# 1956–57 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 1956–57 season was Middlesbrough's 74th year in existence and 3rd consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup.

## Summary

In his third season as manager Bob Dennison took off Boro to the 6th place just 6 points below promotion. Chairman Eric Thomas transferred in Goalkeeper Esmond Million and from Leicester City winger Ron Burbeck being crucial with a lot of assists through the season. The offensive live was "reinforced" by a young Forward Brian Clough scoring a massive 40 goals during his first campaign in form, 38 in Division Two just 6 below topscorer A. Rowley (Leicester City). Meanwhile, the squad reached the FA Cup fourth round being eliminated by Aston Villa.

## 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 | ENG | Peter Taylor |
| — | GK | ENG | Esmond Million |
| — | DF | ENG | Ray Barnard |
| — | DF | ENG | Dicky Robinson |
| — | DF | ENG | Derek Stonehouse |
| — | DF | ENG | Ray Bilcliff |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Phillips |
| — | DF | ENG | Tom Brown |
| — | DF | ENG | Bobby Corbett |
| — | MF | ENG | Frank Mulholland |
| — | MF | SCO | Sam Lawrie |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Ronnie Dicks (c) |
| — | MF | WAL | Bill Harris |
| — | FW | ENG | Ron Burbeck |
| — | FW | ENG | Billy Day |
| — | FW | ENG | Derek McLean |
| — | FW | ENG | Brian Clough |
| — | FW | IRL | Arthur Fitzsimons |
| — | FW | ENG | Joe Scott |
| — | FW | ENG | Alan Peacock |
| — | FW | ENG | Doug Cooper |
| — | FW | JAM | Lindy Delapenha |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Ronnie Burbeck | Leicester City | |
| GK | Esmond Million | Youth team | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| GK | Rolando Ugolini | Wrexham A.F.C. |
| FW | Charlie Wayman | Darlington F.C. |
| MF | Bert Mitchell | Southport F.C. |
| FW | Ken McPherson | Coventry City |
| MF | Joe Birbeck | Grimsby Town |
| FW | Doug Cooper | |
| MF | Peter Stephenson | |

## Results
### Division Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 75 | 1.107 | 52 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 83 | 58 | 1.431 | 48 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 60 | 1.400 | 48 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 87 | 76 | 1.145 | 46 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 63 | 0.937 | 46 |

#### 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 | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |

#### Matches

* .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1957/

### 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 | ENG | Peter Taylor | 41 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Barnard | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dicky Robinson | 42 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Derek Stonehouse | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Bill Harris | 45 | 9 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ronnie Dicks | 44 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ron Burbeck | 34 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Derek McLean | 29 | 10 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Brian Clough | 44 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Arthur Fitzsimons | 39 | 10 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | JAM | Lindy Delapenha | 27 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Esmond Million | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Bilcliff | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Scott | 22 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Day | 19 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Phillips | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Sam Lawrie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Peacock | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tom Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Doug Cooper | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bobby Corbett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Frank Mulholland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesborugh/tab/matches/season/1957/