1931–32 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City 1931–32 football season

Cardiff City1931–32 season

Chairman| Walter Riden
Manager| Fred Stewart
Division Three South| 9th
FA Cup| Third round
Welsh Cup| Sixth round
Top goalscorer| League:
Jimmy McCambridge (26)
All:
Jimmy McCambridge (28)
Highest home attendance| 13,515 (v Luton Town, 26 December 1931)
Lowest home attendance| 3,491 (v QPR, 14 November 1931)
Average home league attendance| 7,684

Home colours

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The 1931–32 season was the 31st season of competitive football played by Cardiff City F.C. It was the team's first season in the Third Division South of the Football League since being relegated from the Second Division during the previous season.

## Background

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Cardiff City played the 1931–32 season in the Third Division South of the Football League. It was the team's first season in the bottom tier of the Football League since they had joined the organisation for the 1920–21 season. The side had suffered relegation from the Second Division during the 1930–31 season after finishing bottom of the league.[1]

Following a second relegation in three years,[1] the club released a number of players. The most prominent of these were long-serving trio Fred Keenor, Len Davies and Harry Wake.[2] Albert Keating was also due to be released following a doctor's report on a knee injury he had sustained,[3] but was eventually retained for the campaign. Stewart made several new signings for the season, with Peter Ronan, Stan Holt, Owen McNally and Harry O'Neill all arriving ahead of the new campaign.[4]

## Third Division South

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Cardiff began the season with a 1–0 defeat to Northampton Town on 29 August 1932 with Stewart handing debuts to four players. One of the debutants, O'Neill scored Cardiff's first goal of the campaign in the following match, a 1–1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion two days later. Walter Robbins, the previous season's top goalscorer, netted his first goals of the campaign with a hat-trick during a 5–1 victory over Reading to open September; Jimmy McCambridge and Leslie Jones were also on the scoresheet as Cardiff recorded their first win.[4]

### Partial league table

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Main article: 1931–32 Football League § Third Division South

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7  | Exeter City | 42  | 20  | 7  | 15  | 77  | 62  | 1.242  | 47
8  | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42  | 17  | 12  | 13  | 73  | 58  | 1.259  | 46
9  | Cardiff City | 42  | 19  | 8  | 15  | 87  | 73  | 1.192  | 46
10  | Norwich City | 42  | 17  | 12  | 13  | 76  | 67  | 1.134  | 46
11  | Watford | 42  | 19  | 8  | 15  | 81  | 79  | 1.025  | 46

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### Results by round

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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| A| H| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| A| A| H| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| H| A| H| A
Result| L| D| W| L| D| W| L| W| W| L| W| L| L| L| L| D| D| L| L| W| W| W| L| L| L| W| W| W| W| W| L| D| D| W| W| W| D| W| W| W| L| D
Position| ~| ~| 8| 12| 13| 6| 11| 8| 8| 12| 10| 12| 13| 13| 14| 14| 15| 18| 18| 17| 16| 14| 15| 16| 19| 16| 15| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 13| 12| 12| 11| 11| 10| 8| 8| 10| 9

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A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

## Fixtures and results

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### Third Division South

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Northampton Town v Cardiff City 29 August 1931 (1931-08-29) 1|  Northampton Town | 1–0|  Cardiff City | Northampton

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|  |  |  | Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 13,448

Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion 31 August 1931 (1931-08-31) 2|  Cardiff City | 1–1|  Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff

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| Harry O'Neill |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,435

Cardiff City v Reading 5 September 1931 (1931-09-05) 3|  Cardiff City | 5–1|  Reading | Cardiff

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| Les Jones
Walter Robbins
Walter Robbins
Walter Robbins
Jimmy McCambridge |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,562

Coventry City v Cardiff City 7 September 1931 (1931-09-07) 4|  Coventry City | 2–1|  Cardiff City | Coventry

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|  |  Jimmy McCambridge | Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,648

Southend United v Cardiff City 12 September 1931 (1931-09-12) 5|  Southend United | 1–1|  Cardiff City | Southend

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|  |  |  (og) Jack French | Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 7,494

Cardiff City v Coventry City 14 September 1931 (1931-09-14) 6|  Cardiff City | 6–1|  Coventry City | Cardiff

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| Albert Keating
Albert Keating
Walter Robbins
Walter Robbins
Les Jones
Jimmy McCambridge |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,105

Cardiff City v Fulham 19 September 1931 (1931-09-19) 7|  Cardiff City | 0–3|  Fulham | Cardiff

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Attendance: 13,233

Thames v Cardiff City 26 September 1931 (1931-09-26) 8|  Thames | 1–2|  Cardiff City | London

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|  |  |  Albert Keating
Jimmy McCambridge | Stadium: West Ham Stadium
Attendance: 3,538

Cardiff City v Brentford 3 October 1931 (1931-10-03) 9|  Cardiff City | 3–2|  Brentford | Cardiff

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| George Emmerson
Albert Keating
Walter Robbins |  |  Jackie Burns
Billy Lane | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,521

