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1937–38 Cardiff City F.C. season
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Welsh football club season
January 2022
Cardiff City
1937–38
WAL Bill Jennings
Chris Page
Division Three South
10th
FA Cup
3rd round
Welsh Cup
6th round
Third Division South Cup
2nd round
20,009
37,726 (v Mansfield Town, 27 December 1937)
7,610 (v Aldershot, 9 April 1938)
Jimmy Collins (23)
Jimmy Collins (28)
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1936–37
1938–39
The 1937–38 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 18th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Three South, then the third tier of English football, finishing 10th.
Season review
Football League Third Division South
Partial league table
1937–38 Football League#Third Division
Third Division South y CAR
Results by round
table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/A Result D/W/W/W/L/W/W/L/D/W/D/D/L/W/L/D/W/W/L/W/W/D/L/D/L/W/L/L/W/W/D/L/D/L/L/D/L/L/W/L/D/D Position ~/~/3/1/3/1/1/3/3/2/2/2/4/2/4/4/4/4/4/3/4/2/4/4/4/3/5/7/5/4/5/8/7/10/11/11/11/11/10/11/10/10 Points 1p/3p/5p/7p/7p/9p/11p/11p/12p/14p/15p/16p/16p/18p/18p/19p/21p/23p/23p/25p/27p/28p/28p/29p/29p/31p/31p/31p/33p/35p/36p/36p/37p/37p/37p/38p/38p/38p/40p/40p/41p/42p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 red1 January 2022
Players
First team squad.https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl18.htm Cardiff City 1937-38 results Cardiff City Forum 27 January 2022https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/players/season/1938/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1938 11v11 27 January 2022
-- England GK Bob Jones
-- England DF Ernie Blenkinsop
-- Wales DF Louis Ford
-- England DF Cliff Godfrey
-- Wales DF Arthur Granville
-- England DF Jack Mellor
-- Wales DF Enoch Mort
-- Wales DF Thomas Williams
-- England MF Cecil McCaughey
-- England MF George Nicholson
-- England FW Billy Bassett
-- England FW Jimmy Collins
-- Wales FW James McKenzie
-- Ireland FW Ted Melaniphy
-- England FW Jack Prescott
-- Wales FW Reg Pugh
-- England FW Les Talbot
-- England FW Bert Turner
-- England FW George Walton
Fixtures and results
Third Division South
1937 8 28 y 1 D Clapton Orient Cardiff City 11 Jimmy Collins Brisbane Road London 14,598
1937 8 30 y 2 W Cardiff City Torquay United 52 Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins George Walton Bert Turner Ninian Park Cardiff 20,796
1937 9 4 y 3 W Cardiff City Southend United 50 Les Talbot Les Talbot George Walton Arthur Granville penBert Turner Ninian Park Cardiff 22,912
1937 9 8 y 4 W Torquay United Cardiff City 01 Jimmy Collins Plainmoor Torquay 5,970
1937 9 11 y 5 L Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 21 Bert Turner Loftus Road London 15,300
1937 9 13 y 6 W Cardiff City Northampton Town 41 Cliff Godfrey Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Bert Turner Ninian Park Cardiff 20,693
1937 9 18 y 7 W Cardiff City Brighton & Hove Albion 41 George Walton Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Bert Turner Ninian Park Cardiff 28,034
1937 9 25 y 8 L Bournemouth Cardiff City 30 Dean Court Bournemouth 10,320
1937 10 2 y 9 D Cardiff City Notts County 22 Bert Turner Bert Turner Ninian Park Cardiff 35,468
1937 10 9 y 10 W Cardiff City Walsall 31 Jimmy Collins Reg Pugh Bert Turner Ninian Park Cardiff 19,086
1937 10 16 y 11 D Newport County Cardiff City 11 Les Talbot Somerton Park Newport 24,268
1937 10 23 y 12 D Cardiff City Bristol City 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 17,858
1937 10 30 y 13 L Watford Cardiff City 40 Vicarage Road Watford 11,183
1937 11 6 y 14 W Cardiff City Gillingham 40 Bert Turner Jimmy Collins George Walton Les Talbot Ninian Park Cardiff 14,818
1937 11 13 y 15 L Exeter City Cardiff City 21 Jimmy Collins St James Park Exeter 9,541
1937 11 20 y 16 D Cardiff City Swindon Town 22 Jimmy Collins 22Cecil McCaughey 70 50 Jack Bradley57 Jack Bradley Ninian Park Cardiff 15,404 FJ Lowe
