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1959–60 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1959–60 season
ManagerBill Jones
Football League Second Division2nd
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Derek Tapscott (20)
All: Derek Tapscott (21)
Highest home attendance52,364 v Aston Villa, 16 April 1960
Lowest home attendance16,231 v Lincoln City, 13 February 1960
Average home league attendance24,183

The 1959–60 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 33rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division One.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK England ENG Ron Nicholls
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Scotland SCO Danny Malloy
-- DF Scotland SCO Alec Milne
-- DF Wales WAL Frank Rankmore
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF Wales WAL Derrick Sullivan
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Durban
-- MF Wales WAL Steve Gammon
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Hole
-- MF Wales WAL Mike Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Brian Jenkins
-- MF England ENG David Lambert
-- MF Wales WAL Graham Moore
-- MF Scotland SCO Bob Scott
-- MF England ENG Brian Walsh
-- FW England ENG Joe Bonson
-- FW Wales WAL Colin Hudson
-- FW England ENG Harry Knowles
-- FW Scotland SCO John McMillan
-- FW South Africa RSA Steve Mokone
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Tapscott
-- FW England ENG Johnny Watkins

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aston Villa (C, P) 42 25 9 8 89 43 2.070 59 Promotion to the First Division
2 Cardiff City (P) 42 23 12 7 90 62 1.452 58
3 Liverpool 42 20 10 12 90 66 1.364 50
4 Sheffield United 42 19 12 11 68 51 1.333 50
5 Middlesbrough 42 19 10 13 90 64 1.406 48
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultWWLDWWWWLWDWWWDWDDDWLWWLWWWDDWWWWDLDLWWLDD
Position5544323222222222333322222222111122221222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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22 August 1959 (1959-08-22) 1 Cardiff City 3–2 Liverpool Cardiff
15:15 Steve Mokone 5'
Graham Moore 48'
Johnny Watkins 60'
LFC report 38' (o.g.), 42' (o.g.) Danny Malloy Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,744
Referee: JW Hunt (Portsmouth)
26 August 1959 (1959-08-26) 2 Cardiff City 2–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
18:30 Graham Moore
Johnny Watkins
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,052
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
29 August 1959 (1959-08-29) 3 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Cardiff City London
15:15
Graham Moore Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 18,513
Referee: AE Moore (Norfolk)
2 September 1959 (1959-09-02) 4 Middlesbrough 1–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
Bill Harris (pen.) Johnny Watkins Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 29,122
5 September 1959 (1959-09-05) 5 Cardiff City 4–2 Bristol City Cardiff
15:15 Colin Hudson
Colin Hudson
Johnny Watkins
Colin Baker

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,545
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
9 September 1959 (1959-09-09) 6 Derby County 1–2 Cardiff City Derby
19:00 Ray Swallow Derrick Sullivan
Derrick Sullivan
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,959
12 September 1959 (1959-09-12) 7 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Cardiff City Scunthorpe
15:15 Graham Moore
Johnny Watkins
Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 10,933
16 September 1959 (1959-09-16) 8 Cardiff City 2–0 Derby County Cardiff
17:45 Derrick Sullivan
Colin Baker
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,548
19 September 1959 (1959-09-19) 9 Cardiff City 1–4 Rotherham United Cardiff
15:15 Derrick Sullivan


Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,392
Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)
26 September 1959 (1959-09-26) 10 Lincoln City 2–3 Cardiff City Lincoln
15:00
Derrick Sullivan
Johnny Watkins
Alan Harrington
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,401
3 October 1959 (1959-10-03) 11 Hull City 0–0 Cardiff City Hull
15:00 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 14,933
Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)
10 October 1959 (1959-10-10) 12 Cardiff City 5–1 Leyton Orient Cardiff
15:15 Graham Moore
Graham Moore
Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Derrick Sullivan
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,794
Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)
17 October 1959 (1959-10-17) 13 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Cardiff City Huddersfield
Derek Tapscott Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 18,367
24 October 1959 (1959-10-24) 14 Cardiff City 3–2 Ipswich Town Cardiff
15:00 Colin Baker 18'
Derek Tapscott 34'
Derrick Sullivan 35'
36' Colin Lundstrum
62' Jimmy Leadbetter
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,233
Referee: GW Thorpe (Swindon)
31 October 1959 (1959-10-31) 15 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Graham Moore Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 27,630
7 November 1959 (1959-11-07) 16 Cardiff City 2–1 Swansea Town Cardiff
14:45 Derrick Sullivan
Joe Bonson
Colin Webster Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 34,881
Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)
14 November 1959 (1959-11-14) 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Cardiff City Brighton
14:45
Joe Bonson
Joe Bonson
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 16,253
21 November 1959 (1959-11-21) 18 Cardiff City 4–4 Stoke City Cardiff
14:30 Derek Tapscott
Joe Bonson
Joe Bonson
Steve Gammon
Frank Bowyer
Johnny King
Johnny King
Doug Newlands
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,793
Referee: CH Dennis (Ashtead)
28 November 1959 (1959-11-28) 19 Portsmouth 1–1 Cardiff City Portsmouth
15:00 Ron Saunders Brian Walsh Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,018
Referee: TW Dawes (Norwich)
5 December 1959 (1959-12-05) 20 Cardiff City 2–1 Sunderland Cardiff
14:30 Johnny Watkins 3'
Derek Tapscott 78'
41' Ian Lawther Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,016
Referee: Les Hamer (Chorley)
12 December 1959 (1959-12-12) 21 Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 Jimmy Adam
Gerry Hitchens
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 50,039
Referee: H Webb (Leeds)
19 December 1959 (1959-12-19) 22 Liverpool 0–4 Cardiff City Liverpool
15:15 LFC report 12' Derek Tapscott
57' Derek Tapscott
34' Johnny Watkins
67' Joe Bonson
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 27,291
Referee: Arthur Hawcroft (Rotherham)
Note: This was Bill Shankly's first game as Liverpool manager
26 December 1959 (1959-12-26) 23 Cardiff City 2–0 Sheffield United Cardiff
14:30 Joe Bonson 32'
Derek Tapscott 63'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 29,515
Referee: GW Pullin
28 December 1959 (1959-12-28) 24 Sheffield United 2–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
19:00 Gerry Summers 28'
Dennis Shiels 43'
17' Derek Tapscott Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,590
Referee: AW Sparling (Grimsby)
2 January 1960 (1960-01-02) 25 Cardiff City 5–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
14:30 Colin Baker 40'
Colin Baker
Derek Tapscott
Joe Bonson
Brian Walsh
47' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,619
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
16 January 1960 (1960-01-16) 26 Bristol City 0–3 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 Joe Bonson
Graham Moore
(o.g.) Peter McCall
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,184
23 January 1960 (1960-01-23) 27 Cardiff City 4–2 Scunthorpe United Cardiff
14:45 Johnny Watkins
Joe Bonson
Derek Tapscott
Graham Moore

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,759
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
30 January 1960 (1960-01-30) 28 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Cardiff City Plymouth
15:15 ?? (o.g.) Derek Tapscott Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 21,923
6 February 1960 (1960-02-06) 29 Rotherham United 2–2 Cardiff City Rotherham
15:00
Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 16,525
13 February 1960 (1960-02-13) 30 Cardiff City 6–2 Lincoln City Cardiff
15:00 Joe Bonson
Joe Bonson
Johnny Watkins
Johnny Watkins
Derek Tapscott
Brian Walsh ,'

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,231
Referee: Jim Pickles (Stockport)
20 February 1960 (1960-02-20) 31 Cardiff City 3–2 Hull City Cardiff
15:00 Johnny Watkins
Joe Bonson
Joe Bonson

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,580
Referee: CH Sant (Crewe)
27 February 1960 (1960-02-27) 32 Leyton Orient 3–4 Cardiff City London
15:15

Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Joe Bonson
Joe Bonson
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 22,918
Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)
5 March 1960 (1960-03-05) 33 Cardiff City 2–1 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
15:15 Graham Moore 44'
Johnny Watkins
21' Chris Balderstone Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 32,733
Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford)
12 March 1960 (1960-03-12) 34 Ipswich Town 1–1 Cardiff City Ipswich
John Elsworthy 23' 43' Joe Bonson Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,776
Referee: JG Williams
19 March 1960 (1960-03-19) 35 Cardiff City 1–4 Portsmouth Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott


Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,011
2 April 1960 (1960-04-02) 37 Cardiff City 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott


Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,523
Referee: JS McLoughlin (Manchester)
9 April 1960 (1960-04-09) 38 Stoke City 0–1 Cardiff City Stoke
52' Johnny Watkins Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 9,548
Referee: JE Carr (Sheffield)
16 April 1960 (1960-04-16) 39 Cardiff City 1–0 Aston Villa Cardiff
15:15 Graham Moore 12' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 52,364
Referee: Charles Rogers (Greenford)
19 April 1960 (1960-04-19) 40 Cardiff City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
18:15 Wilf Carter Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 28,890
Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)
23 April 1960 (1960-04-23) 41 Sunderland 1–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
15:00 Ambrose Fogarty 15' 45' Colin Baker Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 20,663
Referee: J Bellwood (Liversedge)
30 April 1960 (1960-04-30) 42 Cardiff City 2–2 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
15:15 Graham Moore
Johnny Watkins

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,624
Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)

FA Cup

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9 January 1960 (1960-01-09) Round 3 Cardiff City 0–2 Port Vale Cardiff
14:15 Stan Steele
Cliff Portwood
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: George McCabe (Sheffield)

Welsh Cup

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20 January 1960 (1960-01-20) Round 5 Cardiff City 5–0 Lovell's Athletic Cardiff
14:45 Graham Moore
Joe Bonson
Johnny Watkins
Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott ,'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: L Owen (Blackwood)
25 February 1960 (1960-02-25) Round 6 Swansea Town 1–2 Cardiff City Swansea
15:00 Brayley Reynolds Harry Knowles
(o.g.) Alan Woods
Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: RE Smith (Newport)
28 March 1960 (1960-03-28) Semi Final Bangor City 1–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
19:15 Graham Moore Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 3,600
25 April 1960 (1960-04-25) Semi Final (Replay) Bangor City 1–4 Cardiff City Newport
18:15 Brian Jenkins
(pen.) Brian Jenkins
Graham Moore
Steve Mokone
Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 2,500
2 May 1960 (1960-05-02) Final Cardiff City 1–1 Wrexham Cardiff
18:30 Brian Jenkins Ron Harbertson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,172
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)
5 May 1960 (1960-05-05) Final Replay Wrexham 1–0 Cardiff City Wrexham
18:30 Arfon Griffiths Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

See also

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References

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  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
  • Welsh Football Data Archive