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Leeds United 5-0 Blackpool - December 26, 1956 / Division 1 1956/1957

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Division 1 1956/1957 - Round 24

Elland Road - Leeds - England

December 26, 1956

22 689

Leeds United

5 - 0

Blackpool

Harold Brook

John Charles

Harold Brook

John Charles

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0' - Goal Harold Brook photo Harold Brook

0' - Goal Harold Brook photo John Charles

0' - Goal John Charles photo Harold Brook

0' - Goal Harold Brook photo John Charles

0' - Goal John Charles0

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Leeds United

5 - 0

Blackpool

Leeds United Blackpool

Team line-ups

Leeds United

Wood

Royden Wood

England

B.date16/10/1930

Age26 years

H1m87

positionGoalkeeper

Charlton

Jack Charlton

England

B.date08/05/1935

Age21 years

H1m91

positionCentral defender

Hair

Grenville Hair

England

B.date16/11/1931

Age25 years

positionLeft full-back

Dunn

Jimmy Dunn

Scotland

B.date23/10/1922

Age34 years

H1m73

positionRight full-back

Kerfoot

Eric Kerfoot

England

B.date31/07/1924

Age32 years

positionMidfield

Gibson

Archie Gibson

Scotland

B.date30/12/1933

Age22 years

positionRight Midfielder

Forrest

Bob Forrest

England

B.date13/05/1931

Age25 years

positionSecond striker

Brook000

Harold Brook

England

B.date15/10/1921

Age35 years

positionForward

Meek

George Meek

Scotland

B.date15/02/1934

Age22 years

H1m60

positionLeft Winger

Charles00

John Charles

Wales

B.date27/12/1931

Age24 years

H1m88

positionStriker

Overfield

Jackie Overfield

England

B.date14/05/1932

Age24 years

positionLeft Winger

		Age	Match num	Note
G	Royden Wood	26	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jack Charlton	21	17	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Grenville Hair	25	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jimmy Dunn	34	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Eric Kerfoot	32	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Archie Gibson	22	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Bob Forrest	25	21	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Harold Brook	35	14	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	George Meek	22	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	John Charles	24	22	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jackie Overfield	24	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.4 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Team line-up not yet available

Substitutes					Age	Match num	Note

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Manager

Age

Match num

Raich Carter

155

Success rate in this team:

46 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

44 %

Carter vs Blackpool

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on December 26, 1956

Carter vs Smith

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on December 26, 1956

Manager

Age

Match num

Joseph Smith

665

Success rate in this team:

43 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

43 %

Smith vs Leeds United

3 victories

2 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on December 26, 1956

Smith vs Carter

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on December 26, 1956

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Key figures

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Pre-match

Current form

Home

VLeeds United 1-0 Aston Villa22/09/1956

DLeeds United 1-1 Birmingham City13/10/1956

LLeeds United 1-2 Preston North End27/10/1956

VLeeds United 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday10/11/1956

DLeeds United 3-3 Arsenal24/11/1956

VLeeds United 4-1 Portsmouth08/12/1956

Overall

LManchester United 3-2 Leeds United17/11/1956

DLeeds United 3-3 Arsenal24/11/1956

DWest Bromwich Albion 0-0 Leeds United01/12/1956

VLeeds United 4-1 Portsmouth08/12/1956

LEverton 2-1 Leeds United15/12/1956

DBlackpool 1-1 Leeds United25/12/1956

Current form

Away

DBurnley 2-2 Blackpool06/10/1956

VSheffield Wednesday 1-2 Blackpool20/10/1956

DBirmingham City 2-2 Blackpool03/11/1956

DPortsmouth 0-0 Blackpool17/11/1956

DChelsea 2-2 Blackpool01/12/1956

LWolverhampton 4-1 Blackpool22/12/1956

Overall

LBlackpool 2-3 Newcastle United24/11/1956

DChelsea 2-2 Blackpool01/12/1956

VBlackpool 3-1 Cardiff City08/12/1956

VBlackpool 4-2 Bolton Wanderers15/12/1956

LWolverhampton 4-1 Blackpool22/12/1956

DBlackpool 1-1 Leeds United25/12/1956

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	1	0
Drawing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	3	1
Winless streak	0	2
Drawless streak	1	0
Scoring streak	8	3
Conceding streak	5	3

