1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1979–80 season
Chairman	Bob Grogan
Manager	Richie Morgan
Football League Second Division	15th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	4th round
Top goalscorer	League: Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens (11); All: Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens (11)
Highest home attendance	19,340 (v Sunderland, 3 May 1980)
Lowest home attendance	6,358 (v Burnley, 23 February 1980)
Average home league attendance	9,932
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 53rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

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	WAL	John Davies
--	GK	ENG	Peter Grotier
--	GK	ENG	Ron Healey
--	DF	ENG	Paul Compton
--	DF	WAL	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	WAL	Linden Jones
--	DF	WAL	Keith Pontin
--	DF	WAL	David Roberts
--	DF	ENG	Colin Sullivan
--	DF	WAL	Rod Thomas
--	MF	SCO	John Buchanan
--	MF	SCO	Alan Campbell
--	MF	WAL	Mark Elliott


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	ENG	Steve Grapes
--	MF	ENG	Gary Harris
--	MF	WAL	Wayne Hughes
--	MF	WAL	John Lewis
--	MF	WAL	Tarki Micallef
--	MF	ENG	Billy Ronson
--	FW	WAL	Ray Bishop
--	FW	ENG	Paul Davies
--	FW	ENG	Tony Evans
--	FW	SCO	Ross Jack
--	FW	ENG	Kevin Lloyd
--	FW	ENG	Ronnie Moore
--	FW	ENG	Gary Stevens

Source. ^[1]

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Shrewsbury Town	42	18	5	19	60	53	+7	41
14	Orient	42	12	17	13	48	54	−6	41
15	Cardiff City	42	16	8	18	41	48	−7	40
16	Wrexham	42	16	6	20	40	49	−9	38
17	Notts County	42	11	15	16	51	52	−1	37

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

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	D
Position		15	19	14	9	10	12	11			9	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	12	11	11	13	12	13	13	11	12	14	13	14	10	10	13	15	15

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

Fixtures and results

Second Division

18 August 1979 (1979-08-18) 1	Notts County	4–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
	Iain McCulloch 48' Gordon Mair 79' Pedro Richards 81' Don Masson 85'		52' Linden Jones	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,157 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)

22 August 1979 (1979-08-22) 2	Cardiff City	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
18:30	Gary Stevens 44'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,656 Referee: Bill Bombroff (Bristol)

25 August 1979 (1979-08-25) 3	Cardiff City	1–2	Birmingham City	Cardiff
15:00	Gary Stevens 22'		4' Tony Evans 9' Tony Evans	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,314 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)

1 September 1979 (1979-09-01) 4	Wrexham	0–1	Cardiff City	Wrexham
15:00			74s' Gary Stevens	Stadium: Racecourse Attendance: 9,830 Referee: Alan Porter (Bolton)

8 September 1979 (1979-09-08) 5	Cardiff City	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Cardiff
15:00	Gary Stevens 80'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,668 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)

15 September 1979 (1979-09-15) 6	Watford	1–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Ray Train 64'		90' Gary Stevens	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,741 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)

22 September 1979 (1979-09-22) 7	Cardiff City	0–0	Cambridge United	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,539

29 September 1979 (1979-09-29) 8	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Cardiff City	Bristol
15:00	Frankie Prince 22'		28' Keith Pontin	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 8,949 Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)

6 October 1979 (1979-10-06) 9	Cardiff City	2–1	Luton Town	Cardiff
11:30	Ray Bishop 30' Ray Bishop 82'		23' Bob Hatton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,420 Referee: Alan Seville (Birmingham)

9 October 1979 (1979-10-09) 10	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Cardiff City	London
19:30	Clive Allen 60' (pen.) Glenn Roeder 72' Clive Allen 81'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,225 Referee: David Hutchinson (Cambridgeshire)

13 October 1979 (1979-10-13) 11	Burnley	0–2	Cardiff City	Burnley
15:00			40' Ray Bishop 52' Ronson	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 6,361

20 October 1979 (1979-10-20) 12	Cardiff City	1–2	Chelsea	Cardiff
15:00	Ronnie Moore 45'		54' Lee Frost 69' Mike Fillery	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,328 Referee: Morris Baker (Wolverhampton)

27 October 1979 (1979-10-27) 13	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Steve Gritt 42' Les Berry 48' Steve Gritt 60'		68' Ray Bishop 89' Wayne Hughes	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 6,870 Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke)

3 November 1979 (1979-11-03) 14	Cardiff City	3–2	Notts County	Cardiff
15:00	Ray Bishop 16' John Buchanan 18' Ray Bishop 35'		30' Jeff Blockley 52' David Hunt	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,341 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)

10 November 1979 (1979-11-10) 15	Newcastle United	1–0	Cardiff City	Newcastle
	Alan Shoulder 40'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 21,243 Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire)

17 November 1979 (1979-11-17) 16	Cardiff City	0–0	Orient	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,119 Referee: Mike Warner (Wednesbury)

24 November 1979 (1979-11-24) 17	West Ham United	3–0	Cardiff City	London
15:00	David Cross 27' Ray Stewart 45' (pen.) Ray Stewart 86' (pen.)			Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 20,292 Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)

1 December 1979 (1979-12-01) 18	Cardiff City	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Cardiff
14:30	Ray Bishop 55'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,061

