1951–52 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1951–52 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 25th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division One.

Cardiff City
1951–52 season
ChairmanWales Sir Herbert Merrett[1]
ManagerEngland Cyril Spiers
Division Two2nd
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh Cup6th round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Wilf Grant (26)

All:
Wilf Grant (27)
Highest home attendance46,003 v Swansea Town 26 December 1951
Lowest home attendance19,860 v Nottingham Forest 22 December 1951
Average home league attendance28,945

Season review

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Football League Second Division

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Partial league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sheffield Wednesday (C, P) 42 21 11 10 100 66 1.515 53 Promotion to the First Division
2 Cardiff City (P) 42 20 11 11 72 54 1.333 51
3 Birmingham City 42 21 9 12 67 56 1.196 51
4 Nottingham Forest 42 18 13 11 77 62 1.242 49
5 Leicester City 42 19 9 14 78 64 1.219 47
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHHAAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAHHAHHH
ResultWLWLWLLWDDWWDLWWWDWDLWDWDWLWLLDLWDDLWWDWWW
Position174951617119953396544447521312124455567555332
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Welsh Cup

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After a 3–1 victory over Milford United, Cardiff were eliminated in the sixth round by Merthyr Tydfil.[3]

Players

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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   WAL Iorrie Hughes
-- DF   WAL Colin Gale
-- DF   WAL Ken Hollyman
-- DF   ENG Stan Montgomery
-- DF   ENG Charles Rutter
-- DF   WAL Alf Sherwood
-- DF   WAL Albert Stitfall
-- DF   WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF   WAL Derrick Sullivan
-- DF   WAL Glyn Williams
-- MF   WAL Billy Baker
-- MF   WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF   NIR Bobby McLaughlin
-- MF   ENG Don Moss
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   WAL Griff Norman
-- MF   ENG Cliff Nugent
-- MF   ENG Mike Tiddy
-- MF   WAL Crad Wilcox
-- MF   WAL Roley Williams
-- FW   ENG Doug Blair
-- FW   ENG Ken Chisholm
-- FW   WAL George Edwards
-- FW   WAL Elfed Evans
-- FW   ENG Leslie Evans
-- FW   ENG Wilf Grant
-- FW   WAL Marwood Marchant
-- FW   WAL Ken Oakley
-- FW   WAL Colin Webster

Fixtures and results

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18 August 1951 (1951-08-18) 1 Cardiff City 4–0 Leicester City Cardiff
15:15 George Edwards  
Wilf Grant  
Wilf Grant  
Roley Williams  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 28,973
Referee: SV Davis (Oxford)
20 August 1951 (1951-08-20) 2 Cardiff City 2–4 Rotherham United Cardiff
18:15 Wilf Grant  
Wilf Grant  
 
 
 
 
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 32,442
Referee: Edgar (SE) Law (West Bromwich)
25 August 1951 (1951-08-25) 3 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Cardiff City Nottingham
 
 
  George Edwards
  George Edwards
  Roley Williams
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 31,776
27 August 1951 (1951-08-27) 4 Rotherham United 2–0 Cardiff City Rotherham
18:15  
 
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 17,062
1 September 1951 (1951-09-01) 5 Cardiff City 2–0 Brentford Cardiff
15:15 Wilf Grant  
Wilf Grant  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 27,772
Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot)
8 September 1951 (1951-09-08) 6 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City Doncaster
  Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 19,676
12 September 1951 (1951-09-12) 7 Leeds United 2–1 Cardiff City Leeds
Charlie Hughes  
Jim Milburn  
  Elfed Evans Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 12,680
15 September 1951 (1951-09-15) 8 Cardiff City 3–1 Everton Cardiff
15:15 Wilf Grant   59'
Wilf Grant   63'
Elfed Evans   75'
  72' Ted Buckle Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,923
Referee: Stanley Rogers (Shrewsbury)
17 September 1951 (1951-09-17) 9 Cardiff City 1–1 Sheffield United Cardiff
17:45 Wilf Grant     Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 29,176
22 September 1951 (1951-09-22) 10 Southampton 1–1 Cardiff City Southampton
15:00 Henry Horton     Mike Tiddy Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 21,672
Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot)
29 September 1951 (1951-09-29) 11 Cardiff City 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:15 Wilf Grant  
Wilf Grant  
  Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 30,352
6 October 1951 (1951-10-06) 12 Cardiff City 4–1 Coventry City Cardiff
15:15 Wilf Grant  
Wilf Grant  
George Edwards  
Mike Tiddy  
  Noel Simpson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,277
13 October 1951 (1951-10-13) 13 West Ham United 1–1 Cardiff City London
Bert Hawkins     Bobby McLaughlin Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 24,103
27 October 1951 (1951-10-27) 14 Barnsley 2–0 Cardiff City Barnsley
 
 
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,168
3 November 1951 (1951-11-03) 15 Cardiff City 1–0 Hull City Cardiff
14:45 Wilf Grant   Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,459
10 November 1951 (1951-11-10) 16 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Cardiff City Blackburn
  George Edwards Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,477
17 November 1951 (1951-11-17) 17 Cardiff City 3–1 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
14:30 Doug Blair  
Doug Blair  
Alf Sherwood   (pen)
  Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,211
24 November 1951 (1951-11-24) 18 Notts County 1–1 Cardiff City Nottingham
    Stan Montgomery Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 19,452
1 December 1951 (1951-12-01) 19 Cardiff City 3–0 Luton Town Cardiff
14:30 Doug Blair  
Doug Blair  
Wilf Grant  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,106
8 December 1951 (1951-12-08) 20 Bury 1–1 Cardiff City Bury
14:15     George Edwards Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,887
15 December 1951 (1951-12-15) 21 Leicester City 3–0 Cardiff City Leicester
Derek Hines  
Arthur Rowley  
Fred Worthington  
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 26,021
Referee: SV Davis
22 December 1951 (1951-12-22) 22 Cardiff City 4–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
14:30
  64' Tommy Capel Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,860
Referee: WE (Bill) Dellow (Croydon)
25 December 1951 (1951-12-25) 23 Swansea Town 1–1 Cardiff City Swansea
14:30 Billy Baker   (og)   Mike Tiddy Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 19,260
Referee: NC Taylor
26 December 1951 (1951-12-26) 24 Cardiff City 3–0 Swansea Town Cardiff
14:30
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 46,003
Referee: NC Taylor
29 December 1951 (1951-12-29) 25 Brentford 1–1 Cardiff City London
Johnny Paton     Mike Tiddy Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 27,547
Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot)
5 January 1952 (1952-01-05) 26 Cardiff City 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff
14:30 Alf Sherwood  
Alf Sherwood  
  Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 28,404
Referee: WR Barnes (Birmingham)
19 January 1952 (1952-01-19) 27 Everton 3–0 Cardiff City Liverpool
Dave Hickson   19'
Tommy Clinton   60' (pen)
Tony McNamara  
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 49,230
Referee: Stanley Rogers (Shrewsbury)
26 January 1952 (1952-01-26) 28 Cardiff City 1–0 Southampton Cardiff
15:00 Wilf Grant   Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,205
9 February 1952 (1952-02-09) 29 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00  
 
 
 
  Elfed Evans
  Elfed Evans
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 42,867
16 February 1952 (1952-02-16) 30 Coventry City 2–1 Cardiff City Coventry
Ken Chisholm  
Norman Lockhart  
  Derrick Sullivan Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 26,410
1 March 1952 (1952-03-01) 31 Cardiff City 1–1 West Ham United Cardiff
15:15 Doug Blair     (og) Stan Montgomery Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 29,495
Referee: Norman Taylor (Wiltshire)
12 March 1952 (1952-03-12) 32 Sheffield United 6–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00  
 
 
 
 
 
  Wilf Grant Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 16,398
15 March 1952 (1952-03-15) 33 Cardiff City 3–0 Barnsley Cardiff
15:15 Ken Chisholm  
Ken Chisholm  
Leslie Evans  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,542
Referee: Charles Bucknall (Birmingham)
22 March 1952 (1952-03-22) 34 Hull City 0–0 Cardiff City Hull
15:15 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 27,009
5 April 1952 (1952-04-05) 35 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Cardiff City London
15:15 Conway Smith     Wilf Grant Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,938
Referee: George Roden (Stourbridge)
11 April 1952 (1952-04-11) 36 Birmingham City 3–2 Cardiff City Birmingham
Tommy Briggs  
Ken Green  
Alf Sherwood   (og)
  Wilf Grant
  Ken Chisholm
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 32,941
12 April 1952 (1952-04-12) 37 Cardiff City 1–0 Notts County Cardiff
15:15 Ken Chisholm   Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,178
14 April 1952 (1952-04-14) 38 Cardiff City 3–1 Birmingham City Cardiff
15:15 Ken Chisholm  
Ken Chisholm  
Wilf Grant  
  Tommy Briggs Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,470
19 April 1952 (1952-04-19) 39 Luton Town 2–2 Cardiff City Luton
 
 
  (pen) Alf Sherwood
  Roley Williams
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 14,186
21 April 1952 (1952-04-21) 40 Cardiff City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
18:15 Wilf Grant  
Ken Chisholm  
Alf Sherwood   (pen)
  Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 31,169
26 April 1952 (1952-04-26) 41 Cardiff City 3–0 Bury Cardiff
15:15 Doug Blair  
Doug Blair  
Wilf Grant  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 39,906
3 May 1952 (1952-05-03) 42 Cardiff City 3–1 Leeds United Cardiff
15:15 Wilf Grant  
Wilf Grant  
Ken Chisholm  
  Ray Iggleden Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 45,925

FA Cup

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12 January 1952 (1952-01-12) Round 3 Cardiff City 1–1 Swindon Town Cardiff
14:15 Wilf Grant   40'   62' Maurice Owen Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot)
16 January 1952 (1952-01-16) Round 3 (Replay) Swindon Town 1–0 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City Swindon
14:00 Maurice Owen   115' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 24,207

Welsh Cup

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3 January 1952 (1952-01-03) Round 5 Milford United 1–3 Cardiff City Milford Haven
    Crad Wilcox
  Crad Wilcox
  Elfed Evans
Attendance: 2,500
2 February 1952 (1952-02-02) Round 6 Merthyr Tydfil 3–1 Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil
 
 
 
  George Edwards Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 13,000

See also

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References

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  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
  1. ^ Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 978-1-905411-04-7.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City 1951–52 results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Welsh Cup 1951/52". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2010.