1969–70 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 196970
LeagueFootball League Second Division
ManagerJimmy Scoular
League position7th
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Clark (18)
All: Brian Clark (28)
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup2nd round
Welsh CupWinners
Previous season196869
Next season197071

The 196970 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 43rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing seventh.

The season saw also saw them win the Welsh Cup, beating Chester City in the final, although they enjoyed little success in other tournaments, being knocked out of both the FA Cup and League Cup in their first matches.

Players

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

No. Position Player
-- England GK Fred Davies
-- Scotland GK Jim Eadie
-- England DF Gary Bell
-- England DF David Carver
-- Wales DF Graham Coldrick
-- Wales DF Steve Derrett
-- Wales DF Terry Lewis
-- Scotland DF Don Murray
-- England MF Ronnie Bird
-- England MF Brian Harris
-- Wales MF Barrie Jones
No. Position Player
-- England MF Peter King
-- England MF Leslie Lea
-- Wales MF Leighton Phillips
-- Scotland MF Frank Sharp
-- Wales MF Bob Summerhayes
-- Wales MF Mel Sutton
-- England MF Bobby Woodruff
-- Scotland FW Sandy Allan
-- England FW Brian Clark
-- Wales FW John Toshack

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1Huddersfield Town422412668371.83860
2Blackpool422013956451.24453
3Leicester City4219131064501.28051
4Middlesbrough4220101255451.22250
5Swindon Town421716957471.21350
6Sheffield United422251573381.92149
7Cardiff City4218131161411.48849
8Blackburn Rovers422071554501.08047
9Queens Park Rangers4217111466571.15845
10Millwall4215141356561.00044
11Norwich City4216111549461.06543
12Carlisle United4214131558561.03641
13Hull City4215111672701.02941
14Bristol City4213131654501.08039
15Oxford United4212151535420.83339
16Bolton Wanderers4212121854610.88536
17Portsmouth421392066800.82535
18Birmingham City4211112051780.65433
19Watford429132044570.77231
20Charlton Athletic427171835760.46131
21Aston Villa428132136620.58129
22Preston North End428122243630.68328

European Cup Winners Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 Sep One (first leg) Mjøndalen IF A W 7 - 1 Approx. 18,000 Clark (2), Toshack (2), Lea, Sutton, King
1 Oct One (second leg) Mjøndalen IF H W 5 - 1 14,730 Allan (3), King (2)
12 Nov Two (first leg) Göztepe A.Ş. A L 0 - 3 Approx. 25,000
26 Nov Two (second leg) Göztepe A.Ş. H W 1 - 0 17,866 Bird

See also

References

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