Season 1956-1957

Division I


League Results | FA Cup Results | Appearances

League Table


                                  P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
1. Manchester United 42 14 4 3 55 25 14 4 3 48 29 64 2. Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 4 2 70 24 7 8 6 34 32 56 3. Preston North End 42 15 4 2 50 19 8 6 7 34 37 56 4. Blackpool 42 14 3 4 55 26 8 6 7 38 39 53 5. Arsenal 42 12 5 4 45 21 9 3 9 40 48 50 6. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 2 2 70 29 3 6 12 24 41 48 7. Burnley 42 14 5 2 41 21 4 5 12 15 29 46 8. Leeds United 42 10 8 3 42 18 5 6 10 30 45 44 9. Bolton Wanderers 42 13 6 2 42 23 3 6 12 23 42 44 10. Aston Villa 42 10 8 3 45 25 4 7 10 20 30 43 11. West Bromwich Albion 42 8 8 5 31 25 6 6 9 28 36 42 12. Birmingham City 42 12 5 4 52 25 3 4 14 17 44 39 13. Chelsea 42 7 8 6 43 36 6 5 10 30 37 39 14. Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 3 4 55 29 2 3 16 27 59 38 15. Everton 42 10 5 6 34 28 4 5 12 27 51 38 16. Luton Town 42 10 4 7 32 26 4 5 12 26 50 37 17. Newcastle United 42 10 5 6 43 31 4 3 14 24 56 36 18. Manchester City 42 10 2 9 48 42 3 7 11 30 46 35 19. Portsmouth 42 8 6 7 37 35 2 7 12 25 57 33 20. Sunderland 42 9 5 7 40 30 3 3 15 27 58 32 21. Cardiff City 42 7 6 8 35 34 3 3 15 18 54 29 22. Charlton Athletic 42 7 3 11 31 44 2 1 18 31 76 22

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League Results

       Date      Opponents             Result  Posn  Attendance  Scorers

 1. Sat 18 Aug  WEST BROMWICH ALBION.... 4-2     8     22,586   Roy Shiner 2, Alan Finney
                                                                Albert Quixall
 2. Wed 22 Aug  CHELSEA................. 4-0     1     36,534   Albert Quixall 2, Roy Shiner 2
 3. Sat 25 Aug  Portsmouth.............. 1-3     5     23,730   Redfern Froggatt

 4. Sat  1 Sep  NEWCASTLE UNITED........ 4-0     7     36,270   Albert Broadbent, Alan Finney
                                                                Albert Quixall, Roy Shiner
 5. Wed  5 Sep  Cardiff City............ 1-2    10     12,983   Roy Shiner
 6. Sat  8 Sep  Charlton Athletic....... 4-4     9     21,335   Roy Shiner 2, Alan Finney
                                                                Redfern Froggatt
 7. Wed 12 Sep  CARDIFF CITY............ 5-3     7     38,721   Alan Finney 2
                                                                Redfern Froggatt 2
                                                                Albert Quixall
 8. Sat 15 Sep  Manchester United....... 1-4     9     48,306   Albert Quixall
 9. Wed 19 Sep  Chelsea................. 0-0     8     21,971   
10. Sat 22 Sep  ARSENAL................. 2-4     9     40,629   Albert Quixall 2
11. Sat 29 Sep  Burnley................. 1-4    12     23,339   Roy Shiner

12. Sat  6 Oct  SUNDERLAND.............. 3-2    11     33,000   Albert Broadbent
                                                                Redfern Froggatt, Roy Shiner
13. Sat 13 Oct  Luton Town.............. 0-2    12     19,202   
14. Sat 20 Oct  BLACKPOOL............... 1-2    14     46,539   Albert Broadbent
15. Sat 27 Oct  Manchester City......... 2-4    14     29,259   Don McEvoy, Jack Watson

16. Sat  3 Nov  BOLTON WANDERERS........ 1-2    14     24,961   Jack Watson
17. Sat 10 Nov  Leeds United............ 1-3    18     31,857   Alan Finney
18. Sat 17 Nov  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR....... 4-1    16     32,214   Alan Finney 3, Albert Quixall
19. Sat 24 Nov  Everton................. 0-1    19     34,247   

