1976–77 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1976–77 season
Chairman	Stefan Terlezki
Manager	Jimmy Andrews
Football League Second Division	18th
FA Cup	5th round
League Cup	2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Evans (15); All: Tony Evans (24)
Highest home attendance	20,368 (v Fulham, 1 January 1977)
Lowest home attendance	8,310 (v Hull City, 11 December 1976)
Average home league attendance	12,691
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 50th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.

The season also saw the arrival of Robin Friday who, although it would be his only full season at the club, made such an impression that he was voted as the club's all-time cult hero.^[1]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	ENG	Ron Healey
--	GK	NIR	Bill Irwin
--	DF	WAL	Bryan Attley
--	DF	ENG	Clive Charles
--	DF	WAL	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	NIR	Albert Larmour
--	DF	WAL	Richie Morgan
--	DF	WAL	Freddie Pethard
--	DF	WAL	Keith Pontin
--	DF	ENG	Paul Went
--	MF	ENG	Willie Anderson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	SCO	John Buchanan
--	MF	SCO	Alan Campbell
--	MF	WAL	David Giles
--	MF	ENG	Steve Grapes
--	MF	ENG	Doug Livermore
--	MF	WAL	Peter Sayer
--	FW	AUS	Adrian Alston
--	FW	ENG	Tony Evans
--	FW	ENG	Robin Friday
--	FW	WAL	Derek Showers

Source. ^[2]

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Burnley	42	11	14	17	46	64	−18	36
17	Fulham	42	11	13	18	54	61	−7	35
18	Cardiff City	42	12	10	20	56	67	−11	34	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
19	Orient	42	9	16	17	37	55	−18	34
20	Carlisle United (R)	42	11	12	19	49	75	−26	34	Relegation to the Third Division

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	D
Position	3		5	11	17	19	19	20	19	20	19	20	19	13	16	17	18	17	18	17	14	11	14	16	14	15	16	14	15	16	19	19	18	19	20	19	17	17	21	18	18	18

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

Fixtures and results

Second Division

21 August 1976 (1976-08-21) 1	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00			59' Derek Showers 65' Derek Showers	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,762 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

25 August 1976 (1976-08-25) 2	Cardiff City	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
19:30	Clive Charles 77' (pen.)		29' Alan Warboys 49' Bruce Bannister	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,680 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)

28 August 1976 (1976-08-28) 3	Cardiff City	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Adrian Alston 60' Derek Showers 71'		82' Bob Mitchell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,871 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

4 September 1976 (1976-09-04) 4	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Cardiff City	Oldham
15:00	David Irving 11' David Shaw 25' David Shaw 34'		8' Tony Evans 47' Doug Livermore	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,503 Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham)

11 September 1976 (1976-09-11) 5	Cardiff City	2–3	Notts County	Cardiff
15:00	Derek Showers 64' John Buchanan 85'		79' David Needham 81' Mick Vinter 87' Mick Vinter	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,988 Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

18 September 1976 (1976-09-18) 6	Orient	3–0	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Laurie Cunningham 22' Laurie Cunningham 44' Alan Whittle 77'			Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,743 Referee: Reg Robinson (Norwich)

24 September 1976 (1976-09-24) 7	Cardiff City	0–0	Millwall	Cardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,352 Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)

2 October 1976 (1976-10-02) 8	Chelsea	2–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Kenny Swain 6' Ray Lewington 56'		85' (pen.) Clive Charles	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 28,409 Referee: Brian H Daniels (Rainham)

9 October 1976 (1976-10-09) 9	Cardiff City	3–2	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00	Adrian Alston 45' (pen.) John Buchanan 78' Tony Evans 84'		3' (pen.) Paul Jones 41' Steve Taylor	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,007 Referee: Don Biddle (Bristol)

16 October 1976 (1976-10-16) 10	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Cardiff City	Plymouth
	Paul Mariner 6' Brian Hall 48' (pen.)		10' Tony Evans 52' Phil Dwyer	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,198 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)

23 October 1976 (1976-10-23) 11	Cardiff City	2–2	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00	Tony Evans 28' Tony Evans 74'		53' Derek Spence 88' Bob Hatton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,178 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)

30 October 1976 (1976-10-30) 12	Cardiff City	0–2	Sheffield United	Cardiff
15:00			50' Simon Stainrod 60' Simon Stainrod	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,056 Referee: Ken Ridden (Shrewsbury)

6 November 1976 (1976-11-06) 13	Fulham	1–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00	George Best 81'		25' John Buchanan 63' Tony Evans	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 12,336 Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge)

10 November 1976 (1976-11-10) 14	Cardiff City	1–0	Southampton	Cardiff
19:30	Phil Dwyer 42'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,190 Referee: John Yates (Redditch)

20 November 1976 (1976-11-20) 15	Luton Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Luton
15:00	Dixie Deans 6' Ron Futcher 31'		75' Tony Evans	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,845 Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)

27 November 1976 (1976-11-27) 16	Cardiff City	0–3	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
15:00			42s' Peter Withe 43' Sammy Chapman 87' Tony Woodcock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,770 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

4 December 1976 (1976-12-04) 17	Burnley	0–0	Cardiff City	Burnley
15:00				Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 8,959 Referee: Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough)

11 December 1976 (1976-12-11) 18	Cardiff City	1–1	Hull City	Cardiff
15:00	John Buchanan 49'		81' (pen.) Peter Daniel	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,310 Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)

18 December 1976 (1976-12-18) 19	Carlisle United	4–3	Cardiff City	Carlisle
15:00	George McVitie 38' Billy Rafferty 83' Billy Rafferty 88' Billy Rafferty 89'		50' Peter Sayer 54' John Buchanan 60' Tony Evans	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,934 Referee: Ken Walmsley (Blackpool)

27 December 1976 (1976-12-27) 20	Cardiff City	3–1	Hereford United	Cardiff
15:00	David Giles 39' Tony Evans 63' Tony Evans 79'		83' Terry Paine	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,465 Referee: Eric Read (Bristol)

1 January 1977 (1977-01-01) 21	Cardiff City	3–0	Fulham	Cardiff
15:00	John Buchanan 12' Robin Friday 43' Robin Friday 67'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,368 Referee: Morris Baker (Wolverhampton)

15 January 1977 (1977-01-15) 22	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Cardiff City	Bristol
15:00	Alan Warboys 32' (pen.)		57' Tony Evans	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 9,272 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)

22 January 1977 (1977-01-22) 23	Cardiff City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Went 56'		3' Keith Peacock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,153 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

5 February 1977 (1977-02-05) 24	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Cardiff City	Blackburn
	John Waddington 30' (pen.) Bobby Svarc 79'		64' Peter Sayer	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,516 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)

12 February 1977 (1977-02-12) 25	Cardiff City	3–1	Oldham Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Robin Friday 63' Tony Evans 70' Peter Sayer 87'		12' Graham Bell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,708 Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

19 February 1977 (1977-02-19) 26	Notts County	1–0	Cardiff City	Nottingham
	Les Bradd 64'			Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 9,401 Referee: John Hough (Macclesfield)

2 March 1977 (1977-03-02) 27	Cardiff City	0–1	Orient	Cardiff
19:30			24' Laurie Cunningham	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,857 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)

5 March 1977 (1977-03-05) 28	Millwall	0–2	Cardiff City	London
			26' Tony Evans 79' Tony Evans	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,479 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)

8 March 1977 (1977-03-08) 29	Sheffield United	3–0	Cardiff City	Sheffield
19:30	Alan Woodward 54' Keith Edwards 57' Gary Hamson 87'			Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 12,907 Referee: Neville Ashley (Nantwich)

12 March 1977 (1977-03-12) 30	Cardiff City	1–3	Chelsea	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Dwyer 83'		70' Ian Britton 80' Kenny Swain 90' Gary Stanley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,194 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)

26 March 1977 (1977-03-26) 31	Cardiff City	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:00			85' Terry Austin	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,587 Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)

2 April 1977 (1977-04-02) 32	Blackpool	1–0	Cardiff City	Blackpool
	Paul Hart 86'			Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,531 Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley)

6 April 1977 (1977-04-06) 33	Hereford United	2–2	Cardiff City	Hereford
19:30	33' John Layton 67' Peter Spiring		Peter Sayer 74' Peter Sayer 85'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 7,672 Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop)

9 April 1977 (1977-04-09) 34	Cardiff City	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00	Peter Sayer 89' Paul Went 92'		49' Steve Daley 69' Kenny Hibbitt	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,445 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)

11 April 1977 (1977-04-11) 35	Southampton	3–2	Cardiff City	Southampton
15:00	Ted MacDougall 30' Mick Channon 53' Mick Channon 62'		70' Robin Friday 88' Tony Evans	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 22,674 Referee: Bryan James (South Croydon)

16 April 1977 (1977-04-16) 36	Cardiff City	4–2	Luton Town	Cardiff
15:00	Peter Sayer 9' Robin Friday 22' Robin Friday 38' Phil Dwyer 82'		11' Ron Futcher 68' Brian Chambers	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)

23 April 1977 (1977-04-23) 37	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
15:00			25' Peter Sayer	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,646 Referee: Ray Chadwick (Darwen)

26 April 1977 (1977-04-26) 38	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–1	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
19:30	Geoff Palmer 57' Alan Sunderland 71' Martin Patching 89' Kenny Hibbitt 90'		80' Peter Sayer	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,234 Referee: Allan Hughes (West Kirby)

30 April 1977 (1977-04-30) 39	Cardiff City	0–1	Burnley	Cardiff
15:00			5' Peter Noble	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,064 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)

