1956–57 Middlesbrough F.C. season

February 2024 February 2015 Middlesbrough 1956–57 Bob Dennison Eric Thomas Ayresome Park Division Two 6th FA Cup Fourth Round _whitecollarplain _red stripes _hoops_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 _redborder _collarred _redborder _hoops_white ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ff0000 Brian Clough (38) Clough (40) 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 season was Middlesbrough's 74th year in existence and 3rd consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup. Summary In his third season as manager Bob Dennison took off Boro to the 6th place just 6 points below promotion. Chairman Eric Thomas transferred in Goalkeeper Esmond Million The worst scandal of them all 14 July 2006 Dan Warren https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5172576.stm BBC Sport and from Leicester City winger Ron Burbeckhttp://www.11v11.com/players/ronald-burbeck-64970/ Ronald Burbeck: International stats 11v11.com AFS Enterprises 17 December 2014 being crucial with a lot of assists through the season. The offensive live was "reinforced" by a young Forward Brian Clough https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/derby-county/5060483/Brian-Clough-a-man-not-afraid-to-make-enemies.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/derby-county/5060483/Brian-Clough-a-man-not-afraid-to-make-enemies.html 11 January 2022 subscription live Brian Clough: a man not afraid to make enemies Rob Stewart The Daily Telegraph 27 March 2009 15 April 2019 scoring a massive 40 goals during his first campaign in form, 38 in Division Two just 6 below topscorer A. Rowley (Leicester City). Meanwhile, the squad reached the FA Cup fourth round being eliminated by Aston Villa.BBC Four – Timeshift, Series 7, A Game of Two Eras: 1957 v 2007 Squad yes yes GK ENG Peter Taylor yes GK ENG Esmond Million yes DF ENG Ray Barnard yes DF ENG Dicky Robinson yes DF ENG Derek Stonehouse yes DF ENG Ray Bilcliff yes DF ENG Brian Phillips yes DF ENG Tom Brown yes DF ENG Bobby Corbett yes MF ENG Frank Mulholland yes MF SCO Sam Lawrie yes yes MF ENG Ronnie Dicks c yes MF Wales 1953 Bill Harris yes FW ENG Ron Burbeck yes FW ENG Billy Day yes FW ENG Derek McLean yes FW ENG Brian Clough yes FW Republic of Ireland Arthur Fitzsimons yes FW ENG Joe Scott yes FW ENG Alan Peacock yes FW ENG Doug Cooper yes FW Jamaica 1957 Lindy Delapenha August 2023 Lotto Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Ronnie Burbeck Leicester City GK Esmond Million Youth team Out Pos. Name To TypeGKRolando UgoliniWrexham A.F.C. FWCharlie Wayman Darlington F.C.MFBert Mitchell Southport F.C. FWKen McPherson Coventry City MFJoe Birbeck Grimsby Town FWDoug Cooper MFPeter Stephenson Results Division Two 1956–57 Football League League table Second Division MID Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A Result D/L/W/D/D/L/W/W/L/D/D/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/W/L/L/L/W/L/L/W/D/W/L/L/L/L/W/W/D/D/W/D/W/W/W Position 11/13/10/12/10/13/10/6/11/11/11/9/8/7/5/4/3/3/5/4/5/5/5/5/6/8/8/6/5/7/8/9/10/10/9/9/9/8/9/7/6/5 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/1957/ 18 August 1956 1 Middlesbrough Stoke City D 1–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Harris 86 15 pen Cairns K Dagnall 13,413 21 August 1956 2 Middlesbrough Bury F.C. L 3–2 Parker 28Tilley 58Robinson 89 47, 67 Clough PF Power 14,979 Gigg Lane Bury 25 August 1956 3 Middlesbrough Barnsley F.C. W 1–3 Lol Chappell 62 10, 16 Clough 33 Delapenha P Rhodes 11,651 Oakwell Barnsley 29 August 1956 4 Middlesbrough Bury F.C. D 2–2 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Delapenha 22Clough 39 42, 57 Pearson PF Power 18,344 1 September 1956 5 Middlesbrough Leicester City D 1–1 Filbert Street Leicester Gardiner 55 46 Clough JH Clough 