1968–69 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1968–69 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 42nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifth.

Cardiff City
1968–69 season
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division5th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: John Toshack (22)
All: John Toshack (31)

The team enjoyed nearly no success in cup competitions as they were knocked out in their first match of every cup apart from the Welsh Cup which they went on to win by beating local rivals Swansea Town in the final.

John Toshack would go on to finish the season with a total of 31 goals in all competitions, equalling the record set by Hughie Ferguson in the 1926–27 season that would not be beaten until 2003 when Robert Earnshaw finished with a total of 35 goals.

Players

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

No. Position Player
-- GK Fred Davies
-- DF Gary Bell
-- DF David Carver
-- DF Graham Coldrick
-- DF Steve Derrett
-- DF Bobby Ferguson
-- DF Terry Lewis
-- DF Richie Morgan
-- DF Don Murray
-- MF Ronnie Bird
-- MF Malcolm Clarke
No. Position Player
-- MF Brian Harris
-- MF Barrie Jones
-- MF Peter King
-- MF Leslie Lea
-- MF Leighton Phillips
-- MF Frank Sharp
-- MF Mel Sutton
-- FW Sandy Allan
-- FW Brian Clark
-- FW Norman Dean
-- FW John Toshack

League standings
Main article: 1968–69 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
3 Charlton Athletic 42 18 14 10 61 52 1.173 50
4 Middlesbrough 42 19 11 12 58 49 1.184 49
5 Cardiff City 42 20 7 15 67 54 1.241 47 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup
6 Huddersfield Town 42 17 12 13 53 46 1.152 46
7 Birmingham City 42 18 8 16 73 59 1.237 44
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.

European Cup Winners Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 SepOne (first leg)FC PortoHD 2 – 219,202Toshack, Bird
2 OctOne (second leg)FC PortoAL 1 – 2Approx. 60,000Toshack

See also
  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

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 1 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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