shown first H = Home match A = Away match N = Neutral venue pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal Results Player details During the course of the season, Stewart used a significantly higher number of players due to injury and form, with 30 making at least one appearance during the campaign. John Jennings made more appearances than any other player as he was ever present, playing in all 42 league matches and 5 cup fixtures. Prior to this season, Jennings had normally been considered a reserve player, but the long-term injuries to Nelson and Watson led to him becoming a regular. Keenor and Thirlaway were the only other players to make more than 40 appearances, while four others, Joe Hillier, Jimmy McGrath, Robinson and Watson made a single appearance during the campaign. For the third consecutive season, Ferguson was the club's top goalscorer. He scored 15 goals in all competitions, 14 in the league and 1 in the Welsh Cup, despite missing nearly half of the club's matches during the campaign due to injury. Len Davies was the only other player to reach double figures during the season, scoring 10 times. The club's poor goalscoring record was reflected in the fact that, including Ferguson and Len Davies, only four players scored more than twice during the season. Player statistics FW = Forward, HB = Halfback, GK = Goalkeeper, DF = Defender Sources: Aftermath Relegation dropped Cardiff into the Second Division for the first time since their inaugural season in the Football League. The club's decreasing finances and the income drop of falling out of the First Division led to a number of departures before the following season. Top scorer Ferguson returned to Scotland with Dundee. He suffered a loss of form and further injuries on his return and endured considerable barracking from the club's supporters. Less than 8 months after departing Cardiff, he committed suicide in Dundee's home stadium after a training session at the age of 34. Jennings, Hillier and Warren all left the club in January 1930 in a triple transfer to Middlesbrough while McLachlan also departed to join Manchester United. In a club programme at the end of the season, Keenor bemoaned Cardiff's injury problems and noted that the season represented "a testing time of true support, both morally and financially." The club struggled on their return to the Second Division and were relegated