1956–57 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1956–57 season
Manager	Les McDowall
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	18th
FA Cup	Third Round
FA Charity Shield	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Hayes and Bobby Johnstone (15); All: Bobby Johnstone (17)
Highest home attendance	63,872 vs Manchester United; 2 February 1957
Lowest home attendance	19,731 vs Bolton Wanderers; 25 December 1956
	← 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]

Reports

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