1949–50 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1949–50 season
Chairman	Sir Herbert Merrett
Manager	Cyril Spiers
Division Two	10th
FA Cup	5th round
Welsh Cup	7th round
Top goalscorer	League: Elfed Evans (8) All: Elfed Evans (12)
Highest home attendance	57,510 v Swansea Town 27 August 1949
Lowest home attendance	16,260 v Brentford 10 April 1950
Average home league attendance	28,521
Home colours

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

Main article: 1949–50 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
8	Swansea Town	42	17	9	16	53	49	1.082	43
9	Brentford	42	15	13	14	44	49	0.898	43
10	Cardiff City	42	16	10	16	41	44	0.932	42
11	Grimsby Town	42	16	8	18	74	73	1.014	40
12	Coventry City	42	13	13	16	55	55	1.000	39

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
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

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players

First team squad.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	SCO	Alf Steel
--	GK	ENG	Phil Joslin
--	GK	WAL	Ted Morris
--	DF	WAL	Ken Hollyman
--	DF	WAL	Arthur Lever
--	DF	SCO	Harry May
--	DF	ENG	Stan Montgomery
--	DF	ENG	Alf Rowland
--	DF	WAL	Alf Sherwood
--	DF	WAL	Albert Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Derrick Sullivan
--	DF	WAL	Glyn Williams

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Billy Baker
--	MF	WAL	Roley Williams
--	FW	ENG	Tommy Best
--	FW	ENG	Doug Blair
--	FW	WAL	George Edwards
--	FW	WAL	Elfed Evans
--	FW	WAL	Ted Gorin
--	FW	ENG	Wilf Grant
--	FW	SCO	Bob Lamie
--	FW	SCO	Robert McLaren
--	FW	WAL	Gordon Pembery
--	FW	ENG	Ernie Stevenson
--	FW	SCO	Bobby Taggart

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City

20 August 1949 (1949-08-20) 1	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Cardiff City	Blackburn
				Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 28,265

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

22 August 1949 (1949-08-22) 2	Cardiff City	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
18:15	Ernie Stevenson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 37,913

Cardiff City v Swansea Town

27 August 1949 (1949-08-27) 3	Cardiff City	1–0	Swansea Town	Cardiff
15:15	Tommy Best			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 57,510 Referee: AH Tolley (Worcester)

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

29 August 1949 (1949-08-29) 4	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
18:30			(pen.) Ernie Stevenson	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 32,765

Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur

3 September 1949 (1949-09-03) 5	Cardiff City	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Cardiff
15:15			Les Medley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 42,649 Referee: PC Annette (Basingstoke)

Cardiff City v Hull City

5 September 1949 (1949-09-05) 6	Cardiff City	2–0	Hull City	Cardiff
18:00	Tommy Best Tommy Best			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 40,254

Bury v Cardiff City

10 September 1949 (1949-09-10) 7	Bury	2–2	Cardiff City	Bury
15:00			Tommy Best Roley Williams	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 17,371

Cardiff City v Leicester City

17 September 1949 (1949-09-17) 8	Cardiff City	2–4	Leicester City	Cardiff
15:15	Tommy Best George Edwards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 32,044

Bradford v Cardiff City

24 September 1949 (1949-09-24) 9	Bradford	3–3	Cardiff City	Bradford
			George Edwards Ron Stitfall Ron Stitfall	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 13,187 Referee: A Bond (London)

Cardiff City v Chesterfield

1 October 1949 (1949-10-01) 10	Cardiff City	2–0	Chesterfield	Cardiff
15:15	Doug Blair Ernie Stevenson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 29,619 Referee: J McCann (Preston)

Leeds United v Cardiff City

8 October 1949 (1949-10-08) 11	Leeds United	2–0	Cardiff City	Leeds
	Frank Dudley Len Browning			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 25,523

Coventry City v Cardiff City

22 October 1949 (1949-10-22) 12	Coventry City	2–1	Cardiff City	Coventry
	Iain Jamieson Peter Murphy		Doug Blair	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 23,042

Cardiff City v Luton Town

29 October 1949 (1949-10-29) 13	Cardiff City	0–0	Luton Town	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,011

Barnsley v Cardiff City

5 November 1949 (1949-11-05) 14	Barnsley	1–0	Cardiff City	Barnsley
				Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 18,564

Cardiff City v West Ham United

12 November 1949 (1949-11-12) 15	Cardiff City	0–1	West Ham United	Cardiff
14:45			Bill Robinson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,644

Sheffield United v Cardiff City

19 November 1949 (1949-11-19) 16	Sheffield United	2–0	Cardiff City	Sheffield
14:15				Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,702

Cardiff City v Grimsby Town

26 November 1949 (1949-11-26) 17	Cardiff City	1–0	Grimsby Town	Cardiff
14:30	Ron Stitfall			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,664

Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City

3 December 1949 (1949-12-03) 18	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Cardiff City	London
14:30			Ron Stitfall	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,954

Cardiff City v Preston North End

10 December 1949 (1949-12-10) 19	Cardiff City	3–2	Preston North End	Cardiff
14:30	Ron Stitfall George Edwards George Edwards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,922

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

17 December 1949 (1949-12-17) 20	Cardiff City	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
14:30	George Edwards Ron Stitfall			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,882

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

24 December 1949 (1949-12-24) 21	Swansea Town	5–1	Cardiff City	Swansea
14:30	Billy Lucas Billy Lucas Sammy McCrory Jackie O'Driscoll Jackie O'Driscoll		Ron Stitfall	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 27,264

