SHERIDAN DICTATES

SEASON STATISTICS: 1956-57

Back Row: Eric Kerfoot, Jackie Overfield, Keith Ripley, Royden Wood, Bob Forrest, Grenville Hair.

Front Row: George Meek, Jack Charlton, John Charles, Jimmy Dunn, Harold Brook.

SATURDAY 18th AUGUST 1956

LEEDS UNITED 5

Overfield 2', Charles 12', Brook 13', 17', 34'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Nightingale✙29', Overfield

ℹ Albert Nightingale's injury ended his career.

K. Collinge

DIVISION ONE

EVERTON 1

Farrell 82'

O'Neill, Moore, Tansey, Farrell, Jones, Lello, B. Harris, Donovan, J. Harris, Mayers✙45', Eglington

Attendance: 31,379

THURSDAY 23rd AUGUST 1956

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 1

Gauld 26'

Marsh, Campbell, Townsend, Hewie, McCarthy, Ufton✙3', Hurst, Gauld, Ayre, White, Kiernan

R. Leafe

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Charles 43', 62'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Ripley, Overfield

Attendance: 23,299

SATURDAY 25th AUGUST 1956

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 5

Brooks 10', Robb 35', Smith 44', Medwin 76',

Blanchflower 87'

Ditchburn, Norman, Hopkins, Blanchflower, Clarke, Marchi, Medwin, Harmer, Smith, Brooks, Robb

F. Stringer

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ripley 30'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Ripley, Overfield

Attendance: 51,212

WEDNESDAY 29th AUGUST 1956

LEEDS UNITED 4

Forrest 18', 52', Charles 31', Brook 63'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Ripley, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

R. Leafe

DIVISION ONE

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 0

Marsh, Campbell, Townsens, Linn, Jago, Hammond, Hurst, Gauld, Ryan, White, Kiernan

Attendance: 34,444

SATURDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 1956

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Ripley, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

W. Hickson

DIVISION ONE

CHELSEA 0

Robertson, MacFarlane, Bellett, Armstrong, Wicks, Saunders, Allen, Brabrook, Tindall, Nicholas, Blunstone

Attendance: 38,679

WEDNESDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 1956

MANCHESTER CITY 1

McAdams 3'

Savage, Leivers, Little, Paul, Ewing, McTavish, Spurdle, McAdams, Revie, Hayes, Clarke

J. Topliss

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

Attendance: 34,185

SATURDAY 8th SEPTEMBER 1956

LEEDS UNITED 3

Meek 3', Charles 50', Brook 78'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

R. Wood

DIVISION ONE

BOLTON WANDERERS 2

Lofthouse 43', Holden 89'

Hopkinson, Hartle, Banks, Henin, Higgins, G. Edwards, Holden, Stevens, Lofthouse, Parry, Gubbins

Attendance: 40,010

WEDNESDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 1956

LEEDS UNITED 2

Charles 19', Brook 53'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

J. Topliss

DIVISION ONE

MANCHESTER CITY 0

Savage, Leivers, Little, Paul, Ewing, McTavish, Spurdle, McAdams, Revie, Hayes, Clarke

Attendance: 35,068

SATURDAY 15th SEPTEMBER 1956

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1

Broadbent 88'

Finlayson, Stuart, Shorthouse, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Broadbent, Murray, Wilshaw, Mullen

Slater, saved by Wood 63'

J. Swain

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Charles 48', 86'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

Attendance: 40,824

Tuesday 18th September 1956 saw a fire destroy the West Stand at Elland Road.

SATURDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER 1956

LEEDS UNITED 1

Charles 19'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

L. Tirebuck

DIVISION ONE

ASTON VILLA 0

Sims, Hogg, Aldis, Baxter, Dugdale, Saward, Smith, Sewell, Pace, Dixon, McParland

Attendance: 35,388

SATURDAY 29th SEPTEMBER 1956

LUTON TOWN 2

Turner 29', 74'

Baynham, Dunne, Jones, Morton, Owen, Groves, Davies, Turner, Gregory, Cummins, Cullen

J. Barradell

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Charles 34', 78'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

Attendance: 20,949

SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER 1956

CARDIFF CITY 4

Ford 13', Hitchens 26', 90',

Kerfoot own goal 47'

