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1977–78 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
Season 1977–78
League Football League Second Division
Manager Jimmy Andrews
League position 19th
Top goalscorer League: John Buchanan (10)
All: John Buchanan (14)
FA Cup 3rd round
League Cup 2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup Semi-finals
Previous season 1976–77
Next season 1978–79

The 1977–78 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 51st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK England ENG Ron Healey
-- GK Northern Ireland NIR Bill Irwin
-- DF Wales WAL Bryan Attley
-- DF England ENG Clive Charles
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Albert Larmour
-- DF Wales WAL Freddie Pethard
-- DF Wales WAL Keith Pontin
-- DF Wales WAL Rod Thomas
-- DF England ENG Paul Went
-- MF Scotland SCO John Buchanan
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Scotland SCO Gerry Byrne
-- MF Scotland SCO Alan Campbell
-- MF Wales WAL David Giles
-- MF England ENG Steve Grapes
-- MF England ENG Doug Livermore
-- MF England ENG Keith Robson
-- MF Wales WAL Peter Sayer
-- FW Wales WAL Ray Bishop
-- FW England ENG Tony Evans
-- FW England ENG Robin Friday
-- FW Wales WAL Chris Williams

Table

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Bolton Wanderers 42 24 10 8 63 33 +30 58
2 Southampton 42 22 13 7 70 39 +31 57
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 20 16 6 83 49 +34 56
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 22 12 8 63 38 +25 56
5 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 13 13 56 60 -4 45
6 Sunderland 42 14 16 12 67 59 +8 44
7 Stoke City 42 16 10 16 53 49 +4 42
8 Oldham Athletic 42 13 16 13 54 58 -4 42
9 Crystal Palace 42 13 15 14 50 47 +3 41
10 Fulham 42 14 13 15 49 49 +0 41
11 Burnley 42 15 10 17 56 64 -8 40
12 Sheffield United 42 16 8 18 62 73 -11 40
13 Luton Town 42 14 10 18 54 52 +2 38
14 Orient 42 10 18 14 43 49 -6 38
15 Notts County 42 11 16 15 54 62 -8 38
16 Millwall 42 12 14 16 49 57 -8 38
17 Charlton Athletic 42 13 12 17 55 68 -13 38
18 Bristol Rovers 42 13 12 17 61 77 -16 38
19 Cardiff City 42 13 12 17 51 71 -20 38
20 Blackpool 42 12 13 17 59 60 -1 37
21 Mansfield Town 42 10 11 21 49 69 -20 31
22 Hull City 42 8 12 22 34 52 -18 28

