1974–75 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season September 2021 Cardiff City 1974–75 Football League Second Division David Goldstone Jimmy Andrews 21st Gil Reece (9) Gil Reece (10) FA Cup 3rd round League Cup 1st round European Cup Winners Cup 1st round Welsh Cup Runners-up 9,224 22,344 (v Manchester United, 31 August 1974) 5,672 (v Hull City, 28 September 1974) _whiteborder _whitecollarplain _whiteborder _hoops_blue 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 48th 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. Players yes yes England GK Ron Healey yes Northern Ireland GK Bill Irwin yes England GK Terry Lee yes Wales DF Bryan Attley yes England DF Clive Charles yes Wales DF Phil Dwyer yes England DF John Impey yes Northern Ireland DF Albert Larmour yes Northern Ireland DF John McClelland yes Wales DF Richie Morgan yes Scotland DF Don Murray yes Wales DF Freddie Pethard yes Wales DF David Powell yes England MF Willie Anderson yes yes Scotland MF John Buchanan yes England MF John Farrington yes Wales MF David Giles yes Wales MF Leighton Phillips yes Wales MF Gil Reece yes Wales MF Peter Sayer yes England MF George Smith yes Wales MF Tony Villars yes England MF Johnny Vincent yes Scotland FW Steve Finnieston yes Scotland FW Jimmy McInch yes Wales FW Derek Showers yes England FW Jack Whitham Source.https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/players/season/1975/ All Cardiff City football club players: 1975 11v11 25 January 2022 League standings 1974–75 Football League#Second Division Second Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H Result D/L/L/L/W/L/D/L/L/L/L/W/L/W/W/D/W/D/D/D/L/D/D/W/W/L/D/L/L/D/L/D/D/D/W/W/L/L/D/L/L/L Position 10/20/21/22/21/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/22/21/21/20/20/20/18/20/20/18/18/18/19/19/20/21/21/21/21/21/21/21/19/20/20/20/20/20/21 Points 1p/1p/1p/1p/3p/3p/4p/4p/4p/4p/4p/6p/6p/8p/10p/11p/13p/14p/15p/16p/16p/17p/18p/20p/22p/22p/23p/23p/23p/24p/24p/25p/26p/27p/29p/31p/31p/31p/32p/32p/32p/32p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Competitive matches 23 September 2013 Fixtures and results Second Division 1974 8 17 y 1 Cardiff City Oxford United 1–1 Clive Charles 49 42 Brian Heron Ninian Park Cardiff D 10,116 Peter Walters (Bridgewater) 1974 8 24 y 15:00 2 Fulham Cardiff City 4–0 Jimmy Conway 3 37 Viv Busby 28 47 Craven Cottage London L 8,110 Alex Lees (Somerset) 1974 8 27 y 19:30 3 York City Cardiff City 1–0 Chris Jones 51 Bootham Crescent York L 6,321 A Porter (Bolton) 1974 8 31 y 15:00 4 Cardiff City Manchester United 0–1 4 pen Gerry Daly Ninian Park Cardiff L 22,344 Peter Reeves (Leicester) 1974 9 7 y 15:00 5 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City 1–2 Albert Larmour 14 og 32 Gil Reece 39 Willie Anderson Hillsborough Sheffield W 9,850 George Courtney (Spennymoor) 1974 9 14 y 6 Cardiff City Bristol City 0–1 46 Keith Fear Ninian Park Cardiff L 8,856 John Hunting (Leicester) 1974 9 21 y 15:00 7 Portsmouth Cardiff City 2–2 Mick Mellows 52 Norman Piper 66 31 Derek Showers 44 Johnny Vincent Fratton Park Portsmouth D 9,519 Arthur Hart (London) 1974 9 24 y 19:30 8 Blackpool Cardiff City 4–0 David Powell og Stuart Parker Paul Hart 60 Wyn Davies 61 Bloomfield Road Blackpool L 5,579 1974 9 28 y 9 Cardiff City Hull City 1–2 Gil Reece 86 53 Roy Greenwood 76 Steve Deere Ninian Park Cardiff L 5,672 Clive White (Harrow) 1974 10 5 y 15:00 10 Bristol Rovers Cardiff City 1–0 Alan Warboys 73 Eastville Bristol L 10,310 Bob Perkin (Stafford) 1974 10 12 y 11 Cardiff City West Bromwich Albion 0–2 69 Joe Mayo 86 Barry Donaghy Ninian Park Cardiff L 6,723 John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames) 1974 10 16 y 12 Cardiff City York City 3–2 Johnny Vincent 21 75 pen Gil Reece 61 28 42 pen Ian Holmes Ninian Park Cardiff W 5,883 Alan Turvey (Wickford, Essex) 1974 10 19 y 15:00 13 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff City 2–1 Hugh Curran 13 75 59 John Buchanan Burnden Park Bolton L 9,439 Dennis Turner (Cannock) 1974 10 26 y 14 Cardiff City Oldham Athletic 3–1 Johnny Vincent 2 John Buchanan 34 Steve Finnieston 72 9 Alan Young Ninian Park Cardiff W 6,751 Tony Glasson (Salisbury) 1974 11 2 y 15 Cardiff City Sunderland 2–0 Steve Finnieston 29 Willie Anderson 67 pen Ninian Park Cardiff W 9,883 Alan Robinson (Fareham) 1974 11 9 y 15:00 16 Orient Cardiff City 1–1 Gerry Queen 32 38 Phil Dwyer Brisbane Road London D 6,412 David Richardson (Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire) 1974 11 16 y 15:00 17 Cardiff City Nottingham Forest 2–1 Phil Dwyer 32 Derek Showers 42 82 Neil Martin Ninian Park Cardiff W Forest details 9,401 Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead) 1974 11 29 y 18 Cardiff City Southampton 2–2 Jack Whitham 10 Derek Showers 59 17 Peter Osgood Bobby Stokes Ninian Park Cardiff D 10,668 Ken Baker (Rugby) 1974 12 7 y 15:00 19 Norwich City Cardiff City 1–1 Johnny Miller 22s 53 Gil Reece Carrow Road Norwich D 17,685 Robin Clay (Gainsborough) 1974 12 11 y 20 Cardiff City Fulham 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 8,458 John Yates (Redditch) 1974 12 14 y 15:00 21 Oxford United Cardiff City 1–0 Derek Clarke 73 pen Manor Ground Oxford L 8,107 Gordon Hill (Leicester) 1974 12 21 y 22 Cardiff City Notts County 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 6,671 Derek Civil (Birmingham) 1974 12 26 y 23 Bristol City Cardiff City 0–0 Ashton Gate Bristol D 12,484 Ray Toseland (Kettering) 1974 12 28 y 24 Cardiff City Aston Villa 3–1 Derek Showers 74s John Buchanan 22 Jack Whitham 35 57 Ian Hamilton Ninian Park Cardiff W 11,060 Clive White (Harrow) 1975 1 11 y 25 Cardiff City Norwich City 2–1 Gil Reece 10 44 65 Ted MacDougall Ninian Park Cardiff W 11,637 Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) 1975 1 25 y 15:00 26 Millwall Cardiff City 5–1 Ray Evans 29 Phil Summerill Phil Summerill Phil Summerill Barry Kitchener 89 Gil Reece The Den London L 8,101 Alf Grey (Great Yarmouth) 1975 2 1 y 27 Cardiff City Orient 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 8,020 Harry New (Portsmouth) 1975 2 8 y 15:00 28 Sunderland Cardiff City 3–1 Tony Towers 63 pen Richie Morgan 67 og Bryan Robson 72 7 Willie Anderson Roker Park Sunderland L 29,315 Colin Seel (Carlisle) 1975 2 14 y 29 Cardiff City Millwall 0–1 61 Frank Saul Ninian Park Cardiff L 6,598 Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) 1975 2 22 y 15:00 30 Nottingham Forest Cardiff City 0–0 City Ground Nottingham D Forest report 12,806 Ray Tinkler (Boston) 1975 3 1 y 15:00 31 Manchester United Cardiff City 4–0 Stewart Houston 59 Stuart Pearson 61 Sammy McIlroy 85 Lou Macari Old Trafford Manchester L 43,601 Keith Styles (Barnsley) 1975 3 8 y 32 Cardiff City Blackpool 1–1 Gil Reece 33 67 Bill