1969–70_Cardiff_City_F.C._season
1969–70 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 1969–70 football season
The 1969–70 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 43rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventh.
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Chairman | Fred Dewey | |
Manager | Jimmy Scoular | |
Football League Second Division | 7th | |
FA Cup | 3rd round | |
League Cup | 2nd round | |
European Cup Winners Cup | 2nd round | |
Welsh Cup | Winners | |
Top goalscorer | League: Brian Clark (18) All: Brian Clark (28) | |
Highest home attendance | 30,083 (v QPR, 27 September 1969) | |
Lowest home attendance | 8,436 (v Millwall, 15 April 1970) | |
Average home league attendance | 21,486 | |
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The season saw also saw them win the Welsh Cup, beating Chester City in the final, although they enjoyed little success in other tournaments, being knocked out of both the FA Cup and League Cup in their first matches.
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: 1969–70 Football League § Second Division
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 57 | 47 | 1.213 | 50 | |
6 | Sheffield United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 38 | 1.921 | 49 | Qualification for the Watney Cup[lower-alpha 1] |
7 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 1.488 | 49 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2] |
8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 1.080 | 47 | |
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 45 |
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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 1969-70 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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Result | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | W |
Position[1] | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Second Division
Carlisle United v Cardiff City
9 August 1969 (1969-08-09) 1 | Carlisle United | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Carlisle |
15:00 | Hugh McIlmoyle George McVitie ?' |
John Toshack Brian Clark Peter King |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 10,506 |
Cardiff City v Swindon Town
13 August 1969 (1969-08-13) 2 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Swindon Town | Cardiff |
19:30 | Peter King Peter King |
28' Peter Noble 34' Arthur Horsfield |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 27,971 Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater) |
Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers
16 August 1969 (1969-08-16) 3 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,766 Referee: Dennis Corbett (Wolverhampton) |
Swindon Town v Cardiff City
19 August 1969 (1969-08-19) 4 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Swindon |
Chris Jones 11', 69' | Brian Clark | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 21,562 |
Bristol City v Cardiff City
23 August 1969 (1969-08-23) 5 | Bristol City | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
15:00 | Brian Clark (pen) Ronnie Bird |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 23,237 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford) |
Cardiff City v Middlesbrough
27 August 1969 (1969-08-27) 6 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,648 Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth) |
Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers
30 August 1969 (1969-08-30) 7 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
15:00 | Peter King John Toshack |
Terry Wharton | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,068 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester) |
Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City
6 September 1969 (1969-09-06) 8 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Cardiff City | London |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,748 Referee: Bill Castle (Dudley, Worcestershir) |
Cardiff City v Leicester City
13 September 1969 (1969-09-13) 9 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Leicester City | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack | (og) David Carver | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,978 |
Sheffield United v Cardiff City
20 September 1969 (1969-09-20) 10 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
15:00 | Gil Reece | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 17,296 |
Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers
27 September 1969 (1969-09-27) 11 | Cardiff City | 4–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack John Toshack John Toshack Peter King |
(pen) Terry Venables ?' Barry Bridges |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 30,083 Referee: Tony Morrissey (Bramhall) |
Blackpool v Cardiff City
4 October 1969 (1969-10-04) 12 | Blackpool | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
15:00 | Alan Suddick Fred Pickering John Craven |
John Toshack John Toshack |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 18,115 |
Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City
8 October 1969 (1969-10-08) 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
Brian Hill | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,062 |
Cardiff City v Aston Villa
11 October 1969 (1969-10-11) 14 | Cardiff City | 4–0 | Aston Villa | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack John Toshack Ronnie Bird Ronnie Bird (pen) |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,896 Referee: Arthur Jones (Ormskirk, Lancashire) |
