1970–71 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1970–71 season
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division3rd
FA Cup4th round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners CupQuarter-finals
Welsh CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Clark (15)
All: Brian Clark (22)

The 1970–71 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 44th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing third.[1]

The club's season was disrupted by the sale of John Toshack to Liverpool in November,[2] breaking up the Toshack-Brian Clark strike partnership which had scored countless goals for the club in recent years. Despite this the team reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup before losing 2–1 on aggregate to Spanish side Real Madrid, after winning the first leg 1–0 at their home ground Ninian Park, a result that has since gone on to become one of the most famous moments in the club's history.[3]

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 Scotland SCO Jim Eadie
-- GK England ENG Frank Parsons
-- DF England ENG Gary Bell
-- DF England ENG David Carver
-- DF Wales WAL Steve Derrett
-- DF England ENG Brian Harris
-- DF Scotland SCO Don Murray
-- MF Scotland SCO Ian Gibson
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Jones
-- MF England ENG Peter King
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF England ENG Mel Sutton
-- MF England ENG Bobby Woodruff
-- FW England ENG Ronnie Bird
-- FW England ENG Brian Clark
-- FW Wales WAL John Parsons
-- FW Wales WAL Nigel Rees
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Showers
-- FW Wales WAL John Toshack
-- FW England ENG Alan Warboys

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

  • # = Squad number
  • Pos = Playing position
  • P = Number of games played
  • G = Number of goals scored
  • GK = Goalkeeper
  • DF = Defender
  • MF = Midfielder
  • FW = Forward
  • A yellow card = Yellow cards
  • A red card = Red cards
  • † Permanent player left club during the season
  • ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of May 1971. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDiscipline
GK Jim Eadie 32 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 45 0 0 0
GK Frank Parsons 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
DF David Carver 42 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 7 0 58 1 0 0
DF Gary Bell 42 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 7 0 58 1 0 0
DF Steve Derrett 5(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6(1) 2 0 0
DF Brian Harris 25(1) 0 2 0 1 0 4(1) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Don Murray 42 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 7 1 58 2 0 0
MF Ian Gibson 40 6 1 0 1 0 6 2 6(1) 4 54(1) 12 0 0
MF Peter King 41 5 2 1 1 0 6 2 6(1) 2 56(1) 10 0 0
MF Leighton Phillips 29(1) 3 2 0 0 0 3(2) 1 7 0 41(3) 4 0 0
MF Mel Sutton 41 2 2 0 1 0 6 1 4 0 54 3 0 0
MF Bobby Woodruff 33(3) 3 2 0 1 0 6 1 6 1 48(3) 5 0 0
FW Ronnie Bird 3(2) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 4 1 7(3) 1 0 0
FW Brian Clark 33(2) 15 1(1) 0 1 0 5(1) 4 6 3 46(4) 22 0 0
FW John Parsons 1(2) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 2 3(3) 4 0 0
FW Nigel Rees 9 0 1(1) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 14(1) 1 0 0
FW Derek Showers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW John Toshack 16 8 0 0 1 0 4 5 0 0 21 13 0 0
FW Alan Warboys 17 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 13 0 0

League standings[]

Main article: 1970–71 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Leicester City 42 23 13 6 57 30 1.900 59 Division Champions, promoted
2 Sheffield United 42 21 14 7 73 39 1.872 56 Promoted
3 Cardiff City 42 20 13 9 64 41 1.561 53 Welsh Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1971–72 First round
4 Carlisle United 42 20 13 9 65 43 1.512 53
5 Hull City 42 19 13 10 54 41 1.317 51
Source:[citation needed]

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHA
ResultWDWLDWWDDLWDDWWWWLDLWLDWWWWDDWDWLWWDDLWLWL
Position[4]61521112556544323344455332221213222233333
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures & Results[]

[4]

Second Division[]

15 August 1970 (1970-08-15) 1 Leicester City 0–1 Cardiff City Leicester
Goal 41' Brian Clark Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 27,578
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
22 August 1970 (1970-08-22) 2 Cardiff City 2–2 Millwall Cardiff
John Toshack Goal 12'
Peter King Goal 56'		 Goal 63' Derek Possee
Goal 89' Harry Cripps		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,283
Referee: Syd Kayley (Preston)
26 August 1970 (1970-08-26) 3 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Cardiff City Sheffield
Mick Prendergast Goal 10' Goal 11' Brian Clark
Goal 23' Mel Sutton		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 16,896
Referee: Gordon Hill
29 August 1970 (1970-08-29) 4 Bristol City 1–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Gerry Sharpe Goal 84' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 24,969
Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)
2 September 1970 (1970-09-02) 5 Cardiff City 1–1 Sheffield United Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 25' Goal 68' Alan Woodward Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,455
Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth)
5 September 1970 (1970-09-05) 6 Cardiff City 2–0 Birmingham City Cardiff
John Toshack Goal 25', 35' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,081
Referee: Tony Oliver (Leigh On Sea)
12 September 1970 (1970-09-12) 7 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Cardiff City Bolton
Goal 44' Ian Gibson
Goal 78' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 10,777
Referee: John Thacker (Scarborough)
19 September 1970 (1970-09-19) 8 Cardiff City 1–1 Norwich City Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 42' Goal 68' Albert Bennett Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,768
Referee: Harold Davey (Nottingham)
26 September 1970 (1970-09-26) 9 Orient 0–0 Cardiff City London
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 11992
Referee: Vince James (York)
3 October 1970 (1970-10-03) 10 Cardiff City 3–4 Middlesbrough Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 30'
Bobby Woodruff Goal 53'
Peter King Goal 57'		 Goal 20' John Hickton
Goal 63' Willie Maddren
Goal 69' Joe Laidlaw
Goal 86' Hugh McIlmoyle		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21072
Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge)
10 October 1970 (1970-10-10) 11 Watford 0–1 Cardiff City London
Goal 71' Brian Clark Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 16224
Referee: Colin Fallon (Blackpool)
17 October 1970 (1970-10-17) 12 Cardiff City 2–2 Leicester City Cardiff
Ian Gibson Goal 29' (pen)
David Carver Goal 90'		 Goal 48' John Farrington
Goal 59' John Sjoberg		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25968
Referee: Harold Williams (Sheffleid)
24 October 1970 (1970-10-24) 13 Carlisle United 1–1 Cardiff City Carlisle
Chris Balderstone Goal 62' Goal 71' John Toshack Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 10955
Referee: David Laing (Preston)
28 October 1970 (1970-10-28) 14 Cardiff City 1–0 Portsmouth Cardiff
John Toshack Goal 62' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18529
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
31 October 1970 (1970-10-31) 15 Cardiff City 5–1 Hull City Cardiff
John Toshack Goal 5', 15', 59'
Ian Gibson Goal 66'
Leighton Phillips Goal 83'		 Goal 18' Geoff Barker Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21856
Referee: Roy Darlington (Runcorn)
7 November 1970 (1970-11-07) 16 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Cardiff City London
Goal Leighton Phillips Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13266
Referee: Ron Barker (Crewe)
14 November 1970 (1970-11-14) 17 Cardiff City 4–1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
Peter King Goal 28s'
Brian Clark Goal 16', 70'
Bobby Woodruff Goal 41'		 Goal 72' Knighton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18238
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
21 November 1970 (1970-11-21) 18 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Cardiff City London
Dick Plumb Goal 32'
Dennis Bond Goal 76'		 Goal 81' Bobby Woodruff
Substituted in Ronnie Bird Substituted off Peter King		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 10762
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
28 November 1970 (1970-11-28) 19 Cardiff City 0–0 Luton Town Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26689
Referee: Ivan Smith (Accrington)
5 December 1970 (1970-12-05) 20 Oxford United 1–0 Cardiff City Oxford
Nigel Cassidy Goal 12' Substituted in Leighton Phillips Substituted off Derek Showers Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 12206
Referee: Bill Hall (Preston)
12 December 1970 (1970-12-12) 21 Cardiff City 3–1 Sunderland Cardiff
Richie Pitt Goal 35' (og)
Leighton Phillips Goal 66'
Ian Gibson Goal 87'		 Goal 57' Joe Baker Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15639
Referee: Arthur Hart (London)
19 December 1970 (1970-12-19) 22 Millwall 2–1 Cardiff City London
Barry Bridges Goal 16', 76' Goal 68' Brian Clark Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8591
Referee: Ted Jolly (Manchester)
26 December 1970 (1970-12-26) 23 Cardiff City 1–1 Swindon Town Cardiff
Mel Sutton Goal 68' Goal 36' Don Rogers Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24813
Referee: John Yates (Redditch)
9 January 1971 (1971-01-09) 24 Cardiff City 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
Alan Warboys Goal 38', 78'
Peter King Goal 67'
Gary Bell Goal 85'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21464
Referee: Brian H Daniels (Rainham)
16 January 1971 (1971-01-16) 25 Portsmouth 1–3 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Youlden Goal 67' Goal 3' Don Murray
Goal 27', 69' Alan Warboys		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 24747
Referee: Roy Capey (Madeley Heath)
6 February 1971 (1971-02-06) 26 Cardiff City 1–0 Oxford United Cardiff
John Parsons Goal 78'
Substituted in John Parsons Substituted off Mel Sutton		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14736
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
13 February 1971 (1971-02-13) 27 Sunderland 0–4 Cardiff City Sunderland
Goal 24' Brian Clark
Goal 29' (og) Cecil Irwin
Goal 88' Ian Gibson

Goal 67' John Parsons

Substituted in John Parsons Substituted off Alan Warboys		 Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 11566
Referee: Tony Morrissey (Bramhall)
20 February 1971 (1971-02-20) 28 Cardiff City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
Ian Gibson Goal 26' (pen) Goal 53' Dave Shipperley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18034
Referee: Ricky Nicholson (Manchester)
27 February 1971 (1971-02-27) 29 Hull City 1–1 Cardiff City Hull
David Carver Goal 23' (og) Goal 66' Alan Warboys
Substituted in Bobby Woodruff Substituted off Brian Clark		 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 25091
Referee: Lyn Ashton (Ilkeston)
6 March 1971 (1971-03-06) 30 Cardiff City 4–0 Carlisle United Cardiff
Alan Warboys Goal 2.10', 9', 43', ?' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22502
Referee: Peter R Walters (Bridgewater)
13 March 1971 (1971-03-13) 31 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Blackburn
Freddie Goodwin Goal 70' Goal 26' Brian Clark Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10562
Referee: Maurice Fussey (Retford, Nottinghamshire)
20 March 1971 (1971-03-20) 32 Cardiff City 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
Alan Warboys Goal 45' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23123
Referee: Dennis Pugh (Chester)
27 March 1971 (1971-03-27) 33 Birmingham City 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
Trevor Francis Goal 4'
Phil Summerill Goal 76'		 Substituted in Brian Clark Substituted off Nigel Rees Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 49025
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
3 April 1971 (1971-04-03) 34 Cardiff City 1–0 Bristol City Cardiff
Ken Wimshurst Goal 3.48' (og) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24687
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
7 April 1971 (1971-04-07) 35 Cardiff City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 56'
Substituted inBrian Harris Substituted off Ronnie Bird		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21305
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
10 April 1971 (1971-04-10) 36 Swindon Town 2–2 Cardiff City Swindon
Steve Peplow Goal 5'
Roger Smart Goal 64'		 Goal 6', 13' Alan Warboys Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 21158
Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley)
13 April 1971 (1971-04-13) 37 Middlesbrough 1–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
Downing Goal 2' Goal 54' Peter King Goal 56'
Substituted inSteve Derrett Substituted off Ian Gibson		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19559
Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)
17 April 1971 (1971-04-17) 38 Cardiff City 0–1 Watford Cardiff
Goal 60' Woods Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26536
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
24 April 1971 (1971-04-24) 39 Norwich City 1–2 Cardiff City Norwich
Peter Silvester Goal 77' Goal 28' Brian Clark
Goal 42' Alan Warboys		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 15607
Referee: Tony Oliver (Leigh On Sea)
27 April 1971 (1971-04-27) 40 Sheffield United 5–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
Bill Dearden Goal 5', 82'
John Flynn Goal 33'
Tony Currie Goal 55'
Gil Reece Goal 66'		 Goal 43' Steve Derrett
Substituted in Bobby Woodruff Substituted off Leighton Phillips		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 42963
Referee: Ricky Nicholson (Manchester)
1 May 1971 (1971-05-01) 41 Cardiff City 1–0 Orient Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 25'
Substituted in Bobby Woodruff Substituted off Peter King		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
4 May 1971 (1971-05-04) 42 Luton Town 3–0 Cardiff City Luton
Malcolm Macdonald Goal 19', 58', 59' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Referee: Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough)

League Cup[]

9 September 1970 (1970-09-09) First Round Queens Park Rangers 4–0 Cardiff City London
Barry Bridges Goal ?'
Frank Saul Goal ?'
Rodney Marsh Goal ?'
Terry Venables Goal ?' (pen)		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,026

FA Cup[]

2 January 1971 (1971-01-02) Third Round Cardiff City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
Peter King Goal 3' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,338
Referee: Ken Wynn (Wolverhampton)
23 January 1971 (1971-01-23) Fourth Round Cardiff City 0–2 Brentford Cardiff
Jackie Graham Goal 29'
John Docherty Goal 50'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,335
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)

European Cup Winners Cup[]

16 September 1970 (1970-09-16) One (First leg) Cardiff City 8–0 Pezoporikos Larnaca Cardiff
Mel Sutton Goal 17'
Ian Gibson Goal 32'
Peter King Goal 35'
Bobby Woodruff Goal 41'
Brian ClarkGoal 44', 70'
John Toshack Goal 55', 79'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,984
Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)
30 September 1970 (1970-09-30) One (Second leg) Pezoporikos Larnaca 0–0
(0–8 agg.)		 Cardiff City Larnaca
Stadium: GSZ Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Petar Nikolov (Bulgaria)
21 October 1970 (1970-10-21) Two (first leg) Cardiff City 5–1 Nantes Cardiff
John Toshack Goal 9', 38'
Ian Gibson Goal 10'
Peter King Goal 76'
Leighton Phillips Goal 80'		 Goal 1' Philippe Gondet Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,905
Referee: Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany)
4 November 1970 (1970-11-04) Two (second leg) Nantes 1–2
(2–7 agg.)		 Cardiff City Nantes
Bernard Blanchet Goal 83' Goal 12'John Toshack
Goal 76' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Stade Malakoff
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Greece)
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) Quarter Final (first leg) Cardiff City 1–0 Real Madrid Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 31' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: (Belgium)
24 March 1971 (1971-03-24) Quarter Final (second leg) Real Madrid 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Cardiff City Madrid
Velazquez Goal 50'
Sebastián Fleitas Goal 52'		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Karol Sarka (Czechoslovakia)

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 30 November 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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