1955–56 Middlesbrough F.C. season

February 2024 February 2015 Middlesbrough 1955–56 Bob Dennison Eric Thomas Ayresome Park Division Two 14th FA Cup Fourth Round _whitecollarplain _red stripes _hoops_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 _redborder _collarred _redborder _hoops_white ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ff0000 Lindy Delapenha (14) Delapenha (21) 1954–55 1956–57 The 1955–56 season was Middlesbrough's 73rd year in existence and 2nd consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup. Summary In his second season as manager Bob Dennison https://www.mfc.co.uk/bob-dennison-july-1954-to-january-1963 Bob Dennison (July 1954 to January 1963) Middlesbrough F.C. 25 September 2018 avoided the relegation and reached the FA Cup 4th round. The season is best remembered by the debuts of Forwards Brian Cloughhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3673824.stm Stars pay tribute to Clough BBC News 21 September 2004 11 July 2009 and Alan Peacockhttps://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/messages-support-come-flooding-boro-21400594 Messages of support come flooding in for Boro legend Alan Peacock following dementia diagnosis gazettelive.co.uk 25 August 2021 25 September 2023 Lindsey Young after a good performance over the reserves. Meanwhile, veteran Jamaican Striker Lindy Delapenhahttps://radiojamaicanewsonline.com/sports/lindy-delapenha-passes-at-age-89 radiojamaicanewsonline.com 26 January 2017 26 September 2023 Lindy Delapenha passes at age 89 repeated as top club scorer with 18 goals. Squad yes yes GK ITA Rolando Ugolini yes GK ENG Peter Taylor yes DF ENG Derek Stonehouse yes DF ENG Ray Barnard yes DF ENG Dicky Robinson yes DF ENG Ray Bilcliff yes DF ENG Brian Phillips yes DF ENG Bobby Corbett yes MF ENG Ronnie Dicks yes MF Wales 1953 Bill Harris yes MF ENG Bert Mitchell yes MF SCO Sam Lawrie yes yes MF ENG Joe Birbeck yes MF ENG Frank Mulholland yes MF ENG Peter Stephenson yes FW ENG Billy Day yes FW ENG Joe Scott yes FW ENG Charlie Wayman yes FW ENG Brian Clough yes FW ENG Alan Peacock yes FW ENG Derek McLean yes FW ENG Ken McPherson yes FW ENG Doug Cooper yes FW Republic of Ireland Arthur Fitzsimons yes FW Jamaica 1957 Lindy Delapenha August 2023 Lotto Results Second Division 1955–56 Football League League table Second Division MID Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A Result W/L/L/W/D/D/D/D/L/W/W/L/D/W/L/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/L/D/L/W/L/W/W/L/W/D/D/L/L/L/L/W/W/L/W Position 1/9/15/9/11/13/13/14/15/15/14/15/15/12/13/12/13/13/16/17/16/14/15/17/15/16/14/14/14/14/14/14/14/15/15/15/16/17/16/15/16/14 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #FFD700 Champions, Promoted to 1956-57 Division One blue2 Promoted to 1956–57 Division One red1 Relegated to 1956–57 Division Three complete https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1956/ September 2023 Matches .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1956/ 20 August 1955 1 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Notts County W 1 3–0 Fitzsimons 33, 58 Delapenha 38 RP Hartley 20,291 25 August 1955 2 Middlesbrough Swansea Town L 2–1 9 Vetch Field Swansea Jones 77 penMedwin 84 20 Wayman W Hickson 21,351 27 August 1955 3 Middlesbrough Leeds United L 2–0 15 Elland Road Leeds Nightingale 18Brook 69 PF Power 22,535 31 August 1955 4 Middlesbrough Swansea Town W 4–1 9 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Fitzsimons 30, 78McPherson 68, 82 88 Ivor J Allchurch W Hickson 22,417 3 September 1955 5 Middlesbrough Fulham D 1–1 11 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Delapenha 62 pen 66 Mitten JH Clough 26,275 10 September 1955 6 Middlesbrough Bury D 1–1 13 Gigg Lane Bury Robinson 64 81 McPherson ES Oxley 12,278 17 September 1955 7 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Barnsley F.C. D 1–1 13 Fitzsimons 83 56 Bobby Brown JS Swain 24,960 Brian Clough`s League debut, after scoring 15 goals in 9 reserve games. 