1914–15 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City 1914–15 football season

Cardiff City

1914–15 season

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

Home colours

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The 1914–15 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.

Season review

Southern Football League Division One

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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 1919–20 Football League Second Division after World War I
5	Northampton Town	38	19	5	14	56	51	1.098	43

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

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

Players

First team squad.^[1]^[2]


Pos.	Nation	Player
GK	ENG	John Stephenson
GK	ENG	Herbert Kneeshaw
DF	ENG	Albert Barnett
DF	ENG	Charlie Brittain
DF	ENG	Patrick Cassidy
DF	ENG	Henry Harvey
DF	WAL	Fred Keenor
DF	ENG	Edward Layton
MF	ENG	Billy Hardy


Pos.	Nation	Player
FW	ENG	George Beare
FW	ENG	Jack Burton
FW	ENG	Joe Clark
FW	ENG	Billy Devlin
FW	WAL	Jack Evans
FW	ENG	Arthur Goddard
FW	ENG	Billy Grimshaw
FW	ENG	Len Hopkins
FW	ENG	George West

Fixtures and results

Southern League Division One

Watford v Cardiff City

2 September 1914 (1914-09-02) 1	Watford	2–1	Cardiff City	Watford
	Peter Ronald Charlie White		Patrick Cassidy	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,000

Cardiff City v Norwich City

5 September 1914 (1914-09-05) 2	Cardiff City	1–0	Norwich City	Cardiff
	Jack Evans			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,000

Gillingham v Cardiff City

12 September 1914 (1914-09-12) 3	Gillingham	1–1	Cardiff City	Gillingham
			Jack Burton	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,000

Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 September 1914 (1914-09-19) 4	Cardiff City	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,000

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City

26 September 1914 (1914-09-26) 5	Crystal Palace	0–2	Cardiff City	London
			Jack Evans Len Hopkins	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 9,000

Exeter City v Cardiff City

3 October 1914 (1914-10-03) 6	Exeter City	2–0	Cardiff City	Exeter
				Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,000

Cardiff City v Luton Town

10 October 1914 (1914-10-10) 7	Cardiff City	3–0	Luton Town	Cardiff
	George West Len Hopkins Patrick Cassidy			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,000

Portsmouth v Cardiff City

17 October 1914 (1914-10-17) 8	Portsmouth	0–1	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
			George West	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,887

Cardiff City v Swindon Town

24 October 1914 (1914-10-24) 9	Cardiff City	3–0	Swindon Town	Cardiff
	George West Jack Evans Patrick Cassidy			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,000 Referee: CC Fallowfield

Southend United v Cardiff City

31 October 1914 (1914-10-31) 10	Southend United	2–1	Cardiff City	Southend
			George Beare	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,000

Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers

7 November 1914 (1914-11-07) 11	Cardiff City	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
	George Beare Jack Evans			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,000

Millwall v Cardiff City

14 November 1914 (1914-11-14) 12	Millwall	2–1	Cardiff City	London
			George Beare	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 6,000

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

21 November 1914 (1914-11-21) 13	Cardiff City	7–0	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
	Billy Devlin Billy Devlin Billy Devlin Jack Evans Arthur Goddard George West George Beare			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,000

Croydon Common v Cardiff City

28 November 1914 (1914-11-28) 14	Croydon Common	0–1	Cardiff City	Croydon
			Patrick Cassidy	Stadium: Croydon Common Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,000

Cardiff City v Reading

5 December 1914 (1914-12-05) 15	Cardiff City	3–2	Reading	Cardiff
	Billy Devlin Billy Devlin Sidney Crawford (og)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,000

Southampton v Cardiff City

12 December 1914 (1914-12-12) 16	Southampton	1–1	Cardiff City	Southampton
			George West	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 8,000

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

19 December 1914 (1914-12-19) 17	Cardiff City	5–0	Northampton Town	Cardiff
	Billy Devlin Billy Devlin Arthur Goddard Arthur Goddard George Beare			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,000

