1956–57_Cardiff_City_F.C._season
1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 1956–57 football season
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.
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| 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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Main article: 1956–57 Football League § First Division
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 |
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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
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| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Result | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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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 |
Reg Davies Reg Davies |
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 2' Gerry Hitchens 7'Trevor Ford 20' |
11', 80' Peter McKay 73' Jimmy McIlroy |
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 90' |
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 (og) |
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 |
Roy Shiner |
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 19' (og) |
87' Johnny McNichol |
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 |
John McSeveney (pen) John McSeveney Brian Walsh |
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 |
Neil O'Halloran |
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 |
Bobby Forrest |
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 89'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 |
Gerry Hitchens |
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 |
Jack Dyson |
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 |
| Gerry Hitchens Brayley Reynolds |
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 54' |
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 22' Bob Morton 57', 64' |
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 67' |
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 |
Brian Walsh |
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 |
Joe Haverty David Herd David Herd |
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 12', 65' Doug Newlands 14', 32'Les Shannon 47'Albert Cheesebrough 80' |
6', 58' Gerry Hitchens |
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 |
(pen) Danny Malloy |
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 |
Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson (og) Danny Malloy |
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 43' |
32' John McSeveney 76' Gerry Hitchens |
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 |
Eddy Brown Gordon Astall |
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 |
Gerry Hitchens Colin Baker |
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 |
Joe Bonson Joe Bonson |
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 (pen) |
Dave Durie Dave Durie Dave Durie Dave Durie |
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 (pen)Jackie Sewell Jackie Sewell |
Gerry Hitchens |
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 |
(pen) John McSeveney |
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 |
Stuart Leary Stuart Leary Sam Lawrie |
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 23' |
68' Gerry Hitchens |
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 48' |
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 | Johnny Brooks Dave Dunmore Terry Dyson |
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 | Peter Harris Peter Harris |
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 |
Alex Dawson Albert Scanlon Albert Scanlon |
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 |
Ron Stockin John McSeveney |
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 |
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Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Harry Kirtley |
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 (og) |
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 |
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