1935–36 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City 1935–36 football season
Cardiff City
1935–36 season
ChairmanTudor Steer
ManagerWales Ben Watts-Jones
Division Three South20th
FA Cup1st round
Welsh CupQuarter Finals
Third Division South Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Reg Keating (10)
All:
Reg Keating (11)
Highest home attendance18,774 (v Bristol Rovers, 2 September 1935)
Lowest home attendance3,765 (v Watford, 15 January 1936)
Average home league attendance9,528
Home colours

The 1935–36 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 16th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Three South, then the third tier of English football, finishing 20th.

Season review

Football League Third Division South

Partial league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion
18 Southend United 42 13 10 19 61 62 0.984 36
19 Swindon Town 42 14 8 20 64 73 0.877 36
20 Cardiff City 42 13 10 19 60 73 0.822 36
21 Newport County 42 11 9 22 60 111 0.541 31 Re-elected
22 Exeter City 42 8 11 23 59 93 0.634 27
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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 England ENG Jack Deighton
-- GK Scotland SCO Jock Leckie
-- GK Wales WAL George Poland
-- DF England ENG Billy Bassett
-- DF Ireland EIR Jack Everest
-- DF England ENG Cliff Godfrey
-- DF Wales WAL Arthur Granville
-- DF Scotland SCO Hugh Hearty
-- MF Wales WAL Len Attley
-- MF Wales WAL Bryn Davies
-- MF England ENG Wally Jennings
-- MF England ENG Charles McDonagh
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- FW England ENG Jack Diamond
-- FW Wales WAL Freddie Hill
-- FW Wales WAL Wilf Lewis
-- FW Wales WAL James McKenzie
-- FW Wales WAL Enoch Mort
-- FW Wales WAL Reg Pugh
-- FW Wales WAL Doug Redwood
-- FW England ENG Harold Riley
-- FW England ENG Joe Roberts
-- FW England ENG Harry Roper
-- FW England ENG Harold Smith
-- FW Wales WAL Daniel J Williams

Fixtures and results

Third Division South

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City
31 August 1935 (1935-08-31) 1 Crystal Palace 3–2 Cardiff City London


 Harry Riley
Freddie Hill		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,694
Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers
2 September 1935 (1935-09-02) 2 Cardiff City 0–0 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,774
Cardiff City v Reading
7 September 1935 (1935-09-07) 3 Cardiff City 2–3 Reading Cardiff
Robert Done (og)
Harry Roper 		Tommy Tait
Jimmy Liddle
Joe McGough		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,850
Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City
11 September 1935 (1935-09-11) 4 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Reg Pugh Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 11,209
Newport County v Cardiff City
14 September 1935 (1935-09-14) 5 Newport County 0–0 Cardiff City Newport
Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 15,858
Cardiff City v Clapton Orient
16 September 1935 (1935-09-16) 6 Cardiff City 4–1 Clapton Orient Cardiff
Harry Roper
Harry Riley
Freddie Hill
Freddie Hill 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,239
Gillingham v Cardiff City
21 September 1935 (1935-09-21) 7 Gillingham 3–0 Cardiff City Gillingham


 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,663
Cardiff City v Bournemouth
28 September 1935 (1935-09-28) 8 Cardiff City 1–1 Bournemouth Cardiff
Harold Smith Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,844
Luton Town v Cardiff City
5 October 1935 (1935-10-05) 9 Luton Town 2–2 Cardiff City Luton

 Jack Diamond
Jack Diamond		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 12,288
Cardiff City v Notts County
12 October 1935 (1935-10-12) 10 Cardiff City 3–2 Notts County Cardiff
Freddie Hill
Jack Diamond
George Walker (og)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,458
Cardiff City v Coventry City
19 October 1935 (1935-10-19) 11 Cardiff City 1–0 Coventry City Cardiff
Joe Roberts Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,239
Swindon Town v Cardiff City
26 October 1935 (1935-10-26) 12 Swindon Town 2–1 Cardiff City Swindon
Jim Parmley (pen)
Jim Parmley 48'		 25' Reg Pugh Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,224
Referee: EW Vokes
Cardiff City v Aldershot
2 November 1935 (1935-11-02) 13 Cardiff City 0–1 Aldershot Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,506
Exeter City v Cardiff City
9 November 1935 (1935-11-09) 14 Exeter City 2–0 Cardiff City Exeter

 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,590
Cardiff City v Millwall
16 November 1935 (1935-11-16) 15 Cardiff City 3–1 Millwall Cardiff
Joe Roberts
Joe Roberts
Jack Diamond 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,185
Bristol City v Cardiff City
23 November 1935 (1935-11-23) 16 Bristol City 0–2 Cardiff City Bristol
Jack Diamond
Joe Roberts		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 10,350
Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City
7 December 1935 (1935-12-07) 17 Queens Park Rangers 5–1 Cardiff City London




 Jack Diamond Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,048
Southend United v Cardiff City
25 December 1935 (1935-12-25) 18 Southend United 3–1 Cardiff City Southend


 Jack Everest Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,478
Cardiff City v Southend United
26 December 1935 (1935-12-26) 19 Cardiff City 1–1 Southend United Cardiff
Jack Diamond Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,574
Cardiff City v Crystal Palace
28 December 1935 (1935-12-28) 20 Cardiff City 1–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
Jack Diamond Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,411
Reading v Cardiff City
4 January 1936 (1936-01-04) 21 Reading 4–1 Cardiff City Reading



 Reg Keating Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 8,713
Torquay United v Cardiff City
11 January 1936 (1936-01-11) 22 Torquay United 2–1 Cardiff City Torquay

 Reg Keating Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,560
Cardiff City v Watford
15 January 1936 (1936-01-15) 23 Cardiff City 0–2 Watford Cardiff

 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,765
Cardiff City v Newport County
18 January 1936 (1936-01-18) 24 Cardiff City 2–0 Newport County Cardiff
Harold Smith
Harry Riley 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,981
Cardiff City v Gillingham
25 January 1936 (1936-01-25) 25 Cardiff City 4–0 Gillingham Cardiff
Daniel J Williams
Daniel J Williams
Harry Riley
Joe Roberts 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,998
Bournemouth v Cardiff City
1 February 1936 (1936-02-01) 26 Bournemouth 4–4 Cardiff City Bournemouth



 Reg Keating
Reg Keating
Daniel J Williams
Reg Pugh		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 7,058
Cardiff City v Luton Town
8 February 1936 (1936-02-08) 27 Cardiff City 2–3 Luton Town Cardiff
Daniel J Williams
Daniel J Williams

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,142
Notts County v Cardiff City
15 February 1936 (1936-02-15) 28 Notts County 2–0 Cardiff City Nottingham

 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,639
Coventry City v Cardiff City
22 February 1936 (1936-02-22) 29 Coventry City 5–1 Cardiff City Coventry




 Jack Everest Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,257
Cardiff City v Exeter City
29 February 1936 (1936-02-29) 30 Cardiff City 5–2 Exeter City Cardiff
Wilf Lewis
Reg Pugh
Harold Smith
Jack Diamond
Daniel J Williams
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,390
Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City
7 March 1936 (1936-03-07) 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Cardiff City Brighton
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 8,198
Cardiff City v Swindon Town
14 March 1936 (1936-03-14) 32 Cardiff City 2–1 Swindon Town Cardiff
Reg Keating 3'
Reg Keating 		Syd Lowry Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,637
Referee: WJ Lewington
Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion
18 March 1936 (1936-03-18) 33 Cardiff City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
Daniel J Williams Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,268
Millwall v Cardiff City
21 March 1936 (1936-03-21) 34 Millwall 2–4 Cardiff City Millwall

 Reg Keating
Reg Keating
Reg Keating
Daniel J Williams		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,774
Cardiff City v Bristol City
28 March 1936 (1936-03-28) 35 Cardiff City 1–0 Bristol City Cardiff
Reg Keating Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,755
Watford v Cardiff City
4 April 1936 (1936-04-04) 36 Watford 4–0 Cardiff City Watford



 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5,165
Cardiff City v Northampton Town
10 April 1936 (1936-04-10) 37 Cardiff City 0–0 Northampton Town Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,302
Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers
11 April 1936 (1936-04-11) 38 Cardiff City 3–2 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
Harry Riley
Harry Riley
Reg Pugh
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,571
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
13 April 1936 (1936-04-13) 39 Northampton Town 2–0 Cardiff City Northampton

 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,890
Aldershot v Cardiff City
18 April 1936 (1936-04-18) 40 Aldershot 1–1 Cardiff City Aldershot
Daniel J Williams Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,271
Cardiff City v Torquay United
25 April 1936 (1936-04-25) 41 Cardiff City 1–2 Torquay United Cardiff
Reg Pugh
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,206
Clapton Orient v Cardiff City
2 May 1936 (1936-05-02) 42 Clapton Orient 2–1 Cardiff City London

 Freddie Hill Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,460

FA Cup

Cardiff City v Dartford
30 November 1935 (1935-11-30) Round 1 Cardiff City 0–3 Dartford Cardiff


 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,000

Welsh Cup

Cardiff City v Bristol City
29 January 1936 (1936-01-29) Round 6 Cardiff City 2–1 Bristol City Cardiff
Reg Pugh
Reg Keating 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,000
Rhyl v Cardiff City
12 March 1936 (1936-03-12) Quarter Final Rhyl 2–1 Cardiff City Rhyl

 Reg Pugh Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 7,000

Third Division South Cup

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City
30 September 1935 (1935-09-30) Round 1 Crystal Palace 2–1 Cardiff City London

 Jack Diamond Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 8,000

Source[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cardiff City 1935–36 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1936". 11v11. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Welsh Cup 1935/36". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2022.

Bibliography

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  • Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
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