1975–76 Cardiff City F.C. season
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1975–76 season | ||
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Manager | Jimmy Andrews | |
Football League Third Division | 2nd | |
FA Cup | 4th round | |
League Cup | 1st round | |
Welsh Cup | Winners | |
Top goalscorer | League: Tony Evans (21) All: Tony Evans (29) | |
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The 1975–76 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 49th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division Two on the first attempt after being relegated the previous year.
Manager Jimmy Andrews brought a number of changes to the squad including bringing Brian Clark back to the club and signing Australian international Adrian Alston.
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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1 | Hereford United | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 86 | 55 | 1.564 | 63 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Cardiff City | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 48 | 1.438 | 57 | Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup: First round, also promoted |
3 | Millwall | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 43 | 1.256 | 56 | Promoted |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 53 | 1.472 | 53 | |
5 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 46 | 1.326 | 53 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results by round[]
Fixtures & Results[]
Third Division[]
16 August 1975 1 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Grimsby |
Jack Lewis ![]() Phil Hubbard ![]() |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,494 Referee: Gordon Trevett (Eccles) |
23 August 1975 2 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Bury | Cardiff |
Tony Villars ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,664 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) |
30 August 1975 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Brighton |
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Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 11,353 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury) |
6 September 1975 4 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,479 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
13 September 1975 5 | Mansfield Town | 1–4 | Cardiff City | Mansfield |
Terry Eccles ![]() |
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Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,682 Referee: George Courtney (Spennymoor) |
20 September 1975 6 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Halifax Town | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,035 Referee: Ken Ridden (Shrewsbury) |
22 September 1975 7 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Burslem |
Mick Cullerton ![]() Terry Lees ![]() |
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Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,143 Referee: Ray Chadwick (Darwen) |
27 September 1975 8 | Preston North End | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Preston |
Mike Elwiss ![]() Ray Treacy ![]() Tony Morley ![]() |
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Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8,103 Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop) |
4 October 1975 9 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
15:00 | Phil Dwyer ![]() Phil Dwyer ![]() Tony Evans ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,653 Referee: Mike Taylor (Deal) |
11 October 1975 10 | Rotherham United | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Rotherham |
Mike England ![]() |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,272 Referee: Jack Rice (Preston) |
18 October 1975 11 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
15:00 | Tony Evans ![]() Jimmy Quinn ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,930 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset) |
22 October 1975 12 | Aldershot | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Aldershot |
Pat Morrissey ![]() Gary Bell ![]() |
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Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,687 Referee: Bryan James (South Croydon) |
25 October 1975 13 | Chester | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Chester |
Graham Pugh ![]() |
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Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby) |
31 October 1975 14 | Cardiff City | 4–3 | Chesterfield | Cardiff |
19:30 | Adrian Alston ![]() Adrian Alston ![]() Tony Evans ![]() Willie Anderson ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,512 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex) |
4 November 1975 15 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Walsall | Cardiff |
19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,884 Referee: Bryan James (Croydon) |
8 November 1975 16 | Gillingham | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Gillingham |
Damien Richardson ![]() George Jacks ![]() |
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Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,762 Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds) |
15 November 1975 17 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Colchester United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Tony Evans ![]() Adrian Alston ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,781 Referee: Terry Bosi (Wolverhampton) |
29 November 1975 18 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Cardiff |
15:00 | Willie Anderson ![]() Tony Evans ![]() Adrian Alston ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,002 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford) |
6 December 1975 19 | Millwall | 1–3 | Cardiff City | London |
Terry Brisley ![]() |
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Stadium: The Den Attendance: 6,092 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) |
22 December 1975 20 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Southend United | Cardiff |
19:30 | Tony Evans ![]() Tony Evans ![]() Adrian Alston ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,342 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter) |
26 December 1975 21 | Swindon Town | 4–0 | Cardiff City | Swindon |
Trevor Anderson ![]() Peter Eastoe ![]() Frank Burrows ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,003 Referee: Clive White (Harrow) |
27 December 1975 22 | Cardiff City | 5–2 | Peterborough United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Willie Anderson ![]() Phil Dwyer ![]() Phil Dwyer ![]() Tony Evans ![]() Tony Evans ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,094 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester) |
10 January 1976 23 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,728 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester) |
17 January 1976 24 | Halifax Town | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Halifax |
