1958–59 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1958–59 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 32nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing ninth.

Cardiff City

1958–59 season
Manager	Bill Jones
Football League Second Division	9th
FA Cup	4th round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Ron Hewitt (13) All: Ron Hewitt (17)
Highest home attendance	27,146 v Bristol City 27 December 1958
Lowest home attendance	10,374 v Sunderland 22 April 1959
Average home league attendance	17,759
Home colours

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	Alan Jones
--	GK	WAL	Ken Jones
--	GK	ENG	Ron Nicholls
--	GK	WAL	Graham Vearncombe
--	DF	WAL	Colin Baker
--	DF	ENG	George Bell
--	DF	SCO	Alick Gray
--	DF	SCO	Danny Malloy
--	DF	SCO	Alec Milne
--	DF	WAL	Frank Rankmore
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Derrick Sullivan
--	MF	WAL	Steve Gammon
--	MF	WAL	Alan Harrington
--	MF	WAL	Mike Hughes

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Brian Jenkins
--	MF	SCO	Ross Menzies
--	MF	WAL	Graham Moore
--	MF	ENG	Cliff Nugent
--	MF	SCO	Bob Scott
--	MF	ENG	Brian Walsh
--	FW	ENG	Joe Bonson
--	FW	ENG	Ron Hewitt
--	FW	ENG	Colin Hudson
--	FW	SCO	George Kelly
--	FW	ENG	Harry Knowles
--	FW	SCO	John McMillan
--	FW	WAL	Brayley Reynolds
--	FW	WAL	Derek Tapscott

League standings

Main article: 1958–59 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
7	Derby County	42	20	8	14	74	71	1.042	48
8	Charlton Athletic	42	18	7	17	92	90	1.022	43
9	Cardiff City	42	18	7	17	65	65	1.000	43
10	Bristol City	42	17	7	18	74	70	1.057	41
11	Swansea Town	42	16	9	17	79	81	0.975	41

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A
Result	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	D
Position			22	20	13	14	18	18	16	13	9	13	11	9	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	6	7	7	7	8	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	9	9	9	8	9	9

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Barnsley

23 August 1958 (1958-08-23) 1	Cardiff City	0–1	Barnsley	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,731 Referee: Eric Jennings (Stourbridge)

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

27 August 1958 (1958-08-27) 2	Huddersfield Town	3–0	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
	Danny Malloy (og) Les Massie Derek Hawksworth			Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 13,267

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

30 August 1958 (1958-08-30) 3	Rotherham United	1–0	Cardiff City	Rotherham
15:00				Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 11,474

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

3 September 1958 (1958-09-03) 4	Cardiff City	3–2	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
18:15	Colin Baker Brian Walsh (pen) Cliff Nugent		Derek Hawksworth (pen) Derek Hawksworth	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,078 Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)

Cardiff City v Sheffield United

6 September 1958 (1958-09-06) 5	Cardiff City	3–1	Sheffield United	Cardiff
15:15	George Kelly George Kelly Brayley Reynolds			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,079

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

8 September 1958 (1958-09-08) 6	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Cardiff City	Bristol
				Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 20,579

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City

13 September 1958 (1958-09-13) 7	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Cardiff City	Brighton
15:15			Ron Hewitt 90' Graham Moore	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 26,662

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

17 September 1958 (1958-09-17) 8	Cardiff City	2–4	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
18:00	Ron Hewitt Graham Moore			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,495

Cardiff City v Grimsby Town

20 September 1958 (1958-09-20) 9	Cardiff City	4–1	Grimsby Town	Cardiff
15:15	Ron Hewitt Ron Hewitt Joe Bonson Brian Jenkins			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,646

Liverpool v Cardiff City

27 September 1958 (1958-09-27) 10	Liverpool	1–2	Cardiff City	Liverpool
15:15	Alan Banks 5'		28' Joe Bonson 31' Ron Hewitt	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,866 Referee: LN Peake (Rotherham)

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

4 October 1958 (1958-10-04) 11	Cardiff City	3–2	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
15:15	Brian Jenkins Ron Hewitt Brian Walsh		Alan Peacock Brian Phillips	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,560 Referee: Ken Collinge (Worcester)

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

11 October 1958 (1958-10-11) 12	Cardiff City	1–2	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott 13'		64' Doug Millward 71' Ray Crawford	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,357 Referee: Ken Dagnall (Blackburn)

Cardiff City v Stoke City

25 October 1958 (1958-10-25) 13	Cardiff City	2–1	Stoke City	Cardiff
15:00	Ron Stitfall Derek Tapscott		Johnny King	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,359

Derby County v Cardiff City

1 November 1958 (1958-11-01) 14	Derby County	1–3	Cardiff City	Derby
15:00	Geoff Barrowcliffe		Brayley Reynolds (pen) Ron Hewitt Brian Walsh	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,532

Cardiff City v Lincoln City

8 November 1958 (1958-11-08) 15	Cardiff City	3–0	Lincoln City	Cardiff
14:45	Ron Hewitt Brian Jenkins Brian Walsh			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,689 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

Fulham v Cardiff City

15 November 1958 (1958-11-15) 16	Fulham	2–1	Cardiff City	London
14:15			Brian Walsh	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,078 Referee: TN Cooper (Lancashire)

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

22 November 1958 (1958-11-22) 17	Cardiff City	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
14:45	Brian Jenkins Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,195

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

6 December 1958 (1958-12-06) 18	Cardiff City	2–1	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
14:30	Ron Hewitt Ron Hewitt (pen)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,184 Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol)

Sunderland v Cardiff City

13 December 1958 (1958-12-13) 19	Sunderland	0–2	Cardiff City	Sunderland
15:00			27' Derek Tapscott 53' Joe Bonson	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 30,097 Referee: Ernest Crawford (Doncaster)

Scunthorpe United v Cardiff City

18 December 1958 (1958-12-18) 20	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Cardiff City	Scunthorpe
18:45				Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 10,365 Referee: Les Hamer (Horwich)

Barnsley v Cardiff City

20 December 1958 (1958-12-20) 21	Barnsley	3–2	Cardiff City	Barnsley
			Ron Hewitt Brian Walsh	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,798 Referee: WE Bradbury (Burton on Trent)

Bristol City v Cardiff City

26 December 1958 (1958-12-26) 22	Bristol City	2–3	Cardiff City	Bristol
15:00			Joe Bonson Joe Bonson Brian Walsh	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 27,570 Referee: Eric (ET) Jennings (Worcestershire)

Cardiff City v Bristol City

27 December 1958 (1958-12-27) 23	Cardiff City	1–0	Bristol City	Cardiff
14:30	Tommy Burden (og)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 27,146 Referee: RH Chandler (Chester)

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

3 January 1959 (1959-01-03) 24	Cardiff City	1–0	Rotherham United	Cardiff
14:30	Brayley Reynolds			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,115 Referee: Hugh Gerrard (Preston)

Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion

31 January 1959 (1959-01-31) 25	Cardiff City	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
14:45	Brian Jenkins Joe Bonson Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,891

Grimsby Town v Cardiff City

7 February 1959 (1959-02-07) 26	Grimsby Town	5–1	Cardiff City	Grimsby
15:15			Brayley Reynolds	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 9,969

Cardiff City v Liverpool

14 February 1959 (1959-02-14) 27	Cardiff City	3–0	Liverpool	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott 28' Derek Tapscott 60' Brayley Reynolds 88'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,313 Referee: Roger Woan (London)

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

21 February 1959 (1959-02-21) 28	Middlesbrough	1–1	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
			Brian Walsh	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 12,986

Lincoln City v Cardiff City

28 February 1959 (1959-02-28) 29	Lincoln City	4–2	Cardiff City	Lincoln
15:00			Brayley Reynolds Brian Jenkins	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,736

Cardiff City v Swansea Town

7 March 1959 (1959-03-07) 30	Cardiff City	0–1	Swansea Town	Cardiff
15:15			Mel Nurse	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,450 Referee: Alf Bond (Fulham)

Stoke City v Cardiff City

14 March 1959 (1959-03-14) 31	Stoke City	0–1	Cardiff City	Stoke
			Ron Hewitt	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 11,931

Cardiff City v Derby County

21 March 1959 (1959-03-21) 32	Cardiff City	0–0	Derby County	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,011

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

28 March 1959 (1959-03-28) 33	Ipswich Town	3–3	Cardiff City	Ipswich
15:00	Ted Phillips 52' Ray Crawford 56' Ted Phillips 70'		47' Derek Tapscott 77' (pen) Ron Hewitt 88' Colin Hudson	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,159 Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford)

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

30 March 1959 (1959-03-30) 34	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Cardiff City	London
				Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,344

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

31 March 1959 (1959-03-31) 35	Cardiff City	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
15:15	Derrick Sullivan			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,045 Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)

Cardiff City v Fulham

4 April 1959 (1959-04-04) 36	Cardiff City	1–2	Fulham	Cardiff
15:15	Brian Walsh			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,217 Referee: ER Hill (Chester)

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

11 April 1959 (1959-04-11) 37	Sheffield Wednesday	3–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00			Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,665

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

15 April 1959 (1959-04-15) 38	Swansea Town	1–3	Cardiff City	Swansea
17:15	Colin Webster		George Kelly George Kelly (og) Mel Nurse	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 14,893

Cardiff City v Scunthorpe United

18 April 1959 (1959-04-18) 39	Cardiff City	0–2	Scunthorpe United	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,009

Cardiff City v Sunderland

22 April 1959 (1959-04-22) 40	Cardiff City	2–1	Sunderland	Cardiff
18:30	Ron Hewitt 19' Brian Walsh 58'		79' John Goodchild	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,374 Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City

25 April 1959 (1959-04-25) 41	Leyton Orient	3–0	Cardiff City	London
15:15	Eddy Brown 20' Tommy Johnston 55', 57'			Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 11,351 Referee: George McCabe (Sheffield)

Sheffield United v Cardiff City

27 April 1959 (1959-04-27) 42	Sheffield United	1–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
18:30	Harry Orr		Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 12,733 Referee: WE Bradbury (Burton on Trent)

FA Cup

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

10 January 1959 (1959-01-10) Round 3	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	Cardiff City	Plymouth
14:15			(pen) Ron Hewitt Brayley Reynolds Joe Bonson	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 36,247 Referee: Alf Bond (Fulham)

Norwich City v Cardiff City

24 January 1959 (1959-01-24) Round 4	Norwich City	3–2	Cardiff City	Norwich
14:45	Errol Crossan Terry Bly Terry Bly		Ron Hewitt Joe Bonson	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 38,000 Referee: John Kelly (Chorley, Lancashire)

Welsh Cup

Gloucester City v Cardiff City

5 February 1959 (1959-02-05) Round 5	Gloucester City	1–1	Cardiff City	Gloucester
			(pen) Ron Hewitt	Stadium: Longlevens Attendance: 5,000

Cardiff City v Gloucester City

11 February 1959 (1959-02-11) Round 5 (Replay)	Cardiff City	3–0	Gloucester City	Cardiff
14:45	Alec Milne Joe Bonson Colin Hudson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Harold Williams (Sheffield)

Cardiff City v Rhyl

25 February 1959 (1959-02-25) Round 6	Cardiff City	3–1	Rhyl	Cardiff
15:30	Derek Tapscott Brayley Reynolds Harry Knowles			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,000

Wrexham v Cardiff City

19 March 1959 (1959-03-19) Semi Final	Wrexham	0–6	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
16:15			Harry Knowles Harry Knowles Harry Knowles Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Ron Hewitt	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,621

Lovell's Athletic v Cardiff City

30 April 1959 (1959-04-30) Final	Lovell's Athletic	0–2	Cardiff City	Newport
18:30			Colin Hudson Joe Bonson	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

See also

• List of 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".
• Welsh Football Data Archive