1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season
1979–80 season | |
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Manager | Richie Morgan |
Football League Second Division | 15th |
FA Cup | 3rd round |
League Cup | 2nd round |
Welsh Cup | 4th round |
Top goalscorer |
League: Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens (11) All: Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens (11) |
The 1979–80 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 53rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Table
P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 55 |
2 | Sunderland | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 54 |
3 | Birmingham City | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 53 |
4 | Chelsea | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 53 |
5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | +22 | 49 |
6 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 49 |
7 | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 47 |
8 | Cambridge United | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 44 |
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 44 |
10 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 43 |
11 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 43 |
12 | Swansea City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 43 |
13 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 41 |
14 | Orient | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 41 |
15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 40 |
16 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 38 |
17 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 37 |
18 | Watford | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 37 |
19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 35 |
20 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 29 |
21 | Burnley | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 73 | −34 | 27 |
22 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 78 | −39 | 22 |
Results by round
Fixtures & Results
Second Division
18 August 1979 1 | Notts County | 4–1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
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Iain McCulloch Gordon Mair Pedro Richards Don Masson |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,157 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
22 August 1979 2 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
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18:30 | Gary Stevens |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,656 Referee: Bill Bombroff (Bristol) |
25 August 1979 3 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Birmingham City | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Gary Stevens |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,314 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) |
1 September 1979 4 | Wrexham | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
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Stadium: Racecourse Attendance: 9,830 Referee: Alan Porter (Bolton) |
8 September 1979 5 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Gary Stevens |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,668 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset) |
15 September 1979 6 | Watford | 1–1 | Cardiff City | London |
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Ray Train |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,741 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) |
22 September 1979 7 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Cambridge United | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,539 |
29 September 1979 8 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
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Frankie Prince |
Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 8,949 Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton) |
6 October 1979 9 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Luton Town | Cardiff |
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11:30 | Ray Bishop Ray Bishop |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,420 Referee: Alan Seville (Birmingham) |
9 October 1979 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | Cardiff City | London |
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Clive Allen Glenn Roeder Clive Allen |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,225 Referee: David Hutchinson (Cambridgeshire) |
13 October 1979 11 | Burnley | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Burnley |
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Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 6,361 |
20 October 1979 12 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Ronnie Moore |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,328 Referee: Morris Baker (Wolverhampton) |
27 October 1979 13 | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Cardiff City | London |
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15:00 | Steve Gritt Les Berry Steve Gritt |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 6,870 Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke) |
3 November 1979 14 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Notts County | Cardiff |
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Ray Bishop John Buchanan Ray Bishop |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,341 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
10 November 1979 15 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Newcastle |
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Alan Shoulder |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 21,243 Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire) |
17 November 1979 16 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Orient | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,119 Referee: Mike Warner (Wednesbury) |
24 November 1979 17 | West Ham United | 3–0 | Cardiff City | London |
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15:00 | David Cross Ray Stewart Ray Stewart |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 20,292 Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge) |
1 December 1979 18 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cardiff |
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Ray Bishop |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,061 |
8 December 1979 19 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Sunderland |
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Phil Dwyer Pop Robson |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 25,370 |
15 December 1979 20 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
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14:15 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,419 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester) |
21 December 1979 21 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Leicester |
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19:45 | Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 12,877 |
26 December 1979 22 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Fulham | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Keith Pontin |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,354 Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley, Salop) |
29 December 1979 23 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
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Frank Worthington Keith Bertschin |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 16,682 Referee: Frank Phipps (Wrexham) |
1 January 1980 24 | Swansea | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Swansea |
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15:00 | John Toshack David Giles |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 21,400 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) |
12 January 1980 25 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Ronnie Moore |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,824 Referee: Eric Read (Bristol) |
19 January 1980 26 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
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John Dungworth |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 6,870 Referee: David Clarke (Accrington) |
2 February 1980 27 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Watford | Cardiff |
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15:00 | John Lewis |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,995 Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield) |
9 February 1980 28 | Cambridge United | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Cambridge |
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15:00 | George Reilly Tommy Finney |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,229 Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex) |
16 February 1980 29 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,840 |
23 February 1980 30 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Burnley | Cardiff |
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Keith Pontin Gary Stevens |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,358 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury) |
1 March 1980 31 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Cardiff City | London |
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15:00 | Clive Walker |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 18,449 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
8 March 1980 32 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
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Gary Stevens Gary Stevens John Buchanan |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,652 Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke) |
14 March 1980 33 | Luton Town | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Luton |
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David Moss |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,246 Referee: Mike Bidmead (Chessington) |
22 March 1980 34 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Gary Stevens |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,304 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby) |
29 March 1980 35 | Orient | 1–1 | Cardiff City | London |
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15:00 | Bill Roffey |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,081 |
7 April 1980 36 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Swansea | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Ronson |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,677 Referee: Alan Robinson (Waterlooville) |
8 April 1980 37 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Leicester City | Cardiff |
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19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,291 Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow) |
12 April 1980 38 | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Cardiff City | Oldham |
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15:00 | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,339 Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire) |
15 April 1980 39 | Fulham | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London |
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Ray Lewington Steve Grapes |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 4,916 |
19 April 1980 40 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | West Ham United | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,076 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester) |
26 April 1980 41 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Preston |
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Paul McGee Gordon Coleman |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,481 Referee: George Tyson (Sunderland) |
3 May 1980 42 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Sunderland | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Ray Bishop |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,340 Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop) |
League Cup
29 August 1979 2 (First Leg) | Everton | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Liverpool |
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Brian Kidd Brian Kidd |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 18,061 |
5 September 1979 2 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Everton | Cardiff |
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18:00 | John Buchanan |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,698 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett) |
FA Cup
5 January 1980 3 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Arsenal | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,972 Referee: Joe Worrall (Workington) |
8 January 1980 3 Replay | Arsenal | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London |
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19:30 | Alan Sunderland Alan Sunderland |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,582 Referee: Joe Worrall (Workington) |
See also
References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive
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