1956 in sports
1956 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


1956 in television
The year 1956 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during 1956.


1956 in the Belgian Congo
The following lists events that happened during 1956 in the Belgian Congo.


1956 in the Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1956 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


1956 in the United Kingdom
Events from the year 1956 in the United Kingdom. The year is dominated by the Suez Crisis.


1956 in the Vietnam War
Ngo Dinh Diem consolidated his power as the President of South Vietnam. He declined to have a national election to unify the country as called for in the Geneva Accords. In North Vietnam Ho Chi Minh apologized for certain consequences of the land reform program he had initiated in 1955. The several thousand Viet Minh cadres the North had left behind in South Vietnam focused on political action rather than insurgency. The South Vietnamese army attempted to root out the Viet Minh.


1956 in the Vietnam War
France completed its military withdrawal from Vietnam. The United States expanded the number of its military advisers in South Vietnam. The first American killed in the Vietnam War died June 8 at the hand of another American soldier.


1956 in the Vietnam War
In 1956 the term Viet Cong came into use and gradually replaced the older term Viet Minh. The government-controlled Saigon press first started using the term referring to communists in South Vietnam as Viet Cong a shortening of Viet Nam Cong-San which means "Vietnamese Communist".


1956 in the Vietnam War, January
President Diem issued Ordinance Number 6 which permitted the imprisonment of communists and others "dangerous to national defense and common security". Diem's anti-communist repression reduced communist party membership in South Vietnam by about two-thirds between 1955 and 1959, but the repression also alienated many non-communists.


1956 in the Vietnam War, January
In the words of scholar Bernard Fall, Ordinance No. 6 gave the Diem government "almost unchecked power to deal with the opposition--and the non-Communist opposition, least inured to clandestine operations, was hit hardest. The non-communist opposition to Diem came mostly at this time from the Cao Đài and Hòa Hảo religious sects and the Bình Xuyên criminal mafia.


1956 in the Vietnam War, February
The Geneva Accords of 1954 forbade any increase in foreign military personnel in Vietnam and required all to withdraw by 1956. Adhering to the agreement, the U.S. had kept the level of its Military Advisory Assistance Group (MAAG) in Saigon at 342 personnel. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles with the concurrence of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Department of Defense authorized a "temporary mission" of 350 additional American military personnel to South Vietnam to salvage about $1 billion in military equipment left behind by the French military, now departed. By the end of 1957, nearly all of these additional personnel had been assigned to MAAG to train the South Vietnamese army (ARVN).


1956 in the Vietnam War, February
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev made his "secret speech" On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The speech was a major cause of the Sino-Soviet split in which China (under Chairman Mao Zedong) and Albania (under First Secretary Enver Hoxha) condemned Khrushchev as a revisionist. In response, they formed the anti-revisionist movement, criticizing the post-Stalin leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union for allegedly deviating from the path of Lenin and Stalin. Khrushchev also announced a policy of Peaceful coexistence between the Soviet-allied socialist states and the capitalist bloc in contrast to the earlier Soviet policy of world revolution.


1956 in the Vietnam War, February
Scholar Hans J. Morgenthau defended the authoritarian practices of President Diem and his government in a newspaper article. "Considering the enormity of the task which confronts Diem, it would be ill-advised to be squeamish about the methods he used."


1956 in the Vietnam War, February
After occupying the Cao Đài sect's political center of Tây Ninh, the Diem government signed an agreement with Cao Dai leaders which permitted Cao Dai members to continue practicing their religion but prevented political activity.


1956 in the Vietnam War, March
South Vietnam held elections for the National Constituent Assembly. Diem's candidates won 90 of 123 seats.


1956 in the Vietnam War, April
Dr. Tom Dooley's book Deliver us from Evil was published in the United States and became a runaway best seller and influential anti-communist tract. Dooley described his work among Vietnamese refugees in Haiphong, North Vietnam, in 1954 and 1955. Hundreds of thousands of refugees, mostly Catholic, migrated from North Vietnam to South Vietnam in those years with transportation and assistance provided by the U.S. and French navies. Dooley's vivid accounts of communist atrocities committed on the refugees were not substantiated by other sources. Dooley was an informant of CIA agent Edward Lansdale who ran clandestine and propaganda programs encouraging Northerners, especially Catholics, to migrate south.


1956 in the Vietnam War, April
South Vietnam created the para-military Civil Guard and Self Defense Corps. The two organizations, each with about 50,000 troops, were stationed in villages and had the task of combating subversion and intimidation and freeing the South Vietnamese army from being responsible for protecting the rural population from the Viet Cong and other dissidents. Training for the Civil Guard and the Self Defense Corps was provided by Michigan State University.


1956 in the Vietnam War, April
Hoa Hao commander Ba Cụt was arrested by a patrol on 13 April 1956, and his remaining forces were defeated in battle.


1956 in the Vietnam War, April
The French military withdrawal from Vietnam was completed as the last soldier in the French Expeditionary Force left South Vietnam. A few French air force and navy personnel remained in South Vietnam as trainers.


1956 in the Vietnam War, June
Diem abolished elections for village councils, apparently out of concern that large numbers of Viet Minh might win office. By replacing the village notables with appointed officials, Diem swept away the traditional administrative autonomy of the village officials, and took upon himself and his government the onus for whatever corruption and injustice subsequently developed at that level. These government appointees to village office were outsiders—northerners, Catholics, or other "dependable" persons—and their alien presence in the midst of the close-knit rural communities encouraged revival of the conspiratorial, underground politics to which the villages had become accustomed during the resistance against the French.


1956 in the Vietnam War, June
Senator John F. Kennedy gave the keynote speech at a conference of the American Friends of Vietnam, headed by General John W. O'Daniel. Kennedy lauded the accomplishments of President Diem and described South Vietnam as "the cornerstone of the Free World in Southeast Asia.... This is our offspring—we cannot abandon it, we cannot ignore its needs." Kennedy opposed the elections called for in the Geneva Accords (1954) saying that elections would be subverted by North Vietnam.


1956 in the Vietnam War, June
Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. became the first American to be killed in the Vietnam War. Fitzgibbon was serving as part of the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) (DET 1, 1173RD FOR MSN SQD), which was involved in training military personnel in South Vietnam. Fitzgibbon was not killed in action, but rather was murdered by another United States airman.


1956 in the Vietnam War, July
Vice President Richard Nixon visited South Vietnam. He gave Diem a letter from President Eisenhower stating that the United States looked forward to many years of partnership with South Vietnam. In a speech in the Vietnamese constituent assembly, Nixon said that "the march of Communism has been halted."


1956 in the Vietnam War, July
Ho Chi Minh said that "the U.S. imperialists and the pro-American authorities in South Vietnam have been plotting to partition our country permanently and prevent the holding of free general elections as provided for by the Geneva Agreements"


1956 in the Vietnam War, July
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that "the major threat [to South Vietnam] continues to be that of subversion." The CIA agreed. Despite those conclusions, American assistance to the South Vietnamese army was focused on building an army to deal with a conventional military attack from North Vietnam. The U.S. generals did not believe that the communists could mount an insurgency that would threaten the survival of South Vietnam. The concept of counterinsurgency received little attention in the U.S. army at that time. U.S. soldiers received only four hours of "counterguerrilla" training and training courses provided by the U.S. to the South Vietnamese army were almost "exact copies" of the military training given U.S. soldiers.


1956 in the Vietnam War, July
Lê Quang Vinh, popularly known as Ba Cụt, was a military commander of the Hòa Hảo religious sect, which operated from the Mekong Delta and controlled various parts of southern Vietnam during the 1940s and early 1950s. He was captured on April 13 and after a short trial, publicly guillotined on July 13, 1956, in Cần Thơ. Some followers, led by a hardcore deputy named Bay Dom, retreated to a small area beside the Cambodian border, where they vowed not to rest until Ba Cụt was avenged. Many of his followers later joined the Viet Cong and took up arms against Diệm.


1956 in the Vietnam War, July
The date specified in the Geneva Accords for national elections to re-unify North and South Vietnam. The elections were not held because President Diem said South Vietnam was not a party to the Accords. Most observers believe that Ho Chi Minh would have won the elections easily


1956 in the Vietnam War, August
Ho Chi Minh and other North Vietnamese officials publicly apologized for errors committed in North Vietnam's land reform program. Estimates of the number of people called "landlords" who were killed in the 1954-1956 period range from 3,000 to 50,000. 12,000 people were released from prisons after Ho's apology.


1956 in the Vietnam War, August
The Diem government issued Ordinance Number 47 which made it against the law, upon penalty of death, to assist any organization defined as communist. Diem defined "Communist" as "all persons and groups who resorted to clandestine political activity or armed opposition to his government".


