1967–68 Cardiff City F.C. season
1967–68 season | |
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Manager | Jimmy Scoular |
Football League Second Division | 13th |
FA Cup | 3rd round |
League Cup | 2nd round |
European Cup Winners Cup | Semi-finals |
Welsh Cup | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: Peter King (12) All: Peter King (18) |
The 1967–68 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 41st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.
During the season they enjoyed their most successful season in European competition by reaching the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup before being beaten 4–3 on aggregate by German side Hamburg. It remains the furthest a Welsh team has ever reached in European competition.
Players[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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11 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 1.000 | 39 | |
12 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 39 | |
13 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 66 | 0.909 | 38 | 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup |
14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 61 | 0.754 | 38 | |
15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 63 | 68 | 0.926 | 37 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Results by round[]
Fixtures and results[]
Second Division[]
19 August 1967 1 | Cardiff City | 1 – 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bobby Brown (pen) | 87' John Mitten | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,169 |
26 August 1967 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
Peter King | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 10,654 |
30 August 1967 3 | Cardiff City | 4 – 2 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
19:30 | Barrie Jones Bobby Brown Ronnie Bird Peter King |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,351 |
2 September 1967 4 | Portsmouth | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
Nicky Jennings George Smith Ray Pointer |
Bobby Brown | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,308 |
5 September 1967 5 | Charlton Athletic | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | London |
Bobby Brown | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,523 |
9 September 1967 6 | Cardiff City | 3 – 1 | Norwich City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Peter King Bobby Brown Pen' Barrie Jones |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,674 |
16 September 1967 7 | Rotherham United | 3 – 2 | Cardiff City | Rotherham |
15:00 | Peter King Don Murray |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,842 Referee: John Yates (Redditch) |
23 September 1967 8 | Cardiff City | 1 – 5 | Derby County | Cardiff |
15:00 | Ronnie Bird (pen) | ?', ?', ?' Kevin Hector ?', ?' John O'Hare |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,375 |
27 September 1967 9 | Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 | Cardiff City | London |
Barrie Jones | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,424 |
30 September 1967 10 | Preston North End | 3 – 0 | Cardiff City | Preston |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,735 |
7 October 1967 11 | Cardiff City | 1 – 1 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack | Billy Houghton | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,261 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) |
14 October 1967 12 | Bristol City | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
15:00 | Bobby Brown | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,609 |
21 October 1967 13 | Cardiff City | 3 – 0 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack John Toshack Peter King |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,441 |
27 October 1967 14 | Hull City | 1 – 2 | Cardiff City | Hull |
19:30 | Bobby Brown Ronnie Bird |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 18,579 |
11 November 1967 15 | Blackpool | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
15:00 | Malcolm Clarke | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,324 Referee: George McCabe (Sheffield) |
18 November 1967 16 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Birmingham City | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack | |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,673 |
25 November 1967 17 | Carlisle United | 1 – 3 | Cardiff City | Carlisle |
15:00 | John Toshack John Toshack Gary Bell |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 10,966 |
2 December 1967 18 | Cardiff City | 3 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
15:00 | Peter King ?', 26' Malcolm Clarke 62' |
Barrie Hole Keith Newton |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,829 |
5 December 1967 19 | Cardiff City | 2 – 2 | Millwall | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack Bobby Brown |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,993 |
9 December 1967 20 | Huddersfield Town | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
Jimmy Nicholson | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 8,552 |
16 December 1967 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 – 0 | Cardiff City | Plymouth |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,736 |
23 December 1967 22 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bobby Brown | |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,082 |
26 December 1967 23 | Cardiff City | 3 – 0 | Aston Villa | Cardiff |
15:00 | Leslie Lea Leslie Lea John Toshack |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,180 |
30 December 1967 24 | Aston Villa | 2 – 1 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
15:00 | Willie Anderson Brian Greenhalgh |
Norman Dean | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 17,667 |
6 January 1968 25 | Cardiff City | 3 – 0 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
15:00 | Malcolm Clarke Ronnie Bird Peter King |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,925 |
29 January 1968 26 | Cardiff City | 2 – 2 | Rotherham United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Ronnie Bird Leighton Phillips |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,748 |
3 February 1968 27 | Derby County | 3 – 4 | Cardiff City | Derby |
15:00 | Alan Hinton 46 ' Kevin Hector 50' Alan Durban 85 ' |
4', 84' Brian Clark 31', 80' Peter King |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 18,096 |
10 February 1968 28 | Cardiff City | 2 – 0 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
15:00 | Brian Clark John Toshack |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,897 |
24 February 1968 29 | Ipswich Town | 4 – 2 | Cardiff City | Ipswich |
15:00 | Ray Crawford Frank Brogan John O'Rourke ??', ??' |
Brian Clark Leslie Lea |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,580 Referee: Maurice Fussey (Retford) |
2 March 1968 30 | Cardiff City | 0 – 1 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,334 |
9 March 1968 31 | Middlesbrough | 2 – 3 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
15:00 | Johnny Crossan John Hickton |
John Toshack Brian Clark Barrie Jones |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 15,582 Referee: Harold Davey (Mansfield) |
22 March 1968 32 | Cardiff City | 1 – 2 | Hull City | Cardiff |
19:30 | Brian Clark | Peter King |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,975 |
30 March 1968 33 | Millwall | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Millwall |
15:15 | Leslie Lea | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,904 |
6 April 1968 34 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
15:00 | Peter King | |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,416 |
12 April 1968 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | London |
11:30 | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 23,043 |
13 April 1968 36 | Birmingham City | 0 – 0 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,044 |
16 April 1968 37 | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,021 Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock) | ||
Note: Mike Keen missed a penalty for QPR |
20 April 1968 38 | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 | Carlisle United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Barrie Jones | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,926 |
27 April 1968 39 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
Barrie Jones | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 7,195 |
4 May 1968 40 | Cardiff City | 0 – 0 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,647 Referee: RF Prichard (Salisbury) |
8 May 1968 41 | Norwich City | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Norwich |
19:15 | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 10,177 |
11 May 1968 42 | Cardiff City | 0 – 0 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,396 |
League Cup[]
23 August 1967 1 | Aldershot | 2 – 3 | Cardiff City | Aldershot |
?', ?' Bobby Brown Peter King |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,133 |
12 September 1967 2 | Burnley | 2 – 1 | Cardiff City | Burnley |
19:30 | Gordon Harris 87' Frank Casper 89' |
72' Graham Coldrick | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,631 Referee: Peter Baldwin (Redcar) |
FA Cup[]
27 January 1968 Round 3 | Stoke City | 4 – 1 | Cardiff City | Stoke |
15:15 | Willie Stevenson Roy Vernon |
Barrie Jones | Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 23,563 |
European Cup Winners' Cup[]
20 September 1967 1 (1st Leg) | Shamrock Rovers | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Dublin |
20:00 | Bobby Gilbert 16' | 48' Peter King | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 21,883 Referee: Piet Roomer (Netherlands) |
4 October 1967 1 (2nd Leg) | Cardiff City | 2 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.) | Shamrock Rovers | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack 30' Bobby Brown 74' (pen) |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,180 Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium) |
15 November 1967 2 (1st Leg) | NAC Breda | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Eindhoven |
20:00 | Jacques Visschers 9' | 68' Peter King | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 7,618 Referee: Kare Sirevaag (Norway) |
29 November 1967 2(2nd Leg) | Cardiff City | 4 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.) | NAC Breda | Cardiff |
19:30 | Bobby Brown 2 ' Barrie Jones 19 ' John Toshack 67 ' Malcolm Clarke 66' |
29' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Gunnar Michaelsen (Denmark) |
6 March 1968 QF(1st Leg) | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 | Torpedo Moscow | Cardiff |
19:30 | Barrie Jones 43' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 30,567 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium) |
19 March 1968 QF(2nd Leg) | Torpedo Moscow | 1 – 0 (1 – 1 agg.) | Cardiff City | Tashkent |
18:30 | Mikhail Gershkovich 34' | Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 37,049 Referee: Bertil Loow (Sweden) |
3 April 1968 QF(replay) | Torpedo Moscow | 0 – 1 | Cardiff City | Augsburg |
41' Norman Dean | Stadium: Rosenaustadion Attendance: 25,851 Referee: Helmut Fritz (West Germany) |
24 April 1968 SF(1st Leg) | Hamburg | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Hamburg |
69' | 4' Norman Dean | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 64,410 Referee: Jose Maria Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain) |
1 May 1968 SF(2nd Leg) | Cardiff City | 2 – 3 (3 – 4 agg.) | Hamburg | Cardiff |
19:30 | Norman Dean 10' Brian Harris 78' |
15' Franz-Josef Honig 57' Uwe Seeler 90' Franz-Josef Honig |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 43,070 Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) |
See also[]
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
Categories:
- Cardiff City F.C. seasons
- English football clubs 1967–68 season
- 1967–68 in Welsh football