1980–81 Cardiff City F.C. season
Season 1980–81 | |
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League | Football League Second Division |
Manager | Richie Morgan |
League position | 19th |
Top goalscorer | League: Peter Kitchen (13) All: Peter Kitchen (19) |
FA Cup | 3rd round |
League Cup | 3rd round |
Welsh Cup | 4th round |
Previous season | ← 1979–80 |
Next season | 1981–82 → |
The 1980–81 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 54th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.
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 | GD | Pts | ||
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1 | West Ham United | 42 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 79 | 29 | +50 | 66 |
2 | Notts County | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 53 |
3 | Swansea City | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 50 |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 50 |
5 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 46 | +15 | 48 |
6 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 45 |
7 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 45 |
8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 43 |
9 | Watford | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 43 |
10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 42 |
11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 45 | -15 | 42 |
12 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 40 |
13 | Cambridge United | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 40 |
14 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 39 |
15 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 39 |
16 | Wrexham | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 38 |
17 | Orient | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 56 | -4 | 38 |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 66 | -5 | 38 |
19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 60 | -16 | 36 |
20 | Preston North End | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 62 | -21 | 36 |
21 | Bristol City | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 51 | -22 | 30 |
22 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 65 | -31 | 23 |
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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
Result | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | D |
Position | 10 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Last updated: 23 November 2014.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Fixtures & Results
Second Division
16 August 1980 1 | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Gary Stevens | Noel Brotherston Andy Crawford |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,908 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
19 August 1980 2 | Wrexham | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
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68' Ray Bishop | Stadium: Racecourse Attendance: 7,772 |
23 August 1980 3 | Oldham Athletic | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | Oldham |
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15:00 | Ryszard Kowenicki 81' Simon Stainrod 86' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,690 Referee: Terry Farley (Newton Aycliffe) |
30 August 1980 4 | Cardiff City | 4 - 2 | Orient | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Gary Stevens 8' Phil Dwyer 40' Gary Stevens 52' John Buchanan 55' |
13' Steve Parsons 44' Billy Jennings |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,649 Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke) |
6 September 1980 5 | Newcastle United | 2 - 1 | Cardiff City | Newcastle |
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Ray Clarke 19' Alan Shoulder 32' (pen) |
Peter Kitchen | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 15,804 |
13 September 1980 6 | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Gary Stevens 45' | Mick Walsh | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,649 Referee: Mike Bidmead (Chessington) |
20 September 1980 7 | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Billy Ronson 40' Keith Pontin 62' |
35' Bob Lee | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,122 |
27 September 1980 8 | Notts County | 4 - 2 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
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Eddie Kelly 28' Iain McCulloch Ray O'Brien 64' (pen) Iain McCulloch |
22' Phil Dwyer Peter Kitchen |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,229 |
4 October 1980 9 | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Watford | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Tarki Micallef 8' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,407 |
7 October 1980 10 | West Ham United | 1 - 0 | Cardiff City | London |
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19:30 | Jimmy Neighbour 50' | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 20,402 |
11 October 1980 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
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Brian Hornsby 35' Andy McCulloch 80' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 15,396 |
17 October 1980 12 | Cardiff City | 1 - 2 | Cambridge United | Cardiff |
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19:30 | Lindsay Smith (og) | 63' John Lyons 70' Steve Spriggs |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,059 |
22 October 1980 13 | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
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19:30 | Steve Grapes 19' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) |
25 October 1980 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
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Jack Keay 54' (pen) Steve Biggins 78' |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,466 |
31 October 1980 15 | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
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19:30 | 37' Chris Hutchings | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,489 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton) |
8 November 1980 16 | Preston North End | 3 - 1 | Cardiff City | Preston |
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Mick Baxter Alex Bruce Gary Stevens (og) |
36' Peter Kitchen | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,458 |
12 November 1980 17 | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
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19:30 | Peter Kitchen 50' (pen) | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow) |
15 November 1980 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 - 3 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
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15:00 | Kevin Stonehouse 75' (pen) Glenn Keeley 84' |
Peter Kitchen 54' Peter Kitchen 90' John Buchanan |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 7,854 |
22 November 1980 19 | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Luton Town | Cardiff |
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15:00 | John Buchanan | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield) |
29 November 1980 20 | Derby | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | Derby |
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Kevin Wilson 64' | 75' (og) Jonathan Clark | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 15,581 |
6 December 1980 21 | Cardiff City | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Peter Kitchen 55' (pen) | 11' (pen) Joe Waters | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Mike Warner (Wednesbury) |
26 December 1980 22 | Bristol City | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,921 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) |
27 December 1980 23 | Cardiff City | 3 - 3 | Swansea | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Gary Stevens 12' Peter Kitchen 85' John Buchanan 86' |
38' Neil Robinson 40' Alan Curtis 73' Leighton James |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,239 Referee: Jeff Bray (Hinckley) |
10 January 1981 24 | Luton Town | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | Luton |
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David Moss 24' Brian Stein 64' |
8' Peter Kitchen 46' Paul Giles |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,013 |
17 January 1981 25 | Orient | 2 - 2 | Cardiff City | London |
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Joe Mayo 52' Nigel Gray 80' |
51' Paul Maddy 61' Paul Maddy |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,836 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
31 January 1981 26 | Cardiff City | 0 - 2 | Oldham Athletic | Cardiff |
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15:00 | 10' Roger Palmer 86' Martin Nuttall |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford) |
3 February 1981 27 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | London |
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Terry Fenwick 49' Tommy Langley 62' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 9,834 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex) |
7 February 1981 28 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 - 2 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
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John Thomas 40' John Thomas 52' Phillip Wilson 61' Dusan Nikolic 74' |
2' John Buchanan 78' John Buchanan |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 8,115 Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield) |
20 February 1981 29 | Cardiff City | 0 - 1 | Notts County | Cardiff |
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19:30 | 86' Trevor Christie | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,987 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham) |
25 February 1981 30 | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
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19:30 | Peter Kitchen 32' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,235 |
28 February 1981 31 | Bristol Rovers | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
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20' Steve Grapes | Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 7,525 |
4 March 1981 32 | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
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19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,002 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
7 March 1981 33 | Watford | 4 - 2 | Cardiff City | London |
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Malcolm Poskett 36' Luther Blissett 45' Keith Pritchett 59' Malcolm Poskett 70' |
21' Peter Kitchen 53' Linden Jones |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,014 |
21 March 1981 34 | Cambridge United | 2 - 0 | Cardiff City | Cambridge |
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15:00 | George Reilly 7' Derrick Christie 86' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,790 Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex) |
28 March 1981 35 | Cardiff City | 2 - 2 | Shrewsbury Town | Cardiff |
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15:00 | John Lewis Phil Dwyer |
(pen) Jack Keay Ian Atkins |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,201 Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke) |
4 April 1981 36 | Chelsea | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | London |
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47' Gary Stevens | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham) |
11 April 1981 37 | Cardiff City | 1 - 3 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Phil Dwyer 35' | 47' Sean Haslegrave 50' Alex Bruce 84' Stephen Elliott |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,991 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) |
18 April 1981 38 | Swansea | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | Swansea |
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Leighton James 43' | Peter Kitchen | Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
20 April 1981 39 | Cardiff City | 2 - 3 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Steve Grapes 2' Peter Kitchen |
Gary Mabbutt James Mann 89' James Mann |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,579 Referee: Morris Baker (Wolverhampton) |
25 April 1981 40 | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Cardiff City | Grimsby |
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5' Gary Stevens | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7,377 |
2 May 1981 41 | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | Derby | Cardiff |
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15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,377 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset) |
6 May 1981 42 | Cardiff City | 0 - 0 | West Ham United | Cardiff |
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19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,535 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester) |
League Cup
9 August 1980 1 (First Leg) | Torquay United | 0 - 0 | Cardiff City | Torquay |
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Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,441 |
13 August 1980 1 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 2 - 1 | Torquay United | Cardiff |
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19:30 | Ray Bishop 57' Gary Stevens 70' |
58' Gerry Fell | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,149 |
27 August 1980 2 (First Leg) | Cardiff City | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
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19:30 | Ray Bishop 44' | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,549 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury) |
3 September 1980 2 (Second Leg) | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Cardiff City | London |
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19:45 | Micky Droy | 84' Peter Kitchen | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 12,959 Referee: Mike J Taylor (Walmer) |
23 September 1980 3 | Barnsley | 3 - 2 | Cardiff City | Barnsley |
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Ronnie Glavin (pen) Derrick Parker Ian Banks 90' |
John Buchanan 88' John Lewis |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,135 Referee: Kevin McNally |
FA Cup
3 January 1981 3 | Leicester City | 3 - 0 | Cardiff City | Leicester |
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Gary Lineker 30' David Buchanan 51' Jim Melrose 80' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 17,527 Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge) |
See also
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 14 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive
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