1953–54 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1953–54 season
Chairman Wales John Morgan[1]
Manager England Cyril Spiers
England Fred Stewart
Division One 10th
FA Cup 4th round
Welsh Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Ken Chisholm & Wilf Grant (12)
All:
Wilf Grant (15)
← 1952–53 1954–55 →

The 1953–54 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 27th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing tenth.

The season would also be the last time the club was managed by Cyril Spiers who, in his second spell at the club, is still Cardiff City's second longest serving manager of all time. His fourteen years at Ninian Park placing him second only to Fred Stewart.

Season review

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
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Result D W L L W D W D W D L D W W L W L L L W L W W L D L L L L D W W W W L W W W L W L D
Position 8 4 13 17 13 13 6 10 5 7 8 10 7 7 7 6 8 8 13 10 11 8 6 11 8 9 12 13 15 16 15 13 11 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 11 10

Source: [2]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FA Cup

After a 3–1 victory over Midland Football League side Peterborough United in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated in round four by Third Division North side Port Vale.[2]

Welsh Cup

Drawn against Barry Town in their first match, a 1–1 draw lead to a replay with Cardiff advancing after a 4–2 win. After receiving a bye in the sixth round, Cardiff were then drawn against Merthyr Tydfil in the seventh round and advanced to the semi-finals with a 5–3 victory. The club's campaign came to an end in the semi-finals for a second year in a row after a 2–1 defeat to Flint Town United.[3]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
-- Wales GK Ken Jones
-- Wales GK Ron Howells
-- Wales GK Graham Vearncombe
-- Wales DF Colin Baker
-- Wales DF Ron Davies
-- Wales DF John Frowen
-- Wales DF Colin Gale
-- Wales DF Ken Hollyman
-- England DF Jack Mansell
-- England DF Stan Montgomery
-- Wales DF Harry Parfitt
-- England DF Charles Rutter
-- Wales DF Alf Sherwood
-- Wales DF Ron Stitfall
-- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan
-- Wales MF Billy Baker
-- Wales MF Dennis Callan
-- Wales MF Alan Harrington
No. Position Player
-- Wales MF Islwyn Jones
-- Northern Ireland MF Bobby McLaughlin
-- England MF Cliff Nugent
-- England MF Mike Tiddy
-- Wales MF Roley Williams
-- Wales MF John Lloyd Williams
-- England FW Doug Blair
-- England FW Ken Chisholm
-- England FW Frank Dudley
-- Wales FW George Edwards
-- Wales FW Trevor Ford
-- England FW Wilf Grant
-- England FW Tommy Northcott
-- Wales FW Ken Oakley
-- England FW Johnny Rainford
-- England FW Brian Rutter
-- Wales FW Peter Thomas
-- England FW Keith Thomas

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1Wolverhampton Wanderers422571096561.71457
2West Bromwich Albion422291186631.36553
3Huddersfield Town4220111178611.27951
4Manchester United4218121273581.25948
5Bolton Wanderers4218121275601.25048
6Blackpool4219101380691.15948
7Burnley422141778671.16446
8Chelsea4216121474681.08844
9Charlton Athletic421961775770.97444
10Cardiff City421881651710.71844
11Preston North End421951887581.50043
12Arsenal4215131475731.02743
13Aston Villa421691770681.02941
14Portsmouth4214111781890.91039
15Newcastle United4214101872770.93538
16Tottenham Hotspur421652165760.85537
17Manchester City421491962770.80537
18Sunderland421482081890.91036
19Sheffield Wednesday421562170910.76936
20Sheffield United4211112069900.76733
21Middlesbrough4210102260910.65930
22Liverpool429102368970.70128

Fixtures & results

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
19 Aug Middlesbrough A 0 - 0
22 Aug Aston Villa H 2 - 1
26 Aug Huddersfield Town A 0 - 2
29 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1 - 3
2 Sep Huddersfield Town H 2 - 1
5 Sep Sunderland H 1 - 1
7 Sep Sheffield United A 1 - 0
12 Sep Manchester City A 1 - 1
16 Sep Sheffield United H 2 - 0
19 Sep Bolton Wanderers H 1 - 1
26 Sep Arsenal H 0 - 3
3 Oct Portsmouth A 1 - 1
10 Oct Preston North End A 2 - 1
17 Oct Tottenham Hotspur H 1 - 0
24 Oct Burnley A 0 - 3
31 Oct Charlton Athletic H 5 - 0
7 Nov Newcastle United A 0 - 4
14 Nov Manchester United H 1 - 6
21 Nov West Bromwich Albion A 1 - 6
28 Nov Liverpool H 3 - 1
5 Dec Sheffield Wednesday A 1 - 2
12 Dec Middlesbrough H 1 - 0
19 Dec Aston Villa A 2 - 1
26 Dec Chelsea A 0 - 2
28 Dec Chelsea H 0 - 0
2 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 - 3
16 Jan Sunderland A 0 - 5
23 Jan Manchester City H 0 - 3
6 Feb Bolton Wanderers A 0 - 3
13 Feb Arsenal A 1 - 1
27 Feb Preston North End H 2 - 1
3 Mar Portsmouth H 3 - 2
6 Mar Tottenham Hotspur A 1 - 0
13 Mar Burnley H 1 - 0
20 Mar Charlton Athletic A 2 - 3
27 Mar Newcastle United H 2 - 1
3 Apr Manchester United A 3 - 2
10 Apr West Bromwich Albion H 2 - 0
16 Apr Blackpool A 1 - 4
17 Apr Liverpool A 1 - 0
19 Apr Blackpool H 0 - 1
24 Apr Sheffield Wednesday H 2 - 2

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
9 Jan Three Peterborough United H 3 - 1
30 Jan Four Port Vale H 0 - 2

Welsh Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
Five Barry Town A 1 - 1
Five (replay) Barry Town H 4 - 2
Seven Merthyr Tydfil A 5 - 3
Semi-final Flint Town United N 1 - 2

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See also

References

  1. ↑ {{Cite book
    Wales Trevor Morris | title =The Cardiff City Miscellany | first =Richard | last =Shepherd | publisher =Pitch books | year =2007 | isbn=1-905411-04-9 }}
  2. 1 2 "Cardiff City 1953-54 results". Statto.com. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Cup 1953/54". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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