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            | competition not completed. Birmingham had the 15th and 29th September reserved for Midland Cup matches one of these dates was used for a rearanged National League fixture. Birmingham had suffered a few rain offs during the season.
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            | Semi Final |  
            | 17/09/1956 | Leicester |  |  | Coventry |  
            | 08/09/1956 | Coventry |  |  | Leicester |  
            | First Round |  
            | 11/08/1956 | Coventry | 60 | 42 | Oxford |  
            | 09/08/1956 | Oxford | 53 | 47 | Coventry |  |