1914β15 season | ||
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Chairman | JA McFarlane | |
Manager | Fred Stewart | |
Southern League Division One | 3rd | |
FA Cup | 1st round | |
Top goalscorer | League: George West (13) All: George West (13) | |
Highest home attendance | 16,000 (v Swindon Town, 24 October 1914) | |
Lowest home attendance | 1,900 (v Watford, 1 January 1915) | |
Average home league attendance | 13,342 | |
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The 1914β15 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 18th season of competitive football and the team's fifth in the Southern Football League. They competed in the 20-team Southern Football League First Division, then the third tier of English football, finishing 3rd.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Watford | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 46 | 1.478 | 52 | |
2 | Reading | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 43 | 1.581 | 49 | |
3 | Cardiff City | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 38 | 1.895 | 48 | |
4 | West Ham United | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 47 | 1.234 | 45 | Elected to the 1919β20 Football League Second Division after World War I |
5 | Northampton Town | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 1.098 | 43 |
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2 September 1914 1 | Watford | 2β1 | Cardiff City | Watford |
Peter Ronald Charlie White |
Patrick Cassidy | Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,000 |
5 September 1914 2 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Norwich City | Cardiff |
Jack Evans | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 8,000 |
12 September 1914 3 | Gillingham | 1β1 | Cardiff City | Gillingham |
Jack Burton | Stadium:
Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,000 |
19 September 1914 4 | Cardiff City | 0β1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 10,000 |
26 September 1914 5 | Crystal Palace | 0β2 | Cardiff City | London |
Jack Evans Len Hopkins |
Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 9,000 |
3 October 1914 6 | Exeter City | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Exeter |
Stadium:
St James Park Attendance: 3,000 |
10 October 1914 7 | Cardiff City | 3β0 | Luton Town | Cardiff |
George West Len Hopkins Patrick Cassidy |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 8,000 |
17 October 1914 8 | Portsmouth | 0β1 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
George West | Stadium:
Fratton Park Attendance: 16,887 |
24 October 1914 9 | Cardiff City | 3β0 | Swindon Town | Cardiff |
George West Jack Evans Patrick Cassidy |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 16,000 Referee: CC Fallowfield |
31 October 1914 10 | Southend United | 2β1 | Cardiff City | Southend |
George Beare | Stadium:
Roots Hall Attendance: 7,000 |
7 November 1914 11 | Cardiff City | 2β0 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
George Beare Jack Evans |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 9,000 |
14 November 1914 12 | Millwall | 2β1 | Cardiff City | London |
George Beare | Stadium:
The Den Attendance: 6,000 |
21 November 1914 13 | Cardiff City | 7β0 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff |
Billy Devlin Billy Devlin Billy Devlin Jack Evans Arthur Goddard George West George Beare |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 10,000 |
28 November 1914 14 | Croydon Common | 0β1 | Cardiff City | Croydon |
Patrick Cassidy | Stadium:
Croydon Common Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,000 |
5 December 1914 15 | Cardiff City | 3β2 | Reading | Cardiff |
Billy Devlin Billy Devlin Sidney Crawford (og) |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 12,000 |
12 December 1914 16 | Southampton | 1β1 | Cardiff City | Southampton |
George West | Stadium:
The Dell Attendance: 8,000 |
19 December 1914 17 | Cardiff City | 5β0 | Northampton Town | Cardiff |
Billy Devlin Billy Devlin Arthur Goddard Arthur Goddard George Beare |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 12,000 |
25 December 1914 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Plymouth |
Bertie Bowler Jimmy Kirkpatrick |
Stadium:
Home Park Attendance: 8,000 |
26 December 1914 19 | Cardiff City | 2β0 | Plymouth Argyle | Cardiff |
Arthur Goddard George Beare |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 9,000 |
1 January 1915 20 | Cardiff City | 2β3 | Watford | Cardiff |
Jack Evans George Beare |
George Edmonds Albert Green Wally Tattersall |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 1,900 |
2 January 1915 21 | Norwich City | 2β1 | Cardiff City | Norwich |
George Beare | Stadium:
Carrow Road Attendance: 4,000 |
16 January 1915 22 | Cardiff City | 3β1 | Gillingham | Cardiff |
George West George West Billy Devlin |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 8,000 |
23 January 1915 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2β1 | Cardiff City | Brighton |
Jack Evans | Stadium:
Goldstone Ground Attendance: 6,000 |
30 January 1915 24 | Cardiff City | 5β0 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
George West George West Albert Barnett George Beare Jack Evans |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 10,000 |
6 February 1915 25 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Exeter City | Cardiff |
Albert Barnett | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 5,000 |
13 February 1915 26 | Luton Town | 2β1 | Cardiff City | Luton |
George West | Stadium:
Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,000 |
20 February 1915 27 | Cardiff City | 3β2 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
Albert Barnett Fred Keenor Jack Evans |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,000 |
27 February 1915 28 | Swindon Town | 0β0 | Cardiff City | Swindon |
Stadium:
County Ground Attendance: 5,000 |
6 March 1915 29 | Cardiff City | 3β0 | Southend United | Cardiff |
Arthur Goddard Fred Keenor Jack Evans |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 10,000 |
13 March 1915 30 | Queens Park Rangers | 3β0 | Cardiff City | London |
Stadium:
Loftus Road Attendance: 7,000 |
20 March 1915 31 | Cardiff City | 4β1 | Millwall | Cardiff |
Len Hopkins Len Hopkins Len Hopkins Arthur Goddard |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 11,000 |
27 March 1915 32 | Bristol Rovers | 0β1 | Cardiff City | London |
George Beare | Stadium:
Eastville Attendance: 11,000 |
2 April 1915 33 | West Ham United | 2β1 | Cardiff City | London |
Arthur Goddard | Stadium:
Upton Park Attendance: 10,000 |
3 April 1915 34 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Croydon Common | Cardiff |
George West | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 9,000 |
5 April 1915 35 | Cardiff City | 2β1 | West Ham United | Cardiff |
Albert Barnett Arthur Goddard |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 13,000 |
10 April 1915 36 | Reading | 1β2 | Cardiff City | Reading |
Jack Evans George West |
Stadium:
Elm Park Attendance: 6,000 |
17 April 1915 37 | Cardiff City | 1β1 | Southampton | Cardiff |
Albert Barnett | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 12,000 |
24 April 1915 38 | Northampton Town | 2β5 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
Albert Barnett Jack Evans George West George Beare Patrick Cassidy |
Stadium:
County Ground Attendance: 5,000 |
9 January 1915 Round 1 | Bristol City | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
Edwin Burton Edwin Burton |
Stadium:
Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,000 |