1974–75 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1974–75 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 48th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Three.

Cardiff City
1974–75 season
ManagerJimmy Andrews
Football League Second Division17th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Gil Reece (9)
All: Gil Reece (10)

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 Ron Healey
-- GK  NIR Bill Irwin
-- GK  ENG Terry Lee
-- DF  WAL Bryan Attley
-- DF  ENG Clive Charles
-- DF  WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF  ENG John Impey
-- DF  NIR Albert Larmour
-- DF  NIR John McClelland
-- DF  WAL Richie Morgan
-- DF  SCO Don Murray
-- DF  WAL Freddie Pethard
-- DF  WAL David Powell
-- MF  ENG Willie Anderson
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  SCO John Buchanan
-- MF  ENG John Farrington
-- MF  WAL David Giles
-- MF  WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF  WAL Gil Reece
-- MF  WAL Peter Sayer
-- MF  ENG George Smith
-- MF  WAL Tony Villars
-- MF  ENG Johnny Vincent
-- FW  SCO Steve Finnieston
-- FW  SCO Jimmy McInch
-- FW  WAL Derek Showers
-- FW  ENG Jack Whitham

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Oldham Athletic 42 10 15 17 40 48 0.833 35
19 Bristol Rovers 42 12 11 19 42 64 0.656 35
20 Millwall 42 10 12 20 44 56 0.786 32 Relegated
21 Cardiff City 42 9 14 19 36 62 0.581 32
22 Sheffield Wednesday 42 5 11 26 29 64 0.453 21
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAH
ResultDLLLWLDLLLLWLWWDWDDDLDDWWLDLLDLDDDWWLLDLLL
Position102021222122222222222222222221212020201820201818181919202121212121212119202020202021
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

