1956-57 Mid-Week League
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League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 2.58 | 19 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 1.80 | 17 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 1.41 | 16 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 0.81 | 10 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 0.63 | 7 |
| 7 | Crustal Palace | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 0.42 | 5 |
Matches
| D | M | Year | Opposition | Venue | Result | Score | Additional Information |
| 26 | Sep | 1956 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | Drew | 2-2 | |
| 10 | Oct | 1956 | Arsenal | Home | Won | 2-0 | |
| 14 | Nov | 1956 | West Ham United | Home | Drew | 1-1 | |
| 28 | Nov | 1956 | Charlton Athletic | Away | Won | 3-0 | |
| 17 | Jan | 1957 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | Drew | 2-2 | |
| 20 | Feb | 1957 | Crystal Palace | Away | Drew | 3-3 | |
| 27 | Feb | 1957 | Portsmouth | Away | Won | 3-1 | |
| 6 | Mar | 1957 | Charlton Athletic | Home | Won | 1-0 | |
| 18 | Mar | 1957 | West Ham United | Away | Won | 2-1 | |
| 27 | Mar | 1957 | Portsmouth | Home | Lost | 2-3 | |
| 10 | Apr | 1957 | Arsenal | Away | Lost | 1-3 | |
| 1 | May | 1957 | Crystal Palace | Home | Won | 2-1 |
Squad statistics
| Name | Mid-Week League | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| Brian Abrey | 7 | 1 |
| George Armour | 1 | |
| Gerry Baker | 1 | |
| Paul Berry | 1 | |
| Arthur Blackley | 10 | 4 |
| Micky Block | 8 | 3 |
| Barry Bridges | 5 | 1 |
| David Cliss | 6 | 2 |
| Mike Collins | 8 | |
| John Compton | 4 | |
| Colin Court | 2 | 1 |
| Roy Cunningham | 2 | |
| Brian Dellar | 1 | |
| Brian Donaldson | 6 | |
| Roy Fergey | 8 | |
| Derek Gibbs | 1 | 2 |
| Jimmy Greaves | 3 | |
| Mike Harrison | 1 | |
| Alan Hetherington | 4 | |
| V. Hooper | 1 | |
| Cliff Huxford | 3 | |
| V. Jobson | 1 | |
| Bobby Laverick | 3 | 2 |
| M. Lewis | 1 | |
| Dennis Long | 1 | |
| R. Lowe | 1 | |
| Owen Medlock | 3 | |
| Boyd Nisbet | 1 | 1 |
| F. O’Mahoney | 1 | |
| Brian Rooney | 1 | |
| B. Rutter | 1 | |
| Mel Scott | 8 | |
| Ken Shellito | 4 | |
| John Sillett | 2 | 1 |
| Barry Sluman | 4 | 2 |
| Barry Smart | 1 | |
| Keith Smith | 4 | 2 |
| Phillip Smith | 1 | |
| Terence Stacey | 1 | |
| Ray Virgo | 4 | 1 |
| William Wall | 5 | |
| Whitington | 1 | |
| Opponent (own goal) | 1 | |