Exeter City v Cardiff City 10 October 1931 (1931-10-10) 10|  Exeter City | 3–1|  Cardiff City | Exeter

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|  |  George Emmerson | Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,160

Cardiff City v Mansfield Town 17 October 1931 (1931-10-17) 11|  Cardiff City | 2–0|  Mansfield Town | Cardiff

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| George Emmerson
Walter Robbins |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,688

Watford v Cardiff City 24 October 1931 (1931-10-24) 12|  Watford | 3–0|  Cardiff City | Watford

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|  |  | Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,526

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace 31 October 1931 (1931-10-31) 13|  Cardiff City | 1–3|  Crystal Palace | Cardiff

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| George Emmerson |  |

| Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,757

Bournemouth v Cardiff City 7 November 1931 (1931-11-07) 14|  Bournemouth | 3–0|  Cardiff City | Bournemouth

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|  |  | Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,562

Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers 14 November 1931 (1931-11-14) 15|  Cardiff City | 0–4|  Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff

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| Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,491

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City 21 November 1931 (1931-11-21) 16|  Bristol Rovers | 2–2|  Cardiff City | Bristol

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|  |  Harry O'Neill
(pen) Peter Ronan | Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 9,047

Clapton Orient v Cardiff City 5 December 1931 (1931-12-05) 17|  Clapton Orient | 1–1|  Cardiff City | London

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|  |  | Albert Keating | Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,524

Norwich City v Cardiff City 19 December 1931 (1931-12-19) 18|  Norwich City | 2–0|  Cardiff City | Norwich

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|  |  | Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 7,904

Luton Town v Cardiff City 25 December 1931 (1931-12-25) 19|  Luton Town | 2–1|  Cardiff City | Luton

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|  |  Albert Keating | Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,609

Cardiff City v Luton Town 26 December 1931 (1931-12-26) 20|  Cardiff City | 4–1|  Luton Town | Cardiff

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| Harry O'Neill
Harry O'Neill
Albert Keating
Jimmy McCambridge |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,515

Cardiff City v Northampton Town 2 January 1932 (1932-01-02) 21|  Cardiff City | 5–0|  Northampton Town | Cardiff

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| Jimmy McCambridge
Jimmy McCambridge
Frank Harris
Walter Robbins
George Emmerson |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,917

Cardiff City v Torquay United 13 January 1932 (1932-01-13) 22|  Cardiff City | 5–2|  Torquay United | Cardiff

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| George Emmerson
George Emmerson
Jimmy McCambridge
Albert Keating
Walter Robbins |  |  Jack Fowler
Cyril Hemingway | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,890

Reading v Cardiff City 16 January 1932 (1932-01-16) 23|  Reading | 5–1|  Cardiff City | Reading

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|  |  Jimmy McCambridge | Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 7,065

Cardiff City v Southend United 23 January 1932 (1932-01-23) 24|  Cardiff City | 2–3|  Southend United | Cardiff

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| Walter Robbins
Jack French (og) |  |

| Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,831

Fulham v Cardiff City 30 January 1932 (1932-01-30) 25|  Fulham | 4–0|  Cardiff City | London

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|  |  | Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 14,690

Cardiff City v Thames 6 February 1932 (1932-02-06) 26|  Cardiff City | 9–2|  Thames | Cardiff

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| Walter Robbins
Walter Robbins
Walter Robbins
Walter Robbins
Walter Robbins
Jimmy McCambridge
Les Jones
Albert Keating
George Emmerson |  |
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Attendance: 6,698

Brentford v Cardiff City 13 February 1932 (1932-02-13) 27|  Brentford | 2–3|  Cardiff City | London

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| Arthur Crompton
Vivian Gibbins |  |  Jimmy McCambridge
Albert Keating
Walter Robbins | Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 16,239

Cardiff City v Exeter City 20 February 1932 (1932-02-20) 28|  Cardiff City | 5–3|  Exeter City | Cardiff

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| Walter Robbins
Walter Robbins
George Emmerson
Jimmy McCambridge
Les Jones |  |

| Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,817

Mansfield Town v Cardiff City 27 February 1932 (1932-02-27) 29|  Mansfield Town | 1–2|  Cardiff City | Mansfield

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| Harry Johnson |  |  Jimmy McCambridge
Jimmy McCambridge | Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8,316

Cardiff City v Watford 5 March 1932 (1932-03-05) 30|  Cardiff City | 2–1|  Watford | Cardiff

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| Walter Robbins
Les Jones |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,019

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City 12 March 1932 (1932-03-12) 31|  Crystal Palace | 5–0|  Cardiff City | London

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|  |  | Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,206

Cardiff City v Bournemouth 19 March 1932 (1932-03-19) 32|  Cardiff City | 0–0|  Bournemouth | Cardiff

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,863

Gillingham v Cardiff City 25 March 1932 (1932-03-25) 33|  Gillingham | 1–1|  Cardiff City | Gillingham

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|  |  |  Albert Keating | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,015

Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City 26 March 1932 (1932-03-26) 34|  Queens Park Rangers | 2–3|  Cardiff City | London

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|  |  Jimmy McCambridge
Jimmy McCambridge
Jimmy McCambridge | Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 8,324

Cardiff City v Gillingham 28 March 1932 (1932-03-28) 35|  Cardiff City | 1–0|  Gillingham | Cardiff

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| Jimmy McCambridge |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,455

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers 2 April 1932 (1932-04-02) 36|  Cardiff City | 3–1|  Bristol Rovers | Cardiff

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| Jimmy McCambridge
Albert Keating
Albert Keating |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,773

Torquay United v Cardiff City 9 April 1932 (1932-04-09) 37|  Torquay United | 2–2|  Cardiff City | Torquay

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| Billy Clayson
Billy Clayson |  |  Jimmy McCambridge
Jimmy McCambridge | Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,437

Cardiff City v Swindon Town 13 April 1932 (1932-04-13) 38|  Cardiff City | 3–0|  Swindon Town | Cardiff

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| Albert Keating
Albert Keating
George Emmerson |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,018

Cardiff City v Clapton Orient 16 April 1932 (1932-04-16) 39|  Cardiff City | 5–0|  Clapton Orient | Cardiff

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| Jimmy McCambridge
Jimmy McCambridge
Jimmy McCambridge
Albert Keating
Albert Keating |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,290

Swindon Town v Cardiff City 23 April 1932 (1932-04-23) 40|  Swindon Town | 1–4|  Cardiff City | Swindon

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| Harry Morris 35' |  |  12' Albert Keating
18' Albert Keating
42' Jimmy McCambridge
75' Jimmy McCambridge | Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: T Botham

Cardiff City v Norwich City 30 April 1932 (1932-04-30) 41|  Cardiff City | 0–2|  Norwich City | Cardiff

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Attendance: 6,487

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City 7 May 1932 (1932-05-07) 42|  Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0|  Cardiff City | Brighton

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|  |  |  | Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 5,447

### FA Cup

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Cardiff City v Enfield 28 November 1931 (1931-11-28) Round 1|  Cardiff City | 8–0|  Enfield | Cardiff

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| Reg Keating
Reg Keating
Reg Keating
Harry O'Neill
Harry O'Neill
George Emmerson
George Emmerson
Frank Harris |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,321

Cardiff City v Clapton Orient 12 December 1931 (1931-12-12) Round 2|  Cardiff City | 4–0|  Clapton Orient | Cardiff

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| Jimmy McCambridge
Reg Keating
George Emmerson
Billy Broadbent (og) |  |  | Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,500

Bradford (Park Avenue) v Cardiff City 9 January 1932 (1932-01-09) Round 3|  Bradford (Park Avenue) | 3–0|  Cardiff City | Bradford

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Attendance: 18,343

### Welsh Cup

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Llanelli v Cardiff City 8 February 1932 (1932-02-08) Round 5|  Llanelli | 3–5|  Cardiff City | Llanelli

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|  |  Walter Robbins
Walter Robbins
Walter Robbins
Jimmy McCambridge
Jimmy McCambridge | Stadium: Stebonheath Park
Attendance: 5,000

Chester City v Cardiff City 2 March 1932 (1932-03-02) Round 6|  Chester City | 2–1|  Cardiff City | Chester

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|  |  George Emmerson | Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,000

## References

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Specific

1. ^ a b "Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
2. ^ "Cardiff City Surprise". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 11 April 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 8 April 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ "Football Surprise". Weekly Despatch. 31 May 1931. p. 31. Retrieved 6 April 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ a b Shepherd 2002, p. 33
5. ^ "Cardiff City 1931–32 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 29 January 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 978-1-85983-462-6
* Lloyd, Grahame (1999), C'mon City! A Hundred Years of the Bluebirds, Seren Books, ISBN 1854112716
* Saunders, Christian (2013), From the Ashes – The Real Story of Cardiff City Football Club, Llygad Gwalch Cyf, ISBN 9781845242138
* Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. ISBN 1-899468-17-X.
* Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 1-9054110-4-9.

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« 1930–31

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FA competitions|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
* Final)
* FA Charity Shield

Football League|

* Football League (First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division)

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
* Northern League
* Southern League
* Western League

Related to national team|

* Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Chelsea
* Derby County
* Everton
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Sunderland
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Bristol City
* Burnley
* Bury
* Charlton Athletic
* Chesterfield
* Leeds United
* Manchester United
* Millwall
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Preston North End
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Swansea Town
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division|

| North|

* Accrington Stanley
* Barrow
* Carlisle United
* Chester
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Gateshead
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepools United
* Hull City
* Lincoln City
* New Brighton
* Rochdale
* Rotherham County
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wigan Borough
* Wrexham
* York City

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* Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Cardiff City
* Clapton Orient
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Exeter City
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Luton Town
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Norwich City
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Thames
* Torquay United
* Watford

Southern Football League|

* Newport County

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