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
	← 1955–56 1957–58 →

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

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


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


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

References

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

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results

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