1955–56 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1955–56 season
Chairman	Sir Herbert Merrett
Manager	Trevor Morris
Division One	17th
FA Cup	4th round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Gerry Hitchens (15); All: ; Gerry Hitchens (28)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1954–55 1956–57 →

The 1955–56 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 29th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing seventeenth.

Season review[]

League standings[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
15	Everton	42	15	10	17	55	69	0.797	40
16	Chelsea	42	14	11	17	64	77	0.831	39
17	Cardiff City	42	15	9	18	55	69	0.797	39	Welsh Cup winners
18	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	7	20	61	71	0.859	37
19	Preston North End	42	14	8	20	73	72	1.014	36

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:^{[citation needed]}

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	L
Position	5	6	16	11	19	20	21	17	19	21	21	19	20	20	20	20	20	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	15	12	12	12	16	15	17	17	17	16	16	16	17

Source: ^[2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup[]

After beating Leeds United in their first game, Cardiff were eliminated by West Ham United in the fourth round.^[2]

Welsh Cup[]

Cardiff were drawn against Pembroke Borough in the fifth round for the second time in a row and, after a 2–2 draw, advanced to the sixth round with a 9–0 replay win. Wins over Wrexham and Oswestry Town saw the club reach the final,^[3] beating South Wales rivals Swansea Town 3–2,^[4] with a brace from Brian Walsh and one goal from John McSeveney winning the trophy for the eighth time in the club's history and their first since 1930.

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	SCO	Danny Malloy
--	DF	ENG	Charles Rutter
--	DF	WAL	Alf Sherwood
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Derrick Sullivan
--	MF	WAL	Dennis Callan
--	MF	WAL	Alan Harrington
--	MF	WAL	Islwyn Jones


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	SCO	George McGuckin
--	MF	SCO	John McSeveney
--	MF	ENG	Cliff Nugent
--	MF	ENG	Gordon Nutt
--	MF	WAL	Ken Tucker
--	MF	ENG	Brian Walsh
--	MF	WAL	Roley Williams
--	FW	ENG	Cecil Dixon
--	FW	WAL	Trevor Ford
--	FW	ENG	Gerry Hitchens
--	FW	ENG
--	FW	ENG	Harry Kirtley
--	FW	WAL	Neil O'Halloran
--	FW	WAL	Howard Sheppeard
--	FW	ENG	Ron Stockin

Fixtures and results[]

Football League First Division[]


Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
20 Aug	Sunderland	H	3–1
23 Aug	Arsenal	A	1–3
27 Aug	Aston Villa	A	0–2
31 Aug	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–0
3 Sep	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–9
7 Sep	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–4
10 Sep	Manchester City	A	1–3
17 Sep	Sheffield United	H	3–2
24 Sep	Huddersfield Town	H	1–2
1 Oct	Blackpool	A	1–2
8 Oct	Preston North End	A	2–1
15 Oct	Burnley	H	2–2
22 Oct	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–2
29 Oct	Manchester United	H	0–1
5 Nov	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1
12 Nov	Everton	H	3–1
19 Nov	Newcastle United	A	0–4
26 Nov	Birmingham City	H	2–1
3 Dec	Luton Town	A	0–3
10 Dec	Charlton Athletic	H	3–1
17 Dec	Sunderland	A	1–1
24 Dec	Aston Villa	H	1–0
26 Dec	Chelsea	H	1–1
27 Dec	Chelsea	A	1–2
31 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–0
14 Jan	Manchester City	H	4–1
21 Jan	Sheffield United	A	1–2
4 Feb	Huddersfield Town	A	2–1
11 Feb	Blackpool	H	1–0
18 Feb	Preston North End	H	3–1
25 Feb	Burnley	A	2–0
7 Mar	Newcastle United	H	1–1
10 Mar	Manchester United	A	1–1
24 Mar	Everton	A	0–2
30 Mar	Portsmouth	A	1–1
31 Mar	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–3
2 Apr	Portsmouth	H	2–3
7 Apr	Birmingham City	A	1–2
14 Apr	Luton Town	H	2–0
21 Apr	Charlton Athletic	A	0–0
23 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–0
28 Apr	Arsenal	H	1–2

FA Cup[]


Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
7 Jan	Three	Leeds United	A	2–1
28 Jan	Four	West Ham United	A	1–2

Welsh Cup[]


Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
	Five	Pembroke Borough	A	2–2
	Five (replay)	Pembroke Borough	H	9–0
	Six	Wrexham	H	5–3
	Semi-final	Oswestry Town	N	7–0
30 Apr	Final	Swansea Town	H	3–2	Walsh (2), McSeveney

green=win orange=draw red=lost

References[]

Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".

^ Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 978-1-905411-04-7.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cardiff City 1955–56 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
^ "Welsh Cup 1955/56". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
^ "Cardiff City 3–2 Swansea Town". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

[1] Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 978-1-905411-04-7.

[Statto-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Cardiff City 1955–56 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

[3] "Welsh Cup 1955/56". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

[4] "Cardiff City 3–2 Swansea Town". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2010.

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1955–56 Cardiff City F.C. season

Contents

Season review[]

League standings[]

Results by round[]

FA Cup[]

Welsh Cup[]

Players[]

Fixtures and results[]

Football League First Division[]

FA Cup[]

Welsh Cup[]

See also[]

References[]