1937–38 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1937–38 season
Chairman	Chris Page
Manager	Bill Jennings
Division Three South	10th
FA Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	6th round
Third Division South Cup	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jimmy Collins (23); All: ; Jimmy Collins (28)
Highest home attendance	37,726 (v Mansfield Town, 27 December 1937)
Lowest home attendance	7,610 (v Aldershot, 9 April 1938)
Average home league attendance	20,009
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1936–37 1938–39 →

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 v t e	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: ^{[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	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A
Result	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	D
Position	~	~	3	1	3	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	3	5	7	5	4	5	8	7	10	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	10

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
--	DF	ENG	Ernie Blenkinsop
--	DF	WAL	Louis Ford
--	DF	ENG	Cliff Godfrey
--	DF	WAL	Arthur Granville
--	DF	ENG	Jack Mellor
--	DF	WAL	Enoch Mort
--	DF	WAL	Thomas Williams
--	MF	ENG	Cecil McCaughey
--	MF	ENG	George Nicholson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	FW	ENG	Billy Bassett
--	FW	ENG	Jimmy Collins
--	FW	WAL	James McKenzie
--	FW	EIR	Ted Melaniphy
--	FW	ENG	Jack Prescott
--	FW	WAL	Reg Pugh
--	FW	ENG	Les Talbot
--	FW	ENG	Bert Turner
--	FW	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

30 August 1937 (1937-08-30) 2	Cardiff City	5–2	Torquay United	Cardiff
	Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins George Walton Bert Turner			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,796

4 September 1937 (1937-09-04) 3	Cardiff City	5–0	Southend United	Cardiff
	Les Talbot Les Talbot George Walton Arthur Granville (pen) Bert Turner			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,912

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

13 September 1937 (1937-09-13) 6	Cardiff City	4–1	Northampton Town	Cardiff
	Cliff Godfrey Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Bert Turner			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,693

18 September 1937 (1937-09-18) 7	Cardiff City	4–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
	George Walton Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Bert Turner			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,034

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cardiff City 1937-38 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1938". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Welsh Cup 1937/38". 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.
Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 1-9054110-4-9.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".

[results-1] "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.

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