1974–75 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1974–75 season
ManagerJimmy Andrews
Football League Second Division17th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Gil Reece (9)
All: Gil Reece (10)

The 1974–75 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 48th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Three.

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 England ENG Ron Healey
-- GK Northern Ireland NIR Bill Irwin
-- GK England ENG Terry Lee
-- DF Wales WAL Bryan Attley
-- DF England ENG Clive Charles
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF England ENG John Impey
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Albert Larmour
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR John McClelland
-- DF Wales WAL Richie Morgan
-- DF Scotland SCO Don Murray
-- DF Wales WAL Freddie Pethard
-- DF Wales WAL David Powell
-- MF England ENG Willie Anderson
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Scotland SCO John Buchanan
-- MF England ENG John Farrington
-- MF Wales WAL David Giles
-- MF Wales WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF Wales WAL Gil Reece
-- MF Wales WAL Peter Sayer
-- MF England ENG George Smith
-- MF Wales WAL Tony Villars
-- MF England ENG Johnny Vincent
-- FW Scotland SCO Steve Finnieston
-- FW Scotland SCO Jimmy McInch
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Showers
-- FW England ENG Jack Whitham

League standings[]

Main article: 1974–75 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Oldham Athletic 42 10 15 17 40 48 0.833 35
19 Bristol Rovers 42 12 11 19 42 64 0.656 35
20 Millwall 42 10 12 20 44 56 0.786 32 Relegated
21 Cardiff City 42 9 14 19 36 62 0.581 32
22 Sheffield Wednesday 42 5 11 26 29 64 0.453 21
Source:[citation needed]

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAH
ResultDLLLWLDLLLLWLWWDWDDDLDDWWLDLLDLDDDWWLLDLLL
Position102021222122222222222222222221212020201820201818181919202121212121212119202020202021
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results[]

Second Division[]

