1955-56 Burnley FC Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 18-16-8 - 44 points
Finishing 7th in TFL1
Location: Burnley, England
1955-56 Burnley FC StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 18-16-8 - 44 points
Finishing 7th in TFL1
Location: Burnley, England
Burnley FC of The Football League First Division ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 18 wins, 8 draws and 16 losses for 44 points finishing seventh in TFL1.
Burnley chalked up 64 goals and surrendered 54. Peter McKay scored 25 goals for the team, while Brian Pilkington, Bobby Burke and Albert Cheesebrough each tallied five or more, too.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adamson | M | April 4, 1929 | Ashington, England | ||
| Bobby Burke | November 5, 1934 | Ballymena, England | |||
| David Cargill | F | July 21, 1936 | Arbroath, Scotland | ||
| Albert Cheesebrough | January 17, 1935 | Burnley, England | |||
| Thomas Cummings | M | September 12, 1928 | Sunderland, England | ||
| Billy Gray | F, D | May 24, 1927 | Ashington, England | ||
| Bill Holden | F | April 1, 1928 | Morecambe, England | ||
| Colin McDonald | G | October 15, 1930 | 6'0" | 168 | Bury, England |
| Jimmy McIlroy | October 25, 1931 | 5'9" | 157 | Lambeg, Northern Ireland | |
| Peter McKay | February 23, 1925 | Newburgh, Fife Scotland | |||
| Brian Miller | M | January 19, 1937 | 6'1" | Hapton, England | |
| Doug Newlands | F | October 29, 1931 | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Brian Pilkington | M, F | February 12, 1933 | 5'5" | Leyland, England | |
| Harold Rudman | November 4, 1924 | Whitworth, England | |||
| Bobby Seith | M | March 9, 1932 | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Les Shannon | M, F | March 12, 1926 | 5'7" | Liverpool, England | |
| Dave Smith | D | September 22, 1933 | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Roy Stephenson | F | May 27, 1932 | Crook, England | ||
| Johnny Walton | March 21, 1928 | Horwich, England | |||
| Doug Winton | D | October 6, 1929 | Perth, Scotland |
