Cardiff City 1964–65 football season
| 1964–65 season | ||
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| Chairman | Fred Dewey | |
| Manager | Jimmy Scoular | |
| Football League Second Division | 13th | |
| FA Cup | 3rd round | |
| League Cup | 2nd round | |
| European Cup Winners Cup | Quarter-finals | |
| Welsh Cup | Winners | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ivor Allchurch (15) All: Ivor Allchurch (19) | |
| Highest home attendance | 16,911 (v Ipswich Town, 22 August 1964) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,427 (v Northampton, 6 February 1965) | |
| Average home league attendance | 10,588 | |
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| ← 1963–641965–66 → | ||
The 1964–65 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 38th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.
The season also saw the club compete in European competition for the first time, reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup before being beaten by Spanish side Real Zaragoza.
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.
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League standings
Main article: 1964–65 Football League § Second Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 11 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 62 | 1.016 | 41 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 76 | 81 | 0.938 | 41 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 57 | 1.123 | 40 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 69 | 1.014 | 40 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 40 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- Cardiff City qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1964–65 Welsh Cup winners.
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 |
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| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | D | L | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 17 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures and results
Second Division
Cardiff City v Ipswich Town| 22 August 1964 (1964-08-22) 1 | Cardiff City | 0 – 0 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,911 Referee: KJ Seddon (Southport) |
| 26 August 1964 (1964-08-26) 2 | Cardiff City | 3 – 3 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
| 19:15 | Ivor Allchurch  Ivor Allchurch Bernie Lewis |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,805 |
| 29 August 1964 (1964-08-29) 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Plymouth |
| Frank Lord Duncan Neale Mike Trebilcock |
(pen.) Barrie Hole |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,585 |
| 31 August 1964 (1964-08-31) 4 | Preston North End | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Preston |
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Ivor Allchurch |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 23,303 |
| 5 September 1964 (1964-09-05) 5 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Ivor Allchurch |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,501 |
| 12 September 1964 (1964-09-12) 6 | Middlesbrough | 0 – 0 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
| Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 22,770 |
| 16 September 1964 (1964-09-16) 7 | Cardiff City | 1 – 1 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff |
| 19:15 | Barrie Hole (pen.) |
Len White |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,392 |
| 19 September 1964 (1964-09-19) 8 | Cardiff City | 1 – 1 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Ivor Allchurch 25' |
66' Bobby Cummings |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,826 |
| 26 September 1964 (1964-09-26) 9 | Northampton Town | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
| 15:00 | Mike Everitt |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,328 Referee: Ken Burns (Dudley, Worcestershire) |
| 29 September 1964 (1964-09-29) 10 | Huddersfield Town | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
| Kevin Lewis Derek Stokes Kevin McHale |
Ivor Allchurch |
Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 5,640 |
| 6 October 1964 (1964-10-06) 11 | Rotherham United | 3 – 1 | Cardiff City | Rotherham |
|
Keith Ellis |
Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 12,601 |
| 10 October 1964 (1964-10-10) 12 | Cardiff City | 2 – 1 | Derby County | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Peter King Derek Tapscott |
Eddie Thomas |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,302 |
| 17 October 1964 (1964-10-17) 13 | Swindon Town | 3 – 3 | Cardiff City | Swindon |
| Ken Skeen 7' Mike Summerbee 36'Peter Leggett 64' |
55' (pen.) Barrie Hole 68', 79' Mel Charles |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,937 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) |
| 24 October 1964 (1964-10-24) 14 | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Derek Tapscott 30' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,696 Referee: Vernon Batty (Cheshire) |
| 31 October 1964 (1964-10-31) 15 | Manchester City | 2 – 0 | Cardiff City | Manchester |
| Jimmy Murray Jimmy Murray |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 13,146 |
| 7 November 1964 (1964-11-07) 16 | Cardiff City | 2 – 1 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Keith Ellis Keith Ellis |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,616 |
| 14 November 1964 (1964-11-14) 17 | Leyton Orient | 1 – 3 | Cardiff City | London |
| 15:00 | Terry McDonald 23' |
62', 90' Keith Ellis 80' Bernie Lewis |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 6,350 Referee: J Mitchell |
| 21 November 1964 (1964-11-21) 18 | Cardiff City | 4 – 0 | Bury | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Keith Ellis Bernie Lewis |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,883 Referee: Reg Paine (Middlesex) |
| 28 November 1964 (1964-11-28) 19 | Crystal Palace | 0 – 0 | Cardiff City | London |
| Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 18,188 |
| 5 December 1964 (1964-12-05) 20 | Cardiff City | 1 – 3 | Norwich City | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Barry Butler (o.g.) |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,877 Referee: Jim Pickles (Stockport) |
| 12 December 1964 (1964-12-12) 21 | Ipswich Town | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Ipswich |
| Gerry Baker |
Keith Ellis |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 10,010 Referee: DA Corbett (Essington, Nr Wolverhampton) |
| 19 December 1964 (1964-12-19) 22 | Cardiff City | 4 – 0 | Plymouth Argyle | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Duncan Neale (o.g.)Peter Rodrigues |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,555 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford) |
| 26 December 1964 (1964-12-26) 23 | Swansea Town | 3 – 2 | Cardiff City | Swansea |
| Keith Todd Jim McLaughlin Ken Pound |
Keith Ellis Keith Ellis |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 17,875 Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich) |
| 15 January 1965 (1965-01-15) 24 | Cardiff City | 6 – 1 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Peter King Peter King Peter King Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Gareth Williams ,' |
Jimmy Irvine |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,490 |
| 23 January 1965 (1965-01-23) 25 | Newcastle United | 2 – 0 | Cardiff City | Newcastle |
| Dave Hilley 44' Stan Anderson 62' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 37,291 |
| 6 February 1965 (1965-02-06) 26 | Cardiff City | 0 – 2 | Northampton Town | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Bobby Brown Bobby Brown |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,427 Referee: A Edge (Liverpool) |
| 13 February 1965 (1965-02-13) 27 | Southampton | 1 – 1 | Cardiff City | Southampton |
| 15:00 | George O'Brien |
Ivor Allchurch |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,740 Referee: Reg Paine (Southall) |
| 20 February 1965 (1965-02-20) 28 | Derby County | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Derby |
| Ron Webster |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 10,894 |
| 27 February 1965 (1965-02-27) 29 | Cardiff City | 2 – 0 | Swindon Town | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Keith Ellis 57' Barrie Hole 70' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,197 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton) |
| 6 March 1965 (1965-03-06) 30 | Norwich City | 2 – 1 | Cardiff City | Norwich |
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Ivor Allchurch |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 18,036 Referee: BS Setchell (Luton) |
| 12 March 1965 (1965-03-12) 31 | Cardiff City | 2 – 2 | Manchester City | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Ivor Allchurch Peter King |
Dave Connor Matt Gray |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,094 |
| 22 March 1965 (1965-03-22) 32 | Charlton Athletic | 2 – 2 | Cardiff City | London |
|
Gareth Williams Gareth Williams |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 7,710 Referee: Ken Dagnall (Lancashire) |
| 24 March 1965 (1965-03-24) 33 | Cardiff City | 2 – 2 | Southampton | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Gareth Williams John Charles |
George O'Brien Martin Chivers |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,642 Referee: DFC Wells (Luton) |
| 27 March 1965 (1965-03-27) 34 | Cardiff City | 0 – 2 | Leyton Orient | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,627 |
| 3 April 1965 (1965-04-03) 35 | Bury | 1 – 2 | Cardiff City | Bury |
|
Peter King Barrie Hole |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,292 Referee: K Howley (Billingham) |
| 6 April 1965 (1965-04-06) 36 | Cardiff City | 5 – 0 | Swansea Town | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch John Charles John Charles |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,896 |
| 10 April 1965 (1965-04-10) 37 | Cardiff City | 0 – 0 | Crystal Palace | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,585 Referee: Norman Matthews (Oxon) |
| 17 April 1965 (1965-04-17) 38 | Portsmouth | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
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Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,275 |
| 19 April 1965 (1965-04-19) 39 | Cardiff City | 3 – 1 | Coventry City | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Peter King Ivor Allchurch ?', ?' |
Ron Farmer |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,228 |
| 20 April 1965 (1965-04-20) 40 | Coventry City | 0 – 2 | Cardiff City | Coventry |
| Bernie Lewis Barrie Hole |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 23,913 |
| 24 April 1965 (1965-04-24) 41 | Cardiff City | 3 – 2 | Rotherham United | Cardiff |
| 15:15 | Ivor Allchurch Peter Rodrigues Peter King |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,794 |
| 28 April 1965 (1965-04-28) 42 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
| 15:00 | |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 6,498 Referee: GW Grundy (Grimsby) |
League Cup
Southampton v Cardiff City| 23 September 1964 (1964-09-23) 1 | Southampton | 3 – 2 | Cardiff City | Southampton |
| Terry Paine George O'Brien ?', ?' |
Bernie Lewis Peter King |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,076 |
FA Cup
Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic| 9 January 1965 (1965-01-09) 3 | Cardiff City | 1 – 2 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Derek Tapscott |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Les Hamer (Bolton) |
European Cup Winners Cup
Esbjerg v Cardiff City| 9 September 1964 (1964-09-09) 1 (First Leg) | Esbjerg | 0 – 0 | Cardiff City | Esbjerg |
| Stadium: Esbjerg Stadium Attendance: 7,093 Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium) |
| 13 October 1964 (1964-10-13) 1 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 1 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.) | Esbjerg | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Peter King 57' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,784 Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium) |
| 15 December 1964 (1964-12-15) 2 (First Leg) | Sporting CP | 1 – 2 | Cardiff City | Lisbon |
| 21:15 | Ernesto Figueiredo 81' |
31' Greg Farrell 65' Derek Tapscott |
Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade Attendance: 15,311 Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (Germany) |
| 23 December 1964 (1964-12-23) 2 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 0 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) | Sporting CP | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,800 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium) |
| 20 January 1965 (1965-01-20) 3 (First Leg) | Real Zaragoza | 2 – 2 | Cardiff City | Zaragoza |
| Carlos Lapetra 2' Antonio Pais 10' |
15' Gareth Williams 38' Peter King |
Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 22,780 Referee: Othmar Huber (Switzerland) |
| 3 February 1965 (1965-02-03) 3 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 0 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.) | Real Zaragoza | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | 75' Canario |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 38,458 Referee: Andre Hauben (Belgium) |
Welsh Cup
Merthyr Tydfil v Cardiff City| 26 January 1965 (1965-01-26) 5 | Merthyr Tydfil | 1 – 3 | Cardiff City | Merthyr Tydfil |
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Peter King Peter King Derek Tapscott |
Stadium: Penydarren Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 17 February 1965 (1965-02-17) 6 | Cardiff City | 3 – 1 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Ivor Allchurch Keith Ellis Greg Farrell (pen.) |
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Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 10 March 1965 (1965-03-10) Semi Final | Swansea Town | 0 – 1 | Cardiff City | Swansea |
| (pen.) Greg Farrell |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 7,500 |
| 12 April 1965 (1965-04-12) Final (First Leg) | Cardiff City | 5 – 1 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | George Johnston George Johnston Ivor Allchurch Peter King Peter King ,' |
??' (o.g.) Don Murray |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil) |
| 26 April 1965 (1965-04-26) Final (Second Leg) | Wrexham | 1 – 0 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
| 19:15 | Martin King |
Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Lowry (Neath) |
| 5 May 1965 (1965-05-05) Final (Replay) | Wrexham | 0 – 3 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
| Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch (o.g.) Ray Mielczarek |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 7,840 Referee: J Lowry (Neath) |
See also
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 2 December 2008.
- Welsh Football Data Archive
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