1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 1956–57 football season
1956–57 season | ||
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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) | |
Highest home attendance | 38,333 v Leeds United, 6 October 1956 | |
Lowest home attendance | 11,302 v Arsenal, 15 December 1956 | |
Average home league attendance | 20,528 | |
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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.
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League standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results by round
Fixtures and results
First Division
Arsenal v Cardiff City
18 August 1956 (1956-08-18) 1 | Arsenal | 0–0 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 51,069 Referee: Hugh Gerrard (Preston) |
Cardiff City v Newcastle United
22 August 1956 (1956-08-22) 2 | Cardiff City | 5–2 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
18:30 | John McSeveney ![]() Trevor Ford ![]() Trevor Ford ![]() Cliff Nugent ![]() Cliff Nugent ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 35,833 Referee: Ken Dagnall (Bolton) |
Cardiff City v Burnley
25 August 1956 (1956-08-25) 3 | Cardiff City | 3–3 | Burnley | Cardiff |
15:00 | John McSeveney ![]() Gerry Hitchens ![]() Trevor Ford ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 30,769 Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex) |
Newcastle United v Cardiff City
29 August 1956 (1956-08-29) 4 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Newcastle |
18:15 | Vic Keeble ![]() | Stadium: St James's Park Attendance: 34,859 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (Halifax) |
Preston North End v Cardiff City
1 September 1956 (1956-09-01) 5 | Preston North End | 6–0 | Cardiff City | Preston |
15:00 | Tom Finney ![]() Tom Finney ![]() Tommy Thompson ![]() Tommy Thompson ![]() Jimmy Baxter ![]() Danny Malloy ![]() | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,102 |
Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday
5 September 1956 (1956-09-05) 6 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
18:15 | Gerry Hitchens ![]() John McSeveney ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,983 Referee: J Mitchell (Trescott) |
Cardiff City v Chelsea
8 September 1956 (1956-09-08) 7 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
15:15 | Ken Armstrong ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,568 Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol) |
Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City
12 September 1956 (1956-09-12) 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–3 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
19:30 | Redfern Froggatt ![]() Redfern Froggatt ![]() Alan Finney ![]() Alan Finney ![]() Albert Quixall ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 37,235 |
Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City
15 September 1956 (1956-09-15) 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
Ray Parry ![]() Nat Lofthouse ![]() | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 28,738 Referee: HJ Husband (London) |
Birmingham City v Cardiff City
22 September 1956 (1956-09-22) 10 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
Alex Govan ![]() Noel Kinsey ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 39,931 Referee: Jim Pickles (Cheshire) |
Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion
29 September 1956 (1956-09-29) 11 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Cardiff |
15:15 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,362 Referee: Les Hamer (Bolton) |
Cardiff City v Leeds United
6 October 1956 (1956-10-06) 12 | Cardiff City | 4–1 | Leeds United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Gerry Hitchens ![]() Gerry Hitchens ![]() Trevor Ford ![]() John McSeveney ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 38,333 Referee: SW Barker (Kent) |
Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City
13 October 1956 (1956-10-13) 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Cardiff City | London |
George Robb ![]() George Robb ![]() George Robb ![]() Alfie Stokes ![]() Alfie Stokes ![]() | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 52,429 Referee: Peter Brandwood (Worcester) |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City
27 October 1956 (1956-10-27) 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Wolverhampton |
15:00 | Jimmy Mullen ![]() Harry Hooper ![]() Colin Booth ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 34,935 Referee: HJ Husband (London) |
Cardiff City v Manchester City
3 November 1956 (1956-11-03) 15 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Manchester City | Cardiff |
14:45 | Brayley Reynolds ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,820 Referee: AE Westwood (Stratford on Avon) |
Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City
10 November 1956 (1956-11-10) 16 | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Cardiff City | London |
![]() ![]() | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 17,642 |
Cardiff City v Sunderland
17 November 1956 (1956-11-17) 17 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Sunderland | Cardiff |
14:45 | Cliff Nugent ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,017 Referee: Jim Pickles (Bradford) |
Luton Town v Cardiff City
24 November 1956 (1956-11-24) 18 | Luton Town | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Luton |
14:15 | Tony Gregory ![]() Bob Morton ![]() | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 13,674 Referee: W Hickson (Wigan) |
Cardiff City v Everton
1 December 1956 (1956-12-01) 19 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Everton | Cardiff |
14:30 | John McSeveney ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,600 Referee: JJ Baxter (Baisingbourn, Herts) |
Blackpool v Cardiff City
8 December 1956 (1956-12-08) 20 | Blackpool | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
14:15 | Allan Brown ![]() Allan Brown ![]() Dave Durie ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 16,623 Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex) |
Cardiff City v Arsenal
15 December 1956 (1956-12-15) 21 | Cardiff City | 2–3 | Arsenal | Cardiff |
14:30 | Gerry Hitchens ![]() Gerry Hitchens ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,302 Referee: Hugh Gerrard (Preston) |
Burnley v Cardiff City
22 December 1956 (1956-12-22) 22 | Burnley | 6–2 | Cardiff City | Burnley |
