1981–82 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1981–82 season
ManagerGraham Williams/Len Ashurst
Football League Second Division20th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Stevens (13)
All: Gary Stevens (18)

The 1981–82 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 55th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

The season saw a two-tier management system at the club with former Wales international Graham Williams as team manager with Richie Morgan, who had been in charge of the team for the last three years, acting as general manager. However the system failed to produce results and, after just eleven league games, the pair were sacked and replaced by Len Ashurst.

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 Wales WAL Andy Dibble
-- GK England ENG Peter Grotier
-- GK England ENG Ron Healey
-- DF England ENG Gary Bennett
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF Wales WAL Peter Francombe
-- DF England ENG Tim Gilbert
-- DF England ENG Mick Henderson
-- DF Wales WAL
-- DF Wales WAL Linden Jones
-- DF England ENG Jimmy Mullen
-- DF Wales WAL Keith Pontin
-- DF England ENG Colin Sullivan
-- DF Wales WAL Rod Thomas
-- MF England ENG Dave Bennett
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Scotland SCO John Buchanan
-- MF Wales WAL Paul Giles
-- MF England ENG Steve Grapes
-- MF Wales WAL
-- MF Wales WAL Wayne Hughes
-- MF Wales WAL John Lewis
-- MF Wales WAL Paul Maddy
-- MF Wales WAL Tarki Micallef
-- MF England ENG Andy Polycarpou
-- MF England ENG Billy Ronson
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Sanders
-- MF Wales WAL Peter Sayer
-- FW England ENG Peter Kitchen
-- FW England ENG Gary Stevens
-- FW England ENG Paul Sugrue

League standings[]

Main article: 1981–82 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Shrewsbury Town 42 11 13 18 37 57 −20 46
19 Bolton Wanderers 42 13 7 22 39 61 −22 46
20 Cardiff City 42 12 8 22 45 61 −16 44 Relegated
21 Wrexham 42 11 11 20 40 56 −16 44
22 Orient 42 10 9 23 36 61 −25 39
Source:[citation needed]

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAAHHHAHAAHHAAAHAHHHAAHAAHAH
ResultDLLLWWLLWDLWWDWLLWLLLLLLDLLLDWLWWWDLLDDLWL
Position1920201817201919191912161112111217202020202020212121211817141516191919202020
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results[]

Second Division[]

29 August 1981 (1981-08-29) 1 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Cardiff City Oldham
15:00 Kenny Clements Goal 2'
Roger Palmer Goal 6'		 Goal 12' Gary Stevens
Goal 72' Phil Dwyer		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,393
5 September 1981 (1981-09-05) 2 Cardiff City 1–2 Chelsea Cardiff
15:00 Peter Kitchen Goal 7' Goal 27' Alan Mayes
Goal 60' Alan Mayes		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,898
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)
12 September 1981 (1981-09-12) 3 Rotherham United 1–0 Cardiff City Rotherham
Ronnie Moore Goal 89' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 7,197
Referee: Joe Worrall (Workington)
19 September 1981 (1981-09-19) 4 Cardiff City 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Billy Ronson Goal 39' Goal 11' Kevin Stonehouse
Goal 29' (og) Keith Pontin
Goal 66' Kevin Stonehouse		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,253
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
22 September 1981 (1981-09-22) 5 Luton Town 2–3 Cardiff City Luton
Goal 44'
Raddy Antic Goal 76'		 Goal 8' (pen) Peter Kitchen
Goal 31' Peter Sayer
Goal 63' Gary Stevens		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,015
26 September 1981 (1981-09-26) 6 Barnsley 0–1 Cardiff City Barnsley
Goal 65' Gary Stevens Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,114
3 October 1981 (1981-10-03) 7 Cardiff City 0–4 Newcastle United Cardiff
15:00 Goal 9' Imre Varadi
Goal 36' (pen) Ian Davies
Goal 56' Imre Varadi
Goal 64' Imre Varadi		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,764
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
10 October 1981 (1981-10-10) 8 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 Kevin Taylor Goal 65'
Andy McCulloch Goal 84'		 Goal 38' Dave Bennett Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 15,621
17 October 1981 (1981-10-17) 9 Cardiff City 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens Goal 51'
Dave Bennett Goal 54'		 Goal 76' Len Cantello Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,879
Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop)
24 October 1981 (1981-10-24) 10 Cardiff City 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens Goal 52' Goal 81' (og) Tim Gilbert Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,357
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
31 October 1981 (1981-10-31) 11 Cambridge United 2–1 Cardiff City Cambridge
Steve Spriggs Goal 17'
Roger Gibbins Goal 76'		 Goal 52' Tarki Micallef Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
4 November 1981 (1981-11-04) 12 Cardiff City 3–2 Wrexham Cardiff
19:30 Tarki Micallef Goal 41'
John Lewis Goal 66'
Gary Stevens Goal 68'		 Goal 37' (og) Paul Maddy
Goal 64' Frank Carrodus		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,625
Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)
7 November 1981 (1981-11-07) 13 Cardiff City 1–0 Norwich City Cardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett Goal 67' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,704
Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford)
14 November 1981 (1981-11-14) 14 Watford 0–0 Cardiff City London
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,907
Referee: BH Daniels (Rainham)
21 November 1981 (1981-11-21) 15 Cardiff City 3–1 Leicester City Cardiff
15:00 Tarki Micallef Goal 72'
Dave Bennett Goal 85'
Gary Stevens Goal 88'		 Goal 86' Peter Welsh Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,878
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
24 November 1981 (1981-11-24) 16 Wrexham 3–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
Simon Hunt Goal 53'
Steve Buxton Goal 65'
Steve Buxton Goal 87'		 Goal 77' Phil Dwyer Stadium: Racecourse
Attendance: 3,625
28 November 1981 (1981-11-28) 17 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Simon Stainrod Goal 53'
Simon Stainrod Goal 65'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,225
Referee: Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill)
4 December 1981 (1981-12-04) 18 Cardiff City 1–0 Derby County Cardiff
19:30 Tarki Micallef Goal 32' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,515
28 December 1981 (1981-12-28) 19 Cardiff City 0–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:00 Goal 37' Derek Hales Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,887
Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)
20 January 1982 (1982-01-20) 20 Cardiff City 0–1 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
19:30 Goal 74' Roger Palmer Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke)
30 January 1982 (1982-01-30) 21 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City Blackburn
15:00 Simon Garner Goal 89' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,001
Referee: Ron Bridges (Deeside)
6 February 1982 (1982-02-06) 22 Cardiff City 1–2 Rotherham United Cardiff
15:00 Peter Kitchen Goal Goal 43' Gerry Gow
Goal 52' Rodney Fern		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
13 February 1982 (1982-02-13) 23 Newcastle United 2–1 Cardiff City Newcastle
John Trewick Goal 8'
Imre Varadi Goal 36'		 Goal 30' Gary Stevens Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 15,409
17 February 1982 (1982-02-17) 24 Chelsea 1–0 Cardiff City London
Clive Walker Goal 63' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 9,710
Referee: Martin Bodenham (East Looe)
20 February 1982 (1982-02-20) 25 Cardiff City 0–0 Barnsley Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,503
Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)
27 February 1982 (1982-02-27) 26 Cardiff City 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 Goal 18' (pen) Gary Bannister
Goal 44' Kevin Taylor		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,674
6 March 1982 (1982-03-06) 27 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Cardiff City Bolton
Paul Jones Goal 85' (pen) Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 6,269
9 March 1982 (1982-03-09) 28 Crystal Palace 1–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Tommy Langley Goal 60' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,526
13 March 1982 (1982-03-13) 29 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
John Dungworth Goal 61' Goal 81' Gary Bennett Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,089
20 March 1982 (1982-03-20) 30 Cardiff City 5–4 Cambridge United Cardiff
11:00 Gary Stevens Goal 24'
Peter Kitchen Goal 26'
Gary Stevens Goal 29'
Gary Stevens Goal 39'
Peter Kitchen Goal 43'		 Goal 15' George Reilly
Goal 38' Roger Gibbins
Goal 68' Steve Fallon
Goal 89' Floyd Streete		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,243
27 March 1982 (1982-03-27) 31 Norwich City 2–1 Cardiff City Norwich
Ross Jack Goal 60'
Keith Bertschin Goal 80'		 Goal 79' Tim Gilbert Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,720
Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)
30 March 1982 (1982-03-30) 32 Cardiff City 2–1 Grimsby Town Cardiff
19:30 Gary Stevens Goal 5'
Trevor Whymark Goal 15' (pen)		 Goal 43' (og) Dave Moore Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,924
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
3 April 1982 (1982-04-03) 33 Cardiff City 2–0 Watford Cardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett Goal 62'
Tarki Micallef Goal 85'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,734
Referee: Keren Barratt
10 April 1982 (1982-04-10) 34 Cardiff City 2–1 Orient Cardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett Goal 3'
Peter Kitchen Goal 75'		 Goal 38' Colin Foster Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,689
Referee: LM Robinson
13 April 1982 (1982-04-13) 35 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Cardiff City London
19:45 Goal 18'
Billy Lansdowne Goal 40'		 Goal 46' Gary Stevens
Goal 89' Jimmy Mullen		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 4,186
Referee: John Deakin (Bedford)
17 April 1982 (1982-04-17) 36 Leicester City 3–1 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 Gary Lineker Goal 1'
Steve Lynex Goal 50'
Gary Lineker Goal 78'		 Goal 40' Peter Kitchen Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,650
24 April 1982 (1982-04-24) 37 Cardiff City 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
15:00 Tarki Micallef Goal 39' Goal 3' Clive Allen
Goal 24' John Gregory		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,979
Referee: V Bellow
28 April 1982 (1982-04-28) 38 Orient 1–1 Cardiff City London
Colin Foster Goal Goal 46' Paul Maddy Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,527
1 May 1982 (1982-05-01) 39 Derby County 0–0 Cardiff City Derby
Attendance: 10,111
Referee: Bob Nixon (West Kirby)
8 May 1982 (1982-05-08) 40 Cardiff City 0–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
15:00 Goal Kevin Mabbutt Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,762
Referee: Brian Hill
15 May 1982 (1982-05-15) 41 Grimsby Town 0–1 Cardiff City Grimsby
Goal 82' Tarki Micallef Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,748
17 May 1982 (1982-05-17) 42 Cardiff City 2–3 Luton Town Cardiff
19:30 Tarki Micallef Goal
Peter Kitchen Goal		 Goal Brian Stein
Goal Mal Donaghy
Goal Brian Stein		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,277
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

League Cup[]

2 September 1981 (1981-09-02) 1 (First Leg) Cardiff City 2–1 Exeter City Cardiff
Gary Stevens Goal 43'
Gary Stevens Goal 74'		 Goal 73' Joe Cooke Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,608
15 September 1981 (1981-09-15) 1 (Second Leg) Exeter City 3 – 1 (after extra time) Cardiff City Exeter
Tony Kellow Goal 16' (pen)
Phil Fisher Goal 59'
Joe Cooke Goal		 Goal 13' Paul Sugrue Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,449
Referee: John Martin

FA Cup[]

2 January 1982 (1982-01-02) 3 Manchester City 3–1 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Trevor Francis Goal 22'
Bobby McDonald Goal 44'
Trevor Francis Goal 70'		 Goal 40' Paul Maddy Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 31,547
Referee: Brian Hill (Kettering)

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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