1931–32 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season August 2020 Cardiff City 1931–32 Fred Stewart Walter Riden Division Three South 9th FA Cup Third round Welsh Cup Sixth round Jimmy McCambridge (26) Jimmy McCambridge (28) 7,684 13,515 (v Luton Town, 26 December 1931) 3,491 (v QPR, 14 November 1931) _whitecollar _whiteline 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF 1930–31 1932–33 The 1931–32 season was the 31st season of competitive football played by Cardiff City F.C. It was the team's first season in the Third Division South of the Football League since being relegated from the Second Division during the previous season. Background Cardiff City played the 1931–32 season in the Third Division South of the Football League. It was the team's first season in the bottom tier of the Football League since they had joined the organisation for the 1920–21 season. The side had suffered relegation from the Second Division during the 1930–31 season after finishing bottom of the league.https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Cardiff City Football Club History Database 8 April 2021 Following a second relegation in three years, the club released a number of players. The most prominent of these were long-serving trio Fred Keenor, Len Davies and Harry Wake.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000337/19310411/188/0008 subscription Cardiff City Surprise Coventry Evening Telegraph 8 11 April 1931 8 April 2021 British Newspaper Archive Albert Keating was also due to be released following a doctor's report on a knee injury he had sustained,https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19310531/309/0018 subscription Football Surprise Weekly Despatch 31 31 May 1931 6 April 2021 British Newspaper Archive but was eventually retained for the campaign. Stewart made several new signings for the season, with Peter Ronan, Stan Holt, Owen McNally and Harry O'Neill all arriving ahead of the new campaign.Shepherd 2002 33 Third Division South Cardiff began the season with a 1–0 defeat to Northampton Town on 29 August 1932 with Stewart handing debuts to four players. One of the debutants, O'Neill scored Cardiff's first goal of the campaign in the following match, a 1–1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion two days later. Walter Robbins, the previous season's top goalscorer, netted his first goals of the campaign with a hat-trick during a 5–1 victory over Reading to open September; Jimmy McCambridge and Leslie Jones were also on the scoresheet as Cardiff recorded their first win. Partial league table 1931–32 Football League#Third Division South Third Division South y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A Result L/D/W/L/D/W/L/W/W/L/W/L/L/L/L/D/D/L/L/W/W/W/L/L/L/W/W/W/W/W/L/D/D/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/D Position ~/~/8/12/13/6/11/8/8/12/10/12/13/13/14/14/15/18/18/17/16/14/15/16/19/16/15/13/13/13/13/13/13/12/12/11/11/10/8/8/10/9 Points 0p/1p/3p/3p/4p/6p/6p/8p/10p/10p/12p/12p/12p/12p/12p/13p/14p/14p/14p/16p/18p/20p/20p/20p/20p/22p/24p/26p/28p/30p/30p/31p/32p/34p/36p/38p/39p/41p/43p/45p/45p/46p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 red1 https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl12.htm Cardiff City 1931–32 results Cardiff City Forum 29 January 2022 January 2022 Fixtures and results Third Division South 1931 8 29 y 1 L Northampton Town Cardiff City 10 County Ground Northampton 13,448 1931 8 31 y 2 D Cardiff City Brighton & Hove Albion 11 Harry O'Neill Ninian Park Cardiff 10,435 1931 9 5 y 3 W Cardiff City Reading 51 Les Jones Walter Robbins Walter Robbins Walter Robbins Jimmy McCambridge Ninian Park Cardiff 9,562 1931 9 7 y 4 L Coventry City Cardiff City 21 Jimmy McCambridge Highfield Road Coventry 11,648 1931 9 12 y 5 D Southend United Cardiff City 11 og Jack French Roots Hall Southend 7,494 1931 9 14 y 6 W Cardiff City Coventry City 61 Albert Keating Albert Keating Walter Robbins Walter Robbins Les Jones Jimmy McCambridge Ninian Park Cardiff 7,105 1931 9 19 y 7 L Cardiff City Fulham 03 Ninian Park Cardiff 13,233 1931 9 26 y 8 W Thames Cardiff City 12 Albert Keating Jimmy McCambridge West Ham Stadium London 3,538 1931 10 3 y 9 W Cardiff City Brentford 32 George Emmerson Albert Keating Walter Robbins Jackie Burns Billy Lane Ninian Park Cardiff 9,521 1931 10 10 y 10 L Exeter City Cardiff City 31 George Emmerson St James Park Exeter 8,160 1931 10 17 y 11 W Cardiff City Mansfield Town 20 George Emmerson Walter Robbins Ninian Park Cardiff 7,688 1931 10 24 y 12 L Watford Cardiff City 30 Vicarage Road Watford 11,526 1931 10 31 y 13 L Cardiff City Crystal Palace 13 George Emmerson Ninian Park Cardiff 6,757 1931 11 7 y 14 L Bournemouth Cardiff City 30 Dean Court Bournemouth 6,562 1931 11 14 y 15 L Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 04 Ninian Park Cardiff 3,491 1931 11 21 y 16 D Bristol Rovers Cardiff City 22 Harry O'Neillpen Peter Ronan Eastville Bristol 9,047 1931 12 5 y 17 D Cardiff City Clapton Orient 11 Albert Keating Brisbane Road London 6,524 1931 12 19 y 18 L Norwich City Cardiff City 20 Carrow Road Norwich 7,904 1931 12 25 y 19 L Luton Town Cardiff City 21 Tommy Tait ?? 40 Albert Keating Kenilworth Road Luton Luton report 11,609 WE Russell (Swindon) 1931 12 26 y 14:30 20 W Cardiff City Luton Town 41 Walter Robbins ?? ??Albert Keating 47Jimmy McCambridge Jimmy Yardley Ninian Park Cardiff Luton report 13,515 WE Russell (Swindon) 1932 1 2 y 14:30 21 W Cardiff City Northampton Town 50 Jimmy McCambridge Jimmy McCambridge Frank Harris Walter Robbins George Emmerson Ninian Park Cardiff 3,917 1932 1 13 y 22 W Cardiff City Torquay United 52 George Emmerson George Emmerson Jimmy McCambridge Albert Keating Walter Robbins Jack Fowler Cyril Hemingway Ninian Park Cardiff 3,890 1932 1 16 y 23 L Reading Cardiff City 51 Jimmy McCambridge Elm Park Reading 7,065 1932 1 23 y 24 L Cardiff City Southend United 23 Walter Robbins Jack French og Ninian Park Cardiff 6,831 1932 1 30 y 25 L Fulham Cardiff City 40 Craven Cottage London 14,690 1932 2 6 y 26 W Cardiff City Thames 92 Walter Robbins Walter Robbins Walter Robbins Walter Robbins Walter Robbins Jimmy McCambridge Les Jones Albert Keating George Emmerson Ninian Park Cardiff 6,698 1932 2 13 y 27 W Brentford Cardiff City 23 Arthur Crompton Vivian Gibbins Jimmy McCambridge Albert Keating Walter Robbins Griffin Park London 16,239 1932 2 20 y 28 W Cardiff City Exeter City 53 Walter Robbins Walter Robbins George Emmerson Jimmy McCambridge Les Jones Ninian Park Cardiff 8,817 1932 2 27 y 29 W Mansfield Town Cardiff City 12 Harry Johnson Jimmy McCambridge Jimmy McCambridge Field Mill Mansfield 8,316 1932 3 5 y 30 W Cardiff City Watford 21 Walter Robbins Les Jones Ninian Park Cardiff 10,019 1932 3 12 y 31 L Crystal Palace Cardiff City 50 Selhurst Park London 13,206 1932 3 19 y 32 D Cardiff City Bournemouth 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 6,863 1932 3 25 y 33 D Gillingham Cardiff City 11 Albert Keating Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 8,015 1932 3 26 y 34 W Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 23 Jimmy McCambridge Jimmy McCambridge Jimmy McCambridge Loftus Road London 8,324 1932 3 28 y 35 W Cardiff City Gillingham 10 Jimmy McCambridge Ninian Park Cardiff 10,455 1932 4 2 y 36 W Cardiff City Bristol Rovers 31 Jimmy McCambridge Albert Keating Albert Keating Ninian Park Cardiff 6,773 1932 4 9 y 37 D Torquay United Cardiff City 22 Billy Clayson Billy Clayson Jimmy McCambridge Jimmy McCambridge Plainmoor Torquay 3,437 1932 4 13 y 38 W Cardiff City Swindon Town 30 Albert Keating Albert Keating George Emmerson Ninian Park Cardiff 4,018 1932 4 16 y 39 W Cardiff City Clapton Orient 50 Jimmy McCambridge Jimmy McCambridge Jimmy McCambridge Albert Keating Albert Keating Ninian Park Cardiff 5,290 1932 4 23 y 40 W Swindon Town Cardiff City 14 Harry Morris 35 12 Albert Keating18 Albert Keating42 Jimmy McCambridge75 Jimmy McCambridge County Ground Swindon 3,728 T Botham 1932 4 30 y 41 L Cardiff City Norwich City 02 Ninian Park Cardiff 6,487 1932 5 7 y 42 D Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City 00 Goldstone Ground Brighton 5,447 FA Cup 1931 11 28 y Round 1 W Cardiff City Enfield 80 Reg Keating Reg Keating Reg Keating Harry O'Neill Harry O'Neill George Emmerson George Emmerson Frank Harris Ninian Park Cardiff 6,321 1931 12 12 y Round 2 W Cardiff City Clapton Orient 40 Jimmy McCambridge Reg Keating George Emmerson Billy Broadbent og Ninian Park Cardiff 10,500 1932 1 9 y Round 3 L Bradford (Park Avenue) Cardiff City 30 Park Avenue (stadium) Bradford 18,343 Welsh Cup 1932 2 8 y Round 5 W Llanelli Cardiff City 35 Walter Robbins Walter Robbins Walter Robbins Jimmy McCambridge Jimmy McCambridge Stebonheath Park Llanelli 5,000 1932 3 2 y Round 6 L Chester City Cardiff City 21 George Emmerson Sealand Road Chester 5,000 References Specific Bibliography Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86 John Crooks John Crooks 1986 0-9511984-0-8 Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds John Crooks Yore Publications 1992 0-9513321-8-X The Who's Who of Cardiff City Dean Hayes Breedon Books 2006 978-1-85983-462-6 C'mon City! A Hundred Years of the Bluebirds Grahame Lloyd Seren Books 1999 1854112716 From the Ashes – The Real Story of Cardiff City Football Club Saunders Christian Llygad Gwalch Cyf 2013 9781845242138 The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Richard Shepherd SoccerData Publications Nottingham 2002 1-899468-17-X The Cardiff City Miscellany Richard Shepherd Pitch Publishing 2007 1-9054110-4-9 Cardiff City F.C. Category:Cardiff City F.C. seasons Car