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Summary of Season 1956-57

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Manchester United 42 14 4 3 55 25 14 4 3 48 29 1.907 64
  2.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 4 2 70 24 7 8 6 34 32 1.857 56
  3.  Preston North End 42 15 4 2 50 19 8 6 7 34 37 1.5 56
  4.  Blackpool 42 14 3 4 55 26 8 6 7 38 39 1.43 53
  5.  Arsenal 42 12 5 4 45 21 9 3 9 40 48 1.231 50
  6.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 17 2 2 70 29 3 6 12 24 41 1.342 48
  7.  Burnley 42 14 5 2 41 21 4 5 12 15 29 1.12 46
  8.  Leeds United 42 10 8 3 42 18 5 6 10 30 45 1.142 44
  9.  Bolton Wanderers 42 13 6 2 42 23 3 6 12 23 42 1 44
10.  Aston Villa 42 10 8 3 45 25 4 7 10 20 30 1.181 43
11.  West Bromwich Albion 42 8 8 5 31 25 6 6 9 28 36 0.967 42
12.  Chelsea 42 7 8 6 43 36 6 5 10 30 37 1 39
13.  Birmingham City 42 12 5 4 52 25 3 4 14 17 44 1 39
14.  Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 3 4 55 29 2 3 16 27 59 0.931 38
15.  Everton 42 10 5 6 34 28 4 5 12 27 51 0.772 38
16.  Luton Town 42 10 4 7 32 26 4 5 12 26 50 0.763 37
17.  Newcastle United 42 10 5 6 43 31 4 3 14 24 56 0.77 36
18.  Manchester City 42 10 2 9 48 42 3 7 11 30 46 0.886 35
19.  Portsmouth 42 8 6 7 37 35 2 7 12 25 57 0.673 33
20.  Sunderland 42 9 5 7 40 30 3 3 15 27 58 0.761 32
21.  Cardiff City 42 7 6 8 35 34 3 3 15 18 54 0.602 29
22.  Charlton Athletic 42 7 3 11 31 44 2 1 18 31 76 0.516 22

Matches

Aug 18 Burnley Away 0-2
Aug 22 Sheffield Wednesday Away 0-4
Aug 25 Preston North End Home 1-0 Tindall
Sep 1 Leeds United Away 0-0
Sep 5 Manchester United Home 1-2 Blunstone
Sep 8 Cardiff City Away 1-1 McNichol
Sep 15 Birmingham City Home 1-0 Parsons
Sep 19 Sheffield Wednesday Home 0-0
Sep 22 West Bromwich Albion Away 1-2 Stubbs
Sep 29 Portsmouth Home 3-3 Lewis(3)
Oct 6 Tottenham Hotspur Home 2-4 Armstrong(P), Lewis
Oct 13 Everton Away 3-0 Tindall, Stubbs(2)
Oct 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 3-3 Brabrook, Stubbs, Blunstone
Oct 27 Bolton Wanderers Away 2-2 Saunders, Blunstone
Nov 3 Charlton Athletic Home 1-3 Lewis
Nov 10 Sunderland Away 3-1 Tindall(2), Nicholas
Nov 17 Luton Town Home 4-1 McNichol, Tindall, Nicholas(2)
Nov 24 Aston Villa Away 1-1 Armstrong
Dec 1 Blackpool Home 2-2 Brabrook, Tindall
Dec 8 Manchester City Away 4-5 Armstrong, McNichol, Nicholas(2)
Dec 15 Burnley Home 2-0 Blunstone(2)
Dec 25 Arsenal Home 1-1 McNichol
Dec 26 Arsenal Away 0-2
Dec 29 Leeds United Home 1-1 McNichol
Jan 1 Manchester United Away 0-3
Jan 12 Cardiff City Home 1-2 Saunders
Jan 19 Birmingham City Away 1-0 McNichol
Feb 2 West Bromwich Albion Home 2-4 McNichol, Allen
Feb 9 Portsmouth Away 2-2 McNichol(2)
Feb 20 Tottenham Hotspur Away 4-3 Saunders, McNichol, Allen(2)
Feb 23 Bolton Wanderers Home 2-2 Nicholas, O.G.
Mar 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 1-3 Stubbs
Mar 9 Manchester City Home 4-2 Sillett(P), Allen, Gibbs, O.G.
Mar 16 Charlton Athletic Away 1-3 Sillett(P)
Mar 23 Sunderland Home 0-2
Mar 30 Luton Town Away 4-0 Tindall(2), Lewis(2)
Apr 6 Aston Villa Home 1-1 Brabrook
Apr 13 Blackpool Away 0-1
Apr 19 Newcastle United Away 2-1 Saunders, Stubbs
Apr 20 Everton Home 5-1 Nicholas, Saunders(2), Brabrook, O.G.
Apr 22 Newcastle United Home 6-2 Brabrook(2), Tindall, Stubbs, Lewis(2)
Apr 27 Preston North End Away 0-1

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 666,381 55,788 13,647 31,732
Away 545,672 42,116 13,592 25,984
Total 1,212,053 55,788 13,592 28,858

F.A. Cup

Round 4

Matches

Jan 5 Leyton Orient Away 2-0 Brabrook, McNichol
Jan 26 Tottenham Hotspur Away 0-4

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Away 94,154 66,398 27,756 47,077
Total 94,154 66,398 27,756 47,077

Diary

01/07/1956 Frank Higgs died

16/08/1956 Ian MacFarlane transfered from Aberdeen

18/08/1956 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-2 in Football League Division 1

