1994–95 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1994–95 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 68th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Two, then the third tier of English football, finishing twenty-second, suffering relegation to Division Three.

Cardiff City

1994–95 season
Owner	Rick Wright
Manager	Eddie May/Terry Yorath/Eddie May
Football League Second Division	22nd
FA Cup	1st round
League Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Runners-up
Auto Windscreens Shield	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: Phil Stant (13) All: Phil Stant (15)
Highest home attendance	7,420 (v Birmingham, 28 December 1994)
Lowest home attendance	2,560 (v Bradford City, 28 March 1995)
Average home league attendance	4,543

After three months of the season, manager Eddie May was sacked from his position and replaced by Terry Yorath. However Yorath's spell in charge saw the side plummet to the bottom of the table and Yorath was also sacked and remarkably replaced by the man he took over from in Eddie May.

Players

First team squad. 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	ENG	David Williams
--	GK	WAL	Steve Williams
--	DF	WAL	Mark Aizlewood
--	DF	WAL	Lee Baddeley
--	DF	EIR	Derek Brazil
--	DF	WAL	Terry Evans
--	DF	ENG	Chris Honor
--	DF	CAN	Ian McLean
--	DF	WAL	Jason Perry
--	DF	ENG	Andy Scott
--	DF	WAL	Damon Searle
--	DF	WAL	Scott Young
--	MF	ENG	Wayne Fereday
--	MF	GUY	Cohen Griffith

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Ryan Nicholls
--	MF	ENG	Nick Richardson
--	MF	ENG	Charlie Oatway
--	MF	WAL	Danny Street
--	MF	WAL	Leigh Vick
--	MF	WAL	Nathan Wigg
--	MF	ENG	Darren Adams
--	FW	WAL	Tony Bird
--	FW	WAL	Carl Dale
--	FW	WAL	Andy Evans
--	FW	ENG	Paul Milsom
--	FW	ENG	John Pearson
--	FW	ENG	Phil Stant
--	FW	ENG	Garry Thompson

Standings

Main article: 1994–95 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Cambridge United	46	11	15	20	52	69	−17	48	Relegated
21	Plymouth Argyle	46	12	10	24	45	83	−38	46
22	Cardiff City	46	9	11	26	46	74	−28	38
23	Chester City	46	6	11	29	37	84	−47	29
24	Leyton Orient	46	6	8	32	30	75	−45	26

Source:

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	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	D	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	D
Position	~	~	19	19	21	21	19	21	22	22	22	22	22	19	21	19	20	20	20	21	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	22

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Stockport County v Cardiff City

13 August 1994 (1994-08-13) 1	Stockport County	4–1	Cardiff City	Stockport
	Peter Ward Kevin Francis Kevin Francis Alun Armstrong		Phil Stant	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,139

Cardiff City v Oxford United

20 August 1994 (1994-08-20) 2	Cardiff City	1–3	Oxford United	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Stant		Paul Moody Paul Moody Paul Moody	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,281

York City v Cardiff City

27 August 1994 (1994-08-27) 3	York City	1–1	Cardiff City	York
	Paul Barnes		Paul Millar	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,861

Cardiff City v Wrexham

30 August 1994 (1994-08-30) 4	Cardiff City	0–0	Wrexham	Cardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,903

Cardiff City v Swansea City

3 September 1994 (1994-09-03) 5	Cardiff City	1–1	Swansea City	Cardiff
11:00	Nick Richardson		Martin Hayes	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,523

Blackpool v Cardiff City

10 September 1994 (1994-09-10) 6	Blackpool	2–1	Cardiff City	Blackpool
	Phil Brown Tony Ellis (pen)		Nick Richardson	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,189

Chester City v Cardiff City

13 September 1994 (1994-09-13) 7	Chester City	0–2	Cardiff City	Chester
			Phil Stant Mark Aizlewood	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,671

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

17 September 1994 (1994-09-17) 8	Cardiff City	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:00			Steve Castle	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,674

Bournemouth v Cardiff City

24 September 1994 (1994-09-24) 9	Bournemouth	3–2	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
	Russell Beardsmore Russell Beardsmore (pen) Warren Aspinall		Andy Scott Mark Aizlewood	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 3,177

Cardiff City v Peterborough United

1 October 1994 (1994-10-01) 10	Cardiff City	1–2	Peterborough United	Cardiff
15:00	Wayne Fereday		Brian McGorry Ken Charlery	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,225

Cardiff City v Crewe Alexandra

8 October 1994 (1994-10-08) 11	Cardiff City	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Stant		Ashley Ward Rob Edwards	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,126

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

15 October 1994 (1994-10-15) 12	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Cardiff City	Bath, Somerset
	Justin Channing Billy Clark		Nick Richardson Paul Millar	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 3,936

Cardiff City v Cambridge United

22 October 1994 (1994-10-22) 13	Cardiff City	3–1	Cambridge United	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Stant Phil Stant Phil Stant		Andy Jeffrey	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,580

Bradford City v Cardiff City

30 October 1994 (1994-10-30) 14	Bradford City	2–3	Cardiff City	Bradford
	Shaun Murray Jason Perry (og)		Paul Millar (pen) Paul Millar Phil Stant	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 5,937

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City

1 November 1994 (1994-11-01) 15	Leyton Orient	2–0	Cardiff City	Leyton Orient
	Darren Purse Colin West			Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,558

Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 November 1994 (1994-11-05) 16	Cardiff City	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:00	Lee Baddeley Phil Stant Phil Stant			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,004

Wycombe Wanderers v Cardiff City

19 November 1994 (1994-11-19) 17	Wycombe Wanderers	3–1	Cardiff City	High Wycombe
	Keith Ryan Keith Ryan Tony Hemmings		Phil Stant	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,391

Cardiff City v Hull City

25 November 1994 (1994-11-25) 18	Cardiff City	0–2	Hull City	Cardiff
19:30			Linton Brown (pen) Dean Windass	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,226

Oxford United v Cardiff City

10 December 1994 (1994-12-10) 19	Oxford United	1–0	Cardiff City	Oxford
	Matt Murphy			Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6,181

Cardiff City v Stockport County

17 December 1994 (1994-12-17) 20	Cardiff City	1–1	Stockport County	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale		Gannon	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,448

Shrewsbury Town v Cardiff City

26 December 1994 (1994-12-26) 21	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
			(pen) Phil Stant	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,933

Cardiff City v Birmingham City

28 December 1994 (1994-12-28) 22	Cardiff City	0–1	Birmingham City	Cardiff
12:30			Ricky Otto	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,420

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

31 December 1994 (1994-12-31) 23	Rotherham United	2–0	Cardiff City	Rotherham
	Mark Monington Ian Breckin			Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3,064

Cardiff City v Brentford

2 January 1995 (1995-01-02) 24	Cardiff City	2–3	Brentford	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Stant Tony Bird		Lee Harvey Nicky Forster Robert Taylor	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,235

Cardiff City v Blackpool

7 January 1995 (1995-01-07) 25	Cardiff City	0–1	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00			Andy Watson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,467

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

14 January 1995 (1995-01-14) 26	Cardiff City	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,808

Cambridge United v Cardiff City

17 January 1995 (1995-01-17) 27	Cambridge United	2–0	Cardiff City	Cambridge
	Carlo Corazzin Steve Butler (pen)			Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,460

Hull City v Cardiff City

4 February 1995 (1995-02-04) 28	Hull City	4–0	Cardiff City	Hull
	Ian Ormondroyd Ian Ormondroyd Linton Brown Warren Joyce			Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 3,903

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

18 February 1995 (1995-02-18) 29	Huddersfield Town	5–1	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
	Andy Booth Tom Cowan Ronnie Jepson Paul Reid Gary Crosby		Derek Brazil	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 10,035

Cardiff City v Wycombe Wanderers

21 February 1995 (1995-02-21) 30	Cardiff City	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Cardiff
19:30	Carl Dale Nick Richardson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,024

Peterborough United v Cardiff City

25 February 1995 (1995-02-25) 31	Peterborough United	2–1	Cardiff City	Peterborough
	Ken Charlery Ken Charlery		Carl Dale	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 4,226

Cardiff City v Bournemouth

4 March 1995 (1995-03-04) 32	Cardiff City	1–1	Bournemouth	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale		Steve Fletcher	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,008

Swansea City v Cardiff City

7 March 1995 (1995-03-07) 33	Swansea City	4–1	Cardiff City	Swansea
	John Williams David Penney Colin Pascoe Shaun Chapple		Nathan Wigg	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 3,942

Cardiff City v York City

11 March 1995 (1995-03-11) 34	Cardiff City	1–2	York City	Cardiff
15:00	Cohen Griffith		Glenn Naylor Glenn Naylor	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,689

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City

15 March 1995 (1995-03-15) 35	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Cardiff City	Brighton
				Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 6,956

Wrexham v Cardiff City

18 March 1995 (1995-03-18) 36	Wrexham	0–3	Cardiff City	Wrexham
			Ryan Nicholls Cohen Griffith (og) Tony Humes	Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 3,023

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

25 March 1995 (1995-03-25) 37	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Cardiff City	Plymouth
				Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,611

Cardiff City v Bradford City

28 March 1995 (1995-03-28) 38	Cardiff City	2–4	Bradford City	Cardiff
19:30	Perry Paul Millar		Neil Tolson Neil Tolson Shaun Murray Paul Showler	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,560

Cardiff City v Chester City

1 April 1995 (1995-04-01) 39	Cardiff City	2–1	Chester City	Cardiff
15:00	Carl Dale Paul Millar		Gary Hackett	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,405

