1938–39 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season January 2022 Cardiff City 1938–39 WAL Bill Jennings (To April 1939)ENG Cyril Spiers Chris Page (To September 1938)William Forbes (To April 1939)WAL Sir Herbert Merrett Division Three South 13th FA Cup 4th round Welsh Cup Runners Up Third Division South Cup 1st round 14,107 40,187 (v Newport County, 31 December 1938) 5,070 (v Notts County, 17 April 1939) Jimmy Collins (18) Jimmy Collins (21) _whitecollarplain _whitetop ffffff 0000ff ffffff ffffff 0000ff 1937–38 1946–47 The 1938–39 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 19th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Three South, then the third tier of English football, finishing 13th. Season review Football League Third Division South Partial league table 1938–39 Football League#Third Division Third Division South y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A Result L/D/L/W/W/L/D/W/D/L/L/W/D/W/L/D/W/D/W/L/L/W/W/L/D/W/W/D/W/L/L/L/L/D/L/L/W/D/W/W/D/L Position ~/~/17/15/13/16/15/13/12/14/18/15/14/10/12/15/12/11/11/12/12/12/11/12/12/11/9/12/7/10/10/12/12/12/12/15/13/13/11/11/12/13 Points 0p/1p/1p/3p/5p/5p/6p/8p/9p/9p/9p/11p/12p/14p/14p/15p/17p/18p/20p/20p/20p/22p/24p/24p/25p/27p/29p/30p/32p/32p/32p/32p/32p/33p/33p/33p/35p/36p/38p/40p/41p/41p 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/ccfcl19.htm Cardiff City 1938-39 results Cardiff City Forum 27 January 2022https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/players/season/1939/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1939 11v11 27 January 2022 -- England GK Bob Jones -- England GK Bill Fielding -- Wales DF George Ballsom -- Northern Ireland DF Bill Corkhill -- Wales DF Louis Ford -- Wales DF Arthur Granville -- Scotland DF Jim Kelso -- Wales DF Thomas Williams -- Wales MF Billy Baker -- England MF Cecil McCaughey -- England MF Bill Main -- England MF George Nicholson -- England MF Arthur Rhodes -- Wales MF Terry Wood -- England FW Reg Anderson -- England FW Billy Bassett -- England FW Jimmy Collins -- Wales FW Jack Court -- England FW Harry Egan -- Wales FW Charles Hill -- Wales FW James McKenzie -- England FW Jack Prescott -- Wales FW Reg Pugh -- England FW Tex Rickards -- Scotland FW Ritchie Smith -- England FW Les Talbot -- England FW Bert Turner -- England FW George Walton Fixtures and results Third Division South 1938 8 27 y 1 L Cardiff City Exeter City 12 Bert Turner Ninian Park Cardiff 24,645 1938 8 31 y 2 D Mansfield Town Cardiff City 22 Tommy Dutton Tommy Dutton Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Field Mill Mansfield 6,959 1938 9 3 y 3 L Newport County Cardiff City 30 Arthur Hydes Arthur Hydes Lance Carr Somerton Park Newport 18,837 1938 9 5 y 4 W Cardiff City Walsall 21 Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Ninian Park Cardiff 15,697 1938 9 10 y 5 W Ipswich Town Cardiff City 12 Gilbert Alsop Tex Rickards Jack Prescott Portman Road Ipswich 16,179 1938 9 17 y 6 L Cardiff City Reading 01 Ninian Park Cardiff 15,843 1938 9 24 y 7 D Bristol Rovers Cardiff City 11 Les Talbot Eastville Bristol 10,046 1938 10 1 y 8 W Cardiff City Brighton & Hove Albion 41 Jack Prescott Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Tex Rickards Ninian Park Cardiff 17,393 1938 10 8 y 9 D Bournemouth Cardiff City 00 Dean Court Bournemouth 7,211 1938 10 15 y 10 L Cardiff City Clapton Orient 12 Les Talbot Ninian Park Cardiff 16,317 1938 10 22 y 11 L Northampton Town Cardiff City 21 Jack Prescott County Ground Northampton 10,262 1938 10 29 y 15:15 12 W Cardiff City Swindon Town 21 Tex Rickards 20Jimmy Collins 80 10 Ben Morton Ninian Park Cardiff 12,000 GS Blackhall 1938 11 5 y 13 D Port Vale Cardiff City 11 Tom Nolan Jimmy Collins Vale Park Stoke 12,500 1938 11 12 y 14 W Cardiff City Watford 53 Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Jimmy Collins Cecil McCaughey Charles Hill Ninian Park Cardiff 11,646 1938 11 19 y 15 L Crystal Palace Cardiff City 20 Selhurst Park London 17,898 1938 12 3 y 16 D Aldershot Cardiff City 11 Jimmy Collins Recreation Ground Aldershot 5,699 1938 12 17 y 17 W Torquay United Cardiff City 13 Les Talbot Les Talbot Jimmy Collins Plainmoor Torquay 2,257 1938 12 24 y 18 D Exeter City Cardiff City 11 Harry Egan St James Park Exeter 4,242 1938 12 26 y 19 W Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 10 Jimmy Collins Ninian Park Cardiff 26,744 1938 12 27 y 20 L Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 50 Jack Cape Tommy Cheetham Tommy Cheetham John Devine Len McCarthy Loftus Road London 14,799 1938 12 31 y 21 L Cardiff City Newport County 12 Ritchie Smith Arthur Hydes Lance Carr Ninian Park Cardiff 40,187 1939 1 11 y 22 W Cardiff City Bristol City 21 Ritchie Smith George Walton Ninian Park Cardiff 8,645 1939 1 14 y 23 W Cardiff City Ipswich Town 21 Ossie Parry ogJimmy Collins Charlie Fletcher Ninian Park Cardiff 15,312 1939 1 28 y 24 L Cardiff City Bristol Rovers 02 Ninian Park Cardiff 12,659 1939 2 1 y 25 D Reading Cardiff City 00 Elm Park Reading 3,623 1939 2 4 y 26 W Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City 12 Harry Egan Jimmy Collins Goldstone Ground Brighton 9,770 1939 2 11 y 27 W Cardiff City Bournemouth 50 Harry Egan Harry Egan Tex Rickards George Walton James McKenzie Ninian Park Cardiff 12,309 1939 2 18 y 28 D Clapton Orient Cardiff City 11 Harry Egan Brisbane Road London 9,035 1939 2 25 y 29 W Cardiff City Northampton Town 20 Tex Rickards Cecil McCaughey Ninian Park Cardiff 10,282 1939 3 4 y 30 L Swindon Town Cardiff City 41 Ben Morton 4Ben Morton 84Cliff Francis 15Arthur Barraclough 89 43 Harry Egan County Ground Swindon 8,861 GS Blackhall 1939 3 11 y 31 L Cardiff City Port Vale 24 Harry Egan Les Talbot Leonard Smart Leonard Smart Tommy Ward Tom Nolan Ninian Park Cardiff 9,145 1939 3 18 y 32 L Watford Cardiff City 10 Vicarage Road Watford 6,714 1939 3 25 y 33 L Cardiff City Crystal Palace 01 Ninian Park Cardiff 11,910 1939 4 1 y 34 D Bristol City Cardiff City 11 Harry Egan Ashton Gate Bristol 10,003 1939 4 7 y 35 L Southend United Cardiff City 20 Roots Hall Southend 9,299 1939 4 8 y 36 L Cardiff City Aldershot 24 Jack Prescott Harry Egan George Raynor George Raynor Cecil Ray Cecil Ray Ninian Park Cardiff 9,060 1939 4 10 y 37 W Cardiff City Southend United 10 Reg Pugh Ninian Park Cardiff 8,220 1939 4 15 y 38 D Notts County Cardiff City 11 James McKenzie Meadow Lane Nottingham 7,640 1939 4 17 y 39 W Cardiff City Notts County 41 Les Talbot Les Talbot Reginald Anderson Reg Pugh Ninian Park Cardiff 5,070 1939 4 22 y 15:15 40 W Cardiff City Torquay United 31 Jimmy Collins Les Talbot Charles Hill Ninian Park Cardiff 7,277 GH Hann (Shrewsbury) 1939 4 29 y 41 D Cardiff City Mansfield Town 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 5,886 1939 5 6 y 42 L Walsall Cardiff City 63 George Beeson Gilbert Alsop Joe Bambrick Charlie Bulger Johnny Hancocks Johnny Hancocks Jimmy Collins Les Talbot Charles Hill Fellows Park Walsall 6,246 FA Cup 1938 11 26 y 14:45 Round 1 D Cheltenham Town Cardiff City 11 Stan Prior Jack Prescott Whaddon Road Cheltenham 5,600 Mr. G. W. Hann 1938 11 30 y 14:00 Round 1 (Replay) W Cardiff City Cheltenham Town 10 Jack Prescott Ninian Park Cardiff 8,940 Mr. G. W. Hann 1938 12 10 y Round 2 W Cardiff City Crewe Alexandra 10 Les Talbot Ninian Park Cardiff 19,000 1939 1 7 y Round 3 W Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 10 George Walton Ninian Park Cardiff 22,780 1939 1 21 y Round 4 D Cardiff City Newcastle United 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 42,060 1939 1 25 y Round 4 (Replay) L Newcastle United Cardiff City 41 Harry Clifton Jimmy Gordon Tom Mooney John Park Reg Pugh St James's Park Newcastle 44,649 Welsh Cup 1939 2 8 y Round 5 D Cardiff City Swansea Town 22 James McKenzie Cecil McCaughey Tommy Olsen Tommy Bamford Ninian Park Cardiff 4,000 1939 2 23 y Round 5 (Replay) W Swansea Town Cardiff City 14 Willie Imrie Harry Egan Harry Egan Tex Rickards Tex Rickards Vetch Field Swansea 1,500 1939 3 8 y Round 6 W Cardiff City Newport County 51 Harry Egan Harry Egan Harry Egan Tex Rickards James McKenzie Andrew Higgins Ninian Park Cardiff 6,000 1939 3 30 y Semi Final D Oswestry Cardiff City 11 pen Arthur Granville Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 3,000 1939 4 13 y Semi Final (Replay) D Oswestry Cardiff City 22 Les Talbot Jimmy Collins Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 3,000 1939 4 26 y Semi Final (Second replay) W Oswestry Cardiff City 12 Les Talbot Jimmy Collins Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 5,000 1939 5 4 y Final L South Liverpool Cardiff City 21 G Jones G Jones Jimmy Collins The Racecourse Wrexham 5,000 F McCarthy (Wrexham) Third Division South Cup 1938 11 16 y Round 1 L Bristol City Cardiff City 60 Harry Mardon Harry Mardon Frank Gallacher Monty Morgan Monty Morgan Cliff Morgan Ashton Gate Bristol 670 Sourcehttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wal1939.html Welsh Cup 1938/39 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 https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City Category:Cardiff City F.C. seasons Category:Association football clubs 1938–39 season Card