1965–66 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1965–66 season
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division20th
FA Cup4th round
League CupSemi-finals
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: George Johnston (17)
All: George Johnston (23)

The 1965–66 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 39th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

The season also saw the club reach the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, the furthest they have ever gone in the competition, before being beaten by West Ham United.

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 Wales WAL Lyn Davies
-- GK Wales WAL Dilwyn John
-- GK England ENG Bob Wilson
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF England ENG David Carver
-- DF Wales WAL Graham Coldrick
-- DF England ENG Bobby Ferguson
-- DF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- DF Scotland SCO Don Murray
-- DF Wales WAL Peter Rodrigues
-- MF England ENG Ronnie Bird
-- MF Scotland SCO Greg Farrell
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Hole
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Scotland SCO David Houston
-- MF England ENG Peter King
-- MF Wales WAL Bernie Lewis
-- MF Wales WAL Pat Murphy
-- MF Wales WAL David Summerhayes
-- MF England ENG Gareth Williams
-- MF Wales WAL
-- FW England ENG George Andrews
-- FW Wales WAL John Charles
-- FW Northern Ireland NIR Terry Harkin
-- FW Scotland SCO George Johnston
-- FW Wales WAL John Toshack

League standings[]

Main article: 1965–66 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Plymouth Argyle 42 12 13 17 54 63 0.857 37
19 Bury 42 14 7 21 62 76 0.816 35
20 Cardiff City 42 12 10 20 71 91 0.780 34
21 Middlesbrough 42 10 13 19 58 86 0.674 33 Relegated
22 Leyton Orient 42 5 13 24 38 80 0.475 23
Source:[citation needed]

European Cup Winners Cup[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
8 Sep One (first leg) Standard Liège H L 1 – 2 12,738 Johnston
20 Oct One (second leg) Standard Liège A L 0 – 1 17,985

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 1 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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