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.
| 1938–39 season | ||
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| 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 | |
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Season review edit
Football League Third Division South edit
Partial league table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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| 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 edit
Players edit
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.
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Fixtures and results edit
Third Division South edit
| 27 August 1938 1 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Exeter City | Cardiff |
Bert Turner  |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,645 |
| 31 August 1938 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 3 | Newport County | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Newport |
| Arthur Hydes Arthur Hydes Lance Carr |
Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 18,837 |
| 5 September 1938 4 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Walsall | Cardiff |
| Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,697 |
| 10 September 1938 5 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Ipswich |
| Gilbert Alsop |
Tex Rickards Jack Prescott |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,179 |
| 17 September 1938 6 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Reading | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,843 |
| 24 September 1938 7 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
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Les Talbot |
Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 10,046 |
| 1 October 1938 8 | Cardiff City | 4–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff |
| Jack Prescott Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Tex Rickards |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,393 |
| 8 October 1938 9 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Bournemouth |
| Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 7,211 |
| 15 October 1938 10 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Clapton Orient | Cardiff |
| Les Talbot |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,317 |
| 22 October 1938 11 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
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Jack Prescott |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,262 |
| 29 October 1938 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 13 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Stoke |
| Tom Nolan |
Jimmy Collins |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,500 |
| 12 November 1938 14 | Cardiff City | 5–3 | Watford | Cardiff |
| Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Cecil McCaughey Charles Hill |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,646 |
| 19 November 1938 15 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Cardiff City | London |
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Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,898 |
| 3 December 1938 16 | Aldershot | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Aldershot |
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Jimmy Collins |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,699 |
| 17 December 1938 17 | Torquay United | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Torquay |
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Les Talbot Les Talbot Jimmy Collins |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,257 |
| 24 December 1938 18 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Exeter |
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Harry Egan |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,242 |
| 26 December 1938 19 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
| Jimmy Collins |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,744 |
| 27 December 1938 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 21 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Newport County | Cardiff |
| Ritchie Smith |
Arthur Hydes Lance Carr |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 40,187 |
| 11 January 1939 22 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
| Ritchie Smith George Walton |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,645 |
| 14 January 1939 23 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff |
| Ossie Parry (og) Jimmy Collins |
Charlie Fletcher |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,312 |
| 28 January 1939 24 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,659 |
| 1 February 1939 25 | Reading | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Reading |
| Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 3,623 |
| 4 February 1939 26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Brighton |
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Harry Egan Jimmy Collins |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,770 |
| 11 February 1939 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 28 | Clapton Orient | 1–1 | Cardiff City | London |
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Harry Egan |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 9,035 |
| 25 February 1939 29 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Cardiff |
| Tex Rickards Cecil McCaughey |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,282 |
| 4 March 1939 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 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 32 | Watford | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Watford |
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Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,714 |
| 25 March 1939 33 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,910 |
| 1 April 1939 34 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
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Harry Egan |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 10,003 |
| 7 April 1939 35 | Southend United | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Southend |
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Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 9,299 |
| 8 April 1939 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 37 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Southend United | Cardiff |
| Reg Pugh |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,220 |
| 15 April 1939 38 | Notts County | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
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James McKenzie |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,640 |
| 17 April 1939 39 | Cardiff City | 4–1 | Notts County | Cardiff |
| Les Talbot Les Talbot Reginald Anderson Reg Pugh |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,070 |
| 22 April 1939 40 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Torquay United | Cardiff |
| Jimmy Collins Les Talbot Charles Hill |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,277 |
| 29 April 1939 41 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Mansfield Town | Cardiff |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,886 |
| 6 May 1939 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 edit
| 26 November 1938 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 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 Round 2 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cardiff |
| Les Talbot |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,000 |
| 7 January 1939 Round 3 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
| George Walton |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,780 |
| 21 January 1939 Round 4 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 42,060 |
| 25 January 1939 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 edit
| 8 February 1939 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 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 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 Semi Final | Oswestry | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
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(pen) Arthur Granville |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,000 |
| 13 April 1939 Semi Final (Replay) | Oswestry | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
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Les Talbot Jimmy Collins |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,000 |
| 26 April 1939 Semi Final (Second replay) | Oswestry | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
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Les Talbot Jimmy Collins |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 5,000 |
| 4 May 1939 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 edit
| 16 November 1938 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 |
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- 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".