1954–55 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1954–55 season
Chairman	John Morgan Sir Herbert Merrett
Manager	Cyril Spiers Trevor Morris
Division One	20th
FA Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Trevor Ford (19) All: Trevor Ford (24)
Home colours

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.

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 (R)	42	12	11	19	74	86	0.860	35	Relegation to the Second Division
22	Sheffield Wednesday (R)	42	8	10	24	63	100	0.630	26

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	L
Position	21	20	18	22	19	19	18	13	12	13	11	13	13	14	14	13	13	11	13	11	12	14	11	13	14	18	16	15	14	12	13	13	15	15	17	18	19	20	19	20	20	20

Source:
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.

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.

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

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
21 Aug	Burnley	A	0–1
25 Aug	Preston North End	H	2–5
28 Aug	Leicester City	H	2–1
1 Sep	Preston North End	A	1–7
4 Sep	Chelsea	A	1–1
8 Sep	Sheffield United	H	1–1
11 Sep	Huddersfield Town	H	1–1
13 Sep	Sheffield United	A	3–1
18 Sep	Manchester City	H	3–0
25 Sep	Everton	A	1–1
2 Oct	Newcastle United	H	4–2
9 Oct	Manchester United	A	2–5
16 Oct	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1
23 Oct	Charlton Athletic	A	1–4
30 Oct	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–2
6 Nov	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–0
13 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday	H	5–3
20 Nov	Portsmouth	A	3–1
27 Nov	Blackpool	H	1–2
4 Dec	Aston Villa	A	2–0
11 Dec	Sunderland	H	0–1
18 Dec	Burnley	H	0–3
25 Dec	West Bromwich Albion	H	3–2
27 Dec	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–1
1 Jan	Leicester City	A	1–2
5 Feb	Manchester City	A	1–4
12 Feb	Everton	H	4–3
26 Feb	Manchester United	H	3–0
5 Mar	Sunderland	A	1–1
12 Mar	Charlton Athletic	H	4–3
19 Mar	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–0
23 Mar	Chelsea	H	0–1
26 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–2
2 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–1
8 Apr	Arsenal	A	0–2
9 Apr	Aston Villa	H	0–1
11 Apr	Arsenal	H	1–2
16 Apr	Blackpool	A	0–0
23 Apr	Portsmouth	H	1–1
27 Apr	Newcastle United	A	0–3
30 Apr	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3–2
2 May	Huddersfield Town	A	0–2

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
8 Jan	Three	Arsenal	A	0–1

Welsh Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
	Five	Pembroke Borough	A	7–0
	Six	Newport County	A	3–1
	Semi-final	Chester City	N	0–2

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".