1977–78 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City 1977–78 football season
Cardiff City
1977–78 season
ChairmanStefan Terlezki/Bob Grogan
ManagerJimmy Andrews
Football League Second Division19th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: John Buchanan (10)
All: John Buchanan (14)
Highest home attendance12,566 (v Bolton, 22 April 1978)
Lowest home attendance5,675 (v Hull City, 17 December 1977)
Average home league attendance8,369
Home colours

The 1977–78 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 51st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

Players

First team squad. [1]

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
-- DF Wales WAL Bryan Attley
-- DF England ENG Clive Charles
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Albert Larmour
-- DF Wales WAL Freddie Pethard
-- DF Wales WAL Keith Pontin
-- DF Wales WAL Rod Thomas
-- DF England ENG Paul Went
-- MF Scotland SCO John Buchanan
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Scotland SCO Gerry Byrne
-- MF Scotland SCO Alan Campbell
-- MF Wales WAL David Giles
-- MF England ENG Steve Grapes
-- MF England ENG Doug Livermore
-- MF England ENG Keith Robson
-- MF Wales WAL Peter Sayer
-- FW Wales WAL Ray Bishop
-- FW England ENG Tony Evans
-- FW England ENG Robin Friday
-- FW Wales WAL Chris Williams

League standings

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
17 Charlton Athletic 42 13 12 17 55 68 −13 38
18 Bristol Rovers 42 13 12 17 61 77 −16 38
19 Cardiff City 42 13 12 17 51 71 −20 38
20 Blackpool (R) 42 12 13 17 59 60 −1 37 Relegation to the Third Division
21 Mansfield Town (R) 42 10 11 21 49 69 −20 31
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers
20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) 1 Cardiff City 1–1 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Paul Went 66' 47' Paul Randall Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,603
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)
Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City
27 August 1977 (1977-08-27) 2 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Cardiff City Blackburn
15:00 Jack Lewis 20'
Stuart Metcalfe 44'
Noel Brotherston 74'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,088
Referee: Trelford Mills (Barnsley)
Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur
3 September 1977 (1977-09-03) 3 Cardiff City 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,901
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
Notts County v Cardiff City
10 September 1977 (1977-09-10) 4 Notts County 1–1 Cardiff City Nottingham
Ray O'Brien 35' 70' Phil Dwyer Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,330
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
Cardiff City v Mansfield Town
17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) 5 Cardiff City 1–1 Mansfield Town Cardiff
15:00 Keith Robson 86' 78' Ernie Moss Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,896
Referee: Dennis Smith (Hornchurch, Essex)
Cardiff City v Fulham
24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) 6 Cardiff City 3–1 Fulham Cardiff
15:00 Keith Robson 17'
Tony Evans 54'
Tony Evans 67'
74' Teddy Maybank Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,810
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
Blackpool v Cardiff City
1 October 1977 (1977-10-01) 7 Blackpool 3–0 Cardiff City Blackpool
Bob Hatton 5', 50', 88'
Trevor Finnigan Red card
Red card Peter Sayer Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 8,704
Referee: Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough)
Sunderland v Cardiff City
4 October 1977 (1977-10-04) 8 Sunderland 1–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
Roy Greenwood 61' 20' Doug Livermore Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 18,484
Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)
Cardiff City v Luton Town
8 October 1977 (1977-10-08) 9 Cardiff City 1–4 Luton Town Cardiff
15:00 Phil Dwyer ?' (og) Gerry Byrne
Lil Fuccillo
Ron Futcher
Ricky Hill
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,276
Orient v Cardiff City
15 October 1977 (1977-10-15) 10 Orient 2–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Peter Kitchen
Peter Kitchen 89'
Steve Grapes Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,444
Cardiff City v Oldham Athletic
22 October 1977 (1977-10-22) 11 Cardiff City 1–0 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
15:00 Paul Went 3' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,910
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City
29 October 1977 (1977-10-29) 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Cardiff City Brighton
15:00 Peter O'Sullivan 24'
Ian Mellor 26'
Peter Ward 70'
Peter O'Sullivan 75'
Red card Robin Friday Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 22,704
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
Cardiff City v Stoke City
5 November 1977 (1977-11-05) 13 Cardiff City 2–0 Stoke City Cardiff
14:45 Phil Dwyer 42'
Peter Sayer 60'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,428
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
Hull City v Cardiff City
12 November 1977 (1977-11-12) 14 Hull City 4–1 Cardiff City Hull
14:15 Dave Stewart 1'
Alan Warboys 4'
Ian Dobson 31'
Dave Stewart 52'
8' (pen) Peter Sayer Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 5,228
Cardiff City v Burnley
19 November 1977 (1977-11-19) 15 Cardiff City 2–1 Burnley Cardiff
14:30 Phil Dwyer 3'
Peter Sayer 67' (pen)
27' Paul Fletcher Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,085
Referee: Clive White (Harrow)
Crystal Palace v Cardiff City
26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) 16 Crystal Palace 2–0 Cardiff City London
Nick Chatterton 28' (pen)
Steve Perrin 90'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,139
Referee: Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill)
Cardiff City v Sheffield United
3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) 17 Cardiff City 1–6 Sheffield United Cardiff
14:15 John Buchanan 90' 25' Cliff Calvert
Bobby Campbell
43' Bobby Campbell
53' Tony Kenworthy
56' Ian Hamilton
88' Alan Woodward
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,409
Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)
Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City
10 December 1977 (1977-12-10) 18 Bolton Wanderers 6–3 Cardiff City Bolton
15:00 Paul Jones 17'
Paul Jones 22'
Peter Reid 30'
Mike Walsh 53'
Neil Whatmore 75'
Willie Morgan 83'
13' Keith Robson
44' Peter Sayer
86' Ray Bishop
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 16,090
Cardiff City v Hull City
17 December 1977 (1977-12-17) 19 Cardiff City 0–0 Hull City Cardiff
14:15 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,675
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
Southampton v Cardiff City
26 December 1977 (1977-12-26) 20 Southampton 3–1 Cardiff City Southampton
11:30 Ted MacDougall 1'
Alan Ball 52'
Phil Boyer
Keith Robson Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 21,681
Cardiff City v Millwall
28 December 1977 (1977-12-28) 21 Cardiff City 4–1 Millwall Cardiff
14:30 Ray Bishop 2'
John Buchanan 22'
Keith Robson 49'
John Buchanan 61'
90' (pen) Terry Brisley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,272
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic
31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) 22 Cardiff City 1–0 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
14:30 Les Berry 25' (og) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,488
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City
2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) 23 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Cardiff City Bristol
19:30 David Staniforth 82'
David Staniforth 84'
Paul Randall 90'
20' David Giles
93' Keith Pontin
Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 11,945
Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers
14 January 1978 (1978-01-14) 24 Cardiff City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
14:45 Ray Bishop 35' 8' Stuart Metcalfe Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,949
Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City
21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) 25 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 John Duncan 34'
John Duncan 58'
80' Paul Went Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 29,106
Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
Cardiff City v Sunderland
28 January 1978 (1978-01-28) 26 Cardiff City 5–2 Sunderland Cardiff
15:00 John Buchanan 9'
John Buchanan 13' (pen)
Paul Went 40'
Ray Bishop 49'
Paul Went 80'
35' Clarke
77' (pen) Gary Rowell
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,459
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Fernhill Heath, Worcester)
Mansfield Town v Cardiff City
11 February 1978 (1978-02-11) 27 Mansfield Town 2–2 Cardiff City Mansfield
15:00 Ian Wood 35'
Gordon Hodgson 88'
18' Ray Bishop
27' John Buchanan
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,538
Cardiff City v Blackpool
25 February 1978 (1978-02-25) 28 Cardiff City 2–1 Blackpool Cardiff
15:00 Paul Went 21'
Steve Grapes 88'
41' David Tong Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,322
Luton Town v Cardiff City
4 March 1978 (1978-03-04) 29 Luton Town 3–1 Cardiff City Luton
15:00 Phil Boersma 11'
John Faulkner 34'
Phil Boersma 80'
27' John Buchanan Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,029
Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham)
Fulham v Cardiff City
7 March 1978 (1978-03-07) 30 Fulham 1–0 Cardiff City London
19:30 Tony Gale 5' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,571
Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)
Oldham Athletic v Cardiff City
18 March 1978 (1978-03-18) 31 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Cardiff City Oldham
15:00 Steve Taylor 85' 41' Paul Went Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,578
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion
24 March 1978 (1978-03-24) 32 Cardiff City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
15:00 John Buchanan 72' (pen) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,222
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
Millwall v Cardiff City
25 March 1978 (1978-03-25) 33 Millwall 1–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Dave Mehmet 77' 27' Ray Bishop Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 5,943
Referee: BH Daniels (Rainham)
Cardiff City v Southampton
29 March 1978 (1978-03-29) 34 Cardiff City 1–0 Southampton Cardiff
18:00 Ray Bishop 13' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,359
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford)
Stoke City v Cardiff City
1 April 1978 (1978-04-01) 35 Stoke City 2–0 Cardiff City Stoke
Steve Waddington 6'
Brendan O'Callaghan 32'
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 14,804
Referee: George Flint (Kirby in Ashfield)
Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City
4 April 1978 (1978-04-04) 36 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Cardiff City London
19:30 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 8,947
Cardiff City v Crystal Palace
8 April 1978 (1978-04-08) 37 Cardiff City 2–2 Crystal Palace Cardiff
15:00 Phil Dwyer 43'
Phil Dwyer 56'
60' (pen) Nick Chatterton
80' Rachid Harkouk
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,328
Referee: Stephen Bates (Bristol)
Burnley v Cardiff City
15 April 1978 (1978-04-15) 38 Burnley 4–2 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 Billy Ingham 9'
Steve Kindon 37', 62'
Paul Fletcher 82'
8' John Buchanan
44' Tony Evans
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,577
Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire)
Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers
22 April 1978 (1978-04-22) 39 Cardiff City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 Ray Bishop 85' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,566
Sheffield United v Cardiff City
29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) 40 Sheffield United 0–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 89' Tony Evans Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 13,687
Cardiff City v Notts County
3 May 1978 (1978-05-03) 41 Cardiff City 2–1 Notts County Cardiff
19:00 John Buchanan 48'
Paul Went 78'
41' Ray O'Brien Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,528
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
Cardiff City v Orient
9 May 1978 (1978-05-09) 42 Cardiff City 0–1 Orient Cardiff
19:00 35' Peter Kitchen Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,270
Referee: Don Biddle (Bristol)

Source [2] [3]

League Cup

Torquay United v Cardiff City
13 August 1977 (1977-08-13) Round 1 (First Leg) Torquay United 1–0 Cardiff City Torquay
Doug Livermore ??' (og) Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,925
Cardiff City v Torquay United
17 August 1977 (1977-08-17) Round 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 3–2
(3–3 agg.)
Torquay United Cardiff
18:45 David Giles 32'
Peter Sayer 57'
Phil Dwyer
5' Colin Lee
44' William Brown
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,509
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
Cardiff City v Torquay United
24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) Round 1 (Replay) Cardiff City 2–1 Torquay United Cardiff
18:00 Peter Sayer 62' (pen)
John Buchanan 72'
36' Les Lawrence Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,711
Referee: Edward Hughes (Weston)
Swindon Town v Cardiff City
30 August 1977 (1977-08-30) Round 2 Swindon Town 5–1 Cardiff City Swindon
Chris Guthrie 32'
Trevor Anderson 60'
Trevor Anderson 65'
David Moss 88'
Ray McHale 89'
70' John Buchanan Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 8,919
Referee: Ken Salmon (Barnet)

FA Cup

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town
7 January 1978 (1978-01-07) Round 3 Cardiff City 0–2 Ipswich Town Cardiff
14:30 49' Paul Mariner
73' Paul Mariner
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,584
Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)

European Cup Winners Cup

Cardiff City v Austria Memphis
14 September 1977 (1977-09-14) Round 1 (First Leg) Cardiff City 0–0 Austria Memphis Cardiff
17:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,631
Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)
Austria Memphis v Cardiff City
28 September 1977 (1977-09-28) Round 1 (Second Leg) Austria Memphis 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Cardiff City Vienna
Ernst Baumeister 53' Stadium: Gerhard Hanappi Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: M Kuston (Poland)

Welsh Cup

Worcester City v Cardiff City
21 December 1977 (1977-12-21) Round 5 Worcester City 2–2 Cardiff City Worcester
Roger Shaw 12'
Roger Shaw 48'
30' (pen) Paul Went
71' Ray Bishop
Stadium: St George's Lane
Attendance: 2,915
Cardiff City v Worcester City
11 January 1978 (1978-01-11) Round 5 (Replay) Cardiff City 3–0 Worcester City Cardiff
13:45 Ray Bishop 17'
Keith Robson 43'
John Barton 80' (og)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 963
Referee: Tom Reynolds (Swansea)
Cardiff City v Kidderminster Harriers
1 March 1978 (1978-03-01) Round 6 Cardiff City 1–1 Kidderminster Harriers Cardiff
John Buchanan 31' Ray Haywood Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,639
Referee: Keith Cooper (Pontypridd)
Kidderminster Harriers v Cardiff City
15 March 1978 (1978-03-15) Round 6 (Replay) Kidderminster Harriers 1–3 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City Kidderminster
John Griffiths 86' 28' David Giles
119' David Giles
95' (pen) John Buchanan
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Cardiff City v Wrexham
13 April 1978 (1978-04-13) Semi Final Cardiff City 0–2 Wrexham Cardiff
18:30 2' Les Cartwright
87' Alan Dwyer
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,928
Referee: Tom Reynolds (Swansea)

See also

References

  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1978". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cardiff City 1977-78 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1978". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

Bibliography

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
  • Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.


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