1956–57 FA Cup

1956–57 FA Cup EnglandWales Aston Villa 7 Manchester United 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 FA Cup was the 76th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Aston Villa won the competition, beating Manchester United 2–1 in the final at Wembley, London. Matches were played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played. Calendar Round Date Preliminary round Saturday 8 September 1956 First qualifying round Saturday 22 September 1956 Second qualifying round Saturday 6 October 1956 Third qualifying round Saturday 20 October 1956 Fourth qualifying round Saturday 3 November 1956 First round proper Saturday 17 November 1956 Second round Saturday 8 December 1956 Third round Saturday 5 January 1957 Fourth round Saturday 26 January 1957 Fifth round Saturday 16 February 1957 Sixth round Saturday 2 March 1957 Semifinals Saturday 23 March 1957 Final Saturday 4 May 1957 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 30 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Billingham Synthonia, South Shields, Evenwood Town, Blyth Spartans, Scarborough, Morecambe, Wigan Athletic, New Brighton, Rhyl, Bromsgrove Rovers, Hereford United, Boston United, Selby Town, Goole Town, Ilkeston Town, Burton Albion, Peterborough United, Dunstable Town, Ely City, Walthamstow Avenue, Margate, Guildford City, Yiewsley, Tooting & Mitcham United, Hastings United, Newport (IOW), Dorchester Town, Weymouth, Yeovil Town and Cheltenham Town. Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Evenwood Town, Dunstable Town, Ely City and Yiewsley. Of the others, South Shields had last featured at this stage in 1947-48 and Morecambe had last done so in 1936-37. New Brighton, who had been in the Football League from 1923 until 1951, became the first club since Chelmsford City in 1938-39 to feature in nine rounds of an FA Cup tournament. They progressed from the preliminary round to the fourth round proper, defeating Prescot Cables, Marine, Earlestown, South Liverpool, Hyde United, Stockport County, Derby County and Torquay United before going out to Burnley at Turf Moor. all qualifying round results 1956–57 FA Cup qualifying rounds Results First round proper At this stage the 48 clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined the 30 non-league clubs that came through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round Bishop Auckland and Bedford Town were given byes to this round, with Bishop Auckland being the champions from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup and Bedford Town having taken Arsenal to a third-round replay in the previous season's FA Cup. Matches were played on Saturday, 17 November 1956. Eight matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Ely City2–6Torquay United17 November 1956 2Chester0–0Barrow17 November 1956 ReplayBarrow3–1Chester22 November 1956 3Darlington7–2Evenwood Town17 November 1956 4Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic8–0Burton Albion17 November 1956 5Southampton2–0Northampton Town17 November 1956 6Weymouth1–0Shrewsbury Town17 November 1956 7Yeovil Town1–3Peterborough United17 November 1956 8Walsall0–1Newport County17 November 195612,085 9Crewe Alexandra2–2Wrexham17 November 1956 ReplayWrexham2–1Crewe Alexandra21 November 1956 10Derby County2–1Bradford City17 November 1956 11Swindon Town2–1Coventry City17 November 1956 12Bishop Auckland2–1Tranmere Rovers17 November 1956 13Ipswich Town4–0Hastings United17 November 195613,481 14Queens Park Rangers4–0Dorchester Town17 November 1956 15Accrington Stanley4–1Morecambe17 November 1956 16Brentford3–0Guildford City17 November 1956 17Brighton & Hove Albion1–1Millwall17 November 1956 ReplayMillwall3–1Brighton & Hove Albion19 November 1956 18Rhyl3–2Scarborough17 November 1956 19Norwich City2–4Bedford Town17 November 1956 20Hull City4–0Gateshead17 November 1956 21Carlisle United6–1Billingham Synthonia17 November 1956 22Crystal Palace2–0Walthamstow Avenue17 November 1956 23Exeter City0–2Plymouth Argyle17 November 1956 24Yiewsley2–2Gillingham17 November 1956 ReplayGillingham2–0Yiewsley21 November 1956 25Hartlepools United3–1Selby Town17 November 1956 26Scunthorpe & Lindsey United1–0Rochdale17 November 1956 27Mansfield Town1–1Workington17 November 1956 ReplayWorkington2–1Mansfield Town21 November 1956 28Halifax Town2–3Oldham Athletic17 November 1956 29Margate3–1Dunstable Town17 November 1956 30Cheltenham Town1–2Reading17 November 1956 31Southport0–0York City17 November 1956 ReplayYork City2–1Southport21 November 1956 32New Brighton3–3Stockport County17 November 1956 ReplayStockport County2–3New Brighton21 November 1956 33Hereford United3–2Aldershot17 November 1956 34Newport (IOW)0–6Watford17 November 1956 35Tooting & Mitcham United2–1Bromsgrove Rovers17 November 1956 36Wigan Athletic1–2Goole Town17 November 1956 37Boston United0–2Bradford Park Avenue17 November 1956 38South Shields2–2Chesterfield17 November 1956 ReplayChesterfield4–0South Shields21 November 1956 39Colchester United1–4Southend United17 November 1956 40Ilkeston Town1–5Blyth Spartans17 November 1956 Second round The matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1956. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place on the following Wednesday. Derby County went out at this stage to non-league opposition for the second consecutive season. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Chesterfield4–1Barrow8 December 1956 2Southampton3–2Weymouth8 December 1956 3Watford1–3Ipswich Town8 December 195613,913 4Reading1–0Bedford Town8 December 1956 5Gillingham1–2Newport County8 December 19568,700 6Derby County1–3New Brighton8 December 1956 7Swindon Town0–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic8 December 1956 8Accrington Stanley2–1Oldham Athletic8 December 1956 9Brentford1–1Crystal Palace8 December 1956 ReplayCrystal Palace3–2Brentford12 December 1956 10Rhyl3–1Bishop Auckland8 December 1956 11Millwall4–0Margate8 December 1956 12Hull City2–1York City8 December 1956 13Carlisle United2–1Darlington8 December 1956 14Goole Town2–2Workington8 December 1956 ReplayWorkington0–1Goole Town12 December 1956 15Scunthorpe & Lindsey United0–0Wrexham8 December 1956 ReplayWrexham6–2Scunthorpe & Lindsey United12 December 1956 16Blyth Spartans0–1Hartlepools United8 December 1956 17Torquay United1–0Plymouth Argyle8 December 1956 18Hereford United2–3Southend United8 December 1956 19Tooting & Mitcham United0–2Queens Park Rangers8 December 1956 20Peterborough United3–0Bradford Park Avenue8 December 1956 Third round The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage and the matches were played on Saturday, 5 January 1957. Eleven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week, and two ties required second replays, which were both played on Monday, 14 January 1957. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic2–0Accrington Stanley5 January 1957 2Bristol City4–1Rotherham United5 January 1957 3Burnley7–0Chesterfield5 January 1957 4Bury1–3Portsmouth5 January 1957 5Preston North End0–0Sheffield Wednesday5 January 1957 ReplaySheffield Wednesday2–2Preston North End9 January 1957 2nd replayPreston North End5–1Sheffield Wednesday14 January 1957 Goodison A 6Notts County1–3Rhyl5 January 1957 7Nottingham Forest6–0Goole Town5 January 1957 8Bolton Wanderers2–3Blackpool5 January 1957 9Wolverhampton Wanderers5–3Swansea Town5 January 1957 10Middlesbrough1–1Charlton Athletic5 January 1957 ReplayCharlton Athletic2–3Middlesbrough10 January 1957 11Sunderland4–0Queens Park Rangers5 January 195730,557 12Luton Town2–2Aston Villa5 January 195720,094 ReplayAston Villa2–0Luton Town7 January 195728,356 13Everton1–0Blackburn Rovers5 January 195756,293 14Doncaster Rovers1–1West Bromwich Albion5 January 1957 ReplayWest Bromwich Albion2–0Doncaster Rovers9 January 1957 15Wrexham1–1Reading5 January 1957 ReplayReading1–2Wrexham9 January 1957 16Ipswich Town2–3Fulham 5 January 195722,199 17Newcastle United1–1Manchester City5 January 195757,921 ReplayManchester City4–5Newcastle United9 January 195746,990 18Tottenham Hotspur2–0Leicester City5 January 195756,492 19Barnsley3–3Port Vale5 January 1957 ReplayPort Vale0–1Barnsley7 January 1957 20West Ham United5–3Grimsby Town5 January 1957 21Millwall2–0Crystal Palace5 January 1957 22Hull City3–4Bristol Rovers5 January 1957 23Carlisle United3–3Birmingham City5 January 195727,445Detail for matches involving Birmingham City from Matthews, Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books 192 Derby 978-1-85983-010-9 ReplayBirmingham City2–0Carlisle United9 January 195756,458 24Southend United2–1Liverpool5 January 1957 25Hartlepools United3–4Manchester United5 January 1957 26Huddersfield Town0–0Sheffield United5 January 1957 ReplaySheffield United1–1Huddersfield Town7 January 1957 2nd replayHuddersfield Town2–1Sheffield United14 January 1957 MaineRoad B 27Newport County3–3Southampton5 January 195718,562 ReplaySouthampton0–1Newport County9 January 195722,372 28Arsenal4–2Stoke City5 January 1957 29Leeds United1–2Cardiff City5 January 1957 30New Brighton2–1Torquay United5 January 1957 31Peterborough United2–2Lincoln City5 January 1957 ReplayLincoln City4–5Peterborough United9 January 1957 32Leyton Orient0–2Chelsea5 January 