1971–72 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1971–72 season
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division19th
FA Cup5th round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Clark (21)
All: Brian Clark (27)

The 1971–72 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 45th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

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 Northern Ireland NIR Bill Irwin
-- GK England ENG Frank Parsons
-- DF England ENG Gary Bell
-- DF England ENG David Carver
-- DF Wales WAL Steve Derrett
-- DF England ENG Ken Jones
-- DF Wales WAL Richie Morgan
-- DF Scotland SCO Don Murray
-- DF Wales WAL Freddie Pethard
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Couch
-- MF England ENG Alan Foggon
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Ian Gibson
-- MF England ENG Roger Hoy
-- MF Scotland SCO Billy Kellock
-- MF England ENG Peter King
-- MF Wales WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF Wales WAL
-- MF Wales WAL Nigel Rees
-- MF England ENG Mel Sutton
-- MF Wales WAL Tony Villars
-- MF England ENG Bobby Woodruff
-- FW England ENG Brian Clark
-- FW Wales WAL John Parsons
-- 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 1972. 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 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
GK Bill Irwin 31 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 41 0 0 0
GK Frank Parsons 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF David Carver 36 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 46 1 3 0
DF Gary Bell 30 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 43 0 3 0
DF Steve Derrett 5 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0 0 0
DF Ken Jones 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 1 0
DF Richie Morgan 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0
DF Don Murray 36 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 48 1 1 0
DF Freddie Pethard 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0
MF Alan Couch 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
MF Alan Foggon 9(3) 0 4 0 1 1 0(1) 0 2 2 16(4) 3 1 0
MF Ian Gibson 40(1) 4 5 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 53(1) 5 4 0
MF Roger Hoy 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
FW Billy Kellock 5(1) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 11(1) 1 1 0
MF Peter King 22(1) 4 4 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 32(1) 5 0 0
MF Leighton Phillips 41 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 56 1 3 0
MF Mel Sutton 30(1) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 38(1) 1 4 0
MF Tony Villars 6(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8(1) 0 1 0
MF Bobby Woodruff 34(2) 6 5 2 2 0 2 0 2(1) 1 46(3) 9 0 0
FW Brian Clark 42 21 5 2 2 1 2 1 5 2 56 28 0 0
FW John Parsons 5(6) 4 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(7) 4 1 0
FW 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Nigel Rees 10(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 11(4) 0 0 0
FW Alan Warboys 34(4) 13 2(2) 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 44(6) 15 2 0

League standings[]

Main article: 1971–72 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
17 Orient 42 14 9 19 50 61 0.820 37
18 Preston North End 42 12 12 18 52 58 0.897 36
19 Cardiff City 42 10 14 18 56 69 0.812 34
20 Fulham 42 12 10 20 45 68 0.662 34
21 Charlton Athletic 42 12 9 21 55 77 0.714 33 Relegated
Source:[citation needed]

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAHHA
ResultDLLDLDWLLWLLWLDLLLWDWLWDLLDDWDDDWDLDWWLLDL
Position131720202019161719182021212121212222212121212020202121212121212121212121201919191919
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results[]

Second Division[]

