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1961–62 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1961–62 season
ManagerBill Jones
Football League First Division21st
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup3rd round
Welsh CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Dai Ward (17)
All: Dai Ward (21)
Highest home attendance33,606 (v Tottenham Hotspur 13 January 1962)
Lowest home attendance8,608 (v Birmingham City 21 April 1962)
Average home league attendance19,294

The 1961–62 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 35th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Two. The 1961–62 season remained the last time Cardiff City appeared in the top tier of the English league system until promotion to Premier League after the 2012–13 season.

Players

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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 Dilwyn John
-- GK Ireland EIR Maurice Swan
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Wales WAL Mel Charles
-- DF Wales WAL Trevor Edwards
-- DF Scotland SCO Alec Milne
-- DF Wales WAL Frank Rankmore
-- DF Wales WAL Peter Rodrigues
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Durban
-- MF Wales WAL Steve Gammon
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF England ENG Dave Holder
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Hole
-- MF England ENG Peter King
-- MF Wales WAL Danny McCarthy
-- MF Wales WAL Alan McIntosh
-- MF Wales WAL Graham Moore
-- MF Wales WAL Gil Reece
-- MF England ENG Brian Walsh
-- MF England ENG Gareth Williams
-- FW England ENG Peter Donnelly
-- FW England ENG Derek Hogg
-- FW England ENG Johnny King
-- FW Wales WAL Tony Pickrell
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Tapscott
-- FW Wales WAL Dai Ward

