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Monday, 20 August, 1956

1956/57, Game No. 1
Division Three (North)
Hull CityHull City
Bill Bradbury 1
Stan Mortensen 2
Viggo Jensen 1
4 - 1
Tranmere RoversTranmere Rovers
Gwatkin

League Table

Pos Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
Bradford City
Bradford City
2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 4
2
Rochdale
Rochdale
2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 4
3
Hartlepools United
Hartlepools United
1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 2
4
Hull City
Hull City
2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
5
Darlington
Darlington
1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 2
6
Derby County
Derby County
1 1 0 0 5 3 +2 2
7
Barrow
Barrow
2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 2
8
Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley
2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 2
9
Stockport County
Stockport County
2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
10
Bradford Park Avenue
Bradford Park Avenue
2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 2
11
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 2
12
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 2
13
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
14
Chester
Chester
1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
15
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
16
Workington
Workington
1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
17
Wrexham
Wrexham
1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
18
York City
York City
2 0 1 1 2 5 -3 1
19
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 0
20
Gateshead
Gateshead
2 0 0 2 4 7 -3 0
21
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United
1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22
Southport
Southport
1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
23
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
24
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
Blue line: automatic promotion