1936–37 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1936–37 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 17th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Three South, then the third tier of English football, finishing 18th.

Cardiff City
1936–37 season
ChairmanDr James Wade
Manager Ben Watts-Jones
Bill Jennings (from April)
Division Three South18th
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh Cup8th round
Third Division South Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Walton
Reg Pugh
Cecil Smith
Les Talbot (7)
All:
George Walton (9)
Highest home attendance31,954 (v Walsall, 26 December 1936)
Lowest home attendance5,940 (v Aldershot, 19 April 1937)
Average home league attendance15,661

Season review

Partial league table
Main article: 1936–37 Football League § Third Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
16 Bristol City 42 15 6 21 58 70 0.829 36
17 Walsall 42 13 10 19 63 85 0.741 36 Transferred to the Third Division North
18 Cardiff City 42 14 7 21 54 87 0.621 35
19 Newport County 42 12 10 20 67 98 0.684 34
20 Torquay United 42 11 10 21 57 80 0.713 32
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round
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ResultLWWWWWDWDLWLLWWLLDLDLLLDLDLLDLWLLWLLLLWWWL
Position~~6241111113322379131313141414171618181818181818171819202020171618
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players

First team squad. [1] [2] 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  ENG Bill Fielding
-- GK  WAL George Poland
-- DF  SCO Jack Eslor
-- DF  WAL Louis Ford
-- DF  ENG Cliff Godfrey
-- DF  WAL Arthur Granville
-- DF  SCO Bob McAuley
-- DF  ENG Jack Mellor
-- DF  SCO Bill Main
-- MF  ENG George Nicholson
-- FW  ENG Billy Bassett
-- FW  WAL James McKenzie
-- FW  EIR Ted Melaniphy
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- FW  SCO Davie Ovenstone
-- FW  ENG Albert Pinxton
-- FW  ENG Jack Prescott
-- FW  WAL Reg Pugh
-- FW  WAL Doug Redwood
-- FW  ENG Harry Roper
-- FW  WAL Cecil Smith
-- FW  ENG Harold Smith
-- FW  ENG James A Smith
-- FW  ENG Les Talbot
-- FW  ENG George Walton
-- FW  ENG Arthur Welsby
-- FW  WAL Daniel Williams

Fixtures and results

Third Division South
29 August 1936 (1936-08-29) 1 Walsall 1–0 Cardiff City Walsall
Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 10,268
31 August 1936 (1936-08-31) 2 Cardiff City 2–1 Clapton Orient Cardiff
Reg Pugh
Cecil Smith 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,698
5 September 1936 (1936-09-05) 3 Cardiff City 3–0 Luton Town Cardiff
Cecil Smith
Cecil Smith
Reg Pugh 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,915
10 September 1936 (1936-09-10) 4 Clapton Orient 0–1 Cardiff City London
Reg Pugh Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,471
12 September 1936 (1936-09-12) 5 Newport County 2–3 Cardiff City Newport
Bill Owen
Bill Owen 		Davie Ovenstone
Les Talbot
Cecil Smith		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 16,732
14 September 1936 (1936-09-14) 6 Cardiff City 3–1 Bristol City Cardiff
Reg Pugh
Albert Pinxton
Les Talbot 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,936
19 September 1936 (1936-09-19) 7 Crystal Palace 2–2 Cardiff City London

 Cecil Smith
Reg Pugh		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,348
26 September 1936 (1936-09-26) 8 Cardiff City 3–1 Exeter City Cardiff
Davie Ovenstone
Les Talbot
Cecil Smith 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,749
28 September 1936 (1936-09-28) 9 Cardiff City 1–1 Southend United Cardiff
Albert Pinxton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,094
3 October 1936 (1936-10-03) 10 Reading 3–0 Cardiff City Reading


 Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 13,209
10 October 1936 (1936-10-10) 11 Cardiff City 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
Les Talbot
Daniel Williams 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,897
24 October 1936 (1936-10-24) 12 Watford 2–0 Cardiff City Watford

 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,209
31 October 1936 (1936-10-31) 13 Cardiff City 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
Arthur Granville (pen)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,805
7 November 1936 (1936-11-07) 14 Bournemouth 0–2 Cardiff City Bournemouth
Les Talbot
George Walton		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,231
14 November 1936 (1936-11-14) 15 Cardiff City 2–1 Northampton Town Cardiff
Reg Pugh
George Walton 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,200
21 November 1936 (1936-11-21) 16 Bristol Rovers 5–1 Cardiff City Bristol




