1975–76 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1975–76
League	Football League Third Division
Manager	Jimmy Andrews
League position	2nd
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Evans (21) All: Tony Evans (29)
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Previous season	← 1974–75
Next season	1976–77 →

The 1975–76 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 49th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division Three on the first attempt after being relegated the previous year.

Manager Jimmy Andrews brought a number of changes to the squad including bringing Brian Clark back to the club and signing Australian international Adrian Alston.

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	Ron Healey
--	GK	Bill Irwin
--	DF	Bryan Attley
--	DF	Clive Charles
--	DF	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	Mike England
--	DF	Albert Larmour
--	DF	Richie Morgan
--	DF	Freddie Pethard
--	MF	Willie Anderson
--	MF	John Buchanan

No.	Position	Player
--	MF	Alan Campbell
--	MF	Joe Durrell
--	MF	David Giles
--	MF	Doug Livermore
--	MF	Gil Reece
--	MF	Peter Sayer
--	MF	Tony Villars
--	FW	Adrian Alston
--	FW	Brian Clark
--	FW	Tony Evans
--	FW	Derek Showers

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Hereford United	46	26	11	9	86	55	1.564	63
2	Cardiff City	46	22	13	11	69	48	1.438	57
3	Millwall	46	20	16	10	54	43	1.256	56
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	22	9	15	78	53	1.472	53
5	Crystal Palace	46	18	17	11	61	46	1.326	53
6	Wrexham	46	20	12	14	66	55	1.200	52
7	Walsall	46	18	14	14	74	61	1.213	50
8	Preston North End	46	19	10	17	62	57	1.088	48
9	Shrewsbury Town	46	19	10	17	61	59	1.034	48
10	Peterborough United	46	15	18	13	63	63	1.000	48
11	Mansfield Town	46	16	15	15	58	52	1.115	47
12	Port Vale	46	15	16	15	55	54	1.019	46
13	Bury	46	14	16	16	51	46	1.109	44
14	Chesterfield	46	17	9	20	69	69	1.000	43
15	Gillingham	46	12	19	15	58	68	0.853	43
16	Rotherham United	46	15	12	19	54	65	0.831	42
17	Chester City	46	15	12	19	43	62	0.694	42
18	Grimsby Town	46	15	10	21	62	74	0.838	40
19	Swindon Town	46	16	8	22	62	75	0.827	40
20	Sheffield Wednesday	46	12	16	18	48	59	0.814	40
21	Aldershot	46	13	13	20	59	75	0.787	39
22	Colchester United	46	12	14	20	41	65	0.631	38
23	Southend United	46	12	13	21	65	75	0.867	37
24	Halifax Town	46	11	13	22	41	61	0.672	35

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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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	Don Revie • Home Championship • UEFA Euro 1976 (qualification) • 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Burnley · Coventry City · Derby County · Everton · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield United · Stoke City · Tottenham Hotspur · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Blackburn Rovers · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Bristol City · Bristol Rovers · Carlisle United · Charlton Athletic · Chelsea · Fulham · Hull City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Nottingham Forest · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Oxford United · Plymouth Argyle · Portsmouth · Southampton · Sunderland · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United · York City

Third Division	Aldershot · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bury · Cardiff City · Chester · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Crystal Palace · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Halifax Town · Hereford United · Mansfield Town · Millwall · Peterborough United · Port Vale · Preston North End · Rotherham United · Sheffield Wednesday · Shrewsbury Town · Southend United · Swindon Town · Walsall · Wrexham

Fourth Division	Barnsley · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Brentford · Cambridge United · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Hartlepool United · Huddersfield Town · Lincoln City · Newport County · Northampton Town · Reading · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southport · Stockport County · Swansea City · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · Watford · Workington

1975–76 Cardiff City F.C. season

Contents

Players

Table

See also

References