1984–85 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1984–85 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 58th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Three.

Cardiff City
1984–85 season
ChairmanJack Leonard
ManagerJimmy Goodfellow/Alan Durban
Football League Second Division21st
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nigel Vaughan (15)
All: Nigel Vaughan (17)
Highest home attendance6,893 (v Leeds United, 12 September 1984)
Lowest home attendance2,564 (v Middlesbrough, 2 February 1985)
Average home league attendance4,372

The season also saw the retirement of Phil Dwyer, whose 13-year spell at the club saw him become the record appearance holder.

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 David Felgate
-- GK   ENG Gary Plumley
-- GK   WAL Mel Rees
-- GK   ENG Lee Smelt
-- DF   WAL Paul Bodin
-- DF   WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF   WAL Francis Ford
-- DF   ENG Mike Ford
-- DF   WAL David Grant
-- DF   WAL Vaughan Jones
-- DF   SCO Jake King
-- DF   ENG Jimmy Mullen
-- DF   ENG Colin Smith
-- MF   WAL Karl Elsey
-- MF   WAL Brian Flynn
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   ENG Gerry Francis
-- MF   ENG Roger Gibbins
-- MF   ENG David Hamilton
-- MF   EIR Mick Martin
-- MF   ENG Paul McLoughlin
-- MF   WAL Tarki Micallef
-- MF   ENG John Seasman
-- MF   ENG David Tong
-- MF   WAL Nigel Vaughan
-- MF   WAL Dai Withers
-- FW   EIR Paul Bannon
-- FW   ENG Kevin Meacock
-- FW   WAL Dean Saunders
-- FW   ENG Graham Withey
-- FW   WAL Jon Woods

Source [1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
18 Sheffield United 42 10 14 18 54 66 −12 44
19 Middlesbrough 42 10 10 22 41 57 −16 40
20 Notts County (R) 42 10 7 25 45 73 −28 37 Relegation to the Third Division
21 Cardiff City (R) 42 9 8 25 47 79 −32 35
22 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 42 8 9 25 37 79 −42 33
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLLWLLLLLWLLLDWLLDLLLDDWLWDLWLLDDLDLWWWLLL
Position202117192020212221212122212121212222222222222222212121212222222222222220202021
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) 1 Cardiff City 0–3 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:00   22' Derek Hales
  (pen) Derek Hales
  Derek Hales
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,020
1 September 1984 (1984-09-01) 2 Sheffield United 2–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 Keith Edwards   23'
Tom Heffernan  
  58' Roger Gibbins Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 12,332
8 September 1984 (1984-09-08) 3 Cardiff City 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
15:00 John Seasman   (pen)
Karl Elsey   65'
  9' Frank Worthington
  40' Terry Connor
  47' Steve Penney
  68' Gary Howlett
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,687
12 September 1984 (1984-09-12) 4 Cardiff City 2–1 Leeds United Cardiff
Paul Bodin   26'
Phil Dwyer   77'
  60' Scott Sellars Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,893
15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) 5 Barnsley 2–0 Cardiff City Barnsley
David Geddis   21' (pen)
David Geddis   68'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 4,692
18 September 1984 (1984-09-18) 6 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Cardiff City Blackburn
19:30 Chris Thompson   48'
Simon Barker   90'
  Kevin Summerfield Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,203
22 September 1984 (1984-09-22) 7 Cardiff City 0–3 Manchester City Cardiff
  Tony Cunningham
  Gordon Smith
  Clive Wilson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,089
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
29 September 1984 (1984-09-29) 8 Middlesbrough 3–2 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 David Currie   59'
David Mills   62'
David Currie   77'
  65' John Seasman
  80' Nigel Vaughan
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 4,266
6 October 1984 (1984-10-06) 9 Cardiff City 1–2 Portsmouth Cardiff
15:00 Karl Elsey   25'   48' Scott McGarvey
  70' Neil Webb
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,201
Referee: Keren Barratt (Coventry)
14 October 1984 (1984-10-14) 10 Notts County 0–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
15:00   Nigel Vaughan
  Nigel Vaughan
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,893
20 October 1984 (1984-10-20) 11 Fulham 3–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 Gordon Davies  
Robert Wilson   19'
Kevin Lock   53' (pen)
  Colin Smith
  89' Karl Elsey
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,358
27 October 1984 (1984-10-27) 12 Cardiff City 2–4 Grimsby Town Cardiff
15:00 Nigel Vaughan   40s'
Nigel Vaughan   20'
  40' Gary Lund
  43' Paul Wilkinson
  53' Paul Emson
  Kevin Drinkell
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,607
3 November 1984 (1984-11-03) 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
Mark Buckland   62'
Tony Evans  
John Pender  
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 7,537
10 November 1984 (1984-11-10) 14 Cardiff City 2–2 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
15:00 Nigel Vaughan   89'
Nigel Vaughan   90'
  67' Derrick Parker
  80' Roger Palmer
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,429
17 November 1984 (1984-11-17) 15 Cardiff City 2–1 Carlisle United Cardiff
Nigel Vaughan  
David Tong   90'
  Ian Bishop Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: Malcolm Cotton (Surrey)
24 November 1984 (1984-11-24) 16 Huddersfield 2–1 Cardiff City Huddersfield
15:00 Paul Jones   44' (pen)
Dale Tempest   67'
  29' Nigel Vaughan Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 6,495
1 December 1984 (1984-12-01) 17 Cardiff City 1–2 Birmingham City Cardiff
Karl Elsey   20'   19' Tony Morley
  65' Tony Morley
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,057
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
9 December 1984 (1984-12-09) 18 Crystal Palace 1–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Trevor Aylott     80' Roger Gibbins Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,004
15 December 1984 (1984-12-15) 19 Cardiff City 1–3 Wimbledon Cardiff
Phil Dwyer   49'   29' Stewart Evans
  61' Stewart Evans
  Kevin Gage
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,976
22 December 1984 (1984-12-22) 20 Cardiff City 1–3 Sheffield United Cardiff
Graham Withey     9' Mel Eves
  52' Keith Edwards
  67' Keith Edwards
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,366
26 December 1984 (1984-12-26) 21 Oxford United 4–0 Cardiff City Oxford
15:00 Billy Hamilton   48'
John Aldridge   50'
John Aldridge   53'
Billy Hamilton   74'
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 12,237
29 December 1984 (1984-12-29) 22 Leeds United 1–1 Cardiff City Leeds
Peter Lorimer   42' (pen)   88' Graham Withey Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 11,798
1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) 23 Cardiff City 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,609
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
2 February 1985 (1985-02-02) 24 Cardiff City 2–1 Middlesbrough Cardiff
Kevin Meacock   10'
Kevin Meacock   49'
  43' David Currie Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,564
9 February 1985 (1985-02-09) 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Cardiff City Brighton
15:00 Chris Hutchings   60' Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 7,337
Referee: David Axcell (Southend)
15 February 1985 (1985-02-15) 26 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Cardiff City Oldham
15:00   Nigel Vaughan Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,952
23 February 1985 (1985-02-23) 27 Cardiff City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,694
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
2 March 1985 (1985-03-02) 28 Grimsby Town 6–3 Cardiff City Grimsby
15:00 Kevin Drinkell   17'
Phil Bonnyman   24' (pen)
Gary Lund  
Phil Bonnyman   57' (pen)
Kevin Drinkell   84'
Paul Wilkinson   89'
  45' (pen) Jimmy Mullen
  61' Graham Withey
  89' Roger Gibbins
Attendance: 3,930
5 March 1985 (1985-03-05) 29 Charlton Athletic 1–4 Cardiff City London
19:45 Ronnie Moore   87'   (pen) Jimmy Mullen
  Graham Withey
  Graham Withey
  Phil Dwyer
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 3,930
9 March 1985 (1985-03-09) 30 Cardiff City 0–2 Fulham Cardiff
  27' Danny Wilson
  46' (pen) Kevin Lock
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,399
Referee: John Lovatt (Crewe)
17 March 1985 (1985-03-17) 31 Cardiff City 1–4 Notts County Cardiff
Roger Gibbins     Tony Daws
  Rachid Harkouk
  Alan Young
  Alan Young
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,631
Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke)
23 March 1985 (1985-03-23) 32 Portsmouth 0–0 Cardiff City Portsmouth
15:00 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 13,602
30 March 1985 (1985-03-30) 33 Manchester City 2–2 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Paul Simpson  
Steve Kinsey  
  49' Graham Withey
  64' Roger Gibbins
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 20,047
Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)
6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) 34 Cardiff City 0–2 Oxford United Cardiff
  4' John Aldridge
  56' Jeremy Charles
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,686
Referee: Trevor Jones (Macclesfield)
9 April 1985 (1985-04-09) 35 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
19:30 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,929
13 April 1985 (1985-04-13) 36 Cardiff City 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
Nigel Vaughan   50'   5' Ian Miller
  70' Simon Garner
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,240
Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)
20 April 1985 (1985-04-20) 37 Carlisle United 0–1 Cardiff City Carlisle
15:00   57' Nigel Vaughan Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,651
23 April 1985 (1985-04-23) 38 Cardiff City 3–0 Barnsley Cardiff
19:45 Nigel Vaughan  
Mike Ford   41'
Nigel Vaughan  
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,044
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) 39 Cardiff City 3–0 Huddersfield Cardiff
Nigel Vaughan   40'
Nigel Vaughan   51'
Kevin Meacock   85'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,414
4 May 1985 (1985-05-04) 40 Birmingham City 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
Robert Hopkins   11'
Andy Kennedy   46'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 15,570
6 May 1985 (1985-05-06) 41 Cardiff City 0–3 Crystal Palace Cardiff
  Trevor Aylott
  Alan Irvine
  Steve Galloway
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,207
Referee: John Key (Rotherham)
11 May 1985 (1985-05-11) 42 Wimbledon 2–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Brian Gayle  
David Martin  
  60' Tarki Micallef Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 3,252

Source [2] [3]

Milk Cup

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31 August 1984 (1984-08-31) Round 1 (First Leg) Exeter City 1–0 Cardiff City Exeter
Keith Viney   53' (pen) Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,469
Referee: Dennis Hedges (Headington, Oxford)
15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) round 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
Exeter City Cardiff
Nicky Marker   (og)
Roger Gibbins   44'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,026
4 September 1984 (1984-09-04) Round 2 (First Leg) Watford 3–1 Cardiff City Watford
19:45 John Barnes   44', 55', 86'   25' Roger Gibbins Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,884
Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire)
26 October 1984 (1984-10-26) Round 2 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 1–0
(2–3 agg.)
Watford Cardiff
David Grant   48' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,607
Referee: Eric Read (Bristol)

FA Cup

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21 January 1985 (1985-01-21) Round 3 Gillingham 2–1 Cardiff City Gillingham
15:00 Martin Robinson  
John Leslie   82'
  68' Graham Withey Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,452
Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)
27 November 1984 (1984-11-27) Round 3 Cardiff City 5–0 Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff
19:45 David Tong   18'
Tarki Micallef   60'
Nigel Vaughan   68', 73'
Karl Elsey   80'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,399
Referee: John Deakin (Bedford)
30 January 1985 (1985-01-30) Round 4 Cardiff City 0–4 Hereford United Cardiff
 
 
 
 
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,075


References

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  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1985". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1985". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City 1984-85 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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