1970–71 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season August 2021 Cardiff City 1970–71 Football League Second Division Fred Dewey Jimmy Scoular 3rd Brian Clark (15) Brian Clark (22) FA Cup 4th round League Cup 2nd round European Cup Winners Cup Quarter-finals Welsh Cup Winners 21,575 26,210 (v Luton Town, 28 November 1970) 14,736 (v Oxford United, 6 February 1971) 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff ffffff 1969–70 1971–72 The 1970–71 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 44th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing third.http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/1970-1971/table Cardiff City 1970–1971 : English Division Two (old) Table Statto 30 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011704/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/1970-1971/table 3 December 2013 live The club's season was disrupted by the sale of John Toshack to Liverpool in November,http://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/past-players/john-toshack John Toshack Liverpool F.C. 30 November 2013 breaking up the Toshack-Brian Clark strike partnership which had scored countless goals for the club in recent years. Despite this the team reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup before losing 2–1 on aggregate to Spanish side Real Madrid, after winning the first leg 1–0 at their home ground Ninian Park, a result that has since gone on to become one of the most famous moments in the club's history."1964–1973 The Scoular Years" https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200450/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/article/1964-1973-727297.aspx?pageView=full#anchored 23 September 2015 Cardiffcityfc.co.uk Retrieved 30 November 2013 Players First team squad.https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/players/season/1971/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1971 11v11 8 January 2022 -- Scotland GK Jim Eadie -- England GK Frank Parsons -- England DF Gary Bell -- England DF David Carver -- Wales DF Steve Derrett -- England DF Brian Harris -- Scotland DF Don Murray -- Scotland MF Ian Gibson -- Wales MF Barrie Jones -- England MF Peter King -- Wales MF Leighton Phillips -- England MF Mel Sutton -- England MF Bobby Woodruff -- England FW Ronnie Bird -- England FW Brian Clark -- Wales FW John Parsons -- Wales FW Nigel Rees -- Wales FW Derek Showers -- Wales FW John Toshack -- England FW Alan Warboys ENG yes yes yes May 1971 |- |GK||Jim Eadie||32||0||2||0||0||0||4||0||7||0||45||0||0||0|| |- |GK||Frank Parsons||10||0||0||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||13||0||0||0|| |- |DF||David Carver||42||1||2||0||1||0||6||0||7||0||58||1||0||0|| |- |DF||Gary Bell||42||1||2||0||1||0||6||0||7||0||58||1||0||0|| |- |DF||Steve Derrett||5(1)||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||1||6(1)||2||0||0|| |- |DF||Brian Harris||25(1)||0||2||0||1||0||4(1)||0||2||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |DF||Don Murray||42||1||2||0||1||0||6||0||7||1||58||2||0||0|| |- |MF||Ian Gibson||40||6||1||0||1||0||6||2||6(1)||4||54(1)||12||0||0|| |- |MF||Peter King||41||5||2||1||1||0||6||2||6(1)||2||56(1)||10||0||0|| |- |MF||Leighton Phillips||29(1)||3||2||0||0||0||3(2)||1||7||0||41(3)||4||0||0|| |- |MF||Mel Sutton||41||2||2||0||1||0||6||1||4||0||54||3||0||0|| |- |MF||Bobby Woodruff||33(3)||3||2||0||1||0||6||1||6||1||48(3)||5||0||0|| |- |FW||Ronnie Bird||3(2)||0||0||0||0(1)||0||0||0||4||1||7(3)||1||0||0|| |- |FW||Brian Clark||33(2)||15||1(1)||0||1||0||5(1)||4||6||3||46(4)||22||0||0|| |- |FW||John Parsons||1(2)||2||0||0||0||0||0||0||2(1)||2||3(3)||4||0||0|| |- |FW||Nigel Rees||9||0||1(1)||0||0||0||2||0||2||1||14(1)||1||0||0|| |- |FW||Derek Showers||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0|| |- |FW||John