1965–66 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1965–66 season
Chairman	Fred Dewey
Manager	Jimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division	20th
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	Semi-finals
European Cup Winners Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	5th round
Top goalscorer	League: George Johnston (17) All: George Johnston (23)
Highest home attendance	19,827 (v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4 September 1965)
Lowest home attendance	5,934 (v Norwich City, 10 May 1966)
Average home league attendance	11,005
Home colours
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The 1965–66 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 39th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

The season also saw the club reach the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, the furthest they have ever gone in the competition, before being beaten by West Ham United.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player -- GK  WAL Lyn Davies -- GK  WAL Dilwyn John -- GK  ENG Bob Wilson -- DF  WAL Colin Baker -- DF  ENG David Carver -- DF  WAL Graham Coldrick -- DF  ENG Bobby Ferguson -- DF  WAL Alan Harrington -- DF  SCO Don Murray -- DF  WAL Peter Rodrigues -- MF  ENG Ronnie Bird -- MF  SCO Greg Farrell -- MF  WAL Barrie Hole

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  SCO David Houston -- MF  ENG Peter King -- MF  WAL Bernie Lewis -- MF  WAL Pat Murphy -- MF  WAL David Summerhayes -- MF  ENG Gareth Williams -- MF  WAL David Yorath -- FW  ENG George Andrews -- FW  WAL John Charles -- FW  NIR Terry Harkin -- FW  SCO George Johnston -- FW  WAL John Toshack

League standings

Results by round

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Bury

21 August 1965 (1965-08-21) 1	Cardiff City	1 – 0	Bury	Cardiff
15:00	John Charles 10'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,392 Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)

Cardiff City v Derby County

25 August 1965 (1965-08-25) 2	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Derby County	Cardiff
19:30	Terry Harkin John Charles		Gordon Hughes	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,260 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)

Norwich City v Cardiff City

28 August 1965 (1965-08-28) 3	Norwich City	3 – 2	Cardiff City	Norwich
15:00			(pen) George Johnston Terry Harkin	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,437

Derby County v Cardiff City

1 September 1965 (1965-09-01) 4	Derby County	1 – 5	Cardiff City	Derby
19:15	Gordon Hughes		George Johnston (pen) George Johnston John Charles John Charles Terry Harkin	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 10,221

Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 September 1965 (1965-09-04) 5	Cardiff City	1 – 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00	George Johnston (pen)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,827

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

11 September 1965 (1965-09-11) 6	Rotherham United	6 – 4	Cardiff City	Rotherham
15:00	John Galley 27', 32'		26' Greg Farrell 30' Terry Harkin Terry Harkin George Johnston	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 9,211

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

14 September 1965 (1965-09-14) 7	Charlton Athletic	5 – 2	Cardiff City	London
19:30			Terry Harkin George Johnston	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,172 Referee: Harry New (Hampshire)

Cardiff City v Manchester City

18 September 1965 (1965-09-18) 8	Cardiff City	4 – 3	Manchester City	Cardiff
15:00	George Johnston George Johnston Barrie Hole Terry Harkin		Matt Gray Jimmy Murray Glyn Pardoe	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,365 Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater)

Bristol City v Cardiff City

25 September 1965 (1965-09-25) 9	Bristol City	1 – 1	Cardiff City	Bristol
			Bernie Lewis	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,300

Cardiff City v Coventry City

6 October 1965 (1965-10-06) 10	Cardiff City	1 – 2	Coventry City	Cardiff
19:30	Gareth Williams		George Curtis Ronnie Rees	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,469

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

9 October 1965 (1965-10-09) 11	Plymouth Argyle	2 – 2	Cardiff City	Plymouth
	Mike Trebilcock Barrie Jones		Greg Farrell George Johnston	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,740

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

16 October 1965 (1965-10-16) 12	Cardiff City	1 – 2	Portsmouth	Cardiff
15:00	George Johnston		Alex Wilson Ray Hiron	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,781 Referee: Norman Matthews (Oxford)

Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City

23 October 1965 (1965-10-23) 13	Bolton Wanderers	2 – 1	Cardiff City	Bolton
			George Andrews	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 11,088

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

30 October 1965 (1965-10-30) 14	Cardiff City	1 – 0	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:00	Greg Farrell			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,325 Referee: RF Prichard (Salisbury)

