1938–39 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1938–39 season
Chairman	Chris Page (To September 1938); William Forbes (To April 1939); Sir Herbert Merrett
Manager	Bill Jennings (To April 1939); Cyril Spiers
Division Three South	13th
FA Cup	4th round
Welsh Cup	Runners Up
Third Division South Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jimmy Collins (18); All: ; Jimmy Collins (21)
Highest home attendance	40,187 (v Newport County, 31 December 1938)
Lowest home attendance	5,070 (v Notts County, 17 April 1939)
Average home league attendance	14,107
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1937–38 1946–47 →

The 1938–39 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 19th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Three South, then the third tier of English football, finishing 13th.

Season review

Football League Third Division South

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
11	Notts County	42	17	9	16	59	54	1.093	43
12	Southend United	42	16	9	17	61	64	0.953	41
13	Cardiff City	42	15	11	16	61	65	0.938	41
14	Exeter City	42	13	14	15	65	82	0.793	40
15	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	42	13	13	16	52	58	0.897	39

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	D	L
Position	~	~	17	15	13	16	15	13	12	14	18	15	14	10	12	15	12	11	11	12	12	12	11	12	12	11	9	12	7	10	10	12	12	12	12	15	13	13	11	11	12	13

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	ENG	Bob Jones
--	GK	ENG	Bill Fielding
--	DF	WAL	George Ballsom
--	DF	NIR	Bill Corkhill
--	DF	WAL	Louis Ford
--	DF	WAL	Arthur Granville
--	DF	SCO	Jim Kelso
--	DF	WAL	Thomas Williams
--	MF	WAL	Billy Baker
--	MF	ENG	Cecil McCaughey
--	MF	ENG	Bill Main
--	MF	ENG	George Nicholson
--	MF	ENG	Arthur Rhodes
--	MF	WAL	Terry Wood


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	FW	ENG	Reg Anderson
--	FW	ENG	Billy Bassett
--	FW	ENG	Jimmy Collins
--	FW	WAL	Jack Court
--	FW	ENG	Harry Egan
--	FW	WAL	Charles Hill
--	FW	WAL	James McKenzie
--	FW	ENG	Jack Prescott
--	FW	WAL	Reg Pugh
--	FW	ENG	Tex Rickards
--	FW	SCO	Ritchie Smith
--	FW	ENG	Les Talbot
--	FW	ENG	Bert Turner
--	FW	ENG	George Walton

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

27 August 1938 (1938-08-27) 1	Cardiff City	1–2	Exeter City	Cardiff
	Bert Turner			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,645

31 August 1938 (1938-08-31) 2	Mansfield Town	2–2	Cardiff City	Mansfield
	Tommy Dutton Tommy Dutton		Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,959

3 September 1938 (1938-09-03) 3	Newport County	3–0	Cardiff City	Newport
	Arthur Hydes Arthur Hydes Lance Carr			Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 18,837

5 September 1938 (1938-09-05) 4	Cardiff City	2–1	Walsall	Cardiff
	Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,697

10 September 1938 (1938-09-10) 5	Ipswich Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Ipswich
	Gilbert Alsop		Tex Rickards Jack Prescott	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,179

17 September 1938 (1938-09-17) 6	Cardiff City	0–1	Reading	Cardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,843

24 September 1938 (1938-09-24) 7	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Cardiff City	Bristol
			Les Talbot	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 10,046

1 October 1938 (1938-10-01) 8	Cardiff City	4–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
	Jack Prescott Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Tex Rickards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,393

8 October 1938 (1938-10-08) 9	Bournemouth	0–0	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 7,211

15 October 1938 (1938-10-15) 10	Cardiff City	1–2	Clapton Orient	Cardiff
	Les Talbot			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,317

22 October 1938 (1938-10-22) 11	Northampton Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Northampton
			Jack Prescott	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,262

29 October 1938 (1938-10-29) 12	Cardiff City	2–1	Swindon Town	Cardiff
15:15	Tex Rickards 20' Jimmy Collins 80'		10' Ben Morton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: GS Blackhall

5 November 1938 (1938-11-05) 13	Port Vale	1–1	Cardiff City	Stoke
	Tom Nolan		Jimmy Collins	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,500

12 November 1938 (1938-11-12) 14	Cardiff City	5–3	Watford	Cardiff
	Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Cecil McCaughey Charles Hill			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,646

19 November 1938 (1938-11-19) 15	Crystal Palace	2–0	Cardiff City	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,898

3 December 1938 (1938-12-03) 16	Aldershot	1–1	Cardiff City	Aldershot
			Jimmy Collins	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,699

17 December 1938 (1938-12-17) 17	Torquay United	1–3	Cardiff City	Torquay
			Les Talbot Les Talbot Jimmy Collins	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,257

24 December 1938 (1938-12-24) 18	Exeter City	1–1	Cardiff City	Exeter
			Harry Egan	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,242

26 December 1938 (1938-12-26) 19	Cardiff City	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
	Jimmy Collins			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,744

27 December 1938 (1938-12-27) 20	Queens Park Rangers	5–0	Cardiff City	London
	Jack Cape Tommy Cheetham Tommy Cheetham John Devine Len McCarthy			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,799

31 December 1938 (1938-12-31) 21	Cardiff City	1–2	Newport County	Cardiff
	Ritchie Smith		Arthur Hydes Lance Carr	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 40,187

11 January 1939 (1939-01-11) 22	Cardiff City	2–1	Bristol City	Cardiff
	Ritchie Smith George Walton			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,645

14 January 1939 (1939-01-14) 23	Cardiff City	2–1	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
	Ossie Parry (og) Jimmy Collins		Charlie Fletcher	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,312

28 January 1939 (1939-01-28) 24	Cardiff City	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,659

1 February 1939 (1939-02-01) 25	Reading	0–0	Cardiff City	Reading
				Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 3,623

4 February 1939 (1939-02-04) 26	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Cardiff City	Brighton
			Harry Egan Jimmy Collins	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,770

11 February 1939 (1939-02-11) 27	Cardiff City	5–0	Bournemouth	Cardiff
	Harry Egan Harry Egan Tex Rickards George Walton James McKenzie			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,309

18 February 1939 (1939-02-18) 28	Clapton Orient	1–1	Cardiff City	London
			Harry Egan	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 9,035

25 February 1939 (1939-02-25) 29	Cardiff City	2–0	Northampton Town	Cardiff
	Tex Rickards Cecil McCaughey			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,282

4 March 1939 (1939-03-04) 30	Swindon Town	4–1	Cardiff City	Swindon
	Ben Morton 4' Ben Morton 84' Cliff Francis 15' Arthur Barraclough 89'		43' Harry Egan	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,861 Referee: GS Blackhall

11 March 1939 (1939-03-11) 31	Cardiff City	2–4	Port Vale	Cardiff
	Harry Egan Les Talbot		Leonard Smart Leonard Smart Tommy Ward Tom Nolan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,145

18 March 1939 (1939-03-18) 32	Watford	1–0	Cardiff City	Watford
				Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,714

25 March 1939 (1939-03-25) 33	Cardiff City	0–1	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,910

1 April 1939 (1939-04-01) 34	Bristol City	1–1	Cardiff City	Bristol
			Harry Egan	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 10,003

7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 35	Southend United	2–0	Cardiff City	Southend
				Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,299

8 April 1939 (1939-04-08) 36	Cardiff City	2–4	Aldershot	Cardiff
	Jack Prescott Harry Egan		George Raynor George Raynor Cecil Ray Cecil Ray	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,060

10 April 1939 (1939-04-10) 37	Cardiff City	1–0	Southend United	Cardiff
	Reg Pugh			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,220

15 April 1939 (1939-04-15) 38	Notts County	1–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
			James McKenzie	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,640

17 April 1939 (1939-04-17) 39	Cardiff City	4–1	Notts County	Cardiff
	Les Talbot Les Talbot Reginald Anderson Reg Pugh			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,070

22 April 1939 (1939-04-22) 40	Cardiff City	3–1	Torquay United	Cardiff
	Jimmy Collins Les Talbot Charles Hill			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,277

29 April 1939 (1939-04-29) 41	Cardiff City	0–0	Mansfield Town	Cardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,886

6 May 1939 (1939-05-06) 42	Walsall	6–3	Cardiff City	Walsall
	George Beeson Gilbert Alsop Joe Bambrick Charlie Bulger Johnny Hancocks Johnny Hancocks		Jimmy Collins Les Talbot Charles Hill	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 6,246

FA Cup

26 November 1938 (1938-11-26) Round 1	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Cheltenham
14:45	Stan Prior		Jack Prescott	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Mr. G. W. Hann

30 November 1938 (1938-11-30) Round 1 (Replay)	Cardiff City	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Cardiff
14:00	Jack Prescott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,940 Referee: Mr. G. W. Hann

10 December 1938 (1938-12-10) Round 2	Cardiff City	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Cardiff
	Les Talbot			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,000

7 January 1939 (1939-01-07) Round 3	Cardiff City	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
	George Walton			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,780

21 January 1939 (1939-01-21) Round 4	Cardiff City	0–0	Newcastle United	Cardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 42,060

25 January 1939 (1939-01-25) Round 4 (Replay)	Newcastle United	4–1	Cardiff City	Newcastle
	Harry Clifton Jimmy Gordon Tom Mooney John Park		Reg Pugh	Stadium: St James's Park Attendance: 44,649

Welsh Cup

8 February 1939 (1939-02-08) Round 5	Cardiff City	2–2	Swansea Town	Cardiff
	James McKenzie Cecil McCaughey		Tommy Olsen Tommy Bamford	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,000

23 February 1939 (1939-02-23) Round 5 (Replay)	Swansea Town	1–4	Cardiff City	Swansea
	Willie Imrie		Harry Egan Harry Egan Tex Rickards Tex Rickards	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 1,500

8 March 1939 (1939-03-08) Round 6	Cardiff City	5–1	Newport County	Cardiff
	Harry Egan Harry Egan Harry Egan Tex Rickards James McKenzie		Andrew Higgins	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,000

30 March 1939 (1939-03-30) Semi Final	Oswestry	1–1	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
			(pen) Arthur Granville	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,000

13 April 1939 (1939-04-13) Semi Final (Replay)	Oswestry	2–2	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
			Les Talbot Jimmy Collins	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,000

26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) Semi Final (Second replay)	Oswestry	1–2	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
			Les Talbot Jimmy Collins	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 5,000

4 May 1939 (1939-05-04) Final	South Liverpool	2–1	Cardiff City	Wrexham
	G Jones G Jones		Jimmy Collins	Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 5,000 Referee: F McCarthy (Wrexham)

Third Division South Cup

16 November 1938 (1938-11-16) Round 1	Bristol City	6–0	Cardiff City	Bristol
	Harry Mardon Harry Mardon Frank Gallacher Monty Morgan Monty Morgan Cliff Morgan			Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 670

Source^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cardiff City 1938-39 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1939". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Welsh Cup 1938/39". 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.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".

[results-1] "Cardiff City 1938-39 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[2] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1939". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[3] "Welsh Cup 1938/39". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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