24 September 1955 8 Middlesbrough Liverpool D 1–1 14 Anfield Liverpool Liddell 2 44 Scott L Richardson 35,213 1 October 1955 9 Bristol City 2–0 15 Middlesbrough L Ashton Gate Bristol Atyeo 1Rodgers 60 KA Collinge 28,788 8 October 1955 10 Middlesbrough Leicester City W 4–3 15 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Clough 39Fitzsimons 41 Delapenha 44 pen Harris 76 5 Rowley 21, 77 Gardiner F Collinge 20,642 15 October 1955 11 Middlesbrough Lincoln City W 1–2 14 Sincil Bank Lincoln Troops 55 40 Delapenha 75 Clough H Webb 12,532 22 October 1955 12 Middlesbrough Stoke City L 1–3 15 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Delapenha 48 51 King81, 88 Oscroft WJ Gaiger 22,394 29 October 1955 13 Middlesbrough Hull City D 2–2 15 Boothferry Park Kingston-upon-Hull Atkinson 13Davidson 40 24Fitzsimons 80 Day T Seymour 14,013 5 November 1955 16 Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest W 3–2 12 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Wayman 35Lawrie 79McPherson 87 50 Imlach70 Barrett JS Swain 17,573 12 November 1955 17 Middlesbrough Sheffield Wednesday L 3–1 13 Hillsborough Sheffield Shiner 14Wilkinson 20Gibson 37 60 Fitzsimons FH Gerrard 24,030 19 November 1955 18 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Doncaster Rovers W 4–1 12 Wayman 7Fitzsimons 19, 73Scott 69 10 Mooney L Howarth 15,360 26 November 1955 19 Middlesbrough Bristol Rovers L 7–2 13 Eastville Stadium Bristol Bradford 13, 64Ward 15, 18Hooper 67, 77Petherbridge 82 40 Wayman 80 Delapenha JS McLoughlin 23,716 Forward Alan Peacock debut on Division Two. 3 December 1955 20 Middlesbrough Blackburn Rovers W 1–0 13 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Delapenha 76 pen G McCabe 16,827 10 December 1955 21 Middlesbrough Plymouth Argyle L 4–0 16 Home Park Plymouth Wetton 11Davis 51Robinson 73 o.g. Arthur Stenner 76 A Bond 12,651 17 December 1955 22 Middlesbrough Notts County L 5–0 17 Meadow Lane Nottingham Roby 10, 14 Jimmy Jackson 75Bobby Crookes 85 Taylor 86 RP Hartley 9,693 24 December 1955 23 Middlesbrough Leeds United W 5–3 16 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Wayman 6, 44Delapenha 7, 78Joe Scott 85 38 Hutchinson 41 John Charles 52 Peter Vickers PF Power 19,416 26 December 1955 24 Middlesbrough West Ham United W 2–0 14 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Mitchell 56 Wayman 88 TL Wood 22,001 27 December 1955 25 Middlesbrough West Ham Utd L 1–0 15 Boleyn Ground Upton Park Bilcliff 27 o.g. 21,522 31 December 1955 26 Middlesbrough Fulham L 4–1 17 Craven Cottage Fulham Jimmy Hill 2Trevor 'Tosh' Chamberlain 24Bobby Robson 53, 86 58 Wayman JH Clough 18,470 2 January 1956 27 Middlesbrough Port Vale D 1–1 15 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Fitzsimons 9 72 Mullard 21,664 14 January 1956 28 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Bury L 1–3 16 Wayman 26 36 Kelly49 Pearson 72 Don May ES Oxley 8,657 21 January 1956 29 Middlesbrough Barnsley W 0–4 14 Oakwell Barnsley Betts 19 o.g Wayman 78, 85, 86 JS Swain 15,934 4 February 1956 30 Middlesbrough Liverpool L 1–2 14 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Delapenha 6 67 Evans 83 Liddell L Richardson 12,171 11 February 1956 31 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Bristol City W 2–1 14 Delapenha 6 Clough 71 22 Atyeo KA Collinge 15,412 3 March 1956 32 