Seasons · Division One · Season 37

1956/57

Finished 8th · Manager Raich Carter

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The season · Record

Played: 43
Won: 15
Drawn: 14
Lost: 14
For: 73
Against: 65
Points: 44

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 5–0; v Blackpool
Biggest defeat: 1–5; v Tottenham Hotspur
Clean sheets: 11
Top scorer: Charles; 39 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 33,656

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1956/57
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Manchester United	42	28	8	6	103	54	+49	64
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	22	12	8	104	56	+48	56
3	Preston North End	42	23	10	9	84	56	+28	56
4	Blackpool	42	22	9	11	93	65	+28	53
5	Arsenal	42	21	8	13	85	69	+16	50
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	20	8	14	94	70	+24	48
7	Burnley	42	18	10	14	56	50	+6	46
8	Leeds United	42	15	14	13	72	63	+9	44
9	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	12	14	65	65	0	44
10	Aston Villa	42	14	15	13	65	55	+10	43
11	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	14	14	59	61	-2	42
12	Chelsea	42	13	13	16	73	73	0	39
13	Birmingham City	42	15	9	18	69	69	0	39
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	6	20	82	88	-6	38
15	Everton	42	14	10	18	61	79	-18	38
16	Luton Town	42	14	9	19	58	76	-18	37
17	Newcastle United	42	14	8	20	67	87	-20	36
18	Manchester City	42	13	10	19	78	88	-10	36
19	Portsmouth	42	10	13	19	62	92	-30	33
20	Sunderland	42	12	8	22	67	88	-21	32
21	Cardiff City	42	10	9	23	53	88	-35	29
22	Charlton Athletic	42	9	4	29	62	120	-58	22

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1956/57
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
18 Aug	H	Everton	5–1	31,379	Won 5–1 v Everton
23 Aug	A	Charlton Athletic	2–1	23,299	Won 2–1 v Charlton Athletic
25 Aug	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1–5	51,212	Lost 1–5 v Tottenham Hotspur
29 Aug	H	Charlton Athletic	4–0	34,444	Won 4–0 v Charlton Athletic
1 Sep	H	Chelsea	0–0	38,679	Drew 0–0 v Chelsea
5 Sep	A	Manchester City	0–1	34,185	Lost 0–1 v Manchester City
8 Sep	H	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	40,010	Won 3–2 v Bolton Wanderers
12 Sep	H	Manchester City	2–0	35,068	Won 2–0 v Manchester City
15 Sep	A	Wolves	2–1	40,824	Won 2–1 v Wolves
22 Sep	H	Aston Villa	1–0	35,388	Won 1–0 v Aston Villa
29 Sep	A	Luton Town	2–2	20,949	Drew 2–2 v Luton Town
6 Oct	A	Cardiff City	1–4	38,333	Lost 1–4 v Cardiff City
13 Oct	H	Birmingham City	1–1	34,460	Drew 1–1 v Birmingham City
20 Oct	A	Burnley	0–0	26,440	Drew 0–0 v Burnley
27 Oct	H	Preston North End	1–2	36,571	Lost 1–2 v Preston North End
3 Nov	A	Newcastle United	3–2	49,034	Won 3–2 v Newcastle United
10 Nov	H	Sheffield Wednesday	3–1	31,857	Won 3–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
17 Nov	A	Manchester United	2–3	52,401	Lost 2–3 v Manchester United
24 Nov	H	Arsenal	3–3	39,113	Drew 3–3 v Arsenal
1 Dec	A	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	29,000	Drew 0–0 v West Bromwich Albion
8 Dec	H	Portsmouth	4–1	29,866	Won 4–1 v Portsmouth
15 Dec	A	Everton	1–2	33,765	Lost 1–2 v Everton
25 Dec	A	Blackpool	1–1	20,517	Drew 1–1 v Blackpool
26 Dec	H	Blackpool	5–0	22,689	Won 5–0 v Blackpool
29 Dec	A	Chelsea	1–1	43,860	Drew 1–1 v Chelsea
12 Jan	A	Bolton Wanderers	3–5	25,705	Lost 3–5 v Bolton Wanderers
19 Jan	H	Wolves	0–0	32,910	Drew 0–0 v Wolves
2 Feb	A	Aston Villa	1–1	39,432	Drew 1–1 v Aston Villa
9 Feb	H	Luton Town	1–2	25,646	Lost 1–2 v Luton Town
16 Feb	H	Cardiff City	3–0	21,695	Won 3–0 v Cardiff City
23 Feb	A	Preston North End	0–3	14,036	Lost 0–3 v Preston North End
2 Mar	H	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	33,895	Drew 1–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
9 Mar	A	Portsmouth	5–2	23,596	Won 5–2 v Portsmouth
11 Mar	H	Burnley	1–1	31,956	Drew 1–1 v Burnley
16 Mar	H	Newcastle United	0–0	32,541	Drew 0–0 v Newcastle United
26 Mar	A	Sheffield Wednesday	3–2	33,205	Won 3–2 v Sheffield Wednesday
30 Mar	H	Manchester United	1–2	47,216	Lost 1–2 v Manchester United
6 Apr	A	Arsenal	0–1	40,388	Lost 0–1 v Arsenal
13 Apr	H	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	20,905	Drew 0–0 v West Bromwich Albion
19 Apr	A	Sunderland	0–2	56,551	Lost 0–2 v Sunderland
20 Apr	A	Birmingham City	2–6	30,642	Lost 2–6 v Birmingham City
22 Apr	H	Sunderland	3–1	29,328	Won 3–1 v Sunderland

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1956/57
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
5 Jan	H	Cardiff City	1–2	34,237	Lost 1–2 v Cardiff City