Vearncombe, Davies, R. Stitfall, Harrington, Malloy, Sullivan, Walsh, Reynolds, Ford, Hitchens, McSeveney

S. Barker

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Forrest 1'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Ripley, Forrest, Overfield

Attendance: 38,333

SATURDAY 13th OCTOBER 1956

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ripley 74'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Forrest, Ripley, Overfield

N. Hough

DIVISION ONE

BIRMINGHAM CITY 1

Larkin 54'

Merrick, Hall, Green, Watts, Smith, Warhurst, Astall, Orritt, Brown, Larkin, Govan

Attendance: 34,460

SATURDAY 20th OCTOBER 1956

BURNLEY 0

McDonald, Smith, Winton, Seith, Adamson, Shannon, Gray, Mcllroy, McKay, Cheeseborough, Pilkington

G. Black

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Crowe, Forrest, Ripley, Overfield

Attendance: 26,440

SATURDAY 27th OCTOBER 1956

LEEDS UNITED 1

Wilson own goal 72'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Crowe, Forrest, Ripley, Overfield

K. Collinge

DIVISION ONE

PRESTON NORTH END 2

Baxter 65', Finney 80'

Else, R. Wilson, Walton, Docherty, Dunn, Evans, Campbell, T. Thompson, Finney, Baxter, Taylor

Attendance: 36,571

SATURDAY 3rd NOVEMBER 1956

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2

Keeble 35', Davies 81'

Simpson, Keith, McMichael, Stokoe, Casey, Keery, B. Mitchell, Keeble, Milburn, Eastham, Davies

G. Oliver

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 3

McKenna 22', 63', Charles 74'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, McKenna, Forrest, Overfield

Attendance: 49,034

SATURDAY 10th NOVEMBER 1956

LEEDS UNITED 3

Charles 43', 51', 73'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, McKenna, Forrest, Overfield

P. Power

DIVISION ONE

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1

Finney 14'

Hinchcliffe, Curtis, Bingley, T. McAnearney, McEvoy, Gibson, Finney, Quixall, Shiner, Froggatt, Cargill

Attendance: 31,857

SATURDAY 17th NOVEMBER 1956

MANCHESTER UNITED 3

Whelan 19', 64', Charlton 57'

Wood, Foulkes, Byrne, Colman, Jones, McGuinness, Berry, Whelan, Taylor, Charlton, Pegg

R. Windle

SATURDAY 24th NOVEMBER 1956

LEEDS UNITED 3

Charles 66', 85', Forrest 68'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, McKenna, Forrest, Overfield

J. Mitchell

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 2

McKenna 26', Charles penalty 66'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, McKenna, Forrest, Overfield

Attendance: 52,401

DIVISION ONE

ARSENAL 3

Tapscott 9', 35', Holton 41'

Sullivan, Charlton, Evans, Goring, Dodgin, Bowen, Clapton, Tapscott, Holton, Bloomfield, Tiddy

Attendance: 39,113

SATURDAY 1st DECEMBER 1956

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0

Sanders, Howe, Millard, Dudley, Kennedy, Barlow, Griffin, Robson, Kevan, Nicholls, Allen

T. Cooper

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

Attendance: 29,135

SATURDAY 8th DECEMBER 1956

LEEDS UNITED 4

Ripley 9', 68', Charles 52', 73'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Ripley, Forrest, Overfield

J. Malcolm

DIVISION ONE

PORTSMOUTH 1

Harris 7'

Uprichard, McGhee, Mansell, Gunter, Rutter, Dickinson, Harris, Gordon, Weddle, Mclellan, Dale

Attendance: 29,866

SATURDAY 15th DECEMBER 1956

EVERTON 2

Gauld 44', 79'

Dunlop, Donovan, Tansey, Birch, Jones, Farrell, McNamara, Gauld, Kirby, Fielding, Eglington

K. Collinge

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Ripley 37'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Ripley, Forrest, Overfield

Attendance: 33,765

TUESDAY 25th DECEMBER 1956

BLACKPOOL 1

Brown 27'

Farm, Armfield, Firth, Kelly, Gratrix, Fenton, McKenna, Taylor, Mudie, Brown, Perry

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Brook 85'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

Attendance: 20,517

WEDNESDAY 26th DECEMBER 1956

LEEDS UNITED 5

Charles 1', xx', Brook xx', xx', xx'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

unknown

DIVISION ONE

BLACKPOOL 0

Farm, Armfield, Firth, Kelly, Gratrix, Fenton, McKenna, Brown, Mudie, Durie, Perry

