1953–54 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1953–54 season
Chairman	John Morgan[1]
Manager	Cyril Spiers
Division One	10th
FA Cup	4th round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Ken Chisholm & Wilf Grant (12) All: Wilf Grant (15)
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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[]

Partial league table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	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

Results by round[]

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. Pos. Nation Player -- GK  WAL Ken Jones -- GK  WAL Ron Howells -- GK  WAL Graham Vearncombe -- DF  WAL Colin Baker -- DF  WAL Ron Davies -- DF  WAL John Frowen -- DF  WAL Colin Gale -- DF  WAL Ken Hollyman -- DF  ENG Jack Mansell -- DF  ENG Stan Montgomery -- DF  WAL Harry Parfitt -- DF  ENG Charles Rutter -- DF  WAL Alf Sherwood -- DF  WAL Ron Stitfall -- DF  WAL Derrick Sullivan -- MF  WAL Billy Baker -- MF  WAL Dennis Callan -- MF  WAL Alan Harrington

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  WAL Islwyn Jones -- MF  NIR Bobby McLaughlin -- MF  ENG Cliff Nugent -- MF  ENG Mike Tiddy -- MF  WAL Roley Williams -- MF  WAL -- FW  ENG Doug Blair -- FW  ENG Ken Chisholm -- FW  ENG Frank Dudley -- FW  WAL George Edwards -- FW  WAL Trevor Ford -- FW  ENG Wilf Grant -- FW  ENG Tommy Northcott -- FW  WAL Ken Oakley -- FW  ENG Johnny Rainford -- FW  ENG -- FW  WAL Peter Thomas -- FW  ENG Keith Thomas

Fixtures and results[]

Football League First Division[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
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[]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
9 Jan	Three	Peterborough United	H	3–1
30 Jan	Four	Port Vale	H	0–2

Welsh Cup[]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
	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[]

• 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".