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1938–39 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1938–39 season
ChairmanChris Page (To September 1938)
William Forbes (To April 1939)
Wales Sir Herbert Merrett
ManagerWales Bill Jennings (To April 1939)
England Cyril Spiers
Division Three South13th
FA Cup4th round
Welsh CupRunners Up
Third Division South Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Collins (18)

All:
Jimmy Collins (21)
Highest home attendance40,187 (v Newport County, 31 December 1938)
Lowest home attendance5,070 (v Notts County, 17 April 1939)
Average home league attendance14,107

The 1938–39 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 19th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Three South, then the third tier of English football, finishing 13th.

Season review

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Football League Third Division South

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Partial league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
11 Notts County 42 17 9 16 59 54 1.093 43
12 Southend United 42 16 9 17 61 64 0.953 41
13 Cardiff City 42 15 11 16 61 65 0.938 41
14 Exeter City 42 13 14 15 65 82 0.793 40
15 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 13 13 16 52 58 0.897 39
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHAHHHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHHA
ResultLDLWWLDWDLLWDWLDWDWLLWWLDWWDWLLLLDLLWDWWDL
Position~~171513161513121418151410121512111112121211121211912710101212121215131311111213
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players

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First team squad.[1][2] 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 England ENG Bob Jones
-- GK England ENG Bill Fielding
-- DF Wales WAL George Ballsom
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Bill Corkhill
-- DF Wales WAL Louis Ford
-- DF Wales WAL Arthur Granville
-- DF Scotland SCO Jim Kelso
-- DF Wales WAL Thomas Williams
-- MF Wales WAL Billy Baker
-- MF England ENG Cecil McCaughey
-- MF England ENG Bill Main
-- MF England ENG George Nicholson
-- MF England ENG Arthur Rhodes
-- MF Wales WAL Terry Wood
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- FW England ENG Reg Anderson
-- FW England ENG Billy Bassett
-- FW England ENG Jimmy Collins
-- FW Wales WAL Jack Court
-- FW England ENG Harry Egan
-- FW Wales WAL Charles Hill
-- FW Wales WAL James McKenzie
-- FW England ENG Jack Prescott
-- FW Wales WAL Reg Pugh
-- FW England ENG Tex Rickards
-- FW Scotland SCO Ritchie Smith
-- FW England ENG Les Talbot
-- FW England ENG Bert Turner
-- FW England ENG George Walton

Fixtures and results

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27 August 1938 (1938-08-27) 1 Cardiff City 1–2 Exeter City Cardiff
Bert Turner
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,645
3 September 1938 (1938-09-03) 3 Newport County 3–0 Cardiff City Newport
Arthur Hydes
Arthur Hydes
Lance Carr
Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 18,837
5 September 1938 (1938-09-05) 4 Cardiff City 2–1 Walsall Cardiff
Jimmy Collins
Jimmy Collins
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,697
10 September 1938 (1938-09-10) 5 Ipswich Town 1–2 Cardiff City Ipswich
Gilbert Alsop Tex Rickards
Jack Prescott
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,179
17 September 1938 (1938-09-17) 6 Cardiff City 0–1 Reading Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,843
24 September 1938 (1938-09-24) 7 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Les Talbot Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 10,046
8 October 1938 (1938-10-08) 9 Bournemouth 0–0 Cardiff City Bournemouth
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 7,211
15 October 1938 (1938-10-15) 10 Cardiff City 1–2 Clapton Orient Cardiff
Les Talbot
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,317
22 October 1938 (1938-10-22) 11 Northampton Town 2–1 Cardiff City Northampton

Jack Prescott Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,262
29 October 1938 (1938-10-29) 12 Cardiff City 2–1 Swindon Town Cardiff
15:15 Tex Rickards 20'
Jimmy Collins 80'
10' Ben Morton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: GS Blackhall
5 November 1938 (1938-11-05) 13 Port Vale 1–1 Cardiff City Stoke
Tom Nolan Jimmy Collins Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 12,500
19 November 1938 (1938-11-19) 15 Crystal Palace 2–0 Cardiff City London

Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,898
3 December 1938 (1938-12-03) 16 Aldershot 1–1 Cardiff City Aldershot
Jimmy Collins Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5,699
17 December 1938 (1938-12-17) 17 Torquay United 1–3 Cardiff City Torquay
Les Talbot
Les Talbot
Jimmy Collins
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,257
24 December 1938 (1938-12-24) 18 Exeter City 1–1 Cardiff City Exeter
Harry Egan Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,242
26 December 1938 (1938-12-26) 19 Cardiff City 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
Jimmy Collins Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,744
31 December 1938 (1938-12-31) 21 Cardiff City 1–2 Newport County Cardiff
Ritchie Smith Arthur Hydes
Lance Carr
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 40,187
11 January 1939 (1939-01-11) 22 Cardiff City 2–1 Bristol City Cardiff
Ritchie Smith
George Walton
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,645
14 January 1939 (1939-01-14) 23 Cardiff City 2–1 Ipswich Town Cardiff
Ossie Parry (og)
Jimmy Collins
Charlie Fletcher Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,312
28 January 1939 (1939-01-28) 24 Cardiff City 0–2 Bristol Rovers Cardiff

