1956–57 Manchester City F.C. season

1956–57 season of Manchester City

Manchester City 1956–57 football season

Manchester City
1956–57 season
Manager	Les McDowall
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	18th
FA Cup	Third Round
FA Charity Shield	Runners-up
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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]

FA Charity Shield

24 October 1956

Manchester City	0–1	Manchester United
		Viollet 75'

Maine Road, Manchester

Attendance: 30,495

References

^ "History". Statto.

External links

Official website

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FA competitions

Football League

Football League

Lower leagues

European competitions

Related to national team

Club seasons

First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Cardiff City
Charlton Athletic
Chelsea
Everton
Leeds United
Luton Town
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Portsmouth
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division

Barnsley
Blackburn Rovers
Bristol City
Bristol Rovers
Bury
Doncaster Rovers
Fulham
Grimsby Town
Huddersfield Town
Leicester City
Leyton Orient
Lincoln City
Liverpool
Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Port Vale
Rotherham United
Sheffield United
Stoke City
Swansea Town
West Ham United

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Derby County Gateshead Halifax Town Hartlepools United Hull City Mansfield Town Oldham Athletic Rochdale Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Southport Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Workington Wrexham York City
South	Aldershot Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Colchester United Coventry City Crystal Palace Exeter City Gillingham Ipswich Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers Reading Shrewsbury Town Southampton Southend United Swindon Town Torquay United Walsall Watford