1983–84 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1983–84 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 57th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.
| 1983–84 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jack Leonard |
| Manager | Len Ashurst/Jimmy Goodfellow & Jimmy Mullen |
| Football League Second Division | 15th |
| FA Cup | 3rd round |
| League Cup | 2nd round |
| Welsh Cup | 5th round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Gordon Owen (14) All: Gordon Owen (18) |
| Highest home attendance | 14,580 (v Swansea, 26 December 1983) |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,870 (v Shrewsbury, 17 March 1983) |
| Average home league attendance | 7,016 |
Manager Len Ashurst resigned to become Sunderland manager towards the end of the season and his assistant Jimmy Goodfellow and defender Jimmy Mullen were appointed joint caretaker managers for the remainder of the season.
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 | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 57 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 52 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 51 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 49 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 49 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results by round
Fixtures and results
Second Division
| 27 August 1983 1 | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Cardiff City | London |
| 15:00 | Kevin Smith  Chris Jones |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 4,525 |
| 29 August 1983 2 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Manchester City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Paul Bodin 4' Paul Bodin |
54' Jim Tolmie |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,899 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett) |
| 3 September 1983 3 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Gordon Owen 49', 64' (pen) Andy Crawford 72' |
44' Joe Waters |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton) |
| 6 September 1983 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
| 19:30 | Chic Bates 3' |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,406 Referee: RA Banks (Manchester) |
| 10 September 1983 5 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Leeds |
| 15:00 | George McCluskey 71' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 12,336 |
| 17 September 1983 6 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,033 Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull) |
| 1 October 1983 7 | Cardiff City | 0–3 | Barnsley | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | 42' Ronnie Glavin David Geddis 81' Ronnie Glavin |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,433 Referee: Alan Crickmore (Plymouth) |
| 8 October 1983 8 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Carlisle United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Nigel Vaughan 45' Gordon Owen |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,596 Referee: Alan Seville (Birmingham) |
| 15 October 1983 9 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Cardiff City | London |
| 15:00 | Pat Nevin Colin Lee |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 15,459 Referee: Mark Scott (Nottinghamshire) |
| 19 October 1983 10 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | 59' Kevin Keegan 9' Peter Beardsley |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,926 Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol) |
| 31 October 1983 11 | Fulham | 0–2 | Cardiff City | London |
| 19:30 | 62' Gary Bennett 89' Gordon Owen |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 5,959 |
| 5 November 1983 12 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 | David Currie 60' Andy Crawford 62' |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 7,686 Referee: Howe |
| 8 November 1983 13 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Cardiff City | London |
| 19:30 | Jerry Murphy 79' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 5,299 |
| 12 November 1983 14 | Cardiff City | 5–0 | Cambridge United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Roger Gibbins 25' Nigel Vaughan 29'Steve Fallon 33' (og)Gordon Owen 86'Roger Gibbins |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,720 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham) |
| 19 November 1983 15 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Oldham |
| 15:00 | Roger Palmer Derrick Parker |
49' Phil Dwyer |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,587 |
| 26 November 1983 16 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Huddersfield | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Paul Bodin 52' Brian Laws (og)Gordon Owen |
(pen) Colin Russell |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,067 |
| 3 December 1983 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Brighton |
| 15:00 | Danny Wilson 43' Terry Connor 62'Danny Wilson |
Ian Baird |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,924 Referee: Ken Salmon (Barnet) |
| 10 December 1983 18 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | 53' Mark Patterson |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Dennis Brazier (Northampton) |
| 17 December 1983 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–2 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
| 15:00 | Imre Varadi 30', 48' Gary Shelton 33'Gary Bannister 40'Mick Lyons 59' |
77', 81' Ian Baird |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 14,580 |
| 26 December 1983 20 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Swansea City | Cardiff |
| 11:30 | Roger Gibbins 24' Nigel Vaughan 45'Trevor Lee 51' |
44' (pen) Gary Stanley 55' John Toshack |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,580 Referee: Eric Read (Bristol) |
| 27 December 1983 21 | Derby County | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Derby |
| 15:00 | John McAlle 2' Paul Hooks 43' |
38' Ian Baird Ian Baird 77' Phil Dwyer |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 16,054 Referee: Plummer |
| 31 December 1983 22 | Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Grimsby |
| 15:00 | Paul Emson 50' |
Attendance: 7,164 |
| 21 January 1984 23 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Kevin Dillon 87' (pen) |
41' Trevor Lee |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,938 |
| 31 January 1984 24 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Gordon Owen Gary Bennett |
Kevin Dickenson |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke) |
