1936–37 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1936–37 season
Chairman	Dr James Wade
Manager	Ben Watts-Jones; Bill Jennings (from April)
Division Three South	18th
FA Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	8th round
Third Division South Cup	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: ; George Walton; Reg Pugh; Cecil Smith; Les Talbot (7); All: ; George Walton (9)
Highest home attendance	31,954 (v Walsall, 26 December 1936)
Lowest home attendance	5,940 (v Aldershot, 19 April 1937)
Average home league attendance	15,661
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1935–36 1937–38 →

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. The team played in the FA Cup, Welsh Cup, and the Third Division South Cup, being eliminated in the 3rd round, 8th round, and 2nd round, respectively.

Season review

Football League Third Division South

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
16	Bristol City	42	15	6	21	58	70	0.829	36
17	Walsall^[a]	42	13	10	19	63	85	0.741	36
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: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ Walsall had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L
Position	~	~	6	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	3	7	9	13	13	13	14	14	14	17	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	19	20	20	20	17	16	18

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; some limited exceptions apply. 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
			(o.g.) 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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cardiff City 1936-37 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1937". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "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.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".

[table_note_WAL0.86940560856341-1] Walsall had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.

[results-2] "Cardiff City 1936-37 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[3] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1937". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[4] "Welsh Cup 1936/37". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

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