1948–49 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season January 2022 Cardiff City 1948–49 ENG Cyril Spiers WAL Sir Herbert Merrett Division Two 4th FA Cup 5th round Welsh Cup Semi Final 35,091 56,018 v Tottenham Hotspur 9 October 1948 26,441 v Coventry City 23 April 1949 Ernie Stevenson (12) Ernie Stevenson (13) _whitecollarplain _hoops_blue ffffff 0000ff ffffff ffffff ffffff 1947–48 1949–50 The 1948–49 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 22nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fourth. Season review Football League Second Division Partial league table 1948–49 Football League#Second Division Second Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H Result L/D/W/L/D/D/W/W/D/W/W/L/L/L/L/D/D/W/W/D/W/D/W/L/L/D/W/L/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/W/L/D/W/W/D/D Position //14/17/17/17/13/4/7/5/4/6/9/13/17/17/16/13/11/10/7/7/6/8/9/9/8/10/7/7/5/5/5/5/4/4/4/5/4/4/4/4 Points 0p/1p/3p/3p/4p/5p/7p/9p/10p/12p/14p/14p/14p/14p/14p/15p/16p/18p/20p/21p/23p/24p/26p/26p/26p/27p/29p/29p/31p/33p/35p/37p/38p/40p/42p/44p/44p/45p/47p/49p/50p/51p 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/1949/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1949 11v11 10 January 2022 -- 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 Fred Stansfield -- Wales DF Albert Stitfall -- Wales DF Ron Stitfall -- Wales DF Derrick Sullivan -- Wales DF Glyn Williams -- Wales MF Billy Baker -- Wales MF Roley Williams -- Wales FW Bryn Allen -- England FW Tommy Best -- England FW Doug Blair -- Wales FW George Edwards -- Wales FW Ted Gorin -- England FW Bill Hullett -- Wales FW Beriah Moore -- Wales FW Gordon Pembery -- Wales FW Cecil Price -- Wales FW Billy Rees -- England FW Ernie Stevenson -- England FW George Wardle Fixtures and results Second Division 1948 8 21 y 15:15 1 L Bradford (Park Avenue) Cardiff City 30 Johnny Downie Johnny Downie George Ainsley Park Avenue (stadium) Bradford 15,048 SE Law (West Bromwich) 1948 8 23 y 18:15 2 D Cardiff City Luton Town 33 Ken Hollyman 90sBill Hullett 23Beriah Moore 75 8 Ted Duggan Sammy Nelson Billy Arnison Ninian Park Cardiff Luton report 35,687 JM Wiltshire (Dorset) 1948 8 28 y 15:15 3 W Cardiff City Southampton 21 Bill Hullett 22 86 27 Charlie Wayman Ninian Park Cardiff 37,189 RC Carter (Swindon) 1948 8 30 y 18:30 4 L Luton Town Cardiff City 30 Billy Arnison 7 43 76 Kenilworth Road Luton Luton report 20,185 JM Wiltshire (Sherbourne, Dorset) 1948 9 4 y 5 D Barnsley Cardiff City 11 George Robledo Derrick Sullivan Oakwell Barnsley 18,542 1948 9 9 y 18:00 6 D Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 00 Loftus Road London 25,337 Fred Green (Wolverhampton) 1948 9 11 y 15:15 7 W Cardiff City Grimsby Town 30 Ken Hollyman Billy Rees Ken Moody og Ninian Park Cardiff 32,156 HC Williams (Fulham) 1948 9 13 y 17:45 8 W Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 30 Billy Rees Billy Rees Bill Hullett Ninian Park Cardiff 36,223 Fred Green (Wolverhampton) 1948 9 18 y 9 D Nottingham Forest Cardiff City 00 City Ground Nottingham Forest report 20,417 L Brown (Surrey) 1948 9 25 y 15:15 10 W Cardiff City Fulham 21 Bill Hullett Bill Hullett Jack McDonald Ninian Park Cardiff 38,423 RL Aldridge (Birmingham) 1948 10 2 y 15:15 11 W Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City 01 Ken Hollyman Home Park Plymouth 27,371 LG Webb (Midsomer Norton) 1948 10 9 y 15:15 12 L Cardiff City Tottenham Hotspur 01 Ernie Jones Ninian Park Cardiff 56,018 A Ward (Bristol) 1948 10 16 y 15:00 13 L West Ham United Cardiff City 31 Eddie Chapman Eric Parsons Ken Wright pen Arthur Lever Upton Park London 29,433 1948 10 30 y 15:00 14 L West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City 20 Jack Haines Cyril Williams The Hawthorns West Bromwich 46,036 NC Taylor (Westbury) 1948 11 6 y 15:00 15 L Cardiff City Chesterfield 34 Billy Rees Doug Blair Fred Stansfield Dave Blakey Dave Blakey Chris Marronog Fred Stansfield Ninian Park Cardiff 36,359 FC Green (Wolverhampton) 1948 11 13 y 14:45 16 D Lincoln City Cardiff City 00 Sincil Bank Lincoln 14,438 Harry Hartley (Bolton) 1948 11 20 y 14:30 17 D Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 11 Ernie Stevenson Eddie Quigley Ninian Park Cardiff 30,084 1948 11 27 y 18 W Coventry City Cardiff City 01 Ernie Stevenson Highfield Road Coventry 22,121 1948 12 4 y 14:30 19 W Cardiff City Leeds United 