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1975–76 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1975–76 season
ChairmanStefan Terlezki
ManagerJimmy Andrews
Football League Third Division2nd
FA Cup4th round
League Cup1st round
Welsh CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Evans (21)
All: Tony Evans (29)
Highest home attendance35,549 (v Hereford United, 14 April 1976)
Lowest home attendance6,259 (v Bury, 23 August 1975)
Average home league attendance11,696

The 1975–76 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 49th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division Two on the first attempt after being relegated the previous year.

Manager Jimmy Andrews brought a number of changes to the squad including bringing Brian Clark back to the club and signing Australian international Adrian Alston.

Players

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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 Wales WAL Mike England
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Albert Larmour
-- DF Wales WAL Richie Morgan
-- DF Wales WAL Freddie Pethard
-- MF England ENG Willie Anderson
-- MF Scotland SCO John Buchanan
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Scotland SCO Alan Campbell
-- MF England ENG Joe Durrell
-- MF Wales WAL David Giles
-- MF England ENG Doug Livermore
-- MF Wales WAL Gil Reece
-- MF Wales WAL Peter Sayer
-- MF Wales WAL Tony Villars
-- FW Australia AUS Adrian Alston
-- FW England ENG Brian Clark
-- FW England ENG Tony Evans
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Showers

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hereford United (C, P) 46 26 11 9 86 55 1.564 63 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Cardiff City (P) 46 22 13 11 69 48 1.438 57 Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round and promotion to the Second Division
3 Millwall (P) 46 20 16 10 54 43 1.256 56 Promotion to the Second Division
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 22 9 15 78 53 1.472 53
5 Crystal Palace 46 18 17 11 61 46 1.326 53
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAHHAA
ResultLDWLWDLLWLWLDWDDWWWWLWLDWWLWWLDWDDDWLDWWWWWDDW
Position211915191213141714171516171012131075573666665566554445645222222
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures & Results

