1948–49 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1948–49 season
Chairman	Sir Herbert Merrett
Manager	Cyril Spiers
Division Two	4th
FA Cup	5th round
Welsh Cup	Semi Final
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ernie Stevenson (12); All: ; Ernie Stevenson (13)
Highest home attendance	56,018 v Tottenham Hotspur 9 October 1948
Lowest home attendance	26,441 v Coventry City 23 April 1949
Average home league attendance	35,091
	Home colours
	Home colours

The 1948–49 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 22nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourth.

Season review

Partial league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	West Bromwich Albion (P)	42	24	8	10	69	39	1.769	56	Promotion to the First Division
3	Southampton	42	23	9	10	69	36	1.917	55
4	Cardiff City	42	19	13	10	62	47	1.319	51
5	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	16	9	72	44	1.636	50
6	Chesterfield	42	15	17	10	51	45	1.133	47

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted

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	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	D
Position			14	17	17	17	13	4	7	5	4	6	9	13	17	17	16	13	11	10	7	7	6	8	9	9	8	10	7	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4

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

Players

First team squad. [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	ENG	Phil Joslin
--	GK	WAL	Ted Morris
--	DF	WAL	Ken Hollyman
--	DF	WAL	Arthur Lever
--	DF	SCO	Harry May
--	DF	ENG	Stan Montgomery
--	DF	ENG	Alf Rowland
--	DF	WAL	Alf Sherwood
--	DF	WAL	Fred Stansfield
--	DF	WAL	Albert Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Derrick Sullivan
--	DF	WAL	Glyn Williams
--	MF	WAL	Billy Baker


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Roley Williams
--	FW	WAL	Bryn Allen
--	FW	ENG	Tommy Best
--	FW	ENG	Doug Blair
--	FW	WAL	George Edwards
--	FW	WAL	Ted Gorin
--	FW	ENG	Bill Hullett
--	FW	WAL	Beriah Moore
--	FW	WAL	Gordon Pembery
--	FW	WAL	Cecil Price
--	FW	WAL	Billy Rees
--	FW	ENG	Ernie Stevenson
--	FW	ENG	George Wardle

Fixtures and results

Second Division

21 August 1948 (1948-08-21) 1	Bradford (Park Avenue)	3–0	Cardiff City	Bradford
15:15				Stadium: Park Avenue (stadium) Attendance: 15,048 Referee: SE Law (West Bromwich)

23 August 1948 (1948-08-23) 2	Cardiff City	3–3	Luton Town	Cardiff
18:15	Ken Hollyman Bill Hullett Beriah Moore			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 35,687 Referee: WJ Edwards (Yeovil)

28 August 1948 (1948-08-28) 3	Cardiff City	2–1	Southampton	Cardiff
15:15	Bill Hullett 22', 86'		27' Charlie Wayman	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 37,189 Referee: RC Carter (Swindon)

30 August 1948 (1948-08-30) 4	Luton Town	3–0	Cardiff City	Luton
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 20,185

4 September 1948 (1948-09-04) 5	Barnsley	1–1	Cardiff City	Barnsley
			Derrick Sullivan	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 18,542

9 September 1948 (1948-09-09) 6	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Cardiff City	London
18:00				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 25,337 Referee: Fred Green (Wolverhampton)

11 September 1948 (1948-09-11) 7	Cardiff City	3–0	Grimsby Town	Cardiff
15:15	Ken Hollyman Billy Rees Ken Moody (og)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 32,156 Referee: HC Williams (Fulham)

13 September 1948 (1948-09-13) 8	Cardiff City	3–0	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
17:45	Billy Rees Billy Rees Bill Hullett			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 36,223 Referee: Fred Green (Wolverhampton)

18 September 1948 (1948-09-18) 9	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Cardiff City	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,417

25 September 1948 (1948-09-25) 10	Cardiff City	2–1	Fulham	Cardiff
15:15	Bill Hullett Bill Hullett			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 38,423 Referee: RL Aldridge (Birmingham)

2 October 1948 (1948-10-02) 11	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Cardiff City	Plymouth
15:15			Ken Hollyman	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 27,371 Referee: LG Webb (Midsomer Norton)

9 October 1948 (1948-10-09) 12	Cardiff City	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Cardiff
15:15			Ernie Jones	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 56,018

16 October 1948 (1948-10-16) 13	West Ham United	3–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Eddie Chapman Eric Parsons Ken Wright		(pen) Arthur Lever	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 29,433

30 October 1948 (1948-10-30) 14	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
15:00	Jack Haines Cyril Williams			Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 46,036 Referee: NC Taylor (Westbury)

6 November 1948 (1948-11-06) 15	Cardiff City	3–4	Chesterfield	Cardiff
15:00	Billy Rees Doug Blair Fred Stansfield		Fred Stansfield (og)	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 36,359

13 November 1948 (1948-11-13) 16	Lincoln City	0–0	Cardiff City	Lincoln
14:45				Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 14,438 Referee: Harry Hartley (Bolton)

20 November 1948 (1948-11-20) 17	Cardiff City	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
14:30	Ernie Stevenson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 30,084

27 November 1948 (1948-11-27) 18	Coventry City	0–1	Cardiff City	Coventry
			Ernie Stevenson	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22,121

4 December 1948 (1948-12-04) 19	Cardiff City	2–1	Leeds United	Cardiff
14:30	Bryn Allen Ernie Stevenson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 31,972

11 December 1948 (1948-12-11) 20	Leicester City	2–2	Cardiff City	Leicester
			Billy Rees Ted Gorin	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 24,343

18 December 1948 (1948-12-18) 21	Cardiff City	6–1	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Cardiff
14:30	George Edwards Bryn Allen Ernie Stevenson Ernie Stevenson Arthur Lever (pen) Ken Hollyman			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,002

25 December 1948 (1948-12-25) 22	Brentford	1–1	Cardiff City	London
	Fred Monk		Bryn Allen	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 22,813

27 December 1948 (1948-12-27) 23	Cardiff City	2–0	Brentford	Cardiff
14:15	Bryn Allen Ernie Stevenson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 49,236 Referee: Lewis Webb (Bath)

1 January 1949 (1949-01-01) 24	Southampton	2–0	Cardiff City	Southampton
14:15	Augie Scott Charlie Wayman			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,937 Referee: EV Crook

15 January 1949 (1949-01-15) 25	Cardiff City	0–3	Barnsley	Cardiff
14:45				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 29,116

22 January 1949 (1949-01-22) 26	Grimsby Town	2–2	Cardiff City	Grimsby
14:40			Billy Rees Stan Montgomery	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 15,210

5 February 1949 (1949-02-05) 27	Cardiff City	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
15:15	Billy Rees			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 31,522

19 February 1949 (1949-02-19) 28	Fulham	4–0	Cardiff City	London
15:15				Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 40,795

26 February 1949 (1949-02-26) 29	Cardiff City	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:15	Ken Hollyman			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 29,006 Referee: Lewis Webb (Bath)

5 March 1949 (1949-03-05) 30	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Cardiff City	London
			Ken Hollyman	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 51,183

12 March 1949 (1949-03-12) 31	Cardiff City	4–0	West Ham United	Cardiff
15:15	Ken Hollyman Ernie Stevenson Ernie Stevenson Tommy Best			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,271

19 March 1949 (1949-03-19) 32	Bury	0–3	Cardiff City	Bury
15:00			Doug Blair Tommy Best George Edwards	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 15,836

26 March 1949 (1949-03-26) 33	Cardiff City	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Cardiff
15:15	Doug Blair Tommy Best		Jack Haines Davy Walsh	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 47,649

2 April 1949 (1949-04-02) 34	Chesterfield	0–2	Cardiff City	Chesterfield
15:15			Tommy Best George Edwards	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 14,299

4 April 1949 (1949-04-04) 35	Cardiff City	2–1	Bury	Cardiff
18:00	Doug Blair Tommy Best			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 34,161

9 April 1949 (1949-04-09) 36	Cardiff City	3–1	Lincoln City	Cardiff
15:15	Ernie Stevenson Ernie Stevenson George Edwards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 32,585

15 April 1949 (1949-04-15) 37	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Cardiff City	Blackburn
			George Edwards	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,468

16 April 1949 (1949-04-16) 38	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00			Tommy Best	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 32,297

18 April 1949 (1949-04-18) 39	Cardiff City	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
15:15	Arthur Lever			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 33,325

23 April 1949 (1949-04-23) 40	Cardiff City	3–0	Coventry City	Cardiff
15:15	George Edwards Ernie Stevenson Ernie Stevenson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,441

30 April 1949 (1949-04-30) 41	Leeds United	0–0	Cardiff City	Leeds
				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,945

7 May 1949 (1949-05-07) 42	Cardiff City	1–1	Leicester City	Cardiff
15:15	Billy Baker		Jack Lee	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 33,496 Referee: George Clark (London)

Source [1] [3]

FA Cup

8 January 1949 (1949-01-08) Round 3	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Cardiff City	Oldham
			Ken Hollyman Ken Hollyman Bryn Allen	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 28,991 Referee: Reg Leafe (Nottingham)

29 January 1949 (1949-01-29) Round 4	Aston Villa	1–2	Cardiff City	Aston Villa
14:30	Dicky Dorsett		Ken Hollyman Billy Rees	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 70,718 Referee: Tom Seymour (Wakefield)

12 February 1949 (1949-02-12) Round 5	Derby County	2–1	Cardiff City	Derby
	Reg Harrison Doug Taft		Ernie Stevenson	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 35,746 Referee: Bill Dellow (Croydon)

Source [1] [3]

Welsh Cup

12 January 1949 (1949-01-12) Round 6	Cardiff City	3–1	Troedyrhiw	Cardiff
	Ted Gorin George Wardle Tommy Best			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 500

3 March 1949 (1949-03-03) Round 7	Milford	2–1	Cardiff City	Milford Haven
			Alf Rowland George Edwards	Attendance: 7,500

7 April 1949 (1949-04-07) Semi Final	Merthyr Tydfil	1–3	Cardiff City	Swansea
17:30			Ernie Stevenson	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 22,000 Referee: CN Gregory (Swansea)

Source [1] [4]

References

"Cardiff City 1948-49 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
"All Cardiff City football club players: 1949". 11v11. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
"Cardiff City football club match record: 1949". 11v11. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
"Welsh Cup 1948/49". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

Bibliography

Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".

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[results-1] "Cardiff City 1948-49 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[2] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1949". 11v11. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[11v11results-3] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1949". 11v11. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[4] "Welsh Cup 1948/49". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 January 2022.