1956–57 York City F.C. season

Association football club season January 2019 January 2019 York City F.C. 1956–57 Hugh Kitchin Sam Bartram Ground Bootham Crescent Football League Third Division North 7th FA Cup Second round(eliminated by Hull City) Arthur Bottom (21) Arthur Bottom (22) 15,318 vs Workington, Third Division North, 20 August 1956 7,203 vs Rochdale, Third Division North, 20 April 1957 9,414 _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _white_hoops ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 1955–56 1957–58 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 1956–57 Football League Third Division North + Football League Third Division North match detailsNo.DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance118 August 195619thAccrington StanleyAL0–311,026220 August 195618thWorkingtonHD2–2Monkhouse, Colbridge15,318325 August 195614thTranmere RoversHW1–0Wragg12,291429 August 195616thWorkingtonAL2–3Wilkinson, Wragg pen.9,54251 September 195617thHalifax TownAD0–08,19263 September 195612thCarlisle UnitedHW2–0Bottom, Fenton11,70978 September 195617thOldham AthleticAL1–3Hughes8,608815 September 195615thMansfield TownHW2–0Colbridge, Fenton9,835917 September 195615thChesterHL0–19,2341022 September 195617thSouthportAD1–1Bottom4,0191126 September 195614thChesterAW4–3Hughes, Wilkinson, Wragg, Fenton4,2581229 September 195616thChesterfieldHL1–2Bottom8,820136 October 195614thHull CityHW2–1Wilkinson, Fenton10,7631413 October 195613thBarrowAW2–1Brown, Hughes5,9081520 October 195614thScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedHL0–28,8811627 October 195614thBradford Park AvenueAW2–0Wilkinson (2)9,206173 November 195612thGatesheadHW1–0Wilkinson7,3251810 November 195612thWrexhamAD1–1Fennton12,5771924 November 195613thCrewe AlexandraAD1–1Bottom4,699201 December 195611thDarlingtonHW1–0Bottom8,1532115 December 195608 8thAccrington StanleyHW3–1Bottom pen., Wilkinson, opposition o.g.8,1612222 December 195608 8thTranmere RoversAD3–3Bottom, Wilkinson, Wragg3,0452325 December 195609 9thHartlepools UnitedHD3–3Bottom pen., Wilkinson, Fenton8,6632426 December 195610thHartlepools UnitedAL0–26,9542529 December 195611thHalifax TownHL1–2Fenton8,102261 January 195713thCarlisle UnitedAL0–27,838275 January 195710thBradford CityHW3–1Bottom, Wilkinson, Fenton10,4922812 January 195710thOldham AthleticHW2–1Bottom (2)9,1662919 January 195710thMansfield TownAL1–4Wragg6,9413026 January 195710thBradford CityAW2–0Hughes, Fenton13,281312 February 195709 9thSouthportHW9–1Bottom (4, 1 pen.), Wilkinson (2), Brown, Wragg, Fenton8,801329 February 195709 9thChesterfieldAW4–3Bottom (2), Hill, Fenton16,6103316 February 195708 8thHull CityAD1–1Wragg15,6973423 February 195706 6thBarrowHW1–0Fenton8,004352 March 195709 9thScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedAL1–2Fenton7,848369 March 195709 9thBradford Park AvenueHL1–2Bottom8,8573716 March 195708 8thGatesheadAW2–0Brown, Bottom pen.4,9343823 March 195707 7thWrexhamHW1–0Bottom8,3743930 March 195710thDerby CountyAL0–121,164406 April 195708 8thCrewe AlexandraHW2–1Bottom, Wilkinson7,2714113 April 195705 5thDarlingtonAW4–2Hill (2), Wilkinson, Fenton4,5434219 April 195706 6thStockport CountyHD0–011,6814320 April 195705 5thRochdaleHW4–0Wilkinson (3), Wragg7,2034422 April 195708 8thStockport CountyAL0–37,1934527 April 195709 9thRochdaleAL0–14,2154629 April 195706 6thDerby CountyHD1–1Fenton9,413 League table (part) + Final Football League Third Division North table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts5thStockport County462381591751.21546thChesterfield462291596791.22537thYork City4621101575611.23528thHull City4621101584691.22529thBradford City462281678681.1552KeyPos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSourcehttps://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1956-1957/table/ York City 1956–1957: Table: Final Table Statto Organisation 12 April 2026 FA Cup 1956–57 FA Cup + FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round17 November 1956SouthportAD0–05,560First round replay21 November 1956SouthportHW2–1Wragg, Wilkinson8,409Second round8 December 1956Hull CityAL1–2Bottom24,155 Appearances and goals Players with names struck through and marked Left club during playing season 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 matchPos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGTommy Forgan46030490FBENGGeorge Howe45020470FBENGErnie Phillips36010370FBENGDick Steel100010FBENGErnie Wardle10030130HBENGGordon Brown43330463HBSCOJim Cairney32030350HBENGRon Mollatt36000360HBENGAlan Stewart20030230HBENGTerry Stoddart300030FWENGArthur Bottom3721314022FWENGClive Colbridge11220132FWENGBilly Fenton3714103814FWENGBilly Hill13300133FWENGAlbert Hobson12010130FWSCOBilly Hughes24420264FWENGAlan Monkhouse12100121FWENGJohn Powell300030FWENGJohn Stewart100010FWENGNorman Wilkinson3817314118FWENGPeter Wragg46831499 See also List of York City F.C. seasons References General David Batters York City: The Complete Record 2008 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-633-0 Dave Windross Martin Jarred Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 1997 Citizen Publications Selby 978-0-9531005-0-7 Source for kit: https://www.historicalkits.co.uk/York_City/York_City.htm York City Historical Football Kits Dave Moor 15 March 2021 Source for match dates, league positions and results: https://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/1956-1957/results/ York City 1956–1957: Results Statto Organisation 12 April 2026 Source for appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Batters York City: The Complete Record 306–307 Source for player details: Jarred Windross Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 13–115 Specific 1956–57 Category:English football clubs 1956–57 season Foot