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

25 December 1914 (1914-12-25) 18	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Cardiff City	Plymouth
	Bertie Bowler Jimmy Kirkpatrick			Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,000

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

26 December 1914 (1914-12-26) 19	Cardiff City	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
	Arthur Goddard George Beare			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,000

Cardiff City v Watford

1 January 1915 (1915-01-01) 20	Cardiff City	2–3	Watford	Cardiff
	Jack Evans George Beare		George Edmonds Albert Green Wally Tattersall	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,900

Norwich City v Cardiff City

2 January 1915 (1915-01-02) 21	Norwich City	2–1	Cardiff City	Norwich
			George Beare	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 4,000

Cardiff City v Gillingham

16 January 1915 (1915-01-16) 22	Cardiff City	3–1	Gillingham	Cardiff
	George West George West Billy Devlin			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,000

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City

23 January 1915 (1915-01-23) 23	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Cardiff City	Brighton
			Jack Evans	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 6,000

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace

30 January 1915 (1915-01-30) 24	Cardiff City	5–0	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
	George West George West Albert Barnett George Beare Jack Evans			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,000

Cardiff City v Exeter City

6 February 1915 (1915-02-06) 25	Cardiff City	1–0	Exeter City	Cardiff
	Albert Barnett			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,000

Luton Town v Cardiff City

13 February 1915 (1915-02-13) 26	Luton Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Luton
			George West	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,000

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

20 February 1915 (1915-02-20) 27	Cardiff City	3–2	Portsmouth	Cardiff
	Albert Barnett Fred Keenor Jack Evans			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,000

Swindon Town v Cardiff City

27 February 1915 (1915-02-27) 28	Swindon Town	0–0	Cardiff City	Swindon
				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,000

Cardiff City v Southend United

6 March 1915 (1915-03-06) 29	Cardiff City	3–0	Southend United	Cardiff
	Arthur Goddard Fred Keenor Jack Evans			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,000

Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City

13 March 1915 (1915-03-13) 30	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Cardiff City	London
				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 7,000

Cardiff City v Millwall

20 March 1915 (1915-03-20) 31	Cardiff City	4–1	Millwall	Cardiff
	Len Hopkins Len Hopkins Len Hopkins Arthur Goddard			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,000

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

27 March 1915 (1915-03-27) 32	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Cardiff City	London
			George Beare	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 11,000

West Ham United v Cardiff City

2 April 1915 (1915-04-02) 33	West Ham United	2–1	Cardiff City	London
			Arthur Goddard	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 10,000

Cardiff City v Croydon Common

3 April 1915 (1915-04-03) 34	Cardiff City	1–0	Croydon Common	Cardiff
	George West			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,000

Cardiff City v West Ham United

5 April 1915 (1915-04-05) 35	Cardiff City	2–1	West Ham United	Cardiff
	Albert Barnett Arthur Goddard			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,000

Reading v Cardiff City

10 April 1915 (1915-04-10) 36	Reading	1–2	Cardiff City	Reading
			Jack Evans George West	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 6,000

Cardiff City v Southampton

17 April 1915 (1915-04-17) 37	Cardiff City	1–1	Southampton	Cardiff
	Albert Barnett			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,000

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

24 April 1915 (1915-04-24) 38	Northampton Town	2–5	Cardiff City	Northampton
			Albert Barnett Jack Evans George West George Beare Patrick Cassidy	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,000

FA Cup

Bristol City v Cardiff City

9 January 1915 (1915-01-09) Round 1	Bristol City	2–0	Cardiff City	Bristol
	Edwin Burton Edwin Burton			Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,000

References

^ ^a ^b "Cardiff City 1914-15 results". cardiffcityforum.com. Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1915". 11v11. Retrieved 2 February 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 1-85983-462-0.
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"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". fchd.info. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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