1936–37 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1936–37 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 17th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Three South, then the third tier of English football, finishing 18th. The team played in the FA Cup, Welsh Cup, and the Third Division South Cup, being eliminated in the 3rd round, 8th round, and 2nd round, respectively.

Cardiff City
1936–37 season
ChairmanDr James Wade
ManagerWales Ben Watts-Jones
Wales Bill Jennings (from April)
Division Three South18th
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh Cup8th round
Third Division South Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Walton
Reg Pugh
Cecil Smith
Les Talbot (7)
All:
George Walton (9)
Highest home attendance31,954 (v Walsall, 26 December 1936)
Lowest home attendance5,940 (v Aldershot, 19 April 1937)
Average home league attendance15,661

Season review

Partial league table
Main article: 1936–37 Football League § Third Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
16 Bristol City 42 15 6 21 58 70 0.829 36
17 Walsall[lower-alpha 1] 42 13 10 19 63 85 0.741 36
18 Cardiff City 42 14 7 21 54 87 0.621 35
19 Newport County 42 12 10 20 67 98 0.684 34
20 Torquay United 42 11 10 21 57 80 0.713 32
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Walsall had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.

Results by round
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ResultLWWWWWDWDLWLLWWLLDLDLLLDLDLLDLWLLWLLLLWWWL
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Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players

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 Bill Fielding
-- GK Wales WAL George Poland
-- DF Scotland SCO Jack Eslor
-- DF Wales WAL Louis Ford
-- DF England ENG Cliff Godfrey
-- DF Wales WAL Arthur Granville
-- DF Scotland SCO Bob McAuley
-- DF England ENG Jack Mellor
-- DF Scotland SCO Bill Main
-- MF England ENG George Nicholson
-- FW England ENG Billy Bassett
-- FW Wales WAL James McKenzie
-- FW Ireland EIR Ted Melaniphy
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- FW Scotland SCO Davie Ovenstone
-- FW England ENG Albert Pinxton
-- FW England ENG Jack Prescott
-- FW Wales WAL Reg Pugh
-- FW Wales WAL Doug Redwood
-- FW England ENG Harry Roper
-- FW Wales WAL Cecil Smith
-- FW England ENG Harold Smith
-- FW England ENG James A Smith
-- FW England ENG Les Talbot
-- FW England ENG George Walton
-- FW England ENG Arthur Welsby
-- FW Wales WAL Daniel Williams

Fixtures and results

Third Division South
29 August 1936 (1936-08-29) 1 Walsall 1–0 Cardiff City Walsall
Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 10,268
31 August 1936 (1936-08-31) 2 Cardiff City 2–1 Clapton Orient Cardiff
Reg Pugh
Cecil Smith 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,698
5 September 1936 (1936-09-05) 3 Cardiff City 3–0 Luton Town Cardiff
Cecil Smith
Cecil Smith
Reg Pugh 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,915
10 September 1936 (1936-09-10) 4 Clapton Orient 0–1 Cardiff City London
Reg Pugh Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,471
12 September 1936 (1936-09-12) 5 Newport County 2–3 Cardiff City Newport
Bill Owen
Bill Owen 		Davie Ovenstone
Les Talbot
Cecil Smith		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 16,732
14 September 1936 (1936-09-14) 6 Cardiff City 3–1 Bristol City Cardiff
Reg Pugh
Albert Pinxton
Les Talbot 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,936
19 September 1936 (1936-09-19) 7 Crystal Palace 2–2 Cardiff City London

 Cecil Smith
Reg Pugh		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,348
26 September 1936 (1936-09-26) 8 Cardiff City 3–1 Exeter City Cardiff
Davie Ovenstone
Les Talbot
Cecil Smith 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,749
28 September 1936 (1936-09-28) 9 Cardiff City 1–1 Southend United Cardiff
Albert Pinxton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,094
3 October 1936 (1936-10-03) 10 Reading 3–0 Cardiff City Reading


 Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 13,209
10 October 1936 (1936-10-10) 11 Cardiff City 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
Les Talbot
Daniel Williams 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,897
24 October 1936 (1936-10-24) 12 Watford 2–0 Cardiff City Watford

 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,209
31 October 1936 (1936-10-31) 13 Cardiff City 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
Arthur Granville (pen)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,805
7 November 1936 (1936-11-07) 14 Bournemouth 0–2 Cardiff City Bournemouth
Les Talbot
George Walton		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,231
14 November 1936 (1936-11-14) 15 Cardiff City 2–1 Northampton Town Cardiff
Reg Pugh
George Walton 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,200
21 November 1936 (1936-11-21) 16 Bristol Rovers 5–1 Cardiff City Bristol




