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)
Highest home attendance	39,448 v Preston, 25 August 1954
Lowest home attendance	14,461 v Tottenham Hotspur, 26 March 1955
Average home league attendance	24,311
Home colours
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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

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 Don Clarke

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 Alan Gibbs -- FW  ENG Wilf Grant -- FW  ENG Gerry Hitchens -- FW  ENG Tommy Northcott -- FW  WAL Neil O'Halloran -- FW  ENG Ron Stockin

Fixtures and results

First Division

Burnley v Cardiff City

21 August 1954 (1954-08-21) 1	Burnley	1–0	Cardiff City	Burnley
15:00	Les Shannon 2'			Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 27,386 Referee: Alf Bond (London)

Cardiff City v Preston North End

25 August 1954 (1954-08-25) 2	Cardiff City	2–5	Preston North End	Cardiff
18:30	Mike Tiddy Trevor Ford		(pen) Jimmy Baxter Jimmy Baxter Tom Finney Bobby Foster Dennis Hatsell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 39,448 Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)

Cardiff City v Leicester City

28 August 1954 (1954-08-28) 3	Cardiff City	2–1	Leicester City	Cardiff
15:15	Tommy Northcott Trevor Ford		Jack Froggatt	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,938

Preston North End v Cardiff City

1 September 1954 (1954-09-01) 4	Preston North End	7–1	Cardiff City	Preston
	Bobby Foster Bobby Foster Charlie Wayman Charlie Wayman Tom Finney Jimmy Baxter Angus Morrison		Wilf Grant	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 29,057

Chelsea v Cardiff City

4 September 1954 (1954-09-04) 5	Chelsea	1–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Jim Lewis 82'		75' Mike Tiddy	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,688 Referee: Norman C Taylor (Westbury)

Cardiff City v Sheffield United

8 September 1954 (1954-09-08) 6	Cardiff City	1–1	Sheffield United	Cardiff
18:15	Mike Tiddy		(pen) Fred Furniss	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,511 Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot)

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

11 September 1954 (1954-09-11) 7	Cardiff City	1–1	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
15:15	Alf Sherwood (pen)		Jimmy Watson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,840 Referee: Frank Fiander (Bucks)

Sheffield United v Cardiff City

13 September 1954 (1954-09-13) 8	Sheffield United	1–3	Cardiff City	Sheffield
18:00	Thomas Hoyland		Derrick Sullivan Trevor Ford Ron Stockin	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,090

Cardiff City v Manchester City

18 September 1954 (1954-09-18) 9	Cardiff City	3–0	Manchester City	Cardiff
15:15	Alf Sherwood Dave Ewing (og) Ron Stockin			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,847

Everton v Cardiff City

25 September 1954 (1954-09-25) 10	Everton	1–1	Cardiff City	Liverpool
	John Willie Parker 54'		71' Cliff Nugent	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 54,248 Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol)

Cardiff City v Newcastle United

2 October 1954 (1954-10-02) 11	Cardiff City	4–2	Newcastle United	Cardiff
15:15	Derrick Sullivan Ron Stockin Trevor Ford Trevor Ford		Jackie Milburn Len White	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 34,760 Referee: TL Wood (Bury)

Manchester United v Cardiff City

9 October 1954 (1954-10-09) 12	Manchester United	5–2	Cardiff City	Manchester
15:00	Tommy Taylor Tommy Taylor Tommy Taylor Tommy Taylor Dennis Viollet		Trevor Ford Ron Stockin	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 41,159 Referee: FV Stringer (Nantwich)

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City

16 October 1954 (1954-10-16) 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
	Bill Slater		Ron Stockin	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,166

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

23 October 1954 (1954-10-23) 14	Charlton Athletic	4–1	Cardiff City	London
	Billy Kiernan Billy Kiernan Bobby Ayre Sid O'Linn		Trevor Ford	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,376

Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers

30 October 1954 (1954-10-30) 15	Cardiff City	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00	Johnny Wheeler (og) Cliff Nugent		Ray Parry Harold Hassall	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 31,698

Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City

6 November 1954 (1954-11-06) 16	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	Cardiff City	London
			Ron Stockin Ron Stockin	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 38,805

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

13 November 1954 (1954-11-13) 17	Cardiff City	5–3	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
14:45	Cliff Nugent Cliff Nugent Tommy Northcott Derrick Sullivan Mike Tiddy		Jackie Sewell Jackie Sewell Eddie Gannon	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,998

Portsmouth v Cardiff City

20 November 1954 (1954-11-20) 18	Portsmouth	1–3	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
14:15	Jackie Henderson		Tommy Northcott Tommy Northcott Trevor Ford	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 31,292 Referee: J Gardner (Kidderminster)

Cardiff City v Blackpool

27 November 1954 (1954-11-27) 19	Cardiff City	1–2	Blackpool	Cardiff
14:30	Stan Montgomery		Johnny McKenna Ernie Taylor	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,823 Referee: HJ Husband (London)

Aston Villa v Cardiff City

4 December 1954 (1954-12-04) 20	Aston Villa	0–2	Cardiff City	Birmingham
14:15			Trevor Ford Trevor Ford	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 25,186

