1950–51 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1950–51 season
Chairman Wales Sir Herbert Merrett
Manager England Cyril Spiers
Division Two 3rd
FA Cup 3rd round
Welsh Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Wilf Grant (14)
All:
Wilf Grant (18)

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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAA
ResultDLWDDWDLWDLDDDLWDWDWWWWLLWWWDWDDLDWWLDWWLD
Position9159710671091011101111131212101298856655344333322243343

Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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.

No. Position Player
-- Wales GK Ron Howells
-- England GK Phil Joslin
-- Wales GK Ted Morris
-- Wales DF Colin Gale
-- Wales DF Ken Hollyman
-- Wales DF Arthur Lever
-- England DF Stan Montgomery
-- England DF Charles Rutter
-- Wales DF Alf Sherwood
-- England DF Gerry Smyth
-- Wales DF Albert Stitfall
-- Wales DF Ron Stitfall
-- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan
-- Wales DF Rees Thomas
-- Wales DF Glyn Williams
-- Wales MF Billy Baker
-- Northern Ireland MF Bobby McLaughlin
No. Position Player
-- Wales MF Griff Norman
-- England MF Cliff Nugent
-- Wales MF Ken Roberts
-- England MF Mike Tiddy
-- Wales MF Evan Williams
-- Wales MF Roley Williams
-- England FW Doug Blair
-- Wales FW George Edwards
-- Wales FW Elfed Evans
-- England FW Leslie Evans
-- England FW Wilf Grant
-- Scotland FW Bob Lamie
-- Republic of Ireland FW Paddy McIlvenny
-- Wales FW Marwood Marchant
-- England FW Don Mills
-- Wales FW Ken Oakley
-- Wales FW Colin Webster

League table

PWDLFAGAPts
1Preston North End422651191491.85757
2Manchester City421914989611.45952
3Cardiff City421716953451.17850
4Birmingham City422091364531.20849
5Leeds United422081463551.14548
6Blackburn Rovers421981565660.98546
7Coventry City421971675591.27145
8Sheffield United4216121472621.16144
9Brentford421881675741.01444
10Hull City4216111574701.05743
11Doncaster Rovers4215131464680.94143
12Southampton4215131466730.90443
13West Ham United4216101668690.98642
14Leicester City4215111668581.17241
15Barnsley4215101774681.08840
16Queens Park Rangers4215101771820.86640
17Notts County4213131661601.01739
18Swansea Town421642254770.70136
19Luton Town429141957700.81432
20Bury421282260860.69832
21Chesterfield429122144690.63830
22Grimsby Town428122261950.64228

Fixtures & results

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
19 AugGrimsby TownA0–0
23 AugManchester CityA1–2
26 AugNotts CountyH2–0
28 AugManchester CityH1–1
2 SepPreston North EndA1–1
4 SepWest Ham UnitedH2–1
9 SepBuryH2–2
16 SepQueens Park RangersA2–3
23 SepChesterfieldH1–0
30 SepLeicester CityA1–1
7 OctBlackburn RoversA0–2
14 OctSouthamptonH2–2
21 OctDoncaster RoversA0–0
28 OctBrentfordH1–1
4 NovSwansea TownA0–1
11 NovHull CityH2–1
18 NovBarnsleyA0–0
25 NovSheffield UnitedH2–0
2 DecLuton TownA1–1
9 DecLeeds UnitedH1–0
16 DecGrimsby TownH5–2
23 DecNotts CountyA2–1
25 DecCoventry CityH2–1
26 DecCoventry CityA1–2
30 DecPreston North EndH0–2
13 JanBuryA2–1
20 JanQueens Park RangersH4–2
3 FebChesterfieldA3–0
17 FebLeicester CityH2–2
24 FebBlackburn RoversH1–0
3 MarSouthamptonA1–1
10 MarDoncaster RoversH0–0
17 MarBrentfordA0–4
23 MarBirmingham CityA0–0
24 MarSwansea TownH1–0
26 MarBirmingham CityH2–1
31 MarHull CityA0–2
7 AprBarnsleyH1–1
14 AprSheffield UnitedA2–1
21 AprLuton TownH2–1
28 AprLeeds UnitedA0–2
5 MayWest Ham UnitedA0–0

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
6 JanThreeWest Ham UnitedA1–2Grant

Welsh Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
31 JanFiveBarry TownH8–0Kelly (og), Marchant (2), L Evans (4), Grant
7 MarSixBangor CityA1–7Edwards(3), Tiddy(2), Grant, Marchant
16 AprSemi-finalWrexhamN1–0Edwards
7 MayFinalMerthyr TydfilN1–1Grant
17 MayFinal (replay)Merthyr TydfilN2–3Tiddy, Edwards

green=win orange=draw red=lost

See also

References

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
  1. ↑ "Cardiff City 1950–51 results". Statto.com. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Welsh Cup 1950/51". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Cup final 1950/51". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
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