27,227 4 September 1956 6 Middlesbrough Grimsby Town L 3–2 Blundell Park Cleethorpes Evans 23Crosbie 43Maddison 50 53, 89 Clough 20,505 8 September 1956 7 Middlesbrough Bristol Rovers W 3–2 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Scott 26Clough 39Peacock 85 37 Biggs 53 Hooper W Hickson 19,149 12 September 1956 8 Middlesbrough Grimsby Town W 2–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Delapenha 64 pen Clough 74 69 Crosbie L Howarth 15,999 15 September 1956 9 Middlesbrough Notts County L 2–1 Meadow Lane Nottingham Russell 35Jackson 54 83 Harris J Cook 10,190 22 September 1956 10 Middlesbrough Liverpool F.C. D 1–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Clough 80 15 o.g. Robinson AW Luty 21,912 29 September 1956 11 Middlesbrough Leyton Orient D 1–1 Brisbane Road Leyton (London) Ken Facey 77 44 Clough J Kelly 17,146 6 October 1956 12 Middlesbrough Port Vale F.C. W 3–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Delapenha 11 pen, 31 penClough 23 Stephenson E Crawford 18,586 13 October 1956 13 Middlesbrough Rotherham United W 3–2 Millmoor Rotherham Roy Stephenson 8Jack Selkirk 84Ron Burbeck 89 Brian Clough 24Derek McLean 27 H Haworth 13,644 20 October 1956 14 Middlesbrough Bristol City W 4–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Brian Clough 37, 55Lindy Delapenha 75Bill Harris 87 Jimmy Rogers 74 F Collinge 23,824 27 October 1956 15 Middlesbrough Swansea Town F.C. D 2–2 Vetch Field Swansea, Wales Ivor J Allchurch 2 Mel Charles 68 Ronnie Dicks 75 Derek McLean 78 JS Pickles 17,552 3 November 1956 16 Middlesbrough Fulham F.C. W 3–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Derek McLean 8Brian Clough 26Ron Burbeck 30 Jimmy Hill 67 JS McLoughlin 29,201 10 November 1956 17 Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest W 0–4 City Ground Nottingham Brian Clough 44, 68, 79Arthur Fitzsimons 81 H Haworth 20,862 17 November 1956 18 Middlesbrough West Ham United W 3–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Ron Burbeck 27Arthur Fitzsimons 31, 37 Ken Tucker 7 F Cowen 31,513 24 November 1956 19 Middlesbrough Blackburn Rovers L 1–0 Ewood Park Blackburn Tommy Briggs 25 JV Sherlock 21,066 1 December 1956 20 Middlesbrough Lincoln City F.C. W 3–0 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Lindy Delapenha 23, 43 penBrian Clough 56 M McCoy 24,598 8 December 1956 21 Middlesbrough Sheffield United L 2–1 Bramall Lane Sheffield Jack Wilkinson 68Derek Hawksworth 83 89 Derek McLean JS Swain 20,479 15 December 1956 22 Middlesbrough Stoke City L 3–1 Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent Tim Coleman 55, 83, 88 28 Arthur Fitzsimons K Dagnall 20,689 22 December 1956 23 Middlesbrough Barnsley F.C. L 1–2 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Ronnie Dicks 82 Johnny McCann 6Johnny Edgar 9 P Rhodes 11,147 25 December 1956 24 Middlesbrough Doncaster Rovers W 3–2 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Brian Clough , Bill Harris Ronnie Walker Tommy Cavanagh PF Power 16,515 26 December 1956 25 Middlesbrough Doncaster Rovers L 2–1 Belle Vue Doncaster Bert TindillTommy Cavanagh 62 Dicky Robinson PF Power 8,975 29 December 1956 26 Middlesbrough Leicester City L 1–3 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Arthur Fitzsimons 10 30 Billy Wright 38 Colin Appleton 43 Arthur Rowley JH Clough 29,704 12 January 1957 27 Middlesbrough Bristol Rovers W 0–2 Eastville Stadium Bristol 66 Joe Scott 89 Brian Clough W Hickson 24,015 19 January 1957 28 Middlesbrough Notts County D 0–0 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park J Cook 23,085 2 February 1957 29 Middlesbrough Liverpool F.C. W 1–2 Anfield Liverpool Alan A'Court 43 Arthur Fitzsimons 64 Ron Burbeck AW Luty 38,890 9 February 1957 30 Middlesbrough Leyton Orient L 1–2 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Brian