Bentley Ninian Park Cardiff D 8,134 John Homewood (Sunbury-On-Thames) 1975 3 15 y 15:00 33 Hull City Cardiff City 1–1 Malcolm Lord 14 68 Derek Showers Boothferry Park Hull D 5,248 Bob Matthewson (Worsley) 1975 3 22 y 34 Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Ninian Park Cardiff D 6,637 Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead) 1975 3 29 y 35 Notts County Cardiff City 0–2 11 Phil Dwyer 88 Clive Charles Meadow Lane Nottingham W 8,105 Jack Rice (Preston) 1975 4 2 y 36 Cardiff City Portsmouth 1–0 Peter Sayer 30 Ninian Park Cardiff W 9,892 Ken Baker (Rugby) 1975 4 5 y 15:00 37 Oldham Athletic Cardiff City 4–0 Alan Young 5 15 George McVitie 16 Albert Larmour 58 og Boundary Park Oldham L 10,243 Terry Bosi (Wolverhampton) 1975 4 9 y 38 Aston Villa Cardiff City 2–0 Brian Little 65 75 Villa Park Birmingham L 32,748 Ralph (RB) Lee (Cheadle) 1975 4 12 y 39 Cardiff City Bristol Rovers 2–2 Phil Dwyer 71 John McClelland 73 47 Colin Dobson 83 Frankie Prince Ninian Park Cardiff D 13,896 Ron Crabb (Exeter) 1975 4 19 y 15:00 40 West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City 2–0 Bryan Robson 10 Ally Robertson 34 The Hawthorns West Bromwich L 10,182 Gordon Trevett (Manchester) 1975 4 22 y 19:30 41 Southampton Cardiff City 2–0 Gerry O'Brien 36 Mick Channon 56 The Dell Southampton L 14,273 1975 4 26 y 42 Cardiff City Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Gil Reece 87 34 Peter Nicholson 57 Sam Allardyce Ninian Park Cardiff L 6,396 Ken Burns (Stourbridge) Source https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/matches/season/1975/ Cardiff City football club match record: 1975 11v11 25 January 2022https://cardiffcityforum.com/history/ccfcl50.htm Cardiff City 1974-75 results Cardiff City Forum 25 January 2022 League Cup 1974 8 19 y Round 1 Bristol City Cardiff City 2–1 Gerry Sweeney 31 Geoff Merrick 55 72 Jimmy McInch Ashton Gate Bristol L 8,813 FA Cup 1975 1 4 y 15:00 Round 3 Leeds United Cardiff City 4–1 Eddie Gray 3 Allan Clarke 5 44 Duncan McKenzie 45 89 Derek Showers Elland Road Leeds L 31,572 Dave Wallace (Crewe) UEFA Cup Winners Cup 1974 9 18 y 15:15 Round 1 (First leg) L Ferencvaros Cardiff City 20 Tibor Nyilasi 15Ferenc Szabó 80 Stadion Albert Florian Budapest 26,000 Josef Bucek (Austria) 1974 10 2 y Round 1 (Second leg) L Ferencvaros Cardiff City 14 16 Phil Dwyer 81 52 Laszlo Takacs58 Ferenc Szabó63 Laszlo Pusztai89 Janos Mate Ninian Park Cardiff 4,229 Francis Rion (Belgium) Welsh Cup 1975 1 14 y 19:30 Round 4 W Cardiff City Hereford United 20 Gil Reece 68Derek Showers 82 Ninian Park Cardiff 3,515 1975 2 19 y Round 5 W Cardiff City Oswestry 40 John Buchanan 55Derek Showers David Giles 39John Buchanan Ninian Park Cardiff 1,296 1975 3 11 y 19:15 Semi Final W Newport County Cardiff City 01 53 Phil Dwyer Somerton Park Newport 3,808 John Williams (Wrexham) 1975 5 5 y 19:15 Final (First leg) L Wrexham Cardiff City 21 John Lyons 17 Brian Tinnion 27 5 John Buchanan The Racecourse Wrexham Wrexham report 6,862 John Gow (Swansea) 1975 5 12 y 19:30 Final (Second leg) L Cardiff City Wrexham 13 25 Albert Larmour 77 10 87 Billy Ashcroft86 Graham Whittle Ninian Park Cardiff Wrexham report 3,280 John Gow (Swansea) 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 From Tashkent With Love Mario Risoli St David's Press 978-1-90271-941-2 2014 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 Card