1956–57 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1956-57
League	Division One
Manager	Joe Smith
League position	4th
Top goalscorer	League: Jackie Mudie (32) Combined: Jackie Mudie (38)
FA Cup	Fifth round^[1]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1955-56
Next season	1957-58 →

The 1956-57 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 49th season (46th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing fourth.

Jackie Mudie was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with 38 goals (32 in the league and six in the FA Cup, including four against Fulham in the fourth round).

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Manchester United	42	28	8	6	103	54	1.907	64
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	22	12	8	104	56	1.857	56
3	Preston North End	42	23	10	9	84	56	1.500	56
4	Blackpool	42	22	9	11	93	65	1.431	53
5	Arsenal	42	21	8	13	85	69	1.232	50
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	20	8	14	94	70	1.343	48
7	Burnley	42	18	10	14	56	50	1.120	46
8	Leeds United	42	15	14	13	72	63	1.143	44
9	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	12	14	65	65	1.000	44
10	Aston Villa	42	14	15	13	65	55	1.182	43
11	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	14	14	59	61	0.967	42
12	Birmingham City	42	15	9	18	69	69	1.000	39
13	Chelsea	42	13	13	16	73	73	1.000	39
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	6	20	82	88	0.932	38
15	Everton	42	14	10	18	61	79	0.772	38
16	Luton Town	42	14	9	19	58	76	0.763	37
17	Newcastle United	42	14	8	20	67	87	0.770	36
18	Manchester City	42	13	9	20	78	88	0.886	35
19	Portsmouth	42	10	13	19	62	92	0.674	33
20	Sunderland	42	12	8	22	67	88	0.761	32
21	Cardiff City	42	10	9	23	53	88	0.602	29
22	Charlton Athletic	42	9	4	29	62	120	0.517	22

Notes

↑ Entered competition in third round

References

Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.

Blackpool F.C. seasons

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1956–57 in English football

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FA competitions

Football League

Lower leagues

European competitions

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Club seasons

First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Cardiff City
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea
Everton
Leeds United
Luton Town
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Barnsley
Blackburn Rovers
Bristol City
Bristol Rovers
Bury
Doncaster Rovers
Fulham
Grimsby Town
Huddersfield Town
Leicester City
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
Liverpool
Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Port Vale
Rotherham United
Sheffield United
Stoke City
Swansea Town
West Ham United

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Derby County Gateshead Halifax Town Hartlepools United Hull City Mansfield Town Oldham Athletic Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Workington Wrexham York City

South	Aldershot Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester United Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Ipswich Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers Reading Shrewsbury Town Southampton Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford

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