1955–56 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1955–56 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 29th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing seventeenth.

Cardiff City

1955–56 season
Chairman	Sir Herbert Merrett[1]
Manager	Trevor Morris
Division One	17th
FA Cup	4th round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Gerry Hitchens (15) All: Gerry Hitchens (28)
Home colours

Season review

League standings

Main article: 1955–56 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
15	Everton	42	15	10	17	55	69	0.797	40
16	Chelsea	42	14	11	17	64	77	0.831	39
17	Cardiff City	42	15	9	18	55	69	0.797	39	Welsh Cup winners
18	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	7	20	61	71	0.859	37
19	Preston North End	42	14	8	20	73	72	1.014	36

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	L
Position	5	6	16	11	19	20	21	17	19	21	21	19	20	20	20	20	20	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	15	12	12	12	16	15	17	17	17	16	16	16	17

Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

After beating Leeds United in their first game, Cardiff were eliminated by West Ham United in the fourth round.[2]

Welsh Cup

Cardiff were drawn against Pembroke Borough in the fifth round for the second time in a row and, after a 2–2 draw, advanced to the sixth round with a 9–0 replay win. Wins over Wrexham and Oswestry Town saw the club reach the final,[3] beating South Wales rivals Swansea Town 3–2,[4] with a brace from Brian Walsh and one goal from John McSeveney winning the trophy for the eighth time in the club's history and their first since 1930.

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 Ken Jones -- GK  WAL Ron Howells -- GK  WAL Graham Vearncombe -- DF  WAL Colin Baker -- DF  WAL Ron Davies -- DF  WAL John Frowen -- DF  WAL Colin Gale -- DF  SCO Danny Malloy -- DF  ENG Charles Rutter -- DF  WAL Alf Sherwood -- DF  WAL Ron Stitfall -- DF  WAL Derrick Sullivan -- MF  WAL Dennis Callan -- MF  WAL Alan Harrington -- MF  WAL Islwyn Jones

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  SCO George McGuckin -- MF  SCO John McSeveney -- MF  ENG Cliff Nugent -- MF  ENG Gordon Nutt -- MF  WAL Ken Tucker -- MF  ENG Brian Walsh -- MF  WAL Roley Williams -- FW  ENG Cecil Dixon -- FW  WAL Trevor Ford -- FW  ENG Gerry Hitchens -- FW  ENG Bernard Jones -- FW  ENG Harry Kirtley -- FW  WAL Neil O'Halloran -- FW  WAL Howard Sheppeard -- FW  ENG Ron Stockin

Fixtures and results

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
20 Aug	Sunderland	H	3–1
23 Aug	Arsenal	A	1–3
27 Aug	Aston Villa	A	0–2
31 Aug	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–0
3 Sep	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–9
7 Sep	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–4
10 Sep	Manchester City	A	1–3
17 Sep	Sheffield United	H	3–2
24 Sep	Huddersfield Town	H	1–2
1 Oct	Blackpool	A	1–2
8 Oct	Preston North End	A	2–1
15 Oct	Burnley	H	2–2
22 Oct	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–2
29 Oct	Manchester United	H	0–1
5 Nov	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–1
12 Nov	Everton	H	3–1
19 Nov	Newcastle United	A	0–4
26 Nov	Birmingham City	H	2–1
3 Dec	Luton Town	A	0–3
10 Dec	Charlton Athletic	H	3–1
17 Dec	Sunderland	A	1–1
24 Dec	Aston Villa	H	1–0
26 Dec	Chelsea	H	1–1
27 Dec	Chelsea	A	1–2
31 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2–0
14 Jan	Manchester City	H	4–1
21 Jan	Sheffield United	A	1–2
4 Feb	Huddersfield Town	A	2–1
11 Feb	Blackpool	H	1–0
18 Feb	Preston North End	H	3–1
25 Feb	Burnley	A	2–0
7 Mar	Newcastle United	H	1–1
10 Mar	Manchester United	A	1–1
24 Mar	Everton	A	0–2
30 Mar	Portsmouth	A	1–1
31 Mar	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–3
2 Apr	Portsmouth	H	2–3
7 Apr	Birmingham City	A	1–2
14 Apr	Luton Town	H	2–0
21 Apr	Charlton Athletic	A	0–0
23 Apr	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–0
28 Apr	Arsenal	H	1–2

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
7 Jan	Three	Leeds United	A	2–1
28 Jan	Four	West Ham United	A	1–2

Welsh Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
	Five	Pembroke Borough	A	2–2
	Five (replay)	Pembroke Borough	H	9–0
	Six	Wrexham	H	5–3
	Semi-final	Oswestry Town	N	7–0
30 Apr	Final	Swansea Town	H	3–2	Walsh (2), McSeveney

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".

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2. "Cardiff City 1955–56 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
3. "Welsh Cup 1955/56". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
4. "Cardiff City 3–2 Swansea Town". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2010.