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1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Manager
  
Cyril Spiers

FA Cup
  
3rd round

Division One
  
12th

Welsh Cup
  
Semi-finals

Chairman
  
Sir Herbert Merrett John Morgan

Top goalscorer
  
League: Ken Chisholm (13) All: Ken Chisholm (15)

The 1952–53 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 26th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twelfth.

Contents

Results by round

Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FA Cup

Entering in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated by Football League Third Division North side Halifax Town after a 3–1 defeat.

Welsh Cup

After a 5–2 victory over Merthyr Tydfil in the fifth round, Cardiff received a bye into the seventh round, advancing to the semi-finals with a 3–2 win over Barry Town. Their campaign came to an end following a 1–0 semi-final defeat to Rhyl.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Welsh Cup

green=win orange=draw red=lost

References

1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season Wikipedia