1946–47 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season January 2022 Cardiff City 1946–47 IRE Billy McCandless WAL Sir Herbert Merrett Division Three South 1st FA Cup 3rd round Welsh Cup 5th round 28,604 49,310 (v Bristol City, 7 April 1947) 9,384 (v Mansfield Town, 15 March 1947) Stan Richards (30) Stan Richards (30) _whitecollarplain _whitetop ffffff 0000ff ffffff ffffff 0000ff 1938–39 1947–48 The 1946–47 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 20th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three South, then the third tier of English football, finishing first and gaining promotion to the Second Division. Season review Football League Third Division South Partial league table 1946–47 Football League#Third Division Third Division South y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/H Result L/L/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/D/D/L/D/D/W/L/W/W/W/W/W/W Position //16/8/7/8/8/3/3/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Points 0p/0p/2p/4p/6p/6p/8p/10p/12p/14p/16p/17p/19p/21p/23p/25p/27p/29p/31p/33p/35p/36p/38p/40p/42p/44p/46p/46p/48p/49p/50p/50p/51p/52p/54p/54p/56p/58p/60p/62p/64p/66p Home 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/1947/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1947 11v11 11 January 2022 -- Wales GK Danny Canning -- Wales GK Wyn Griffiths -- Wales GK George Poland -- Wales DF Ken Hollyman -- Wales DF Arthur Lever -- Wales DF Joe Phillips -- Wales DF Alf Sherwood -- Wales DF Fred Stansfield -- Wales DF Glyn Williams -- Wales MF Billy Baker -- England MF Ernie Marshall -- Wales MF Terry Wood -- Wales FW Bryn Allen -- Wales FW Roy Clarke -- England FW Colin Gibson -- Wales FW Charlie Hill -- Wales FW Billy James -- Wales FW Billy Lewis -- Wales FW Billy Rees -- Wales FW Stan Richards -- Wales FW Bernard Ross -- England FW George Wardle Fixtures and results Third Division South 1946 8 31 y 1 L Norwich City Cardiff City 21 Stan Richards Carrow Road Norwich 20,678 1946 9 4 y 2 L Swindon Town Cardiff City 32 Bill Stephens Bill Stephens Gordon Williams Bryn Allen Stan Richards County Ground Swindon 14,354 1946 9 7 y 15:15 3 W Cardiff City Notts County 21 Billy James Colin Gibson Ninian Park Cardiff 24,779 1946 9 9 y 4 W Cardiff City Bournemouth 20 Bryn Allen Billy James Ninian Park Cardiff 19,239 1946 9 14 y 5 W Northampton Town Cardiff City 02 Bryn Allen Bryn Allen County Ground Northampton 8,853 1946 9 18 y 18:00 6 L Bournemouth Cardiff City 20 Dean Court Bournemouth 8,926 1946 9 21 y 15:15 7 W Cardiff City Aldershot 21 Billy Baker Roy Clarke Ninian Park Cardiff 22,475 1946 9 23 y 17:50 8 W Cardiff City Swindon Town 50 Stan Richards Bryn Allen Colin Gibson Colin Gibson Colin Gibson Ninian Park Cardiff 19,172 1946 9 28 y 9 W Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City 04 Billy Rees Stan Richards Stan Richards Bryn Allen Goldstone Ground Brighton 13,193 L Brown 1946 10 5 y 15:15 10 W Cardiff City Exeter City 50 Bryn Allen Stan Richards Stan Richards Billy Baker Roy Clarke Ninian Park Cardiff 27,585 1946 10 12 y 11 W Port Vale Cardiff City 04 Stan Richards Stan Richards Roy Clarke Billy Rees Old Recreation Ground Stoke-on-Trent 10,724 AT Ford 1946 10 19 y 15:15 12 D Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 22 Roy Clarke Stan Richards Cyril Hatton Fred Durrant Ninian Park Cardiff 44,010 1946 10 26 y 15:15 13 W Southend United Cardiff City 02 Colin Gibson Billy Rees Roots Hall Southend 12,973 HC Williams 1946 11 2 y 15:00 14 W Cardiff City Bristol Rovers 40 Stan Richards Stan Richards Bryn Allen Billy Rees Ninian Park Cardiff 28,699 1946 11 9 y 15 W Mansfield Town Cardiff City 13 Freddie Hogg Stan Richards Billy Rees Billy Rees Field Mill Mansfield 9,827 FS Milner 1946 11 16 y 14:45 16 W Cardiff City Torquay United 10 Billy Rees Ninian Park Cardiff 27,259 GH Hann (Somerset) 1946 11 23 y 17 W Crystal Palace Cardiff City 12 Bill Naylor Stan Richards Stan Richards Selhurst Park London 25,296 1946 12 7 y 18 W Walsall Cardiff City 23 Dennis Wilshaw ?? ?? Bryn Allen Bryn Allen Billy Rees Fellows Park Walsall 16,386 1946 12 21 y 14:15 19 W Ipswich Town Cardiff City 01 Colin Gibson Portman Road Ipswich 12,398 1946 12 25 y 11:30 20 W Leyton Orient Cardiff City 01 Billy Rees Brisbane Road London 12,947 1946 12 28 y 14:30 21 W Cardiff City Norwich City 61 Stan Richards Stan Richards Stan Richards Billy Rees Bryn Allen Roy Clarke Henry Spinks Ninian Park Cardiff 36,285 HC Williams (Fulham) 1947 1 4 y 22 D Notts County Cardiff City 11 Bryn Allen Meadow Lane Nottingham 28,450 1947 1 18 y 14:45 23 W Cardiff City Northampton Town 62 Bryn Allen Bryn Allen Bryn Allen Billy Rees Billy Rees Stan Richards Ninian Park Cardiff 29,426 TE Northcott (Gloucester) 1947 1 22 y 14:45 24 W Cardiff City Reading 30 Stan Richards Stan Richards Roy Clarke Ninian Park Cardiff 28,534 1947 1 25 y 15:00 25 W Aldershot Cardiff City 01 Stan Richards Recreation Ground Aldershot 7,239 FJ Lowe 1947 2 1 y 15:00 26 W Cardiff City Brighton & Hove Albion 40 Stan Richards Stan Richards Billy Rees Roy Clarke Ninian Park Cardiff 20,533 1947 3 1 y 15:15 27 W Cardiff City Southend United 31 Bryn Allen 5Roy Clarke 84 88 45 Frank Dudley Ninian Park Cardiff 33,698 1947 3 8 y 28 L Bristol Rovers Cardiff City 10 Lance Carr Eastville Bristol 30,455 1947 3 15 y 15:15 29 W Cardiff City Mansfield Town 50 Ken Hollyman Colin Gibson Stan Richards Stan Richards Roy Clarke Ninian Park Cardiff 9,384 FS Milner (Wolverhampton) 1947 3 22 y 15:30 30 D Torquay United Cardiff City 00 Plainmoor Torquay 9,352 1947 3 29 y 15:15 31 D Cardiff City Crystal Palace 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 24,214 FJ Lowe (Bath) 1947 4 4 y 32 L Bristol City Cardiff City 21 Don Clark 35Sammy Collins 54 73 Billy Rees Ashton Gate Bristol 32,535 1947 4 5 y 33 D Reading Cardiff City 00 Elm Park Reading 21,627 1947 4 7 y 15:15 34 D Cardiff City Bristol City 11 Stan Richards 80 23 Sid Williams Ninian Park Cardiff 49,310 1947 4 12 y 15:15 35 W Cardiff City Walsall 30 Charles Hill Charles Hill Colin Gibson Ninian Park Cardiff 33,195 WT Strainge (Bristol) 1947 4 19 y 36 L Watford Cardiff City 20 Vicarage Road Watford 20,030 1947 4 26 y 15:15 37 W Cardiff City Ipswich Town 32 Colin Gibson Stan Richards Bryn Allen Matt O'Mahoney Stan Parker Ninian Park Cardiff 31,219 Reg Greenwood (Norwood) 1947 5 3 y 15:15 38 W Cardiff City Watford 10 Stan Richards Ninian Park Cardiff 30,368 1947 5 10 y 15:15 39 W Cardiff City Port Vale 10 Stan Richards Ninian Park Cardiff 36,732 1947 5 17 y 40 W Exeter City Cardiff City 02 Colin Gibson Billy Rees St James Park Exeter 12,031 GV Searle (Salisbury) 1947 5 24 y 41 W Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 23 George Wardle Bernard Ross Bernard Ross Loftus Road London 23,272 1947 6 7 y 15:15 42 W Cardiff City Leyton Orient 10 Billy Rees Ninian Park Cardiff 24,572 S McCarthy (Wrexham) Source https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl22.htm Cardiff City 1946-47 results Cardiff City Forum 12 January 2022https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1947/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1947 11v11 12 January 2022 FA Cup 1947 1 11 y Round 3 L Brentford Cardiff City 10 Griffin Park London 32,894 Source Welsh Cup 1947 2 6 y Round 5 L Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff City 42 Billy Rees Billy James Penydarren Park Merthyr Tydfil 3,000 Source https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wal47.html Welsh Cup 1946/47 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 12 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 1946–47 season Card