1988–89 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1988–89 season
ManagerFrank Burrows
Football League Third Division16th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Gilligan (14)
All: Jimmy Gilligan (23)

The 1988–89 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 62nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.

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 Jon Roberts
-- GK Scotland SCO George Wood
-- DF Wales WAL Gareth Abraham
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Bater
-- DF Wales WAL Terry Boyle
-- DF Wales WAL Allan Lewis
-- DF Wales WAL Jason Perry
-- DF England ENG Nick Platnauer
-- DF England ENG Ian Rodgerson
-- MF Wales WAL Chris Fry
-- MF Wales WAL Jason Gummer
-- MF England ENG Matty Holmes
-- MF England ENG Mark Kelly
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Steve Ketteridge
-- MF England ENG Steve Lynex
-- MF England ENG Brian McDermott
-- MF Wales WAL Jon Morgan
-- MF England ENG Steve Tupling
-- MF England ENG Paul Wheeler
-- MF England ENG Paul Wimbleton
-- FW England ENG Kevin Bartlett
-- FW Wales WAL Alan Curtis
-- FW England ENG Jimmy Gilligan
-- FW Wales WAL Richard Haig
-- FW Wales WAL Ian Walsh

League standings[]

Main article: 1988–89 Football League § Third Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Huddersfield Town 46 17 9 20 63 73 −10 60
15 Mansfield Town 46 14 17 15 48 52 −4 59
16 Cardiff City 46 14 15 17 44 56 −12 57
17 Wigan Athletic 46 14 14 18 55 53 +2 56
18 Reading 46 15 11 20 68 72 −4 56
Source:[citation needed]

European Cup Winners Cup[]

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 Sep One (first leg) Derry City A D 0 – 0 Approx. 11,000
5 Oct One (second leg) Derry City H W 4 – 0 6,933 McDermott, Gilligan (3)
26 Oct Two (first leg) AGF Aarhus H L 1 – 2 6,155 Gilligan
9 Nov Two (second leg) AGF Aarhus A L 0 – 4 Approx, 3,700

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 16 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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