1956 in the Vietnam War, October
The Diem government issued Ordinance No. 57, a land reform program intended to transfer land from persons owning more than 100 hectares (250 acres) to landless and small landholders. Land reform was described as the most important step the South Vietnamese government could take to counter communist influence. This program expanded an earlier effort at land reform beginning in 1955. The Land reform program, however, was poorly implemented, landlords were able to retain most of their land, and peasants had to pay for the land they were eligible to receive. The provisions of the land reform program probably indicated the growing influence of large landowners rather than being a genuine attempt to re-distribute land to the poor and landless rural dwellers.


1956 in the Vietnam War, October
President Diệm announced the adoption of a constitution for South Vietnam. The constitution gave Diem the power to declare and rule by "emergency" whenever he wished. It also gave him the right to suspend "temporarily" freedom of assembly, speech, and other civil rights.


1956 in the Vietnam War, November
Diệm dealt strongly with another group not among his supporters: the approximately 1,000,000 Chinese-identified people of Vietnam, the Hoa, who dominated much of the economy. Diệm issued an executive order which barred "foreigners", including Chinese, from 11 kinds of businesses, and demanded the half-million Vietnamese-born Hoa men, "Vietnamize", including changing their names to a Vietnamese form. His vice-president, Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, was put in charge of the program.


1956 in the Vietnam War, November
Farmers in Nghệ An, Ho Chi Minh's native province, presented a petition to the International Control Commission protesting North Vietnam's land reform program. Violence spread throughout the province. The North Vietnamese army put down the uprising and restored order, reportedly killing or deporting 6,000 of the protesters.


1956 in the Vietnam War, December
Ho Chi Minh's government banned "subversive" publications and cracked down on intellectuals in North Vietnam.


1956 in the Vietnam War, December
The total number of U.S. military personnel in South Vietnam totaled 692. South Vietnam estimated there were 4,300 Viet Cong cadres and guerrillas in the country.


1956 riots in Iraq
In 1956, riots took place in Iraq in support of Gamal Abdel Nasser during the Suez Crisis, and in opposition to political prisoners held by the regime of King Faisal II of Iraq. Communists and Nationalists took to the streets in Najaf, and soon after the protests spread to Mosul and Sulaymaniyah. In November, 2 demonstrators were killed and another wounded. In December, the riots spread to Hayy. The riots ended after they were dispersed by the police.


1956 Úrvalsdeild, Overview
It was contested by 6 teams, and Valur won the championship. KR's Sigurður Bergsson and ÍA's Þórður Þórðarson were the joint top scorers with 6 goals.


1956/1957 News of the World Snooker Tournament
The 1956/1957 News of the World Snooker Tournament was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the News of the World. The tournament was won by John Pulman who all his 5 matches. Fred Davis finished in second place ahead of Jackie Rea. Both won 3 matches but Davis won more frames overall. The News of the World Snooker Tournament ran from 1949/50 to 1959.


1956/1957 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Format
The 1956/57 event was a round-robin snooker tournament and was played from 22 October 1956 to 2 March 1957. Matches were played at various locations around the United Kingdom and also on Jersey. There were 6 competitors and a total of 15 matches. The competitors were the same as the previous year, Joe Davis, Fred Davis, Walter Donaldson, John Pulman, Jackie Rea and Rex Williams. Each match lasted three days and was the best of 37 frames except for one match played in Rochdale where there was only an evening session.


1956/1957 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Format
Each match was separately handicapped. Joe Davis gave Fred Davis a 10-point start each frame, Walter Donaldson 14, John Pulman 14, Jackie Rea 20 and Rex Williams 24. Fred Davis gave Walter Donaldson 10, John Pulman 10, Jackie Rea 14 and Rex Williams 17. Walter Donaldson gave John Pulman 10, Jackie Rea 12 and Rex Williams 14. John Pulman gave Jackie Rea 10 and Rex Williams 14. Jackie Rea gave Rex Williams 10 points.


1956/1957 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Results
After winning his first match 20–17, Joe Davis lost his remaining four matches 19–18 and finished in fifth place.


1956/1957 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Results
The positions were determined firstly by the number of matches won (MW) and, in the event of a tie, the number of frames won (FW).


1956/1957 News of the World Snooker Tournament, Broadcasting
The BBC showed a short, 30 minute, TV programme of the final day of the final match from Houldsworth Hall, Manchester. The commentator was Sidney Smith.


1956/57 NTFL season
The 1956/57 NTFL season was the 36th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


1956/57 NTFL season
Nightcliff have won there 1st premiership title while defeating the Buffaloes in the grand final by 27 points.


1956–57 1re série season
The 1956–57 1re série season was the 36th season of the 1re série, the top level of ice hockey in France. Three teams participated in the final tournament, and Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt won their first championship.


1956–57 A.C. Milan season
During 1956–57 season'Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Coppa Latina.


1956–57 A.C. Milan season, Summary
The team enforce for the season and transferred several players in such as  Ernesto Cucchiaroni, Carlo Galli, Per Bredesen, Luigi Zannier and Narciso Soldan, also return Alfio Fontana after one year. Another arrival was youngster striker Gastone Bean. Changes came with a new manager: Gipo Viani replacing Uruguayan Héctor Puricelli.


1956–57 A.C. Milan season, Summary
The Serie A saw Milan won its 6th championship ever. The new arrivals played with the previous block of rossoneri partners in the club  Lorenzo Buffon, Cesare Maldini, Nils Liedholm, as new captain with Nordahl out of the club, Mario Bergamaschi, Amos Mariani, Juan Alberto Schiaffino and Eros Beraldo.


1956–57 A.C. Milan season, Summary
The rossoneri competed in the last edition of  Latin Cup lost in semifinals (1-5) against Real Madrid. However, the team finished in 3rd place of the tournament after won 4–3 against Saint-Étienne.


1956–57 A.C. Milan season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1956–57 AHL season
The 1956–57 AHL season was the 21st season of the American Hockey League. Six teams played 64 games each in the schedule. The Providence Reds repeated their first overall finish in the regular season. The Cleveland Barons won their eighth Calder Cup championship.


1956–57 AHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;


1956–57 AHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1956–57 AHL season, All Star Classic
The 4th AHL All-Star game was played on October 23, 1956, at the Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. The defending Calder Cup champions Providence Reds won 4-0 versus the AHL All-Stars.


1956–57 Aberdeen F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was Aberdeen's 44th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 46th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup


1956–57 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with IFK Norrköping winning the championship.


1956–57 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1956–57 Allsvenskan was the 23rd season of the top division of Swedish handball. 10 teams competed in the league. Örebro SK won the league and claimed their second Swedish title. Majornas IK and Ystads IF were relegated.


1956–57 Arsenal F.C. season
During the 1956–57 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1956–57 Arsenal F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1956–57 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The following contains a list of games within the 1956-57 season.


1956–57 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, NIT
League rules prevented ACC teams from playing in the NIT, 1954–1966


1956–57 Austrian football championship, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and SK Rapid Wien won the championship.


1956–57 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Royal Antwerp FC won the championship.


1956–57 Beşiktaş J.K. season
The 1956–57 season was Beşiktaş's 41st official football season and their 54th year in existence. They finished 5th in the 1956-57 Istanbul League season behind Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, İstanbulspor and Beykoz. They also competed in Turkey's first ever professional national league, the Turkish Federation Cup. They won the cup and qualified for the 1957–58 European Cup, but the Turkish Football Federation did not send their names to the UEFA, therefore being disqualified without playing a single match.


1956–57 Beşiktaş J.K. season, İstanbul Football League
In the 1956-57 İstanbul Football League season Beşiktaş finished 5th place.


1956–57 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1956–57 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 54th in the Football League and their 30th in the First Division. They finished in 12th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1956–57 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost in the semi-final to Manchester United. In the inaugural edition of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Birmingham finished top of their group so progressed to the semi-final.


1956–57 Birmingham City F.C. season
Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Gil Merrick played in 49 of the 51 first-team matches over the season, and Alex Govan finished as leading goalscorer with 30 goals in all competitions, of which 24 were scored in the league.


1956–57 Birmingham City F.C. season, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The last two group matches of the inaugural season of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup were completed during this season, as a result of which Birmingham qualified for the semi-finals, in which they were to play Barcelona the following season.


1956–57 Blackpool F.C. season
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.


1956–57 Blackpool F.C. season
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).


