1972–73 Cardiff City F.C. season
Season 1972–73 | |
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League | Football League Second Division |
Manager | Jimmy Scoular |
League position | 19th |
Top goalscorer | League: Andrew McCulloch (14) All: Andrew McCulloch (19) |
FA Cup | 4th round |
League Cup | 1st round |
Welsh Cup | Winners |
Previous season | ← 1971–72 |
Next season | 1973–74 → |
The 1972–73 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 46th 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 Cardiff-born Phil Dwyer, who would go on to break the club's appearance record, make his debut for the club.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Table
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Burnley | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 72 | 35 | 2.057 | 62 |
2 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 81 | 37 | 2.189 | 61 |
3 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 51 | 47 | 1.085 | 50 |
4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 1.070 | 47 |
5 | Bristol City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 51 | 1.235 | 46 |
6 | Sunderland | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 49 | 1.204 | 46 |
7 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 1.098 | 46 |
8 | Oxford United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 43 | 1.209 | 45 |
9 | Fulham | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 44 |
10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 55 | 1.073 | 44 |
11 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 47 | 1.170 | 42 |
12 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 0.830 | 41 |
13 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 59 | 1.085 | 40 |
14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 52 | 0.904 | 40 |
15 | Orient | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 0.925 | 36 |
16 | Swindon Town | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 60 | 0.767 | 36 |
17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 59 | 0.712 | 35 |
18 | Carlisle United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 52 | 0.962 | 34 |
19 | Preston North End | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 64 | 0.578 | 34 |
20 | Cardiff City | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 43 | 58 | 0.741 | 33 |
21 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 36 | 56 | 0.643 | 33 |
22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 46 | 83 | 0.554 | 29 |
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H |
Result | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | D | L |
Position | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Last updated: 20 September 2013.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Fixtures & Results
Second Division
1 12 August 1972 | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Luton Town | Cardiff | ||
Gary Bell 44' (pen) Alan Warboys 60' |
39' (pen) John Aston | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,634 Referee: Ivan Smith (Accrington) | ||||
2 19 August 1972 | Portsmouth | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth | ||
Brian Lewis 65' Norman Piper 80' Richie Reynolds 89' |
34' Derek Showers | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,069 Referee: Harold Davey (Nottingham) | ||||
3 26 August 1972 | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Blackpool | Cardiff | ||
Gary Bell 45' (pen) | 50' Keith Dyson 73' Dave Lennard |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,401 Referee: Bill Castle (Dudley) | ||||
4 30 August 1972 | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Millwall | Cardiff | ||
Brian Clark 31' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,116 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) | |||||
5 2 September 1972 | Oxford United | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | Oxford | ||
Tommy Cassidy 18' Steve Aylott 69' |
4' Nigel Rees | Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 8,087 Referee: Tommy Dawes (Norwich) | ||||
6 9 September 1972 | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Aston Villa | Cardiff | ||
13' Bruce Rioch 24' Andy Lochhead |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,707 Referee: Harold Hackney (Barnsley) | |||||
7 16 September 1972 | Carlisle United | 4 - 0 | Cardiff City | Carlisle | ||
Joe Laidlaw 19' Ray Train 32' Chris Balderstone 39' Bobby Owen 89' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,911 | |||||
8 19 September 1972 | Nottingham Forest | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham | ||
Martin O'Neill 40' Paul Richardson 60' |
85' Ian Gibson | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 6,414 | ||||
9 23 September 1972 | Cardiff City | 1 - 3 | Bristol City | Cardiff | ||
Gary Bell 22' (pen) | 9' (pen) Gerry Gow 12' John Galley 70' Brian Drysdale |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,204 Referee: Tony Oliver (Leigh On Sea) | ||||
10 27 September 1972 | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Brighton | Cardiff | ||
Alan Foggon 24' | Eddie Spearritt | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,351 Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth) | ||||
11 30 September 1972 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City | London | ||
Don Givens 44', 51' (pen) Stan Bowles 65' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,182 Referee: Harold Williams (Sheffleid) | |||||
12 7 October 1972 | Orient | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | London | ||
Alan Foggon | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 6,284 Referee: Bob Raby (Leeds) | |||||
13 14 October 1972 | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff | ||
Ian Vincent 38' Gary Bell 81' (pen) |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,430 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse) | |||||
14 21 October 1972 | Burnley | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City | Burnley | ||
Paul Fletcher 30', 64', 83' (pen) | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 13,410 Referee: Roy Capey (Madeley Heath) | |||||
15 28 October 1972 | Cardiff City | 3 - 0 | Preston North End | Cardiff | ||
Andy McCulloch 40' Bobby Woodruff 69', 79' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,208 Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds) | |||||
16 4 November 1972 | Brighton | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | Brighton | ||
Barry Bridges Ken Beamish 30' |
28' Don Murray 88' Billy Kellock |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 16,387 Referee: John Thacker (Lincoln) | ||||
17 11 November 1972 | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff | ||
Andy McCulloch 75' Bobby Woodruff 87' |
88' Neil Martin | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,750 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford) | ||||
18 18 November 1972 | Huddersfield | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield | ||
Graham Pugh 9' Dick Krzywicki 64' |
74' Gil Reece | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 5,886 Referee: Arthur Jones (Ormskirk) | ||||
19 25 November 1972 | Cardiff City | 3 - 1 | Fulham | Cardiff | ||
Andy McCulloch 21', 77' Bobby Woodruff 63' |
67' Alan Mullery | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,960 Referee: Ken Wynn (Wolverhampton) | ||||
20 9 December 1972 | Cardiff City | 4 - 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff | ||
Leighton Phillips 10', 31' Bobby Woodruff 44', 52' |
71' Willie Henderson | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,909 Referee: Mike Kerkhof (Bicester) | ||||
21 16 December 1972 | Hull City | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | Hull | ||
John Kaye 82' | 79' Billy Kellock | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 5,875 Referee: Jack Wrennall (Chorley) | ||||
22 26 December 1972 | Bristol City | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | Bristol | ||
Gerry Gow 65' (pen) | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 20,490 Referee: John Yates (Redditch) | |||||
23 29 December 1972 | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Portsmouth | Cardiff | ||
67' Eoin Hand Ray Hiron |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,382 Referee: Arthur Hart (London) | |||||
24 19 January 1973 | Cardiff City | 2 - 0 | Oxford United | Cardiff | ||
Andy McCulloch 48', 78' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,991 Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset) | |||||
25 27 January 1973 | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | Birmingham | ||
Ray Graydon 45' (pen) Bruce Rioch 60' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 25,586 Referee: Alf Grey | |||||
26 10 February 1973 | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Carlisle United | Cardiff | ||
Andy McCulloch 45' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,809 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) | |||||
27 17 February 1973 | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | Luton | ||
Derek Hales 12' | 50' Bobby Woodruff | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,442 Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield) | ||||
28 27 February 1973 | Swindon Town | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City | Swindon | ||
Rod Thomas 7' David Powell 21' (og) Ray Treacy 41' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9,770 Referee: Don Biddle (Bristol) | |||||
29 3 March 1973 | Cardiff City | 3 - 1 | Orient | Cardiff | ||
Andy McCulloch 20', 73' Gary Bell 26' (pen) |
83' Mike Bullock | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,463 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester) | ||||
30 7 March 1973 | Blackpool | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | Blackpool | ||
Willie Rafferty 71' | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,303 Referee: John Williams (Wrexham) | |||||
31 10 March 1973 | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough | ||
Peter Brine 12' Alan Foggon 58' |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 7,686 | |||||
32 17 March 1973 | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Burnley | Cardiff | ||
3' Frank Casper | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,960 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse) | |||||
33 24 March 1973 | Preston North End | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | Preston | ||
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,889 Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge) | ||||||
34 31 March 1973 | Fulham | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | London | ||
John Conway 10' | 18s' Andy McCulloch Andy McCulloch |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,262 Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock) | ||||
35 7 April 1973 | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Swindon Town | Cardiff | ||
Andy McCulloch 4' | 75' Ray Treacy | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,438 Referee: Bob Perkin (Stafford) | ||||
36 14 April 1973 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | Sheffield | ||
Phil Dwyer 28' (og) | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 10,952 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester) | |||||
37 18 April 1973 | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff | ||
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,958 Referee: Bob Matthewson (Worsley) | ||||||
38 21 April 1973 | Cardiff City | 4 - 1 | Huddersfield | Cardiff | ||
Bobby Woodruff 5', ?' Gil Reece 45', ?' |
Alan Gowling | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,379 Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge) | ||||
39 23 April 1973 | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | Sunderland | ||
Dennis Tueart 68' (pen) Billy Hughes 77' |
Leighton Phillips | Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 27,551 Referee: George Hartley (Wakefield) | ||||
40 28 April 1973 | Millwall | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | London | ||
Alf Wood 76' | 82' Andy McCulloch | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,811 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) | ||||
41 7 May 1973 | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | Cardiff | ||
Bobby Woodruff 38' | Vic Halom | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe) | ||||
42 9 May 1973 | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Hull City | Cardiff | ||
12', 79' Roy Greenwood | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) | |||||
League Cup
1 16 August 1972 | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff | ||
Derek Showers 63' Gary Bell 72' (pen) |
32' Wayne Jones 86' Brian Godfrey |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,450 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter) | ||||
1 22 August 1972 | Bristol Rovers | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | Bristol | ||
Brian Godfrey 19' Bruce Bannister 78' Wayne Jones 90' |
7' Brian Clark Don Murray |
Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 14,550 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby) | ||||
FA Cup
3 13 January 1973 | Scunthorpe United | 2 - 3 | Cardiff City | Scunthorpe | ||
Duncan Welbourne 61' Harry Kirk 75' |
13' Billy Kellock 64' Andy McCulloch 88' Leighton Phillips |
Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 6,379 Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge) | ||||
4 3 February 1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | Bolton | ||
Gary Jones 40' John Ritson 84' Warwick Rimmer |
80' Billy Kellock 95' Leighton Phillips Gil Reece |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 24,729 Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe) | ||||
4 (replay) 7 February 1973 | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff | ||
Andy McCulloch 27' | 67' Gary Jones | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,849 Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe) | ||||
4 (2nd replay) 12 February 1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | West Bromwich | ||
Stuart Lee 35' | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 6,361 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester) | |||||
See also
- Cardiff City F.C. seasons
References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- "Football Club History Database - Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive
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