1983–84 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1983–84 season
ManagerLen Ashurst/Jimmy Goodfellow & Jimmy Mullen
Football League Second Division15th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gordon Owen (14)
All: Gordon Owen (18)

The 1983–84 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 57th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Manager Len Ashurst resigned to become Sunderland manager towards the end of the season and his assistant Jimmy Goodfellow and defender Jimmy Mullen were appointed joint caretaker managers for the remainder of the season.

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 Gary Plumley
-- DF England ENG Gary Bennett
-- DF Wales WAL Paul Bodin
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF Wales WAL David Grant
-- DF Wales WAL Linden Jones
-- DF England ENG Jimmy Mullen
-- DF England ENG Colin Smith
-- MF Scotland SCO Marshall Burke
-- MF Wales WAL Karl Elsey
-- MF England ENG
-- MF England ENG Roger Gibbins
-- MF Wales WAL John Lewis
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Wayne Matthews
-- MF England ENG Gordon Owen
-- MF England ENG David Tong
-- MF Wales WAL Nigel Vaughan
-- FW England ENG Ian Baird
-- FW England ENG Andy Crawford
-- FW England ENG Paul Evans
-- FW England ENG Martin Goldsmith
-- FW England ENG Jeff Hemmerman
-- FW England ENG Trevor Lee
-- FW Wales WAL Chris Rodon
-- FW Wales WAL Chris Townsend
-- FW England ENG Phil Walker

League standings[]

Main article: 1983–84 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Charlton Athletic 42 16 9 17 53 64 −11 57
14 Barnsley 42 15 7 20 57 53 +4 52
15 Cardiff City 42 15 6 21 53 66 −13 51
16 Portsmouth 42 14 7 21 73 64 +9 49
17 Middlesbrough 42 12 13 17 41 47 −6 49
Source:[citation needed]

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHHHAHAAAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultLWWLLDLWLLWLLWLWLLLWWLDWWLLLWWWLDDWLLWLDDL
Position591312181617181516171717161717191515151715131515181613141414121315131415
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results[]

Second Division[]

