1980–81 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1980–81 season
ManagerRichie Morgan
Football League Second Division19th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup3rd round
Welsh Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Kitchen (13)
All: Peter Kitchen (19)

The 1980–81 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 54th 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 England ENG Peter Grotier
-- GK England ENG Ron Healey
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF England ENG Tim Gilbert
-- DF Wales WAL Linden Jones
-- DF Wales WAL Keith Pontin
-- DF Wales WAL David Roberts
-- DF England ENG Colin Sullivan
-- DF Wales WAL Rod Thomas
-- MF Scotland SCO John Buchanan
-- MF Scotland SCO Alan Campbell
-- MF Ireland EIR Miah Dennehy
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Paul Giles
-- MF England ENG Steve Grapes
-- MF Wales WAL Wayne Hughes
-- MF Wales WAL John Lewis
-- MF Wales WAL Paul Maddy
-- MF Wales WAL Tarki Micallef
-- MF England ENG Billy Ronson
-- FW Wales WAL Ray Bishop
-- FW England ENG Paul Davies
-- FW England ENG Peter Kitchen
-- FW England ENG Gary Stevens

League standings[]

Main article: 1980–81 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
17 Orient 42 13 12 17 52 56 −4 38
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 10 18 61 66 −5 38
19 Cardiff City 42 12 12 18 44 60 −16 36
20 Preston North End 42 11 14 17 41 62 −21 36 Relegated
21 Bristol City 42 7 16 19 29 51 −22 30
Source:[citation needed]

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHH
ResultLWLWLDWLWLLLWLLLWWWDDDDDDLLLLWWDLLDWLDLWDD
Position1019111613102118151416181717161818191917171717191919192020191919
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results[]

Second Division[]

16 August 1980 (1980-08-16) 1 Cardiff City 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens Goal Goal Noel Brotherston
Goal Andy Crawford		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,908
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
19 August 1980 (1980-08-19) 2 Wrexham 0–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
Goal 68' Ray Bishop Stadium: Racecourse
Attendance: 7,772
23 August 1980 (1980-08-23) 3 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Cardiff City Oldham
15:00 Goal 81'
Simon Stainrod Goal 86'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,690
Referee: Terry Farley (Newton Aycliffe)
30 August 1980 (1980-08-30) 4 Cardiff City 4–2 Orient Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens Goal 8'
Phil Dwyer Goal 40'
Gary Stevens Goal 52'
John Buchanan Goal 55'		 Goal 13' Steve Parsons
Goal 44' Billy Jennings		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,649
Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)
6 September 1980 (1980-09-06) 5 Newcastle United 2–1 Cardiff City Newcastle
Ray Clarke Goal 19'
Alan Shoulder Goal 32' (pen)		 Goal Peter Kitchen Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 15,804
13 September 1980 (1980-09-13) 6 Cardiff City 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens Goal 45' Goal Mick Walsh Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,649
Referee: Mike Bidmead (Chessington)
20 September 1980 (1980-09-20) 7 Cardiff City 2–1 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Billy Ronson Goal 40'
Keith Pontin Goal 62'		 Goal 35' Bob Lee Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,122
27 September 1980 (1980-09-27) 8 Notts County 4–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
Eddie Kelly Goal 28'
Iain McCulloch Goal
Ray O'Brien Goal 64' (pen)
Iain McCulloch Goal		 Goal 22' Phil Dwyer
Goal Peter Kitchen		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,229
4 October 1980 (1980-10-04) 9 Cardiff City 1–0 Watford Cardiff
15:00 Tarki Micallef Goal 8' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,407
7 October 1980 (1980-10-07) 10 West Ham United 1–0 Cardiff City London
19:30 Jimmy Neighbour Goal 50' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 20,402
11 October 1980 (1980-10-11) 11 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
Brian Hornsby Goal 35'
Andy McCulloch Goal 80'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 15,396
17 October 1980 (1980-10-17) 12 Cardiff City 1–2 Cambridge United Cardiff
19:30 Lindsay Smith Goal (og) Goal 63' John Lyons
Goal 70' Steve Spriggs		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,059
22 October 1980 (1980-10-22) 13 Cardiff City 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
19:30 Steve Grapes Goal 19' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
25 October 1980 (1980-10-25) 14 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
Jack Keay Goal 54' (pen)
Steve Biggins Goal 78'		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,466
31 October 1980 (1980-10-31) 15 Cardiff City 0–1 Chelsea Cardiff
19:30 Goal 37' Chris Hutchings Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,489
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
8 November 1980 (1980-11-08) 16 Preston North End 3–1 Cardiff City Preston
Mick Baxter Goal
Alex Bruce Goal
Gary Stevens Goal (og)		 Goal 36' Peter Kitchen Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,458
12 November 1980 (1980-11-12) 17 Cardiff City 1–0 Wrexham Cardiff
19:30 Peter Kitchen Goal 50' (pen) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
15 November 1980 (1980-11-15) 18 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Cardiff City Blackburn
15:00 Kevin Stonehouse Goal 75' (pen)
Glenn Keeley Goal 84'		 Goal Peter Kitchen
Goal 54' Peter Kitchen
Goal 90' John Buchanan		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,854
22 November 1980 (1980-11-22) 19 Cardiff City 1–0 Luton Town Cardiff
15:00 John Buchanan Goal Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield)
29 November 1980 (1980-11-29) 20 Derby 1–1 Cardiff City Derby
Kevin Wilson Goal 64' Goal 75' (og) Jonathan Clark Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 15,581
6 December 1980 (1980-12-06) 21 Cardiff City 1–1 Grimsby Town Cardiff
15:00 Peter Kitchen Goal 55' (pen) Goal 11' (pen) Joe Waters Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Mike Warner (Wednesbury)
26 December 1980 (1980-12-26) 22 Bristol City 0–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 14,921
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
27 December 1980 (1980-12-27) 23 Cardiff City 3–3 Swansea Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens Goal 12'
Peter Kitchen Goal 85'
John Buchanan Goal 86'		 Goal 38' Neil Robinson
Goal 40' Alan Curtis
Goal 73' Leighton James		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Jeff Bray (Hinckley)
10 January 1981 (1981-01-10) 24 Luton Town 2–2 Cardiff City Luton
David Moss Goal 24'
Brian Stein Goal 64'		 Goal 8' Peter Kitchen
Goal 46' Paul Giles		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,013
17 January 1981 (1981-01-17) 25 Orient 2–2 Cardiff City London
Joe Mayo Goal 52'
Nigel Gray Goal 80'		 Goal 51' Paul Maddy
Goal 61' Paul Maddy		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,836
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
31 January 1981 (1981-01-31) 26 Cardiff City 0–2 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
15:00 Goal 10' Roger Palmer
Goal 86' 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford)
3 February 1981 (1981-02-03) 27 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Cardiff City London
Terry Fenwick Goal 49'
Tommy Langley Goal 62'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,834
Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
7 February 1981 (1981-02-07) 28 Bolton Wanderers 4–2 Cardiff City Bolton
John Thomas Goal 40'
John Thomas Goal 52'
Phillip Wilson Goal 61'
Goal 74'		 Goal 2' John Buchanan
Goal 78' John Buchanan		 Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 8,115
Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield)
20 February 1981 (1981-02-20) 29 Cardiff City 0–1 Notts County Cardiff
19:30 Goal 86' Trevor Christie Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,987
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
25 February 1981 (1981-02-25) 30 Cardiff City 1–0 Newcastle United Cardiff
19:30 Peter Kitchen Goal 32' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,235
28 February 1981 (1981-02-28) 31 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Goal 20' Steve Grapes Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 7,525
4 March 1981 (1981-03-04) 32 Cardiff City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,002
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
7 March 1981 (1981-03-07) 33 Watford 4–2 Cardiff City London
Malcolm Poskett Goal 36'
Luther Blissett Goal 45'
Keith Pritchett Goal 59'
Malcolm Poskett Goal 70'		 Goal 21' Peter Kitchen
Goal 53' Linden Jones		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,014
21 March 1981 (1981-03-21) 34 Cambridge United 2–0 Cardiff City Cambridge
15:00 George Reilly Goal 7'
Derrick Christie Goal 86'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,790
Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex)
28 March 1981 (1981-03-28) 35 Cardiff City 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
15:00 John Lewis Goal
Phil Dwyer Goal		 Goal (pen) Jack Keay
Goal Ian Atkins		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,201
Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke)
4 April 1981 (1981-04-04) 36 Chelsea 0–1 Cardiff City London
Goal 47' Gary Stevens Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham)
11 April 1981 (1981-04-11) 37 Cardiff City 1–3 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 Phil Dwyer Goal 35' Goal 47' Sean Haslegrave
Goal 50' Alex Bruce
Goal 84' Stephen Elliott		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,991
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
18 April 1981 (1981-04-18) 38 Swansea 1–1 Cardiff City Swansea
Leighton James Goal 43' Goal Peter Kitchen Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 19,038
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
20 April 1981 (1981-04-20) 39 Cardiff City 2–3 Bristol City Cardiff
15:00 Steve Grapes Goal 2'
Peter Kitchen Goal		 Goal Gary Mabbutt
Goal James Mann
Goal 89' James Mann		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,579
Referee: Morris Baker (Wolverhampton)
25 April 1981 (1981-04-25) 40 Grimsby Town 0–1 Cardiff City Grimsby
Goal 5' Gary Stevens Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,377
2 May 1981 (1981-05-02) 41 Cardiff City 0–0 Derby Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,377
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
6 May 1981 (1981-05-06) 42 Cardiff City 0–0 West Ham United Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,535
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)

League Cup[]

9 August 1980 (1980-08-09) 1 (First Leg) Torquay United 0–0 Cardiff City Torquay
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,441
13 August 1980 (1980-08-13) 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 2–1 Torquay United Cardiff
19:30 Ray Bishop Goal 57'
Gary Stevens Goal 70'		 Goal 58' Gerry Fell Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,149
27 August 1980 (1980-08-27) 2 (First Leg) Cardiff City 1–0 Chelsea Cardiff
19:30 Ray Bishop Goal 44' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
3 September 1980 (1980-09-03) 2 (Second Leg) Chelsea 1–1 Cardiff City London
19:45 Micky Droy Goal Goal 84' Peter Kitchen Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 12,959
Referee: Mike J Taylor (Walmer)
23 September 1980 (1980-09-23) 3 Barnsley 3–2 Cardiff City Barnsley
Ronnie Glavin Goal (pen)
Derrick Parker Goal
Ian Banks Goal 90'		 Goal John Buchanan
Goal 88' John Lewis		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,135
Referee: Kevin McNally

FA Cup[]

3 January 1981 (1981-01-03) 3 Leicester City 3–0 Cardiff City Leicester
Gary Lineker Goal 30'
David Buchanan Goal 51'
Jim Melrose Goal 80'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,527
Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)

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 14 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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