1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1952–53 season
Chairman Wales Sir Herbert Merrett
Wales John Morgan[1]
Manager England Cyril Spiers
Division One 12th
FA Cup 3rd round
Welsh Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Ken Chisholm (13)
All:
Ken Chisholm (15)
← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 26th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twelfth.

Season review

Football League First Division

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAHHAAHHAHAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAAHHAHHAA
Result L L W D L L D L W W D L D D W L W W D L D L D D L D W L W W W W D L W W L W D L L L
Position 18 22 12 12 17 18 17 19 17 14 14 16 18 19 16 19 18 17 16 16 16 18 19 18 20 19 17 18 17 13 13 10 11 12 12 10 11 10 10 11 11 12

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

FA Cup

Entering in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated by Football League Third Division North side Halifax Town after a 3–1 defeat.[2]

Welsh Cup

After a 5–2 victory over Merthyr Tydfil in the fifth round, Cardiff received a bye into the seventh round, advancing to the semi-finals with a 3–2 win over Barry Town. Their campaign came to an end following a 1–0 semi-final defeat to Rhyl.[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 Ron Howells
-- Wales GK Graham Vearncombe
-- Wales DF Ron Davies
-- Wales DF John Frowen
-- Wales DF Colin Gale
-- Wales DF Ken Hollyman
-- England DF Jack Mansell
-- England DF Stan Montgomery
-- England DF Charles Rutter
-- Wales DF Alf Sherwood
-- Wales DF Ron Stitfall
-- Wales DF Derek Sullivan
-- Wales DF Glyn Williams
-- Wales MF Billy Baker
-- Wales MF Dennis Callan
No. Position Player
-- Wales MF Alan Harrington
-- Wales MF Islwyn Jones
-- Northern Ireland MF Bobby McLaughlin
-- Wales MF Wendell Morgan
-- England MF Cliff Nugent
-- England MF Mike Tiddy
-- Wales MF Roley Williams
-- England FW Doug Blair
-- England FW Ken Chisholm
-- Wales FW George Edwards
-- England FW Wilf Grant
-- Scotland FW George Hazlett
-- England FW Tommy Northcott
-- Wales FW Ken Oakley
-- England FW Keith Thomas

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1Arsenal422112997641.51654
2Preston North End422112985601.41754
3Wolverhampton Wanderers4219131086631.36551
4West Bromwich Albion422181366601.10050
5Charlton Athletic4219111277631.22249
6Burnley4218121267521.28848
7Blackpool421991471701.01447
8Manchester United4218101469720.95846
9Sunderland4215131468820.82943
10Tottenham Hotspur4215111678691.13041
11Aston Villa4214131563611.03341
12Cardiff City4214121654461.17440
13Middlesbrough4214111770770.90939
14Bolton Wanderers421591861690.88439
15Portsmouth4214101874830.89238
16Newcastle United421491959700.84337
17Liverpool421482061820.74436
18Sheffield Wednesday4212111962720.86135
19Chelsea4212111956660.84835
20Manchester City421472172870.82835
21Stoke City4212102053660.80334
22Derby County4211102159740.79732

Fixtures & results

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
23 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0 - 1
27 Aug Middlesbrough A 0 - 3
30 Aug Sheffield Wednesday H 4 - 0
3 Sep Middlesbrough H 1 - 1
6 Sep Tottenham Hotspur A 1 - 2
10 Sep West Bromwich Albion A 0 - 1
13 Sep Burnley H 0 - 0
17 Sep West Bromwich Albion H 1 - 2
20 Sep Preston North End A 3 - 2
27 Sep Stoke City H 2 - 0
4 Oct Manchester City A 2 - 2
11 Oct Charlton Athletic A 1 - 3
25 Oct Derby County A 1 - 1
1 Nov Blackpool H 2 - 2
8 Nov Chelsea A 2 - 0
15 Nov Manchester United H 1 - 2
22 Nov Portsmouth A 2 - 0
13 Dec Sunderland H 4 - 1
20 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0 - 0
25 Dec Newcastle United A 0 - 3
27 Dec Newcastle United H 0 - 0
3 Jan Sheffield Wednesday A 0 - 2
17 Jan Tottenham Hotspur H 0 - 0
24 Jan Burnley A 0 - 0
7 Feb Preston North End H 0 - 2
14 Feb Stoke City A 0 - 0
21 Feb Manchester City H 6 - 0
28 Feb Charlton Athletic H 0 - 1
7 Mar Arsenal A 1 - 0
11 Mar Bolton Wanderers H 1 - 0
14 Mar Derby County H 2 - 0
25 Mar Blackpool A 1 - 0
28 Mar Chelsea H 3 - 3
3 Apr Liverpool A 1 - 2
4 Apr Manchester United A 4 - 1
6 Apr Liverpool H 4 - 0
11 Apr Portsmouth H 0 - 1
18 Apr Bolton Wanderers A 1 - 0
22 Apr Arsenal H 0 - 0
25 Apr Aston Villa H 1 - 2
27 Apr Sunderland A 2 - 4
29 Apr Aston Villa A 0 - 2

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
10 Jan Three Halifax Town A 1 - 3

Welsh Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
Five Merthyr Tydfil A 5 - 2
Seven Barry Town A 3 - 2
Semi-final Rhyl A 0 - 1

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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 1952-53 results". Statto.com. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Cup 1952/53". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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