1967–68 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 1967–68 football season
1967–68 season | ||
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Chairman | Fred Dewey | |
Manager | Jimmy Scoular | |
Football League Second Division | 13th | |
FA Cup | 3rd round | |
League Cup | 2nd round | |
European Cup Winners Cup | Semi-finals | |
Welsh Cup | Winners | |
Top goalscorer | League: Peter King (12) All: Peter King (18) | |
Highest home attendance | 20,021 (v QPR, 16 April 1968) | |
Lowest home attendance | 8,396 (v Charlton, 11 May 1968) | |
Average home league attendance | 13,301 | |
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The 1967–68 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 41st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.
During the season they enjoyed their most successful season in European competition by reaching the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup before being beaten 4–3 on aggregate by German side Hamburg. It remains the furthest a Welsh team has ever reached in European competition.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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11 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 56 | 1.000 | 39 | |
12 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 39 | |
13 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 66 | 0.909 | 38 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 61 | 0.754 | 38 | |
15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 63 | 68 | 0.926 | 37 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- ^ Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1967–68 Welsh Cup winners.
Results by round
Fixtures and results
Second Division
Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle
19 August 1967 (1967-08-19) 1 | Cardiff City | 1 – 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bobby Brown ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,169 |
Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City
26 August 1967 (1967-08-26) 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 10,654 |
Cardiff City v Crystal Palace
30 August 1967 (1967-08-30) 3 | Cardiff City | 4 – 2 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
19:30 | Barrie Jones ![]() Bobby Brown ![]() Ronnie Bird ![]() Peter King ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,351 |
Portsmouth v Cardiff City
2 September 1967 (1967-09-02) 4 | Portsmouth | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
Nicky Jennings ![]() George Smith ![]() Ray Pointer ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,308 |
Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City
5 September 1967 (1967-09-05) 5 | Charlton Athletic | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | London |
![]() | ![]() | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,523 |
Cardiff City v Norwich City
9 September 1967 (1967-09-09) 6 | Cardiff City | 3 – 1 | Norwich City | Cardiff |
15:00 | Peter King ![]() Bobby Brown ![]() Barrie Jones ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,674 |
Rotherham United v Cardiff City
16 September 1967 (1967-09-16) 7 | Rotherham United | 3 – 2 | Cardiff City | Rotherham |
15:00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,842 Referee: John Yates (Redditch) |
Cardiff City v Derby County
23 September 1967 (1967-09-23) 8 | Cardiff City | 1 – 5 | Derby County | Cardiff |
15:00 | Ronnie Bird ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,375 |
Crystal Palace v Cardiff City
27 September 1967 (1967-09-27) 9 | Crystal Palace | 2 – 1 | Cardiff City | London |
Bobby Woodruff ![]() Steve Kember ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,424 |
Preston North End v Cardiff City
30 September 1967 (1967-09-30) 10 | Preston North End | 3 – 0 | Cardiff City | Preston |
![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 13,735 |
Cardiff City v Ipswich Town
7 October 1967 (1967-10-07) 11 | Cardiff City | 1 – 1 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,261 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth) |
Bristol City v Cardiff City
14 October 1967 (1967-10-14) 12 | Bristol City | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
15:00 | Chris Crowe ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,609 |
Cardiff City v Middlesbrough
21 October 1967 (1967-10-21) 13 | Cardiff City | 3 – 0 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack ![]() John Toshack ![]() Peter King ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,441 |
Hull City v Cardiff City
27 October 1967 (1967-10-27) 14 | Hull City | 1 – 2 | Cardiff City | Hull |
19:30 | Ken Wagstaff ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 18,579 |
Blackpool v Cardiff City
11 November 1967 (1967-11-11) 15 | Blackpool | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
15:00 | Gerry Ingram ![]() Jimmy Robson ![]() Alan Skirton ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,324 Referee: George McCabe (Sheffield) |
Cardiff City v Birmingham City
18 November 1967 (1967-11-18) 16 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Birmingham City | Cardiff |
15:00 | John Toshack ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,673 Referee: Dave Wallace (Swindon) |
Carlisle United v Cardiff City
25 November 1967 (1967-11-25) 17 | Carlisle United | 1 – 3 | Cardiff City | Carlisle |
