1967–68 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1967–68 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 41st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.

Cardiff City
1967–68 season
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division13th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners CupSemi-finals
Welsh CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter King (12)
All: Peter King (18)

During the season they enjoyed their most successful season in European competition by reaching the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup before being beaten 4–3 on aggregate by German side Hamburg. It remains the furthest a Welsh team has ever reached in European competition.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK  ENG Fred Davies
-- GK  ENG Bob Wilson
-- DF  ENG Gary Bell
-- DF  ENG David Carver
-- DF  WAL Graham Coldrick
-- DF  WAL Steve Derrett
-- DF  ENG Bobby Ferguson
-- DF  WAL Richie Morgan
-- DF  SCO Don Murray
-- MF  ENG Ronnie Bird
-- MF  SCO Malcolm Clarke
-- MF  ENG Brian Harris
-- MF  WAL Barrie Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  WAL Bryn Jones
-- MF  ENG Peter King
-- MF  ENG Leslie Lea
-- MF  WAL Bernie Lewis
-- MF  WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF  WAL David Summerhayes
-- MF  ENG Gareth Williams
-- FW  SCO Sandy Allan
-- FW  ENG Bobby Brown
-- FW  ENG Brian Clark
-- FW  ENG Norman Dean
-- FW  WAL John Toshack

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
11 Crystal Palace 42 14 11 17 56 56 1.000 39
12 Bolton Wanderers 42 13 13 16 60 63 0.952 39
13 Cardiff City 42 13 12 17 60 66 0.909 38 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup
14 Huddersfield Town 42 13 12 17 46 61 0.754 38
15 Charlton Athletic 42 12 13 17 63 68 0.926 37
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.

European Cup Winners Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
24 SepOne (first leg)Shamrock RoversAD 1 – 121,883King
4 OctOne (second leg)Shamrock RoversHW 2 – 014,180Toshack, Brown
15 NovTwo (first leg)NAC BredaAD 1 – 17,618King
29 NovTwo (second leg)NAC BredaHW 4 – 116,411Brown, Jones, Clarke, Toshack
6 MarQuarter-final (first leg)Torpedo MoscowHW 1 – 030,567Jones
19 MarQuarter-final (second leg)Torpedo MoscowAL 0 – 137,049
3 AprQuarter-final (replay)Torpedo MoscowNW 1 – 025,851Dean
24 AprSemi-final (first leg)HamburgAD 1 – 164,410Dean
1 MaySemi-final (second leg)HamburgHL 2 – 343,070Dean, Harris

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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