1956–57 in English football

none July 2020 July 2020 England 1956–57 First Division Manchester United Second Division Leicester City FA Cup Aston Villa 1955–56 1957–58 yes The 1956–57 season was the 77th season of competitive football in England. Manchester United won the First Division to become English football champions for the fifth time. Tottenham Hotspur were runners-up. In the Second Division it was Leicester City who finished in top spot, ahead of East Midlands rivals, Nottingham Forest. Hartlepools United finished as runners-up to Derby County in Third Division North, while in the Third Division South, Ipswich Town won the title ahead of Torquay United. Aston Villa won a record seventh FA Cup, beating Manchester United in the final and denying their opponents the chance of being the first double winners of the 20th century. The Charity Shield featured a Manchester derby, with United defeating City in the match. The England national team won the British Home Championship, with Scotland the runners-up. Honours CompetitionWinnerRunner-upFirst DivisionManchester United (5)Tottenham HotspurSecond DivisionLeicester CityNottingham ForestThird Division NorthDerby CountyHartlepool UnitedThird Division SouthIpswich TownTorquay UnitedFA CupAston Villa (7*)Manchester UnitedCharity ShieldManchester UnitedManchester CityHome ChampionshipEnglandScotland Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Awards Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year – Tom Finney (Preston North End) Top goalscorer John Charles (Leeds United), 38 FA Cup FA Cup 1956–57 Aston Villa won the FA Cup for a then record seventh time. Football League 1956–57 Football League First Division Manchester United's young team dominated the English game once again, retaining the First Division title and also becoming England's first representatives in the European Cup, reaching the semi-finals, and also finishing runners-up in the FA Cup to an Aston Villa side who won the trophy for a record seventh time. Tottenham Hotspur finished runners-up, while Tom Finney's influence at Preston helped the Deepdale side finish third, while another veteran winger, Stanley Matthews, helped his own side finish fourth. Leeds United enjoyed possibly their best season to date by finishing eighth, but their hopes of further achievements in the immediate future were then hit by the news that star striker John Charles would be on his way to Juventus of Italy in a transfer worth £65,000.July 2020 Charlton Athletic and Cardiff City went down to the Second Division.July 2020 y First Division Second Division It was an East Midlands promotion double in the Second Division as Leicester City won the title by a comfortable margin, and were joined on the way upwards by runners-up and local rivals Nottingham Forest. Liverpool missed out on promotion by a single point under the management of their former player Phil Taylor, while Blackburn Rovers fell two points short of promotion. Bury and Port Vale went down from the Second Division. y Second Division Third Division North Derby County, who had declined sharply since their 1946 FA Cup triumph, finally enjoyed some long-awaited success by winning the Third Division North title and promotion to the Second Division. y Third Division North Third Division South Alf Ramsey, the former Tottenham and England player, guided Ipswich Town to title glory in the Third Division South, securing their promotion to the Second Division ahead of a Torquay side who had yet to play Second Division football. The leading pair finished a single point ahead of Colchester United, one of the Football League's newest members. y Third Division South Top goalscorers First Division John Charles (Leeds United) – 38 goalshttps://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2017-06-04 Second Division Arthur Rowley (Leicester City) – 44 goals Third Division North Ray Straw (Derby County) – 37 goalshttps://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2017-06-04 Third Division South Ted Phillips (Ipswich Town) – 42 goals Notable debutants 6 October 1956: Bobby Charlton, five days short of his 19th birthday, scores twice on his debut for Manchester United in a 4-2 home win over Charlton Athletic in the First Division.http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-And-Staff/Legends/Sir-Bobby-Charlton.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20101206082702/http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-And-Staff/Legends/Sir-Bobby-Charlton.aspx 6 December 2010 Official Manchester United Website 24 October 1956: David Gaskell, 16-year-old goalkeeper, keeps goal for Manchester United in their Charity Shield match against Manchester City due to an injury to regular goalkeeper Ray Wood.http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/gaskell_david.html David Gaskell - Manchester United Player Profile & Stats 24 December 1956: Denis Law, 16-year-old Scottish forward, makes his debut for Huddersfield Town against Notts County in the Second Division.http://www.world-football-legends.co.uk/index.php/sco/157-law-denis Football Legends - Everything you should know about the football legends in the world Europe League champions Manchester United became the first English side to enter the European Cup, now in its second season. They began on a high note by eliminating Belgian champions Anderlecht, confirming qualification for the first knockout round by beating the Belgian side 10-0 in the preliminary round second leg at Maine Road.http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/Duncan-Edwards-article663.html Archived copy 2012-02-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121016231843/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/Duncan-Edwards-article663.html 2012-10-16 They reached the semi-finals, narrowly being beaten by defending European champions Real Madrid of Spain, who went on to retain the trophy.https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec195657.html European Competitions 1956-57 References 1956