17 August 1974 (1974-08-17) 1 Cardiff City 1–1 Oxford United Cardiff
Clive Charles Goal 49' Goal 42' Brian Heron Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater)
24 August 1974 (1974-08-24) 2 Fulham 4–0 Cardiff City London
Jimmy Conway Goal 3', 37'
Viv Busby Goal 28', 47'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 8,110
Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)
27 August 1974 (1974-08-27) 3 York City 1–0 Cardiff City York
Chris Jones Goal 51' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 6,321
31 August 1974 (1974-08-31) 4 Cardiff City 0–1 Manchester United Cardiff
Goal 4' (pen) Gerry Daly Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,344
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
7 September 1974 (1974-09-07) 5 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Cardiff City Sheffield
Albert Larmour Goal 14' (og) Goal 32' Gil Reece
Goal 39' Willie Anderson		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 9,850
Referee: George Courtney (Spennymoor)
14 September 1974 (1974-09-14) 6 Cardiff City 0–1 Bristol City Cardiff
Goal 46' Keith Fear Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,856
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
21 September 1974 (1974-09-21) 7 Portsmouth 2–2 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Mick Mellows Goal 52'
Norman Piper Goal 66'		 Goal 31' Derek Showers
Goal 44' Johnny Vincent		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 9,519
Referee: Arthur Hart (London)
24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) 8 Blackpool 4–0 Cardiff City Blackpool
David Powell Goal (og)
Stuart Parker Goal
Paul Hart Goal 60'
Wyn Davies Goal 61'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,579
28 September 1974 (1974-09-28) 9 Cardiff City 1–2 Hull City Cardiff
Gil Reece Goal 86' Goal 53' Roy Greenwood
Goal 76' 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,672
Referee: Clive White (Harrow)
5 October 1974 (1974-10-05) 10 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Alan Warboys Goal 73' Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 10,310
Referee: Bob Perkin (Stafford)
12 October 1974 (1974-10-12) 11 Cardiff City 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Cardiff
Goal 69' Joe Mayo
Goal 86' 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)
16 October 1974 (1974-10-16) 12 Cardiff City 3–2 York City Cardiff
Johnny Vincent Goal 21', 75' (pen)
Gil Reece Goal 61'		 Goal 28', 42' (pen) Ian Holmes Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,883
Referee: Alan Turvey (Wickford, Essex)
19 October 1974 (1974-10-19) 13 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Cardiff City Bolton
Hugh Curran Goal 13', 75' Goal 59' John Buchanan Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 9,439
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
26 October 1974 (1974-10-26) 14 Cardiff City 3–1 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
Johnny Vincent Goal 2'
John Buchanan Goal 34'
Steve Finnieston Goal 72'		 Goal 9' Alan Young Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,751
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
2 November 1974 (1974-11-02) 15 Cardiff City 2–0 Sunderland Cardiff
Steve Finnieston Goal 29'
Willie Anderson Goal 67' (pen)		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,883
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
9 November 1974 (1974-11-09) 16 Orient 1–1 Cardiff City London
Gerry Queen Goal 32' Goal 38' Phil Dwyer Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,412
Referee: David Richardson (Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire)
16 November 1974 (1974-11-16) 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
Phil Dwyer Goal 32'
Derek Showers Goal 42'		 Goal 82' Neil Martin Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,401
Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)
29 November 1974 (1974-11-29) 18 Cardiff City 2–2 Southampton Cardiff
Jack Whitham Goal 10'
Derek Showers Goal 59'		 Goal 17' Peter Osgood
Goal Bobby Stokes		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,668
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
7 December 1974 (1974-12-07) 19 Norwich City 1–1 Cardiff City Norwich
Johnny Miller Goal 22s' Goal 53' Gil Reece Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,685
Referee: Robin Clay (Gainsboroug)
11 December 1974 (1974-12-11) 20 Cardiff City 0–0 Fulham Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,458
Referee: John Yates (Redditch)
14 December 1974 (1974-12-14) 21 Oxford United 1–0 Cardiff City Oxford
Derek Clarke Goal 73' (pen) Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 8,107
Referee: Gordon Hill (Leicester)
21 December 1974 (1974-12-21) 22 Cardiff City 0–0 Notts County Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,671
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
26 December 1974 (1974-12-26) 23 Bristol City 0–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,484
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
28 December 1974 (1974-12-28) 24 Cardiff City 3–1 Aston Villa Cardiff
Derek Showers Goal 74s'
John Buchanan Goal 22'
Jack Whitham Goal 35'		 Goal 57' Ian Hamilton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,060
Referee: Clive White (Harrow)
11 January 1975 (1975-01-11) 25 Cardiff City 2–1 Norwich City Cardiff
Gil Reece Goal 10', 44' Goal 65' Ted MacDougall Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,637
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
25 January 1975 (1975-01-25) 26 Millwall 5–1 Cardiff City London
Ray Evans Goal 29'
Phil Summerill Goal
Phil Summerill Goal
Phil Summerill Goal
Barry Kitchener Goal		 Goal 89' Gil Reece Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,101
1 February 1975 (1975-02-01) 27 Cardiff City 0–0 Orient Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,020
Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth)
8 February 1975 (1975-02-08) 28 Sunderland 3–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
Tony Towers Goal 63' (pen)
Richie Morgan Goal 67' (og)
Bryan Robson Goal 72'		 Goal 7' Willie Anderson Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 29,315
Referee: Colin Seel (Carlisle)
14 February 1975 (1975-02-14) 29 Cardiff City 0–1 Millwall Cardiff
Goal 61' Frank Saul Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,598
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
22 February 1975 (1975-02-22) 30 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Cardiff City Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,806
1 March 1975 (1975-03-01) 31 Manchester United 4–0 Cardiff City Manchester
Stewart Houston Goal 59'
Stuart Pearson Goal 61'
Sammy McIlroy Goal 85'
Lou Macari Goal		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,601
8 March 1975 (1975-03-08) 32 Cardiff City 1–1 Blackpool Cardiff
Gil Reece Goal 33' Goal 67' Bill Bentley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,134
Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)
15 March 1975 (1975-03-15) 33 Hull City 1–1 Cardiff City Hull
Goal 14' Goal 68' Derek Showers Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 5,248
Referee: Bob Matthewson (Worsley)
22 March 1975 (1975-03-22) 34 Cardiff City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,637
Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)
29 March 1975 (1975-03-29) 35 Notts County 0–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
Goal 11' Phil Dwyer
Goal 88' Clive Charles		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,105
Referee: Jack Rice (Preston)
2 April 1975 (1975-04-02) 36 Cardiff City 1–0 Portsmouth Cardiff
Peter Sayer Goal 30' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,892
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
5 April 1975 (1975-04-05) 37 Oldham Athletic 4–0 Cardiff City Oldham
Alan Young Goal 5', 15'
George McVitie Goal 16'
Albert Larmour Goal 58' (og)		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10,243
Referee: Terry Bosi (Wolverhampton)
9 April 1975 (1975-04-09) 38 Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
Brian Little Goal 65', 75' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,748
12 April 1975 (1975-04-12) 39 Cardiff City 2–2 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
Phil Dwyer Goal 71'
John McClelland Goal 73'		 Goal 47' Colin Dobson
Goal 83' Frankie Prince		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,896
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
19 April 1975 (1975-04-19) 40 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Cardiff City West Bromwich
Bryan Robson Goal 10'
Ally Robertson Goal 34'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 10,182
Referee: Gordon Trevett (Manchester)
22 April 1975 (1975-04-22) 41 Southampton 2–0 Cardiff City Southampton
Gerry O'Brien Goal 36'
Mick Channon Goal 56'		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,273
26 April 1975 (1975-04-26) 42 Cardiff City 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
Gil Reece Goal 87' Goal 34'
Goal 57' Sam Allardyce		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,396
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

League Cup[]

19 August 1974 (1974-08-19) 1 Bristol City 2–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Gerry Sweeney Goal 31'
Geoff Merrick Goal 55'		 Goal 72' Jimmy McInch Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 8,813

FA Cup[]

4 January 1975 (1975-01-04) 3 Leeds United 4–1 Cardiff City Leeds
Eddie Gray Goal 3'
Allan Clarke Goal 5', 44'
Duncan McKenzie Goal 45'		 Goal 89' Derek Showers Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,572
Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)

European Cup Winners Cup[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 Sep One (first leg) Ferencvaros A L 0–2 Approx, 20,000
2 Oct One (second leg) Ferencvaros H L 1–4 4,228 Dwyer

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 13 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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