1950–51 Cardiff City F.C. season

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.

Cardiff City
1950–51 season
Chairman Sir Herbert Merrett
Manager Cyril Spiers
Division Two3rd
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wilf Grant (14)
All:
Wilf Grant (18)

Season review

Football League Second Division

Partial league table
Main article: 1950–51 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Preston North End 42 26 5 11 91 49 1.857 57 Division Champions, promoted
2 Manchester City 42 19 14 9 89 61 1.459 52 Promoted
3 Cardiff City 42 17 16 9 53 45 1.178 50
4 Birmingham City 42 20 9 13 64 53 1.208 49
5 Leeds United 42 20 8 14 63 55 1.145 48
Source:

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAA
ResultDLWDDWDLWDLDDDLWDWDWWWWLLWWWDWDDLDWWLDWWLD
Position9159710671091011101111131212101298856655344333322243343
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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,[2] Cardiff suffered a 3–2 defeat to Merthyr Tydfil in a final replay.[3]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK  WAL Ron Howells
-- GK  ENG Phil Joslin
-- GK  WAL Ted Morris
-- DF  WAL Colin Gale
-- DF  WAL Ken Hollyman
-- DF  WAL Arthur Lever
-- DF  ENG Stan Montgomery
-- DF  ENG Charles Rutter
-- DF  WAL Alf Sherwood
-- DF  ENG Gerry Smyth
-- DF  WAL Albert Stitfall
-- DF  WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF  WAL Derrick Sullivan
-- DF  WAL Rees Thomas
-- DF  WAL Glyn Williams
-- MF  WAL Billy Baker
-- MF  NIR Bobby McLaughlin
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  WAL Griff Norman
-- MF  ENG Cliff Nugent
-- MF  WAL Ken Roberts
-- MF  ENG Mike Tiddy
-- MF  WAL Evan Williams
-- MF  WAL Roley Williams
-- FW  ENG Doug Blair
-- FW  WAL George Edwards
-- FW  WAL Elfed Evans
-- FW  ENG Leslie Evans
-- FW  ENG Wilf Grant
-- FW  SCO Bob Lamie
-- FW  EIR Paddy McIlvenny
-- FW  WAL Marwood Marchant
-- FW  ENG Don Mills
-- FW  WAL Ken Oakley
-- FW  WAL Colin Webster

Fixtures and results

Football League Second Division
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
19 AugGrimsby TownA0–0
23 AugManchester CityA1–2
26 AugNotts CountyH2–0
28 AugManchester CityH1–1
2 SepPreston North EndA1–1
4 SepWest Ham UnitedH2–1
9 SepBuryH2–2
16 SepQueens Park RangersA2–3
23 SepChesterfieldH1–0
30 SepLeicester CityA1–1
7 OctBlackburn RoversA0–2
14 OctSouthamptonH2–2
21 OctDoncaster RoversA0–0
28 OctBrentfordH1–1
4 NovSwansea TownA0–1
11 NovHull CityH2–1
18 NovBarnsleyA0–0
25 NovSheffield UnitedH2–0
2 DecLuton TownA1–1
9 DecLeeds UnitedH1–0
16 DecGrimsby TownH5–2
23 DecNotts CountyA2–1
25 DecCoventry CityH2–1
26 DecCoventry CityA1–2
30 DecPreston North EndH0–2
13 JanBuryA2–1
20 JanQueens Park RangersH4–2
3 FebChesterfieldA3–0
17 FebLeicester CityH2–2
24 FebBlackburn RoversH1–0
3 MarSouthamptonA1–1
10 MarDoncaster RoversH0–0
17 MarBrentfordA0–4
23 MarBirmingham CityA0–0
24 MarSwansea TownH1–0
26 MarBirmingham CityH2–1
31 MarHull CityA0–2
7 AprBarnsleyH1–1
14 AprSheffield UnitedA2–1
21 AprLuton TownH2–1
28 AprLeeds UnitedA0–2
5 MayWest Ham UnitedA0–0

FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
6 JanThreeWest Ham UnitedA1–2Grant

Welsh Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
31 JanFiveBarry TownH8–0Kelly (og), Marchant (2), L Evans (4), Grant
7 MarSixBangor CityA1–7Edwards(3), Tiddy(2), Grant, Marchant
16 AprSemi-finalWrexhamN1–0Edwards
7 MayFinalMerthyr TydfilN1–1Grant
17 MayFinal (replay)Merthyr TydfilN2–3Tiddy, Edwards

green=win orange=draw red=lost

See also
  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
  1. "Cardiff City 1950–51 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. "Welsh Cup 1950/51". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. "Welsh Cup final 1950/51". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
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