Season 1941-42 - Wartime competition and friendlies

South Wales becomes a recruiting ground for the armed forces campaigns in the Far East, so Cyril Spiers loses many of his most reliable and promising players. However, he works tirelessly on behalf of the club to keep things together, putting different sides together on a weekly basis. He manages to use many contacts and friends to keep abreast of the situation regarding the availability of professional footballers stationed with the armed forces locally and a number of famous names make fleeting appearanaces. Johnny Carey, Raich Carter, Allenby Chilton and Benny Fenton all wear a Cardiff City shirt during the season when a total of 52 players are used. Another couple of famous names make a debut, Alf Sherwood and Ken Hollyman. Billy James enhances his reputation further when he plays a couple of wartime internationals against England, and scores in one of them.

The City team that lost 3-6 to West Bromwich Albion on 30 August 1941.
BACK (L-R): Billy James, R.Phillips, Wyn Griffiths, Jim Merrett (trainer), Jackie Pugh, Les Parker.
FRONT: Beriah Moore, Ken Hollyman, Bobby Tobin, H.Jones, Danny Lester, Bill Lewis.

Date	Opponents	Competition	V.	Res.		Goalscorers	Att.
August 30	W.B.A.	Wartime South League	A	3-6	L	Moore, James 2	4,462
September 6	W.B.A.	Wartime South League	H	1-1	D	Moore	4,647
September 13	Czech Army	Friendly	H	0-0	D		1,100
September 27	Southampton	Wartime South League	H	5-3	W	Parker 2, Moore, Hollyman, James	3,930
October 4	Southampton	Wartime South League	A	3-1	W	Moore, Parker 2	2,000
October 11	Wolverhampton W.	Wartime South League	A	3-0	W	Lewis, Moore, Perry	4,612
October 18	Wolverhampton W.	Wartime South League	H	2-0	W	James, Parker	3,217
October 25	Bournemouth & B.A.	Wartime South League	H	0-2	L		2,500
November 1	Bournemouth & B.A.	Wartime South League	A	2-3	L	Moore, James	3,000
November 8	Luton T.	Wartime South League	H	6-1	W	James 3, Moore 2, Dare	2,500
November 15	Luton T.	Wartime South League	A	0-2	L		2,300
November 22	Swansea Town	Wartime South League	H	1-0	W	Parker	2,000
November 29	Swansea Town	Wartime South League	A	1-4	L	Parker	2,500
December 6	Bristol City	Wartime South League	H	8-2	W	Parker 3, Weir 3, Thomas, Steggles	3,000
December 13	Bristol City	Wartime South League	A	6-2	W	Parker, Dare, Weir 2, Wood 2	4,000
December 25	Swansea Town	Wartime South League	H	2-1	W	Moore, Parker	3,750
December 27	Southampton	League War Cup (Q)	A	5-2	W	Parker 3, Morris, Butler	2,500
January 3	Southampton	League War Cup (Q)	H	9-1	W	Parker 5, Moore 2, Morgan, Wood	5,000
January 10	Swansea Town	League War Cup (Q)	A	1-1	D	Moore	4,000
January 17	Swansea Town	League War Cup (Q)	H	1-1	D	Parker	5,000
January 24	Bristol City	League War Cup (Q)	A	3-8	L	Moore 3	3,312
January 31	Bristol City	League War Cup (Q)	H	0-2	L		6,000
February 7	Bournemouth & B.A.	League War Cup (Q)	A	1-2	L	Parker	2,000
February 14	Bournemouth & B.A.	League War Cup (Q)	H	6-1	W	Parker 3, Moore 2, Wood	5,300
February 21	Swansea Town	League War Cup (Q)	A	5-1	W	Wright 3, Parker, Moore	5,000
February 28	Swansea Town	League War Cup (Q)	H	8-1	W	Wood 2, Weir 3, Parker 2, Moore	7,000
March 7	Royal Air Force	Friendly	H	3-3	D	Hollyman, Opponent (og), Pugh	1,000
March 14	Luton T.	League	H	2-0	W	Fenton 2	5,000
March 21	Swansea Town	League	H	4-1	W	Wright, Lewis, Moore 2	4,320
April 4	Southampton	League War Cup (1-1)	H	3-1	W	Moore 2, Fenton	5,000
April 6	Southampton	League War Cup (1-2)	A	1-1	D	Moore	3,600
April 11	W.B.A.	League War Cup (2-1)	H	1-1	D	Lewis	10,781
April 18	W.B.A.	League War Cup (2-2)	A	2-3	L	Shelley 2	10,198
April 25	Northampton Town	League	H	0-1	L		3,460
May 2	Northampton Town	League	A	1-6	L	Moore	2,271
May 25	Swansea Town	League	H	4-1	W	Moore 3, Griffiths	3,720
May 30	Luton T.	League	H	2-4	L	Hollyman 2	2,695