1949–50 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season January 2022 Cardiff City 1949–50 ENG Cyril Spiers WAL Sir Herbert Merrett Division Two 10th FA Cup 5th round Welsh Cup 7th round 28,521 57,510 v Swansea Town 27 August 1949 16,260 v Brentford 10 April 1950 Elfed Evans (8) Elfed Evans (12) _whitecollarplain _hoops_blue 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff ffffff 1948–49 1950–51 The 1949–50 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 23rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing tenth. Season review Football League Second Division Partial league table 1949–50 Football League#Second Division Second Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A Result L/W/W/D/L/W/D/L/D/W/L/L/D/L/L/L/W/W/W/W/L/D/W/L/W/L/L/W/W/L/W/D/W/D/L/W/D/W/D/L/L/D Position //6/5/13/5/8/13/12/10/11/16/15/17/19/20/18/16/15/10/15/14/12/15/13/15/17/15/14/16/13/14/12/11/12/10/12/9/8/9/10/10 Points 0p/2p/4p/5p/5p/7p/8p/8p/9p/11p/11p/11p/12p/12p/12p/12p/14p/16p/18p/20p/20p/21p/23p/23p/25p/25p/25p/27p/29p/29p/31p/32p/34p/35p/35p/37p/38p/40p/41p/41p/41p/42p 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/1950/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1950 11v11 7 January 2022 -- Scotland GK Alf Steel -- England GK Phil Joslin -- Wales GK Ted Morris -- Wales DF Ken Hollyman -- Wales DF Arthur Lever -- Scotland DF Harry May -- England DF Stan Montgomery -- England DF Alf Rowland -- Wales DF Alf Sherwood -- Wales DF Albert Stitfall -- Wales DF Ron Stitfall -- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan -- Wales DF Glyn Williams -- Wales MF Billy Baker -- Wales MF Roley Williams -- England FW Tommy Best -- England FW Doug Blair -- Wales FW George Edwards -- Wales FW Elfed Evans -- Wales FW Ted Gorin -- England FW Wilf Grant -- Scotland FW Bob Lamie -- Scotland FW Robert McLaren -- Wales FW Gordon Pembery -- England FW Ernie Stevenson -- Scotland FW Bobby Taggart Fixtures and results Second Division 1949 8 20 y 1 L Blackburn Rovers Cardiff City 10 Jackie Wharton Ewood Park Blackburn 28,265 SE Law 1949 8 22 y 18:15 2 W Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 10 Ernie Stevenson 87 Ninian Park Cardiff 37,913 AH Blythe (London) 1949 8 27 y 15:15 3 W Cardiff City Swansea Town 10 Tommy Best Ninian Park Cardiff 57,510 Alfred Tolley (Worcester) 1949 8 29 y 18:30 4 D Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City 11 Redfern Froggatt pen Ernie Stevenson Hillsborough Sheffield 32,765 AH Blythe (London) 1949 9 3 y 15:15 5 L Cardiff City Tottenham Hotspur 01 Les Medley Ninian Park Cardiff 42,649 Percy Annette (Basingstoke) 1949 9 5 y 18:00 6 W Cardiff City Hull City 20 Tommy Best Tommy Best Ninian Park Cardiff 40,254 Fred Green (Wolverhampton) 1949 9 10 y 15:00 7 D Bury Cardiff City 22 Fred Worthington Dave Massart Tommy Best Roley Williams Gigg Lane Bury 17,371 RL Aldridge (Birmingham) 1949 9 17 y 15:15 8 L Cardiff City Leicester City 24 Tommy Best George Edwards Ken Chisholm Ken Chisholm Mal Griffiths Jack Lee Ninian Park Cardiff 32,044 RS Lloyd 1949 9 24 y 9 D Bradford Cardiff City 33 Bill Deplidge Gerry Henry Harry McIlvenny George Edwards Ron Stitfall Ron Stitfall Park Avenue Bradford 13,187 Alf Bond (London) 1949 10 1 y 15:15 10 W Cardiff City Chesterfield 20 Doug Blair Ernie Stevenson Ninian Park Cardiff 29,619 Joe McCann (Preston) 1949 10 8 y 11 L Leeds United Cardiff City 20 Frank Dudley 46Len Browning 59 Elland Road Leeds 25,523 William Rogers (Birmingham) 1949 10 22 y 12 L Coventry City Cardiff City 21 Iain Jamieson 6Peter Murphy 40 87 Doug Blair Highfield Road Coventry 23,042 Jack Clough (Bolton) 1949 10 29 y 15:00 13 D Cardiff City Luton Town 00 Ninian Park Cardiff Luton report 24,011 Roland Burgess (Reading) 1949 11 5 y 14 L Barnsley Cardiff City 10 Alex Wright Oakwell Barnsley 18,564 George Pankhurst (Warwick) 1949 11 12 y 14:45 15 L Cardiff City West Ham United 01 Bill Robinson Ninian Park Cardiff 21,644 SV Davis 1949 11 19 y 14:15 16 L Sheffield United Cardiff City 20 Harry Hitchen 15Fred Smith 85 Bramall Lane Sheffield 24,702 Fred Green (Wolverhampton) 1949 11 26 y 14:30 17 W Cardiff City Grimsby Town 10 Ron Stitfall Ninian Park Cardiff 22,664 HC Williams (Fulham) 1949 12 3 y 14:30 18 W Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 01 Ron Stitfall Loftus Road London 15,954 JW Richards (Cheadle) 1949 12 10 y 14:30 19 W Cardiff City Preston North End 32 Ron Stitfall George Edwards George Edwards Fred Ramscar Fred Ramscar Ninian Park Cardiff 21,922 AW Smith (Aldershot) 1949 12 17 y 14:30 20 W Cardiff City Blackburn Rovers 21 George Edwards 16Ron Stitfall 67 62 Les Graham Ninian Park Cardiff 19,882 SE Law (West Bromwich) 1949 12 24 y 14:30 21 L Swansea Town Cardiff City 51 Billy Lucas Billy Lucas Sammy McCrory Jackie O'Driscoll Jackie O'Driscoll Ron Stitfall Vetch Field Swansea 27,264 Alfred (AH) Tolley (Worcester) 1949 12 26 y 14:30 22 D Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City 00 Home Park Plymouth 28,585 ES Vickery (Bristol) 1949 12 27 y 14:30 23 W Cardiff City Plymouth Argyle 10 Elfed Evans Ninian Park Cardiff 32,499 ES Vickery (Bristol) 1949 12 31 y 14:15 24 L Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff City 20 Eddie Baily Billy Rees White Hart Lane London 59,780 PC Annette (Hampshire) 1950 1 14 y 14:45 25 W Cardiff City Bury 10 Roley Williams Ninian Park Cardiff 27,883 Alf Bond (Fulham) 1950 1 21 y 26 L Leicester City Cardiff City 10 Ken Chisholm 2 Filbert Street Leicester 27,300 RS Lloyd (Oswestry) 1950 2 4 y 15:00 27 L Cardiff City Bradford 12 Elfed Evans Jack Haines Bob Crosbie Ninian Park Cardiff 25,164 Alf Bond (Fulham) 1950 2 18 y 28 W Chesterfield Cardiff City 01 Elfed Evans Saltergate Chesterfield 15,042 Joe McCann (Preston) 1950 2 25 y 15:15 29 W Cardiff City Leeds United 10 Elfed Evans 66 Ninian Park Cardiff 28,423 William Rogers (Birmingham) 1950 3 4 y 15:00 30 L Southampton Cardiff City 31 Eric Day 5 Jimmy McGowan 11 Ted Bates 72 11 Elfed Evans The Dell Southampton 23,475 EPL Greig 1950 3 11 y 15:15 31 W Cardiff City Coventry City 10 George Edwards 22 Ninian Park Cardiff 22,875 Jack Clough (Bolton) 1950 3 18 y 15:15 32 D Luton Town Cardiff City 00 Kenilworth Road Luton Luton report 15,071 Roland Burgess (Reading) 1950 3 25 y 15:15 33 W Cardiff City Barnsley 30 Gordon Pallister ogElfed Evans Wilf Grant Ninian Park Cardiff 19,987 SV Davis 1950 4 1 y 15:15 34 D Grimsby Town Cardiff City 00 Blundell Park Grimsby 14,922 HC Williams (Fulham) 1950 4 7 y 35 L Brentford Cardiff City 10 Jackie Goodwin 15 Griffin Park London 24,584 WJ Edwards (Yeovil) 1950 4 8 y 15:15 36 W Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 40 Alf Sherwood Elfed Evans Elfed Evans Arthur Lever Ninian Park Cardiff 21,102 Lewis Webb (Bath) 1950 4 10 y 15:15 37 D Cardiff City Brentford 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 16,260 WJ Edwards (Yeovil) 1950 4 15 y 15:00 38 W West Ham United Cardiff City 01 Arthur Lever Upton Park London 14,109 SV Davis 1950 4 17 y 18:15 39 D Cardiff City Southampton 11 George Edwards 35 25 Charlie Wayman Ninian Park Cardiff 21,247 1950 4 22 y 15:15 40 L Cardiff City Sheffield United 12 Arthur Lever 17 16 36 George Jones Ninian Park Cardiff 33,382 Roland (RJ) Burgess (Reading) 1950 4 29 y 41 L Preston North End Cardiff City 30 Glyn Williams ogHarry Anders Tom Finney Deepdale Preston 13,799 RS Lloyd (Oswestry) 1950 5 6 y 15:15 42 D Hull City Cardiff City 11 Jimmy Lee Ted Gorin Boothferry Park Hull 18,213 WHE Evans (Liverpool) Source https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl25.htm Cardiff City 1949-50 results Cardiff City Forum 7 January 2022https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1950/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1950 11v11 7 January 2022 FA Cup 1950 1 7 y 14:15 Round 3 D Cardiff City West Bromwich Albion 22 Elfed Evans 13Glyn Williams 85 40 Gordon Inwood 41 Cyril Williams Ninian Park Cardiff 38,000 RC Carter (Swindon) 1950 1 11 y Round 3 (Replay) W West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City 01 George Edwards The Hawthorns West Bromwich 37,400 RC Carter (Swindon) 1950 1 28 y 14:45 Round 4 D Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 11 Charlie Vaughan 54 Elfed Evans The Valley London 46,000 Harry Holt (Rochdale) 1950 2 1 y 14:15 Round 4 (Replay) W Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 20 Elfed Evans Elfed Evans Ninian Park Cardiff 37,000 Harry Holt (Rochdale) 1950 2 11 y Round 5 L Leeds United Cardiff City 31 Harold Williams 9 David Cochrane 11 Ray Iggleden 64 16 pen Alf Sherwood Elland Road Leeds 53,099 William Rogers (Birmingham) Source Welsh Cup 1950 1 18 y Round 6 W Cardiff City Ebbw Vale 30 George Edwards George Edwards Billy Baker Ninian Park Cardiff 2,500 1950 2 23 y 15:00 Round 7 L Swansea Town Cardiff City 30 Stan Richards Frank Scrine Frank Scrine Vetch Field Swansea 11,000 WP Hopkins (Llanelli) Source https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wal50.html Welsh Cup 1949/50 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 7 January 2022 See also List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons References 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 1949–50 season Card