1955–56 Molde FK season

Molde
1955–56 season
Chairman	Johan Furseth
Coach	Birger Karlberg
Stadium	Rivalbanen; (until 21 August 1955); Molde Stadion; (from 28 August 1955)
Landsdelsserien (Møre)	1st
Norwegian Cup	Third Round vs Sparta
Top goalscorer	League: Kåre Elvsaas (20); All: Kåre Elvsaas (23)

The 1955–56 season was Molde's 8th consecutive year in the second tier of Norwegian football, their fifth in Landsdelsserien.^[1]

This season, Molde competed in Landsdelsserien and the 1956 Norwegian Cup.^[2]

Season events

On 28 August 1955, Molde opened their new stadium with a 1–0 win against Aalesund. Arne Hemnes scored the first goal in the 34th minute of the game.^[1] Approximately 2,500 spectators attended the opening game at Molde Stadion.

Squad

Source:^[1]^[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NOR	Sigurd Moe
—	GK	NOR	Petter Pettersson
—	DF	NOR	Harry Elvsaas
—	DF	NOR	Tor Hammervoll
—	DF	NOR	Monrad Lange
—	DF	NOR	Terje Mjåseth
—	DF	NOR	Ulf Myhre
—	DF	NOR	Ulf Møller
—	DF	NOR	Kjell Sandberg
—	MF	NOR	Magnar Bugge


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NOR	Rolf Huseby
—	MF	NOR	Arne Legernes
—	MF	NOR	Bjørn Legernes
—	MF	NOR	Lars Lie
—	MF	NOR	K. Samuelsen
—	MF	NOR	Per Sandhaug
—	FW	NOR	Kåre Elvsaas
—	FW	NOR	Arne Hemnes
—	FW	NOR	Arnvid Sannes
—	FW	NOR	Magnar Årøe

Friendlies

22 April 1956	Rollon	2 – 4	Molde	Ålesund
			K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas A. Legernes Hemnes	Stadium: Nørvebanen

29 April 1956	Molde	10 – 1	Clausenengen	Molde
	K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas Eikrem Eikrem Årøe Årøe Hemnes			Stadium: Reknesbanen

6 May 1956	Molde	3 – 1	Sunndalen	Molde
				Stadium: Rivalbanen Attendance: 500

Competitions

Landsdelsserien (Møre)

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	13	0	1	39	6	+33	39	7	0	0	21	3	+18	6	0	1	18	3	+15

Source: see below

Results

7 August 1955 1	Langevåg	0 – 5	Molde	Langevåg
			K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas Årøe Årøe

13 August 1955 2	Molde	5 – 0	Clausenengen	Molde
	K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas Årøe Årøe			Stadium: Rivalbanen

21 August 1955 3	Molde	4 – 1	Træff	Molde
	K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas Bugge Hemnes			Stadium: Rivalbanen

28 August 1955 4	Molde	1 – 0	Kristiansund	Molde
	Hemnes 34'			Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 2,500

4 September 1955 5	Molde	2 – 0	Hødd	Molde
	K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas			Stadium: Molde Stadion

17 September 1955 6	Braatt	0 – 2	Molde	Kristiansund
			K. Elvsaas Hemnes

25 September 1955 7	Aalesund	0 – 1	Molde	Ålesund
			Bugge 30'	Stadium: Aksla Stadion Attendance: 1,000

1955 8	Molde	5 – 2	Langevåg	Molde
	K. Elvsaas 9' K. Elvsaas 12' K. Elvsaas Hemnes Bugge		Salen 12'	Stadium: Molde Stadion

8 October 1955 9	Clausenengen	1 – 3	Molde	Kristiansund
			K. Elvsaas Hemnes Bugge

1956 10	Kristiansund	1 – 0	Molde	Kristiansund
				Attendance: 2,000

13 May 1956 11	Hødd	1 – 3	Molde	Ulsteinvik
			K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas Årøe

May 1956 12	Træff	0 – 4	Molde	Molde
			Sandhaug Hemnes Mjåseth K. Elvsaas	Attendance: 400

