Stafford & District Amateur League - Division One

1955-56 Season  

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Date

Opponents

Comp

Venue

Result

Scorers

Aug 20

Penkridge

League

Away

L 2-4

J.Harvey(2)

27

Stafford Lotus League Home

W 10-0

J.Harvey(6) P.Walker(2) F.Hitchen M.Jones

Sep 3

Eccleshall Old Boys League Away

W 5-2

P.Walker(2) F.Hitchen(2) J.Harvey

10

Universal Sports Club

League

Home

W 7-0

P.Walker(2) F.Hitchen(2) W.Harvey J.Harvey M.Jones

17

Dunston

League

Home

W 6-2

W.Harvey F.Hitchen J.Madden P.Walker(3)

24

Stone St. Michaels League Away

W 4-2

J.Carpenter(pen) M.Jones L.White P.Walker

Oct 1

Derrington

League

Away

W 7-1

J.Harvey(3) P.Walker(2) F.Hitchen(2)

8

Stone St. Dominics

League

Home

W 6-2

J.Harvey(2) W.Harvey P.Walker F.Hitchen J.Madden(pen)

15

Rest of League XI

Challenge

Home

W 4-2

J.Harvey F.Hitchen M.Jones P.Walker

22

Eccleshall Old Boys

SPC 1

Away

W 7-1

E.Ault J.Harvey(3) W.Harvey(2) P.Walker

Nov 5

Gas & Electric Co

League

Home

W 8-0

J.Harvey(5) W.Harvey(2) J.Madden(pen)

12 Dunston League Away W 7-2 F.Hitchen P.Walker J.Carpenter J.Harvey W.Harvey(2) J.Madden(pen)
19 Derrington League Home W 3-2 J.Carpenter P.Walker(2)
26 Bamfords Sports Club League Away W 5-1 J.Harvey(2) P.Walker(3)

Dec 3

Derrington

SPC 2

Home

W 5-1

J.Harvey(2) M.Jones(2) P.Walker

10

Stone St. Michaels

SBC 1

Away

W 5-0

J.Carpenter J.Harvey(2) H.Metzner P.Walker

17 Bamfords Sports Club League Home W 10-0 J.Harvey(5) P.Walker(2) W.Harvey F.Hitchen M.Jones
31 Stone St. Dominics League Away W 12-0 J.Harvey(4) J.Carpenter(3) C.Burtonwood(2) P.Walker(2) W.Harvey
Jan 7 Freehay Rovers SJC 1 Away W 4-0 J.Carpenter W.Harvey M.Jones P.Walker
14 Eccleshall Old Boys League Home W 14-0 J.Harvey(8) M.Jones(4) H.Metzner P.Walker
21 Stone St. Michaels League Home W 5-0 J.Carpenter(2) J.Harvey(2) M.Jones
Feb 4 Cheadle Town SJC 2 Away L 0-2  
11 Cheadle Town UCC 1 Away W 3-2 J.Carpenter J.Harrison J.Harvey
25 Gas & Electric Co League Away W 5-3 J.Harvey(3) M.Jones(2)
Mar 3 Stafford Lotus League Away W 6-2 J.Harrison(2) J.Harvey(3) J.Slater
17 Abbots Bromley UCC 2 Away W 6-0 J.Harvey(3) B.Walker P.Walker J.Madden(pen)
24 Penkridge League Home W 6-2 F.Hitchen(3) M.Jones B.Walker P.Walker
31 Universal Sports Club SPC SF Away W 5-2 E.Ault(2) P.Walker(3)
Apr 2 Uttoxeter Amateurs UCC SF N1 W 2-1 J.Carpenter(pen) P.Walker
14 Universal Sports Club League Away W 8-1 B.Bullock(3) W.Harvey(2) P.Walker(3)
23 Universal Sports Club SBC SF N1 W 4-2  
27 Bamfords Sports Club SPC Final Away W  
30 Boltons Sports Club UCC Final N1 D 1-1+ J.Harvey
May 3 Boltons Sports Club UCC Final R N1 W 2-0 B.Walker W.Harvey
4 Bamfords Sports Club SBC Final N2 D 0-0+*  
 

Key

League - Stafford & District Amateur League Division 1

SJC - Staffordshire F.A. Junior Cup

SBC - Stafford Borough Cup

SPC - Stafford Pageant Cup

UCC - Uttoxeter Challenge Cup

N1 - Oldfields Sports Ground, Uttoxeter

N2 - Stafford Rangers FC

+ - After Extra Time

* - Cup shared

 

Goalscorers

60 -   Jack Harvey (48 League + 12 Cup)
37 -   Peter Walker (28 + 9)
15 -   William (Billy) Harvey (11 + 4); Maurice Jones (12 + 3)
14 -   Frank Hitchen (14 + 0)
11 -   Joe Carpenter (7 + 4)
5 -   Jack Madden (4 + 1)
3 -   Eric Ault (0 + 3); John Harrison (2 + 1); Bernard 'Ranje' Bullock (3 + 0);
  Brian Walker (1 + 2)
2 -   Harry Metzner (1 + 1); Cyril Burtonwood (2 + 0)
1 -   Leon White (1 + 0); Jim (Jack) Slater (1 + 0)

 

 

Stafford & District Amateur League Division One.

 

1955-56 Final League Table

 

Pos

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

1
Rocester 20 19 0 1 137 26 38
2
Penkridge 20 15 2 3 107 39 32
3
Stone St. Michaels 20 11 4 5 65 45 26
4
Stone St. Dominics 20 8 4 8 69 81 20
5
Dunston 20 8 3 9 70 88 19
6
Bamfords A.C. 20 8 1 11 50 63 17
7
Universal 20 7 3 10 51 64 17
8
Derrington 20 7 1 12 49 61 15
9
Eccleshall old boys 20 6 1 13 58 97 13
10
Gas & Electric Co. 20 6 1 13 44 90 13
11
Stafford Lotus 20 4 2 14 36 85 10