1949–50 Cardiff City F.C. season

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.

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

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. 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 (og) 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 (og) 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".