Toshack||16||8||0||0||1||0||4||5||0||0||21||13||0||0|| |- |FW||Alan Warboys||17||13||1||0||0||0||0||0||3||0||21||13||0||0|| |} League standings 1970–71 Football League#Second Division Second Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /A Result W /D /W /L /D /W /W /D /D /L /W /D /D /W /W /W /W /L /D /L /W /L /D /W /W /W /W /D /D /W /D /W /L /W /W /D /D /L /W /L /W /L Position /6 /1 /5 /2 /1 /1 /1 /2 /5 /5 /6 /5 /4 /4 /3 /2 /3 /3 /4 /4 /4 /5 /5 /3 /3 /2 /2 /2 /1 /2 /1 /3 /2 /2 /2 /2 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 Points 2p/3p/5p/5p/6p/8p/10p/11p/12p/12p/14p/15p/16p/18p/20p/22p/24p/24p/25p/25p/27p/27p/28p/30p/32p/34p/36p/37p/38p/40p/41p/43p/43p/45p/47p/48p/49p/49p/51p/51p/53p/53p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Competitive matches August Fixtures & Results https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl25.htm Cardiff City 1970-71 results Cardiff City Forum 8 January 2022https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1971/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1971 11v11 7 January 2022 Second Division 1970 08 15 y 1 15:00 Leicester City 0–1 W Cardiff City 41 Brian Clark Filbert Street Leicester 27,578 Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) 1970 08 22 y 2 15:00 Cardiff City 2–2 D Millwall John Toshack 12Peter King 56 63 Derek Possee89 Harry Cripps Ninian Park Cardiff 25,283 Syd Kayley (Preston) 1970 08 26 y 3 19:30 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 W Cardiff City Mick Prendergast 10 11 Brian Clark23 Mel Sutton Hillsborough Sheffield 16,896 Gordon Hill 1970 08 29 y 4 15:00 Bristol City 1–0 L Cardiff City Gerry Sharpe 84 Ashton Gate Bristol 24,969 Gordon Kew (Leeds) 1970 09 02 y 5 19:30 Cardiff City 1–1 D Sheffield United Brian Clark 25 68 Alan Woodward Ninian Park Cardiff 21,455 Charles Nicholls (Plymouth) 1970 09 05 y 6 15:00 Cardiff City 2–0 W Birmingham City John Toshack 25 35 Ninian Park Cardiff 22,081 Tony Oliver (Leigh On Sea) 1970 09 12 y 7 15:00 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 W Cardiff City 44 Ian Gibson78 Brian Clark Burnden Park Bolton 10,777 John Thacker (Scarborough) 1970 09 19 y 8 15:00 Cardiff City 1–1 D Norwich City Brian Clark 42 68 Albert Bennett Ninian Park Cardiff 23,768 Harold Davey (Nottingham) 1970 9 26 y 15:00 9 Orient Cardiff City 0–0 Brisbane Road London D 11992 Vince James (York) 1970 10 3 y 15:00 10 Cardiff City Middlesbrough 3–4 Ninian Park Cardiff L Brian Clark 30Bobby Woodruff 53Peter King 57 20 John Hickton63 Willie Maddren 69 Joe Laidlaw86 Hugh McIlmoyle 21072 Ron Challis (Tonbridge) 1970 10 10 y 15:00 11 Watford Cardiff City 0–1 Vicarage Road London W 71 Brian Clark 16224 Colin Fallon (Blackpool) 1970 10 17 y 15:00 12 Cardiff City Leicester City 2–2 Ninian Park Cardiff D Ian Gibson 29 penDavid Carver 90 48 John Farrington 59 John Sjoberg 25968 Harold Williams (Sheffleid) 1970 10 24 y 13 Carlisle United Cardiff City 1–1 Brunton Park Carlisle D Chris Balderstone 62 71 John Toshack 10955 David Laing (Preston) 1970 10 28 y 19:30 14 Cardiff City Portsmouth 1–0 Ninian Park Cardiff W John Toshack 62 18529 Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) 1970 10 31 y 15:00 15 Cardiff City Hull City 5–1 Ninian Park Cardiff W John Toshack 5 15 59Ian Gibson 66Leighton Phillips 83 18 Geoff Barker 21856 Roy Darlington (Runcorn) 1970 11 7 y 15:00 16 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 0–1 Loftus Road London W Leighton Phillips 13266 Ron Barker (Crewe) 1970 11 14 y 15:00 17 Cardiff City Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Ninian Park Cardiff W Peter King 28sBrian Clark 16 70Bobby Woodruff 41 72 Knighton 18238 Jim Finney (Hereford) 1970 11 21 y 18 Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 2–1 The Valley London