players scored at least one goal for the club during the course of the season. Len Davies finished the campaign as the club's top goalscorer for the fourth consecutive season, netting 22 times in all competitions despite featuring in only five of the club's final 19 matches due to injury problems. Harry Beadles was the second-highest scorer in his debut season for the club, scoring 14 times. Jimmy Gill was the only other player to reach double figures, with 11 goals. Player statistics FW = Forward, HB = Halfback, GK = Goalkeeper, DF = Defender Sources: Aftermath Despite losing the final, Fred Keenor remained upbeat on the strength of the team and stated after the match "Just because we lost in our very first cup final, I don't think there is any cause to get down in the mouth. I can say here and now that one day soon our followers can be sure that Cardiff City will bring that Cup to Wales." The team returned to Cardiff where, despite their defeat, they received a "rapturous welcome" and attended a dinner at City Hall with the mayor of the city. Keenor's prediction would be proven right two years later in the 1927 FA Cup Final when he captained the side to victory to become the only non-English team to win the FA Cup in the competition's history. The Cup final appearance raised hopes that the club could win a trophy the following season but a change to the offside rule during the off-season, reducing the number of players required between an attacker and the net, proved difficult to adapt to for Cardiff's defence and they finished in 16th place. The disappointing start to the season led Fred Stewart to revamp the playing squad, including selling long-serving forward Jimmy Gill to Blackpool for £3,200 in the opening months of the campaign. References Specific Bibliography Cardiff City F.C. seasons Cardiff