1926–27 Cardiff City F.C. season
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The 1926–27 season was the 26th season of competitive football played by Cardiff City F.C. and the team's sixth consecutive season in the First Division of the Football League. Having finished 16th the previous season, Fred Stewart made reshaped his squad but endured a slow start to the campaign. However, led by the goals of top scorer Hughie Ferguson, the club eased away from the relegation zone after the midway point of the campaign and finished in 14th position.
1926–27 season | ||
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Chairman | Walter Parker | |
Manager | Fred Stewart | |
Division One | 14th | |
FA Cup | Winners | |
Welsh Cup | Winners | |
Top goalscorer | League: Hughie Ferguson (26) All: Hughie Ferguson (32) | |
Highest home attendance | 25,387 (v Arsenal, 27 December 1926) | |
Lowest home attendance | 10,057 (v Derby County, 16 March 1927) | |
Average home league attendance | 15,424 | |
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In the FA Cup, Cardiff beat Aston Villa and Darlington before overcoming reigning holders Bolton Wanderers. They required a replay to beat Chelsea in the quarter-finals and defeated Reading in the semi-final to reach their second FA Cup final in three years. In the final, Cardiff defeated Arsenal via a single goal from Ferguson. In doing so, they became the only team from outside England to have won the FA Cup in the competition's history. Cardiff also won the Welsh Cup for the fifth time in their history, beating Rhyl 2–0 in the final and achieving a unique feat of winning two national Cup competitions from different countries in the same season.
Billy Hardy made the most appearances for the club during the season with 52 in all competitions. Ferguson set a new club record with 32 goals in all competitions which stood until 2003 when Robert Earnshaw scored a total of 35. His tally of 26 in the league was also a club record which stood until 1947. The economic downturn in the South Wales area led to a drop in attendance figures with only three league matches at Ninian Park attracting more than 20,000 spectators.