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	4	2
Drawless streak	1	0
Scoring streak	2	6
Conceding streak	2	6

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

23	Number of games (Competition total)	23
11	Number of games (Home / Away)	11
10	Victories (Competition total)	11
7	Victories (Home / Away)	3
7	Draws (Competition total)	6
3	Draws (Home / Away)	4
6	Losses (Competition total)	6
1	Losses (Home / Away)	4

Goals

42	Goals scored (Competition total)	55
27	Goals scored (Home / Away)	20
33	Goals conceded (Competition total)	42
11	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	25
1.83	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.39
2.45	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.82
1.43	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.83
1	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	2.27

Betting aid

15	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	20
7	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	10
6	Clean sheets (Competition total)	4
4	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
4	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	2
1	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	1
16	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	18
7	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	9
5-1 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-2 (3 times)

Bookings

0	Yellow cards (Competition total)	0
0	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

John Charles	20 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	-
John Charles	12 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	-
John Charles	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	-
Harold Brook	1 goal during the last match	The fittest player	-

Historical head to head

Home

10 matches

5 v

5 d

0 l

18 gf

7 ga

Away

12 matches

4 v

2 d

6 l

19 gf

23 ga

Total

22 matches

9 v

7 d

6 l

37 gf

30 ga

Historical head to head

Home

12 matches

6 v

2 d

4 l

23 gf

19 ga

Away

10 matches

0 v

5 d

5 l

7 gf

18 ga

Total

22 matches

6 v

7 d

9 l

30 gf

37 ga

Largest victory

Overall	7 - 3	September 20, 1930
Home	4 - 0	March 31, 1928

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	January 10, 1948
Away	No success yet

Latest head to head

December 25, 1956 - Division 1 1956/1957

Blackpool

1 - 1

Leeds United logo Leeds United

January 10, 1948 - FA Cup 1947/1948

Blackpool

4 - 0

Leeds United logo Leeds United

March 29, 1947 - Division 1 1946/1947

Blackpool

3 - 0

Leeds United logo Leeds United

November 23, 1946 - Division 1 1946/1947

Leeds United

4 - 2

Blackpool

March 25, 1939 - Division 1 1938/1939

Leeds United

1 - 0

Blackpool

Best historical scorers against Blackpool

Gordon Hodgson	2 goals	1938 - 1938
Arthur Buckley	1 goal	1937 - 1937
Harold Brook	1 goal	1956 - 1956
David Cochrane	1 goal	1939 - 1939
George Ainsley	1 goal	1938 - 1938
Jackie Hargreaves	1 goal	1938 - 1938

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/11/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Leeds United

Stan Mortensen	3 goals	1946 - 1947
Hugh O'Donnell	1 goal	1946 - 1946
George McKnight	1 goal	1947 - 1947

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/11/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Blackpool

Tom Holley	4 matches	1937 - 1939
Eric Stephenson	4 matches	1937 - 1939
Jim Makinson	3 matches	1937 - 1939
Jack Milburn	3 matches	1937 - 1938
Gordon Hodgson	3 matches	1937 - 1938
Robert Browne	3 matches	1937 - 1938

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 06/11/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Leeds United

Jock Wallace	2 matches	1946 - 1947
George Farrow	2 matches	1946 - 1947
Eric Sibley	2 matches	1946 - 1947
Harry Johnston	2 matches	1946 - 1947
Eric Hayward	2 matches	1946 - 1947
Stan Mortensen	2 matches	1946 - 1947