1955–56 Manchester City F.C. season
| 1955–56 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Les McDowall |
| Stadium | Maine Road |
| First Division | 4th |
| FA Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Joe Hayes (23) All: Joe Hayes (27) |
| Highest home attendance | 76,129 vs Everton 3 March 1956 |
| Lowest home attendance | 14,499 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[edit]
League table[edit]
| 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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results summary[edit]
| 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]
FA Cup[edit]
Sixth round[edit]
| 3 March 1956 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Everton | Maine Road, Manchester |
Hayes  Johnstone |
Harris |
Attendance: 76,129 |
Semi-final[edit]
| 17 March 1956 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Villa Park, Birmingham |
| Johnstone |
Attendance: 69,788 |
Final[edit]
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 |