1973–74 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1973–74 season
Chairman	David Goldstone
Manager	Jimmy Scoular/Frank O'Farrell
Football League Second Division	17th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Andrew McCulloch (10); All: Andrew McCulloch (14)
Highest home attendance	26,781 (v Crystal Palace, 30 April 1974)
Lowest home attendance	5,839 (v Luton Town, 14 November 1973)
Average home league attendance	10,678
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1972–73 1974–75 →

The 1973–74 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 47th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventeenth.

Manager Jimmy Scoular, who had been in charge of the club for more than 9 years, left the club in November to be replaced by Frank O'Farrell.

Players

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	Peter Grotier
--	GK	ENG	Ron Healey
--	GK	NIR	Bill Irwin
--	DF	ENG	Gary Bell
--	DF	ENG	Clive Charles
--	DF	WAL	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	ENG	Roger Hoy
--	DF	ENG	John Impey
--	DF	NIR	Albert Larmour
--	DF	WAL	Richie Morgan
--	DF	SCO	Don Murray
--	DF	WAL	Freddie Pethard
--	DF	WAL	David Powell
--	MF	ENG	Willie Anderson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	ENG	Willie Carlin
--	MF	ENG	John Farrington
--	MF	ENG	Peter King
--	MF	WAL	Leighton Phillips
--	MF	WAL	Gil Reece
--	MF	WAL	Peter Sayer
--	MF	ENG	George Smith
--	MF	WAL	Tony Villars
--	MF	ENG	Johnny Vincent
--	MF	ENG	Bobby Woodruff
--	FW	ENG	Andrew McCulloch
--	FW	SCO	Jimmy McInch
--	FW	WAL	Derek Showers
--	FW	ENG	Jack Whitham

Source. ^[1]

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Portsmouth	42	14	12	16	45	62	0.726	40
16	Bristol City	42	14	10	18	47	54	0.870	38
17	Cardiff City	42	10	16	16	49	62	0.790	36	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
18	Oxford United	42	10	16	16	35	46	0.761	36
19	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	11	19	51	63	0.810	35

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	D	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	D	D
Position	9	11	13	5	6	9	12	18	16	18	20	19	20	20	19	20	18	17	16	16	18	17	17	16	17	15	14	11	15	15	17	17	16	17	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	17

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

Fixtures and results

Second Division

25 August 1973 (1973-08-25) 1	Carlisle United	1–1	Cardiff City	Carlisle
	Frank Clarke 8'		86' (pen) Gary Bell	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,863

1 September 1973 (1973-09-01) 2	Cardiff City	1–1	Portsmouth	Cardiff
15:00	Andy McCulloch 48'		45' Norman Piper Billy Wilson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,110 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)

8 September 1973 (1973-09-08) 3	Sunderland	1–1	Cardiff City	Sunderland
	Ron Guthrie 68'		58' Johnny Vincent	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 29,504 Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley)

12 September 1973 (1973-09-12) 4	Cardiff City	5–0	Oxford United	Cardiff
19:30	Andy McCulloch 3' Andy McCulloch 8' Tony Villars 23' Clarke 52' (og) Andy McCulloch 72'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,572 Referee: Terry Bosi (Wolverhampton)

15 September 1973 (1973-09-15) 5	Cardiff City	0–0	Fulham	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,251 Referee: Bill Castle (Dudley)

22 September 1973 (1973-09-22) 6	Crystal Palace	3–3	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Martin Hinshelwood 2' Paul Hinshelwood 11' Don Rogers 72'		23' (og) Mel Blyth 45' Bobby Woodruff 73' Johnny Vincent	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,789 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)

29 September 1973 (1973-09-29) 7	Cardiff City	1–3	Hull City	Cardiff
15:00	Gary Bell 41' Don Murray		6' Ken Wagstaff 76' Malcolm Lord 78' Malcolm Lord Jimmy McGill	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,445 Referee: John Yates (Redditch)

6 October 1973 (1973-10-06) 8	Aston Villa	5–0	Cardiff City	Birmingham
	Bobby Woodruff 6' (og) Ray Graydon 10' Bruce Rioch 61' Sam Morgan 71' Bruce Rioch 78'			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 24,473 Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield)

13 October 1973 (1973-10-13) 9	Cardiff City	1–0	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00	Gil Reece 12'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,693 Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)

20 October 1973 (1973-10-20) 10	Cardiff City	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
15:00			88' Ken Knighton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,748 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford)

