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1984–85 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1984–85 season
ManagerJimmy Goodfellow/Alan Durban
Football League Second Division21st
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nigel Vaughan (15)
All: Nigel Vaughan (17)

The 1984–85 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 58th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Three.

The season also saw the retirement of Phil Dwyer, whose 13-year spell at the club saw him become the record appearance holder.

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 David Felgate
-- GK England ENG Gary Plumley
-- GK Wales WAL Mel Rees
-- GK England ENG Lee Smelt
-- DF Wales WAL Paul Bodin
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF Wales WAL Francis Ford
-- DF England ENG Mike Ford
-- DF Wales WAL David Grant
-- DF Wales WAL Vaughan Jones
-- DF Scotland SCO Jake King
-- DF England ENG Jimmy Mullen
-- DF England ENG Colin Smith
-- MF Wales WAL Karl Elsey
-- MF Wales WAL Brian Flynn
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Gerry Francis
-- MF England ENG Roger Gibbins
-- MF England ENG David Hamilton
-- MF Ireland EIR Mick Martin
-- MF England ENG Paul McLoughlin
-- MF Wales WAL Tarki Micallef
-- MF England ENG John Seasman
-- MF England ENG David Tong
-- MF Wales WAL Nigel Vaughan
-- MF Wales WAL Dai Withers
-- FW Ireland EIR Paul Bannon
-- FW England ENG Kevin Meacock
-- FW Wales WAL Dean Saunders
-- FW England ENG Graham Withey
-- FW Wales WAL Jon Woods

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
18 Sheffield United 42 10 14 18 54 66 −12 44
19 Middlesbrough 42 10 10 22 41 57 −16 40
20 Notts County (R) 42 10 7 25 45 73 −28 37 Relegation to the Third Division
21 Cardiff City (R) 42 9 8 25 47 79 −32 35
22 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 42 8 9 25 37 79 −42 33
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLLWLLLLLWLLLDWLLDLLLDDWLWDLWLLDDLDLWWWLLL
Position202117192020212221212122212121212222222222222222212121212222222222222220202021
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) 1 Cardiff City 0–3 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:00 22' Derek Hales
(pen) Derek Hales
Derek Hales
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,020
1 September 1984 (1984-09-01) 2 Sheffield United 2–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
Keith Edwards 23'
Tom Heffernan
58' Roger Gibbins Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 12,332
8 September 1984 (1984-09-08) 3 Cardiff City 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
15:00 John Seasman (pen)
Karl Elsey 65'
9' Frank Worthington
40' Terry Connor
47' Steve Penney
68' Gary Howlett
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,687
12 September 1984 (1984-09-12) 4 Cardiff City 2–1 Leeds United Cardiff
Paul Bodin 26'
Phil Dwyer 77'
60' Scott Sellars Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,893
15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) 5 Barnsley 2–0 Cardiff City Barnsley
David Geddis 21' (pen)
David Geddis 68'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 4,692
18 September 1984 (1984-09-18) 6 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Cardiff City Blackburn
Chris Thompson 48'
Simon Barker 90'
Kevin Summerfield Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,203
22 September 1984 (1984-09-22) 7 Cardiff City 0–3 Manchester City Cardiff
Tony Cunningham
Gordon Smith
Clive Wilson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,089
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
29 September 1984 (1984-09-29) 8 Middlesbrough 3–2 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
David Currie 59'
David Mills 62'
David Currie 77'
65' John Seasman
80' Nigel Vaughan
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 4,266
6 October 1984 (1984-10-06) 9 Cardiff City 1–2 Portsmouth Cardiff
15:00 Karl Elsey 25' 48' Scott McGarvey
70' Neil Webb
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,201
Referee: Keren Barratt (Coventry)
14 October 1984 (1984-10-14) 10 Notts County 0–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
Nigel Vaughan
Nigel Vaughan
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,893
20 October 1984 (1984-10-20) 11 Fulham 3–2 Cardiff City London
Gordon Davies
Robert Wilson 19'
Kevin Lock 53' (pen)
Colin Smith
89' Karl Elsey
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,358
27 October 1984 (1984-10-27) 12 Cardiff City 2–4 Grimsby Town Cardiff
15:00 Nigel Vaughan 40s'
Nigel Vaughan 20'
40' Gary Lund
43' Paul Wilkinson
53' Paul Emson
Kevin Drinkell
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,607
10 November 1984 (1984-11-10) 14 Cardiff City 2–2 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
15:00 Nigel Vaughan 89'
Nigel Vaughan 90'
67' Derrick Parker
80' Roger Palmer
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,429
17 November 1984 (1984-11-17) 15 Cardiff City 2–1 Carlisle United Cardiff
Nigel Vaughan
David Tong 90'
Ian Bishop Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,005
24 November 1984 (1984-11-24) 16 Huddersfield 2–1 Cardiff City Huddersfield
15:00 Paul Jones 44' (pen)
Dale Tempest 67'
29' Nigel Vaughan Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 6,495
1 December 1984 (1984-12-01) 17 Cardiff City 1–2 Birmingham City Cardiff
Karl Elsey 20' 19' Tony Morley
65' Tony Morley
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,057
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
9 December 1984 (1984-12-09) 18 Crystal Palace 1–1 Cardiff City London
Trevor Aylott 80' Roger Gibbins Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,004
15 December 1984 (1984-12-15) 19 Cardiff City 1–3 Wimbledon Cardiff
Phil Dwyer 49' 29' Stewart Evans
61' Stewart Evans
Kevin Gage
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,976
22 December 1984 (1984-12-22) 20 Cardiff City 1–3 Sheffield United Cardiff
Graham Withey 9' Mel Eves
52' Keith Edwards
67' Keith Edwards
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,366
26 December 1984 (1984-12-26) 21 Oxford United 4–0 Cardiff City Oxford
Billy Hamilton 48'
John Aldridge 50'
John Aldridge 53'
Billy Hamilton 74'
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 12,237
29 December 1984 (1984-12-29) 22 Leeds United 1–1 Cardiff City Leeds
Peter Lorimer 42' (pen) 88' Graham Withey Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 11,798
1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) 23 Cardiff City 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
2 February 1985 (1985-02-02) 24 Cardiff City 2–1 Middlesbrough Cardiff
Kevin Meacock 10'
Kevin Meacock 49'
43' David Currie Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,564
9 February 1985 (1985-02-09) 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Cardiff City Brighton
Chris Hutchings 60' Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 7,337
Referee: David Axcell (Southend)
15 February 1985 (1985-02-15) 26 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Cardiff City Oldham
Nigel Vaughan Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,952
23 February 1985 (1985-02-23) 27 Cardiff City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
2 March 1985 (1985-03-02) 28 Grimsby Town 6–3 Cardiff City Grimsby
Kevin Drinkell 17'
Phil Bonnyman 24' (pen)
Gary Lund
Phil Bonnyman 57' (pen)
Kevin Drinkell 84'
Paul Wilkinson 89'
45' (pen) Jimmy Mullen
61' Graham Withey
89' Roger Gibbins
Attendance: 3,930
9 March 1985 (1985-03-09) 30 Cardiff City 0–2 Fulham Cardiff
27' Danny Wilson
46' (pen) Kevin Lock
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,399
Referee: John Lovatt (Crewe)
17 March 1985 (1985-03-17) 31 Cardiff City 1–4 Notts County Cardiff
Roger Gibbins Tony Daws
Rachid Harkouk
Alan Young
Alan Young
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,631
Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke)
23 March 1985 (1985-03-23) 32 Portsmouth 0–0 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,602
30 March 1985 (1985-03-30) 33 Manchester City 2–2 Cardiff City Manchester
Paul Simpson
Steve Kinsey
49' Graham Withey
64' Roger Gibbins
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 20,047
Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)
6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) 34 Cardiff City 0–2 Oxford United Cardiff
4' John Aldridge
56' Jeremy Charles
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,686
9 April 1985 (1985-04-09) 35 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,929
13 April 1985 (1985-04-13) 36 Cardiff City 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
Nigel Vaughan 50' 5' Ian Miller
70' Simon Garner
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,240
Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)
20 April 1985 (1985-04-20) 37 Carlisle United 0–1 Cardiff City Carlisle
57' Nigel Vaughan Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,651
23 April 1985 (1985-04-23) 38 Cardiff City 3–0 Barnsley Cardiff
19:45 Nigel Vaughan
Mike Ford 41'
Nigel Vaughan
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) 39 Cardiff City 3–0 Huddersfield Cardiff
Nigel Vaughan 40'
Nigel Vaughan 51'
Kevin Meacock 85'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,414
4 May 1985 (1985-05-04) 40 Birmingham City 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
Robert Hopkins 11'
Andy Kennedy 46'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 15,570
6 May 1985 (1985-05-06) 41 Cardiff City 0–3 Crystal Palace Cardiff
Trevor Aylott
Alan Irvine
Steve Galloway
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,207
11 May 1985 (1985-05-11) 42 Wimbledon 2–1 Cardiff City London
Brian Gayle
David Martin
60' Tarki Micallef Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 3,252

Milk Cup

31 August 1984 (1984-08-31) 1 (First Leg) Exeter City 1–0 Cardiff City Exeter
Keith Viney 53' (pen) Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,469
15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 2–0
(3–0 agg.)
Exeter City Cardiff
Nicky Marker (og)
Roger Gibbins 44'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,026
4 September 1984 (1984-09-04) 2 (First Leg) Watford 3–1 Cardiff City Watford
19:45 John Barnes 44'
John Barnes 55'
John Barnes 86'
25' Roger Gibbins Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,884
Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire)
26 October 1984 (1984-10-26) 2 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 1–0
(2–3 agg.)
Watford Cardiff
David Grant 48' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,607
Referee: Eric Read (Bristol)

FA Cup

21 January 1985 (1985-01-21) 3 Gillingham 2–1 Cardiff City Gillingham
Martin Robinson
John Leslie 82'
68' Graham Withey Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,452
Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)

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.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive