| | Top level | Event type
Hockey, Men – Group B, Play-off
| Date | 1 December 1956 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Umpire 1 | Gian Singh |  IND |
| Umpire 2 | Birendra Ghosh | IND |
Score
| 1 | 2 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain |  GBR | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia |  AUS | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
| Time | Score | Nat | Scorer | Situation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 (2) | 1 – 0 | | John Conroy | penalty corner |
Cards
No cards or details unknown
Great Britain
| Pos | Nr | Player | Goals/Shots | FG/FGA | PC/PCA | PS/PSA | Green | Yellow | Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | – | John Conroy | 1/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| F | – | Michael Doughty | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| F | – | Neil Forster | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| F | – | Frederick Scott | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| F | – | David Thomas | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| HB | – | Howard Davis | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| HB | – | Anthony Robinson | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| HB | – | John Cockett | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| FB | – | Denys Carnill | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| FB | – | John Strover | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| GK | – | David Archer | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| Coach | Stanley Hoare |
Australia
| Pos | Nr | Player | Goals/Shots | FG/FGA | PC/PCA | PS/PSA | Green | Yellow | Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | Ian Dick | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| F | 4 | Eric Pearce | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| F | 5 | Maurice Foley | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| F | 6 | Ray Whiteside | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| HB | 3 | Gordon Pearce | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| HB | 9 | Keith Leeson | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| HB | 12 | Kevin Carton | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| HB | 13 | Dennis Kemp | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| FB | 14 | Desmond Spackman | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| FB | 15 | Alan Barblett | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| GK | 18 | Louis Hailey | 0/– | –/– | –/– | –/– | – | – | – | |||
| Coach | Fred Browne |