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1919–20 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1919–20 season
ChairmanDr Alex Brownlee
ManagerFred Stewart
Southern League Division One4th
FA Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Billy Grimshaw (13)

All:
Arthur Cashmore (14)
Highest home attendance25,000 (v Plymouth Argyle, 5 April 1920)
Lowest home attendance6,000 (v Bristol Rovers, 1 September 1919)
Average home league attendance14,613

The 1919–20 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 19th season of competitive football and the team's sixth and final one in the Southern Football League. They competed in the 22-team Southern Football League First Division, then the third tier of English football, finishing 4th. For the following season Cardiff were elected to the Football League Second Division following the creation of a new Third Division and the addition of two new places in the Second Division in the Football League.

Season review

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Southern Football League Division One

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Partial league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
2 Watford 42 26 6 10 69 42 1.643 58 Elected to the new Football League Third Division
3 Crystal Palace 42 22 12 8 69 43 1.605 56
4 Cardiff City 42 18 17 7 70 43 1.628 53 Elected to the Football League Second Division
5 Plymouth Argyle 42 20 10 12 57 29 1.966 50 Elected to the new Football League Third Division
6 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 10 14 62 50 1.240 46
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHHAHAH
ResultLDWDDWLWDDDWWWLDWDDWWWWDWWDWDWLDDLDLWLDWDW
Position1034
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Players

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First team squad.[1][2]

Pos. Nation Player
GK Wales WAL Charlie Hewitt
GK England ENG Herbert Kneeshaw
DF England ENG Albert Barnett
DF England ENG Charlie Brittain
DF England ENG Patrick Cassidy
DF England ENG Henry Harvey
DF Wales WAL Fred Keenor
DF England ENG Edward Layton
DF Ireland EIR Bert Smith
MF England ENG Billy Hardy
Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG George Beare
FW England ENG Arthur Cashmore
FW England ENG Joe Clark
FW Scotland SCO Billy Cox
FW Wales WAL Len Davies
FW England ENG Billy Devlin
FW Wales WAL Jack Evans
FW England ENG Billy Grimshaw
FW England ENG Len Hopkins
FW England ENG George West

Fixtures and results

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30 August 1919 (1919-08-30) 1 Reading 2–0 Cardiff City Reading

Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 8,000
6 September 1919 (1919-09-06) 3 Cardiff City 3–0 Southampton Cardiff
Fred Keenor
George West
Jack Evans
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,000
9 September 1919 (1919-09-09) 4 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 7,500
13 September 1919 (1919-09-13) 5 Luton Town 2–2 Cardiff City Luton

Billy Grimshaw
Billy Grimshaw
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,000
20 September 1919 (1919-09-20) 6 Cardiff City 5–0 Gillingham Cardiff
Billy Grimshaw
Billy Grimshaw
Jack Evans
Jack Evans
Billy Devlin
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,500
27 September 1919 (1919-09-27) 7 Swansea Town 2–1 Cardiff City Swansea
Fred Sheldon
Fred Sheldon
Jack Evans Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 15,500
4 October 1919 (1919-10-04) 8 Cardiff City 1–0 Exeter City Cardiff
Billy Cox Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,500
11 October 1919 (1919-10-11) 9 Watford 0–0 Cardiff City Watford
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 8,000
18 October 1919 (1919-10-18) 10 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Cardiff City London
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,000
1 November 1919 (1919-11-01) 12 Millwall 1–2 Cardiff City London
Billy Grimshaw
Billy Grimshaw
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,000
8 November 1919 (1919-11-08) 13 Cardiff City 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
Henry Harvey
Billy Grimshaw
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,000
15 November 1919 (1919-11-15) 14 Newport County 1–3 Cardiff City Newport
Richards George West
Bert Smith
Len Hopkins
Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 10,500
22 November 1919 (1919-11-22) 15 Cardiff City 0–1 Portsmouth Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,000
29 November 1919 (1919-11-29) 16 Northampton Town 2–2 Cardiff City Northampton

Billy Grimshaw
George West
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 7,000
6 December 1919 (1919-12-06) 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
Jack Evans
Arthur Cashmore
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,000
13 December 1919 (1919-12-13) 18 Southend United 1–1 Cardiff City Southend
Arthur Cashmore Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 9,000
25 December 1919 (1919-12-25) 19 Merthyr Town 1–1 Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil
Arthur Cashmore Stadium: Penydarren Park
Attendance: 10,000
26 December 1919 (1919-12-26) 20 Cardiff City 3–2 Merthyr Town Cardiff
George Beare
Jack Evans
Chamberlain (og)

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,000
27 December 1919 (1919-12-27) 21 Brentford 1–2 Cardiff City London
Alfred Thompson Jack Evans
Arthur Cashmore
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,000
1 January 1920 (1920-01-01) 22 Cardiff City 1–0 Norwich City Cardiff
Billy Hardy Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,000
3 January 1920 (1920-01-03) 23 Cardiff City 4–0 Reading Cardiff
Joe Clark
Joe Clark
Billy Cox
Billy Cox
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,000
17 January 1920 (1920-01-17) 24 Southampton 2–2 Cardiff City Southampton
James Moore
Tom Parker
Arthur Cashmore
George Beare
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 10,000
24 January 1920 (1920-01-24) 25 Cardiff City 2–1 Luton Town Cardiff
Arthur Cashmore
George West
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,000
7 February 1920 (1920-02-07) 26 Cardiff City 1–0 Swansea Town Cardiff
George Beare Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,371
14 February 1920 (1920-02-14) 27 Exeter City 1–1 Cardiff City Exeter
Joe Clark Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,000
13 March 1920 (1920-03-13) 30 Cardiff City 4–2 Millwall Cardiff
Billy Grimshaw
Billy Grimshaw
George West
Joe Clark

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,000
16 March 1920 (1920-03-16) 31 Gillingham 3–0 Cardiff City Gillingham


Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
20 March 1920 (1920-03-20) 32 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Cardiff City Brighton
Arthur Cashmore Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 13,000
27 March 1920 (1920-03-27) 33 Cardiff City 0–0 Newport County Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,000
2 April 1920 (1920-04-02) 34 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Cardiff City Plymouth
David Jack Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 19,000
3 April 1920 (1920-04-03) 35 Portsmouth 0–0 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 24,606
5 April 1920 (1920-04-05) 36 Cardiff City 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
George Sheffield
George Sheffield
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,000
14 April 1920 (1920-04-14) 38 Cardiff City 0–1 Watford Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,000
17 April 1920 (1920-04-17) 39 Crystal Palace 1–1 Cardiff City London
Arthur Cashmore Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,000
24 April 1920 (1920-04-24) 40 Cardiff City 1–0 Southend United Cardiff
George West Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,000
29 April 1920 (1920-04-29) 41 Norwich City 1–1 Cardiff City Norwich
George West Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 5,000
1 May 1920 (1920-05-01) 42 Cardiff City 2–0 Brentford Cardiff
Jack Evans
Arthur Cashmore
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,000
10 January 1920 (1920-01-10) Round 1 Cardiff City 2–0 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
George West
Jack Evans
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,921
31 January 1920 (1920-01-31) Round 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
George Beare
Bert Smith
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 36,475
21 February 1920 (1920-02-21) Round 3 Bristol City 2–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Bert Neesam
Tommy Howarth
George Beare Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 32,452
14 January 1920 (1920-01-14) Round 3 Cardiff City 5–0 Merthyr Town Cardiff
Henry Harvey
Billy Cox
Joe Clark
Joe Clark
Joe Clark
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,500
11 February 1920 (1920-02-11) Round 4 Cardiff City 5–0 Chester City Cardiff
Fred Keenor
Jack Evans
Bert Smith
Arthur Cashmore
Arthur Cashmore
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,000
24 March 1920 (1920-03-24) Semi Final Cardiff City 2–1 Swansea Town Cardiff
George West
Jack Evans
Ben Beynon Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,000
21 April 1920 (1920-04-21) Final Wrexham 1–2 Cardiff City Wrexham
George West
George West
Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 10,000

Source [1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cardiff City 1919-20 results". cardiffcityforum.com. Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1920". 11v11. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Welsh Cup 1919/20". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

Bibliography

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