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1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1956–57 season
ManagerTrevor Morris
Football League First Division21st
FA Cup4th round
Welsh Cup6th round
Top goalscorerLeague: 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. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK Wales WAL Ken Jones
-- GK Wales WAL Ron Howells
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Davies
-- DF Wales WAL John Frowen
-- DF Scotland SCO Alick Gray
-- DF Scotland SCO Danny Malloy
-- DF England ENG Charles Rutter
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF Wales WAL Derek Sullivan
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF Wales WAL Brian Jenkins
-- MF Scotland SCO George McGuckin
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Scotland SCO John McSeveney
-- MF England ENG Cliff Nugent
-- MF Scotland SCO Bob Scott
-- MF Wales WAL Ken Tucker
-- MF England ENG Brian Walsh
-- FW England ENG Cecil Dixon
-- FW Wales WAL Trevor Ford
-- FW Wales WAL Don Godwin
-- FW England ENG Gerry Hitchens
-- FW England ENG Bernard Jones
-- FW England ENG Harry Kirtley
-- FW Wales WAL Neil O'Halloran
-- FW Wales WAL Brayley Reynolds
-- FW England ENG 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

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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