1954–55 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1954–55 season
Chairman Wales John Morgan
Wales Sir Herbert Merrett[1]
Manager England Cyril Spiers
Wales Trevor Morris
Division One 20th
FA Cup 3rd round
Welsh Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Trevor Ford (19)
All:
Trevor Ford (24)
← 1953–54 1955–56 →

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

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
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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: [2]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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. 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
-- England DF Stan Montgomery
-- England DF Charles Rutter
-- Wales DF Alf Sherwood
-- Wales DF Ron Stitfall
-- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan
-- Wales MF Billy Baker
-- Wales MF Dennis Callan
-- England MF Don Clarke
No. Position Player
-- Wales MF Alan Harrington
-- Wales MF Islwyn Jones
-- England MF Cliff Nugent
-- England MF Gordon Nutt
-- England MF Mike Tiddy
-- Wales MF Roley Williams
-- England FW Cecil Dixon
-- Wales FW George Edwards
-- Wales FW Trevor Ford
-- Wales FW Alan Gibbs
-- England FW Wilf Grant
-- England FW Gerry Hitchens
-- England FW Tommy Northcott
-- Wales FW Neil O'Halloran
-- England FW Ron Stockin

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1Chelsea4220121081571.42152
2Wolverhampton Wanderers4219101389701.27148
3Portsmouth4218121274621.19448
4Sunderland421518964541.18548
5Manchester United422071584741.13547
6Aston Villa422071572730.98647
7Manchester City4218101476691.10146
8Newcastle United421791689771.15643
9Arsenal421791669631.09543
10Burnley421791651481.06343
11Everton4216101662680.91242
12Huddersfield Town4214131563680.92641
13Sheffield United421771870860.81441
14Preston North End421681883641.29740
15Charlton Athletic4215101776751.01340
16Tottenham Hotspur421681872730.98640
17West Bromwich Albion421681876960.79240
18Bolton Wanderers4213131662690.89939
19Blackpool4214101860640.93838
20Cardiff City4213111862760.81637
21Leicester City4212111974860.86035
22Sheffield Wednesday4281024631000.63026

Fixtures & results

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
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

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
8 Jan Three Arsenal A 0 - 1

Welsh Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
Five Pembroke Borough A 7 - 0
Six Newport County A 3 - 1
Semi-final Chester City N 0 - 2

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 1-905411-04-9.
  2. 1 2 "Cardiff City 1954-55 results". Statto.com. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Cup 1954/55". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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