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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.

Middlesbrough
1955–56 season
ChairmanEric Thomas
ManagerBob Dennison
StadiumAyresome Park
Division Two14th
FA CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lindy Delapenha (14)
All:
Delapenha (21)

Summary

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In his second season as manager Bob Dennison [1] avoided the relegation and reached the FA Cup 4th round. The season is best remembered by the debuts of Forwards Brian Clough[2] and Alan Peacock[3] after a good performance over the reserves. Meanwhile, veteran Jamaican Striker Lindy Delapenha[4] repeated as top club scorer with 18 goals.

Squad

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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

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Second Division

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Main article: 1955–56 Football League

League table

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Pos Team
 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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAA
ResultWLLWDDDDLWWLDWLWLWLLWWLLDLWLWWLWDDLLLLWWLW
Position191591113131415151415151213121313161716141517151614141414141414151515161716151614
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1956/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champions, Promoted to 1956-57 Division One;   = Promoted to 1956–57 Division One;   = Relegated to 1956–57 Division Three

Matches

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20 August 1955 1 Middlesbrough 3–0 Notts County Middlesbrough
Fitzsimons   33',   58'
Delapenha   38'		 1 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 20,291
Referee: RP Hartley
25 August 1955 2 Swansea Town 2–1 Middlesbrough Swansea
Jones   77' (pen)
Medwin   84'		 9   20' Wayman Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 21,351
Referee: W Hickson
27 August 1955 3 Leeds United 2–0 Middlesbrough Leeds
Nightingale   18'
Brook   69'		 15 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 22,535
Referee: PF Power
31 August 1955 4 Middlesbrough 4–1 Swansea Town Middlesbrough
Fitzsimons   30',   78'
McPherson   68',   82'		 9   88' Ivor J Allchurch Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 22,417
Referee: W Hickson
3 September 1955 5 Middlesbrough 1–1 Fulham Middlesbrough
Delapenha   62' (pen) 11   66' Mitten Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 26,275
Referee: JH Clough
10 September 1955 6 Bury 1–1 Middlesbrough Bury
Robinson   64' 13   81' McPherson Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 12,278
Referee: ES Oxley
17 September 1955 7 Middlesbrough 1–1 Barnsley F.C. Middlesbrough
Fitzsimons   83' 13   56' Bobby Brown Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 24,960
Referee: JS Swain
Note: Brian Clough`s League debut, after scoring 15 goals in 9 reserve games.
24 September 1955 8 Liverpool 1–1 Middlesbrough Liverpool
Liddell   2' 14   44' Scott Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,213
Referee: L Richardson
1 October 1955 9 Bristol City 2–0 Middlesbrough Bristol
Atyeo   1'
Rodgers   60'		 15 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 28,788
Referee: KA Collinge
8 October 1955 10 Middlesbrough 4–3 Leicester City Middlesbrough
Clough   39'
Fitzsimons   41'
Delapenha   44' (pen)
Harris   76'		 15   5' Rowley
  21',   77' Gardiner		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 20,642
Referee: F Collinge
15 October 1955 11 Lincoln City 1–2 Middlesbrough Lincoln
Troops   55' 14   40' Delapenha
  75' Clough		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 12,532
Referee: H Webb
22 October 1955 12 Middlesbrough 1–3 Stoke City Middlesbrough
Delapenha   48' 15   51' King
  81',   88' Oscroft		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 22,394
Referee: WJ Gaiger
29 October 1955 13 Hull City 2–2 Middlesbrough Kingston-upon-Hull
Atkinson   13'
Davidson   40'		 15   24'Fitzsimons
  80' Day		 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 14,013
Referee: T Seymour
5 November 1955 16 Middlesbrough 3–2 Nottingham Forest Middlesbrough
Wayman   35'
Lawrie   79'
McPherson   87'		 12   50' Imlach
  70' Barrett 		Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,573
Referee: JS Swain
12 November 1955 17 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Middlesbrough Sheffield
Shiner   14'
Wilkinson   20'
Gibson   37'		 13   60' Fitzsimons Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 24,030
Referee: FH Gerrard
19 November 1955 18 Middlesbrough 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Middlesbrough
Wayman   7'
Fitzsimons   19',   73'
Scott   69'		 12   10' Mooney Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,360
Referee: L Howarth
26 November 1955 19 Bristol Rovers 7–2 Middlesbrough Bristol
Bradford   13',   64'
Ward   15',   18'
Hooper   67',   77'
Petherbridge   82'		 13   40' Wayman
  80' Delapenha		 Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 23,716
Referee: JS McLoughlin
Note: Forward Alan Peacock debut on Division Two.
3 December 1955 20 Middlesbrough 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
Delapenha   76' (pen) 13 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 16,827
Referee: G McCabe
10 December 1955 21 Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Middlesbrough Plymouth
Wetton   11'
Davis   51'
Robinson   73' (o.g.)
Arthur Stenner   76'		 16 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,651
Referee: A Bond
17 December 1955 22 Notts County 5–0 Middlesbrough Nottingham
Roby   10',   14'
Jimmy Jackson   75'
Bobby Crookes   85'
Taylor   86'		 17 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,693
Referee: RP Hartley
