1977–78 Cardiff City F.C. season

John Buchanan (14)
Highest home attendance	12,566 (v Bolton, 22 April 1978)
Lowest home attendance	5,675 (v Hull City, 17 December 1977)
Average home league attendance	8,369
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 season was

Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football

, finishing nineteenth.

Players

First team squad. [1]

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	ENG	Ron Healey
--	GK	NIR	Bill Irwin
--	DF	WAL	Bryan Attley
--	DF	ENG	Clive Charles
--	DF	WAL	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	NIR	Albert Larmour
--	DF	WAL	Freddie Pethard
--	DF	WAL	Keith Pontin
--	DF	WAL	Rod Thomas
--	DF	ENG	Paul Went
--	MF	SCO	John Buchanan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	SCO	Gerry Byrne
--	MF	SCO	Alan Campbell
--	MF	WAL	David Giles
--	MF	ENG	Steve Grapes
--	MF	ENG	Doug Livermore
--	MF	ENG	Keith Robson
--	MF	WAL	Peter Sayer
--	FW	WAL	Ray Bishop
--	FW	ENG	Tony Evans
--	FW	ENG	Robin Friday
--	FW	WAL	Chris Williams

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
17	Charlton Athletic	42	13	12	17	55	68	−13	38
18	Bristol Rovers	42	13	12	17	61	77	−16	38
19	Cardiff City	42	13	12	17	51	71	−20	38
20	Blackpool (R)	42	12	13	17	59	60	−1	37	Relegation to the Third Division
21	Mansfield Town (R)	42	10	11	21	49	69	−20	31	Relegation to the Third Division

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	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	D	L	D	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	L
Position	12	19	20	18	18	14	18	17	19	20	19	20	18	20	16	19	20	20	20	21	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	19

Source: ^[2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) 1	Cardiff City	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Went 66'		47' Paul Randall	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,603 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Worcester)

27 August 1977 (1977-08-27) 2	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	Cardiff City	Blackburn
15:00	Jack Lewis 20' Stuart Metcalfe 44' Noel Brotherston 74'			Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 7,088 Referee: Trelford Mills (Barnsley)

3 September 1977 (1977-09-03) 3	Cardiff City	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,901 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

10 September 1977 (1977-09-10) 4	Notts County	1–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
	Ray O'Brien 35'		70' Phil Dwyer	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,330 Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) 5	Cardiff City	1–1	Mansfield Town	Cardiff
15:00	Keith Robson 86'		78' Ernie Moss	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,896 Referee: Dennis Smith (Hornchurch, Essex)

24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) 6	Cardiff City	3–1	Fulham	Cardiff
15:00	Tony Evans 67'		74' Teddy Maybank	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,810 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury)

1 October 1977 (1977-10-01) 7	Blackpool	3–0	Cardiff City	Blackpool
	Bob Hatton 5', 50', 88' Trevor Finnigan		Peter Sayer	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,704 Referee: Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough)

4 October 1977 (1977-10-04) 8	Sunderland	1–1	Cardiff City	Sunderland
	Roy Greenwood 61'		20' Doug Livermore	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 18,484 Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)

Cardiff City v Luton Town

8 October 1977 (1977-10-08) 9	Cardiff City	1–4	Luton Town	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Dwyer		?' (og) Gerry Byrne Lil Fuccillo Ron Futcher Ricky Hill	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,276

15 October 1977 (1977-10-15) 10	Orient	2–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Peter Kitchen Peter Kitchen 89'		Steve Grapes	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,444

22 October 1977 (1977-10-22) 11	Oldham Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Went 3'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,910 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City

29 October 1977 (1977-10-29) 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–0	Cardiff City	Brighton
15:00	Peter Ward 70' Peter O'Sullivan 75'		Robin Friday	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 22,704 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

5 November 1977 (1977-11-05) 13	Cardiff City	2–0	Stoke City	Cardiff
14:45	Phil Dwyer 42' Peter Sayer 60'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,428 Referee: Derek Nippard (Bournemouth)

12 November 1977 (1977-11-12) 14	Hull City	4–1	Cardiff City	Hull
14:15	Dave Stewart 1' Alan Warboys 4' Ian Dobson 31' Dave Stewart 52'		8' (pen) Peter Sayer	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 5,228

19 November 1977 (1977-11-19) 15	Cardiff City	2–1	Burnley	Cardiff
14:30	Phil Dwyer 3' Peter Sayer 67' (pen)		27' Paul Fletcher	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,085 Referee: Clive White (Harrow)

26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) 16	Crystal Palace	2–0	Cardiff City	London
	Nick Chatterton 28' (pen) Steve Perrin 90'			Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,139 Referee: Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill)

