English Division Two (old) 1955-1956Ipswich Town 1-1 Birmingham City
Ipswich Town fight back to earn a draw with Birmingham City, thanks to a controversial Brett Pitman penalty.
BBC Sport » 1mThe season summary shows the overall statistics and season best performances with the usual breakdown into the detail.
» Season Summary
| Results | Goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Home Wins | Away Wins | Draws | Home | Away | Difference | Total |
| 462 | 257 | 115 | 90 | 1008 | 620 | +388 | 1628 |
| 56% | 25% | 19% | 2.18 | 1.34 | +0.84 | 3.52 | |
| Scoring Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Record | Detail, dates link to results |
| Highest home score | 7 |
Lincoln City 7 Leicester City 1, 03.09.1955 Blackburn Rovers 7 Port Vale 1, 12.11.1955 Liverpool 7 Fulham 0, 26.11.1955 Bristol Rovers 7 Middlesbrough 2, 26.11.1955 Bury 7 Plymouth Argyle 1, 07.04.1956 |
| Highest away score | 6 |
Blackburn Rovers 4 Bristol City 6, 29.10.1955 |
| Highest home margin | 7 |
Liverpool 7 Fulham 0, 26.11.1955 |
| Highest away margin | 5 |
Barnsley 0 Liverpool 5, 10.03.1956 |
| Highest aggregate | 10 |
Blackburn Rovers 4 Bristol City 6, 29.10.1955 |
| Highest scoring draw | 3 |
Blackburn Rovers 3 Liverpool 3, 03.09.1955 Barnsley 3 Bury 3, 03.09.1955 Leeds United 3 West Ham United 3, 10.09.1955 Sheffield Wednesday 3 Bury 3, 29.10.1955 Bury 3 Lincoln City 3, 24.12.1955 Rotherham United 3 Doncaster Rovers 3, 31.12.1955 West Ham United 3 Sheffield Wednesday 3, 07.04.1956 |
| Home Goals Breakdown | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ |
| 55 | 125 | 115 | 73 | 54 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9% | 27.1% | 24.9% | 15.8% | 11.7% | 5.8% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Away Goals Breakdown | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ |
| 110 | 179 | 108 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23.8% | 38.7% | 23.4% | 9.3% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Goal Difference Breakdown - Home Win (+), Draw (0), Away Win (-) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5+ | +4 | +3 | +2 | +1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5- |
| 18 | 23 | 53 | 73 | 90 | 90 | 61 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 3.9% | 5.0% | 11.5% | 15.8% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 13.2% | 7.4% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| Goal Total Breakdown | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ |
| 11 | 46 | 93 | 103 | 76 | 61 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2.4% | 10.0% | 20.1% | 22.3% | 16.5% | 13.2% | 8.4% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Score Breakdown | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Wins | Away Wins | Draws | ||||||
| 1-0 | 26 | 5.6% | 1-0 | 20 | 4.3% | 0-0 | 11 | 2.4% |
| 2-0 | 29 | 6.3% | 2-0 | 15 | 3.2% | 1-1 | 49 | 10.6% |
| 2-1 | 45 | 9.7% | 2-1 | 29 | 6.3% | 2-2 | 23 | 5.0% |
| 3-0 | 23 | 5.0% | 3-0 | 6 | 1.3% | 3-3 | 7 | 1.5% |
| 3-1 | 26 | 5.6% | 3-1 | 12 | 2.6% | |||
| 3-2 | 15 | 3.2% | 3-2 | 11 | 2.4% | |||
| 4-0 | 13 | 2.8% | 4-0 | 2 | 0.4% | |||
| 4-1 | 21 | 4.5% | 4-1 | 7 | 1.5% | |||
| 4-2 | 15 | 3.2% | 4-2 | 5 | 1.1% | |||
| 4-3 | 4 | 0.9% | 4-3 | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| 5-0 | 6 | 1.3% | 5-0 | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| 5-1 | 9 | 1.9% | 5-1 | 2 | 0.4% | |||
| 5-2 | 9 | 1.9% | 5-2 | 2 | 0.4% | |||
| 5-3 | 3 | 0.6% | 5-3 | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| 6-0 | 1 | 0.2% | 6-4 | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| 6-1 | 6 | 1.3% | ||||||
| 6-2 | 1 | 0.2% | ||||||
| 7-0 | 1 | 0.2% | ||||||
| 7-1 | 3 | 0.6% | ||||||
| 7-2 | 1 | 0.2% | ||||||