1956–57 Boston Bruins season
The 1956–1957 Boston Bruins were one of six teams in the 40th season of the National Hockey League. The team finished with a record of 34 wins, 24 losses, and 12 ties. Their record earned them the third seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the final. With 21 goals and 39 assists, Center Don McKenney was the team's leading scorer.


1956–57 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
The Boston Bruins were seeded third in the Stanley Cup Semi-finals, where they defeated the top seeded Detroit Red Wings 4–1. In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Bruins were defeated by the Montreal Canadiens 4–1.


1956–57 Boston Bruins season, Awards and records
26-year-old RW Larry Regan was awarded the Calder Memorial Trophy as the Rookie of the Year.


1956–57 Boston Celtics season
The 1956–57 Boston Celtics season was the 11th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the first time in franchise history, where the Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals, which they would later go onto win over the St. Louis Hawks in 7 games. The Celtics would make the Finals a record 10 consecutive seasons, spanning from this season to the 1965–66 season. They were led by 1957's MVP Bob Cousy, as well as Bill Russell, Bill Sharman, and 1957's Rookie of the Year Tom Heinsohn.


1956–57 Botola
The 1956-57 Botola is the first season of the Moroccan Premier League. Wydad Casablanca are the holders of the title.


1956–57 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1956–57 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 44th in the club's history.


1956–57 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 9th in Division Three North, and reached the 1st round of the FA Cup.


1956–57 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1956–57 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division South. Despite topping the table early in the season, a poor run of form dropped the club to the lower reaches of mid-table by February 1957. A strong final two months of the season lifted the Bees to an 8th-place finish.


1956–57 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
With Brentford having failed to challenge for promotion since relegation to the Third Division South in 1954, reduced attendances at Griffin Park meant that manager Bill Dodgin Sr. again had little to spend in the transfer market, with his lone acquisition being full back Sid Russell from local Sunday league football. Frank Latimer and Billy Sperrin were released after many years' service, in addition to more recent signings Leonard Geard, James Robertson and George Stobbart.


1956–57 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford had a dream start to the 1956–57 season, winning the opening four matches and sitting atop the table. Three subsequent defeats dropped the Bees to as low as 13th-place, before top spot was again reached after another three wins in September 1956. Forwards Jeff Taylor and George Francis (supported by Jim Towers) were in imperious form, with Taylor having scored 9 goals and Francis 8 goals after 10 matches.


1956–57 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
A 4–0 defeat away to Ipswich Town on 22 September ended the run and Brentford won just three of next 20 league matches, with Taylor and Francis completely losing form and Towers spending periods out injured. The signing of Chelsea forward Eric Parsons had little impact. The Bees reached their nadir on 19 January 1957, losing 7–0 to Walsall, a scoreline which equalled the club's record defeat. Three matches later, Brentford lost 5–1 to Northampton Town and completed a slide from 1st position on 18 September 1956 to 17th on 16 February 1957.


1956–57 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Jim Towers' return to full fitness coincided with the team's return to form in March, with George Francis scoring five goals amidst a run of four consecutive wins. After victory over Southend United on 12 March, chairman Frank Davis announced that manager Bill Dodgin Sr. would be leaving Griffin Park at the end of the campaign. Brentford lost just two of the remaining 11 matches of the season and battled to an 8th-place finish.


1956–57 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
A number of club records were set or equalled during the season:


1956–57 British Home Championship
The 1956–57 British Home Championship was the final full championship before the Munich air disaster would kill or end the careers of five England Internationals one from Northern Ireland mid-way through the following tournament. A close-fought competition between England and Scotland, the tournament also featured some very good performances from Wales and Ireland. For tournaments of the day, this was considered a low-scoring affair, although the performances were consistently high.


1956–57 British Home Championship
England won the championship in a close final match, but after the first round all could have taken the trophy. Unusually it was England who were grateful for a point in Belfast after a dominant display from the Irish in a 1-1 draw  with the Scots and Welsh also playing out an opening indecisive game. In the second games, Wales were well beaten by England, but Scotland were forced to struggle to a 1–0 win over Ireland. In the final matches, any team could still have taken the trophy, but Wales and Ireland outplayed each other in their match and as a result drew 0–0, leaving the final game to be the decider between the English and the Scots. England triumphed eventually in a tough 2–1 win.


1956–57 British National League season
The 1956–57 British National League season was the third season of the British National League (1954–1960). Five teams participated in the league, and the Wembley Lions won the championship.


1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 30th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Two.


1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1956–57 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1956–57 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Third Division North.


1956–57 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1956–57 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One.


1956–57 Challenge Cup
The 1956–57 Challenge Cup was the 56th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.


1956–57 Challenge Cup, Final
Leeds beat Barrow 9-7 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 76,318.


1956–57 Challenge Cup, Final
This was Leeds’ eighth Challenge Cup Final win in ten Final appearances. Jeff Stevenson, their scrum half back, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.


1956–57 Chester F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was the 19th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1956–57 Chester F.C. season
It was the club's 19th consecutive season in the Third Division North since the election to the Football League. Alongside competing in the league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.


1956–57 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1956–57 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 31st season in the NHL, and the club was coming off their third consecutive last place finish in the league in 1955–56, as they had a 19–39–12 record, earning 50 points. The struggling Black Hawks had finished in last eight times in the past ten seasons, and only one playoff appearance since 1946.


1956–57 Chicago Black Hawks season
On October 1, the Hawks announced that head coach Dick Irvin resigned as head coach of the club due to ill health. Irvin was suffering from bone cancer and had been ill for the past two years, and was hospitalized in Montreal. Tommy Ivan took over for Irvin. On May 15, 1957, Dick Irvin died at the age of 64.


1956–57 Chicago Black Hawks season
The Black Hawks got off to a miserable start to the season, as they had a 2–12–1 record in their first 15 games, and sat in last place in the league. The team could never overcome their bad start, and slumped all season long, finishing the year with a 16–39–15 record, earning 47 points, and finishing in last place for the fourth straight season, and the ninth time in eleven years.


1956–57 Chicago Black Hawks season
Offensively, Chicago was led by Ed Litzenberger, who led the club in goals with 32, and assists with 32, recording 64 points, which was good for fifth in the NHL. His 32 goals was the team's highest total since 1943–44. Johnny Wilson had a solid year, scoring 18 goals and 48 points, while Glen Skov also cracked the 40 point barrier, as he earned 42 points. Jack McIntyre led the defense with 18 goals and 32 points, while fellow defenceman and team captain Gus Mortson had 5 goals, 23 points, and a team high 147 penalty minutes.


1956–57 Chicago Black Hawks season
In goal, Al Rollins had all the playing time, winning 16 games, while posting a 3.20 GAA, and recording 3 shutouts.


1956–57 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was Colchester United's 15th season in their history and their seventh season in the Third Division South, the third tier of English football. Alongside competing in the Third Division South, the club also participated in the FA Cup in which the club were eliminated by Southend United in the first round in the first Essex derby in a cup competition. The season would be Colchester United's highest league finish for 50 years by ending their campaign in third position. It has only been bettered on three occasions; the 2005–06 season, 2006–07 season and the 2007–08 season.


1956–57 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
The 1956–57 season proved to be Colchester United's best finish in their history, ending the season in third position in the third tier with a result that was not bettered until 2006. For the majority of the season, Colchester were favourites for promotion, during which time they went 20 league games unbeaten between December 1956 and Easter 1957.


1956–57 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Colchester and rivals Ipswich Town vied for the top spot for much of the season. Colchester were seven-points ahead of their third-placed rivals when the two sides met at Layer Road on 16 February 1957. A record crowd of 18,559 witnessed the 0–0 draw, with over 4,000 fans turned away and over 100 spectators witnessing the action from the roof of the Popular Side stand. Player-manager Benny Fenton missed a 21st-minute penalty during the match, which was saved by Ipswich goalkeeper Roy Bailey.


1956–57 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
A 2–1 win over second-placed Torquay United, who trailed by four points as a result, improved Colchester's title credentials. However, the loss of influential players to injury including Bob Dale and Chic Milligan damaged Colchester's hopes. Three consecutive draws in late March and early April allowed Torquay to close the gap to just one point, with Ipswich five points adrift.


1956–57 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Over Easter 1957, Colchester lost three consecutive away games at Millwall, Walsall and Swindon Town, but won their final game of the season 2–0 against Watford to put them back at the top of the table, but both Ipswich and Torquay's final matches were 24 hours later. Both sides won their final games, with Colchester slipping to third position in the table and Ipswich were promoted as champions, level on points with Torquay but with a better goal average, while they finished one point ahead of Colchester. Colchester played the entire season unbeaten at Layer Road.


