1984–85 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1984–85 season
Chairman	Jack Leonard
Manager	Jimmy Goodfellow/Alan Durban
Football League Second Division	21st
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	4th round
Top goalscorer	League: Nigel Vaughan (15); All: Nigel Vaughan (17)
Highest home attendance	6,893 (v Leeds United, 12 September 1984)
Lowest home attendance	2,564 (v Middlesbrough, 2 February 1985)
Average home league attendance	4,372
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 58th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Three.

The season also saw the retirement of Phil Dwyer, whose 13-year spell at the club saw him become the record appearance holder.

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	David Felgate
--	GK	ENG	Gary Plumley
--	GK	WAL	Mel Rees
--	GK	ENG	Lee Smelt
--	DF	WAL	Paul Bodin
--	DF	WAL	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	WAL	Francis Ford
--	DF	ENG	Mike Ford
--	DF	WAL	David Grant
--	DF	WAL	Vaughan Jones
--	DF	SCO	Jake King
--	DF	ENG	Jimmy Mullen
--	DF	ENG	Colin Smith
--	MF	WAL	Karl Elsey
--	MF	WAL	Brian Flynn


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	ENG	Gerry Francis
--	MF	ENG	Roger Gibbins
--	MF	ENG	David Hamilton
--	MF	EIR	Mick Martin
--	MF	ENG	Paul McLoughlin
--	MF	WAL	Tarki Micallef
--	MF	ENG	John Seasman
--	MF	ENG	David Tong
--	MF	WAL	Nigel Vaughan
--	MF	WAL	Dai Withers
--	FW	EIR	Paul Bannon
--	FW	ENG	Kevin Meacock
--	FW	WAL	Dean Saunders
--	FW	ENG	Graham Withey
--	FW	WAL	Jon Woods

Source ^[1]

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
18	Sheffield United	42	10	14	18	54	66	−12	44
19	Middlesbrough	42	10	10	22	41	57	−16	40
20	Notts County (R)	42	10	7	25	45	73	−28	37	Relegation to the Third Division
21	Cardiff City (R)	42	9	8	25	47	79	−32	35
22	Wolverhampton Wanderers (R)	42	8	9	25	37	79	−42	33

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

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	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	L	L
Position		20	21	17	19	20	20	21	22	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	21		22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	20	20		21

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

Fixtures and results

Second Division

25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) 1	Cardiff City	0–3	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
15:00			22' Derek Hales (pen.) Derek Hales Derek Hales	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,020

1 September 1984 (1984-09-01) 2	Sheffield United	2–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00	Keith Edwards 23' Tom Heffernan		58' Roger Gibbins	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 12,332

8 September 1984 (1984-09-08) 3	Cardiff City	2–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:00	John Seasman (pen.) Karl Elsey 65'		9' Frank Worthington 40' Terry Connor 47' Steve Penney 68' Gary Howlett	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,687

12 September 1984 (1984-09-12) 4	Cardiff City	2–1	Leeds United	Cardiff
	Paul Bodin 26' Phil Dwyer 77'		60' Scott Sellars	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,893

15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) 5	Barnsley	2–0	Cardiff City	Barnsley
	David Geddis 21' (pen.) David Geddis 68'			Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4,692

18 September 1984 (1984-09-18) 6	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Cardiff City	Blackburn
19:30	Chris Thompson 48' Simon Barker 90'		Kevin Summerfield	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,203

22 September 1984 (1984-09-22) 7	Cardiff City	0–3	Manchester City	Cardiff
			Tony Cunningham Gordon Smith Clive Wilson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,089 Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)

29 September 1984 (1984-09-29) 8	Middlesbrough	3–2	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
15:00	David Currie 59' David Mills 62' David Currie 77'		65' John Seasman 80' Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 4,266

6 October 1984 (1984-10-06) 9	Cardiff City	1–2	Portsmouth	Cardiff
15:00	Karl Elsey 25'		48' Scott McGarvey 70' Neil Webb	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,201 Referee: Keren Barratt (Coventry)

