1914–15 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1914–15 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 18th season of competitive football and the team's fifth in the Southern Football League. They competed in the 20-team Southern Football League First Division, then the third tier of English football, finishing 3rd.

Cardiff City
1914–15 season
ChairmanJA McFarlane
ManagerFred Stewart
Southern League Division One3rd
FA Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George West (13)

All:
George West (13)
Highest home attendance16,000 (v Swindon Town, 24 October 1914)
Lowest home attendance1,900 (v Watford, 1 January 1915)
Average home league attendance13,342

Season review

Partial league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Watford 38 22 8 8 68 46 1.478 52
2 Reading 38 21 7 10 68 43 1.581 49
3 Cardiff City 38 22 4 12 72 38 1.895 48
4 West Ham United 38 18 9 11 58 47 1.234 45 Elected to the 1919–20 Football League Second Division after World War I
5 Northampton Town 38 19 5 14 56 51 1.098 43
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultLWDLWLWWWLWLWWWDWLWLLWLWWLWDWLWWLWWWDW
Position83223
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players

First team squad.[1][2]

Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG John Stephenson
GK England ENG Herbert Kneeshaw
DF England ENG Albert Barnett
DF England ENG Charlie Brittain
DF England ENG Patrick Cassidy
DF England ENG Henry Harvey
DF Wales WAL Fred Keenor
DF England ENG Edward Layton
MF England ENG Billy Hardy
Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG George Beare
FW England ENG Jack Burton
FW England ENG Joe Clark
FW England ENG Billy Devlin
FW Wales WAL Jack Evans
FW England ENG Arthur Goddard
FW England ENG Billy Grimshaw
FW England ENG Len Hopkins
FW England ENG George West

Fixtures and results

Southern League Division One

2 September 1914 (1914-09-02) 1 Watford 2–1 Cardiff City Watford
Peter Ronald
Charlie White
Patrick Cassidy Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,000
5 September 1914 (1914-09-05) 2 Cardiff City 1–0 Norwich City Cardiff
Jack Evans Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,000
12 September 1914 (1914-09-12) 3 Gillingham 1–1 Cardiff City Gillingham
Jack Burton Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
19 September 1914 (1914-09-19) 4 Cardiff City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,000
26 September 1914 (1914-09-26) 5 Crystal Palace 0–2 Cardiff City London
Jack Evans
Len Hopkins
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 9,000
3 October 1914 (1914-10-03) 6 Exeter City 2–0 Cardiff City Exeter

Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,000
10 October 1914 (1914-10-10) 7 Cardiff City 3–0 Luton Town Cardiff
George West
Len Hopkins
Patrick Cassidy
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,000
17 October 1914 (1914-10-17) 8 Portsmouth 0–1 Cardiff City Portsmouth
George West Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,887
24 October 1914 (1914-10-24) 9 Cardiff City 3–0 Swindon Town Cardiff
George West
Jack Evans
Patrick Cassidy
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: CC Fallowfield
31 October 1914 (1914-10-31) 10 Southend United 2–1 Cardiff City Southend

George Beare Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,000
7 November 1914 (1914-11-07) 11 Cardiff City 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
George Beare
Jack Evans
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,000
14 November 1914 (1914-11-14) 12 Millwall 2–1 Cardiff City London

George Beare Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 6,000
28 November 1914 (1914-11-28) 14 Croydon Common 0–1 Cardiff City Croydon
Patrick Cassidy Stadium: Croydon Common Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,000
5 December 1914 (1914-12-05) 15 Cardiff City 3–2 Reading Cardiff
Billy Devlin
Billy Devlin
Sidney Crawford (og)

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,000
12 December 1914 (1914-12-12) 16 Southampton 1–1 Cardiff City Southampton
George West Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 8,000
25 December 1914 (1914-12-25) 18 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Cardiff City Plymouth
Bertie Bowler
Jimmy Kirkpatrick
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 8,000
26 December 1914 (1914-12-26) 19 Cardiff City 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
Arthur Goddard
George Beare
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,000
2 January 1915 (1915-01-02) 21 Norwich City 2–1 Cardiff City Norwich

George Beare Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 4,000
16 January 1915 (1915-01-16) 22 Cardiff City 3–1 Gillingham Cardiff
George West
George West
Billy Devlin
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,000
23 January 1915 (1915-01-23) 23 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Cardiff City Brighton

Jack Evans Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 6,000
6 February 1915 (1915-02-06) 25 Cardiff City 1–0 Exeter City Cardiff
Albert Barnett Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,000
13 February 1915 (1915-02-13) 26 Luton Town 2–1 Cardiff City Luton

George West Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,000
20 February 1915 (1915-02-20) 27 Cardiff City 3–2 Portsmouth Cardiff
Albert Barnett
Fred Keenor
Jack Evans

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,000
27 February 1915 (1915-02-27) 28 Swindon Town 0–0 Cardiff City Swindon
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,000
6 March 1915 (1915-03-06) 29 Cardiff City 3–0 Southend United Cardiff
Arthur Goddard
Fred Keenor
Jack Evans
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,000
13 March 1915 (1915-03-13) 30 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Cardiff City London


Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 7,000
20 March 1915 (1915-03-20) 31 Cardiff City 4–1 Millwall Cardiff
Len Hopkins
Len Hopkins
Len Hopkins
Arthur Goddard
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,000
27 March 1915 (1915-03-27) 32 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Cardiff City London
George Beare Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 11,000
2 April 1915 (1915-04-02) 33 West Ham United 2–1 Cardiff City London

Arthur Goddard Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 10,000
3 April 1915 (1915-04-03) 34 Cardiff City 1–0 Croydon Common Cardiff
George West Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,000
5 April 1915 (1915-04-05) 35 Cardiff City 2–1 West Ham United Cardiff
Albert Barnett
Arthur Goddard
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,000
10 April 1915 (1915-04-10) 36 Reading 1–2 Cardiff City Reading
Jack Evans
George West
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 6,000
17 April 1915 (1915-04-17) 37 Cardiff City 1–1 Southampton Cardiff
Albert Barnett Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,000

FA Cup

9 January 1915 (1915-01-09) Round 1 Bristol City 2–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Edwin Burton
Edwin Burton
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,000

References

  1. "Cardiff City 1914-15 results". cardiffcityforum.com. Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "All Cardiff City football club players: 1915". 11v11. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

Bibliography

  • 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.
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  • Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 1-9054110-4-9.
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