 3 Torquay United Away Won 7-1
Sat Jan 14     Division 1 Burnley Home Lost 1-2
Sat Jan 21     Division 1 Luton Town Away Won 1-0
Sat Jan 28     FAC 4 Leyton Orient Away Won 4-0
Sat Feb 4     Division 1 Charlton Athletic Home Won 4-0
Sat Feb 11     Division 1 Tottenham Hotspur Away Won 1-0
Sat Feb 18     FAC 5 West Bromwich Albion Away Won 1-0
Sat Feb 25     Division 1 Portsmouth Home Won 3-2
Sat Mar 3     FAC 6 Arsenal Away Won 3-1
Wed Mar 7     Division 1 Huddersfield Town Away Drew 1-1
Sat Mar 10     Division 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home Drew 0-0
Sat Mar 17     FAC Semi Final** Sunderland Neutral Won 3-0
Wed Mar 21     Division 1 Chelsea Away Won 2-1
Sat Mar 24     Division 1 Blackpool Home Lost 1-2
Sat Mar 31     Division 1 Manchester City Away Drew 1-1
Mon Apr 2     Division 1 West Bromwich Albion Home Won 2-0
Tue Apr 3     Division 1 West Bromwich Albion Away Won 2-0
Sat Apr 7     Division 1 Cardiff City Home Won 2-1
Sat Apr 14     Division 1 Arsenal Away Lost 0-1
Wed Apr 18     Division 1 Sunderland Away Lost 0-1
Sat Apr 21     Division 1 Bolton Wanderers Home Won 5-2
Sat May 5     FAC Final Manchester City Wembley Lost 1-3
Tue May 15     ICFC Group B* Inter Milan Away Drew 0-0
Tue May 22     ICFC Group B* Zagreb XI Away Won 1-0

* Birmingham made their debut in European competition in 1955/56 their first appearance in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup competition certainly didn't last a season. That tournament continued in 1956/57 and 1957/58 when they finally lost to Barcelona in the semis.

** Birmingham's FA Cup Semi-Final against Sunderland was played at Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday FC.

 

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