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Leeds United 1-2 Preston NE - October 27, 1956 / Division 1 1956/1957

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Division 1 1956/1957 - Round 15

Elland Road - Leeds - England

October 27, 1956

36 571

Leeds United

1 - 2

Preston NE

logo Leeds United LU

logo Preston North End PNE

Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Leeds United

1 - 2

Preston NE

Leeds United Preston NE

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

Age24 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

Meek

George Meek

Scotland

B.date15/02/1934

Age22 years

H1m60

positionLeft Winger

Ripley

Keith Ripley

England

B.date29/03/1935

Age21 years

positionForward

Overfield

Jackie Overfield

England

B.date14/05/1932

Age24 years

positionLeft Winger

Crowe

Christopher Crowe

England

B.date11/06/1939

Age17 years

positionForward

		Age	Match num	Note
G	Royden Wood	26	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jack Charlton	21	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Grenville Hair	24	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jimmy Dunn	34	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Eric Kerfoot	32	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Archie Gibson	22	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Bob Forrest	25	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	George Meek	22	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Keith Ripley	21	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jackie Overfield	24	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Christopher Crowe	17	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24.4 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

146

Success rate in this team:

47 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

44 %

Carter vs Preston NE

1 victory

1 draw

3 losses

Latest figure on October 27, 1956

Carter vs Britton

2 victories

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on October 27, 1956

Manager

Age

Match num

Cliff Britton

Success rate in this team:

40 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

39 %

Britton vs Leeds United

4 victories

1 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on October 27, 1956

Britton vs Carter

2 victories

0 draw

2 losses

Latest figure on October 27, 1956

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Key figures

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Pre-match

Current form

Home

VLeeds United 4-0 Charlton29/08/1956

DLeeds United 0-0 Chelsea01/09/1956

VLeeds United 3-2 Bolton Wanderers08/09/1956

VLeeds United 2-0 Manchester City12/09/1956

VLeeds United 1-0 Aston Villa22/09/1956

DLeeds United 1-1 Birmingham City13/10/1956

Overall

VWolverhampton 1-2 Leeds United15/09/1956

VLeeds United 1-0 Aston Villa22/09/1956

DLuton Town 2-2 Leeds United29/09/1956

LCardiff City 4-1 Leeds United06/10/1956

DLeeds United 1-1 Birmingham City13/10/1956

DBurnley 0-0 Leeds United20/10/1956

Current form

Away

LChelsea 1-0 Preston North End25/08/1956

LManchester United 3-2 Preston North End29/08/1956

VArsenal 1-2 Preston North End04/09/1956

LBirmingham City 3-0 Preston North End08/09/1956

DPortsmouth 2-2 Preston North End22/09/1956

LBlackpool 4-0 Preston North End13/10/1956

Overall

VPreston North End 3-2 West Bromwich Albion15/09/1956

DPortsmouth 2-2 Preston North End22/09/1956

VPreston North End 1-0 Newcastle United29/09/1956

DPreston North End 0-0 Everton06/10/1956

LBlackpool 4-0 Preston North End13/10/1956

DPreston North End 2-2 Bolton Wanderers20/10/1956

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	1	2
Unbeaten streak	11	2
Winless streak	1	4
Scoring streak	4	0
Goalless streak	0	1
Conceding streak	1	0
Invincibility streak	0	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Drawing streak	0	1
Loosing streak	1	0
Unbeaten streak	0	1
Winless streak	3	3
Drawless streak	1	0
Scoring streak	0	1
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	7	2

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

14	Number of games (Competition total)	14
7	Number of games (Home / Away)	6
7	Victories (Competition total)	5
5	Victories (Home / Away)	1
4	Draws (Competition total)	3
2	Draws (Home / Away)	1
3	Losses (Competition total)	6
0	Losses (Home / Away)	4

Goals

24	Goals scored (Competition total)	23
16	Goals scored (Home / Away)	6
18	Goals conceded (Competition total)	25
4	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	14
1.71	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.64
2.29	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1
1.29	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.79
0.57	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	2.33

Betting aid

8	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	11
3	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	5
5	Clean sheets (Competition total)	4
4	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
3	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	4
1	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	3
8	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	7
3	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	3
5-1 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0-1 (1 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	11 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	-
Harold Brook	6 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	-
John Charles	11 goals during the last 14 matches	The fittest player	-

Historical head to head

Home

12 matches

5 v

2 d

5 l

19 gf

18 ga

Away

11 matches

2 v

2 d

7 l

11 gf

23 ga

Total

23 matches

7 v

4 d

12 l

30 gf

41 ga

Historical head to head

Home

11 matches

7 v

2 d

2 l

23 gf

11 ga

Away

12 matches

5 v

2 d

5 l

18 gf

19 ga

Total

23 matches

12 v

4 d

7 l

41 gf

30 ga

Largest victory

Overall	4 - 0	September 13, 1924
Home	4 - 0	September 13, 1924

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 0	April 25, 1936
Away	3 - 0	March 03, 1951

Latest head to head

March 03, 1951 - Division 2 1950/1951

Leeds United

0 - 3

Preston NE

October 14, 1950 - Division 2 1950/1951

Preston NE

2 - 0

Leeds United logo Leeds United

December 24, 1949 - Division 2 1949/1950

Leeds United

3 - 1

Preston NE

August 27, 1949 - Division 2 1949/1950

Preston NE

1 - 1

Leeds United logo Leeds United

December 28, 1946 - Division 1 1946/1947

Leeds United

0 - 3

Preston NE

Best historical scorers against Preston NE

Gordon Hodgson	1 goal	1938 - 1938
John Thomson	1 goal	1938 - 1938
Arthur Buckley	1 goal	1938 - 1938

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 15/01/1938. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Leeds United

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Players with most games played vs Preston NE

Robert Browne	4 matches	1937 - 1938
George Ainsley	4 matches	1937 - 1938
Jack Milburn	4 matches	1937 - 1938
Gordon Hodgson	4 matches	1937 - 1938
Eric Stephenson	3 matches	1937 - 1938
Sammy Armes	3 matches	1937 - 1938