1967–68_Cardiff_City_F.C._season
1967–68 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 1967–68 football season
The 1967–68 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 41st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.
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| 1967–68 season | ||
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| Chairman | Fred Dewey | |
| Manager | Jimmy Scoular | |
| Football League Second Division | 13th | |
| FA Cup | 3rd round | |
| League Cup | 2nd round | |
| European Cup Winners Cup | Semi-finals | |
| Welsh Cup | Winners | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Peter King (12) All: Peter King (18) | |
| Highest home attendance | 20,021 (v QPR, 16 April 1968) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,396 (v Charlton, 11 May 1968) | |
| Average home league attendance | 13,301 | |
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During the season they enjoyed their most successful season in European competition by reaching the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup before being beaten 4–3 on aggregate by German side Hamburg. It remains the furthest a Welsh team has ever reached in European competition.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Main article: 1967–68 Football League § Second Division
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 11 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 1.000 | 39 | |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 39 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 66 | 0.909 | 38 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 61 | 0.754 | 38 | |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 63 | 68 | 0.926 | 37 |
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Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
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- Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1967–68 Welsh Cup winners.
Results by round
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| 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 | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | D |
| Position | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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Second Division
Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle
| 19 August 1967 (1967-08-19) 1 | Cardiff City | 1 – 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Bobby Brown  (pen) |
87' John Mitten |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,169 |
Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City
| 26 August 1967 (1967-08-26) 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
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Peter King |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 10,654 |
Cardiff City v Crystal Palace
| 30 August 1967 (1967-08-30) 3 | Cardiff City | 4 – 2 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Barrie Jones Bobby Brown Ronnie Bird Peter King |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,351 |
Portsmouth v Cardiff City
| 2 September 1967 (1967-09-02) 4 | Portsmouth | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
| Nicky Jennings George Smith Ray Pointer |
Bobby Brown |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,308 |
Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City
| 5 September 1967 (1967-09-05) 5 | Charlton Athletic | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | London |
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Bobby Brown |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,523 |
Cardiff City v Norwich City
| 9 September 1967 (1967-09-09) 6 | Cardiff City | 3 – 1 | Norwich City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Peter King Bobby Brown Pen'Barrie Jones |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,674 |
Rotherham United v Cardiff City
| 16 September 1967 (1967-09-16) 7 | Rotherham United | 3 – 2 | Cardiff City | Rotherham |
| 15:00 | |
Peter King Don Murray |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,842 Referee: John Yates (Redditch) |
Cardiff City v Derby County
| 23 September 1967 (1967-09-23) 8 | Cardiff City | 1 – 5 | Derby County | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Ronnie Bird (pen) |
?', ?', ?' Kevin Hector ?', ?' John O'Hare |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,375 |
Crystal Palace v Cardiff City
| 27 September 1967 (1967-09-27) 9 | Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 | Cardiff City | London |
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Barrie Jones |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,424 |
Preston North End v Cardiff City
| 30 September 1967 (1967-09-30) 10 | Preston North End | 3 – 0 | Cardiff City | Preston |
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Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,735 |
Cardiff City v Ipswich Town
| 7 October 1967 (1967-10-07) 11 | Cardiff City | 1 – 1 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | John Toshack |
Billy Houghton |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,261 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) |
Bristol City v Cardiff City
| 14 October 1967 (1967-10-14) 12 | Bristol City | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
| 15:00 | Chris Crowe |
Bobby Brown |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,609 |
Cardiff City v Middlesbrough
| 21 October 1967 (1967-10-21) 13 | Cardiff City | 3 – 0 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | John Toshack John Toshack Peter King |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,441 |
Hull City v Cardiff City
| 27 October 1967 (1967-10-27) 14 | Hull City | 1 – 2 | Cardiff City | Hull |
| 19:30 | |
Bobby Brown Ronnie Bird |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 18,579 |
Blackpool v Cardiff City
| 11 November 1967 (1967-11-11) 15 | Blackpool | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
| 15:00 | |
Malcolm Clarke |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,324 Referee: George McCabe (Sheffield) |
Cardiff City v Birmingham City
| 18 November 1967 (1967-11-18) 16 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Birmingham City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | John Toshack |
Johnny Vincent Barry Bridges Bert Murray |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,673 |
Carlisle United v Cardiff City
| 25 November 1967 (1967-11-25) 17 | Carlisle United | 1 – 3 | Cardiff City | Carlisle |
| 15:00 | |
John Toshack John Toshack Gary Bell |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 10,966 |
Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers
| 2 December 1967 (1967-12-02) 18 | Cardiff City | 3 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Peter King ?', 26' Malcolm Clarke 62' |
Barrie Hole Keith Newton |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,829 Referee: Harold Davey (Dorset) |
Cardiff City v Millwall
| 5 December 1967 (1967-12-05) 19 | Cardiff City | 2 – 2 | Millwall | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | John Toshack Bobby Brown |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,993 |
Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City
| 9 December 1967 (1967-12-09) 20 | Huddersfield Town | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
| Jimmy Nicholson |
Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 8,552 |
Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City
| 16 December 1967 (1967-12-16) 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 – 0 | Cardiff City | Plymouth |
| Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,736 |
Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers
| 23 December 1967 (1967-12-23) 22 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Bobby Brown |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,082 |
Cardiff City v Aston Villa
| 26 December 1967 (1967-12-26) 23 | Cardiff City | 3 – 0 | Aston Villa | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Leslie Lea 16', 81' John Toshack 51' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,180 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford) |
Aston Villa v Cardiff City
| 30 December 1967 (1967-12-30) 24 | Aston Villa | 2 – 1 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Willie Anderson 61' Brian Greenhalgh 78' |
36' Norman Dean |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 17,667 Referee: Reg Paine (Heston, Middlesex) |
Cardiff City v Portsmouth
| 6 January 1968 (1968-01-06) 25 | Cardiff City | 3 – 0 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Malcolm Clarke 21' Ronnie Bird 31'Peter King 39' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,925 |
Cardiff City v Rotherham United
| 20 January 1968 (1968-01-20) 26 | Cardiff City | 2 – 2 | Rotherham United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Ronnie Bird 51' Leighton Phillips 75' |
32' John Quinn 45' David Bentley |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,748 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse) |
Derby County v Cardiff City
| 3 February 1968 (1968-02-03) 27 | Derby County | 3 – 4 | Cardiff City | Derby |
| 15:00 | Alan Hinton 46 ' Kevin Hector 50'Alan Durban 85 ' |
4', 84' Brian Clark 31', 80' Peter King |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 18,096 |
Cardiff City v Preston North End
| 10 February 1968 (1968-02-10) 28 | Cardiff City | 2 – 0 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Brian Clark John Toshack |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,897 |
Ipswich Town v Cardiff City
| 24 February 1968 (1968-02-24) 29 | Ipswich Town | 4 – 2 | Cardiff City | Ipswich |
| 15:00 | Ray Crawford Frank Brogan John O'Rourke ??', ??' |
Brian Clark Leslie Lea |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,580 Referee: Maurice Fussey (Retford) |
Cardiff City v Bristol City
| 2 March 1968 (1968-03-02) 30 | Cardiff City | 0 – 1 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | 64' John Galley |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,334 |
Middlesbrough v Cardiff City
| 9 March 1968 (1968-03-09) 31 | Middlesbrough | 2 – 3 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | Johnny Crossan John Hickton |
John Toshack Brian Clark Barrie Jones |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 15,582 Referee: Harold Davey (Mansfield) |
Cardiff City v Hull City
| 22 March 1968 (1968-03-22) 32 | Cardiff City | 2 – 3 | Hull City | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Brian Clark Peter King |
Ken Wagstaff Ray Henderson Ray Henderson |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,975 |
Millwall v Cardiff City
| 30 March 1968 (1968-03-30) 33 | Millwall | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Millwall |
| 15:15 | Malcolm Clarke 23' (og) Barry Kitchener 39'Brian Conlon 63' |
28' Leslie Lea |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,904 Referee: JWJ Clarke (Studley) |
Cardiff City v Blackpool
| 6 April 1968 (1968-04-06) 34 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Peter King |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,416 Referee: AE Dimond (Harlow, Essex) |
Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City
| 12 April 1968 (1968-04-12) 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | London |
| 11:30 | |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 23,043 |
Birmingham City v Cardiff City
| 13 April 1968 (1968-04-13) 36 | Birmingham City | 0 – 0 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
| Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,044 |
Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers
| 16 April 1968 (1968-04-16) 37 | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | John Toshack |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,021 Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock) | ||
| Note: Mike Keen missed a penalty for QPR | ||||
Cardiff City v Carlisle United
| 20 April 1968 (1968-04-20) 38 | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 | Carlisle United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Barrie Jones |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,926 |
Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City
| 27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) 39 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
|
Barrie Jones |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 7,195 |
Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town
| 4 May 1968 (1968-05-04) 40 | Cardiff City | 0 – 0 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,647 Referee: RF Prichard (Salisbury) |
Norwich City v Cardiff City
| 8 May 1968 (1968-05-08) 41 | Norwich City | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Norwich |
| 19:15 | Ken Foggo |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 10,177 |
Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic
| 11 May 1968 (1968-05-11) 42 | Cardiff City | 0 – 0 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,396 |
League Cup
Aldershot v Cardiff City
| 23 August 1967 (1967-08-23) 1 | Aldershot | 2 – 3 | Cardiff City | Aldershot |
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?', ?' Bobby Brown Peter King |
Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,133 |
Burnley v Cardiff City
| 12 September 1967 (1967-09-12) 2 | Burnley | 2 – 1 | Cardiff City | Burnley |
| 19:30 | Gordon Harris 87' Frank Casper 89' |
72' Graham Coldrick |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,631 Referee: Peter Baldwin (Redcar) |
FA Cup
Stoke City v Cardiff City
| 27 January 1968 (1968-01-27) Round 3 | Stoke City | 4 – 1 | Cardiff City | Stoke |
| 15:15 | Willie Stevenson 44' Roy Vernon 43'Harry Burrows 52', 62' |
63' Barrie Jones |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 23,563 |
European Cup Winners' Cup
Shamrock Rovers v Cardiff City
| 20 September 1967 (1967-09-20) 1 (1st Leg) | Shamrock Rovers | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Dublin |
| 20:00 | Bobby Gilbert 16' |
48' Peter King |
Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 21,883 Referee: Piet Roomer (Netherlands) |
Cardiff City v Shamrock Rovers
| 4 October 1967 (1967-10-04) 1 (2nd Leg) | Cardiff City | 2 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.) | Shamrock Rovers | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | John Toshack 30' Bobby Brown 74' (pen) |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,180 Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium) |
NAC Breda v Cardiff City
| 15 November 1967 (1967-11-15) 2 (1st Leg) | NAC Breda | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Eindhoven |
| 20:00 | Jacques Visschers 9' |
68' Peter King |
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 7,618 Referee: Kare Sirevaag (Norway) |
Cardiff City v NAC Breda
| 29 November 1967 (1967-11-29) 2(2nd Leg) | Cardiff City | 4 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.) | NAC Breda | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Bobby Brown 2 ' Barrie Jones 19 'John Toshack 67 'Malcolm Clarke 66' |
29' Frie Nouwens |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Gunnar Michaelsen (Denmark) |
Cardiff City v Torpedo Moscow
| 6 March 1968 (1968-03-06) QF(1st Leg) | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 | Torpedo Moscow | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Barrie Jones 43' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 30,567 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium) |
Torpedo Moscow v Cardiff City
| 19 March 1968 (1968-03-19) QF(2nd Leg) | Torpedo Moscow | 1 – 0 (1 – 1 agg.) | Cardiff City | Tashkent |
| 18:30 | Mikhail Gershkovich 34' |
Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 37,049 Referee: Bertil Loow (Sweden) |
Torpedo Moscow v Cardiff City
| 3 April 1968 (1968-04-03) QF(replay) | Torpedo Moscow | 0 – 1 | Cardiff City | Augsburg |
| 41' Norman Dean |
Stadium: Rosenaustadion Attendance: 25,851 Referee: Helmut Fritz (West Germany) |
Hamburg v Cardiff City
| 24 April 1968 (1968-04-24) SF(1st Leg) | Hamburg | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Hamburg |
| Helmut Sandemann 69' |
4' Norman Dean |
Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 64,410 Referee: Jose Maria Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain) |
Cardiff City v Hamburg
| 1 May 1968 (1968-05-01) SF(2nd Leg) | Cardiff City | 2 – 3 (3 – 4 agg.) | Hamburg | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Norman Dean 10' Brian Harris 78' |
15' Franz-Josef Honig 57' Uwe Seeler 90' Franz-Josef Honig |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 43,070 Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) |
Welsh Cup
Cardiff City v Ebbw Vale
| 16 January 1968 (1968-01-16) Round 5 | Cardiff City | 8–0 | Ebbw Vale | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | John Toshack John Toshack John Toshack Ronnie Bird Ronnie Bird Ronnie Bird (pen)Peter King Leslie Lea |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,542 |
Wrexham v Cardiff City
| 12 February 1968 (1968-02-12) Round 6 | Wrexham | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
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Barrie Jones Leslie Lea Ronnie Bird |
Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 7,671 |
Chester City v Cardiff City
| 27 March 1968 (1968-03-27) Semi Final | Chester City | 0–3 | Cardiff City | Chester |
| 19:00 | Peter King John Toshack Leslie Lea |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5,488 |
Hereford United v Cardiff City
| 6 May 1968 (1968-05-06) Final (First leg) | Hereford United | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Hereford |
| 19:15 | Barrie Jones Peter King |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 5,442 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Trelewis) |
Cardiff City v Hereford United
| 16 May 1968 (1968-05-16) Final (Second leg) | Cardiff City | 4–1 (6–1 agg.) | Hereford United | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Norman Dean Malcolm Clarke Page (og)Leslie Lea |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,036 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Trelewis) |
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