Results by round

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Fixtures and results

20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) 1 Cardiff City 1 - 1 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Paul Went 66' 47' Paul Randall Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,603
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)
27 August 1977 (1977-08-27) 2 Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0 Cardiff City Blackburn
Jack Lewis 20'
Stuart Metcalfe 44'
Noel Brotherston 74'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,088
Referee: Trelford Mills (Barnsley)
3 September 1977 (1977-09-03) 3 Cardiff City 0 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,901
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
10 September 1977 (1977-09-10) 4 Notts County 1 - 1 Cardiff City Nottingham
Ray O'Brien 35' 70' Phil Dwyer Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,330
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) 5 Cardiff City 1 - 1 Mansfield Town Cardiff
15:00 Keith Robson 86' 78' Ernie Moss Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,896
Referee: Dennis Smith (Hornchurch, Essex)
24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) 6 Cardiff City 3 - 1 Fulham Cardiff
15:00 Keith Robson 17'
Tony Evans 54'
Tony Evans 67'
74' Teddy Maybank Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,810
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
1 October 1977 (1977-10-01) 7 Blackpool 3 - 0 Cardiff City Blackpool
Bob Hatton 5', 50', 88'
Trevor Finnigan Red card
Red card Peter Sayer Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,704
Referee: Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough)
4 October 1977 (1977-10-04) 8 Sunderland 1 - 1 Cardiff City Sunderland
Roy Greenwood Doug Livermore Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 18,484
Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)
8 October 1977 (1977-10-08) 9 Cardiff City 1 - 4 Luton Town Cardiff
15:00 Phil Dwyer ?' (o.g.) Gerry Byrne
Lil Fuccillo
Ron Futcher
Ricky Hill
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,276
15 October 1977 (1977-10-15) 10 Orient 2 - 1 Cardiff City London
Peter Kitchen
Peter Kitchen 89'
Steve Grapes Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,444
22 October 1977 (1977-10-22) 11 Cardiff City 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
Paul Went 3' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,910
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
29 October 1977 (1977-10-29) 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 - 0 Cardiff City Brighton
Peter O'Sullivan 24'
Ian Mellor 26'
Peter Ward 70'
Peter O'Sullivan 75'
Red card Robin Friday Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 22,704
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
5 November 1977 (1977-11-05) 13 Cardiff City 2 - 0 Stoke City Cardiff
14:45 Phil Dwyer 42'
Peter Sayer 60'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,428
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
12 November 1977 (1977-11-12) 14 Hull City 4 - 1 Cardiff City Hull
David Stewart 1'
Alan Warboys 4'
Ian Dobson 31'
David Stewart 52'
8' (pen.) Peter Sayer Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 5,228
19 November 1977 (1977-11-19) 15 Cardiff City 2 - 1 Burnley Cardiff
Phil Dwyer 3'
Peter Sayer 67' (pen.)
27' Paul Fletcher Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,085
Referee: Clive White (Harrow)
26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) 16 Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Cardiff City London
Nick Chatterton 28' (pen.)
Steve Perrin 90'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,139
Referee: Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill)
3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) 17 Cardiff City 1 - 6 Sheffield United Cardiff
14:15 John Buchanan 90' 25' Cliff Calvert
Bobby Campbell
43' Bobby Campbell
53' Tony Kenworthy
56' Ian Hamilton
88' Alan Woodward
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,409
Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)
10 December 1977 (1977-12-10) 18 Bolton Wanderers 6 - 3 Cardiff City Bolton
Paul Jones 17'
Paul Jones 22'
Peter Reid 30'
Mike Walsh 53'
Neil Whatmore 75'
Willie Morgan 83'
13' Keith Robson
44' Peter Sayer
86' Ray Bishop
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 16,090
17 December 1977 (1977-12-17) 19 Cardiff City 0 - 0 Hull City Cardiff
14:15 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
26 December 1977 (1977-12-26) 20 Southampton 3 - 1 Cardiff City Southampton
Ted MacDougall 1'
Alan Ball 52'
Phil Boyer
Keith Robson Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 21,681
28 December 1977 (1977-12-28) 21 Cardiff City 4 - 1 Millwall Cardiff
14:30 Ray Bishop 2'
John Buchanan 22'
Keith Robson 49'
John Buchanan 61'
90' (pen.) Terry Brisley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,272
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) 22 Cardiff City 1 - 0 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
Les Berry 25' (o.g.) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,488
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) 23 Bristol Rovers 3 - 2 Cardiff City Bristol
David Staniforth 82'
David Staniforth 84'
Paul Randall 90'
20' David Giles
93' Keith Pontin
Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 11,945
14 January 1978 (1978-01-14) 24 Cardiff City 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
Ray Bishop 35' 8' Stuart Metcalfe Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,949
21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) 25 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Cardiff City London
John Duncan 34'
John Duncan 58'
80' Paul Went Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 29,106
Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
28 January 1978 (1978-01-28) 26 Cardiff City 5 - 2 Sunderland Cardiff
John Buchanan 9'
John Buchanan 13' (pen.)
Paul Went 40'
Ray Bishop 49'
Paul Went 80'
35' Clarke
77' (pen.) Gary Rowell
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,459
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Fernhill Heath, Worcester)
11 February 1978 (1978-02-11) 27 Mansfield Town 2 - 2 Cardiff City Mansfield
Ian Wood 35'
Gordon Hodgson 88'
18' Ray Bishop
27' John Buchanan
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,538
25 February 1978 (1978-02-25) 28 Cardiff City 2 - 1 Blackpool Cardiff
Paul Went 21'
Steve Grapes 88'
41' David Tong Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,322
4 March 1978 (1978-03-04) 29 Luton Town 3 - 1 Cardiff City Luton
Phil Boersma 11'
John Faulkner 34'
Phil Boersma 80'
27' John Buchanan Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,029
Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham)
7 March 1978 (1978-03-07) 30 Fulham 1 - 0 Cardiff City London
Tony Gale 5' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,571
Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)
18 March 1978 (1978-03-18) 31 Oldham Athletic 1 - 1 Cardiff City Oldham
Steve Taylor 85' 41' Paul Went Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,578
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
24 March 1978 (1978-03-24) 32 Cardiff City 1 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
15:00 John Buchanan 72' (pen.) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,222
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
25 March 1978 (1978-03-25) 33 Millwall 1 - 1 Cardiff City London
Dave Mehmet 77' 27' Ray Bishop Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,943
Referee: BH Daniels (Rainham)
29 March 1978 (1978-03-29) 34 Cardiff City 1 - 0 Southampton Cardiff
18:00 Ray Bishop 13' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,359
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford)
1 April 1978 (1978-04-01) 35 Stoke City 2 - 0 Cardiff City Stoke
Steve Waddington 6'
Brendan O'Callaghan 32'
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 14,804
Referee: George Flint (Kirby in Ashfield)
4 April 1978 (1978-04-04) 36 Charlton Athletic 0 - 0 Cardiff City London
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 8,947
8 April 1978 (1978-04-08) 37 Cardiff City 2 - 2 Crystal Palace Cardiff
15:00 Phil Dwyer 43'
Phil Dwyer 56'
60' (pen.) Nick Chatterton
80' Rachid Harkouk
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,328
Referee: Stephen Bates (Bristol)
15 April 1978 (1978-04-15) 38 Burnley 4 - 2 Cardiff City Burnley
Billy Ingham 9'
Steve Kindon 37'
Steve Kindon 62'
Paul Fletcher 82'
8' John Buchanan
44' Tony Evans
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,577
Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire)
22 April 1978 (1978-04-22) 39 Cardiff City 1 - 0 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
Ray Bishop 85' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,566
29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) 40 Sheffield United 0 - 1 Cardiff City Sheffield
89' Tony Evans Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 13,687
3 May 1978 (1978-05-03) 41 Cardiff City 2 - 1 Notts County Cardiff
19:00 John Buchanan 48'
Paul Went 78'
41' Ray O'Brien Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,528
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
9 May 1978 (1978-05-09) 42 Cardiff City 0 - 1 Orient Cardiff
19:00 35' Peter Kitchen Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,270
Referee: Don Biddle (Bristol)

League Cup

13 August 1977 (1977-08-13) 1 (First Leg) Torquay United 1 - 0 Cardiff City Torquay
Doug Livermore ??' (o.g.) Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,925
17 August 1977 (1977-08-17) 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 3 - 2 Torquay United Cardiff
David Giles 32'
Peter Sayer 57'
Phil Dwyer
5' Colin Lee
44' William Brown
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,509
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) 1 (Replay) Cardiff City 2 - 1 Torquay United Cardiff
Peter Sayer 62' (pen.)
John Buchanan 72'
36' Les Lawrence Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,711
Referee: Edward Hughes (Weston)
30 August 1977 (1977-08-30) 2 Swindon Town 5 - 1 Cardiff City Swindon
Chris Guthrie 32'
Trevor Anderson 60'
Trevor Anderson 65'
David Moss 88'
Ray McHale 89'
70' John Buchanan Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,919
Referee: Ken Salmon (Barnet)

FA Cup

7 January 1978 (1978-01-07) 3 Cardiff City 0 - 2 Ipswich Town Cardiff
14:30 49' Paul Mariner
73' Paul Mariner
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,584
Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)

European Cup Winners Cup

14 September 1977 (1977-09-14) 1 (First Leg) Cardiff City 0 - 0 Austria Memphis Cardiff
17:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,631
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
28 September 1977 (1977-09-28) 1 (Second Leg) Austria Memphis 1 - 0 Cardiff City Vienna
Ernst Baumeister 53' Stadium: Gerhard Hanappi Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: M Kuston (Poland)

European Cup Winners Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 Sep One (first leg) Austria Vienna H D 0 - 0 3,631
28 Sep One (second leg) Austria Vienna A L 0 - 1 Approx. 8,000

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 13 December 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  • Welsh Football Data Archive