17 August 1974 (1974-08-17) 1 Cardiff City 1–1 Oxford United Cardiff
Clive Charles  49'  42' Brian Heron Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater)
24 August 1974 (1974-08-24) 2 Fulham 4–0 Cardiff City London
Jimmy Conway  3', 37'
Viv Busby  28', 47'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 8,110
Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)
27 August 1974 (1974-08-27) 3 York City 1–0 Cardiff City York
Chris Jones  51' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 6,321
31 August 1974 (1974-08-31) 4 Cardiff City 0–1 Manchester United Cardiff
 4' (pen) Gerry Daly Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,344
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
7 September 1974 (1974-09-07) 5 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Cardiff City Sheffield
Albert Larmour  14' (og)  32' Gil Reece
 39' Willie Anderson
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 9,850
Referee: George Courtney (Spennymoor)
14 September 1974 (1974-09-14) 6 Cardiff City 0–1 Bristol City Cardiff
 46' Keith Fear Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,856
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
21 September 1974 (1974-09-21) 7 Portsmouth 2–2 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Mick Mellows  52'
Norman Piper  66'
 31' Derek Showers
 44' Johnny Vincent
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 9,519
Referee: Arthur Hart (London)
24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) 8 Blackpool 4–0 Cardiff City Blackpool
David Powell  (og)
Stuart Parker
Paul Hart  60'
Wyn Davies  61'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,579
28 September 1974 (1974-09-28) 9 Cardiff City 1–2 Hull City Cardiff
Gil Reece  86'  53' Roy Greenwood
 76' Steve Deere
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,672
Referee: Clive White (Harrow)
5 October 1974 (1974-10-05) 10 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Alan Warboys  73' Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 10,310
Referee: Bob Perkin (Stafford)
12 October 1974 (1974-10-12) 11 Cardiff City 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Cardiff
 69' Joe Mayo
 86' Barry Donaghy
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)
16 October 1974 (1974-10-16) 12 Cardiff City 3–2 York City Cardiff
Johnny Vincent  21', 75' (pen)
Gil Reece  61'
 28', 42' (pen) Ian Holmes Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,883
Referee: Alan Turvey (Wickford, Essex)
19 October 1974 (1974-10-19) 13 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Cardiff City Bolton
Hugh Curran  13', 75'  59' John Buchanan Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 9,439
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
26 October 1974 (1974-10-26) 14 Cardiff City 3–1 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
Johnny Vincent  2'
John Buchanan  34'
Steve Finnieston  72'
 9' Alan Young Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,751
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
2 November 1974 (1974-11-02) 15 Cardiff City 2–0 Sunderland Cardiff
Steve Finnieston  29'
Willie Anderson  67' (pen)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,883
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
9 November 1974 (1974-11-09) 16 Orient 1–1 Cardiff City London
Gerry Queen  32'  38' Phil Dwyer Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,412
Referee: David Richardson (Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire)
16 November 1974 (1974-11-16) 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
Phil Dwyer  32'
Derek Showers  42'
 82' Neil Martin Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,401
Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)
29 November 1974 (1974-11-29) 18 Cardiff City 2–2 Southampton Cardiff
Jack Whitham  10'
Derek Showers  59'
 17' Peter Osgood
Bobby Stokes
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,668
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
7 December 1974 (1974-12-07) 19 Norwich City 1–1 Cardiff City Norwich
Johnny Miller  22s'  53' Gil Reece Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,685
Referee: Robin Clay (Gainsboroug)
11 December 1974 (1974-12-11) 20 Cardiff City 0–0 Fulham Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,458
Referee: John Yates (Redditch)
14 December 1974 (1974-12-14) 21 Oxford United 1–0 Cardiff City Oxford
Derek Clarke  73' (pen) Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 8,107
Referee: Gordon Hill (Leicester)
21 December 1974 (1974-12-21) 22 Cardiff City 0–0 Notts County Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,671
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
26 December 1974 (1974-12-26) 23 Bristol City 0–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,484
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
28 December 1974 (1974-12-28) 24 Cardiff City 3–1 Aston Villa Cardiff
Derek Showers  74s'
John Buchanan  22'
Jack Whitham  35'
 57' Ian Hamilton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,060
Referee: Clive White (Harrow)
11 January 1975 (1975-01-11) 25 Cardiff City 2–1 Norwich City Cardiff
Gil Reece  10', 44'  65' Ted MacDougall Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,637
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
25 January 1975 (1975-01-25) 26 Millwall 5–1 Cardiff City London
Ray Evans  29'
Phil Summerill
Phil Summerill
Phil Summerill
Barry Kitchener
 89' Gil Reece Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,101
1 February 1975 (1975-02-01) 27 Cardiff City 0–0 Orient Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,020
Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth)
8 February 1975 (1975-02-08) 28 Sunderland 3–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
Tony Towers  63' (pen)
Richie Morgan  67' (og)
Bryan Robson  72'
 7' Willie Anderson Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 29,315
Referee: Colin Seel (Carlisle)
14 February 1975 (1975-02-14) 29 Cardiff City 0–1 Millwall Cardiff
 61' Frank Saul Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,598
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
22 February 1975 (1975-02-22) 30 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Cardiff City Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,806
1 March 1975 (1975-03-01) 31 Manchester United 4–0 Cardiff City Manchester
Stewart Houston  59'
Stuart Pearson  61'
Sammy McIlroy  85'
Lou Macari
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,601
8 March 1975 (1975-03-08) 32 Cardiff City 1–1 Blackpool Cardiff
Gil Reece  33'  67' Bill Bentley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,134
Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)
15 March 1975 (1975-03-15) 33 Hull City 1–1 Cardiff City Hull
Malcolm Lord  14'  68' Derek Showers Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 5,248
Referee: Bob Matthewson (Worsley)
22 March 1975 (1975-03-22) 34 Cardiff City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,637
Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)
29 March 1975 (1975-03-29) 35 Notts County 0–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
 11' Phil Dwyer
 88' Clive Charles
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,105
Referee: Jack Rice (Preston)
2 April 1975 (1975-04-02) 36 Cardiff City 1–0 Portsmouth Cardiff
Peter Sayer  30' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,892
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
5 April 1975 (1975-04-05) 37 Oldham Athletic 4–0 Cardiff City Oldham
Alan Young  5', 15'
George McVitie  16'
Albert Larmour  58' (og)
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10,243
Referee: Terry Bosi (Wolverhampton)
9 April 1975 (1975-04-09) 38 Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
Brian Little  65', 75' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,748
12 April 1975 (1975-04-12) 39 Cardiff City 2–2 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
Phil Dwyer  71'
John McClelland  73'
 47' Colin Dobson
 83' Frankie Prince
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,896
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
19 April 1975 (1975-04-19) 40 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Cardiff City West Bromwich
Bryan Robson  10'
Ally Robertson  34'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 10,182
Referee: Gordon Trevett (Manchester)
22 April 1975 (1975-04-22) 41 Southampton 2–0 Cardiff City Southampton
Gerry O'Brien  36'
Mick Channon  56'
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,273
26 April 1975 (1975-04-26) 42 Cardiff City 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
Gil Reece  87'  34' Peter Nicholson
 57' Sam Allardyce
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,396
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

League Cup

19 August 1974 (1974-08-19) 1 Bristol City 2–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Gerry Sweeney  31'
Geoff Merrick  55'
 72' Jimmy McInch Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 8,813

FA Cup

4 January 1975 (1975-01-04) 3 Leeds United 4–1 Cardiff City Leeds
Eddie Gray  3'
Allan Clarke  5', 44'
Duncan McKenzie  45'
 89' Derek Showers Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,572
Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)

European Cup Winners Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 SepOne (first leg)FerencvarosAL 0–2Approx, 20,000
2 OctOne (second leg)FerencvarosHL 1–44,228Dwyer

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 13 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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