1955-56 Sheffield United Statistics
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 RosterEngland, 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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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Howitt | F | 40 | 40 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Peter Wragg | 27 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alf Ringstead | F | 32 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colin Grainger | 39 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Wilkinson | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Hagan | F | 22 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ronald Waldock | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thomas Hoyland | 37 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Derek Hawksworth | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Spencer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Cross | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dennis Gratton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wally Hughes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Glyn Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brian Richardson | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Hodgkinson | G | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Des Thompson | G | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Fountain | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Colin Rawson | M | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Graham Shaw | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Shaw | D, M | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Howard Johnson | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Burgin | G | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Mason | D | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Iley | M | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cec Coldwell | D | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 462 | 462 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hodgkinson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Des Thompson | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Burgin | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 42 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
