1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season
1952–53 season | ||
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Chairman | Sir Herbert Merrett John Morgan[1] | |
Manager | Cyril Spiers | |
Division One | 12th | |
FA Cup | 3rd round | |
Welsh Cup | Semi-finals | |
Top goalscorer | League: Ken Chisholm (13) All: Ken Chisholm (15) | |
Highest home attendance | 57,893 v Arsenal, 22 April 1953 | |
Lowest home attendance | 19,830 v Chelsea, 28 March 1953 | |
Average home league attendance | 37,932 | |
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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
[edit]Football League First Division
[edit]Partial league table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 78 | 69 | 1.130 | 41 |
11 | Aston Villa | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 61 | 1.033 | 41 |
12 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 46 | 1.174 | 40 |
13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 77 | 0.909 | 39 |
14 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 39 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results by round
[edit]FA Cup
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Fixtures and results
[edit]23 August 1952 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Wolverhampton |
27 August 1952 2 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
30 August 1952 3 | Cardiff City | 4–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
3 September 1952 4 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
6 September 1952 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London |
10 September 1952 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Cardiff City | West Bromwich |
13 September 1952 7 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Burnley | Cardiff |
17 September 1952 8 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Cardiff |
20 September 1952 9 | Preston North End | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Preston |
27 September 1952 10 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Stoke City | Cardiff |
4 October 1952 11 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Manchester |
11 October 1952 12 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Cardiff City | London |
25 October 1952 13 | Derby County | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Derby |
1 November 1952 14 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
8 November 1952 15 | Chelsea | 0–2 | Cardiff City | London |
15 November 1952 16 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Manchester United | Cardiff |
22 November 1952 17 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
13 December 1952 18 | Cardiff City | 4–1 | Sunderland | Cardiff |
20 December 1952 19 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cardiff |
25 December 1952 20 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Newcastle |
27 December 1952 21 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
3 January 1953 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
17 January 1953 23 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Cardiff |
24 January 1953 24 | Burnley | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Burnley |
7 February 1953 25 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
14 February 1953 26 | Stoke City | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Stoke |
21 February 1953 27 | Cardiff City | 6–0 | Manchester City | Cardiff |
28 February 1953 28 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
7 March 1953 29 | Arsenal | 0–1 | Cardiff City | London |
11 March 1953 30 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
14 March 1953 31 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Derby County | Cardiff |
25 March 1953 32 | Blackpool | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
28 March 1953 33 | Cardiff City | 3–3 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
3 April 1953 34 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Liverpool |
4 April 1953 35 | Manchester United | 1–4 | Cardiff City | Manchester |
6 April 1953 36 | Cardiff City | 4–0 | Liverpool | Cardiff |
11 April 1953 37 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
18 April 1953 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
22 April 1953 39 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Arsenal | Cardiff |
25 April 1953 40 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Cardiff |
27 April 1953 41 | Sunderland | 4–2 | Cardiff City | Sunderland |
29 April 1953 42 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
FA Cup
[edit]10 January 1953 Round 3 | Halifax Town | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Halifax |
Welsh Cup
[edit]15 January 1953 Round 6 | Merthyr Tydfil | 2–5 | Cardiff City | Merthyr Tydfil |
31 January 1953 Round 7 | Barry | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Barry |
21 March 1953 Semi Final | Rhyl | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Rhyl |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
- ^ Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 978-1-905411-04-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Cardiff City 1952–53 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ "Welsh Cup 1952/53". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2010.