Season story · Division 3
1956–57
7 league wins, 51–91 league goals and a campaign told match by match.
Manager: Noel Kelly
- Division
- Football League Division Three North
- Final league position
- 23rd
- League matches
- 46
- League wins
- 7
- League draws
- 13
- League defeats
- 26
- League goals
- 51–91
- Average Prenton Park gate
- 6,061
The journey
Four moments from the campaign
20 Aug
Opening chapter
Hull City · 4-1
View match24 Nov
Biggest victory
Scunthorpe United · 1-4
View match25 Dec
The biggest crowd
Bradford City · 4-1
View match27 Apr
Final word
Halifax Town · 4-0
View match
Defining matches
The days that shaped the season
The team
Most-used XI
Top scorer
No data
Biggest crowd
14,550
Bradford City
Season form
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Season timeline
The campaign, month by month
Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.
- Months
- 9
- Competitive matches
- 47
- Wins
- 7
Chapter 01
August 1956
LLL3 competitive matches · 0W 0D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 02
September 1956
WLLLDLLLW9 competitive matches · 2W 1D 6LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Sat 1WOldham AthleticPrenton Park · League2-1Tue 4LAccrington StanleyPrenton Park · League1-2Sat 8LMansfield TownField Mill · League3-0Wed 12LAccrington StanleyPeel Park · League1-0Sat 15DSouthportPrenton Park · League1-1Tue 18LHartlepool UnitedPrenton Park · League0-1Sat 22LChesterfieldSaltergate · League3-1Mon 24LHartlepool UnitedVictoria Park · League5-1Sat 29WChesterPrenton Park · League3-1Chapter 03
October 1956
LDDL4 competitive matches · 0W 2D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 04
November 1956
LLLW4 competitive matches · 1W 0D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 05
December 1956
LLDLL5 competitive matches · 0W 1D 4LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 06
January 1957
WLWLD5 competitive matches · 2W 1D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 07
February 1957
DDL3 competitive matches · 0W 2D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 08
March 1957
LDDLLD6 competitive matches · 0W 3D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 09
April 1957
WDWDDLLL8 competitive matches · 2W 3D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Sat 6WScunthorpe UnitedPrenton Park · League4-2Mon 8DDarlingtonPrenton Park · League2-2Sat 13WBradford Park AvenuePark Avenue · League1-2Mon 15DBradford CityPrenton Park · League0-0Fri 19DCarlisle UnitedBrunton Park · League2-2Sat 20LHalifax TownPrenton Park · League0-2Mon 22LCarlisle UnitedPrenton Park · League0-1Sat 27LHalifax TownThe Shay · League4-0
Summary
Selection summary
Competitive record
47 matches played
| Venue | Pld | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Agn | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |||
| Home | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Total | 47 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Match list
Results
47 matches
| Date | Opposition | Competition | Result | Att. | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/8 | AwayHull City | 4-1 | |||
| 25/8 | AwayYork City | 1-0 | |||
| 28/8 | HomeHull City | 2-4 | |||
| 1/9 | HomeOldham Athletic | 2-1 | |||
| 4/9 | 1-2 | ||||
| 8/9 | AwayMansfield Town | 3-0 | |||
| 12/9 | 1-0 | ||||
| 15/9 | HomeSouthport | 1-1 | |||
| 18/9 | 0-1 | ||||
| 22/9 | AwayChesterfield | 3-1 | |||
| 24/9 | 5-1 | ||||
| 29/9 | HomeChester | 3-1 | |||
| 6/10 | HomeBarrow | 0-2 | |||
| 13/10 | AwayDarlington | 1-1 | |||
| 20/10 | HomeRochdale | 2-2 | |||
| 27/10 | AwayGateshead | 3-1 | |||
| 3/11 | HomeWrexham | 2-4 | |||
| 10/11 | AwayDerby County | 4-0 | |||
| 17/11 | AwayBishop Auckland | 2-1 | |||
| 24/11 | 1-4 | ||||
| 1/12 | 0-3 | ||||
| 15/12 | AwayWorkington | 3-2 | |||
| 22/12 | HomeYork City | 3-3 | |||
| 25/12 | AwayBradford City | 4-1 | |||
| 29/12 | AwayOldham Athletic | 1-0 | |||
| 1/1 | HomeCrewe Alexandra | 3-0 | |||
| 5/1 | AwayStockport County | 3-1 | |||
| 12/1 | HomeMansfield Town | 3-1 | |||
| 19/1 | AwaySouthport | 1-0 | |||
| 26/1 | HomeStockport County | 2-2 | |||
| 2/2 | HomeChesterfield | 2-2 | |||
| 9/2 | AwayChester | 1-1 | |||
| 16/2 | AwayBarrow | 5-0 | |||
| 2/3 | AwayRochdale | 1-0 | |||
| 9/3 | HomeGateshead | 0-0 | |||
| 13/3 | HomeWorkington | 1-1 | |||
| 16/3 | AwayWrexham | 1-0 | |||
| 23/3 | HomeDerby County | 0-1 | |||
| 30/3 | AwayCrewe Alexandra | 0-0 | |||
| 6/4 | 4-2 | ||||
| 8/4 | HomeDarlington | 2-2 | |||
| 13/4 | 1-2 | ||||
| 15/4 | HomeBradford City | 0-0 | |||
| 19/4 | AwayCarlisle United | 2-2 | |||
| 20/4 | HomeHalifax Town | 0-2 | |||
| 22/4 | HomeCarlisle United | 0-1 | |||
| 27/4 | AwayHalifax Town | 4-0 |