24 December 1955 23 Middlesbrough 5–3 Leeds United Middlesbrough
Wayman   6',   44'
Delapenha   7',   78'
Joe Scott   85'		 16   38' Hutchinson
  41' John Charles
  52' Peter Vickers		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,416
Referee: PF Power
26 December 1955 24 Middlesbrough 2–0 West Ham United Middlesbrough
Mitchell   56'
Wayman   88'		 14 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 22,001
Referee: TL Wood
27 December 1955 25 West Ham Utd 1–0 Middlesbrough Upton Park
Bilcliff   27' (o.g.) 15 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 21,522
31 December 1955 26 Fulham 4–1 Middlesbrough Fulham
Jimmy Hill   2'
Trevor 'Tosh' Chamberlain   24'
Bobby Robson   53',   86'		 17   58' Wayman Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,470
Referee: JH Clough
2 January 1956 27 Middlesbrough 1–1 Port Vale Middlesbrough
Fitzsimons   9' 15   72' Mullard Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 21,664
14 January 1956 28 Middlesbrough 1–3 Bury Middlesbrough
Wayman   26' 16   36' Kelly
  49' Pearson
  72' Don May		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 8,657
Referee: ES Oxley
21 January 1956 29 Barnsley 0–4 Middlesbrough Barnsley
14 Betts   19' (o.g)
Wayman   78',   85',   86'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 15,934
Referee: JS Swain
4 February 1956 30 Middlesbrough 1–2 Liverpool Middlesbrough
Delapenha   6' 14   67' Evans
  83' Liddell		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 12,171
Referee: L Richardson
11 February 1956 31 Middlesbrough 2–1 Bristol City Middlesbrough
Delapenha   6'
Clough   71'		 14   22' Atyeo Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,412
Referee: KA Collinge
3 March 1956 32 Stoke City 2–5 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
Bowyer   28'
Oscroft   89'		 14   29' Fitzsimons
  44',   52' Joe Scott
  65' Billy Day
  73' Delapenha		 Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 20,135
Referee: WJ Gaiger
10 March 1956 33 Middlesbrough 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Middlesbrough
Delapenha   30' (pen) 14   20' (pen) Malcolm Davies
  82' Langman		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,278
Referee: A Bond
17 March 1956 34 Nottingham Forest 2–4 Middlesbrough Nottingham
Peter Small   49'
Lishman   60'		 14   26' Billy Day
  41' Peacock
  79' (o.g),   81' McKinlay		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,918
Referee: JS Swain
24 March 1956 35 Middlesbrough 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
Joe Scott   12',   52' 14   27'Shiner
  48' Quixall		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,026
Referee: FH Gerrard
31 March 1956 36 Leicester City 1–1 Middlesbrough Leicester
Willie Gardiner   78' 15   35' Fitzsimons Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 28,450
Referee: F Collinge
2 April 1956 37 Middlesbrough 0–1 Rotherham United Middlesbrough
15   88' Peter Johnson Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 20,803
Referee: H Haworth
3 April 1956 38 Rotherham United 2–1 Middlesbrough Rotherham
Ian Wilson   19',   44' (pen) 15   6' Billy Day Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 13,032
Referee: L Howarth
7 April 1956 39 Middlesbrough 0–1 Bristol Rovers Middlesbrough
16  Ward Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 12,536
Referee: JS McLoughlin
14 April 1956 40 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough Blackburn
Williamson   24'
Langton   36' (pen)		 17   85' Billy Day Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,070
Referee: G McCabe
18 April 1956 41 Middlesbrough 4–2 Lincoln City Middlesbrough
McLean   5'
Wayman   41'
Delapenha   52',   66'		 16   22' Northcott
  83' Neal		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 8,298
Referee: H Webb
21 April 1956 42 Middlesbrough 5–1 Hull City Middlesbrough
Fitzsimons   30'
Delapenha   31',   54' (pen)
Wayman   58'
Billy Day   84'		 15   36' Fraser Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 11,190
Referee: T Seymour
28 April 1956 43 Port Vale 3–2 Middlesbrough Burslem
Done   11',   70'
Baily   88'		 16   34' Wayman
  85' McLean		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 11,781
Referee: RP Hartley
3 May 1956 44 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Middlesbrough Doncaster
14   41' Lawrie Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5,670

FA Cup

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Main article: 1955-56 FA Cup

Third Round

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7 January 1956 Bradford Park Avenue 0–4 Middlesbrough Bradford
  29',   82' Joe Scott
  33' Lindy Delapenha
  67' Charlie Wayman		 Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 18,524
Referee: J Kelly

Fourth Round

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28 January 1956 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Midlesbrough Tottenham
Maurice Norman   30'
George Robb   60'
Dave Dunmore   87'		   16' Joe Scott Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 41,895
Referee: H Haworth

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Football League
Division Two		 FA
Cup		 Other
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

References

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  1. ^ "Bob Dennison (July 1954 to January 1963)". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Stars pay tribute to Clough". BBC News. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  3. ^ Lindsey Young (25 August 2021). "Messages of support come flooding in for Boro legend Alan Peacock following dementia diagnosis". gazettelive.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Lindy Delapenha passes at age 89". radiojamaicanewsonline.com. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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