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1955–56 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season

Field	Value
club	Cardiff City
season	1955–56
manager	Trevor Morris
chairman	Herbert Merrett{{Cite book
title	The Cardiff City Miscellany
first	Richard
last	Shepherd
publisher	Pitch books
year	2007
isbn	978-1-905411-04-7
league	Division One
league result	17th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	4th round
cup2	Welsh Cup
cup2 result	Winners
average attendance	26,631
highest attendance	42,546 v Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 September 1955
lowest attendance	16,086 v Luton Town, 14 April 1956
league topscorer
Gerry Hitchens (15)
season topscorer
Gerry Hitchens (28)
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pattern_sh1	_bluesides
pattern_so1	_band_white
body1	0000ff
socks1	0000ff
prevseason	1954–55
nextseason	1956–57

Gerry Hitchens (15) Gerry Hitchens (28) 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.

Season review

League standings

Main article: 1955–56 Football League#First Division

Results by round

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FA Cup

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

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, beating South Wales rivals Swansea Town 3–2, 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

Fixtures and results

[[Football League First Division|First Division]]

Trevor Ford Tommy Lawton Tommy Lawton Peter McParland Johnny Hancocks Jimmy Mullen Roy Swinbourne Johnny Hancocks Roy Swinbourne Peter Broadbent Peter Broadbent Roy Swinbourne Ray Parry Dennis Stevens Nat Lofthouse Joe Hayes Bobby Johnstone Trevor Ford Gerry Hitchens Alf Ringstead Willie Davie Ewan Fenton Ron Stockin Peter McKay Ronnie Allen John McSeveney Vic Keeble Jackie Milburn Jackie Milburn Cecil Dixon Jimmy Adam Gordon Turner Neil O'Halloran Neil O'Halloran Les Stubbs Trevor Ford Gerry Hitchens John McSeveney Trevor Ford Bobby Howitt Trevor Ford Harry Kirtley Trevor Ford Eddie Wainwright Ronnie Allen Bobby Robson Trevor Ford Mike Barnard Jackie Henderson Colin Baker Brian Walsh Derek Tapscott

FA Cup

John McSeveney John Dick

Welsh Cup

Gerry Hitchens Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Trevor Ford Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Colin Baker John McSeveney

Trevor Ford
Gerry Hitchens
John McSeveney
Elfed Evans
Ron Hewitt Trevor Ford Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Gerry Hitchens Brian Walsh John McSeveney Des Palmer

References

{{Cite book

References

"Cardiff City 1955–56 results". Statto.com.
"Welsh Cup 1955/56". Welsh Football Data Archive.
"Cardiff City 3–2 Swansea Town". Welsh Football Data Archive.

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