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1972–73 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1972–73 season
ChairmanFred Dewey
David Goldstone
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division20th
FA Cup4th round
League Cup1st round
Welsh CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy McCulloch (14)
All: Andy McCulloch (19)'
Highest home attendance22,012 (v Sunderland, 7 May 1973)
Lowest home attendance6,259 (v Hull City, 9 May 1973)
Average home league attendance11,634

The 1972–73 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 46th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

The season also saw Cardiff-born Phil Dwyer, who would go on to break the club's appearance record, make his debut for the club.

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 Northern Ireland NIR Bill Irwin
-- GK England ENG Frank Parsons
-- DF England ENG Gary Bell
-- DF England ENG David Carver
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF England ENG Roger Hoy
-- DF England ENG John Impey
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Albert Larmour
-- DF Wales WAL Peter Morgan
-- 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
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Couch
-- MF England ENG Alan Foggon
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Ian Gibson
-- MF Scotland SCO Billy Kellock
-- MF England ENG Peter King
-- MF Wales WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF Wales WAL Gil Reece
-- MF Wales WAL Nigel Rees
-- MF Wales WAL Tony Villars
-- MF England ENG Johnny Vincent
-- MF England ENG Bobby Woodruff
-- FW England ENG Brian Clark
-- FW England ENG Andy McCulloch
-- FW Scotland SCO Jimmy McInch
-- FW Wales WAL John Parsons
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Showers
-- FW England ENG Alan Warboys

Source. [1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Carlisle United 42 11 12 19 50 52 0.962 34
19 Preston North End 42 11 12 19 37 64 0.578 34
20 Cardiff City 42 11 11 20 43 58 0.741 33 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
21 Huddersfield Town (R) 42 8 17 17 36 56 0.643 33 Relegation to the Third Division
22 Brighton & Hove Albion (R) 42 8 13 21 46 83 0.554 29
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Cardiff City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1972–73 Welsh Cup winners.

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHAAHAHHAAHH
ResultWLLWLLLLLDLDWLWDWLWWDLLWLWDLWLLLDDDLDWLDDL
Position51417141519212122222222222222212122212019202020212119211920212121212121212020212020
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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12 August 1972 (1972-08-12) 1 Cardiff City 2–1 Luton Town Cardiff
15:00 Gary Bell 44' (pen)
Alan Warboys 60'
39' (pen) John Aston Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,634
Referee: Ivan Smith (Accrington)
19 August 1972 (1972-08-19) 2 Portsmouth 3–1 Cardiff City Portsmouth
15:00 Brian Lewis 65'
Norman Piper 80'
Richie Reynolds 89'
34' Derek Showers Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,069
Referee: Harold Davey (Nottingham)
26 August 1972 (1972-08-26) 3 Cardiff City 1–2 Blackpool Cardiff
15:00 Gary Bell 45' (pen) 50' Keith Dyson
73' Dave Lennard
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,401
Referee: Bill Castle (Dudley)
30 August 1972 (1972-08-30) 4 Cardiff City 1–0 Millwall Cardiff
19:30 Brian Clark 31' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
2 September 1972 (1972-09-02) 5 Oxford United 2–1 Cardiff City Oxford
Tommy Cassidy 18'
Steve Aylott 69'
4' Nigel Rees Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 8,087
Referee: Tommy Dawes (Norwich)
9 September 1972 (1972-09-09) 6 Cardiff City 0–2 Aston Villa Cardiff
15:00 13' Bruce Rioch
24' Andy Lochhead
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,707
Referee: Harold Hackney (Barnsley)
16 September 1972 (1972-09-16) 7 Carlisle United 4–0 Cardiff City Carlisle
Joe Laidlaw 19'
Ray Train 32'
Chris Balderstone 39'
Bobby Owen 89'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5,911
Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)
19 September 1972 (1972-09-19) 8 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Cardiff City Nottingham
19:30 Martin O'Neill 40'
Paul Richardson 60'
85' Ian Gibson Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 6,414
23 September 1972 (1972-09-23) 9 Cardiff City 1–3 Bristol City Cardiff
15:00 Gary Bell 22' (pen) 9' (pen) Gerry Gow
12' John Galley
70' Brian Drysdale
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,204
Referee: Tony Oliver (Leigh On Sea)
27 September 1972 (1972-09-27) 10 Cardiff City 1–1 Brighton Cardiff
19:30 Alan Foggon 24' Eddie Spearritt Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,351
Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth)
30 September 1972 (1972-09-30) 11 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Don Givens 44', 51' (pen)
Stan Bowles 65'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,182
Referee: Harold Williams (Sheffleid)
7 October 1972 (1972-10-07) 12 Orient 0–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Red card Alan Foggon Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,284
Referee: Bob Raby (Leeds)
14 October 1972 (1972-10-14) 13 Cardiff City 2–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 Johnny Vincent 38'
Gary Bell 81' (pen)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,430
Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse)
21 October 1972 (1972-10-21) 14 Burnley 3–0 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 Paul Fletcher 30', 64', 83' (pen) Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,410
Referee: Roy Capey (Madeley Heath)
28 October 1972 (1972-10-28) 15 Cardiff City 3–0 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 Andy McCulloch 40'
Bobby Woodruff 69', 79'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,208
Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)
4 November 1972 (1972-11-04) 16 Brighton 2–2 Cardiff City Brighton
Barry Bridges
Ken Beamish 30'
28' Don Murray
88' Billy Kellock
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 16,387
Referee: John Thacker (Lincoln)
11 November 1972 (1972-11-11) 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:00 Andy McCulloch 75'
Bobby Woodruff 87'
88' Neil Martin Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,750
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford)
18 November 1972 (1972-11-18) 18 Huddersfield 2–1 Cardiff City Huddersfield
15:00 Graham Pugh 9'
Dick Krzywicki 64'
74' Gil Reece Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 5,886
Referee: Arthur Jones (Ormskirk)
25 November 1972 (1972-11-25) 19 Cardiff City 3–1 Fulham Cardiff
15:00 Andy McCulloch 21', 77'
Bobby Woodruff 63'
67' Alan Mullery Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,960
Referee: Ken Wynn (Wolverhampton)
9 December 1972 (1972-12-09) 20 Cardiff City 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 Leighton Phillips 10', 31'
Bobby Woodruff 44', 52'
71' Willie Henderson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,909
Referee: Mike Kerkhof (Bicester)
16 December 1972 (1972-12-16) 21 Hull City 1–1 Cardiff City Hull
15:00 John Kaye 82' 79' Billy Kellock Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 5,875
Referee: Jack Wrennall (Chorley)
26 December 1972 (1972-12-26) 22 Bristol City 1–0 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 Gerry Gow 65' (pen) Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 20,490
Referee: John Yates (Redditch)
29 December 1972 (1972-12-29) 23 Cardiff City 0–2 Portsmouth Cardiff
19:30 67' Eoin Hand
Ray Hiron
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,382
Referee: Arthur Hart (London)
19 January 1973 (1973-01-19) 24 Cardiff City 2–0 Oxford United Cardiff
19:30 Andy McCulloch 48', 78' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,991
Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)
27 January 1973 (1973-01-27) 25 Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 Ray Graydon 45' (pen)
Bruce Rioch 60'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,586
Referee: Alf Grey (Great Yarmouth)
10 February 1973 (1973-02-10) 26 Cardiff City 1–0 Carlisle United Cardiff
15:00 Andy McCulloch 45' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,809
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
17 February 1973 (1973-02-17) 27 Luton Town 1–1 Cardiff City Luton
15:00 Derek Hales 12' 50' Bobby Woodruff Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,442
Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield)
27 February 1973 (1973-02-27) 28 Swindon Town 3–0 Cardiff City Swindon
19:30 Rod Thomas 7'
David Powell 21' (og)
Ray Treacy 41'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Don Biddle (Bristol)
3 March 1973 (1973-03-03) 29 Cardiff City 3–1 Orient Cardiff
15:00 Andy McCulloch 20', 73'
Gary Bell 26' (pen)
83' Mike Bullock Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,463
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
7 March 1973 (1973-03-07) 30 Blackpool 1–0 Cardiff City Blackpool
19:30 Billy Rafferty 71' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,303
Referee: John Williams (Wrexham)
10 March 1973 (1973-03-10) 31 Middlesbrough 2–0 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 Peter Brine 12'
Alan Foggon 58'
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 7,686
17 March 1973 (1973-03-17) 32 Cardiff City 0–1 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 3' Frank Casper Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,960
Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse)
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 33 Preston North End 0–0 Cardiff City Preston
15:00 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 6,889
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
31 March 1973 (1973-03-31) 34 Fulham 1–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 John Conway 10' 18s' Andy McCulloch
Red card Andy McCulloch
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6,262
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
7 April 1973 (1973-04-07) 35 Cardiff City 1–1 Swindon Town Cardiff
15:00 Andy McCulloch 4' 75' Ray Treacy Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Bob Perkin (Stafford)
14 April 1973 (1973-04-14) 36 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 Phil Dwyer 28' (og) Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 10,952
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)
18 April 1973 (1973-04-18) 37 Cardiff City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,958
Referee: Bob Matthewson (Worsley)
21 April 1973 (1973-04-21) 38 Cardiff City 4–1 Huddersfield Cardiff
15:00 Bobby Woodruff 5', ?'
Gil Reece 45', ?'
Alan Gowling Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,379
Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge)
23 April 1973 (1973-04-23) 39 Sunderland 2–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
15:00 Dennis Tueart 68' (pen)
Billy Hughes 77'
31 ' Leighton Phillips Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 27,551
Referee: George Hartley (Wakefield)
28 April 1973 (1973-04-28) 40 Millwall 1–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Alf Wood 76' 82' Andy McCulloch Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7,811
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
7 May 1973 (1973-05-07) 41 Cardiff City 1–1 Sunderland Cardiff
19:30 Bobby Woodruff 38' 52 ' Vic Halom Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)
9 May 1973 (1973-05-09) 42 Cardiff City 0–2 Hull City Cardiff
19:30 12', 79' Roy Greenwood Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,259
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)

Source [2] [3]

League Cup

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16 August 1972 (1972-08-16) Round 1 Cardiff City 2–2 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
19:30 Derek Showers 63'
Gary Bell 72' (pen)
32' Wayne Jones
86' Brian Godfrey
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,450
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
22 August 1972 (1972-08-22) Round 1 (Replay) Bristol Rovers 3–1 Cardiff City Bristol
19:30 Brian Godfrey 19'
Bruce Bannister 78'
Wayne Jones 90'
7' Brian Clark
Red card Don Murray
Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 14,550
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)

FA Cup

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13 January 1973 (1973-01-13) Round 3 Scunthorpe United 2–3 Cardiff City Scunthorpe
15:00 Duncan Welbourne 61'
Harry Kirk 75'
13' Billy Kellock
64' Andy McCulloch
88' Leighton Phillips
Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 6,379
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
3 February 1973 (1973-02-03) Round 4 Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Cardiff City Bolton
15:00 Gary Jones 40'
John Ritson 84'
Warwick Rimmer Red card
80' Billy Kellock
95' Leighton Phillips
Red card Gil Reece
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 24,729
Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)
7 February 1973 (1973-02-07) Round 4 (replay) Cardiff City 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
Andy McCulloch 27' 67' Gary Jones Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,849
Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)
12 February 1973 (1973-02-12) Round 4 (2nd replay) Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Cardiff City West Bromwich
Stuart Lee 35' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 6,361
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)
3 January 1973 (1973-01-03) Round 4 Aberystwyth Town 1–7 Cardiff City Aberystwyth
14:15 Whitney 1' Andy McCulloch
Andy McCulloch
24' Gil Reece
Gil Reece
30' Johnny Vincent
Bobby Woodruff
Bobby Woodruff
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: John Williams (Wrexham)
20 February 1973 (1973-02-20) Round 5 Newport County 1–3 Cardiff City Newport
19:15 Wynne Hooper 70' 3' Johnny Vincent
10' Leighton Phillips
43' Derek Showers
Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 11,350
Referee: Tom Reynolds (Swansea)
21 March 1973 (1973-03-21) Semi Final Chester City 0–1 Cardiff City Chester
19:30 68' Andy McCulloch Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2,158
Referee: John Williams (Wrexham)
4 April 1973 (1973-04-04) Final (First leg) Bangor City 1–0 Cardiff City Bangor
19:30 Tony Marsden 69' Stadium: Farrar Road
Attendance: 5,005
Referee: John Williams (Wrexham)
11 April 1973 (1973-04-11) Final (Second leg) Cardiff City 5–0
(5–1 agg.)
Bangor City Cardiff
Gil Reece 15', 49', 73'
Leighton Phillips 16'
Gary Bell 79'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,679
Referee: John Williams (Wrexham)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1973". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1973". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City 1972-73 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

Bibliography

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  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • 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.