1955–56 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1955–56 season
ManagerLes McDowall
StadiumMaine Road
First Division4th
FA CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Hayes (23)
All: Joe Hayes (27)
Highest home attendance76,129 vs Everton
3 March 1956
Lowest home attendance14,499 vs Luton Town
10 December 1955

The 1955–56 season was Manchester City's 54th season of competitive football and 39th season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup.

First Division

Main article: 1955–56 Football League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
2 Blackpool 42 20 9 13 86 62 1.387 49
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 9 13 89 65 1.369 49
4 Manchester City 42 18 10 14 82 69 1.188 46
5 Arsenal 42 18 10 14 60 61 0.984 46
6 Birmingham City 42 18 9 15 75 57 1.316 45
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 18 10 14 82 69 1.188 46 11 5 5 40 27 27 7 5 9 42 42 19

Source: [1]

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
22 August 1959 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 2 – 1 Fagan, Johnstone 38,974
26 August 1959 Fulham A Craven Cottage 2 – 5 Barlow, Colbridge 27,000
29 August 1959 Sheffield Wednesday A Hillsborough Stadium 0 – 1 33,479
2 September 1959 Fulham H Maine Road 3 – 1 McAdams, Colbridge 37,485
6 September 1955 Arsenal A Highbury 0 - 0 30,864
10 September 1955 Cardiff City H Maine Road 3 – 1 Hayes (2), Johnstone 33,240
17 September 1955 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road 3 – 3 Fagan, Johnstone, Clarke 20,443
24 September 1955 Blackpool H Maine Road 2 – 0 Revie, Johnstone 63,925
1 October 1955 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 1 – 2 Marsden 44,538
8 October 1955 Sheffield United A Bramhall Lane 1 – 1 Dyson 24,000
15 October 1955 Preston North End H Maine Road 0 - 2 33,187
22 October 1955 Birmingham City A St Andrews 3 – 4 Hayes, Dyson, Faulkner 28,500
29 October 1955 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 2 – 0 35,081
5 November 1955 Charlton Athletic A The Valley 2 – 5 Hayes, Cunliffe 24,655
12 November 1955 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 1 – 2 Hayes 24,094
19 November 1955 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 1 Faulkners 34,632
26 November 1955 Newcastle United H Maine Road 1 – 2 Faulkners 24,564
3 December 1955 Burnley A Turf Moor 2 – 2 Hayes, Dyson 26,227
10 December 1955 Luton Town H Maine Road 3 – 2 Clarke, Hayes, Spurdle 14,499
17 December 1955 Aston Villa A Villa Park 3 – 0 Dyson (2), Spurdle 20,000
24 December 1955 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 2 – 2 Spurdle, Hayes 32,935
26 December 1955 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 3 – 1 Spurdle, Dyson, (og) 43,706
27 December 1955 Bolton Wanderers H Maine Road 2 – 0 Paul, Clarke 38,405
31 December 1955 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 2 Dyson 60,956
2 January 1956 Portsmouth H Maine Road 4 – 1 Johnstone (3), Hayes 43,133
14 January 1956 Cardiff City A Ninian Park 1 – 4 Johnstone 27,000
21 January 1956 Huddersfield Town H Maine Road 1 – 0 Spurdle 21,076
4 February 1956 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 1 – 0 Faulkner 17,014
11 February 1956 Chelsea H Maine Road 2 - 2 Hayes (2) 26,642
25 February 1956 Preston North End A Deepdale 3 – 0 Johnstone (2), Hayes 22,664
7 March 1956 Everton H Maine Road 3 – 0 Spurdle, Johnstone, Clarke 15,227
10 March 1956 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 4 – 0 Johnstone (2), Hayes, Dyson 32,000
21 March 1956 Charlton Athletic H Maine Road 0 – 2 13,998
24 March 1956 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 1 – 2 Hayes 31,662
30 March 1956 Sunderland A Roker Park 3 – 0 Hayes, Revie, (og) 40,394
31 March 1956 Birmingham City H Maine Road 1 – 1 Hayes 44,777
2 April 1956 Sunderland H Maine Road 4 – 2 Hayes (2), Dyson (2) 40,915
7 April 1956 Newcastle United A St James’ Park 1 – 3 Dyson 25,999
11 April 1956 Sheffield United H Maine Road 3 – 1 Spurdle, Hayes, Faulkner 16,991
14 April 1956 Burnley H Maine Road 1 – 3 Spurdle 29,087
21 April 1956 Luton Town A Kenilworth Road 2 – 3 Barnes, Clarke 18,189
28 April 1956 Portsmouth A Fratton Park 4 – 2 Hart, Spurdle 24,684

FA Cup

Main article: 1955–56 FA Cup

Reports

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
11 January 1956 Third round Blackpool H Maine Road 2 - 1 Johnstone, Dyson 46,217
28 January 1956 Fourth round Southend United A Maine Road 1 – 0 Hayes 29,500
18 February 1956 Fifth round Liverpool H Maine Road 0 – 0 70,640
22 February 1956 Fifth round replay Liverpool A Anfield 2 - 1 Hayes, Dyson 57,520

Sixth round

3 March 1956 Manchester City 2–1 Everton Maine Road, Manchester
Hayes
Johnstone 		Harris Attendance: 76,129

Semi-final

City played what was their eighth FA Cup Semi-final tie against Tottenham at Villa Park. When the two sides met in the league, Spurs were victorious with a 2-1 win in both games. However, Bobby Johnstone’s header before half time was enough to send City to their sixth final. But it didn’t come without a moment of controversy, when Spurs were denied a penalty after attacker George Robb was grabbed at the leg by Bert Trautmann towards the end of the game.

17 March 1956 Manchester City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Villa Park, Birmingham
Johnstone Attendance: 69,788

Final

Main article: 1956 FA Cup Final

The final took place on Saturday, 5 May 1956 at Wembley and ended 3–1, with goals scored by Joe Hayes, Bobby Johnstone and Jack Dyson for Manchester City and Noel Kinsey for Birmingham City. The attendance was 100,000. The match is remembered for an incident where Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann sustained a neck injury diving at the feet of Birmingham attacker Peter Murphy; he completed the game in considerable pain, and later examination discovered he had broken a bone in his neck.

5 May 1956
15:00 BST 		Manchester City 3–1 Birmingham City Wembley, London
Hayes 3'
Johnstone 62'
Dyson 64'		 Kinsey 15' Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Alf Bond

Awards

References

  1. ^ "History". Statto.