1956–57 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1956–57 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	Tom Whittaker (to 24 October) ; Jack Crayston (from 24 October)
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Sixth round

During the 1956–57 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester United	42	14	4	3	55	25	14	4	3	48	29	103	54	1.907	+49	64	European Cup 1957–58 Preliminary Round
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	4	2	70	24	7	8	6	34	32	104	56	1.857	+48	56
3	Preston North End	42	15	4	2	50	19	8	6	7	34	37	84	56	1.500	+28	56
4	Blackpool	42	14	3	4	55	26	8	6	7	38	39	93	65	1.431	+28	53
5	Arsenal	42	12	5	4	45	21	9	3	9	40	48	85	69	1.232	+16	50
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	17	2	2	70	29	3	6	12	24	41	94	70	1.343	+24	48
7	Burnley	42	14	5	2	41	21	4	5	12	15	29	56	50	1.120	+6	46
8	Leeds United	42	10	8	3	42	18	5	6	10	30	45	72	63	1.143	+9	44
9	Bolton Wanderers	42	13	6	2	42	23	3	6	12	23	42	65	65	1.000	±0	44
10	Aston Villa	42	10	8	3	45	25	4	7	10	20	30	65	55	1.182	+10	43
11	West Bromwich Albion	42	8	8	5	31	25	6	6	9	28	36	59	61	0.967	–2	42
12	Birmingham City	42	12	5	4	52	25	3	4	14	17	44	69	69	1.000	±0	39	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
13	Chelsea	42	7	8	6	43	36	6	5	10	30	37	73	73	1.000	±0	39
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	3	4	55	29	2	3	16	27	59	82	88	0.932	–6	38
15	Everton	42	10	5	6	34	28	4	5	12	27	51	61	79	0.772	–18	38
16	Luton Town	42	10	4	7	32	26	4	5	12	26	50	58	76	0.763	–28	37
17	Newcastle United	42	10	5	6	43	31	4	3	14	24	56	67	87	0.770	–20	36
18	Manchester City	42	10	2	9	48	42	3	7	11	30	46	78	88	0.886	–10	35
19	Portsmouth	42	8	6	7	37	35	2	7	12	25	57	62	92	0.674	–30	33
20	Sunderland	42	9	5	7	40	30	3	3	15	27	58	67	88	0.761	–21	32
21	Cardiff City	42	7	6	8	35	34	3	3	15	18	54	53	88	0.602	–35	29
22	Charlton Athletic	42	7	3	11	31	44	2	1	18	31	76	62	120	0.517	–58	22

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
	Relegated

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
18 August 1956	Cardiff City	H	0–0
21 August 1956	Burnley	H	2–0
25 August 1956	Birmingham City	A	2–4
28 August 1956	Burnley	A	1–3
1 September 1956	West Bromwich Albion	H	4–1
4 September 1956	Preston North End	H	1–2
8 September 1956	Portsmouth	A	3–2
10 September 1956	Preston North End	A	0–3
15 September 1956	Newcastle United	H	0–1
22 September 1956	Sheffield Wednesday	A	4–2
29 September 1956	Manchester United	H	1–2
6 October 1956	Manchester City	H	7–3
13 October 1956	Charlton Athletic	A	3–1
20 October 1956	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–1
27 October 1956	Everton	A	0–4
3 November 1956	Aston Villa	H	2–1
10 November 1956	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–5
17 November 1956	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–0
24 November 1956	Leeds United	A	3–3
1 December 1956	Sunderland	H	1–1
8 December 1956	Luton Town	A	2–1
15 December 1956	Cardiff City	A	3–2
22 December 1956	Birmingham City	H	4–0
25 December 1956	Chelsea	A	1–1
26 December 1956	Chelsea	H	2–0
29 December 1956	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–0
12 January 1957	Portsmouth	H	1–1
19 January 1957	Newcastle United	A	1–3
2 February 1957	Sheffield Wednesday	H	6–3
9 February 1957	Manchester United	A	2–6
23 February 1957	Everton	H	2–0
9 March 1957	Luton Town	H	1–3
13 March 1957	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3–1
16 March 1957	Aston Villa	A	0–0
20 March 1957	Manchester City	A	3–2
23 March 1957	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–0
30 March 1957	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2
6 April 1957	Leeds United	H	1–0
13 April 1957	Sunderland	A	0–1
19 April 1957	Blackpool	H	1–1
20 April 1957	Charlton Athletic	H	3–1
22 April 1957	Blackpool	A	4–2

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R3	5 January 1957	Stoke City	H	4–2
R4	26 January 1957	Newport County	A	2–0
R5	16 February 1957	Preston North End	A	3–3
R5 R	19 February 1957	Preston North End	H	2–1
R6	2 March 1957	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–2
R6 R	5 March 1957	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–2

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
-	GK	Jack Kelsey
-	DF	Len Wills
-	DF	John Snedden
-	DF	Billy McCullough
-	MF	John Barnwell
-	MF	Tommy Docherty
-	FW	David Herd
-	FW	Jackie Henderson
-	FW	Vic Groves
-	GK	Jack McClelland
-	FW	Mel Charles
-	FW	George Eastham
-	FW	Geoff Strong
-	MF	Danny Clapton
-	MF	Alan Skirton

No.	Position	Player
-	DF	Terry Neill
-	DF	Dave Bacuzzi
-	FW	Jimmy Bloomfield
-	MF	Joe Haverty
-	MF	Gerry Ward
-	DF	Eddie Magill
-	DF	Mike Everitt
-	FW	Peter Kane
-	DF	Allan Young
-	MF	Frank O'Neill
-	GK	Jim Standen
-	FW	Dennis Clapton
-	MF	Arfon Griffiths
-	MF	John Petts

References

↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results

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