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)
Home colours

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	WAL	Ken Jones
--	GK	WAL	Ron Howells
--	GK	WAL	Graham Vearncombe
--	DF	WAL	Colin Baker
--	DF	WAL	Ron Davies
--	DF	WAL	John Frowen
--	DF	SCO	Alick Gray
--	DF	SCO	Danny Malloy
--	DF	ENG	Charles Rutter
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Derek Sullivan
--	MF	WAL	Alan Harrington
--	MF	WAL	Brian Jenkins
--	MF	SCO	George McGuckin

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

League standings

Main article: 1956–57 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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 (R)	42	10	9	23	53	88	0.602	29	Relegation to the Second Division
22	Charlton Athletic (R)	42	9	4	29	62	120	0.517	22

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

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