1956–57 Everton F.C. season

1956–57 season of Everton F.C.

Everton 1956–57 football season

Everton

1956–57 season

Manager

Ian Buchan

Ground

Goodison Park

First Division

15th

FA Cup

Fifth round

Home colours

Away colours

← 1955–56

1957–58 →

During the 1956–57 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. The team finished fifteenth.

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
13	Chelsea	42	13	13	16	73	73	1.000	39
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	6	20	82	88	0.932	38
15	Everton	42	14	10	18	61	79	0.772	38
16	Luton Town	42	14	9	19	58	76	0.763	37
17	Newcastle United	42	14	8	20	67	87	0.770	36

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
18 August 1956	Leeds United	A	1–5
22 August 1956	Blackpool	H	2–3
25 August 1956	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–2
27 August 1956	Blackpool	A	2–5
1 September 1956	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–2
3 September 1956	Burnley	A	1–2
8 September 1956	Aston Villa	H	0–4
12 September 1956	Burnley	H	1–0
15 September 1956	Luton Town	A	0–2
22 September 1956	Sunderland	H	2–1
29 September 1956	Charlton Athletic	A	2–1
6 October 1956	Preston North End	A	0–0
13 October 1956	Chelsea	H	0–3
20 October 1956	Manchester United	A	5–2
27 October 1956	Arsenal	H	4–0
3 November 1956	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–3
10 November 1956	Portsmouth	H	2–2
17 November 1956	Newcastle United	A	0–0
24 November 1956	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0
1 December 1956	Cardiff City	A	0–1
8 December 1956	Birmingham City	H	2–0
15 December 1956	Leeds United	H	2–1
25 December 1956	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–6
26 December 1956	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1
29 December 1956	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–1
12 January 1957	Aston Villa	A	1–5
19 January 1957	Luton Town	H	2–1
2 February 1957	Sunderland	A	1–1
9 February 1957	Charlton Athletic	H	5–0
23 February 1957	Arsenal	A	0–2
27 February 1957	Preston North End	H	1–4
6 March 1957	Manchester United	H	1–2
9 March 1957	Birmingham City	A	3–1
16 March 1957	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–1
23 March 1957	Portsmouth	A	2–3
30 March 1957	Newcastle United	H	2–1
6 April 1957	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–2
13 April 1957	Cardiff City	H	0–0
19 April 1957	Manchester City	A	4–2
20 April 1957	Chelsea	A	1–5
22 April 1957	Manchester City	H	1–1
27 April 1957	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1

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FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
3	5 January 1957	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0	56,293
4	26 January 1957	West Ham United	H	2–1	55,245
5	16 February 1957	Manchester United	A	0–1	61,803

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Squad

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References

^ ^a ^b Everton's Record in 1956–57
^ 1956–1957 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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First Division

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Luton Town
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Leicester City
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Lincoln City
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Port Vale
Rotherham United
Sheffield United
Stoke City
Swansea Town
West Ham United

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North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Derby County Gateshead Halifax Town Hartlepools United Hull City Mansfield Town Oldham Athletic Rochdale Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Workington Wrexham York City
South	Aldershot Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester United Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Ipswich Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers Reading Shrewsbury Town Southampton Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford