1953–54 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season December 2021 Cardiff City 1953–54 ENG Cyril Spiers WAL John Morgan The Cardiff City Miscellany Richard Shepherd Pitch books 2007 978-1-905411-04-7 Division One 10th FA Cup 4th round Welsh Cup Semi-finals 32,410 49,137 v Arsenal, 26 September 1953 15,777 v Sheffield Wednesday, 24 April 1954 Ken Chisholm & Wilf Grant (12) Wilf Grant (15) _whitecollarplain _hoops_blue 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff 1952–53 1954–55 The 1953–54 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 27th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing tenth. The season would also be the last time the club was managed by Cyril Spiers who, in his second spell at the club, is still Cardiff City's second longest serving manager of all time. His fourteen years at Ninian Park placing him second only to Fred Stewart. Season review Partial league table 1953–54 Football League#First Division First Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H Result D/W/L/L/W/D/W/D/W/D/L/D/W/W/L/W/L/L/L/W/L/W/W/L/D/L/L/L/L/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/L/W/L/D Position 8/4/13/17/13/13/6/10/5/7/8/10/7/7/7/6/8/8/13/10/11/8/6/11/8/9/12/13/15/16/15/13/11/9/10/10/10/10/10/9/11/10 Points 1p/3p/3p/3p/5p/6p/8p/9p/11p/12p/12p/13p/15p/17p/17p/19p/19p/19p/19p/21p/21p/23p/25p/25p/26p/26p/26p/26p/26p/27p/29p/31p/33p/35p/35p/37p/39p/41p/41p/43p/43p/44p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 August 2013 FA Cup After a 3–1 victory over Midland Football League side Peterborough United in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated in round four by Third Division North side Port Vale.http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/1953-1954/results Cardiff City 1953–54 results Statto.com 13 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302201227/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/1953-1954/results 2 March 2012 live Welsh Cup Drawn against Barry Town in their first match, a 1–1 draw lead to a replay with Cardiff advancing after a 4–2 win. After receiving a bye in the sixth round, Cardiff were then drawn against Merthyr Tydfil in the seventh round and advanced to the semi-finals with a 5–3 victory. The club's campaign came to an end in the semi-finals for a consecutive season after a 2–1 defeat to Flint Town United.http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=67 Welsh Cup 1953/54 Welsh Football Data Archive 13 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302201228/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=67 2 March 2012 dead Players -- 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 -- Wales DF Ken Hollyman -- England DF Jack Mansell -- England DF Stan Montgomery -- Wales DF Harry Parfitt -- England DF Charles Rutter -- Wales DF Alf Sherwood -- Wales DF Ron Stitfall -- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan -- Wales MF Billy Baker -- Wales MF Dennis Callan -- Wales MF Alan Harrington -- Wales MF Islwyn Jones -- Northern Ireland MF Bobby McLaughlin -- England MF Cliff Nugent -- England MF Mike Tiddy -- Wales MF Roley Williams -- Wales MF John Lloyd Williams -- England FW Doug Blair -- England FW Ken Chisholm -- England FW Frank Dudley -- Wales FW George Edwards -- Wales FW Trevor Ford -- England FW Wilf Grant -- England FW Tommy Northcott -- Wales FW Ken Oakley -- England FW Johnny Rainford -- England FW Brian Rutter -- Wales FW Peter Thomas -- England FW Keith Thomas Fixtures and results First Division 1953 8 19 y 1 D Middlesbrough Cardiff City 00 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 33,726 Ken Collinge (Worcester) 1953 8 22 y 15:15 2 W Cardiff City Aston Villa 21 Johnny Rainford 5Peter Thomas 23 78 Johnny Dixon Ninian Park Cardiff 36,671 Alf Bond (Fulham) 1953 8 26 y 3 L Huddersfield Town Cardiff City 20 Jimmy Watson 7Vic Metcalfe 75 Leeds Road Huddersfield 30,089 Robert Mann (Worcester) 1953 8 29 y 4 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City 31 Dennis Wilshaw 34Jimmy Mullen 38Johnny Hancocks 39 pen 13 Wilf Grant Molineux Wolverhampton 33,221 Bill Clapton (Bermondsey) 1953 9 2 y 18:15 5 W Cardiff City Huddersfield Town 21 Wilf Grant 25Ken Chisholm 63 35 Jimmy Glazzard Ninian Park Cardiff 29,446 Robert Mann (Worcester) 1953 9 5 y 15:15 6 D Cardiff City Sunderland 11 Ken Chisholm 75 76 Tommy Wright Ninian Park Cardiff 42,002 Frank Fiander (Bucks) 1953 9 7 y 18:15 7 W Sheffield United Cardiff City 01 85 Ken Chisholm Bramall Lane Sheffield 34,043 Joe McCann (Preston) 1953 9 12 y 8 D Manchester City Cardiff City 11 Stan Montgomery 46 og 66 George Edwards Maine Road Manchester 31,915 Arthur Smith (Aldershot) 1953 9 16 y 17:45 9 W Cardiff City Sheffield United 20 George Edwards 85Wilf Grant 88 Ninian Park Cardiff 27,350 Joe McCann (Preston) 1953 9 19 y 15:15 10 D Cardiff City Bolton Wanderers 11 Ken Chisholm 58 10 Harold Hassall Ninian Park Cardiff 35,788 Stanley Rogers (Shrewsbury) 1953 9 26 y 15:15 11 L Cardiff City Arsenal 03 17 80 Doug Lishman 66 og Jack Mansell Ninian Park Cardiff 49,137 Roland Burgess (Reading) 1953 10 3 y 15:00 12 D Portsmouth Cardiff City 11 Charlie Vaughan 61 60 Derrick Sullivan Fratton Park Portsmouth 31,766 Harry Pearce (Luton) 1953 10 10 y 13 W Preston North End Cardiff City 12 Dennis Hatsell 28 50 55 Ken Chisholm Deepdale Preston 23,500 Arthur Smith (Aldershot) 1953 10 17 y 15:15 14 W Cardiff City Tottenham Hotspur 10 Wilf Grant 45 pen Ninian Park Cardiff 41,083 Henry Ball (Worcester) 1953 10 24 y 15 L Burnley Cardiff City 30 Jimmy McIlroy 32Billy Gray 69Brian Pilkington 73 Turf Moor Burnley 25,539 Harry Broadhurst (Atherstone) 1953 10 31 y 15:00 16 W Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 50 Frank Dudley 24 Ken Chisholm 49 52 53 Mike Tiddy 88 Ninian Park Cardiff 25,340 Norman Taylor (Wiltshire) 1953 11 7 y 14:30 17 L Newcastle United Cardiff City 40 Jackie Milburn 29 Ivor Broadis 33 69 George Hannah 83 St James's Park Newcastle 42,355 Harry Pearce (Luton) 1953 11 14 y 14:30 18 L Cardiff City Manchester United 16 Ken Chisholm 30 3 80 Dennis Viollet 4 Jack Rowley 48 Johnny Berry 52 Tommy Taylor 87 Jackie Blanchflower Ninian Park Cardiff 26,844 Dick Hall (Middlesex) 1953 11 21 y 19 L West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City 61 Ronnie Allen 14 28 35 51 Johnny Nicholls 79 83 5 Ken Chisholm The Hawthorns West Bromwich 39,444 John Jackson (Watford) 1953 11 28 y 14:30 20 W Cardiff City Liverpool 31 Wilf Grant 74Ken Chisholm 75George Edwards 88 38 Louis Bimpson Ninian Park Cardiff LFC Report 21,284 Charles Bucknall (Birmingham) 1953 12 5 y 14:15 21 L Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City 21 Redfern Froggatt 6Jackie Sewell 48 65 Ken Chisholm Hillsborough Sheffield 26,597 Sidney Perry (Cradley, Staffordshire) 1953 12 12 y 14:30 22 W Cardiff City Middlesbrough 10 Trevor Ford 23 Ninian Park Cardiff 31,776 Ken Collinge (Cheshire) 1953 12 19 y 14:15 23 W Aston Villa Cardiff City 12 Johnny Dixon 62 22 42 Tommy Northcott Villa Park Birmingham 27,012 Alf Bond (Fulham) 1953 12 26 y 14:15 24 L Chelsea Cardiff City 20 Frank Blunstone 46 Les Stubbs 89 Stamford Bridge London 61,336 Norman C Taylor (Westbury) 1953 12 28 y 14:30 25 D Cardiff City Chelsea 