MARGATE FC
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SQUAD LIST: Ron Austin / Ron Bennett / Doug Bing / Jimmy Bonds / Albert Foan / Billy Hamilton / Dave Hawkins / Joe Haywood / Dennis Hillman / Jimmy Jenkins / Johnny Johnson / Terry Joyce / Lennie Long / John Marsh / Micky Marsh / Ronnie Martell / Brian Moffatt / Dave O'Callaghan / Cliff Payton / Peter Peters / Lionel Phillips / Charlie Purves / Johnny Roche / Bill Scott / Peter Seath / Peter Vandepeer / Cyril Watkins / Derek Wells / Eric Worthington
  Date Competition Opponents Result Scorers Att.
1 18.08.56 KL WHITSTABLE TOWN 4 - 1 Vandepeer (2), Purves & Worthington  
2 23.08.56 KLC 1R 1L TUNBRIDGE WELLS UNITED 4 - 2 Bennett, Bonds, Vandepeer & Worthington 2,000
3 25.08.56 KL Gillingham Reserves 0 - 3   1,993
4 28.08.56 KLC 1R 2L Tunbridge Wells United  2 - 0 Bennett & Scott  
5 08.09.56 FAC PR SHEPPEY UNITED 8 - 1 Vandepeer (3), Bennett, D.Bing, Bonds, Roche & Scott 2,389
6 13.09.56 KL CANTERBURY CITY 3 - 1 Bennett (2) & Vandepeer 2,040
7 15.09.56 KL Dover 3 - 1 Vandepeer (2) & Roche  
8 20.09.56 KSS SF Ramsgate Athletic 2 - 2 Bennett & Roche  
9 22.09.56 FAC 1QR Snowdown Colliery Welfare 2 - 2 Hawkins & Roche  
10 27.09.56 FAC 1QR R SNOWDOWN COLLIERY WELFARE 1 - 0 Roche  
11 29.09.56 KL BEXLEYHEATH & WELLING 6 - 2 Hawkins (2), Roche (2), Bennett & Worthington 2,033
12 06.10.56 FAC 2QR CANTERBURY CITY 2 - 0 Scott & Worthington 2,372
13 20.10.56 FAC 3QR Sittingbourne 3 - 2 Scott (2) & Bennett  
14 27.10.56 KL SNOWDOWN COLLIERY WELFARE 1 - 1 J.Marsh 1,801
15 03.11.56 FAC 4QR Wycombe Wanderers 4 - 2 Bennett, Bonds, Roche & Scott 7,000
16 10.11.56 KL RAMSGATE ATHLETIC 2 - 3 J.Marsh & Roche 3,954
17 17.11.56 FAC 1R DUNSTABLE TOWN 3 - 1 Bennett, J.Marsh & Roche 4,349
18 24.11.56 KL GILLINGHAM RESERVES 5 - 2 J.Marsh (2), O'Callaghan, Purves & Roche 1,922
19 01.12.56 KL Tunbridge Wells United  0 - 7    
20 08.12.56 FAC 2R Millwall 0 - 4   15,982
21 15.12.56 KSC 1R Dover 0 - 2   1,771
22 22.12.56 KL SITTINGBOURNE 2 - 5 Purves (2) 1,500
23 26.12.56 KL Sittingbourne 1 - 4 J.Marsh  
24 29.12.56 KL Sheppey United 1 - 4 Scott  
25 05.01.57 KL SHEPPEY UNITED 2 - 1 Martell & Roche  
26 12.01.57 KL Canterbury City 0 - 4    
27 19.01.57 KL FAVERSHAM TOWN 6 - 1 Roche (3), Bennett (2) & Martell 1,609
28 26.01.57 KL Snowdown Colliery Welfare 1 - 4 Scott 850
29 02.02.57 KL ASHFORD TOWN 2 - 1 Phillips (2)  
30 09.02.57 KL Faversham Town 0 - 2    
31 16.02.57 KL Bexleyheath & Welling 2 - 1 Phillips & Roche  
32 23.02.57 KL Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 3 - 2 D.Bing, Phillips & Roche  
33 02.03.57 KL BETTESHANGER COLLIERY WELFARE 0 - 1   2,099
34 09.03.57 KLC 2R CHATHAM TOWN 3 - 1 Bennett, Joyce & Roche 1,758
35 16.03.57 KL Chatham Town 1 - 5 Roche  
36 23.03.57 KL Whitstable Town 5 - 0 Phillips (3), Johnson & Roche  
37 28.03.57 KL TUNBRIDGE WELLS UNITED 1 - 3 Johnson 1,987
38 30.03.57 KL Ashford Town 3 - 1 Bennett, Johnson & Joyce  
39 04.04.57 KSS SF R RAMSGATE ATHLETIC 0 - 1   3,076
40 06.04.57 KL Deal Town 0 - 1   3,800
41 13.04.57 KL Ramsgate Athletic 0 - 2    
42 15.04.57 KLC SF Gillingham Reserves 2 - 5 Foan & Phillips  
43 19.04.57 KL FOLKESTONE TOWN 1 - 0 Foan  
44 20.04.57 KL CHATHAM TOWN 4 - 2 Worthington (2), Bennett & OG  
45 27.04.57 KL DOVER 2 - 0 Bennett & Scott  
46 01.05.57 KL Folkestone Town 0 - 0    
47 04.05.57 KL DEAL TOWN 3 - 0 Phillips (3)  

KENT LEAGUE DIVISION 1: 8TH OF 17 - P 32, W 16 D 2 L 14 F 64 A 65 PTS 34

Home games are shown in BOLD CAPITALS. Cup matches are shown in red.

KEY: FAC=FA CUP, KL=KENT LEAGUE, KLC=KENT LEAGUE CUP, KSC=KENT SENIOR CUP, KSS=KENT SENIOR SHIELD