1956–57 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season
The 1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey team represented Colorado College in college ice hockey. In its 2nd year under head coach Tom Bedecki, the team compiled a 25–5–0 record, outscored opponents 205 to 106, and won the 1957 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. The Tigers defeated Michigan 13–6 in the championship game at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado. CC tied the record for the most goals scored in a championship game (1950) and combined with the Wolverines for the most total goals in a title game (19). As of 2018 this is the last time Colorado College has won the national title in ice hockey.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
After appearing in the first five national tournaments Colorado College had made the championship once in the next four years. CC's fortunes turned the year before when Bill Hay, a standout junior player from Saskatchewan hitchhiked down to Colorado Springs and was able to talk both himself and his fried Bob McCusker into athletic scholarships. Both players made their varsity debut in 1956–57, as did much of the team, and the Tigers quickly jumped to the top of the standings. After opening the regular season against two junior teams from Canada, CC welcomed four different collegiate opponents into their building and won every single game.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
With the Tigers sporting a 12-0 record they hit the road for the first time but didn't have to leave the state when they travelled to Denver to face the Pioneers. Colorado College's perfect record was spoiled with a 3–6 defeat but the returned the favor the next night at home, beating their in-state rival 8–7 in overtime. The Tigers hosted another pair of Canadian junior teams before heading north to face an improving Fighting Sioux team and lost both matches.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
Two days later CC finally won its first road game of the season, beating Minnesota twice before returning to Colorado to take the second home-and-home series against Denver. After redeeming themselves against North Dakota in two home wins the Tigers split a road series with Michigan Tech to close out their season.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
Despite CC's struggles on the road the team was able to win the WIHL title handily and, with a superb 19–1 home record, post the best season in team history (As of 2018). Colorado College was led back to the NCAA tournament by Hay and McCusker who finished first (tied) and third in scoring in the nation. Both players earned their way onto one of the two All-American Teams as did team captain Don Wishart and all three players were first-team All-WIHL.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
Befitting the western champion, Colorado College was selected as the #1 seed in the west and opened the tournament against Clarkson who had compiled an undefeated season the year before and followed that up with a stellar 18–2 mark. Despite the two teams' success the Golden Knights were completely outmatched by older and larger CC team. While the final score was relatively close, 5–3 with a hat-trick from Bob McCusker, the Tigers nearly tripled the number of shots from Clarkson (60–21) and the Green and Gold couldn't score enough to reward the valiant effort from the goaltender Eddie MacDonald.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
In the title tilt CC found itself pitted against two-time defending champion Michigan who had won five of the six national titles since CC earned its first championship in 1950. The Wolverines had utterly dominated the series between the two teams over the previous decade and won all three games the pair played in the NCAA Tournament despite every game being played at the Broadmoor World Arena. None of those losses, however, had come with Hay and McCusker on the team and the two sophomores combined to score the first three goals of the contest.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
Showing the championship mettle, Michigan responded with three of their own before the first period was over and erased the CC advantage. CC goalie Bob Southwood settled down in the second period and when the Tigers scored three more times the Wolverines could only muster one in response.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
Even with a two-goal lead the Tigers didn't pull back in the third and after McCusker opened the scoring with his third of the game the rest of the team followed suit and score five more times before Michigan got its fifth but by then it was far too late and the Tigers eventually cruised to a 13–6 victory, winning their second National Title.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
Bob McCusker tied the NCAA records for goals (4) and points (6) in a championship game and was the logical choice for Most Outstanding Player. McCusker was accompanied by Bill Hay and Don Wishart on the All-Tournament First Team while Dick McGhee and John Andrews made the Second Team.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Standings
When teams met each other four times, one point was awarded for a win, one-half point for a tie. Maximum 24 points available.


1956–57 Colorado College Tigers men's ice hockey season, Schedule
Conference games against Michigan State, Michigan Tech and Minnesota were only worth 1 point in the standings.


1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1956–57 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by eleventh-year head coach Hugh Greer.


1956–57 Copa México
The Copa México 1956–57 was the 41st edition of the Copa México and the 14th staging in the professional era. Thirteen teams from Primera División and three from Segunda División participated.


1956–57 Copa México
The competition started on March 3, 1957, and concluded on April 28, 1957, with the Final, held at the Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes in Mexico City, in which Zacatepec defeated León 1–0.


1956–57 Cypriot First Division
Statistics of the Cypriot First Division for the 1956–57 season. This year no relegation took place after an agreement between the clubs.


1956–57 Cypriot First Division, Overview
It was contested by 9 teams, and Anorthosis Famagusta FC won the championship. There was no relegation this season, because the league was expanded to 10 teams in the next season.


1956–57 Cypriot Second Division
The 1956–57 Cypriot Second Division was the 4th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Apollon Limassol won their 1st title.


1956–57 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Nine teams participated in the 1956–57 Cypriot Second Division. The league was split into two geographical groups, depending from which Districts of Cyprus each participated team came from. All teams of each group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season were crowned group champions. The winners of each group played against each other in the final phase of the competition and the winner were the champions of the Second Division. The champion was promoted to the 1957–58 Cypriot First Division.


1956–57 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1956–57 Cypriot Second Division, Champions playoffs
Apollon Limassol were the champions of the Second Division and they were promoted to 1957–58 Cypriot First Division.


1956–57 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1956–57 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 14th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 14 teams participated in the league, and Ruda Hvezda Brno won the championship.


1956–57 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1956–57 DDR-Oberliga season was the ninth season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Six teams participated in the league, and SG Dynamo Weißwasser won the championship.


1956–57 DFB-Pokal
The 1956–57 DFB-Pokal was the 14th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 4 August 1957 and ended on 29 December 1957. 4 teams competed in the tournament of two rounds. In the final Bayern Munich defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0, thereby winning their first title.


1956–57 Danish 1st Division, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Aarhus Gymnastikforening won the championship.


1956–57 Danish 1st Division, Overview
It had been decided that the league would follow the calendar year with start in march and end in late October/early November, the league therefore played an extra half-season.


1956–57 Danish Cup
The 1956–57 Danish Cup was the 3rd installment of the Danish Cup, the highest football competition in Denmark.


1956–57 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1956–1957 Detroit Red Wings were one of six teams in the 40th season of the National Hockey League. The team finished with a record of 38 wins, 20 losses, and 12 ties, giving the Red Wings the best record in the regular season and the Prince of Wales Trophy. Their record earned the Red Wings first seed in the 1957 Stanley Cup Semi-finals, where Detroit lost their playoff series with the Boston Bruins 4–1.


1956–57 Detroit Red Wings season
Gordie Howe led the NHL in both goals scored (44) and points overall (89), beating fellow Red Wing Ted Lindsay by four points. Howe also won the Art Ross Trophy and Hart Memorial Trophy.


1956–57 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts;


1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1956–57 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 5th year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).


1956–57 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 14–3, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.


1956–57 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1956-57 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Harold Bradley and the team finished the season with an overall record of 13–11.


1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was the 73rd football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.


1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League
By coming so close to promotion the previous season, confidence was high to mount a serious challenge on the Division 2 title. However, despite breaking the 100 goals scored in a league season for the first time, the 70 against was never going to be 'championship material' and only a 9th place was achieved with 38 points, 26 behind runaway winners Clyde.


1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Cup
In the Cup, Dumbarton dispatched two Division 1 clubs en route to the quarter finals, where Raith Rovers were to prove too strong.


1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
Dumbarton failed to qualify from their section in the League Cup, although it was their poor home performances which were to count against them this season.


1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season, Stirlingshire Cup
With an aggregate win over Alloa Athletic in the final, the county cup returned to Dumbarton for the second time.


1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:


1956–57 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton played a 'reserve' team in the Alliance League, which was set up for Division 2 sides. The season was split into two 'series' - with Dumbarton winning the First Series (with 6 wins and 2 draws from 10 games) and finishing as runners up in the Second (with 6 wins and 3 draws from 12 games).


1956–57 Dundee F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was the fifty-fifth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 10th place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. They would be knocked out by Clyde in the 5th round of the Scottish Cup via replay, but would make it to the Semi-finals of the League Cup before being defeated in a replay by Partick Thistle. The club's home shirt would change collar-style, from button-up to V-neck, with white arm borders and red socks returning, while the navy short borders were removed.


1956–57 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was the 49th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1956 to 30 June 1957. United finished in thirteenth place in the Second Division.


1956–57 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 50 competitive matches during the 1956–57 season.


