1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season December 2021 Cardiff City 1956–57 Football League First Division Trevor Morris 21st Gerry Hitchens (21) Gerry Hitchens (25) FA Cup 4th round Welsh Cup 6th round 20,528 38,333 v Leeds United, 6 October 1956 11,302 v Arsenal, 15 December 1956 _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _bluesides _hoops_white 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff 0000ff 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 -- Wales GK Ken Jones -- Wales GK Ron Howells -- Wales GK Graham Vearncombe -- Wales DF Colin Baker -- Wales DF Ron Davies -- Wales DF John Frowen -- Scotland DF Alick Gray -- Scotland DF Danny Malloy -- England DF Charles Rutter -- Wales DF Ron Stitfall -- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan -- Wales MF Alan Harrington -- Wales MF Brian Jenkins -- Scotland MF George McGuckin -- Scotland MF John McSeveney -- England MF Cliff Nugent -- Scotland MF Bob Scott -- Wales MF Ken Tucker -- England MF Brian Walsh -- England FW Cecil Dixon -- Wales FW Trevor Ford -- Wales FW Don Godwin -- England FW Gerry Hitchens -- England FW Bernard Jones -- England FW Harry Kirtley -- Wales FW Neil O'Halloran -- Wales FW Brayley Reynolds -- England FW Ron Stockin League standings 1956–57 Football League#First Division First Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H 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 Points 1p/3p/4p/4p/4p/6p/7p/7p/7p/7p/8p/10p/10p/10p/11p/13p/15p/15p/17p/17p/17p/17p/17p/17p/19p/21p/21p/23p/23p/24p/24p/24p/24p/24p/25p/27p/28p/29p/29p/29p/29p/29p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Competitive matches December 2021 Fixtures and results First Division 1956 8 18 y 15:00 1 D Arsenal Cardiff City 00 Highbury London 51,069 Hugh Gerrard (Preston) 1956 8 22 y 18:30 2 W Cardiff City Newcastle United 52 John McSeveney 10 Cliff Nugent 40 55 Trevor Ford 66 77 5 63 Reg Davies Ninian Park Cardiff 35,833 Ken Dagnall (Bolton) 1956 8 25 y 15:00 3 D Cardiff City Burnley 33 John McSeveney 2Gerry Hitchens 7Trevor Ford 20 11 80 Peter McKay73 Jimmy McIlroy Ninian Park Cardiff 30,769 Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex) 1956 8 29 y 18:15 4 L Newcastle United Cardiff City 10 Vic Keeble 90 St James's Park Newcastle 34,859 Arthur Edward Ellis (Halifax) 1956 9 1 y 15:00 5 L Preston North End Cardiff City 60 Tom Finney ? ? pen Tommy Thompson ? ? Jimmy Baxter Danny Malloy og Deepdale Preston 22,102 Norman Taylor (Westbury) 1956 9 5 y 18:15 6 W Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 21 Gerry Hitchens 8John McSeveney 45 33 Roy Shiner Ninian Park Cardiff 12,983 John Mitchell (Trescott) 1956 9 8 y 15:15 7 D Cardiff City Chelsea 11 Ken Armstrong 19 og 87 Johnny McNichol Ninian Park Cardiff 26,568 Gilbert Pullin (Bristol) 1956 9 12 y 19:30 8 L Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City 53 Redfern Froggatt 24 70 Alan Finney 20 72 Albert Quixall 60 pen 19 30 pen John McSeveney 85 Brian Walsh Hillsborough Sheffield 37,235 1956 9 15 y 9 L Bolton Wanderers Cardiff City 20 Ray Parry Nat Lofthouse Burnden Park Bolton 28,738 Harold Husband (London) 1956 9 22 y 10 L Birmingham City Cardiff City 21 Alex Govan Noel Kinsey Neil O'Halloran St Andrew's Birmingham 39,931 Jim Pickles (Cheshire) 1956 9 29 y 15:15 11 D Cardiff City West Bromwich Albion 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 22,362 Les Hamer (Bolton) 1956 10 6 y 15:00 12 W Cardiff City Leeds United 41 Trevor Ford 13 Gerry Hitchens 26 90 John McSeveney 47 1 Bobby Forrest Ninian Park Cardiff 38,333 SW Barker (Kent) 1956 10 13 y 13 L Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff City 50 George Robb George Robb George Robb 89Alfie Stokes Alfie Stokes White Hart Lane London 52,429 Peter Brandwood (Worcester) 1956 10 27 y 15:00 14 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City 31 Colin Booth 33 Harry Hooper 40 pen Jimmy Mullen 49 44 Gerry Hitchens Molineux Wolverhampton Wolves complete history 34,935 HJ Husband (London) 1956 11 3 y 14:45 15 D Cardiff City Manchester City 11 Brayley Reynolds Jack Dyson Ninian Park Cardiff 23,820 AE Westwood (Stratford on Avon) 1956 11 10 y 16 W Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 02 Gerry Hitchens Brayley Reynolds The Valley London 17,642 RH Mann (Worcester) 1956 11 17 y 14:45 17 W Cardiff City Sunderland 10 Cliff Nugent 54 Ninian Park Cardiff 20,017 Jim Pickles (Bradford) 1956 11 24 y 14:15 18 L Luton Town Cardiff City 30 Tony Gregory 22Bob Morton 57 64 Kenilworth Road Luton Luton report 13,674 W Hickson (Wigan) 1956 12 1 y 14:30 19 W Cardiff City Everton 10 John McSeveney 67 Ninian Park Cardiff 15,600 JJ Baxter (Baisingbourn, Herts) 1956 12 8 y 14:15 20 L Blackpool Cardiff City 31 Allan Brown Allan Brown Dave Durie Brian Walsh Bloomfield Road Blackpool 16,623 Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex) 1956 12 15 y 14:30 21 L Cardiff City Arsenal 23 Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Joe Haverty David Herd David Herd Ninian Park Cardiff 11,302 Hugh Gerrard (Preston) 1956 12 22 y 14:15 22 L Burnley Cardiff City 62 Jimmy McIlroy 12 65Doug Newlands 14 32Les Shannon 47Albert Cheesebrough 80 6 58 Gerry Hitchens Turf Moor Burnley 10,118 Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex) 1956 12 26 y 14:15 23 L Manchester United Cardiff City 31 Tommy Taylor 19 Dennis Viollet 53 Liam Whelan 70 2 pen Danny Malloy Old Trafford Manchester 28,810 Denis Howell (Birmingham) 1956 12 29 y 14:30 24 L Cardiff City Preston North End 23 Ron Stockin John McSeveney Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompsonog Danny Malloy Ninian Park Cardiff 15,474 Norman Taylor (Westbury) 1957 1 12 y 14:15 25 W Chelsea Cardiff City 12 Derek Saunders 43 32 John McSeveney76 Gerry Hitchens Stamford Bridge London 28,828 Gilbert Pullin (Bristol) 1957 1 19 y 14:45 26 W Cardiff City Bolton Wanderers 20 Gerry Hitchens Brian Walsh Ninian Park Cardiff 12,810 HJ Husband (London) 1957 2 2 y 15:00 27 L Cardiff City Birmingham City 12 John McSeveney Eddy Brown Gordon Astall Ninian Park Cardiff 16,854 Jim Pickles (Cheshire) 1957 2 9 y 15:00 28 W West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City 12 Derek Kevan Gerry Hitchens Colin Baker The Hawthorns West Bromwich 23,522 Les Hamer (Chorley) 1957 2 16 y 29 L Leeds United Cardiff City 30 Frank McKenna 70John Charles 73Bobby Forrest 77 Elland Road Leeds 21,695 SW Barker (Kent) 1957 2 23 y 15:15 30 D Cardiff City Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 Gerry Hitchens 41Colin Baker 49 42 44 Joe Bonson Ninian Park Cardiff Wolves complete record 13,879 HJ Husband (London) 1957 3 9 y 15:15 31 L Cardiff City Blackpool 34 Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens John McSeveney pen Dave Durie Dave Durie Dave Durie Dave Durie Ninian Park Cardiff 15,274 Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex) 1957 3 13 y 15:00 32 L Aston Villa Cardiff City 41 Peter McParland 1Jackie Sewell 5 61Stan Lynn 84 pen 9 Gerry Hitchens Villa Park Birmingham 12,567 AA Howlett (Swindon) 1957 3 16 y 15:00 33 L Manchester City Cardiff City 41 Bobby Johnstone 25 53 87Jack Dyson 71 pen John McSeveney Maine Road Manchester City 26,395 AE Westwood (Stratford on Avon) 1957 3 23 y 15:15 34 L Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 23 Colin Baker 14Gerry Hitchens 39 60 81 Stuart Leary84 Sam Lawrie Ninian Park Cardiff 17,047 RH Mann (Worcester) 1957 3 30 y 15:00 35 D Sunderland Cardiff City 11 Billy Bingham 23 68 Gerry Hitchens Roker Park Sunderland 40,100 Alf Bond (Fulham) 1957 4 3 y 17:15 36 W Cardiff City Aston Villa 10 John McSeveney 48 Ninian Park Cardiff 18,354 AA Howlett (Swindon) McSeveney missed a penalty on 50 minutes 1957 4 6 y 15:15 37 D Cardiff City Luton Town 00 Ninian Park Cardiff Luton report 18,730 W Hickson (Wigan) 1957 4 13 y 15:15 38 D Everton Cardiff City 00 Goodison Park Liverpool 24,397 JJ Baxter (Royston, Herts) 1957 4 19 y 15:00 39 L Portsmouth Cardiff City 10 Peter Harris 29 Fratton Park Portsmouth 31,223 Gilbert Pullin (Bristol) 1957 4 20 y 15:15 40 L Cardiff City Tottenham Hotspur 03 Johnny Brooks Dave Dunmore Terry Dyson Ninian Park Cardiff 25,181 Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster) 1957 4 22 y 15:15 41 L Cardiff City Portsmouth 02 Peter Harris Peter Harris Ninian Park Cardiff 22,197 Gilbert Pullin (Bristol) 1957 4 27 y 15:15 42 L Cardiff City Manchester United 23 Gerry Hitchens 47 52 86 Alex Dawson43 90 pen Albert Scanlon Ninian Park Cardiff 17,708 Denis Howell (Birmingham) FA Cup 1957 1 5 y Round 3 W Leeds United Cardiff City 12 John Charles 61 51 Ron Stockin87 John McSeveney Elland Road Leeds 34,237 John Kelly (Chorley) 1957 1 26 y 14:45 Round 4 L Cardiff City Barnsley 01 Frank Bartlett Ninian Park Cardiff 32,000 AE Westwood (Stockport) Welsh Cup 1957 1 31 y Round 5 D Haverfordwest County Cardiff City 33 Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Harry Kirtley Haverfordwest 1,800 1957 2 6 y 14:45 Round 5 (Replay) W Cardiff City Haverfordwest County 80 Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Brian Walsh Brian Walsh Harry Kirtley Ron Stockin Derrick Sullivan J Williams og Ninian Park Cardiff 3,500 J Jones (Swansea) 1957 2 27 y 15:30 Round 6 L Cardiff City Chester City 02 Ninian Park Cardiff 5,000 See also List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons References The Who's Who of Cardiff City Dean Hayes Breedon Books 2006 1-85983-462-0 https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City Welsh Football Data Archive Category:Cardiff City F.C. seasons Category:Association football clubs 1956–57 season Card