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 36,958 Norman C Taylor (Westbury) 1954 1 2 y 14:30 26 L Cardiff City Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 Cliff Nugent 59 20 Roy Swinbourne37 Dennis Wilshaw82 Johnny Hancocks Ninian Park Cardiff 42,521 Bill Clapton (Bermondsey) 1954 1 16 y 27 L Sunderland Cardiff City 50 Tommy Wright 9 14 Len Shackleton 43 Ted Purdon 72 74 Roker Park Sunderland 40,629 Les Wood (Bury) 1954 1 23 y 15:00 28 L Cardiff City Manchester City 03 Harry Anders Roy Clarke26 Don Revie Ninian Park Cardiff 22,516 Arthur Smith (Aldershot) 1954 2 6 y 29 L Bolton Wanderers Cardiff City 30 Nat Lofthouse 26Willie Moir 84Dennis Stevens 85 Burnden Park Bolton 30,777 William Rogers (Birmingham) 1954 2 13 y 15:00 30 D Arsenal Cardiff City 11 Doug Lishman 18 10 Trevor Ford Highbury London 45,497 Roland Burgess (Reading) 1954 2 27 y 15:00 31 W Cardiff City Preston North End 21 Wilf Grant 3Wilf Grant 13 Tom Finney Ninian Park Cardiff 30,502 Arthur W Smith (Aldershot) 1954 3 3 y 15:30 32 W Cardiff City Portsmouth 32 Cliff Nugent 25Mike Tiddy 44Wilf Grant 90 23 Dick Pearson 72 Duggie Reid Ninian Park Cardiff 17,842 William Elliott (Swindon) 1954 3 6 y 33 W Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff City 01 21 Mike Tiddy White Hart Lane London 45,248 Henry Ball (Worcester) 1954 3 13 y 15:15 34 W Cardiff City Burnley 10 Derrick Sullivan 89 Ninian Park Cardiff 33,413 Harry Broadhurst (Atherstone) 1954 3 20 y 35 L Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 32 Gordon Hurst 16 Eddie Firmani 23 Stuart Leary 72 44 Wilf Grant49 Trevor Ford The Valley London 20,717 Norman Taylor (Wiltshire) 1954 3 27 y 15:15 36 W Cardiff City Newcastle United 21 Cliff Nugent 68Mike Tiddy 77 10 Alan Monkhouse Ninian Park Cardiff 26,242 Harry Pearce (Luton) 1954 4 3 y 15:00 37 W Manchester United Cardiff City 23 Dennis Viollet 30 Jack Rowley 75 77 87 Wilf Grant 79 Derrick Sullivan Old Trafford Manchester 24,616 Dick Hall (Harrow) 1954 4 10 y 15:15 38 W Cardiff City West Bromwich Albion 20 Wilf Grant 48Trevor Ford 74 Ninian Park Cardiff 43,614 John B Jackson (Watford) 1954 4 16 y 15:00 39 L Blackpool Cardiff City 41 Allan Brown Stan Mortensen Ernie Taylor Bill Perry Trevor Ford Bloomfield Road Blackpool 26,194 Robert Mann (Worcester) 1954 4 17 y 15:00 40 W Liverpool Cardiff City 01 43 Tommy Northcott Anfield Liverpool LFC report 41,340 Charles Bucknall (Birmingham) 1954 4 19 y 15:15 41 L Cardiff City Blackpool 01 79 Bill Perry Ninian Park Cardiff 44,508 Robert Mann (Worcester) 1954 4 24 y 15:15 42 D Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 22 Alf Sherwood 26 penTrevor Ford 40 31 Jackie Sewell 59 Dennis Woodhead Ninian Park Cardiff 15,777 Sidney Perry (Cradley, Staffordshire) FA Cup 1954 1 9 y 14:15 Round 3 W Cardiff City Peterborough United 31 Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Tommy Northcott Martin Ninian Park Cardiff 34,000 John Jackson (Watford) 1954 1 30 y 14:45 Round 4 L Cardiff City Port Vale 02 Ken Griffiths Albert Leake Ninian Park Cardiff 27,000 Len Howarth (Beverley) Welsh Cup 1954 1 20 y Round 5 D Barry Town Cardiff City 11 C Burder Jenner Park Barry 2,500 1954 2 10 y Round 5 (Replay) W Cardiff City Barry Town 42 Trevor Ford Mike Tiddy Cliff Nugent Cliff Nugent Ninian Park Cardiff 4,500 1954 2 20 y 15:00 Round 7 W Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff City 35 Wilf Grant Wilf Grant Wilf Grantog H Lowe Cliff Nugent Penydarren Park Merthyr Tydfil 7,000 1954 3 24 y Semi Final L Flint Town United Cardiff City 21 Tommy Northcott The Racecourse Wrexham 10,500 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 1953–54 season Card