22/08/1956 Chelsea lost to Sheffield Wednesday 0-4 in Football League Division 1

25/08/1956 Chelsea beat Preston North End 1-0 in Football League Division 1

01/09/1956 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 0-0 in Football League Division 1

05/09/1956 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

07/09/1956 Ray Kitchener transfered to Norwich

07/09/1956 Ray Lewington born

08/09/1956 Chelsea drew with Cardiff City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

14/09/1956 Ray Wilkins born

15/09/1956 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 1-0 in Football League Division 1

18/09/1956 Jack Harwood died

19/09/1956 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 in Football League Division 1

21/09/1956 Roy Bentley transfered to Fulham

22/09/1956 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 1-2 in Football League Division 1

26/09/1956 Chelsea lost to Luton Town 2-4 in Southern Floodlit Challenge Cup Round 1

29/09/1956 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 3-3 in Football League Division 1

03/10/1956 Steve Wicks born

06/10/1956 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 in Football League Division 1

08/10/1956 Chelsea drew with Reading 2-2 in a friendly

11/10/1956 Teddy Maybank born

13/10/1956 Chelsea beat Everton 3-0 in Football League Division 1

20/10/1956 Chelsea drew with Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-3 in Football League Division 1

27/10/1956 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 2-2 in Football League Division 1

00/11/1956 David Cliss signed professional forms

00/11/1956 Mel Scott signed professional forms

03/11/1956 Chelsea lost to Charlton Athletic 1-3 in Football League Division 1

08/11/1956 James Docherty born

10/11/1956 Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-1 in Football League Division 1

16/11/1956 Reg Matthews transfered from Coventry for 20,000

17/11/1956 Chelsea beat Luton Town 4-1 in Football League Division 1

22/11/1956 Eric Parsons transfered to Brentford

24/11/1956 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 1-1 in Football League Division 1

01/12/1956 Chelsea drew with Blackpool 2-2 in Football League Division 1

08/12/1956 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 4-5 in Football League Division 1

15/12/1956 Chelsea beat Burnley 2-0 in Football League Division 1

25/12/1956 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 1-1 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1956 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-2 in Football League Division 1

29/12/1956 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

00/00/1957 Stan Wicks Retired

01/01/1957 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-3 in Football League Division 1

05/01/1957 Chelsea beat Leyton Orient 2-0 in F.A. Cup Round 3

12/01/1957 Chelsea lost to Cardiff City 1-2 in Football League Division 1

19/01/1957 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 1-0 in Football League Division 1

26/01/1957 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-4 in F.A. Cup Round 4

00/02/1957 Michael Block transfered from Youth

02/02/1957 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 2-4 in Football League Division 1

09/02/1957 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 2-2 in Football League Division 1

20/02/1957 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 in Football League Division 1

23/02/1957 Chelsea drew with Bolton Wanderers 2-2 in Football League Division 1

02/03/1957 Chelsea lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 in Football League Division 1

09/03/1957 Chelsea beat Manchester City 4-2 in Football League Division 1

16/03/1957 Chelsea lost to Charlton Athletic 1-3 in Football League Division 1

19/03/1957 Chelsea beat Sparta 2-0 in First Floodlit Match

23/03/1957 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 0-2 in Football League Division 1

30/03/1957 Chelsea beat Luton Town 4-0 in Football League Division 1

00/04/1957 Mike Harrison signed professional forms

00/04/1957 Ken Shellito signed professional forms

02/04/1957 Chelsea beat Esporte Clube Bahia 3-1 in a friendly

06/04/1957 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 1-1 in Football League Division 1

13/04/1957 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 0-1 in Football League Division 1

19/04/1957 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-1 in Football League Division 1

20/04/1957 Chelsea beat Everton 5-1 in Football League Division 1

22/04/1957 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 6-2 in Football League Division 1

27/04/1957 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 0-1 in Football League Division 1

00/05/1957 Ken Armstrong Retired

00/05/1957 Jimmy Greaves signed professional forms

02/05/1957 Chelsea beat Leicester City 2-1 in Ken Armstrong Testimonial

15/05/1957 Chelsea beat Feyenoord 4-1 in a friendly

16/05/1957 Chelsea drew with Fortuna 2-2 in a friendly

03/06/1957 John Sparrow born

11/06/1957 Hughie Gallacher died

19/06/1957 Michael Collins transfered to Watford

21/06/1957 Robert McEwan died

25/06/1957 Clive Walker born

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
DW Saunders 41 6 2 43 6
P Brabrook 38 6 2 1 40 7
K Armstrong 33 3 2 35 3
PR Sillett 30 2 2 32 2
I MacFarlane 30 30
F Blunstone 27 5 2 29 5
RA Tindall 26 9 1 27 9
J McNichol 24 10 2 1 26 11
RD Matthews 22 2 24
A Nicholas 20 6 1 21 6
A Dicks 19 1 20
LW Allen 19 4 1 20 4
WG Robertson 20 20
L Stubbs 18 7 1 19 7
JL Lewis 18 9 18 9
W Livingstone 12 1 13
R Whittaker 11 1 12
W Bellett 10 10
SM Wicks 8 8
CB Nicholas 7 1 7 1
R Laverick 6 6
EG Parsons 5 1 5 1
DW Gibbs 4 1 4 1
RT Bentley 4 4
JC Sillett 2 1 3
LJ Casey 3 3
P Berry 2 2
JA Mortimore 2 2
M Harrison 1 1
Own Goal 3 3

Disciplinary

SY=Single Yellow    DY=Double Yellow (Red)

SR=Straight Red

Sq Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR
PR Sillett 1 1
J McNichol 1 1
Total 2 2