1952–53_Cardiff_City_F.C._season

1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season

1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City 1952–53 football season

The 1952–53 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 26th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twelfth.

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Season review

Football League First Division

Partial league table

Main article: 1952–53 Football League § First Division

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

Results by round

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

FA Cup

Entering in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated by Football League Third Division North side Halifax Town after a 3–1 defeat.[2]

Welsh Cup

After a 5–2 victory over Merthyr Tydfil in the fifth round, Cardiff received a bye into the seventh round, advancing to the semi-finals with a 3–2 win over Barry Town. Their campaign came to an end following a 1–0 semi-final defeat to Rhyl.[3]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Fixtures and results

First Division

23 August 1952 (1952-08-23) 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
Jimmy Mullen Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 52,309
27 August 1952 (1952-08-27) 2 Middlesbrough 3–0 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
Harry Bell
Harry Bell
Arthur Fitzsimons 		Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 42,159
30 August 1952 (1952-08-30) 3 Cardiff City 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:15 George Hazlett
Ken Chisholm
Ken Chisholm
Wilf Grant 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 43,478
Referee: Stanley Rogers (Shrewsbury)
3 September 1952 (1952-09-03) 4 Cardiff City 1–1 Middlesbrough Cardiff
18:15 Doug Blair Alex McRae Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 51,512
6 September 1952 (1952-09-06) 5 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Cardiff City London
15:15 Len Duquemin
Sid McClellan 		Ken Chisholm Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 62,150
Referee: WJ Edwards (Somerset)
10 September 1952 (1952-09-10) 6 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Cardiff City West Bromwich
Ray Barlow Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 29,343
13 September 1952 (1952-09-13) 7 Cardiff City 0–0 Burnley Cardiff
15:15 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 45,182
Referee: George Pankhurst (Warwick)
17 September 1952 (1952-09-17) 8 Cardiff City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Cardiff
17:45 Keith Thomas Ronnie Allen
Jimmy Dudley		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 40,338
Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot)
20 September 1952 (1952-09-20) 9 Preston North End 2–3 Cardiff City Preston
Joe Dunn
Ken Horton 		Doug Blair
Roley Williams
Ken Chisholm		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 29,337
27 September 1952 (1952-09-27) 10 Cardiff City 2–0 Stoke City Cardiff
15:15 Roley Williams
Roley Williams 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 39,223
Referee: Frank Fiander (Bucks)
4 October 1952 (1952-10-04) 11 Manchester City 2–2 Cardiff City Manchester
Ken Branagan
Don Revie 		Ken Chisholm
Mike Tiddy		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,551
Referee: R Hall
11 October 1952 (1952-10-11) 12 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Cardiff City London
15:15 John Evans
Benny Fenton
Frank Lock (pen)		 George Edwards Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 30,583
Referee: RJ Burgess (Reading)
25 October 1952 (1952-10-25) 13 Derby County 1–1 Cardiff City Derby
15:00 Ray Straw (pen) Ken Chisholm Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 23,208
1 November 1952 (1952-11-01) 14 Cardiff City 2–2 Blackpool Cardiff
14:45 Tommy Northcott
Ken Chisholm 		Albert Hobson
Ernie Taylor		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 43,662
Referee: H Ball (Worcester)
8 November 1952 (1952-11-08) 15 Chelsea 0–2 Cardiff City London
14:30 George Edwards
(pen) Alf Sherwood		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 52,139
Referee: Joe Williams (Woodthorpe)
15 November 1952 (1952-11-15) 16 Cardiff City 1–2 Manchester United Cardiff
14:30 Ken Chisholm 44' 37' John Aston
42' Stan Pearson		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 40,096
Referee: Reg Leafe (Nottingham)
22 November 1952 (1952-11-22) 17 Portsmouth 0–2 Cardiff City Portsmouth
14:15 Tommy Northcott
Wilf Grant		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 31,258
Referee: ES Vickery (Bristol)
13 December 1952 (1952-12-13) 18 Cardiff City 4–1 Sunderland Cardiff
14:30 Wilf Grant 17', 64'
George Edwards 41'
Ken Chisholm 79'		 65' Trevor Ford Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 42,518
Referee: Jack Clough (Bolton)
20 December 1952 (1952-12-20) 19 Cardiff City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
14:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,598
Referee: AH Blythe
25 December 1952 (1952-12-25) 20 Newcastle United 3–0 Cardiff City Newcastle
14:00 Billy Foulkes
Billy Foulkes
Bobby Mitchell (pen)		 Stadium: St James's Park
Attendance: 36,143
Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)
27 December 1952 (1952-12-27) 21 Cardiff City 0–0 Newcastle United Cardiff
14:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 52,202
Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)
3 January 1953 (1953-01-03) 22 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
14:30 Derek Dooley
Derek Dooley 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 39,652
Referee: Stanley Rogers (Kidderminster)
17 January 1953 (1953-01-17) 23 Cardiff City 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff
14:45 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 36,423
Referee: WJ Edwards (Somerset)
24 January 1953 (1953-01-24) 24 Burnley 0–0 Cardiff City Burnley
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 29,491
Referee: George Pankhurst (Warwick)
7 February 1953 (1953-02-07) 25 Cardiff City 0–2 Preston North End Cardiff
15:15 Derek Lewis
(pen) Tom Finney		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 32,445
Referee: Alf Bond (Fulham)
14 February 1953 (1953-02-14) 26 Stoke City 0–0 Cardiff City Stoke
15:15 Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 21,626
Referee: Frank Fiander (Bucks)
21 February 1953 (1953-02-21) 27 Cardiff City 6–0 Manchester City Cardiff
15:15 Roley Williams
Keith Thomas
Keith Thomas
Wilf Grant
Wilf Grant
George Edwards 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,886
Referee: R Hall
28 February 1953 (1953-02-28) 28 Cardiff City 0–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:15 Eddie Firmani Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 35,248
Referee: Roland Burgess (Reading)
7 March 1953 (1953-03-07) 29 Arsenal 0–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Doug Blair Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 59,780
Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)
11 March 1953 (1953-03-11) 30 Cardiff City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
16:15 Ken Chisholm Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 31,099
Referee: Les Overton (Derby)
14 March 1953 (1953-03-14) 31 Cardiff City 2–0 Derby County Cardiff
15:15 Tommy Northcott
Roley Williams 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 33,670
Referee: NC Taylor
25 March 1953 (1953-03-25) 32 Blackpool 0–1 Cardiff City Blackpool
15:00 Tommy Northcott Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 15,227
Referee: H Ball (Worcester)
28 March 1953 (1953-03-28) 33 Cardiff City 3–3 Chelsea Cardiff
15:15 Mike Tiddy
Mike Tiddy
Doug Blair 		Phil McKnight
Bill Dickson
(og) Stan Montgomery		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,830
Referee: Joe Williams (Woodthorpe)
3 April 1953 (1953-04-03) 34 Liverpool 2–1 Cardiff City Liverpool
14:30 Bill Jones 4'
Louis Bimpson 19'		 LFC report 15' Tommy Northcott Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,259
Referee: W Ratcliffe (Leek, Staffs)
4 April 1953 (1953-04-04) 35 Manchester United 1–4 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Roger Byrne 86' (pen) 11' Wilf Grant
75' Wilf Grant
15' Ken Chisholm
60' Mike Tiddy		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 38,987
Referee: Reg Leafe (Nottingham)
6 April 1953 (1953-04-06) 36 Cardiff City 4–0 Liverpool Cardiff
15:15 Wilf Grant 11', 55'
Ken Chisholm 71', 88'		 LFC Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 35,419
Referee: W Ratcliffe (Leek, Staffs)
11 April 1953 (1953-04-11) 37 Cardiff City 0–1 Portsmouth Cardiff
15:15 Jack Froggatt Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 35,945
Referee: ES Vickery (Bristol)
18 April 1953 (1953-04-18) 38 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Cardiff City Bolton
Alf Sherwood Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 18,037
22 April 1953 (1953-04-22) 39 Cardiff City 0–0 Arsenal Cardiff
18:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 57,893
Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)
25 April 1953 (1953-04-25) 40 Cardiff City 1–2 Aston Villa Cardiff
15:15 Wilf Grant Johnny Dixon
Amos Moss		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 29,917
Referee: WJ Edwards (Somerset)
27 April 1953 (1953-04-27) 41 Sunderland 4–2 Cardiff City Sunderland
Trevor Ford 28', 33'
Len Shackleton 40'
Harry Kirtley 56'		 39' Keith Thomas
79' Mike Tiddy		 Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 7,469
Referee: Jack Clough (Bolton)
29 April 1953 (1953-04-29) 42 Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
18:30 Danny Blanchflower
Davy Walsh 		Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 18,876
Referee: WJ Edwards (Somerset)

FA Cup

10 January 1953 (1953-01-10) Round 3 Halifax Town 3–1 Cardiff City Halifax


 Billy Baker Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 25,000

Welsh Cup

15 January 1953 (1953-01-15) Round 6 Merthyr Tydfil 2–5 Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil

 Tommy Northcott
Tommy Northcott
Ken Chisholm
Ken Chisholm
George Hazlett		 Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 8,000
31 January 1953 (1953-01-31) Round 7 Barry 2–3 Cardiff City Barry
15:00
Tommy Northcott
Tommy Northcott
Mike Tiddy		 Stadium: Jenner Park
Attendance: 9,000
21 March 1953 (1953-03-21) Semi Final Rhyl 1–0 Cardiff City Rhyl
15:15 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 10,000

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. [1]
    Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 978-1-905411-04-7.
  2. [2]
    "Cardiff City 1952–53 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Welsh Cup 1952/53". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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