1955–56 FA Cup

September 2020 1955–56 FA Cup EnglandWales Manchester City(3rd title) Birmingham City 1954–55 1956–57 The 1955–56 FA Cup was the 75th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the FA Cup. Manchester City won the competition, beating Birmingham City 3–1 in the final at Wembley, London. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played. Calendar Round Date Preliminary round 10 September 1955 First qualifying round 24 September 1955 Second qualifying round 8 October 1955 Third qualifying round 22 October 1955 Fourth qualifying round 5 November 1955 First round proper 19 November 1955 Second round 10 December 1955 Third round 7 January 1956 Fourth round 28 January 1956 Fifth round 18 February 1956 Sixth round 3 March 1956 Semifinals 17 March 1956 Final 5 May 1956 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 30 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Shildon, Easington Colliery Welfare, Durham City, Scarborough, Crook Town, Ashton United, Netherfield, Rhyl, Burton Albion, Halesowen Town, Northwich Victoria, Goole Town, Worksop Town, Boston United, Hereford United, Peterborough United, Skegness Town, Bedford Town, March Town United, Southall, Ramsgate Athletic, Margate, Hastings United, Leyton, Wycombe Wanderers, Dorchester Town, Salisbury, Weymouth, Lovell's Athletic and Yeovil Town. Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Easington Colliery Welfare, Halesowen Town, Skegness Town, March Town United, Ramsgate Athletic, Salisbury and Burton Albion. Albion was the fifth club from Burton upon Trent to qualify for the main draw of the FA Cup, following Swifts, Wanderers, United and Town respectively. Of the others, Shildon and Southall had last featured at this stage in 1936-37, Margate in 1935-36, Wycombe Wanderers in 1932-33, Durham City in 1927-28, Worksop Town in 1926-27 and Northwich Victoria in 1892-93. all qualifying round results 1955–56 FA Cup qualifying rounds Results First round proper At this stage the 48 Third Division North and South clubs joined the 30 non-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds along with Bishop Auckland and Hendon, who were given byes to this round as the champions and runners-up from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup. The matches were played on Saturday, 19 November 1955. Seven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later that week. Two ties needed a second replay, which took place on the following Monday, 28 November 1955. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceSummary1Chesterfield1–0Chester19 November 1955 2Darlington0–0Carlisle United19 November 1955 ReplayCarlisle United0–0Darlington22 November 1955 Played at St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.2nd replayDarlington3–1Carlisle United28 November 1955 3Hastings United6–1Southall19 November 1955 4Barrow0–0Crewe Alexandra19 November 1955 ReplayCrewe Alexandra2–3Barrow23 November 1955 5Rochdale0–1York City19 November 1955 6Watford5–3Ramsgate Athletic19 November 1955 7Weymouth3–2Salisbury19 November 1955 8Yeovil Town1–1Aldershot19 November 1955 ReplayAldershot1–1Yeovil Town23 November 1955 2nd replayYeovil Town0–3Aldershot28 November 1955 Played at The Dell, Southampton.9Reading1–0Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic19 November 1955 10Gillingham1–1Shrewsbury Town19 November 1955 ReplayShrewsbury Town4–1Gillingham24 November 1955 11Swindon Town4–0Hereford United19 November 1955 12Bishop Auckland3–1Durham City19 November 1955 13Wycombe Wanderers1–3Burton Albion19 November 1955 14Accrington Stanley3–1Wrexham19 November 1955 15Brentford4–0March Town United19 November 1955 16Crook Town2–2Derby County19 November 1955 ReplayDerby County5–1Crook Town23 November 1955 17Northampton Town4–1Millwall19 November 1955 18Coventry City0–1Exeter City19 November 1955 19Brighton & Hove Albion8–1Newport County19 November 1955 20Rhyl0–3Bradford Park Avenue19 November 1955 21Norwich City4–0Dorchester Town19 November 1955 22Bradford City3–1Oldham Athletic19 November 1955 23Crystal Palace0–0Southampton19 November 1955 ReplaySouthampton2–0Crystal Palace23 November 1955 24Goole Town1–2Halifax Town19 November 1955 25Southend United2–0Queens Park Rangers19 November 1955 26Hartlepools United3–0Gateshead19 November 1955 27Scunthorpe & Lindsey United3–0Shildon19 November 1955 28Bedford Town3–0Leyton19 November 1955 29Mansfield Town2–0Stockport County19 