1971–72 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1971–72 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 45th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

Cardiff City
1971–72 season
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division19th
FA Cup5th round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Clark (21)
All: Brian Clark (27)

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  SCO Jim Eadie
-- GK  NIR Bill Irwin
-- GK  ENG Frank Parsons
-- DF  ENG Gary Bell
-- DF  ENG David Carver
-- DF  WAL Steve Derrett
-- DF  ENG Ken Jones
-- DF  WAL Richie Morgan
-- DF  SCO Don Murray
-- DF  WAL Freddie Pethard
-- MF  WAL Alan Couch
-- MF  ENG Alan Foggon
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  ENG Ian Gibson
-- MF  ENG Roger Hoy
-- MF  SCO Billy Kellock
-- MF  ENG Peter King
-- MF  WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF  WAL Bryan Rees
-- MF  WAL Nigel Rees
-- MF  ENG Mel Sutton
-- MF  WAL Tony Villars
-- MF  ENG Bobby Woodruff
-- FW  ENG Brian Clark
-- FW  WAL John Parsons
-- FW  ENG Alan Warboys

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of May 1972. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPGPGPG Notes
League FA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDiscipline
GKJim Eadie900020200013000
GKBill Irwin3105000005041000
GKFrank Parsons20000000002000
DFDavid Carver3605100005046130
DFGary Bell3005020204043030
DFSteve Derrett500(1)00000005(1)000
DFKen Jones600020200010010
DFRichie Morgan801000001010000
DFDon Murray3604120204048110
DFFreddie Pethard1100000001012000
MFAlan Couch30000000003000
MFAlan Foggon9(3)040110(1)02216(4)310
MFIan Gibson40(1)45021204053(1)540
MFRoger Hoy70001000008000
FWBilly Kellock5(1)03100003011(1)110
MFPeter King22(1)44100204032(1)500
MFLeighton Phillips4115020205056130
MFMel Sutton30(1)11020203038(1)140
MFTony Villars6(1)00(1)00000208(1)010
MFBobby Woodruff34(2)65220202(1)146(3)900
FWBrian Clark422152212152562800
FWJohn Parsons5(6)40(1)00000005(7)410
FWBryan Rees00100000001000
FWNigel Rees10(3)00000001(1)011(4)000
FWAlan Warboys34(4)132(2)020204244(6)1520

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
17 Orient 42 14 9 19 50 61 0.820 37
18 Preston North End 42 12 12 18 52 58 0.897 36
19 Cardiff City 42 10 14 18 56 69 0.812 34
20 Fulham 42 12 10 20 45 68 0.662 34
21 Charlton Athletic 42 12 9 21 55 77 0.714 33 Relegated
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAHHA
ResultDLLDLDWLLWLLWLDLLLWDWLWDLLDDWDDDWDLDWWLLDL
Position131720202019161719182021212121212222212121212020202121212121212121212121201919191919
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

