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Season 1956-57

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1957 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Aston Villa 2 1 Manchester United D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 99,225
  McParland 2     Taylor      
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1957 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Aston Villa 2 2 West Bromwich Albion D 1 Molineux, Wolverhampton 55,549
  McParland 2     Whitehouse 2      
D 1 Manchester United 2 0 Birmingham City D 1 Hillsborough, Sheffield 65,107
  Berry, Charlton            
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1957 Replay Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Aston Villa 1 0 West Bromwich Albion D 1 St Andrew's, Birmingham 58,067
  Myerscough            
Final Table for Season 1956-57
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 0 Manchester United 42 14 4 3 55 25 14 4 3 48 29 1.907 64Final EC SF
2 16 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 4 2 70 24 7 8 6 34 32 1.857 56 Rd 5
3 16 Preston North End 42 15 4 2 50 19 8 6 7 34 37 1.500 56 Rd 5
4 -2 Blackpool 42 14 3 4 55 26 8 6 7 38 39 1.431 53 Rd 5
5 0 Arsenal 42 12 5 4 45 21 9 3 9 40 48 1.232 50Rd 6
6 -3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 2 2 70 29 3 6 12 24 41 1.343 48 Rd 4
7 0 Burnley 42 14 5 2 41 21 4 5 12 15 29 1.120 46Rd 6
8 D 2 Leeds United 42 10 8 3 42 18 5 6 10 30 45 1.143 44 Rd 3
9 -1 Bolton Wanderers 42 13 6 2 42 23 3 6 12 23 42 1.000 44 Rd 3
10 10 Aston Villa 42 10 8 3 45 25 4 7 10 20 30 1.182 43 Win
11 2 West Bromwich Albion 42 8 8 5 31 25 6 6 9 28 36 0.967 42 SF
12 -6 Birmingham City 42 12 5 4 52 25 3 4 14 17 44 1.000 39 SF
12 4 Chelsea 42 7 8 6 43 36 6 5 10 30 37 1.000 39 Rd 4
14 D 2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 3 4 55 29 2 3 16 27 59 0.932 38 Rd 3
15 0 Everton 42 10 5 6 34 28 4 5 12 27 51 0.772 38 Rd 5
16 -6 Luton Town 42 10 4 7 32 26 4 5 12 26 50 0.763 37 Rd 3
17 -6 Newcastle United 42 10 5 6 43 31 4 3 14 24 56 0.770 36 Rd 4
18 -14 Manchester City 42 10 2 9 48 42 3 7 11 30 46 0.886 35 Rd 3
19 -7 Portsmouth 42 8 6 7 37 35 2 7 12 25 57 0.674 33 Rd 4
20 -11 Sunderland 42 9 5 7 40 30 3 3 15 27 58 0.761 32 Rd 4
21 -4 Cardiff City 42 7 6 8 35 34 3 3 15 18 54 0.602 29 Rd 4
22 -8 Charlton Athletic 42 7 3 11 31 44 2 1 18 31 76 0.517 22 Rd 3
Notes
Birmingham City and Chelsea finish equal 12th.
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 4 Leicester City 42 14 5 2 68 36 11 6 4 41 31 1.627 61 Rd 3
2 5 Nottingham Forest 42 13 4 4 50 29 9 6 6 44 26 1.709 54Rd 6
3 0 Liverpool 42 16 1 4 53 26 5 10 6 29 28 1.519 53 Rd 3
4 0 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 6 3 49 32 9 4 8 34 43 1.107 52 Rd 3
5 8 Stoke City 42 16 2 3 64 18 4 6 11 19 40 1.431 48 Rd 3
6 8 Middlesbrough 42 12 5 4 51 29 7 5 9 33 31 1.400 48 Rd 4
7 D 1 Sheffield United 42 11 6 4 45 28 8 2 11 42 48 1.145 46 Rd 3
8 8 West Ham United 42 12 4 5 31 24 7 4 10 28 39 0.937 46 Rd 4
9 -3 Bristol Rovers 42 12 5 4 47 19 6 4 11 34 48 1.209 45 Rd 4
10 0 Swansea Town 42 12 3 6 53 34 7 4 10 37 56 1.000 45 Rd 3
11 -2 Fulham 42 13 1 7 53 32 6 3 12 31 44 1.105 42 Rd 4
12 D 1 Huddersfield Town 42 10 3 8 33 27 8 3 10 35 47 0.919 42 Rd 5
13 -2 Bristol City 42 13 2 6 49 32 3 7 11 25 47 0.937 41 Rd 5
14 3 Doncaster Rovers 42 12 5 4 51 21 3 5 13 26 56 1.000 40 Rd 3
15 D 3S Leyton Orient 42 7 8 6 34 38 8 2 11 32 46 0.786 40 Rd 3
16 D 3N Grimsby Town 42 12 4 5 41 26 5 1 15 20 36 0.984 39 Rd 3
17 2 Rotherham United 42 9 7 5 37 26 4 4 13 37 49 0.987 37 Rd 3
18 -10 Lincoln City 42 9 4 8 34 27 5 2 14 20 53 0.675 34 Rd 3
19 -1 Barnsley 42 8 7 6 39 35 4 3 14 20 54 0.663 34 Rd 5
20 0 Notts County 42 7 6 8 34 32 2 6 13 24 54 0.674 30 Rd 3
21 -6 Bury 42 5 3 13 37 47 3 6 12 23 49 0.625 25 Rd 3
22 -10 Port Vale 42 7 4 10 31 42 1 2 18 26 59 0.564 22 Rd 3
Third Division North
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division North Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 1 Derby County 46 18 3 2 69 18 8 8 7 42 35 2.094 63 Rd 2
2 2 Hartlepools United 46 18 4 1 56 21 7 5 11 34 42 1.429 59 Rd 3
3 0 Accrington Stanley 46 15 4 4 54 22 10 4 9 41 42 1.484 58 Rd 3
4 6 Workington 46 16 4 3 60 25 8 6 9 33 38 1.476 58 Rd 2
5 2 Stockport County 46 16 3 4 51 26 7 5 11 40 49 1.213 54 Rd 1
6 0 Chesterfield 46 17 5 1 60 22 5 4 14 36 57 1.215 53 Rd 3
7 4 York City 46 14 4 5 43 21 7 6 10 32 40 1.230 52 Rd 2
8 D 2 Hull City 46 14 6 3 45 24 7 4 12 39 45 1.217 52 Rd 3
9 -1 Bradford City 46 14 3 6 47 31 8 5 10 31 37 1.147 52 Rd 1
10 12 Barrow 46 16 2 5 51 22 5 7 11 25 40 1.226 51 Rd 2
11 8 Halifax Town 46 16 2 5 40 24 5 5 13 25 46 0.929 49 Rd 1
12 2 Wrexham 46 12 7 4 63 33 7 3 13 34 41 1.311 48 Rd 4
13 -1 Rochdale 46 14 6 3 38 19 4 6 13 27 46 1.000 48 Rd 1
14 -5 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 9 5 9 44 36 6 10 7 27 33 1.029 45 Rd 2
15 6 Carlisle United 46 9 9 5 44 36 7 4 12 32 49 0.894 45 Rd 3
16 2 Mansfield Town 46 13 3 7 58 38 4 7 12 33 52 1.011 44 Rd 1
17 -4 Gateshead 46 9 6 8 42 40 8 4 11 30 50 0.800 44 Rd 1
18 -3 Darlington 46 11 5 7 47 36 6 3 14 35 59 0.863 42 Rd 2
19 1 Oldham Athletic 46 9 7 7 35 31 3 8 12 31 43 0.892 39 Rd 2
