1965–66 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1965–66
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Jimmy Scoular
League position	20th
Top goalscorer	League: George Johnston (17) All: George Johnston (23)
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	Semi-finals
European Cup Winners Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	5th round
Previous season	← 1964–65
Next season	1966–67 →

The 1965–66 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 39th 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 the club reach the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, the furthest they have ever gone in the competition, before being beaten by West Ham United.

Players

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

No. Position Player -- GK Lyn Davies -- GK Dilwyn John -- GK Bob Wilson -- DF Colin Baker -- DF David Carver -- DF Graham Coldrick -- DF Bobby Ferguson -- DF Alan Harrington -- DF Don Murray -- DF Peter Rodrigues -- MF Ronnie Bird -- MF Greg Farrell -- MF Barrie Hole

No. Position Player -- MF David Houston -- MF Peter King -- MF Bernie Lewis -- MF Pat Murphy -- MF David Summerhayes -- MF Gareth Williams -- MF David Yorath -- FW George Andrews -- FW John Charles -- FW Terry Harkin -- FW George Johnston -- FW John Toshack

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Manchester City	42	22	15	5	76	44	1.727	59
2	Southampton	42	22	10	10	85	56	1.518	54
3	Coventry City	42	20	13	9	73	53	1.377	53
4	Huddersfield Town	42	19	13	10	62	36	1.722	51
5	Bristol City	42	17	17	8	63	48	1.313	51
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	20	10	12	87	61	1.426	50
7	Rotherham United	42	16	14	12	75	74	1.014	46
8	Derby County	42	16	11	15	71	68	1.044	43
9	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	9	17	62	59	1.051	41
10	Birmingham City	42	16	9	17	70	75	0.933	41
11	Crystal Palace	42	14	13	15	47	52	0.904	41
12	Portsmouth	42	16	8	18	74	78	0.949	40
13	Norwich City	42	12	15	15	52	52	1.000	39
14	Carlisle United	42	17	5	20	60	63	0.952	39
15	Ipswich Town	42	15	9	18	58	66	0.879	39
16	Charlton Athletic	42	12	14	16	61	70	0.871	38
17	Preston North End	42	11	15	16	62	70	0.886	37
18	Plymouth Argyle	42	12	13	17	54	63	0.857	37
19	Bury	42	14	7	21	62	76	0.816	35
20	Cardiff City	42	12	10	20	71	91	0.780	34
21	Middlesbrough	42	10	13	19	58	86	0.674	33
22	Leyton Orient	42	5	13	24	38	80	0.475	23

European Cup Winners Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
8 Sep	One (first leg)	Standard Liege	H	L 1 - 2	12,738	Johnston
20 Oct	One (second leg)	Standard Liege	A	L 0 - 1	17,985

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Welsh Football Data Archive