| | Top level | Event type
Hockey, Men – Play-off
| Date | 1 December 1956 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| Umpire 1 | Gian Singh |  IND |
| Umpire 2 | Birendra Ghosh | IND |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Great Britain |  GBR | 1 | |
| – | Australia |  AUS | 0 |
Great Britain
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | – | John Conroy | 1 | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | Mike Doughty | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | Neil Forster | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | Freddie Scott | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | – | David Thomas | 0 | – | – | |||
| Halfback | – | Howard Davis | 0 | – | – | |||
| Halfback | – | Anthony Robinson | 0 | – | – | |||
| Halfback | – | John Cockett | 0 | – | – | |||
| Fullback | – | Denys Carnill | 0 | – | – | |||
| Fullback | – | John Strover | 0 | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | – | David Archer | 0 | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Coach | Stanley Hoare | |||||||
Australia
| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 1 | Ian Dick | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 4 | Eric Pearce | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 5 | Maurice Foley | 0 | – | – | |||
| Forward | 6 | Ray Whiteside | 0 | – | – | |||
| Halfback | 3 | Gordon Pearce | 0 | – | – | |||
| Halfback | 9 | Keith Leeson | 0 | – | – | |||
| Halfback | 12 | Kevin Carton | 0 | – | – | |||
| Halfback | 13 | Dennis Kemp | 0 | – | – | |||
| Fullback | 14 | Desmond Spackman | 0 | – | – | |||
| Fullback | 15 | Alan Barblett | 0 | – | – | |||
| Goalkeeper | 18 | Louis Hailey | 0 | – | – | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Coach | Fred Browne | |||||||
Goals
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 (2) | John Conroy | | 1-0 | penalty corner |