1956–57 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1956–57 Eerste Divisie
The 1956–57 season was the first season in the history of the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of football in the Netherlands. The league had been divided in two, with an Eerste Divisie A and an Eerste Divisie B, each comprising 16 teams. The two champions, ADO Den Haag and Blauw-Wit Amsterdam, were promoted to the Eredivisie, while the teams finishing last in each division, Emma and EBOH, both of Dordrecht, were relegated to the Tweede Divisie.


1956–57 Eerste Divisie
The composition of the league was based on the results of the previous season. The teams that had finished 10th to 18th in the Hoofdklasse A and Hoofdklasse B, then the country's highest tiers, and 14 teams from the Eerste Klasse were placed in the Eerste Divisie.


1956–57 Egyptian Premier League
The 1956–57 Egyptian Premier League, was the 7th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 31 August 1956 and concluded on 9 June 1957. Defending champions Al Ahly won their 7th consecutive and 7th overall Egyptian Premier League title in the club history.


1956–57 Egyptian Premier League, League Table
(C)= Champions, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.


1956–57 Eredivisie
The 1956–57 season of the Eredivisie was the first in its history. It was the start of a single professional football competition in the Netherlands, represented by the country's best clubs. It was contested by 18 teams, and Ajax won the championship.


1956–57 European Cup
The 1956–57 European Cup was the second season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won for the second time by Real Madrid, who beat Fiorentina 2–0 in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, on 30 May 1957.


1956–57 European Cup
After the great success of the first tournament, six new nations entered representatives: Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, England, Luxembourg, Romania and Turkey. The English Football Association ("FA") had not allowed Chelsea to enter in 1955, and continued its stance on the European Cup as it being a "distraction". However, against the wishes of the FA, Manchester United entered the competition as English champions, becoming the first English team to play in Europe. An additional place was awarded to Real Madrid as the competition's reigning champions, occupying the free berth left by Saar after its reunification with West Germany. Spain, meanwhile, became the first association to provide two representatives to the premier European competition.


1956–57 European Cup
All Nice, Honvéd, CWKS, Rapid JC, Porto, Rangers, Athletic Club, Nörkopping, Grasshoppers, Borussia Dortmund, Red Star Belgrade, CDNA Sofia, Slovan Bratislava, Manchester United, Spora Luxembourg, Dinamo București and Galatasaray enter the competition first time.


1956–57 European Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in UEFA headquarters in Paris on 29 June 1956. The 21 challengers of Real Madrid were grouped geographically into three pots. The first four teams drawn in each pot would play the preliminary round in September, while the remaining three clubs received byes.


1956–57 European Cup, Preliminary round
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 1 October.


1956–57 European Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1956–57 European Cup (including preliminary round) were as follows:


1956–57 European Cup (handball)
The 1956–57 European Cup was the first edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


1956–57 Everton F.C. season
During the 1956–57 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1956–57 Everton F.C. season, Final League Table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1956–57 FA Cup
The 1956–57 FA Cup  was the 76th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Aston Villa won the competition, beating Manchester United 2–1 in the final at Wembley, London.


1956–57 FA Cup
Matches were played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1956–57 FA Cup, Results, First Round Proper
At this stage all clubs from the Football League Third Division North and South joined those 30 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round Bishop Auckland and Bedford Town given byes to this round. Matches were played on Saturday, 17 November 1956. Eight matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.


1956–57 FA Cup, Results, Second Round
The matches were played on Saturday, 8 December 1956. Three matches were drawn, with replays taking place on the following Wednesday.


1956–57 FA Cup, Results, Third Round
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage and the matches were played on Saturday, 5 January 1957. Eleven matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week, and two ties required second replays, which were both played on Monday, 14 January 1957.


1956–57 FA Cup, Results, Fourth Round
The matches were played on Saturday, 26 January 1957. No replays were necessary.


1956–57 FA Cup, Results, Fifth Round
The matches were played on Saturday, 16 February 1957. Two matches were drawn and replayed later the same week.


1956–57 FA Cup, Results, Final
The final took place on Saturday, 4 May 1957 at Wembley and ended in a victory for Aston Villa over Manchester United by 2–1. The attendance was 100,000.


1956–57 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1956–57 is the 76th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1956–57 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Crook Town, Walthamstow Avenue, Yeovil Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Weymouth, Rhyl, Hereford United, Wigan Athletic, Blyth Spartans, Peterborough United, Headington United, Hastings United, Guildford City, Nuneaton Borough, Selby Town, Newport I O W, Boston United, Scarborough, Netherfield, Dorchester Town, Worksop Town, Wycombe Wanderers, Burton Albion and Easington Colliery Welfare.


1956–57 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1956–57 FA Cup
See 1956-57 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1956–57 FC Basel season
The 1956–57 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 63rd season in their existence. It was their eleventh consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was again the club's chairman. At the AGM he was voted as club chairman for his eleventh successive period.


1956–57 FC Basel season, Overview
The Hungarian ex-international footballer Béla Sárosi who had been hired in as new team manager the previous season continued as coach this season. Basel played a total of 41 games this season. Of these 41 matches 26 were in the domestic league, three matches were in the Swiss Cup and 12 were friendly matches. The friendly games resulted with five victories, two were drawn and five friendlies ended with a defeat. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 21 games were won, seven were drawn and 13 were lost. In their 41 games they scored 78 and conceded 65 goals.


1956–57 FC Basel season, Overview
There were fourteen teams contesting the 1956–57 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams Winterthur and Young Fellows Zürich. Again this season, the bottom two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel won 15 of their 26 games and drew four times and lost seven times. They scored 53 goals and conceded 48. Basel ended the championship with 34 points in 4th position. They were 11 points behind the new champions Young Boys.


1956–57 FC Basel season, Overview
At the end of the league table Zürich and Young Fellows Zürich ended the season level with 14 points, joint second last, and therefore they had to play a relegation play-off. The Young Fellows won this play-off match and therefore Zürich suffered relegation together with Schaffhausen who had finished in last position.


1956–57 FC Basel season, Overview
Josef Hügi was the team's top league goal scorer with 22 goals. He managed three hat-tricks during the league season, in the home match against Zürich (26 August 1956), in the home game against Chiasso (28 October) and in the away game against La Chaux-de-Fonds (3 March 1957). Hügi (II) was third in the league top scorer list, behind Adrien Kauer from La Chaux-de-Fonds with 29 goals and Branislav Vukosavljević from Grasshopper Club who had scored 26 times. Gottlieb Stäuble was the team's second best goal scorer with 10 goals, Peter-Jürgen Sanmann netted eight times and both Hermann Suter and Hansueli Oberer netted six times.


1956–57 FC Basel season, Overview
Basel joined the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn away against lower tier local team SC Burgdorf and won 1–0. In the fourth round they were drawn away to lower tier Luzern and this ended in a goalless draw after over time. The replay was held at the Landhof but here Basel were knocked out. La Chaux-de-Fonds won the competition.


1956–57 FC Basel season, Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1956–57. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 26 August 1956 but subsequently left the club after that date.


1956–57 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1956–57 FK Partizan season
The 1956–57 season was the 11th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1956–57 season.


1956–57 Federation Cup
The 1956–57 Turkish Federation Cup was the first professional nationwide football competition in Turkey. The tournament was organized by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to select a club that would represent Turkey in the 1957–58 European Cup. 30 clubs participated: 10 from Istanbul, 10 from İzmir, 8 from Ankara, and 2 from Adana. These teams were split into three groups: the Istanbul Group, İzmir Group, and the Ankara Group (the two clubs from Adana were included in the Ankara Group). The first three rounds were contested in a single knock-out system. The top two teams from each group qualified for the Final Group, which was played in league format.


1956–57 Federation Cup
Beşiktaş won the title and qualified for the 1957–58 European Cup as Turkish champions. However, since the TFF failed to register their name for the draw in time, they could not participate in the European Cup in that season after all.


1956–57 Football League
The 1956–57 season was the 58th completed season of The Football League.


1956–57 Football League, Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1956–57 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1956–57 Football League, Final league tables
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.


1956–57 Fort Wayne Pistons season
The 1956–57 NBA season was the Pistons' ninth season in the NBA, 16th season as a franchise, and the final season for the team in Fort Wayne. The Pistons won 34, and lost 38, finishing in a three-way tie for first in the Western Division, but were seeded third after the St. Louis Hawks defeated both the Pistons and the Minneapolis Lakers in tie-breaking games. In the West Semifinals, the Lakers eliminated the Pistons, two games to none.


1956–57 Fort Wayne Pistons season
Following the season, the Pistons relocated to Detroit. As a result, Indiana would not get another pro basketball team until the Indiana Pacers of the ABA was formed in 1967. The NBA returned to Indiana with the NBA-ABA merger in 1976.


