1948–49 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1948–49 season
ChairmanWales Sir Herbert Merrett
ManagerEngland Cyril Spiers
Division Two4th
FA Cup5th round
Welsh CupSemi Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ernie Stevenson (12)
All:
Ernie Stevenson (13)
Highest home attendance56,018 v Tottenham Hotspur 9 October 1948
Lowest home attendance26,441 v Coventry City 23 April 1949
Average home league attendance35,091

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[edit]

Football League Second Division[edit]

Partial league table[edit]

Main article: 1948–49 Football League § Second Division

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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAH
ResultLDWLDDWWDWWLLLLDDWWDWDWLLDWLWWWWDWWWLDWWDD
Position14171717134754691317171613111077689981077555544454444
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players[edit]

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 England ENG Phil Joslin
-- GK Wales WAL Ted Morris
-- DF Wales WAL Ken Hollyman
-- DF Wales WAL Arthur Lever
-- DF Scotland SCO Harry May
-- DF England ENG Stan Montgomery
-- DF England ENG Alf Rowland
-- DF Wales WAL Alf Sherwood
-- DF Wales WAL Fred Stansfield
-- DF Wales WAL Albert Stitfall
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF Wales WAL Derrick Sullivan
-- DF Wales WAL Glyn Williams
-- MF Wales WAL Billy Baker
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Roley Williams
-- FW Wales WAL Bryn Allen
-- FW England ENG Tommy Best
-- FW England ENG Doug Blair
-- FW Wales WAL George Edwards
-- FW Wales WAL Ted Gorin
-- FW England ENG Bill Hullett
-- FW Wales WAL Beriah Moore
-- FW Wales WAL Gordon Pembery
-- FW Wales WAL Cecil Price
-- FW Wales WAL Billy Rees
-- FW England ENG Ernie Stevenson
-- FW England ENG George Wardle

Fixtures and results[edit]

Second Division[edit]

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
Referee: SE Law (West Bromwich)
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[edit]

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[edit]

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]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "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.
  3. ^ a b "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.

Bibliography[edit]

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