14 October 1984 (1984-10-14) 10	Notts County	0–2	Cardiff City	Nottingham
15:00			Nigel Vaughan Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,893

20 October 1984 (1984-10-20) 11	Fulham	3–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Gordon Davies Robert Wilson 19' Kevin Lock 53' (pen.)		Colin Smith 89' Karl Elsey	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 5,358

27 October 1984 (1984-10-27) 12	Cardiff City	2–4	Grimsby Town	Cardiff
15:00	Nigel Vaughan 40s' Nigel Vaughan 20'		40' Gary Lund 43' Paul Wilkinson 53' Paul Emson Kevin Drinkell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,607

3 November 1984 (1984-11-03) 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
	Mark Buckland 62' Tony Evans John Pender			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 7,537

10 November 1984 (1984-11-10) 14	Cardiff City	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Nigel Vaughan 89' Nigel Vaughan 90'		67' Derrick Parker 80' Roger Palmer	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,429

17 November 1984 (1984-11-17) 15	Cardiff City	2–1	Carlisle United	Cardiff
	Nigel Vaughan David Tong 90'		Ian Bishop	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,005 Referee: Malcolm Cotton (Surrey)

24 November 1984 (1984-11-24) 16	Huddersfield	2–1	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
15:00	Paul Jones 44' (pen.) Dale Tempest 67'		29' Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 6,495

1 December 1984 (1984-12-01) 17	Cardiff City	1–2	Birmingham City	Cardiff
	Karl Elsey 20'		19' Tony Morley 65' Tony Morley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,057 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)

9 December 1984 (1984-12-09) 18	Crystal Palace	1–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Trevor Aylott		80' Roger Gibbins	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,004

15 December 1984 (1984-12-15) 19	Cardiff City	1–3	Wimbledon	Cardiff
	Phil Dwyer 49'		29' Stewart Evans 61' Stewart Evans Kevin Gage	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,976

22 December 1984 (1984-12-22) 20	Cardiff City	1–3	Sheffield United	Cardiff
	Graham Withey		9' Mel Eves 52' Keith Edwards 67' Keith Edwards	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,366

26 December 1984 (1984-12-26) 21	Oxford United	4–0	Cardiff City	Oxford
15:00	Billy Hamilton 48' John Aldridge 50' John Aldridge 53' Billy Hamilton 74'			Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 12,237

29 December 1984 (1984-12-29) 22	Leeds United	1–1	Cardiff City	Leeds
	Peter Lorimer 42' (pen.)		88' Graham Withey	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 11,798

1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) 23	Cardiff City	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	Cardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,609 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)

2 February 1985 (1985-02-02) 24	Cardiff City	2–1	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
	Kevin Meacock 10' Kevin Meacock 49'		43' David Currie	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,564

9 February 1985 (1985-02-09) 25	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Cardiff City	Brighton
15:00	Chris Hutchings 60'			Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 7,337 Referee: David Axcell (Southend)

15 February 1985 (1985-02-15) 26	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Cardiff City	Oldham
15:00			Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,952

23 February 1985 (1985-02-23) 27	Cardiff City	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,694 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

2 March 1985 (1985-03-02) 28	Grimsby Town	6–3	Cardiff City	Grimsby
15:00	Kevin Drinkell 17' Phil Bonnyman 24' (pen.) Gary Lund Phil Bonnyman 57' (pen.) Kevin Drinkell 84' Paul Wilkinson 89'		45' (pen.) Jimmy Mullen 61' Graham Withey 89' Roger Gibbins	Attendance: 3,930

5 March 1985 (1985-03-05) 29	Charlton Athletic	1–4	Cardiff City	London
19:45	Ronnie Moore 87'		(pen.) Jimmy Mullen Graham Withey Graham Withey Phil Dwyer	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 3,930

9 March 1985 (1985-03-09) 30	Cardiff City	0–2	Fulham	Cardiff
			27' Danny Wilson 46' (pen.) Kevin Lock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,399 Referee: John Lovatt (Crewe)

17 March 1985 (1985-03-17) 31	Cardiff City	1–4	Notts County	Cardiff
	Roger Gibbins		Tony Daws Rachid Harkouk Alan Young Alan Young	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,631 Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke)

23 March 1985 (1985-03-23) 32	Portsmouth	0–0	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
15:00				Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,602

30 March 1985 (1985-03-30) 33	Manchester City	2–2	Cardiff City	Manchester
15:00	Paul Simpson Steve Kinsey		49' Graham Withey 64' Roger Gibbins	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,047 Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)

6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) 34	Cardiff City	0–2	Oxford United	Cardiff
			4' John Aldridge 56' Jeremy Charles	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,686 Referee: Trevor Jones (Macclesfield)

9 April 1985 (1985-04-09) 35	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
19:30				Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,929

13 April 1985 (1985-04-13) 36	Cardiff City	1–2	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
	Nigel Vaughan 50'		5' Ian Miller 70' Simon Garner	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,240 Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)

20 April 1985 (1985-04-20) 37	Carlisle United	0–1	Cardiff City	Carlisle
15:00			57' Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2,651

23 April 1985 (1985-04-23) 38	Cardiff City	3–0	Barnsley	Cardiff
19:45	Nigel Vaughan Mike Ford 41' Nigel Vaughan			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)

27 April 1985 (1985-04-27) 39	Cardiff City	3–0	Huddersfield	Cardiff
	Nigel Vaughan 40' Nigel Vaughan 51' Kevin Meacock 85'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,414

4 May 1985 (1985-05-04) 40	Birmingham City	2–0	Cardiff City	Birmingham
	Robert Hopkins 11' Andy Kennedy 46'			Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,570

6 May 1985 (1985-05-06) 41	Cardiff City	0–3	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
			Trevor Aylott Alan Irvine Steve Galloway	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,207 Referee: John Key (Rotherham)

11 May 1985 (1985-05-11) 42	Wimbledon	2–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Brian Gayle David Martin		60' Tarki Micallef	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 3,252

Source ^[2] ^[3]

Milk Cup

31 August 1984 (1984-08-31) Round 1 (First Leg)	Exeter City	1–0	Cardiff City	Exeter
	Keith Viney 53' (pen.)			Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,469 Referee: Dennis Hedges (Headington, Oxford)

15 September 1984 (1984-09-15) round 1 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	2–0 (2–1 agg.)	Exeter City	Cardiff
	Nicky Marker (o.g.) Roger Gibbins 44'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,026

4 September 1984 (1984-09-04) Round 2 (First Leg)	Watford	3–1	Cardiff City	Watford
19:45	John Barnes 44', 55', 86'		25' Roger Gibbins	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,884 Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire)

26 October 1984 (1984-10-26) Round 2 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	1–0 (2–3 agg.)	Watford	Cardiff
	David Grant 48'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Eric Read (Bristol)

FA Cup

21 January 1985 (1985-01-21) Round 3	Gillingham	2–1	Cardiff City	Gillingham
15:00	Martin Robinson John Leslie 82'		68' Graham Withey	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,452 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)

Welsh Cup

27 November 1984 (1984-11-27) Round 3	Cardiff City	5–0	Merthyr Tydfil	Cardiff
19:45	David Tong 18' Tarki Micallef 60' Nigel Vaughan 68', 73' Karl Elsey 80'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,399 Referee: John Deakin (Bedford)

30 January 1985 (1985-01-30) Round 4	Cardiff City	0–4	Hereford United	Cardiff
				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,075

References

^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1985". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1985". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City 1984-85 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

[1] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1985". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[11v11results-2] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1985". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[results-3] "Cardiff City 1984-85 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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