1984–85 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1984–85 season
Manager	Jimmy Goodfellow/Alan Durban
Football League Second Division	21st
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	4th round
Top goalscorer	League: Nigel Vaughan (15); All: Nigel Vaughan (17)
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 58th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Three.

The season also saw the retirement of Phil Dwyer, whose 13-year spell at the club saw him become the record appearance holder.

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	WAL	David Felgate
--	GK	ENG	Gary Plumley
--	GK	WAL	Mel Rees
--	GK	ENG	Lee Smelt
--	DF	WAL	Paul Bodin
--	DF	WAL	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	WAL
--	DF	ENG	Mike Ford
--	DF	WAL	David Grant
--	DF	WAL	Vaughan Jones
--	DF	SCO	Jake King
--	DF	ENG	Jimmy Mullen
--	DF	ENG	Colin Smith
--	MF	WAL	Karl Elsey
--	MF	WAL	Brian Flynn


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	ENG	Gerry Francis
--	MF	ENG	Roger Gibbins
--	MF	ENG	David Hamilton
--	MF	EIR	Mick Martin
--	MF	ENG	Paul McLoughlin
--	MF	WAL	Tarki Micallef
--	MF	ENG	John Seasman
--	MF	ENG	David Tong
--	MF	WAL	Nigel Vaughan
--	MF	WAL
--	FW	EIR	Paul Bannon
--	FW	ENG	Kevin Meacock
--	FW	WAL	Dean Saunders
--	FW	ENG	Graham Withey
--	FW	WAL

League standings[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
18	Sheffield United	42	10	14	18	54	66	−12	44
19	Middlesbrough	42	10	10	22	41	57	−16	40
20	Notts County	42	10	7	25	45	73	−28	37	Relegated
21	Cardiff City	42	9	8	25	47	79	−32	35
22	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	8	9	25	37	79	−42	33

Source:^{[citation needed]}

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	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	L
Position		20	21	17	19	20	20	21	22	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	21		22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	20	20		21

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

Fixtures and results[]

Second Division[]

25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) 1	Cardiff City	0–3	Charlton Athletic	showCardiff
15:00			22' Derek Hales (pen) Derek Hales Derek Hales	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,020

1 September 1984 (1984-09-01) 2	Sheffield United	2–1	Cardiff City	showSheffield
	Keith Edwards 23'		58' Roger Gibbins	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 12,332

8 September 1984 (1984-09-08) 3	Cardiff City	2–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	showCardiff
15:00	John Seasman (pen) Karl Elsey 65'		9' Frank Worthington 40' Terry Connor 47' Steve Penney 68' Gary Howlett	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,687

12 September 1984 (1984-09-12) 4	Cardiff City	2–1	Leeds United	showCardiff
	Paul Bodin 26' Phil Dwyer 77'		60' Scott Sellars	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,893

15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) 5	Barnsley	2–0	Cardiff City	showBarnsley
	David Geddis 21' (pen) David Geddis 68'			Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4,692

18 September 1984 (1984-09-18) 6	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Cardiff City	showBlackburn
	Chris Thompson 48' Simon Barker 90'		Kevin Summerfield	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,203

22 September 1984 (1984-09-22) 7	Cardiff City	0–3	Manchester City	showCardiff
			Tony Cunningham Gordon Smith Clive Wilson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,089 Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)

29 September 1984 (1984-09-29) 8	Middlesbrough	3–2	Cardiff City	showMiddlesbrough
	David Currie 59' David Mills 62' David Currie 77'		65' John Seasman 80' Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 4,266

6 October 1984 (1984-10-06) 9	Cardiff City	1–2	Portsmouth	showCardiff
15:00	Karl Elsey 25'		48' Scott McGarvey 70' Neil Webb	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,201 Referee: Keren Barratt (Coventry)

14 October 1984 (1984-10-14) 10	Notts County	0–2	Cardiff City	showNottingham
			Nigel Vaughan Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,893

20 October 1984 (1984-10-20) 11	Fulham	3–2	Cardiff City	showLondon
	Gordon Davies Robert Wilson 19' Kevin Lock 53' (pen)		Colin Smith 89' Karl Elsey	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 5,358

27 October 1984 (1984-10-27) 12	Cardiff City	2–4	Grimsby Town	showCardiff
15:00	Nigel Vaughan 40s' Nigel Vaughan 20'		40' Gary Lund 43' Paul Wilkinson 53' Paul Emson Kevin Drinkell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,607

3 November 1984 (1984-11-03) 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Cardiff City	showWolverhampton
	Mark Buckland 62' Tony Evans John Pender			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 7,537

10 November 1984 (1984-11-10) 14	Cardiff City	2–2	Oldham Athletic	showCardiff
15:00	Nigel Vaughan 89' Nigel Vaughan 90'		67' Derrick Parker 80' Roger Palmer	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,429

17 November 1984 (1984-11-17) 15	Cardiff City	2–1	Carlisle United	showCardiff
	Nigel Vaughan David Tong 90'		Ian Bishop	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,005

24 November 1984 (1984-11-24) 16	Huddersfield	2–1	Cardiff City	showHuddersfield
15:00	Paul Jones 44' (pen) Dale Tempest 67'		29' Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 6,495

1 December 1984 (1984-12-01) 17	Cardiff City	1–2	Birmingham City	showCardiff
	Karl Elsey 20'		19' Tony Morley 65' Tony Morley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,057 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)

9 December 1984 (1984-12-09) 18	Crystal Palace	1–1	Cardiff City	showLondon
	Trevor Aylott		80' Roger Gibbins	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,004

15 December 1984 (1984-12-15) 19	Cardiff City	1–3	Wimbledon	showCardiff
	Phil Dwyer 49'		29' Stewart Evans 61' Stewart Evans Kevin Gage	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,976

22 December 1984 (1984-12-22) 20	Cardiff City	1–3	Sheffield United	showCardiff
	Graham Withey		9' Mel Eves 52' Keith Edwards 67' Keith Edwards	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,366

26 December 1984 (1984-12-26) 21	Oxford United	4–0	Cardiff City	showOxford
	Billy Hamilton 48' John Aldridge 50' John Aldridge 53' Billy Hamilton 74'			Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 12,237

29 December 1984 (1984-12-29) 22	Leeds United	1–1	Cardiff City	showLeeds
	Peter Lorimer 42' (pen)		88' Graham Withey	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 11,798

1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) 23	Cardiff City	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	showCardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)

2 February 1985 (1985-02-02) 24	Cardiff City	2–1	Middlesbrough	showCardiff
	Kevin Meacock 10' Kevin Meacock 49'		43' David Currie	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,564

9 February 1985 (1985-02-09) 25	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Cardiff City	showBrighton
	Chris Hutchings 60'			Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 7,337 Referee: David Axcell (Southend)

15 February 1985 (1985-02-15) 26	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Cardiff City	showOldham
			Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,952

23 February 1985 (1985-02-23) 27	Cardiff City	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showCardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,694 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

2 March 1985 (1985-03-02) 28	Grimsby Town	6–3	Cardiff City	showGrimsby
	Kevin Drinkell 17' Phil Bonnyman 24' (pen) Gary Lund Phil Bonnyman 57' (pen) Kevin Drinkell 84' Paul Wilkinson 89'		45' (pen) Jimmy Mullen 61' Graham Withey 89' Roger Gibbins	Attendance: 3,930

5 March 1985 (1985-03-05) 29	Charlton Athletic	1–4	Cardiff City	showLondon
	Ronnie Moore 87'		(pen) Jimmy Mullen Graham Withey Graham Withey Phil Dwyer	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 3,930

9 March 1985 (1985-03-09) 30	Cardiff City	0–2	Fulham	showCardiff
			27' Danny Wilson 46' (pen) Kevin Lock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,399 Referee: John Lovatt (Crewe)

17 March 1985 (1985-03-17) 31	Cardiff City	1–4	Notts County	showCardiff
	Roger Gibbins		Tony Daws Rachid Harkouk Alan Young Alan Young	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,631 Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke)

23 March 1985 (1985-03-23) 32	Portsmouth	0–0	Cardiff City	showPortsmouth
				Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,602

30 March 1985 (1985-03-30) 33	Manchester City	2–2	Cardiff City	showManchester
	Paul Simpson Steve Kinsey		49' Graham Withey 64' Roger Gibbins	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,047 Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)

6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) 34	Cardiff City	0–2	Oxford United	showCardiff
			4' John Aldridge 56' Jeremy Charles	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,686

9 April 1985 (1985-04-09) 35	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Cardiff City	showShrewsbury
				Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,929

13 April 1985 (1985-04-13) 36	Cardiff City	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	showCardiff
	Nigel Vaughan 50'		5' Ian Miller 70' Simon Garner	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,240 Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)

20 April 1985 (1985-04-20) 37	Carlisle United	0–1	Cardiff City	showCarlisle
			57' Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,651

23 April 1985 (1985-04-23) 38	Cardiff City	3–0	Barnsley	showCardiff
19:45	Nigel Vaughan Mike Ford 41' Nigel Vaughan			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)

27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) 39	Cardiff City	3–0	Huddersfield	showCardiff
	Nigel Vaughan 40' Nigel Vaughan 51' Kevin Meacock 85'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,414

4 May 1985 (1985-05-04) 40	Birmingham City	2–0	Cardiff City	showBirmingham
	Robert Hopkins 11' Andy Kennedy 46'			Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,570

6 May 1985 (1985-05-06) 41	Cardiff City	0–3	Crystal Palace	showCardiff
			Trevor Aylott Alan Irvine Steve Galloway	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,207

11 May 1985 (1985-05-11) 42	Wimbledon	2–1	Cardiff City	showLondon
	Brian Gayle David Martin		60' Tarki Micallef	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 3,252

Milk Cup[]

31 August 1984 (1984-08-31) 1 (First Leg)	Exeter City	1–0	Cardiff City	showExeter
	Keith Viney 53' (pen)			Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,469

15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) 1 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Exeter City	showCardiff
	Nicky Marker (og) Roger Gibbins 44'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,026

4 September 1984 (1984-09-04) 2 (First Leg)	Watford	3–1	Cardiff City	showWatford
19:45	John Barnes 44' John Barnes 55' John Barnes 86'		25' Roger Gibbins	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,884 Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire)

26 October 1984 (1984-10-26) 2 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	1–0 (2–3 agg.)	Watford	showCardiff
	David Grant 48'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Eric Read (Bristol)

FA Cup[]

21 January 1985 (1985-01-21) 3	Gillingham	2–1	Cardiff City	showGillingham
	Martin Robinson John Leslie 82'		68' Graham Withey	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,452 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)

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