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1969–70 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
Season 1969–70
League Football League Second Division
Manager Jimmy Scoular
League position 7th
Top goalscorer League: Brian Clark (18)
All: Brian Clark (28)
FA Cup 3rd round
League Cup 2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup 2nd round
Welsh Cup Winners
Previous season ← 1968–69
Next season 1970–71 →

The 1969–70 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 43rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventh.

The season saw also saw them win the Welsh Cup, beating Chester City in the final, although they enjoyed little success in other tournaments, being knocked out of both the FA Cup and League Cup in their first matches.

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 Fred Davies
-- GK Scotland SCO Jim Eadie
-- DF England ENG Gary Bell
-- DF England ENG David Carver
-- DF Wales WAL Graham Coldrick
-- DF Wales WAL Steve Derrett
-- DF Wales WAL Terry Lewis
-- DF Scotland SCO Don Murray
-- MF England ENG Ronnie Bird
-- MF England ENG Brian Harris
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Peter King
-- MF England ENG Leslie Lea
-- MF Wales WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF Scotland SCO Frank Sharp
-- MF Wales WAL Bob Summerhayes
-- MF Wales WAL Mel Sutton
-- MF England ENG Bobby Woodruff
-- FW Scotland SCO Sandy Allan
-- FW England ENG Brian Clark
-- FW Wales WAL John Toshack

Table

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Huddersfield Town 42 24 12 6 68 37 1.838 60
2 Blackpool 42 20 13 9 56 45 1.244 53
3 Leicester City 42 19 13 10 64 50 1.280 51
4 Middlesbrough 42 20 10 12 55 45 1.222 50
5 Swindon Town 42 17 16 9 57 47 1.213 50
6 Sheffield United 42 22 5 15 73 38 1.921 49
7 Cardiff City 42 18 13 11 61 41 1.488 49
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 20 7 15 54 50 1.080 47
9 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 11 14 66 57 1.158 45
10 Millwall 42 15 14 13 56 56 1.000 44
11 Norwich City 42 16 11 15 49 46 1.065 43
12 Carlisle United 42 14 13 15 58 56 1.036 41
13 Hull City 42 15 11 16 72 70 1.029 41
14 Bristol City 42 13 13 16 54 50 1.080 39
15 Oxford United 42 12 15 15 35 42 0.833 39
16 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 12 18 54 61 0.885 36
17 Portsmouth 42 13 9 20 66 80 0.825 35
18 Birmingham City 42 11 11 20 51 78 0.654 33
19 Watford 42 9 13 20 44 57 0.772 31
20 Charlton Athletic 42 7 17 18 35 76 0.461 31
21 Aston Villa 42 8 13 21 36 62 0.581 29
22 Preston North End 42 8 12 22 43 63 0.683 28

European Cup Winners Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 Sep One (first leg) Mjøndalen IF A W 7 - 1 Approx. 18,000 Clark (2), Toshack (2), Lea, Sutton, King
1 Oct One (second leg) Mjøndalen IF H W 5 - 1 14,730 Allan (3), King (2)
12 Nov Two (first leg) Göztepe A.Ş. A L 0 - 3 Approx. 25,000
26 Nov Two (second leg) Göztepe A.Ş. H W 1 - 0 17,866 Bird

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". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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