The 1956–57 season was the 34th season of competitive association football and 27th season in the Football League played by York City Football Club, a professional football club based in York, Yorkshire, England. They finished in seventh position in the 24-team 1956–57 Football League Third Division North. They entered the 1956–57 FA Cup in the first round and lost in the second to Hull City.

21 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were nine different goalscorers. Goalkeeper Tommy Forgan and forward Peter Wragg played in all 49 first-team matches over the season. Arthur Bottom finished as leading goalscorer with 22 goals, of which 21 came in league competition and one came in the FA Cup.

Match details Football League Third Division North

+ Football League Third Division North match detailsNo.DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance118 August 195619thAccrington StanleyAL0–311,026220 August 195618thWorkingtonHD2–2Monkhouse, Colbridge15,318325 August 195614thTranmere RoversHW1–0Wragg12,291429 August 195616thWorkingtonAL2–3Wilkinson, Wragg pen.9,54251 September 195617thHalifax TownAD0–08,19263 September 195612thCarlisle UnitedHW2–0Bottom, Fenton11,70978 September 195617thOldham AthleticAL1–3Hughes8,608815 September 195615thMansfield TownHW2–0Colbridge, Fenton9,835917 September 195615thChesterHL0–19,2341022 September 195617thSouthportAD1–1Bottom4,0191126 September 195614thChesterAW4–3Hughes, Wilkinson, Wragg, Fenton4,2581229 September 195616thChesterfieldHL1–2Bottom8,820136 October 195614thHull CityHW2–1Wilkinson, Fenton10,7631413 October 195613thBarrowAW2–1Brown, Hughes5,9081520 October 195614thScunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedHL0–28,8811627 October 195614thBradford Park AvenueAW2–0Wilkinson (2)9,206173 November 195612thGatesheadHW1–0Wilkinson7,3251810 November 195612thWrexhamAD1–1Fennton12,5771924 November 195613thCrewe AlexandraAD1–1Bottom4,699201 December 195611thDarlingtonHW1–0Bottom8,1532115 December 1956Accrington StanleyHW3–1Bottom pen., Wilkinson, opposition o.g.8,1612222 December 1956Tranmere RoversAD3–3Bottom, Wilkinson, Wragg3,0452325 December 1956Hartlepools UnitedHD3–3Bottom pen., Wilkinson, Fenton8,6632426 December 195610thHartlepools UnitedAL0–26,9542529 December 195611thHalifax TownHL1–2Fenton8,102261 January 195713thCarlisle UnitedAL0–27,838275 January 195710thBradford CityHW3–1Bottom, Wilkinson, Fenton10,4922812 January 195710thOldham AthleticHW2–1Bottom (2)9,1662919 January 195710thMansfield TownAL1–4Wragg6,9413026 January 195710thBradford CityAW2–0Hughes, Fenton13,281312 February 1957SouthportHW9–1Bottom (4, 1 pen.), Wilkinson (2), Brown, Wragg, Fenton8,801329 February 1957ChesterfieldAW4–3Bottom (2), Hill, Fenton16,6103316 February 1957Hull CityAD1–1Wragg15,6973423 February 1957BarrowHW1–0Fenton8,004352 March 1957Scunthorpe & Lindsey UnitedAL1–2Fenton7,848369 March 1957Bradford Park AvenueHL1–2Bottom8,8573716 March 1957GatesheadAW2–0Brown, Bottom pen.4,9343823 March 1957WrexhamHW1–0Bottom8,3743930 March 195710thDerby CountyAL0–121,164406 April 1957Crewe AlexandraHW2–1Bottom, Wilkinson7,2714113 April 1957DarlingtonAW4–2Hill (2), Wilkinson, Fenton4,5434219 April 1957Stockport CountyHD0–011,6814320 April 1957RochdaleHW4–0Wilkinson (3), Wragg7,2034422 April 1957Stockport CountyAL0–37,1934527 April 1957RochdaleAL0–14,2154629 April 1957Derby CountyHD1–1Fenton9,413

League table (part) + Final Football League Third Division North table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts5thStockport County462381591751.21546thChesterfield462291596791.22537thYork City4621101575611.23528thHull City4621101584691.22529thBradford City462281678681.1552KeyPos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSource

FA Cup

+ FA Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round17 November 1956SouthportAD0–05,560First round replay21 November 1956SouthportHW2–1Wragg, Wilkinson8,409Second round8 December 1956Hull CityAL1–2Bottom24,155

Appearances and goals Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward

+ Players having played at least one first-team matchPos.Nat.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKTommy Forgan46030490FBGeorge Howe45020470FBErnie Phillips36010370FBDick Steel100010FBErnie Wardle10030130HBGordon Brown43330463HBJim Cairney32030350HBRon Mollatt36000360HBAlan Stewart20030230HBTerry Stoddart300030FWArthur Bottom3721314022FWClive Colbridge11220132FWBilly Fenton3714103814FWBilly Hill13300133FWAlbert Hobson12010130FWBilly Hughes24420264FWAlan Monkhouse12100121FWJohn Powell300030FWJohn Stewart100010FWNorman Wilkinson3817314118FWPeter Wragg46831499

See also List of York City F.C. seasons

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