1956-57 Birmingham City Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 15-18-9 - 39 points
Finishing 12th in TFL1
Location: Bordesley, England
1956-57 Birmingham City StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 15-18-9 - 39 points
Finishing 12th in TFL1
Location: Bordesley, England
Birmingham City of The Football League First Division ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 15 wins, 9 draws and 18 losses for 39 points finishing twelfth in TFL1.
The team bagged 69 goals and gave up 69. Alex Govan scored 24 goals for the team, while Noel Kinsey, Peter Murphy, Gordon Astall and Eddy Brown each netted five or more also.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Allen | D | January 23, 1932 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Gordon Astall | F | September 22, 1927 | Horwich, England | ||
| Jack Badham | D, M | January 31, 1919 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Eddy Brown | F | February 28, 1926 | 5'9" | Preston, England | |
| Geoff Cox | November 30, 1934 | Nuneaton, England | |||
| Brian Farmer | D | July 29, 1933 | Wordsley, England | ||
| Bill Finney | F | September 5, 1931 | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Alex Govan | F | June 16, 1929 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Ken Green | April 27, 1924 | West Ham, England | |||
| Jeff Hall | D | September 7, 1929 | Scunthorpe, England | ||
| Dennis Harper | October 12, 1936 | Tipton, England | |||
| Noel Kinsey | December 24, 1925 | Treorchy, Wales | |||
| Bunny Larkin | F | January 11, 1936 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Bert Linnecor | M | November 30, 1933 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Gil Merrick | G | January 26, 1922 | 6'1" | 185 | Birmingham, England |
| Peter Murphy | March 7, 1922 | Hartlepool, England | |||
| Dick Neal | M | October 1, 1933 | Dinnington, England | ||
| Keith Neale | F | January 19, 1935 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Johnny Newman | D | December 13, 1933 | Hereford, England | ||
| Bryan Orritt | M, F | February 22, 1937 | Cwm-y-Glo, Wales | ||
| Johnny Schofield | G | December 8, 1931 | Atherstone, England | ||
| Graham Sissons | D | May 20, 1934 | Chester-le-Street, England | ||
| Trevor Smith | D | April 13, 1936 | Brierley Hill, England | ||
| Roy Warhurst | September 18, 1926 | Sheffield, England | |||
| Peter Warmington | F | April 8, 1934 | Wythall, England | ||
| Johnny Watts | M | April 13, 1931 | Vauxhall, England |
