1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1956–57 season
Manager Trevor Morris
Football League First Division 21st
FA Cup 4th round
Welsh Cup 6th round
Top goalscorer League: Gerry Hitchens (21)
All: Gerry Hitchens (25)

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
-- Wales GK Ken Jones
-- Wales GK Ron Howells
-- Wales GK Graham Vearncombe
-- Wales DF Colin Baker
-- Wales DF Ron Davies
-- Wales DF John Frowen
-- Scotland DF Alick Gray
-- Scotland DF Danny Malloy
-- England DF Charles Rutter
-- Wales DF Ron Stitfall
-- Wales DF Derek Sullivan
-- Wales MF Alan Harrington
-- Wales MF Brian Jenkins
-- Scotland MF George McGuckin
No. Position Player
-- Scotland MF John McSeveney
-- England MF Cliff Nugent
-- Scotland MF Bob Scott
-- Wales MF Ken Tucker
-- England MF Brian Walsh
-- England FW Cecil Dixon
-- Wales FW Trevor Ford
-- Wales FW Don Godwin
-- England FW Gerry Hitchens
-- England FW Bernard Jones
-- England FW Harry Kirtley
-- Wales FW Neil O'Halloran
-- Wales FW Brayley Reynolds
-- England FW Ron Stockin

Table

PWDLFAGAPts
1Manchester United422886103541.90764
2Tottenham Hotspur4222128104561.85756
3Preston North End422310984561.50056
4Blackpool422291193651.43153
5Arsenal422181385691.23250
6Wolverhampton Wanderers422081494701.34348
7Burnley4218101456501.12046
8Leeds United4215141372631.14344
9Bolton Wanderers4216121465651.00044
10Aston Villa4214151365551.18243
11West Bromwich Albion4214141459610.96742
12Birmingham City421591869691.00039
13Chelsea4213131673731.00039
14Sheffield Wednesday421662082880.93238
15Everton4214101861790.77238
16Luton Town421491958760.76337
17Newcastle United421482067870.77036
18Manchester City421392078880.88635
19Portsmouth4210131962920.67433
20Sunderland421282267880.76132
21Cardiff City421092353880.60229
22Charlton Athletic429429621200.51722

See also

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
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