1973–74 Cardiff City F.C. season
Appearance
1973–74 season | ||
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Chairman | David Goldstone | |
Manager | Jimmy Scoular/Frank O'Farrell | |
Football League Second Division | 17th | |
FA Cup | 3rd round | |
League Cup | 2nd round | |
European Cup Winners Cup | 1st round | |
Welsh Cup | Winners | |
Top goalscorer | League: Andrew McCulloch (10) All: Andrew McCulloch (14) | |
Highest home attendance | 26,781 (v Crystal Palace, 30 April 1974) | |
Lowest home attendance | 5,839 (v Luton Town, 14 November 1973) | |
Average home league attendance | 10,678 | |
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The 1973–74 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 47th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventeenth.
Manager Jimmy Scoular, who had been in charge of the club for more than 9 years, left the club in November to be replaced by Frank O'Farrell.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 62 | 0.726 | 40 | |
16 | Bristol City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 54 | 0.870 | 38 | |
17 | Cardiff City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 62 | 0.790 | 36 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
18 | Oxford United | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 46 | 0.761 | 36 | |
19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 35 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results by round
Fixtures and results
25 August 1973 1 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Carlisle |
Frank Clarke ![]() |
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Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,863 |
1 September 1973 2 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
15:00 | Andy McCulloch ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,110 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
8 September 1973 3 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Sunderland |
Ron Guthrie ![]() |
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Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 29,504 Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley) |
12 September 1973 4 | Cardiff City | 5–0 | Oxford United | Cardiff |
19:30 | Andy McCulloch ![]() Andy McCulloch ![]() Tony Villars ![]() Clarke ![]() Andy McCulloch ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,572 Referee: Terry Bosi (Wolverhampton) |
15 September 1973 5 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Fulham | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,251 Referee: Bill Castle (Dudley) |
22 September 1973 6 | Crystal Palace | 3–3 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 | Martin Hinshelwood ![]() Paul Hinshelwood ![]() Don Rogers ![]() |
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Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,789 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter) |
29 September 1973 7 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Hull City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Gary Bell ![]() Don Murray ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,445 Referee: John Yates (Redditch) |
6 October 1973 8 | Aston Villa | 5–0 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
Bobby Woodruff ![]() Ray Graydon ![]() Bruce Rioch ![]() Sam Morgan ![]() Bruce Rioch ![]() |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,473 Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield) |
13 October 1973 9 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
15:00 | Gil Reece ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,693 Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead) |
20 October 1973 10 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
15:00 | ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,748 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford) |
24 October 1973 11 | Oxford United | 4–2 | Cardiff City | Oxford |
Tommy Cassidy ![]() Billy Jeffrey ![]() Derek Clarke ![]() Derek Clarke ![]() |
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Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6,127 Referee: Arthur Hart (London) |
27 October 1973 12 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Preston |
Alex Spark ![]() Alex Bruce ![]() |
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Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,050 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
3 November 1973 13 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Cardiff |
15:00 | ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,668 Referee: Jack Rice (Leyland) |
10 November 1973 14 | Millwall | 2–0 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 | Alf Wood ![]() Gordon Hill ![]() |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,075 Referee: Mike Kerkhof (Bicester) |
14 November 1973 15 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Luton Town | Cardiff |
19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,839 Referee: John Williams (Wrexham) |
17 November 1973 16 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
14:00 | David Mills ![]() John Craggs ![]() Malcolm Smith ![]() |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 18,034 |
24 November 1973 17 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
14:15 | Gil Reece ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,606 Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames) |
1 December 1973 18 | Orient | 1–2 | Cardiff City | London |
14:00 | Barrie Fairbrother ![]() |
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Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 9,564 Referee: Les Hayes (Doncaster) |
8 December 1973 19 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff |
14:00 | Gil Reece ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,339 Referee: Gordon Kew (Amersham) |
12 December 1973 20 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Luton |
19:30 | Jim Ryan ![]() |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,135 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester) |
15 December 1973 21 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
14:00 | ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,388 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester) |
22 December 1973 22 | Hull City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Hull |
14:00 | Roy Greenwood ![]() |
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Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 6,826 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
26 December 1973 23 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Cardiff |
14:00 | John Farrington ![]() Don Murray ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,071 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse) |
29 December 1973 24 | Cardiff City | 4–1 | Sunderland | Cardiff |
14:00 | John Farrington ![]() Willie Anderson ![]() John Farrington ![]() John Farrington ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,799 Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge) |
1 January 1974 25 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
15:00 | Bobby Kellard ![]() |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,062 Referee: Harry Powell (Stourport-on-Severn) |
12 January 1974 26 | Fulham | 0–1 | Cardiff City | London |
14:00 | ![]() |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 7,143 Referee: John Goggins (Manchester) |
19 January 1974 27 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Carlisle United | Cardiff |
11:15 | Andy McCulloch ![]() Leighton Phillips ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,797 Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth) |
26 January 1974 28 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Notts County | Cardiff |
14:00 | Leighton Phillips ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,454 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) |
2 February 1974 29 | Bristol City | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
14:15 | Trevor Tainton ![]() Gerry Sweeney ![]() Gerry Sweeney ![]() |
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,487 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby) |
16 February 1974 30 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
15:00 | Alan Ainscow ![]() Alan Ainscow ![]() |
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Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,410 Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley) |
23 February 1974 31 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Cardiff |
14:30 | ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,310 Referee: Brian Daniels (Rainham) |
2 March 1974 32 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Swindon |
Roy Compton ![]() |
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Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,126 Referee: Tony Oliver (Leigh On Sea) |
9 March 1974 33 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
15:00 | Phil Dwyer ![]() Jack Whitham ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,216 Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset) |
16 March 1974 34 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–0 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
15:00 | Eric Potts ![]() Tommy Craig ![]() Brian Joicey ![]() Alan Thompson ![]() Brian Joicey ![]() |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 13,841 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
23 March 1974 35 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Millwall | Cardiff |
15:00 | Andy McCulloch ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,662 Referee: Gordon Hill |
30 March 1974 36 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Cardiff City | West Bromwich |
15:00 | Don Murray ![]() David Shaw ![]() |
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Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 11,489 Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire) |
6 April 1974 37 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
15:00 | Alan Waldron ![]() |
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Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 14,857 Referee: Derek Civil |
13 April 1974 38 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
15:00 | Gil Reece ![]() Willie Carlin ![]() Johnny Vincent ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,856 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
15 April 1974 39 | Notts County | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
15:00 | Kevin Randall ![]() |
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Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,975 Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe) |
20 April 1974 40 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
15:00 | George Lyall ![]() Duncan McKenzie ![]() |
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Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 11,128 |
27 April 1974 41 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Orient | Cardiff |
15:00 | Gil Reece ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,640 Referee: John Hough (Macclesfield) |
30 April 1974 42 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
19:30 | Tony Villars ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,781 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) |
League Cup
29 August 1973 1 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
19:30 | Andy McCulloch ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,821 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett) |
10 October 1973 2 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Burnley | Cardiff |
19:30 | Andy McCulloch ![]() Johnny Vincent ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,775 Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater) |
16 October 1973 2 (replay) | Burnley | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Cardiff City | Burnley |
19:30 | Ray Hankin ![]() Leighton James ![]() |
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Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,303 Referee: Harold Williams (Sheffleid) |
FA Cup
5 January 1974 3 | Birmingham City | 5–2 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
Trevor Francis ![]() Bob Latchford ![]() Bob Hatton ![]() |
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Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 22,435 Referee: Gordon Hill |
European Cup Winners Cup
19 September 1973 1 (First Leg) | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Sporting CP | Cardiff |
19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Tonio Briguglio (Malta) |
3 October 1973 1 (Second Leg) | Sporting CP | 2–1 (2–1 agg.) | Cardiff City | Lisbon |
Hector Yazalde ![]() Samuel Fraguito ![]() |
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Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg) |
9 January 1974 Round 4 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Ton Pentre | Cardiff |
14:15 | John Impey ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 856 Referee: LEA Howells (Port Talbot) |
21 February 1974 Round 5 | Oswestry Town | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Oswestry |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Kevin McNally (Wirral) |
13 March 1974 Semi Final | Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
15:00 | Alan Durban ![]() |
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Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 1,193 |
24 April 1974 Final (First leg) | Stourbridge | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Stourbridge |
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Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground Attendance: 5,729 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Treharris) |
6 May 1974 Final (Second leg) | Cardiff City | 1–0 (2–0 agg.) | Stourbridge | Cardiff |
19:30 | Gil Reece ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Treharris) |
See also
References
- ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1974". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1974". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Cardiff City 1973-74 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
Bibliography
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
- Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
- "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive