1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season December 2021 Cardiff City 1952–53 ENG Cyril Spiers WAL Sir Herbert MerrettWAL John Morgan The Cardiff City Miscellany Richard Shepherd Pitch books 2007 978-1-905411-04-7 Division One 12th FA Cup 3rd round Welsh Cup Semi-finals 37,932 57,893 v Arsenal, 22 April 1953 19,830 v Chelsea, 28 March 1953 Ken Chisholm (13) Ken Chisholm (15) _whitecollarplain _hoops_blue 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff ffffff 1951–52 1953–54 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. Season review Football League First Division Partial league table 1952–53 Football League#First Division First Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A Result L/L/W/D/L/L/D/L/W/W/D/L/D/D/W/L/W/W/D/L/D/L/D/D/L/D/W/L/W/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/L/W/D/L/L/L Position 18/22/12/12/17/18/17/19/17/14/14/16/18/19/16/19/18/17/16/16/16/18/19/18/20/19/17/18/17/13/13/10/11/12/12/10/11/10/10/11/11/12 Points 0p/0p/2p/3p/3p/3p/4p/4p/6p/8p/9p/9p/10p/11p/13p/13p/15p/17p/18p/18p/19p/19p/20p/21p/21p/22p/24p/24p/26p/28p/30p/32p/33p/33p/35p/37p/37p/39p/40p/40p/40p/40p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 August 2013 FA Cup Entering in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated by Football League Third Division North side Halifax Town after a 3–1 defeat.http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/1952-1953/results Cardiff City 1952–53 results Statto.com 13 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120227080254/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/1952-1953/results 27 February 2012 live 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.http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=66 Welsh Cup 1952/53 Welsh Football Data Archive 13 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302200300/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=66 2 March 2012 dead Players -- Wales GK Ron Howells -- Wales GK Graham Vearncombe -- Wales DF Ron Davies -- Wales DF John Frowen -- Wales DF Colin Gale -- Wales DF Ken Hollyman -- England DF Jack Mansell -- England DF Stan Montgomery -- England DF Charles Rutter -- Wales DF Alf Sherwood -- Wales DF Ron Stitfall -- Wales DF Derek Sullivan -- Wales DF Glyn Williams -- Wales MF Billy Baker -- Wales MF Dennis Callan -- Wales MF Alan Harrington -- Wales MF Islwyn Jones -- Northern Ireland MF Bobby McLaughlin -- Wales MF Wendell Morgan -- England MF Cliff Nugent -- England MF Mike Tiddy -- Wales MF Roley Williams -- England FW Doug Blair -- England FW Ken Chisholm -- Wales FW George Edwards -- England FW Wilf Grant -- Scotland FW George Hazlett -- England FW Tommy Northcott -- Wales FW Ken Oakley -- England FW Keith Thomas Fixtures and results First Division 1952 8 23 y 1 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City 10 Jimmy Mullen 16 Molineux Wolverhampton Wolves complete record 52,309 Arthur Blythe (Edmonton) 1952 8 27 y 2 L Middlesbrough Cardiff City 30 Harry Bell 42 81 Arthur Fitzsimons 46 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 42,159 Joe McCann (Preston) 1952 8 30 y 15:15 3 W Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 40 George Hazlett 2 Ken Chisholm 34 46 Wilf Grant 47 Ninian Park Cardiff 43,478 Stanley Rogers (Shrewsbury) 1952 9 3 y 18:15 4 D Cardiff City Middlesbrough 11 Doug Blair 70 27 Alex McRae Ninian Park Cardiff 51,512 Joe McCann (Preston) 1952 9 6 y 15:15 5 L Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff City 21 Sid McClellan 7 Len Duquemin 57 8 Ken Chisholm White Hart Lane London 62,150 Bill Edwards (Somerset) 1952 9 10 y 6 L West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City 10 Ray Barlow 36 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 29,343 Arthur W Smith (Aldershot) 1952 9 13 y 15:15 7 D Cardiff City Burnley 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 45,182 George Pankhurst (Warwick) 1952 9 17 y 17:45 8 L Cardiff City West Bromwich Albion 12 Keith Thomas 28 5 Jimmy Dudley 44 Ronnie Allen Ninian Park Cardiff 40,338 Arthur W Smith (Aldershot) 1952 9 20 y 9 W Preston North End Cardiff City 23 Joe Dunn 13Ken Horton 38 20 Doug Blair23 Roley Williams58 Ken Chisholm Deepdale Preston 29,337 Alf Bond (Fulham) 1952 9 27 y 15:15 10 W Cardiff City Stoke City 20 Roley Williams Roley Williams Ninian Park Cardiff 39,223 Frank Fiander (Bucks) 1952 10 4 y 11 D Manchester City Cardiff City 22 Ken Branagan 41 Don Revie 71 pen 27 Ken Chisholm76 Mike Tiddy Maine Road Manchester 33,551 Dick Hall (Blackpool) 1952 10 11 y 15:15 12 L Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 31 Frank Lock 14 pen Benny Fenton 54 John Evans 75 44 George Edwards The Valley London 30,583 Roland Burgess (Reading) 1952 10 25 y 15:00 13 D Derby County Cardiff City 11 Ray Straw 74 pen 42 Ken Chisholm Baseball Ground Derby 23,208 Norman C Taylor (Westbury) 1952 11 1 y 14:45 14 D Cardiff City Blackpool 22 Tommy Northcott Ken Chisholm Albert Hobson Ernie Taylor Ninian Park Cardiff 43,662 Henry Ball (Worcester) 1952 11 8 y 14:30 15 W Chelsea Cardiff City 02 57 George Edwards80 pen Alf Sherwood Stamford Bridge London 52,139 Joe Williams (Woodthorpe) 1952 11 15 y 14:30 16 L Cardiff City Manchester United 12 Ken Chisholm 44 37 John Aston42 Stan Pearson Ninian Park Cardiff 40,096 Reg Leafe (Nottingham) 1952 11 22 y 14:15 17 W Portsmouth Cardiff City 02 11 Tommy Northcott56 Wilf Grant Fratton Park Portsmouth 31,258 Stan Vickery (Bristol) 1952 12 13 y 14:30 18 W Cardiff City Sunderland 41 Wilf Grant 17 64George Edwards 41Ken Chisholm 79 65 Trevor Ford Ninian Park Cardiff 42,518 Jack Clough (Bolton) 1952 12 20 y 14:30 19 D Cardiff City Wolverhampton Wanderers 00 Ninian Park Cardiff Wolves complete history 25,598 Arthur Blythe (Edmonton) 1952 12 25 y 14:00 20 L Newcastle United Cardiff City 30 Billy Foulkes Billy Foulkes Bobby Mitchell pen St James's Park Newcastle 36,143 Frank Cowen (Manchester) 1952 12 27 y 14:30 21 D Cardiff City Newcastle United 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 52,202 Frank Cowen (Manchester) 1953 1 3 y 14:30 22 L Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City 20 Derek Dooley 2 32 Hillsborough Sheffield 39,652 Stanley Rogers (Kidderminster) 1953 1 17 y 14:45 23 D Cardiff City Tottenham Hotspur 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 36,423 Bill Edwards (Somerset) 1953 1 24 y 24 D Burnley Cardiff City 00 Turf Moor Burnley 29,491 George Pankhurst (Warwick) 1953 2 7 y 15:15 25 L Cardiff City Preston North End 02 24 pen Tom Finney 87 Derek Lewis Ninian Park Cardiff 32,445 Alf Bond (Fulham) 1953 2 14 y 15:15 26 D Stoke City Cardiff City 00 Victoria Ground Stoke 21,626 Frank Fiander (Bucks) 1953 2 21 y 15:15 27 W Cardiff City Manchester City 60 Roley Williams Keith Thomas Keith Thomas Wilf Grant Wilf Grant George Edwards Ninian Park Cardiff 24,886 Dick Hall (Harrow) 1953 2 28 y 15:15 28 L Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 01 60 Eddie Firmani Ninian Park Cardiff 35,248 Roland Burgess (Reading) 1953 3 7 y 15:00 29 W Arsenal Cardiff City 01 8 Doug Blair Highbury London 59,780 Robert Mann (Worcester) 1953 3 11 y 16:15 30 W Cardiff City Bolton Wanderers 10 Ken Chisholm 86 Ninian Park Cardiff 31,099 Les Overton (Derby) 1953 3 14 y 15:15 31 W Cardiff City Derby County 20 Tommy Northcott 18Roley Williams 58 Ninian Park Cardiff 33,670 Norman C Taylor (Westbury) 1953 3 25 y 15:00 32 W Blackpool Cardiff City 01 53 Tommy Northcott Bloomfield Road Blackpool 15,227 H Ball (Worcester) 1953 3 28 y 15:15 33 D Cardiff City Chelsea 33 Mike Tiddy 42 75 Doug Blair 61 22 og Stan Montgomery 53 Bill Dickson 60 Phil McKnight Ninian Park Cardiff 19,830 Joe Williams (Woodthorpe) 1953 4 3 y 14:30 34 L Liverpool Cardiff City 21 Bill Jones 4Louis Bimpson 19 15 Tommy Northcott Anfield Liverpool LFC report 52,259 W Ratcliffe (Leek, Staffs) 1953 4 4 y 15:00 35 W Manchester United Cardiff City 14 Roger Byrne 86 pen 11 Wilf Grant75 Wilf Grant15 Ken Chisholm60 Mike Tiddy Old Trafford Manchester 38,987 Reg Leafe (Nottingham) 1953 4 6 y 15:15 36 W Cardiff City Liverpool 40 Wilf Grant 11 55Ken Chisholm 71 88 Ninian Park Cardiff LFC Report 35,419 W Ratcliffe (Leek, Staffs) 1953 4 11 y 15:15 37 L Cardiff City Portsmouth 01 43 Jack Froggatt Ninian Park Cardiff 35,945 Stan Vickery (Bristol) 1953 4 18 y 38 W Bolton Wanderers Cardiff City 01 23 pen Alf Sherwood Burnden Park Bolton 18,037 Les Overton (Derby) 1953 4 22 y 18:30 39 D Cardiff City Arsenal 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 57,893 Robert Mann (Worcester) 1953 4 25 y 15:15 40 L Cardiff City Aston Villa 12 Wilf Grant 15 30 Johnny Dixon47 Amos Moss Ninian Park Cardiff 29,917 Bill Edwards (Somerset) 1953 4 27 y 41 L Sunderland Cardiff City 42 Trevor Ford 28 33Len Shackleton 40Harry Kirtley 56 39 Keith Thomas79 Mike Tiddy Roker Park Sunderland 7,469 Jack Clough (Bolton) 1953 4 29 y 18:30 42 L Aston Villa Cardiff City 20 Danny Blanchflower 6Davy Walsh 26 Villa Park Birmingham 18,876 Bill Edwards (Somerset) FA Cup 1953 1 10 y Round 3 L Halifax Town Cardiff City 31 Derek Priestley 21 Eddie Murphy 61 Jim Moncrieff 82 84 Billy Baker The Shay Halifax 25,000 Les Overton (Derby) Welsh Cup 1953 1 15 y Round 6 W Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff City 25 Tommy Northcott Tommy Northcott Ken Chisholm Ken Chisholm George Hazlett Penydarren Park Merthyr Tydfil 8,000 1953 1 31 y 15:00 Round 7 W Barry Cardiff City 23 Tommy Northcott Tommy Northcott Mike Tiddy Jenner Park Barry 9,000 1953 3 21 y 15:15 Semi Final L Rhyl Cardiff City 10 Belle Vue Rhyl 10,000 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 Cardiff City Card