1956–57 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1956–57 season
ManagerIan Buchan
GroundGoodison Park
First Division15th
FA CupFifth round

During the 1956–57 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. The team finished fifteenth.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
13 Chelsea 42 13 13 16 73 73 1.000 39
14 Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 6 20 82 88 0.932 38
15 Everton 42 14 10 18 61 79 0.772 38
16 Luton Town 42 14 9 19 58 76 0.763 37
17 Newcastle United 42 14 8 20 67 87 0.770 36
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
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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