1957-02-16

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Cup and International Matches
FA Cup Round 5 Venue Gate Notes
D 1Aston Villa21Bristol CityD 2Villa Park 63,099  
Pace, Sewell Lineups Atyeo     
D 2Barnsley12Nottingham ForestD 2Oakwell 40,626  
Kaye Lineups Wilson, Imlach     
D 1Blackpool00West Bromwich AlbionD 1Bloomfield Road 32,707  
  Lineups      
D 3SBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic31Tottenham HotspurD 1Dean Court 25,892  
Norris, Newsham, Stiffle Lineups Medwin     
D 2Huddersfield Town12BurnleyD 1Leeds Road 55,168  
Hickson Lineups Lawson, Cheesebrough     
D 1Manchester United10EvertonD 1Old Trafford 61,803  
Edwards Lineups      
D 3SMillwall14Birmingham CityD 1The Den, New Cross 42,595  
Shepherd Lineups Kinsey 2, Govan, Brown     
D 1Preston North End33ArsenalD 1Deepdale 39,608  
Finney 2, Thompson Lineups Dunn OG, Clapton, Herd     

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Leeds United 30 Cardiff CityElland Road21,695
Mckenna, Charles, Forrest Lineups    
Luton Town 41 Newcastle UnitedKenilworth Road21,007
Turner 3, Groves Lineups Milburn    
Sunderland 52 Sheffield WednesdayRoker Park44,135
Daniel (p), Fleming 2, Revie, Shackleton Lineups Quixall, O'Donnell    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 73 Charlton AthleticMolineux27,980
Murray 2, Clamp, Broadbent 2, Bonson, Hooper Lineups Summers 2, Kiernan    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Manchester United 28 12 1 1 47 19 8 3 3 30 22 1.878 44 W W L W W 1957-02-18 Charlton Athletic A
2 0 Tottenham Hotspur 28 11 3 0 50 12 6 3 5 26 26 2 40 W W W L W 1957-02-20 Chelsea H
3 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 13 1 1 55 23 3 4 8 21 31 1.407 37 W D W D W 1957-02-23 Cardiff City A
4 -1 Preston North End 29 9 3 2 38 16 5 5 5 24 29 1.378 36 W W D W W 1957-02-23 Leeds United H
5 0 Blackpool 29 9 3 3 40 20 5 4 5 26 30 1.32 35 W W L W D 1957-02-23 Manchester United A
6 0 Arsenal 30 9 3 3 37 16 6 2 7 29 40 1.179 35 L W L D W 1957-02-23 Everton H
7 0 Leeds United 30 9 4 2 36 13 3 6 6 20 29 1.333 34 W L D D L 1957-02-23 Preston North End A
8 0 Birmingham City 29 10 4 1 38 13 3 2 9 14 29 1.238 32 D W L L L 1957-02-20 Bolton Wanderers A
9 0 Bolton Wanderers 29 10 3 1 28 12 2 5 8 17 31 1.047 32 D L L W L 1957-02-20 Birmingham City H
10 0 Burnley 30 10 5 0 34 14 1 4 10 8 23 1.135 31 D W L W L 1957-03-09 Sunderland H
11 0 Everton 29 9 3 3 29 19 2 3 9 14 35 0.796 28 W D W L W 1957-02-23 Arsenal A
12 0 West Bromwich Albion 28 6 5 4 20 17 3 4 6 18 25 0.905 27 L W D L L 1957-02-23 Luton Town H
13 0 Aston Villa 27 6 5 2 25 17 2 5 7 13 20 1.027 26 D D D L W 1957-02-18 Portsmouth H
14 0 Newcastle United 31 7 4 4 30 23 3 2 11 19 45 0.721 26 L L L W L 1957-02-23 Charlton Athletic H
15 0 Sheffield Wednesday 29 9 1 3 35 19 2 2 12 23 46 0.892 25 L D L W W 1957-02-23 Manchester City H
16 2 Luton Town 28 8 3 4 30 18 2 2 9 16 35 0.868 25 W W L L L 1957-02-23 West Bromwich Albion A
17 -1 Chelsea 29 4 6 5 25 26 3 5 6 18 25 0.843 25 D L W L L 1957-02-20 Tottenham Hotspur A
18 -1 Manchester City 30 8 2 5 37 29 1 4 10 18 36 0.846 24 L D L W D 1957-02-23 Sheffield Wednesday A
19 0 Cardiff City 29 6 4 3 25 17 3 1 12 15 44 0.656 23 L W L W W 1957-02-23 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
20 0 Sunderland 30 7 3 6 35 25 1 2 11 18 43 0.779 21 W L D W D 1957-03-09 Burnley A
21 0 Portsmouth 26 4 5 4 25 22 0 5 8 16 42 0.641 18 D L W D L 1957-02-18 Aston Villa A
22 0 Charlton Athletic 30 5 2 8 23 32 1 0 14 19 56 0.477 14 L L L L L 1957-02-18 Manchester United H

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers22LiverpoolEwood Park27,063
Briggs, Dobing LineupsWheeler, Liddell   
Fulham13BuryCraven Cottage26,420
Haynes LineupsReid, Robinson, Tilley   
Lincoln City41Doncaster RoversSincil Bank9,204
Bannan 2, Williams OG, Withers LineupsGavin   
Port Vale21MiddlesbroughVale Park12,064
Done, Cunliffe LineupsClough   
Rotherham United10Stoke CityMillmoor11,675
Stephenson Lineups   
Sheffield United00Bristol RoversBramall Lane18,019
Lineups   
Swansea Town31Grimsby TownVetch Field17,569
Jones 2, Palmer LineupsScott   
West Ham United21Leyton OrientUpton Park36,318Largest home game 1956-57
Lewis, Lansdowne LineupsJohnston   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Leicester City 30 11 4 0 54 21 8 4 3 29 23 1.886 46 W D W W W 1957-02-23 Port Vale H
2 0 Stoke City 31 13 2 0 51 13 4 4 8 16 31 1.523 40 L W D W L 1957-02-23 Lincoln City H
3 0 Nottingham Forest 29 9 3 2 36 21 7 4 4 32 16 1.838 39 W W W W D 1957-02-21 Huddersfield Town H
4 0 Blackburn Rovers 31 9 4 3 41 28 8 1 6 28 35 1.095 39 D W W W W 1957-02-23 Leyton Orient A
5 0 West Ham United 29 10 2 4 24 19 6 3 4 19 17 1.194 37 W W W W W 1957-02-23 Huddersfield Town A
6 0 Bristol Rovers 31 10 2 3 38 12 4 4 8 26 37 1.306 34 D W D L L 1957-02-23 Barnsley H
7 2 Liverpool 30 9 1 4 35 21 3 8 5 22 20 1.39 33 D L L L W 1957-03-02 Fulham A
8 -1 Middlesbrough 31 8 4 3 31 20 5 3 8 27 26 1.261 33 L L W D W 1957-02-23 Rotherham United H
9 -1 Doncaster Rovers 31 10 3 2 44 17 3 4 9 22 41 1.138 33 L D W W L 1957-02-23 Swansea Town H
10 1 Sheffield United 30 8 5 3 37 23 5 1 8 29 39 1.065 32 D L L L L 1957-02-23 Notts County A
11 1 Swansea Town 30 9 2 5 45 28 5 2 7 28 42 1.043 32 W W W W L 1957-02-23 Doncaster Rovers A
12 -2 Leyton Orient 30 5 6 3 24 23 7 2 7 26 35 0.862 32 L W D L D 1957-02-23 Blackburn Rovers H
13 0 Fulham 31 10 1 5 43 26 3 1 11 22 39 1 28 L W L L W 1957-02-23 Grimsby Town A
14 0 Huddersfield Town 30 6 2 7 20 21 6 2 7 27 33 0.87 28 L L W L D 1957-02-21 Nottingham Forest A
15 1 Rotherham United 30 7 4 5 30 24 3 3 8 27 32 1.018 27 W L W L L 1957-02-23 Middlesbrough A
16 -1 Grimsby Town 31 7 4 4 25 16 4 1 11 18 27 1 27 L W W L L 1957-02-23 Fulham H
17 0 Lincoln City 30 7 1 7 21 17 5 2 8 16 32 0.755 27 W L L W L 1957-02-23 Stoke City A
18 0 Barnsley 29 5 4 6 28 31 4 2 8 16 36 0.657 24 L L L W L 1957-02-23 Bristol Rovers A
19 0 Bristol City 29 7 1 6 30 27 1 6 8 16 39 0.697 23 L D W L D 1957-02-20 Notts County H
20 0 Bury 32 3 2 11 32 42 3 4 9 21 42 0.631 18 W D L L W 1957-02-23 Nottingham Forest H
21 0 Port Vale 28 5 3 5 20 24 1 1 13 20 44 0.588 16 W L L L L 1957-02-23 Leicester City A
22 0 Notts County 29 3 4 8 20 28 1 2 11 15 43 0.493 14 L D D W L 1957-02-20 Bristol City A

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Barrow50Tranmere RoversHolker Street4,599
Gordon 3, Birch, Ormond Lineups   
Bradford13Carlisle UnitedPark Avenue7,376
Ward W LineupsAckerman 2, Devlin   
Crewe Alexandra00ChesterGresty Road6,536
Lineups   
Darlington00Accrington StanleyFeethams Ground6,764
Lineups   
Derby County20Hartlepools UnitedBaseball Ground24,644
Ryan, Brown Lineups   
Gateshead15Stockport CountyRedheugh Park 3,170
Ingham LineupsClempson, Moir, Drake 3   
Halifax Town21Mansfield TownThe Shay5,433
Sharp 2 LineupsMitten   
Hull City11York CityBoothferry Park15,697
Bradbury LineupsWragg   
Rochdale61SouthportSpotland3,988
Lord 3, Devlin 2, Green LineupsCharlton (p)   
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United51ChesterfieldOld Showground6,854
Waldock 3, Fletcher, McGill LineupsLewis   
Workington00Oldham AthleticBorough Park7,397
Lineups   
Wrexham12Bradford CityRacecourse Ground12,436
Hewitt LineupsMarshall, Samuels   

 

Ptn Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 1 Workington 32 12 4 1 47 21 6 3 6 20 22 1.558 43 D W W L W 1957-03-02 Carlisle United H
2 -1 Hartlepool United 33 13 3 1 46 18 5 4 7 28 30 1.542 43 L W L W W 1957-02-23 Crewe Alexandra H
3 0 Derby County 33 13 2 2 51 15 4 6 6 29 27 1.905 42 W L L W D 1957-03-02 Mansfield Town H
4 0 Bradford City 32 10 3 3 34 21 8 3 5 26 19 1.5 42 W W D L L 1957-03-02 Barrow A
5 1 Stockport County 33 11 2 3 35 21 6 4 7 32 33 1.241 40 W W D D L 1957-02-23 Wrexham H
6 -1 Accrington Stanley 32 9 4 3 35 17 8 1 7 30 29 1.413 39 D L W L L 1957-03-02 Halifax Town A
7 3 Barrow 33 12 1 5 36 18 3 7 5 18 26 1.227 38 W W D L W 1957-02-23 York City A
8 1 York City 33 10 2 4 33 17 5 6 6 25 31 1.208 38 D W W W L 1957-02-23 Barrow H
9 -2 Wrexham 31 9 4 3 44 20 6 3 6 27 22 1.69 37 L L W L W 1957-02-23 Stockport County A
10 -2 Chesterfield 31 13 2 1 41 11 3 3 9 25 36 1.404 37 L L D W W 1957-02-23 Rochdale H
11 0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 32 7 4 5 32 22 6 5 5 20 22 1.182 35 W D W L W 1957-02-23 Chester A
12 0 Hull City 32 9 5 2 29 16 4 3 9 25 35 1.059 34 D D L W D 1957-02-23 Oldham Athletic A
13 0 Carlisle United 32 7 5 3 33 23 6 2 9 24 37 0.95 33 W L W W W 1957-02-23 Gateshead H
14 3 Rochdale 32 7 6 3 22 12 4 3 9 22 33 0.978 31 W D L D W 1957-02-23 Chesterfield A
15 -1 Darlington 33 8 5 4 34 24 4 2 10 23 45 0.826 31 D L L W W 1957-03-02 Hartlepool United H
16 3 Halifax Town 32 11 2 3 26 17 3 1 12 18 41 0.759 31 W W W W W 1957-02-23 Southport A
17 -1 Oldham Athletic 31 8 4 3 26 18 3 4 9 21 28 1.022 30 D L D L L 1957-02-23 Hull City H
18 -3 Gateshead 33 8 3 6 35 32 4 3 9 19 39 0.761 30 L D D D L 1957-02-23 Carlisle United A
19 -1 Bradford 34 10 0 7 33 30 4 1 12 19 37 0.776 29 L L W L W 1957-03-02 Chester H
20 0 Mansfield Town 32 8 2 5 40 27 2 6 9 22 37 0.969 28 L D D L W 1957-03-02 Derby County A
21 0 Chester 32 4 4 7 27 27 1 5 11 10 36 0.587 19 D D L W L 1957-02-23 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
22 0 Tranmere Rovers 32 4 5 6 26 29 1 2 14 14 44 0.548 17 L D D D L 1957-03-02 Rochdale A
23 0 Southport 31 4 5 6 22 26 1 2 13 14 49 0.48 17 L W L L W 1957-02-23 Halifax Town H
24 0 Crewe Alexandra 33 2 4 11 17 38 0 2 14 9 46 0.31 10 D D L L L 1957-02-23 Hartlepool United A

