1961–62 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1961–62
League	Football League First Division
Manager	Bill Jones
League position	21st
Top goalscorer	League: Dai Ward (17) All: Dai Ward (21)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Previous season	← 1960–61
Next season	1962–63 →

The 1961–62 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 35th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Two. The 1961–62 season remained the last time Cardiff City appeared in the top tier of the English league system until promotion to Premier League after the 2012–13 season.

Players

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

No. Position Player -- GK Dilwyn John -- GK Maurice Swan -- GK Graham Vearncombe -- DF Colin Baker -- DF Mel Charles -- DF Trevor Edwards -- DF Alec Milne -- DF Frank Rankmore -- DF Peter Rodrigues -- DF Ron Stitfall -- MF Alan Durban -- MF Steve Gammon -- MF Alan Harrington -- MF Dave Holder

No. Position Player -- MF Barrie Hole -- MF Peter King -- MF Danny McCarthy -- MF Alan McIntosh -- MF Graham Moore -- MF Gil Reece -- MF Brian Walsh -- MF Gareth Williams -- FW Peter Donnelly -- FW Derek Hogg -- FW Johnny King -- FW Tony Pickrell -- FW Derek Tapscott -- FW Dai Ward

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Ipswich Town	42	24	8	10	93	67	1.388	56
2	Burnley	42	21	11	10	101	67	1.507	53
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	10	11	88	69	1.275	52
4	Everton	42	20	11	11	88	54	1.630	51
5	Sheffield United	42	19	9	14	61	69	0.884	47
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42	20	6	16	72	58	1.241	46
7	Aston Villa	42	18	8	16	65	56	1.161	44
8	West Ham United	42	17	10	15	76	82	0.927	44
9	West Bromwich Albion	42	15	13	14	83	67	1.239	43
10	Arsenal	42	16	11	15	71	72	0.986	43
11	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	10	16	62	66	0.939	42
12	Manchester City	42	17	7	18	78	81	0.963	41
13	Blackpool	42	15	11	16	70	75	0.933	41
14	Leicester City	42	17	6	19	72	71	1.014	40
15	Manchester United	42	15	9	18	72	75	0.960	39
16	Blackburn Rovers	42	14	11	17	50	58	0.862	39
17	Birmingham City	42	14	10	18	65	81	0.802	38
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	10	19	73	86	0.849	36
19	Nottingham Forest	42	13	10	19	63	79	0.797	36
20	Fulham	42	13	7	22	66	74	0.892	33
21	Cardiff City	42	9	14	19	50	81	0.617	32
22	Chelsea	42	9	10	23	63	94	0.670	28

See also

• 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".
• Welsh Football Data Archive