1946–47 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1946–47 season
Chairman	Sir Herbert Merrett
Manager	Billy McCandless
Division Three South	1st
FA Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	5th round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Stan Richards (30); All: ; Stan Richards (30)
Highest home attendance	49,310 (v Bristol City, 7 April 1947)
Lowest home attendance	9,384 (v Mansfield Town, 15 March 1947)
Average home league attendance	28,604
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1938–39 1947–48 →

The 1946–47 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 20th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three South, then the third tier of English football, finishing first and gaining promotion to the Second Division.

Season review[edit]

Football League Third Division South[edit]

Partial league table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion
1	Cardiff City	42	30	6	6	93	30	3.100	66	Division Champions, promoted
2	Queens Park Rangers	42	23	11	8	74	40	1.850	57
3	Bristol City	42	20	11	11	94	56	1.679	51
4	Swindon Town	42	19	11	12	84	73	1.151	49
5	Walsall	42	17	12	13	74	59	1.254	46

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round[edit]

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	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position			16	8	7	8	8	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: ^[1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players[edit]

First team squad. ^[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	WAL	Danny Canning
--	GK	WAL	Wyn Griffiths
--	GK	WAL	George Poland
--	DF	WAL	Ken Hollyman
--	DF	WAL	Arthur Lever
--	DF	WAL	Joe Phillips
--	DF	WAL	Alf Sherwood
--	DF	WAL	Fred Stansfield
--	DF	WAL	Glyn Williams
--	MF	WAL	Billy Baker
--	MF	ENG	Ernie Marshall


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Terry Wood
--	FW	WAL	Bryn Allen
--	FW	WAL	Roy Clarke
--	FW	ENG	Colin Gibson
--	FW	WAL	Charlie Hill
--	FW	WAL	Billy James
--	FW	WAL	Billy Lewis
--	FW	WAL	Billy Rees
--	FW	WAL	Stan Richards
--	FW	WAL	Bernard Ross
--	FW	ENG	George Wardle

Fixtures and results[edit]

Third Division South[edit]

31 August 1946 (1946-08-31) 1	Norwich City	2–1	Cardiff City	Norwich
			Stan Richards	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 20,678

4 September 1946 (1946-09-04) 2	Swindon Town	3–2	Cardiff City	Swindon
	Bill Stephens Bill Stephens Gordon Williams		Bryn Allen Stan Richards	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 14,354

7 September 1946 (1946-09-07) 3	Cardiff City	2–1	Notts County	Cardiff
15:15	Billy James Colin Gibson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,779

9 September 1946 (1946-09-09) 4	Cardiff City	2–0	Bournemouth	Cardiff
	Bryn Allen Billy James			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,239

14 September 1946 (1946-09-14) 5	Northampton Town	0–2	Cardiff City	Northampton
			Bryn Allen Bryn Allen	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,853

18 September 1946 (1946-09-18) 6	Bournemouth	2–0	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
18:00				Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 8,926

21 September 1946 (1946-09-21) 7	Cardiff City	2–1	Aldershot	Cardiff
15:15	Billy Baker Roy Clarke			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,475

23 September 1946 (1946-09-23) 8	Cardiff City	5–0	Swindon Town	Cardiff
17:50	Stan Richards Bryn Allen Colin Gibson Colin Gibson Colin Gibson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,172

28 September 1946 (1946-09-28) 9	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–4	Cardiff City	Brighton
			Billy Rees Stan Richards Stan Richards Bryn Allen	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 13,193

5 October 1946 (1946-10-05) 10	Cardiff City	5–0	Exeter City	Cardiff
15:15	Bryn Allen Stan Richards Stan Richards Billy Baker Roy Clarke			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 27,585

12 October 1946 (1946-10-12) 11	Port Vale	0–4	Cardiff City	Stoke-on-Trent
			Stan Richards Stan Richards Roy Clarke Billy Rees	Stadium: Old Recreation Ground Attendance: 10,724

19 October 1946 (1946-10-19) 12	Cardiff City	2–2	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
15:15	Roy Clarke Stan Richards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 44,010

26 October 1946 (1946-10-26) 13	Southend United	0–2	Cardiff City	Southend
15:15			Colin Gibson Billy Rees	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 12,973

2 November 1946 (1946-11-02) 14	Cardiff City	4–0	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Stan Richards Stan Richards Bryn Allen Billy Rees			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,699

9 November 1946 (1946-11-09) 15	Mansfield Town	1–3	Cardiff City	Mansfield
	Freddie Hogg		Stan Richards Billy Rees Billy Rees	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 9,827

16 November 1946 (1946-11-16) 16	Cardiff City	1–0	Torquay United	Cardiff
14:45	Billy Rees			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 27,259

23 November 1946 (1946-11-23) 17	Crystal Palace	1–2	Cardiff City	London
			Stan Richards Stan Richards	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,296

7 December 1946 (1946-12-07) 18	Walsall	2–3	Cardiff City	Walsall
			Bryn Allen Bryn Allen Billy Rees	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 16,386

21 December 1946 (1946-12-21) 19	Ipswich Town	0–1	Cardiff City	Ipswich
14:15			Colin Gibson	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,398

25 December 1946 (1946-12-25) 20	Leyton Orient	0–1	Cardiff City	London
11:30			Billy Rees	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 12,947

28 December 1946 (1946-12-28) 21	Cardiff City	6–1	Norwich City	Cardiff
14:30	Stan Richards Stan Richards Stan Richards Billy Rees Bryn Allen Roy Clarke			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 36,285

4 January 1947 (1947-01-04) 22	Notts County	1–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
			Bryn Allen	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 28,450

18 January 1947 (1947-01-18) 23	Cardiff City	6–2	Northampton Town	Cardiff
14:45	Bryn Allen Bryn Allen Bryn Allen Billy Rees Billy Rees Stan Richards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 29,426

22 January 1947 (1947-01-22) 24	Cardiff City	3–0	Reading	Cardiff
14:45	Stan Richards Stan Richards Roy Clarke			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,534

25 January 1947 (1947-01-25) 25	Aldershot	0–1	Cardiff City	Aldershot
			Stan Richards	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 7,239

1 February 1947 (1947-02-01) 26	Cardiff City	4–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:00	Stan Richards Stan Richards Billy Rees Roy Clarke			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,533

1 March 1947 (1947-03-01) 27	Cardiff City	3–1	Southend United	Cardiff
15:15	Bryn Allen Roy Clarke Roy Clarke			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 33,698

8 March 1947 (1947-03-08) 28	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Cardiff City	Bristol
				Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 30,455

15 March 1947 (1947-03-15) 29	Cardiff City	5–0	Mansfield Town	Cardiff
15:15	Ken Hollyman Colin Gibson Stan Richards Stan Richards Roy Clarke			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,384

22 March 1947 (1947-03-22) 30	Torquay United	0–0	Cardiff City	Torquay
15:30				Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 9,352

29 March 1947 (1947-03-29) 31	Cardiff City	0–0	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,214

4 April 1947 (1947-04-04) 32	Bristol City	2–1	Cardiff City	Bristol
			Billy Rees	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 32,535

5 April 1947 (1947-04-05) 33	Reading	0–0	Cardiff City	Reading
				Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 21,627

7 April 1947 (1947-04-07) 34	Cardiff City	1–1	Bristol City	Cardiff
15:15	Stan Richards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 49,310

12 April 1947 (1947-04-12) 35	Cardiff City	3–0	Walsall	Cardiff
15:15	Charles Hill Charles Hill Colin Gibson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 33,195 Referee: WT Strainge (Bristol)

19 April 1947 (1947-04-19) 36	Watford	2–0	Cardiff City	Watford
				Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,030

26 April 1947 (1947-04-26) 37	Cardiff City	3–2	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:15	Colin Gibson Stan Richards Bryn Allen		Matt O'Mahoney Stan Parker	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 31,219 Referee: Reg Greenwood (Norwood)

3 May 1947 (1947-05-03) 38	Cardiff City	1–0	Watford	Cardiff
15:15	Stan Richards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 30,368

10 May 1947 (1947-05-10) 39	Cardiff City	1–0	Port Vale	Cardiff
15:15	Stan Richards			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 36,732

17 May 1947 (1947-05-17) 40	Exeter City	0–2	Cardiff City	Exeter
			Colin Gibson Billy Rees	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 12,031 Referee: GV Searle (Salisbury)

24 May 1947 (1947-05-24) 41	Queens Park Rangers	2–3	Cardiff City	London
			George Wardle Bernard Ross Bernard Ross	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 23,272

7 June 1947 (1947-06-07) 42	Cardiff City	1–0	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
15:15	Billy Rees			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,572

Source ^[1] ^[3]

FA Cup[edit]

11 January 1947 (1947-01-11) Round 3	Brentford	1–0	Cardiff City	London
				Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 32,894