14 August 1971 (1971-08-14) 1 Cardiff City 2–2 Burnley Cardiff
Brian Clark  9'
Brian Clark  36'
 66' Frank Casper
 82' (og) David Carver
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23026
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
16 August 1971 (1971-08-16) 2 Blackpool 3–0 Cardiff City Blackpool
Tony Green  ?'
Glyn James  ?', ?'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 19253
Referee: Dennis Pugh (Chester)
21 August 1971 (1971-08-21) 3 Orient 4–1 Cardiff City London
Ian Bowyer  27'
Terry Mancini  47'
Ian Bowyer  60'
Ian Bowyer  65'
 68' (og) Terry Mancini Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7824
Referee: Ivan Robinson
28 August 1971 (1971-08-28) 4 Cardiff City 1–1 Hull City Cardiff
Alan Warboys  ?'  19' Stuart Pearson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17136
Referee: Bill Hall (Preston)
31 August 1971 (1971-08-31) 5 Bristol City 2–0 Cardiff City Bristol
John Galley  22'
Gerry Gow  51'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23525
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
4 September 1971 (1971-09-04) 6 Watford 2–2 Cardiff City London
Larry McGettigan  44'
Duncan Welbourne  80'
 83' John Parsons
 85' Brian Clark
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10233
Referee: Cliff Howell (North Shields)
11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) 7 Cardiff City 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
Alan Warboys  23'
Brian Clark  77'
Alan Warboys  84'
 55' Tommy Craig
 60' Brian Joicey
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17195
Referee: Gerry Jones (Lancaster)
18 September 1971 (1971-09-18) 8 Middlesbrough 1–0 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
Bill Gates  22' Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 18288
Referee: Roy Capey (Madeley Heath)
25 September 1971 (1971-09-25) 9 Cardiff City 0–1 Swindon Town Cardiff
 75' Chris Jones Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16292
Referee: Keith Walker (Maidstone)
2 October 1971 (1971-10-02) 10 Preston North End 1–2 Cardiff City Preston
Bobby Ham  6'  78' Peter King
 86' Brian Clark
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13511
Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge)
9 October 1971 (1971-10-09) 11 Cardiff City 1–2 Millwall Cardiff
Brian Clark  43'  79' Derek Smethurst
 84' Barry Bridges
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17954
Referee: Ted Jolly (Manchester)
16 October 1971 (1971-10-16) 12 Burnley 3–0 Cardiff City Burnley
Frank Casper  40' (pen)
Frank Casper  64'
Dave Thomas  85'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12249
Referee: Vernon Batty (Helsby Cheshire)
23 October 1971 (1971-10-23) 13 Cardiff City 6–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
Brian Clark  14'
John Parsons  49'
Ian Gibson  62' (pen)
Brian Clark  73'
John Parsons  75'
Paul Went  83' (og)
 55' Paul Davies Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13092
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
30 October 1971 (1971-10-30) 14 Norwich City 2–1 Cardiff City Norwich
David Cross  2'
Dave Stringer  83'
 65' Brian Clark Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20814
Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)
6 November 1971 (1971-11-06) 15 Cardiff City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16114
Referee: Bob Armstrong (Ilkley)
13 November 1971 (1971-11-13) 16 Fulham 4–3 Cardiff City London
Roger Cross  6'
Jimmy Conway  21'
Steve Earle  58'
Jimmy Conway  82'
 10' Alan Warboys
 17' Brian Clark
 78' Brian Clark
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 10700
Referee: Syd Kayley (Preston)
20 November 1971 (1971-11-20) 17 Cardiff City 1–2 Sunderland Cardiff
Ian Gibson  24'  39' Billy Hughes
 45' Bobby Kerr
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12735
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater)
27 November 1971 (1971-11-27) 18 Carlisle United 2–1 Cardiff City Carlisle
Bobby Owen  2'
Dennis Martin  78'
 71' John Parsons Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6835
Referee: Cliff Howell (North Shields)
1 December 1971 (1971-12-01) 19 Cardiff City 3–2 Portsmouth Cardiff
Ian Gibson  37' (pen)
Brian Clark  40'
Bobby Woodruff  82'
 55' Ray Hiron
 80' Mike Trebilcock
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10268
Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)
11 December 1971 (1971-12-11) 20 Luton Town 2–2 Cardiff City Luton
Peter Anderson  26'
Don Givens  77' (pen)
 34' Leighton Phillips
 81' Brian Clark
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10606
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
18 December 1971 (1971-12-18) 21 Cardiff City 2–0 Watford Cardiff
Peter King  41'
Alan Warboys  56'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11113
Referee: Mike Kerkhof (Bicester)
27 December 1971 (1971-12-27) 22 Birmingham City 3–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
Gary Pendrey  24'
Trevor Francis  ?'
Bob Hatton  ?'
Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 40793
Referee: Ricky Nicholson (Manchester)
1 January 1972 (1972-01-01) 23 Cardiff City 1–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
Brian Clark  56' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12773
Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth)
8 January 1972 (1972-01-08) 24 Hull City 0–0 Cardiff City Hull
Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 12678
Referee: Colin Fallon (Blackpool)
22 January 1972 (1972-01-22) 25 Portsmouth 2–0 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Mike Trebilcock  7'
George Ley  23'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11039
Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse, Gloucestershire)
29 January 1972 (1972-01-29) 26 Cardiff City 3–4 Blackpool Cardiff
Brian Clark  20'
Alan Warboys  48'
Ian Gibson  52'
 12' (og) Leighton Phillips
 17' Micky Burns
 42' (pen) Alan Suddick
 79' Keith Dyson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11719
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
12 February 1972 (1972-02-12) 27 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Cardiff City London
Paul Went  61'
Alan Peacock  88'
 9' Bobby Woodruff
 43' Brian Clark
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 7526
Referee: Arthur Jones (Ormskirk)
19 February 1972 (1972-02-19) 28 Cardiff City 0–0 Norwich City Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17863
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
4 March 1972 (1972-03-04) 29 Cardiff City 1–0 Fulham Cardiff
Brian Clark  22' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13122
Referee: Harold Davey (Nottingham)
11 March 1972 (1972-03-11) 30 Millwall 1–1 Cardiff City London
Derek Possee  58'  8' Alan Warboys Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13702
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
21 March 1972 (1972-03-21) 31 Cardiff City 1–1 Oxford United Cardiff
Brian Clark  11'  64' Colin Clarke Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14499
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
25 March 1972 (1972-03-25) 32 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Cardiff City Sheffield
John Sissons  41'
Tommy Craig  50' (pen)
 24' Alan Warboys
 32' Bobby Woodruff
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 12910
Referee: Bill Castle (Dudley)
29 March 1972 (1972-03-29) 33 Cardiff City 5–2 Preston North End Cardiff
Brian Clark  45s'
Alan Warboys  40'
Peter King  47'
Alan Warboys  85'
Alan Warboys  88'
 18' Alan Tarbuck
 55' Alan Spavin
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13394
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater)
1 April 1972 (1972-04-01) 34 Cardiff City 0–0 Birmingham City Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23692
Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth)
4 April 1972 (1972-04-04) 35 Swindon Town 3–1 Cardiff City Swindon
Ray Bunkell  ?'
Don Murray  72' (og)
Peter Noble  83'
 15' Brian Clark Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15393
8 April 1972 (1972-04-08) 36 Sunderland 1–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
Dave Watson  86'  87' Mel Sutton Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 15224
Referee: Walter Johnson (Kendal)
12 April 1972 (1972-04-12) 37 Cardiff City 1–0 Orient Cardiff
Bobby Woodruff  33' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16769
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)
15 April 1972 (1972-04-15) 38 Cardiff City 3–1 Carlisle United Cardiff
Peter King  33'
Brian Clark  82'
Bobby Woodruff  88'
 31s' Frank Barton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17734
Referee: Brian Daniels (Rainham)
22 April 1972 (1972-04-22) 39 Oxford United 1–0 Cardiff City Oxford
Brian Thompson  76' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 8869
Referee: Ricky Nicholson (Manchester)
26 April 1972 (1972-04-26) 40 Cardiff City 2–3 Bristol City Cardiff
Alan Warboys  32'
Bobby Woodruff  82'
 9' Peter Spiring
 20' (pen) Gerry Gow
 63' Peter Spiring
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17249
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
29 April 1972 (1972-04-29) 41 Cardiff City 1–1 Luton Town Cardiff
Alan Warboys  41'  44' Robin Wainwright Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12587
Referee: Vernon Batty (Helsby Cheshire)
2 May 1972 (1972-05-02) 42 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Cardiff City London
Mike Ferguson  57'
John O'Rourke  59'
Mick Leach  88'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 8430
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

