1976–77 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 197677
LeagueFootball League Second Division
ManagerJimmy Andrews
League position18th
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Evans (15)
All: Tony Evans (24)
FA Cup5th round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup1st round
Welsh CupWinners
Previous season197576
Next season197778

The 197677 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 50th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.

The season also saw the arrival of Robin Friday who, although it would be his only full season at the club, made such an impression that he was voted as the clubs all-time cult hero.[1]

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 Ron Healey
-- Northern Ireland GK Bill Irwin
-- Wales DF Bryan Attley
-- England DF Clive Charles
-- Wales DF Phil Dwyer
-- Northern Ireland DF Albert Larmour
-- Wales DF Richie Morgan
-- Wales DF Freddie Pethard
-- Wales DF Keith Pontin
-- England DF Paul Went
-- England MF Willie Anderson
No. Position Player
-- Scotland MF John Buchanan
-- Scotland MF Alan Campbell
-- Wales MF David Giles
-- England MF Steve Grapes
-- England MF Doug Livermore
-- Wales MF Peter Sayer
-- Australia FW Adrian Alston
-- England FW Tony Evans
-- England FW Robin Friday
-- Wales FW Derek Showers

Table

P WDLFAGDPts
1Wolverhampton Wanderers42221378445+3957
2Chelsea42211387353+2055
3Nottingham Forest422110117743+3452
4Bolton Wanderers422011117554+2151
5Blackpool42171785842+1651
6Luton Town42216156748+1948
7Charlton Athletic421616107158+1348
8Notts County421910136560+548
9Southampton421710157267+544
10Millwall421513145753+443
11Sheffield United421412165463-940
12Blackburn Rovers42159184254-1239
13Oldham Athletic421410185264-1238
14Hull City421017154553-837
15Bristol Rovers421213175368-1537
16Burnley421114174664-1836
17Fulham421113185461-735
18Cardiff City421210205667-1134
19Orient42916173755-1834
20Carlisle United421112194975-2634
21Plymouth Argyle42816184665-1932
22Hereford United42815195778-2131

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAAHAAH
Result W L W L L L D L W D D L W W L L D D L W W D D L W L L W L L L L D D L W W L L W L D
Position 3 5 11 17 19 19 20 19 20 19 20 19 13 16 17 18 17 18 17 14 11 14 16 14 15 16 14 15 16 19 19 18 19 20 19 17 17 21 18 18 18

Last updated: 30 September 2013.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures and results

Second Division

League Cup

FA Cup

European Cup Winners Cup

See also

References

  1. "Cardiff City's cult heroes", BBC Sport, 2004-10-14 .Retrieved on 17 October 2007
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