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Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Colin Seel (Carlisle) |
20 January 1976 25 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | Cardiff |
19:30 | Tony Evans ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,161 Referee: John Yates (Redditch) |
31 January 1976 26 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Aldershot | Cardiff |
15:00 | Adrian Alston ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,934 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton) |
4 February 1976 27 | Hereford United | 4–1 | Cardiff City | Hereford |
Dixie McNeil ![]() Dixie McNeil ![]() Steve Emery ![]() John Layton ![]() |
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Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 12,962 Referee: Bran H Daniels (Rainham) |
7 February 1976 28 | Walsall | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Walsall |
Alan Buckley ![]() Alan Buckley ![]() |
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Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 7,109 Referee: George Nolan (Cheshire) |
14 February 1976 29 | Cardiff City | 4–1 | Gillingham | Cardiff |
15:00 | Doug Livermore ![]() John Buchanan ![]() Tony Evans ![]() Adrian Alston ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,025 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
21 February 1976 30 | Colchester United | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Colchester |
Colin Garwood ![]() John Froggatt ![]() Colin Garwood ![]() |
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Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,248 Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham) |
25 February 1976 31 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Port Vale | Cardiff |
19:30 | Doug Livermore ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,129 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset) |
28 February 1976 32 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Chester | Cardiff |
15:00 | Adrian Alston ![]() John Buchanan ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham) |
6 March 1976 33 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Chesterfield |
Rodney Fern ![]() |
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Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,095 Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop) |
8 March 1976 34 | Wrexham | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
Graham Whittle ![]() |
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Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Bob Matthewson (Worsley) |
13 March 1976 35 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Rotherham United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Adrian Alston ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,072 Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead) |
17 March 1976 36 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
Jimmy Quinn ![]() |
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Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 8,867 Referee: Keith Butcher (Kendal) |
20 March 1976 37 | Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
15:00 | Ian Atkins ![]() Sammy Irvine ![]() Alex McGregor ![]() |
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Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 7,573 Referee: Ken Salmon (Barnet) |
27 March 1976 38 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Millwall | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,511 Referee: Allan Hughes (West Kirby) |
29 March 1976 39 | Southend United | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Southend |
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Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 4,596 Referee: Jeff Sewell (Quorn, Leicester) |
3 April 1976 40 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Grimsby Town | Cardiff |
15:00 | Tony Evans ![]() John Buchanan ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,645 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex) |
7 April 1976 41 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
19:30 | Tony Evans ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,447 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) |
10 April 1976 42 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Cardiff City | London |
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Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,604 Referee: George Flint (Kirby in Ashfield) |
14 April 1976 43 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
19:30 | Doug Livermore ![]() Alan Campbell ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 35,549 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett) |
17 April 1976 44 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,428 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester) |
19 April 1976 45 | Peterborough United | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Peterborough |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,846 Referee: John Hough (Macclesfield) |
4 May 1976 46 | Bury | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Bury |
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Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,135 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
League Cup[]
20 August 1975 1 (1st leg) | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff |
19.30 | Gil Reece ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,688 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) |
26 August 1975 1 (2nd leg) | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
Kenny Stephens ![]() |
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Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 7,720 |
FA Cup[]
22 November 1975 1 | Cardiff City | 6–2 | Exeter City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Gil Reece ![]() Adrian Alston ![]() Adrian Alston ![]() Adrian Alston ![]() Tony Evans ![]() Gil Reece ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,532 Referee: Tony Morrissey (Bramhall) |
13 December 1975 2 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Cardiff |
15:00 | Tony Evans ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,607 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton) |
3 January 1976 3 | Orient | 0–1 | Cardiff City | London |
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Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,031 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
24 January 1976 4 | Southend United | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Southend |
15:15 | Stuart Parker ![]() Stuart Parker ![]() |
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Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater) |
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.
- Rothmans Football Yearbook 1976–77. Queen Anne Press Limited. 1976. ISBN 0362-00259-2.
- "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive
Categories:
- Cardiff City F.C. seasons
- Association football clubs 1975–76 season
- 1975–76 in Welsh football