1955-56 Charlton Athletic Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 17-19-6 - 40 points
Finishing 14th in TFL1
Location: Charlton, England
1955-56 Charlton Athletic StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 17-19-6 - 40 points
Finishing 14th in TFL1
Location: Charlton, England
Charlton Athletic of The Football League First Division ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 17 wins, 6 draws and 19 losses for 40 points finishing fourteenth in TFL1.
The club chalked up 75 goals and allowed 81. Stuart Leary scored 21 goals for the squad, while Bobby Ayre, Bill Kiernan, John Ryan, Gordon Hurst and Jimmy Gauld each netted five or more also.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Ayre | March 26, 1932 | Berwick-upon-Tweed, England | |||
| Sam Bartram | G | January 22, 1914 | 5'10" | South Shields, England | |
| Jock Campbell | D | November 11, 1922 | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Kenneth Chamberlain | June 30, 1926 | Durban, South Africa | |||
| Syd Ellis | D | August 16, 1931 | Charlton, England | ||
| Peter Firmani | D | February 14, 1936 | , South Africa | ||
| Jimmy Gauld | F | May 9, 1931 | 5'10" | Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| Cyril Hammond | M | October 10, 1927 | Woolwich, England | ||
| John Hewie | D | December 13, 1927 | 6'2" | 170 | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Gordon Hurst | October 9, 1924 | Oldham, England | |||
| Bill Kiernan | F | May 22, 1925 | Penge, England | ||
| Stuart Leary | F | April 30, 1933 | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Fred Lucas | M, F | September 29, 1933 | 5'8" | Slade Green, England | |
| Sid O'Linn | May 5, 1927 | Oudtshoorn, South Africa | |||
| Ron Oosthuizen | March 16, 1936 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |||
| Gordon Pembery | October 10, 1926 | Cardiff, Wales | |||
| Frank Reed | G | October 12, 1933 | Seaham, England | ||
| John Ryan | October 16, 1930 | Alloa, Scotland | |||
| Don Townsend | September 17, 1930 | Swindon, England | |||
| Derek Ufton | M | May 31, 1928 | Crayford, England | ||
| Ronnie White | November 9, 1931 | Bethnal Green, England |
