1971–72 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1971–72 season
ChairmanFred Dewey
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division19th
FA Cup5th round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Clark (21)
All: Brian Clark (27)
Highest home attendance23,692 (v Birmingham City, 1 April 1972)
Lowest home attendance10,268 (v Portsmouth, 1 December 1971)
Average home league attendance15,539

The 1971–72 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 45th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

Players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK Scotland SCO Jim Eadie
-- GK Northern Ireland NIR Bill Irwin
-- GK England ENG Frank Parsons
-- DF England ENG Gary Bell
-- DF England ENG David Carver
-- DF Wales WAL Steve Derrett
-- DF England ENG Ken Jones
-- DF Wales WAL Richie Morgan
-- DF Scotland SCO Don Murray
-- DF Wales WAL Freddie Pethard
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Couch
-- MF England ENG Alan Foggon
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Ian Gibson
-- MF England ENG Roger Hoy
-- MF Scotland SCO Billy Kellock
-- MF England ENG Peter King
-- MF Wales WAL Leighton Phillips
-- MF Wales WAL Bryan Rees
-- MF Wales WAL Nigel Rees
-- MF England ENG Mel Sutton
-- MF Wales WAL Tony Villars
-- MF England ENG Bobby Woodruff
-- FW England ENG Brian Clark
-- FW Wales WAL John Parsons
-- FW England ENG Alan Warboys

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of May 1972. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDiscipline
GK Jim Eadie 9 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
GK Bill Irwin 31 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 41 0 0 0
GK Frank Parsons 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF David Carver 36 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 46 1 3 0
DF Gary Bell 30 0 5 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 43 0 3 0
DF Steve Derrett 5 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0 0 0
DF Ken Jones 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 1 0
DF Richie Morgan 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0
DF Don Murray 36 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 48 1 1 0
DF Freddie Pethard 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 0
MF Alan Couch 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
MF Alan Foggon 9(3) 0 4 0 1 1 0(1) 0 2 2 16(4) 3 1 0
MF Ian Gibson 40(1) 4 5 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 53(1) 5 4 0
MF Roger Hoy 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
FW Billy Kellock 5(1) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 11(1) 1 1 0
MF Peter King 22(1) 4 4 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 32(1) 5 0 0
MF Leighton Phillips 41 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 56 1 3 0
MF Mel Sutton 30(1) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 38(1) 1 4 0
MF Tony Villars 6(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8(1) 0 1 0
MF Bobby Woodruff 34(2) 6 5 2 2 0 2 0 2(1) 1 46(3) 9 0 0
FW Brian Clark 42 21 5 2 2 1 2 1 5 2 56 28 0 0
FW John Parsons 5(6) 4 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5(7) 4 1 0
FW Bryan Rees 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Nigel Rees 10(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 11(4) 0 0 0
FW Alan Warboys 34(4) 13 2(2) 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 44(6) 15 2 0

Source. [1]

League standings[edit]

Main article: 1971–72 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
17 Orient 42 14 9 19 50 61 0.820 37
18 Preston North End 42 12 12 18 52 58 0.897 36
19 Cardiff City 42 10 14 18 56 69 0.812 34
20 Fulham 42 12 10 20 45 68 0.662 34
21 Charlton Athletic (R) 42 12 9 21 55 77 0.714 33 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round[edit]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAHHA
ResultDLLDLDWLLWLLWLDLLLWDWLWDLLDDWDDDWDLDWWLLDL
Position131720202019161719182021212121212222212121212020202121212121212121212121201919191919
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results[edit]

Second Division[edit]

