1955–56 Cardiff City F.C. season

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.

Cardiff City
1955–56 season
ChairmanWales Sir Herbert Merrett[1]
ManagerWales Trevor Morris
Division One17th
FA Cup4th round
Welsh CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gerry Hitchens (15)

All:
Gerry Hitchens (28)
Highest home attendance42,546 v Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 September 1955
Lowest home attendance16,086 v Luton Town, 14 April 1956
Average home league attendance26,631

Season review

League standings

Pos Team 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
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHHAHAAAHHAHAHH
ResultWLLWLLLWLLWDLLDWLWLWDWDLWWLWWWWDDLDLLLWDDL
Position5616111920211719212119202020202018191918181818181818181615121212161517171716161617
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 Wales WAL Ken Jones
-- GK Wales WAL Ron Howells
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Davies
-- DF Wales WAL John Frowen
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Gale
-- DF Scotland SCO Danny Malloy
-- DF England ENG Charles Rutter
-- DF Wales WAL Alf Sherwood
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF Wales WAL Derrick Sullivan
-- MF Wales WAL Dennis Callan
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF Wales WAL Islwyn Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Scotland SCO George McGuckin
-- MF Scotland SCO John McSeveney
-- MF England ENG Cliff Nugent
-- MF England ENG Gordon Nutt
-- MF Wales WAL Ken Tucker
-- MF England ENG Brian Walsh
-- MF Wales WAL Roley Williams
-- FW England ENG Cecil Dixon
-- FW Wales WAL Trevor Ford
-- FW England ENG Gerry Hitchens
-- FW England ENG Bernard Jones
-- FW England ENG Harry Kirtley
-- FW Wales WAL Neil O'Halloran
-- FW Wales WAL Howard Sheppeard
-- FW England ENG Ron Stockin

