1966–67 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1966–67 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 40th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

Cardiff City

1966–67 season
Chairman	Fred Dewey
Manager	Jimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division	20th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Brown (14) All: Bobby Brown (17)
Highest home attendance	19,739 (v Coventry City, 22 April 1967)
Lowest home attendance	5,540 (v Norwich City, 3 December 1966)
Average home league attendance	10,258
Home colours

Players

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	WAL	Lyn Davies
--	GK	WAL	Dilwyn John
--	GK	ENG	Bob Wilson
--	DF	ENG	Gary Bell
--	DF	ENG	David Carver
--	DF	WAL	Graham Coldrick
--	DF	WAL	Steve Derrett
--	DF	ENG	Bobby Ferguson
--	DF	SCO	Don Murray
--	DF	ENG	Derek Ryder
--	MF	ENG	Ronnie Bird
--	MF	SCO	Greg Farrell
--	MF	ENG	Brian Harris
--	MF	SCO	David Houston

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Barrie Jones
--	MF	WAL	Bryn Jones
--	MF	ENG	Peter King
--	MF	WAL	Bernie Lewis
--	MF	WAL	Leighton Phillips
--	MF	WAL	David Summerhayes
--	MF	ENG	Gareth Williams
--	MF	ENG	Jack Winspear
--	FW	ENG	George Andrews
--	FW	ENG	Bobby Brown
--	FW	ENG	Norman Dean
--	FW	NIR	Terry Harkin
--	FW	SCO	George Johnston
--	FW	WAL	John Toshack

League standings

Main article: 1966–67 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Rotherham United	42	13	10	19	61	70	0.871	36
19	Charlton Athletic	42	13	9	20	49	53	0.925	35
20	Cardiff City	42	12	9	21	61	87	0.701	33	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
21	Northampton Town (R)	42	12	6	24	47	84	0.560	30	Relegation to the Third Division
22	Bury (R)	42	11	6	25	49	83	0.590	28

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	L
Position			16	14	13	15	18	18	21	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	21	20	21	21	20	22	21	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	20	20

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

20 August 1966 (1966-08-20) 1	Cardiff City	0 – 2	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:00			Ray Crawford Frank Brogan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,628 Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock)

Bristol City v Cardiff City

27 August 1966 (1966-08-27) 2	Bristol City	1 – 2	Cardiff City	Bristol
15:00			(pen.) John Toshack George Andrews	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,952

Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

31 August 1966 (1966-08-31) 3	Cardiff City	0 – 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
19:30			75', 85' Hugh McIlmoyle 88' Pat Buckley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,208 Referee: RF Prichard (Salisbury)

Cardiff City v Carlisle United

3 September 1966 (1966-09-03) 4	Cardiff City	4 – 2	Carlisle United	Cardiff
15:00	John Toshack 15' Peter King 13', 25' George Andrews 28'		Willie Carlin Willie Carlin	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,902 Referee: AE Dimond (Harlow New Town)

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

7 September 1966 (1966-09-07) 5	Cardiff City	1 – 1	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
19:30	George Andrews		87' Steve Smith	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,344 Referee: Peter Walters (Bridgwater)

Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City

10 September 1966 (1966-09-10) 6	Blackburn Rovers	4 – 1	Cardiff City	Blackburn
			77' John Toshack	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,805

Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers

17 September 1966 (1966-09-17) 7	Cardiff City	2 – 5	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00	George Andrews 50' John Toshack 78' (pen.)		18', 85' (pen.) Francis Lee 41' (o.g.) Don Murray 59', 70' Wyn Davies	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,863

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City

21 September 1966 (1966-09-21) 8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7 – 1	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
	Terry Wharton 4', 37' (pen.), 55' (pen.) Ernie Hunt 5' Bobby Thomson 50' Hugh McIlmoyle 58' Dave Wagstaffe 85'		22' George Andrews	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,678

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

24 September 1966 (1966-09-24) 9	Charlton Athletic	5 – 0	Cardiff City	London
				Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,182

Cardiff City v Derby County

1 October 1966 (1966-10-01) 10	Cardiff City	1 – 1	Derby County	Cardiff
15:00	Bobby Saxton (o.g.)		Alan Durban	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,244

Cardiff City v Hull City

8 October 1966 (1966-10-08) 11	Cardiff City	2 – 4	Hull City	Cardiff
15:00	Bernie Lewis George Andrews		?', ?', ?', ?' Ken Wagstaff	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,407

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

15 October 1966 (1966-10-15) 12	Plymouth Argyle	7 – 1	Cardiff City	Plymouth
	Mike Bickle ?', ?', ?', ?' Norman Piper Richie Reynolds Nicky Jennings		Gareth Williams	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,404

Millwall v Cardiff City

29 October 1966 (1966-10-29) 13	Millwall	1 – 0	Cardiff City	London
15:15				Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,586 Referee: Harold Williams (Sheffield)

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

4 November 1966 (1966-11-04) 14	Cardiff City	0 – 0	Rotherham United	Cardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,933

Preston North End v Cardiff City

12 November 1966 (1966-11-12) 15	Preston North End	4 – 0	Cardiff City	Preston
				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,283

Cardiff City v Bury

19 November 1966 (1966-11-19) 16	Cardiff City	3 – 0	Bury	Cardiff
15:00	John Toshack John Toshack Bobby Brown			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,910 Referee: JR Osborne (Ipswich)

Coventry City v Cardiff City

26 November 1966 (1966-11-26) 17	Coventry City	3 – 2	Cardiff City	Coventry
	Ian Gibson ?', ?' John Tudor		John Toshack John Toshack	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 19,682 Referee: KJ Seddon (Formby, Lancashire)

Cardiff City v Norwich City

3 December 1966 (1966-12-03) 18	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Norwich City	Cardiff
18:30	Greg Farrell Graham Coldrick			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,540

Birmingham City v Cardiff City

10 December 1966 (1966-12-10) 19	Birmingham City	1 – 2	Cardiff City	Birmingham
15:00	Mickey Bullock		Graham Coldrick Bobby Brown	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,046

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) 20	Cardiff City	4 – 2	Northampton Town	Cardiff
19:30	Gareth Williams Gareth Williams Bobby Brown Bobby Brown		John Mackin Don Martin	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,954 Referee: David (DW) Smith (Stonehouse)

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

17 December 1966 (1966-12-17) 21	Ipswich Town	0 – 0	Cardiff City	Ipswich
15:00				Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 11,166 Referee: RV Spittle (Great Yarmouth)

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace

26 December 1966 (1966-12-26) 22	Cardiff City	1 – 2	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
15:00	Gareth Williams			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,020 Referee: RF Prichard (Salisbury)

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City

27 December 1966 (1966-12-27) 23	Crystal Palace	3 – 1	Cardiff City	London
19:30			John Toshack	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,553 Referee: Ken Wynn (Wolverhampton)

Cardiff City v Bristol City

31 December 1966 (1966-12-31) 24	Cardiff City	5 – 1	Bristol City	Cardiff
15:00	Bobby Brown 15', 73' Gordon Low 41' (o.g.) Ronnie Bird 46', 62'		61' Gerry Sharpe	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,305 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford)

Carlisle United v Cardiff City

7 January 1967 (1967-01-07) 25	Carlisle United	3 – 0	Cardiff City	Carlisle
15:00				Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 10,295 Referee: Harold Richards (Oldham)

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

14 January 1967 (1967-01-14) 26	Cardiff City	1 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Bobby Brown			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,322

Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City

21 January 1967 (1967-01-21) 27	Bolton Wanderers	3 – 1	Cardiff City	Bolton
			George Johnston	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 9,071

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

3 February 1967 (1967-02-03) 28	Cardiff City	4 – 1	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
19:30	Ronnie Bird 7' Peter King George Johnston George Johnston		Rodney Green	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,812

Derby County v Cardiff City

11 February 1967 (1967-02-11) 29	Derby County	1 – 1	Cardiff City	Derby
15:00	Kevin Hector (pen.)		Bobby Brown	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,573

Hull City v Cardiff City

25 February 1967 (1967-02-25) 30	Hull City	1 – 0	Cardiff City	Hull
15:00				Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 23,629

Cardiff City v Millwall

4 March 1967 (1967-03-04) 31	Cardiff City	1 – 1	Millwall	Cardiff
15:00	Peter King			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,845

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

18 March 1967 (1967-03-18) 32	Northampton Town	2 – 0	Cardiff City	Northampton
	Dennis Brown Frank Large			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,787

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

22 March 1967 (1967-03-22) 33	Cardiff City	0 – 0	Portsmouth	Cardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,727

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

25 March 1967 (1967-03-25) 34	Cardiff City	4 – 1	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:00	John Toshack 22' Norman Dean 67' Barrie Jones 79' Bobby Brown 81'		33' Richie Reynolds	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,696 Referee: Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)

Portsmouth v Cardiff City

27 March 1967 (1967-03-27) 35	Portsmouth	1 – 2	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
	Ray Hiron		Peter King Gareth Williams	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,363 Referee: Reg Paine (Hounslow)

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

1 April 1967 (1967-04-01) 36	Rotherham United	4 – 1	Cardiff City	Rotherham
15:00			78' Barrie Jones	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 8,585 Referee: Tommy Dawes (Norwich)

Cardiff City v Preston North End

8 April 1967 (1967-04-08) 37	Cardiff City	4 – 0	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00	Barrie Jones 24' Peter King 36' George Ross 89' (o.g.) Bobby Brown 61'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,630

Bury v Cardiff City

15 April 1967 (1967-04-15) 38	Bury	2 – 0	Cardiff City	Bury
15:15	George Jones 6' Alex Dawson 52'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,234

Cardiff City v Coventry City

22 April 1967 (1967-04-22) 39	Cardiff City	1 – 1	Coventry City	Cardiff
15:00	Bobby Brown 60'		30' Johnny Key	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,739 Referee: Harry New (Portsmouth)

Norwich City v Cardiff City

29 April 1967 (1967-04-29) 40	Norwich City	3 – 2	Cardiff City	Norwich
15:00			Gareth Williams Norman Dean	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,264

Cardiff City v Birmingham City

6 May 1967 (1967-05-06) 41	Cardiff City	3 – 0	Birmingham City	Cardiff
15:00	Bobby Brown Bobby Brown Barrie Jones			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,678

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

13 May 1967 (1967-05-13) 42	Huddersfield Town	3 – 1	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
	Kevin McHale Colin Dobson (pen.) Brian Clark		Bobby Brown	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 3,847

League Cup

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

24 August 1966 (1966-08-24) 1	Cardiff City	1 – 0	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
19:30	John Toshack			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,574 Referee: Charles Nicholls (Plymouth)

Cardiff City v Exeter City

14 September 1966 (1966-09-14) 2	Cardiff City	0 – 1	Exeter City	Cardiff
19:30			Ray Harford	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,384 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse, Gloucestershire)

FA Cup

Barnsley v Cardiff City

28 January 1967 (1967-01-28) 3	Barnsley	1 – 1	Cardiff City	Barnsley
15:00	Johnny Evans		Ronnie Bird	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 21,464 Referee: Frank Cowen (Oldham)

Cardiff City v Barnsley

31 January 1967 (1967-01-31) 3 (Replay)	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Barnsley	Cardiff
19:30	George Johnston (pen.) Peter King		49' Barrie Thomas	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,020 Referee: Ken Burns (Dudley, Worcestershire)

Cardiff City v Manchester City

18 February 1967 (1967-02-18) 4	Cardiff City	1 – 1	Manchester City	Cardiff
15:00	Gareth Williams 30'		8' (o.g.) Graham Coldrick	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 37,205 Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock)

Manchester City v Cardiff City

22 February 1967 (1967-02-22) 4 (Replay)	Manchester City	3 – 1	Cardiff City	Manchester
19:30	Colin Bell Johnny Crossan Neil Young		9' (pen.) George Johnston	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 41,616 Referee: Bill Handley (Cannock)

Welsh Cup

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

17 January 1967 (1967-01-17) Round 5	Swansea Town	0 – 4	Cardiff City	Swansea
			Bernie Lewis Greg Farrell George Johnston George Johnston	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 11,816

Cardiff City v Hereford United

8 February 1967 (1967-02-08) Round 6	Cardiff City	6 – 3	Hereford United	Cardiff
	Peter King George Johnston George Johnston Graham Coldrick Bobby Ferguson Bobby Brown			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,190

Newport County v Cardiff City

15 March 1967 (1967-03-15) Semi Final	Newport County	1 – 2	Cardiff City	Newport
19:15	Terry Melling		Bobby Brown Peter King	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

Wrexham v Cardiff City

17 April 1967 (1967-04-17) Final (First Leg)	Wrexham	2 – 2	Cardiff City	Wrexham
	Bobby Ferguson ??' (o.g.)		1' Bobby Brown Peter King	Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 11,437 Referee: WJ Gow (Swansea)

Cardiff City v Wrexham

3 May 1967 (1967-05-03) Final (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	2 – 1 (4 – 3 agg.)	Wrexham	Cardiff
	Norman Dean George Showell (o.g.)		Albert Kinsey	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,299 Referee: WJ Gow (Swansea)

See also

• List of 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". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
• Welsh Football Data Archive