Middlesbrough Stoke City W 2–5 14 Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent Bowyer 28Oscroft 89 29 Fitzsimons 44, 52 Joe Scott65 Billy Day 73 Delapenha WJ Gaiger 20,135 10 March 1956 33 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Plymouth Argyle L 1–2 14 Delapenha 30 pen 20 pen Malcolm Davies82 Langman A Bond 17,278 17 March 1956 34 Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest W 2–4 14 Peter Small 49Lishman 60 26 Billy Day 41 Peacock 79 o.g, 81 McKinlay JS Swain 22,918 Nottingham City Ground 24 March 1956 35 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Sheffield Wednesday D 2–2 14 Joe Scott 12, 52 27Shiner 48 Quixall FH Gerrard 19,026 31 March 1956 36 Leicester City 1–1 15 Middlesbrough D Leicester Filbert Street Willie Gardiner 78 35 Fitzsimons F Collinge 28,450 2 April 1956 37 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Rotherham United L 0–1 15 H Haworth 20,803 88 Peter Johnson 3 April 1956 38 Middlesbrough Rotherham United L 2–1 15 Ian Wilson 19, 44 pen 6 Billy Day L Howarth 13,032 Rotherham Millmoor 7 April 1956 39 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Bristol Rovers L 0–1 16 Ward JS McLoughlin 12,536 14 April 1956 40 Middlesbrough Blackburn Rovers L 2–1 17 Ewood Park Blackburn Williamson 24Langton 36 pen 85 Billy Day G McCabe 21,070 18 April 1956 41 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Lincoln City W 4–2 16 McLean 5Wayman 41 Delapenha 52, 66 22 Northcott 83 Neal H Webb 8,298 21 April 1956 42 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Hull City W 5–1 15 Fitzsimons 30 Delapenha 31, 54 penWayman 58Billy Day 84 36 Fraser T Seymour 11,190 28 April 1956 43 Middlesbrough Port Vale L 3–2 16 Vale Park Burslem Done 11, 70Baily 88 34 Wayman 85 McLean RP Hartley 11,781 3 May 1956 44 Middlesbrough Doncaster Rovers W 0–1 14 Belle Vue Doncaster 41 Lawrie 5,670 FA Cup 1955-56 FA Cup Third Round 7 January 1956 Middlesbrough Bradford Park Avenue W 0–4 Park Avenue Bradford 29, 82 Joe Scott 33 Lindy Delapenha 67 Charlie Wayman J Kelly 18,524 Fourth Round 28 January 1956 Midlesbrough Tottenham Hotspur L 3–1 White Hart Lane Tottenham Maurice Norman 30George Robb 60Dave Dunmore 87 16 Joe Scott H Haworth 41,895 Statistics Squad statistics Football LeagueDivision Two FACup Other GK ITA Rolando Ugolini 36 0 2 0 0 0 DF ENG Derek Stonehouse 30 0 1 0 0 0 DF ENG Ray Barnard 23 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Dicky Robinson 29 0 2 0 0 0 MF Wales 1953 Bill Harris 42 1 2 0 0 0 MF ENG Ronnie Dicks 37 0 2 0 0 0 FW ENG Billy Day 25 6 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Joe Scott 36 7 2 3 0 0 FW ENG Charlie Wayman 23 15 2 1 0 0 FW Republic of Ireland Arthur Fitzsimons 40 14 2 0 0 0 FW Jamaica 1957 Lindy Delapenha 35 17 2 1 0 0 GK ENG Peter Taylor 6 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Bert Mitchell 19 1 2 0 0 0 DF ENG Ray Bilcliff 19 0 2 0 0 0 DF ENG Brian Phillips 12 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Bobby Corbett 12 0 1 0 0 0 FW ENG Brian Clough 9 3 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Alan Peacock 6 2 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Derek McLean 6 2 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Ken McPherson 5 4 0 0 0 0 MF SCO Sam Lawrie 5 2 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Joe Birbeck 3 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Frank Mulholland 3 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Doug Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Peter Stephenson 0 0 0 0 0 0 September 2023 https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1956/ References Category:Middlesbrough F.C. seasons Middlesbrough