Cardiff City 1966โ67 football season
1966โ67 season | ||
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Chairman | Fred Dewey | |
Manager | Jimmy Scoular | |
Football League Second Division | 20th | |
FA Cup | 3rd round | |
League Cup | 2nd round | |
Welsh Cup | Winners | |
Top goalscorer | League: Bobby Brown (14) All: Bobby Brown (17) | |
Highest home attendance | 19,739 (v Coventry City, 22 April 1967) | |
Lowest home attendance | 5,540 (v Norwich City, 3 December 1966) | |
Average home league attendance | 10,258 | |
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The 1966โ67 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 40th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League standings
Main article: 1966โ67 Football League ยง Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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18 | Rotherham United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 70 | 0.871 | 36 | |
19 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 49 | 53 | 0.925 | 35 | |
20 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 61 | 87 | 0.701 | 33 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
21 | Northampton Town (R) | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 47 | 84 | 0.560 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
22 | Bury (R) | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 83 | 0.590 | 28 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1966โ67 Welsh Cup winners.
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 |
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Ground | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
Result | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L |
Position | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Fixtures and results
Cardiff City v Ipswich Town
20 August 1966 (1966-08-20) 1 | Cardiff City | 0 โ 2 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff |
15:00 | Ray Crawford Frank Brogan |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,628 Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock) |
Bristol City v Cardiff City
27 August 1966 (1966-08-27) 2 | Bristol City | 1 โ 2 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
15:00 | (pen) John Toshack George Andrews |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,952 |
Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 August 1966 (1966-08-31) 3 | Cardiff City | 0 โ 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cardiff |
19:30 | 75', 85' Hugh McIlmoyle 88' Pat Buckley |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,208 Referee: RF Prichard (Salisbury) |
Cardiff City v Carlisle United
3 September 1966 (1966-09-03) 4 | Cardiff City | 4 โ 2 | Carlisle United | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack 15' Peter King 13', 25' George Andrews 28' |
Willie Carlin Willie Carlin |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,902 Referee: AE Dimond (Harlow New Town) |
Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town
7 September 1966 (1966-09-07) 5 | Cardiff City | 1 โ 1 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff |
19:30 | George Andrews | 87' Steve Smith | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,344 Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater) |
Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City
10 September 1966 (1966-09-10) 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 โ 1 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
77' John Toshack | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,805 |
Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers
17 September 1966 (1966-09-17) 7 | Cardiff City | 2 โ 5 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
15:00 | George Andrews 50' John Toshack 78' (pen) |
18', 85' (pen) Francis Lee 41' (og) Don Murray 59', 70' Wyn Davies |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,594 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City
21 September 1966 (1966-09-21) 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 โ 1 | Cardiff City | Wolverhampton |
Terry Wharton 4', 37' (pen), 55' (pen) Ernie Hunt 5' Bobby Thomson 50' Hugh McIlmoyle 58' Dave Wagstaffe 85' |
22' George Andrews | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,678 |
Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City
24 September 1966 (1966-09-24) 9 | Charlton Athletic | 5 โ 0 | Cardiff City | London |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,182 |
Cardiff City v Derby County
1 October 1966 (1966-10-01) 10 | Cardiff City | 1 โ 1 | Derby County | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bobby Saxton (og) | Alan Durban | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,244 |
Cardiff City v Hull City
8 October 1966 (1966-10-08) 11 | Cardiff City | 2 โ 4 | Hull City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bernie Lewis George Andrews |
?', ?', ?', ?' Ken Wagstaff | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,407 |
Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City
15 October 1966 (1966-10-15) 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 โ 1 | Cardiff City | Plymouth |
Mike Bickle ?', ?', ?', ?' Norman Piper Richie Reynolds Nicky Jennings |
Gareth Williams | Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,404 |
Millwall v Cardiff City
29 October 1966 (1966-10-29) 13 | Millwall | 1 โ 0 | Cardiff City | London |
15:15 | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,586 Referee: Harold Williams (Sheffield) |
Cardiff City v Rotherham United
4 November 1966 (1966-11-04) 14 | Cardiff City | 0 โ 0 | Rotherham United | Cardiff |
19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,933 |
Preston North End v Cardiff City
12 November 1966 (1966-11-12) 15 | Preston North End | 4 โ 0 | Cardiff City | Preston |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,283 |
Cardiff City v Bury
19 November 1966 (1966-11-19) 16 | Cardiff City | 3 โ 0 | Bury | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack John Toshack Bobby Brown |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,910 Referee: JR Osborne (Ipswich) |
Coventry City v Cardiff City
26 November 1966 (1966-11-26) 17 | Coventry City | 3 โ 2 | Cardiff City | Coventry |
Ian Gibson ?', ?' John Tudor |
John Toshack John Toshack |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 19,682 Referee: KJ Seddon (Formby, Lancashire) |
Cardiff City v Norwich City
3 December 1966 (1966-12-03) 18 | Cardiff City | 2 โ 0 | Norwich City | Cardiff |
18:30 | Greg Farrell Graham Coldrick |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,540 |
Birmingham City v Cardiff City
10 December 1966 (1966-12-10) 19 | Birmingham City | 1 โ 2 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
15:00 | Mickey Bullock | Graham Coldrick Bobby Brown |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,046 |
Cardiff City v Northampton Town
14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) 20 | Cardiff City | 4 โ 2 | Northampton Town | Cardiff |
19:30 | Gareth Williams Gareth Williams Bobby Brown Bobby Brown |
John Mackin Don Martin |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,954 Referee: David (DW) Smith (Stonehouse) |
Ipswich Town v Cardiff City
17 December 1966 (1966-12-17) 21 | Ipswich Town | 0 โ 0 | Cardiff City | Ipswich |
15:00 | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,166 Referee: RV Spittle (Great Yarmouth) |
Cardiff City v Crystal Palace
26 December 1966 (1966-12-26) 22 | Cardiff City | 1 โ 2 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
15:00 | Gareth Williams | |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,020 Referee: RF Prichard (Salisbury) |
Crystal Palace v Cardiff City
27 December 1966 (1966-12-27) 23 | Crystal Palace | 3 โ 1 | Cardiff City | London |
19:30 | John Toshack | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,553 Referee: Ken Wynn (Wolverhampton) |
Cardiff City v Bristol City
31 December 1966 (1966-12-31) 24 | Cardiff City | 5 โ 1 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bobby Brown 15', 73' Gordon Low 41' (og) Ronnie Bird 46', 62' |
61' Gerry Sharpe | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,305 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford) |
Carlisle United v Cardiff City
7 January 1967 (1967-01-07) 25 | Carlisle United | 3 โ 0 | Cardiff City | Carlisle |
15:00 | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 10,295 Referee: Harold Richards (Oldham) |
Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers
14 January 1967 (1967-01-14) 26 | Cardiff City | 1 โ 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bobby Brown | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,322 |
Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City
21 January 1967 (1967-01-21) 27 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 โ 1 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
George Johnston | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 9,071 |
Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic
3 February 1967 (1967-02-03) 28 | Cardiff City | 4 โ 1 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
19:30 | Ronnie Bird 7' Peter King George Johnston George Johnston |
Rodney Green | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,812 |
Derby County v Cardiff City
11 February 1967 (1967-02-11) 29 | Derby County | 1 โ 1 | Cardiff City | Derby |
15:00 | Kevin Hector (pen) | Bobby Brown | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,573 |
Hull City v Cardiff City
25 February 1967 (1967-02-25) 30 | Hull City | 1 โ 0 | Cardiff City | Hull |
15:00 | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 23,629 |
Cardiff City v Millwall
4 March 1967 (1967-03-04) 31 | Cardiff City | 1 โ 1 | Millwall | Cardiff |
15:00 | Peter King | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,845 |
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
18 March 1967 (1967-03-18) 32 | Northampton Town | 2 โ 0 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
Dennis Brown Frank Large |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,787 |
Cardiff City v Portsmouth
22 March 1967 (1967-03-22) 33 | Cardiff City | 0 โ 0 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,727 |
Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle
25 March 1967 (1967-03-25) 34 | Cardiff City | 4 โ 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack 22' Norman Dean 67' Barrie Jones 79' Bobby Brown 81' |
33' Richie Reynolds | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,696 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester) |
Portsmouth v Cardiff City
27 March 1967 (1967-03-27) 35 | Portsmouth | 1 โ 2 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
Ray Hiron | Peter King Gareth Williams |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,363 Referee: Reg Paine (Hounslow) |
Rotherham United v Cardiff City
1 April 1967 (1967-04-01) 36 | Rotherham United | 4 โ 1 | Cardiff City | Rotherham |
15:00 | 78' Barrie Jones | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 8,585 Referee: Tommy Dawes (Norwich) |
Cardiff City v Preston North End
8 April 1967 (1967-04-08) 37 | Cardiff City | 4 โ 0 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
15:00 | Barrie Jones 24' Peter King 36' George Ross 89' (og) Bobby Brown 61' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,630 |
Bury v Cardiff City
15 April 1967 (1967-04-15) 38 | Bury | 2 โ 0 | Cardiff City | Bury |
15:15 | George Jones 6' Alex Dawson 52' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,234 |
Cardiff City v Coventry City
22 April 1967 (1967-04-22) 39 | Cardiff City | 1 โ 1 | Coventry City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bobby Brown 60' | 30' Johnny Key | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,739 Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth) |
Norwich City v Cardiff City
29 April 1967 (1967-04-29) 40 | Norwich City | 3 โ 2 | Cardiff City | Norwich |
15:00 | Gareth Williams Norman Dean |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,264 |
Cardiff City v Birmingham City
6 May 1967 (1967-05-06) 41 | Cardiff City | 3 โ 0 | Birmingham City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bobby Brown Bobby Brown Barrie Jones |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,678 |
Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City
13 May 1967 (1967-05-13) 42 | Huddersfield Town | 3 โ 1 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
Kevin McHale Colin Dobson (pen) Brian Clark |
Bobby Brown | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 3,847 |
League Cup
Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers
24 August 1966 (1966-08-24) 1 | Cardiff City | 1 โ 0 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,574 Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth) |
Cardiff City v Exeter City
14 September 1966 (1966-09-14) 2 | Cardiff City | 0 โ 1 | Exeter City | Cardiff |
19:30 | Ray Harford | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,384 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse, Gloucestershire) |
FA Cup
Barnsley v Cardiff City
28 January 1967 (1967-01-28) 3 | Barnsley | 1 โ 1 | Cardiff City | Barnsley |
15:00 | Johnny Evans | Ronnie Bird | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 21,464 Referee: Frank Cowen (Oldham) |
Cardiff City v Barnsley
31 January 1967 (1967-01-31) 3 (Replay) | Cardiff City | 2 โ 1 | Barnsley | Cardiff |
19:30 | George Johnston (pen) Peter King |
49' Barrie Thomas | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,020 Referee: Ken Burns (Dudley, Worcestershire) |
Cardiff City v Manchester City
18 February 1967 (1967-02-18) 4 | Cardiff City | 1 โ 1 | Manchester City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Gareth Williams 30' | 8' (og) Graham Coldrick | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 37,205 Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock) |
Manchester City v Cardiff City
22 February 1967 (1967-02-22) 4 (Replay) | Manchester City | 3 โ 1 | Cardiff City | Manchester |
19:30 | Colin Bell Johnny Crossan Neil Young |
9' (pen) George Johnston | Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 41,616 Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock) |
Welsh Cup
Swansea Town v Cardiff City
17 January 1967 (1967-01-17) Round 5 | Swansea Town | 0 โ 4 | Cardiff City | Swansea |
Bernie Lewis Greg Farrell George Johnston George Johnston |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 11,816 |
Cardiff City v Hereford United
8 February 1967 (1967-02-08) Round 6 | Cardiff City | 6 โ 3 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
Peter King George Johnston George Johnston Graham Coldrick Bobby Ferguson Bobby Brown |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,190 |
Newport County v Cardiff City
15 March 1967 (1967-03-15) Semi Final | Newport County | 1 โ 2 | Cardiff City | Newport |
19:15 | Terry Melling | Bobby Brown Peter King |
Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil) |
Wrexham v Cardiff City
17 April 1967 (1967-04-17) Final (First Leg) | Wrexham | 2 โ 2 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
Bobby Ferguson ??' (og) |
1' Bobby Brown Peter King |
Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 11,437 Referee: WJ Gow (Swansea) |
Cardiff City v Wrexham
3 May 1967 (1967-05-03) Final (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 2 โ 1 (4 โ 3 agg.) | Wrexham | Cardiff |
Norman Dean George Showell (og) |
Albert Kinsey | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,299 Referee: WJ Gow (Swansea) |
See also
References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- "Football Club History Database โ Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive