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. 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

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

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

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	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	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