1989–90 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season December 2021 Cardiff City 1989–90 Football League Third Division Tony Clemo Frank Burrows/Len Ashurst 21st Chris Pike (18) Chris Pike (23) FA Cup 3rd round League Cup 1st round Welsh Cup Semi-finals Leyland DAF Cup Preliminary round 3,630 8,350 (v Swansea, 16 April 1990) 2,086 (v Crewe, 17 February 1990) 1988–89 1990–91 The 1989–90 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 63rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Four. Manager Frank Burrows left the club in the first month of the year to become assistant manager at Portsmouth and was replaced by Len Ashurst, who started his second spell in charge of the club. Players First team squad.https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/players/season/1990/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1990 11v11 17 January 2022yes yes England GK Roger Hansbury yes England GK Gavin Ward yes Scotland GK George Wood yes Wales DF Gareth Abraham yes Wales DF Phil Bater yes England DF Ray Daniel yes Wales DF Allan Lewis yes Germany DF Mario Miethig yes Wales DF Jason Perry yes England DF Cliff Powell yes England DF Ian Rodgerson yes Wales DF Damon Searle yes England DF Eddie Youds yes England MF Leigh Barnard yes England MF Jeff Chandler yes Wales MF Chris Fry yes Guyana MF Cohen Griffith yes yes Wales MF Jason Gummer yes England MF Mark Kelly yes Scotland MF David Kevan yes England MF Steve Lynex yes Wales MF Jon Morgan yes England MF Chris Thompson yes England MF Steve Tupling yes England MF Paul Wheeler yes Wales FW Nathan Blake yes Wales FW Alan Curtis yes England FW Jimmy Gilligan yes Wales FW Richard Haig yes Wales FW Ian Love yes Wales FW Morrys Scott yes England FW Richard Sendall Table 1989–90 Football League#Third Division Third Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A Result L/L/D/L/L/D/L/L/W/D/D/L/D/D/W/W/W/D/L/W/W/D/L/D/L/D/W/L/L/W/D/D/L/L/L/W/D/L/L/W/L/L/W/D/W/L Position ~/24/23/24/24/24/24/24/23/23/23/24/24/24/23/23/17/19/21/17/16/21/21/21/22/22/21/22/22/20/20/19/21/21/23/21/21/22/22/21/22/22/21/21/21/21 Points 0p/0p/1p/1p/1p/2p/2p/2p/5p/6p/7p/7p/8p/9p/12p/15p/18p/19p/19p/22p/25p/26p/26p/27p/27p/28p/31p/31p/31p/34p/35p/36p/36p/36p/36p/39p/40p/40p/40p/43p/43p/43p/46p/47p/50p/50p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 red1 January 2022 Fixtures and results Third Division 1989 8 19 y 15:00 1 L Cardiff City Bolton Wanderers 0–2 6 Tony Philliskirk35 Julian Darby Ninian Park Cardiff 4,367 Keith Cooper (Swindon) 1989 8 26 y 12:30 2 L Tranmere Rovers Cardiff City 3–0 Jimmy Harvey Mark McCarrick John Morrissey Prenton Park Birkenhead 5,628 1989 9 2 y 15:00 3 D Cardiff City Brentford 2–2 Jimmy Gilligan Chris Fry Eddie May Eddie May Ninian Park Cardiff 3,499 1989 9 9 y 15:00 4 L Mansfield Town Cardiff City 1–0 Steve Charles Field Mill Mansfield 2,766 1989 9 16 y 15:00 5 L Cardiff City Bristol City 0–3 45 Gary Shelton54 Bob Taylor62 Robbie Turner Ninian Park Cardiff Bristol Evening Post 5,970 Kevin Breen (Liverpool) 1989 9 23 y 15:00 6 D Wigan Athletic Cardiff City 1–1 Andy Pilling Steve Lynex Springfield Park (Wigan) Wigan 2,345 1989 9 26 y 19:45 7 L Cardiff City Northampton Town 2–3 Chris Pike Steve Lynex Trevor Quow Tony Adcockog Gareth Abraham Ninian Park Cardiff 2,801 1989 9 30 y 15:00 8 L Rotherham United Cardiff City 4–0 Bobby Williamson Bobby Williamson Bobby Williamson penClive Mendonca Millmoor Rotherham 4,998 1989 10 7 y 9 W Huddersfield Town Cardiff City 2–3 Chris Marsden Kieran O'Regan 19 Cohen Griffith Chris Pikepen Chris Pike Leeds Road Huddersfield 5,835 1989 10 13 y 19:30 10 D Cardiff City Chester City 1–1 Leigh Barnard Aidan Newhouse Ninian Park Cardiff 3,675 1989 10 17 y 19:30 11 D Cardiff City