L Dick Plumb 32 Dennis Bond 76 81 Bobby Woodruff Ronnie Bird Peter King 10762 John Hunting (Leicester) 1970 11 28 y 15:00 19 Cardiff City Luton Town 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 26689 Ivan Smith (Accrington) 1970 12 5 y 15:00 20 Oxford United Cardiff City 1–0 Manor Ground Oxford L Nigel Cassidy 12 Leighton Phillips Derek Showers 12206 Bill Hall (Preston) 1970 12 12 y 14:30 21 Cardiff City Sunderland 3–1 Ninian Park Cardiff W Richie Pitt 35 ogLeighton Phillips 66Ian Gibson 87 57 Joe Baker 15639 Arthur Hart (London) 1970 12 19 y 15:00 22 Millwall Cardiff City 2–1 The Den London L Barry Bridges 16 76 68 Brian Clark 8591 Ted Jolly (Manchester) 1970 12 26 y 15:00 23 Cardiff City Swindon Town 1–1 Ninian Park Cardiff D Swindon report Mel Sutton 68 36 Don Rogers 24813 John Yates (Redditch) 1971 1 9 y 15:00 24 Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 Ninian Park Cardiff W Alan Warboys 38 78Peter King 67Gary Bell 85 21464 Brian H Daniels (Rainham) 1971 1 16 y 15:00 25 Portsmouth Cardiff City 1–3 Fratton Park Portsmouth W Youlden 67 3 Don Murray 27 69 Alan Warboys 24747 Roy Capey (Madeley Heath) 1971 2 6 y 15:00 26 Cardiff City Oxford United 1–0 Ninian Park Cardiff W John Parsons 78 John Parsons Mel Sutton 14736 Dennis Turner (Cannock) 1971 2 13 y 15:00 27 Sunderland Cardiff City 0–4 Roker Park Sunderland W 24 Brian Clark29 og Cecil Irwin88 Ian Gibson 67 John Parsons John Parsons Alan Warboys 11566 Tony Morrissey (Bramhall) 1971 2 20 y 15:00 28 Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 1–1 Ninian Park Cardiff D Ian Gibson 26 pen 53 Dave Shipperley 18034 Ricky Nicholson (Manchester) 1971 2 27 y 15:00 29 Hull City Cardiff City 1–1 Boothferry Park Hull D David Carver 23 og 66 Alan Warboys Bobby Woodruff Brian Clark 25091 Lyn Ashton (Ilkeston) 1971 3 6 y 15:00 30 Cardiff City Carlisle United 4–0 Ninian Park Cardiff W Alan Warboys 2.10 9 43 ? 22502 Peter R Walters (Bridgewater) 1971 3 13 y 31 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff City 1–1 Ewood Park Blackburn D Freddie Goodwin 70 26 Brian Clark 10562 Maurice Fussey (Retford, Nottinghamshire) 1971 3 20 y 15:00 32 Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Ninian Park Cardiff W Alan Warboys 45 23123 Dennis Pugh (Chester) 1971 3 27 y 33 Birmingham City Cardiff City 2–0 St Andrews Birmingham L Trevor Francis 4Phil Summerill 76 Brian Clark Nigel Rees 49025 Ray Tinkler (Boston) 1971 4 3 y 18:30 34 Cardiff City Bristol City 1–0 Ninian Park Cardiff W Ken Wimshurst 3.48 og 24687 John Hunting (Leicester) 1971 4 7 y 19:30 35 Cardiff City Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Ninian Park Cardiff W Brian Clark 56Brian Harris Ronnie Bird 21305 Jim Finney (Hereford) 1971 4 10 y 15:00 36 Swindon Town Cardiff City 2–2 County Ground Swindon D Swindon report Steve Peplow 5Roger Smart 64 6 13 Alan Warboys 21158 Keith Styles (Barnsley) 1971 4 13 y 19:15 37 Middlesbrough Cardiff City 1–1 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough D Downing 2 54 Peter KingSteve Derrett Ian Gibson 19559 Gordon Kew (Leeds) 1971 4 17 y 15:00 38 Cardiff City Watford 0–1 Ninian Park Cardiff L 60 Woods 26536 Ken Burns (Stourbridge) 1971 4 24 y 15:00 39 Norwich City Cardiff City 1–2 Carrow Road Norwich W Peter Silvester 77 28 Brian Clark42 Alan Warboys 15607 Tony Oliver (Leigh On Sea) 1971 4 27 y 19:30 40 Sheffield United Cardiff City 5–1 Bramall Lane Sheffield L Bill Dearden 5 82John Flynn 33Tony Currie 55Gil Reece 66 43 Steve Derrett Bobby Woodruff Leighton Phillips 42963 Ricky Nicholson (Manchester) 1971 5 1 y 15:00 41 Cardiff City Orient 1–0 Ninian Park Cardiff W Brian Clark 25 Bobby Woodruff Peter King Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) 1971 5 4 y 19:30 42 Luton Town Cardiff City 3–0 Kenilworth Road Luton L Malcolm Macdonald 19 58 59 Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough) League Cup 1970 09 9 y 19:30 First Round Queens Park Rangers 4–0 L Cardiff City Barry Bridges ?Frank Saul ?Rodney Marsh ?Terry Venables ? pen Loftus Road London 15,026 FA Cup 1971 1 2 y 15:00 Third Round Cardiff City 1–0 W Brighton & Hove Albion Peter King 3 Ninian Park Cardiff 19,338 Ken Wynn (Wolverhampton) 1971 1 23 y 15:00 Fourth Round Cardiff City 0–2 L Brentford Jackie Graham 29John Docherty 50 Ninian Park Cardiff 23,335 Ken Baker (Rugby) European Cup Winners Cup 1970 09 16 y 19:30 One (First leg) Cardiff City 8–0 W Pezoporikos Larnaca Mel Sutton 17 Ian Gibson 32 Peter King 35 Bobby Woodruff 41 Brian Clark44 70John Toshack 55 79 Ninian Park Cardiff 12,984 Jacques Colling (Luxembourg) 1970 09 30 y 15:30 One (Second leg) Pezoporikos Larnaca 0–0 0–8 D Cardiff City GSZ Stadium Larnaca 2,100 Petar Nikolov (Bulgaria) 1970 10 21 y 19:30 Two (first leg) Cardiff City 5–1 W Nantes John Toshack 9 38Ian Gibson 10 Peter King 76Leighton Phillips 80 1 Philippe Gondet Ninian Park Cardiff 17,905 Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany) 1970 11 04 y Two (second leg) Nantes 1–2 2–7 W Cardiff City Bernard Blanchet 83 12John Toshack 76 Brian Clark Stade Malakoff Nantes 10,000 Timoleon Latsios (Greece) 1971 03 10 y 19:30 Quarter Final (first leg) Cardiff City 1–0 W Real Madrid Brian Clark 31 Ninian Park Cardiff 47,500 Vital Loraux (Belgium) 1971 03 24 y Quarter Final (second leg) Real Madrid 2–0 2–1 L Cardiff City Manuel Velázquez 50 Sebastián Fleitas 52 Madrid 10,000 Karol Sarka (Czechoslovakia) Welsh Cup 1971 2 2 y Round 3 D Newport County Cardiff City 11 Jeff Thomas 3 5 Brian Clark Somerton Park Newport 6,162 1971 2 10 y 19:30 Round 3 (Replay) W Cardiff City Newport County 40 John Parsons Ian Gibson Don Murray Peter King Ninian Park Cardiff 10,350 Ken Sweet (Aberdare) 1971 2 17 y 19:30 Round 4 W Cardiff City Bangor City 50 Ian Gibson 8Brian Clark 25Nigel Rees 54John Parsons Peter King 86 Ninian Park Cardiff 5,019 1971 3 31 y 19:30 Semi Final D Cardiff City Chester City 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 5,522 Tom Reynolds (Swansea) 1971 4 19 y 19:15 Semi Final (Replay) W Chester City Cardiff City 12 Keith Webber 38 50 Brian Clark55 Steve Derrett Sealand Road Chester 7,352 Tom Reynolds (Swansea) 1971 5 10 y 19:15 Final (First leg) W Wrexham Cardiff City 01 5 Bobby Woodruff The Racecourse Wrexham Wrexham report 14,101 Ron Jones (Deganwy) 1971 5 12 y 19:30 Final (Second leg) W Cardiff City Wrexham 31 41 Ronnie Bird 34Ian Gibson 84 89 69 Ray Smith Ninian Park Cardiff Wrexham report 4,987 Ron Jones (Deganwy) See also Cardiff City F.C. seasons Notes References Bibliography The Who's Who of Cardiff City Dean Hayes Breedon Books 2006 1-85983-462-0 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71 Queen Anne Press 1970 0-362-00071-9 Canon League Football Players' Records 1946–1984 Newnes Books Barry J Hugman 1984 0-600-37318-5 Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86 John Crooks John Crooks 1986 0-9511984-0-8* Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds John Crooks Yore Publications 1992 0-9513321-8-X The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Richard Shepherd SoccerData Publications Nottingham 2002 1-899468-17-X From Tashkent With Love Mario Risoli St David's Press 978-1-90271-941-2 2014 Cardiff City match-day Programmes (from season 1970–71) Cardiff City Programmes Cardiff City Football Club https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City 30 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081230175437/http://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM 30 December 2008 live Welsh Football Data Archive Category:Cardiff City F.C. seasons Category:Association football clubs 1970–71 season Card