| 4 February 1984 25 | Barnsley | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Barnsley |
| Mick McGuire David Geddis |
70' Gordon Owen 72' (og) Larry May 73' Ian Baird |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,107 |
| 11 February 1984 26 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Leeds United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | 85' Scott Sellars |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,407 Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire) |
| 19 February 1984 27 | Cardiff City | 0–4 | Fulham | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | 41', 67' Dean Coney 44', 70' Leroy Rosenior |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,149 |
| 25 February 1984 28 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Chris Waddle 9' Kevin Keegan 44', 57' (pen) |
58' Nigel Vaughan |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 27,909 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham) |
| 3 March 1984 29 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Karl Elsey 90s' Martin Goldsmith |
Garry MacDonald |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,422 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset) |
| 10 March 1984 30 | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Cambridge |
| 15:00 | 51' Colin Smith Nigel Vaughan |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Mike Taylor (Deal) |
| 17 March 1984 31 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Cardiff |
| 12:30 | Nigel Vaughan 30' Gordon Owen 53' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,870 |
| 24 March 1984 32 | Manchester City | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Manchester |
| 15:00 | David Johnson 83' Graham Baker 90' |
15' Gordon Owen |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Howard Taylor (Oadby, Leicestershire) |
| 31 March 1984 33 | Cardiff City | 3–3 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Roger Gibbins 81' Gordon Owen 22' (pen)Nigel Vaughan 25' |
84' Kerry Dixon 85' Colin Lee 90' (pen) Nigel Spackman |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,060 Referee: Bob Nixon (West Kirby) |
| 7 April 1984 34 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Carlisle |
| 15:00 | Malcolm Poskett 70' |
82' Martin Goldsmith |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,704 |
| 14 April 1984 35 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Gordon Owen 44' (pen) Trevor Lee |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,637 Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow) |
| 17 April 1984 36 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | 45' (og) Colin Smith Stan Cummins |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Coldfield) |
| 21 April 1984 37 | Swansea City | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Swansea |
| 15:00 | Ian Walsh Dean Saunders Dean Saunders 85' |
17' Colin Smith 27' Gordon Owen |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 10,275 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) |
| 23 April 1984 38 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Derby County | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Gordon Owen |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,056 Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford) |
| 28 April 1984 39 | Huddersfield | 4–0 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 | Paul Jones (pen) Paul Jones (pen)Paul Jones Daral Pugh |
Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 5,599 |
| 5 May 1984 40 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Trevor Lee 6' Nigel Vaughan 67' |
Chris Hutchings 68' Danny Wilson |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,366 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby) |
| 7 May 1984 41 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Mark Patterson |
Trevor Lee |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 3,107 |
| 12 May 1984 42 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | 46' Gary Bannister 50' Tony Cunningham |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,171 Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol) |
Milk Cup
| 31 August 1983 Round 1 (First Leg) | Exeter City | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Exeter |
| 19:30 | Tony Kellow 69' Peter Rogers 77' |
81' Phil Dwyer 83' Gordon Owen Andy Crawford |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,055 |
| 15 September 1983 Round 1 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 2–1 (5–2 agg.) | Exeter City | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Andy Crawford Gary Bennett 77' |
Stan McEwan |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Keren Barratt (Coventry) |
| 4 October 1983 Round 2 (First Leg) | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Norwich City | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,425 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby) |
| 26 October 1983 Round 2 (Second Leg) | Norwich City | 3–0 (3–0 agg.) | Cardiff City | Norwich |
| 19:30 | Mick Channon Mick Channon Mick Channon |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 11,632 |
FA Cup
| 7 January 1984 Round 3 | Cardiff City | 0–3 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | 38' Eric Gates 49' Eric Gates Eric Gates |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,183 Referee: Tony Ward (London) |
Welsh Cup
| 22 November 1983 Round 3 | Cardiff City | 5–0 | Taff's Well | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Wayne Matthews 4' Gordon Owen 21'Roger Gibbins 27'Nigel Vaughan 82'Chris Townsend 85' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 894 |
| 18 January 1984 Round 4 | Cardiff City | 4–0 | Maesteg Park | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Gordon Owen (pen) Gordon Owen (pen)Ian Baird Trevor Lee |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 905 |
| 7 February 1984 Round 5 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
| 19:45 | Nigel Vaughan 25' |
41' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,033 |
References
- "All Cardiff City football club players: 1984". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Cardiff City football club match record: 1984". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Cardiff City 1983-84 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
Bibliography
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
- 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 15 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive
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