1954–55 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1954–55 season
Chairman	John Morgan Sir Herbert Merrett[1]
Manager	Cyril Spiers Trevor Morris
Division One	20th
FA Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Trevor Ford (19) All: Trevor Ford (24)
Home colours
← 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[]

Partial league table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Bolton Wanderers	42	13	13	16	62	69	0.899	39
19	Blackpool	42	14	10	18	60	64	0.938	38
20	Cardiff City	42	13	11	18	62	76	0.816	37
21	Leicester City	42	12	11	19	74	86	0.860	35	Relegated
22	Sheffield Wednesday	42	8	10	24	63	100	0.630	26

Results by round[]

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. 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  ENG Stan Montgomery -- 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  ENG

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  WAL Alan Harrington -- MF  WAL Islwyn Jones -- MF  ENG Cliff Nugent -- MF  ENG Gordon Nutt -- MF  ENG Mike Tiddy -- MF  WAL Roley Williams -- FW  ENG Cecil Dixon -- FW  WAL George Edwards -- FW  WAL Trevor Ford -- FW  WAL -- FW  ENG Wilf Grant -- FW  ENG Gerry Hitchens -- FW  ENG Tommy Northcott -- FW  WAL Neil O'Halloran -- FW  ENG Ron Stockin

Fixtures and results[]

Football League First Division[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
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[]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
8 Jan	Three	Arsenal	A	0–1

Welsh Cup[]

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
	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[]

• 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".