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

4 April 1995 (1995-04-04) 40	Cardiff City	2–1	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
19:30	Tony Bird Tony Bird		Scott McGleish	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,324

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

8 April 1995 (1995-04-08) 41	Cardiff City	1–1	Rotherham United	Cardiff
15:00	Cohen Griffith		Nathan Peel	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,412

Birmingham City v Cardiff City

15 April 1995 (1995-04-15) 42	Birmingham City	2–1	Cardiff City	Birmingham
	Paul Tait Mark Ward (pen)		Paul Millar	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,455

Cardiff City v Shrewsbury Town

17 April 1995 (1995-04-17) 43	Cardiff City	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Cardiff
15:00	Tony Bird		Mark Smith Dean Spink	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,677

Brentford v Cardiff City

22 April 1995 (1995-04-22) 44	Brentford	2–0	Cardiff City	Brentford
	Martin Grainger (pen) Robert Taylor			Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 8,268

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

29 April 1995 (1995-04-29) 45	Cardiff City	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
15:00			Marcus Stewart	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,462

Crewe Alexandra v Cardiff City

6 May 1995 (1995-05-06) 46	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Cardiff City	Crewe
				Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,382

Source

League Cup

Cardiff City v Torquay United

16 August 1994 (1994-08-16) Round 1 (First leg)	Cardiff City	1–0	Torquay United	Cardiff
19:30	Charlie Oatway			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,690 Referee: Bob Harris (Oxfordshire)

Torquay United v Cardiff City

23 August 1994 (1994-08-23) Round 1 (Second leg)	Torquay United	4–2 (4–3 agg.)	Cardiff City	Torquay
	Gregory Goodridge Richard Hancox Richard Hancox Richard Hancox		Phil Stant Phil Stant	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,719

FA Cup

Enfield v Cardiff City

12 November 1994 (1994-11-12) Round 1	Enfield	1–0	Cardiff City	Enfield, London
	Gary Abbott			Stadium: Southbury Road Attendance: 2,345

Welsh Cup

Ebbw Vale v Cardiff City

7 November 1994 (1994-11-07) Round 3	Ebbw Vale	1–1	Cardiff City	Cardiff
19:30			Paul Millar	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,316

Cardiff City v Ebbw Vale

22 November 1994 (1994-11-22) Round 3 (Replay)	Cardiff City	2–0	Ebbw Vale	Cardiff
19:30	Garry Thompson Nick Richardson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,343
Note: Cardiff were deemed to have fielded an ineligible player (Paul Ramsey). As a result following the threat of a court case by Cardiff, the replay was replayed.

Cardiff City v Ebbw Vale

7 February 1995 (1995-02-07) Round 3 (Replay)	Cardiff City	7–0	Ebbw Vale	Cardiff
19:30	Tony Bird Garry Thompson Mark Aizlewood David Ware (og) Carl Dale Carl Dale Carl Dale			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Roger Gifford (Llanbradach)

Cardiff City v Risca United

15 February 1995 (1995-02-15) Round 4	Cardiff City	4–0	Risca United	Cardiff
19:30	Carl Dale Carl Dale Carl Dale Derek Brazil			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,294 Referee: VJ Reed (Aberdare)

Llandudno v Cardiff City

28 February 1995 (1995-02-28) Quarter Final	Llandudno	0–1	Cardiff City	Llandudno
			Carl Dale	Stadium: Maesdu Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Brian Lawler (Holyhead)

Swansea City v Cardiff City

11 April 1995 (1995-04-11) Semi Final (First leg)	Swansea City	0–1	Cardiff City	Swansea
			Paul Millar	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 2,654

Cardiff City v Swansea City

2 May 1995 (1995-05-02) Semi Final (Second leg)	Cardiff City	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	Swansea City	Cardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,227 Referee: Keith Burge (Tonypandy)

Wrexham v Cardiff City

21 May 1995 (1995-05-21) Final	Wrexham	2–1	Cardiff City	Cardiff
15:00	Gary Bennett 19' (pen) Gary Bennett 26'		78' Carl Dale	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 12,810 Referee: VJ Reed (Aberdare)

Auto Windscreens Shield

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

27 September 1994 (1994-09-27) Round 1	Cardiff City	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
19:30	Cohen Griffith Carl Dale			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,299 Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)

Exeter City v Cardiff City

15 November 1994 (1994-11-15) Round 1	Exeter City	1–1	Cardiff City	Exeter
	Jason Minett (pen)		Scott Young	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Mike Pearce (Portsmouth)

Exeter City v Cardiff City

29 November 1994 (1994-11-29) Round 2	Exeter City	1–0	Cardiff City	Exeter
	Jon Brown			Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,452 Referee: John Holbrook (Ludlow)

See also

• List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons

Further reading

• 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.
• Rollin, Jack, ed. (1995). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1995-96. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7472-7823-7.
• "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
• Welsh Football Data Archive