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1954–55 Cardiff City F.C. season

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

All:
Trevor Ford (24)

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

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

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 Wales WAL Ken Jones
-- GK Wales WAL Ron Howells
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Davies
-- DF Wales WAL John Frowen
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Gale
-- DF England ENG Stan Montgomery
-- DF England ENG Charles Rutter
-- DF Wales WAL Alf Sherwood
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF Wales WAL Derrick Sullivan
-- MF Wales WAL Billy Baker
-- MF Wales WAL Dennis Callan
-- MF England ENG Don Clarke
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF Wales WAL Islwyn Jones
-- MF England ENG Cliff Nugent
-- MF England ENG Gordon Nutt
-- MF England ENG Mike Tiddy
-- MF Wales WAL Roley Williams
-- FW England ENG Cecil Dixon
-- FW Wales WAL George Edwards
-- FW Wales WAL Trevor Ford
-- FW Wales WAL Alan Gibbs
-- FW England ENG Wilf Grant
-- FW England ENG Gerry Hitchens
-- FW England ENG Tommy Northcott
-- FW Wales WAL Neil O'Halloran
-- FW England 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

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. ^ a b "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.