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1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season

Field	Value
club	Cardiff City
season	1956–57
league	Football League First Division
manager	Trevor Morris
league result	21st
league topscorer	Gerry Hitchens (21)
season topscorer	Gerry Hitchens (25)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	4th round
cup2	Welsh Cup
cup2 result	6th round
average attendance	20,528
highest attendance	38,333 v Leeds United, 6 October 1956
lowest attendance	11,302 v Arsenal, 15 December 1956
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prevseason	1955–56
nextseason	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

League standings

Main article: 1956–57 Football League#First Division

Results by round

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Fixtures and results

[[Football League First Division|First Division]]

Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Cliff Nugent Cliff Nugent Reg Davies Gerry Hitchens Trevor Ford Jimmy McIlroy Tom Finney Tommy Thompson Tommy Thompson Jimmy Baxter Danny Malloy John McSeveney Redfern Froggatt Alan Finney Alan Finney Albert Quixall John McSeveney Brian Walsh Nat Lofthouse Noel Kinsey Gerry Hitchens Trevor Ford John McSeveney George Robb George Robb Alfie Stokes Alfie Stokes Harry Hooper Colin Booth Brayley Reynolds Bob Morton Allan Brown Dave Durie Gerry Hitchens David Herd David Herd Doug Newlands Les Shannon Albert Cheesebrough Liam Whelan Tommy Taylor John McSeveney Tommy Thompson Danny Malloy Gerry Hitchens Brian Walsh Gordon Astall Colin Baker John Charles Bobby Forrest Colin Baker Joe Bonson Gerry Hitchens John McSeveney Dave Durie Dave Durie Dave Durie Jackie Sewell Stan Lynn Jack Dyson Gerry Hitchens Sam Lawrie Dave Dunmore Terry Dyson Peter Harris Albert Scanlon

FA Cup

John McSeveney

Welsh Cup

Gerry Hitchens Harry Kirtley Gerry Hitchens Brian Walsh Brian Walsh Harry Kirtley Ron Stockin Derrick Sullivan J Williams

References

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Welsh Football Data Archive

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