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1974–75 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1974–75 season
ChairmanDavid Goldstone
ManagerJimmy Andrews
Football League Second Division21st
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Gil Reece (9)
All: Gil Reece (10)
Highest home attendance22,344 (v Manchester United, 31 August 1974)
Lowest home attendance5,672 (v Hull City, 28 September 1974)
Average home league attendance9,224

The 1974–75 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 48th 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.

Players

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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 Ron Healey
-- GK Northern Ireland NIR Bill Irwin
-- GK England ENG Terry Lee
-- DF Wales WAL Bryan Attley
-- DF England ENG Clive Charles
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF England ENG John Impey
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Albert Larmour
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR John McClelland
-- DF Wales WAL Richie Morgan
-- DF Scotland SCO Don Murray
-- DF Wales WAL Freddie Pethard
-- DF Wales WAL David Powell
-- MF England ENG Willie Anderson
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Scotland SCO John Buchanan
-- MF England ENG John Farrington
-- MF Wales WAL David Giles
-- MF Wales WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF Wales WAL Gil Reece
-- MF Wales WAL Peter Sayer
-- MF England ENG George Smith
-- MF Wales WAL Tony Villars
-- MF England ENG Johnny Vincent
-- FW Scotland SCO Steve Finnieston
-- FW Scotland SCO Jimmy McInch
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Showers
-- FW England ENG Jack Whitham

Source. [1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Oldham Athletic 42 10 15 17 40 48 0.833 35
19 Bristol Rovers 42 12 11 19 42 64 0.656 35
20 Millwall (R) 42 10 12 20 44 56 0.786 32 Relegation to the Third Division
21 Cardiff City (R) 42 9 14 19 36 62 0.581 32
22 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 42 5 11 26 29 64 0.453 21
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAAH
ResultDLLLWLDLLLLWLWWDWDDDLDDWWLDLLDLDDDWWLLDLLL
Position102021222122222222222222222221212020201820201818181919202121212121212119202020202021
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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17 August 1974 (1974-08-17) 1 Cardiff City 1–1 Oxford United Cardiff
Clive Charles 49' 42' Brian Heron Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater)
24 August 1974 (1974-08-24) 2 Fulham 4–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Jimmy Conway 3', 37'
Viv Busby 28', 47'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 8,110
Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)
27 August 1974 (1974-08-27) 3 York City 1–0 Cardiff City York
19:30 Chris Jones 51' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 6,321
Referee: A Porter (Bolton)
31 August 1974 (1974-08-31) 4 Cardiff City 0–1 Manchester United Cardiff
15:00 4' (pen) Gerry Daly Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,344
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
7 September 1974 (1974-09-07) 5 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 Albert Larmour 14' (og) 32' Gil Reece
39' Willie Anderson
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 9,850
Referee: George Courtney (Spennymoor)
14 September 1974 (1974-09-14) 6 Cardiff City 0–1 Bristol City Cardiff
46' Keith Fear Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,856
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
21 September 1974 (1974-09-21) 7 Portsmouth 2–2 Cardiff City Portsmouth
15:00 Mick Mellows 52'
Norman Piper 66'
31' Derek Showers
44' Johnny Vincent
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 9,519
Referee: Arthur Hart (London)
24 September 1974 (1974-09-24) 8 Blackpool 4–0 Cardiff City Blackpool
19:30 David Powell (og)
Stuart Parker
Paul Hart 60'
Wyn Davies 61'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,579
28 September 1974 (1974-09-28) 9 Cardiff City 1–2 Hull City Cardiff
Gil Reece 86' 53' Roy Greenwood
76' Steve Deere
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,672
Referee: Clive White (Harrow)
5 October 1974 (1974-10-05) 10 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 Alan Warboys 73' Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 10,310
Referee: Bob Perkin (Stafford)
12 October 1974 (1974-10-12) 11 Cardiff City 0–2 West Bromwich Albion Cardiff
69' Joe Mayo
86' Barry Donaghy
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)
16 October 1974 (1974-10-16) 12 Cardiff City 3–2 York City Cardiff
Johnny Vincent 21', 75' (pen)
Gil Reece 61'
28', 42' (pen) Ian Holmes Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,883
Referee: Alan Turvey (Wickford, Essex)
19 October 1974 (1974-10-19) 13 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Cardiff City Bolton
15:00 Hugh Curran 13', 75' 59' John Buchanan Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 9,439
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
26 October 1974 (1974-10-26) 14 Cardiff City 3–1 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
Johnny Vincent 2'
John Buchanan 34'
Steve Finnieston 72'
9' Alan Young Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,751
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
2 November 1974 (1974-11-02) 15 Cardiff City 2–0 Sunderland Cardiff
Steve Finnieston 29'
Willie Anderson 67' (pen)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,883
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
9 November 1974 (1974-11-09) 16 Orient 1–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Gerry Queen 32' 38' Phil Dwyer Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,412
Referee: David Richardson (Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire)
16 November 1974 (1974-11-16) 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
Phil Dwyer 32'
Derek Showers 42'
82' Neil Martin Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,401
Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)
29 November 1974 (1974-11-29) 18 Cardiff City 2–2 Southampton Cardiff
Jack Whitham 10'
Derek Showers 59'
17' Peter Osgood
Bobby Stokes
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,668
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
7 December 1974 (1974-12-07) 19 Norwich City 1–1 Cardiff City Norwich
15:00 Johnny Miller 22s' 53' Gil Reece Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,685
Referee: Robin Clay (Gainsboroug)
11 December 1974 (1974-12-11) 20 Cardiff City 0–0 Fulham Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,458
Referee: John Yates (Redditch)
14 December 1974 (1974-12-14) 21 Oxford United 1–0 Cardiff City Oxford
15:00 Derek Clarke 73' (pen) Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 8,107
Referee: Gordon Hill (Leicester)
21 December 1974 (1974-12-21) 22 Cardiff City 0–0 Notts County Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,671
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
26 December 1974 (1974-12-26) 23 Bristol City 0–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 12,484
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
28 December 1974 (1974-12-28) 24 Cardiff City 3–1 Aston Villa Cardiff
Derek Showers 74s'
John Buchanan 22'
Jack Whitham 35'
57' Ian Hamilton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,060
Referee: Clive White (Harrow)
11 January 1975 (1975-01-11) 25 Cardiff City 2–1 Norwich City Cardiff
Gil Reece 10', 44' 65' Ted MacDougall Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,637
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
25 January 1975 (1975-01-25) 26 Millwall 5–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Ray Evans 29'
Phil Summerill
Phil Summerill
Phil Summerill
Barry Kitchener
89' Gil Reece Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 8,101
1 February 1975 (1975-02-01) 27 Cardiff City 0–0 Orient Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,020
Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth)
8 February 1975 (1975-02-08) 28 Sunderland 3–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
15:00 Tony Towers 63' (pen)
Richie Morgan 67' (og)
Bryan Robson 72'
7' Willie Anderson Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 29,315
Referee: Colin Seel (Carlisle)
14 February 1975 (1975-02-14) 29 Cardiff City 0–1 Millwall Cardiff
61' Frank Saul Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,598
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
22 February 1975 (1975-02-22) 30 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Cardiff City Nottingham
15:00 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 12,806
1 March 1975 (1975-03-01) 31 Manchester United 4–0 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Stewart Houston 59'
Stuart Pearson 61'
Sammy McIlroy 85'
Lou Macari
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,601
Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley)
8 March 1975 (1975-03-08) 32 Cardiff City 1–1 Blackpool Cardiff
Gil Reece 33' 67' Bill Bentley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,134
Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)
15 March 1975 (1975-03-15) 33 Hull City 1–1 Cardiff City Hull
15:00 Malcolm Lord 14' 68' Derek Showers Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 5,248
Referee: Bob Matthewson (Worsley)
22 March 1975 (1975-03-22) 34 Cardiff City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,637
Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)
29 March 1975 (1975-03-29) 35 Notts County 0–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
11' Phil Dwyer
88' Clive Charles
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 8,105
Referee: Jack Rice (Preston)
2 April 1975 (1975-04-02) 36 Cardiff City 1–0 Portsmouth Cardiff
Peter Sayer 30' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,892
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
5 April 1975 (1975-04-05) 37 Oldham Athletic 4–0 Cardiff City Oldham
15:00 Alan Young 5', 15'
George McVitie 16'
Albert Larmour 58' (og)
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10,243
Referee: Terry Bosi (Wolverhampton)
9 April 1975 (1975-04-09) 38 Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
Brian Little 65', 75' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,748
Referee: Ralph (RB) Lee (Cheadle)
12 April 1975 (1975-04-12) 39 Cardiff City 2–2 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
Phil Dwyer 71'
John McClelland 73'
47' Colin Dobson
83' Frankie Prince
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,896
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
19 April 1975 (1975-04-19) 40 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Cardiff City West Bromwich
15:00 Bryan Robson 10'
Ally Robertson 34'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 10,182
Referee: Gordon Trevett (Manchester)
22 April 1975 (1975-04-22) 41 Southampton 2–0 Cardiff City Southampton
19:30 Gerry O'Brien 36'
Mick Channon 56'
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,273
26 April 1975 (1975-04-26) 42 Cardiff City 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
Gil Reece 87' 34' Peter Nicholson
57' Sam Allardyce
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,396
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

Source [2] [3]

League Cup

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19 August 1974 (1974-08-19) Round 1 Bristol City 2–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Gerry Sweeney 31'
Geoff Merrick 55'
72' Jimmy McInch Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 8,813

FA Cup

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4 January 1975 (1975-01-04) Round 3 Leeds United 4–1 Cardiff City Leeds
15:00 Eddie Gray 3'
Allan Clarke 5', 44'
Duncan McKenzie 45'
89' Derek Showers Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,572
Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)

UEFA Cup Winners Cup

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18 September 1974 (1974-09-18) Round 1 (First leg) Ferencvaros 2–0 Cardiff City Budapest
15:15 Tibor Nyilasi 15'
Ferenc Szabó 80'
Stadium: Stadion Albert Florian
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Josef Bucek (Austria)
2 October 1974 (1974-10-02) Round 1 (Second leg) Cardiff City 1–4
(1–6 agg.)
Ferencvaros Cardiff
Phil Dwyer 81' 52' Laszlo Takacs
58' Ferenc Szabó
63' Laszlo Pusztai
89' Janos Mate
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,229
Referee: Francis Rion (Belgium)
14 January 1975 (1975-01-14) Round 4 Cardiff City 2–0 Hereford United Cardiff
19:30 Gil Reece 68'
Derek Showers 82'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,515
19 February 1975 (1975-02-19) Round 5 Cardiff City 4–0 Oswestry Cardiff
John Buchanan 55'
Derek Showers
David Giles 39'
John Buchanan
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,296
11 March 1975 (1975-03-11) Semi Final Newport County 0–1 Cardiff City Newport
19:15 53' Phil Dwyer Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 3,808
Referee: John Williams (Wrexham)
5 May 1975 (1975-05-05) Final (First leg) Wrexham 2–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
19:15 Brian Tinnion
John Lyons
5' John Buchanan Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 6,862
Referee: John Gow (Swansea)
12 May 1975 (1975-05-12) Final (Second leg) Cardiff City 1–3
(2–5 agg.)
Wrexham Cardiff
19:30 Albert Larmour 77' 10' Billy Ashcroft
86' Graham Whittle
87' Billy Ashcroft
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,280
Referee: John Gow (Swansea)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1975". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1975". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City 1974-75 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

Bibliography

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