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1956–57 Manchester City F.C. season

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Manchester City
1956–57 season
ManagerLes McDowall
StadiumMaine Road
First Division18th
FA CupThird Round
FA Charity ShieldRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Hayes and Bobby Johnstone (15)
All: Bobby Johnstone (17)
Highest home attendance63,872 vs Manchester United
2 February 1957
Lowest home attendance19,731 vs Bolton Wanderers
25 December 1956

The 1956–57 season was Manchester City's 55th season of competitive football and 40th season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup and the FA Charity Shield.

First Division

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Main article: 1956–57 Football League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
16 Luton Town 42 14 9 19 58 76 0.763 37
17 Newcastle United 42 14 8 20 67 87 0.770 36
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 13 9 20 78 88 0.886 35 10 2 9 48 42 22 3 7 11 30 46 13

Source: [1]

Reports

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Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
18 August 1956 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux Stadium 1 – 5 Revie 43,407
22 August 1956 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 2 – 2 Clarke (2) 32,718
25 August 1956 Aston Villa H Maine Road 1 – 1 Clarke 24,326
29 August 1956 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 2 – 3 Johnstone, Paul 33,083
1 September 1956 Luton Town A Kenilworth Road 2 - 3 Hayes, McAdams 21,625
5 September 1956 Leeds United H Maine Road 1 – 0 McAdams 34,185
8 September 1956 Sunderland H Maine Road 3 – 1 McAdams, Revie, Hayes 35,753
12 September 1956 Leeds United A Elland Road 0 – 2 35,000
15 September 1956 Charlton Athletic A The Valley 0 – 1 18,533
22 September 1956 Manchester United A Old Trafford 0 – 2 53,515
29 September 1956 Blackpool H Maine Road 0 - 3 39,528
6 October 1956 Arsenal A Highbury 3 – 7 Clarke (2), Dyson 32,651
13 October 1956 Burnley H Maine Road 0 – 1 35,981
20 October 1956 Newcastle United A St James' Park 3 – 0 Fagan, Johnstone, Dyson 43,310
27 October 1956 Sheffield Wednesday H Maine Road 4 – 2 Fagan, Hayes (2), Johnstone 29,259
3 November 1956 Cardiff City A Ninian Park 1 – 1 Dyson 28,000
10 November 1956 Birmingham City H Maine Road 3 – 1 Johnstone (2), Hayes 21,005
17 November 1956 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 – 1 Dyson 25,780
24 November 1956 Portsmouth H Maine Road 5 – 1 Fagan, Hayes (2), Johnstone, Clarke 24,364
1 December 1956 Preston North End A Deepdale 1 – 3 (og) 25,433
8 December 1956 Chelsea H Maine Road 5 – 4 Johnstone (3), Hayes (2) 24,412
15 December 1956 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 2 – 3 Johnstone (2) 30,329
25 December 1956 Bolton Wanderers H Maine Road 1 – 3 Fagan 19,731
26 December 1956 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 0 – 1 20,865
29 December 1956 Luton Town H Maine Road 3 – 2 Dyson (2), Clarke 27,253
12 January 1957 Sunderland A Roker Park 1 – 1 Fagan 34,119
19 January 1957 Charlton Athletic H Maine Road 5 – 1 Dyson (3), Johnstone, Fagan 22,108
2 February 1957 Manchester United H Maine Road 2 – 4 Clarke, Hayes 63,872
4 February 1957 Aston Villa A Villa Park 2 - 2 McClelland, Hayes 11,000
9 February 1957 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 1 – 4 Johnstone 21,105
23 February 1957 Sheffield Wednesday A Hillsborough Stadium 2 – 2 Hayes, Paul 11,271
2 March 1957 Newcastle United H Maine Road 1 – 2 Barnes 25,229
9 March 1957 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 2 – 4 Fagan, Hayes 35,664
16 March 1957 Cardiff City H Maine Road 4 – 1 Johnstone (3), Dyson 26,395
20 March 1957 Arsenal H Maine Road 2 – 3 Barnes, Clarke 27,974
30 March 1957 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 2 – 1 Paul, Fagan 26,361
6 April 1957 Portsmouth A Fratton Park 1 – 0 Dyson 24,949
13 April 1957 Preston North End H Maine Road 0 – 2 31,305
19 April 1957 Everton H Maine Road 2 – 4 Fagan, Clarke 28,009
20 April 1957 Burnley A Turf Moor 3 – 0 Hayes, Dyson, Clarke 16,746
22 April 1957 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 1 McAdams 28,887
27 April 1957 Birmingham City A St Andrews 3 - 3 Kirkman (2), (og) 23,700

FA Cup

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Main article: 1956–57 FA Cup

Reports

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
9 January 1957 Third round Newcastle United H Maine Road 4 - 5 Johnstone (2), Fagan, Stokoe (og) 46,988

FA Charity Shield

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Main article: 1956 FA Charity Shield
Manchester City0–1Manchester United
Viollet 75'
Attendance: 30,495

References

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  1. ^ "History". Statto.
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