1980–81 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1980–81
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Richie Morgan
League position	19th
Top goalscorer	League: Peter Kitchen (13) All: Peter Kitchen (19)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	4th round
Previous season	← 1979–80
Next season	1981–82 →

The 1980–81 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 54th 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 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	Peter Grotier
--	GK	Ron Healey
--	DF	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	Tim Gilbert
--	DF	Linden Jones
--	DF	Keith Pontin
--	DF	David Roberts
--	DF	Colin Sullivan
--	DF	Rod Thomas
--	MF	John Buchanan
--	MF	Alan Campbell
--	MF	Miah Dennehy

No.	Position	Player
--	MF	Paul Giles
--	MF	Steve Grapes
--	MF	Wayne Hughes
--	MF	John Lewis
--	MF	Paul Maddy
--	MF	Tarki Micallef
--	MF	Billy Ronson
--	FW	Ray Bishop
--	FW	Paul Davies
--	FW	Peter Kitchen
--	FW	Gary Stevens

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	West Ham United	42	28	10	4	79	29	+50	66
2	Notts County	42	18	17	7	49	38	+11	53
3	Swansea City	42	18	14	10	64	44	+20	50
4	Blackburn Rovers	42	16	18	8	42	29	+13	50
5	Luton Town	42	18	12	12	61	46	+15	48
6	Derby County	42	15	15	12	57	52	+5	45
7	Grimsby Town	42	15	15	12	44	42	+2	45
8	Queens Park Rangers	42	15	13	14	56	46	+10	43
9	Watford	42	16	11	15	50	45	+5	43
10	Sheffield Wednesday	42	17	8	17	53	51	+2	42
11	Newcastle United	42	14	14	14	30	45	-15	42
12	Chelsea	42	14	12	16	46	41	+5	40
13	Cambridge United	42	17	6	19	53	65	-12	40
14	Shrewsbury Town	42	11	17	14	46	47	-1	39
15	Oldham Athletic	42	12	15	15	39	48	-9	39
16	Wrexham	42	12	14	16	43	45	-2	38
17	Orient	42	13	12	17	52	56	-4	38
18	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	10	18	61	66	-5	38
19	Cardiff City	42	12	12	18	44	60	-16	36
20	Preston North End	42	11	14	17	41	62	-21	36
21	Bristol City	42	7	16	19	29	51	-22	30
22	Bristol Rovers	42	5	13	24	34	65	-31	23

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

Cardiff City F.C. seasons

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1980–81 in English football

« 1979–80 1981–82 »

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

Related to national team	Ron Greenwood • Home Championship • 1982 FIFA World Cup (qualification)

Club seasons

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

Second Division	Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Bristol City · Bristol Rovers · Cambridge United · Cardiff City · Chelsea · Derby County · Grimsby Town · Leyton Orient · Luton Town · Newcastle United · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield Wednesday · Shrewsbury Town · Swansea City · Watford · West Ham United · Wrexham

Third Division	Barnsley · Blackpool · Brentford · Burnley · Carlisle United · Charlton Athletic · Chester · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Exeter City · Fulham · Gillingham · Huddersfield Town · Hull City · Millwall · Newport County · Oxford United · Plymouth Argyle · Portsmouth · Reading · Rotherham United · Sheffield United · Swindon Town · Walsall

Fourth Division	Aldershot · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Bury · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Halifax Town · Hartlepool United · Hereford United · Lincoln City · Mansfield Town · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Port Vale · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southend United · Southport · Stockport County · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · Wimbledon · York City

1980–81 Cardiff City F.C. season

Contents

Players

Table

See also

References