1951β52 season | ||
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Chairman |
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Manager |
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Division Two | 2nd | |
FA Cup | 3rd round | |
Welsh Cup | 6th round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Wilf Grant (26) All: Wilf Grant (27) | |
Highest home attendance | 46,003 v Swansea Town 26 December 1951 | |
Lowest home attendance | 19,860 v Nottingham Forest 22 December 1951 | |
Average home league attendance | 28,945 | |
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The 1951β52 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
After a 3β1 victory over Milford United, Cardiff were eliminated in the sixth round by Merthyr Tydfil. [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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18 August 1951 1 | Cardiff City | 4β0 | 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 2 | Cardiff City | 2β4 | Rotherham United | Cardiff |
18:15 |
Wilf Grant ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 32,442 Referee: Edgar (SE) Law (West Bromwich) |
25 August 1951 3 | Nottingham Forest | 2β3 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
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Stadium:
City Ground Attendance: 31,776 |
27 August 1951 4 | Rotherham United | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Rotherham |
18:15 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Millmoor Attendance: 17,062 |
1 September 1951 5 | Cardiff City | 2β0 | Brentford | Cardiff |
15:15 |
Wilf Grant ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 27,772 Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot) |
8 September 1951 6 | Doncaster Rovers | 1β0 | Cardiff City | Doncaster |
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Stadium:
Belle Vue Attendance: 19,676 |
12 September 1951 7 | Leeds United | 2β1 | Cardiff City | Leeds |
Charlie Hughes ![]() Jim Milburn ![]() |
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Stadium:
Elland Road Attendance: 12,680 |
15 September 1951 8 | Cardiff City | 3β1 | Everton | Cardiff |
15:15 |
Wilf Grant ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() Elfed Evans ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 23,923 Referee: Stanley Rogers (Shrewsbury) |
17 September 1951 9 | Cardiff City | 1β1 | Sheffield United | Cardiff |
17:45 |
Wilf Grant ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 29,176 |
22 September 1951 10 | Southampton | 1β1 | Cardiff City | Southampton |
15:00 |
Henry Horton ![]() |
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Stadium:
The Dell Attendance: 21,672 Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot) |
29 September 1951 11 | Cardiff City | 2β1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
15:15 |
Wilf Grant ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 30,352 |
6 October 1951 12 | Cardiff City | 4β1 | Coventry City | Cardiff |
15:15 |
Wilf Grant ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() George Edwards ![]() Mike Tiddy ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 26,277 |
13 October 1951 13 | West Ham United | 1β1 | Cardiff City | London |
Bert Hawkins ![]() |
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Stadium:
Upton Park Attendance: 24,103 |
27 October 1951 14 | Barnsley | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Barnsley |
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Stadium:
Oakwell Attendance: 11,168 |
3 November 1951 15 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Hull City | Cardiff |
14:45 |
Wilf Grant ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 23,459 |
10 November 1951 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 0β1 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
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Stadium:
Ewood Park Attendance: 22,477 |
17 November 1951 17 | Cardiff City | 3β1 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
14:30 |
Doug Blair ![]() Doug Blair ![]() Alf Sherwood ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 21,211 |
24 November 1951 18 | Notts County | 1β1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
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Stadium:
Meadow Lane Attendance: 19,452 |
1 December 1951 19 | Cardiff City | 3β0 | Luton Town | Cardiff |
14:30 |
Doug Blair ![]() Doug Blair ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 26,106 |
8 December 1951 20 | Bury | 1β1 | Cardiff City | Bury |
14:15 | ![]() |
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Stadium:
Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,887 |
15 December 1951 21 | Leicester City | 3β0 | Cardiff City | Leicester |
Derek Hines ![]() Arthur Rowley ![]() Fred Worthington ![]() |
Stadium:
Filbert Street Attendance: 26,021 |
