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
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

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 -- 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 -- MF  WAL Ken Tucker -- MF  ENG Brian Walsh -- FW  ENG Cecil Dixon -- FW  WAL Trevor Ford -- FW  WAL -- FW  ENG Gerry Hitchens -- FW  ENG -- FW  ENG Harry Kirtley -- FW  WAL Neil O'Halloran -- FW  WAL Brayley Reynolds -- FW  ENG Ron Stockin

League standings[]

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