1950–51 Cardiff City F.C. season
1950–51 season | |
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Division Two | 3rd |
FA Cup | 3rd round |
Welsh Cup | Runners-up |
Top goalscorer |
League: Wilf Grant (14) All: Wilf Grant (18) |
← 1949–50 1951–52 → |
The 1950–51 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 24th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing third.
Season review
Football League Second Division
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 |
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Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
Result | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | D |
Position | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Welsh Cup
In the Welsh Cup, Cardiff started their campaign by scoring fifteen goals in two games with an 8–0 win over Barry Town followed by a 7–1 victory over Bangor City. After beating Wrexham 1–0,[2] Cardiff suffered a 3–2 defeat to Merthyr Tydfil in a final replay.[3]
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League table
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Preston North End | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 91 | 49 | 1.857 | 57 |
2 | Manchester City | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 89 | 61 | 1.459 | 52 |
3 | Cardiff City | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 53 | 45 | 1.178 | 50 |
4 | Birmingham City | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 53 | 1.208 | 49 |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 55 | 1.145 | 48 |
6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 46 |
7 | Coventry City | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 45 |
8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 | 44 |
9 | Brentford | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 74 | 1.014 | 44 |
10 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 43 |
11 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 43 |
12 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 66 | 73 | 0.904 | 43 |
13 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 42 |
14 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 41 |
15 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 68 | 1.088 | 40 |
16 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 71 | 82 | 0.866 | 40 |
17 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 39 |
18 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 54 | 77 | 0.701 | 36 |
19 | Luton Town | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 0.814 | 32 |
20 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 60 | 86 | 0.698 | 32 |
21 | Chesterfield | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 69 | 0.638 | 30 |
22 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 95 | 0.642 | 28 |
Fixtures & results
Football League Second Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
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19 Aug | Grimsby Town | A | 0 - 0 | |
23 Aug | Manchester City | A | 1 - 2 | |
26 Aug | Notts County | H | 2 - 0 | |
28 Aug | Manchester City | H | 1 - 1 | |
2 Sep | Preston North End | A | 1 - 1 | |
4 Sep | West Ham United | H | 2 - 1 | |
9 Sep | Bury | H | 2 - 2 | |
16 Sep | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2 - 3 | |
23 Sep | Chesterfield | H | 1 - 0 | |
30 Sep | Leicester City | A | 1 - 1 | |
7 Oct | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0 - 2 | |
14 Oct | Southampton | H | 2 - 2 | |
21 Oct | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0 - 0 | |
28 Oct | Brentford | H | 1 - 1 | |
4 Nov | Swansea Town | A | 0 - 1 | |
11 Nov | Hull City | H | 2 - 1 | |
18 Nov | Barnsley | A | 0 - 0 | |
25 Nov | Sheffield United | H | 2 - 0 | |
2 Dec | Luton Town | A | 1 - 1 | |
9 Dec | Leeds United | H | 1 - 0 | |
16 Dec | Grimsby Town | H | 5 - 2 | |
23 Dec | Notts County | A | 2 - 1 | |
25 Dec | Coventry City | H | 2 - 1 | |
26 Dec | Coventry City | A | 1 - 2 | |
30 Dec | Preston North End | H | 0 - 2 | |
13 Jan | Bury | A | 2 - 1 | |
20 Jan | Queens Park Rangers | H | 4 - 2 | |
3 Feb | Chesterfield | A | 3 - 0 | |
17 Feb | Leicester City | H | 2 - 2 | |
24 Feb | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1 - 0 | |
3 Mar | Southampton | A | 1 - 1 | |
10 Mar | Doncaster Rovers | H | 0 - 0 | |
17 Mar | Brentford | A | 0 - 4 | |
23 Mar | Birmingham City | A | 0 - 0 | |
24 Mar | Swansea Town | H | 1 - 0 | |
26 Mar | Birmingham City | H | 2 - 1 | |
31 Mar | Hull City | A | 0 - 2 | |
7 Apr | Barnsley | H | 1 - 1 | |
14 Apr | Sheffield United | A | 2 - 1 | |
21 Apr | Luton Town | H | 2 - 1 | |
28 Apr | Leeds United | A | 0 - 2 | |
5 May | West Ham United | A | 0 - 0 |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
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6 Jan | Three | West Ham United | A | 1 - 2 | Grant |
Welsh Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
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31 Jan | Five | Barry Town | H | 8 - 0 | Kelly (og), Marchant (2), L Evans (4), Grant |
7 Mar | Six | Bangor City | A | 1 - 7 | Edwards(3), Tiddy(2), Grant, Marchant |
16 Apr | Semi-final | Wrexham | N | 1 - 0 | Edwards |
7 May | Final | Merthyr Tydfil | N | 1 - 1 | Grant |
17 May | Final (replay) | Merthyr Tydfil | N | 2 - 3 | Tiddy, Edwards |
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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".
- ↑ "Cardiff City 1950-51 results". Statto.com. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ↑ "Welsh Cup 1950/51". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ↑ "Welsh Cup final 1950/51". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
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