The 1956 Ballon d'Or was the inaugural Ballon d'Or award given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries. Stanley Matthews received the award on 18 December 1956.
Rankings RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints 1 Stanley Matthews Blackpool 47 2 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 44 3 Raymond Kopa Reims Real Madrid 33 4 Ferenc Puskás Budapest Honvéd 32 5 Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow 19 6 József Bozsik Budapest Honvéd 15 7 Ernst Ocwirk Austria Wien Sampdoria 9 8 Sándor Kocsis Budapest Honvéd 6 9 Thadée Cisowski RC Paris 4 Ivan Kolev CDNA Sofia Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 Júlio Botelho Fiorentina 3 13 Stefan Bozhkov CDNA Sofia 2 Duncan Edwards Manchester United Gerhard Hanappi Rapid Wien Robert Jonquet Reims Miguel Montuori Fiorentina Pepillo Sevilla Juan Alberto Schiaffino Milan Eduard Streltsov Torpedo Moscow 21 Marcelino Campanal Sevilla 1 Břetislav Dolejší Dukla Prague Roger Piantoni FC Nancy Kees Rijvers Saint-Étienne
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External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page