1965–66 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1965–66 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 39th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

Cardiff City
1965–66 season
ChairmanFred Dewey
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division20th
FA Cup4th round
League CupSemi-finals
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh Cup5th round
Top goalscorerLeague: George Johnston (17)
All: George Johnston (23)
Highest home attendance19,827 (v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4 September 1965)
Lowest home attendance5,934 (v Norwich City, 10 May 1966)
Average home league attendance11,005

The season also saw the club reach the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, the furthest they have ever gone in the competition, before being beaten by West Ham United.

Players

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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   WAL Lyn Davies
-- GK   WAL Dilwyn John
-- GK   ENG Bob Wilson
-- DF   WAL Colin Baker
-- DF   ENG David Carver
-- DF   WAL Graham Coldrick
-- DF   ENG Bobby Ferguson
-- DF   WAL Alan Harrington
-- DF   SCO Don Murray
-- DF   WAL Peter Rodrigues
-- MF   ENG Ronnie Bird
-- MF   SCO Greg Farrell
-- MF   WAL Barrie Hole
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   SCO David Houston
-- MF   ENG Peter King
-- MF   WAL Bernie Lewis
-- MF   WAL Pat Murphy
-- MF   WAL David Summerhayes
-- MF   ENG Gareth Williams
-- MF   WAL David Yorath
-- FW   ENG George Andrews
-- FW   WAL John Charles
-- FW   NIR Terry Harkin
-- FW   SCO George Johnston
-- FW   WAL John Toshack

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Plymouth Argyle 42 12 13 17 54 63 0.857 37
19 Bury 42 14 7 21 62 76 0.816 35
20 Cardiff City 42 12 10 20 71 91 0.780 34
21 Middlesbrough (R) 42 10 13 19 58 86 0.674 33 Relegation to the Third Division
22 Leyton Orient (R) 42 5 13 24 38 80 0.475 23
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAHHAAAAHHAH
ResultWWLWLLLWDLDLLWLWWWLDLLLWDDLDDDWLLDLLLDWWLL
Position6377151716151619191720151211111313141514141517171816141718191919202121181920
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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21 August 1965 (1965-08-21) 1 Cardiff City 1 – 0 Bury Cardiff
15:00 John Charles   10' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,392
Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)
25 August 1965 (1965-08-25) 2 Cardiff City 2 – 1 Derby County Cardiff
19:30 Terry Harkin  
John Charles  
  Gordon Hughes Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,260
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
28 August 1965 (1965-08-28) 3 Norwich City 3 – 2 Cardiff City Norwich
15:00  
 
 
  (pen) George Johnston
  Terry Harkin
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,437
1 September 1965 (1965-09-01) 4 Derby County 1 – 5 Cardiff City Derby
19:15 Gordon Hughes     George Johnston
  (pen) George Johnston
  John Charles
  John Charles
  Terry Harkin
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 10,221
4 September 1965 (1965-09-04) 5 Cardiff City 1 – 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 George Johnston   (pen)  
 
 
 
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,827
11 September 1965 (1965-09-11) 6 Rotherham United 6 – 4 Cardiff City Rotherham
15:00 John Galley   27', 32'
 
 
 
 
  26' Greg Farrell
  30' Terry Harkin
  Terry Harkin
  George Johnston
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 9,211
14 September 1965 (1965-09-14) 7 Charlton Athletic 5 – 2 Cardiff City London
19:30  
 
 
 
 
  Terry Harkin
  George Johnston
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,172
Referee: Harry New (Hampshire)
18 September 1965 (1965-09-18) 8 Cardiff City 4 – 3 Manchester City Cardiff
15:00 George Johnston  
George Johnston  
Barrie Hole  
Terry Harkin  
  Matt Gray
  Jimmy Murray
  Glyn Pardoe
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,365
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater)
25 September 1965 (1965-09-25) 9 Bristol City 1 – 1 Cardiff City Bristol
    Bernie Lewis Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,300
6 October 1965 (1965-10-06) 10 Cardiff City 1 – 2 Coventry City Cardiff
19:30 Gareth Williams     George Curtis
  Ronnie Rees
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,469
9 October 1965 (1965-10-09) 11 Plymouth Argyle 2 – 2 Cardiff City Plymouth
Mike Trebilcock  
Barrie Jones  
  Greg Farrell
  George Johnston
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,740
16 October 1965 (1965-10-16) 12 Cardiff City 1 – 2 Portsmouth Cardiff
15:00 George Johnston     Alex Wilson
  Ray Hiron
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,781
Referee: Norman Matthews (Oxford)
23 October 1965 (1965-10-23) 13 Bolton Wanderers 2 – 1 Cardiff City Bolton
 
 
  George Andrews Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 11,088
30 October 1965 (1965-10-30) 14 Cardiff City 1 – 0 Ipswich Town Cardiff
15:00 Greg Farrell   Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,325
Referee: RF Prichard (Salisbury)
6 November 1965 (1965-11-06) 15 Birmingham City 4 – 2 Cardiff City Birmingham
Mickey Bullock  
Bobby Thomson  
Stan Lynn   (pen)
Alec Jackson  
  George Andrews
  George Andrews
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 10,744
10 November 1965 (1965-11-10) 16 Cardiff City 3 – 1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
19:30 George Johnston   (pen)
George Johnston   (pen)
George Andrews  
  Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,537
Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)
13 November 1965 (1965-11-13) 17 Cardiff City 3 – 1 Leyton Orient Cardiff
15:00 George Johnston  
George Andrews  
John Toshack  
  Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,017
20 November 1965 (1965-11-20) 18 Middlesbrough 3 – 4 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 Stan Anderson  
Edwin Holliday  
Eric McMordie  
  John Toshack
  John Toshack
  (og) Ian Davidson
  (pen) George Johnston
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 11,898
27 November 1965 (1965-11-27) 19 Cardiff City 0 – 1 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
15:00   74' Steve Smith Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,898
4 December 1965 (1965-12-04) 20 Crystal Palace 0 – 0 Cardiff City London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,527
11 December 1965 (1965-12-11) 21 Cardiff City 1 – 3 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 George Johnston   43'   5' Alex Dawson
  30' Stan Lapot
  77' Ernie Hannigan
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,754
18 December 1965 (1965-12-18) 22 Portsmouth 3 – 1 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Albert McCann   43'
Dennis Edwards   62', 81'
  64' George Andrews Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 8,434
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
27 December 1965 (1965-12-27) 23 Cardiff City 3 – 5 Southampton Cardiff
15:00 Terry Harkin   5'
George Andrews   43'
Dave Walker   68' (og)
  31', 50', 78' Martin Chivers
  36', 55' Terry Paine
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,768
1 January 1966 (1966-01-01) 24 Cardiff City 5 – 1 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
15:00 George Andrews   7', 75'
Terry Harkin   44', 61'
Barrie Hole   51'
  69' Norman Piper Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,890
Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth)
8 January 1966 (1966-01-08) 25 Leyton Orient 1 – 1 Cardiff City London
    George Andrews Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 5,516
Referee: JE Thacker (Scarborough)
29 January 1966 (1966-01-29) 26 Bury 1 – 1 Cardiff City Bury
15:15     George Johnston Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,677
19 February 1966 (1966-02-19) 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 – 1 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
 
 
  George Andrews Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,179
26 February 1966 (1966-02-26) 28 Cardiff City 0 – 0 Rotherham United Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,184
5 March 1966 (1966-03-05) 29 Cardiff City 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 Greg Farrell     Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,951
12 March 1966 (1966-03-12) 30 Manchester City 2 – 2 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Neil Young   10'
Dave Connor   27'
  4' John Toshack
  33' George Johnston
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 29,642
Referee: WJ Gow (Birmingham)
18 March 1966 (1966-03-18) 31 Cardiff City 2 – 1 Bristol City Cardiff
19:30 Peter King   15'
John Toshack   40'
  82' Brian Clark Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,405
Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock, Staffordshire)
26 March 1966 (1966-03-26) 32 Coventry City 3 – 1 Cardiff City Coventry
Peter Denton  
Ron Farmer   (pen)
Ernie Machin  
  George Andrews Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 20,296
2 April 1966 (1966-04-02) 33 Cardiff City 1 – 3 Birmingham City Cardiff
15:00 Barrie Hole     Geoff Vowden
  (og) David Carver
 
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,150
8 April 1966 (1966-04-08) 34 Cardiff City 1 – 1 Carlisle United Cardiff
15:00 George Andrews     Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,844
9 April 1966 (1966-04-09) 35 Ipswich Town 2 – 1 Cardiff City Ipswich
Billy Baxter  
Gerry Baker  
  John Toshack Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 10,392
Referee: DA Corbett (Wolverhampton)
12 April 1966 (1966-04-12) 36 Carlisle United 2 – 0 Cardiff City Carlisle
19:30  
 
