1948–49 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City 1948–49 football season

Cardiff City

1948–49 season

Chairman

Sir Herbert Merrett

Manager

4th

5th round

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

← 1947–48 1949–50 →

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

Football League Second Division

Partial league table

Main article: 1948–49 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	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:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players

First team squad.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Bradford (Park Avenue) v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Luton Town

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)

Cardiff City v Southampton

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)

Luton Town v Cardiff City

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

Barnsley v Cardiff City

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

Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Grimsby Town

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

Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers

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)

Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Fulham

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)

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur

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

West Ham United v Cardiff City

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

West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Chesterfield

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

Lincoln City v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

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

Coventry City v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Leeds United

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

Leicester City v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Bradford (Park Avenue)

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)

Brentford v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Brentford

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)

Southampton v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Barnsley

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

Grimsby Town v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest

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

Fulham v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

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)

Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v West Ham United

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

Bury v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion

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

Chesterfield v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Bury

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

Cardiff City v Lincoln City

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

Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City

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

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

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

Cardiff City v Coventry City

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

Leeds United v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Leicester City

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

FA Cup

Oldham Athletic v Cardiff City

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)

Aston Villa v Cardiff City

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)

Derby County v Cardiff City

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

Welsh Cup

Cardiff City v Troedyrhiw

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

Milford v Cardiff City

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

Merthyr Tydfil v Cardiff City

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

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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