1956–57 West Ham United F.C. season

English football team season March 2015 March 2015 West Ham United 1956–57 Ted Fenton Reg Pratt Boleyn Ground Second Division Second Division 8th FA Cup Fourth round Eddie Lewis Billy Dare (9) John Dick (13) _thinskycollar _sky_blue_on_top 50b4ff 890909 50b4ff 890909 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 season was West Ham's seventeenth season in the Second Division since their relegation in season 1931–32. The club were managed by Ted Fenton and the team captain was Noel Cantwell.http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/honours-55.html Ted Fenton www.leaguemanagers.com 24 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140427010918/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/honours-55.html 27 April 2014 dmy-all http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/migration/noel-cantwell-26212550.html Noel Cantwell www.independent.ie 24 April 2014 Season summary West Ham finished eighth and were at no time in either of the top two, promotion places. John Dick was the top scorer with 13 goals in all competitions. Top scorers in the league were Billy Dare and Eddie Lewis with eight goals. Malcolm Musgrove made the most appearances; 44 in all competitions. West Ham made the fourth round of the FA Cup before being eliminated by Everton. Second Division 1956–57 Football League#Second Division Second Division y WHU Results West Ham United's score comes firsthttp://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=4&ham=1957&united=2nd_Division_1956-57 Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics – 1st Division 1956–57 www.westhamstats.info 4 May 2014 Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 18 August 1956 FulhamA4–125,809Grice, Dare, Tucker 20 August 1956 Blackburn RoversH1–319,727Tucker 25 August 1956 Swansea CityH1–217,067Tucker 27 August 1956 Blackburn RoversA2–015,003Blackburn, Dick 1 September 1956 Lincoln CityA2–013,131Stroud (2) 3 September 1956 LiverpoolH1–125,671O'Farrell 8 September 1956 Rotherham UnitedH1–119,448Dare 15 September 1956 Port ValeA0–017,582 22 September 1956 BarnsleyH2–019,412Dare, Dick 29 September 1956 Sheffield UnitedA0–123,529 6 October 1956 Leyton OrientA2–124,685Musgrove, Willsemse (og) 13 October 1956 Huddersfield TownH0–222,643 20 October 1956 Bristol RoversH1–124,404Dick 27 October 1956 Grimsby TownH0–117,579 3 November 1956 Doncaster RoversA0–313,071 10 November 1956 Stoke CityH1–017,668Tucker 17 November 1956 MiddlesbroughA1–331,513Tucker 24 November 1956 Leicester CityH2–119,789Lewis, Tucker 1 December 1956 BuryA3–38,757Musgrove, Dick, Parker 8 December 1956 Notts CountyH2–114,875Roy Smith, Dick 15 December 1956 FulhamH2–118,119Bond, Musgrove 22 December 1956 Swansea CityA1–312,091Lewis 25 December 1956 Nottingham ForestH2–116,300Lewis, Musgrove 29 December 1956 Lincoln CityH2–117,790Dare (2) 12 January 1957 Rotherham UnitedA1–011,090Musgrove 19 January 1957 Port ValeA1–017,229Dick, John Smith 2 February 1957 BarnsleyA2–115,931Dare, Dick 9 February 1957 Sheffield UnitedH3–222,130Cantwell, John Smith, Lewis 16 February 1957 Leyton OrientH2–127,182Lewis, Lansdowne 23 February 1957 Huddersfield TownA2–625,284John Smith, Lewis 2 March 1957 Bristol RoversH1–222,354Lewis 9 March 1957 Grimsby TownA1–214,026Allison 16 March 1957 Doncaster RoversH1–115,336Lewis 23 March 1957 Stoke CityA1–019,794Musgrove 30 March 1957 MiddlesbroughH1–115,166Allison 6 April 1957 Leicester CityA3–533,338Allison, Musgrove (2) 13 April 1957 BuryH1–09,043Dare 15 April 1957 Nottingham ForestA0–324,251 19 April 1957 Bristol CityA1–118,317Allison 20 April 1957 Notts CountyA1–417,803John Smith 22 April 1957 Bristol CityH3–19,343Dare, Lewis, Dick 27 April 1957 LiverpoolA0–136,236 FA Cup 1956-57 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR35 January 1957 Grimsby TownH5–324,500Lewis, Smith (2), Dick MusgroveR426 January 1957 EvertonH1–255,245Dare Squad yes yes ENG DF Malcolm Allison yes ENG FW Alan Blackburn yes ENG DF John Bond yes ENG DF Ken Brown yes IRL DF Noel Cantwell captain yes ENG DF Fred Cooper yes ENG FW Billy Dare yes SCO FW John Dick yes ENG FW Albert Foan yes ENG GK Ernie Gregory yes ENG MF Mike Grice yes SCO DF Robert Gordon Johnstone yes ENG MF Bill Lansdowne yes ENG FW Eddie Lewis yes ENG MF Andy Malcolm yes yes ENG MF Malcolm Musgrove yes ENG DF Andy Nelson yes CAN FW Mick Newman yes IRL MF Frank O'Farrell yes ENG FW Harry Obeney yes ENG MF Derek Parker yes ENG FW Malcolm Pyke yes ENG MF John Smith yes ENG FW Roy Smith yes ENG FW Roy Stroud yes ENG FW Ken Tucker yes ENG MF Doug Wragg yes ENG DF George Wright yes SCO GK Bob Wyllie References Category:West Ham United F.C. seasons West Ham United F.C. season West Ham United F.C. season West Ham United