1947–48 Cardiff City F.C. season
# 1947–48 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1947–48 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 21st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifth.

## Season review

### Football League Second Division

**Partial league table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Southampton | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 71 | 53 | 1.340 | 52 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 53 | 1.245 | 51 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 58 | 1.052 | 47 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 53 | 1.038 | 46 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 63 | 58 | 1.086 | 45 |

### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | W |
| Position | | | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

## Players

First team squad.

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| -- | GK | WAL | Roger Ashton |
| -- | GK | WAL | Danny Canning |
| -- | DF | WAL | Ken Hollyman |
| -- | DF | WAL | Arthur Lever |
| -- | DF | WAL | Alf Sherwood |
| -- | DF | WAL | Fred Stansfield |
| -- | DF | WAL | Ron Stitfall |
| -- | DF | WAL | Derrick Sullivan |
| -- | DF | WAL | Glyn Williams |
| -- | MF | WAL | Billy Baker |
| -- | FW | WAL | Bryn Allen |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | FW | ENG | Doug Blair |
| -- | FW | ENG | Colin Gibson |
| -- | FW | ENG | Bill Hullett |
| -- | FW | WAL | Billy Lewis |
| -- | FW | NIR | Seamus McBennett |
| -- | FW | WAL | Beriah Moore |
| -- | FW | WAL | Billy Rees |
| -- | FW | WAL | Stan Richards |
| -- | FW | WAL | Bernard Ross |
| -- | FW | ENG | George Wardle |

## Fixtures and results

### Second Division

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### FA Cup

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### Welsh Cup

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