November 1955 30Margate2–2Walsall19 November 1955 ReplayWalsall6–1Margate24 November 1955 31Halesowen Town2–4Hendon19 November 1955 32Southport6–1Ashton United19 November 1955 33Torquay United2–0Colchester United19 November 1955 34Workington4–2Scarborough19 November 1955 35Netherfield1–5Grimsby Town19 November 1955 36Easington Colliery Welfare0–2Tranmere Rovers19 November 1955 37Boston United3–2Northwich Victoria19 November 1955 38Peterborough United3–1Ipswich Town19 November 195520,843 39Leyton Orient7–1Lovells Athletic19 November 1955 40Skegness Town0–4Worksop Town19 November 1955 Second round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 10 December 1955. Seven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later that week. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceSummary1Chesterfield1–2Hartlepools United10 December 1955 2Darlington0–1Accrington Stanley10 December 1955 3Weymouth0–1Southend United10 December 1955 4Reading2–2Aldershot10 December 1955 ReplayAldershot3–0Reading14 December 1955 5Walsall2–1Southampton10 December 1955 6Derby County1–6Boston United10 December 195523,757 7Swindon Town1–1Peterborough United10 December 1955 ReplayPeterborough United1–2Swindon Town15 December 1955 8Shrewsbury Town0–0Torquay United10 December 1955 ReplayTorquay United5–1Shrewsbury Town14 December 1955 9Bishop Auckland0–0Scunthorpe & Lindsey United10 December 1955 ReplayScunthorpe & Lindsey United2–0Bishop Auckland15 December 1955 10Tranmere Rovers0–3Barrow10 December 1955 11Northampton Town4–1Hastings United10 December 1955 12Brighton & Hove Albion1–2Norwich City10 December 1955 13Bradford City2–2Worksop Town10 December 1955 ReplayWorksop Town1–0Bradford City15 December 1955 14Bradford Park Avenue4–3Workington10 December 1955 15Exeter City6–2Hendon10 December 1955 16Bedford Town3–2Watford10 December 1955 17Halifax Town0–0Burton Albion10 December 1955 ReplayBurton Albion1–0Halifax Town14 December 1955 18Southport0–0Grimsby Town10 December 1955 ReplayGrimsby Town3–2Southport14 December 1955 19York City2–1Mansfield Town10 December 1955 20Leyton Orient4–1Brentford10 December 1955 Third round proper At this stage the 44 Second Division and First Division (top-flight) teams entered the competition. The matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 7 January 1956, though four were postponed until later that week because of bad weather. Four matches were drawn, with replays taking place later that week. Boston United, Worksop Town, Bedford Town and Burton Albion were the last non-league sides left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceSummary1Bury0–1Burnley10 January 1956 2Liverpool2–0Accrington Stanley7 January 195648,385 3Walsall0–1Port Vale7 January 195621,836 4Notts County0–1Fulham7 January 1956 5Aston Villa1–1Hull City7 January 195633,284 ReplayHull City1–2Aston Villa12 January 195624,253 6Sheffield Wednesday1–3Newcastle United7 January 195648,198 7Bolton Wanderers3–0Huddersfield Town11 January 195620,862 8Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2West Bromwich Albion7 January 1956 55,564 9Sunderland4–2Norwich City7 January 195646,390 10Lincoln City2–3Southend United7 January 1956 11Luton Town0–4Leicester City11 January 1956 12Everton3–1Bristol City7 January 1956 13Swindon Town1–0Worksop Town7 January 1956 14Doncaster Rovers3–0Nottingham Forest7 January 1956 15Sheffield United5–0Barrow7 January 1956 16Tottenham Hotspur4–0Boston United7 January 1956 17Manchester City2–1Blackpool11 January 1956 18Bristol Rovers4–0Manchester United7 January 195635,872 19Northampton Town1–2Blackburn Rovers7 January 1956 20Portsmouth3–1Grimsby Town7 January 1956 21West Ham United5–2Preston North End7 January 1956 22Bradford Park Avenue0–4Middlesbrough7 January 1956 23Exeter City0–0Stoke City7 January 1956 ReplayStoke City3–0Exeter City9 January 1956 24Hartlepools United0–1Chelsea7 January 1956 25Swansea Town1–2York City7 January 1956 26Charlton Athletic7–0Burton Albion7 January 1956 27Arsenal2–2Bedford Town7 January 1956 ReplayBedford Town 1–2Arsenal12 January 1956 28Leeds United1–2Cardiff City7 January 1956 29Torquay United1–7Birmingham City7 January 195618,730 30Rotherham United1–1Scunthorpe & Lindsey United7 January 1956 ReplayScunthorpe & Lindsey United4–2Rotherham United12 January 1956 31Aldershot1–2Barnsley7 January 1956 32Leyton Orient1–0Plymouth Argyle7 January 1956 Fourth round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 28 January 1956. Four matches were drawn, three of which were settled in a single replay. The fourth, between Burnley and Chelsea, was eventually decided in Chelsea's favour in the fourth replay, played 18 days after the date of the original tie. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceSummary1Burnley1–1Chelsea28 January 1956 ReplayChelsea1–1Burnley1 February 1956 2nd replayBurnley2–2Chelsea6 February 1956 Played at St Andrew's, Birmingham.3rd replayChelsea0–0Burnley13 February 1956 Played at Highbury, London.4th replayBurnley0–2Chelsea15 February 1956 Played at White Hart Lane, London.2Liverpool3–3Scunthorpe & Lindsey United28 January 195653,393 ReplayScunthorpe & Lindsey United0–2Liverpool6 February 195619,500 3Leicester City3–3Stoke City28 January 195635,877 ReplayStoke City2–1Leicester City30 January 195634,120 4Bolton Wanderers1–2Sheffield United28 January 195647,105 5West Bromwich Albion2–0Portsmouth28 January 1956 59,448 6Tottenham Hotspur3–1Middlesbrough28 January 195641,895 7Fulham4–5Newcastle United28 January 195639,200 8Barnsley0–1Blackburn Rovers28 January 1956 9Bristol Rovers1–1Doncaster Rovers28 January 1956 ReplayDoncaster Rovers1–0Bristol Rovers31 January 1956 10West Ham United2–1Cardiff City28 January 1956 11Southend United0–1Manchester City28 January 1956 12Port Vale2–3Everton28 January 195644,278 13Charlton Athletic2–1Swindon Town28 January 1956 14Arsenal4–1Aston Villa28 January 195643,052 15York City0–0Sunderland28 January 195622,000 ReplaySunderland2–1York City1 February 195643,92816Leyton Orient0–4Birmingham City28 January 195624,727 Fifth round proper The matches were played on Saturday, 18 February 1956. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place later that week. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceSummary1West Bromwich Albion0–1Birmingham City18 February 1956 58,213 2Everton1–0Chelsea18 February 195661,572 3Doncaster Rovers0–2Tottenham Hotspur18 February 195630,436 4Sheffield United0–0Sunderland18 February 195651,516 ReplaySunderland1–0Sheffield United22 February 195639,8835Newcastle United2–1Stoke City18 February 195661,550 6Manchester City0–0Liverpool18 February 195670,640 ReplayLiverpool1–2Manchester City22 February 195657,5287West Ham United0–0Blackburn Rovers18 February 1956 ReplayBlackburn Rovers2–3West Ham United23 February 1956 8Charlton Athletic0–2Arsenal18 February 195671,758 Final rounds Sixth round proper 3 March 1956 Newcastle United 0–2 Sunderland Holden 41 83 St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 61,500 3 March 1956 Tottenham Hotspur 3–3 West Ham United Harmer penRobb Duquemin Dick White Hart Lane, London 69,118 3 March 1956 Manchester City 2–1 Everton Hayes Johnstone Harris Maine Road, Manchester 76,129 3 March 1956 Arsenal 1–3 Birmingham City Charlton Astall Murphy Brown Highbury, London 67,872 Replay 8 March 1956 West Ham United 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Dare Harmer Duquemin Boleyn Ground, London 36,000 Semi-finals 17 March 1956 Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Johnstone Villa Park, Birmingham 69,788 17 March 1956 Birmingham City 3–0 Sunderland Astall 9Brown 65Kinsey 83 Hillsborough, Sheffield 65,107 Final 1956 FA Cup Final The final took place on Saturday, 5 May 1956 at Wembley and ended 3–1, with goals scored by Joe Hayes, Bobby Johnstone and Jack Dyson for Manchester City and Noel Kinsey for Birmingham City. The attendance was 100,000. The match is remembered for an incident where Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann sustained a neck injury diving at the feet of Birmingham attacker Peter Murphy; he completed the game in considerable pain, and later examination discovered he had broken a bone in his neck. 5 May 195615:00 BST Manchester City 3–1 Birmingham City Hayes 3Johnstone 62 Dyson 64 Kinsey 15 Wembley, London 100,000 Alf Bond _thinwhitestripes _thinwhitestripes _thinwhitestripes _3_stripes_white 802131 802131 802131 ffffff 802131 Manchester City _blackborder _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes_black_collar _blackborder _whitetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Birmingham City References The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com Results on Soccerbase https://web.archive.org/web/20050504071837/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58&seasonid=85 4 May 2005 Notes Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup