1985–86 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1985–86 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 59th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing twenty-second, suffering relegation to Division Four.

At the end of the season manager Alan Durban was sacked as manager. It ended a disastrous spell in charge as the team suffered two relegations in two years.

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 Mel Rees -- GK  WAL Chris Sander -- GK  ENG Lee Smelt -- DF  ENG Phil Brignull -- DF  ENG John Carver -- DF  ENG David Corner -- DF  WAL Wayne Curtis -- DF  ENG Mike Ford -- DF  SCO Jake King -- DF  ENG Carleton Leonard -- DF  ENG Jimmy Mullen -- DF  WAL Allen Price -- DF  ENG -- DF  WAL Nigel Stevenson -- MF  ENG -- MF  WAL

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  WAL Brian Flynn -- MF  ENG Roger Gibbins -- MF  WAL David Giles -- MF  WAL Jason Gummer -- MF  WAL Chris Marustik -- MF  ENG Paul McLoughlin -- MF  WAL Tarki Micallef -- MF  WAL -- MF  ENG David Tong -- MF  WAL Nigel Vaughan -- MF  ENG Paul Wheeler -- FW  ENG Mark Farrington -- FW  ENG Kevin Meacock -- FW  WAL Gerry Nardiello -- FW  ENG Robbie Turner -- FW  ENG Graham Withey

League standings[]

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