1972–73 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1972–73
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Jimmy Scoular
League position	19th
Top goalscorer	League: Andrew McCulloch (14) All: Andrew McCulloch (19)
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Previous season	← 1971–72
Next season	1973–74 →

The 1972–73 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 46th 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 Cardiff-born Phil Dwyer, who would go on to break the clubs appearance record, make his debut for the club.

1 Players
2 Table
3 See also
4 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	Bill Irwin
--	GK	Frank Parsons
--	DF	Gary Bell
--	DF	David Carver
--	DF	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	Roger Hoy
--	DF	John Impey
--	DF	Albert Larmour
--	DF	Peter Morgan
--	DF	Richie Morgan
--	DF	Don Murray
--	DF	Freddie Pethard
--	DF	David Powell
--	MF	Willie Anderson
--	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	Gil Reece
--	MF	Nigel Rees
--	MF	Tony Villars
--	MF	Johnny Vincent
--	MF	Bobby Woodruff
--	FW	Brian Clark
--	FW	Andrew McCulloch
--	FW	Jimmy McInch
--	FW	John Parsons
--	FW	Derek Showers
--	FW	Alan Warboys

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Burnley	42	24	14	4	72	35	2.057	62
2	Queens Park Rangers	42	24	13	5	81	37	2.189	61
3	Aston Villa	42	18	14	10	51	47	1.085	50
4	Middlesbrough	42	17	13	12	46	43	1.070	47
5	Bristol City	42	17	12	13	63	51	1.235	46
6	Sunderland	42	17	12	13	59	49	1.204	46
7	Blackpool	42	18	10	14	56	51	1.098	46
8	Oxford United	42	19	7	16	52	43	1.209	45
9	Fulham	42	16	12	14	58	49	1.184	44
10	Sheffield Wednesday	42	17	10	15	59	55	1.073	44
11	Millwall	42	16	10	16	55	47	1.170	42
12	Luton Town	42	15	11	16	44	53	0.830	41
13	Hull City	42	14	12	16	64	59	1.085	40
14	Nottingham Forest	42	14	12	16	47	52	0.904	40
15	Orient	42	12	12	18	49	53	0.925	36
16	Swindon Town	42	10	16	16	46	60	0.767	36
17	Portsmouth	42	12	11	19	42	59	0.712	35
18	Carlisle United	42	11	12	19	50	52	0.962	34
19	Preston North End	42	11	12	19	37	64	0.578	34
20	Cardiff City	42	11	11	20	43	58	0.741	33
21	Huddersfield Town	42	8	17	17	36	56	0.643	33
22	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	8	13	21	46	83	0.554	29

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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1972–73 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 (Final)

Related to national team	Alf Ramsey • Home Championship • 1974 FIFA World Cup (qualification)

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal · Birmingham City · Chelsea · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Everton · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield United · Southampton · Stoke City · Tottenham Hotspur · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Aston Villa · Blackpool · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol City · Burnley · Cardiff City · Carlisle United · Fulham · Huddersfield Town · Hull City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Nottingham Forest · Oxford United · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Sheffield Wednesday · Sunderland · Swindon Town · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United

Third Division	Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Bournemouth · Brentford · Bristol Rovers · Charlton Athletic · Chesterfield · Grimsby Town · Halifax Town · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Plymouth Argyle · Port Vale · Rochdale · Rotherham United · Scunthorpe United · Shrewsbury Town · Southend United · Swansea City · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Watford · Wrexham · York City

Fourth Division	Aldershot · Barnsley · Bradford City · Bury · Cambridge United · Chester · Colchester United · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Gillingham · Hartlepool United · Hereford United · Lincoln City · Mansfield Town · Newport County · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Reading · Southport · Stockport County · Torquay United · Workington

1972–73 Cardiff City F.C. season

Contents

Players

Table

See also

References