Cardiff City
1937–38 season
ChairmanChris Page
ManagerWales Bill Jennings
Division Three South10th
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh Cup6th round
Third Division South Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Collins (23)
All:
Jimmy Collins (28)
Highest home attendance37,726 (v Mansfield Town, 27 December 1937)
Lowest home attendance7,610 (v Aldershot, 9 April 1938)
Average home league attendance20,009

The 1937–38 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 18th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Three South, then the third tier of English football, finishing 10th.

Season review

Football League Third Division South

Partial league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
8 Swindon Town 42 17 10 15 49 49 1.000 44
9 Northampton Town 42 17 9 16 51 57 0.895 43
10 Cardiff City 42 15 12 15 67 54 1.241 42
11 Notts County 42 16 9 17 50 50 1.000 41
12 Southend United 42 15 10 17 70 68 1.029 40
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHHAHHAHAHAHHHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAAA
ResultDWWWLWWLDWDDLWLDWWLWWDLDLWLLWWDLDLLDLLWLDD
Position~~3131133222424444434244435754587101111111110111010
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 England ENG Bob Jones
-- DF England ENG Ernie Blenkinsop
-- DF Wales WAL Louis Ford
-- DF England ENG Cliff Godfrey
-- DF Wales WAL Arthur Granville
-- DF England ENG Jack Mellor
-- DF Wales WAL Enoch Mort
-- DF Wales WAL Thomas Williams
-- MF England ENG Cecil McCaughey
-- MF England ENG George Nicholson
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- FW England ENG Billy Bassett
-- FW England ENG Jimmy Collins
-- FW Wales WAL James McKenzie
-- FW Ireland EIR Ted Melaniphy
-- FW England ENG Jack Prescott
-- FW Wales WAL Reg Pugh
-- FW England ENG Les Talbot
-- FW England ENG Bert Turner
-- FW England ENG George Walton

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

28 August 1937 (1937-08-28) 1 Clapton Orient 1–1 Cardiff City London
Jimmy Collins Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 14,598
8 September 1937 (1937-09-08) 4 Torquay United 0–1 Cardiff City Torquay
Jimmy Collins Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 5,970
11 September 1937 (1937-09-11) 5 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Cardiff City London

 Bert Turner Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,300
25 September 1937 (1937-09-25) 8 Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City Bournemouth


 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 10,320
2 October 1937 (1937-10-02) 9 Cardiff City 2–2 Notts County Cardiff
Bert Turner
Bert Turner
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 35,468
9 October 1937 (1937-10-09) 10 Cardiff City 3–1 Walsall Cardiff
Jimmy Collins
Reg Pugh
Bert Turner 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,086
16 October 1937 (1937-10-16) 11 Newport County 1–1 Cardiff City Newport
Les Talbot Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 24,268
23 October 1937 (1937-10-23) 12 Cardiff City 0–0 Bristol City Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,858
30 October 1937 (1937-10-30) 13 Watford 4–0 Cardiff City Watford



 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,183
6 November 1937 (1937-11-06) 14 Cardiff City 4–0 Gillingham Cardiff
Bert Turner
Jimmy Collins
George Walton
Les Talbot 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,818
13 November 1937 (1937-11-13) 15 Exeter City 2–1 Cardiff City Exeter

 Jimmy Collins Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 9,541
20 November 1937 (1937-11-20) 16 Cardiff City 2–2 Swindon Town Cardiff
Jimmy Collins 22'
Cecil McCaughey 70'		 50' Jack Bradley
57' Jack Bradley		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,404
Referee: FJ Lowe
4 December 1937 (1937-12-04) 17 Cardiff City 3–2 Millwall Cardiff
Reg Pugh
Cecil McCaughey
George Walton
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,160
18 December 1937 (1937-12-18) 18 Cardiff City 4–2 Crystal Palace Cardiff
Bert Turner
Bert Turner (pen)
Jimmy Collins
Les Talbot
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,374
25 December 1937 (1937-12-25) 19 Mansfield Town 3–0 Cardiff City Mansfield
Maxey Holmes
Maxey Holmes
Harold Crawshaw 		Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 12,114
27 December 1937 (1937-12-27) 20 Cardiff City 4–1 Mansfield Town Cardiff
Reg Pugh
Jimmy Collins
Bert Turner
Bert Turner (pen)		 Charlie Johnston Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 37,726
1 January 1938 (1938-01-01) 21 Cardiff City 2–0 Clapton Orient Cardiff
Ted Melaniphy
Ted Melaniphy 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,580
12 January 1938 (1938-01-12) 22 Aldershot 1–1 Cardiff City Aldershot
Jimmy Collins Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2,711
15 January 1938 (1938-01-15) 23 Southend United 3–1 Cardiff City Southend


 Bert Turner Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,061
22 January 1938 (1938-01-22) 24 Cardiff City 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
George Walton
Bert Turner
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,268
29 January 1938 (1938-01-29) 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Cardiff City Brighton

 Jimmy Collins Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 9,802
5 February 1938 (1938-02-05) 26 Cardiff City 3–0 Bournemouth Cardiff
George Walton
Ted Melaniphy
Jimmy Collins 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,563
12 February 1938 (1938-02-12) 27 Notts County 2–0 Cardiff City Nottingham

 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 13,278
19 February 1938 (1938-02-19) 28 Walsall 1–0 Cardiff City Walsall
Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 4,638
26 February 1938 (1938-02-26) 29 Cardiff City 3–1 Newport County Cardiff
Bert Turner
Bert Turner (pen)
Reg Pugh 		Tommy Wood Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,608
5 March 1938 (1938-03-05) 30 Bristol City 0–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Jimmy Collins Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 38,953
12 March 1938 (1938-03-12) 31 Cardiff City 1–1 Watford Cardiff
Cecil McCaughey Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,349
19 March 1938 (1938-03-19) 32 Gillingham 1–0 Cardiff City Gillingham
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,710
26 March 1938 (1938-03-26) 33 Cardiff City 1–1 Exeter City Cardiff
Jimmy Collins Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,065
2 April 1938 (1938-04-02) 34 Swindon Town 2–0 Cardiff City Swindon
Ben Morton 62'
Billy Lucas 81'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,797
Referee: FJ Lowe
9 April 1938 (1938-04-09) 35 Cardiff City 0–1 Aldershot Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,761
15 April 1938 (1938-04-15) 36 Cardiff City 1–1 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
Jimmy Collins Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,384
16 April 1938 (1938-04-16) 37 Millwall 1–0 Cardiff City London
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 25,647
18 April 1938 (1938-04-18) 38 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Cardiff City Bristol

 Jack Prescott Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 9,851
23 April 1938 (1938-04-23) 39 Cardiff City 4–1 Reading Cardiff
Bert Turner
Bert Turner
Jimmy Collins
Jimmy Collins 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,281
30 April 1938 (1938-04-30) 40 Crystal Palace 1–0 Cardiff City London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 9,018
4 May 1938 (1938-05-04) 41 Reading 0–0 Cardiff City Reading
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 4,597
7 May 1938 (1938-05-07) 42 Northampton Town 0–0 Cardiff City Northampton
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,410

FA Cup

27 November 1937 (1937-11-27) Round 1 Northampton Town 1–2 Cardiff City Northampton
Danny Tolland Jimmy Collins
Jimmy Collins		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 14,000
11 December 1937 (1937-12-11) Round 2 Cardiff City 1–1 Bristol City Cardiff
Bert Turner (pen) Joe Brain Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,472
15 December 1937 (1937-12-15) Round 2 (replay) Bristol City 0–2 Cardiff City Bristol
Jimmy Collins
Jimmy Collins		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23,050
8 January 1938 (1938-01-08) Round 3 Charlton Athletic 5–0 Cardiff City London
George Robinson
Billy Bassett (og)
Les Boulter
Les Owens
Les Owens 		Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 34,637

Welsh Cup

16 February 1938 (1938-02-16) Round 6 Cardiff City 0–1 Cheltenham Town Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,000

Third Division South Cup

27 September 1937 (1937-09-27) Round 1 Northampton Town 0–1 Cardiff City Northampton
Bert Turner Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,869
10 November 1937 (1937-11-10) Round 2 Bristol City 2–1 Cardiff City Bristol

 Jimmy Collins Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 2,130

Source[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cardiff City 1937-38 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1938". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Cup 1937/38". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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