1956-57 Sunderland AFC Roster
The Football League First Division (TFL1)
England, Level I
Team Record: 12-22-8 - 32 points
Finishing 20th in TFL1
Location: Sunderland, England
1956-57 Sunderland AFC StatisticsEngland, Level I
Team Record: 12-22-8 - 32 points
Finishing 20th in TFL1
Location: Sunderland, England
Sunderland AFC of The Football League First Division ended the 1956-57 season with a record of 12 wins, 8 draws and 22 losses for 32 points finishing twentieth in TFL1.
The team recorded 67 goals and conceded 88. Charles Fleming scored 25 goals for the team, while Johnny Hannigan, Len Shackleton, Billy Bingham and Stan Anderson each tallied five or more also.
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| 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 | |||
| Fred Chilton | D | July 10, 1935 | 5'9" | Washington, England | |
| Harry Clark | F | September 11, 1934 | 5'7" | Sunderland, England | |
| Ray Daniel | D | November 2, 1928 | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Billy Elliott | March 20, 1925 | Bradford, England | |||
| Charles Fleming | July 12, 1927 | Blairhall, Scotland | |||
| Willie Fraser | G | February 24, 1929 | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Colin Grainger | June 10, 1933 | 5'10" | Havercroft, England | ||
| Johnny Hannigan | February 17, 1933 | Barrhead, Scotland | |||
| Jack Hedley | December 11, 1923 | Wallsend, England | |||
| Arthur Hudgell | December 28, 1920 | Hackney, England | |||
| Sam Kemp | August 29, 1932 | 5'9" | Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||
| Jackie Maltby | F | July 31, 1939 | Consett, England | ||
| Joe McDonald | February 10, 1929 | Blantyre, Scotland | |||
| Willie Morrison | March 31, 1934 | 5'8" | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Alan O'Neill | F | November 13, 1937 | Leadgate, England | ||
| Ted Purdon | F | March 1, 1930 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Don Revie | F | July 10, 1927 | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Ron Routledge | G | October 14, 1937 | Ashington, England | ||
| Len Shackleton | F | May 3, 1922 | 5'9" | Bradford, England | |
| Derek Weddle | F | December 27, 1935 | 6'0" | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
