1951–52 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1951–52 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 25th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division One.

Cardiff City
1951–52 season
Chairman Sir Herbert Merrett[1]
Manager Cyril Spiers
Division Two2nd
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh Cup6th round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wilf Grant (26)
All:
Wilf Grant (27)

Season review

Partial league table
Main article: 1951–52 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 11 10 100 66 1.515 53 Division Champions, promoted
2 Cardiff City 42 20 11 11 72 54 1.333 51 Promoted
3 Birmingham City 42 21 9 12 67 56 1.196 51
4 Nottingham Forest 42 18 13 11 77 62 1.242 49
5 Leicester City 42 19 9 14 78 64 1.219 47
Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAHHAHHH
ResultWLWLWLLWDDWWDLWWWDWDLWDWDWLWLLDLWDDLWWDWWW
Position174951617119953396544447521312124455567555332
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Welsh Cup

After a 3–1 victory over Milford United, Cardiff were eliminated in the sixth round by Merthyr Tydfil.[3]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK  WAL Ron Howells
-- GK  WAL Iorrie Hughes
-- DF  WAL Colin Gale
-- DF  WAL Ken Hollyman
-- DF  ENG Stan Montgomery
-- DF  ENG Charles Rutter
-- DF  WAL Alf Sherwood
-- DF  WAL Albert Stitfall
-- DF  WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF  WAL Derrick Sullivan
-- DF  WAL Glyn Williams
-- MF  WAL Billy Baker
-- MF  WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF  NIR Bobby McLaughlin
-- MF  ENG Don Moss
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  WAL Griff Norman
-- MF  ENG Cliff Nugent
-- MF  ENG Mike Tiddy
-- MF  WAL Crad Wilcox
-- MF  WAL Roley Williams
-- FW  ENG Doug Blair
-- FW  ENG Ken Chisholm
-- FW  WAL George Edwards
-- FW  WAL Elfed Evans
-- FW  ENG Leslie Evans
-- FW  ENG Wilf Grant
-- FW  WAL Marwood Marchant
-- FW  WAL Ken Oakley
-- FW  WAL Colin Webster

Fixtures and results

Football League Second Division
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
18 AugLeicester CityH4–0
20 AugRotherham UnitedH2–4
25 AugNottingham ForestA3–2
27 AugRotherham UnitedA0–2
1 SepBrentfordH2–0
8 SepDoncaster RoversA0–1
12 SepLeeds UnitedA1–2
15 SepEvertonH3–1
17 SepSheffield UnitedH1–1
22 SepSouthamptonA1–1
29 SepSheffield WednesdayH2–1
6 OctCoventry CityH4–1
13 OctWest Ham UnitedA1–1
27 OctBarnsleyA0–2
3 NovHull CityH1–0
10 NovBlackburn RoversA1–0
17 NovQueens Park RangersH3–1
24 NovNotts CountyA1–1
1 DecLuton TownH3–0
8 DecBuryA1–1
15 DecLeicester CityA0–3
22 DecNottingham ForestH4–1
25 DecSwansea TownA1–1
26 DecSwansea TownH3–0
29 DecBrentfordA1–1
5 JanDoncaster RoversH2–1
19 JanEvertonA0–3
26 JanSouthamptonH1–0
9 FebSheffield WednesdayA2–4
16 FebCoventry CityA1–2
1 MarWest Ham UnitedH1–1
12 MarSheffield UnitedA1–6
15 MarBarnsleyH3–0
22 MarHull CityA0–0
5 AprQueens Park RangersA1–1
11 AprBirmingham CityA2–3
12 AprNotts CountyH1–0
14 AprBirmingham CityH3–1
19 AprLuton TownA2–2
21 AprBlackburn RoversH3–1
26 AprBuryH3–0
3 MayLeeds UnitedH3–1

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
12 JanThreeSwindon TownH1–1
15 JanThree (replay)Swindon TownA0 – 1 (aet)

Welsh Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
FiveMilford UnitedA3–1
SixMerthyr TydfilA1–3

See also
  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
  1. Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 1-905411-04-9.
  2. "Cardiff City 1951–52 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  3. "Welsh Cup 1951/52". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
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