1961–62 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1961–62 season
Manager
Football League First Division	21st
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Dai Ward (17) All: Dai Ward (21)
Home colours
← 1960–61 1962–63 →

The 1961–62 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 35th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Two. The 1961–62 season remained the last time Cardiff City appeared in the top tier of the English league system until promotion to Premier League after the 2012–13 season.

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 Dilwyn John -- GK  EIR Maurice Swan -- GK  WAL Graham Vearncombe -- DF  WAL Colin Baker -- DF  WAL Mel Charles -- DF  WAL Trevor Edwards -- DF  SCO Alec Milne -- DF  WAL Frank Rankmore -- DF  WAL Peter Rodrigues -- DF  WAL Ron Stitfall -- MF  WAL Alan Durban -- MF  WAL Steve Gammon -- MF  WAL Alan Harrington -- MF  ENG

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  WAL Barrie Hole -- MF  ENG Peter King -- MF  WAL Danny McCarthy -- MF  WAL Alan McIntosh -- MF  WAL Graham Moore -- MF  WAL Gil Reece -- MF  ENG Brian Walsh -- MF  ENG Gareth Williams -- FW  ENG Peter Donnelly -- FW  ENG Derek Hogg -- FW  ENG Johnny King -- FW  WAL Tony Pickrell -- FW  WAL Derek Tapscott -- FW  WAL Dai Ward

League standings[]

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".
• Welsh Football Data Archive