1978–79 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1978–79
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Jimmy Andrews/Richie Morgan
League position	9th
Top goalscorer	League: John Buchanan (16) All: John Buchanan (18)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	5th round
Previous season	← 1977–78
Next season	1979–80 →

The 1978–79 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 52nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing ninth.

During the season manager Jimmy Andrews, who had been in charge of the club for just over three years, left the club after a number of poor results and the disappointing hiring of Mickey Burns as a player-coach. Andrews was replaced by Richie Morgan, a former player who had spent his entire professional playing career at the club before retiring in 1977 to joins the backroom staff.

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	Keith Barber
--	GK	John Davies
--	GK	Ron Healey
--	GK	Jim Platt
--	DF	Bryan Attley
--	DF	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	Linden Jones
--	DF	Albert Larmour
--	DF	Freddie Pethard
--	DF	Keith Pontin
--	DF	David Roberts
--	DF	Colin Sullivan
--	DF	Rod Thomas
--	DF	Paul Went

No.	Position	Player
--	MF	John Buchanan
--	MF	Gerry Byrne
--	MF	Alan Campbell
--	MF	David Giles
--	MF	Steve Grapes
--	MF	Gary Harris
--	MF	John Lewis
--	MF	Paul Manns
--	MF	Tarki Micallef
--	FW	Ray Bishop
--	FW	Mickey Burns
--	FW	Tony Evans
--	FW	Ronnie Moore
--	FW	Gary Stevens

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Crystal Palace	42	19	19	4	51	24	+27	57
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	23	10	9	72	39	+33	56
3	Stoke City	42	20	16	6	58	31	+27	56
4	Sunderland	42	22	11	9	70	44	+26	55
5	West Ham United	42	18	14	10	70	39	+31	50
6	Notts County	42	14	16	12	48	60	-12	44
7	Preston North End	42	12	18	12	59	57	+2	42
8	Newcastle United	42	17	8	17	51	55	-4	42
9	Cardiff City	42	16	10	16	56	70	-14	42
10	Fulham	42	13	15	14	50	47	+3	41
11	Orient	42	15	10	17	51	51	+0	40
12	Cambridge United	42	12	16	14	44	52	-8	40
13	Burnley	42	14	12	16	51	62	-11	40
14	Oldham Athletic	42	13	13	16	52	61	-9	39
15	Wrexham	42	12	14	16	45	42	+3	38
16	Bristol Rovers	42	14	10	18	48	60	-12	38
17	Leicester City	42	10	17	15	43	52	-9	37
18	Luton Town	42	13	10	19	60	57	+3	36
19	Charlton Athletic	42	11	13	18	60	69	-9	35
20	Sheffield United	42	11	12	19	52	69	-17	34
21	Millwall	42	11	10	21	42	61	-19	32
22	Blackburn Rovers	42	10	10	22	41	72	-31	30

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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1978–79 in English football

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

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

Related to national team	Ron Greenwood • Home Championship • UEFA Euro 1980 (qualification)

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal · Aston Villa · Birmingham City · Bolton Wanderers · Bristol City · Chelsea · Coventry City · Derby County · Everton · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Norwich City · Nottingham Forest · Queens Park Rangers · Southampton · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Blackburn Rovers · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol Rovers · Burnley · Cambridge United · Cardiff City · Charlton Athletic · Crystal Palace · Fulham · Leicester City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Millwall · Newcastle United · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Preston North End · Sheffield United · Stoke City · Sunderland · West Ham United · Wrexham

Third Division	Blackpool · Brentford · Bury · Carlisle United · Chester · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Exeter City · Gillingham · Hull City · Lincoln City · Mansfield Town · Oxford United · Peterborough United · Plymouth Argyle · Rotherham United · Sheffield Wednesday · Shrewsbury Town · Southend United · Swansea City · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Watford

Fourth Division	Aldershot · Barnsley · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Grimsby Town · Halifax Town · Hartlepool United · Hereford United · Huddersfield Town · Newport County · Northampton Town · Port Vale · Portsmouth · Reading · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Stockport County · Torquay United · Wigan Athletic · Wimbledon · York City

1978–79 Cardiff City F.C. season

Contents

Players

Table

See also

References