1956–57 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1956–57 season
Manager	Ian Buchan
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	15th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
Home colours	Away colours

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	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

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

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[5657results-1] 1 2 Everton's Record in 1956-57

[2] 1956-1957 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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