1959–60 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season December 2021 Cardiff City 1959–60 Football League Second Division Bill Jones 2nd Derek Tapscott (20) Derek Tapscott (21) FA Cup 3rd round Welsh Cup Runners-up 24,183 52,364 v Aston Villa, 16 April 1960 16,231 v Lincoln City, 13 February 1960 _vneckwhite _bluesides _color_2_stripes_blue 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff ffffff 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 33rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division One. Players yes yes England GK Ron Nicholls yes Wales GK Graham Vearncombe yes Wales DF Colin Baker yes Scotland DF Danny Malloy yes Scotland DF Alec Milne yes Wales DF Frank Rankmore yes Wales DF Ron Stitfall yes Wales DF Derrick Sullivan yes Wales MF Alan Durban yes Wales MF Steve Gammon yes Wales MF Alan Harrington yes Wales MF Barrie Hole yes Wales MF Mike Hughes yes yes Wales MF Brian Jenkins yes England MF David Lambert yes Wales MF Graham Moore yes Scotland MF Bob Scott yes England MF Brian Walsh yes England FW Joe Bonson yes Wales FW Colin Hudson yes England FW Harry Knowles yes Scotland FW John McMillan yes South Africa FW Steve Mokone yes Wales FW Derek Tapscott yes England FW Johnny Watkins League standings 1959–60 Football League#Second Division Second Division y CAR Results by round table b Round Ground H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H Result W/W/L/D/W/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/W/W/D/W/D/D/D/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/W/D/L/D/L/W/W/L/D/D Position //5/5/4/4/3/2/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/2/2/2/2/1/2/2/2 Points 2p/4p/4p/5p/7p/9p/11p/13p/13p/15p/16p/18p/20p/22p/23p/25p/26p/27p/28p/30p/30p/32p/34p/34p/36p/38p/40p/41p/42p/44p/46p/48p/50p/51p/51p/52p/52p/54p/56p/56p/57p/58p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Competitive matches December 2021 Fixtures and results Second Division 1959 8 22 y 15:15 1 W Cardiff City Liverpool 32 Steve Mokone 5Graham Moore 48Johnny Watkins 60 38 og 42 og Danny Malloy Ninian Park Cardiff LFC report 23,744 JW Hunt (Portsmouth) 1959 8 26 y 18:30 2 W Cardiff City Middlesbrough 20 Johnny Watkins 52 Graham Moore 62 Ninian Park Cardiff 23,052 Bill Clements (West Bromwich) 1959 8 29 y 15:15 3 L Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 21 John Hewie 83Eddie Werge 85 42 Graham Moore The Valley London 18,513 AE Moore (Norfolk) 1959 9 2 y 4 D Middlesbrough Cardiff City 11 Bill Harris 82 pen 60 Johnny Watkins Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 29,122 Len Howarth 1959 9 5 y 15:15 5 W Cardiff City Bristol City 42 Colin Hudson 4 18Johnny Watkins 19Colin Baker 24 37 John Atyeo 67 Wally Hinshelwood Ninian Park Cardiff 22,545 Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) 1959 9 9 y 19:00 6 W Derby County Cardiff City 12 Ray Swallow 68 21 47 Derrick Sullivan Baseball Ground Derby 17,959 Ken Dagnall (Blackburn) 1959 9 12 y 15:15 7 W Scunthorpe United Cardiff City 12 Jack Haigh 28 1 Johnny Watkins 42 Graham Moore Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 10,933 J Parkinson 1959 9 16 y 17:45 8 W Cardiff City Derby County 20 Derrick Sullivan Colin Baker Ninian Park Cardiff 21,548 Eric Jennings 1959 9 19 y 15:15 9 L Cardiff City Rotherham United 14 Derrick Sullivan 7 28 Brian Sawyer37 69 Barry Webster54 og Danny Malloy (footballer) Ninian Park Cardiff 24,392 RH Mann (Worcester) 1959 9 26 y 15:00 10 W Lincoln City Cardiff City 23 John McClelland 21Roy Chapman 14 Derrick Sullivan58 Johnny Watkins71 Alan Harrington Sincil Bank Lincoln 8,401 AW Luty 1959 10 3 y 15:00 11 D Hull City Cardiff City 00 Boothferry Park Hull 14,933 FH Gerrard (Preston) 1959 10 10 y 15:15 12 W Cardiff City Leyton Orient 51 Graham Moore 9 12Derek Tapscott 53 65Derrick Sullivan 74 80 Tommy Johnston Ninian Park Cardiff 18,794 Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster) 1959 10 17 y 13 W Huddersfield Town Cardiff City 01 Derek Tapscott Leeds Road Huddersfield 18,367 1959 10 24 y 15:00 14 W Cardiff City Ipswich Town 32 Colin Baker 18Derek Tapscott 34Derrick Sullivan 35 36 Colin Lundstrum62 Jimmy Leadbetter Ninian Park Cardiff 20,233 GW Thorpe (Swindon) 1959 10 31 y 15 D Bristol Rovers Cardiff City 11 Alfie Biggs 32 18 Graham Moore Eastville Bristol 27,630 J Mitchell 1959 11 7 y 14:45 16 W Cardiff City Swansea Town 21 Derrick Sullivan Joe Bonson Colin Webster Ninian Park Cardiff 34,881 Harold Horner (Coventry) 1959 11 14 y 14:45 17 D Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City 22 Jack Bertolini 60Bill Curry 88 70 82 Joe Bonson Goldstone Ground Brighton 16,253 Ken Aston (Ilford) 1959 11 21 y 14:30 18 D Cardiff City Stoke City 44 Derek Tapscott 14Joe Bonson 28 61Steve Gammon 82 3 Doug Newlands 31 35 Johnny King 54 Frank Bowyer Ninian Park Cardiff 21,793 CH Dennis (Ashtead) 1959 11 28 y 15:00 19 D Portsmouth Cardiff City 11 Ron Saunders Brian Walsh Fratton Park Portsmouth 14,018 TW Dawes (Norwich) 1959 12 5 y 14:30 20 W Cardiff City Sunderland 21 Johnny Watkins 3Derek Tapscott 78 41 Ian Lawther Ninian Park Cardiff 20,016 Les Hamer (Chorley) 1959 12 12 y 15:00 21 L Aston Villa Cardiff City 20 Jimmy Adam Gerry Hitchens Villa Park Birmingham 50,039 H Webb (Leeds) 1959 12 19 y 15:15 22 W Liverpool Cardiff City 04 12 Derek Tapscott57 Derek Tapscott34 Johnny Watkins67 Joe Bonson Anfield Liverpool LFC report 27,291 Arthur Hawcroft (Rotherham) This was Bill Shankly's first game as Liverpool manager 1959 12 26 y 14:30 23 W Cardiff City Sheffield United 20 Joe Bonson 32Derek Tapscott 63 Ninian Park Cardiff 29,515 GW Pullin 1959 12 28 y 19:00 24 L Sheffield United Cardiff City 21 Gerry Summers 28Dennis Shiels 43 17 Derek Tapscott Bramall Lane Sheffield 18,590 AW Sparling (Grimsby) 1960 1 2 y 14:30 25 W Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 51 Colin Baker 40 65Derek Tapscott 56Joe Bonson 58Brian Walsh 82 47 Jim Fryatt Ninian Park Cardiff 20,619 Jim Finney (Hereford) 1960 1 16 y 15:00 26 W Bristol City Cardiff City 03 43 Joe Bonson52 og Peter McCall89 Graham Moore Ashton Gate Bristol 18,184 Frank Cowen 1960 1 23 y 14:45 27 W Cardiff City Scunthorpe United 42 Johnny Watkins 9Joe Bonson 16Derek Tapscott 17Graham Moore 30 38 Barrie Thomas47 Harry Middleton Ninian Park Cardiff 16,759 Bill Clements (West Bromwich) 1960 1 30 y 15:15 28 D Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City 11 Alec Milne 8 og 80 Derek Tapscott Home Park Plymouth Plymouth report 21,923 David Smith (Stonehouse) 1960 2 6 y 15:00 29 D Rotherham United Cardiff City 22 Billy Myerscough 30 82 pen 15 32 Derek Tapscott Millmoor Rotherham 16,525 Walter Crossley (Lancaster) 1960 2 13 y 15:00 30 W Cardiff City Lincoln City 62 Joe Bonson 7 30 Johnny Watkins 6 25 Derek Tapscott 52 Brian Walsh 57 61 Mike Commons 74 John McClelland Ninian Park Cardiff 16,231 Jim Pickles (Stockport) 1960 2 20 y 15:00 31 W Cardiff City Hull City 32 Johnny Watkins 7 Joe Bonson 15 50 45 Colin Smith 65 Ralph Gubbins Ninian Park Cardiff 21,580 CH Sant (Crewe) 1960 2 27 y 15:15 32 W Leyton Orient Cardiff City 34 Tommy Johnston 10 28Terry McDonald 89 41 85 Derek Tapscott52 70 Joe Bonson Brisbane Road London 22,918 FH Gerrard (Preston) 1960 3 5 y 15:15 33 W Cardiff City Huddersfield Town 21 Graham Moore 44Johnny Watkins 65 21 Chris Balderstone Ninian Park Cardiff 32,733 Ken Aston (Ilford) 1960 3 12 y 34 D Ipswich Town Cardiff City 11 John Elsworthy 23 43 Joe Bonson Portman Road Ipswich 18,776 JG Williams 1960 3 19 y 15:15 35 L Cardiff City Portsmouth 14 Derek Tapscott 30 11 Harry Harris27 Ron Saunders40 47 Ron Newman Ninian Park Cardiff 21,011 GW Thorpe (Swindon) 1960 3 26 y 16:30 36 D Swansea Town Cardiff City 33 Brayley Reynolds 60 66Dixie Hale 64 10 Joe Bonson32 Graham Moore52 Brian Walsh Vetch Field Swansea 24,004 DW Smith 1960 4 2 y 15:15 37 L Cardiff City Brighton & Hove Albion 14 Derek Tapscott 37 24 73 Bill Curry39 Dennis Gordon39 Adrian Thorne Ninian Park Cardiff 19,523 JS McLoughlin (Manchester) 1960 4 9 y 38 W Stoke City Cardiff City 01 52 Johnny Watkins Victoria Ground Stoke 9,548 JE Carr (Sheffield) 1960 4 16 y 15:15 39 W Cardiff City Aston Villa 10 Graham Moore 12 Ninian Park Cardiff 52,364 Charles Rogers (Greenford) 1960 4 19 y 18:15 40 L Cardiff City Plymouth Argyle 01 Wilf Carter Ninian Park Cardiff 28,890 Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster) 1960 4 23 y 15:00 41 D Sunderland Cardiff City 11 Ambrose Fogarty 15 45 Colin Baker Roker Park Sunderland 20,663 J Bellwood (Liversedge) 1960 4 30 y 15:15 42 D Cardiff City Bristol Rovers 22 Graham Moore Johnny Watkins 26 49 Dai Ward Ninian Park Cardiff 17,624 FH Gerrard (Preston) FA Cup 1960 1 9 y 14:15 Round 3 L Cardiff City Port Vale 02 Stan Steele Cliff Portwood Ninian Park Cardiff 25,500 George McCabe (Sheffield) Welsh Cup 1960 1 20 y 14:45 Round 5 W Cardiff City Lovell's Athletic 50 Graham Moore Joe Bonson Johnny Watkins Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott , Ninian Park Cardiff 2,500 L Owen (Blackwood) 1960 2 25 y 15:00 Round 6 W Swansea Town Cardiff City 12 Brayley Reynolds Harry Knowlesog Alan Woods Vetch Field Swansea 11,000 RE Smith (Newport) 1960 3 28 y 19:15 Semi Final D Bangor City Cardiff City 11 Graham Moore The Racecourse Wrexham 3,600 1960 4 25 y 18:15 Semi Final (Replay) W Bangor City Cardiff City 14 Brian Jenkinspen Brian Jenkins Graham Moore Steve Mokone Somerton Park Newport 2,500 1960 5 2 y 18:30 Final D Cardiff City Wrexham 11 Brian Jenkins 51 73 Ron Harbertson Ninian Park Cardiff Wrexham report 11,172 Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil) 1960 5 5 y 18:30 Final Replay L Wrexham Cardiff City 10 Arfon Griffiths 30 The Racecourse Wrexham Wrexham report 5,800 Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil) See also List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons References The Who's Who of Cardiff City Dean Hayes Breedon Books 2006 1-85983-462-0 https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM Football Club History Database – Cardiff City Welsh Football Data Archive Category:Cardiff City F.C. seasons Car Card