1988–89 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1988–89
League	Football League Third Division
Manager	Frank Burrows
League position	16th
Top goalscorer	League: Jimmy Gilligan (14) All: Jimmy Gilligan (23)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	5th round
Previous season	← 1987–88
Next season	1989–90 →

The 1988–89 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 62nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.

1 Players
2 Table
3 European Cup Winners Cup
4 See also
5 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	Jon Roberts
--	GK	George Wood
--	DF	Gareth Abraham
--	DF	Phil Bater
--	DF	Terry Boyle
--	DF	Allan Lewis
--	DF	Jason Perry
--	DF	Nick Platnauer
--	DF	Ian Rodgerson
--	MF	Chris Fry
--	MF	Jason Gummer
--	MF	Matty Holmes
--	MF	Mark Kelly

No.	Position	Player
--	MF	Steve Ketteridge
--	MF	Steve Lynex
--	MF	Brian McDermott
--	MF	Jon Morgan
--	MF	Steve Tupling
--	MF	Paul Wheeler
--	MF	Paul Wimbleton
--	FW	Kevin Bartlett
--	FW	Alan Curtis
--	FW	Jimmy Gilligan
--	FW	Richard Haig
--	FW	Ian Walsh

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	26	14	6	96	49	+47	92
2	Sheffield United	46	25	9	12	93	54	+39	84
3	Port Vale	46	24	12	10	78	48	+30	84
4	Fulham	46	22	9	15	69	67	+2	75
5	Bristol Rovers	46	19	17	10	67	51	+16	74
6	Preston North End	46	19	15	12	79	60	+19	72
7	Brentford	46	18	14	14	66	61	+5	68
8	Chester City	46	19	11	16	64	61	+3	68
9	Notts County	46	18	13	15	64	54	+10	67
10	Bolton Wanderers	46	16	16	14	58	54	+4	64
11	Bristol City	46	18	9	19	53	55	−2	63
12	Swansea City	46	15	16	15	51	53	−2	61
13	Bury	46	16	13	17	55	67	−12	61
14	Huddersfield Town	46	17	9	20	63	73	−10	60
15	Mansfield Town	46	14	17	15	48	52	−4	59
16	Cardiff City	46	14	15	17	44	56	-12	57
17	Wigan Athletic	46	14	14	18	55	53	+2	56
18	Reading	46	15	11	20	68	72	−4	56
19	Blackpool	46	14	13	19	56	59	−3	55
20	Northampton Town	46	16	6	24	66	76	−10	54
21	Southend United	46	13	15	18	56	75	−19	54
22	Chesterfield	46	14	7	25	51	86	−35	49
23	Gillingham	46	12	4	30	47	81	−34	40
24	Aldershot	46	8	13	25	48	78	−30	37

European Cup Winners Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
Sep 07	One (first leg)	Derry City	A	D 0 – 0	Approx. 11,000
Oct 05	One (second leg)	Derry City	H	W 4 – 0	6,933	McDermott, Gilligan (3)
Oct 26	Two (first leg)	AGF Aarhus	H	L 1 – 2	6,155	Gilligan
Nov 09	Two (second leg)	AGF Aarhus	A	L 0 – 4	Approx, 3,700

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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1988–89 in English football

« 1987–88 1989–90 »

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	Football Conference · Northern Premier League · Southern Football League · Isthmian League

Related to national team	Bobby Robson • Rous Cup • 1990 FIFA World Cup (qualification - UEFA Group 2)

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal · Aston Villa · Charlton Athletic · Coventry City · Derby County · Everton · Liverpool · Luton Town · Manchester United · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Nottingham Forest · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Tottenham Hotspur · West Ham United · Wimbledon

Second Division	Barnsley · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Brighton & Hove Albion · Chelsea · Crystal Palace · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Manchester City · Oldham Athletic · Oxford United · Plymouth Argyle · Portsmouth · Shrewsbury Town · Sunderland · Swindon Town · Stoke City · Walsall · Watford · West Bromwich Albion

Third Division	Aldershot · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Brentford · Bristol City · Bristol Rovers · Bury · Cardiff City · Chester City · Chesterfield · Fulham · Gillingham · Huddersfield Town · Mansfield Town · Northampton Town · Port Vale · Preston North End · Notts County · Reading · Sheffield United · Southend United · Swansea City · Wigan Athletic · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Fourth Division	Burnley · Cambridge United · Carlisle United · Colchester United · Crewe Alexandra · Darlington · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Grimsby Town · Halifax Town · Hartlepool United · Hereford United · Leyton Orient · Lincoln City · Peterborough United · Rochdale · Rotherham United · Scarborough · Scunthorpe United · Stockport County · Torquay United · Tranmere Rovers · Wrexham · York City

Others	Newport County

1988–89 Cardiff City F.C. season

Contents

Players

Table

European Cup Winners Cup

See also

References