Football League Cup

8 September 1971 (1971-09-08) 1 West Ham United 1–1 Cardiff City London
Billy Bonds  23'  64' Alan Foggon Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 24420
22 September 1971 (1971-09-22) 1 (Replay) Cardiff City 1–2 West Ham United Cardiff
Brian Clark  64'  82', 83' Geoff Hurst Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 30109
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

FA Cup

15 January 1972 (1972-01-15) 3 Sheffield United 1–3 Cardiff City Sheffield
Ian Mackenzie  33'  19' Don Murray
 88' David Carver
 93' Bobby Woodruff
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29342
9 February 1972 (1972-02-09) 4 Cardiff City 1–1 Sunderland Cardiff
Peter King  25'  67' (pen) Brian Chambers Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26963
Referee: Ted Jolly (Manchester)
14 February 1972 (1972-02-14) 4 (replay) Sunderland 1–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
Bobby Kerr  88'  26' Brian Clark Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 39348
Referee: Tony Morrissey (Bramhall)
16 February 1972 (1972-02-16) 4 (replay 2) Sunderland 1–3 Cardiff City Manchester
Mick McGiven  26'  21' Brian Clark
 86' Bobby Woodruff
 90' Billy Kellock
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 8868
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
26 February 1972 (1972-02-26) 5 Cardiff City 0–2 Leeds United Cardiff
 34' Johnny Giles
 83' Johnny Giles
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 50000
Referee: Keith Walker (Maidstone)

European Cup Winners Cup

15 September 1971 (1971-09-15) One (First Leg) Dynamo Berlin 1–1 Cardiff City Berlin
Harald Schutze  90'  78' Ian Gibson Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
Attendance: 11,651
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)
29 September 1971 (1971-09-29) One (SecondLeg) Cardiff City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Dynamo Berlin Cardiff
Brian Clark  58'  62' Dieter Labes Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,676
Referee: Franz Geluck (Belgium)
Penalties
  • Ian Gibson
  • Don Murray
  • Peter King
  • Gary Bell
  • Bobby Woodruff

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 30 November 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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