1956–57 Four Hills Tournament
The fifth edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria was won by Pentti Uotinen. Another Finnish athlete, Eino Kirjonen placed second in the overall ranking for the third time. It was the first edition without the winner of the inaugural tournament, Sepp Bradl.


1956–57 Four Hills Tournament
The defending champion, Nikolay Kamenskiy, won the event in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but had already missed out on producing a competitive result at the first event in Oberstdorf.


1956–57 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Oberstdorf
Toni Brutscher placed in the Top Ten in Oberstdorf in each of the first five Four Hills tournaments.


1956–57 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
After three events, Pentti Uotinen was still in the lead in the overall ranking. His closest pursuer was Max Bolkart, but the German only placed 11th in Bischofshofen (210.2p) and thus stayed behind the Finn. Eino Kirjonen on the other hand, who was fourth after the New Year's event, almost closed the gap by reducing the point difference from 22.3 to 1.5 points.


1956–57 French Division 1
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1956/1957 of the French Association Football League with 49 points.


1956–57 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1957/1958


1956–57 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and Olympique Alès won the championship.


1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight. The five better of each pool and the two better sixth (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play the final phase .


1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship
The Championship was won by Lourdes that defeated Racing in the final. Lourdes maintained the title won in 1956.


1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The 1957 Five Nations Championship was won by Ireland, France ended last with won a match.


1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Dax that beat the Montferrand (the final match was tied 6-6 but Dax won for the lower medium age of the players)


1956–57 French Rugby Union Championship, Semifinals
Racing was declared winner, thanks to the younger medium age of the player.


1956–57 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1956–57 NCAA University Division college basketball season. Tom Nolan coached them in his first season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. It finished with a record of 11-11 – the best of Nolan's four-year tenure as head coach – and had no post-season play.


1956–57 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
Georgetown's new head coach, Tom Nolan, had been a standout on the Georgetown basketball teams of the 1935-36, 1936-37, and 1937-38 seasons and would coach the Hoyas for four seasons. His assistant, who also joined the Hoyas this season, was Tommy O'Keefe, a star Georgetown player of the 1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49, and 1949-50 seasons who had then played for a season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 1960, O'Keefe would succeed Nolan as Georgetown's head coach.


1956–57 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Senior forward Warren Buehler, who had taken a leave of absence from the team the previous season, returned this season and played in 20 games, scoring 228 points despite a slow start, with 20 or more points three times in games late in the season. He graduated after the end of the season as the top scorer and second all-time rebounder in Georgetown history at the time, with 1,134 career points and 461 career rebounds.


1956–57 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Senior forward Joe Missett also played in 20 games and scored in double figures in each of them, averaging 15.9 points per game. He was the team's top scorer for the second straight year and became the first Georgetown player in history to lead the team in rebounds in three consecutive seasons.


1956–57 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Senior guard-forward Matt White scored in double figures in all but five games, and over a nine-game stretch scored exactly 16 points six times. Junior forward Ken Pichette averaged 11.0 points per game.


1956–57 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The team finished with a record of 11-11, had no postseason play, and was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.


1956–57 Greek Football Cup
The 1956–57 Greek Football Cup was the 15th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 29 July 1957. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Iraklis, with Olympiacos winning by 2–0.


1956–57 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 15th Greek Cup Final was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.


1956–57 Greek Football Cup, Final
*According to the Greek FA's official site, the match was played on 30 July.


1956–57 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1956–57 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1956–57 Hellenic Football League
The 1956–57 Hellenic Football League season was the fourth in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England. It also was the first season for the league to consist of two divisions after ten new clubs joined the league.


1956–57 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


1956–57 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1956–57 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came ninth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1956–57 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1956–57 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 46th since its establishment.


1956–57 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1956–57 campaign was a fairly poor season for the Town under Andy Beattie and then his assistant Bill Shankly, following the previous season's relegation from Division 1. They finished in 12th place with 42 points, 12 points behind 2nd placed Nottingham Forest, but only 12 points ahead of 20th placed Notts County.


1956–57 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1956–57 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Following the previous season's relegation from Division 1, Andy Beattie tried to get Town back into the 1st Division at the first attempt. A mixed start to the season saw Town gain some memorable wins including an opening day 3–2 win at Anfield over Liverpool. Beattie resigned in early November and was replaced by his assistant Bill Shankly, who would then lead Liverpool to greatness in the 1960s and 1970s. Memorable wins during the season for Town were a 5–0 away win at Barnsley and a 6–2 win over West Ham United, where defender Ken Taylor, playing as an emergency striker, scored 4 goals.


1956–57 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
This season also marked the debuts of Town's future stalwarts Kevin McHale and Les Massie and future British transfer record holder Denis Law. Law broke the record for the youngest player ever to make a first-team appearance when he came on at the age of 16 years, 303 days, beating McHale's record by 26 days, which he set earlier in the season.


1956–57 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Town also had a good run in the FA Cup, where they reached the 5th round, before bowing out to Burnley in a 2–1 defeat in front of over 55,000 fans at Leeds Road. Town finished the league season in 12th position with 44 points, but it would be nearly 15 years until Town returned to the big time.


1956–57 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1956–57 IHL season
The 1956–57 IHL season was the 12th season of the International Hockey League (IHL), a North American minor professional ice hockey league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the Cincinnati Mohawks won the Turner Cup.


1956–57 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1956–57 NCAA University Division  basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Harlan Hodges and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.


1956–57 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 10–16 overall and 4–12 in conference play.


1956–57 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
An injured ankle in late December kept guard Gary Simmons sidelined for more than a month.


1956–57 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illiniois.


1956–57 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Harry Combes celebrated 10 years as the head coach of the University of Illinois' Fighting Illini basketball team. During his ten years as coach, Combes had established the Illini as a national powerhouse with sportswriters taking note. For example, the Associated Press began itsbasketball poll in 1949 with United Press International adding its poll in1951 and from 1951-56 the Illini finished the season ranked in the Top 20 nationally every year. Illinois’ highest final ranking in the 1950s was second in both polls in 1952.


1956–57 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1956-57 team, unfortunately, would begin a downward spiral for Combes success, sending it into a time span where his teams would finish in the lower half of the Big Ten for four of six years. A highlight of the 1957 season would take place on December 17, 1956, when Illinois defeated San Francisco, 62-33, snapping the Dons’ 51-game regular-season win streak. This season also marked the first time that a Fighting Illini team entered a holiday tournament. The Kentucky Invitational brought Southern Methodist, Dayton and Illinois to Lexington for a two-day tournament, once again matching Adolph Rupp with Combes.


1956–57 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Combes had talented lettermen return including the leading scorers George Bon Salle, Don Ohl and team "captain" Harv Schmidt. It also saw the return of Bill Altenberger, Hiles Stout, John Paul and Ted Caiazza. The team also added sophomore Roger Taylor. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing in 7th place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 14 wins and 8 losses. The starting lineup included George Bon Salle at the center position, Roger Taylor and Don Ohl at guard and Harv Schmidt and Hiles Stout at the forward slots.


1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 16th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 14–8 and a conference record of 10–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. Despite being Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.


1956–57 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1956-57 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.


1956–57 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 16–7, 6–6 in Big Seven play to finish in third place. Gary Thompson won Big Seven Player of the Year, edging out Wilt Chamberlain of Kansas. Iowa State also picked up their first ever win over a top ranked team, defeating Kansas, 39–37.


1956–57 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
The 1956–57 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the ninth season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973) and the first season under the name of Iraq Central FA First Division Cup. Six teams competed in the tournament, which started on 18 December 1956.


1956–57 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
It was played as a double-elimination tournament, with Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab winning their first title, and the first title in the history of the teams that were later merged to form Amanat Baghdad. They beat Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malikiya 1–0 in the final.


1956–57 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup, Final positions
Note: Al-Adhamiya and Al-Hawat dropped out of the tournament. Al-Adhamiya returned for the following season.


1956–57 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1956–57 comprised 12 teams, and Glenavon won the championship.


1956–57 Israel State Cup
The1956–57 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 19th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the fourth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1956–57 Israel State Cup
Although the competition began on 11 February 1956, it was delayed severely by the Suez Crisis, and later rounds were not played until April 1957, with the final being held on 6 July at 1957 at the Haifa Municipal Stadium in Haifa. Hapoel Petah Tikva met Maccabi Jaffa in the final and won the cup after securing a 2–1 win.


1956–57 Israel State Cup, Results, First Round
74 of the 75 Liga Gimel clubs participated in this round. Most of the matches were drawn as divisional matches, with the exception of two matches.


