1955–56 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1955–56 season
Chairman Wales Sir Herbert Merrett[1]
Manager Wales Trevor Morris
Division One 17th
FA Cup 4th round
Welsh Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Gerry Hitchens (15)
All:
Gerry Hitchens (28)
← 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

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
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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]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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. Position Player
-- Wales GK Ken Jones
-- Wales GK Ron Howells
-- Wales GK Graham Vearncombe
-- Wales DF Colin Baker
-- Wales DF Ron Davies
-- Wales DF John Frowen
-- Wales DF Colin Gale
-- Scotland DF Danny Malloy
-- England DF Charles Rutter
-- Wales DF Alf Sherwood
-- Wales DF Ron Stitfall
-- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan
-- Wales MF Dennis Callan
-- Wales MF Alan Harrington
-- Wales MF Islwyn Jones
No. Position Player
-- Scotland MF George McGuckin
-- Scotland MF John McSeveney
-- England MF Cliff Nugent
-- England MF Gordon Nutt
-- Wales MF Ken Tucker
-- England MF Brian Walsh
-- Wales MF Roley Williams
-- England FW Cecil Dixon
-- Wales FW Trevor Ford
-- England FW Gerry Hitchens
-- England FW Bernard Jones
-- England FW Harry Kirtley
-- Wales FW Neil O'Halloran
-- Wales FW Howard Sheppeard
-- England FW Ron Stockin

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1Manchester United422510783511.62760
2Blackpool422091386621.38749
3Wolverhampton Wanderers422091389651.36949
4Manchester City4218101482691.18846
5Arsenal4218101460610.98446
6Birmingham City421891575571.31645
7Burnley421881664541.18544
8Bolton Wanderers421871771581.22443
9Sunderland421791680950.84243
10Luton Town421781766641.03142
11Newcastle United421771885701.21441
12Portsmouth421691778850.91841
13West Bromwich Albion421851958700.82941
14Charlton Athletic421761975810.92640
15Everton4215101755690.79740
16Chelsea4214111764770.83139
17Cardiff City421591855690.79739
18Tottenham Hotspur421572061710.85937
19Preston North End421482073721.01436
20Aston Villa4211131852690.75435
21Huddersfield Town421472154830.65135
22Sheffield United421292163770.81833

Fixtures & results

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
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

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
7 Jan Three Leeds United A 2–1
28 Jan Four West Ham United A 1–2

Welsh Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
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

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 1-905411-04-9.
  2. 1 2 "Cardiff City 1955–56 results". Statto.com. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Cup 1955/56". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Cardiff City 3–2 Swansea Town". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
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