1956–57 West Ham United F.C. season

1956–57 season of West Ham United

West Ham United 1956–57 football season

West Ham United1956–57 season

Chairman| Reg Pratt
Manager| Ted Fenton
Stadium| Boleyn Ground
Second Division| Second Division 8th
FA Cup| Fourth round
Top goalscorer| League:
Eddie Lewis
Billy Dare (9)
All:
John Dick (13)

Home colours

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The 1956–57 season was West Ham's seventeenth season in the Second Division since their relegation in season 1931–32. The club were managed by Ted Fenton and the team captain was Noel Cantwell.[1][2]

## Season summary[edit]

West Ham finished eighth and were at no time in either of the top two, promotion places.[3] John Dick was the top scorer with 13 goals in all competitions. Top scorers in the league were Billy Dare and Eddie Lewis with eight goals. Malcolm Musgrove made the most appearances; 44 in all competitions.[3] West Ham made the fourth round of the FA Cup before being eliminated by Everton.

### Second Division[edit]

Main article: 1956–57 Football League § Second Division

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts

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6  | Middlesbrough | 42  | 19  | 10  | 13  | 84  | 60  | 1.400  | 48
7  | Sheffield United | 42  | 19  | 8  | 15  | 87  | 76  | 1.145  | 46
8  | West Ham United | 42  | 19  | 8  | 15  | 59  | 63  | 0.937  | 46
9  | Bristol Rovers | 42  | 18  | 9  | 15  | 81  | 67  | 1.209  | 45
10  | Swansea Town | 42  | 19  | 7  | 16  | 90  | 90  | 1.000  | 45

Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

## Results[edit]

West Ham United's score comes first[3]

### Legend[edit]

Win | Draw | Loss

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### Football League Second Division[edit]

Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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18 August 1956 | Fulham | A | 4-1 | 25,809 | Grice, Dare, Tucker
20 August 1956 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1-3 | 19,727 | Tucker
25 August 1956 | Swansea City | H | 1-2 | 17,067 | Tucker
27 August 1956 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2-0 | 15,003 | Blackburn, Dick
1 September 1956 | Lincoln City | A | 2-0 | 13,131 | Stroud (2)
3 September 1956 | Liverpool | H | 1-1 | 25,671 | O'Farrell
8 September 1956 | Rotherham United | H | 1-1 | 19,448 | Dare
15 September 1956 | Port Vale | A | 0-0 | 17,582 |
22 September 1956 | Barnsley | H | 2-0 | 19,412 | Dare, Dick
29 September 1956 | Sheffield United | A | 0-1 | 23,529 |
6 October 1956 | Leyton Orient | A | 2-1 | 24,685 | Musgrove, Willsemse (og)
13 October 1956 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0-2 | 22,643 |
20 October 1956 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1-1 | 24,404 | Dick
27 October 1956 | Grimsby Town | H | 0-1 | 17,579 |
3 November 1956 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0-3 | 13,071 |
10 November 1956 | Stoke City | H | 1-0 | 17,668 | Tucker
17 November 1956 | Middlesbrough | A | 1-3 | 31,513 | Tucker
24 November 1956 | Leicester City | H | 2-1 | 19,789 | Lewis, Tucker
1 December 1956 | Bury | A | 3-3 | 8,757 | Musgrove, Dick, Parker
8 December 1956 | Notts County | H | 2-1 | 14,875 | Roy Smith, Dick
15 December 1956 | Fulham | H | 2-1 | 18,119 | Bond, Musgrove
22 December 1956 | Swansea City | A | 1-3 | 12,091 | Lewis
25 December 1956 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2-1 | 16,300 | Lewis, Musgrove
29 December 1956 | Lincoln City | H | 2-1 | 17,790 | Dare (2)
12 January 1957 | Rotherham United | A | 1-0 | 11,090 | Musgrove
19 January 1957 | Port Vale | A | 1-0 | 17,229 | Dick, John Smith
2 February 1957 | Barnsley | A | 2-1 | 15,931 | Dare, Dick
9 February 1957 | Sheffield United | H | 3-2 | 22,130 | Cantwell, John Smith, Lewis
16 February 1957 | Leyton Orient | H | 2-1 | 27,182 | Lewis, Lansdowne
23 February 1957 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2-6 | 25,284 | John Smith, Lewis
2 March 1957 | Bristol Rovers | H | 1-2 | 22,354 | Lewis
9 March 1957 | Grimsby Town | A | 1-2 | 14,026 | Allison
16 March 1957 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1-1 | 15,336 | Lewis
23 March 1957 | Stoke City | A | 1-0 | 19,794 | Musgrove
30 March 1957 | Middlesbrough | H | 1-1 | 15,166 | Allison
6 April 1957 | Leicester City | A | 3-5 | 33,338 | Allison, Musgrove (2)
13 April 1957 | Bury | H | 1-0 | 9,043 | Dare
15 April 1957 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0-3 | 24,251 |
19 April 1957 | Bristol City | A | 1-1 | 18,317 | Allison
20 April 1957 | Notts County | A | 1-4 | 17,803 | John Smith
22 April 1957 | Bristol City | H | 3-1 | 9,343 | Dare, Lewis, Dick
27 April 1957 | Liverpool | A | 0-1 | 36,236 |

### FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1956-57 FA Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers

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R3 | 5 January 1957 | Grimsby Town | H | 5-3 | 24,500 | Lewis, Smith (2), Dick Musgrove
R4 | 26 January 1957 | Everton | H | 1-2 | 55,245 | Dare

## Squad[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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-- | DF |  ENG | Malcolm Allison
-- | FW |  ENG | Alan Blackburn
-- | DF |  ENG | John Bond
-- | DF |  ENG | Ken Brown
-- | DF |  IRL | Noel Cantwell (captain)
-- | DF |  ENG | Fred Cooper
-- | FW |  ENG | Billy Dare
-- | FW |  SCO | John Dick
-- | FW |  ENG | Albert Foan
-- | GK |  ENG | Ernie Gregory
-- | MF |  ENG | Mike Grice
-- | DF |  SCO | Robert Gordon Johnstone
-- | MF |  ENG | Bill Lansdowne
-- | FW |  ENG | Eddie Lewis
-- | MF |  ENG | Andy Malcolm
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-- | MF |  ENG | Malcolm Musgrove
-- | DF |  ENG | Andy Nelson
-- | FW |  CAN | Mick Newman
-- | MF |  IRL | Frank O'Farrell
-- | FW |  ENG | Harry Obeney
-- | MF |  ENG | Derek Parker
-- | FW |  ENG | Malcolm Pyke
-- | MF |  ENG | John Smith
-- | FW |  ENG | Roy Smith
-- | FW |  ENG | Roy Stroud
-- | FW |  ENG | Ken Tucker
-- | MF |  ENG | Doug Wragg
-- | DF |  ENG | George Wright
-- | GK |  SCO | Bob Wyllie

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ted Fenton". www.leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
2. ^ "Noel Cantwell". www.independent.ie. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
3. ^ a b c "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1956-57". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
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*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GAv]: Goal average
*[Pts]: Points
*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[DF]: Defender
*[FW]: Forward
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[MF]: Midfielder