Attendance: 22,689

SATURDAY 29th DECEMBER 1956

CHELSEA 1

McNichol 23'

Matthews, MacFarlane, Sillett, Armstrong, Livingstone, Saunders, Brabrook, McNichol, Tindall, Nicholas, Blunstone

W. Hickson

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Armstrong own goal 85'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

Attendance: 43,860

SATURDAY 5th JANUARY 1957

LEEDS UNITED 1

Charles 61'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

Charles, saved by Vearncombe 61' - Charles scored from a second rebound

J. Kelly

FA CUP 3rd ROUND

CARDIFF CITY 2

Stockin 51', McSeveney 63'

Vearncombe, Rutter, R. Stitfall, Baker, Malloy, Sullivan, Walsh, McSeveney, Hitchens, Stockin, Nugent

Attendance: 34,237

SATURDAY 12th JANUARY 1957

BOLTON WANDERERS 5

Gubbins 4', Lofthouse 27', 36',

Dunn own goal 43', Holden 85'

Hopkinson, Hartle, Threlfall, Henin, Higgins, G. Edwards, Holden, Stevens, Lofthouse, Webster, Gubbins

R. Wood

SATURDAY 19th JANUARY 1957

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Ripley, Overfield

J. Swain

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 3

Charles 16', 21', Meek 78'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Crowe, Overfield

Attendance: 25,705

DIVISION ONE

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 0

Williams, Stuart, Harris, Slater, Wright, Flowers, Hooper, Mason, Bonson, Broadbent, Mullen

Attendance: 32,910

SATURDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 1957

ASTON VILLA 1

Pace 54'

Sims, Lynn, Aldis, Crowther, Dugdale, Saward, Smith, Sewell, Pace, Dixon, McParland

F. Overton

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Forrest 23'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Forrest, Crowe, Overfield

Attendance: 39,432

Nigel Sims in the Villa goal denies John Charles

SATURDAY 9th FEBRUARY 1957

LEEDS UNITED 1

Charles 18'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Forrest, Crowe, Overfield

J. Barradell

DIVISION ONE

LUTON TOWN 2

McLeod 6', Brown 25'

Baynham, Dunne, Aherne, Morton, Owen, Pearce, Shanks, Brown, Davies, Groves, McLeod

Attendance: 25,646

SATURDAY 16th FEBRUARY 1957

LEEDS UNITED 3

McKenna 70', Charles 73', Forrest 77'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, McKenna, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

S. Barker

DIVISION ONE

CARDIFF CITY 0

Howells, Davies, R. Stitfall, C. Baker, Malloy, Sullivan, Walsh, Reynolds, Hitchen, Stockin, Goodwin

Attendance: 21,695

SATURDAY 23rd FEBRUARY 1957

PRESTON NORTH END 3

Foster 28', 33', Finney 77'

Else, Cunningham, Walton, Docherty, Dunn, O'Farrell, Dagger, Waterhouse, Finney, Foster, Taylor

K. Collinge

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, McKenna, Charles, Brook, Crowe, Overfield

Attendance: 14,036

SATURDAY 2nd MARCH 1957

LEEDS UNITED 1

Charles 9'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Charles, Brook, Forrest, Overfield

F. Stringer

DIVISION ONE

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1

Stokes 24'

Reynolds, Baker, Norman, Blanchflower, Ryden, Marchi, Medwin, Harmer, Stokes, Brooks, Robb

Attendance: 33,895

SATURDAY 9th MARCH 1957

PORTSMOUTH 2

Dale 2', Weddle 11'

Uprichard, McGhee, Wilson, Gunter, Dickinson, Pickett, Harris, Gordon, Henderson, Weddle, Dale

J. Malcolm

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 5

Crowe 32', 37', Charles 43', 67', Meek 84'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Crowe, Charles, Brook, Overfield

Attendance: 23,596

MONDAY 11th MARCH 1957

LEEDS UNITED 1

Charles 82'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Crowe, Charles, Forrest, Overfield

unknown

DIVISION ONE

BURNLEY 1

Newlands 52'

McDonald, Angus, Winton, Seith, Miller, Shannon, Newlands, Mcllroy, Shackleton, Cheeseborough, Connelly

Attendance: 31,956

SATURDAY 16th MARCH 1957

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, O'Brien, Charles, Brook, Overfield

E. Oliver

DIVISION ONE

NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

S. Mitchell, Keith, McMichael, Stokoe, Casey, Scoular, B. Mitchell, White, Milburn, Eastham, Davies

Attendance: 32,541

TUESDAY 26th MARCH 1957

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2

Quixall 7', Froggatt 25'

McIntosh, Martin, Curtis, McAnearney. T. McEvoy, O'Donnell, Finney, Quixall, Shiner, Frogatt, Broadbent

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 3

Charles 3', 62', 75'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Crowe, Charles, O'Brien, Overfield

Attendance: 33,205

SATURDAY 30th MARCH 1957

LEEDS UNITED 1

Charles 42'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Crowe, Charles, O'Brien, Overfield

unknown

DIVISION ONE

MANCHESTER UNITED 2

Berry 34', Charlton 88'

Wood, Foulkes, Byrne, Colman, Blanchflower, Edwards, Berry, Whelan, Webster, Charlton, Pegg

Attendance: 47,216

SATURDAY 6th APRIL 1957

ARSENAL 1

Herd 10'

Kelsey, Charlton, Evans, Holton, Dodgin, Bowen, Clapton, Tapscott, Herd, Bloomfield, Haverty

J. Mitchell

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Kerfoot, Meek, Crowe, Charles, O'Brien, Overfield

Attendance: 40,388

SATURDAY 13th APRIL 1957

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Crowe, Charles, O'Brien, Overfield

unknown

DIVISION ONE

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0

Sanders, Howe, Millard, Setters, Kennedy, Barlow, Nicholls, Robson, Allen, Kevan, Horobin

Attendance: 20,905

FRIDAY 19th APRIL 1957

SUNDERLAND 2

Anderson 17', Fleming 46'

Bollands, Hedley, McDonald, Revie, Aitken, Elliott, Bingham, Anderson, Fleming, Clark, Grainger

G. Black

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Brook, Charles, O'Brien, Overfield

Attendance: 56,551

SATURDAY 20th APRIL 1957

BIRMINGHAM CITY 6

Astall 7', Brown 16', 55',

Govan penalty 22', 23', 67'

Merrick, Hall, Green, Watts, Smith, Warhurst, Astall, Kinsey, Brown, Murphy, Govan

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Charles 5', 32'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Crowe, Charles, O'Brien, Overfield

Attendance: 30,642

MONDAY 22nd APRIL 1957

LEEDS UNITED 3

Charles xx', 73', Brook 53'

Wood, Dunn, Hair, Gibson, Marsden, Kerfoot, Meek, Brook, Charles, O'Brien, Overfield

G. Black

DIVISION ONE

SUNDERLAND 1

Grainger 81'

Fraser, Hedley, McDonald, Revie, Daniel, Elliott, Bingham, Anderson, Fleming, Clark, Grainger

Attendance: 29,328

P
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
1 Manchester United
42
28
8
6
103
54
64
2 Tottenham Hotspur
42
22
12
8
104
56
56
3 Preston North End
42
23
10
9
84
56
56
4 Blackpool
42
22
9
11
93
65
53
5 Arsenal
42
21
8
13
85
69
50
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers
42
20
8
14
94
70
48
7 Burnley
42
18
10
14
56
60
46
8 LEEDS UNITED
42
15
14
13
72
63
44
9 Bolton Wanderers
42
16
12
14
65
65
44
10 Aston Villa
42
14
15
13
65
55
43
11 West Bromwich Albion
42
14
14
14
59
61
42
12 Chelsea
42
13
13
16
73
73
39
13 Birmingham City
42
15
9
18
69
69
39
14 Sheffield Wednesday
42
16
6
20
82
88
38
15 Everton
42
14
10
18
61
79
38
16 Luton Town
42
14
9
19
58
76
37
17 Newcastle United
42
14
8
20
67
87
36
18 Manchester City
42
13
9
20
78
88
35
19 Portsmouth
42
10
13
19
62
92
33
20 Sunderland
42
12
8
22
67
88
32
⇩
 Cardiff City
42
10
9
23
53
88
29
⇩
 Charlton Athletic
42
9
4
29
62
120
22