1956–57 Leicester City F.C. season
# 1956–57 Leicester City F.C. season

The 1956–57 season was Leicester City's 52nd season in the Football League and their 38th (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football.

Leicester ran away with the Second Division title, winning it by a clear 7 points to claim the club's 4th Second Division title and their second title in four years.

Legendary striker Arthur Rowley set the club record for the most goals in a single season by scoring 44 goals in 43 appearances. The club's tally of 109 league goals during the season also remains a club record.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Leicester City | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 109 | 67 | 1.627 | 61 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 94 | 55 | 1.709 | 54 | Promoted |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 53 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 75 | 1.107 | 52 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 83 | 58 | 1.431 | 48 | |

## Club statistics

All data from: Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club (2001) (ISBN 1-899538-21-6)

### Appearances

| Pos. | Name | Div 2 | FAC | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| GK | Dave MacLaren | 27 | 1 | 28 |
| GK | George Heyes | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| GK | Harvey Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Stan Milburn | 42 | 1 | 43 |
| DF | John Ogilvie | 38 | 1 | 39 |
| DF | Jack Froggatt | 42 | 1 | 43 |
| DF | Bill Webb | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| DF | Willie Cunningham | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Pat Ward | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| MF | Colin Appleton | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| MF | Jimmy Moran | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FW | Johnny Morris | 42 | 1 | 43 |
| FW | Tommy McDonald | 31 | 1 | 32 |
| FW | Ian McNeill | 38 | 1 | 39 |
| FW | Willie Gardiner | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| FW | Arthur Rowley | 42 | 1 | 43 |
| FW | Derek Hogg | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| FW | Derek Hines | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| FW | Jimmy Walsh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Billy Wright | 17 | 1 | 18 |

### Top goalscorers

| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Div 1 | FAC | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | Arthur Rowley | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| 2 | | Ian McNeill | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | | Derek Hines | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | | Billy Wright | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | | Tommy McDonald | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | | Derek Hogg | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | | Willie Gardiner | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | | Stan Milburn | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Johnny Morris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Colin Appleton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | | Jimmy Moran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 3 |
