1978–79 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 197879
LeagueFootball League Second Division
ManagerJimmy Andrews/Richie Morgan
League position9th
Top goalscorerLeague: John Buchanan (16)
All: John Buchanan (18)
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
Welsh Cup5th round
Previous season197778
Next season197980

The 197879 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 52nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing ninth.

During the season manager Jimmy Andrews, who had been in charge of the club for just over three years, left the club after a number of poor results and the disappointing hiring of Mickey Burns as a player-coach. Andrews was replaced by Richie Morgan, a former player who had spent his entire professional playing career at the club before retiring in 1977 to joins the backroom staff.

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 Keith Barber
-- Wales GK John Davies
-- England GK Ron Healey
-- Northern Ireland GK Jim Platt
-- Wales DF Bryan Attley
-- Wales DF Phil Dwyer
-- Wales DF Linden Jones
-- Northern Ireland DF Albert Larmour
-- Wales DF Freddie Pethard
-- Wales DF Keith Pontin
-- Wales DF David Roberts
-- England DF Colin Sullivan
-- Wales DF Rod Thomas
-- England DF Paul Went
No. Position Player
-- Scotland MF John Buchanan
-- Scotland MF Gerry Byrne
-- Scotland MF Alan Campbell
-- Wales MF David Giles
-- England MF Steve Grapes
-- England MF Gary Harris
-- Wales MF John Lewis
-- England MF Paul Manns
-- Wales MF Tarki Micallef
-- Wales FW Ray Bishop
-- England FW Mickey Burns
-- England FW Tony Evans
-- England FW Ronnie Moore
-- England FW Gary Stevens

Table

P WDLFAGDPts
1Crystal Palace42191945124+2757
2Brighton & Hove Albion42231097239+3356
3Stoke City42201665831+2756
4Sunderland42221197044+2655
5West Ham United421814107039+3150
6Notts County421416124860-1244
7Preston North End421218125957+242
8Newcastle United42178175155-442
9Cardiff City421610165670-1442
10Fulham421315145047+341
11Orient421510175151+040
12Cambridge United421216144452-840
13Burnley421412165162-1140
14Oldham Athletic421313165261-939
15Wrexham421214164542+338
16Bristol Rovers421410184860-1238
17Leicester City421017154352-937
18Luton Town421310196057+336
19Charlton Athletic421113186069-935
20Sheffield United421112195269-1734
21Millwall421110214261-1932
22Blackburn Rovers421010224172-3130

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHHHH
Result D L L L W L W W L D W L L L L D L D L W L D L W W W W D L L L W D W D W W W D W D W
Position 8 17 22 22 22 22 20 17 19 19 15 17 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 20 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 19 19 20 19 19 19 20 18 15 14 13 13 13 8

Last updated: 18 February 2014.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Fixtures & Results

Second Division

League Cup

FA Cup

See also

References

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