14 August 1971 (1971-08-14) 1 Cardiff City 2–2 Burnley Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 9'
Brian Clark Goal 36'		 Goal 66' Frank Casper
Goal 82' (og) David Carver		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23026
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
16 August 1971 (1971-08-16) 2 Blackpool 3–0 Cardiff City Blackpool
Tony Green Goal ?'
Glyn James Goal ?', ?'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 19253
Referee: Dennis Pugh (Chester)
21 August 1971 (1971-08-21) 3 Orient 4–1 Cardiff City London
Ian Bowyer Goal 27'
Terry Mancini Goal 47'
Ian Bowyer Goal 60'
Ian Bowyer Goal 65'		 Goal 68' (og) Terry Mancini Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7824
Referee: Ivan Robinson
28 August 1971 (1971-08-28) 4 Cardiff City 1–1 Hull City Cardiff
Alan Warboys Goal ?' Goal 19' Stuart Pearson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17136
Referee: Bill Hall (Preston)
31 August 1971 (1971-08-31) 5 Bristol City 2–0 Cardiff City Bristol
John Galley Goal 22'
Gerry Gow Goal 51'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23525
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
4 September 1971 (1971-09-04) 6 Watford 2–2 Cardiff City London
Larry McGettigan Goal 44'
Duncan Welbourne Goal 80'		 Goal 83' John Parsons
Goal 85' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10233
Referee: Cliff Howell (North Shields)
11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) 7 Cardiff City 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
Alan Warboys Goal 23'
Brian Clark Goal 77'
Alan Warboys Goal 84'		 Goal 55' Tommy Craig
Goal 60' Brian Joicey		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17195
Referee: Gerry Jones (Lancaster)
18 September 1971 (1971-09-18) 8 Middlesbrough 1–0 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
Goal 22' Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 18288
Referee: Roy Capey (Madeley Heath)
25 September 1971 (1971-09-25) 9 Cardiff City 0–1 Swindon Town Cardiff
Goal 75' Chris Jones Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16292
Referee: Keith Walker (Maidstone)
2 October 1971 (1971-10-02) 10 Preston North End 1–2 Cardiff City Preston
Bobby Ham Goal 6' Goal 78' Peter King
Goal 86' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13511
Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge)
9 October 1971 (1971-10-09) 11 Cardiff City 1–2 Millwall Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 43' Goal 79' Derek Smethurst
Goal 84' Barry Bridges		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17954
Referee: Ted Jolly (Manchester)
16 October 1971 (1971-10-16) 12 Burnley 3–0 Cardiff City Burnley
Frank Casper Goal 40' (pen)
Frank Casper Goal 64'
Dave Thomas Goal 85'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12249
Referee: Vernon Batty (Helsby Cheshire)
23 October 1971 (1971-10-23) 13 Cardiff City 6–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 14'
John Parsons Goal 49'
Ian Gibson Goal 62' (pen)
Brian Clark Goal 73'
John Parsons Goal 75'
Paul Went Goal 83' (og)		 Goal 55' Paul Davies Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13092
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
30 October 1971 (1971-10-30) 14 Norwich City 2–1 Cardiff City Norwich
David Cross Goal 2'
Dave Stringer Goal 83'		 Goal 65' Brian Clark Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20814
Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)
6 November 1971 (1971-11-06) 15 Cardiff City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16114
Referee: Bob Armstrong (Ilkley)
13 November 1971 (1971-11-13) 16 Fulham 4–3 Cardiff City London
Roger Cross Goal 6'
Jimmy Conway Goal 21'
Steve Earle Goal 58'
Jimmy Conway Goal 82'		 Goal 10' Alan Warboys
Goal 17' Brian Clark
Goal 78' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 10700
Referee: Syd Kayley (Preston)
20 November 1971 (1971-11-20) 17 Cardiff City 1–2 Sunderland Cardiff
Ian Gibson Goal 24' Goal 39' Billy Hughes
Goal 45' Bobby Kerr		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12735
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater)
27 November 1971 (1971-11-27) 18 Carlisle United 2–1 Cardiff City Carlisle
Bobby Owen Goal 2'
Dennis Martin Goal 78'		 Goal 71' John Parsons Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6835
Referee: Cliff Howell (North Shields)
1 December 1971 (1971-12-01) 19 Cardiff City 3–2 Portsmouth Cardiff
Ian Gibson Goal 37' (pen)
Brian Clark Goal 40'
Bobby Woodruff Goal 82'		 Goal 55' Ray Hiron
Goal 80' Mike Trebilcock		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10268
Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)
11 December 1971 (1971-12-11) 20 Luton Town 2–2 Cardiff City Luton
Peter Anderson Goal 26'
Don Givens Goal 77' (pen)		 Goal 34' Leighton Phillips
Goal 81' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10606
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
18 December 1971 (1971-12-18) 21 Cardiff City 2–0 Watford Cardiff
Peter King Goal 41'
Alan Warboys Goal 56'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11113
Referee: Mike Kerkhof (Bicester)
27 December 1971 (1971-12-27) 22 Birmingham City 3–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
Goal 24'
Trevor Francis Goal ?'
Bob Hatton Goal ?'		 Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 40793
Referee: Ricky Nicholson (Manchester)
1 January 1972 (1972-01-01) 23 Cardiff City 1–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 56' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12773
Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth)
8 January 1972 (1972-01-08) 24 Hull City 0–0 Cardiff City Hull
Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 12678
Referee: Colin Fallon (Blackpool)
22 January 1972 (1972-01-22) 25 Portsmouth 2–0 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Mike Trebilcock Goal 7'
George Ley Goal 23'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11039
Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse, Gloucestershire)
29 January 1972 (1972-01-29) 26 Cardiff City 3–4 Blackpool Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 20'
Alan Warboys Goal 48'
Ian Gibson Goal 52'		 Goal 12' (og) Leighton Phillips
Goal 17' Micky Burns
Goal 42' (pen) Alan Suddick
Goal 79' Keith Dyson		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11719
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
12 February 1972 (1972-02-12) 27 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Cardiff City London
Paul Went Goal 61'
Alan Peacock Goal 88'		 Goal 9' Bobby Woodruff
Goal 43' Brian Clark		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 7526
Referee: Arthur Jones (Ormskirk)
19 February 1972 (1972-02-19) 28 Cardiff City 0–0 Norwich City Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17863
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
4 March 1972 (1972-03-04) 29 Cardiff City 1–0 Fulham Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 22' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13122
Referee: Harold Davey (Nottingham)
11 March 1972 (1972-03-11) 30 Millwall 1–1 Cardiff City London
Derek Possee Goal 58' Goal 8' Alan Warboys Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13702
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
21 March 1972 (1972-03-21) 31 Cardiff City 1–1 Oxford United Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 11' Goal 64' Colin Clarke Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14499
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
25 March 1972 (1972-03-25) 32 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Cardiff City Sheffield
John Sissons Goal 41'
Tommy Craig Goal 50' (pen)		 Goal 24' Alan Warboys
Goal 32' Bobby Woodruff		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 12910
Referee: Bill Castle (Dudley)
29 March 1972 (1972-03-29) 33 Cardiff City 5–2 Preston North End Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 45s'
Alan Warboys Goal 40'
Peter King Goal 47'
Alan Warboys Goal 85'
Alan Warboys Goal 88'		 Goal 18' Alan Tarbuck
Goal 55' Alan Spavin		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13394
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater)
1 April 1972 (1972-04-01) 34 Cardiff City 0–0 Birmingham City Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23692
Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth)
4 April 1972 (1972-04-04) 35 Swindon Town 3–1 Cardiff City Swindon
Ray Bunkell Goal ?'
Don Murray Goal 72' (og)
Peter Noble Goal 83'		 Goal 15' Brian Clark Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15393
8 April 1972 (1972-04-08) 36 Sunderland 1–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
Dave Watson Goal 86' Goal 87' Mel Sutton Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 15224
Referee: Walter Johnson (Kendal)
12 April 1972 (1972-04-12) 37 Cardiff City 1–0 Orient Cardiff
Bobby Woodruff Goal 33' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16769
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)
15 April 1972 (1972-04-15) 38 Cardiff City 3–1 Carlisle United Cardiff
Peter King Goal 33'
Brian Clark Goal 82'
Bobby Woodruff Goal 88'		 Goal 31s' Frank Barton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17734
Referee: Brian Daniels (Rainham)
22 April 1972 (1972-04-22) 39 Oxford United 1–0 Cardiff City Oxford
Brian Thompson Goal 76' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 8869
Referee: Ricky Nicholson (Manchester)
26 April 1972 (1972-04-26) 40 Cardiff City 2–3 Bristol City Cardiff
Alan Warboys Goal 32'
Bobby Woodruff Goal 82'		 Goal 9' Peter Spiring
Goal 20' (pen) Gerry Gow
Goal 63' Peter Spiring		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17249
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
29 April 1972 (1972-04-29) 41 Cardiff City 1–1 Luton Town Cardiff
Alan Warboys Goal 41' Goal 44' Robin Wainwright Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12587
Referee: Vernon Batty (Helsby Cheshire)
2 May 1972 (1972-05-02) 42 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Cardiff City London
Mike Ferguson Goal 57'
John O'Rourke Goal 59'
Mick Leach Goal 88'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 8430
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

