1950–51 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season December 2021 Cardiff City 1950–51 ENG Cyril Spiers WAL Sir Herbert Merrett Division Two 3rd FA Cup 3rd round Welsh Cup Runners-up 28,888 41,074 v Swansea Town 24 March 1951 15,364 v Grimsby Town 16 December 1950 Wilf Grant (14) Wilf Grant (18) _whitecollarplain _hoops_blue 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff ffffff 1949–50 1951–52 The 1950–51 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 24th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing third. Season review Football League Second Division Partial league table 1950–51 Football League#Second Division Second Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A Result D/L/W/D/D/W/D/L/W/D/L/D/D/D/L/W/D/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/W/D/W/D/D/L/D/W/W/L/D/W/W/L/D Position 9/15/9/7/10/6/7/10/9/10/11/10/11/11/13/12/12/10/12/9/8/8/5/6/6/5/5/3/4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/4/3/3/4/3 Points 1p/1p/3p/4p/5p/7p/8p/8p/10p/11p/11p/12p/13p/14p/14p/16p/17p/19p/20p/22p/24p/26p/28p/28p/28p/30p/32p/34p/35p/37p/38p/39p/39p/40p/42p/44p/44p/45p/47p/49p/49p/50p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd red1 http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/1950-1951/results Cardiff City 1950–51 results Statto.com 30 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120227080151/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/1950-1951/results 27 February 2012 live August 2013 Welsh Cup In the Welsh Cup, Cardiff started their campaign by scoring fifteen goals in two games with an 8–0 win over Barry Town followed by a 7–1 victory over Bangor City. After beating Wrexham 1–0,http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=64 Welsh Cup 1950/51 Welsh Football Data Archive 24 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302192431/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=64 2 March 2012 dead Cardiff suffered a 3–2 defeat to Merthyr Tydfil in a final replay.http://www.wfda.co.uk/welshcup_final_detail.php?id=64 Welsh Cup final 1950/51 Welsh Football Data Archive 24 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302192435/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welshcup_final_detail.php?id=64 2 March 2012 dead Players -- Wales GK Ron Howells -- England GK Phil Joslin -- Wales GK Ted Morris -- Wales DF Colin Gale -- Wales DF Ken Hollyman -- Wales DF Arthur Lever -- England DF Stan Montgomery -- England DF Charles Rutter -- Wales DF Alf Sherwood -- England DF Gerry Smyth -- Wales DF Albert Stitfall -- Wales DF Ron Stitfall -- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan -- Wales DF Rees Thomas -- Wales DF Glyn Williams -- Wales MF Billy Baker -- Northern Ireland MF Bobby McLaughlin -- Wales MF Griff Norman -- England MF Cliff Nugent -- Wales MF Ken Roberts -- England MF Mike Tiddy -- Wales MF Evan Williams -- Wales MF Roley Williams -- England FW Doug Blair -- Wales FW George Edwards -- Wales FW Elfed Evans -- England FW Leslie Evans -- England FW Wilf Grant -- Scotland FW Bob Lamie -- Ireland FW Paddy McIlvenny -- Wales FW Marwood Marchant -- England FW Don Mills -- Wales FW Ken Oakley -- Wales FW Colin Webster Fixtures and results Second Division 1950 8 19 y 15:15 1 D Grimsby Town Cardiff City 00 Blundell Park Grimsby 20,083 G Clark (London) 1950 8 23 y 2 L Manchester City Cardiff City 21 George Smith Dennis Westcott Roley Williams Maine Road Manchester 18,242 George Pankhurst (Warwick) 1950 8 26 y 15:15 3 W Cardiff City Notts County 20 Ken Oakley George Edwards Ninian Park Cardiff 36,646 RC Carter (Swindon) 1950 8 28 y 18:15 4 D Cardiff City Manchester City 11 Elfed Evans Jackie Oakes Ninian Park Cardiff 32,817 George Pankhurst (Warwick) 1950 9 2 y 5 D Preston North End Cardiff City 11 Eddie Quigley George Edwards Deepdale Preston 25,900 1950 9 4 y 18:15 6 W Cardiff City West Ham United 21 Elfed Evans Doug Blair Stan Johns Ninian Park Cardiff 32,292 1950 9 9 y 15:15 7 D Cardiff City Bury 22 Bob Lamie Elfed Evans Ken Plant John Walton Ninian Park Cardiff 29,797 G Roden 1950 9 16 y 15:15 8 L Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 32 George Wardle Cyril Hatton pen Bill Heath Elfed Evansog David Nelson Loftus Road London 19,236 AW Smith (Aldershot) 1950 9 23 y 15:15 9 W Cardiff City Chesterfield 10 Freddie Capel og Ninian Park Cardiff 27,754 Alfred Tolley (Worcester) 1950 9 30 y 10 D Leicester City Cardiff City 11 Derek Hines Doug Blair Filbert Street Leicester 22,696 1950 10 7 y 11 L Blackburn Rovers Cardiff City 20 Jackie Campbell ? ? Ewood Park Blackburn 24,831 JG Williams 1950 10 14 y 15:15 12 D Cardiff City Southampton 22 Doug Blair 1Joe Mallett 33 og 66 82 Ernie Stevenson Ninian Park Cardiff 26,409 1950 10 21 y 13 D Doncaster Rovers Cardiff City 00 Belle Vue Doncaster 26,356 1950 10 28 y 15:00 14 D Cardiff City Brentford 11 Doug Blair Jimmy Hill Ninian Park Cardiff 22,885 RS Lloyd (Oswestry) 1950 11 4 y 15:00 15 L Swansea Town Cardiff City 10 Billy Lucas Vetch Field Swansea 26,393 1950 11 11 y 14:45 16 W Cardiff City Hull City 21 Roley Williams Doug Blair Alf Ackerman Ninian Park Cardiff 25,007 Les Mackay (Fulham) 1950 11 18 y 17 D Barnsley Cardiff City 00 Oakwell Barnsley 28,818 1950 11 25 y 14:30 18 W Cardiff City Sheffield United 20 George Edwards Roley Williams Ninian Park Cardiff 25,622 1950 12 2 y 14:30 19 D Luton Town Cardiff City 11 Willie Havenga 6 72 Wilf Grant Kenilworth Road Luton Luton details 13,062 Norman C Taylor (Westbury) 1950 12 9 y 14:30 20 W Cardiff City Leeds United 10 George Edwards 15 Ninian Park Cardiff 23,716 JG Williams 1950 12 16 y 14:30 21 W Cardiff City Grimsby Town 52 Wilf Grant Wilf Grant Wilf Grant Roley Williams Roley Williams ? ? Tommy Briggs Ninian Park Cardiff 15,364 G Clark 1950 12 23 y 22 W Notts County Cardiff City 12 Tommy Johnston Wilf Grant Roley Williams Meadow Lane Nottingham 27,634 RC Carter 1950 12 25 y 11:00 23 W Cardiff City Coventry City 21 George Edwards George Edwards Harry Barratt Ninian Park Cardiff 32,778 1950 12 26 y 24 L Coventry City Cardiff City 21 Ken Chisholm 7 27 36 Wilf Grant Highfield Road Coventry 33,194 WHE Evans 1950 12 30 y 14:30 25 L Cardiff City Preston North End 02 Angus Morrison Charlie Wayman Ninian Park Cardiff 26,717 J Platt 1951 1 13 y 14:15 26 W Bury Cardiff City 12 George Hazlett George Edwardsog George Griffiths Gigg Lane Bury 10,726 G Roden 1951 1 20 y 14:45 27 W Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 42 Wilf Grant Wilf Grant Bobby McLaughlin Mike Tiddy Ernie Shepherd Ernie Shepherd Ninian Park Cardiff 21,017 AW Smith (Aldershot) 1951 2 3 y 28 W Chesterfield Cardiff City 03 Wilf Grant Wilf Grant Marwood Marchant Saltergate Chesterfield 12,998 1951 2 17 y 15:15 29 D Cardiff City Leicester City 22 Marwood Marchant Billy Baker Derek Hinespen Arthur Rowley Ninian Park Cardiff 23,583 H Tootal (Wigan) 1951 2 24 y 15:15 30 W Cardiff City Blackburn Rovers 10 Wilf Grant Ninian Park Cardiff 32,811 Joe Williams (Woodthorpe) 1951 3 3 y 15:00 31 D Southampton Cardiff City 11 Jack Edwards 29 pen 56 George Edwards The Dell Southampton 24,233 1951 3 10 y 15:15 32 D Cardiff City Doncaster Rovers 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 37,724 William Rogers (Birmingham) 1951 3 17 y 33 L Brentford Cardiff City 40 Johnny Paton 22 Fred Monk 30 Billy Sperrin 65 Jimmy Hill 84 Griffin Park London 19,663 RS Lloyd (Oswestry) 1951 3 23 y 34 D Birmingham City Cardiff City 00 St Andrew's Birmingham 15,054 1951 3 24 y 15:15 35 W Cardiff City Swansea Town 10 Marwood Marchant 16 Ninian Park Cardiff 41,074 AW Smith (Aldershot) 1951 3 26 y 15:15 36 W Cardiff City Birmingham City 21 Bobby McLaughlin Wilf Grant Ken Rowley Ninian Park Cardiff 36,992 Ernest Baker (Surrey) 1951 3 31 y 15:15 37 L Hull City Cardiff City 20 Alf Ackerman Syd Gerrie Boothferry Park Hull 20,239 Les (LAM) Mackay (London) 1951 4 7 y 15:15 38 D Cardiff City Barnsley 11 Wilf Grant Gavin Smith Ninian Park Cardiff 27,631 1951 4 14 y 15:00 39 W Sheffield United Cardiff City 12 Joe Shaw Mike Tiddy George Edwards Bramall Lane Sheffield 20,747 ER Hill (Chester) 1951 4 21 y 15:15 40 W Cardiff City Luton Town 21 Wilf Grant Syd Owen 80 og George Stobbart Ninian Park Cardiff Luton report 28,022 Norman Taylor (Westbury) 1951 4 28 y 41 L Leeds United Cardiff City 20 Ray Iggleden 50 Ken Hollyman 52 og Elland Road Leeds 14,765 JG Williams 1951 5 5 y 15:00 42 D West Ham United Cardiff City 00 Upton Park London 17,942 FA Cup 1951 1 6 y 14:15 Round 3 L West Ham United Cardiff City 21 Jim Barrett Jr. Gerry Gazzard Wilf Grant Upton Park London 30,000 AC (Bert) Williams (Brighton) Welsh Cup 1951 1 31 y Round 5 W Cardiff City Barry 80 Kelly ogMarwood Marchant Marwood Marchant Leslie Evans Leslie Evans Leslie Evans Leslie Evans Wilf Grant Ninian Park Cardiff 1,500 1951 3 7 y 16:15 Round 6 W Bangor Cardiff City 17 George Edwards George Edwards George Edwards Mike Tiddy Mike Tiddy Wilf Grant Marwood Marchant Farrar Road Bangor 12,000 1951 4 16 y 18:15 Semi Final W Wrexham Cardiff City 01 6 George Edwards Gay Meadow Shrewsbury Wrexham details 5,000 BM Griffiths (Newport) 1951 5 7 y 18:30 Final D Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff City 11 Jenkin Powell Wilf Grant Vetch Field Swansea 18,000 BM Griffiths (Newport) 1951 5 17 y 18:30 Final (Replay) L Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff City 32 Jenkin Powell Dai Lloyd Bill Jarman George Edwards Mike Tiddy Vetch Field Swansea 18,000 BM Griffiths (Newport) See also List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons References The Who's Who of Cardiff City Dean Hayes Breedon Books 2006 1-85983-462-0 https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City Category:Cardiff City F.C. seasons Category:Association football clubs 1950–51 season Card