1976–77 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1976–77 season
Manager	Jimmy Andrews
Football League Second Division	18th
FA Cup	5th round
League Cup	2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Evans (15); All: Tony Evans (24)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 50th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.

The season also saw the arrival of Robin Friday who, although it would be his only full season at the club, made such an impression that he was voted as the club's all-time cult hero.^[1]

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	ENG	Ron Healey
--	GK	NIR	Bill Irwin
--	DF	WAL	Bryan Attley
--	DF	ENG	Clive Charles
--	DF	WAL	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	NIR	Albert Larmour
--	DF	WAL	Richie Morgan
--	DF	WAL	Freddie Pethard
--	DF	WAL	Keith Pontin
--	DF	ENG	Paul Went
--	MF	ENG	Willie Anderson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	SCO	John Buchanan
--	MF	SCO	Alan Campbell
--	MF	WAL	David Giles
--	MF	ENG	Steve Grapes
--	MF	ENG	Doug Livermore
--	MF	WAL	Peter Sayer
--	FW	AUS	Adrian Alston
--	FW	ENG	Tony Evans
--	FW	ENG	Robin Friday
--	FW	WAL	Derek Showers

League standings[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
16	Burnley	42	11	14	17	46	64	−18	36
17	Fulham	42	11	13	18	54	61	−7	35
18	Cardiff City	42	12	10	20	56	67	−11	34	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1977–78 First round^[a]
19	Orient	42	9	16	17	37	55	−18	34
20	Carlisle United	42	11	12	19	49	75	−26	34	Relegated

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Cardiff City were runners-up in the Welsh Cup final, and since winners Shrewsbury Town are an English club, Cardiff City were awarded the right to participate in Cup Winners' Cup.

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	D
Position	3		5	11	17	19	19	20	19	20	19	20	19	13	16	17	18	17	18	17	14	11	14	16	14	15	16	14	15	16	19	19	18	19	20	19	17	17	21	18	18	18

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

Fixtures and results[]

Second Division[]

21 August 1976 (1976-08-21) 1	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Cardiff City	showLondon
15:00			59' Derek Showers 65' Derek Showers	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,762 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

25 August 1976 (1976-08-25) 2	Cardiff City	1–2	Bristol Rovers	showCardiff
19:30	Clive Charles 77' (pen)		29' Alan Warboys 49' Bruce Bannister	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,680 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)

28 August 1976 (1976-08-28) 3	Cardiff City	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	showCardiff
15:00	Adrian Alston 60' Derek Showers 71'		82' Bob Mitchell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,871 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

4 September 1976 (1976-09-04) 4	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Cardiff City	showOldham
	11' David Shaw 25' David Shaw 34'		8' Tony Evans 47' Doug Livermore	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,503 Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham)

11 September 1976 (1976-09-11) 5	Cardiff City	2–3	Notts County	showCardiff
15:00	Derek Showers 64' John Buchanan 85'		79' David Needham 81' Mick Vinter 87' Mick Vinter	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,988 Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

18 September 1976 (1976-09-18) 6	Orient	3–0	Cardiff City	showLondon
	Laurie Cunningham 22' Laurie Cunningham 44' Alan Whittle 77'			Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,743 Referee: Reg Robinson (Norwich)

24 September 1976 (1976-09-24) 7	Cardiff City	0–0	Millwall	showCardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,352 Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)

2 October 1976 (1976-10-02) 8	Chelsea	2–1	Cardiff City	showLondon
	Kenny Swain 6' Ray Lewington 56'		85' (pen) Clive Charles	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 28,409 Referee: Brian H Daniels (Rainham)

9 October 1976 (1976-10-09) 9	Cardiff City	3–2	Bolton Wanderers	showCardiff
15:00	Adrian Alston 45' (pen) John Buchanan 78' Tony Evans 84'		3' (pen) Paul Jones 41' Steve Taylor	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,007 Referee: Don Biddle (Bristol)

16 October 1976 (1976-10-16) 10	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Cardiff City	showPlymouth
	Paul Mariner 6' Brian Hall 48' (pen)		10' Tony Evans 52' Phil Dwyer	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,198 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)

23 October 1976 (1976-10-23) 11	Cardiff City	2–2	Blackpool	showCardiff
15:00	Tony Evans 28' Tony Evans 74'		53' Derek Spence 88' Bob Hatton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,178 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)

30 October 1976 (1976-10-30) 12	Cardiff City	0–2	Sheffield United	showCardiff
15:00			50' Simon Stainrod 60' Simon Stainrod	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,056 Referee: Ken Ridden (Shrewsbury)

6 November 1976 (1976-11-06) 13	Fulham	1–2	Cardiff City	showLondon
	George Best 81'		25' John Buchanan 63' Tony Evans	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 12,336 Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge)

10 November 1976 (1976-11-10) 14	Cardiff City	1–0	Southampton	showCardiff
19:30	Phil Dwyer 42'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,190 Referee: John Yates (Redditch)

20 November 1976 (1976-11-20) 15	Luton Town	2–1	Cardiff City	showLuton
	Dixie Deans 6' Ron Futcher 31'		75' Tony Evans	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,845 Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)

27 November 1976 (1976-11-27) 16	Cardiff City	0–3	Nottingham Forest	showCardiff
15:00			42s' Peter Withe 43' Sammy Chapman 87' Tony Woodcock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,770 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

4 December 1976 (1976-12-04) 17	Burnley	0–0	Cardiff City	showBurnley
				Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 8,959 Referee: Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough)

11 December 1976 (1976-12-11) 18	Cardiff City	1–1	Hull City	showCardiff
15:00	John Buchanan 49'		81' (pen) Peter Daniel	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,310 Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)

18 December 1976 (1976-12-18) 19	Carlisle United	4–3	Cardiff City	showCarlisle
	George McVitie 38' Billy Rafferty 83' Billy Rafferty 88' Billy Rafferty 89'		50' Peter Sayer 54' John Buchanan 60' Tony Evans	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,934 Referee: Ken Walmsley (Blackpool)

27 December 1976 (1976-12-27) 20	Cardiff City	3–1	Hereford United	showCardiff
15:00	David Giles 39' Tony Evans 63' Tony Evans 79'		83' Terry Paine	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,465 Referee: Eric Read (Bristol)

1 January 1977 (1977-01-01) 21	Cardiff City	3–0	Fulham	showCardiff
15:00	John Buchanan 12' Robin Friday 43' Robin Friday 67'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,368 Referee: Morris Baker (Wolverhampton)

15 January 1977 (1977-01-15) 22	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Cardiff City	showBristol
	Alan Warboys 32' (pen)		57' Tony Evans	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 9,272 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)

22 January 1977 (1977-01-22) 23	Cardiff City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	showCardiff
15:00	Paul Went 56'		3' Keith Peacock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,153 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

5 February 1977 (1977-02-05) 24	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Cardiff City	showBlackburn
	30' (pen) Bobby Svarc 79'		64' Peter Sayer	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,516 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)

12 February 1977 (1977-02-12) 25	Cardiff City	3–1	Oldham Athletic	showCardiff
15:00	Robin Friday 63' Tony Evans 70' Peter Sayer 87'		12' Graham Bell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,708 Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

19 February 1977 (1977-02-19) 26	Notts County	1–0	Cardiff City	showNottingham
	Les Bradd 64'			Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 9,401 Referee: John Hough (Macclesfield)

2 March 1977 (1977-03-02) 27	Cardiff City	0–1	Orient	showCardiff
19:30			24' Laurie Cunningham	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,857 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)

5 March 1977 (1977-03-05) 28	Millwall	0–2	Cardiff City	showLondon
			26' Tony Evans 79' Tony Evans	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,479 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)

8 March 1977 (1977-03-08) 29	Sheffield United	3–0	Cardiff City	showSheffield
	Alan Woodward 54' Keith Edwards 57' Gary Hamson 87'			Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 12,907 Referee: Neville Ashley (Nantwich)

12 March 1977 (1977-03-12) 30	Cardiff City	1–3	Chelsea	showCardiff
	Phil Dwyer 83'		70' Ian Britton 80' Kenny Swain 90' Gary Stanley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,194 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)

26 March 1977 (1977-03-26) 31	Cardiff City	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	showCardiff
15:00			85' Terry Austin	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,587 Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)

2 April 1977 (1977-04-02) 32	Blackpool	1–0	Cardiff City	showBlackpool
	Paul Hart 86'			Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,531 Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley)

6 April 1977 (1977-04-06) 33	Cardiff City	2–2	Hereford United	showCardiff
	Peter Sayer 74' Peter Sayer 85'		33' John Layton 67' Peter Spiring	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,672 Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop)

9 April 1977 (1977-04-09) 34	Cardiff City	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showCardiff
15:00	Peter Sayer 89' Paul Went 92'		49' Steve Daley 69' Kenny Hibbitt	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,445 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)

11 April 1977 (1977-04-11) 35	Southampton	3–2	Cardiff City	showSouthampton
	Ted MacDougall 30' Mick Channon 53' Mick Channon 62'		70' Robin Friday 88' Tony Evans	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 22,674 Referee: Bryan James (South Croydon)

