1969–70 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1969–70 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 43rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventh.

Cardiff City
1969–70 season
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division7th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup2nd round
Welsh CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Clark (18)
All: Brian Clark (28)

The season saw also saw them win the Welsh Cup, beating Chester City in the final, although they enjoyed little success in other tournaments, being knocked out of both the FA Cup and League Cup in their first matches.

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  SCO Jim Eadie
-- DF  ENG Gary Bell
-- DF  ENG David Carver
-- DF  WAL Graham Coldrick
-- DF  WAL Steve Derrett
-- DF  WAL Terry Lewis
-- DF  SCO Don Murray
-- MF  ENG Ronnie Bird
-- MF  ENG Brian Harris
-- MF  WAL Barrie Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  ENG Peter King
-- MF  ENG Leslie Lea
-- MF  WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF  SCO Frank Sharp
-- MF  WAL Bob Summerhayes
-- MF  WAL Mel Sutton
-- MF  ENG Bobby Woodruff
-- FW  SCO Sandy Allan
-- FW  ENG Brian Clark
-- FW  WAL John Toshack

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Swindon Town 42 17 16 9 57 47 1.213 50
6 Sheffield United 42 22 5 15 73 38 1.921 49
7 Cardiff City 42 18 13 11 61 41 1.488 49 Welsh Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970–71 First round
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 20 7 15 54 50 1.080 47
9 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 11 14 66 57 1.158 45
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHA
ResultWDDLWWWDDLWLLWLDWLDWWWWWWWLLDDDWDLWLWDDLDW
Position[1]476424466777109910998854414444323535244777
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

[1]

13 August 1969 (1969-08-13) 2 Cardiff City 2–2 Swindon Town Cardiff
Peter King
Peter King
Peter Noble
Arthur Horsfield
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 27,971
16 August 1969 (1969-08-16) 3 Cardiff City 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,766
19 August 1969 (1969-08-19) 4 Swindon Town 2–1 Cardiff City Swindon
Chris Jones
Chris Jones
Brian Clark Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 21,562
23 August 1969 (1969-08-23) 5 Bristol City 0–2 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 Brian Clark
 (pen) Ronnie Bird
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23,237
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford)
27 August 1969 (1969-08-27) 6 Cardiff City 1–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
John Toshack Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,648
30 August 1969 (1969-08-30) 7 Cardiff City 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
Peter King
John Toshack
Terry Wharton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,068
6 September 1969 (1969-09-06) 8 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Cardiff City London
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,748
13 September 1969 (1969-09-13) 9 Cardiff City 1–1 Leicester City Cardiff
John Toshack  (og) David Carver Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,978
20 September 1969 (1969-09-20) 10 Sheffield United 1–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
Gil Reece Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,296
27 September 1969 (1969-09-27) 11 Cardiff City 4–2 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
15:00 John Toshack
John Toshack
John Toshack
Peter King
 (pen) Terry Venables
 ?' Barry Bridges
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 30,083
Referee: Tony Morrissey (Bramhall)
8 October 1969 (1969-10-08) 13 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City Blackburn
Brian Hill Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,062
11 October 1969 (1969-10-11) 14 Cardiff City 4–0 Aston Villa Cardiff
15:00 John Toshack
John Toshack
Ronnie Bird
Ronnie Bird  (pen)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,896
Referee: Arthur Jones (Ormskirk, Lancashire)
18 October 1969 (1969-10-18) 15 Cardiff City 0–1 Norwich City Cardiff
15:00  (pen) Charlie Crickmore Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,618
Referee: Keith Walker (Maidstone)
25 October 1969 (1969-10-25) 16 Birmingham City 1–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 Tony Hateley Brian Clark Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,385
1 November 1969 (1969-11-01) 17 Cardiff City 6–0 Hull City Cardiff
15:00 Peter King  (pen)
Brian Clark
Brian Clark
John Toshack
John Toshack
Mel Sutton
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,446
Referee: DJ Lyden (Birmingham)
8 November 1969 (1969-11-08) 18 Portsmouth 3–0 Cardiff City Portsmouth
15:00 Ray Hiron
Ray Hiron
Ray Pointer
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,302
15 November 1969 (1969-11-15) 19 Oxford United 1–1 Cardiff City Oxford
15:00 John Shepherd Leslie Lea Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 11,012
Referee: Ivan Robinson (Manchester)
22 November 1969 (1969-11-22) 20 Cardiff City 2–1 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 Brian Clark
Peter King
Gerry Ingram Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,678
Referee: JR Osborne (Ipswich)
6 December 1969 (1969-12-06) 21 Cardiff City 3–1 Watford Cardiff
15:00 Brian Clark
Brian Clark
Ronnie Bird
Bernie Lewis Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,058
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
13 December 1969 (1969-12-13) 22 Leicester City 1–2 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 Rodney Fern Brian Clark
Peter King
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,590
15 December 1969 (1969-12-15) 23 Millwall 1–2 Cardiff City London
Steve Brown Peter King
 (pen) Ronnie Bird
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,421
20 December 1969 (1969-12-20) 24 Cardiff City 1–0 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:00 Brian Clark Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,026
Referee: Roy Darlington (Runcorn)
29 December 1969 (1969-12-29) 25 Cardiff City 1–0 Bristol City Cardiff
19:30 John Toshack Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,496
Referee: Dennis Pugh (Chester)
10 January 1970 (1970-01-10) 26 Cardiff City 3–0 Sheffield United Cardiff
15:00 Brian Clark
Brian Clark
Ronnie Bird
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,135
Referee: Vernon Batty (Helsby Cheshire)
17 January 1970 (1970-01-17) 27 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Ian Gillard
Rodney Marsh
John Toshack Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 22,033
24 January 1970 (1970-01-24) 28 Huddersfield 1–0 Cardiff City Huddersfield
Jimmy Nicholson Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 21,788
31 January 1970 (1970-01-31) 29 Cardiff City 2–2 Blackpool Cardiff
15:00 John Toshack
John Toshack
Micky Burns
Alan Suddick
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,717
Referee: DA Corbett (Essington, Nr Wolverhampton)
7 February 1970 (1970-02-07) 30 Aston Villa 1–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 Bruce Rioch Brian Clark Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 27,000
14 February 1970 (1970-02-14) 31 Cardiff City 1–1 Carlisle United Cardiff
15:00 Bobby Woodruff Chris Balderstone Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,143
Referee: Roy Capey (Madeley Heath)
21 February 1970 (1970-02-21) 32 Cardiff City 3–1 Birmingham City Cardiff
15:00 Peter King
Ronnie Bird  (pen)
Brian Clark
 (og) Gary Bell Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,910
Referee: Mike Kerkhof (Bicester)
28 February 1970 (1970-02-28) 33 Norwich City 1–1 Cardiff City Norwich
Ken Foggo Brian Clark Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,074
14 March 1970 (1970-03-14) 34 Cardiff City 0–1 Huddersfield Cardiff
15:00  (og) Brian Harris Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,004
Referee: Keith Walker (Maidstone)
18 March 1970 (1970-03-18) 35 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Cardiff City Bolton
Bobby Woodruff Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 10,126
21 March 1970 (1970-03-21) 36 Watford 2–1 Cardiff City Watford
Tom Walley
Barry Endean
Brian Clark Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,152
25 March 1970 (1970-03-25) 37 Cardiff City 2–0 Portsmouth Cardiff
19:30 Bobby Woodruff
Mel Sutton
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,005
Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth)
28 March 1970 (1970-03-28) 38 Cardiff City 0–0 Oxford United Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,118
31 March 1970 (1970-03-31) 39 Hull City 1–1 Cardiff City Hull
19:30 Ian Butler Frank Sharp Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 13,038
Referee: Ivan Robinson (Manchester)
4 April 1970 (1970-04-04) 40 Middlesbrough 2–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
Hugh McIlmoyle
Joe Laidlaw
Brian Clark Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 13,829
15 April 1970 (1970-04-15) 41 Cardiff City 0–0 Millwall Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,436
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
20 April 1970 (1970-04-20) 42 Preston North End 1–2 Cardiff City Preston
Bert Patrick Ronnie Bird
Don Murray
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,882

League Cup

3 September 1969 (1969-09-03) 2 Crystal Palace 3–1 Cardiff City London
John Sewell
John Sewell
Per Bartram
Leslie Lea Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,616

FA Cup

3 January 1970 (1970-01-03) 3 York City 1–1 Cardiff City York
Phil Boyer  (og) Barry Swallow Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 8,439
12 January 1970 (1970-01-12) 3 (Replay) Cardiff City 1–1 (a.e.t.) York City Cardiff
John Toshack ArchieTaylor Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,263
15 January 1970 (1970-01-15) 3 (Second Replay) York City 3–1 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City Birmingham
Barry Swallow
Barry Swallow
Paul Aimson
Peter King Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 7,347

European Cup Winners Cup

17 September 1969 (1969-09-17) 1 (First Leg) Mjøndalen IF 1–7 Cardiff City Mjøndalen, Norway
Jan Olsen  44'  3', 36' Brian Clark
 42', 88' John Toshack
 71' Leslie Lea
 74' Mel Sutton
 79' Peter King
Stadium: Nedre Eiker Stadion
Attendance: 8,000
1 October 1969 (1969-10-01) 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 5–1
(12–2 agg.)
Mjøndalen IF Cardiff
19:30 Peter King  16', 62'
Sandy Allan  36', 39', 43'
 38' Egil Solberg Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,730
12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) 2 (First Leg) Göztepe A.Ş. 3–0 Cardiff City Izmir, Turkey
Fevzi Zemzem  14'
Ertan Ãznur  30'
John Nielsen  32'
Stadium: İzmir Alsancak Stadium
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Lado Jakše (Yugoslavia)
26 November 1969 (1969-11-26) 2 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 1–0
(1–3 agg.)
Göztepe A.Ş. Cardiff
19:30 Ronnie Bird  78' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,866

See also

  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

  1. "Cardiff City 1969–1970 : Results". Statto. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71. Queen Anne Press. 1970. ISBN 0-362-00071-9.
  • Barry J Hugman, ed. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946–1984. Newnes Books. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. ISBN 1-899468-17-X.
  • Risoli, Mario (2014). From Tashkent With Love. St David's Press. ISBN 978-1-90271-941-2.
  • "Cardiff City match-day Programmes (from season 1969–70)". Cardiff City Football Club. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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