1956–57 Everton F.C. season

Everton

1956–57 season
Manager	Ian Buchan
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	15th
FA Cup	Fifth round
Home colours Away colours

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

Final league table

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

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1956–57 Football League First Division

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

FA Cup

Main article: 1956–57 FA Cup

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