Cardiff City v Norwich City
18 October 1969 (1969-10-18) 15 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Norwich City | Cardiff |
15:00 | (pen) Charlie Crickmore | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,618 Referee: Keith Walker (Maidstone) |
Birmingham City v Cardiff City
25 October 1969 (1969-10-25) 16 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
15:00 | Tony Hateley | Brian Clark | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 28,385 |
Cardiff City v Hull City
1 November 1969 (1969-11-01) 17 | Cardiff City | 6–0 | Hull City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Peter King (pen) Brian Clark Brian Clark John Toshack John Toshack Mel Sutton |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,446 Referee: DJ Lyden (Birmingham) |
Portsmouth v Cardiff City
8 November 1969 (1969-11-08) 18 | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
15:00 | Ray Hiron Ray Hiron Ray Pointer |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,302 |
Oxford United v Cardiff City
15 November 1969 (1969-11-15) 19 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Oxford |
15:00 | John Shepherd | Leslie Lea | Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 11,012 Referee: Ivan Robinson (Manchester) |
Cardiff City v Preston North End
22 November 1969 (1969-11-22) 20 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
15:00 | Brian Clark Peter King |
Gerry Ingram | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,678 Referee: JR Osborne (Ipswich) |
Cardiff City v Watford
6 December 1969 (1969-12-06) 21 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Watford | Cardiff |
15:00 | Brian Clark Brian Clark Ronnie Bird |
Bernie Lewis | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,058 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
Leicester City v Cardiff City
13 December 1969 (1969-12-13) 22 | Leicester City | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Leicester |
15:00 | Rodney Fern | Brian Clark Peter King |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 22,590 |
Millwall v Cardiff City
15 December 1969 (1969-12-15) 23 | Millwall | 1–2 | Cardiff City | London |
19:30 | Steve Brown | Peter King (pen) Ronnie Bird |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,421 |
Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic
20 December 1969 (1969-12-20) 24 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
15:00 | Brian Clark | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,026 Referee: Roy Darlington (Runcorn) |
Cardiff City v Bristol City
29 December 1969 (1969-12-29) 25 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,496 Referee: Dennis Pugh (Chester) |
Cardiff City v Sheffield United
10 January 1970 (1970-01-10) 26 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Brian Clark Brian Clark Ronnie Bird |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,135 Referee: Vernon Batty (Helsby Cheshire) |
Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City
17 January 1970 (1970-01-17) 27 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 | Ian Gillard Rodney Marsh |
John Toshack | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 22,033 |
Huddersfield v Cardiff City
24 January 1970 (1970-01-24) 28 | Huddersfield | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
15:00 | Jimmy Nicholson | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 21,788 Referee: Bob Matthewson (Worsley, Nr Manchester) |
Cardiff City v Blackpool
31 January 1970 (1970-01-31) 29 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack John Toshack |
Micky Burns Alan Suddick |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,717 Referee: DA Corbett (Essington, Nr Wolverhampton) |
Aston Villa v Cardiff City
7 February 1970 (1970-02-07) 30 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
15:00 | Bruce Rioch | Brian Clark | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw (Great Yarmouth) |
Cardiff City v Carlisle United
14 February 1970 (1970-02-14) 31 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bobby Woodruff | Chris Balderstone | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,143 Referee: Roy Capey (Madeley Heath) |
Cardiff City v Birmingham City
21 February 1970 (1970-02-21) 32 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Birmingham City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Peter King Ronnie Bird (pen) Brian Clark |
(og) Gary Bell | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,910 Referee: Mike Kerkhof (Bicester) |
Norwich City v Cardiff City
28 February 1970 (1970-02-28) 33 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Norwich |
15:00 | Ken Foggo | Brian Clark | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 12,074 |
Cardiff City v Huddersfield
14 March 1970 (1970-03-14) 34 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Huddersfield | Cardiff |
15:00 | (og) Brian Harris | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,004 Referee: Keith Walker (Maidstone) |
Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City
18 March 1970 (1970-03-18) 35 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
Bobby Woodruff | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 10,126 |
Watford v Cardiff City
21 March 1970 (1970-03-21) 36 | Watford | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Watford |
15:00 | Tom Walley 75' Barry Endean 85' |
