1984–85 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season September 2021 Cardiff City 1984–85 Football League Second Division Jack Leonard Jimmy Goodfellow/Alan Durban 21st Nigel Vaughan (15) Nigel Vaughan (17) FA Cup 3rd round League Cup 2nd round Welsh Cup 4th round 4,372 6,893 (v Leeds United, 12 September 1984) 2,564 (v Middlesbrough, 2 February 1985) 1983–84 1985–86 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 y y Wales GK David Felgate y England GK Gary Plumley y Wales GK Mel Rees y England GK Lee Smelt y Wales DF Paul Bodin y Wales DF Phil Dwyer y Wales DF Francis Ford y England DF Mike Ford y Wales DF David Grant y Wales DF Vaughan Jones y Scotland DF Jake King y England DF Jimmy Mullen y England DF Colin Smith y Wales MF Karl Elsey y Wales MF Brian Flynn y y England MF Gerry Francis y England MF Roger Gibbins y England MF David Hamilton y Republic of Ireland MF Mick Martin y England MF Paul McLoughlin y Wales MF Tarki Micallef y England MF John Seasman y England MF David Tong y Wales MF Nigel Vaughan y Wales MF Dai Withers y Republic of Ireland FW Paul Bannon y England FW Kevin Meacock y Wales FW Dean Saunders y England FW Graham Withey y Wales FW Jon Woods Source https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/players/season/1985/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1985 11v11 26 January 2022 League standings 1984–85 Football League#Second Division Second Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A Result L/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/L/L/D/W/L/L/D/L/L/L/D/D/W/L/W/D/L/W/L/L/D/D/L/D/L/W/W/W/L/L/L Position /20/21/17/19/20/20/21/22/21/21/21/22/21/21/21/21//22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/21/21/21/21/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/20/20/20//21 Points 0p/0p/0p/3p/3p/3p/3p/3p/3p/6p/6p/6p/6p/7p/10p/10p/10p/11p/11p/11p/11p/12p/13p/16p/16p/19p/20p/20p/23p/23p/23p/24p/25p/25p/26p/26p/29p/32p/35p/35p/35p/35p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Competitive matches December 2015 Fixtures and results Second Division 1984 8 25 y 15:00 1 Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 0–3 22 Derek Hales52 pen Derek Hales68 Derek Hales Ninian Park Cardiff L 5,020 LM Robinson (Sutton Coldfield) 1984 9 1 y 15:00 2 Sheffield United Cardiff City 2–1 Keith Edwards 23Tom Heffernan 71 58 Roger Gibbins Bramall Lane Sheffield L 12,332 J Ashworth 1984 9 8 y 15:00 3 Cardiff City Brighton & Hove Albion 2–4 John Seasman 55 penKarl Elsey 65 9 Frank Worthington40 Terry Connor47 Steve Penney68 Gary Howlett Ninian Park Cardiff L 4,687 GJ Napthine 1984 9 12 y 19:45 4 Cardiff City Leeds United 2–1 Paul Bodin 26Phil Dwyer 77 60 Scott Sellars Ninian Park Cardiff W 6,893 TJ Holbrook (Walsall) 1984 9 15 y 5 Barnsley Cardiff City 2–0 David Geddis 21 penDavid Geddis 68 Oakwell Barnsley L 4,692 1984 9 18 y 19:30 6 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff City 2–1 Chris Thompson 48Simon Barker 90 Kevin Summerfield Ewood Park Blackburn L 5,203 1984 9 22 y 7 Cardiff City Manchester City 0–3 Tony Cunningham Gordon Smith Clive Wilson Ninian Park Cardiff L 6,089 Vic Callow (Solihull) 1984 9 29 y 15:00 8 Middlesbrough Cardiff City 3–2 David Currie 59David Mills 62David Currie 77 65 John Seasman80 Nigel Vaughan Ayresome Park Middlesbrough L 4,266 1984 10 6 y 15:00 9 Cardiff City Portsmouth 1–2 Karl Elsey 25 48 Scott McGarvey70 Neil Webb Ninian Park Cardiff L 6,201 Keren Barratt (Coventry) 1984 10 14 y 15:00 10 