1956–57 Everton F.C. season

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

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
13	Chelsea	42	13	13	16	73	73	1.000	39
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	6	20	82	88	0.932	38
15	Everton	42	14	10	18	61	79	0.772	38
16	Luton Town	42	14	9	19	58	76	0.763	37
17	Newcastle United	42	14	8	20	67	87	0.770	36

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Win	Draw	Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
18 August 1956	Leeds United	A	1–5
22 August 1956	Blackpool	H	2–3
25 August 1956	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–2
27 August 1956	Blackpool	A	2–5
1 September 1956	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–2
3 September 1956	Burnley	A	1–2
8 September 1956	Aston Villa	H	0–4
12 September 1956	Burnley	H	1–0
15 September 1956	Luton Town	A	0–2
22 September 1956	Sunderland	H	2–1
29 September 1956	Charlton Athletic	A	2–1
6 October 1956	Preston North End	A	0–0
13 October 1956	Chelsea	H	0–3
20 October 1956	Manchester United	A	5–2
27 October 1956	Arsenal	H	4–0
3 November 1956	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–3
10 November 1956	Portsmouth	H	2–2
17 November 1956	Newcastle United	A	0–0
24 November 1956	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0
1 December 1956	Cardiff City	A	0–1
8 December 1956	Birmingham City	H	2–0
15 December 1956	Leeds United	H	2–1
25 December 1956	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–6
26 December 1956	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1
29 December 1956	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–1
12 January 1957	Aston Villa	A	1–5
19 January 1957	Luton Town	H	2–1
2 February 1957	Sunderland	A	1–1
9 February 1957	Charlton Athletic	H	5–0
23 February 1957	Arsenal	A	0–2
27 February 1957	Preston North End	H	1–4
6 March 1957	Manchester United	H	1–2
9 March 1957	Birmingham City	A	3–1
16 March 1957	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–1
23 March 1957	Portsmouth	A	2–3
30 March 1957	Newcastle United	H	2–1
6 April 1957	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–2
13 April 1957	Cardiff City	H	0–0
19 April 1957	Manchester City	A	4–2
20 April 1957	Chelsea	A	1–5
22 April 1957	Manchester City	H	1–1
27 April 1957	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
3	5 January 1957	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0	56,293
4	26 January 1957	West Ham United	H	2–1	55,245
5	16 February 1957	Manchester United	A	0–1	61,803