1984–85 season | |
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Chairman | Jack Leonard |
Manager | Jimmy Goodfellow/Alan Durban |
Football League Second Division | 21st |
FA Cup | 3rd round |
League Cup | 2nd round |
Welsh Cup | 4th round |
Top goalscorer | League: Nigel Vaughan (15) All: Nigel Vaughan (17) |
Highest home attendance | 6,893 (v Leeds United, 12 September 1984) |
Lowest home attendance | 2,564 (v Middlesbrough, 2 February 1985) |
Average home league attendance | 4,372 |
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.
The season also saw the retirement of Phil Dwyer, whose 13-year spell at the club saw him become the record appearance holder.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source [1]
League standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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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
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results by round
[edit]Fixtures and results
[edit]25 August 1984 1 | Cardiff City | 0–3 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
15:00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,020 |
1 September 1984 2 | Sheffield United | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
15:00 | Keith Edwards ![]() Tom Heffernan ![]() |
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Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 12,332 |
8 September 1984 3 | Cardiff City | 2–4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Seasman ![]() Karl Elsey ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,687 |
12 September 1984 4 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Leeds United | Cardiff |
Paul Bodin ![]() Phil Dwyer ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,893 |
15 September 1984 5 | Barnsley | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Barnsley |
David Geddis ![]() David Geddis ![]() |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4,692 |
18 September 1984 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
19:30 | Chris Thompson ![]() Simon Barker ![]() |
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Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,203 |
22 September 1984 7 | Cardiff City | 0–3 | Manchester City | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,089 Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull) |
29 September 1984 8 | Middlesbrough | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
15:00 | David Currie ![]() David Mills ![]() David Currie ![]() |
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Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 4,266 |
6 October 1984 9 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
15:00 | Karl Elsey ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,201 Referee: Keren Barratt (Coventry) |
14 October 1984 10 | Notts County | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
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Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,893 |
20 October 1984 11 | Fulham | 3–2 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 | Gordon Davies ![]() Robert Wilson ![]() Kevin Lock ![]() |
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Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 5,358 |
27 October 1984 12 | Cardiff City | 2–4 | Grimsby Town | Cardiff |
15:00 | Nigel Vaughan ![]() Nigel Vaughan ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,607 |
3 November 1984 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Wolverhampton |
Mark Buckland ![]() Tony Evans ![]() John Pender ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 7,537 |
10 November 1984 14 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Oldham Athletic | Cardiff |
15:00 | Nigel Vaughan ![]() Nigel Vaughan ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,429 |
17 November 1984 15 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Carlisle United | Cardiff |
Nigel Vaughan ![]() David Tong ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,005 Referee: Malcolm Cotton (Surrey) |
24 November 1984 16 | Huddersfield | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
15:00 | Paul Jones ![]() Dale Tempest ![]() |
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Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 6,495 |
1 December 1984 17 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Birmingham City | Cardiff |
Karl Elsey ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,057 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) |
9 December 1984 18 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 | Trevor Aylott ![]() |
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Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,004 |
15 December 1984 19 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Wimbledon | Cardiff |
Phil Dwyer ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,976 |
22 December 1984 20 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Sheffield United | Cardiff |
Graham Withey ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,366 |
26 December 1984 21 | Oxford United | 4–0 | Cardiff City | Oxford |
15:00 | Billy Hamilton ![]() John Aldridge ![]() John Aldridge ![]() Billy Hamilton ![]() |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 12,237 |
29 December 1984 22 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Leeds |
Peter Lorimer ![]() |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 11,798 |
1 January 1985 23 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Cardiff |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset) |
2 February 1985 24 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
Kevin Meacock ![]() Kevin Meacock ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,564 |
9 February 1985 25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Brighton |
15:00 | Chris Hutchings ![]() |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 7,337 Referee: David Axcell (Southend) |
15 February 1985 26 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Oldham |
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Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,952 |
23 February 1985 27 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cardiff |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,694 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham) |
2 March 1985 28 | Grimsby Town | 6–3 | Cardiff City | Grimsby |
15:00 | Kevin Drinkell ![]() Phil Bonnyman ![]() Gary Lund ![]() Phil Bonnyman ![]() Kevin Drinkell ![]() Paul Wilkinson ![]() |
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Attendance: 3,930 |
5 March 1985 29 | Charlton Athletic | 1–4 | Cardiff City | London |
19:45 | Ronnie Moore ![]() |
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Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 3,930 |
9 March 1985 30 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Fulham | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,399 Referee: John Lovatt (Crewe) |
17 March 1985 31 | Cardiff City | 1–4 | Notts County | Cardiff |
Roger Gibbins ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,631 Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke) |
23 March 1985 32 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
15:00 | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,602 |
30 March 1985 33 | Manchester City | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Manchester |
15:00 | Paul Simpson ![]() Steve Kinsey ![]() |
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Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,047 Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield) |
6 April 1985 34 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Oxford United | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,686 Referee: Trevor Jones (Macclesfield) |
9 April 1985 35 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
19:30 | Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,929 |
13 April 1985 36 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
Nigel Vaughan ![]() |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,240 Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge) |
20 April 1985 37 | Carlisle United | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Carlisle |
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Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,651 |
23 April 1985 38 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Barnsley | Cardiff |
19:45 | Nigel Vaughan ![]() Mike Ford ![]() Nigel Vaughan ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) |
27 April 1985 39 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Huddersfield | Cardiff |
Nigel Vaughan ![]() Nigel Vaughan ![]() Kevin Meacock ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,414 |
4 May 1985 40 | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
Robert Hopkins ![]() Andy Kennedy ![]() |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,570 |
6 May 1985 41 | Cardiff City | 0–3 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,207 Referee: John Key (Rotherham) |
11 May 1985 42 | Wimbledon | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 | Brian Gayle ![]() David Martin ![]() |
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Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 3,252 |
Milk Cup
[edit]31 August 1984 Round 1 (First Leg) | Exeter City | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Exeter |
Keith Viney ![]() |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,469 Referee: Dennis Hedges (Headington, Oxford) |
15 September 1984 round 1 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 2–0 (2–1 agg.) | Exeter City | Cardiff |
Nicky Marker ![]() Roger Gibbins ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,026 |
4 September 1984 Round 2 (First Leg) | Watford | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Watford |
19:45 | John Barnes ![]() |
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Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,884 Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire) |
26 October 1984 Round 2 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 1–0 (2–3 agg.) | Watford | Cardiff |
David Grant ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Eric Read (Bristol) |
FA Cup
[edit]21 January 1985 Round 3 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Gillingham |
15:00 | Martin Robinson ![]() John Leslie ![]() |
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Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,452 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett) |
27 November 1984 Round 3 | Cardiff City | 5–0 | Merthyr Tydfil | Cardiff |
19:45 | David Tong ![]() Tarki Micallef ![]() Nigel Vaughan ![]() Karl Elsey ![]() |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,399 Referee: John Deakin (Bedford) |
30 January 1985 Round 4 | Cardiff City | 0–4 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,075 |
References
[edit]- ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1985". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1985". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Cardiff City 1984-85 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
- 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.
- "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive