1971–72 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1971–72
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Jimmy Scoular
League position	19th
Top goalscorer	League: Brian Clark (21) All: Brian Clark (27)
FA Cup	5th round
League Cup	2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Runners-up
Previous season	← 1970–71
Next season	1972–73 →

The 1971–72 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 45th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

1 Players
2 Table
3 European Cup Winners Cup
4 See also
5 References

Players

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

No.	Position	Player
--	GK	Jim Eadie
--	GK	Bill Irwin
--	GK	Frank Parsons
--	DF	Gary Bell
--	DF	David Carver
--	DF	Steve Derrett
--	DF	Roger Hoy
--	DF	Ken Jones
--	DF	Richie Morgan
--	DF	Don Murray
--	DF	Freddie Pethard
--	MF	Alan Couch
--	MF	Alan Foggon

No.	Position	Player
--	MF	Ian Gibson
--	MF	Roger Hoy
--	MF	Billy Kellock
--	MF	Peter King
--	MF	Leighton Phillips
--	MF	Bryan Rees
--	MF	Nigel Rees
--	MF	Mel Sutton
--	MF	Tony Villars
--	MF	Bobby Woodruff
--	FW	Brian Clark
--	FW	John Parsons
--	FW	Alan Warboys

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Norwich City	42	21	15	6	60	36	1.667	57
2	Birmingham City	42	19	18	5	60	31	1.935	56
3	Millwall	42	19	17	6	64	46	1.391	55
4	Queens Park Rangers	42	20	14	8	57	28	2.036	54
5	Sunderland	42	17	16	9	67	57	1.175	50
6	Blackpool	42	20	7	15	70	50	1.400	47
7	Burnley	42	20	6	16	70	55	1.273	46
8	Bristol City	42	18	10	14	61	49	1.245	46
9	Middlesbrough	42	19	8	15	50	48	1.042	46
10	Carlisle United	42	17	9	16	61	57	1.070	43
11	Swindon Town	42	15	12	15	47	47	1.000	42
12	Hull City	42	14	10	18	49	53	0.925	38
13	Luton Town	42	10	18	14	43	48	0.896	38
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	12	17	51	58	0.879	38
15	Oxford United	42	12	14	16	43	55	0.782	38
16	Portsmouth	42	12	13	17	59	68	0.868	37
17	Orient	42	14	9	19	50	61	0.820	37
18	Preston North End	42	12	12	18	52	58	0.897	36
19	Cardiff City	42	10	14	18	56	69	0.812	34
20	Fulham	42	12	10	20	45	68	0.662	34
21	Charlton Athletic	42	12	9	21	55	77	0.714	33
22	Watford	42	5	9	28	24	75	0.320	19

European Cup Winners Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Sep 15	One (first leg)	Dynamo Berlin	A	D 1 - 1	11,651	Gibson
Sep 29	One (second leg)	Dynamo Berlin	H	D 1 - 1 (Lost 4-5 on pens)	12,676	Clark

References

Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
"Football Club History Database - Cardiff City". http://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM.
Welsh Football Data Archive

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1971–72 in English football

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FA competitions	FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) • Charity Shield

Football League	Football League (First Division • Second Division • Third Division • Fourth Division) • League Cup (Final)

Lower leagues	Northern Premier League · Southern Football League · Isthmian League

European competitions	European Cup · UEFA Cup (Final) · European Cup Winners' Cup

Related to national team	Alf Ramsey • Home Championship • UEFA Euro 1972 (qualification)

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal · Chelsea · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Everton · Huddersfield Town · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Nottingham Forest · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield United · Southampton · Stoke City · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Birmingham City · Blackpool · Bristol City · Burnley · Cardiff City · Carlisle United · Charlton Athletic · Fulham · Hull City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Norwich City · Oxford United · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Sheffield Wednesday · Sunderland · Swindon Town · Watford

Third Division	Aston Villa · Barnsley · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol Rovers · Chesterfield · Halifax Town · Mansfield Town · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Plymouth Argyle · Port Vale · Rochdale · Rotherham United · Shrewsbury Town · Swansea City · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Wrexham · York City

Fourth Division	Aldershot · Barrow · Brentford · Bury · Cambridge United · Chester · Colchester United · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Hartlepool United · Lincoln City · Newport County · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Reading · Scunthorpe United · Southend United · Southport · Stockport County · Workington

1971–72 Cardiff City F.C. season

Contents

Players

Table

European Cup Winners Cup

See also

References