1975–76 Cardiff City F.C. season
| 1975–76 season | ||
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| Chairman | Stefan Terlezki | |
| Manager | Jimmy Andrews | |
| Football League Third Division | 2nd | |
| FA Cup | 4th round | |
| League Cup | 1st round | |
| Welsh Cup | Winners | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Tony Evans (21) All: Tony Evans (29) | |
| Highest home attendance | 35,549 (v Hereford United, 14 April 1976) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,259 (v Bury, 23 August 1975) | |
| Average home league attendance | 11,696 | |
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The 1975–76 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 49th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division Two on the first attempt after being relegated the previous year.
Manager Jimmy Andrews brought a number of changes to the squad including bringing Brian Clark back to the club and signing Australian international Adrian Alston.
Players
[edit]First team squad. [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Hereford United (C, P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 86 | 55 | 1.564 | 63 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Cardiff City (P) | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 48 | 1.438 | 57 | Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round and promotion to the Second Division |
| 3 | Millwall (P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 43 | 1.256 | 56 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 53 | 1.472 | 53 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 46 | 1.326 | 53 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results by round
[edit]Fixtures & Results
[edit]| 16 August 1975 1 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Grimsby |
Jack Lewis  Phil Hubbard 60' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,494 Referee: Gordon Trevett (Eccles) |
| 23 August 1975 2 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Bury | Cardiff |
| Tony Villars 23' |
60' Hughen Riley |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,664 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) |
| 30 August 1975 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Brighton |
| 72' Tony Villars |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 11,353 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury) |
| 6 September 1975 4 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | 90' David Kemp |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,479 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
| 13 September 1975 5 | Mansfield Town | 1–4 | Cardiff City | Mansfield |
| Terry Eccles 73' (pen.) |
31' David Giles 52' Phil Dwyer 62' (pen.) Gil Reece 70' Gil Reece |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,682 Referee: George Courtney (Spennymoor) |
| 20 September 1975 6 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Halifax Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,035 Referee: Ken Ridden (Shrewsbury) |
| 22 September 1975 7 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Burslem |
| Mick Cullerton 19' Terry Lees 48' |
84' Brian Attley |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,143 Referee: Ray Chadwick (Darwen) |
| 27 September 1975 8 | Preston North End | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Preston |
| Mike Elwiss 16' Ray Treacy 40' Tony Morley 51' (pen.) |
47' Tony Evans |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,103 Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop) |
| 4 October 1975 9 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Phil Dwyer 42' Phil Dwyer 57' Tony Evans 68' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,653 Referee: Mike Taylor (Deal) |
| 11 October 1975 10 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Rotherham |
| Mike England 40' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,272 Referee: Jack Rice (Preston) |
| 18 October 1975 11 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Tony Evans 71' Jimmy Quinn 89' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,930 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset) |
| 22 October 1975 12 | Aldershot | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Aldershot |
| Pat Morrissey 25' Gary Bell 88' |
32' (pen.) Willie Anderson |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,687 Referee: Bryan James (South Croydon) |
| 25 October 1975 13 | Chester | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Chester |
| Graham Pugh 9' |
28' Tony Evans |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby) |
| 31 October 1975 14 | Cardiff City | 4–3 | Chesterfield | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Adrian Alston 6' Adrian Alston 28' Tony Evans 30' Willie Anderson 68' |
58' Shaun O'Neill 63' David McElvaney 86' Terry Shanahan |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,512 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex) |
| 4 November 1975 15 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Walsall | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,884 Referee: Bryan James (Croydon) |
| 8 November 1975 16 | Gillingham | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Gillingham |
| Damien Richardson 51' (pen.) George Jacks 73' |
49' Willie Anderson 75' Tony Evans |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,762 Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds) |
| 15 November 1975 17 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Colchester United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Tony Evans 66s' Adrian Alston 82' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,781 Referee: Terry Bosi (Wolverhampton) |
| 29 November 1975 18 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Willie Anderson 26' Tony Evans Adrian Alston |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,002 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford) |
| 6 December 1975 19 | Millwall | 1–3 | Cardiff City | London |
| Terry Brisley 80' |
46' Gil Reece 53' Gil Reece 87' Tony Evans |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 6,092 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) |
| 22 December 1975 20 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Southend United | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Tony Evans 28' Tony Evans 58' Adrian Alston 78' |
68' Alan Little |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,342 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter) |
| 26 December 1975 21 | Swindon Town | 4–0 | Cardiff City | Swindon |
| Trevor Anderson 28' Peter Eastoe 43' Frank Burrows 69' Wilf Dixon 79' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,003 Referee: Clive White (Harrow) |
| 27 December 1975 22 | Cardiff City | 5–2 | Peterborough United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Willie Anderson 42' Phil Dwyer 47' Phil Dwyer 74' Tony Evans 76' Tony Evans 80' |
3' Lyndon Hughes 79' David Gregory |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,094 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester) |
| 10 January 1976 23 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | 77' Ian Mellor |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,728 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester) |
| 17 January 1976 24 | Halifax Town | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Halifax |
| Albert Phelan 89' |
59' Mike England |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Colin Seel (Carlisle) |
| 20 January 1976 25 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Tony Evans 89' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,161 Referee: John Yates (Redditch) |
| 31 January 1976 26 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Aldershot | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Adrian Alston 19' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,934 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton) |
| 4 February 1976 27 | Hereford United | 4–1 | Cardiff City | Hereford |
| Dixie McNeil 8' Dixie McNeil 15' Steve Emery 25' John Layton 79' |
75' John Buchanan |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 12,962 Referee: Bran H Daniels (Rainham) |
| 7 February 1976 28 | Walsall | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Walsall |
