Coach: Ken Aitken
Captain: Don McRae
Vice Captain: Lalor
Position: 7th
Premier: South Melbourne
Best & Fairest: Serge Silvagni
Second Best & Fairest: R. Pertile
Most Consistent: D. Ingram
Most Improved: N. Ryan
Most Determined: R. King
Best Clubman: Dominic Catoggio
Best at training: J. Carr
Bootstudder: J. Albrecht
Timekeeper: F. Armstrong
Trainer: A. Kiernan
Property Manager: H. Spear
Goals: R. Pertile 19
Morrish Medal.
Serge Silvagni was joint runner-up to Hawthorn's Garth Rasmussen who polled 17 votes.Serge and Fitzroy's R. Slocum each polled 16 votes.
1956 Carlton U19 Players & Numbers.
1. Fox. 2. Miers. 3. Job. 4. Teese. 5. Dominic Catoggio. 6. Bryan. 7. Tuglia. 8. Pertile. 9. Don McRae (Captain), 10. Ingram.11. Harris. 12. Begg. 13. Lalor (Vice captain). 14. Scarpella. 15. Minogue. 16. Gardner. 17. King. 18. Waldron. 19. Serge Silvagni. 20. Carbis.
21. Howatt. 22. Carr. 23. Whelan. 24. Horne. 25. Miller. 26. Russell. 27. Francis. 28. Walsh. 29. Foote. 30. Ruggerio.
31. T. Clarke. 32. Barry. 33. Watson. 34. Caggaglia. 35. Lyons. 36. Callesen.
Round 1: 14th April 1956.
Carlton played Essendon
Carlton lost; 8.5.53 - 8.9.57
Carlton eighth on U19 Ladder.
Played 1 Won 0, Lost 1, For 53, Against 57, 92.9%, Points 0.
Round 2: 21st April 1956.
Carlton played Melbourne
Carlton won; 4.10.34 - 4.4.28
Carlton sixth.
Played 2, Won 1, Lost 1, For 87 Against 85, 102.4%, Points 4.
Round 3: 28th April 1956.
Carlton played St.Kilda
Carlton lost; 7.12.54 - 8.11.59
Carlton eighth.
Played 3, Won 1, Lost 2, For 141, Against 144, 97.9% Points 4
Round 4: 5th May 1956.
Carlton played North Melbourne
Carlton drew. 7.6.48 - 6.12.48
Carlton eighth.
Played 4, Won 1, Lost 2 Drawn 1, For 189, Against 192, 98.4%, Points 6.
Round 5: 12th May 1956.
Carlton played Collingwood
Carlton lost; 7.8.50 - 9.6.60
Carlton ninth.
Played 5, Won 1, Lost 3, Drawn 1, For 239, Against 252, 94.8%, Points 6.
Round 6: 19th May 1956.
Carlton played Richmond
Carlton lost; 6.14.50 - 9.4.58
Carlton eleventh.
Played 6, Won 1, Lost 4, Drawn 1, For 289, Against 310, 93.2%, Points 6.
Round 7: 26th May 1956.
Carlton played Footscray
Carlton won; 4.6.30 - 4.1.25
Carlton seventh.
Played 7, Won 2, Lost 4, Drawn 1, For 319, Against 335, 95.2%, Points 10.
Round 8: 2nd June 1956.
Carlton played Hawthorn
Carlton won; 4.8.32 - 3.8.26
Carlton seventh.
Played 8, Won 3, Lost 4, Drawn 1, For 351, Against 361, 97.2%, Points 14.
Round 9: 9th June 1956.
Carlton played Geelong
Carlton won; 8.8.56 - 7.8.50
Carlton seventh.
Played 9, Won 4, Lost 4, Drawn 1, For 407, Against 411, 99.02%, Points 18.
16th June 1957.
Split round Carlton did not play.
Round 10: 23rd June 1956.
Carlton played Fitzroy
Carlton won; 8.14.62 - 3.10.28
Carlton seventh.
Played 10, Won 5, Lost 4, Drawn 1, For 457, Against 439, 104.1%, Points 22.
Round 11: 30th June 1956.
Carlton played South Melbourne
Carlton lost; 5.13.43 - 11.10.76
Carlton seventh.
Played 11, Won 5, Lost 5, Drawn 1, For 500, Against 516, 96.9%, Points 22.
Round 12: 7th July 1956.
Carlton played Essendon
Carlton lost; 3.7.25 - 7.11.53
Carlton seventh.
Played 12, Won 5, Lost 6, Drawn 1, For 525, Against 569, 92.3%, Points 22.
Round 13: 14th July 1956.
Carlton played Melbourne
Carlton won; 9.10.64 - 5.11.41
Carlton seventh.
Played 13, Won 6, Lost 6, Drawn 1, For 589, Against 610, 96.6%, Points 26.
Round 14: 21st July 1956.
Carlton played St.Kilda
Carlton lost; 5.5.35 - 7.9.51
Carlton seventh.
Played 14, Won 6, Lost 7, Drawn 1, For 624, Against 661, 94.4%, Points 26.
Round 15: 28th July 1956.
Carlton played North Melbourne
Carlton lost; 4.4.28 - 5.15.45
Carlton seventh.
Played 15, Won 6, Lost 8, Drawn 1, For 652, Against 706, 92.4%, Points 26.
Round 16: 28th July 1956.
Carlton played Collingwood.
Carlton lost; 3.11.29 - 5.13.43
Carlton seventh.
Played 16, Won 6, Lost 9, Drawn 1, For 681, Against 749, 90.9%, Points 26.
1956 U/19's - End of Home & Away Season Ladder
| Pos | Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | For | Against | % |
| 1 | Fitzroy | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2 | Collingwood | 13 | 0 | 3 | 52 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3 | St Kilda | 12 | 1 | 3 | 50 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4 | South Melbourne | 12 | 0 | 6 | 48 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 5 | Essendon | 11 | 0 | 5 | 44 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 9 | 1 | 6 | 38 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | Carlton | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 681 | 749 | 90.9 |
| 8 | Geelong | 6 | 0 | 10 | 24 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 9 | Richmond | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 10 | Footscray | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 12 | Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Note: The senior and reserves played an 18-game season whilst the U/19's played a 16-game season.
1956 U/19's Finals Series
1st Semi-Final - South Melbourne 7.18.60 d St Kilda 9.5.59
2nd Semi-Final - Fitzroy 8.9.57 d Collingwood 4.5.29
Preliminary Final - South Melbourne v Collingwood
Game replayed on protest by South Melbourne as the last quarter was played seven minutes, five seconds short when they were kicking with the wind. The timekeepers admitted this, the scores at the game's end were Collingwood 7.6.48 to South Melbourne's 5.7.37.
Preliminary Final Replay - South Melbourne 7.4.46 d Collingwood 5.8.38
Grand Final - South Melbourne 8.6.54 d Fitzroy 4.10.34