15:00 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 10,966 |
Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers
2 December 1967 (1967-12-02) 18 | Cardiff City | 3 – 2 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
15:00 | Peter King ![]() Malcolm Clarke ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,829 Referee: Harold Davey (Dorset) |
Cardiff City v Millwall
5 December 1967 (1967-12-05) 19 | Cardiff City | 2 – 2 | Millwall | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack ![]() Bobby Brown ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,993 |
Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City
9 December 1967 (1967-12-09) 20 | Huddersfield Town | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
Jimmy Nicholson ![]() | Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 8,552 |
Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City
16 December 1967 (1967-12-16) 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 – 0 | Cardiff City | Plymouth |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,736 |
Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers
23 December 1967 (1967-12-23) 22 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
15:00 | Bobby Brown ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,082 |
Cardiff City v Aston Villa
26 December 1967 (1967-12-26) 23 | Cardiff City | 3 – 0 | Aston Villa | Cardiff |
15:00 | Leslie Lea ![]() John Toshack ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,180 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford) |
Aston Villa v Cardiff City
30 December 1967 (1967-12-30) 24 | Aston Villa | 2 – 1 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
15:00 | Willie Anderson ![]() Brian Greenhalgh ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 17,667 Referee: Reg Paine (Heston, Middlesex) |
Cardiff City v Portsmouth
6 January 1968 (1968-01-06) 25 | Cardiff City | 3 – 0 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
15:00 | Malcolm Clarke ![]() Ronnie Bird ![]() Peter King ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,925 |
Cardiff City v Rotherham United
20 January 1968 (1968-01-20) 26 | Cardiff City | 2 – 2 | Rotherham United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Ronnie Bird ![]() Leighton Phillips ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,748 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse) |
Derby County v Cardiff City
3 February 1968 (1968-02-03) 27 | Derby County | 3 – 4 | Cardiff City | Derby |
15:00 | Alan Hinton ![]() Kevin Hector ![]() Alan Durban ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 18,096 |
Cardiff City v Preston North End
10 February 1968 (1968-02-10) 28 | Cardiff City | 2 – 0 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
15:00 | Brian Clark ![]() John Toshack ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,897 |
Ipswich Town v Cardiff City
24 February 1968 (1968-02-24) 29 | Ipswich Town | 4 – 2 | Cardiff City | Ipswich |
15:00 | Ray Crawford ![]() Frank Brogan ![]() John O'Rourke ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,580 Referee: Maurice Fussey (Retford) |
Cardiff City v Bristol City
2 March 1968 (1968-03-02) 30 | Cardiff City | 0 – 1 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
15:00 | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,334 |
Middlesbrough v Cardiff City
9 March 1968 (1968-03-09) 31 | Middlesbrough | 2 – 3 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
15:00 | Johnny Crossan ![]() John Hickton ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 15,582 Referee: Harold Davey (Mansfield) |
Cardiff City v Hull City
22 March 1968 (1968-03-22) 32 | Cardiff City | 2 – 3 | Hull City | Cardiff |
19:30 | Brian Clark ![]() Peter King ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,975 |
Millwall v Cardiff City
30 March 1968 (1968-03-30) 33 | Millwall | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Millwall |
15:15 | Malcolm Clarke ![]() Barry Kitchener ![]() Brian Conlon ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7,904 Referee: JWJ Clarke (Studley) |
Cardiff City v Blackpool
6 April 1968 (1968-04-06) 34 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
15:00 | Peter King ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,416 Referee: AE Dimond (Harlow, Essex) |
Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City
12 April 1968 (1968-04-12) 35 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | London |
11:30 | ![]() | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 23,043 |
Birmingham City v Cardiff City
13 April 1968 (1968-04-13) 36 | Birmingham City | 0 – 0 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,044 |
Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers
16 April 1968 (1968-04-16) 37 | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,021 Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock) | ||
Note: Mike Keen missed a penalty for QPR |
Cardiff City v Carlisle United
20 April 1968 (1968-04-20) 38 | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 | Carlisle United | Cardiff |
15:00 | Barrie Jones ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,926 |
Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City
27 April 1968 (1968-04-27) 39 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 7,195 |
Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town
4 May 1968 (1968-05-04) 40 | Cardiff City | 0 – 0 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,647 Referee: RF Prichard (Salisbury) |
Norwich City v Cardiff City
8 May 1968 (1968-05-08) 41 | Norwich City | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Norwich |
19:15 | Ken Foggo ![]() | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 10,177 |
Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic
11 May 1968 (1968-05-11) 42 | Cardiff City | 0 – 0 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,396 |
League Cup
Aldershot v Cardiff City
23 August 1967 (1967-08-23) 1 | Aldershot | 2 – 3 | Cardiff City | Aldershot |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 5,133 |
Burnley v Cardiff City
12 September 1967 (1967-09-12) 2 | Burnley | 2 – 1 | Cardiff City | Burnley |
19:30 | Gordon Harris ![]() Frank Casper ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,631 Referee: Peter Baldwin (Redcar) |
FA Cup
Stoke City v Cardiff City
27 January 1968 (1968-01-27) Round 3 | Stoke City | 4 – 1 | Cardiff City | Stoke |
15:15 | Willie Stevenson ![]() Roy Vernon ![]() Harry Burrows ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 23,563 |
European Cup Winners' Cup
Shamrock Rovers v Cardiff City
20 September 1967 (1967-09-20) 1 (1st Leg) | Shamrock Rovers | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Dublin |
20:00 | Bobby Gilbert ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 21,883 Referee: Piet Roomer (Netherlands) |
Cardiff City v Shamrock Rovers
4 October 1967 (1967-10-04) 1 (2nd Leg) | Cardiff City | 2 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.) | Shamrock Rovers | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack ![]() Bobby Brown ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,180 Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium) |
NAC Breda v Cardiff City
15 November 1967 (1967-11-15) 2 (1st Leg) | NAC Breda | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Eindhoven |
20:00 | Jacques Visschers ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 7,618 Referee: Kare Sirevaag (Norway) |
Cardiff City v NAC Breda
29 November 1967 (1967-11-29) 2(2nd Leg) | Cardiff City | 4 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.) | NAC Breda | Cardiff |
19:30 | Bobby Brown ![]() Barrie Jones ![]() John Toshack ![]() Malcolm Clarke ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,411 Referee: Gunnar Michaelsen (Denmark) |
Cardiff City v Torpedo Moscow
6 March 1968 (1968-03-06) QF(1st Leg) | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 | Torpedo Moscow | Cardiff |
19:30 | Barrie Jones ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 30,567 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium) |
Torpedo Moscow v Cardiff City
19 March 1968 (1968-03-19) QF(2nd Leg) | Torpedo Moscow | 1 – 0 (1 – 1 agg.) | Cardiff City | Tashkent |
18:30 | Mikhail Gershkovich ![]() | Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 37,049 Referee: Bertil Loow (Sweden) |
Torpedo Moscow v Cardiff City
3 April 1968 (1968-04-03) QF(replay) | Torpedo Moscow | 0 – 1 | Cardiff City | Augsburg |
![]() | Stadium: Rosenaustadion Attendance: 25,851 Referee: Helmut Fritz (West Germany) |
Hamburg v Cardiff City
24 April 1968 (1968-04-24) SF(1st Leg) | Hamburg | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Hamburg |
Helmut Sandemann ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 64,410 Referee: Jose Maria Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain) |
Cardiff City v Hamburg
1 May 1968 (1968-05-01) SF(2nd Leg) | Cardiff City | 2 – 3 (3 – 4 agg.) | Hamburg | Cardiff |
19:30 | Norman Dean ![]() Brian Harris ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 43,070 Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) |
Welsh Cup
Cardiff City v Ebbw Vale
16 January 1968 (1968-01-16) Round 5 | Cardiff City | 8–0 | Ebbw Vale | Cardiff |
19:30 | John Toshack ![]() John Toshack ![]() John Toshack ![]() Ronnie Bird ![]() Ronnie Bird ![]() Ronnie Bird ![]() Peter King ![]() Leslie Lea ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,542 |
Wrexham v Cardiff City
12 February 1968 (1968-02-12) Round 6 | Wrexham | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 7,671 |
Chester City v Cardiff City
27 March 1968 (1968-03-27) Semi Final | Chester City | 0–3 | Cardiff City | Chester |
19:00 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5,488 |
Hereford United v Cardiff City
6 May 1968 (1968-05-06) Final (First leg) | Hereford United | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Hereford |
19:15 | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 5,442 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Trelewis) |
Cardiff City v Hereford United
16 May 1968 (1968-05-16) Final (Second leg) | Cardiff City | 4–1 (6–1 agg.) | Hereford United | Cardiff |
19:30 | Norman Dean ![]() Malcolm Clarke ![]() Page ![]() Leslie Lea ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,036 Referee: Iorwerth Jones (Trelewis) |
Source [1]
See also
References
- ^ "Cardiff City 1967-68 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
Bibliography
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
- Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
- "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive