1955-56 Sheffield United Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 12-21-9 - 33 points
Finishing 22nd in TFL1
Location: Sheffield, England
1955-56 Sheffield United StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 12-21-9 - 33 points
Finishing 22nd in TFL1
Location: Sheffield, England
Sheffield United of The Football League First Division ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 12 wins, 9 draws and 21 losses for 33 points finishing twenty-second in TFL1.
The team scored 63 goals and conceded 77. Bobby Howitt netted 14 goals for the team, while Alf Ringstead, Colin Grainger, Peter Wragg, Jimmy Hagan and Jack Wilkinson each tallied five or more also.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Burgin | G | April 29, 1927 | 5'7" | Bradfield, England | |
| Cec Coldwell | D | January 12, 1929 | Dungworth, England | ||
| Jack Cross | February 5, 1927 | Bury, England | |||
| Jack Fountain | May 27, 1932 | Leeds, England | |||
| Colin Grainger | June 10, 1933 | 5'10" | Havercroft, England | ||
| Dennis Gratton | April 21, 1934 | Rotherham, England | |||
| Jimmy Hagan | F | January 21, 1918 | Washington, County Durham England | ||
| Derek Hawksworth | July 16, 1927 | Bradford, England | |||
| Alan Hodgkinson | G | August 16, 1936 | 5'9" | Laughton Common, England | |
| Bobby Howitt | F | July 15, 1925 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Thomas Hoyland | June 14, 1932 | Sheffield, England | |||
| Wally Hughes | March 15, 1934 | Dingle, England | |||
| Jim Iley | M | December 15, 1935 | South Kirkby, England | ||
| Howard Johnson | July 17, 1925 | Sheffield, England | |||
| Glyn Jones | April 8, 1936 | Rotherham, England | |||
| Cliff Mason | D | November 27, 1929 | York, England | ||
| Colin Rawson | M | November 12, 1926 | Shirebrook, England | ||
| Brian Richardson | M | October 5, 1934 | Sheffield, England | ||
| Alf Ringstead | F | October 14, 1927 | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Graham Shaw | July 9, 1934 | Sheffield, England | |||
| Joe Shaw | D, M | June 23, 1928 | Murton, England | ||
| John Spencer | November 20, 1934 | Bradfield, England | |||
| Des Thompson | G | December 4, 1928 | Southampton, England | ||
| Ronald Waldock | December 6, 1932 | Heanor, England | |||
| Jack Wilkinson | September 17, 1931 | Middlewich, England | |||
| Peter Wragg | January 12, 1931 | Rotherham, England |