7 May 1977 (1977-05-07) 40	Hull City	1–2	Cardiff City	Hull
15:00	Peter Daniel 31' (pen.)		19' (pen.) John Buchanan 43' John Buchanan	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 3,511 Referee: Trelford Mills (Barnsley)

10 May 1977 (1977-05-10) 41	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Cardiff City	Bolton
19:30	Neil Whatmore 29' Garry Jones 81'		89' (pen.) John Buchanan	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 22,060 Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)

14 May 1977 (1977-05-14) 42	Cardiff City	1–1	Carlisle United	Cardiff
15:00	Alan Campbell 17'		19' Les O'Neill	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,801 Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)

Source ^[3] ^[4]

League Cup

14 August 1976 (1976-08-14) Round 1 (1st Leg)	Cardiff City	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Tony Evans 60' Adrian Alston 87' (pen.)		10' (pen.) Bruce Bannister	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,496 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)

17 August 1976 (1976-08-17) round 1 (2nd Leg)	Bristol Rovers	4–4 (5–6 agg.)	Cardiff City	Bristol
19:30	David Williams 5' Bruce Bannister 33' (pen.) Bruce Bannister 48' Frankie Prince 53'		23' Tony Evans 30' Tony Evans 68' Tony Evans 81' Tony Evans	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 5,592 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)

1 September 1976 (1976-09-01) Round 2	Cardiff City	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
19:30	Tony Evans 88'		34' Stan Bowles 38' Dave Thomas 62' Dave Clement	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,618 Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)

FA Cup

8 January 1977 (1977-01-08) Round 3	Cardiff City	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Cardiff
15:00	Peter Sayer 6'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 27,868 Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)

29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) Round 4	Cardiff City	3–2	Wrexham	Cardiff
15:00	David Giles 20' Peter Sayer 56' John Buchanan 90'		60' Graham Whittle 89' Billy Ashcroft	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,953 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

26 February 1977 (1977-02-26) Round 5	Cardiff City	1–2	Everton	Cardiff
15:00	Tony Evans 10'		51' Bob Latchford 63' Duncan McKenzie	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 35,582 Referee: Alf Grey (Great Yarmouth)

European Cup Winners Cup

4 August 1976 (1976-08-04) Prelim Round (1st Leg)	Cardiff City	1–0	Servette FC	Cardiff
19:30	Tony Evans 90'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,266 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

11 August 1976 (1976-08-11) Prelim Round (2nd Leg)	Servette FC	2–1 (2–2a agg.)	Cardiff City	Geneva
20:30	Lucio Bizzini 63' Hansjorg Pfister 86'		34' Derek Showers	Stadium: Stade des Charmilles Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

15 September 1976 (1976-09-15) 1st Round (1st Leg)	Cardiff City	1–0	FC Dynamo Tbilisi	Cardiff
19:30	Adrian Alston 74'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,181 Referee: Ole Amundsen (Denmark)

29 September 1976 (1976-09-29) 1st Round (2nd Leg)	FC Dynamo Tbilisi	3–0 (3–1 agg.)	Cardiff City	Tbilisi
	Vladimir Gutsaev 22' David Kipiani 72' Piruz Kanteladze 80' (pen.)			Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: B Spiegel (Austria)

Welsh Cup

19 January 1977 (1977-01-19) Round 5	Cardiff City	2–0	Stourbridge	Cardiff
	Phil Dwyer 77' David Giles 87'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,782 Referee: John Gow (Swansea)

16 February 1977 (1977-02-16) Round 6	Bangor City	0–2	Cardiff City	Bangor
19:30			47' David Giles 72' Steve Grapes	Stadium: Farrar Road Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tom Reynolds (Swansea)

16 March 1977 (1977-03-16) Semi Final	Bridgend Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Bridgend
15:00	53'		14' Peter Sayer 68' Tony Evans	Stadium: Coychurch Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: J Davies (Swansea)

16 May 1977 (1977-05-16) Final (First leg)	Cardiff City	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Cardiff
19:00	Freddie Pethard 86' Robin Friday 90'		8' Brian Hornsby	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,907 Referee: John Gow (Swansea)

18 May 1977 (1977-05-18) Final (Second leg)	Shrewsbury Town	3–0 (4–2 agg.)	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
19:30	Colin Griffin 3' Keith Pontin 61' (o.g.) Lee Roberts 67'			Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,178 Referee: John Gow (Swansea)

References

^ "Cardiff City's cult heroes", BBC Sport, 2004-10-14 .Retrieved on 17 October 2007
^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1977". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1977". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City 1976-77 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

Bibliography

Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack, eds. (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-09018-6.
Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.

"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
Welsh Football Data Archive

[1] "Cardiff City's cult heroes", BBC Sport, 2004-10-14 .Retrieved on 17 October 2007

[2] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1977". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[11v11results-3] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1977". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[results-4] "Cardiff City 1976-77 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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