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 10 19 73 86 0.849 36
19 Nottingham Forest 42 13 10 19 63 79 0.797 36
20 Fulham 42 13 7 22 66 74 0.892 33
21 Cardiff City (R) 42 9 14 19 50 81 0.617 32 Relegated to the Second Division
22 Chelsea (R) 42 9 10 23 63 94 0.670 28
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAA
ResultDDWLLWLLWDDWDLDWWLLLDDLWDDLLLDLDDLLLLLWWLD
Position7915812151112101091312878121414151712141316171920202020202020212121212121
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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19 August 1961 (1961-08-19) 1 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Cardiff City Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,428
23 August 1961 (1961-08-23) 2 Cardiff City 1–1 Sheffield United Cardiff
19:15 Johnny King (pen) Ron Simpson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,662
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
26 August 1961 (1961-08-26) 3 Cardiff City 3–2 Blackpool Cardiff
15:00 Dai Ward
Dai Ward
Derek Hogg
Des Horne
Ray Charnley
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,701
28 August 1961 (1961-08-28) 4 Sheffield United 1–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
18:15 Len Allchurch Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,193
2 September 1961 (1961-09-02) 5 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 Danny Blanchflower 51' (pen)
Cliff Jones 65'
Bobby Smith 89'
25' Johnny King
48' Dai Ward
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 37,834
Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)
6 September 1961 (1961-09-06) 6 Cardiff City 5–2 Chelsea Cardiff
19:15 Dai Ward 43'
Graham Moore 44'
Dai Ward 73'
Derek Tapscott 76'
John Mortimore 86' (og)
20' Terry Venables
70' Barry Bridges
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: William Clements (West Bromwich)
9 September 1961 (1961-09-09) 7 Cardiff City 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 Dai Ward Doug Holden
Billy McAdams
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,076
Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse)
16 September 1961 (1961-09-16) 8 Cardiff City 1–2 Manchester United Cardiff
15:15 Dai Ward 27' 22' (pen) Albert Quixall
58' Alex Dawson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 29,251
Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)
20 September 1961 (1961-09-20) 9 Chelsea 2–3 Cardiff City London
19:30 Mike Harrison 28'
Alec Milne 44' (og)
9' Colin Baker
43' Dai Ward
47' Peter Donnelly
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,804
Referee: James A Cattlin (Rochdale)
23 September 1961 (1961-09-23) 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
Ted Farmer Alan Harrington Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 26,643
30 September 1961 (1961-09-30) 11 Cardiff City 2–2 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:15 Dai Ward
Johnny King
Dick Le Flem
(og) Colin Baker
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,502
7 October 1961 (1961-10-07) 12 Manchester City 1–2 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Ray Sambrook 6' 21' Barrie Hole
72' Johnny King
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 20,143
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
18 October 1961 (1961-10-18) 13 Cardiff City 2–2 West Bromwich Albion Cardiff
19:15 Alan Durban
Dai Ward
Stuart Williams
Keith Smith
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,819
Referee: AJ Sturgeon (Putney)
21 October 1961 (1961-10-21) 14 Burnley 2–1 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 Gordon Harris 13'
Jimmy Robson 64'
59' Dai Ward Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 22,765
Referee: Dick Windle (Chesterfield)
28 October 1961 (1961-10-28) 15 Cardiff City 1–1 Arsenal Cardiff
15:15 Tony Pickrell 25' 9' Mel Charles Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,096
Referee: A Jobling (Morecambe)
4 November 1961 (1961-11-04) 16 Fulham 0–1 Cardiff City London
14:30 21' Derek Tapscott Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 20,077
Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)
11 November 1961 (1961-11-11) 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Johnny Fantham Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,987
18 November 1961 (1961-11-18) 18 Leicester City 3–0 Cardiff City Leicester
Colin Appleton
Ken Keyworth
Hughie McIlmoyle
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 16,992
25 November 1961 (1961-11-25) 19 Cardiff City 0–3 Ipswich Town Cardiff
15:15 8', 86' Ted Phillips
42' Doug Moran
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,823
Referee: John Kelly
2 December 1961 (1961-12-02) 20 Birmingham City 3–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
Ken Leek
Ken Leek
Mike Hellawell
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,959
9 December 1961 (1961-12-09) 21 Cardiff City 0–0 Everton Cardiff
15:15 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,782
16 December 1961 (1961-12-16) 22 Cardiff City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Graham Moore Ian Lawther Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,799
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
23 December 1961 (1961-12-23) 23 Blackpool 3–0 Cardiff City Blackpool
14:45 Ray Parry
Ray Parry
Ray Charnley
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 13,961
26 December 1961 (1961-12-26) 24 Cardiff City 1–0 Aston Villa Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott 67' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,394
Referee: Ken Collinge (Altrincham)
13 January 1962 (1962-01-13) 25 Cardiff City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff
15:15 Johnny King 71' (pen) 49' Dave Mackay Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 33,606
20 January 1962 (1962-01-20) 26 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Cardiff City Bolton
15:00 Dennis Stevens Dai Ward Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 11,231
3 February 1962 (1962-02-03) 27 Manchester United 3–0 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Nobby Stiles 2'
Johnny Giles 30'
Nobby Lawton 89'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 29,200
Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex)
17 February 1962 (1962-02-17) 29 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Cardiff City Nottingham
15:00 David Pleat
Johnny Quigley
Johnny King Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,227
24 February 1962 (1962-02-24) 30 Cardiff City 0–0 Manchester City Cardiff
15:15 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,347
14 March 1962 (1962-03-14) 32 Cardiff City 1–1 Burnley Cardiff
19:15 Mel Charles 49' 46' Brian Miller Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,416
Referee: Len Mason (Aylesford)
17 March 1962 (1962-03-17) 33 Arsenal 1–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Geoff Strong 85' 82' Dai Ward Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 25,059
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
23 March 1962 (1962-03-23) 34 Cardiff City 0–3 Fulham Cardiff
19:15 Maurice Cook
Graham Leggat
Jackie Henderson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,758
3 April 1962 (1962-04-03) 35 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
19:15 Johnny Fantham
Don Megson
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 17,475
14 April 1962 (1962-04-14) 37 Ipswich Town 1–0 Cardiff City Ipswich
Doug Moran 24' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,693
Referee: JR Loynton (Solihull)
20 April 1962 (1962-04-20) 38 West Ham United 4–1 Cardiff City London
11:00 Colin Baker 15' (og)
Alan Sealey 53'
Ian Crawford 78'
Johnny Byrne 83'
Tony Pickrell Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 24,459
Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)
21 April 1962 (1962-04-21) 39 Cardiff City 3–2 Birmingham City Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Ken Leek
Ken Leek
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,608
Referee: NN Hough (Macclesfield)
23 April 1962 (1962-04-23) 40 Cardiff City 3–0 West Ham United Cardiff
15:15 Dai Ward
Dai Ward
Derek Tapscott
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,274
28 April 1962 (1962-04-28) 41 Everton 8–3 Cardiff City Liverpool
15:00 Alex Young 9'
Derek Temple 17'
Roy Vernon 19', 76' (pen), 83'
Dennis Stevens 49'
Billy Bingham 71'
Jimmy Gabriel 88'
16' Mel Charles
44', 80' Tony Pickrell
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 31,186
Referee: Arthur Holland ( Barnsley)
1 May 1962 (1962-05-01) 42 Aston Villa 2–2 Cardiff City Birmingham
19:15 Frank Rankmore 7' (og)
Derek Dougan 31'
5' Dai Ward
17' Mel Charles
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,174
Referee: John Kelly (Chorley)

League Cup

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13 September 1961 (1961-09-13) Round 1 Cardiff City 2–0 Wrexham Cardiff
19:15 Graham Moore
Dai Ward
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,750
Referee: JR Loynton (Solihull)
5 October 1961 (1961-10-05) Round 2 Mansfield Town 1–1 Cardiff City Mansfield
Mike Stringfellow Johnny King Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 17,100
23 October 1961 (1961-10-23) Round 2 Replay Cardiff City 2–1 Mansfield Town Cardiff
19:00 Johnny King
Dai Ward
Ken Wagstaff Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,800
15 November 1961 (1961-11-15) Round 3 Bournemouth 3–0 Cardiff City Bournemouth


Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 12,857

FA Cup

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10 January 1962 (1962-01-10) Round 3 Middlesbrough 1–0 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 29,013

Welsh Cup

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24 January 1962 (1962-01-24) Round 5 Cardiff City 4–1 Newport County Cardiff
19:15 Peter King
Alan Durban
Johnny King
Johnny King
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)
20 February 1962 (1962-02-20) Round 6 Bristol City 0–2 Cardiff City Bristol
19:30 Dai Ward
Dai Ward
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 13,579
Referee: RE Smith (Monmouth)
20 March 1962 (1962-03-20) Semi Final Bangor City 2–0 Cardiff City Wrexham

Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 5,482

See also

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References

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  • 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