1954–55 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1954–55 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 28th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

Cardiff City
1954–55 season
Chairman John Morgan
Sir Herbert Merrett[1]
Manager Cyril Spiers
Trevor Morris
Division One20th
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Trevor Ford (19)
All:
Trevor Ford (24)

Season review

Partial league table
Main article: 1954–55 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 13 13 16 62 69 0.899 39
19 Blackpool 42 14 10 18 60 64 0.938 38
20 Cardiff City 42 13 11 18 62 76 0.816 37
21 Leicester City 42 12 11 19 74 86 0.860 35 Relegated
22 Sheffield Wednesday 42 8 10 24 63 100 0.630 26
Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHHHAAAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAHA
ResultLLWLDDDWWDWLDLDWWWLWLLWLLLWWDWDLLDLLLDDLWL
Position212018221919181312131113131414131311131112141113141816151412131315151718192019202020
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

Entering the competition in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated by fellow First Division side Arsenal after a 1–0 defeat.[2]

Welsh Cup

After wins over Pembroke Borough and Newport County, Cardiff were knocked out of the competition in the semi-finals for a third year in a row after a 2–0 defeat to Chester City.[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 Ken Jones
-- GK  WAL Ron Howells
-- GK  WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF  WAL Colin Baker
-- DF  WAL Ron Davies
-- DF  WAL John Frowen
-- DF  WAL Colin Gale
-- DF  ENG Stan Montgomery
-- DF  ENG Charles Rutter
-- DF  WAL Alf Sherwood
-- DF  WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF  WAL Derrick Sullivan
-- MF  WAL Billy Baker
-- MF  WAL Dennis Callan
-- MF  ENG Don Clarke
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF  WAL Islwyn Jones
-- MF  ENG Cliff Nugent
-- MF  ENG Gordon Nutt
-- MF  ENG Mike Tiddy
-- MF  WAL Roley Williams
-- FW  ENG Cecil Dixon
-- FW  WAL George Edwards
-- FW  WAL Trevor Ford
-- FW  WAL Alan Gibbs
-- FW  ENG Wilf Grant
-- FW  ENG Gerry Hitchens
-- FW  ENG Tommy Northcott
-- FW  WAL Neil O'Halloran
-- FW  ENG Ron Stockin

Fixtures and results

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
21 AugBurnleyA0–1
25 AugPreston North EndH2–5
28 AugLeicester CityH2–1
1 SepPreston North EndA1–7
4 SepChelseaA1–1
8 SepSheffield UnitedH1–1
11 SepHuddersfield TownH1–1
13 SepSheffield UnitedA3–1
18 SepManchester CityH3–0
25 SepEvertonA1–1
2 OctNewcastle UnitedH4–2
9 OctManchester UnitedA2–5
16 OctWolverhampton WanderersA1–1
23 OctCharlton AthleticA1–4
30 OctBolton WanderersH2–2
6 NovTottenham HotspurA2–0
13 NovSheffield WednesdayH5–3
20 NovPortsmouthA3–1
27 NovBlackpoolH1–2
4 DecAston VillaA2–0
11 DecSunderlandH0–1
18 DecBurnleyH0–3
25 DecWest Bromwich AlbionH3–2
27 DecWest Bromwich AlbionA0–1
1 JanLeicester CityA1–2
5 FebManchester CityA1–4
12 FebEvertonH4–3
26 FebManchester UnitedH3–0
5 MarSunderlandA1–1
12 MarCharlton AthleticH4–3
19 MarBolton WanderersA0–0
23 MarChelseaH0–1
26 MarTottenham HotspurH1–2
2 AprSheffield WednesdayA1–1
8 AprArsenalA0–2
9 AprAston VillaH0–1
11 AprArsenalH1–2
16 AprBlackpoolA0–0
23 AprPortsmouthH1–1
27 AprNewcastle UnitedA0–3
30 AprWolverhampton WanderersH3–2
2 MayHuddersfield TownA0–2

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
8 JanThreeArsenalA0–1

Welsh Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
FivePembroke BoroughA7–0
SixNewport CountyA3–1
Semi-finalChester CityN0–2

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 1954–55 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. "Welsh Cup 1954/55". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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