1958–59 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1958–59 season
Manager	Bill Jones
Football League Second Division	9th
FA Cup	4th round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Ron Hewitt (13) All: Ron Hewitt (17)
Home colours

The 1958–59 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 32nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing ninth.

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	Alan Jones
--	GK	WAL	Ken Jones
--	GK	ENG	Ron Nicholls
--	GK	WAL	Graham Vearncombe
--	DF	WAL	Colin Baker
--	DF	ENG	George Bell
--	DF	SCO	Alick Gray
--	DF	SCO	Danny Malloy
--	DF	SCO	Alec Milne
--	DF	WAL	Frank Rankmore
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Derek Sullivan
--	MF	WAL	Steve Gammon
--	MF	WAL	Alan Harrington
--	MF	WAL	Mike Hughes

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Brian Jenkins
--	MF	SCO	Ross Menzies
--	MF	WAL	Graham Moore
--	MF	ENG	Cliff Nugent
--	MF	SCO	Bob Scott
--	MF	ENG	Brian Walsh
--	FW	ENG	Joe Bonson
--	FW	ENG	Ron Hewitt
--	FW	ENG	Colin Hudson
--	FW	SCO	George Kelly
--	FW	ENG	Harry Knowles
--	FW	SCO	John McMillan
--	FW	WAL	Brayley Reynolds
--	FW	WAL	Derek Tapscott

League standings

Main article: 1958–59 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
7	Derby County	42	20	8	14	74	71	1.042	48
8	Charlton Athletic	42	18	7	17	92	90	1.022	43
9	Cardiff City	42	18	7	17	65	65	1.000	43
10	Bristol City	42	17	7	18	74	70	1.057	41
11	Swansea Town	42	16	9	17	79	81	0.975	41

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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".
• Welsh Football Data Archive