34' Brian Clark | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,152 Referee: Dennis Turner (Rugeley) |
Cardiff City v Portsmouth
25 March 1970 (1970-03-25) 37 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
19:30 | Bobby Woodruff Mel Sutton |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,005 Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth) |
Cardiff City v Oxford United
28 March 1970 (1970-03-28) 38 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Oxford United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,118 Referee: Reg Paine (Hounslow) |
Hull City v Cardiff City
31 March 1970 (1970-03-31) 39 | Hull City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Hull |
19:30 | Ian Butler | Frank Sharp | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 13,038 Referee: Ivan Robinson (Manchester) |
Middlesbrough v Cardiff City
4 April 1970 (1970-04-04) 40 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
15:00 | Hugh McIlmoyle Joe Laidlaw |
Brian Clark | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 13,829 |
Cardiff City v Millwall
15 April 1970 (1970-04-15) 41 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Millwall | Cardiff |
19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,436 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) |
Preston North End v Cardiff City
20 April 1970 (1970-04-20) 42 | Preston North End | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Preston |
Bert Patrick | Ronnie Bird Don Murray |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,882 Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley) |
League Cup
Crystal Palace v Cardiff City
3 September 1969 (1969-09-03) 2 | Crystal Palace | 3–1 | Cardiff City | London |
19:30 | John Sewell John Sewell Per Bartram |
Leslie Lea | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 18,616 |
FA Cup
York City v Cardiff City
3 January 1970 (1970-01-03) 3 | York City | 1–1 | Cardiff City | York |
15:00 | Phil Boyer | (og) Barry Swallow | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 8,439 |
Cardiff City v York City
12 January 1970 (1970-01-12) 3 (Replay) | Cardiff City | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | York City | Cardiff |
John Toshack | ArchieTaylor | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,263 |
York City v Cardiff City
15 January 1970 (1970-01-15) 3 (Second Replay) | York City | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
Barry Swallow Barry Swallow Paul Aimson |
Peter King | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 7,347 Referee: Bill Castle (Dudley) |
European Cup Winners Cup
Mjøndalen IF v Cardiff City
17 September 1969 (1969-09-17) 1 (First Leg) | Mjøndalen IF | 1–7 | Cardiff City | Mjøndalen, Norway |
16:30 | Jan Olsen 44' | 3', 36' Brian Clark 42', 88' John Toshack 71' Leslie Lea 74' Mel Sutton 79' Peter King |
Stadium: Nedre Eiker Stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium) |
Cardiff City v Mjøndalen IF
1 October 1969 (1969-10-01) 1 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 5–1 (12–2 agg.) | Mjøndalen IF | Cardiff |
19:30 | Peter King 16', 62' Sandy Allan 36', 39', 43' |
38' Egil Solberg | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,730 Referee: Gunther Mannig (East Germany) |
Göztepe A.Ş. v Cardiff City
12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) 2 (First Leg) | Göztepe A.Ş. | 3–0 | Cardiff City | İzmir, Turkey |
Fevzi Zemzem 14' Ertan Ãznur 30' John Nielsen 32' |
Stadium: İzmir Alsancak Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Lado Jakše (Yugoslavia) |
Cardiff City v Göztepe A.Ş.
26 November 1969 (1969-11-26) 2 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 1–0 (1–3 agg.) | Göztepe A.Ş. | Cardiff |
19:30 | Ronnie Bird 78' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,866 Referee: Gilbert Droz (Switzerland) |
Welsh Cup
Cardiff City v Barmouth & Dyffryn United
21 January 1970 (1970-01-21) Round 3 | Cardiff City | 6–1 | Barmouth & Dyffryn United | Cardiff |
19:30 | Brian Clark Brian Clark Brian Clark Brian Clark Brian Clark John Toshack |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,901 |
Cardiff City v Wrexham
4 February 1970 (1970-02-04) Round 4 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
19:30 | Brian Clark Brian Clark Peter King |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,332 Referee: Tom Reynolds (Swansea) |
Cardiff City v Swansea City
11 March 1970 (1970-03-11) Semi Final | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Swansea City | Cardiff |
19:30 | Bobby Woodruff 75s' John Toshack |
14' Brian Evans Herbie Williams |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,050 Referee: IP Jones (Trelewis) |
Swansea City v Cardiff City
2 May 1970 (1970-05-02) Semi Final (Replay) | Swansea City | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Cardiff City | Swansea |
Ronnie Bird Peter King |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 16,000 |
Chester City v Cardiff City
8 May 1970 (1970-05-08) Final (First leg) | Chester City | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Chester |
Ronnie Bird | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,087 Referee: Clive Thomas (Treorchy) |
Cardiff City v Chester City
13 May 1970 (1970-05-13) Final (Second leg) | Cardiff City | 4–0 (5–0 agg.) | Chester City | Cardiff |
19:30 | Bobby Woodruff Ronnie Bird Leslie Lea Brian Clark |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,567 Referee: Clive Thomas (Treorchy) |
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