 Les Talbot Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 17,171
5 December 1936 (1936-12-05) 17 Swindon Town 4–2 Cardiff City Swindon
Jimmy Cookson 10', 15'
Eddie Jones 26', 35'		 25' Jack Prescott
60' Cecil Smith		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,532
19 December 1936 (1936-12-19) 18 Gillingham 0–0 Cardiff City Gillingham
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,361
25 December 1936 (1936-12-25) 19 Torquay United 1–0 Cardiff City Torquay
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 4,582
26 December 1936 (1936-12-26) 20 Cardiff City 2–2 Walsall Cardiff
George Walton
Ted Melaniphy
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 31,954
28 December 1936 (1936-12-28) 21 Cardiff City 0–2 Torquay United Cardiff

 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,048
2 January 1937 (1937-01-02) 22 Luton Town 8–1 Cardiff City Luton







 Jack Prescott Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 12,368
9 January 1937 (1937-01-09) 23 Cardiff City 0–1 Newport County Cardiff
Harry Duggan Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,681
23 January 1937 (1937-01-23) 24 Cardiff City 1–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
Les Talbot Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,415
3 February 1937 (1937-02-03) 25 Exeter City 3–1 Cardiff City Exeter


 Albert Pinxton Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,298
6 February 1937 (1937-02-06) 26 Cardiff City 1–1 Reading Cardiff
George Walton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,569
13 February 1937 (1937-02-13) 27 Queens Park Rangers 6–0 Cardiff City London





 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,408
20 February 1937 (1937-02-20) 28 Southend United 8–1 Cardiff City Southend







 Cecil Smith Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,100
27 February 1937 (1937-02-27) 29 Cardiff City 2–2 Watford Cardiff
Arthur Granville (pen)
George Walton
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,283
6 March 1937 (1937-03-06) 30 Brighton & Hove Albion 7–2 Cardiff City Brighton






 James McKenzie
(pen) Arthur Granville		 Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 10,632
13 March 1937 (1937-03-13) 31 Cardiff City 2–1 Bournemouth Cardiff
James McKenzie
James McKenzie 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,582
20 March 1937 (1937-03-20) 32 Northampton Town 2–0 Cardiff City Northampton

 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,334
26 March 1937 (1937-03-26) 33 Notts County 4–0 Cardiff City Nottingham



 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 17,664
27 March 1937 (1937-03-27) 34 Cardiff City 3–1 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
James McKenzie
Reg Pugh
Arthur Granville (pen)		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,666
29 March 1937 (1937-03-29) 35 Cardiff City 0–2 Notts County Cardiff

 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,245
3 April 1937 (1937-04-03) 36 Millwall 3–1 Cardiff City London


 (pen) Arthur Granville Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 19,489
10 April 1937 (1937-04-10) 37 Cardiff City 1–2 Swindon Town Cardiff
George Walton 25' 37' Jimmy Cookson
82' Joe Musgrave		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,066
12 April 1937 (1937-04-12) 38 Cardiff City 0–1 Millwall Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,775
17 April 1937 (1937-04-17) 39 Aldershot 0–1 Cardiff City Aldershot
Ted Melaniphy Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,084
19 April 1937 (1937-04-19) 40 Cardiff City 4–1 Aldershot Cardiff
George Walton
Ted Melaniphy
Ted Melaniphy
Davie Ovenstone 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,940
24 April 1937 (1937-04-24) 41 Cardiff City 2–0 Gillingham Cardiff
Ted Melaniphy
Davie Ovenstone 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,358
1 May 1937 (1937-05-01) 42 Bristol City 2–1 Cardiff City Bristol

 (og) Jack Hick Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,360

FA Cup
28 November 1936 (1936-11-28) Round 1 Cardiff City 3–1 Southall Cardiff
George Walton
Les Talbot
Reg Pugh 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,000
12 December 1936 (1936-12-12) Round 2 Cardiff City 2–1 Swindon Town Cardiff
Arthur Granville 69' (pen)
Jack Prescott 87'		 8' Jimmy Cookson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,833
Referee: E Vokes
16 January 1937 (1937-01-16) Round 3 Cardiff City 1–3 Grimsby Town Cardiff
Ted Melaniphy

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 36,245

Welsh Cup
10 March 1937 (1937-03-10) Round 6 Barry Town 3–1 Cardiff City Barry


 George Walton Stadium: Jenner Park
Attendance: 5,000

Third Division South Cup
28 October 1936 (1936-10-28) Round 1 Cardiff City 0–1 Exeter City Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,000

Source[1][3]

References
  1. "Cardiff City 1936-37 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. "All Cardiff City football club players: 1937". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "Welsh Cup 1936/37". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 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.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 1-9054110-4-9.
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