Middlesbrough 3 Lincoln City 0
Outcome: Won
Date: 12/1/1956
Manager: Bob Dennison
Attendance: 24598
Competition: Division Two
Played at: Ayresome Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Lindy Delapenha | |||
| Brian Clough | |||
| Lindy Delapenha | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Peter Taylor | |||
| Derek Stonehouse | |||
| Ray Barnard | |||
| Dick Robinson | |||
| Ron Burbeck | |||
| Bill Harris | |||
| Derek McLean | |||
| Brian Clough | |||
| Ronnie Dicks | |||
| Arthur Fitzsimons | |||
| Lindy Delapenha |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |