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1959–60 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1959–60 season
ManagerBill Jones
Football League Second Division2nd
FA Cup3rd round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Derek Tapscott (20)
All: Derek Tapscott (21)

The 1959–60 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 33rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division One.

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 England ENG Ron Nicholls
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Scotland SCO Danny Malloy
-- DF Scotland SCO Alec Milne
-- DF Wales WAL Frank Rankmore
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF Wales WAL Derek Sullivan
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Durban
-- MF Wales WAL Steve Gammon
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Hole
-- MF Wales WAL Mike Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Brian Jenkins
-- MF England ENG David Lambert
-- MF Wales WAL Graham Moore
-- MF Scotland SCO Bob Scott
-- MF England ENG Brian Walsh
-- FW England ENG Joe Bonson
-- FW Wales WAL Colin Hudson
-- FW England ENG Harry Knowles
-- FW Scotland SCO John McMillan
-- FW South Africa RSA Steve Mokone
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Tapscott
-- FW England ENG Johnny Watkins

Table

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Aston Villa 42 25 9 8 89 43 2.070 59
2 Cardiff City 42 23 12 7 90 62 1.452 58
3 Liverpool 42 20 10 12 90 66 1.364 50
4 Sheffield United 42 19 12 11 68 51 1.333 50
5 Middlesbrough 42 19 10 13 90 64 1.406 48
6 Huddersfield Town 42 19 9 14 73 52 1.404 47
7 Charlton Athletic 42 17 13 12 90 87 1.034 47
8 Rotherham United 42 17 13 12 61 60 1.017 47
9 Bristol Rovers 42 18 11 13 72 78 0.923 47
10 Leyton Orient 42 15 14 13 76 61 1.246 44
11 Ipswich Town 42 19 6 17 78 68 1.147 44
12 Swansea Town 42 15 10 17 82 84 0.976 40
13 Lincoln City 42 16 7 19 75 78 0.962 39
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 13 12 17 67 76 0.882 38
15 Scunthorpe United 42 13 10 19 57 71 0.803 36
16 Sunderland 42 12 12 18 52 65 0.800 36
17 Stoke City 42 14 7 21 66 83 0.795 35
18 Derby County 42 14 7 21 61 77 0.792 35
19 Plymouth Argyle 42 13 9 20 61 89 0.685 35
20 Portsmouth 42 10 12 20 59 77 0.766 32
21 Hull City 42 10 10 22 48 76 0.632 30
22 Bristol City 42 11 5 26 60 97 0.619 27

See also

References

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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