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16 August 1975 (1975-08-16) 1 Grimsby Town 2–0 Cardiff City Grimsby
Jack Lewis
Phil Hubbard 60'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 6,494
Referee: Gordon Trevett (Eccles)
23 August 1975 (1975-08-23) 2 Cardiff City 1–1 Bury Cardiff
Tony Villars 23' 60' Hughen Riley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,664
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
30 August 1975 (1975-08-30) 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Cardiff City Brighton
72' Tony Villars Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 11,353
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
6 September 1975 (1975-09-06) 4 Cardiff City 0–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
15:00 90' David Kemp Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,479
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
13 September 1975 (1975-09-13) 5 Mansfield Town 1–4 Cardiff City Mansfield
Terry Eccles 73' (pen) 31' David Giles
52' Phil Dwyer
62' (pen) Gil Reece
70' Gil Reece
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,682
Referee: George Courtney (Spennymoor)
20 September 1975 (1975-09-20) 6 Cardiff City 0–0 Halifax Town Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,035
Referee: Ken Ridden (Shrewsbury)
22 September 1975 (1975-09-22) 7 Port Vale 2–1 Cardiff City Burslem
Mick Cullerton 19'
Terry Lees 48'
84' Brian Attley Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,143
Referee: Ray Chadwick (Darwen)
27 September 1975 (1975-09-27) 8 Preston North End 3–1 Cardiff City Preston
Mike Elwiss 16'
Ray Treacy 40'
Tony Morley 51' (pen)
47' Tony Evans Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,103
Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop)
4 October 1975 (1975-10-04) 9 Cardiff City 3–0 Wrexham Cardiff
15:00 Phil Dwyer 42'
Phil Dwyer 57'
Tony Evans 68'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,653
Referee: Mike Taylor (Deal)
11 October 1975 (1975-10-11) 10 Rotherham United 1–0 Cardiff City Rotherham
Mike England 40' (og) Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4,272
Referee: Jack Rice (Preston)
18 October 1975 (1975-10-18) 11 Cardiff City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 Tony Evans 71'
Jimmy Quinn 89' (og)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,930
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
22 October 1975 (1975-10-22) 12 Aldershot 2–1 Cardiff City Aldershot
Pat Morrissey 25'
Gary Bell 88'
32' (pen) Willie Anderson Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,687
Referee: Bryan James (South Croydon)
25 October 1975 (1975-10-25) 13 Chester 1–1 Cardiff City Chester
Graham Pugh 9' 28' Tony Evans Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5,348
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
31 October 1975 (1975-10-31) 14 Cardiff City 4–3 Chesterfield Cardiff
19:30 Adrian Alston 6'
Adrian Alston 28'
Tony Evans 30'
Willie Anderson 68'
58' Shaun O'Neill
63' David McElvaney
86' Terry Shanahan
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,512
Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
4 November 1975 (1975-11-04) 15 Cardiff City 0–0 Walsall Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,884
Referee: Bryan James (Croydon)
8 November 1975 (1975-11-08) 16 Gillingham 2–2 Cardiff City Gillingham
Damien Richardson 51' (pen)
George Jacks 73'
49' Willie Anderson
75' Tony Evans
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,762
Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)
15 November 1975 (1975-11-15) 17 Cardiff City 2–0 Colchester United Cardiff
15:00 Tony Evans 66s'
Adrian Alston 82'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,781
Referee: Terry Bosi (Wolverhampton)
29 November 1975 (1975-11-29) 18 Cardiff City 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
15:00 Willie Anderson 26'
Tony Evans
Adrian Alston
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,002
Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford)
6 December 1975 (1975-12-06) 19 Millwall 1–3 Cardiff City London
Terry Brisley 80' 46' Gil Reece
53' Gil Reece
87' Tony Evans
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 6,092
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 20 Cardiff City 3–1 Southend United Cardiff
19:30 Tony Evans 28'
Tony Evans 58'
Adrian Alston 78'
68' Alan Little Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,342
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
26 December 1975 (1975-12-26) 21 Swindon Town 4–0 Cardiff City Swindon
Trevor Anderson 28'
Peter Eastoe 43'
Frank Burrows 69'
Wilf Dixon 79'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,003
Referee: Clive White (Harrow)
27 December 1975 (1975-12-27) 22 Cardiff City 5–2 Peterborough United Cardiff
15:00 Willie Anderson 42'
Phil Dwyer 47'
Phil Dwyer 74'
Tony Evans 76'
Tony Evans 80'
3' Lyndon Hughes
79' David Gregory
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,094
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)
10 January 1976 (1976-01-10) 23 Cardiff City 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
15:00 77' Ian Mellor Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,728
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)
17 January 1976 (1976-01-17) 24 Halifax Town 1–1 Cardiff City Halifax
Albert Phelan 89' 59' Mike England Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2,399
Referee: Colin Seel (Carlisle)
20 January 1976 (1976-01-20) 25 Cardiff City 1–0 Mansfield Town Cardiff
19:30 Tony Evans 89' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,161
Referee: John Yates (Redditch)
31 January 1976 (1976-01-31) 26 Cardiff City 1–0 Aldershot Cardiff
15:00 Adrian Alston 19' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,934
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
4 February 1976 (1976-02-04) 27 Hereford United 4–1 Cardiff City Hereford
Dixie McNeil 8'
Dixie McNeil 15'
Steve Emery 25'
John Layton 79'
75' John Buchanan Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 12,962
Referee: Bran H Daniels (Rainham)
7 February 1976 (1976-02-07) 28 Walsall 2–3 Cardiff City Walsall
Alan Buckley 2'
Alan Buckley 17'
51' Adrian Alston
68' Adrian Alston
81' Phil Dwyer
Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 7,109
Referee: George Nolan (Cheshire)
14 February 1976 (1976-02-14) 29 Cardiff City 4–1 Gillingham Cardiff
15:00 Doug Livermore 43'
John Buchanan 60'
Tony Evans 83'
Adrian Alston 88'
44' (og) Richie Morgan Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,025
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
21 February 1976 (1976-02-21) 30 Colchester United 3–2 Cardiff City Colchester
Colin Garwood 54'
John Froggatt 60'
Colin Garwood 81'
18' Phil Dwyer
84' (pen) Willie Anderson
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3,248
Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham)
25 February 1976 (1976-02-25) 31 Cardiff City 1–1 Port Vale Cardiff
19:30 Doug Livermore 86' 21' Ray Williams Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,129
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
28 February 1976 (1976-02-28) 32 Cardiff City 2–0 Chester Cardiff
15:00 Adrian Alston 63'
John Buchanan 73'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
6 March 1976 (1976-03-06) 33 Chesterfield 1–1 Cardiff City Chesterfield
Rodney Fern 88' 3' Adrian Alston Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 4,095
Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop)
8 March 1976 (1976-03-08) 34 Wrexham 1–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
Graham Whittle 76' 60' Tony Evans Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,674
Referee: Bob Matthewson (Worsley)
13 March 1976 (1976-03-13) 35 Cardiff City 1–1 Rotherham United Cardiff
15:00 Adrian Alston 10' 30' Dave Gwyther Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,072
Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)
17 March 1976 (1976-03-17) 36 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Cardiff City Sheffield
Jimmy Quinn 89' 69' Tony Evans
79' Clive Charles
85' Brian Clark
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 8,867
Referee: Keith Butcher (Kendal)
20 March 1976 (1976-03-20) 37 Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
15:00 Ian Atkins 56' (pen)
Sammy Irvine 57'
Alex McGregor 74'
89' Tony Evans Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 7,573
Referee: Ken Salmon (Barnet)
27 March 1976 (1976-03-27) 38 Cardiff City 0–0 Millwall Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,511
Referee: Allan Hughes (West Kirby)
29 March 1976 (1976-03-29) 39 Southend United 0–2 Cardiff City Southend
19:30 13' Phil Dwyer
40' Tony Evans
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 4,596
Referee: Jeff Sewell (Quorn, Leicester)
3 April 1976 (1976-04-03) 40 Cardiff City 2–1 Grimsby Town Cardiff
15:00 Tony Evans 53'
John Buchanan 62'
12' Jack Lewis Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,645
Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
7 April 1976 (1976-04-07) 41 Cardiff City 1–0 Preston North End Cardiff
19:30 Tony Evans 45' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,447
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
10 April 1976 (1976-04-10) 42 Crystal Palace 0–1 Cardiff City London
81' Adrian Alston Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,604
Referee: George Flint (Kirby in Ashfield)
14 April 1976 (1976-04-14) 43 Cardiff City 2–0 Hereford United Cardiff
19:30 Doug Livermore 54'
Alan Campbell 87'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 35,549
Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)
17 April 1976 (1976-04-17) 44 Cardiff City 0–0 Swindon Town Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,428
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)
19 April 1976 (1976-04-19) 45 Peterborough United 0–0 Cardiff City Peterborough
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,846
Referee: John Hough (Macclesfield)
4 May 1976 (1976-05-04) 46 Bury 0–1 Cardiff City Bury
16' Adrian Alston Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,135
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