20. Sat  1 Dec  ASTON VILLA............. 2-1    17     24,353   Albert Quixall 2
21. Sat  8 Dec  Wolverhampton Wanderers. 1-2    19     27,453   Derek Wilkinson
22. Sat 15 Dec  West Bromwich Albion.... 4-1    16     17,029   Redfern Froggatt 2
                                                                Albert Quixall, Roy Shiner
23. Tue 25 Dec  Birmingham City......... 0-4    17     24,380   
24. Sat 29 Dec  Newcastle United........ 2-1    17     42,649   Alan Finney, Redfern Froggatt

25. Sat 12 Jan  CHARLTON ATHLETIC....... 3-1    15     24,589   Alan Finney, Redfern Froggatt
                                                                Don Gibson
26. Sat 19 Jan  MANCHESTER UNITED....... 2-1    14     51,068   Albert Quixall, Roy Shiner

27. Sat  2 Feb  Arsenal................. 3-6    15     40,217   Albert Broadbent, Albert Quixall
                                                                Roy Shiner
28. Sat  9 Feb  BURNLEY................. 0-0    15     30,358   
29. Sat 16 Feb  Sunderland.............. 2-5    15     44,135   Ralph O'Donnell, Albert Quixall
30. Sat 23 Feb  MANCHESTER CITY......... 2-2    16     11,271   Keith Ellis, Albert Quixall

31. Sat  2 Mar  Blackpool............... 1-3    16     18,444   Alan Finney
32. Sat  9 Mar  WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. 2-1    16     30,130   Jim McAnearney, Albert Quixall
33. Sat 16 Mar  Bolton Wanderers........ 2-3    16     18,424   Alan Finney, Jim McAnearney
34. Tue 26 Mar  LEEDS UNITED............ 2-3    17     33,205   Redfern Froggatt, Albert Quixall
35. Sat 30 Mar  Tottenham Hotspur....... 1-1    17     34,485   Redfern Froggatt

36. Sat  6 Apr  EVERTON................. 2-2    18     23,258   Norman Curtis, Albert Quixall
37. Tue  9 Apr  PORTSMOUTH.............. 3-1    16     19,890   Roy Shiner 2, Derek Wilkinson
38. Sat 13 Apr  Aston Villa............. 0-5    16     28,134   
39. Fri 19 Apr  Preston North End....... 0-1    17     20,069   
40. Sat 20 Apr  LUTON TOWN.............. 3-0    16     22,497   Keith Ellis, Redfern Froggatt
                                                                Albert Quixall
41. Mon 22 Apr  PRESTON NORTH END....... 3-1    15     21,131   Albert Quixall 2, Keith Ellis
42. Mon 29 Apr  BIRMINGHAM CITY......... 3-0    14     15,307   Keith Ellis 3

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FA Cup Results


Rnd     Date      Opponents             Result  Attendance  Scorers

 3   Sat  5 Jan  Preston North End....... 0-0     29,777   
 3R  Wed  9 Jan  PRESTON NORTH END....... 2-2     60,169   Albert Quixall, Roy Shiner
                                          aet              
 3R2 Mon 14 Jan  Preston North End....... 1-5     32,108   Albert Quixall
                 at Goodison Park                          

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Appearances

                          LEAGUE        FA CUP         TOTAL      
 Player                 Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals
Albert Quixall           41     22      3      2     44     24
Norman Curtis            40      1      3      0     43      1
Tom McAnearney           38      0      3      0     41      0
Don McEvoy               37      1      3      0     40      1
Alan Finney              36     13      3      0     39     13
Roy Shiner               35     15      3      1     38     16
Dave McIntosh            31      0      3      0     34      0
Ron Staniforth           31      0      3      0     34      0
Redfern Froggatt         31     12      2      0     33     12
Ralph O'Donnell          32      1      1      0     33      1
Albert Broadbent         28      4      1      0     29      4
David Cargill             9      0      3      0     12      0
Don Gibson               10      1      1      0     11      1
Jack Martin              10      0      0      0     10      0
Derek Wilkinson          10      2      0      0     10      2
Jim McAnearney            7      2      1      0      8      2
Charlie Pllu              7      0      0      0      7      0
Keith Ellis               6      6      0      0      6      6
Peter Swan                5      0      0      0      5      0
Walter Bingley            4      0      0      0      4      0
Ron Greensmith            3      0      0      0      3      0
Jack Watson               3      2      0      0      3      2
Alan Hinchcliffe          2      0      0      0      2      0
Terry Whitham             2      0      0      0      2      0
Les Williams              2      0      0      0      2      0
Brian Hill                1      0      0      0      1      0
Gerry Young               1      0      0      0      1      0

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