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1984–85 Cardiff City F.C. season

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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 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

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

Bibliography

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