1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. season
# 1956–57 Cardiff City F.C. 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.

## 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 | Alick Gray |
| -- | DF | SCO | Danny Malloy |
| -- | DF | ENG | Charles Rutter |
| -- | DF | WAL | Ron Stitfall |
| -- | DF | WAL | Derrick 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 | Bob Scott |
| -- | MF | WAL | Ken Tucker |
| -- | MF | ENG | Brian Walsh |
| -- | FW | ENG | Cecil Dixon |
| -- | FW | WAL | Trevor Ford |
| -- | FW | WAL | Don Godwin |
| -- | FW | ENG | Gerry Hitchens |
| -- | FW | ENG | Bernard Jones |
| -- | FW | ENG | Harry Kirtley |
| -- | FW | WAL | Neil O'Halloran |
| -- | FW | WAL | Brayley Reynolds |
| -- | FW | ENG | Ron Stockin |

## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results by round

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