| Alan Buckley 2' Alan Buckley 17' |
51' Adrian Alston 68' Adrian Alston 81' Phil Dwyer |
Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 7,109 Referee: George Nolan (Cheshire) |
| 14 February 1976 29 | Cardiff City | 4–1 | Gillingham | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Doug Livermore 43' John Buchanan 60' Tony Evans 83' Adrian Alston 88' |
44' (o.g.) Richie Morgan |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,025 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
| 21 February 1976 30 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Colchester |
| Colin Garwood 54' John Froggatt 60' Colin Garwood 81' |
18' Phil Dwyer 84' (pen.) Willie Anderson |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,248 Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham) |
| 25 February 1976 31 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Port Vale | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Doug Livermore 86' |
21' Ray Williams |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,129 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset) |
| 28 February 1976 32 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Chester | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Adrian Alston 63' John Buchanan 73' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham) |
| 6 March 1976 33 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Chesterfield |
| Rodney Fern 88' |
3' Adrian Alston |
Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,095 Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop) |
| 8 March 1976 34 | Wrexham | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
| Graham Whittle 76' |
60' Tony Evans |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Bob Matthewson (Worsley) |
| 13 March 1976 35 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Adrian Alston 10' |
30' Dave Gwyther |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,072 Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead) |
| 17 March 1976 36 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
| Jimmy Quinn 89' |
69' Tony Evans 79' Clive Charles 85' Brian Clark |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 8,867 Referee: Keith Butcher (Kendal) |
| 20 March 1976 37 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 | Ian Atkins 56' (pen.) Sammy Irvine 57' Alex McGregor 74' |
89' Tony Evans |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 7,573 Referee: Ken Salmon (Barnet) |
| 27 March 1976 38 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Millwall | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,511 Referee: Allan Hughes (West Kirby) |
| 29 March 1976 39 | Southend United | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Southend |
| 19:30 | 13' Phil Dwyer 40' Tony Evans |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 4,596 Referee: Jeff Sewell (Quorn, Leicester) |
| 3 April 1976 40 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Tony Evans 53' John Buchanan 62' |
12' Jack Lewis |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,645 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex) |
| 7 April 1976 41 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Tony Evans 45' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,447 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) |
| 10 April 1976 42 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Cardiff City | London |
| 81' Adrian Alston |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,604 Referee: George Flint (Kirby in Ashfield) |
| 14 April 1976 43 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Doug Livermore 54' Alan Campbell 87' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 35,549 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett) |
| 17 April 1976 44 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,428 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester) |
| 19 April 1976 45 | Peterborough United | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Peterborough |
| Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,846 Referee: John Hough (Macclesfield) |
| 4 May 1976 46 | Bury | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Bury |
| 16' Adrian Alston |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,135 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
League Cup
[edit]| 20 August 1975 Round 1 (1st leg) | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff |
| 19.30 | Gil Reece 44' (pen.) |
40' Alan Warboys 48' Bruce Bannister |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,688 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) |
| 26 August 1975 Round 1 (2nd leg) | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 (3–2 agg.) | Cardiff City | Bristol |
| Kenny Stephens 42' |
31' Brian Clark |
Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 7,720 |
FA Cup
[edit]| 22 November 1975 Round 1 | Cardiff City | 6–2 | Exeter City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Gil Reece 17' Adrian Alston 33' Adrian Alston 37' Adrian Alston 63' Tony Evans 65' Gil Reece 87' |
8' Alan Beer 62' Lammie Robertson |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,532 Referee: Tony Morrissey (Bramhall) |
| 13 December 1975 Round 2 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Tony Evans 42' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,607 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton) |
| 3 January 1976 Round 3 | Orient | 0–1 | Cardiff City | London |
| 35' Adrian Alston |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,031 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
| 24 January 1976 Round 4 | Southend United | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Southend |
| 15:15 | Stuart Parker 43' Stuart Parker 89' |
42' Tony Evans |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater) |
| 14 January 1976 Round 5 | Cardiff City | 5–0 | Sully | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Tony Evans 43' Tony Evans 56'Tony Evans 75'Doug Livermore 25'John Buchanan 41' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,260 |
| 17 February 1976 Round 6 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Swansea City | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Dave Bruton 29' (o.g.) |
57' Dave Bruton |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,812 Referee: Clive Thomas (Treorchy) |
| 2 March 1976 Round 6 (Replay) | Swansea City | 0–3 | Cardiff City | Swansea |
| 35' Brian Clark 72' Adrian Alston 80' Adrian Alston |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 10,056 |
| 23 March 1976 Semi Final | Chester City | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Chester |
| Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,743 |
| 1 April 1976 Semi Final (Replay) | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Chester City | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Chris Dunleavy 74' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,244 |
| 18 May 1976 Final (First leg) | Hereford United | 3–3 | Cardiff City | Hereford |
| 19:30 | Steve Davey 67' Terry Paine 68'Dixie McNeil 75' |
28' Tony Evans 62' Phil Dwyer 87' Phil Dwyer |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,709 Referee: Clive Thomas (Treorchy) |
| 19 May 1976 Final (Second leg - replayed) | Cardiff City | 3–2 (6–5 agg.) | Hereford United | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Freddie Pethard 13' Brian Clark 33'Tony Evans 68' |
51' Jimmy Lindsay 87' Tony Byrne |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,648 Referee: Clive Thomas (Treorchy) |
Note - the original first leg of the final, played at Ninian Park on 29 April, was declared to be null and void by the Welsh FA, because the scorer of both Hereford's goals in the 2–2 draw was deemed to be ineligible.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1975". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Cardiff City 1975-76 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Cardiff City football club match record: 1975". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- Rothmans Football Yearbook 1976–77. Queen Anne Press Limited. 1976. ISBN 0362-00259-2.
- Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
- Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
- Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
- "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.