Notts County Cardiff City 0–2 Nigel Vaughan Nigel Vaughan Meadow Lane Nottingham W 5,893 AW Ward 1984 10 20 y 15:00 11 Fulham Cardiff City 3–2 Gordon Davies Robert Wilson 19Kevin Lock 53 pen Colin Smith89 Karl Elsey Craven Cottage London L 5,358 A Seville 1984 10 27 y 15:00 12 Cardiff City Grimsby Town 2–4 Nigel Vaughan 40sNigel Vaughan 20 40 Gary Lund43 Paul Wilkinson53 Paul Emson Kevin Drinkell Ninian Park Cardiff L 3,607 Alan Robinson (Portsmouth) 1984 11 3 y 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City 3–0 Mark Buckland 62Tony Evans John Pender Molineux Wolverhampton L 7,537 LR Dilkes 1984 11 10 y 15:00 14 Cardiff City Oldham Athletic 2–2 Nigel Vaughan 89Nigel Vaughan 90 67 Derrick Parker80 Roger Palmer Ninian Park Cardiff D 3,429 Roger Milford (Bristol) 1984 11 17 y 15:00 15 Cardiff City Carlisle United 2–1 Nigel Vaughan David Tong 90 Ian Bishop Ninian Park Cardiff W 3,005 Malcolm Cotton (Surrey) 1984 11 24 y 15:00 16 Huddersfield Cardiff City 2–1 Paul Jones 44 penDale Tempest 67 29 Nigel Vaughan Leeds Road Huddersfield L 6,495 1984 12 1 y 15:00 17 Cardiff City Birmingham City 1–2 Karl Elsey 20 19 Tony Morley65 Tony Morley Ninian Park Cardiff L 5,057 Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) 1984 12 9 y 15:00 18 Crystal Palace Cardiff City 1–1 Trevor Aylott 80 Roger Gibbins Selhurst Park London D 6,004 1984 12 15 y 19 Cardiff City Wimbledon 1–3 Phil Dwyer 49 29 Stewart Evans61 Stewart Evans Kevin Gage Ninian Park Cardiff L 2,976 Ron Groves (Weston-Super-Mare) 1984 12 22 y 20 Cardiff City Sheffield United 1–3 Graham Withey 9 Mel Eves52 Keith Edwards67 Keith Edwards Ninian Park Cardiff L 3,366 Lester Shapter (Torquay) 1984 12 26 y 15:00 21 Oxford United Cardiff City 4–0 Billy Hamilton 48John Aldridge 50John Aldridge 53Billy Hamilton 74 Manor Ground Oxford L 12,237 Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill) 1984 12 29 y 22 Leeds United Cardiff City 1–1 Peter Lorimer 42 pen 88 Graham Withey Elland Road Leeds D 11,798 Ken Walmsley (Blackpool) 1985 1 1 y 23 Cardiff City Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 4,609 Leslie Burden (Dorset) 1985 2 2 y 24 Cardiff City Middlesbrough 2–1 Kevin Meacock 10Kevin Meacock 49 43 David Currie Ninian Park Cardiff W 2,564 Peter Vanes (Warley, Midlands) 1985 2 9 y 15:00 25 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City 1–0 Chris Hutchings 60 Goldstone Ground Brighton L 7,337 David Axcell (Southend) 1985 2 15 y 15:00 26 Oldham Athletic Cardiff City 0–1 Nigel Vaughan Boundary Park Oldham W 3,952 1985 2 23 y 27 Cardiff City Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 4,694 Alan Robinson (Fareham) 1985 3 2 y 15:00 28 Grimsby Town Cardiff City 6–3 Kevin Drinkell 17Phil Bonnyman 24 penGary Lund Phil Bonnyman 57 penKevin Drinkell 84Paul Wilkinson 89 45 pen Jimmy Mullen61 Graham Withey89 Roger Gibbins Grimsby L 3,930 George Tyson (Sunderland) 1985 3 5 y 19:45 29 Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 1–4 Ronnie Moore 87 pen Jimmy Mullen Graham Withey Graham Withey Phil Dwyer The Valley London W 3,930 1985 3 9 y 30 Cardiff City Fulham 0–2 27 Danny Wilson46 pen Kevin Lock Ninian Park Cardiff L 4,399 John Lovatt (Crewe) 1985 3 17 y 31 Cardiff City Notts County 1–4 Roger Gibbins Tony Daws Rachid Harkouk Alan Young Alan Young Ninian Park Cardiff L 3,631 David Letts (Basingstoke) 1985 3 23 y 15:00 32 Portsmouth Cardiff City 0–0 Fratton Park Portsmouth D 13,602 1985 3 30 y 15:00 33 Manchester City Cardiff City 2–2 Paul Simpson Steve Kinsey 49 Graham Withey64 Roger Gibbins Maine Road Manchester D 20,047 Keith Hackett (Sheffield) 1985 4 6 y 34 Cardiff City Oxford United 0–2 4 John Aldridge56 Jeremy Charles Ninian Park Cardiff L 6,686 Trevor Jones (Macclesfield) 1985 4 9 y 19:30 35 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff City 0–0 Gay Meadow Shrewsbury D 3,929 1985 4 13 y 36 Cardiff City Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Nigel Vaughan 50 5 Ian Miller70 Simon Garner Ninian Park Cardiff L 3,240 Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge) 1985 4 20 y 15:00 37 Carlisle United Cardiff City 0–1 57 Nigel Vaughan Brunton Park Carlisle W 2,651 1985 4 23 y 19:45 38 Cardiff City Barnsley 3–0 Nigel Vaughan Mike Ford 41Nigel Vaughan Ninian Park Cardiff W 3,044 Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) 1985 4 27 y 39 Cardiff City Huddersfield 3–0 Nigel Vaughan 40Nigel Vaughan 51Kevin Meacock 85 Ninian Park Cardiff W 3,414 Ken Baker (Rugby) 1985 5 4 y 40 Birmingham City Cardiff City 2–0 Robert Hopkins 11Andy Kennedy 46 St Andrew's Birmingham L 15,570 1985 5 6 y 41 Cardiff City Crystal Palace 0–3 Trevor Aylott Alan Irvine Steve Galloway Ninian Park Cardiff L 5,207 John Key (Rotherham) 1985 5 11 y 15:00 42 Wimbledon Cardiff City 2–1 Brian Gayle David Martin 60 Tarki Micallef Plough Lane London L 3,252 Source https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1985/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1985 11v11 26 January 2022https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl60.htm Cardiff City 1984-85 results Cardiff City Forum 26 January 2022 Milk Cup 1984 8 31 y 19:45 Round 1 (First Leg) Exeter City Cardiff City 1–0 Keith Viney 53 pen St James Park Exeter L 3,469 Dennis Hedges (Headington, Oxford) 1984 9 15 y round 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City Exeter City 2–0 2–1 Nicky Marker ogRoger Gibbins 44 Ninian Park Cardiff W 2,026 Danny Vickers (Ilford) 1984 9 4 y 19:45 Round 2 (First Leg) Watford Cardiff City 3–1 John Barnes 44 55 86 25 Roger Gibbins Vicarage Road Watford L 12,884 John Martin (Alton, Hampshire) 1984 10 26 y Round 2 (Second Leg) Cardiff City Watford 1–0 2–3 David Grant 48 Ninian Park Cardiff W 4,607 Eric Read (Bristol) FA Cup 1985 1 21 y 15:00 Round 3 Gillingham Cardiff City 2–1 Martin Robinson 42John Leslie 82 68 Graham Withey Priestfield Stadium Gillingham L Gillingham report 5,452 Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett) Welsh Cup 1984 11 27 y 19:45 Round 3 W Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil 50 David Tong 18Tarki Micallef 60Nigel Vaughan 68 73Karl Elsey 80 Ninian Park Cardiff 1,399 John Deakin (Bedford) 1985 1 30 y Round 4 L Cardiff City Hereford United 04 Ninian Park Cardiff 2,075 References Bibliography The Who's Who of Cardiff City Dean Hayes Breedon Books 2006 1-85983-462-0 Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86 John Crooks John Crooks 1986 0-9511984-0-8 The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Richard Shepherd Tony Brown 2002 1-899-46817-X Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds John Crooks Yore Publications 1992 0-9513321-8-X https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City 15 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081230175437/http://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM 30 December 2008 live Welsh Football Data Archive 1984-85 Category:English football clubs 1984–85 season Category:Welsh football clubs 1984–85 season