Bristol Rovers 1–1 Mark Kelly 80 71 David Mehew Ninian Park Cardiff 6,372 John Moules (Erith, Kent) 1989 10 21 y 15:00 12 L Blackpool Cardiff City 1–0 Gordon Owen Bloomfield Road Blackpool 3,502 1989 10 28 y 15:00 13 D Cardiff City Leyton Orient 1–1 Cohen Griffith Lee Harvey Ninian Park Cardiff 2,370 1989 10 31 y 19:45 14 D Birmingham City Cardiff City 1–1 Simon Sturridge Jon Morgan St Andrew's Birmingham 7,468 1989 11 3 y 19:30 15 W Cardiff City Bury 3–1 Chris Pike Chris Pike Leigh Barnard Liam Robinson Ninian Park Cardiff 3,437 1989 11 11 y 15:00 16 W Fulham Cardiff City 2–5 Steve Milton 11 Justin Skinner 63 pen 8 72 Chris Pike Cohen Griffith 15 og John Marshall 81 Jon Morgan Craven Cottage London 4,030 Arthur Smith 1989 11 25 y 15:00 17 W Cardiff City Preston North End 3–0 Ian Rodgerson 11Chris Pike 32Cohen Griffith 47 Ninian Park Cardiff 3,270 John Carter (Christchurch, Dorset) 1989 12 2 y 15:00 18 D Crewe Alexandra Cardiff City 1–1 Paul Fishenden Jon Morgan Gresty Road Crewe 3,373 T Lunt 1989 12 16 y 15:00 19 L Cardiff City Notts County 1–3 Chris Pike 14 2 75 Phil Stant66 Phil Turner Ninian Park Cardiff 3,610 ME Pearce 1989 12 26 y 11:00 20 W Swansea City Cardiff City 0–1 45s Leigh Barnard Vetch Field Swansea 12,244 Ron Groves (Weston-Super-Mare) 1989 12 30 y 15:00 21 W Walsall Cardiff City 0–2 66 Cohen Griffith69 Chris Pike Fellows Park Walsall 4,256 WA Flood 1990 1 13 y 15:00 22 D Cardiff City Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff 4,300 David Elleray (Harrow) 1990 1 20 y 15:00 23 L Bolton Wanderers Cardiff City 3–1 Tony Philliskirk 23 pen 38Paul Comstive 76 68 Cohen Griffith Burnden Park Bolton 7,017 Gary Aplin (Kendal) 1990 2 3 y 15:00 24 D Cardiff City Wigan Athletic 1–1 Ian Rodgerson 47 44 Andy Pilling Ninian Park Cardiff 3,218 Martin Bodenham (East Looe, Cornwall) 1990 2 10 y 15:00 25 L Bristol City Cardiff City 1–0 Gary Shelton 3 Ashton Gate Bristol 11,982 Tony Ward (London) 1990 2 17 y 15:00 26 D Cardiff City Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff 2,086 Paul Durkin (Dorset) 1990 2 21 y 19:45 27 W Brentford Cardiff City 0–1 18 Gareth Abraham Griffin Park Brentford 5,174 Paul Vanes 1990 2 24 y 15:00 28 L Preston North End Cardiff City 4–0 Steve Harper 21 47 48Warren Joyce 57 Deepdale Preston 5,718 PL Wright 1990 3 2 y 19:30 29 L Cardiff City Shrewsbury Town 0–1 72 og Jason Perry Ninian Park Cardiff 2,751 Gerald Ashby (Worcester) 1990 3 6 y 19:30 30 W Cardiff City Rotherham United 2–0 Chris Pike 19Leigh Barnard 77 Ninian Park Cardiff 2,570 Keren Barratt (Coventry) 1990 3 10 y 15:00 31 D Northampton Town Cardiff City 1–1 Bobby Barnes 88 pen 14 Chris Pike County Ground Northampton 2,574 Peter Tyldesley 1990 3 13 y 19:30 32 D Shrewsbury Town Cardiff City 0–0 Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 2,318 Vic Callow (Solihull) 1990 3 17 y 15:00 33 L Cardiff City Huddersfield Town 1–5 Chris Pike 86 4 47 62 78 Craig Maskell75 Kieran O'Regan Ninian Park Cardiff 2,568 JW Lloyd 1990 3 20 y 19:45 34 L Chester City Cardiff City 1–0 Carl Dale Sealand Road Chester 1,866 1990 3 24 y 12:00 35 L Bristol Rovers Cardiff City 2–1 Paul Nixon David Mehew Ian Rodgerson Twerton Park Bath, Somerset 4,631 1990 3 27 y 19:30 36 W Cardiff City Mansfield Town 1–0 Leigh Barnard Ninian Park Cardiff 2,280 1990 3 31 y 15:00 37 D Cardiff City Blackpool 2–2 Roger Gibbins Chris Pike David Eyres Gary Brook Ninian Park Cardiff 2,850 Philip Don (Middlesex) 1990 4 7 y 15:00 38 L Leyton Orient Cardiff City 3–1 Kevin Hales penPaul Beesley Lee Harvey Chris Pike Brisbane Road London 3,411 1990 4 10 y 19:30 39 L Cardiff City Birmingham City 0–1 Robert Hopkins Ninian Park Cardiff 3,322 1990 4 14 y 15:00 40 W Reading Cardiff City 0–1 Cohen Griffith Elm Park Reading 3,198 1990 4 16 y 12:00 41 L Cardiff City Swansea City 0–2 5 John Hughes85 Bryan Wade Ninian Park Cardiff 8,350 Danny Vickers (Essex) 1990 4 21 y 15:00 42 L Notts County Cardiff City 2–1 Craig Short Kevin Bartlett pen Chris Pike Meadow Lane Nottingham 5,533 1990 4 24 y 19:30 43 W Cardiff City Walsall 3–1 Leigh Barnard 17Chris Pike 70Cohen Griffith 88 41 Gary Shaw Ninian Park Cardiff 2,509 John Carter (Christchurch, Dorset) 1990 4 28 y 15:00 44 D Cardiff City Fulham 3–3 Ray Daniel 24Leigh Barnard 57Ian Rodgerson 86 36 59 Steve Milton61 Gordon Davies Ninian Park Cardiff 3,932 Alan Seville (Birmingham) 1990 5 1 y 19:30 45 W Cardiff City Reading 3–2 Leigh Barnard 2Chris Pike 28 penCohen Griffith 35 22 Steve Moran62 Trevor Senior Ninian Park Cardiff 3,375 Terry Holbrook (Walsall) 1990 5 5 y 15:00 46 L Bury Cardiff City 2–0 Jamie Hoyland 35Philip Parkinson 47 Gigg Lane Bury 4,224 SJ Lodge Source https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl65.htm Cardiff City 1989-90 results Cardiff City Forum 17 January 2022https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1990/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1990 11v11 17 January 2022 League Cup 1989 8 22 y 19:45 Round 1 (First leg) L Cardiff City Plymouth Argyle 0–3 58 Tommy Tynan69 pen Tommy Tynan62 Sean McCarthy Ninian Park Cardiff 2,620 Paul Vanes 1989 8 29 y Round 1 (Second leg) W Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City 0–2 3–2 29 Chris Pike Jon Morgan Home Park Plymouth 5,728 Paul Durkin FA Cup 1989 11 18 y 15:00 Round 1 W Cardiff City Halesowen Town 1–0 Chris Pike 21 pen Ninian Park Cardiff 3,972 Gerald Ashby (Worcester) 1989 12 9 y 15:00 Round 2 D Cardiff City Gloucester 2–2 Morrys Scott 85Morrys Scott 88 Steve Talboys Chris Townsend Ninian Park Cardiff 4,531 AN Buksh 1989 12 12 y Round 2 (Replay) W Gloucester Cardiff City 0–1 45 Morrys Scott Meadow Park, Gloucester Gloucester 3,877 AN Buksh 1990 1 6 y 15:00 Round 3 D Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff 13,834 Paul Durkin 1990 1 10 y 19:45 Round 3 (Replay) L Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 2–0 Ray Wilkins 78Roy Wegerle 80 Loftus Road London 12,226 Paul Durkin Welsh Cup 1989 10 25 y 19:30 Round 3 W Cardiff City Newport AFC 1–0 Gareth Abraham Ninian Park Cardiff 2,929 1990 1 16 y 19:30 Round 4 W Cardiff City Port Talbot 4–1 Ian Rodgerson Chris Pike Chris Pike Leigh Barnard Ninian Park Cardiff 1,128 1990 2 6 y 19:30 Round 5 W Cardiff City Aberystwyth Town 2–0 Ian Rodgerson Mark Kelly Ninian Park Cardiff 1,319 1990 4 2 y 19:30 Semi Final (1st leg) L Cardiff City Hereford United 0–3 Ninian Park Cardiff 2,393 Keith Burge (Tonypandy) 1990 4 4 y Semi Final (2nd leg) W Hereford United Cardiff City 1–3 Chris Pike Gareth Abraham Cohen Griffith Edgar Street Hereford 2,955 Leyland DAF Cup 1989 11 7 y 19:30 Preliminary round L Cardiff City Walsall 3–5 Cohen Griffith Leigh Barnard Gareth Abraham Peter Skipper Keith Bertschin Keith Bertschin Stuart Rimmer John Kelly Ninian Park Cardiff 1,487 1989 12 19 y 19:30 Preliminary round L Shrewsbury Town Cardiff City 4–0 John McGinlay John McGinlay Willie Naughton penPhilip Priest Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 1,058 See also List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons 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 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990-91 Jack Rollin Queen Anne Press 1990 0-356-17911-7 https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City 16 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081230175437/http://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM 30 December 2008 live Welsh Football Data Archive 1989-90 Category:1989–90 Football League Third Division by team Category:Welsh football clubs 1989–90 season