1988–89 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 62nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.

Cardiff City
1988–89 season
ManagerFrank Burrows
Football League Third Division16th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Gilligan (14)
All: Jimmy Gilligan (23)

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  WAL Jon Roberts
-- GK  SCO George Wood
-- DF  WAL Gareth Abraham
-- DF  WAL Phil Bater
-- DF  WAL Terry Boyle
-- DF  WAL Allan Lewis
-- DF  WAL Jason Perry
-- DF  ENG Nick Platnauer
-- DF  ENG Ian Rodgerson
-- MF  WAL Chris Fry
-- MF  WAL Jason Gummer
-- MF  ENG Matty Holmes
-- MF  ENG Mark Kelly
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  ENG Steve Ketteridge
-- MF  ENG Steve Lynex
-- MF  ENG Brian McDermott
-- MF  WAL Jon Morgan
-- MF  ENG Steve Tupling
-- MF  ENG Paul Wheeler
-- MF  ENG Paul Wimbleton
-- FW  ENG Kevin Bartlett
-- FW  WAL Alan Curtis
-- FW  ENG Jimmy Gilligan
-- FW  WAL Richard Haig
-- FW  WAL Ian Walsh

League standings
Main article: 1988–89 Football League § Third Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Huddersfield Town 46 17 9 20 63 73 −10 60
15 Mansfield Town 46 14 17 15 48 52 −4 59
16 Cardiff City 46 14 15 17 44 56 −12 57
17 Wigan Athletic 46 14 14 18 55 53 +2 56
18 Reading 46 15 11 20 68 72 −4 56
Source:

European Cup Winners Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
7 SepOne (first leg)Derry CityAD 0 – 0Approx. 11,000
5 OctOne (second leg)Derry CityHW 4 – 06,933McDermott, Gilligan (3)
26 OctTwo (first leg)AGF AarhusHL 1 – 26,155Gilligan
9 NovTwo (second leg)AGF AarhusAL 0 – 4Approx, 3,700

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 16 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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