1981–82 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1981–82 season
ChairmanBob Grogan
Manager Graham Williams/Len Ashurst
Football League Second Division 20th
FA Cup 3rd round
League Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Stevens (13)
All: Gary Stevens (18)
Highest home attendance10,277 (v Luton, 17 May 1982)
Lowest home attendance3,243 (v Cambridge United, 20 March 1982)
Average home league attendance5,498
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The 1981–82 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 55th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.

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The season saw a two-tier management system at the club with former Wales international Graham Williams as team manager with Richie Morgan, who had been in charge of the team for the last three years, acting as general manager. However the system failed to produce results and, after just eleven league games, the pair were sacked and replaced by Len Ashurst.

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.NationPlayer
-- GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Andy Dibble
-- GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Peter Grotier
-- GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ron Healey
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Gary Bennett
-- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Peter Francombe
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tim Gilbert
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mick Henderson
-- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Dean Holtham
-- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Linden Jones
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jimmy Mullen
-- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Keith Pontin
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Colin Sullivan
-- DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Rod Thomas
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dave Bennett
No.Pos.NationPlayer
-- MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Buchanan
-- MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Paul Giles
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Steve Grapes
-- MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Doug Hatcher
-- MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Wayne Hughes
-- MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL John Lewis
-- MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Paul Maddy
-- MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Tarki Micallef
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Andy Polycarpou
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Ronson
-- MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Alan Sanders
-- MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Peter Sayer
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Peter Kitchen
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Gary Stevens
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Paul Sugrue

Source [1]

League standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
18 Shrewsbury Town 421113183757−2046
19 Bolton Wanderers 42137223961−2246
20 Cardiff City (R)42128224561−1644Relegation to the Third Division
21 Wrexham (R)421111204056−1644
22 Orient (R)42109233661−2539
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAAHHHAHAAHHAAAHAHHHAAHAAHAH
ResultDLLLWWLLWDLWWDWLLWLLLLLLDLLLDWLWWWDLLDDLWL
Position1920201817201919191912161112111217202020202020212121211817141516191919202020
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