14:15 | Jimmy McIlroy ![]() Doug Newlands ![]() Les Shannon ![]() Albert Cheesebrough ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 10,118 Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex) |
Manchester United v Cardiff City
26 December 1956 (1956-12-26) 23 | Manchester United | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Manchester |
14:15 | Dennis Viollet ![]() Liam Whelan ![]() Tommy Taylor ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 28,810 |
Cardiff City v Preston North End
29 December 1956 (1956-12-29) 24 | Cardiff City | 2–3 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
14:30 | Ron Stockin ![]() John McSeveney ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,474 Referee: Norman Taylor (Westbury) |
Chelsea v Cardiff City
12 January 1957 (1957-01-12) 25 | Chelsea | 1–2 | Cardiff City | London |
14:15 | Derek Saunders ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 28,828 Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol) |
Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers
19 January 1957 (1957-01-19) 26 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
14:45 | Gerry Hitchens ![]() Brian Walsh ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,810 Referee: HJ Husband (London) |
Cardiff City v Birmingham City
2 February 1957 (1957-02-02) 27 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Birmingham City | Cardiff |
15:00 | John McSeveney ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,854 Referee: Jim Pickles (Cheshire) |
West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City
9 February 1957 (1957-02-09) 28 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Cardiff City | West Bromwich |
15:00 | Derek Kevan ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,522 |
Leeds United v Cardiff City
16 February 1957 (1957-02-16) 29 | Leeds United | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Leeds |
Frank McKenna ![]() John Charles ![]() Bobby Forrest ![]() | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,695 Referee: SW Barker (Kent) |
Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
23 February 1957 (1957-02-23) 30 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cardiff |
15:15 | Gerry Hitchens ![]() Colin Baker ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,879 Referee: HJ Husband (London) |
Cardiff City v Blackpool
9 March 1957 (1957-03-09) 31 | Cardiff City | 3–4 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
15:15 | Gerry Hitchens ![]() Gerry Hitchens ![]() John McSeveney ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,274 Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex) |
Aston Villa v Cardiff City
13 March 1957 (1957-03-13) 32 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
15:00 | Peter McParland ![]() Stan Lynn ![]() Jackie Sewell ![]() Jackie Sewell ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 12,567 Referee: AA Howlett (Swindon) |
Manchester City v Cardiff City
16 March 1957 (1957-03-16) 33 | Manchester City | 4–1 | Cardiff City | Manchester City |
15:00 | Bobby Johnstone ![]() Bobby Johnstone ![]() Bobby Johnstone ![]() Jack Dyson ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 26,395 Referee: AE Westwood (Stratford on Avon) |
Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic
23 March 1957 (1957-03-23) 34 | Cardiff City | 2–3 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
15:15 | Colin Baker ![]() Gerry Hitchens ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,047 Referee: RH Mann (Worcester) |
Sunderland v Cardiff City
30 March 1957 (1957-03-30) 35 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Sunderland |
15:00 | Billy Bingham ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 40,100 Referee: Alf Bond (Fulham) |
Cardiff City v Aston Villa
3 April 1957 (1957-04-03) 36 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Cardiff |
17:15 | John McSeveney ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,354 Referee: AA Howlett (Swindon) | ||
Note: McSeveney missed a penalty on 50 minutes |
Cardiff City v Luton Town
6 April 1957 (1957-04-06) 37 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Luton Town | Cardiff |
15:15 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,730 Referee: W Hickson (Wigan) |
Everton v Cardiff City
13 April 1957 (1957-04-13) 38 | Everton | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Liverpool |
15:15 | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 24,397 Referee: JJ Baxter (Royston, Herts) |
Portsmouth v Cardiff City
19 April 1957 (1957-04-19) 39 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
15:00 | Peter Harris ![]() | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 31,223 |
Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur
20 April 1957 (1957-04-20) 40 | Cardiff City | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Cardiff |
15:15 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,181 |
Cardiff City v Portsmouth
22 April 1957 (1957-04-22) 41 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
15:15 | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,197 Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol) |
Cardiff City v Manchester United
27 April 1957 (1957-04-27) 42 | Cardiff City | 2–3 | Manchester United | Cardiff |
15:15 | Gerry Hitchens ![]() Gerry Hitchens ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,708 |
FA Cup
Leeds United v Cardiff City
5 January 1957 (1957-01-05) Round 3 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Leeds |
John Charles ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,237 Referee: John Kelly (Chorley) |
Cardiff City v Barnsley
26 January 1957 (1957-01-26) Round 4 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Barnsley | Cardiff |
14:45 | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 32,000 Referee: AE Westwood (Stockport) |
Welsh Cup
Haverfordwest County v Cardiff City
31 January 1957 (1957-01-31) Round 5 | Haverfordwest County | 3–3 | Cardiff City | Haverfordwest |
![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 1,800 |
Cardiff City v Haverfordwest County
6 February 1957 (1957-02-06) Round 5 (Replay) | Cardiff City | 8–0 | Haverfordwest County | Cardiff |
14:45 | Gerry Hitchens ![]() Gerry Hitchens ![]() Brian Walsh ![]() Brian Walsh ![]() Harry Kirtley ![]() Ron Stockin ![]() Derrick Sullivan ![]() J Williams ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,500 Referee: J Jones (Swansea) |
Cardiff City v Chester City
27 February 1957 (1957-02-27) Round 6 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Chester City | Cardiff |
15:30 | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,000 |
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