1956–57 Arsenal F.C. season

During the 1956–57 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished with a total of 50 points, while coming out victorious in 21 games, losing 13, and finishing 8 in a draw. They finished fifth place in the league just below Preston North End and Blackpool, which was a mediocre season for this organization.

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
Home colours Away colours

Final league table

Main article: 1956–57 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
3	Preston North End	42	23	10	9	84	56	1.500	56
4	Blackpool	42	22	9	11	93	65	1.431	53
5	Arsenal	42	21	8	13	85	69	1.232	50
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	20	8	14	94	70	1.343	48
7	Burnley	42	18	10	14	56	50	1.120	46

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

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 1956	Cardiff City	H	0–0	51,069
21 August 1956	Burnley	H	2–0	38,321
25 August 1956	Birmingham City	A	2–4	37,197
28 August 1956	Burnley	A	1–3	19,049
1 September 1956	West Bromwich Albion	H	4–1	45,973
4 September 1956	Preston North End	H	1–2	40,470
8 September 1956	Portsmouth	A	3–2	30,768
10 September 1956	Preston North End	A	0–3	35,510
15 September 1956	Newcastle United	H	0–1	46,318
22 September 1956	Sheffield Wednesday	A	4–2	40,043
29 September 1956	Manchester United	H	1–2	62,479
6 October 1956	Manchester City	H	7–3	33,652
13 October 1956	Charlton Athletic	A	3–1	40,051
20 October 1956	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–1	60,588
27 October 1956	Everton	A	0–4	52,478
3 November 1956	Aston Villa	H	2–1	40,045
10 November 1956	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–5	34,019
17 November 1956	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–0	33,377
24 November 1956	Leeds United	A	3–3	39,113
1 December 1956	Sunderland	H	1–1	36,442
8 December 1956	Luton Town	A	2–1	19,792
15 December 1956	Cardiff City	A	3–2	11,302
22 December 1956	Birmingham City	H	4–0	28,644
25 December 1956	Chelsea	A	1–1	34,094
26 December 1956	Chelsea	H	2–0	22,526
29 December 1956	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–0	32,162
12 January 1957	Portsmouth	H	1–1	48,949
19 January 1957	Newcastle United	A	1–3	46,815
2 February 1957	Sheffield Wednesday	H	6–3	40,239
9 February 1957	Manchester United	A	2–6	61,628
23 February 1957	Everton	H	2–0	30,582
9 March 1957	Luton Town	H	1–3	41,288
13 March 1957	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3–1	64,555
16 March 1957	Aston Villa	A	0–0	39,893
20 March 1957	Manchester City	A	3–2	27,974
23 March 1957	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–0	50,921
30 March 1957	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2	23,897
6 April 1957	Leeds United	H	1–0	40,388
13 April 1957	Sunderland	A	0–1	34,749
19 April 1957	Blackpool	H	1–1	50,310
20 April 1957	Charlton Athletic	H	3–1	26,364
22 April 1957	Blackpool	A	4–2	24,118

FA Cup

Main article: 1957-58 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	5 January 1957	Stoke City	H	4–2	56,173
R4	26 January 1957	Newport County	A	2–0	22,450
R5	16 February 1957	Preston North End	A	3–3	39,608
R5 R	19 February 1957	Preston North End	H	2–1	61,501
R6	2 March 1957	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–2	58,459
R6 R	5 March 1957	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–2	63,797

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	IRL	Joe Haverty
-	MF	ENG	Gerry Ward
-	DF	NIR	Eddie Magill
-	DF	ENG	Mike Everitt
-	FW	SCO	Peter Kane
-	DF	ENG	Allan Young
-	MF	IRL	Frank O'Neill
-	GK	ENG	Jim Standen
-	FW	ENG	Dennis Clapton
-	MF	WAL	Arfon Griffiths
-	MF	ENG	John Petts