Clough 2 20 Phil Woosnam 41 Tommy Johnston J Kelly 27,315 16 February 1957 31 Middlesbrough Port Vale F.C. L 2–1 Vale Park Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent) Cyril Done 51Bill Spurdle 82 3 Brian Clough E Crawford 12,064 23 February 1957 32 Middlesbrough Rotherham United L 0–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 12 Roy Stephenson H Haworth 14,829 2 March 1957 33 Middlesbrough Bristol City L 2–1 Ashton Gate Bristol Bobby Etheridge 10 Johnny Watkins 43 pen 21 Derek McLean F Collinge 22,402 9 March 1957 34 Middlesbrough Swansea Town F.C. W 6–2 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Arthur Fitzsimons 2Billy Day 9Bill Harris 11 penDerek McLean 35Brian Clough 61, 82 50 Bert McIntosh 89 o.g Derek Stonehouse 17,072 16 March 1957 35 Middlesbrough Fulham F.C. W 1–2 Craven Cottage Fulham Trevor 'Tosh' Chamberlain Derek McLean 29 7 Clough JS McLoughlin 20,450 23 March 1957 36 Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest D 2–2 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park McLean 70Clough 82 10 Higham 79 Barrett H Haworth 25,009 30 March 1957 37 Middlesbrough West Ham United D 1–1 Boleyn Ground Upton Park Allison 18 Clough F Cowen 15,166 6 April 1957 38 Middlesbrough Blackburn Rovers W 2–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Clough 85, 86 Peter Dobing JV Sherlock 20,716 13 April 1957 39 Middlesbrough Lincoln City D 1–1 Sincil Bank Lincoln Northcott 56 8 McLean M McCoy 8,601 20 April 1957 40 Middlesbrough Sheffield United W 3–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Harris 34 pen, 55 penClough 74 83 Ringstead JS Swain 21,075 22 April 1957 41 Middlesbrough Huddersfield Town W 7–2 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Clough 24Clough49McLean 73Fitzsimons 80Harris 82 pen Clough85 Clough 87 8 Hickson 53 Les Massie 20,651 23 April 1957 42 Middlesbrough Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Kirklees W 0–1 27 Fitzsimons 13,818 FA Cup 1956-57 FA Cup Third Round 5 January 1957 3 Middlesbrough Charlton Athletic D 1–1 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Joe Scott 72 53 Buck Ryan RH Windle 32,863 10 January 1957 replay Middlesbrough Charlton Athletic W 2–3 The Valley Charlton (London) Stuart Leary 21Ray Barnard 37 o.g. 20 Billy Day 44 Brian Clough 55Arthur Fitzsimons RH Windle 22,613 Fourth Round 26 January 1957 4 Middlesbrough Aston Villa L 2–3 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Brian Clough 28Bill Harris 41 39 Derek 'Doc' Pace 53 Les Smith 72 Johnny Dixon GW Pullin 42,396 Statistics Squad statistics Football LeagueDivision Two FA Cup Other GK ENG Peter Taylor 38 0 3 0 0 0 DF ENG Ray Barnard 30 0 3 0 0 0 DF ENG Dicky Robinson 39 1 3 0 0 0 DF ENG Derek Stonehouse 22 0 3 0 0 0 MF Wales 1953 Bill Harris 42 8 3 1 0 0 MF ENG Ronnie Dicks 41 2 3 0 0 0 FW ENG Ron Burbeck 31 4 3 0 0 0 FW ENG Derek McLean 29 10 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Brian Clough 41 38 3 2 0 0 FW Republic of Ireland Arthur Fitzsimons 36 9 3 1 0 0 FW Jamaica 1957 Lindy Delapenha 26 8 1 0 0 0 GK ENG Esmond Million 4 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Ray Bilcliff 21 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Joe Scott 19 2 3 1 0 0 FW ENG Billy Day 17 1 2 1 0 0 DF ENG Brian Phillips 10 0 0 0 0 0 MF SCO Sam Lawrie 4 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Alan Peacock 4 1 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Tom Brown 3 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Doug Cooper 3 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Bobby Corbett 1 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Frank Mulholland 1 0 0 0 0 0 September 2023 https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1957/ References Category:Middlesbrough F.C. seasons Middlesbrough