14 August 1971 (1971-08-14) 1 Cardiff City 2–2 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Brian Clark 9'
Brian Clark 36'		 66' Frank Casper
82' (og) David Carver		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23026
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
16 August 1971 (1971-08-16) 2 Blackpool 3–0 Cardiff City Blackpool
19:30 Tony Green ?'
Glyn James ?', ?'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 19253
Referee: Dennis Pugh (Chester)
21 August 1971 (1971-08-21) 3 Orient 4–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Ian Bowyer 27'
Terry Mancini 47'
Ian Bowyer 60'
Ian Bowyer 65'		 68' (og) Terry Mancini Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7824
Referee: Ivan Robinson
28 August 1971 (1971-08-28) 4 Cardiff City 1–1 Hull City Cardiff
15:00 Alan Warboys ?' 19' Stuart Pearson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17136
Referee: Bill Hall (Preston)
31 August 1971 (1971-08-31) 5 Bristol City 2–0 Cardiff City Bristol
19:30 John Galley 22'
Gerry Gow 51'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23525
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
4 September 1971 (1971-09-04) 6 Watford 2–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 Larry McGettigan 44'
Duncan Welbourne 80'		 83' John Parsons
85' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10233
Referee: Cliff Howell (North Shields)
11 September 1971 (1971-09-11) 7 Cardiff City 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 Alan Warboys 23'
Brian Clark 77'
Alan Warboys 84'		 55' Tommy Craig
60' Brian Joicey		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17195
Referee: Gerry Jones (Lancaster)
18 September 1971 (1971-09-18) 8 Middlesbrough 1–0 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 Bill Gates 22' Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 18288
Referee: Roy Capey (Madeley Heath)
25 September 1971 (1971-09-25) 9 Cardiff City 0–1 Swindon Town Cardiff
15:00 75' Chris Jones Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16292
Referee: Keith Walker (Maidstone)
2 October 1971 (1971-10-02) 10 Preston North End 1–2 Cardiff City Preston
Bobby Ham 6' 78' Peter King
86' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13511
Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge)
9 October 1971 (1971-10-09) 11 Cardiff City 1–2 Millwall Cardiff
15:00 Brian Clark 43' 79' Derek Smethurst
84' Barry Bridges		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17954
Referee: Ted Jolly (Manchester)
16 October 1971 (1971-10-16) 12 Burnley 3–0 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 Frank Casper 40', 64'
Dave Thomas 85'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 12249
Referee: Vernon Batty (Helsby Cheshire)
23 October 1971 (1971-10-23) 13 Cardiff City 6–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:00 Brian Clark 14', 73'
John Parsons 49', 75'
Ian Gibson 62' (pen)
Paul Went 83' (og)		 55' Paul Davies Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13092
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
30 October 1971 (1971-10-30) 14 Norwich City 2–1 Cardiff City Norwich
15:00 David Cross 2'
Dave Stringer 83'		 65' Brian Clark Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20814
Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)
6 November 1971 (1971-11-06) 15 Cardiff City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16114
Referee: Bob Armstrong (Ilkley)
13 November 1971 (1971-11-13) 16 Fulham 4–3 Cardiff City London
15:00 Roger Cross 6'
Jimmy Conway 21'
Steve Earle 58'
Jimmy Conway 82'		 10' Alan Warboys
17' Brian Clark
78' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 10700
Referee: Syd Kayley (Preston)
20 November 1971 (1971-11-20) 17 Cardiff City 1–2 Sunderland Cardiff
15:00 Ian Gibson 24' 39' Billy Hughes
45' Bobby Kerr		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12735
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater)
27 November 1971 (1971-11-27) 18 Carlisle United 2–1 Cardiff City Carlisle
Bobby Owen 2'
Dennis Martin 78'		 71' John Parsons Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6835
Referee: Cliff Howell (North Shields)
1 December 1971 (1971-12-01) 19 Cardiff City 3–2 Portsmouth Cardiff
19:30 Ian Gibson 37' (pen)
Brian Clark 40'
Bobby Woodruff 82'		 55' Ray Hiron
80' Mike Trebilcock		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10268
Referee: Gordon Kew (Leeds)
11 December 1971 (1971-12-11) 20 Luton Town 2–2 Cardiff City Luton
15:00 Peter Anderson 26'
Don Givens 77' (pen)		 34' Leighton Phillips
81' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10606
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
18 December 1971 (1971-12-18) 21 Cardiff City 2–0 Watford Cardiff
15:00 Peter King 41'
Alan Warboys 56'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11113
Referee: Mike Kerkhof (Bicester)
27 December 1971 (1971-12-27) 22 Birmingham City 3–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
Gary Pendrey 24'
Trevor Francis ?'
Bob Hatton ?'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 40793
Referee: Ricky Nicholson (Manchester)
1 January 1972 (1972-01-01) 23 Cardiff City 1–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 Brian Clark 56' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12773
Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth)
8 January 1972 (1972-01-08) 24 Hull City 0–0 Cardiff City Hull
15:00 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 12678
Referee: Colin Fallon (Blackpool)
22 January 1972 (1972-01-22) 25 Portsmouth 2–0 Cardiff City Portsmouth
15:00 Mike Trebilcock 7'
George Ley 23'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11039
Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse, Gloucestershire)
29 January 1972 (1972-01-29) 26 Cardiff City 3–4 Blackpool Cardiff
15:00 Brian Clark 20'
Alan Warboys 48'
Ian Gibson 52'		 12' (og) Leighton Phillips
17' Micky Burns
42' (pen) Alan Suddick
79' Keith Dyson		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11719
Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)
12 February 1972 (1972-02-12) 27 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Cardiff City London
Paul Went 61'
Alan Peacock 88'		 9' Bobby Woodruff
43' Brian Clark		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 7526
Referee: Arthur Jones (Ormskirk)
19 February 1972 (1972-02-19) 28 Cardiff City 0–0 Norwich City Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17863
Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)
4 March 1972 (1972-03-04) 29 Cardiff City 1–0 Fulham Cardiff
15:00 Brian Clark 22' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13122
Referee: Harold Davey (Nottingham)
11 March 1972 (1972-03-11) 30 Millwall 1–1 Cardiff City London
Derek Possee 58' 8' Alan Warboys Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13702
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
21 March 1972 (1972-03-21) 31 Cardiff City 1–1 Oxford United Cardiff
19:30 Brian Clark 11' 64' Colin Clarke Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14499
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
25 March 1972 (1972-03-25) 32 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 John Sissons 41'
Tommy Craig 50' (pen)		 24' Alan Warboys
32' Bobby Woodruff		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 12910
Referee: Bill Castle (Dudley)
29 March 1972 (1972-03-29) 33 Cardiff City 5–2 Preston North End Cardiff
19:30 Brian Clark 45s'
Alan Warboys 40'
Peter King 47'
Alan Warboys 85'
Alan Warboys 88'		 18' Alan Tarbuck
55' Alan Spavin		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13394
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgewater)
1 April 1972 (1972-04-01) 34 Cardiff City 0–0 Birmingham City Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23692
Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth)
4 April 1972 (1972-04-04) 35 Swindon Town 3–1 Cardiff City Swindon
Ray Bunkell ?'
Don Murray 72' (og)
Peter Noble 83'		 15' Brian Clark Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15393
Referee: HG New (Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol)
8 April 1972 (1972-04-08) 36 Sunderland 1–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
Dave Watson 86' 87' Mel Sutton Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 15224
Referee: Walter Johnson (Kendal)
12 April 1972 (1972-04-12) 37 Cardiff City 1–0 Orient Cardiff
19:30 Bobby Woodruff 33' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16769
Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)
15 April 1972 (1972-04-15) 38 Cardiff City 3–1 Carlisle United Cardiff
15:00 Peter King 33'
Brian Clark 82'
Bobby Woodruff 88'		 31s' Frank Barton Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17734
Referee: Brian Daniels (Rainham)
22 April 1972 (1972-04-22) 39 Oxford United 1–0 Cardiff City Oxford
15:00 Brian Thompson 76' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 8869
Referee: Ricky Nicholson (Manchester)
26 April 1972 (1972-04-26) 40 Cardiff City 2–3 Bristol City Cardiff
19:30 Alan Warboys 32'
Bobby Woodruff 82'		 9' Peter Spiring
20' (pen) Gerry Gow
63' Peter Spiring		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17249
Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)
29 April 1972 (1972-04-29) 41 Cardiff City 1–1 Luton Town Cardiff
15:00 Alan Warboys 41' 44' Robin Wainwright Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12587
Referee: Vernon Batty (Helsby Cheshire)
2 May 1972 (1972-05-02) 42 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Cardiff City London
19:30 Mike Ferguson 57'
John O'Rourke 59'
Mick Leach 88'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 8430
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

Source [2] [3]

Football League Cup[edit]

8 September 1971 (1971-09-08) Round 2 West Ham United 1–1 Cardiff City London
19:30 Billy Bonds 23' 64' Alan Foggon Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 24420
22 September 1971 (1971-09-22) Round 2 (Replay) Cardiff City 1–2 West Ham United Cardiff
19:30 Brian Clark 64' 82', 83' Geoff Hurst Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 30109
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

FA Cup[edit]

15 January 1972 (1972-01-15) Round 3 Sheffield United 1–3 Cardiff City Sheffield
Ian Mackenzie 33' 19' Don Murray
88' David Carver
93' Bobby Woodruff		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29342
9 February 1972 (1972-02-09) Round 4 Cardiff City 1–1 Sunderland Cardiff
19:30 Peter King 25' 67' (pen) Brian Chambers Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26963
Referee: Ted Jolly (Manchester)
14 February 1972 (1972-02-14) Round 4 (replay) Sunderland 1–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
14:00 Bobby Kerr 88' 26' Brian Clark Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 39348
Referee: Tony Morrissey (Bramhall)
16 February 1972 (1972-02-16) Round 4 (replay 2) Sunderland 1–3 Cardiff City Manchester
14:15 Mick McGiven 26' 21' Brian Clark
86' Bobby Woodruff
90' Billy Kellock		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 8868
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
26 February 1972 (1972-02-26) Round 5 Cardiff City 0–2 Leeds United Cardiff
15:00 34' Johnny Giles
83' Johnny Giles		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 50000
Referee: Keith Walker (Maidstone)

European Cup Winners Cup[edit]

15 September 1971 (1971-09-15) Round 1 (First Leg) Dynamo Berlin 1–1 Cardiff City Berlin
19:00 Harald Schutze 90' 78' Ian Gibson Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
Attendance: 11,651
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)
29 September 1971 (1971-09-29) Round 1 (SecondLeg) Cardiff City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(4–5 p)		 Dynamo Berlin Cardiff
19:30 Brian Clark 58' 62' Dieter Labes Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,676
Referee: Franz Geluck (Belgium)
Penalties
  • Ian Gibson soccer ball with check mark
  • Don Murray soccer ball with red X
  • Peter King soccer ball with check mark
  • Gary Bell soccer ball with check mark
  • Bobby Woodruff soccer ball with check mark

Welsh Cup[edit]

3 January 1972 (1972-01-03) Round 5 Swansea City 0–2 Cardiff City Swansea
19:30 90s' Alan Warboys
83' Brian Clark		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 14,391
22 February 1972 (1972-02-22) Round 6 Llanelli 0–1 Cardiff City Llanelli
15:00 25' Alan Foggon Stadium: Stebonheath Park
Attendance: 6,000
14 March 1972 (1972-03-14) Semi Final Rhyl 1–2 Cardiff City Rhyl
19:30 J Evans 74' (pen) 43' Brian Clark
70' Alan Warboys		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Clive Thomas (Treorchy)
8 May 1972 (1972-05-08) Final (First leg) Wrexham 2–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
19:15 Albert Kinsey 34'
Graham Whittle 65' (pen)		 90' Bobby Woodruff Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 6,984
Referee: Tom Reynolds (Swansea)
12 May 1972 (1972-05-12) Final (Second leg) Cardiff City 1–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Wrexham Cardiff
19:30 Alan Foggon 50' 53' Albert Kinsey Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,508
Referee: Tom Reynolds (Swansea)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1972". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1972". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City 1971-72 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
  • Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
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