24 October 1973 (1973-10-24) 11	Oxford United	4–2	Cardiff City	Oxford
	Tommy Cassidy 16' Billy Jeffrey 40' Derek Clarke 58' Derek Clarke 83'		33' Willie Anderson 65' George Smith	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6,127 Referee: Arthur Hart (London)

27 October 1973 (1973-10-27) 12	Preston North End	2–2	Cardiff City	Preston
	Alex Spark 65' Alex Bruce 75'		40' Andy McCulloch 63' Gil Reece	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,050 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

3 November 1973 (1973-11-03) 13	Cardiff City	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Cardiff
15:00			82' Tony Brown	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,668 Referee: Jack Rice (Leyland)

10 November 1973 (1973-11-10) 14	Millwall	2–0	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Alf Wood 60' Gordon Hill 67'			Stadium: The Den Attendance: 8,075 Referee: Mike Kerkhof (Bicester)

14 November 1973 (1973-11-14) 15	Cardiff City	0–0	Luton Town	Cardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,839 Referee: John Williams (Wrexham)

17 November 1973 (1973-11-17) 16	Middlesbrough	3–0	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
14:00	David Mills 36' John Craggs 85' Malcolm Smith 88'			Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 18,034

24 November 1973 (1973-11-24) 17	Cardiff City	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
14:15	Gil Reece 22'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,606 Referee: John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames)

1 December 1973 (1973-12-01) 18	Orient	1–2	Cardiff City	London
14:00	Barrie Fairbrother 78'		29' Bobby Woodruff 61' Andy McCulloch	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 9,564 Referee: Les Hayes (Doncaster)

8 December 1973 (1973-12-08) 19	Cardiff City	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
14:00	Gil Reece 24'		56' (pen) George Lyall	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,339 Referee: Gordon Kew (Amersham)

12 December 1973 (1973-12-12) 20	Luton Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Luton
19:30	Jim Ryan 47'			Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,135 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)

15 December 1973 (1973-12-15) 21	Cardiff City	0–1	Bristol City	Cardiff
14:00			79' Donnie Gillies	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,388 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)

22 December 1973 (1973-12-22) 22	Hull City	1–1	Cardiff City	Hull
14:00	Roy Greenwood 46'		61' John Farrington	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 6,826 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)

26 December 1973 (1973-12-26) 23	Cardiff City	2–1	Swindon Town	Cardiff
14:00	John Farrington 27' Don Murray 42'		47' Dave Syrett	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,071 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse)

29 December 1973 (1973-12-29) 24	Cardiff City	4–1	Sunderland	Cardiff
14:00	John Farrington 29' Willie Anderson 40' John Farrington 59' John Farrington 88'		3' Vic Halom	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,799 Referee: Ron Challis (Tonbridge)

1 January 1974 (1974-01-01) 25	Portsmouth	1–0	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
15:00	Bobby Kellard 62'			Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,062 Referee: Harry Powell (Stourport-on-Severn)

12 January 1974 (1974-01-12) 26	Fulham	0–1	Cardiff City	London
14:00			59' Andy McCulloch	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 7,143 Referee: John Goggins (Manchester)

19 January 1974 (1974-01-19) 27	Cardiff City	2–2	Carlisle United	Cardiff
11:15	Andy McCulloch 44' Leighton Phillips 57'		47' Ray Train 87' Frank Clarke	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,797 Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth)

26 January 1974 (1974-01-26) 28	Cardiff City	1–0	Notts County	Cardiff
14:00	Leighton Phillips 87'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,454 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)

2 February 1974 (1974-02-02) 29	Bristol City	3–2	Cardiff City	Bristol
14:15	Trevor Tainton 4' Gerry Sweeney 74' (pen) Gerry Sweeney 90'		15' Leighton Phillips 26' Andy McCulloch	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,487 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)

16 February 1974 (1974-02-16) 30	Blackpool	2–1	Cardiff City	Blackpool
15:00	Alan Ainscow 5' Alan Ainscow 71'		57' John Farrington	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,410 Referee: Keith Styles (Barnsley)

23 February 1974 (1974-02-23) 31	Cardiff City	0–1	Aston Villa	Cardiff
14:30			68s' Ray Graydon	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,310 Referee: Brian Daniels (Rainham)

2 March 1974 (1974-03-02) 32	Swindon Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Swindon
	Roy Compton 57'		22' David Powell	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,126 Referee: Tony Oliver (Leigh On Sea)

9 March 1974 (1974-03-09) 33	Cardiff City	2–0	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Dwyer 46' Jack Whitham 85'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,216 Referee: Alex Lees (Somerset)

