1985–86 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
Season 1985–86
League Football League Third Division
Manager Alan Durban
League position 22nd
Top goalscorer League: Nigel Vaughan (12)
All: Nigel Vaughan (17)
FA Cup 1st round
League Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup Semi-finals
Previous season ← 1984–85
Next season 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 59th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing twenty-second, suffering relegation to Division Four.

At the end of the season manager Alan Durban was sacked as manager. It ended a disastorus spell in charge as the team suffered two relegations in two years.

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 Wales WAL Mel Rees
-- GK Wales WAL Chris Sander
-- GK England ENG Lee Smelt
-- DF England ENG Phil Brignull
-- DF England ENG John Carver
-- DF England ENG David Corner
-- DF Wales WAL Wayne Curtis
-- DF England ENG Mike Ford
-- DF Scotland SCO Jake King
-- DF England ENG Carleton Leonard
-- DF England ENG Jimmy Mullen
-- DF Wales WAL Allen Price
-- DF England ENG Andy Spring
-- DF Wales WAL Nigel Stevenson
-- MF England ENG Derek Christie
-- MF Wales WAL Richard Evans
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Brian Flynn
-- MF England ENG Roger Gibbins
-- MF Wales WAL David Giles
-- MF Wales WAL Jason Gummer
-- MF Wales WAL Chris Marustik
-- MF England ENG Paul McLoughlin
-- MF Wales WAL Tarki Micallef
-- MF Wales WAL Tim O'Connor
-- MF England ENG David Tong
-- MF Wales WAL Nigel Vaughan
-- MF England ENG Paul Wheeler
-- FW England ENG Mark Farrington
-- FW England ENG Kevin Meacock
-- FW Wales WAL Gerry Nardiello
-- FW England ENG Robbie Turner
-- FW England ENG Graham Withey

Table

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Reading 46 29 7 10 67 51 +16 94
2 Plymouth Argyle 46 26 9 11 88 53 +35 87
3 Derby County 46 23 15 8 80 41 +39 84
4 Wigan Athletic 46 23 14 9 82 48 +34 83
5 Gillingham 46 22 13 11 81 54 +27 79
6 Walsall 46 22 9 15 90 64 +26 75
7 York City 46 20 11 15 77 58 +19 71
8 Notts County 46 19 14 13 71 60 +11 71
9 Bristol City 46 18 14 14 69 60 +9 68
10 Brentford 46 18 12 16 58 61 -3 66
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 16 14 45 52 -7 64
12 Blackpool 46 17 12 17 66 55 +11 63
13 Darlington 46 15 13 18 61 78 -17 58
14 Rotherham United 46 15 12 19 61 59 +2 57
15 Bournemouth 46 15 9 22 65 72 -7 54
16 Bristol Rovers 46 14 12 20 51 75 -24 54
17 Chesterfield 46 13 14 19 61 64 -3 53
18 Bolton Wanderers 46 15 8 23 54 68 -14 53
19 Newport County 46 11 18 17 52 65 -13 51
20 Bury 46 12 13 21 63 67 -4 49
21 Lincoln City 46 10 16 20 55 77 -22 46
22 Cardiff City 46 12 9 25 53 83 -30 45
23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 11 10 25 57 98 -41 43
24 Swansea City 46 11 10 25 43 87 -44 43

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