1937 12 4 y 17 W Cardiff City Millwall 32 Reg Pugh Cecil McCaughey George Walton Ninian Park Cardiff 16,160
1937 12 18 y 18 W Cardiff City Crystal Palace 42 Bert Turner Bert Turner penJimmy Collins Les Talbot Ninian Park Cardiff 18,374
1937 12 25 y 19 L Mansfield Town Cardiff City 30 Maxey Holmes Maxey Holmes Harold Crawshaw Field Mill Mansfield 12,114
1937 12 27 y 20 W Cardiff City Mansfield Town 41 Reg Pugh Jimmy Collins Bert Turner Bert Turner pen Charlie Johnston Ninian Park Cardiff 37,726
1938 1 1 y 21 W Cardiff City Clapton Orient 20 Ted Melaniphy Ted Melaniphy Ninian Park Cardiff 19,580
1938 1 12 y 22 D Aldershot Cardiff City 11 Jimmy Collins Recreation Ground Aldershot 2,711
1938 1 15 y 23 L Southend United Cardiff City 31 Bert Turner Roots Hall Southend 6,061
1938 1 22 y 24 D Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 22 George Walton Bert Turner Ninian Park Cardiff 26,268
1938 1 29 y 25 L Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City 21 Jimmy Collins Goldstone Ground Brighton 9,802
1938 2 5 y 26 W Cardiff City Bournemouth 30 George Walton Ted Melaniphy Jimmy Collins Ninian Park Cardiff 17,563
1938 2 12 y 27 L Notts County Cardiff City 20 Meadow Lane Nottingham 13,278
1938 2 19 y 28 L Walsall Cardiff City 10 Fellows Park Walsall 4,638
1938 2 26 y 29 W Cardiff City Newport County 31 Bert Turner Bert Turner penReg Pugh Tommy Wood Ninian Park Cardiff 25,608
1938 3 5 y 30 W Bristol City Cardiff City 01 Jimmy Collins Ashton Gate Bristol 38,953
1938 3 12 y 31 D Cardiff City Watford 11 Cecil McCaughey Ninian Park Cardiff 25,349
1938 3 19 y 32 L Gillingham Cardiff City 10 Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 6,710
1938 3 26 y 33 D Cardiff City Exeter City 11 Jimmy Collins Ninian Park Cardiff 12,065
1938 4 2 y 34 L Swindon Town Cardiff City 20 Ben Morton 62Billy Lucas 81 County Ground Swindon 8,797 FJ Lowe
1938 4 9 y 35 L Cardiff City Aldershot 01 Ninian Park Cardiff 7,761
1938 4 15 y 36 D Cardiff City Bristol Rovers 11 Jimmy Collins Ninian Park Cardiff 10,384
1938 4 16 y 37 L Millwall Cardiff City 10 The Den London 25,647
1938 4 18 y 38 L Cardiff City Bristol Rovers 21 Jack Prescott Eastville Bristol 9,851
1938 4 23 y 39 W Cardiff City Reading 41 Bert Turner Bert Turner Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Ninian Park Cardiff 8,281
1938 4 30 y 40 L Crystal Palace Cardiff City 10 Selhurst Park London 9,018
1938 5 4 y 41 D Reading Cardiff City 00 Elm Park Reading 4,597
1938 5 7 y 42 D Northampton Town Cardiff City 00 County Ground Northampton 6,410
FA Cup
1937 11 27 y Round 1 W Northampton Town Cardiff City 12 Danny Tolland Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins County Ground Northampton 14,000
1937 12 11 y Round 2 D Cardiff City Bristol City 11 Bert Turner pen Joe Brain Ninian Park Cardiff 25,472
1937 12 15 y Round 2 (replay) W Bristol City Cardiff City 02 Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Ashton Gate Bristol 23,050
1938 1 8 y Round 3 L Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 50 George Robinson Billy Bassett ogLes Boulter Les Owens Les Owens The Valley London 34,637
Welsh Cup
1938 2 16 y Round 6 L Cardiff City Cheltenham Town 01 Ninian Park Cardiff 5,000
Third Division South Cup
1937 9 27 y Round 1 W Northampton Town Cardiff City 01 Bert Turner County Ground Northampton 3,869
1937 11 10 y Round 2 L Bristol City Cardiff City 21 Jimmy Collins Ashton Gate Bristol 2,130
Sourcehttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wal1938.html Welsh Cup 1937/38 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 27 January 2022
References
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 1-85983-462-0
The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Richard Shepherd Tony Brown 2002 1-899-46817-X
The Cardiff City Miscellany Richard Shepherd Pitch Publishing 2007 1-9054110-4-9
https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City
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