1955-56 Sunderland AFC Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 17-16-9 - 43 points
Finishing 9th in TFL1
Location: Sunderland, England
1955-56 Sunderland AFC StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 17-16-9 - 43 points
Finishing 9th in TFL1
Location: Sunderland, England
Sunderland AFC of The Football League First Division ended the 1955-56 season with a record of 17 wins, 9 draws and 16 losses for 43 points finishing ninth in TFL1.
The team scored 80 goals and yielded 95, most in the circuit. Charles Fleming netted 29 goals for the team, while Ken Chisholm, Len Shackleton, Billy Bingham, Billy Elliott, Bill Holden and Ted Purdon each contributed five or more also.
Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Aitken | May 28, 1925 | Lochgelly, Scotland | |||
| Stan Anderson | February 27, 1933 | Horden, England | |||
| Billy Bingham | F | August 5, 1931 | 5'7" | 141 | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Johnny Bollands | G | July 11, 1935 | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Lyall Bolton | July 11, 1932 | Gateshead, England | |||
| John Bone | December 19, 1930 | Hartlepool, England | |||
| Ken Chisholm | F | April 12, 1925 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Ray Daniel | D | November 2, 1928 | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Leslie Dodds | G | October 12, 1936 | Lemington, England | ||
| Billy Elliott | March 20, 1925 | Bradford, England | |||
| Charles Fleming | July 12, 1927 | Blairhall, Scotland | |||
| Willie Fraser | G | February 24, 1929 | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Johnny Hannigan | February 17, 1933 | Barrhead, Scotland | |||
| Jack Hedley | December 11, 1923 | Wallsend, England | |||
| Bill Holden | F | April 1, 1928 | Morecambe, England | ||
| Arthur Hudgell | December 28, 1920 | Hackney, England | |||
| Sam Kemp | August 29, 1932 | 5'9" | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Joe McDonald | February 10, 1929 | Blantyre, Scotland | |||
| Willie Morrison | March 31, 1934 | 5'8" | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Ted Purdon | F | March 1, 1930 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Len Shackleton | F | May 3, 1922 | 5'9" | Bradford, England | |
| Jack Stelling | D | May 23, 1924 | Washington, England | ||
| Derek Weddle | F | December 27, 1935 | 6'0" | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
