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Cardiff City
1967–68 season
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division13th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners CupSemi-finals
Welsh CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter King (12)
All: Peter King (18)

The 1967–68 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 41st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.

During the season they enjoyed their most successful season in European competition by reaching the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup before being beaten 4–3 on aggregate by German side Hamburg. It remains the furthest a Welsh team has ever reached in European competition.

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 England ENG Bob Wilson
-- DF England ENG Gary Bell
-- DF England ENG David Carver
-- DF Wales WAL Graham Coldrick
-- DF Wales WAL Steve Derrett
-- DF England ENG Bobby Ferguson
-- DF Wales WAL Richie Morgan
-- DF Scotland SCO Don Murray
-- MF England ENG Ronnie Bird
-- MF Scotland SCO Malcolm Clarke
-- MF England ENG Brian Harris
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Jones
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Wales WAL Bryn Jones
-- MF England ENG Peter King
-- MF England ENG Leslie Lea
-- MF Wales WAL Bernie Lewis
-- MF Wales WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF Wales WAL David Summerhayes
-- MF England ENG Gareth Williams
-- FW Scotland SCO Sandy Allan
-- FW England ENG Bobby Brown
-- FW England ENG Brian Clark
-- FW England ENG Norman Dean
-- FW Wales WAL John Toshack

League standings

Main article: 1967–68 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
11 Crystal Palace 42 14 11 17 56 56 1.000 39
12 Bolton Wanderers 42 13 13 16 60 63 0.952 39
13 Cardiff City 42 13 12 17 60 66 0.909 38 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
14 Huddersfield Town 42 13 12 17 46 61 0.754 38
15 Charlton Athletic 42 12 13 17 63 68 0.926 37
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1967–68 Welsh Cup winners.

European Cup Winners Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 Sep One (first leg) Shamrock Rovers A D 1 – 1 21,883 King
4 Oct One (second leg) Shamrock Rovers H W 2 – 0 14,180 Toshack, Brown
15 Nov Two (first leg) NAC Breda A D 1 – 1 7,618 King
29 Nov Two (second leg) NAC Breda H W 4 – 1 16,411 Brown, Jones, Clarke, Toshack
6 Mar Quarter-final (first leg) Torpedo Moscow H W 1 – 0 30,567 Jones
19 Mar Quarter-final (second leg) Torpedo Moscow A L 0 – 1 37,049
3 Apr Quarter-final (replay) Torpedo Moscow N W 1 – 0 25,851 Dean
24 Apr Semi-final (first leg) Hamburg A D 1 – 1 64,410 Dean
1 May Semi-final (second leg) Hamburg H L 2 – 3 43,070 Dean, Harris

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 1 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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