22 December 1951 22 | Cardiff City | 4β1 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff |
14:30 |
Alf Sherwood ![]() Doug Blair ![]() Doug Blair ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 19,860 |
25 December 1951 23 | Swansea Town | 1β1 | Cardiff City | Swansea |
14:30 |
Billy Baker ![]() |
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Stadium:
Vetch Field Attendance: 19,260 |
26 December 1951 24 | Cardiff City | 3β0 | Swansea Town | Cardiff |
14:30 |
Billy Baker ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() Mike Tiddy ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 46,003 |
29 December 1951 25 | Brentford | 1β1 | Cardiff City | London |
Johnny Paton ![]() |
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Stadium:
Griffin Park Attendance: 27,547 Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot) |
5 January 1952 26 | Cardiff City | 2β1 | Doncaster Rovers | Cardiff |
14:30 |
Alf Sherwood ![]() Alf Sherwood ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 28,404 Referee: WR Barnes (Birmingham) |
19 January 1952 27 | Everton | 3β0 | Cardiff City | Liverpool |
Dave Hickson ![]() Tommy Clinton ![]() Tony McNamara ![]() |
Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 49,230 Referee: Stanley Rogers (Shrewsbury) |
26 January 1952 28 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Southampton | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Wilf Grant ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 23,205 |
9 February 1952 29 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4β2 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
15:00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Stadium:
Hillsborough Attendance: 42,867 |
16 February 1952 30 | Coventry City | 2β1 | Cardiff City | Coventry |
Ken Chisholm ![]() Norman Lockhart ![]() |
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Stadium:
Highfield Road Attendance: 26,410 |
1 March 1952 31 | Cardiff City | 1β1 | West Ham United | Cardiff |
15:15 |
Doug Blair ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 29,495 Referee: Norman Taylor (Wiltshire) |
12 March 1952 32 | Sheffield United | 6β1 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
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Stadium:
Bramall Lane Attendance: 16,398 |
15 March 1952 33 | Cardiff City | 3β0 | Barnsley | Cardiff |
15:15 |
Ken Chisholm ![]() Ken Chisholm ![]() Leslie Evans ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 24,542 Referee: Charles Bucknall (Birmingham) |
22 March 1952 34 | Hull City | 0β0 | Cardiff City | Hull |
15:15 | Stadium:
Boothferry Park Attendance: 27,009 |
5 April 1952 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 1β1 | Cardiff City | London |
15:15 |
Conway Smith ![]() |
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Stadium:
Loftus Road Attendance: 17,938 Referee: George Roden (Stourbridge) |
11 April 1952 36 | Birmingham City | 3β2 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
Tommy Briggs ![]() Ken Green ![]() Alf Sherwood ![]() |
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Stadium:
St Andrew's Attendance: 32,941 |
12 April 1952 37 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Notts County | Cardiff |
15:15 |
Ken Chisholm ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 24,178 |
14 April 1952 38 | Cardiff City | 3β1 | Birmingham City | Cardiff |
15:15 |
Ken Chisholm ![]() Ken Chisholm ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 25,470 |
19 April 1952 39 | Luton Town | 2β2 | Cardiff City | Luton |
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Stadium:
Kenilworth Road Attendance: 14,186 |
21 April 1952 40 | Cardiff City | 3β1 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
18:15 |
Wilf Grant ![]() Ken Chisholm ![]() Alf Sherwood ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 31,169 |
26 April 1952 41 | Cardiff City | 3β0 | Bury | Cardiff |
15:15 |
Doug Blair ![]() Doug Blair ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 39,906 |
3 May 1952 42 | Cardiff City | 3β1 | Leeds United | Cardiff |
15:15 |
Wilf Grant ![]() Wilf Grant ![]() Ken Chisholm ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 45,925 |
12 January 1952 Round 3 | Cardiff City | 1β1 | Swindon Town | Cardiff |
14:15 |
Wilf Grant ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 40,000 Referee: AW Smith (Aldershot) |
16 January 1952 Round 3 (Replay) | Swindon Town | 1β0 ( a.e.t.) | Cardiff City | Swindon |
14:00 |
Maurice Owen ![]() |
Stadium:
County Ground Attendance: 24,207 |
3 January 1952 Round 5 | Milford United | 1β3 | Cardiff City | Milford Haven |
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Attendance: 2,500 |
2 February 1952 Round 6 | Merthyr Tydfil | 3β1 | Cardiff City | Merthyr Tydfil |
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Stadium:
Penydarren Park Attendance: 13,000 |