8 December 1979 (1979-12-08) 19	Sunderland	2–1	Cardiff City	Sunderland
	Phil Dwyer 25' (o.g.) Pop Robson 55'	Report	86' Ray Bishop	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 25,370 Referee: Trelford Mills (Barnsley)

15 December 1979 (1979-12-15) 20	Cardiff City	0–2	Preston North End	Cardiff
14:15			2' Alex Bruce 60' Alex Bruce	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,419 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)

21 December 1979 (1979-12-21) 21	Leicester City	0–0	Cardiff City	Leicester
19:45				Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 12,877

26 December 1979 (1979-12-26) 22	Cardiff City	1–0	Fulham	Cardiff
15:00	Keith Pontin 57'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,354 Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley, Salop)

29 December 1979 (1979-12-29) 23	Birmingham City	2–1	Cardiff City	Birmingham
	Frank Worthington 10' Keith Bertschin 59'		57' Ray Bishop	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 16,682 Referee: Frank Phipps (Wrexham)

1 January 1980 (1980-01-01) 24	Swansea	2–1	Cardiff City	Swansea
15:00	John Toshack 27' David Giles 93'		37' John Lewis	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 21,400 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)

12 January 1980 (1980-01-12) 25	Cardiff City	1–0	Wrexham	Cardiff
15:00	Ronnie Moore 44'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,824 Referee: Eric Read (Bristol)

19 January 1980 (1980-01-19) 26	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
	John Dungworth 10'		78' John Buchanan 87' Ronnie Moore	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 6,870 Referee: David Clarke (Accrington)

2 February 1980 (1980-02-02) 27	Cardiff City	1–0	Watford	Cardiff
15:00	John Lewis 90'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,995 Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield)

9 February 1980 (1980-02-09) 28	Cambridge United	2–0	Cardiff City	Cambridge
15:00	George Reilly 36' Tommy Finney 56'			Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,229 Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex)

16 February 1980 (1980-02-16) 29	Cardiff City	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
11:30			65' David Williams	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,840

23 February 1980 (1980-02-23) 30	Cardiff City	2–1	Burnley	Cardiff
15:00	Keith Pontin 15' Gary Stevens 80'		Billy Hamilton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,358 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)

1 March 1980 (1980-03-01) 31	Chelsea	1–0	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Clive Walker 84'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 18,449 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

8 March 1980 (1980-03-08) 32	Cardiff City	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Gary Stevens 45' Gary Stevens 47' John Buchanan 71'		54' Derek Hales	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,652 Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)

14 March 1980 (1980-03-14) 33	Luton Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Luton
	David Moss 24'		44' John Buchanan 49' Gary Stevens	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,246 Referee: Mike Bidmead (Chessington)

22 March 1980 (1980-03-22) 34	Cardiff City	1–1	Newcastle United	Cardiff
15:00	Gary Stevens 8'		36' Bobby Shinton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,304 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)

29 March 1980 (1980-03-29) 35	Orient	1–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Bill Roffey 2'		66' John Buchanan	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,081

7 April 1980 (1980-04-07) 36	Cardiff City	1–0	Swansea	Cardiff
15:00	Ronson 84'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,677 Referee: Alan Robinson (Waterlooville)

8 April 1980 (1980-04-08) 37	Cardiff City	0–1	Leicester City	Cardiff
19:30			29' Bobby Smith	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,291 Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)

12 April 1980 (1980-04-12) 38	Oldham Athletic	0–3	Cardiff City	Oldham
15:00			17' John Buchanan 49' Gary Stevens 79' Tarki Micallef	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,339 Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire)

15 April 1980 (1980-04-15) 39	Fulham	2–1	Cardiff City	London
	Ray Lewington 35' Steve Grapes 39' (o.g.)		19' Ray Bishop	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 4,916

19 April 1980 (1980-04-19) 40	Cardiff City	0–1	West Ham United	Cardiff
15:00			29' Ray Stewart	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,076 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)

26 April 1980 (1980-04-26) 41	Preston North End	2–0	Cardiff City	Preston
15:00	Paul McGee 9' Gordon Coleman 60'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,481 Referee: George Tyson (Sunderland)

3 May 1980 (1980-05-03) 42	Cardiff City	1–1	Sunderland	Cardiff
15:00	Ray Bishop 55'		61' Pop Robson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,340 Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop)

Source ^[2] ^[3]

League Cup

29 August 1979 (1979-08-29) Round 2 (First Leg)	Everton	2–0	Cardiff City	Liverpool
19:30	Brian Kidd 27', 66'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 18,061

5 September 1979 (1979-09-05) Round 2 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Everton	Cardiff
18:00	John Buchanan 78'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,698 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)

FA Cup

5 January 1980 (1980-01-05) Round 3	Cardiff City	0–0	Arsenal	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,972 Referee: Joe Worrall (Workington)

8 January 1980 (1980-01-08) Round 3 (Replay)	Arsenal	2–1	Cardiff City	London
19:30	Alan Sunderland 3', 35'		23' John Buchanan	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,582 Referee: Joe Worrall (Workington)

Welsh Cup

22 January 1980 (1980-01-22) Round 4	Newport County	2–0	Cardiff City	Newport
19:15	John Aldridge 63' Tommy Tynan 90'			Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 7,709 Referee: Clive Thomas (Treorchy)

References

^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1980". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1980". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City 1979-80 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.
Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
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.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.

Welsh Football Data Archive

[1] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1980". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[11v11results-2] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1980". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[results-3] "Cardiff City 1979-80 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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