16 March 1974 (1974-03-16) 34	Sheffield Wednesday	5–0	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00	Eric Potts 11' Tommy Craig 35' Brian Joicey 74' Alan Thompson 81' Brian Joicey 89'			Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 13,841 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)

23 March 1974 (1974-03-23) 35	Cardiff City	1–3	Millwall	Cardiff
15:00	Andy McCulloch 57'		13' Harry Cripps 56' Brian Clark 89' Gordon Hill	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,662 Referee: Gordon Hill

30 March 1974 (1974-03-30) 36	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
15:00	Don Murray 3' (og) David Shaw 7'		60' Johnny Vincent 87' (pen) Johnny Vincent	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 11,489 Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire)

6 April 1974 (1974-04-06) 37	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Cardiff City	Bolton
15:00	Alan Waldron 67'		57' Gil Reece	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 14,857 Referee: Derek Civil

13 April 1974 (1974-04-13) 38	Cardiff City	3–2	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
15:00	Gil Reece 6' Willie Carlin 38' Johnny Vincent 64'		59' Graeme Souness 88' Alan Foggon	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,856 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

15 April 1974 (1974-04-15) 39	Notts County	1–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
15:00	Kevin Randall 11'		Willie Anderson	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,975 Referee: Dave Wallace (Crewe)

20 April 1974 (1974-04-20) 40	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
15:00	George Lyall 16' Duncan McKenzie 21'		6' Johnny Vincent	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 11,128

27 April 1974 (1974-04-27) 41	Cardiff City	1–1	Orient	Cardiff
15:00	Gil Reece 22'		19' Mick Bullock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,640 Referee: John Hough (Macclesfield)

30 April 1974 (1974-04-30) 42	Cardiff City	1–1	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
19:30	Tony Villars 39'		28' Roy Barry	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,781 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

Source ^[2] ^[3]

League Cup

29 August 1973 (1973-08-29) 1	Cardiff City	2–0	Hereford United	Cardiff
19:30	Andy McCulloch 43', 57'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,821 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)

10 October 1973 (1973-10-10) 2	Cardiff City	2–2	Burnley	Cardiff
19:30	Andy McCulloch 58' Johnny Vincent 89'		24', 65' Leighton James 80' Colin Waldron	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,775 Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater)

16 October 1973 (1973-10-16) 2 (replay)	Burnley	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Cardiff City	Burnley
19:30	Ray Hankin 68' Leighton James 95' (pen), 111'		75' Bobby Woodruff 98' (pen) Gary Bell	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 12,303 Referee: Harold Williams (Sheffleid)

FA Cup

5 January 1974 (1974-01-05) 3	Birmingham City	5–2	Cardiff City	Birmingham
	Trevor Francis 3' Bob Latchford 36', 66' Bob Hatton 76', 88'		55' John Impey 56' Andy McCulloch	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 22,435 Referee: Gordon Hill

European Cup Winners Cup

19 September 1973 (1973-09-19) 1 (First Leg)	Cardiff City	0–0	Sporting CP	Cardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Tonio Briguglio (Malta)

3 October 1973 (1973-10-03) 1 (Second Leg)	Sporting CP	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	Cardiff City	Lisbon
	Hector Yazalde 24' Samuel Fraguito 51'		40' Tony Villars	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Jacques Colling (Luxembourg)

Welsh Cup

9 January 1974 (1974-01-09) Round 4	Cardiff City	1–0	Ton Pentre	Cardiff
14:15	John Impey 26'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 856 Referee: LEA Howells (Port Talbot)

21 February 1974 (1974-02-21) Round 5	Oswestry Town	1–3	Cardiff City	Oswestry
	89'		24' Gil Reece 78' (pen) Gil Reece 79' John Farrington Bill Irwin	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Kevin McNally (Wirral)

13 March 1974 (1974-03-13) Semi Final	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
15:00	Alan Durban 74'		62' Derek Showers 68' Don Murray	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 1,193

24 April 1974 (1974-04-24) Final (First leg)	Stourbridge	0–1	Cardiff City	Stourbridge
			35' Derek Showers	Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground Attendance: 5,729 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Treharris)

6 May 1974 (1974-05-06) Final (Second leg)	Cardiff City	1–0 (2–0 agg.)	Stourbridge	Cardiff
19:30	Gil Reece 48'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Treharris)

References

^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1974". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1974". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City 1973-74 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

Bibliography

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.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
Welsh Football Data Archive

[1] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1974". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[11v11results-2] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1974". 11v11. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[results-3] "Cardiff City 1973-74 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

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