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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1956/57

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Opposition goalscorers in italics.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE POS
 Sat 18 Aug Sheffield Wednesday A 2-4 Lee, Allen - Shiner 2, Quixall, Finney   22,013 15
 Wed 22 Aug Aston Villa H 2-0 Robson, Whitehouse   37,255 13
 Sat 25 Aug Manchester United H 2-3 Allen, Lee - Taylor, Viollet, Whelan   26,516 15
 Mon 27 Aug Aston Villa A 0-0   31,785 14
 Sat 01 Sep Arsenal A 1-4 Whitehouse - Roper 2, Tiddy, Tapscott   39,973 16
 Wed 05 Sep Portsmouth H 2-1 Robson, Kevan - Rees   15,059 15
 Sat 08 Sep Burnley H 2-2 Allen, Griffin - McKay 2   23,746 16
 Sat 15 Sep Preston North End A 2-3 Robson 2 - Thompson, Taylor, Finney   28,380 17
 Sat 22 Sep Chelsea H 2-1 Griffin, Kevan - Stubbs   24,684 15
 Sat 29 Sep Cardiff City A 0-0   22,362 15
 Sat 06 Oct Wolverhampton W H 1-1 Allen - Hooper   34,379 15
 Sat 13 Oct Bolton Wanderers A 1-1 Griffin - Stevens   24,969 14
 Sat 20 Oct Sunderland H 2-0 Robson, Allen (pen)   33,075 11
 Sat 27 Oct Luton Town A 1-0 Kevan   16,786 10
 Sat 03 Nov Everton H 3-0 Robson, Allen 2   23,810 10
 Sat 10 Nov Blackpool A 1-0 Robson   18,839 8
 Sat 17 Nov Manchester City H 1-1 Griffin - Dyson   26,082 7
 Sat 24 Nov Charlton Athletic A 2-3 Barlow, Kevan - Leary, Ayre, Kinsey   16,361 9
 Sat 01 Dec Leeds United H 0-0   29,135 10
 Sat 08 Dec Tottenham Hotspur A 2-2 Kevan 2 - Harmer, B Smith   36,098 11
 Sat 15 Dec Sheffield Wednesday H 1-4 Kevan - Froggatt 2, Quixall, Shiner   17,150 11
 Tue 25 Dec Newcastle United H 1-0 Barlow   13,780 11
 Wed 26 Dec Newcastle United A 2-5 Kevan, S Williams - Punton, Davies 2, Casey (pen), Scoular   20,319 11
 Sat 29 Dec Arsenal H 0-2 Haverty, Tapscott   26,162 11
 Sat 12 Jan Burnley A 0-1 Cheesebrough   24,299 11
 Sat 19 Jan Preston North End H 0-0   24,304 12
 Sat 02 Feb Chelsea A 4-2 Kevan 2, R Allen (pen), Robson - McNichol, L Allen   29,362 11
 Sat 09 Feb Cardiff City H 1-2 Kevan - Hitchens, Baker   23,662 12
 Sat 23 Feb Luton Town H 4-0 Dudley, Whitehouse, Griffin, Kevan   21,934 11
 Sat 09 Mar Tottenham Hotspur H 1-1 Whitehouse - Stokes   30,739 12
 Wed 13 Mar Sunderland A 4-1 Kevan 2, Whitehouse, Allen - Revie   26,336 11
 Sat 16 Mar Everton A 1-0 Kevan   36,116 10
 Sat 30 Mar Manchester City A 1-2 Robson - Paul, Fagan   26,361 10
 Wed 03 Apr Blackpool H 1-3 Whitehouse - Smith 3     6,397 10
 Sat 06 Apr Charlton Athletic H 2-2 Setters, Carter (pen) - Summers, Lawrie   15,055 11
 Sat 13 Apr Leeds United A 0-0   20,905 11
 Mon 15 Apr Wolverhampton W A 2-5 Robson 2 - Booth, Wilshaw, Broadbent, Hooper, Deeley   27,942 11
 Sat 20 Apr Bolton Wanderers H 3-2 Whitehouse, Kevan, Robson - Stevens, Birch   18,465 11
 Mon 22 Apr Birmingham City H 0-0   18,828 12
 Tue 23 Apr Birmingham City A 0-2 Govan, Kinsey   30,332 12
 Sat 27 Apr Portsmouth A 1-0 Allen   23,831 11
 Mon 29 Apr Manchester United A 1-1 Millard (pen) - Dawson   20,976 11

FA CUP

 DATE OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A SCORERS

      GATE

 Sat 05 Jan Doncaster Rovers  A 3

1-1

Robson - Cavanagh      25,627
 Wed 09 Jan Doncaster Rovers H replay 2-0 Allen 2      18,043
 Sat 26 Jan Sunderland H 4 4-2 Kevan 2, Horobin, Allen (pen) - Bingham, Fleming      42,406
 Sat 16 Feb Blackpool A 5 0-0      32,707
 Wed 20 Feb Blackpool H replay 2-1 Kevan, Allen - Perry      48,054
 Sat 02 Mar Arsenal H QF 2-2 Allen, Wills (og) - Herd, Charlton      53,459
 Tue 05 Mar Arsenal A replay 2-1 Whitehouse, Kevan - Holton      58,757
 Sat 23 Mar Aston Villa (1) N SF 2-2 Whitehouse 2 - McParland 2      55,549
 Thu 28 Mar Aston Villa (2) N replay 0-1 Myerscough      58,067
 
 1 - Played at Molineux, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
 2 - Played at St Andrews, Birmingham City FC.

TOUR TO USSR

 DATE OPPONENT F-A SCORERS     GATE
 Sun 02 Jun FC Zenit (1) 1-1 Kevan - Gwlevski    80,000
 Fri 07 Jun Dinamo Tbilisi (2) 3-0 Horobin, Kevan 2    35,000
 Wed 12 Jun CDSA Moscow (3) 4-2 Whitehouse, Kevan 2, Griffin - Setters (og), Rizhkov    80,500
 
 1 - Played at Kirov Stadium, Leningrad, Russia.
 2 - Played at Central Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia. Albion's victory was the first by a British side 'behind the Iron Curtain'.
 3 - Played at Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Russia.


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