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1980–81 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1980–81 season
ChairmanBob Grogan
ManagerRichie Morgan
Football League Second Division19th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup3rd round
Welsh Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Kitchen (13)
All: Peter Kitchen (19)
Highest home attendance21,239 (v Swansea City, 27 December 1980)
Lowest home attendance4,059 (v Cambridge United, 17 October 1980)
Average home league attendance6,770

The 1980–81 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 54th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK England ENG Peter Grotier
-- GK England ENG Ron Healey
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Dwyer
-- DF England ENG Tim Gilbert
-- DF Wales WAL Linden Jones
-- DF Wales WAL Keith Pontin
-- DF Wales WAL David Roberts
-- DF England ENG Colin Sullivan
-- DF Wales WAL Rod Thomas
-- MF Scotland SCO John Buchanan
-- MF Scotland SCO Alan Campbell
-- MF Ireland EIR Miah Dennehy
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Paul Giles
-- MF England ENG Steve Grapes
-- MF Wales WAL Wayne Hughes
-- MF Wales WAL John Lewis
-- MF Wales WAL Paul Maddy
-- MF Wales WAL Tarki Micallef
-- MF England ENG Billy Ronson
-- FW Wales WAL Ray Bishop
-- FW England ENG Paul Davies
-- FW England ENG Peter Kitchen
-- FW England ENG Gary Stevens

Source [1]

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
17 Orient 42 13 12 17 52 56 −4 38
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 10 18 61 66 −5 38
19 Cardiff City 42 12 12 18 44 60 −16 36
20 Preston North End (R) 42 11 14 17 41 62 −21 36 Relegation to the Third Division
21 Bristol City (R) 42 7 16 19 29 51 −22 30
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHH
ResultLWLWLDWLWLLLWLLLWWWDDDDDDLLLLWWDLLDWLDLWDD
Position~~19191916151611141617171819212015141415181717161818192017171717191919192020191919
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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16 August 1980 (1980-08-16) 1 Cardiff City 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens Noel Brotherston
Andy Crawford
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,908
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
19 August 1980 (1980-08-19) 2 Wrexham 0–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
19:30 68' Ray Bishop Stadium: Racecourse
Attendance: 7,772
23 August 1980 (1980-08-23) 3 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Cardiff City Oldham
15:00 Ryszard Kowenicki 81'
Simon Stainrod 86'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,690
Referee: Terry Farley (Newton Aycliffe)
30 August 1980 (1980-08-30) 4 Cardiff City 4–2 Orient Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens 8'
Phil Dwyer 40'
Gary Stevens 52'
John Buchanan 55'
13' Steve Parsons
44' Billy Jennings
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,649
Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)
6 September 1980 (1980-09-06) 5 Newcastle United 2–1 Cardiff City Newcastle
Ray Clarke 19'
Alan Shoulder 32' (pen)
50' Peter Kitchen Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 15,804
13 September 1980 (1980-09-13) 6 Cardiff City 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens 45' Mick Walsh Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,649
Referee: Mike Bidmead (Chessington)
20 September 1980 (1980-09-20) 7 Cardiff City 2–1 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Billy Ronson 40'
Keith Pontin 62'
35' Bob Lee Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,122
27 September 1980 (1980-09-27) 8 Notts County 4–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
Eddie Kelly 28'
Iain McCulloch
Ray O'Brien 64' (pen)
Iain McCulloch
22' Phil Dwyer
Peter Kitchen
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,229
4 October 1980 (1980-10-04) 9 Cardiff City 1–0 Watford Cardiff
15:00 Tarki Micallef 8' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,407
7 October 1980 (1980-10-07) 10 West Ham United 1–0 Cardiff City London
19:30 Jimmy Neighbour 50' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 20,402
11 October 1980 (1980-10-11) 11 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
Brian Hornsby 35'
Andy McCulloch 80'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 15,396
17 October 1980 (1980-10-17) 12 Cardiff City 1–2 Cambridge United Cardiff
19:30 Lindsay Smith (og) 63' John Lyons
70' Steve Spriggs
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,059
22 October 1980 (1980-10-22) 13 Cardiff City 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
19:30 Steve Grapes 19' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
25 October 1980 (1980-10-25) 14 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
Jack Keay 54' (pen)
Steve Biggins 78'
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4,466
31 October 1980 (1980-10-31) 15 Cardiff City 0–1 Chelsea Cardiff
19:30 37' Chris Hutchings Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,489
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
8 November 1980 (1980-11-08) 16 Preston North End 3–1 Cardiff City Preston
Mick Baxter
Alex Bruce
Gary Stevens (og)
36' Peter Kitchen Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,458
12 November 1980 (1980-11-12) 17 Cardiff City 1–0 Wrexham Cardiff
19:30 Peter Kitchen 50' (pen) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
15 November 1980 (1980-11-15) 18 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Cardiff City Blackburn
15:00 Kevin Stonehouse 75' (pen)
Glenn Keeley 84'
Peter Kitchen
54' Peter Kitchen
90' John Buchanan
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,854
22 November 1980 (1980-11-22) 19 Cardiff City 1–0 Luton Town Cardiff
15:00 John Buchanan Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,064
Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield)
29 November 1980 (1980-11-29) 20 Derby 1–1 Cardiff City Derby
Kevin Wilson 64' 75' (og) Jonathan Clark Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 15,581
6 December 1980 (1980-12-06) 21 Cardiff City 1–1 Grimsby Town Cardiff
15:00 Peter Kitchen 55' (pen) 11' (pen) Joe Waters Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,063
Referee: Mike Warner (Wednesbury)
26 December 1980 (1980-12-26) 22 Bristol City 0–0 Cardiff City Bristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 14,921
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
27 December 1980 (1980-12-27) 23 Cardiff City 3–3 Swansea Cardiff
15:00 Gary Stevens 12'
Peter Kitchen 85'
John Buchanan 86'
38' Neil Robinson
40' Alan Curtis
73' Leighton James
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Jeff Bray (Hinckley)
10 January 1981 (1981-01-10) 24 Luton Town 2–2 Cardiff City Luton
David Moss 24'
Brian Stein 64'
8' Peter Kitchen
46' Paul Giles
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,013
17 January 1981 (1981-01-17) 25 Orient 2–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 Joe Mayo 52'
Nigel Gray 80'
51' Paul Maddy
61' Paul Maddy
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,836
Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering)
31 January 1981 (1981-01-31) 26 Cardiff City 0–2 Oldham Athletic Cardiff
15:00 10' Roger Palmer
86' Martin Nuttall
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford)
3 February 1981 (1981-02-03) 27 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Cardiff City London
19:30 Terry Fenwick 49'
Tommy Langley 62'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,834
Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)
7 February 1981 (1981-02-07) 28 Bolton Wanderers 4–2 Cardiff City Bolton
15:00 John Thomas 40'
John Thomas 52'
Phillip Wilson 61'
Dušan Nikolić 74'
2' John Buchanan
78' John Buchanan
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 8,115
Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield)
20 February 1981 (1981-02-20) 29 Cardiff City 0–1 Notts County Cardiff
19:30 86' Trevor Christie Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,987
Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)
25 February 1981 (1981-02-25) 30 Cardiff City 1–0 Newcastle United Cardiff
19:30 Peter Kitchen 32' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,235
28 February 1981 (1981-02-28) 31 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 20' Steve Grapes Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 7,525
4 March 1981 (1981-03-04) 32 Cardiff City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,002
Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)
7 March 1981 (1981-03-07) 33 Watford 4–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 Malcolm Poskett 36'
Luther Blissett 45'
Keith Pritchett 59'
Malcolm Poskett 70'
21' Peter Kitchen
53' Linden Jones
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,014
21 March 1981 (1981-03-21) 34 Cambridge United 2–0 Cardiff City Cambridge
15:00 George Reilly 7'
Derrick Christie 86'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,790
Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex)
28 March 1981 (1981-03-28) 35 Cardiff City 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
15:00 John Lewis
Phil Dwyer
(pen) Jack Keay
Ian Atkins
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,201
Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke)
4 April 1981 (1981-04-04) 36 Chelsea 0–1 Cardiff City London
47' Gary Stevens Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 11,569
Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham)
11 April 1981 (1981-04-11) 37 Cardiff City 1–3 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 Phil Dwyer 35' 47' Sean Haslegrave
50' Alex Bruce
84' Stephen Elliott
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,991
Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)
18 April 1981 (1981-04-18) 38 Swansea 1–1 Cardiff City Swansea
15:00 Leighton James 43' Peter Kitchen Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 19,038
Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)
20 April 1981 (1981-04-20) 39 Cardiff City 2–3 Bristol City Cardiff
15:00 Steve Grapes 2'
Peter Kitchen
Gary Mabbutt
James Mann
89' James Mann
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,579
Referee: Morris Baker (Wolverhampton)
25 April 1981 (1981-04-25) 40 Grimsby Town 0–1 Cardiff City Grimsby
15:00 5' Gary Stevens Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,377
2 May 1981 (1981-05-02) 41 Cardiff City 0–0 Derby Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,377
Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)
6 May 1981 (1981-05-06) 42 Cardiff City 0–0 West Ham United Cardiff
19:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,535
Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)

Source [3]

League Cup

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9 August 1980 (1980-08-09) Round 1 (First Leg) Torquay United 0–0 Cardiff City Torquay
15:00 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,441
13 August 1980 (1980-08-13) Round 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 2–1
(2–1 agg.)
Torquay United Cardiff
19:30 Ray Bishop 57'
Gary Stevens 70'
58' Gerry Fell Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,149
27 August 1980 (1980-08-27) Round 2 (First Leg) Cardiff City 1–0 Chelsea Cardiff
19:30 Ray Bishop 44' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,549
Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)
3 September 1980 (1980-09-03) Round 2 (Second Leg) Chelsea 1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Cardiff City London
19:45 Micky Droy 84' Peter Kitchen Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 12,959
Referee: Mike J Taylor (Walmer)
23 September 1980 (1980-09-23) Round 3 Barnsley 3–2 Cardiff City Barnsley
Ronnie Glavin (pen)
Derrick Parker
Ian Banks 90'
John Buchanan
88' John Lewis
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,135
Referee: Kevin McNally

FA Cup

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3 January 1981 (1981-01-03) Round 3 Leicester City 3–0 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 Gary Lineker 30'
David Buchanan 51'
Jim Melrose 80'
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 17,527
Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)
3 December 1980 (1980-12-03) Round 3 Cardiff City 6–0 Cardiff Corinthians Cardiff
19:30 Peter Kitchen 12', 42', 61', 75', 82'
Wayne Hughes 53'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,080
27 January 1981 (1981-01-27) Round 4 Wrexham 3–0 Cardiff City Wrexham
19:30 Steve Fox 31', 55'
Dixie McNeil 63'
Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 4,880
Referee: Howard King (Merthyr Tydfil)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City 1980-81 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1981". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

Bibliography

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