2011-07-25

1956-57 Leicester City F.C. season

1956–57 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1956–57 season
Manager Scotland Dave Halliday
First Division 1st
FA Cup 3rd Round
Top goalscorer League:
Arthur Rowley (44)
All:
Arthur Rowley (44)
Home colours

The 1956–57 season was Leicester City's 52nd season in the Football League and their 38th (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football.

Leicester ran away with the Second Division title, winning it by a clear 7 points to claim the club's 4th Second Division title and their second title in four years.

Legendary striker Arthur Rowley set the club record for the most goals in a single season by scoring 44 goals in 43 appearances. The club's tally of 109 league goals during the season also remains a club record.

Club statistics

All data from: Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club (2001) (ISBN 1-899538-21-6)

Appearances

Top Goalscorers

References






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