Fixtures and results

First Division

20 August 1955 (1955-08-20) 1 Cardiff City 3–1 Sunderland Cardiff
15:15 John McSeveney 55' (pen), 80'
Trevor Ford 68'
58' Charlie Fleming Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 36,098
Referee: Alf Bond (Fulham)
23 August 1955 (1955-08-23) 2 Arsenal 3–1 Cardiff City London
18:30 Tommy Lawton
Tommy Lawton
Tommy Lawton
Ron Stockin Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 31,361
Referee: JF Gardner (Kidderminster)
27 August 1955 (1955-08-27) 3 Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 Johnny Dixon
Peter McParland
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,893
Referee: ER Hill (Chester)
31 August 1955 (1955-08-31) 4 Cardiff City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
18:30 Alan Harrington Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,973
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
3 September 1955 (1955-09-03) 5 Cardiff City 1–9 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
15:15 Ron Stockin 84' 1' Johnny Hancocks
10' Johnny Hancocks
14' Jimmy Mullen
19' Roy Swinbourne
35' Johnny Hancocks
56' Roy Swinbourne
67' Peter Broadbent
76' Peter Broadbent
82' Roy Swinbourne
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 42,546
Referee: John Kelly (Eccleston)
10 September 1955 (1955-09-10) 7 Manchester City 3–1 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Joe Hayes
Joe Hayes
Bobby Johnstone
Roley Williams Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,240
Referee: Norman Taylor (Westbury)
17 September 1955 (1955-09-17) 8 Cardiff City 3–2 Sheffield United Cardiff
15:15 Alan Harrington
Trevor Ford
Gerry Hitchens
Peter Wragg
Alf Ringstead
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,337
Referee: FV Stringer (Nantwich)
24 September 1955 (1955-09-24) 9 Cardiff City 1–2 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
15:15 Harry Kirtley Jimmy Watson
Willie Davie
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,117
Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)
1 October 1955 (1955-10-01) 10 Blackpool 2–1 Cardiff City Blackpool
15:00 Bill Perry
Ewan Fenton
Trevor Ford Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 33,451
Referee: George McCabe (Sheffield)
8 October 1955 (1955-10-08) 11 Preston North End 1–2 Cardiff City Preston
Tom Finney Trevor Ford
Ron Stockin
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,433
15 October 1955 (1955-10-15) 12 Cardiff City 2–2 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Trevor Ford 4', 36' 28' Albert Cheesebrough
54' Peter McKay
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,338
Referee: Stanley Rogers
29 October 1955 (1955-10-29) 14 Cardiff City 0–1 Manchester United Cardiff
15:00 43' Tommy Taylor Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 27,759
Referee: Ted (EW) Abbott (Brentwood, Essex)
5 November 1955 (1955-11-05) 15 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Cardiff City London
Johnny Brooks (pen) Brian Walsh Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,368
12 November 1955 (1955-11-12) 16 Cardiff City 3–1 Everton Cardiff
14:45 Brian Walsh 4'
John McSeveney 42', 50'
22' Jimmy Harris Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,439
Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol)
26 November 1955 (1955-11-26) 18 Cardiff City 2–1 Birmingham City Cardiff
14:30 Harry Kirtley
Cecil Dixon
Eddy Brown Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,638
3 December 1955 (1955-12-03) 19 Luton Town 3–0 Cardiff City Luton
Jimmy Adam
Gordon Turner
Bob Morton
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 21,827
10 December 1955 (1955-12-10) 20 Cardiff City 3–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
14:30 Neil O'Halloran
Neil O'Halloran
Neil O'Halloran
Gordon Hurst Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,132
Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)
17 December 1955 (1955-12-17) 21 Sunderland 1–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
14:00 Billy Elliott 10' 26' (og) Jack Hedley Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 29,823
Referee: Alf Bond (Fulham)
24 December 1955 (1955-12-24) 22 Cardiff City 1–0 Aston Villa Cardiff
14:30 Gerry Hitchens Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,384
26 December 1955 (1955-12-26) 23 Cardiff City 1–1 Chelsea Cardiff
14:30 Alf Sherwood (pen) Roy Bentley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,974
Referee: HL Broadhurst (Atherstone)
27 December 1955 (1955-12-27) 24 Chelsea 2–1 Cardiff City London
11:15 John McNichol 50'
Les Stubbs 80'
86' Gerry Hitchens Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 36,740
Referee: HL Broadhurst (Atherstone)
31 December 1955 (1955-12-31) 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
Gerry Hitchens
Trevor Ford
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 36,772
14 January 1956 (1956-01-14) 26 Cardiff City 4–1 Manchester City Cardiff
14:45 Gerry Hitchens
Gerry Hitchens
John McSeveney
Trevor Ford
Bobby Johnstone Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,329
Referee: Norman Taylor (Westbury)
21 January 1956 (1956-01-21) 27 Sheffield United 2–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
14:45 Thomas Hoyland
Bobby Howitt
Alf Sherwood Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 22,921
4 February 1956 (1956-02-04) 28 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Cardiff City Huddersfield
Vic Metcalfe (pen) Gerry Hitchens
Trevor Ford
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 12,586
Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)
11 February 1956 (1956-02-11) 29 Cardiff City 1–0 Blackpool Cardiff
15:15 Trevor Ford Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 36,019
Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot)
18 February 1956 (1956-02-18) 30 Cardiff City 3–1 Preston North End Cardiff
15:15 Gerry Hitchens
Harry Kirtley
Trevor Ford
Bobby Foster Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,300
Referee: HJ Husband (London)
25 February 1956 (1956-02-25) 31 Burnley 0–2 Cardiff City Burnley
40', 71' Gerry Hitchens Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 18,549
Referee: Stanley Rogers (Shrewsbury)
7 March 1956 (1956-03-07) 32 Cardiff City 1–1 Newcastle United Cardiff
16:30 Colin Baker Bill Curry Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 31,265
10 March 1956 (1956-03-10) 33 Manchester United 1–1 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Roger Byrne Gerry Hitchens Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 44,914
Referee: Ted (EW) Abbott (Brentwood, Essex)
24 March 1956 (1956-03-24) 34 Everton 2–0 Cardiff City Liverpool
Tony McNamara 48'
Eddie Wainwright 79'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,959
Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol)
30 March 1956 (1956-03-30) 35 Portsmouth 1–1 Cardiff City Portsmouth
15:00 Johnny Gordon Trevor Ford Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 26,443
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
31 March 1956 (1956-03-31) 36 Cardiff City 1–3 West Bromwich Albion Cardiff
15:15 Gerry Hitchens Johnny Nicholls
Ronnie Allen
Bobby Robson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 31,641
Referee: CG Porter (Taunton)
7 April 1956 (1956-04-07) 38 Birmingham City 2–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 Eddy Brown
Colin Baker (og)
Gerry Hitchens Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 37,154
Referee: AA Howlett (Wiltshire)
14 April 1956 (1956-04-14) 39 Cardiff City 2–0 Luton Town Cardiff
15:15 Gerry Hitchens
Brian Walsh
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,086
Referee: Norman Taylor (Westbury)
21 April 1956 (1956-04-21) 40 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Cardiff City London
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 17,726
Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)
23 April 1956 (1956-04-23) 41 Cardiff City 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff
18:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,684
28 April 1956 (1956-04-28) 42 Cardiff City 1–2 Arsenal Cardiff
15:15 Gerry Hitchens Cliff Holton
Derek Tapscott
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,169
Referee: JF Gardner (Kidderminster)

FA Cup

7 January 1956 (1956-01-07) Round 3 Leeds United 1–2 Cardiff City Leeds
John Charles Gerry Hitchens
John McSeveney
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,000
28 January 1956 (1956-01-28) Round 4 West Ham United 2–1 Cardiff City London
14:45 Billy Dare 5'
John Dick 29'
11' Trevor Ford Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Ken Collinge(Sale, Cheshire)

Welsh Cup

1 February 1956 (1956-02-01) Round 5 Pembroke Borough 2–2 Cardiff City Pembroke

Trevor Ford
Gerry Hitchens
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,000
8 February 1956 (1956-02-08) Round 5 (Replay) Cardiff City 9–0 Pembroke Borough Cardiff
14:45 Trevor Ford
Trevor Ford
Trevor Ford
Trevor Ford
Gerry Hitchens
Gerry Hitchens
Gerry Hitchens
Colin Baker
John McSeveney
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,549
Referee: GO Hancock (Pontlottyn)
29 February 1956 (1956-02-29) Round 6 Cardiff City 5–3 Wrexham Cardiff
16:00 Gerry Hitchens
Gerry Hitchens
Gerry Hitchens
Trevor Ford
John McSeveney


Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,300
30 April 1956 (1956-04-30) Final Cardiff City 3–2 Swansea Town Cardiff
18:30 Brian Walsh
Brian Walsh
John McSeveney
Tom Kiley
Des Palmer
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 37,500

See also

References

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
  1. Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 978-1-905411-04-7.
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  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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