1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1956–57
League	Football League First Division
Manager	Trevor Morris
League position	21st
Top goalscorer	League: Gerry Hitchens (21) All: Gerry Hitchens (25)
FA Cup	4th round
Welsh Cup	6th round
Previous season	← 1955–56
Next season	1957–58 →

The 1956–57 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 30th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Two.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player -- GK Ken Jones -- GK Ron Howells -- GK Graham Vearncombe -- DF Colin Baker -- DF Ron Davies -- DF John Frowen -- DF Alick Gray -- DF Danny Malloy -- DF Charles Rutter -- DF Ron Stitfall -- DF Derek Sullivan -- MF Alan Harrington -- MF Brian Jenkins -- MF George McGuckin

No. Position Player -- MF John McSeveney -- MF Cliff Nugent -- MF Bob Scott -- MF Ken Tucker -- MF Brian Walsh -- FW Cecil Dixon -- FW Trevor Ford -- FW Don Godwin -- FW Gerry Hitchens -- FW Bernard Jones -- FW Harry Kirtley -- FW Neil O'Halloran -- FW Brayley Reynolds -- FW Ron Stockin

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Manchester United	42	28	8	6	103	54	1.907	64
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	22	12	8	104	56	1.857	56
3	Preston North End	42	23	10	9	84	56	1.500	56
4	Blackpool	42	22	9	11	93	65	1.431	53
5	Arsenal	42	21	8	13	85	69	1.232	50
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	20	8	14	94	70	1.343	48
7	Burnley	42	18	10	14	56	50	1.120	46
8	Leeds United	42	15	14	13	72	63	1.143	44
9	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	12	14	65	65	1.000	44
10	Aston Villa	42	14	15	13	65	55	1.182	43
11	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	14	14	59	61	0.967	42
12	Birmingham City	42	15	9	18	69	69	1.000	39
13	Chelsea	42	13	13	16	73	73	1.000	39
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	6	20	82	88	0.932	38
15	Everton	42	14	10	18	61	79	0.772	38
16	Luton Town	42	14	9	19	58	76	0.763	37
17	Newcastle United	42	14	8	20	67	87	0.770	36
18	Manchester City	42	13	9	20	78	88	0.886	35
19	Portsmouth	42	10	13	19	62	92	0.674	33
20	Sunderland	42	12	8	22	67	88	0.761	32
21	Cardiff City	42	10	9	23	53	88	0.602	29
22	Charlton Athletic	42	9	4	29	62	120	0.517	22

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• "Football Club History Database - Cardiff City".
• Welsh Football Data Archive