1956–57 York City F.C. season

Association football club season

York City F.C. 1956–57 football season

York City F.C.1956–57 season

Chairman| Hugh Kitchin
Manager| Sam Bartram
Ground| Bootham Crescent
Football League Third Division North| 7th
FA Cup| Second round
(eliminated by Hull City)
Top goalscorer| League: Arthur Bottom (21)
All: Arthur Bottom (22)
Highest home attendance| 15,318 vs Workington, Third Division North, 20 August 1956
Lowest home attendance| 7,203 vs Rochdale, Third Division North, 20 April 1957
Average home league attendance| 9,414

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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[edit]

### Football League Third Division North[edit]

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

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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)[edit]

Final Football League Third Division North table (part)  Pos  | Club  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | GA  | Pts

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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[edit]

Main article: 1956–57 FA Cup

FA Cup match details  Round  | Date  | Opponents  | Venue  | Result  | Score
F–A  | Scorers  | Attendance

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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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

* List of York City F.C. seasons

## References[edit]

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.

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