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1931–32 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1931–32 season
ChairmanWalter Riden
ManagerFred Stewart
Division Three South9th
FA CupThird round
Welsh CupSixth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy McCambridge (26)

All:
Jimmy McCambridge (28)
Highest home attendance13,515 (v Luton Town, 26 December 1931)
Lowest home attendance3,491 (v QPR, 14 November 1931)
Average home league attendance7,684

The 1931–32 season was the 31st season of competitive football played by Cardiff City F.C. It was the team's first season in the Third Division South of the Football League since being relegated from the Second Division during the previous season.

Background

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Cardiff City played the 1931–32 season in the Third Division South of the Football League. It was the team's first season in the bottom tier of the Football League since they had joined the organisation for the 1920–21 season. The side had suffered relegation from the Second Division during the 1930–31 season after finishing bottom of the league.[1]

Following a second relegation in three years,[1] the club released a number of players. The most prominent of these were long-serving trio Fred Keenor, Len Davies and Harry Wake.[2] Albert Keating was also due to be released following a doctor's report on a knee injury he had sustained,[3] but was eventually retained for the campaign. Stewart made several new signings for the season, with Peter Ronan, Stan Holt, Owen McNally and Harry O'Neill all arriving ahead of the new campaign.[4]

Third Division South

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Cardiff began the season with a 1–0 defeat to Northampton Town on 29 August 1932 with Stewart handing debuts to four players. One of the debutants, O'Neill scored Cardiff's first goal of the campaign in the following match, a 1–1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion two days later. Walter Robbins, the previous season's top goalscorer, netted his first goals of the campaign with a hat-trick during a 5–1 victory over Reading to open September; Jimmy McCambridge and Leslie Jones were also on the scoresheet as Cardiff recorded their first win.[4]

Partial league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 Exeter City 42 20 7 15 77 62 1.242 47
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 17 12 13 73 58 1.259 46
9 Cardiff City 42 19 8 15 87 73 1.192 46
10 Norwich City 42 17 12 13 76 67 1.134 46
11 Watford 42 19 8 15 81 79 1.025 46
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHA
ResultLDWLDWLWWLWLLLLDDLLWWWLLLWWWWWLDDWWWDWWWLD
Position~~8121361188121012131314141518181716141516191615131313131313121211111088109
Source: [5]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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29 August 1931 (1931-08-29) 1 Northampton Town 1–0 Cardiff City Northampton
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,448
31 August 1931 (1931-08-31) 2 Cardiff City 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
Harry O'Neill Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,435
7 September 1931 (1931-09-07) 4 Coventry City 2–1 Cardiff City Coventry

Jimmy McCambridge Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,648
12 September 1931 (1931-09-12) 5 Southend United 1–1 Cardiff City Southend
(og) Jack French Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,494
19 September 1931 (1931-09-19) 7 Cardiff City 0–3 Fulham Cardiff


Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,233
26 September 1931 (1931-09-26) 8 Thames 1–2 Cardiff City London
Albert Keating
Jimmy McCambridge
Stadium: West Ham Stadium
Attendance: 3,538
10 October 1931 (1931-10-10) 10 Exeter City 3–1 Cardiff City Exeter


George Emmerson Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,160
17 October 1931 (1931-10-17) 11 Cardiff City 2–0 Mansfield Town Cardiff
George Emmerson
Walter Robbins
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,688
24 October 1931 (1931-10-24) 12 Watford 3–0 Cardiff City Watford


Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,526
31 October 1931 (1931-10-31) 13 Cardiff City 1–3 Crystal Palace Cardiff
George Emmerson

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,757
7 November 1931 (1931-11-07) 14 Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City Bournemouth


Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,562
14 November 1931 (1931-11-14) 15 Cardiff City 0–4 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff



Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,491
21 November 1931 (1931-11-21) 16 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Cardiff City Bristol

Harry O'Neill
(pen) Peter Ronan
Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 9,047
5 December 1931 (1931-12-05) 17 Clapton Orient 1–1 Cardiff City London
Albert Keating Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,524
19 December 1931 (1931-12-19) 18 Norwich City 2–0 Cardiff City Norwich

Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 7,904
25 December 1931 (1931-12-25) 19 Luton Town 2–1 Cardiff City Luton

Albert Keating Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,609
26 December 1931 (1931-12-26) 20 Cardiff City 4–1 Luton Town Cardiff
Harry O'Neill
Harry O'Neill
Albert Keating
Jimmy McCambridge
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,515
16 January 1932 (1932-01-16) 23 Reading 5–1 Cardiff City Reading




Jimmy McCambridge Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 7,065
23 January 1932 (1932-01-23) 24 Cardiff City 2–3 Southend United Cardiff
Walter Robbins
Jack French (og)


Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,831
30 January 1932 (1932-01-30) 25 Fulham 4–0 Cardiff City London



Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 14,690
5 March 1932 (1932-03-05) 30 Cardiff City 2–1 Watford Cardiff
Walter Robbins
Les Jones
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,019
12 March 1932 (1932-03-12) 31 Crystal Palace 5–0 Cardiff City London




Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,206
19 March 1932 (1932-03-19) 32 Cardiff City 0–0 Bournemouth Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,863
25 March 1932 (1932-03-25) 33 Gillingham 1–1 Cardiff City Gillingham
Albert Keating Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,015
28 March 1932 (1932-03-28) 35 Cardiff City 1–0 Gillingham Cardiff
Jimmy McCambridge Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,455
13 April 1932 (1932-04-13) 38 Cardiff City 3–0 Swindon Town Cardiff
Albert Keating
Albert Keating
George Emmerson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,018
23 April 1932 (1932-04-23) 40 Swindon Town 1–4 Cardiff City Swindon
Harry Morris 35' 12' Albert Keating
18' Albert Keating
42' Jimmy McCambridge
75' Jimmy McCambridge
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: T Botham
30 April 1932 (1932-04-30) 41 Cardiff City 0–2 Norwich City Cardiff

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,487
7 May 1932 (1932-05-07) 42 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Cardiff City Brighton
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 5,447
12 December 1931 (1931-12-12) Round 2 Cardiff City 4–0 Clapton Orient Cardiff
Jimmy McCambridge
Reg Keating
George Emmerson
Billy Broadbent (og)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,500
9 January 1932 (1932-01-09) Round 3 Bradford (Park Avenue) 3–0 Cardiff City Bradford


Stadium: Park Avenue (stadium)
Attendance: 18,343
2 March 1932 (1932-03-02) Round 6 Chester City 2–1 Cardiff City Chester

George Emmerson Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,000

References

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Specific

  1. ^ a b "Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City Surprise". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 11 April 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Football Surprise". Weekly Despatch. 31 May 1931. p. 31. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b Shepherd 2002, p. 33
  5. ^ "Cardiff City 1931–32 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 29 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 978-1-85983-462-6
  • Lloyd, Grahame (1999), C'mon City! A Hundred Years of the Bluebirds, Seren Books, ISBN 1854112716
  • Saunders, Christian (2013), From the Ashes – The Real Story of Cardiff City Football Club, Llygad Gwalch Cyf, ISBN 9781845242138
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. ISBN 1-899468-17-X.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 1-9054110-4-9.