20 3 Bradford 46 11 2 10 41 40 5 1 17 25 53 0.710 35 Rd 2
21 -4 Chester 46 8 7 8 40 35 2 6 15 15 49 0.655 33 Rd 1
22 -17 Southport 46 7 8 8 31 34 3 4 16 21 60 0.553 32 Rd 1
23 -7 Tranmere Rovers 46 5 9 9 33 38 2 4 17 18 53 0.560 27 Rd 1
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 46 5 7 11 31 46 1 2 20 12 64 0.391 21 Rd 1
Third Division South
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division South Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 2 Ipswich Town 46 18 3 2 72 20 7 6 10 29 34 1.870 59 Rd 3
2 3 Torquay United 46 19 4 0 71 18 5 7 11 18 46 1.391 59 Rd 3
3 9 Colchester United 46 15 8 0 49 19 7 6 10 35 37 1.500 58 Rd 1
4 10 Southampton 46 15 4 4 48 20 7 6 10 28 32 1.462 54 Rd 3
5 4 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 15 7 1 57 20 4 7 12 31 42 1.419 52Rd 6
6 -4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 15 6 2 59 26 4 8 11 27 39 1.323 52 Rd 1
7 -3 Southend United 46 14 3 6 42 20 4 9 10 31 45 1.123 48 Rd 4
8 -2 Brentford 46 12 9 2 55 29 4 7 12 23 47 1.026 48 Rd 2
9 4 Shrewsbury Town 46 11 9 3 45 24 4 9 10 27 55 0.911 48 Rd 1
10 8 Queens Park Rangers 46 12 7 4 42 21 6 4 13 19 39 1.017 47 Rd 3
11 10 Watford 46 11 6 6 44 32 7 4 12 28 43 0.960 46 Rd 2
12 7 Newport County 46 15 6 2 51 18 1 7 15 14 44 1.048 45 Rd 4
13 4 Reading 46 13 4 6 44 30 5 5 13 36 51 0.988 45 Rd 3
14 -3 Northampton Town 46 15 5 3 49 22 3 4 16 17 51 0.904 45 Rd 1
15 5 Walsall 46 11 7 5 49 25 5 5 13 31 49 1.081 44 Rd 1
16 -8 Coventry City 46 12 5 6 52 36 4 7 12 22 48 0.881 44 Rd 1
17 5 Millwall 46 13 7 3 46 29 3 5 15 18 55 0.762 44 Rd 5
18 D 2 Plymouth Argyle 46 10 8 5 38 31 6 3 14 30 42 0.932 43 Rd 2
19 -4 Aldershot 46 11 5 7 43 35 4 7 12 36 57 0.859 42 Rd 1
20 3 Crystal Palace 46 7 10 6 31 28 4 8 11 31 47 0.827 40 Rd 3
21 -5 Exeter City 46 8 8 7 37 29 4 5 14 24 50 0.772 37 Rd 1
22 -12 Gillingham 46 7 8 8 29 29 5 5 13 25 56 0.635 37 Rd 2
23 1 Swindon Town 46 12 3 8 43 33 3 3 17 23 63 0.688 36 Rd 2
24 -17 Norwich City 46 7 5 11 33 37 1 10 12 28 57 0.649 31 Rd 1

 

1957 Election to the Third Division North of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3N Tranmere Rovers 6,061 Rd 1 48 Re-elected
D 3N Crewe Alexandra 4,918 Rd 1 47 Re-elected
Bir Burton Albion Rd 1 1 Failed
Lan Wigan Athletic Rd 1 1 Failed
Lan Morecambe Rd 1 0 Failed
Lan Nelson Q1 0 Failed
NEL North Shields Q3 0 Failed
1957 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3S Norwich City 12,539 Rd 1 48 Re-elected
D 3S Swindon Town 8,736 Rd 2 42 Re-elected
ML Peterborough United Rd 4 7 Failed
SL Bedford Town Rd 2 1 Failed
SL Headington United Q4 0 Failed
SL Kettering Town Q1 0 Failed
ML King's Lynn Q2 0 Failed
SL Worcester City Q1 0 Failed
SL Yeovil Town Rd 1 0 Failed
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