Cardiff City v Sunderland

11 December 1954 (1954-12-11) 21	Cardiff City	0–1	Sunderland	Cardiff
14:30			61' Ted Purdon	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 32,098 Referee: Harry Holland (Stockport)

Cardiff City v Burnley

18 December 1954 (1954-12-18) 22	Cardiff City	0–3	Burnley	Cardiff
14:30			41' (og) Alf Sherwood 61' Roy Stephenson 67' Bill Holden	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,035 Referee: Alf Bond (London)

Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion

25 December 1954 (1954-12-25) 23	Cardiff City	3–2	West Bromwich Albion	Cardiff
11:00	Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Stan Montgomery		Wilf Carter Ronnie Allen	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,845

West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City

27 December 1954 (1954-12-27) 24	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
	Len Millard			Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 50,885

Leicester City v Cardiff City

1 January 1955 (1955-01-01) 25	Leicester City	2–1	Cardiff City	Leicester
14:15	Derek Hogg Johnny Morris		Gordon Nutt	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 25,408

Manchester City v Cardiff City

5 February 1955 (1955-02-05) 26	Manchester City	4–1	Cardiff City	Manchester
15:00	Roy Clarke Paddy Fagan Joe Hayes Don Revie		(pen) Trevor Ford	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,922

Cardiff City v Everton

12 February 1955 (1955-02-12) 27	Cardiff City	4–3	Everton	Cardiff
15:15	Trevor Ford 29' Trevor Ford 75' Ron Stockin 22' Ron Stockin 39'		28' John Willie Parker 32' John Willie Parker 49' Cyril Lello	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,108 Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol)

Cardiff City v Manchester United

26 February 1955 (1955-02-26) 28	Cardiff City	3–0	Manchester United	Cardiff
15:15	Ron Stockin Ron Stockin Gordon Nutt			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,329 Referee: FV Stringer (Nantwich)

Sunderland v Cardiff City

5 March 1955 (1955-03-05) 29	Sunderland	1–1	Cardiff City	Sunderland
	Charlie Fleming 68'		29' Ron Stockin	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 41,096 Referee: Harry Holland (Stockport)

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

12 March 1955 (1955-03-12) 30	Cardiff City	4–3	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
15:15	Gordon Nutt Trevor Ford Roley Williams Tommy Northcott		Bobby Ayre Eddie Firmani Gordon Pembery	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,261 Referee: SJ Bostock (Manchester)

Cardiff City v Chelsea

23 March 1955 (1955-03-23) 32	Cardiff City	0–1	Chelsea	Cardiff
16:45			43' Seamus O'Connell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,649 Referee: William Clements (West Bromwich)

Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur

26 March 1955 (1955-03-26) 33	Cardiff City	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Cardiff
15:15	Trevor Ford		Len Duquemin George Robb	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,461

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

2 April 1955 (1955-04-02) 34	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00	Norman Curtis		Gordon Nutt	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 19,541

Arsenal v Cardiff City

8 April 1955 (1955-04-08) 35	Arsenal	2–0	Cardiff City	London
11:15	Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 39,052

Cardiff City v Aston Villa

9 April 1955 (1955-04-09) 36	Cardiff City	0–1	Aston Villa	Cardiff
15:15			Eddie Follan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,720

Cardiff City v Arsenal

11 April 1955 (1955-04-11) 37	Cardiff City	1–2	Arsenal	Cardiff
15:15	Alan Harrington		Jimmy Bloomfield Doug Lishman	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 29,080 Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

23 April 1955 (1955-04-23) 39	Cardiff City	1–1	Portsmouth	Cardiff
15:15	Roley Williams 66'		4' Peter Harris	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,185 Referee: TF Gardner (Kidderminster)

Newcastle United v Cardiff City

27 April 1955 (1955-04-27) 40	Newcastle United	3–0	Cardiff City	Newcastle
	George Hannah George Hannah Alf McMichael			Stadium: St James's Park Attendance: 19,252

Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 April 1955 (1955-04-30) 41	Cardiff City	3–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:15	Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Gerry Hitchens		Ron Flowers Dennis Wilshaw	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 30,903 Referee: C Curtis (Bristol)

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

2 May 1955 (1955-05-02) 42	Huddersfield Town	2–0	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
	Jimmy Glazzard Jimmy Watson			Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 10,473

FA Cup

Arsenal v Cardiff City

8 January 1955 (1955-01-08) Round 3	Arsenal	1–0	Cardiff City	London
14:15	Tommy Lawton			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 51,298 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (Halifax)

Welsh Cup

Pembroke Borough v Cardiff City

12 January 1955 (1955-01-12) Round 5	Pembroke Borough	0–7	Cardiff City	Pembroke
			Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Cliff Nugent Ron Stockin Mike Tiddy	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: TL Davies (Ynyshir)

Newport County v Cardiff City

17 February 1955 (1955-02-17) Round 6	Newport County	1–3	Cardiff City	Newport
			Trevor Ford Ron Stockin Derrick Sullivan	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 10,223

Chester City v Cardiff City

13 April 1955 (1955-04-13) Semi Final	Chester City	2–0	Cardiff City	Wrexham
				Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 7,961

See also

• List of 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".