1926–27 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1926-27 season
Chairman Wales Walter Parker[1]
Manager England Fred Stewart
Division One 14th
FA Cup Winners
Welsh Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Hughie Ferguson (25)
All:
Hughie Ferguson (31)
← 1925–26 1927–28 →

The 1926–27 season was Cardiff City's 7th season in The Football League since joining in 1920. They competed in the 22-team Football League First Division, finishing in 14th place.

Hughie Ferguson was the club's top scorer with a total of 31 goals in all competitions which became a club record that would not be broken until 2003 when Robert Earnshaw scored a total of 35.[2]

Season review

Football League First Division

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAAHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHHHHAAAHHAHA
Result L D D W L L D L L W D W W W L L L L W L L W L D D W D W L D W W W L L D L W W W W L
Position 14 14 16 8 14 18 17 18 20 18 16 14 12 11 13 16 17 18 17 19 20 19 20 20 20 18 19 17 18 19 18 14 12 13 14 15 17 15 12 12 11 14

Source: [3]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FA Cup

Finalists two years earlier, Cardiff began their FA Cup campaign with a 2–1 win over Aston Villa at Ninian Park. After consecutive 2–0 wins over Darlington and reigning holders Bolton Wanderers, they were drawn against Second Division side Chelsea. Following a 0–0 draw at Stamford Bridge, Cardiff came away with a 3–2 win in the replay and advanced to the final with a 3–0 win over Reading in the semi-final held at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton.[4]

Cardiff met Arsenal in the final at Wembley Stadium. The only goal of the game came after 74 minutes when Cardiff forward Hughie Ferguson fired a hopeful shot towards goal only for Arsenal goalkeeper Dan Lewis to let the ball slip out of his hands and into the net. Lewis later blamed the error on his jersey, claiming that due to it being brand new was greasy and made it difficult to grip the ball. By winning, Cardiff became the first, and still only, side from outside England to have ever won the FA Cup.[5]

Welsh Cup

In the Welsh Cup, Cardiff recorded victories over Ebbw Vale, Barry Town and Wrexham before beating Rhyl 2–0 in the final held at the Racecourse Ground, with goals from Len Davies and Sam Irving,[6] winning the tournament for the fifth time in the club's history.[7]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
-- Republic of Ireland GK Tom Farquharson
-- England GK Tommy Hampson
-- Wales DF Albert Bell
-- Wales DF Jack Jennings
-- Wales DF Fred Keenor
-- England DF Walter Moyle
-- Scotland DF Jimmy Nelson
-- Scotland DF Tom Pirie
-- Northern Ireland DF Tom Watson
-- Wales MF Jim Baillie
-- England MF George Blackburn
-- Wales MF Ernie Curtis
-- Wales MF Willie Davies
-- England MF Billy Hardy
-- Northern Ireland MF Sam Irving
No. Position Player
-- Wales MF Frank Matson
-- Wales MF Percy Richards
-- Northern Ireland MF Tom Sloan
-- England MF Billy Thirlaway
-- England MF Frank Tysoe
-- England MF Thomas Wainwright
-- England MF Harry Wake
-- Wales FW Fred Castle
-- Wales FW Elvet Collins
-- Wales FW Len Davies
-- Scotland FW Hughie Ferguson
-- Scotland FW George McLachlan
-- England FW Thomas Potter Smith
-- England FW Sam Smith

League table

P WDLFAGAPts
1Newcastle United422561196581.65556
2Huddersfield Town421717876601.26751
3Sunderland422171498701.40049
4Bolton Wanderers4219101384621.35548
5Burnley421991491801.13847
6West Ham United421981586701.22946
7Leicester City4217121385701.21446
8Sheffield United4217101574860.86044
9Liverpool421871769611.13143
10Aston Villa421871781830.97643
11Arsenal421791677860.89543
12Derby County421771886731.17841
13Tottenham Hotspur421691776780.97441
14Cardiff City421691755650.84641
15Manchester United4213141552640.81340
16The Wednesday421591875920.81539
17Birmingham421742164730.87738
18Blackburn Rovers421581977960.80238
19Bury4212121868770.88336
20Everton4212102064900.71134
21Leeds United421182369880.78430
22West Bromwich Albion421182365860.75630

Fixtures & results

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
28 Aug Burnley A 3 - 4
30 Aug Leeds United A 0 - 0
4 Sep West Bromwich Albion H 1 - 1
6 Sep Leeds United H 3 - 1
11 Sep Aston Villa H 2 - 3
18 Sep Bolton Wanderers A 0 - 2
20 Sep Newcastle United H 1 - 1
25 Sep Manchester United H 0 - 2
2 Oct Derby County A 3 - 6
9 Oct Sheffield United H 3 - 0
16 Oct Huddersfield Town A 0 - 0
23 Oct Sunderland H 3 - 0
30 Oct Bury A 3 - 2
6 Nov Birmingham City H 1 - 0
13 Nov Tottenham Hotspur A 1 - 4
20 Nov West Ham United H 1 - 2
29 Nov Sheffield Wednesday A 0 - 3
4 Dec Leicester City H 0 - 1
11 Dec Everton A 1 - 0
18 Dec Blackburn Rovers H 0 - 1
25 Dec Newcastle United A 0 - 5
27 Dec Arsenal H 2 - 0
1 Jan Arsenal A 2 - 3
15 Jan Burnley H 0 - 0
31 Jan Aston Villa A 0 - 0
5 Feb Bolton Wanderers H 1 - 0
12 Feb Manchester United A 1 - 1
21 Feb West Bromwich Albion A 2 - 1
26 Feb Sheffield United A 1 - 3
12 Mar Sunderland A 2 - 2
16 Mar Derby County H 2 - 0
19 Mar Bury H 2 - 1
21 Mar Huddersfield Town H 2 - 0
2 Apr Tottenham Hotspur H 1 - 2
7 Apr Leicester City A 1 - 3
9 Apr West Ham United A 2 - 2
15 Apr Liverpool A 0 - 5
16 Apr Sheffield Wednesday H 3 - 2
18 Apr Liverpool H 2 - 0
27 Apr Birmingham City A 2 - 1
30 Apr Everton H 1 - 0
7 May Blackburn Rovers A 0 - 1

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
8 Jan Three Aston Villa H 2 - 1 Davies, Curtis
29 Jan Four Darlington A 2 - 0 McLachlan, Ferguson
19 Feb Five Bolton Wanderers A 2 - 0 Ferguson, Davies
5 Mar Quarter-final Chelsea A 0 - 0
9 Mar Quarter-final replay Chelsea H 3 - 2 Irving, Davies, Ferguson
26 Mar Semi-final Reading N 3 - 0 Ferguson (2), Wake
23 Apr Final Arsenal N 1 - 0 Ferguson

Welsh Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultScorers
29 Mar Five Ebbw Vale H 0 - 0
4 Apr Five (replay) Ebbw Vale H 6 - 1
28 Apr Six Barry Town H 2 - 0
2 May Semi-final Wrexham H 2 - 1
5 May Final Rhyl N 2 - 0 Davies, Irving

green=win orange=draw red=lost

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 1-905411-04-9.
  2. ↑ "Earnie sends records tumbling". BBC Sport. 22 March 2003. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Cardiff City 1926-27 results". Statto.com. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Cardiff City 1-0 Arsenal". FA Cup history. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Cup friends reunited". BBC Sport. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Cardiff City 2-0 Rhyl". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  7. ↑ "Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
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