# 1955–56 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 1955–56 season was Middlesbrough's 73rd year in existence and 2nd consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup.

## Summary

In his second season as manager Bob Dennison avoided the relegation and reached the FA Cup 4th round. The season is best remembered by the debuts of Forwards Brian Clough and Alan Peacock after a good performance over the reserves. Meanwhile, veteran Jamaican Striker Lindy Delapenha repeated as top club scorer with 18 goals.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ITA | Rolando Ugolini |
| — | GK | ENG | Peter Taylor |
| — | DF | ENG | Derek Stonehouse |
| — | DF | ENG | Ray Barnard |
| — | DF | ENG | Dicky Robinson |
| — | DF | ENG | Ray Bilcliff |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Phillips |
| — | DF | ENG | Bobby Corbett |
| — | MF | ENG | Ronnie Dicks |
| — | MF | WAL | Bill Harris |
| — | MF | ENG | Bert Mitchell |
| — | MF | SCO | Sam Lawrie |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Joe Birbeck |
| — | MF | ENG | Frank Mulholland |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Stephenson |
| — | FW | ENG | Billy Day |
| — | FW | ENG | Joe Scott |
| — | FW | ENG | Charlie Wayman |
| — | FW | ENG | Brian Clough |
| — | FW | ENG | Alan Peacock |
| — | FW | ENG | Derek McLean |
| — | FW | ENG | Ken McPherson |
| — | FW | ENG | Doug Cooper |
| — | FW | IRL | Arthur Fitzsimons |
| — | FW | JAM | Lindy Delapenha |

## Results
### Second Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 12 | Port Vale | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 58 | 1.034 | 45 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 1.145 | 44 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 76 | 78 | 0.974 | 40 |
| 15 | Bury | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 86 | 90 | 0.956 | 40 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 39 |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | W | L | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 |

#### Matches

* .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1956/

### FA Cup
#### Fourth Round
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Football League Division Two | Football League Division Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Rolando Ugolini | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Derek Stonehouse | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Barnard | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dicky Robinson | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Bill Harris | 44 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ronnie Dicks | 39 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Day | 25 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Scott | 38 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Charlie Wayman | 25 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Arthur Fitzsimons | 42 | 14 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JAM | Lindy Delapenha | 37 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Peter Taylor | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Bert Mitchell | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Bilcliff | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Phillips | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bobby Corbett | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Brian Clough | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Peacock | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Derek McLean | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ken McPherson | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Sam Lawrie | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Joe Birbeck | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Frank Mulholland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Doug Cooper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesborugh/tab/matches/season/1956/