19 May 1956 13	Molde	3 – 0	Braatt	Molde
	Bugge A. Legernes pen.' K. Elvsaas			Stadium: Rivalbanen

27 May 1956 14	Molde	1 – 0	Aalesund	Molde
	K. Elvsaas 30'			Stadium: Rivalbanen

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Molde	14	13	0	1	39	6	+33	26	Qualification for promotion play-offs
2	Kristiansund	14	11	1	2	40	16	+24	23
3	Langevåg	14	7	2	5	37	27	+10	16
4	Hødd	14	6	1	7	27	23	+4	13
5	Aalesund	14	3	4	7	20	23	−3	10
6	Braatt	14	4	2	8	21	37	−16	10
7	Clausenengen	14	3	1	10	20	38	−18	7	Relegation
8	Træff	14	3	1	10	15	49	−34	7	Relegation

Source: RSSSF

Promotion play-offs

3 June 1956 1st Leg	Molde	2 – 4	Steinkjer	Molde
	Eikrem A. Legernes			Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Borgersen, Mercantile

10 June 1956 2nd Leg	Steinkjer	2 – 3 (7–4 agg.)	Molde	Steinkjer
	Dybwad Kotte		Eikrem Lange	Stadium: Guldbergaunet Stadion Attendance: 6,000

1956 Norwegian Cup

6 June 1956 First round	Molde	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Træff	Molde
	K. Elvsaas K. Elvsaas			Stadium: Rivalbanen Attendance: 400

17 June 1956 Second Round	Langevåg	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Molde	Langevåg
			Sandhaug

1956 Third Round	Molde	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Sparta	Molde
	K. Elvsaas A. Legernes 68' (pen.)		30'	Stadium: Molde Stadion Attendance: 3,000

1956 Third Round Replay	Sparta	1 – 0	Molde	Sarpsborg

Season statistics

Appearances and goals

3 of 4 goals from Molde's Norwegian Cup second round game against Langevåg lacks information about goal scorer.

Source:^[1]^[2]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League		Cup		Play-offs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	NOR	Sigurd Moe	20	0	14	0	4	0	2	0
	GK	NOR	Petter Pettersson	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
	DF	NOR	Harry Elvsaas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	NOR	Tor Hammervold	15	0	10	0	3	0	2	0
	DF	NOR	Monrad Lange	17	0	12	0	3	0	2	0
	DF	NOR	Terje Mjåseth	20	1	14	1	4	0	2	0
	DF	NOR	Ulf Møller	11	0	5	0	4	0	2	0
	DF	NOR	Ulf Myhre	15	0	9	0	4	0	2	0
	DF	NOR	Kjell Sandberg	18	0	13	0	3	0	2	0
	MF	NOR	Magnar Bugge	13	5	11	5	2	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Rolf Huseby	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Arne Legernes	11	3	5	1	4	1	2	1
	MF	NOR	Bjørn Legernes	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Lars Lie	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	K. Samuelsen	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	NOR	Per Sandhaug	13	2	7	1	3+1	1	2	0
	FW	NOR	Magnar Årøe	20	5	14	5	4	0	2	0
	FW	NOR	Aslak Eikrem	9	2	3	0	4	0	2	2
	FW	NOR	Kåre Elvsaas	20	23	14	20	4	3	2	0
	FW	NOR	Arne Hemnes	12	6	12	6	0	0	0	0
	FW	NOR	Arnvid Sannes	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Goal scorers

3 of 4 goals from Molde's Norwegian Cup second round game against Langevåg lacks information about goal scorer.

Rank	Player	League	Cup	Play-offs	Total
1	Kåre Elvsaas	20	3	0	23
2	Arne Hemnes	6	0	0	6
3	Magnar Bugge	5	0	0	6
3	Magnar Årøe	5	0	0	6
5	Arne Legernes	1	1	1	3
6	Per Sandhaug	1	1	0	2
6	Aslak Eikrem	0	0	2	2
8	Terje Mjåseth	1	0	0	1
8	Monrad Lange	0	0	1	1
Unknown		0	3	0	3
TOTALS		39	8	4	51

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Brunvoll, Olaus. "Molde får ny gressbane". Molde FK. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brunvoll, Olaus. "1956: Første år med helårstrening". Molde FK. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[MFK1955-1] Brunvoll, Olaus. "Molde får ny gressbane". Molde FK. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[MFK1956-2] Brunvoll, Olaus. "1956: Første år med helårstrening". Molde FK. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

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