Source [2] [3]

League Cup

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20 August 1975 (1975-08-20) Round 1 (1st leg) Cardiff City 1–2 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
19.30 Gil Reece 44' (pen) 40' Alan Warboys
48' Bruce Bannister
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,688
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
26 August 1975 (1975-08-26) Round 1 (2nd leg) Bristol Rovers 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Cardiff City Bristol
Kenny Stephens 42' 31' Brian Clark Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 7,720

Source [2] [3]

FA Cup

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22 November 1975 (1975-11-22) Round 1 Cardiff City 6–2 Exeter City Cardiff
15:00 Gil Reece 17'
Adrian Alston 33'
Adrian Alston 37'
Adrian Alston 63'
Tony Evans 65'
Gil Reece 87'
8' Alan Beer
62' Lammie Robertson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,532
Referee: Tony Morrissey (Bramhall)
13 December 1975 (1975-12-13) Round 2 Cardiff City 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 Tony Evans 42' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,607
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
3 January 1976 (1976-01-03) Round 3 Orient 0–1 Cardiff City London
35' Adrian Alston Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,031
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
24 January 1976 (1976-01-24) Round 4 Southend United 2–1 Cardiff City Southend
15:15 Stuart Parker 43'
Stuart Parker 89'
42' Tony Evans Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 12,863
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater)

Source [2] [3]

14 January 1976 (1976-01-14) Round 5 Cardiff City 5–0 Sully Cardiff
19:30 Tony Evans 43'
Tony Evans 56'
Tony Evans 75'
Doug Livermore 25'
John Buchanan 41'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,260
17 February 1976 (1976-02-17) Round 6 Cardiff City 1–1 Swansea City Cardiff
19:30 Dave Bruton 29' (og) 57' Dave Bruton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,812
Referee: Clive Thomas (Treorchy)
2 March 1976 (1976-03-02) Round 6 (Replay) Swansea City 0–3 Cardiff City Swansea
35' Brian Clark
72' Adrian Alston
80' Adrian Alston
Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 10,056
23 March 1976 (1976-03-23) Semi Final Chester City 0–0 Cardiff City Chester
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3,743
1 April 1976 (1976-04-01) Semi Final (Replay) Cardiff City 1–0 Chester City Cardiff
19:30 Chris Dunleavy 74' (og) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,244
18 May 1976 (1976-05-18) Final (First leg) Hereford United 3–3 Cardiff City Hereford
19:30 Steve Davey 67'
Terry Paine 68'
Dixie McNeil 75'
28' Tony Evans
62' Phil Dwyer
87' Phil Dwyer
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,709
Referee: Clive Thomas (Treorchy)
19 May 1976 (1976-05-19) Final (Second leg - replayed) Cardiff City 3–2
(6–5 agg.)
Hereford United Cardiff
19:30 Freddie Pethard 13'
Brian Clark 33'
Tony Evans 68'
51' Jimmy Lindsay
87' Tony Byrne
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,648
Referee: Clive Thomas (Treorchy)

Note - the original first leg of the final, played at Ninian Park on 29 April, was declared to be null and void by the Welsh FA, because the scorer of both Hereford's goals in the 2–2 draw was deemed to be ineligible.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1975". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Cardiff City 1975-76 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Cardiff City football club match record: 1975". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

Bibliography

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  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • Rothmans Football Yearbook 1976–77. Queen Anne Press Limited. 1976. ISBN 0362-00259-2.
  • 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.