1947–48 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season January 2022 Cardiff City 1947–48 IRE Billy McCandless (resigned November 1947)ENG Cyril Spiers (from 3 December 1947) WAL Sir Herbert Merrett Division Two 5th FA Cup 3rd round Welsh Cup 6th round 37,871 49,209 v Newcastle United 10 April 1948 26,179 v West Bromwich Albion 24 April 1948 Billy Rees (11) Billy Rees (12) _whitecollarplain _hoops_blue ffffff 0000ff ffffff ffffff ffffff 1946–47 1948–49 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 1947–48 Football League#Second Division Second Division y CAR Results by round table b Round 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 Points 1p/3p/5p/6p/6p/8p/8p/9p/11p/13p/15p/17p/18p/18p/19p/19p/20p/20p/22p/24p/26p/27p/28p/30p/32p/32p/34p/34p/36p/38p/39p/41p/43p/43p/43p/44p/44p/44p/45p/45p/45p/47p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 January 2022 Players First team squad.https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/players/season/1948/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1948 11v11 11 January 2022 -- Wales GK Roger Ashton -- Wales GK Danny Canning -- Wales DF Ken Hollyman -- Wales DF Arthur Lever -- Wales DF Alf Sherwood -- Wales DF Fred Stansfield -- Wales DF Ron Stitfall -- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan -- Wales DF Glyn Williams -- Wales MF Billy Baker -- Wales FW Bryn Allen -- England FW Doug Blair -- England FW Colin Gibson -- England FW Bill Hullett -- Wales FW Billy Lewis -- Northern Ireland FW Seamus McBennett -- Wales FW Beriah Moore -- Wales FW Billy Rees -- Wales FW Stan Richards -- Wales FW Bernard Ross -- England FW George Wardle Fixtures and results Second Division 1947 8 23 y 15:15 1 D Cardiff City Chesterfield 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 38,028 1947 8 25 y 18:15 2 W Cardiff City Doncaster Rovers 30 Stan Richards 41George Wardle 61 68 Ninian Park Cardiff 44,415 FS Milner (Wolverhampton) 1947 8 30 y 3 W Millwall Cardiff City 01 45 George Wardle The Den London 28,703 1947 9 4 y 4 D Doncaster Rovers Cardiff City 22 Jack Kirkaldie Jack Thompson George Wardle Doug Blair Belle Vue Doncaster 27,760 FS Milber (Wolverhampton) 1947 9 6 y 15:15 5 L Cardiff City Tottenham Hotspur 03 Les Bennett Len Duquemin Len Duquemin Ninian Park Cardiff 48,894 FW Wort 1947 9 8 y 18:15 6 W Cardiff City Southampton 51 Eric Webber ogBilly Rees Beriah Moore Beriah Moore Stan Richards Eric Day Ninian Park Cardiff 39,363 1947 9 13 y 15:00 7 L Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City 21 Dennis Woodhead Doug Witcomb Billy Rees Hillsborough Sheffield 36,489 Arthur Blythe (London) 1947 9 17 y 17:30 8 D Southampton Cardiff City 22 Jack Bradley Eric Day Seamus MacBennett Seamus MacBennett The Dell Southampton 16,495 Cliff Wakley (Somerton) 1947 9 20 y 15:15 9 W Cardiff City Plymouth Argyle 30 Doug Blair Arthur Lever Billy Rees Ninian Park Cardiff Plymouth report 33,060 RG Haines (Swindon) 1947 9 27 y 15:15 10 W Cardiff City Bradford (Park Avenue) 10 Billy Rees 82 Ninian Park Cardiff 39,796 S McCarthy (Wrexham) 1947 10 4 y 11 W Nottingham Forest Cardiff City 12 Wilson Jones 58 pen 1 40 Colin Gibson City Ground Nottingham 30,618 WG Beckley 1947 10 11 y 15:15 12 W Cardiff City Luton Town 10 Billy Rees 90 Ninian Park Cardiff Luton report 39,505 LE Gibbs (Reading) 1947 10 18 y 13 D Brentford Cardiff City 00 Griffin Park London 34,483 1947 10 25 y 14 L Leicester City Cardiff City 21 Lee ?? ?? og Billy Frame Filbert Street Leicester 36,940 1947 11 1 y 15:00 15 D Cardiff City Leeds United 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 36,851 T Smith (Atherstone) 1947 11 8 y 15:00 16 L Fulham Cardiff City 41 Bob Thomas ??Arthur Stevens ?? ??Pat Beasley Colin Gibson Craven Cottage London 34,778 1947 11 15 y 14:45 17 D Cardiff City Coventry City 11 Stan Richards 15 70 pen Norman Lockhart Ninian Park Cardiff 35,835 RG Haines (Swindon) 1947 11 22 y 14:30 18 L Newcastle United Cardiff City 41 Jackie Milburn Jackie Milburn Len Shackleton George Stobbart Arthur Lever St James's Park Newcastle 57,904 J Tregellas 1947 11 29 y 14:30 19 W Cardiff City Birmingham City 20 Stan Richards Stan Richards Ninian Park Cardiff 39,646 FJ Lowe (Bath) 1947 12 6 y 20 W West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City 23 Peter McKennan Davy Walsh Doug Blair Doug Blair Colin Gibson The Hawthorns West Bromwich 38,914 1947 12 13 y 14:15 21 W Cardiff City Barnsley 10 George Wardle Ninian Park Cardiff 33,538 T Smith (Atherstone) 1947 12 20 y 14:15 22 D Chesterfield Cardiff City 22 Harold Roberts 7Tommy Capel 79 38 Ron Stitfall71 Doug Blair Saltergate Chesterfield 18,959 AH Tolley (Worcester) 1947 12 26 y 14:30 23 D Cardiff City Bury 22 George Wardle Colin Gibson Ernie Woodcock Don Carter Ninian Park Cardiff 43,805 Fred Green (Wolverhampton) 1948 1 1 y 24 W Bury Cardiff City 12 Don Carter Billy Rees Stan Richards Gigg Lane Bury 12,382 1948 1 3 y 14:30 25 W Cardiff City Millwall 60 Billy Rees Billy Rees Doug Blair Colin Gibson Stan Richards Stan Richards Ninian Park Cardiff 29,483 LE Gibbs (Reading) 1948 1 17 y 26 L Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff City 21 Freddie Cox penJohnny Jordan Billy Rees White Hart Lane London 57,386 1948 1 31 y 15:00 27 W Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 21 Stan Richards Billy Rees Redfern Froggatt Ninian Park Cardiff 33,147 AH Blythe (London) 1948 2 7 y 15:15 28 L Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City 30 George Dews 40Alf Sherwood 44 ogErnie Edds 49 Home Park Plymouth Plymouth report 26,396 R Gaines (Swindon) 1948 2 14 y 15:15 29 W Bradford (Park Avenue) Cardiff City 01 Bill Hullett Park Avenue (stadium) Bradford 14,756 S McCarthy (Wrexham) 1948 2 21 y 15:15 30 W Cardiff City Nottingham Forest 41 Bill Hullett 33 82George Wardle 44 62 10 Tom Johnston Ninian Park Cardiff 28,929 WG Beckley 1948 2 28 y 15:15 31 D Luton Town Cardiff City 11 Mel Daniel 85 Bill Hullett Kenilworth Road Luton Luton report 22,112 LE Gibbs (Reading) 1948 3 6 y 15:15 32 W Cardiff City Brentford 10 Bill Hullett Ninian Park Cardiff 41,032 Fred Green (Wolverhampton) 1948 3 13 y 15:15 33 W Cardiff City Leicester City 30 Bill Hullett Bill Hullett George Wardle Ninian Park Cardiff 39,100 AH Tolley (Worcester) 1948 3 20 y 34 L Leeds United Cardiff City 40 Ken Chisholm 3 15 Aubrey Powell 71 John Short 72 Elland Road Leeds 34,276 1948 3 26 y 15:00 35 L Cardiff City West Ham United 03 John Stephens John Stephens John Stephens Ninian Park Cardiff 41,700 1948 3 27 y 15:15 36 D Cardiff City Fulham 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 33,786 FS Milner (Wolverhampton) 1948 3 29 y 15:00 37 L West Ham United Cardiff City 42 John Stephens Eric Parsons Ken Wright Ken Wright Bill Hullett George Wardle Upton Park London 31,667 1948 4 3 y 38 L Coventry City Cardiff City 10 Ted Roberts Highfield Road Coventry 26,175 1948 4 10 y 15:15 39 D Cardiff City Newcastle United 11 Arthur Lever George Stobbart Ninian Park Cardiff 49,209 J Tregellis (Birmingham) 1948 4 17 y 40 L Birmingham City Cardiff City 20 Cyril Trigg Harold Bodle St Andrew's Birmingham 52,276 FT Lowe (Bath) 1948 4 24 y 15:15 41 L Cardiff City West Bromwich Albion 05 ? 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Arthur Taylor Ninian Park Cardiff 26,179 WF Daly (Kent) 1948 5 1 y 42 W Barnsley Cardiff City 12 George Robledo Billy Rees Beriah Moore Oakwell Barnsley 14,979 Source https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl23.htm Cardiff City 1947-48 results Cardiff City Forum 11 January 2022https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1948/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1948 11v11 11 January 2022 FA Cup 1948 1 10 y 14:15 Round 3 L Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 12 yes Billy Rees Arnold Lowes Eddie Quigley ? pen Ninian Park Cardiff 48,000 Percy Annette (Basingstoke) Source Welsh Cup 1948 1 15 y Round 5 L Lovell's Athletic Cardiff City 21 Beriah Moore Rexville, Alderney Street Newport 5,000 Source https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wal49.html Welsh Cup 1947/48 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 11 January 2022 See also List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons References Bibliography The Who's Who of Cardiff City Dean Hayes Breedon Books 2006 1-85983-462-0 Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86 John Crooks John Crooks 1986 0-9511984-0-8 The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Richard Shepherd Tony Brown 2002 1-899-46817-X https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City Category:Cardiff City F.C. seasons Category:Association football clubs 1947–48 season Card