27 August 1983 (1983-08-27) 1 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Goal
Chris Jones Goal		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 4,525
29 August 1983 (1983-08-29) 2 Cardiff City 2–1 Manchester City Cardiff
15:00 Paul Bodin Goal 44'
Paul Bodin Goal		 Goal 54' Jim Tolmie Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,899
Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)
3 September 1983 (1983-09-03) 3 Cardiff City 3–1 Grimsby Town Cardiff
15:00 Gordon Owen Goal 49'
Gordon Owen Goal 64' (pen)
Goal 72'		 Goal 44' Joe Waters Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,135
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
6 September 1983 (1983-09-06) 4 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
19:30 Chic Bates Goal 3' Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,406
Referee: RA Banks (Manchester)
10 September 1983 (1983-09-10) 5 Leeds United 1–0 Cardiff City Leeds
15:00 George McCluskey Goal 71' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 12,336
17 September 1983 (1983-09-17) 6 Cardiff City 0–0 Portsmouth Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,033
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
1 October 1983 (1983-10-01) 7 Cardiff City 0–3 Barnsley Cardiff
15:00 Goal 42' Ronnie Glavin
Goal David Geddis
Goal 81' Ronnie Glavin		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,433
Referee: Alan Crickmore (Plymouth)
8 October 1983 (1983-10-08) 8 Cardiff City 2–0 Carlisle United Cardiff
15:00 Nigel Vaughan Goal 45'
Gordon Owen Goal		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,596
Referee: Alan Seville (Birmingham)
15 October 1983 (1983-10-15) 9 Chelsea 2–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Pat Nevin Goal
Colin Lee Goal		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,459
Referee: MP Scott (Nottinghamshire)
19 October 1983 (1983-10-19) 10 Cardiff City 0–2 Newcastle United Cardiff
Goal Kevin Keegan
Goal Peter Beardsley		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,926
Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol)
31 October 1983 (1983-10-31) 11 Fulham 0–2 Cardiff City London
Goal 62' Gary Bennett
Goal 89' Gordon Owen		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,959
5 November 1983 (1983-11-05) 12 Middlesbrough 2–0 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
David Currie Goal 60'
Goal 62'		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 7,686
Referee: Howe
8 November 1983 (1983-11-08) 13 Crystal Palace 1–0 Cardiff City London
Jerry Murphy Goal 79' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 5,299
12 November 1983 (1983-11-12) 14 Cardiff City 5–0 Cambridge United Cardiff
15:00 Roger Gibbins Goal 25'
Nigel Vaughan Goal 29'
Steve Fallon Goal 33' (og)
Gordon Owen Goal 86'
Roger Gibbins Goal		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,720
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
19 November 1983 (1983-11-19) 15 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Cardiff City Oldham
Roger Palmer Goal
Derrick Parker Goal		 Goal 49' Phil Dwyer Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,587
26 November 1983 (1983-11-26) 16 Cardiff City 3–1 Huddersfield Cardiff
15:00 Paul Bodin Goal 52'
Brian Laws Goal (og)
Gordon Owen Goal		 Goal (pen) Colin Russell Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,067
3 December 1983 (1983-12-03) 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Cardiff City Brighton
Danny Wilson Goal 43'
Terry Connor Goal 62'
Danny Wilson Goal		 Goal Ian Baird Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 9,924
Referee: Ken Salmon (Barnet)
10 December 1983 (1983-12-10) 18 Cardiff City 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Goal 53' Mark Patterson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Dennis Brazier (Northampton)
17 December 1983 (1983-12-17) 19 Sheffield Wednesday 5–2 Cardiff City Sheffield
Imre Varadi Goal 30'
Gary Shelton Goal 33'
Gary Bannister Goal 40'
Imre Varadi Goal 48'
Mick Lyons Goal 59'		 Goal 77' Ian Baird
Goal 81' Ian Baird		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 14,580
26 December 1983 (1983-12-26) 20 Cardiff City 3–2 Swansea City Cardiff
11:30 Roger Gibbins Goal 24'
Nigel Vaughan Goal 45'
Trevor Lee Goal 51'		 Goal 44' (pen) Gary Stanley
Goal 55' John Toshack		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,580
Referee: Eric Read (Bristol)
27 December 1983 (1983-12-27) 21 Derby County 2–3 Cardiff City Derby
John McAlle Goal 2'
Goal 43'		 Goal 38' Ian Baird
Goal Ian Baird
Goal 77' Phil Dwyer		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 16,054
Referee: Plummer
31 December 1983 (1983-12-31) 22 Grimsby Town 1–0 Cardiff City Grimsby
Paul Emson Goal 50' Attendance: 7,164
21 January 1984 (1984-01-21) 23 Portsmouth 1–1 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Kevin Dillon Goal 87' (pen) Goal 41' Trevor Lee Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,938
31 January 1984 (1984-01-31) 24 Cardiff City 2–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
Gordon Owen Goal
Gary Bennett Goal		 Goal Kevin Dickenson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,522
Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)
4 February 1984 (1984-02-04) 25 Barnsley 2–3 Cardiff City Barnsley
Mick McGuire Goal
David Geddis Goal		 Goal 70' Gordon Owen
Goal 72' (og) Larry May
Goal 73' Ian Baird		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 7,107
11 February 1984 (1984-02-11) 26 Cardiff City 0–1 Leeds United Cardiff
15:00 Goal 85' Scott Sellars Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,407
Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire)
19 February 1984 (1984-02-19) 27 Cardiff City 0–4 Fulham Cardiff
15:00 Goal 41' Dean Coney
Goal 44' Leroy Rosenior
Goal 67' Dean Coney
Goal 70' Leroy Rosenior		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,149
25 February 1984 (1984-02-25) 28 Newcastle United 3–1 Cardiff City Newcastle
Chris Waddle Goal 9'
Kevin Keegan Goal 44'
Kevin Keegan Goal 57' (pen)		 Goal 58' Nigel Vaughan Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 27,909
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
3 March 1984 (1984-03-03) 29 Cardiff City 2–1 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 Karl Elsey Goal 90s'
Martin Goldsmith Goal		 Goal Garry MacDonald Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,422
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
10 March 1984 (1984-03-10) 30 Cambridge United 0–2 Cardiff City Cambridge
15:00 Goal 51' Colin Smith
Goal Nigel Vaughan		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Mike Taylor (Deal)
17 March 1984 (1984-03-17) 31 Cardiff City 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
12:30 Nigel Vaughan Goal 30'
Gordon Owen Goal 53'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,870
24 March 1984 (1984-03-24) 32 Manchester City 2–1 Cardiff City Manchester
David Johnson Goal 83'
Graham Baker Goal 90'		 Goal 15' Gordon Owen Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 20,140
31 March 1984 (1984-03-31) 33 Cardiff City 3–3 Chelsea Cardiff
15:00 Roger Gibbins Goal 81'
Gordon Owen Goal 22' (pen)
Nigel Vaughan Goal 25'		 Goal 84' Kerry Dixon
Goal 85' Colin Lee
Goal 90' (pen) Nigel Spackman		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,060
Referee: Bob Nixon (West Kirby)
7 April 1984 (1984-04-07) 34 Carlisle United 1–1 Cardiff City Carlisle
15:00 Malcolm Poskett Goal 70' Goal 82' Martin Goldsmith Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,704
14 April 1984 (1984-04-14) 35 Cardiff City 2–0 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
15:00 Gordon Owen Goal 44' (pen)
Colin Lee Goal		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,637
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
17 April 1984 (1984-04-17) 36 Cardiff City 0–2 Crystal Palace Cardiff
19:45 Goal 45' (og) Colin Smith
Goal Stan Cummins		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,091
Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Coldfield)
21 April 1984 (1984-04-21) 37 Swansea City 3–2 Cardiff City Swansea
Ian Walsh Goal
Dean Saunders Goal
Dean Saunders Goal 85'		 Goal 17' Colin Smith
Goal 27' Gordon Owen		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 10,275
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
23 April 1984 (1984-04-23) 38 Cardiff City 1–0 Derby County Cardiff
15:00 Gordon Owen Goal Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,056
Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford)
28 April 1984 (1984-04-28) 39 Huddersfield 4–0 Cardiff City Huddersfield
Paul Jones Goal (pen)
Paul Jones Goal (pen)
Paul Jones Goal
Daral Pugh Goal		 Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 5,599
5 May 1984 (1984-05-05) 40 Cardiff City 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
15:00 Trevor Lee Goal 6'
Nigel Vaughan Goal 67'		 Goal Chris Hutchings
Goal 68' Danny Wilson		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,366
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
7 May 1984 (1984-05-07) 41 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Blackburn
Mark Patterson Goal Goal Trevor Lee Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 3,107
12 May 1984 (1984-05-12) 42 Cardiff City 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 Goal 46' Gary Bannister
Goal 50' Tony Cunningham		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,171

Milk Cup[]

31 August 1983 (1983-08-31) 1 (First Leg) Exeter City 2–3 Cardiff City Exeter
Tony Kellow Goal 69'
Goal 77'		 Goal 81' Phil Dwyer
Goal 83' Gordon Owen
Goal 		Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,055
15 September 1983 (1983-09-15) 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 2–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Exeter City Cardiff
19:30 Goal
Gary Bennett Goal 77'		 Goal Stan McEwan Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,721
Referee: Keren Barratt (Coventry)
4 October 1983 (1983-10-04) 2 (First Leg) Cardiff City 0–0 Norwich City Cardiff
19:45 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,425
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
26 October 1983 (1983-10-26) 2 (Second Leg) Norwich City 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Cardiff City Norwich
Mick Channon Goal
Mick Channon Goal
Mick Channon Goal		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 11,632

FA Cup[]

7 January 1984 (1984-01-07) 3 Cardiff City 0–3 Ipswich Town Cardiff
15:00 Goal 38' Eric Gates
Goal 49' Eric Gates
Goal Eric Gates		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,183
Referee: Tony Ward (London)

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 15 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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