21 Bryn Allen 42Ernie Stevenson 50 7 Len Browning Ninian Park Cardiff 31,972 1948 12 11 y 20 D Leicester City Cardiff City 22 Jack Lee Don Revie pen 8 Billy Rees18 Ted Gorin Filbert Street Leicester 24,343 George Clark (London) 1948 12 18 y 14:30 21 W Cardiff City Bradford (Park Avenue) 61 George Edwards Bryn Allen Ernie Stevenson Ernie Stevenson Arthur Lever penKen Hollyman Johnny Downie Ninian Park Cardiff 28,002 SE Law (West Bromwich) 1948 12 25 y 22 D Brentford Cardiff City 11 Fred Monk Bryn Allen Griffin Park London 22,813 1948 12 27 y 14:15 23 W Cardiff City Brentford 20 Bryn Allen Ernie Stevenson Ninian Park Cardiff 49,236 Lewis Webb (Bath) 1949 1 1 y 14:15 24 L Southampton Cardiff City 20 Augie Scott Charlie Wayman The Dell Southampton 20,937 EV Crook 1949 1 15 y 14:45 25 L Cardiff City Barnsley 03 Fred Richardson John Kelly George Robledo Ninian Park Cardiff 29,116 Alfred Tolley (Worcester) 1949 1 22 y 14:40 26 D Grimsby Town Cardiff City 22 Billy Cairns Jimmy Whitfield Billy Rees Stan Montgomery Blundell Park Grimsby 15,210 1949 2 5 y 15:15 27 W Cardiff City Nottingham Forest 10 Billy Rees 26 Ninian Park Cardiff Forest report 31,522 L Brown (Surrey) 1949 2 19 y 15:15 28 L Fulham Cardiff City 40 Bob Thomas Bob Thomas Bedford Jezzard Arthur Stevens pen Craven Cottage London 40,795 RL Aldridge 1949 2 26 y 15:15 29 W Cardiff City Plymouth Argyle 10 Ken Hollyman Ninian Park Cardiff 29,006 Lewis Webb (Bath) 1949 3 5 y 30 W Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff City 01 Ken Hollyman White Hart Lane London 51,183 1949 3 12 y 15:15 31 W Cardiff City West Ham United 40 Ken Hollyman Ernie Stevenson Ernie Stevenson Tommy Best Ninian Park Cardiff 28,271 1949 3 19 y 15:00 32 W Bury Cardiff City 03 Doug Blair Tommy Best George Edwards Gigg Lane Bury 15,836 1949 3 26 y 15:15 33 D Cardiff City West Bromwich Albion 22 Doug Blair Tommy Best Jack Haines Davy Walsh Ninian Park Cardiff 47,649 1949 4 2 y 15:15 34 W Chesterfield Cardiff City 02 Tommy Best George Edwards Saltergate Chesterfield 14,299 1949 4 4 y 18:00 35 W Cardiff City Bury 21 Doug Blair Tommy Best Dave Massart Ninian Park Cardiff 34,161 1949 4 9 y 15:15 36 W Cardiff City Lincoln City 31 Ernie Stevenson 6 9George Edwards 77 85 Laurie Smedley Ninian Park Cardiff 32,585 Harry Hartley (Bolton) 1949 4 15 y 37 L Blackburn Rovers Cardiff City 21 Dennis Westcott Eddie Crossan George Edwards Ewood Park Blackburn 23,468 1949 4 16 y 15:00 38 D Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City 11 Eddie Quigley Tommy Best Hillsborough Sheffield 32,297 SE Law (West Bromwich) 1949 4 18 y 15:15 39 W Cardiff City Blackburn Rovers 10 Arthur Lever 15 Ninian Park Cardiff 33,325 L Brown (Surrey) 1949 4 23 y 15:15 40 W Cardiff City Coventry City 30 George Edwards 63Ernie Stevenson 35 78 Ninian Park Cardiff 26,441 WJ Edwards (Yeovil) 1949 4 30 y 41 D Leeds United Cardiff City 00 Elland Road Leeds 19,945 H Key 1949 5 7 y 15:15 42 D Cardiff City Leicester City 11 Billy Baker Jack Lee Ninian Park Cardiff 33,496 George Clark (London) Source https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl24.htm Cardiff City 1948-49 results Cardiff City Forum 10 January 2022https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1949/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1949 11v11 10 January 2022 FA Cup 1949 1 8 y Round 3 W Oldham Athletic Cardiff City 23 Ray Haddington Eric Gemmell Ken Hollyman Ken Hollyman Bryn Allen Boundary Park Oldham 28,991 Reg Leafe (Nottingham) 1949 1 29 y 14:30 Round 4 W Aston Villa Cardiff City 12 Dicky Dorsett 29 72 Ken Hollyman84 Billy Rees Villa Park Aston Villa 70,718 Tom Seymour (Wakefield) 1949 2 12 y Round 5 L Derby County Cardiff City 21 Doug Taft 9 Reg Harrison 16 88 Ernie Stevenson Baseball Ground Derby 35,746 Bill Dellow (Croydon) Source Welsh Cup 1949 1 12 y Round 6 W Cardiff City Troedyrhiw 31 Ted Gorin George Wardle Tommy Best Ninian Park Cardiff 500 1949 3 3 y Round 7 W Milford Cardiff City 21 Alf Rowland George Edwards Milford Haven 7,500 1949 4 7 y 17:30 Semi Final L Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff City 13 Ernie Stevenson Vetch Field Swansea 22,000 CN Gregory (Swansea) Source https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wal50.html Welsh Cup 1948/49 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 10 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 1948–49 season Card