16 April 1977 (1977-04-16) 36	Cardiff City	4–2	Luton Town	showCardiff
15:00	Peter Sayer 9' Robin Friday 22' Robin Friday 38' Phil Dwyer 82'		11' Ron Futcher 68' Brian Chambers	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)

23 April 1977 (1977-04-23) 37	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Cardiff City	showNottingham
			25' Peter Sayer	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,646 Referee: Ray Chadwick (Darwen)

26 April 1977 (1977-04-26) 38	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–1	Cardiff City	showWolverhampton
	Geoff Palmer 57' Alan Sunderland 71' Martin Patching 89' Kenny Hibbitt 90'		80' Peter Sayer	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,234 Referee: Allan Hughes (West Kirby)

30 April 1977 (1977-04-30) 39	Cardiff City	0–1	Burnley	showCardiff
15:00			5' Peter Noble	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,064 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)

7 May 1977 (1977-05-07) 40	Hull City	1–2	Cardiff City	showHull
	Peter Daniel 31' (pen)		19' (pen) John Buchanan 43' John Buchanan	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 3,511 Referee: Trelford Mills (Barnsley)

10 May 1977 (1977-05-10) 41	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Cardiff City	showBolton
	Neil Whatmore 29' Garry Jones 81'		89' (pen) John Buchanan	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 22,060 Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)

14 May 1977 (1977-05-14) 42	Cardiff City	1–1	Carlisle United	showCardiff
15:00	Alan Campbell 17'		19' Les O'Neill	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,801 Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)

League Cup[]

14 August 1976 (1976-08-14) 1 (1st Leg)	Cardiff City	2–1	Bristol Rovers	showCardiff
19:30	Tony Evans 60' Adrian Alston 87' (pen)		10' (pen) Bruce Bannister	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,496 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)

17 August 1976 (1976-08-17) 1 (2nd Leg)	Bristol Rovers	4–4 (5–6 agg.)	Cardiff City	showBristol
	David Williams 5' Bruce Bannister 33' (pen) Bruce Bannister 48' Frankie Prince 53'		23' Tony Evans 30' Tony Evans 68' Tony Evans 81' Tony Evans	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 5,592 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)

1 September 1976 (1976-09-01) 2	Cardiff City	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	showCardiff
19:30	Tony Evans 88'		34' Stan Bowles 38' Dave Thomas 62' Dave Clement	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,618 Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)

FA Cup[]

8 January 1977 (1977-01-08) Round 3	Cardiff City	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	showCardiff
15:00	Peter Sayer 6'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 27,868 Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) Round 4	Cardiff City	3–2	Wrexham	showCardiff
15:00	David Giles 20' Peter Sayer 56' John Buchanan 90'		60' Graham Whittle 89' Billy Ashcroft	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,953 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

26 February 1977 (1977-02-26) Round 5	Cardiff City	1–2	Everton	showCardiff
15:00	Tony Evans 10'		51' Bob Latchford 63' Duncan McKenzie	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 35,582 Referee: Alf Grey (Great Yarmouth)

European Cup Winners Cup[]

4 August 1976 (1976-08-04) Prelim Round (1st Leg)	Cardiff City	1–0	Servette FC	showCardiff
	Tony Evans 90'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,266 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

11 August 1976 (1976-08-11) Prelim Round (2nd Leg)	Servette FC	2–1 (2–2a agg.)	Cardiff City	showGeneva
	63' 86'		34' Derek Showers	Stadium: Stade des Charmilles Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

15 September 1976 (1976-09-15) 1st Round (1st Leg)	Cardiff City	1–0	FC Dynamo Tbilisi	showCardiff
	Adrian Alston 74'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,181 Referee: Ole Amundsen (Denmark)

29 September 1976 (1976-09-29) 1st Round (2nd Leg)	FC Dynamo Tbilisi	3–0 (3–1 agg.)	Cardiff City	showTbilisi
	Vladimir Gutsaev 22' David Kipiani 72' 80' (pen)			Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: B Spiegel (Austria)

References[]

^ "Cardiff City's cult heroes", BBC Sport, 2004-10-14 .Retrieved on 17 October 2007

Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-09018-6.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
Welsh Football Data Archive

[table_note_res_ECWC10.1947604116028-2] Cardiff City were runners-up in the Welsh Cup final, and since winners Shrewsbury Town are an English club, Cardiff City were awarded the right to participate in Cup Winners' Cup.

[1] "Cardiff City's cult heroes", BBC Sport, 2004-10-14 .Retrieved on 17 October 2007

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