1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1952–53 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 26th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twelfth.

Cardiff City
1952–53 season
Chairman Sir Herbert Merrett
John Morgan[1]
Manager Cyril Spiers
Division One12th
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ken Chisholm (13)
All:
Ken Chisholm (15)

Season review

Partial league table
Main article: 1952–53 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
10 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 11 16 78 69 1.130 41
11 Aston Villa 42 14 13 15 63 61 1.033 41
12 Cardiff City 42 14 12 16 54 46 1.174 40
13 Middlesbrough 42 14 11 17 70 77 0.909 39
14 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 9 18 61 69 0.884 39
Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAHHAAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHHAHHAA
ResultLLWDLLDLWWDLDDWLWWDLDLDDLDWLWWWWDLWWLWDLLL
Position182212121718171917141416181916191817161616181918201917181713131011121210111010111112
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Entering in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated by Football League Third Division North side Halifax Town after a 3–1 defeat.[2]

Welsh Cup

After a 5–2 victory over Merthyr Tydfil in the fifth round, Cardiff received a bye into the seventh round, advancing to the semi-finals with a 3–2 win over Barry Town. Their campaign came to an end following a 1–0 semi-final defeat to Rhyl.[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 Graham Vearncombe
-- DF  WAL Ron Davies
-- DF  WAL John Frowen
-- DF  WAL Colin Gale
-- DF  WAL Ken Hollyman
-- DF  ENG Jack Mansell
-- DF  ENG Stan Montgomery
-- DF  ENG Charles Rutter
-- DF  WAL Alf Sherwood
-- DF  WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF  WAL Derek Sullivan
-- DF  WAL Glyn Williams
-- MF  WAL Billy Baker
-- MF  WAL Dennis Callan
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF  WAL Islwyn Jones
-- MF  NIR Bobby McLaughlin
-- MF  WAL Wendell Morgan
-- MF  ENG Cliff Nugent
-- MF  ENG Mike Tiddy
-- MF  WAL Roley Williams
-- FW  ENG Doug Blair
-- FW  ENG Ken Chisholm
-- FW  WAL George Edwards
-- FW  ENG Wilf Grant
-- FW  SCO George Hazlett
-- FW  ENG Tommy Northcott
-- FW  WAL Ken Oakley
-- FW  ENG Keith Thomas

Fixtures and results

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
23 AugWolverhampton WanderersA0–1
27 AugMiddlesbroughA0–3
30 AugSheffield WednesdayH4–0
3 SepMiddlesbroughH1–1
6 SepTottenham HotspurA1–2
10 SepWest Bromwich AlbionA0–1
13 SepBurnleyH0–0
17 SepWest Bromwich AlbionH1–2
20 SepPreston North EndA3–2
27 SepStoke CityH2–0
4 OctManchester CityA2–2
11 OctCharlton AthleticA1–3
25 OctDerby CountyA1–1
1 NovBlackpoolH2–2
8 NovChelseaA2–0
15 NovManchester UnitedH1–2
22 NovPortsmouthA2–0
13 DecSunderlandH4–1
20 DecWolverhampton WanderersH0–0
25 DecNewcastle UnitedA0–3
27 DecNewcastle UnitedH0–0
3 JanSheffield WednesdayA0–2
17 JanTottenham HotspurH0–0
24 JanBurnleyA0–0
7 FebPreston North EndH0–2
14 FebStoke CityA0–0
21 FebManchester CityH6–0
28 FebCharlton AthleticH0–1
7 MarArsenalA1–0
11 MarBolton WanderersH1–0
14 MarDerby CountyH2–0
25 MarBlackpoolA1–0
28 MarChelseaH3–3
3 AprLiverpoolA1–2
4 AprManchester UnitedA4–1
6 AprLiverpoolH4–0
11 AprPortsmouthH0–1
18 AprBolton WanderersA1–0
22 AprArsenalH0–0
25 AprAston VillaH1–2
27 AprSunderlandA2–4
29 AprAston VillaA0–2

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
10 JanThreeHalifax TownA1–3

Welsh Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
FiveMerthyr TydfilA5–2
SevenBarry TownA3–2
Semi-finalRhylA0–1

green=win orange=draw red=lost

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 1952–53 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. "Welsh Cup 1952/53". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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