| Date | Opponent | Score | Att. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 1955 | Home | Norwich City | League | 3–1 | W | 17700 | → |
| 24 August 1955 | Home | Reading | League | 1–0 | W | 13261 | → |
| 27 August 1955 | Away | Colchester United | League | 6–3 | W | 8900 | → |
| 31 August 1955 | Away | Reading | League | 1–4 | L | 6553 | → |
| 3 September 1955 | Home | Leyton Orient | League | 0–0 | D | 21000 | → |
| 7 September 1955 | Away | Bournemouth + BA | League | 1–4 | L | 9048 | → |
| 10 September 1955 | Away | Exeter City | League | 1–0 | W | 9231 | → |
| 14 September 1955 | Home | Bournemouth + BA | League | 4–1 | W | 10000 | → |
| 17 September 1955 | Home | Newport County | League | 4–1 | W | 14000 | → |
| 21 September 1955 | Home | Millwall | League | 3–1 | W | 9600 | → |
| 24 September 1955 | Home | Coventry City | League | 3–0 | W | 14000 | → |
| 27 September 1955 | Away | Watford | League | 2–3 | L | 6000 | → |
| 1 October 1955 | Away | Brentford | League | 1–2 | L | 14300 | → |
| 8 October 1955 | Away | Q P R | League | 2–1 | W | 11945 | → |
| 15 October 1955 | Home | Northampton Town | League | 2–0 | W | 15009 | → |
| 22 October 1955 | Away | Aldershot | League | 3–3 | D | 5697 | → |
| 29 October 1955 | Home | Crystal Palace | League | 4–3 | W | 15000 | → |
| 5 November 1955 | Away | Brighton + H.A. | League | 0–4 | L | 17708 | → |
| 12 November 1955 | Home | Southampton | League | 2–1 | W | 14000 | → |
| 19 November 1955 | Home | Q P R | FA Cup | 2–0 | W | 15000 | → |
| 26 November 1955 | Home | Ipswich Town | League | 2–3 | L | 13340 | → |
| 3 December 1955 | Away | Walsall | League | 1–3 | L | 11874 | → |
| 10 December 1955 | Away | Weymouth | FA Cup | 1–0 | W | 10000 | → |
| 17 December 1955 | Away | Norwich City | League | 2–7 | L | 11219 | → |
| 24 December 1955 | Home | Colchester United | League | 4–0 | W | 8404 | → |
| 26 December 1955 | Home | Gillingham | League | 2–2 | D | 9643 | → |
| 27 December 1955 | Away | Gillingham | League | 3–2 | W | 10563 | → |
| 31 December 1955 | Away | Leyton Orient | League | 0–3 | L | 17760 | → |
| 7 January 1956 | Away | Lincoln City | FA Cup | 3–2 | W | 11238 | → |
| 14 January 1956 | Home | Exeter City | League | 6–0 | W | 8033 | → |
| 28 January 1956 | Home | Manchester City | FA Cup | 0–1 | L | 29500 | → |
| 11 February 1956 | Home | Brentford | League | 2–2 | D | 5124 | → |
| 18 February 1956 | Home | Q P R | League | 5–1 | W | 5000 | → |
| 25 February 1956 | Away | Northampton Town | League | 1–1 | D | 9535 | → |
| 3 March 1956 | Home | Aldershot | League | 3–2 | W | 7500 | → |
| 10 March 1956 | Away | Crystal Palace | League | 2–1 | W | 13092 | → |
| 17 March 1956 | Home | Brighton + H.A. | League | 1–2 | L | 15000 | → |
| 19 March 1956 | Away | Coventry City | League | 0–0 | D | 12873 | → |
| 24 March 1956 | Away | Southampton | League | 0–0 | D | 9329 | → |
| 30 March 1956 | Home | Swindon Town | League | 0–0 | D | 12500 | → |
| 31 March 1956 | Home | Shrewsbury Town | League | 1–0 | W | 8500 | → |
| 2 April 1956 | Away | Swindon Town | League | 1–1 | D | 8728 | → |
| 7 April 1956 | Away | Ipswich Town | League | 0–3 | L | 13484 | → |
| 14 April 1956 | Home | Walsall | League | 3–2 | W | 5488 | → |
| 19 April 1956 | Away | Newport County | League | 0–2 | L | 4286 | → |
| 21 April 1956 | Away | Torquay United | League | 2–2 | D | 6070 | → |
| 23 April 1956 | Away | Shrewsbury Town | League | 1–1 | D | 6560 | → |
| 25 April 1956 | Home | Watford | League | 1–0 | W | 6500 | → |
| 28 April 1956 | Away | Millwall | League | 0–5 | L | 9213 | → |
| 30 April 1956 | Home | Chelsea | Friendly | 4–3 | W | 8000 | → |
| 2 May 1956 | Home | Torquay United | League | 2–3 | L | 5870 | → |