1956–57 York City F.C. season

York City F.C.
1956–57 season
ChairmanHugh Kitchin
ManagerSam Bartram
GroundBootham Crescent
Football League Third Division North7th
FA CupSecond round
(eliminated by Hull City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Arthur Bottom (21)
All: Arthur Bottom (22)
Highest home attendance15,318 vs Workington, Third Division North, 20 August 1956
Lowest home attendance7,203 vs Rochdale, Third Division North, 20 April 1957
Average home league attendance9,414

The 1956–57 season was the 34th season of competitive association football and 27th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, Yorkshire, England. They finished in seventh position in the 24-team 1956–57 Football League Third Division North. They entered the 1956–57 FA Cup in the first round and lost in the second to Hull City.

21 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were nine different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Tommy Forgan and forward Peter Wragg played in all 49 first-team matches over the season. Arthur Bottom finished as leading goalscorer with 22 goals, of which 21 came in league competition and one came in the FA Cup.

Match details

Football League Third Division North

Main article: 1956–57 Football League Third Division North
Football League Third Division North match details
No. Date League
position 		Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
1 18 August 1956 19th Accrington Stanley A L 0–3 11,026
2 20 August 1956 18th Workington H D 2–2 Monkhouse, Colbridge 15,318
3 25 August 1956 14th Tranmere Rovers H W 1–0 Wragg 12,291
4 29 August 1956 16th Workington A L 2–3 Wilkinson, Wragg pen. 9,542
5 1 September 1956 17th Halifax Town A D 0–0 8,192
6 3 September 1956 12th Carlisle United H W 2–0 Bottom, Fenton 11,709
7 8 September 1956 17th Oldham Athletic A L 1–3 Hughes 8,608
8 15 September 1956 15th Mansfield Town H W 2–0 Colbridge, Fenton 9,835
9 17 September 1956 15th Chester H L 0–1 9,234
10 22 September 1956 17th Southport A D 1–1 Bottom 4,019
11 26 September 1956 14th Chester A W 4–3 Hughes, Wilkinson, Wragg, Fenton 4,258
12 29 September 1956 16th Chesterfield H L 1–2 Bottom 8,820
13 6 October 1956 14th Hull City H W 2–1 Wilkinson, Fenton 10,763
14 13 October 1956 13th Barrow A W 2–1 Brown, Hughes 5,908
15 20 October 1956 14th Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H L 0–2 8,881
16 27 October 1956 14th Bradford Park Avenue A W 2–0 Wilkinson (2) 9,206
17 3 November 1956 12th Gateshead H W 1–0 Wilkinson 7,325
18 10 November 1956 12th Wrexham A D 1–1 Fennton 12,577
19 24 November 1956 13th Crewe Alexandra A D 1–1 Bottom 4,699
20 1 December 1956 11th Darlington H W 1–0 Bottom 8,153
21 15 December 1956 8th Accrington Stanley H W 3–1 Bottom pen., Wilkinson, opposition o.g. 8,161
22 22 December 1956 8th Tranmere Rovers A D 3–3 Bottom, Wilkinson, Wragg 3,045
23 25 December 1956 9th Hartlepools United H D 3–3 Bottom pen., Wilkinson, Fenton 8,663
24 26 December 1956 10th Hartlepools United A L 0–2 6,954
25 29 December 1956 11th Halifax Town H L 1–2 Fenton 8,102
26 1 January 1957 13th Carlisle United A L 0–2 7,838
27 5 January 1957 10th Bradford City H W 3–1 Bottom, Wilkinson, Fenton 10,492
28 12 January 1957 10th Oldham Athletic H W 2–1 Bottom (2) 9,166
29 19 January 1957 10th Mansfield Town A L 1–4 Wragg 6,941
30 26 January 1957 10th Bradford City A W 2–0 Hughes, Fenton 13,281
31 2 February 1957 9th Southport H W 9–1 Bottom (4, 1 pen.), Wilkinson (2), Brown, Wragg, Fenton 8,801
32 9 February 1957 9th Chesterfield A W 4–3 Bottom (2), Hill, Fenton 16,610
33 16 February 1957 8th Hull City A D 1–1 Wragg 15,697
34 23 February 1957 6th Barrow H W 1–0 Fenton 8,004
35 2 March 1957 9th Scunthorpe & Lindsey United A L 1–2 Fenton 7,848
36 9 March 1957 9th Bradford Park Avenue H L 1–2 Bottom 8,857
37 16 March 1957 8th Gateshead A W 2–0 Brown, Bottom pen. 4,934
38 23 March 1957 7th Wrexham H W 1–0 Bottom 8,374
39 30 March 1957 10th Derby County A L 0–1 21,164
40 6 April 1957 8th Crewe Alexandra H W 2–1 Bottom, Wilkinson 7,271
41 13 April 1957 5th Darlington A W 4–2 Hill (2), Wilkinson, Fenton 4,543
42 19 April 1957 6th Stockport County H D 0–0 11,681
43 20 April 1957 5th Rochdale H W 4–0 Wilkinson (3), Wragg 7,203
44 22 April 1957 8th Stockport County A L 0–3 7,193
45 27 April 1957 9th Rochdale A L 0–1 4,215
46 29 April 1957 6th Derby County H D 1–1 Fenton 9,413

League table (part)

Final Football League Third Division North table (part)
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
5th Stockport County 46 23 8 15 91 75 1.21 54
6th Chesterfield 46 22 9 15 96 79 1.22 53
7th York City 46 21 10 15 75 61 1.23 52
8th Hull City 46 21 10 15 84 69 1.22 52
9th Bradford City 46 22 8 16 78 68 1.15 52
Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;
W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;
F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Source [1]

FA Cup

Main article: 1956–57 FA Cup
FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
First round 17 November 1956 Southport A D 0–0 5,560
First round replay 21 November 1956 Southport H W 2–1 Wragg, Wilkinson 8,409
Second round 8 December 1956 Hull City A L 1–2 Bottom 24,155

Appearances and goals

Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward
Players having played at least one first-team match
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Tommy Forgan 46 0 3 0 49 0
FB  ENG George Howe 45 0 2 0 47 0
FB  ENG Ernie Phillips 36 0 1 0 37 0
FB  ENG Dick Steel 1 0 0 0 1 0
FB  ENG Ernie Wardle 10 0 3 0 13 0
HB  ENG Gordon Brown 43 3 3 0 46 3
HB  SCO Jim Cairney 32 0 3 0 35 0
HB  ENG Ron Mollatt 36 0 0 0 36 0
HB  ENG Alan Stewart 20 0 3 0 23 0
HB  ENG Terry Stoddart 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW  ENG Arthur Bottom 37 21 3 1 40 22
FW  ENG Clive Colbridge 11 2 2 0 13 2
FW  ENG Billy Fenton 37 14 1 0 38 14
FW  ENG Billy Hill 13 3 0 0 13 3
FW  ENG Albert Hobson 12 0 1 0 13 0
FW  SCO Billy Hughes 24 4 2 0 26 4
FW  ENG Alan Monkhouse 12 1 0 0 12 1
FW  ENG John Powell 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW  ENG John Stewart 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW  ENG Norman Wilkinson 38 17 3 1 41 18
FW  ENG Peter Wragg 46 8 3 1 49 9

See also

References

General

  • Batters, David (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
  • Windross, Dave; Jarred, Martin (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
  • Source for kit: "York City". Historical Football Kits. Dave Moor. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  • Source for match dates, league positions and results: "York City 1956–1957: Results". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
  • Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Batters. York City: The Complete Record. pp. 306–307.
  • Source for player details: Jarred; Windross. Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. pp. 13–115.

Specific

  1. ^ "York City 1956–1957: Table: Final table". Statto Organisation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015.