1957 Fourth round The matches were played on Saturday, 26 January 1957. No replays were necessary. Rhyl, New Brighton and Peterborough United were the last non-league clubs left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Blackpool6–2Fulham26 January 1957 2Bristol City3–0Rhyl26 January 195729,438 3Burnley9–0New Brighton26 January 1957 4Wolverhampton Wanderers0–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic26 January 195741,752 5Middlesbrough2–3Aston Villa26 January 195742,396 6West Bromwich Albion4–2Sunderland26 January 1957 48,010 7Everton2–1West Ham United26 January 195755,245 8Wrexham0–5Manchester United26 January 1957 34,445 9Tottenham Hotspur4–0Chelsea26 January 195766,398 10Bristol Rovers1–4Preston North End26 January 1957 11Portsmouth1–3Nottingham Forest26 January 1957 12Millwall2–1Newcastle United26 January 195745,646 13Southend United1–6Birmingham City26 January 195730,000 14Huddersfield Town3–1Peterborough United26 January 1957 15Cardiff City0–1Barnsley26 January 1957 16Newport County0–2Arsenal26 January 195722,450 Fifth round The matches were played on Saturday, 16 February 1957. Two matches were drawn and replayed later the same week. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDateAttendanceNotes1Blackpool0–0West Bromwich Albion16 February 1957 32,707 ReplayWest Bromwich Albion2–1Blackpool20 February 1957 58,0542Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3–1Tottenham Hotspur16 February 195725,892 3Preston North End3–3Arsenal16 February 1957 ReplayArsenal2–1Preston North End19 February 1957 4Aston Villa2-1Bristol City16 February 1957 63,099 5Barnsley1–2Nottingham Forest16 February 1957 6Manchester United1–0Everton16 February 195761,803 7Millwall1–4Birmingham City16 February 195741,000 8Huddersfield Town1–2Burnley16 February 195755,168 Sixth Round 2 March 1957 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1 – 2 Manchester United Bedford 25 Berry 60 65 pen. Dean Court, Bournemouth 28,799DeanCourt C 2 March 1957 Burnley 1 – 1 Aston Villa Aldis 31 o.g. McParland 64 Turf Moor, Burnley 49,346 Replay 6 March 1957 Aston Villa 2 – 0 Burnley Dixon 18McParland 70 Villa Park, Birmingham 46,531 2 March 1957 West Bromwich Albion 2 – 2 Arsenal Allen 22Wills 49 o.g. Herd 37Clapton 57 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 58,459 Replay 5 March 1957 Arsenal 1 – 2 West Bromwich Albion Holton 80 Whitehouse 47Kevan 77 Highbury, London 58,757 2 March 1957 Birmingham City 0 – 0 Nottingham Forest St Andrew's, Birmingham 57,827 Replay 7 March 1957 Nottingham Forest 0 – 1 Birmingham City Murphy 53 City Ground, Nottingham 36,486 Semifinals 23 March 1957 Aston Villa 2 – 2 West Bromwich Albion McParland 40 84 Whitehouse ? 45 Molineux, Wolverhampton 55,649 Replay 28 March 1957 West Bromwich Albion 0 – 1 Aston Villa Myerscough 38 St Andrew's, Birmingham 58,067 23 March 1957 Manchester United 2 – 0 Birmingham City Berry 12Charlton 13 Hillsborough, Sheffield 65,107 Final 1957 FA Cup Final The final took place on Saturday, 4 May 1957 at Wembley and ended in a victory for Aston Villa over Manchester United by 2–1. The attendance was 100,000. 4 May 1957 15:00 BST Aston Villa 2–1 http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1957.htm FA Cup Final 1957 fa-cupfinals.co.uk 2008-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20080525093853/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1957.htm 25 May 2008 dead Manchester United McParland 68 73 Taylor 83 Wembley, London 100,000 F. Coultas _thinclaretstripes _thinredstripes _thinclaretstripes _thick_claret_stripes 3BB9FF 3BB9FF 3BB9FF ffffff 3BB9FF Aston Villa _redborder _vneckred _redborder _red_stripes _redtop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Manchester United Notes A. Goodison: Match played at Goodison Park, Liverpool. B. MaineRoad: Match played at Maine Road, Manchester. C. DeanCourt: Dean Court's record attendance of 28,799 was set at this match.http://www.afcb.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubInfo/0,,10324,00.html AFC Bournemouth Club Information A.F.C. Bournemouth 2008-01-23 2008-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080409213122/http://www.afcb.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubInfo/0%2C%2C10324%2C00.html 9 April 2008 dead References General The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com English FA Cup 1956/57 https://web.archive.org/web/20050821042239/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58&seasonid=86 2005-08-21 at Soccerbase FA Cup 1956/57 results at Footballsite Specific Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup