SEASON 1955-1956

Lancashire Combination League Division One

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
20/08/1955 Ashton United A 1 - 0 McClean B. 3,000
22/08/1955 Horwich RMI H 0 - 0 9,320
27/08/1955 Lancaster City H 1 - 2 Penk 4,882
31/08/1955 Horwich RMI A 1 - 4 Beattie 3,500
03/09/1955 Southport Reserves A 4 - 0 Davies 2, Smith, Vincent 1,350
10/09/1955 Ashton United H 0 - 2 4,520
17/09/1955 Accrington Stanley Reserves A 1 - 1 Hopwood 1,500
24/09/1955 Bacup Borough A 0 - 0 1,050
01/10/1955 Fleetwood Town H 2 - 0 Beattie, Davies 5,589
08/10/1955 Bacup Borough H 6 - 0 Beattie, H Davies 3, McClean A. 2 4,544
15/10/1955 New Brighton A 4 - 4 McClean B. 2, Vincent, Beattie, 3,354
22/10/1955 Burscough H 2 - 2 Davies, McClean B. 7,136
29/10/1955 Morecambe A 2 - 1 McClean B., Davis 1,319
12/11/1955 South Liverpool A 4 - 2 Davis, Smith
19/11/1955 Marine H 3 - 2 Davis 2, Beattie 3,713
26/11/1955 Rossendale United A 0 - 0 1,100
03/12/1955 Nelson H 2 - 1 Smith, Davis 3,239
10/12/1955 Prescot Cables H 2 - 3 McClean B., McClean W. 1,649
24/12/1955 Lancaster City A 2 - 2 Smith 2 1,569
26/12/1955 Darwen H 7 - 1 Smith 4, Davis 2, Banks 2,612
27/12/1955 Darwen A 4 - 0 Davis 3, Smith
31/12/1955 Southport Reserves H 3 - 1 Smith, B McClean, Davis 4,200
14/01/1956 St Helens Town A 1 - 1 B McClean
04/02/1956 Chorley H 2 - 3 Greenhalgh (2) 1,635
25/02/1956 New Brighton H 1 - 0 Davis 3,242
03/03/1956 Burscough A 2 - 3 Greenhalgh, Smith 2,020
17/03/1956 Prescot Cables A 3 - 3 Davis, Smith (2) 2,400
24/03/1956 South Liverpool H 2 - 1 Greenhalgh, W McClean 1,654
30/03/1956 Netherfield H 3 - 1 Davis, B McClean, Smith 5,624
31/03/1956 Marine A 3 - 1 David, Smith (2)
02/04/1956 Netherfield A 0 - 1
04/04/1956 St Helens Town H 4 - 1 B McClean, Richardson, Darcy, Graham
14/04/1956 Nelson A 0 - 0 2,000
16/04/1956 Morecambe H 2 - 1 Kenyon, Graham 1,109
21/04/1956 Accrington Stanley Reserves H 0 - 4 3,042
27/04/1956 Fleetwood Town A 0 - 3
28/04/1956 Rossendale United H 4 - 1 A McClean (2), W McClean, Greenhalgh 2,116
02/05/1956 Chorley A 1 - 4 Kenyon 1,593

Makerfield Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
19/09/1955 Cromptons Recreation H 2 - 2 McClean B., Beattie 3,695

FA Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
05/11/1955 Ashton United (4Q) A 0 - 5 5,800

Lancashire Junior Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
28/01/1956 Horwich RMI (1) H 4 - 0 B McClean (3), Davis 5,961
11/02/1956 Formby (2) H 4 - 2 Greenhalgh (3), Smith 2,225
10/03/1956 Marine (QF) H 2 - 0 Graham, Smith 3,957
07/04/1956 Prescot Cables (SF) H 1 - 0 Greenhalgh 4,759
25/04/1956 Nelson (F) N 3 - 1 Smith (2), Darcy 5,479

Lancashire Combination Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
14/09/1955 Earlestown (1) H 7 - 0 Wharton, Hopwood, McClean W. 3, Smith, Wharton 2,279
28/03/1956 Cromptons Recreation (2) A 2 - 2 og, Davis
09/04/1956 Cromptons Recreation (2R) H 2 - 2 Smith, Hitchen
13/04/1956 Cromptons Recreation (2R2) H 4 - 1 Hitchen (2), Smith, B McClean 1,248
17/04/1956 Prescot Cables (3) H 9 - 2 Smith (3), W McClean (3), Darcy, Greenhalgh (2) 2,197
20/04/1956 Lytham A.F.C (SFL1) H 0 - 0 2,039
26/04/1956 Lytham A.F.C (SFL2) A 4 - 2 Smith (4) 800
30/04/1956 Netherfield (FL1) H 3 - 2 Davis, Smith, Hitchen 4,031
03/05/1956 Netherfield (FL2) A 1 - 3 Davis 2,200

Liverpool County Non League Senior Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
05/09/1955 Skelmersdale United H 4 - 1 Vincent, Penk, Beattie, Banks 4,114
18/04/1956 Burscough A 0 - 3 1,600

Friendly

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
23/04/1956 All Star XI H 2 - 4 Lever, Wright (og) 3,124
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