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,659
1 February 1939 (1939-02-01) 25 Reading 0–0 Cardiff City Reading
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3,623
18 February 1939 (1939-02-18) 28 Clapton Orient 1–1 Cardiff City London
Harry Egan Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 9,035
25 February 1939 (1939-02-25) 29 Cardiff City 2–0 Northampton Town Cardiff
Tex Rickards
Cecil McCaughey
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,282
4 March 1939 (1939-03-04) 30 Swindon Town 4–1 Cardiff City Swindon
Ben Morton 4'
Ben Morton 84'
Cliff Francis 15'
Arthur Barraclough 89'
43' Harry Egan Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,861
Referee: GS Blackhall
18 March 1939 (1939-03-18) 32 Watford 1–0 Cardiff City Watford
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6,714
25 March 1939 (1939-03-25) 33 Cardiff City 0–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,910
1 April 1939 (1939-04-01) 34 Bristol City 1–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Harry Egan Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 10,003
7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 35 Southend United 2–0 Cardiff City Southend

Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,299
10 April 1939 (1939-04-10) 37 Cardiff City 1–0 Southend United Cardiff
Reg Pugh Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,220
15 April 1939 (1939-04-15) 38 Notts County 1–1 Cardiff City Nottingham
James McKenzie Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,640
17 April 1939 (1939-04-17) 39 Cardiff City 4–1 Notts County Cardiff
Les Talbot
Les Talbot
Reginald Anderson
Reg Pugh
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,070
22 April 1939 (1939-04-22) 40 Cardiff City 3–1 Torquay United Cardiff
Jimmy Collins
Les Talbot
Charles Hill
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,277
29 April 1939 (1939-04-29) 41 Cardiff City 0–0 Mansfield Town Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,886
26 November 1938 (1938-11-26) Round 1 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Cardiff City Cheltenham
14:45 Stan Prior Jack Prescott Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Mr. G. W. Hann
30 November 1938 (1938-11-30) Round 1 (Replay) Cardiff City 1–0 Cheltenham Town Cardiff
14:00 Jack Prescott Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,940
Referee: Mr. G. W. Hann
10 December 1938 (1938-12-10) Round 2 Cardiff City 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Cardiff
Les Talbot Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,000
7 January 1939 (1939-01-07) Round 3 Cardiff City 1–0 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
George Walton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,780
21 January 1939 (1939-01-21) Round 4 Cardiff City 0–0 Newcastle United Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 42,060
25 January 1939 (1939-01-25) Round 4 (Replay) Newcastle United 4–1 Cardiff City Newcastle
Harry Clifton
Jimmy Gordon
Tom Mooney
John Park
Reg Pugh Stadium: St James's Park
Attendance: 44,649
8 February 1939 (1939-02-08) Round 5 Cardiff City 2–2 Swansea Town Cardiff
James McKenzie
Cecil McCaughey
Tommy Olsen
Tommy Bamford
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,000
23 February 1939 (1939-02-23) Round 5 (Replay) Swansea Town 1–4 Cardiff City Swansea
Willie Imrie Harry Egan
Harry Egan
Tex Rickards
Tex Rickards
Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 1,500
8 March 1939 (1939-03-08) Round 6 Cardiff City 5–1 Newport County Cardiff
Harry Egan
Harry Egan
Harry Egan
Tex Rickards
James McKenzie
Andrew Higgins Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,000
30 March 1939 (1939-03-30) Semi Final Oswestry 1–1 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
(pen) Arthur Granville Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,000
13 April 1939 (1939-04-13) Semi Final (Replay) Oswestry 2–2 Cardiff City Shrewsbury

Les Talbot
Jimmy Collins
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,000
26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) Semi Final (Second replay) Oswestry 1–2 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
Les Talbot
Jimmy Collins
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 5,000
4 May 1939 (1939-05-04) Final South Liverpool 2–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
G Jones
G Jones
Jimmy Collins Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: F McCarthy (Wrexham)
16 November 1938 (1938-11-16) Round 1 Bristol City 6–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Harry Mardon
Harry Mardon
Frank Gallacher
Monty Morgan
Monty Morgan
Cliff Morgan
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 670

Source[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cardiff City 1938-39 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1939". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Welsh Cup 1938/39". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

Bibliography

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  • Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
  • Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.