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1957–58 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1957–58 season
ManagerTrevor Morris
Football League Second Division15th
FA Cup5th round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ron Hewitt (14)
All: Ron Hewitt (15)
Highest home attendance42,482 v Swansea Town 24 August 1957
Lowest home attendance5,867 v Bristol Rovers 26 March 1958
Average home league attendance15,893

The 1957–58 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 31st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

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 Wales WAL Alan Jones
-- GK Wales WAL Ken Jones
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Wales WAL Ray Daniel
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Davies
-- DF Wales WAL John Frowen
-- DF Scotland SCO Alick Gray
-- DF Scotland SCO Danny Malloy
-- DF Scotland SCO Alec Milne
-- DF Wales WAL Frank Rankmore
-- DF England ENG Charles Rutter
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF Wales WAL Derrick Sullivan
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF Wales WAL Brian Jenkins
-- MF Scotland SCO George McGuckin
-- MF Scotland SCO Ross Menzies
-- MF England ENG Cliff Nugent
-- MF Scotland SCO Bob Scott
-- MF Wales WAL Ken Tucker
-- MF England ENG Brian Walsh
-- FW England ENG Joe Bonson
-- FW England ENG Ron Hewitt
-- FW England ENG Gerry Hitchens
-- FW Wales WAL Colin Hudson
-- FW Scotland SCO John McMillan
-- FW England ENG Johnny Nicholls
-- FW Wales WAL Brayley Reynolds

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
13 Grimsby Town 42 17 6 19 86 83 1.036 40
14 Barnsley 42 14 12 16 70 74 0.946 40
15 Cardiff City 42 14 9 19 63 77 0.818 37
16 Derby County 42 14 8 20 60 81 0.741 36
17 Bristol City 42 13 9 20 63 88 0.716 35
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAAHA
ResultDDLLLWLDLWDWWWLLDLDDWLWWWLDLWLWLLWLWLLDLWL
Position18202118201822202119141214141317161614141415131414151415151515151515151516161515
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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24 August 1957 (1957-08-24) 1 Cardiff City 0–0 Swansea Town Cardiff
15:15 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 42,482
Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)
27 August 1957 (1957-08-27) 2 Grimsby Town 1–1 Cardiff City Grimsby
18:30 (og) Malcolm Tucker Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 18,429
31 August 1957 (1957-08-31) 3 Liverpool 3–0 Cardiff City Liverpool
15:15 Jimmy Melia 2'
Billy Liddell 4'
Danny Malloy 65' (og)
LFC report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,698
4 September 1957 (1957-09-04) 4 Cardiff City 1–3 Grimsby Town Cardiff
18:30 Johnny Nicholls

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,433
Referee: George Pullin (Bristol)
7 September 1957 (1957-09-07) 5 Cardiff City 0–2 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:15 Brian Clough
Brian Clough
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,013
Referee: ER Hill (Chester)
11 September 1957 (1957-09-11) 6 Cardiff City 1–0 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
18:00 Ron Davies Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,073
Referee: Alf Bond (Fulham)
14 September 1957 (1957-09-14) 7 Leyton Orient 4–2 Cardiff City London



Ron Davies
Cliff Nugent
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 16,719
18 September 1957 (1957-09-18) 8 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Cardiff City Huddersfield
Colin Baker (og) Brayley Reynolds Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 9,821
21 September 1957 (1957-09-21) 9 Cardiff City 0–3 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:15

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,439
Referee: John Kelly (Eccleston)
28 September 1957 (1957-09-28) 10 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Cardiff City Doncaster
15:15 Ron Davies Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 9,909
Referee: AW Sparling (Grimsby)
5 October 1957 (1957-10-05) 11 Cardiff City 2–2 Rotherham United Cardiff
15:00 Brian Walsh
Ron Hewitt 70' (pen)
7' Terry Farmer
16' (og) Alec Milne
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,390
Referee: W Hickson
12 October 1957 (1957-10-12) 12 Cardiff City 3–2 Derby County Cardiff
15:00 Gerry Hitchens
Ron Hewitt
Brian Walsh
George Darwin
Jack Parry
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,513
19 October 1957 (1957-10-19) 13 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 20s' Gerry Hitchens
Gerry Hitchens
Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 29,366
Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)
26 October 1957 (1957-10-26) 14 Cardiff City 3–2 Lincoln City Cardiff
15:00 Ron Hewitt
Cliff Nugent
Brayley Reynolds

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,515
2 November 1957 (1957-11-02) 15 Notts County 5–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
Stan Newsham ?' (pen), ?'
Gordon Wills ?', ?'
Jackie Lane
Brayley Reynolds
Johnny Nicholls
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 14,911
Referee: FB Coultas (Hull)
4 November 1957 (1957-11-04) 16 Stoke City 3–0 Cardiff City Stoke
Neville Coleman
Neville Coleman
Frank Bowyer
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 20,016
Referee: JH Clough (Bolton)
9 November 1957 (1957-11-09) 17 Cardiff City 1–1 Ipswich Town Cardiff
14:45 Joe Bonson 49' 44' Tom Garneys Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,490
Referee: Norman Taylor (Westbury)
16 November 1957 (1957-11-16) 18 Blackburn Rovers 4–0 Cardiff City Blackburn
Peter Dobing 28', ?'
Ronnie Clayton 30'
Ally MacLeod 43'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,642
Referee: Ken Collinge (Sale, Cheshire)
23 November 1957 (1957-11-23) 19 Cardiff City 0–0 Sheffield United Cardiff
14:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,215
30 November 1957 (1957-11-30) 20 West Ham United 1–1 Cardiff City London
14:15 John Dick 58' 89' Joe Bonson Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 23,954
7 December 1957 (1957-12-07) 21 Cardiff City 7–0 Barnsley Cardiff
14:30 Cliff Nugent
Cliff Nugent
Cliff Nugent
Ron Hewitt (pen)
Ron Hewitt
Joe Bonson
Colin Hudson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,941
Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)
14 December 1957 (1957-12-14) 22 Fulham 2–0 Cardiff City London
14:15
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 16,024
Referee: R Wood (County Durham)
21 December 1957 (1957-12-21) 23 Swansea Town 0–1 Cardiff City Swansea
14:30 35' Colin Hudson Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 19,483
28 December 1957 (1957-12-28) 25 Cardiff City 6–1 Liverpool Cardiff
14:30 Colin Hudson 5'
Ron Hewitt 17'
Brayley Reynolds 31'
Joe Bonson 34'
Brayley Reynolds 44'
Joe Bonson 77'
LFC report 88' Johnny Wheeler Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 30,622
Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)
18 January 1958 (1958-01-18) 27 Cardiff City 1–1 Leyton Orient Cardiff
14:45 Ron Hewitt 28' 10' Len Julians Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,987
Referee: Jim Pickles (Stockport)
1 February 1958 (1958-02-01) 28 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Cardiff City London


Cliff Nugent Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 20,556
Referee: Bruce Buckle(Northampton)
8 February 1958 (1958-02-08) 29 Cardiff City 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Brian Walsh
Cliff Nugent
Ron Hewitt
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,277
Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex)
22 February 1958 (1958-02-22) 30 Sheffield United 3–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00

Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,368
Referee: ER Hill (Chester)
15 March 1958 (1958-03-15) 31 Cardiff City 2–0 Notts County Cardiff
15:15 Ron Hewitt 10'
Joe Bonson 61'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,116
Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)
22 March 1958 (1958-03-22) 32 Ipswich Town 3–1 Cardiff City Ipswich
15:00 Derek Rees 5'
Tom Garneys 38'
Derek Rees 76'
25' Joe Bonson Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,469
Referee: DT Blues (Richmond)
26 March 1958 (1958-03-26) 33 Cardiff City 0–2 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
17:00
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,867
29 March 1958 (1958-03-29) 34 Cardiff City 4–3 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:15 Ron Hewitt 8', ?' (pen), 68'
Joe Bonson
13' Bryan Douglas
Tommy Johnston
(og) Colin Baker
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,335
Referee: NC Taylor (Westbury)
4 April 1958 (1958-04-04) 35 Cardiff City 2–3 Bristol City Cardiff
15:15 Ron Hewitt
Ron Hewitt


Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,567
5 April 1958 (1958-04-05) 36 Derby County 0–2 Cardiff City Derby
15:00 Joe Bonson
Brian Jenkins
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 15,529
7 April 1958 (1958-04-07) 37 Bristol City 2–0 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 25,723
12 April 1958 (1958-04-12) 38 Cardiff City 0–3 West Ham United Cardiff
15:15 7' Andy Malcolm
41', 85' John Dick
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,996
Referee: Ken Dagnall (Blackburn)
19 April 1958 (1958-04-19) 39 Barnsley 1–1 Cardiff City Barnsley
15:15 Bobby Wood 60' 75' Colin Hudson Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 8,948
Referee: RPE Langdale (Darlington)
26 April 1958 (1958-04-26) 41 Cardiff City 3–0 Fulham Cardiff
15:15 Colin Baker 6'
Derrick Sullivan 6', 84'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,846
30 April 1958 (1958-04-30) 42 Lincoln City 3–1 Cardiff City Lincoln
18:30

Cliff Nugent Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 18,001

FA Cup

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4 January 1958 (1958-01-04) Round 3 Leeds United 1–2 Cardiff City Leeds
Bobby Forrest Alan Harrington
Cliff Nugent
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,374
Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)
25 January 1958 (1958-01-25) Round 4 Cardiff City 4–1 Leyton Orient Cardiff
14:45 Sid Bishop (og)
Brian Walsh
Joe Bonson
Joe Bonson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 35,849
Referee: F Collinge (Rochdale)
15 February 1958 (1958-02-15) Round 5 Cardiff City 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 45,580
Referee: Les Tirebuck (Halifax)
20 February 1958 (1958-02-20) Round 5 (Replay) Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Cardiff City Blackburn

Ron Hewitt Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Les Tirebuck (Halifax)

Welsh Cup

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29 January 1958 (1958-01-29) Round 5 Cardiff City 0–2 Hereford United Cardiff

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,500

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".
  • Welsh Football Data Archive