1978–79 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season September 2021 Cardiff City 1978–79 Football League Second Division Bob Grogan Jimmy Andrews/Richie Morgan 9th John Buchanan (16) John Buchanan (18) FA Cup 3rd round League Cup 1st round Welsh Cup 6th round 9,259 14,869 (v Stoke, 24 March 1979) 5,558 (v Fulham, 23 December 1978) _cardiff_city1975h _cardiff_city1975h _cardiff_city1975h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 52nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing ninth. During the season manager Jimmy Andrews, who had been in charge of the club for just over three years, left the club after several poor results and the disappointing hiring of Micky Burns as a player-coach. Andrews was replaced by Richie Morgan, a former player who had spent his entire professional playing career at the club before retiring in 1977 to joins the backroom staff. Players yes yes England GK Keith Barber yes Wales GK John Davies yes England GK Ron Healey yes Northern Ireland GK Jim Platt yes Wales DF Bryan Attley yes Wales DF Phil Dwyer yes Wales DF Linden Jones yes Northern Ireland DF Albert Larmour yes Wales DF Freddie Pethard yes Wales DF Keith Pontin yes Wales DF David Roberts yes England DF Colin Sullivan yes Wales DF Rod Thomas yes England DF Paul Went yes yes Scotland MF John Buchanan yes Scotland MF Gerry Byrne yes Scotland MF Alan Campbell yes Wales MF David Giles yes England MF Steve Grapes yes England MF Gary Harris yes Wales MF John Lewis yes England MF Paul Manns yes Wales MF Tarki Micallef yes Wales FW Ray Bishop yes England FW Micky Burns yes England FW Tony Evans yes England FW Ronnie Moore yes England FW Gary Stevens Source.https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/players/season/1979/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1979 11v11 26 January 2022 League standings 1978–79 Football League#Second Division Second Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/H Result D/L/L/L/W/L/W/W/L/D/W/L/L/L/L/D/L/D/L/W/L/D/L/W/W/W/W/D/L/L/L/W/D/W/D/W/W/W/D/W/D/W Position 8/17/22/22/22/22/20/17/19/19/15/17/20/20/21/21/21/21/22/20/20/20/20/20/20/18/18/18/19/19/20/19/19/19/20/18/15/14/13/13/13/9 Points 1p/1p/1p/1p/3p/3p/5p/7p/7p/8p/10p/10p/10p/10p/10p/11p/11p/12p/12p/14p/14p/15p/15p/17p/19p/21p/23p/24p/24p/24p/24p/26p/27p/29p/30p/32p/34p/36p/37p/39p/40p/42p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Competitive matches February 2014 Fixtures and results Second Division 1978 8 19 y 15:00 1 Cardiff City Preston North End 2–2 Paul Went 19Phil Dwyer 44 34 Alex Bruce48 Alex Bruce Ninian Park Cardiff D 7,812 Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) 1978 8 23 y 2 Stoke City Cardiff City 2–0 Dennis Smith 75Viv Busby 86 Victoria Ground Stoke L 16,005 Gwyn Owen (Anglesey) 1978 8 26 y 15:00 3 Cardiff City Oldham Athletic 1–3 John Buchanan 14 45 Jim Steel68 Jim Steel70 Mark Hilton Ninian Park Cardiff L 6,929 Morris Baker (Wolverhampton) 1978 9 2 y 15:00 4 Bristol Rovers Cardiff City 4–2 Steve Grapes 6 ogPaul Randall 32David Staniforth 73David Staniforth 86 81 Dave Roberts87 pen John Buchanan Eastville Bristol L 6,855 Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford) 1978 9 9 y 15:00 5 Cardiff City Cambridge United 1–0 John Buchanan 68 Ninian Park Cardiff W 6,154 Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett) 1978 9 16 y 15:00 6 Luton Town Cardiff City 7–1 David Moss 12Bob Hatton 18Brian Stein 51Brian Stein 55Lil Fuccillo 78 penDavid Moss 82Phil Dwyer 87 og 80 Ray Bishop Kenilworth Road Luton L 7,752 Mike Taylor (Deal) 1978 9 23 y 15:00 7 Cardiff City Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Gary Stevens 30Ray Bishop 60 Ninian Park Cardiff W 6,248 Les Burden (Dorset) 1978 9 30 y 15:00 8 Wrexham Cardiff City 1–2 John Lyons 66 30 71 pen John Buchanan Racecourse Wrexham W Wrexham report 11,766 Norman Glover (Adlington, Lancashire) 1978 10 7 y 15:00 9 Cardiff City Notts County 2–3 John Buchanan 63Gary Stevens 70 41 Paul Hooks55 Paul Hooks83 Iain McCulloch Ninian Park Cardiff L 7,974 Lester Shapter (Paignton) 1978 10 14 y 15:00 10 Orient Cardiff City 2–2 Joe Mayo 19Tony Grealish 87 4 John Buchanan77 Gary Stevens Brisbane Road London D 6,064 John Martin (Alton, Hampshire) 1978 10 21 y 11:00 11 Cardiff City Leicester City 1–0 Gary Stevens 22 Ninian Park Cardiff W 8,791 Bill Bombroff (Bristol) 1978 10 28 y 12 Newcastle United Cardiff City 3–0 Peter Withe 7Stuart Robinson 65John Connolly 78 St James' Park Newcastle L 23,462 George Flint (Kirby in Ashfield) 1978 11 4 y 14:30 13 Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 1–4 Gary Stevens 41 35 Lawrie Madden45 Martin Robinson50 Terry Brisley79 Terry Brisley Ninian Park Cardiff L 7,842 Ken Baker (Rugby) 1978 11 11 y 15:00 14 Preston North End Cardiff City 2–1 Michael Robinson 30Michael Robinson 42 59 Tony Evans Deepdale Preston L 9,268 Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough) 1978 11 18 y 15:00 15 Oldham Athletic Cardiff City 2–1 Vic Halom 56Steve Taylor 81 2 Ray Bishop Boundary Park Oldham L 5,356 1978 11 25 y 14:15 16 Cardiff City Crystal Palace 2–2 Tony Evans 22Phil Dwyer 38 6 Mike Elwiss51 David Swindlehurst Ninian Park Cardiff D 8,739 Stephen Bates (Bristol) 1978 12 2 y 15:00 17 Millwall Cardiff City 2–0 John Mitchell 33Phil Dwyer 55 og The Den London L 5,381 Alf Grey (Great Yarmouth) 1978 12 9 y 14:00 18 Cardiff City Sunderland 1–1 Tony Evans 30 pen 35 Wilf Rostron Ninian Park Cardiff D 7,178 Don Biddle (Bristol) 1978 12 16 y 15:00 19 Sheffield United Cardiff City 2–1 Peter Anderson 32John Matthews 76 65 pen Tony Evans Bramall Lane Sheffield L 11,913 Gilbert Napthine (Loughborough) 1978 12 23 y 14:00 20 Cardiff City Fulham 2–0 Tony Evans 26Dave Roberts 62 Ninian Park Cardiff W 5,558 Derek Lloyd (Worcester) 1978 12 26 y 15:00 21 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City 5–0 Gary Williams 1Teddy Maybank 22Brian Horton 43 penTeddy Maybank 48Teddy Maybank 62 Goldstone Ground Brighton L 20,172 Tony Cox 1978 12 30 y 15:00 22 Burnley Cardiff City 0–0 Turf Moor Burnley D 9,807 Kevin McNally (Wirral) 1979 1 13 y 15:00 23 Cambridge United Cardiff City 5–0 Tommy Finney 48Alan Biley 56Alan Biley 64Alan Biley 66Bill Garner 86 Abbey Stadium Cambridge L 5,344 Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill) 1979 2 24 y 15:00 24 Cardiff City Orient 1–0 John Buchanan 28 Ninian Park Cardiff W 8,256 Tony Glasson (Salisbury) 1979 2 28 y 15:00 25 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff City 1–4 Simon Garner 32John Bailey 37 Gary Stevens50 Ronnie Moore65 John Buchanan88 Tony Evans Ewood Park Blackburn W 7,158 G Owen 1979 3 3 y 15:00 26 Leicester City Cardiff City 1–2 Neil Grewcock 24 63 Phil Dwyer90 Gary Stevens Filbert Street Leicester W 12,820 Derek Civil (Birmingham) 1979 3 10 y 15:00 27 Cardiff City Newcastle United 2–1 Ray Bishop 43Gary Stevens 62 69 John Connolly Ninian Park Cardiff W 11,116 Lester Shapter (Paignton) 1979 3 17 y 28 Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 1–1 Dave Campbell 43 92 pen John Buchanan The Valley London D 5,658 Clive White (Harrow) 1979 3 24 y 15:00 29 Cardiff City Stoke City 1–3 John Buchanan 57 pen 15 Paul Randall42 Brendan O'Callaghan67 Garth Crooks Ninian Park Cardiff L 14,869 Stephen Bates (Bristol) 1979 3 27 y 30 Notts County Cardiff City 1–0 Ian McCulloch 9 Meadow Lane Nottingham L 8,211 Neil Midgley (Eccles) 1979 3 31 y 15:00 31 Crystal Palace Cardiff City 2–0 Neil Smillie 22Ian Walsh 31David Swindlehurst Phil Dwyer Keith Pontin Selhurst Park London L 18,672 Alan Robinson (Fareham) 1979 4 7 y 15:00 32 Cardiff City Millwall 2–1 Gary Stevens 10Barry Kitchener 51 og 81 pen Nicky Chatterton Ninian Park Cardiff W 7,714 Derek Lloyd (Worcester) 1979 4 11 y 19:30 33 Fulham Cardiff City 2–2 Peter Kitchen 40Kevin Lock 45 pen 29 Phil Dwyer35 og Richard Money Craven Cottage London D 6,067 1979 4 14 y 15:00 34 Cardiff City Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Gary Stevens 37Tony Evans 41Ronnie Moore 90 14 Peter Ward Ninian Park Cardiff W 12,613 Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) 1979 4 16 y 15:00 35 West Ham United Cardiff City 1–1 Pat Holland 6 78 Ray Bishop Upton Park London D 29,058 Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester) 1979 4 21 y 15:00 36 Cardiff City Sheffield United 4–0 Gary Stevens 5John Buchanan 37 penJohn Buchanan 47John Buchanan 62 Ninian Park Cardiff W 10,592 Edward Hughes (Weston) 1979 4 25 y 18:45 37 Cardiff City Luton Town 2–1 Ronnie Moore Gary Stevens 86 og Dave Roberts Ninian Park Cardiff W 10,549 Eric Read (Bristol) 1979 4 28 y 38 Sunderland Cardiff City 1–2 Jack Ashurst 64 26 Ronnie Moore63 Ray Bishop Roker Park Sunderland W 36,526 Keith Styles (Barnsley) 1979 5 5 y 15:00 39 Cardiff City Burnley 1–1 Colin Sullivan 53 41 Steve Kindon Ninian Park Cardiff D 10,270 Bert Newsome (Broseley, Shropshire) 1979 5 7 y 19:00 40 Cardiff City Bristol Rovers 2–0 Gary Stevens 25John Buchanan 58 pen Ninian Park Cardiff W 10,185 Angus McDonald (Sutton Coldfield) 1979 5 11 y 19:00 41 Cardiff City West Ham United 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 13,140 Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire) 1979 5 14 y 19:15 42 Cardiff City Wrexham 1–0 John Buchanan 33 Ninian Park Cardiff W Wrexham report 11,910 Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) Source https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1979/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1979 11v11 26 January 2022https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl54.htm Cardiff City 1978-79 results Cardiff City Forum 26 January 2022 League Cup 1978 8 12 y 15:00 Round 1 (First leg) Cardiff City Oxford United 1–2 John Buchanan 60 14 Les Taylor31 Peter Foley Ninian Park Cardiff L 4,687 Derek Lloyd (Worcester) 1978 8 16 y 19:30 Round 1 (Second leg) Oxford United Cardiff City 2–1 4–2 David Fogg 20 penPeter Foley 24 58 Ray Bishop Manor Ground Oxford L 4,760 FA Cup 1979 1 9 y Round 3 Swindon Town Cardiff City 3–0 Ray McHale 11Chris Kamara 41Chris Kamara 47 County Ground Swindon L 9,983 Tom Bune (Sussex) Welsh Cup 1979 1 17 y 14:30 Round 5 W Cardiff City Merthyr Tydfil 21 Gary Stevens 37Tony Evans 55 pen 24 Ray Pratt Ninian Park Cardiff 694 1979 2 12 y Round 6 L Worcester City Cardiff City 32 Freddie Pethard 11 ogJimmy Williams Graham Allner 44 Phil Dwyer49 John Buchanan St George's Lane Worcester 2,500 Ron Bridges (Deeside) See also Cardiff City F.C. seasons References Bibliography The Who's Who of Cardiff City Dean Hayes Breedon Books 2006 1-85983-462-0 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 Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86 John Crooks John Crooks 1986 0-9511984-0-8 https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City 13 December 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 Cardiff City F.C. Card