Cardiff City 1972–73 football season
The 1972–73 season was Cardiff City F.C. ' s 46th 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 Cardiff -born Phil Dwyer , who would go on to break the club's appearance record, make his debut for the club.
Players [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
League standings [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Ground H A H H A H A A H H A A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A A H A A H A A H A H H A A H H Result W L L W L L L L L D L D W L W D W L W W D L L W L W D L W L L L D D D L D W L D D L Position 5 14 17 14 15 19 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 22 21 20 19 20 20 20 21 21 19 21 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 21 20 20
Fixtures and results [ ]
Cardiff City v Millwall
30 August 1972 (1972-08-30 ) 4 Cardiff City 1–0 Millwall show Cardiff
Brian Clark 31'
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,116 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City
30 September 1972 (1972-09-30 ) 11 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Cardiff City show London
Don Givens 44' , 51' (pen) Stan Bowles 65'
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,182 Referee: Harold Williams (Sheffleid)
Cardiff City v Middlesbrough
14 October 1972 (1972-10-14 ) 13 Cardiff City 2–0 Middlesbrough show Cardiff
38' Gary Bell 81' (pen)
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,430 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse)
Burnley v Cardiff City
21 October 1972 (1972-10-21 ) 14 Burnley 3–0 Cardiff City show Burnley
Paul Fletcher 30' , 64' , 83' (pen)
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 13,410 Referee: Roy Capey (Madeley Heath)
Hull City v Cardiff City
16 December 1972 (1972-12-16 ) 21 Hull City 1–1 Cardiff City show Hull
John Kaye 82'
79' Billy Kellock
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 5,875 Referee: Jack Wrennall (Chorley)
Cardiff City v Portsmouth
29 December 1972 (1972-12-29 ) 23 Cardiff City 0–2 Portsmouth show Cardiff
67' Eoin Hand
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,382 Referee: Arthur Hart (London)
Cardiff City v Burnley
17 March 1973 (1973-03-17 ) 32 Cardiff City 0–1 Burnley show Cardiff
3' Frank Casper
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,960 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse)
Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City
14 April 1973 (1973-04-14 ) 36 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Cardiff City show Sheffield
Phil Dwyer 28' (og)
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 10,952 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)
Cardiff City v Hull City
9 May 1973 (1973-05-09 ) 42 Cardiff City 0–2 Hull City show Cardiff
12' , 79' Roy Greenwood
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
League Cup [ ]
Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City
22 August 1972 (1972-08-22 ) 1 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Cardiff City show Bristol
Brian Godfrey 19' Bruce Bannister 78' Wayne Jones 90'
7' Brian Clark Don Murray
Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 14,550 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
FA Cup [ ]
Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers
7 February 1973 (1973-02-07 ) 4 (replay) Cardiff City 1–1 Bolton Wanderers show Cardiff
Andy McCulloch 27'
67' Gary Jones
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,849 Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)
Welsh Cup [ ]
See also [ ]
Cardiff City F.C. seasons
References [ ]
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