1956–57 Istanbul Football League
The 1956–57 İstanbul Football League season was the 47th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 14th time.


1956–57 Isthmian League
The 1956–57 season was the 42nd in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1956–57 Isthmian League
Tooting & Mitcham United were newly admitted from the Athenian League.


1956–57 Isthmian League
Wycombe Wanderers were champions for the second season in a row.


1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team was a Division I college basketball team that represented the University of Kansas. Coached by Dick Harp, the Jayhawks posted a 24–3 win–loss record, winning the then-Big Seven Conference and qualifying for the 1957 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Kansas won three games in the NCAA Tournament to reach the championship game, where the Jayhawks lost to North Carolina in triple overtime.


1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season summary
Dick Harp was named the head coach of the Jayhawks before the 1956–57 season. The previous coach, Phog Allen, had been forced to leave the program due to an enforced retirement age in place at the school. The 1956–57 Jayhawks featured future National Basketball Association center Wilt Chamberlain, in his first season with the varsity program. Expectations for the team were high entering the season; Allen said of the Jayhawks' new player that "Anybody could win the national championship with Wilt Chamberlain and four cheerleaders." Chamberlain averaged 29.6 points and 18.8 rebounds per game over the course of the season.


1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season summary
In Kansas' opening game against Northwestern, he scored 52 points and compiled 31 rebounds in an 87–69 win. The Jayhawks won their next five games by at least 10 points each, and began the season with 12 consecutive victories. Following that streak, Iowa State defeated Kansas 39–37. Kansas lost one other game in the regular season, on February 20, 1957, against Oklahoma by a score of 56–54. The Jayhawks wrapped up the Big Seven title, and an NCAA Tournament berth, with a 64–57 win over Kansas State on March 7. They ended the regular season with a record of 20–2, and a Big Seven record of 11–1.


1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season summary
In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Kansas faced SMU and was forced into an overtime period. Behind 36 points by Chamberlain, the Jayhawks won 73–65 to advance to the regional finals. There, the Jayhawks defeated Oklahoma City 81–61 to reach the Final Four. Chamberlain posted 30 points in the contest, adding 15 rebounds. The two-time defending NCAA Tournament champions, San Francisco, faced Kansas in the Final Four's host site, Kansas City.


1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Season summary
With a field goal percentage of almost 60 percent, the Jayhawks posted an 80–56 win to advance to the championship game against undefeated North Carolina, the number one-ranked team in the country. The Tar Heels defeated the Jayhawks 54–53 in triple overtime; North Carolina's Joe Quigg made the tying and go-ahead free throws in the final seconds.


1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, Rankings
From the beginning of the season, the Jayhawks topped the Associated Press Poll, holding their position until mid-January. After the Jayhawks' loss to Iowa State, the team fell to number two in the poll. Kansas stayed in that position for the rest of the season. In the United Press Poll, the Jayhawks held the top overall ranking at the start of the season and remained there until the January 22 rankings, when they fell to second behind North Carolina. They stayed in that position in each subsequent poll during the season.


1956–57 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team, In popular culture
The team, specifically starting center Wilt Chamberlain and coach Phog Allen, where the focus of the 2014 film Jayhawkers, which was directed by Kansas University film professor Kevin Willmott. The film featured former Jayhawk basketball player Scot Pollard and Justin Wesley, who was on the roster at the time of the release. Additionally, Kansas alumni Jay Karnes portrays Chancellor Franklin Murphy.


1956–57 Kenyan general election
General elections were held in Kenya between 25 September and 2 October 1956, with additional elections in March 1957 for eight African constituencies, the first in which Africans could be elected. The elections in 1956 were open to Europeans and Indians. In the European constituencies the results saw eight Independent Group members and six independents (all from the United Country Party) elected.


1956–57 Kenyan general election
For the elections for the African constituencies in 1957 there were 37 candidates, whilst voter turnout was 78.5%.


1956–57 La Liga
The 1956–57 La Liga was the 26th season since its establishment. The season started on September 9, 1956, and finished on April 21, 1957. Real Madrid won their fifth title.


1956–57 La Liga, Format changes
For this season, the relegation playoffs was eliminated and the two last qualified teams were directly relegated to Segunda División.


1956–57 Lancashire Cup
1956–57 was the forty-fourth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Oldham won the trophy  by beating St. Helens by the score of 10-3The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The excellent attendance was 39,544 and receipts were £6,274 This was the first of Oldham's three consecutive triumphs. 1958 would be the last time they would win the trophy, although they did later appear 4 times as runners-up (in 1966, 1969, 1987 and 1989


1956–57 Lancashire Cup, Background
With the invitation to junior club “County Amateurs”, the number of clubs remained the same at 15. The same pre-war fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in one bye in the first round.


1956–57 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with one bye but no “blank” fixture) and 15 clubs


1956–57 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1956–57 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * County Amateurs were a Junior (amateur) club from ?? 2 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959


1956–57 Landsdelsserien
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1956–57 Landsdelsserien
The 1956–57 Landsdelsserien was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.


1956–57 Landsdelsserien
The league was contested by 54 teams, divided into a total of seven groups from four districts; Østland/Søndre, Østland/Nordre, Sørland/Vestre and Møre/Trøndelag. The two group winners in the Østland districts, Eik and Raufoss promoted directly to the 1957–58 Hovedserien. The other five group winners qualified for promotion play-offs to compete for two spots in the following season's top flight. Brann and Molde won the play-offs and were promoted.


1956–57 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs
Brann won 4–1 over Stavanger and were promoted to Hovedserien.


1956–57 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs
Molde won 5–3 on aggregate and were promoted to Hovedserien.


1956–57 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Shamrock Rovers won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for next season.


1956–57 League of Ireland, Final classification
Cork Hibernians were elected to the league for next season.


1956–57 Leicester City F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was Leicester City's 52nd season in the Football League and their 38th (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football.


1956–57 Leicester City F.C. season
Leicester ran away with the Second Division title, winning it by a clear 7 points to claim the club's 4th Second Division title and their second title in four years.


1956–57 Leicester City F.C. season
Legendary striker Arthur Rowley set the club record for the most goals in a single season by scoring 44 goals in 43 appearances. The club's tally of 109 league goals during the season also remains a club record.


1956–57 Leicester City F.C. season, Club statistics
All data from: Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club (2001) (ISBN 1-899538-21-6)


1956–57 Liga Alef
The 1956–57 Liga Alef season saw Hapoel Kfar Saba win the title. originally, the top two clubs were due to gain promotion to Liga Leumit. However, due to irregularities during the season, an IFA committee decided to hold a promotion play-off between the top five clubs at the end of the season.


1956–57 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs
Each team played the other four once at a neutral venue. The top two clubs were to be promoted and the third would play a promotion/relegation play-off against the bottom club at Liga Leumit, which was Maccabi Jaffa.


1956–57 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs
Matches were played initially during September, but Maccabi Rehovot, who had finished the season in the second place and had expected to be promoted, declined to participate and appealed the committee's decision. The results of Rehovot's matches were initially recorded as 0-3 technical losses. However, after their appeal was rejected, the club were allowed to replay their matches.


1956–57 Liga Alef, Promotion play-offs
Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Jerusalem were promoted to Liga Leumit. Hapoel Hadera and Hakoah Tel Aviv were due to play a deciding match to set who will play against Maccabi Jaffa, but Hapoel Hadera declined to participate in protest at the IFA's decision to allow Maccabi Rehovot to replay their games.


1956–57 Liga Bet
The 1956–57 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Balfouria and Shimshon Tel Aviv promoted to Liga Alef as the respective winners of the north and south divisions. They were joined by Maccabi Hadera and Bnei Yehuda, who finished second in each of their respective divisions.


1956–57 Liga Leumit
The 1956–57 Liga Leumit season lasted from December 1956 until April 1957. Hapoel Tel Aviv won the title, the club's first championship since independence in 1949.


1956–57 Liga Leumit
No clubs were relegated as the league was expanded from ten to twelve clubs for the following season. The top five clubs from Liga Alef entered the promotion play-offs, resulting in Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Jerusalem being promoted.


1956–57 Liga Leumit, Promotion play-offs
Due to irregularities during the 1956–57 Liga Alef season, an IFA committee decided to hold a promotion play-off between the top five clubs in Liga Alef at the end of the season. Each team played the other four once at a neutral venue. The top two clubs were to be promoted and the third would play a promotion/relegation play-off against Maccabi Jaffa.