29 August 1981 (1981-08-29)1 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Cardiff City Oldham
15:00 Kenny Clements Soccerball shade.svg2'
Roger Palmer Soccerball shade.svg6'		Soccerball shade.svg12' Gary Stevens
Soccerball shade.svg72' Phil Dwyer 		Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,393
5 September 1981 (1981-09-05)2 Cardiff City 1–2 Chelsea Cardiff
15:00 Peter Kitchen Soccerball shade.svg7'Soccerball shade.svg27' Alan Mayes
Soccerball shade.svg60' Alan Mayes 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,898
Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)
12 September 1981 (1981-09-12)3 Rotherham United 1–0 Cardiff City Rotherham
15:00 Ronnie Moore Soccerball shade.svg89'Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 7,197
Referee: Joe Worrall (Workington)
19 September 1981 (1981-09-19)4 Cardiff City 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Billy Ronson Soccerball shade.svg39'Soccerball shade.svg11' Kevin Stonehouse
Soccerball shade.svg29' (o.g.) Keith Pontin
Soccerball shade.svg66' Kevin Stonehouse 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,253
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
22 September 1981 (1981-09-22)5 Luton Town 2–3 Cardiff City Luton
Mick Saxby Soccerball shade.svg44'
Raddy Antic Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Luton report Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.) Peter Kitchen
Soccerball shade.svg31' Peter Sayer
Soccerball shade.svg63' Gary Stevens 		Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,015
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham)
26 September 1981 (1981-09-26)6 Barnsley 0–1 Cardiff City Barnsley
Soccerball shade.svg65' Gary Stevens Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,114
3 October 1981 (1981-10-03)7 Cardiff City 0–4 Newcastle United Cardiff
15:00Soccerball shade.svg9' Imre Varadi
Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.) Ian Davies
Soccerball shade.svg56' Imre Varadi
Soccerball shade.svg64' Imre Varadi 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,764
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
10 October 1981 (1981-10-10)8 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 Kevin Taylor Soccerball shade.svg65'
Andy McCulloch Soccerball shade.svg84'		Soccerball shade.svg38' Dave Bennett Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 15,621
17 October 1981 (1981-10-17)9 Cardiff City 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg51'
Dave Bennett Soccerball shade.svg54'		Soccerball shade.svg76' Len Cantello Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,879
Referee: Bert Newsome (Broseley Salop)
24 October 1981 (1981-10-24)10 Cardiff City 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg52'Soccerball shade.svg81' (o.g.) Tim Gilbert Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,357
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
31 October 1981 (1981-10-31)11 Cambridge United 2–1 Cardiff City Cambridge
15:00 Steve Spriggs Soccerball shade.svg17'
Roger Gibbins Soccerball shade.svg76'		Soccerball shade.svg52' Tarki Micallef Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
4 November 1981 (1981-11-04)12 Cardiff City 3–2 Wrexham Cardiff
19:30 Tarki Micallef Soccerball shade.svg41'
John Lewis Soccerball shade.svg66'
Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Wrexham report
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,625
Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)
7 November 1981 (1981-11-07)13 Cardiff City 1–0 Norwich City Cardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett Soccerball shade.svg67'Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,704
Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford)
14 November 1981 (1981-11-14)14 Watford 0–0 Cardiff City London
15:00Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,907
Referee: BH Daniels (Rainham)
21 November 1981 (1981-11-21)15 Cardiff City 3–1 Leicester City Cardiff
15:00 Tarki Micallef Soccerball shade.svg72'
Dave Bennett Soccerball shade.svg85'
Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg88'		Soccerball shade.svg86' Peter Welsh Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,878
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
24 November 1981 (1981-11-24)16 Wrexham 3–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
19:30 Simon Hunt Soccerball shade.svg53'
Steve Buxton Soccerball shade.svg65', 87'		 Wrexham report Soccerball shade.svg77' Phil Dwyer Stadium: Racecourse
Attendance: 3,625
Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)
28 November 1981 (1981-11-28)17 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Simon Stainrod Soccerball shade.svg53'
Simon Stainrod Soccerball shade.svg65'		Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,225
Referee: Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill)
4 December 1981 (1981-12-04)18 Cardiff City 1–0 Derby County Cardiff
19:30 Tarki Micallef Soccerball shade.svg32'Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,515
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
28 December 1981 (1981-12-28)19 Cardiff City 0–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:00Soccerball shade.svg37' Derek Hales Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,887
Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)
20 January 1982 (1982-01-20)20 Cardiff City 0–1 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
19:30Soccerball shade.svg74' Roger Palmer Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke)
30 January 1982 (1982-01-30)21 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City Blackburn
15:00 Simon Garner Soccerball shade.svg89'Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,001
Referee: Ron Bridges (Deeside)
6 February 1982 (1982-02-06)22 Cardiff City 1–2 Rotherham United Cardiff
15:00 Peter Kitchen Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg43' Gerry Gow
Soccerball shade.svg52' Rodney Fern 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
13 February 1982 (1982-02-13)23 Newcastle United 2–1 Cardiff City Newcastle
John Trewick Soccerball shade.svg8'
Imre Varadi Soccerball shade.svg36'		Soccerball shade.svg30' Gary Stevens Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 15,409
Referee: John Key (Rotherham)
17 February 1982 (1982-02-17)24 Chelsea 1–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Clive Walker Soccerball shade.svg63'Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 9,710
Referee: Martin Bodenham (East Looe)
20 February 1982 (1982-02-20)25 Cardiff City 0–0 Barnsley Cardiff
15:00Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,503
Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)
27 February 1982 (1982-02-27)26 Cardiff City 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.) Gary Bannister
Soccerball shade.svg44' Kevin Taylor 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,674
Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol)
6 March 1982 (1982-03-06)27 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Cardiff City Bolton
15:00 Paul Jones Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 6,269
Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)
9 March 1982 (1982-03-09)28 Crystal Palace 1–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Tommy Langley Soccerball shade.svg60'Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,526
13 March 1982 (1982-03-13)29 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
John Dungworth Soccerball shade.svg61'Soccerball shade.svg81' Gary Bennett Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,089
Referee: Arnold Challinor
20 March 1982 (1982-03-20)30 Cardiff City 5–4 Cambridge United Cardiff
11:00 Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg24'
Peter Kitchen Soccerball shade.svg26'
Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg29'
Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg39'
Peter Kitchen Soccerball shade.svg43'		Soccerball shade.svg15' George Reilly
Soccerball shade.svg38' Roger Gibbins
Soccerball shade.svg68' Steve Fallon
Soccerball shade.svg89' Floyd Streete 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,243
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
27 March 1982 (1982-03-27)31 Norwich City 2–1 Cardiff City Norwich
15:00 Ross Jack Soccerball shade.svg60'
Keith Bertschin Soccerball shade.svg80'		Soccerball shade.svg79' Tim Gilbert Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,720
Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)
30 March 1982 (1982-03-30)32 Cardiff City 2–1 Grimsby Town Cardiff
19:30 Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg5'
Trevor Whymark Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)		Soccerball shade.svg43' (o.g.) David Moore Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,924
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
3 April 1982 (1982-04-03)33 Cardiff City 2–0 Watford Cardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett Soccerball shade.svg62'
Tarki Micallef Soccerball shade.svg85'		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,734
Referee: Keren Barratt
10 April 1982 (1982-04-10)34 Cardiff City 2–1 Orient Cardiff
15:00 Dave Bennett Soccerball shade.svg3'
Peter Kitchen Soccerball shade.svg75'		Soccerball shade.svg38' Colin Foster Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,689
Referee: LM Robinson
13 April 1982 (1982-04-13)35 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Cardiff City London
19:45 Kevin Smith Soccerball shade.svg18'
Billy Lansdowne Soccerball shade.svg40'		Soccerball shade.svg46' Gary Stevens
Soccerball shade.svg89' Jimmy Mullen 		Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 4,186
Referee: John Deakin (Bedford)
17 April 1982 (1982-04-17)36 Leicester City 3–1 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 Gary Lineker Soccerball shade.svg1'
Steve Lynex Soccerball shade.svg50'
Gary Lineker Soccerball shade.svg78'		Soccerball shade.svg40' Peter Kitchen Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 13,650
24 April 1982 (1982-04-24)37 Cardiff City 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
15:00 Tarki Micallef Soccerball shade.svg39'Soccerball shade.svg3' Clive Allen
Soccerball shade.svg24' John Gregory 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,979
Referee: V Bellow
28 April 1982 (1982-04-28)38 Orient 1–1 Cardiff City London
20:00 Colin Foster Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg46' Paul Maddy Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,527
1 May 1982 (1982-05-01)39 Derby County 0–0 Cardiff City Derby
15:00Attendance: 10,111
Referee: Bob Nixon (West Kirby)
8 May 1982 (1982-05-08)40 Cardiff City 0–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
15:00Soccerball shade.svg Kevin Mabbutt Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,762
Referee: Brian Hill
15 May 1982 (1982-05-15)41 Grimsby Town 0–1 Cardiff City Grimsby
15:00Soccerball shade.svg82' Tarki Micallef Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,748
17 May 1982 (1982-05-17)42 Cardiff City 2–3 Luton Town Cardiff
19:30
 Luton report Soccerball shade.svg22', 81' Brian Stein
Soccerball shade.svg72' Mal Donaghy 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,277
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

Source [2] [3]

League Cup

2 September 1981 (1981-09-02)Round 1 (First Leg) Cardiff City 2–1 Exeter City Cardiff
19:30 Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg43', 74'Soccerball shade.svg73' Joe Cooke Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,608
Referee: R Baker (Wolverhampton)
15 September 1981 (1981-09-15)Round 1 (Second Leg) Exeter City 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City Exeter
19:30 Tony Kellow Soccerball shade.svg16' (pen.)
Phil Fisher Soccerball shade.svg59'
Joe Cooke Soccerball shade.svg		Soccerball shade.svg13' Paul Sugrue Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,449
Referee: John Martin

FA Cup

2 January 1982 (1982-01-02)Round 3 Manchester City 3–1 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Trevor Francis Soccerball shade.svg22'
Bobby McDonald Soccerball shade.svg44'
Trevor Francis Soccerball shade.svg70'		Soccerball shade.svg40' Paul Maddy Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 31,547
Referee: Brian Hill (Kettering)

Welsh Cup

6 December 1981 (1981-12-06)Round 3 Bridgend Town 1–4 Cardiff City Bridgend
Gary Bennett Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.)Soccerball shade.svg37', 43' Tarki Micallef
Soccerball shade.svg John Lewis
Soccerball shade.svg90' Paul Sugrue 		Stadium: Coychurch Road
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Keith Cooper (Pontypridd)
15 December 1981 (1981-12-15)Round 4 Cardiff City 3–1 Newport County Cardiff
19:30 Dave Bennett Soccerball shade.svg43'
Phil Dwyer Soccerball shade.svg63'
Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg90'		Soccerball shade.svg27' Keith Oakes Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,915
9 February 1982 (1982-02-09)Round 5 Cardiff City 4–1 Wrexham Cardiff
19:30 Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg13'
Peter Kitchen Soccerball shade.svg24', 48', 67'		 Wrexham report Soccerball shade.svg89' Billy Ronson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,767
Referee: GP Owen (Anglesey)
8 April 1982 (1982-04-08)Semi Final (First leg) Hereford United 0–0 Cardiff City Hereford
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 4,832
Referee: Howard King (Merthyr Tydfil)
19 April 1982 (1982-04-19)Semi Final (Second leg) Cardiff City 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Hereford United Cardiff
19:30 Tarki Micallef Soccerball shade.svg
Gary Stevens Soccerball shade.svg44'		Soccerball shade.svg Stewart Phillips Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,635
11 May 1982 (1982-05-11)Final (First leg) Cardiff City 0–0 Swansea City Cardiff
19:45Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,960
Referee: Gwyn Owen (Anglesey)
19 May 1982 (1982-05-19)Final (Second leg) Swansea City 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Cardiff City Swansea
Bob Latchford Soccerball shade.svg7', 19'
Ante Rajković Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg 69'		Soccerball shade.svg3' Gary Bennett Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 15,828
Referee: Gwyn Owen (Anglesey)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1982". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1982". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cardiff City 1981-82 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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