1947–48 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1947–48 season
Chairman	Sir Herbert Merrett
Manager	Billy McCandless (resigned November 1947) Cyril Spiers (from 3 December 1947)
Division Two	5th
FA Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	6th round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Rees (11) All: Billy Rees (12)
Highest home attendance	49,209 v Newcastle United 10 April 1948
Lowest home attendance	26,179 v West Bromwich Albion 24 April 1948
Average home league attendance	37,871
Home colours

The 1947–48 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 21st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifth.

Season review

Football League Second Division

Partial league table

Main article: 1947–48 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
3	Southampton	42	21	10	11	71	53	1.340	52
4	Sheffield Wednesday	42	20	11	11	66	53	1.245	51
5	Cardiff City	42	18	11	13	61	58	1.052	47
6	West Ham United	42	16	14	12	55	53	1.038	46
7	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	9	15	63	58	1.086	45

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

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	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	W
Position			3	3	9	3	8	7	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	6	7	7	7	5	4	4	6	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	WAL	Roger Ashton
--	GK	WAL	Danny Canning
--	DF	WAL	Ken Hollyman
--	DF	WAL	Arthur Lever
--	DF	WAL	Alf Sherwood
--	DF	WAL	Fred Stansfield
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Derrick Sullivan
--	DF	WAL	Glyn Williams
--	MF	WAL	Billy Baker
--	FW	WAL	Bryn Allen

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	FW	ENG	Doug Blair
--	FW	ENG	Colin Gibson
--	FW	ENG	Bill Hullett
--	FW	WAL	Billy Lewis
--	FW	NIR	Seamus McBennett
--	FW	WAL	Beriah Moore
--	FW	WAL	Billy Rees
--	FW	WAL	Stan Richards
--	FW	WAL	Bernard Ross
--	FW	ENG	George Wardle

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Chesterfield

23 August 1947 (1947-08-23) 1	Cardiff City	0–0	Chesterfield	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 38,028

Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers

25 August 1947 (1947-08-25) 2	Cardiff City	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Cardiff
18:15	George Wardle George Wardle Stan Richards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 44,415

Millwall v Cardiff City

30 August 1947 (1947-08-30) 3	Millwall	0–1	Cardiff City	London
			George Wardle	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 28,703

Doncaster Rovers v Cardiff City

4 September 1947 (1947-09-04) 4	Doncaster Rovers	2–2	Cardiff City	Doncaster
			George Wardle Doug Blair	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 27,760

Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur

6 September 1947 (1947-09-06) 5	Cardiff City	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Cardiff
15:15			Les Bennett Len Duquemin Len Duquemin	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 48,894

Cardiff City v Southampton

8 September 1947 (1947-09-08) 6	Cardiff City	5–1	Southampton	Cardiff
18:15	Eric Webber (og) Billy Rees Beriah Moore Beriah Moore Stan Richards		Eric Day	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 39,363

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

13 September 1947 (1947-09-13) 7	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00			Billy Rees	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 36,489

Southampton v Cardiff City

17 September 1947 (1947-09-17) 8	Southampton	2–2	Cardiff City	Southampton
17:30	Jack Bradley Eric Day		Seamus MacBennett Seamus MacBennett	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,495 Referee: Cliff Wakley (Somerton)

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

20 September 1947 (1947-09-20) 9	Cardiff City	3–0	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:15	Doug Blair Arthur Lever Billy Rees			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 33,060

Cardiff City v Bradford (Park Avenue)

27 September 1947 (1947-09-27) 10	Cardiff City	1–0	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Cardiff
15:15	Billy Rees			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 39,796

Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City

4 October 1947 (1947-10-04) 11	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Cardiff City	Nottingham
			Colin Gibson Colin Gibson	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,618

Cardiff City v Luton Town

11 October 1947 (1947-10-11) 12	Cardiff City	1–0	Luton Town	Cardiff
15:15	Billy Rees			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 39,505

Brentford v Cardiff City

18 October 1947 (1947-10-18) 13	Brentford	0–0	Cardiff City	London
				Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 34,483

Leicester City v Cardiff City

25 October 1947 (1947-10-25) 14	Leicester City	2–1	Cardiff City	Leicester
			(og) Billy Frame	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 36,940

Cardiff City v Leeds United

1 November 1947 (1947-11-01) 15	Cardiff City	0–0	Leeds United	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 36,851

Fulham v Cardiff City

8 November 1947 (1947-11-08) 16	Fulham	4–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00			Colin Gibson	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 34,778

Cardiff City v Coventry City

15 November 1947 (1947-11-15) 17	Cardiff City	1–1	Coventry City	Cardiff
14:45	Stan Richards		Norman Lockhart	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 35,835

Newcastle United v Cardiff City

22 November 1947 (1947-11-22) 18	Newcastle United	4–1	Cardiff City	Newcastle
14:30	Jackie Milburn Jackie Milburn Len Shackleton George Stobbart		Arthur Lever	Stadium: St James's Park Attendance: 57,904

Cardiff City v Birmingham City

29 November 1947 (1947-11-29) 19	Cardiff City	2–0	Birmingham City	Cardiff
14:30	Stan Richards Stan Richards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 39,646 Referee: FJ Lowe (Bath)

West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City

6 December 1947 (1947-12-06) 20	West Bromwich Albion	2–3	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
			Doug Blair Doug Blair Colin Gibson	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 38,914

Cardiff City v Barnsley

13 December 1947 (1947-12-13) 21	Cardiff City	1–0	Barnsley	Cardiff
14:15	George Wardle			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 33,538

Chesterfield v Cardiff City

20 December 1947 (1947-12-20) 22	Chesterfield	2–2	Cardiff City	Chesterfield
14:15			Ron Stitfall Doug Blair	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 18,959 Referee: AH Tolley (Worcester)

Cardiff City v Bury

26 December 1947 (1947-12-26) 23	Cardiff City	2–2	Bury	Cardiff
14:30	George Wardle Colin Gibson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 43,805

Bury v Cardiff City

1 January 1948 (1948-01-01) 24	Bury	1–2	Cardiff City	Bury
			Billy Rees Stan Richards	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 12,382

Cardiff City v Millwall

3 January 1948 (1948-01-03) 25	Cardiff City	6–0	Millwall	Cardiff
14:30	Billy Rees Billy Rees Doug Blair Colin Gibson Stan Richards Stan Richards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 29,483

Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City

17 January 1948 (1948-01-17) 26	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Cardiff City	London
	Freddie Cox (pen) Johnny Jordan		Billy Rees	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 57,386

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

31 January 1948 (1948-01-31) 27	Cardiff City	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
15:00	Stan Richards Billy Rees			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 33,147

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

7 February 1948 (1948-02-07) 28	Plymouth Argyle	3–0	Cardiff City	Plymouth
15:15				Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 26,396

Bradford (Park Avenue) v Cardiff City

14 February 1948 (1948-02-14) 29	Bradford (Park Avenue)	0–1	Cardiff City	Bradford
15:15			Bill Hullett	Stadium: Park Avenue (stadium) Attendance: 14,756 Referee: S McCarthy (Wrexham)

Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest

21 February 1948 (1948-02-21) 30	Cardiff City	4–1	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
15:15	Bill Hullett Bill Hullett George Wardle George Wardle			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,929

Luton Town v Cardiff City

28 February 1948 (1948-02-28) 31	Luton Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Luton
			Bill Hullett	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 22,112 Referee: LE Gibbs (Reading)

Cardiff City v Brentford

6 March 1948 (1948-03-06) 32	Cardiff City	1–0	Brentford	Cardiff
15:15	Bill Hullett			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 41,032 Referee: Fred Green (Wolverhampton)

Cardiff City v Leicester City

13 March 1948 (1948-03-13) 33	Cardiff City	3–0	Leicester City	Cardiff
15:15	Bill Hullett Bill Hullett George Wardle			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 39,100 Referee: AH Tolley (Worcester)

Leeds United v Cardiff City

20 March 1948 (1948-03-20) 34	Leeds United	4–0	Cardiff City	Leeds
	Ken Chisholm Ken Chisholm Aubrey Powell John Short			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,276

Cardiff City v West Ham United

26 March 1948 (1948-03-26) 35	Cardiff City	0–3	West Ham United	Cardiff
15:00			John Stephens John Stephens John Stephens	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 41,700

Cardiff City v Fulham

27 March 1948 (1948-03-27) 36	Cardiff City	0–0	Fulham	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 33,786

West Ham United v Cardiff City

29 March 1948 (1948-03-29) 37	West Ham United	4–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00	John Stephens Eric Parsons Ken Wright Ken Wright		Bill Hullett George Wardle	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 31,667

Coventry City v Cardiff City

3 April 1948 (1948-04-03) 38	Coventry City	1–0	Cardiff City	Coventry
	Ted Roberts			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 26,175

Cardiff City v Newcastle United

10 April 1948 (1948-04-10) 39	Cardiff City	1–1	Newcastle United	Cardiff
15:15	Arthur Lever		George Stobbart	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 49,209 Referee: J Tregellis (Birmingham)

Birmingham City v Cardiff City

17 April 1948 (1948-04-17) 40	Birmingham City	2–0	Cardiff City	Birmingham
	Cyril Trigg Harold Bodle			Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 52,276 Referee: FT Lowe (Bath)

Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion

24 April 1948 (1948-04-24) 41	Cardiff City	0–5	West Bromwich Albion	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,179

Barnsley v Cardiff City

1 May 1948 (1948-05-01) 42	Barnsley	1–2	Cardiff City	Barnsley
			Billy Rees Beriah Moore	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,979

Source

FA Cup

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

10 January 1948 (1948-01-10) Round 3	Cardiff City	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
14:15	Billy Rees			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Percy Annette (Basingstoke)

Source

Welsh Cup

Lovell's Athletic v Cardiff City

15 January 1948 (1948-01-15) Round 5	Lovell's Athletic	2–1	Cardiff City	Newport
			Beriah Moore	Stadium: Rexville, Alderney Street Attendance: 5,000

Source

See also

• List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

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".