1955–56 Molde FK season

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

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)

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. 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

Rollon v Molde

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

Molde v Clausenengen

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

Molde v Sunndalen

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

Langevåg v Molde

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

Molde v Clausenengen

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

Molde v Træff

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

Molde v Kristiansund

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

Molde v Hødd

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

Braatt v Molde

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

Aalesund v Molde

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

Molde v Langevåg

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

Clausenengen v Molde

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

Kristiansund v Molde

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

Hødd v Molde

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

Træff v Molde

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

Molde v Braatt

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

Molde v Aalesund

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

Source: RSSSF

Promotion play-offs

Molde v Steinkjer

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

Steinkjer v Molde

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

Main article: 1956 Norwegian Football Cup

Molde v Træff

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

Langevåg v Molde

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

Molde v Sparta

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

Sparta v Molde

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
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Sigurd Moe	20	0	14	0	4	0	2	0
	GK		Petter Pettersson	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
	DF		Harry Elvsaas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Tor Hammervold	15	0	10	0	3	0	2	0
	DF		Monrad Lange	17	0	12	0	3	0	2	0
	DF		Terje Mjåseth	20	1	14	1	4	0	2	0
	DF		Ulf Møller	11	0	5	0	4	0	2	0
	DF		Ulf Myhre	15	0	9	0	4	0	2	0
	DF		Kjell Sandberg	18	0	13	0	3	0	2	0
	MF		Magnar Bugge	13	5	11	5	2	0	0	0
	MF		Rolf Huseby	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Arne Legernes	11	3	5	1	4	1	2	1
	MF		Bjørn Legernes	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Lars Lie	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		K. Samuelsen	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Per Sandhaug	13	2	7	1	3+1	1	2	0
	FW		Magnar Årøe	20	5	14	5	4	0	2	0
	FW		Aslak Eikrem	9	2	3	0	4	0	2	2
	FW		Kåre Elvsaas	20	23	14	20	4	3	2	0
	FW		Arne Hemnes	12	6	12	6	0	0	0	0
	FW		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	Nat.	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
		Magnar Årøe	5	0	0	6
5		Arne Legernes	1	1	1	3
6		Per Sandhaug	1	1	0	2
		Aslak Eikrem	0	0	2	2
8		Terje Mjåseth	1	0	0	1
		Monrad Lange	0	0	1	1
Unknown			0	3	0	3
TOTALS			39	8	4	51

See also

• Molde FK seasons

References

1. Brunvoll, Olaus. "Molde får ny gressbane". Molde FK. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
2. Brunvoll, Olaus. "1956: Første år med helårstrening". Molde FK. Retrieved 11 July 2019.