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

26 December 1949 (1949-12-26) 22	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Cardiff City	Plymouth
14:30				Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 28,585

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

27 December 1949 (1949-12-27) 23	Cardiff City	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
14:30	Elfed Evans			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 32,499

Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City

31 December 1949 (1949-12-31) 24	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Cardiff City	London
14:15	Eddie Baily Billy Rees			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 59,780 Referee: PC Annette (Hampshire)

Cardiff City v Bury

14 January 1950 (1950-01-14) 25	Cardiff City	1–0	Bury	Cardiff
14:45	Roley Williams			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 27,883

Leicester City v Cardiff City

21 January 1950 (1950-01-21) 26	Leicester City	1–0	Cardiff City	Leicester
	Ken Chisholm			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 27,300

Cardiff City v Bradford

4 February 1950 (1950-02-04) 27	Cardiff City	1–2	Bradford	Cardiff
15:00	Elfed Evans			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,164

Chesterfield v Cardiff City

18 February 1950 (1950-02-18) 28	Chesterfield	0–1	Cardiff City	Chesterfield
			Elfed Evans	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 15,042

Cardiff City v Leeds United

25 February 1950 (1950-02-25) 29	Cardiff City	1–0	Leeds United	Cardiff
15:15	Elfed Evans			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,423

Southampton v Cardiff City

4 March 1950 (1950-03-04) 30	Southampton	3–1	Cardiff City	Southampton
15:00	Ted Bates Eric Day Jimmy McGowan		Elfed Evans	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 23,475

Cardiff City v Coventry City

11 March 1950 (1950-03-11) 31	Cardiff City	1–0	Coventry City	Cardiff
15:15	George Edwards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,875

Luton Town v Cardiff City

18 March 1950 (1950-03-18) 32	Luton Town	0–0	Cardiff City	Luton
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 15,071

Cardiff City v Barnsley

25 March 1950 (1950-03-25) 33	Cardiff City	3–0	Barnsley	Cardiff
15:15	Gordon Pallister (o.g.) Elfed Evans Wilf Grant			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,987

Grimsby Town v Cardiff City

1 April 1950 (1950-04-01) 34	Grimsby Town	0–0	Cardiff City	Grimsby
15:15				Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 14,922

Brentford v Cardiff City

7 April 1950 (1950-04-07) 35	Brentford	1–0	Cardiff City	London
	Jackie Goodwin			Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 24,584

Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers

8 April 1950 (1950-04-08) 36	Cardiff City	4–0	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
15:15	Alf Sherwood Elfed Evans Elfed Evans Arthur Lever			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,102

Cardiff City v Brentford

10 April 1950 (1950-04-10) 37	Cardiff City	0–0	Brentford	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,260

West Ham United v Cardiff City

15 April 1950 (1950-04-15) 38	West Ham United	0–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00			Arthur Lever	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 14,109

Cardiff City v Southampton

17 April 1950 (1950-04-17) 39	Cardiff City	1–1	Southampton	Cardiff
18:15	George Edwards		Charlie Wayman	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,247

Cardiff City v Sheffield United

22 April 1950 (1950-04-22) 40	Cardiff City	1–2	Sheffield United	Cardiff
15:15	Arthur Lever 17'		16', 36' George Jones	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 33,382 Referee: Roland (RJ) Burgess (Reading)

Preston North End v Cardiff City

29 April 1950 (1950-04-29) 41	Preston North End	3–0	Cardiff City	Preston
	Glyn Williams (o.g.) Harry Anders Tom Finney			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,799 Referee: RS Lloyd (Oswestry)

Hull City v Cardiff City

6 May 1950 (1950-05-06) 42	Hull City	1–1	Cardiff City	Hull
15:15	Jimmy Lee		Ted Gorin	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 18,213 Referee: WHE Evans (Liverpool)

Source

FA Cup

Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion

7 January 1950 (1950-01-07) Round 3	Cardiff City	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Cardiff
14:15	Elfed Evans Glyn Williams		Cyril Williams Gordon Inwood	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 38,000 Referee: RC Carter (Swindon)

West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City

11 January 1950 (1950-01-11) Round 3 (Replay)	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
			George Edwards	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 37,400 Referee: RC Carter (Swindon)

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

28 January 1950 (1950-01-28) Round 4	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Cardiff City	London
14:45			Elfed Evans	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Harry Holt (Rochdale)

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

1 February 1950 (1950-02-01) Round 4 (Replay)	Cardiff City	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
14:15	Elfed Evans Elfed Evans			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Harry Holt (Rochdale)

Leeds United v Cardiff City

11 February 1950 (1950-02-11) Round 5	Leeds United	3–1	Cardiff City	Leeds
	David Cochrane Ray Iggleden Harold Williams		(pen.) Alf Sherwood	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 53,099 Referee: William Rogers (Birmingham)

Source

Welsh Cup

Cardiff City v Ebbw Vale

18 January 1950 (1950-01-18) Round 6	Cardiff City	3–0	Ebbw Vale	Cardiff
	George Edwards George Edwards Billy Baker			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,500

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

23 February 1950 (1950-02-23) Round 7	Swansea Town	3–0	Cardiff City	Swansea
15:00	Stan Richards Frank Scrine Frank Scrine			Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 11,000 Referee: WP Hopkins (Llanelli)

Source

See also

• List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
• Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
• "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".