1973–74 Cardiff City F.C. season
| 1973–74 season | |
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| Manager | Jimmy Scoular/Frank O'Farrell |
| Football League Second Division | 17th |
| FA Cup | 3rd round |
| League Cup | 2nd round |
| European Cup Winners Cup | 1st round |
| Welsh Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Andrew McCulloch (10) All: Andrew McCulloch (14) |
The 1973–74 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 47th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventeenth.
Manager Jimmy Scoular, who had been in charge of the club for more than 9 years, left the club in November to be replaced by Frank O'Farrell.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 15 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 45 | 62 | 0.726 | 40 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 54 | 0.870 | 38 | |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 62 | 0.790 | 36 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 18 | Oxford United | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 46 | 0.761 | 36 | |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 35 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results by round
Fixtures and results
| 25 August 1973 1 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Carlisle |
Frank Clarke  8' |
86' (pen) Gary Bell |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,863 |
| 1 September 1973 2 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
| Andy McCulloch 48' |
45' Norman Piper Billy Wilson |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,110 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
| 8 September 1973 3 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Sunderland |
| Ron Guthrie 68' |
58' Johnny Vincent |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 29,504 Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley) |
| 12 September 1973 4 | Cardiff City | 5–0 | Oxford United | Cardiff |
| Andy McCulloch 3' Andy McCulloch 8' Tony Villars 23' Clarke 52' (og) Andy McCulloch 72' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,572 Referee: Terry Bosi (Wolverhampton) |
| 15 September 1973 5 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Fulham | Cardiff |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,251 Referee: Bill Castle (Dudley) |
| 22 September 1973 6 | Crystal Palace | 3–3 | Cardiff City | London |
| Martin Hinshelwood 2' Paul Hinshelwood 11' Don Rogers 72' |
23' (og) Mel Blyth 45' Bobby Woodruff 73' Johnny Vincent |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,789 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter) |
| 29 September 1973 7 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Hull City | Cardiff |
| Gary Bell 41' Don Murray |
6' Ken Wagstaff 76' Malcolm Lord 78' Malcolm Lord Jimmy McGill |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,445 Referee: John Yates (Redditch) |
| 6 October 1973 8 | Aston Villa | 5–0 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
| Bobby Woodruff 6' (og) Ray Graydon 10' Bruce Rioch 61' Sam Morgan 71' Bruce Rioch 78' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,473 Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield) |
| 13 October 1973 9 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
| Gil Reece 12' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,693 Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead) |
| 20 October 1973 10 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
| 88' Ken Knighton |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,748 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford) |
| 24 October 1973 11 | Oxford United | 4–2 | Cardiff City | Oxford |
| Tommy Cassidy 16' Billy Jeffrey 40' Derek Clarke 58' Derek Clarke 83' |
33' Willie Anderson 65' George Smith |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6,127 Referee: Arthur Hart (London) |
| 27 October 1973 12 | Preston North End | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Preston |
| Alex Spark 65' Alex Bruce 75' |
40' Andy McCulloch 63' Gil Reece |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,050 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
| 3 November 1973 13 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Cardiff |
| 82' Tony Brown |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,668 Referee: Jack Rice (Leyland) |
| 10 November 1973 14 | Millwall | 2–0 | Cardiff City | London |
| Alf Wood 60' Gordon Hill 67' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,075 Referee: Mike Kerkhof (Bicester) |
| 14 November 1973 15 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Luton Town | Cardiff |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,839 Referee: John Williams (Wrexham) |
| 17 November 1973 16 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
| David Mills 36' John Craggs 85' Malcolm Smith 88' |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 18,034 |
| 24 November 1973 17 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
| Gil Reece 22' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,606 Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames) |
| 1 December 1973 18 | Orient | 1–2 | Cardiff City | London |
| Barrie Fairbrother 78' |
29' Bobby Woodruff 61' Andy McCulloch |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 9,564 Referee: Les Hayes (Doncaster) |
| 8 December 1973 19 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff |
| Gil Reece 24' |
56' (pen) George Lyall |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,339 Referee: Gordon Kew (Amersham) |
| 12 December 1973 20 | Luton Town | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Luton |
| Jim Ryan 47' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,135 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester) |
| 15 December 1973 21 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
| 79' Donnie Gillies |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,388 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester) |
| 22 December 1973 22 | Hull City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Hull |
| Roy Greenwood 46' |
61' John Farrington |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 6,826 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
| 26 December 1973 23 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Cardiff |
| John Farrington 27' Don Murray 42' |
47' Dave Syrett |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,071 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse) |
| 29 December 1973 24 | Cardiff City | 4–1 | Sunderland | Cardiff |
| John Farrington 29' Willie Anderson 40' John Farrington 59' John Farrington 88' |
3' Vic Halom |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,799 Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge) |
| 1 January 1974 25 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
| Bobby Kellard 62' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,062 Referee: Harry Powell (Stourport-on-Severn) |
| 12 January 1974 26 | Fulham | 0–1 | Cardiff City | London |
| 59' Andy McCulloch |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 7,143 Referee: John Goggins (Manchester) |
| 19 January 1974 27 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Carlisle United | Cardiff |
| Andy McCulloch 44' Leighton Phillips 57' |
47' Ray Train 87' Frank Clarke |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,797 Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth) |
| 26 January 1974 28 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Notts County | Cardiff |
| Leighton Phillips 87' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,454 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) |
| 2 February 1974 29 | Bristol City | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
| Trevor Tainton 4' Gerry Sweeney 74' (pen) Gerry Sweeney 90' |
15' Leighton Phillips 26' Andy McCulloch |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,487 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby) |
| 16 February 1974 30 | Blackpool | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
| Alan Ainscow 5' Alan Ainscow 71' |
57' John Farrington |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,410 Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley) |
| 23 February 1974 31 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Cardiff |
| 68s' Ray Graydon |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,310 Referee: Brian Daniels (Rainham) |
| 2 March 1974 32 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Swindon |
| Roy Compton 57' |
22' David Powell |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,126 Referee: Tony Oliver (Leigh On Sea) |
| 9 March 1974 33 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
| Phil Dwyer 46' Jack Whitham 85' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,216 Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset) |
| 16 March 1974 34 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–0 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
| Eric Potts 11' Tommy Craig 35' Brian Joicey 74' Alan Thompson 81' Brian Joicey 89' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 13,841 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
| 23 March 1974 35 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Millwall | Cardiff |
| Andy McCulloch 57' |
13' Harry Cripps 56' Brian Clark 89' Gordon Hill |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,662 Referee: Gordon Hill |
| 30 March 1974 36 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Cardiff City | West Bromwich |
| Don Murray 3' (og) David Shaw 7' |
60' Johnny Vincent 87' (pen) Johnny Vincent |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 11,489 Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire) |
| 6 April 1974 37 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
| Alan Waldron 67' |
57' Gil Reece |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 14,857 Referee: Derek Civil |
| 13 April 1974 38 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
| Gil Reece 6' Willie Carlin 38' Johnny Vincent 64' |
59' Graeme Souness 88' Alan Foggon |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,856 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
| 15 April 1974 39 | Notts County | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
| Kevin Randall 11' |
Willie Anderson |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,975 Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe) |
| 20 April 1974 40 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
| George Lyall 16' Duncan McKenzie 21' |
6' Johnny Vincent |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 11,128 |
| 27 April 1974 41 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Orient | Cardiff |
| Gil Reece 22' |
19' Mick Bullock |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,640 Referee: John Hough (Macclesfield) |
| 30 April 1974 42 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
| Tony Villars 39' |
28' Roy Barry |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,781 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) |
League Cup
| 29 August 1973 1 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
| Andy McCulloch 43', 57' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,821 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett) |
| 10 October 1973 2 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Burnley | Cardiff |
| Andy McCulloch 58' Johnny Vincent 89' |
24', 65' Leighton James |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,775 Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater) |
| 16 October 1973 2 (replay) | Burnley | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Cardiff City | Burnley |
| Ray Hankin 68' Leighton James 95' (pen), 111' |
75' Bobby Woodruff 98' (pen) Gary Bell |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,303 Referee: Harold Williams (Sheffleid) |
FA Cup
| 5 January 1974 3 | Birmingham City | 5–2 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
| Trevor Francis 3' Bob Latchford 36', 66' Bob Hatton 76', 88' |
55' John Impey 56' Andy McCulloch |
Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 22,435 Referee: Gordon Hill |
European Cup Winners Cup
| 19 September 1973 1 (First Leg) | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Sporting CP | Cardiff |
| Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Tonio Briguglio (Malta) |
| 3 October 1973 1 (Second Leg) | Sporting CP | 2–1 (2–1 agg.) | Cardiff City | Lisbon |
| Hector Yazalde 24' Samuel Fraguito 51' |
40' Tony Villars |
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg) |
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 12 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive