1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1979–80
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Richie Morgan
League position	15th
Top goalscorer	League: Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens (11) All: Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens (11)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	4th round
Previous season	← 1978–79
Next season	1980–81 →

The 1979–80 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 53rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

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	John Davies
--	GK	Peter Grotier
--	GK	Ron Healey
--	DF	Paul Compton
--	DF	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	Linden Jones
--	DF	Keith Pontin
--	DF	David Roberts
--	DF	Colin Sullivan
--	DF	Rod Thomas
--	MF	John Buchanan
--	MF	Alan Campbell
--	MF	Mark Elliott

No.	Position	Player
--	MF	Steve Grapes
--	MF	Gary Harris
--	MF	Wayne Hughes
--	MF	John Lewis
--	MF	Tarki Micallef
--	MF	Billy Ronson
--	FW	Ray Bishop
--	FW	Paul Davies
--	FW	Tony Evans
--	FW	Ross Jack
--	FW	Kevin Lloyd
--	FW	Ronnie Moore
--	FW	Gary Stevens

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Leicester City	42	21	13	8	58	38	+20	55
2	Sunderland	42	21	12	9	69	42	+27	54
3	Birmingham City	42	21	11	10	58	38	+20	53
4	Chelsea	42	23	7	12	66	52	+14	53
5	Queens Park Rangers	42	18	13	11	75	53	+22	49
6	Luton Town	42	16	17	9	66	45	+21	49
7	West Ham United	42	20	7	15	54	43	+11	47
8	Cambridge United	42	14	16	12	61	53	+8	44
9	Newcastle United	42	15	14	13	53	49	+4	44
10	Preston North End	42	12	19	11	56	52	+4	43
11	Oldham Athletic	42	16	11	15	49	53	-4	43
12	Swansea City	42	17	9	16	48	53	-5	43
13	Shrewsbury Town	42	18	5	19	60	53	+7	41
14	Orient	42	12	17	13	48	54	-6	41
15	Cardiff City	42	16	8	18	41	48	-7	40
16	Wrexham	42	16	6	20	40	49	-9	38
17	Notts County	42	11	15	16	51	52	-1	37
18	Watford	42	12	13	17	39	46	-7	37
19	Bristol Rovers	42	11	13	18	50	64	-14	35
20	Fulham	42	11	7	24	42	74	-32	29
21	Burnley	42	6	15	21	39	73	-34	27
22	Charlton Athletic	42	6	10	26	39	78	-39	22

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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1979–80 in English football

« 1978–79 1980–81 »

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	Alliance Premier League · Northern Premier League · Southern Football League · Isthmian League

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

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

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal · Aston Villa · Bolton Wanderers · Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol City · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Everton · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Norwich City · Nottingham Forest · Southampton · Stoke City · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Birmingham City · Bristol Rovers · Burnley · Cambridge United · Cardiff City · Charlton Athletic · Chelsea · Fulham · Leicester City · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Newcastle United · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Shrewsbury Town · Sunderland · Swansea City · Watford · West Ham United · Wrexham

Third Division	Barnsley · Blackburn Rovers · Blackpool · Brentford · Bury · Carlisle United · Chester · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Exeter City · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Hull City · Mansfield Town · Millwall · Oxford United · Plymouth Argyle · Reading · Rotherham United · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southend United · Swindon Town · Wimbledon

Fourth Division	Aldershot · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Halifax Town · Hartlepool United · Hereford United · Huddersfield Town · Lincoln City · Newport County · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Port Vale · Portsmouth · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southport · Stockport County · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · York City

1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season

Contents

Players

Table

See also

References