Birmingham City v Cardiff City

6 November 1965 (1965-11-06) 15	Birmingham City	4 – 2	Cardiff City	Birmingham
	Mickey Bullock Bobby Thomson Stan Lynn (pen) Alec Jackson		George Andrews George Andrews	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 10,744

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

10 November 1965 (1965-11-10) 16	Cardiff City	3 – 1	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
19:30	George Johnston (pen) George Johnston (pen) George Andrews			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,537 Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

13 November 1965 (1965-11-13) 17	Cardiff City	3 – 1	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
15:00	George Johnston George Andrews John Toshack			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,017

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

20 November 1965 (1965-11-20) 18	Middlesbrough	3 – 4	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
15:00	Stan Anderson Edwin Holliday Eric McMordie		John Toshack John Toshack (og) Ian Davidson (pen) George Johnston	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 11,898

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

27 November 1965 (1965-11-27) 19	Cardiff City	0 – 1	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
15:00			74' Steve Smith	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,898

Cardiff City v Preston North End

11 December 1965 (1965-12-11) 21	Cardiff City	1 – 3	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00	George Johnston 43'		5' Alex Dawson 30' Stan Lapot 77' Ernie Hannigan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,754

Portsmouth v Cardiff City

18 December 1965 (1965-12-18) 22	Portsmouth	3 – 1	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
	Albert McCann 43' Dennis Edwards 62', 81'		64' George Andrews	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 8,434 Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)

Cardiff City v Southampton

27 December 1965 (1965-12-27) 23	Cardiff City	3 – 5	Southampton	Cardiff
15:00	Terry Harkin 5' George Andrews 43' Dave Walker 68' (og)		31', 50', 78' Martin Chivers 36', 55' Terry Paine	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,768

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

1 January 1966 (1966-01-01) 24	Cardiff City	5 – 1	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:00	George Andrews 7', 75' Terry Harkin 44', 61' Barrie Hole 51'		69' Norman Piper	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,890 Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth)

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City

8 January 1966 (1966-01-08) 25	Leyton Orient	1 – 1	Cardiff City	London
			George Andrews	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,516 Referee: JE Thacker (Scarborough)

Bury v Cardiff City

29 January 1966 (1966-01-29) 26	Bury	1 – 1	Cardiff City	Bury
15:15			George Johnston	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,677

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City

19 February 1966 (1966-02-19) 27	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2 – 1	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
			George Andrews	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 24,179

Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers

5 March 1966 (1966-03-05) 29	Cardiff City	1 – 1	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00	Greg Farrell			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,951

Manchester City v Cardiff City

12 March 1966 (1966-03-12) 30	Manchester City	2 – 2	Cardiff City	Manchester
15:00	Neil Young 10' Dave Connor 27'		4' John Toshack 33' George Johnston	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 29,642 Referee: WJ Gow (Birmingham)

Cardiff City v Bristol City

18 March 1966 (1966-03-18) 31	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Bristol City	Cardiff
19:30	Peter King 15' John Toshack 40'		82' Brian Clark	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,405 Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock, Staffordshire)

Coventry City v Cardiff City

26 March 1966 (1966-03-26) 32	Coventry City	3 – 1	Cardiff City	Coventry
	Peter Denton Ron Farmer (pen) Ernie Machin		George Andrews	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 20,296

Cardiff City v Birmingham City

2 April 1966 (1966-04-02) 33	Cardiff City	1 – 3	Birmingham City	Cardiff
15:00	Barrie Hole		Geoff Vowden (og) David Carver	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,150

Cardiff City v Carlisle United

8 April 1966 (1966-04-08) 34	Cardiff City	1 – 1	Carlisle United	Cardiff
15:00	George Andrews			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,844

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

9 April 1966 (1966-04-09) 35	Ipswich Town	2 – 1	Cardiff City	Ipswich
	Billy Baxter Gerry Baker		John Toshack	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 10,392 Referee: DA Corbett (Wolverhampton)

Carlisle United v Cardiff City

12 April 1966 (1966-04-12) 36	Carlisle United	2 – 0	Cardiff City	Carlisle
19:30				Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 11,252

Southampton v Cardiff City

20 April 1966 (1966-04-20) 37	Southampton	3 – 2	Cardiff City	Southampton
			Peter King Peter King	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 18,941

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

23 April 1966 (1966-04-23) 38	Huddersfield Town	1 – 1	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
	David Carver (og)		Peter King	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 19,138

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace

30 April 1966 (1966-04-30) 39	Cardiff City	1 – 0	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
15:00	Peter King			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,420 Referee: VJ Batty (Cheshire)

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

4 May 1966 (1966-05-04) 40	Cardiff City	5 – 3	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
19:30	Barrie Hole 25' Greg Farrell 29' (pen) George Andrews 35', 86' Peter King 65'		6', 27' (pen), 90' Dickie Rooks	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,935 Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater)

Preston North End v Cardiff City

7 May 1966 (1966-05-07) 41	Preston North End	9 – 0	Cardiff City	Preston
	Ernie Hannigan 9', 39', 44' Nobby Lawton 20' Brian Greenhalgh 28', 81' Brian Godfrey 71' (pen), 73', 76'			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,018

Cardiff City v Norwich City

10 May 1966 (1966-05-10) 42	Cardiff City	0 – 2	Norwich City	Cardiff
19:30			??', ??' Hugh Curran	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,934 Referee: William Clements (West Bromwich)

League Cup

Crewe Alexandra v Cardiff City

22 September 1965 (1965-09-22) Round 1	Crewe Alexandra	1 – 1	Cardiff City	Crewe
19:30			Bernie Lewis	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,832

Cardiff City v Crewe Alexandra

29 September 1965 (1965-09-29) Round 1 (Replay)	Cardiff City	3 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Cardiff
19:30	Peter King Peter King Terry Harkin			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,939

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

13 October 1965 (1965-10-13) Round 2	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Portsmouth	Cardiff
	Peter King George Andrews			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,803

Cardiff City v Reading

3 November 1965 (1965-11-03) Round 3	Cardiff City	5 – 1	Reading	Cardiff
19:30	George Johnston George Johnston George Johnston Terry Harkin Terry Harkin			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,698 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

17 November 1965 (1965-11-17) Quarter Final	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
19:30	George Andrews Barrie Hole		Frank Brogan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,748 Referee: Peter Brandwood (Walsall)

West Ham United v Cardiff City

15 December 1965 (1965-12-15) Semi Final (First Leg)	West Ham United	5 – 2	Cardiff City	London
19:30	Eddie Bovington 7' Johnny Byrne 42' Peter Brabrook 55' John Sissons 75' Geoff Hurst 89'		87', 88' George Andrews	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 19,980 Referee: Ray Tinkler (Boston)

Cardiff City v West Ham United

2 February 1966 (1966-02-02) Semi Final (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	1 – 5 (3 – 10 agg.)	West Ham United	Cardiff
19:30	Bernie Lewis 76'		5', 50' Geoff Hurst John Sissons Martin Peters Dennis Burnett	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,313

FA Cup

Cardiff City v Port Vale

26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) Round 3	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Port Vale	Cardiff
19:30	Peter King 7' Barrie Hole 90'		John Rowland	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,898 Referee: Eric Jennings (Stourbridge)

Southport v Cardiff City

12 February 1966 (1966-02-12) Round 4	Southport	2 – 0	Cardiff City	Southport
	Alan Spence Ron Smith			Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 14,230

European Cup Winners Cup

Cardiff City v Standard Liège

8 September 1965 (1965-09-08) Round 1 (First Leg)	Cardiff City	1 – 2	Standard Liège	Cardiff
19:30	George Johnston 30'		40' Roger Claessen 68' Leon Semmeling	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,798 Referee: Adrianus Aalbrecht (Netherlands)

Standard Liège v Cardiff City

20 October 1965 (1965-10-20) Round 1 (Second Leg)	Standard Liège	1 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	Cardiff City	Liege, Belgium
	Alan Harrington 48' (og)			Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 17,985 Referee: Francisco Guerra (Portugal)

Welsh Cup

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

4 January 1966 (1966-01-04) 5	Swansea Town	2 – 2	Cardiff City	Swansea
19:30	Don Murray (og) Ivor Allchurch		George Andrews Peter King	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 10,000

Cardiff City v Swansea Town

8 February 1966 (1966-02-08) 5 (Replay)	Cardiff City	3 – 5 (a.e.t.)	Swansea Town	Cardiff
19:30	Gareth Williams George Johnston George Johnston		Keith Todd Keith Todd Herbie Williams Jim McLaughlin Brian Evans	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,836 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

See also

• List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
• Welsh Football Data Archive