# 1956–57 Manchester City F.C. season

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

## First Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | 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:

### 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 |

## FA Cup
### Reports

| 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 |