1956–57 Leicester City F.C. season

1956–57 season of Leicester City May 2025 May 2025 February 2015 February 2015 Leicester City 1956–57 Dave Halliday Second Division 1st FA Cup 3rd Round Arthur Rowley (44) Arthur Rowley (44) _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _blue stripes _whitetops 2B55DB 2B55DB 2B55DB white 2B55DB 1955–56 1957–58 The 1956–57 season was Leicester City's 52nd season in the Football League and their 38th (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football. Leicester ran away with the Second Division title, winning it by a clear 7 points to claim the club's 4th Second Division title and their second title in four years. Legendary striker Arthur Rowley set the club record for the most goals in a single season by scoring 44 goals in 43 appearances. The club's tally of 109 league goals during the season also remains a club record. League table 1956–57 Football League#Second Division Second Division y LEI Club statistics All data from: Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club (2001) (1-899538-21-61956–57 Leicester City F.C. season: {!} ISBNdb https://isbndb.com/book/1899538216 2025-05-31 isbndb.com) Appearances Pos.Nat.NameDiv 2FACTotalGKSCODave MacLaren27128GKENGGeorge Heyes14014GKENGHarvey Sinclair101DFENGStan Milburn42143DFSCOJohn Ogilvie38139DFENGJack Froggatt42143DFSCOBill Webb303DFENGWillie Cunningham101MFSCOPat Ward27027MFENGColin Appleton15116MFSCOJimmy Moran303FWENGJohnny Morris42143FWSCOTommy McDonald31132FWSCOIan McNeill38139FWSCOWillie Gardiner13013FWENGArthur Rowley42143FWENGDerek Hogg36036FWENGDerek Hines29130FWSCOJimmy Walsh101FWENGBilly Wright17118 Top goalscorers Pos.Nat.NameDiv 1FACTotal1ENGArthur Rowley440442SCOIan McNeill180183ENGDerek Hines140144ENGBilly Wright100105SCOTommy McDonald7076ENGDerek Hogg5057SCOWillie Gardiner4048ENGStan Milburn101=ENGJohnny Morris101=ENGColin Appleton101=SCOJimmy Moran101Own goals303 References 1962-63 Leicester City