Season stats for the 1956-57 season
Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division Two (old) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 109 | 67 | 1st |
FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3rd round |
All matches | 43 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 109 | 69 |
All matches (43)
Division Two (old) 1956-57 league table
# | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester City | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 109 | 67 | 61 | |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 94 | 55 | 54 | |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 82 | 54 | 53 | |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 75 | 52 | |
5 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 83 | 58 | 48 | |
6 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 60 | 48 | |
7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 87 | 76 | 46 | |
8 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 63 | 46 | |
9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 67 | 45 | |
10 | Swansea City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 90 | 90 | 45 | |
11 | Fulham | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 84 | 76 | 42 | |
12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 74 | 42 | |
13 | Bristol City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 79 | 41 | |
14 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 77 | 40 | |
15 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 84 | 40 | |
16 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 61 | 62 | 39 | |
17 | Rotherham United | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 74 | 75 | 37 | |
18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 54 | 80 | 34 | |
19 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 89 | 34 | |
20 | Notts County | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 58 | 86 | 30 | |
21 | Bury | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 60 | 96 | 25 | |
22 | Port Vale | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 57 | 101 | 22 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy McDonald | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £6,000 | July 1956 | |
Harvey Sinclair | Cambridge United | Unknown | August 1956 | |
Jimmy Walsh | Celtic | Unknown | November 1956 | |
Frank McLintock | Shawfield Juniors | Unknown | January 1957 | |
Dave MacLaren | Dundee | Unknown | January 1957 | |
Ian King | Arniston Rangers | Unknown | June 1957 | |
Joe Baillie | Bristol City | Unknown | June 1957 |
PLAYER | CLUB | FEE | DATE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Jayes | Mansfield Town | Unknown | July 1956 | |
Ron Burbeck | Middlesbrough | Unknown | October 1956 | |
Barrie Thomas | Mansfield Town | Unknown | June 1957 | |
Bill Webb | Stockport County | Unknown | June 1957 |
Squad (20)
Largest victories
6 - 0 20.10.1956 vs Blackburn Rovers | |
7 - 2 19.01.1957 vs Bristol Rovers | |
5 - 0 12.01.1957 vs Sheffield United | |
5 - 1 19.04.1957 vs Leyton Orient | |
5 - 2 01.12.1956 vs Rotherham United |
Largest defeats
1 - 4 22.04.1957 vs Leyton Orient | |
1 - 3 25.08.1956 vs Stoke City | |
0 - 2 29.09.1956 vs Liverpool | |
0 - 2 05.01.1957 vs Tottenham Hotspur | |
0 - 2 27.02.1957 vs Barnsley |
Largest crowds
40,830 17.11.1956 vs Nottingham Forest | |
39,622 09.02.1957 vs Liverpool | |
36,450 23.03.1957 vs Fulham | |
34,773 26.01.1957 vs Grimsby Town | |
33,388 06.04.1957 vs West Ham United |