1954–55 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season December 2021 Cardiff City 1954–55 ENG Cyril SpiersWAL Trevor Morris WAL John MorganWAL Sir Herbert Merrett The Cardiff City Miscellany Richard Shepherd Pitch books 2007 978-1-905411-04-7 Division One 20th FA Cup 3rd round Welsh Cup Semi-finals 24,311 39,448 v Preston, 25 August 1954 14,461 v Tottenham Hotspur, 26 March 1955 Trevor Ford (19) Trevor Ford (24) _whitecollarplain _bluesides _band_white 0000ff 0000ff 1953–54 1955–56 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 1954–55 Football League#First Division First Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A Result L/L/W/L/D/D/D/W/W/D/W/L/D/L/D/W/W/W/L/W/L/L/W/L/L/L/W/W/D/W/D/L/L/D/L/L/L/D/D/L/W/L Position 21/20/18/22/19/19/18/13/12/13/11/13/13/14/14/13/13/11/13/11/12/14/11/13/14/18/16/15/14/12/13/13/15/15/17/18/19/20/19/20/20/20 Points 0p/0p/2p/2p/3p/4p/5p/7p/9p/10p/12p/12p/13p/13p/14p/16p/18p/20p/20p/22p/22p/22p/24p/24p/24p/24p/26p/28p/29p/31p/32p/32p/32p/33p/33p/33p/33p/34p/35p/35p/37p/37p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 August 2013 FA Cup Entering the competition in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated by fellow First Division side Arsenal after a 1–0 defeat.http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/1954-1955/results Cardiff City 1954–55 results Statto.com 13 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302202520/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/1954-1955/results 2 March 2012 live 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.http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=68 Welsh Cup 1954/55 Welsh Football Data Archive 13 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302202522/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=68 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 -- England DF Stan Montgomery -- England DF Charles Rutter -- Wales DF Alf Sherwood -- Wales DF Ron Stitfall -- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan -- Wales MF Billy Baker -- Wales MF Dennis Callan -- England MF Don Clarke -- Wales MF Alan Harrington -- Wales MF Islwyn Jones -- England MF Cliff Nugent -- England MF Gordon Nutt -- England MF Mike Tiddy -- Wales MF Roley Williams -- England FW Cecil Dixon -- Wales FW George Edwards -- Wales FW Trevor Ford -- Wales FW Alan Gibbs -- England FW Wilf Grant -- England FW Gerry Hitchens -- England FW Tommy Northcott -- Wales FW Neil O'Halloran -- England FW Ron Stockin Fixtures and results First Division 1954 8 21 y 15:00 1 L Burnley Cardiff City 10 Les Shannon 2 Turf Moor Burnley 27,386 Alf Bond (London) 1954 8 25 y 18:30 2 L Cardiff City Preston North End 25 Mike Tiddy 32Trevor Ford 62 11 Tom Finney 36 Dennis Hatsell 49 pen 79 Jimmy Baxter 90 Bobby Foster Ninian Park Cardiff 39,448 Robert (RH) Mann (Worcester) 1954 8 28 y 15:15 3 W Cardiff City Leicester City 21 Tommy Northcott 4Trevor Ford 86 39 Jack Froggatt Ninian Park Cardiff 25,938 Arthur (AA) Howlett (Swindon) 1954 9 1 y 4 L Preston North End Cardiff City 71 Jimmy Baxter 7 Tom Finney 14 Bobby Foster 20 51 Charlie Wayman Charlie Wayman Angus Morrison 9 Wilf Grant Deepdale Preston 29,057 Robert (RH) Mann (Worcester) 1954 9 4 y 15:00 5 D Chelsea Cardiff City 11 Jim Lewis 82 75 Mike Tiddy Stamford Bridge London 42,688 Norman C Taylor (Westbury) 1954 9 8 y 18:15 6 D Cardiff City Sheffield United 11 Mike Tiddy 11 30 pen Fred Furniss Ninian Park Cardiff 28,511 Arthur (AW) Smith (Aldershot) 1954 9 11 y 15:15 7 D Cardiff City Huddersfield Town 11 Alf Sherwood 4 pen 5 Jimmy Watson Ninian Park Cardiff 21,840 Frank Fiander (Bucks) 1954 9 13 y 18:00 8 W Sheffield United Cardiff City 13 Thomas Hoyland 41 55 Derrick Sullivan70 Trevor Ford86 Ron Stockin Bramall Lane Sheffield 18,090 Arthur (AW) Smith (Aldershot) 1954 9 18 y 15:15 9 W Cardiff City Manchester City 30 Alf Sherwood 24 penDave Ewing 30 ogRon Stockin 67 Ninian Park Cardiff 28,847 Fred Williams (Oxford) 1954 9 25 y 10 D Everton Cardiff City 11 John Willie Parker 54 71 Cliff Nugent Goodison Park Liverpool 54,248 Gilbert Pullin (Bristol) 1954 10 2 y 15:15 11 W Cardiff City Newcastle United 42 Derrick Sullivan 14Ron Stockin 28Trevor Ford 65 68 88 Jackie Milburn89 Len White Ninian Park Cardiff 34,760 Leslie (TL) Wood (Bury) 1954 10 9 y 15:00 12 L Manchester United Cardiff City 52 Tommy Taylor 30 42 59 67 Dennis Viollet 60 10 Trevor Ford 85 Ron Stockin Old Trafford Manchester 41,159 Fred (FV) Stringer (Nantwich) 1954 10 16 y 13 D Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City 11 Bill Slater 6 46 Ron Stockin Molineux Wolverhampton 30,166 Charlie Curtis (Bath) 1954 10 23 y 14 L Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 41 Bobby Ayre 52 Sid O'Linn 70 Billy Kiernan 72 87 1 Trevor Ford The Valley London 26,376 Stan Bostock (Manchester) 1954 10 30 y 15:00 15 D Cardiff City Bolton Wanderers 22 Johnny Wheeler 40 ogCliff Nugent 41 Ray Parry75 Harold Hassall Ninian Park Cardiff 31,698 Norman C Taylor (Westbury) 1954 11 6 y 16 W Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff City 02 55 90 Ron Stockin White Hart Lane London 38,805 Harry Haworth (Blackburn) 1954 11 13 y 14:45 17 W Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 53 Cliff Nugent 18 74 Derrick Sullivan 35 Tommy Northcott 81 Mike Tiddy 87 3 89 Jackie Sewell 15 Eddie Gannon Ninian Park Cardiff 15,998 Stanley Rogers (Shrewsbury) 1954 11 20 y 14:15 18 W Portsmouth Cardiff City 13 Jackie Henderson 30 15 69 Tommy Northcott 53 Trevor Ford Fratton Park Portsmouth 31,292 Joe Gardner (Kidderminster) 1954 11 27 y 14:30 19 L Cardiff City Blackpool 12 Stan Montgomery 80 10 Johnny McKenna37 Ernie Taylor Ninian Park Cardiff 19,823 Jack Husband (London) 1954 12 4 y 14:15 20 W Aston Villa Cardiff City 02 23 30 Trevor Ford Villa Park Birmingham 25,186 Vivian Davis (Witney) 1954 12 11 y 14:30 21 L Cardiff City Sunderland 01 61 Ted Purdon Ninian Park Cardiff 32,098 Cliff Holland (Stockport) 1954 12 18 y 14:30 22 L Cardiff City Burnley 03 41 og Alf Sherwood61 Roy Stephenson67 Bill Holden Ninian Park Cardiff 22,035 Alf Bond (London) 1954 12 25 y 11:00 23 W Cardiff City West Bromwich Albion 32 Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Stan Montgomery Wilf Carter Ronnie Allen Ninian Park Cardiff 22,845 Arthur Smith (Aldershot) 1954 12 27 y 24 L West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City 10 Len Millard 89 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 50,885 Arthur Smith (Aldershot) 1955 1 1 y 14:15 25 L Leicester City Cardiff City 21 Derek Hogg 57Johnny Morris 80 58 Gordon Nutt Filbert Street Leicester 25,408 AA Howlett (Wiltshire) 1955 2 5 y 15:00 26 L Manchester City Cardiff City 41 Roy Clarke 35Paddy Fagan 40Joe Hayes 55Don Revie 49 44 pen Trevor Ford Maine Road Manchester 31,922 Fred Williams (Oxford) 1955 2 12 y 15:15 27 W Cardiff City Everton 43 Trevor Ford 29 75 Ron Stockin 22 39 28 32 John Willie Parker 49 Cyril Lello Ninian Park Cardiff 17,108 Gilbert Pullin (Bristol) 1955 2 26 y 15:15 28 W Cardiff City Manchester United 30 Ron Stockin 30 60 Gordon Nutt 73 Ninian Park Cardiff 16,329 Fred Stringer (Nantwich) 1955 3 5 y 29 D Sunderland Cardiff City 11 Charlie Fleming 68 29 Ron Stockin Roker Park Sunderland 41,096 Cliff Holland (Stockport) 1955 3 12 y 15:15 30 W Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 43 Gordon Nutt 27 Trevor Ford 41 Roley Williams 71 Tommy Northcott 13 Eddie Firmani 67 Bobby Ayre 90 Gordon Pembery Ninian Park Cardiff 20,261 Stan Bostock (Manchester) 1955 3 19 y 31 D Bolton Wanderers Cardiff City 00 Burnden Park Bolton 25,321 Norman C Taylor (Westbury) 1955 3 23 y 16:45 32 L Cardiff City Chelsea 01 43 Seamus O'Connell Ninian Park Cardiff 16,649 William Clements (West Bromwich) 1955 3 26 y 15:15 33 L Cardiff City Tottenham Hotspur 12 Trevor Ford 43 41 Len Duquemin55 George Robb Ninian Park Cardiff 14,461 Harry Hayworth (Blackburn) 1955 4 2 y 15:00 34 D Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City 11 Norman Curtis 60 67 Gordon Nutt Hillsborough Sheffield 19,541 Stanley Rogers (Shrewsbury) 1955 4 8 y 11:15 35 L Arsenal Cardiff City 20 Derek Tapscott 57 65 Highbury London 39,052 Robert Mann (Worcester) 1955 4 9 y 15:15 36 L Cardiff City Aston Villa 01 15 Eddie Follan Ninian Park Cardiff 20,720 Vivian Davis (Witney) 1955 4 11 y 15:15 37 L Cardiff City Arsenal 12 Alan Harrington Jimmy Bloomfield Doug Lishman Ninian Park Cardiff 29,080 Robert Mann (Worcester) 1955 4 16 y 15:00 38 D Blackpool Cardiff City 00 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 21,832 Harry Husband (London) 1955 4 23 y 15:15 39 D Cardiff City Portsmouth 11 Roley Williams 66 4 Peter Harris Ninian Park Cardiff 21,185 Joe Gardner (Kidderminster) 1955 4 27 y 40 L Newcastle United Cardiff City 30 George Hannah 16 19 Alf McMichael 21 St James's Park Newcastle 19,252 Arthur Edward Ellis (Halifax) 1955 4 30 y 15:15 41 W Cardiff City Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 Gerry Hitchens 3Trevor Ford 18 79 88 Dennis Wilshaw12 Ron Flowers Ninian Park Cardiff 30,903 Charlie Curtis (Bristol) 1955 5 2 y 42 L Huddersfield Town Cardiff City 20 Jimmy Glazzard 15Jimmy Watson 25 Leeds Road Huddersfield 10,473 Harry Beacock (Scunthorpe) FA Cup 1955 1 8 y 14:15 Round 3 L Arsenal Cardiff City 10 Tommy Lawton Highbury London 51,298 Arthur Edward Ellis (Halifax) Welsh Cup 1955 1 12 y Round 5 W Pembroke Borough Cardiff City 07 Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Cliff Nugent Ron Stockin Mike Tiddy Pembroke 4,000 TL Davies (Ynyshir) 1955 2 17 y Round 6 W Newport County Cardiff City 13 Trevor Ford Ron Stockin Derrick Sullivan Somerton Park Newport 10,223 1955 4 13 y Semi Final L Chester City Cardiff City 20 The Racecourse Wrexham 7,961 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 1954–55 season Card