1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1979–80
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Richie Morgan
League position	15th
Top goalscorer	League: Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens (11) All: Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens (11)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	4th round
Previous season	← 1978–79
Next season	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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
--	GK	John Davies
--	GK	Peter Grotier
--	GK	Ron Healey
--	DF	Paul Compton
--	DF	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	Linden Jones
--	DF	Keith Pontin
--	DF	David Roberts
--	DF	Colin Sullivan
--	DF	Rod Thomas
--	MF	John Buchanan
--	MF	Alan Campbell
--	MF	Mark Elliott

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

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Leicester City	42	21	13	8	58	38	+20	55
2	Sunderland	42	21	12	9	69	42	+27	54
3	Birmingham City	42	21	11	10	58	38	+20	53
4	Chelsea	42	23	7	12	66	52	+14	53
5	Queens Park Rangers	42	18	13	11	75	53	+22	49
6	Luton Town	42	16	17	9	66	45	+21	49
7	West Ham United	42	20	7	15	54	43	+11	47
8	Cambridge United	42	14	16	12	61	53	+8	44
9	Newcastle United	42	15	14	13	53	49	+4	44
10	Preston North End	42	12	19	11	56	52	+4	43
11	Oldham Athletic	42	16	11	15	49	53	-4	43
12	Swansea City	42	17	9	16	48	53	-5	43
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
18	Watford	42	12	13	17	39	46	-7	37
19	Bristol Rovers	42	11	13	18	50	64	-14	35
20	Fulham	42	11	7	24	42	74	-32	29
21	Burnley	42	6	15	21	39	73	-34	27
22	Charlton Athletic	42	6	10	26	39	78	-39	22

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

Last updated: 22 November 2014.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures & 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
			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
	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
	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
	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
			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
	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
	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' (og) Pop Robson 55'		86' Ray Bishop	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 25,370

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
			65' David Williams	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,840

23 February 1980 (1980-02-23) 30	Cardiff City	2 - 1	Burnley	Cardiff
	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
	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' (og)		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
	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)

League Cup

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

5 September 1979 (1979-09-05) 2 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	1 - 0	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) 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) 3 Replay	Arsenal	2 - 1	Cardiff City	London
19:30	Alan Sunderland 3' Alan Sunderland 35'		23' John Buchanan	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 36,582 Referee: Joe Worrall (Workington)

References

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Welsh Football Data Archive

1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season

Contents

Players

Table

Results by round

Fixtures & Results

Second Division

League Cup

FA Cup

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