1953–54 Cardiff City F.C. season

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.

Cardiff City
1953–54 season
Chairman John Morgan[1]
Manager Cyril Spiers
Division One10th
FA Cup4th round
Welsh CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ken Chisholm & Wilf Grant (12)
All:
Wilf Grant (15)

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

Partial league table
Main article: 1953–54 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
8 Chelsea 42 16 12 14 74 68 1.088 44
9 Charlton Athletic 42 19 6 17 75 77 0.974 44
10 Cardiff City 42 18 8 16 51 71 0.718 44
11 Preston North End 42 19 5 18 87 58 1.500 43
12 Arsenal 42 15 13 14 75 73 1.027 43
Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHAAHHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHH
ResultDWLLWDWDWDLDWWLWLLLWLWWLDLLLLDWWWWLWWWLWLD
Position841317131361057810777688131011861189121315161513119101010101091110
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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

Fixtures and results

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
19 AugMiddlesbroughA0–0
22 AugAston VillaH2–1
26 AugHuddersfield TownA0–2
29 AugWolverhampton WanderersA1–3
2 SepHuddersfield TownH2–1
5 SepSunderlandH1–1
7 SepSheffield UnitedA1–0
12 SepManchester CityA1–1
16 SepSheffield UnitedH2–0
19 SepBolton WanderersH1–1
26 SepArsenalH0–3
3 OctPortsmouthA1–1
10 OctPreston North EndA2–1
17 OctTottenham HotspurH1–0
24 OctBurnleyA0–3
31 OctCharlton AthleticH5–0
7 NovNewcastle UnitedA0–4
14 NovManchester UnitedH1–6
21 NovWest Bromwich AlbionA1–6
28 NovLiverpoolH3–1
5 DecSheffield WednesdayA1–2
12 DecMiddlesbroughH1–0
19 DecAston VillaA2–1
26 DecChelseaA0–2
28 DecChelseaH0–0
2 JanWolverhampton WanderersH1–3
16 JanSunderlandA0–5
23 JanManchester CityH0–3
6 FebBolton WanderersA0–3
13 FebArsenalA1–1
27 FebPreston North EndH2–1
3 MarPortsmouthH3–2
6 MarTottenham HotspurA1–0
13 MarBurnleyH1–0
20 MarCharlton AthleticA2–3
27 MarNewcastle UnitedH2–1
3 AprManchester UnitedA3–2
10 AprWest Bromwich AlbionH2–0
16 AprBlackpoolA1–4
17 AprLiverpoolA1–0
19 AprBlackpoolH0–1
24 AprSheffield WednesdayH2–2

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
9 JanThreePeterborough UnitedH3–1
30 JanFourPort ValeH0–2

Welsh Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
FiveBarry TownA1–1
Five (replay)Barry TownH4–2
SevenMerthyr TydfilA5–3
Semi-finalFlint Town UnitedN1–2

green=win orange=draw red=lost

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".
  1. Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 1-905411-04-9.
  2. "Cardiff City 1953–54 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. "Welsh Cup 1953/54". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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