1956–57 Liga Leumit, Promotion play-offs
Matches were played initially during September, but Maccabi Rehovot, who had finished the season in the second place and had expected to be promoted, declined to participate and appealed the committee's decision. The results of Rehovot's matches were initially recorded as 0-3 technical losses. However, after their appeal was rejected, the club were allowed to replay their matches.


1956–57 Liga Leumit, Promotion play-offs
Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Jerusalem were promoted to Liga Leumit. Hapoel Hadera and Hakoah Tel Aviv were due to play a deciding match to set who will play against Maccabi Jaffa, but Hapoel Hadera declined to participate in protest at the IFA's decision to allow Maccabi Rehovot to replay their games.


1956–57 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was the 65th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence, and was their 3rd consecutive year in the Second Division.


1956–57 Liverpool F.C. season
The season would prove to be one where they would finish outside the top two for the 2nd consecutive season, by finishing 3rd, just one point outside the automatic promotion places.


1956–57 Luxembourg National Division
The 1956–57 Luxembourg National Division was the 43rd season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1956–57 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Stade Dudelange won the championship.


1956–57 MJHL season, League notes
The League admits the Winnipeg Rangers. This team is not to be confused with the Winnipeg Barons, who were formerly called the Winnipeg Rangers. Ray Brunel (St. Boniface) set a league record for most points (105) in a single season.


1956–57 Maltese Premier League
The 1956–57 Maltese First Division was the 42nd season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.


1956–57 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was Manchester United's 55th season in the Football League, and their 12th consecutive season in the top division of English football.


1956–57 Manchester United F.C. season
United retained their league title this season, which was also notable for being the breakthrough season of forward Bobby Charlton, who made his debut on 6 October 1956 in the league match against Charlton Athletic a few days before his 19th birthday and scored twice, making 17 appearances and scoring 12 goals that season and collecting a league title medal, his appearances mostly coming at the expense of Dennis Viollet. As Old Trafford didn't have floodlights installed at the time, United's first three European home games were played at Maine Road instead.


1956–57 Manchester United F.C. season
United reached the semi-finals of the European Cup, where they were beaten by eventual winners Real Madrid. They also reached the FA Cup final, where they lost 2-1 to Aston Villa in a game where they were handicapped by an injury to goalkeeper Ray Wood, meaning Jackie Blanchflower had to stand in for him in goal.


1956–57 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1956–57 season was Mansfield Town's 19th season in the Football League and 14th season in the Third Division North, they finished in 16th position with 44 points.


1956–57 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1956–57 season.


1956–57 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
The season was contested by 13 teams, and Guadalajara won the championship.


1956–57 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Due to economical problems Puebla advised the league that the club would not be playing next season and the club would return for the 1957-58 season.


1956–57 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1956–57 Mexican Segunda División was the 7th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 15 July 1956 and concluded on 20 January 1957. It was won by Zamora.


1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1956–57 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Jenison Field House in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Forrest "Forddy" Anderson in his third year at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 16–10, 10–4 to win a share of the Big Ten Championship. They received the conference's bid to the NCAA Tournament where they beat Notre Dame and Kentucky to advance to the Final Four. There they lost to eventual champion North Carolina. They lost to San Francisco in the third place game.


1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1955–56 season with an overall record of 13–9, 7–7 to finish in fifth place in Big Ten play.


1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary
Johnny Green led MSU in rebounding at 14.6 a game and Jack Quiggle led in scoring at 15.3 points per game. Green and Quiggle were both named first team All-Big Ten.


1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary
After starting the season 4–3, Johnny Green joined the Spartans after he was discharged from the Marines. In his first four games with the Spartans, MSU lost all four games. However, the Spartans won their next 10 games before a loss in the regular-season finale to Michigan. The loss cost the Spartans an out-right championship, but they still earned their first trip to the NCAA Tournament as the Big Ten representative to the NCAA Mideast Region.


1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary
In the NCAA Mideast Regional on Kentucky's campus, the No. 11-ranked Spartans played two games at 10,000-seat Memorial Coliseum: MSU avenged an earlier loss to No. 17 Notre Dame in the semifinal winning 85–83. In the final, the Spartans upset No. 3 Kentucky 80–68 to earn the school’s first trip to the Final Four.


1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary
In the National Semifinal, the Spartans faced No. 1 North Carolina. In a game that would be referred to as one of the greatest games in college basketball history, the lead changed 31 times. Jack Quiggle made a half-court shot after regulation expired that would have won the game for the Spartans, but was ruled too late. Johnny Green missed a free throw at the end of the first overtime that also would have sealed the win for the Spartans. North Carolina's Pete Brennan made a basket as time expired to force a second overtime. Lennie Rosenbluth took over the Tar Heels in the third overtime as they eliminated the Spartans from championship contention.


1956–57 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season summary
MSU lost to San Francisco in the third-place game the following day.


1956–57 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1956–57 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball  during the 1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Fielding H. Yost Field House (renamed Yost Ice Arena in 1973) on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Under the direction of head coach William Perigo, the team finished tied for fifth in the Big Ten Conference.


1956–57 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Future College Football Hall of Famer Ron Kramer established the school career scoring record with 1,119. The record last until 1961, when John Tidwell totaled 1386. Kramer served as team captain and earned team MVP for the third year in a row.


1956–57 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Five players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft. Ferguson accumulated no statistics. Kramer was a first round selection of the Green Bay Packers in the 1957 NFL Draft (fourth overall pick) and played in the NFL through the 1967 season.


1956–57 Minneapolis Lakers season
The 1956–57 NBA season was the Lakers' ninth season in the NBA.


1956–57 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1956–57 Montenegrin Republic League was 12th season of Montenegrin Republic League. Due to fact that majority of Montenegrin teams played in higher ranks, League was organised as tournament.


1956–57 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
The championship was organised as tournament of three teams - winners of regional qualifiers in which eight teams participated - Bokelj, Rudar, Gorštak, Javorak, Radnički Ivangrad, Igalo, Poštar and Zora. Most successful teams from qualifiers were Bokelj, Rudar and Javorak, who participated in Montenegrin Republic League tournament for season 1956–57.


1956–57 Montenegrin Republic League, Season, Table and results
Results of the final tournament: Rudar - Javorak 1-1; Bokelj - Rudar 0-0; Javorak - Bokelj 0-3. As a first-placed team, Bokelj gained promotion to Yugoslav Second League.


1956–57 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1956–57, eight Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. Budućnost was a member of 1956–57 Yugoslav First League, while Nikšić, Lovćen, Arsenal, Mladost Titograd, Iskra, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje and Jedinstvo Herceg Novi played in 1956–57 Yugoslav Second League.


1956–57 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1956–57 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 48th season of play. The Canadiens would place second in the league to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup for the ninth time in team history and for the second year in a row.


1956–57 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
The Canadiens qualified for the playoffs in second place. The Canadien then faced off against the New York Rangers, winning the best-of-seven series 4–1 to advance to the final against Boston.


1956–57 Montreal Canadiens season, Montreal Canadiens 1957 Stanley Cup champions, Coaching and administrative staff
&-Jack LeClair played 47 games for Montreal, qualifying to be on the cup. His name was not included on the Cup, because LeClair was playing in the minors during the playoffs.


1956–57 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1956–57 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the first edition of the competition.


1956–57 Moroccan Throne Cup
The teams played one-legged matches. In case of a draw, a penalty shoot-out took place.


1956–57 Moroccan Throne Cup
Mouloudia Club d'Oujda beat Wydad Athletic Club in the final, after a draw (1–1). The Royal Moroccan Football Federation decided that the team who scored first would win the title. The final took place at stade Marcel Cerdan in Casablanca.


1956–57 Moroccan Throne Cup
The final took place between the winners of the two semi-finals, Mouloudia Club d'Oujda and Wydad Athletic Club, on 16 November 1957 at the stade Marcel Cerdan in Casablanca, with 30,000 spectators. MC Oujda opened the scoring through Français Braizat ( 42'). Wydad equalised in the second half through a penalty from the Frenchman Patrice Mayet  60' (pen). The match was refereed by Boubker Lazrak. The teams were as follows:


1956–57 Moroccan Throne Cup
Mouloudia Club d'Oujda won the title at the expense of Wydad AC, despite the score finishing as a draw (1–1), as the Royal Moroccan Football Federation had decided that the team to score first would win the title. King Mohammed V of Morocco and the former President of Wydad Athletic Club Mohamed Benjelloun Touimi were present at the final and presented the cup to the winners, MC Oujda.


1956–57 NBA season
The 1956–57 NBA season was the 11th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (which would be the first of their 17 NBA titles), beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.


1956–57 NBA season, Playoffs
* Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1956–57 NBA season, Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.


1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1956–57 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.