1977–78 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1977–78
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Jimmy Andrews
League position	19th
Top goalscorer	League: John Buchanan (10) All: John Buchanan (14)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Previous season	← 1976–77
Next season	1978–79 →

The 1977–78 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 51st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player -- GK Ron Healey -- GK Bill Irwin -- DF Bryan Attley -- DF Clive Charles -- DF Phil Dwyer -- DF Albert Larmour -- DF Freddie Pethard -- DF Keith Pontin -- DF Rod Thomas -- DF Paul Went -- MF John Buchanan

No. Position Player -- MF Gerry Byrne -- MF Alan Campbell -- MF David Giles -- MF Steve Grapes -- MF Doug Livermore -- MF Keith Robson -- MF Peter Sayer -- FW Ray Bishop -- FW Tony Evans -- FW Robin Friday -- FW Chris Williams

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Bolton Wanderers	42	24	10	8	63	33	+30	58
2	Southampton	42	22	13	7	70	39	+31	57
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	20	16	6	83	49	+34	56
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	22	12	8	63	38	+25	56
5	Blackburn Rovers	42	16	13	13	56	60	-4	45
6	Sunderland	42	14	16	12	67	59	+8	44
7	Stoke City	42	16	10	16	53	49	+4	42
8	Oldham Athletic	42	13	16	13	54	58	-4	42
9	Crystal Palace	42	13	15	14	50	47	+3	41
10	Fulham	42	14	13	15	49	49	+0	41
11	Burnley	42	15	10	17	56	64	-8	40
12	Sheffield United	42	16	8	18	62	73	-11	40
13	Luton Town	42	14	10	18	54	52	+2	38
14	Orient	42	10	18	14	43	49	-6	38
15	Notts County	42	11	16	15	54	62	-8	38
16	Millwall	42	12	14	16	49	57	-8	38
17	Charlton Athletic	42	13	12	17	55	68	-13	38
18	Bristol Rovers	42	13	12	17	61	77	-16	38
19	Cardiff City	42	13	12	17	51	71	-20	38
20	Blackpool	42	12	13	17	59	60	-1	37
21	Mansfield Town	42	10	11	21	49	69	-20	31
22	Hull City	42	8	12	22	34	52	-18	28

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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	L	D	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	L
Position	12	19	20	18	18	14	18	17	19	20	19	20	18	20	16	19	20	20	20	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	19

Last updated: 18 October 2013.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) 1	Cardiff City	1 - 1	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Went  66'		47' Paul Randall	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,603 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)

Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City

27 August 1977 (1977-08-27) 2	Blackburn Rovers	3 - 0	Cardiff City	Blackburn
	Jack Lewis  20' Stuart Metcalfe  44' Noel Brotherston  74'			Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 7,088 Referee: Trelford Mills (Barnsley)

Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur

3 September 1977 (1977-09-03) 3	Cardiff City	0 - 0	Tottenham Hotspur	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,901 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

Notts County v Cardiff City

10 September 1977 (1977-09-10) 4	Notts County	1 - 1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
	Ray O'Brien  35'		70' Phil Dwyer	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,330 Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

Cardiff City v Mansfield Town

17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) 5	Cardiff City	1 - 1	Mansfield Town	Cardiff
15:00	Keith Robson  86'		78' Ernie Moss	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,896 Referee: Dennis Smith (Hornchurch, Essex)

Cardiff City v Fulham

24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) 6	Cardiff City	3 - 1	Fulham	Cardiff
15:00	Keith Robson  17' Tony Evans  54' Tony Evans  67'		74' Teddy Maybank	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,810 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)

Blackpool v Cardiff City

1 October 1977 (1977-10-01) 7	Blackpool	3 - 0	Cardiff City	Blackpool
	Bob Hatton  5', 50', 88' Trevor Finnigan		Peter Sayer	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,704 Referee: Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough)

Sunderland v Cardiff City

4 October 1977 (1977-10-04) 8	Sunderland	1 - 1	Cardiff City	Sunderland
	Roy Greenwood		Doug Livermore	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 18,484 Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)

Cardiff City v Luton Town

8 October 1977 (1977-10-08) 9	Cardiff City	1 - 4	Luton Town	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Dwyer		?' (og) Gerry Byrne Lil Fuccillo Ron Futcher Ricky Hill	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,276

Orient v Cardiff City

15 October 1977 (1977-10-15) 10	Orient	2 - 1	Cardiff City	London
	Peter Kitchen Peter Kitchen  89'		Steve Grapes	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,444

Cardiff City v Oldham Athletic

22 October 1977 (1977-10-22) 11	Cardiff City	1 - 0	Oldham Athletic	Cardiff
	Paul Went  3'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,910 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City

29 October 1977 (1977-10-29) 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	4 - 0	Cardiff City	Brighton
	Peter O'Sullivan  24' Ian Mellor  26' Peter Ward  70' Peter O'Sullivan  75'		Robin Friday	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 22,704 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

Cardiff City v Stoke City

5 November 1977 (1977-11-05) 13	Cardiff City	2 - 0	Stoke City	Cardiff
14:45	Phil Dwyer  42' Peter Sayer  60'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,428 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)

Hull City v Cardiff City

12 November 1977 (1977-11-12) 14	Hull City	4 - 1	Cardiff City	Hull
	David Stewart  1' Alan Warboys  4' Ian Dobson  31' David Stewart  52'		8' (pen) Peter Sayer	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 5,228

Cardiff City v Burnley

19 November 1977 (1977-11-19) 15	Cardiff City	2 - 1	Burnley	Cardiff
	Phil Dwyer  3' Peter Sayer  67' (pen)		27' Paul Fletcher	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,085 Referee: Clive White (Harrow)

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City

26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) 16	Crystal Palace	2 - 0	Cardiff City	London
	Nick Chatterton  28' (pen) Steve Perrin  90'			Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,139 Referee: Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill)

Cardiff City v Sheffield United

3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) 17	Cardiff City	1 - 6	Sheffield United	Cardiff
14:15	John Buchanan  90'		25' Cliff Calvert Bobby Campbell  43' Bobby Campbell  53' Tony Kenworthy  56' Ian Hamilton  88' Alan Woodward	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,409 Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)

Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City

10 December 1977 (1977-12-10) 18	Bolton Wanderers	6 - 3	Cardiff City	Bolton
	Paul Jones  17' Paul Jones  22' Peter Reid  30' Mike Walsh  53' Neil Whatmore  75' Willie Morgan  83'		13' Keith Robson  44' Peter Sayer  86' Ray Bishop	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 16,090

Cardiff City v Hull City

17 December 1977 (1977-12-17) 19	Cardiff City	0 - 0	Hull City	Cardiff
14:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,675 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)

Southampton v Cardiff City

26 December 1977 (1977-12-26) 20	Southampton	3 - 1	Cardiff City	Southampton
	Ted MacDougall  1' Alan Ball  52' Phil Boyer		Keith Robson	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,681

Cardiff City v Millwall

28 December 1977 (1977-12-28) 21	Cardiff City	4 - 1	Millwall	Cardiff
14:30	Ray Bishop  2' John Buchanan  22' Keith Robson  49' John Buchanan  61'		90' (pen) Terry Brisley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) 22	Cardiff City	1 - 0	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
	Les Berry  25' (og)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,488 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) 23	Bristol Rovers	3 - 2	Cardiff City	Bristol
	David Staniforth  82' David Staniforth  84' Paul Randall  90'		20' David Giles  93' Keith Pontin	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 11,945

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

14 January 1978 (1978-01-14) 24	Cardiff City	1 - 1	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
	Ray Bishop  35'		8' Stuart Metcalfe	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,949

Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City

21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) 25	Tottenham Hotspur	2 - 1	Cardiff City	London
	John Duncan  34' John Duncan  58'		80' Paul Went	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,106 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)

Cardiff City v Sunderland

28 January 1978 (1978-01-28) 26	Cardiff City	5 - 2	Sunderland	Cardiff
	John Buchanan  9' John Buchanan  13' (pen) Paul Went  40' Ray Bishop  49' Paul Went  80'		35' Clarke  77' (pen) Gary Rowell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,459 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Fernhill Heath, Worcester)

Mansfield Town v Cardiff City

11 February 1978 (1978-02-11) 27	Mansfield Town	2 - 2	Cardiff City	Mansfield
	Ian Wood  35' Gordon Hodgson  88'		18' Ray Bishop  27' John Buchanan	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,538

Cardiff City v Blackpool

25 February 1978 (1978-02-25) 28	Cardiff City	2 - 1	Blackpool	Cardiff
	Paul Went  21' Steve Grapes  88'		41' David Tong	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,322

Luton Town v Cardiff City

4 March 1978 (1978-03-04) 29	Luton Town	3 - 1	Cardiff City	Luton
	Phil Boersma  11' John Faulkner  34' Phil Boersma  80'		27' John Buchanan	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,029 Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham)

Fulham v Cardiff City

7 March 1978 (1978-03-07) 30	Fulham	1 - 0	Cardiff City	London
	Tony Gale  5'			Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,571 Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)

Oldham Athletic v Cardiff City

18 March 1978 (1978-03-18) 31	Oldham Athletic	1 - 1	Cardiff City	Oldham
	Steve Taylor  85'		41' Paul Went	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,578 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion

24 March 1978 (1978-03-24) 32	Cardiff City	1 - 0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:00	John Buchanan  72' (pen)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,222 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)

Millwall v Cardiff City

25 March 1978 (1978-03-25) 33	Millwall	1 - 1	Cardiff City	London
	Dave Mehmet  77'		27' Ray Bishop	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,943 Referee: BH Daniels (Rainham)

Cardiff City v Southampton

29 March 1978 (1978-03-29) 34	Cardiff City	1 - 0	Southampton	Cardiff
18:00	Ray Bishop  13'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,359 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford)

Stoke City v Cardiff City

1 April 1978 (1978-04-01) 35	Stoke City	2 - 0	Cardiff City	Stoke
	Steve Waddington  6' Brendan O'Callaghan  32'			Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 14,804 Referee: George Flint (Kirby in Ashfield)

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

4 April 1978 (1978-04-04) 36	Charlton Athletic	0 - 0	Cardiff City	London
				Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,947

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace

8 April 1978 (1978-04-08) 37	Cardiff City	2 - 2	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Dwyer  43' Phil Dwyer  56'		60' (pen) Nick Chatterton  80' Rachid Harkouk	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,328 Referee: Stephen Bates (Bristol)

Burnley v Cardiff City

15 April 1978 (1978-04-15) 38	Burnley	4 - 2	Cardiff City	Burnley
	Billy Ingham  9' Steve Kindon  37' Steve Kindon  62' Paul Fletcher  82'		8' John Buchanan  44' Tony Evans	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,577 Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire)

Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers

22 April 1978 (1978-04-22) 39	Cardiff City	1 - 0	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
	Ray Bishop  85'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,566

Sheffield United v Cardiff City

29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) 40	Sheffield United	0 - 1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
			89' Tony Evans	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 13,687

Cardiff City v Notts County

3 May 1978 (1978-05-03) 41	Cardiff City	2 - 1	Notts County	Cardiff
19:00	John Buchanan  48' Paul Went  78'		41' Ray O'Brien	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,528 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)

Cardiff City v Orient

9 May 1978 (1978-05-09) 42	Cardiff City	0 - 1	Orient	Cardiff
19:00			35' Peter Kitchen	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,270 Referee: Don Biddle (Bristol)

League Cup

Torquay United v Cardiff City

13 August 1977 (1977-08-13) 1 (First Leg)	Torquay United	1 - 0	Cardiff City	Torquay
	Doug Livermore  ??' (og)			Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,925

Cardiff City v Torquay United

17 August 1977 (1977-08-17) 1 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	3 - 2	Torquay United	Cardiff
	David Giles  32' Peter Sayer  57' Phil Dwyer		5' Colin Lee  44' William Brown	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,509 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)

Cardiff City v Torquay United

24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) 1 (Replay)	Cardiff City	2 - 1	Torquay United	Cardiff
	Peter Sayer  62' (pen) John Buchanan  72'		36' Les Lawrence	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,711 Referee: Edward Hughes (Weston)

Swindon Town v Cardiff City

30 August 1977 (1977-08-30) 2	Swindon Town	5 - 1	Cardiff City	Swindon
	Chris Guthrie  32' Trevor Anderson  60' Trevor Anderson  65' David Moss  88' Ray McHale  89'		70' John Buchanan	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,919 Referee: Ken Salmon (Barnet)

FA Cup

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

7 January 1978 (1978-01-07) 3	Cardiff City	0 - 2	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
14:30			49' Paul Mariner  73' Paul Mariner	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,584 Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)

European Cup Winners Cup

Cardiff City v Austria Memphis

14 September 1977 (1977-09-14) 1 (First Leg)	Cardiff City	0 - 0	Austria Memphis	Cardiff
17:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Austria Memphis v Cardiff City

28 September 1977 (1977-09-28) 1 (Second Leg)	Austria Memphis	1 - 0	Cardiff City	Vienna
	Ernst Baumeister  53'			Stadium: Gerhard Hanappi Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: M Kuston (Poland)

European Cup Winners Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 Sep	One (first leg)	Austria Vienna	H	D 0 - 0	3,631
28 Sep	One (second leg)	Austria Vienna	A	L 0 - 1	Approx. 8,000

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Welsh Football Data Archive