1965–66 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1965–66
League Football League Second Division
Manager Jimmy Scoular
League position 20th
Top goalscorer League: George Johnston (17)
All: George Johnston (23)
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup Semi-finals
European Cup Winners Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup 5th round
Previous season ← 1964–65
Next season 1966–67 →

The 1965–66 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 39th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

The season also saw the club reach the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, the furthest they have ever gone in the competition, before being beaten by West Ham United.

Contents

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 Lyn Davies
-- GK Dilwyn John
-- GK Bob Wilson
-- DF Colin Baker
-- DF David Carver
-- DF Graham Coldrick
-- DF Bobby Ferguson
-- DF Alan Harrington
-- DF Don Murray
-- DF Peter Rodrigues
-- MF Ronnie Bird
-- MF Greg Farrell
-- MF Barrie Hole
No. Position Player
-- MF David Houston
-- MF Peter King
-- MF Bernie Lewis
-- MF Pat Murphy
-- MF David Summerhayes
-- MF Gareth Williams
-- MF David Yorath
-- FW George Andrews
-- FW John Charles
-- FW Terry Harkin
-- FW George Johnston
-- FW John Toshack

Table

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Manchester City 42 22 15 5 76 44 1.727 59
2 Southampton 42 22 10 10 85 56 1.518 54
3 Coventry City 42 20 13 9 73 53 1.377 53
4 Huddersfield Town 42 19 13 10 62 36 1.722 51
5 Bristol City 42 17 17 8 63 48 1.313 51
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 87 61 1.426 50
7 Rotherham United 42 16 14 12 75 74 1.014 46
8 Derby County 42 16 11 15 71 68 1.044 43
9 Bolton Wanderers 42 16 9 17 62 59 1.051 41
10 Birmingham City 42 16 9 17 70 75 0.933 41
11 Crystal Palace 42 14 13 15 47 52 0.904 41
12 Portsmouth 42 16 8 18 74 78 0.949 40
13 Norwich City 42 12 15 15 52 52 1.000 39
14 Carlisle United 42 17 5 20 60 63 0.952 39
15 Ipswich Town 42 15 9 18 58 66 0.879 39
16 Charlton Athletic 42 12 14 16 61 70 0.871 38
17 Preston North End 42 11 15 16 62 70 0.886 37
18 Plymouth Argyle 42 12 13 17 54 63 0.857 37
19 Bury 42 14 7 21 62 76 0.816 35
20 Cardiff City 42 12 10 20 71 91 0.780 34
21 Middlesbrough 42 10 13 19 58 86 0.674 33
22 Leyton Orient 42 5 13 24 38 80 0.475 23

European Cup Winners Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Sep 08 One (first leg) Standard Liege H L 1 - 2 12,738 Johnston
Oct 20 One (second leg) Standard Liege A L 0 - 1 17,985

See also

References

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