1988–89 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1988–89 season
Manager Frank Burrows
Football League Third Division 16th
FA Cup 3rd round
League Cup 2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup 2nd round
Welsh Cup 5th round
Top goalscorer League: Jimmy Gilligan (14)
All: Jimmy Gilligan (23)

The 1988–89 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 62nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
-- Wales GK Jon Roberts
-- Scotland GK George Wood
-- Wales DF Gareth Abraham
-- Wales DF Phil Bater
-- Wales DF Terry Boyle
-- Wales DF Allan Lewis
-- Wales DF Jason Perry
-- England DF Nick Platnauer
-- England DF Ian Rodgerson
-- Wales MF Chris Fry
-- Wales MF Jason Gummer
-- England MF Matty Holmes
-- England MF Mark Kelly
No. Position Player
-- England MF Steve Ketteridge
-- England MF Steve Lynex
-- England MF Brian McDermott
-- Wales MF Jon Morgan
-- England MF Steve Tupling
-- England MF Paul Wheeler
-- England MF Paul Wimbleton
-- England FW Kevin Bartlett
-- Wales FW Alan Curtis
-- England FW Jimmy Gilligan
-- Wales FW Richard Haig
-- Wales FW Ian Walsh

Table

PWDLFAGDPts
1Wolverhampton Wanderers46261469649+4792
2Sheffield United46259129354+3984
3Port Vale462412107848+3084
4Fulham46229156967+275
5Bristol Rovers461917106751+1674
6Preston North End461915127960+1972
7Brentford461814146661+568
8Chester City461911166461+368
9Notts County461813156454+1067
10Bolton Wanderers461616145854+464
11Bristol City46189195355−263
12Swansea City461516155153−261
13Bury461613175567−1261
14Huddersfield Town46179206373−1060
15Mansfield Town461417154852−459
16Cardiff City461415174456-1257
17Wigan Athletic461414185553+256
18Reading461511206872−456
19Blackpool461413195659−355
20Northampton Town46166246676−1054
21Southend United461315185675−1954
22Chesterfield46147255186−3549
23Gillingham46124304781−3440
24Aldershot46813254878−3037

European Cup Winners Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 SepOne (first leg)Derry CityAD 0 – 0Approx. 11,000
5 OctOne (second leg)Derry CityHW 4 – 06,933McDermott, Gilligan (3)
26 OctTwo (first leg)AGF AarhusHL 1 – 26,155Gilligan
9 NovTwo (second leg)AGF AarhusAL 0 – 4Approx, 3,700

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 16 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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