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Colchester United00Ipswich TownLayer Road18,559Largest home game 1956-57
Lineups   
Coventry City32Torquay UnitedHighfield Road10,410
Hill, McPherson, Sambrook LineupsCollins R, Mills   
Crystal Palace12GillinghamSelhurst Park11,410
Belcher (p) LineupsClark, Watts   
Exeter City13Brighton & Hove AlbionSt James Park6,545
Tennant OG LineupsTennant, Neate 2   
Newport County22WalsallSomerton Park9,115
Sherwood, Sheppeard LineupsRichards, Brown   
Northampton Town51BrentfordCounty Ground9,306
Asher 2, Woan 2, Bragg OG LineupsFrancis   
Plymouth Argyle33WatfordHome Park14,035
Jones, Quinn, Langman N LineupsMeadows, Catleugh, Walker   
Queens Park Rangers01AldershotLoftus Road10,525
LineupsRichardson   
Reading22Shrewsbury TownElm Park9,831
Penford 2 LineupsShields 2   
Southend United10Swindon TownRoots Hall8,397
McCrory Lineups   

 

Ptn Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Colchester United 33 12 5 0 41 15 6 3 7 28 25 1.725 44 D W W W W 1957-02-23 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
2 0 Torquay United 32 12 3 0 45 14 4 6 7 14 37 1.157 41 L W D W W 1957-02-23 Norwich City H
3 0 Ipswich Town 32 13 2 1 53 12 2 5 9 17 28 1.75 37 D W D W W 1957-02-23 Newport County H
4 0 Southampton 29 10 3 2 31 12 5 3 6 18 18 1.633 36 L L L L W 1957-02-23 Brighton & Hove Albion A
5 1 Northampton Town 33 12 4 1 39 14 2 4 10 15 30 1.227 36 W W D W W 1957-03-02 Watford H
6 -1 Reading 31 9 3 3 28 18 5 4 7 30 32 1.16 35 D W W D L 1957-02-23 Walsall A
7 2 Shrewsbury Town 31 7 6 1 28 12 3 8 6 20 39 0.941 34 D L W L D 1957-02-23 Plymouth Argyle H
8 -1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 30 10 5 0 40 13 2 4 9 17 25 1.5 33 W L W D W 1957-02-20 Norwich City A
9 1 Walsall 33 8 6 2 40 16 3 5 9 20 34 1.2 33 D W L W W 1957-02-23 Reading H
10 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 33 9 5 2 36 21 3 4 10 21 33 1.056 33 W D W L L 1957-02-23 Southampton H
11 -3 Queens Park Rangers 31 9 5 2 30 15 3 4 8 12 26 1.024 33 L W W D W 1957-02-23 Watford A
12 0 Newport County 28 9 5 1 29 12 1 6 6 10 18 1.3 31 D W L L L 1957-02-23 Ipswich Town A
13 3 Southend United 31 9 3 4 26 14 2 5 8 21 34 0.979 30 W D L W W 1957-03-02 Aldershot H
14 -1 Millwall 29 9 4 2 33 20 3 2 9 16 39 0.831 30 W L W W L 1957-02-23 Coventry City H
15 0 Watford 31 8 2 5 33 23 4 3 9 21 31 1 29 D L L W L 1957-02-23 Queens Park Rangers H
16 2 Aldershot 32 8 3 5 33 29 3 4 9 25 39 0.853 29 W L W L D 1957-03-02 Southend United A
17 -3 Brentford 31 7 6 2 35 24 3 3 10 14 35 0.831 29 L L D L W 1957-03-02 Crystal Palace A
18 1 Gillingham 33 6 6 4 24 20 3 5 9 21 39 0.763 29 W L D L L 1957-02-23 Exeter City H
19 1 Plymouth Argyle 31 6 6 3 26 22 4 1 11 19 31 0.849 27 D W W L W 1957-02-23 Shrewsbury Town A
20 -3 Crystal Palace 31 6 6 5 24 22 2 5 7 19 29 0.843 27 L L W W L 1957-02-23 Swindon Town A
21 0 Exeter City 32 6 6 5 25 20 2 4 9 16 33 0.774 26 L L D D L 1957-02-23 Gillingham A
22 0 Coventry City 31 8 3 5 31 25 1 5 9 13 37 0.71 26 W L L L D 1957-02-23 Millwall A
23 0 Swindon Town 32 7 1 7 29 27 3 2 12 20 52 0.62 23 L L W W L 1957-02-23 Crystal Palace H
24 0 Norwich City 32 5 4 7 23 26 0 7 9 19 38 0.656 21 L L L L L 1957-02-20 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H