1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season September 2021 Cardiff City 1979–80 Bob Grogan Football League Second Division Richie Morgan 15th Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens (11) Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens (11) FA Cup 3rd round League Cup 2nd round Welsh Cup 4th round 9,932 19,340 (v Sunderland, 3 May 1980) 6,358 (v Burnley, 23 February 1980) _cardiff_city1975h _cardiff_city1975h _cardiff_city1975h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 1978–79 1980–81 The 1979–80 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 53rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth. Players -- Wales GK John Davies -- England GK Peter Grotier -- England GK Ron Healey -- England DF Paul Compton -- Wales DF Phil Dwyer -- Wales DF Linden Jones -- Wales DF Keith Pontin -- Wales DF David Roberts -- England DF Colin Sullivan -- Wales DF Rod Thomas -- Scotland MF John Buchanan -- Scotland MF Alan Campbell -- Wales MF Mark Elliott -- England MF Steve Grapes -- England MF Gary Harris -- Wales MF Wayne Hughes -- Wales MF John Lewis -- Wales MF Tarki Micallef -- England MF Billy Ronson -- Wales FW Ray Bishop -- England FW Paul Davies -- England FW Tony Evans -- Scotland FW Ross Jack -- England FW Kevin Lloyd -- England FW Ronnie Moore -- England FW Gary Stevens Source.https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/players/season/1980/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1980 11v11 26 January 2022 League standings 1979–80 Football League#Second Division Second Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H Result L/W/L/W/W/D/D/D/W/L/W/L/L/W/L/D/L/W/L/L/D/W/L/L/W/W/W/L/L/W/L/W/W/D/D/W/L/W/L/L/L/D Position /15/19/14/9/10/12/11///9/11/12/12/13/13/13/13/14/14/14/13/14/14/14/12/11/11/13/12/13/13/11/12/14/13/14/10/10/13/15/15 Points 0p/2p/2p/4p/6p/7p/8p/9p/11p/11p/13p/13p/13p/15p/15p/16p/16p/18p/18p/18p/19p/21p/21p/21p/23p/25p/27p/27p/27p/29p/29p/31p/33p/34p/35p/37p/37p/39p/39p/39p/39p/40p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Competitive matches November 2014 Fixtures and results Second Division 1979 8 18 y 1 Notts County Cardiff City 4–1 Iain McCulloch 48Gordon Mair 79Pedro Richards 81Don Masson 85 52 Linden Jones Meadow Lane Nottingham L 7,157 Ray Toseland (Kettering) 1979 8 22 y 18:30 2 Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Gary Stevens 44 Ninian Park Cardiff W 11,656 Bill Bombroff (Bristol) 1979 8 25 y 15:00 3 Cardiff City Birmingham City 1–2 Gary Stevens 22 4 Tony Evans9 Tony Evans Ninian Park Cardiff L 11,314 Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) 1979 9 1 y 15:00 4 Wrexham Cardiff City 0–1 74s Gary Stevens Racecourse Wrexham W Wrexham report 9,830 Alan Porter (Bolton) 1979 9 8 y 15:00 5 Cardiff City Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Gary Stevens 80 Ninian Park Cardiff W 8,668 Leslie Burden (Dorset) 1979 9 15 y 15:00 6 Watford Cardiff City 1–1 Ray Train 64 90 Gary Stevens Vicarage Road London D 13,741 Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) 1979 9 22 y 15:00 7 Cardiff City Cambridge United 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 8,539 1979 9 29 y 15:00 8 Bristol Rovers Cardiff City 1–1 Frankie Prince 22 28 Keith Pontin Eastville Bristol D 8,949 Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton) 1979 10 6 y 11:30 9 Cardiff City Luton Town 2–1 Ray Bishop 30Ray Bishop 82 23 Bob Hatton Ninian Park Cardiff W Luton report 9,420 Alan Seville (Birmingham) 1979 10 9 y 19:30 10 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 3–0 Clive Allen 60 penGlenn Roeder 72Clive Allen 81 Loftus Road London L 12,225 David Hutchinson (Cambridgeshire) 1979 10 13 y 15:00 11 Burnley Cardiff City 0–2 40 Ray Bishop52 Ronson Turf Moor Burnley W 6,361 1979 10 20 y 15:00 12 Cardiff City Chelsea 1–2 Ronnie Moore 45 54 Lee Frost69 Mike Fillery Ninian Park Cardiff L 16,328 Morris Baker (Wolverhampton) 1979 10 27 y 15:00 13 Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 3–2 Steve Gritt 42Les Berry 48Steve Gritt 60 68 Ray Bishop89 Wayne Hughes The Valley London L 6,870 David Letts (Basingstoke) 1979 11 3 y 15:00 14 Cardiff City Notts County 3–2 Ray Bishop 16John Buchanan 18Ray Bishop 35 30 Jeff Blockley52 David Hunt Ninian Park Cardiff W 8,341 Derek Civil (Birmingham) 1979 11 10 y 15 Newcastle United Cardiff City 1–0 Alan Shoulder 40 St James' Park Newcastle L 21,243 David Richardson (Lancashire) 1979 11 17 y 15:00 16 Cardiff City Orient 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 8,119 Mike Warner (Wednesbury) 1979 11 24 y 15:00 17 West Ham United Cardiff City 3–0 David Cross 27Ray Stewart 45 penRay Stewart 86 pen Upton Park London L 20,292 Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge) 1979 12 1 y 14:30 18 Cardiff City Oldham Athletic 1–0 Ray Bishop 55 Ninian Park Cardiff W 7,061 1979 12 8 y 19 Sunderland Cardiff City 2–1 Phil Dwyer 25 ogPop Robson 55 86 Ray Bishop Roker Park Sunderland L http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Match.aspx?MatchID=1221&LU=C&LUID=40 25,370 Trelford Mills (Barnsley) 1979 12 15 y 14:15 20 Cardiff City Preston North End 0–2 2 Alex Bruce60 Alex Bruce Ninian Park Cardiff L 6,419 Derek Lloyd (Worcester) 1979 12 21 y 19:45 21 Leicester City Cardiff City 0–0 Filbert Street Leicester D 12,877 Mike Bidmead (Chessington) 1979 12 26 y 15:00 22 Cardiff City Fulham 1–0 Keith Pontin 57 Ninian Park Cardiff W 8,354 Bert Newsome (Broseley, Salop) 1979 12 29 y 23 Birmingham City Cardiff City 2–1 Frank Worthington 10Keith Bertschin 59 57 Ray Bishop St Andrew's Birmingham L 16,682 Frank Phipps (Wrexham) 1980 1 1 y 15:00 24 Swansea Cardiff City 2–1 John Toshack 27David Giles 93 37 John Lewis Vetch Field Swansea L 21,400 Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) 1980 1 12 y 15:00 25 Cardiff City Wrexham 1–0 Ronnie Moore 44 Ninian Park Cardiff W Wrexham report 10,824 Eric Read (Bristol) 1980 1 19 y 26 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff City 1–2 John Dungworth 10 78 John Buchanan87 Ronnie Moore Gay Meadow Shrewsbury W 6,870 David Clarke (Accrington) 1980 2 2 y 15:00 27 Cardiff City Watford 1–0 John Lewis 90 Ninian Park Cardiff W 7,995 Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield) 1980 2 9 y 15:00 28 Cambridge United Cardiff City 2–0 George Reilly 36Tommy Finney 56 Abbey Stadium Cambridge L 5,229 Danny Vickers (Essex) 1980 2 16 y 11:30 29 Cardiff City Bristol Rovers 0–1 65 David Williams Ninian Park Cardiff L 6,840 Peter Reeves (Leicester) 1980 2 23 y 15:00 30 Cardiff City Burnley 2–1 Keith Pontin 15Gary Stevens 80 Billy Hamilton Ninian Park Cardiff W 6,358 Tony Glasson (Salisbury) 1980 3 1 y 15:00 31 Chelsea Cardiff City 1–0 Clive Walker 84 Stamford Bridge London L 18,449 John Hunting (Leicester) 1980 3 8 y 15:00 32 Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 3–1 Gary Stevens 45Gary Stevens 47John Buchanan 71 54 Derek Hales Ninian Park Cardiff W 6,652 Malcolm Heath (Stoke) 1980 3 14 y 33 Luton Town Cardiff City 1–2 David Moss 24 44 John Buchanan49 Gary Stevens Kenilworth Road Luton W Luton report 9,246 Mike Bidmead (Chessington) 1980 3 22 y 15:00 34 Cardiff City Newcastle United 1–1 Gary Stevens 8 36 Bobby Shinton Ninian Park Cardiff D 9,304 Ken Baker (Rugby) 1980 3 29 y 15:00 35 Orient Cardiff City 1–1 Bill Roffey 2 66 John Buchanan Brisbane Road London D 4,081 Ron Challis (Tonbridge) 1980 4 7 y 15:00 36 Cardiff City Swansea 1–0 Ronson 84 Ninian Park Cardiff W 14,677 Alan Robinson (Waterlooville) 1980 4 8 y 19:30 37 Cardiff City Leicester City 0–1 29 Bobby Smith Ninian Park Cardiff L 10,291 Colin Downey (Hounslow) 1980 4 12 y 15:00 38 Oldham Athletic Cardiff City 0–3 17 John Buchanan49 Gary Stevens79 Tarki Micallef Boundary Park Oldham W 6,339 David Richardson (Lancashire) 1980 4 15 y 39 Fulham Cardiff City 2–1 Ray Lewington 35Steve Grapes 39 og 19 Ray Bishop Craven Cottage London L 4,916 1980 4 19 y 15:00 40 Cardiff City West Ham United 0–1 29 Ray Stewart Ninian Park Cardiff L 12,076 Derek Lloyd (Worcester) 1980 4 26 y 15:00 41 Preston North End Cardiff City 2–0 Paul McGee 9Gordon Coleman 60 Deepdale Preston L 7,481 George Tyson (Sunderland) 1980 5 3 y 15:00 42 Cardiff City Sunderland 1–1 Ray Bishop 55 61 Pop Robson Ninian Park Cardiff D 19,340 Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop) Source https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1980/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1980 11v11 26 January 2022https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl55.htm Cardiff City 1979-80 results Cardiff City Forum 26 January 2022 League Cup 1979 8 29 y 19:30 Round 2 (First Leg) Everton Cardiff City 2–0 Brian Kidd 27 66 Goodison Park Liverpool L 18,061 1979 9 5 y 18:00 Round 2 (Second Leg) Cardiff City Everton 1–0 1–2 John Buchanan 78 Ninian Park Cardiff W 9,698 Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett) FA Cup 1980 1 5 y 15:00 Round 3 Cardiff City Arsenal 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 21,972 Joe Worrall (Workington) 1980 1 8 y 19:30 Round 3 (Replay) Arsenal Cardiff City 2–1 Alan Sunderland 3 35 23 John Buchanan Highbury London L 36,582 Joe Worrall (Workington) Welsh Cup 1980 1 22 y 19:15 Round 4 L Newport County Cardiff City 20 John Aldridge 63Tommy Tynan 90 Somerton Park Newport 7,709 Clive Thomas (Treorchy) 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 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 14 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 Category:Association football clubs 1979–80 season Card