 Les Talbot Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 17,171
5 December 1936 (1936-12-05) 17 Swindon Town 4–2 Cardiff City Swindon
Jimmy Cookson 10', 15'
Eddie Jones 26', 35'		 25' Jack Prescott
60' Cecil Smith		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,532
19 December 1936 (1936-12-19) 18 Gillingham 0–0 Cardiff City Gillingham
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,361
25 December 1936 (1936-12-25) 19 Torquay United 1–0 Cardiff City Torquay
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 4,582
26 December 1936 (1936-12-26) 20 Cardiff City 2–2 Walsall Cardiff
George Walton
Ted Melaniphy
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 31,954
28 December 1936 (1936-12-28) 21 Cardiff City 0–2 Torquay United Cardiff

 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,048
2 January 1937 (1937-01-02) 22 Luton Town 8–1 Cardiff City Luton







 Jack Prescott Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 12,368
9 January 1937 (1937-01-09) 23 Cardiff City 0–1 Newport County Cardiff
Harry Duggan Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,681
23 January 1937 (1937-01-23) 24 Cardiff City 1–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
Les Talbot Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,415
3 February 1937 (1937-02-03) 25 Exeter City 3–1 Cardiff City Exeter


 Albert Pinxton Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,298
6 February 1937 (1937-02-06) 26 Cardiff City 1–1 Reading Cardiff
George Walton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,569
13 February 1937 (1937-02-13) 27 Queens Park Rangers 6–0 Cardiff City London





 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,408
20 February 1937 (1937-02-20) 28 Southend United 8–1 Cardiff City Southend







 Cecil Smith Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,100
27 February 1937 (1937-02-27) 29 Cardiff City 2–2 Watford Cardiff
Arthur Granville (pen)
George Walton
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,283
6 March 1937 (1937-03-06) 30 Brighton & Hove Albion 7–2 Cardiff City Brighton






 James McKenzie
(pen) Arthur Granville		 Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 10,632
13 March 1937 (1937-03-13) 31 Cardiff City 2–1 Bournemouth Cardiff
James McKenzie
James McKenzie 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,582
20 March 1937 (1937-03-20) 32 Northampton Town 2–0 Cardiff City Northampton

 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,334
26 March 1937 (1937-03-26) 33 Notts County 4–0 Cardiff City Nottingham



 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 17,664
27 March 1937 (1937-03-27) 34 Cardiff City 3–1 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
James McKenzie
Reg Pugh
Arthur Granville (pen)		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,666
29 March 1937 (1937-03-29) 35 Cardiff City 0–2 Notts County Cardiff

 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,245
3 April 1937 (1937-04-03) 36 Millwall 3–1 Cardiff City London


 (pen) Arthur Granville Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 19,489
10 April 1937 (1937-04-10) 37 Cardiff City 1–2 Swindon Town Cardiff
George Walton 25' 37' Jimmy Cookson
82' Joe Musgrave		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,066
12 April 1937 (1937-04-12) 38 Cardiff City 0–1 Millwall Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,775
17 April 1937 (1937-04-17) 39 Aldershot 0–1 Cardiff City Aldershot
Ted Melaniphy Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,084
19 April 1937 (1937-04-19) 40 Cardiff City 4–1 Aldershot Cardiff
George Walton
Ted Melaniphy
Ted Melaniphy
Davie Ovenstone 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,940
24 April 1937 (1937-04-24) 41 Cardiff City 2–0 Gillingham Cardiff
Ted Melaniphy
Davie Ovenstone 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,358
1 May 1937 (1937-05-01) 42 Bristol City 2–1 Cardiff City Bristol

 (og) Jack Hick Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 4,360


FA Cup
28 November 1936 (1936-11-28) Round 1 Cardiff City 3–1 Southall Cardiff
George Walton
Les Talbot
Reg Pugh 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,000
12 December 1936 (1936-12-12) Round 2 Cardiff City 2–1 Swindon Town Cardiff
Arthur Granville 69' (pen)
Jack Prescott 87'		 8' Jimmy Cookson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,833
Referee: E Vokes
16 January 1937 (1937-01-16) Round 3 Cardiff City 1–3 Grimsby Town Cardiff
Ted Melaniphy

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 36,245

Welsh Cup
10 March 1937 (1937-03-10) Round 6 Barry Town 3–1 Cardiff City Barry


 George Walton Stadium: Jenner Park
Attendance: 5,000

Third Division South Cup
28 October 1936 (1936-10-28) Round 1 Cardiff City 0–1 Exeter City Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,000


Source [1] [3]

References
  1. "Cardiff City 1936-37 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. "All Cardiff City football club players: 1937". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. "Welsh Cup 1936/37". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

Bibliography
  • Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
  • Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 1-9054110-4-9.
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