1957–58 Cardiff City F.C. season

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.

Cardiff City

1957–58 season
Manager	Trevor Morris
Football League Second Division	15th
FA Cup	5th round
Welsh Cup	5th round
Top goalscorer	League: Ron Hewitt (14) All: Ron Hewitt (15)
Highest home attendance	42,482 v Swansea Town 24 August 1957
Lowest home attendance	5,867 v Bristol Rovers 26 March 1958
Average home league attendance	15,893
Home colours

Players

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	WAL	Alan Jones
--	GK	WAL	Ken Jones
--	GK	WAL	Graham Vearncombe
--	DF	WAL	Colin Baker
--	DF	WAL	Ray Daniel
--	DF	WAL	Ron Davies
--	DF	WAL	John Frowen
--	DF	SCO	Alick Gray
--	DF	SCO	Danny Malloy
--	DF	SCO	Alec Milne
--	DF	WAL	Frank Rankmore
--	DF	ENG	Charles Rutter
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Derrick Sullivan

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Alan Harrington
--	MF	WAL	Brian Jenkins
--	MF	SCO	George McGuckin
--	MF	SCO	Ross Menzies
--	MF	ENG	Cliff Nugent
--	MF	SCO	Bob Scott
--	MF	WAL	Ken Tucker
--	MF	ENG	Brian Walsh
--	FW	ENG	Joe Bonson
--	FW	ENG	Ron Hewitt
--	FW	ENG	Gerry Hitchens
--	FW	WAL	Colin Hudson
--	FW	SCO	John McMillan
--	FW	ENG	Johnny Nicholls
--	FW	WAL	Brayley Reynolds

League standings

Main article: 1957–58 Football League § Second Division

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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L
Position			18	20	21	18	20	18	22	20	21	19	14	12	14	14	13	17	16	16	14	14	14	15	13	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	15

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

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Swansea Town

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)

Grimsby Town v Cardiff City

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

Liverpool v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Grimsby Town

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)

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

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)

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

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)

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City

14 September 1957 (1957-09-14) 7	Leyton Orient	4–2	Cardiff City	London
			Ron Davies Cliff Nugent	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 16,719

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

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)

Doncaster Rovers v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

5 October 1957 (1957-10-05) 11	Cardiff City	2–2	Rotherham United	Cardiff
15:00	Brian Walsh Ron Hewitt (pen)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,390

Cardiff City v Derby County

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

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Lincoln City

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

Notts County v Cardiff City

2 November 1957 (1957-11-02) 15	Notts County	5–2	Cardiff City	Nottingham
			Brayley Reynolds Johnny Nicholls	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 14,911 Referee: FB Coultas (Hull)

Stoke City v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

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)

Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City

16 November 1957 (1957-11-16) 18	Blackburn Rovers	4–0	Cardiff City	Blackburn
				Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,642 Referee: Ken Collinge (Sale, Cheshire)

Cardiff City v Sheffield United

23 November 1957 (1957-11-23) 19	Cardiff City	0–0	Sheffield United	Cardiff
14:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,215

West Ham United v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Barnsley

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)

Fulham v Cardiff City

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)

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Stoke City

26 December 1957 (1957-12-26) 24	Cardiff City	5–2	Stoke City	Cardiff
14:30	Colin Hudson Joe Bonson Joe Bonson Brayley Reynolds Brian Walsh		George Kelly George Kelly	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,638

Cardiff City v Liverpool

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)

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

11 January 1958 (1958-01-11) 26	Middlesbrough	4–1	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
	Bill Harris (pen) Alan Peacock Alan Peacock Alan Peacock		Brian Walsh	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 23,115

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

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)

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers

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)

Sheffield United v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Notts County

15 March 1958 (1958-03-15) 31	Cardiff City	2–0	Notts County	Cardiff
15:15	Joe Bonson Ron Hewitt			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,116 Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

26 March 1958 (1958-03-26) 33	Cardiff City	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
17:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,867

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

29 March 1958 (1958-03-29) 34	Cardiff City	4–3	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
15:15	Ron Hewitt (pen) Ron Hewitt Ron Hewitt Joe Bonson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,335 Referee: NC Taylor (Westbury)

Cardiff City v Bristol City

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

Derby County v Cardiff City

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

Bristol City v Cardiff City

7 April 1958 (1958-04-07) 37	Bristol City	2–0	Cardiff City	Bristol
15:00				Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 25,723

Cardiff City v West Ham United

12 April 1958 (1958-04-12) 38	Cardiff City	0–3	West Ham United	Cardiff
15:15			John Dick John Dick Andy Malcolm	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,996

Barnsley v Cardiff City

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)

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

21 April 1958 (1958-04-21) 40	Rotherham United	3–1	Cardiff City	Rotherham
	Brian Jackson Brian Jackson Roy Lambert		Brian Walsh	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 8,147

Cardiff City v Fulham

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

Lincoln City v Cardiff City

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

Leeds United v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

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)

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

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)

Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Hereford United

29 January 1958 (1958-01-29) Round 5	Cardiff City	0–2	Hereford United	Cardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,500

See also

• List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• 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