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 11,252
20 April 1966 (1966-04-20) 37 Southampton 3 – 2 Cardiff City Southampton
 
 
 
  Peter King
  Peter King
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 18,941
23 April 1966 (1966-04-23) 38 Huddersfield Town 1 – 1 Cardiff City Huddersfield
David Carver   (og)   Peter King Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 19,138
30 April 1966 (1966-04-30) 39 Cardiff City 1 – 0 Crystal Palace Cardiff
15:00 Peter King   Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,420
Referee: VJ Batty (Cheshire)
4 May 1966 (1966-05-04) 40 Cardiff City 5 – 3 Middlesbrough Cardiff
19:30 Barrie Hole   25'
Greg Farrell   29' (pen)
George Andrews   35', 86'
Peter King   65'
  6', 27' (pen), 90' Dickie Rooks Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,935
Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater)
7 May 1966 (1966-05-07) 41 Preston North End 9 – 0 Cardiff City Preston
Ernie Hannigan   9', 39', 44'
Nobby Lawton   20'
Brian Greenhalgh   28', 81'
Brian Godfrey   71' (pen), 73', 76'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,018
10 May 1966 (1966-05-10) 42 Cardiff City 0 – 2 Norwich City Cardiff
19:30   ??', ??' Hugh Curran Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,934
Referee: William Clements (West Bromwich)

League Cup

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22 September 1965 (1965-09-22) Round 1 Crewe Alexandra 1 – 1 Cardiff City Crewe
19:30     Bernie Lewis Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 5,832
29 September 1965 (1965-09-29) Round 1 (Replay) Cardiff City 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Cardiff
19:30 Peter King  
Peter King  
Terry Harkin  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,939
13 October 1965 (1965-10-13) Round 2 Cardiff City 2 – 0 Portsmouth Cardiff
Peter King  
George Andrews  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,803
3 November 1965 (1965-11-03) Round 3 Cardiff City 5 – 1 Reading Cardiff
19:30 George Johnston  
George Johnston  
George Johnston  
Terry Harkin  
Terry Harkin  
  Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,698
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
17 November 1965 (1965-11-17) Quarter Final Cardiff City 2 – 1 Ipswich Town Cardiff
19:30 George Andrews  
Barrie Hole  
  Frank Brogan Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,748
Referee: Peter Brandwood (Walsall)
15 December 1965 (1965-12-15) Semi Final (First Leg) West Ham United 5 – 2 Cardiff City London
19:30 Eddie Bovington   7'
Johnny Byrne   42'
Peter Brabrook   55'
John Sissons   75'
Geoff Hurst   89'
  87', 88' George Andrews Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 19,980
Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)
2 February 1966 (1966-02-02) Semi Final (Second Leg) Cardiff City 1 – 5
(3 – 10 agg.)
West Ham United Cardiff
19:30 Bernie Lewis   76'   5', 50' Geoff Hurst
  John Sissons
  Martin Peters
  Dennis Burnett
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,313

FA Cup

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26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) Round 3 Cardiff City 2 – 1 Port Vale Cardiff
19:30 Peter King   7'
Barrie Hole   90'
  John Rowland Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,898
Referee: Eric Jennings (Stourbridge)
12 February 1966 (1966-02-12) Round 4 Southport 2 – 0 Cardiff City Southport
Alan Spence  
Ron Smith  
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 14,230

European Cup Winners Cup

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8 September 1965 (1965-09-08) Round 1 (First Leg) Cardiff City 1 – 2 Standard Liège Cardiff
19:30 George Johnston   30'   40' Roger Claessen
  68' Leon Semmeling
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,798
Referee: Adrianus Aalbrecht (Netherlands)
20 October 1965 (1965-10-20) Round 1 (Second Leg) Standard Liège 1 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
Cardiff City Liege, Belgium
Alan Harrington   48' (og) Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Attendance: 17,985
Referee: Francisco Guerra (Portugal)

Welsh Cup

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4 January 1966 (1966-01-04) 5 Swansea Town 2 – 2 Cardiff City Swansea
19:30 Don Murray   (og)
Ivor Allchurch  
  George Andrews
  Peter King
Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 10,000
8 February 1966 (1966-02-08) 5 (Replay) Cardiff City 3 – 5 (a.e.t.) Swansea Town Cardiff
19:30 Gareth Williams  
George Johnston  
George Johnston  
  Keith Todd
  Keith Todd
  Herbie Williams
  Jim McLaughlin
  Brian Evans
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,836
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

See also

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References

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  • 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 1 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive