Chairman Sir Herbert Merrett Division One 17th Welsh Cup Winners | Manager Trevor Morris FA Cup 4th round | |
Top goalscorer League:
Gerry Hitchens (15)
All:
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.
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Results by round
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
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
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