Football League Cup[]

8 September 1971 (1971-09-08) 1 West Ham United 1–1 Cardiff City London
Billy Bonds Goal 23' Goal 64' Alan Foggon Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 24420
22 September 1971 (1971-09-22) 1 (Replay) Cardiff City 1–2 West Ham United Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 64' Goal 82', 83' Geoff Hurst Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 30109
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

FA Cup[]

15 January 1972 (1972-01-15) 3 Sheffield United 1–3 Cardiff City Sheffield
Goal 33' Goal 19' Don Murray
Goal 88' David Carver
Goal 93' Bobby Woodruff		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29342
9 February 1972 (1972-02-09) 4 Cardiff City 1–1 Sunderland Cardiff
Peter King Goal 25' Goal 67' (pen) Brian Chambers Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26963
Referee: Ted Jolly (Manchester)
14 February 1972 (1972-02-14) 4 (replay) Sunderland 1–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
Bobby Kerr Goal 88' Goal 26' Brian Clark Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 39348
Referee: Tony Morrissey (Bramhall)
16 February 1972 (1972-02-16) 4 (replay 2) Sunderland 1–3 Cardiff City Manchester
Mick McGiven Goal 26' Goal 21' Brian Clark
Goal 86' Bobby Woodruff
Goal 90' Billy Kellock		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 8868
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
26 February 1972 (1972-02-26) 5 Cardiff City 0–2 Leeds United Cardiff
Goal 34' Johnny Giles
Goal 83' Johnny Giles		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 50000
Referee: Keith Walker (Maidstone)

European Cup Winners Cup[]

15 September 1971 (1971-09-15) One (First Leg) Dynamo Berlin 1–1 Cardiff City Berlin
Harald Schutze Goal 90' Goal 78' Ian Gibson Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
Attendance: 11,651
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)
29 September 1971 (1971-09-29) One (SecondLeg) Cardiff City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Dynamo Berlin Cardiff
Brian Clark Goal 58' Goal 62' Dieter Labes Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,676
Referee: Franz Geluck (Belgium)
Penalties
  • Ian Gibson Penalty scored
  • Don Murray Penalty missed
  • Peter King Penalty scored
  • Gary Bell Penalty scored
  • Bobby Woodruff Penalty scored

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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