3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) 17	Cardiff City	1–6	Sheffield United	Cardiff
14:15	John Buchanan 90'		25' Ian Hamilton 88' Alan Woodward	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,409 Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)

10 December 1977 (1977-12-10) 18	Bolton Wanderers	6–3	Cardiff City	Bolton
15:00	Paul Jones 22' Peter Reid 30' Mike Walsh 53' Neil Whatmore 75' Willie Morgan 83'		13' Keith Robson 44' Peter Sayer 86' Ray Bishop	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 16,090

17 December 1977 (1977-12-17) 19	Cardiff City	0–0	Hull City	Cardiff
14:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,675 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham)

26 December 1977 (1977-12-26) 20	Southampton	3–1	Cardiff City	Southampton
11:30	Alan Ball 52' Phil Boyer		Keith Robson	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,681

28 December 1977 (1977-12-28) 21	Cardiff City	4–1	Millwall	Cardiff
14:30	John Buchanan 61'		90' (pen) Terry Brisley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,272 Referee: Dennis Turner (Cannock)

31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) 22	Cardiff City	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
14:30	Les Berry 25' (og)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,488 Referee: Ron Crabb (Exeter)

2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) 23	Bristol Rovers	3–2	Cardiff City	Bristol
19:30	David Staniforth 82' David Staniforth 84' Paul Randall 90'		20' David Giles 93' Keith Pontin	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 11,945

14 January 1978 (1978-01-14) 24	Cardiff City	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
14:45	Ray Bishop 35'		8' Stuart Metcalfe	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,949

21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) 25	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	John Duncan 34' John Duncan 58'		80' Paul Went	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,106 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex)

28 January 1978 (1978-01-28) 26	Sunderland	Cardiff
15:00	John Buchanan 13' (pen) Paul Went 40' Ray Bishop 49' Paul Went 80'		35' Clarke 77' (pen) Gary Rowell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,459 Referee: Derek Lloyd (Fernhill Heath, Worcester)

11 February 1978 (1978-02-11) 27	Mansfield Town	2–2	Cardiff City	Mansfield
15:00	Gordon Hodgson 88'		18' John Buchanan	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,538

25 February 1978 (1978-02-25) 28	Cardiff City	2–1	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Went 21' Steve Grapes 88'		41' David Tong	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,322

4 March 1978 (1978-03-04) 29	Luton Town	3–1	Cardiff City	Luton
15:00	Phil Boersma 11' John Faulkner 34' Phil Boersma 80'		27' John Buchanan	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,029 Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham)

7 March 1978 (1978-03-07) 30	Fulham	1–0	Cardiff City	London
19:30	Tony Gale 5'			Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,571 Referee: Alex Hamil (Wolverhampton)

18 March 1978 (1978-03-18) 31	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Cardiff City	Oldham
15:00	Steve Taylor 85'		41' Paul Went	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,578 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester)

Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion

24 March 1978 (1978-03-24) 32	Cardiff City	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:00	John Buchanan 72' (pen)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,222 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester)

25 March 1978 (1978-03-25) 33	Millwall	1–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Dave Mehmet 77'		27' Ray Bishop	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,943 Referee: BH Daniels (Rainham)

29 March 1978 (1978-03-29) 34	Cardiff City	1–0	Southampton	Cardiff
18:00	Ray Bishop 13'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,359 Referee: Malcolm Sinclair (Guildford)

1 April 1978 (1978-04-01) 35	Stoke City	2–0	Cardiff City	Stoke
	Steve Waddington 6' Brendan O'Callaghan 32'			Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 14,804 Referee: George Flint (Kirby in Ashfield)

4 April 1978 (1978-04-04) 36	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Cardiff City	London
19:30				Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,947

8 April 1978 (1978-04-08) 37	Cardiff City	2–2	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
15:00	Phil Dwyer 43' Phil Dwyer 56'		60' (pen) Nick Chatterton 80' Rachid Harkouk	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,328 Referee: Stephen Bates (Bristol)

15 April 1978 (1978-04-15) 38	Burnley	4–2	Cardiff City	Burnley
15:00	Billy Ingham 9' Steve Kindon 37', 62' Paul Fletcher 82'		8' Tony Evans	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11,577 Referee: David Richardson (Lancashire)

22 April 1978 (1978-04-22) 39	Cardiff City	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00	Ray Bishop 85'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,566

29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) 40	Sheffield United	0–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00			89' Tony Evans	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 13,687

3 May 1978 (1978-05-03) 41	Cardiff City	2–1	Notts County	Cardiff
19:00	John Buchanan 48' Paul Went 78'		41' Ray O'Brien	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,528 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)

9 May 1978 (1978-05-09) 42	Orient	Cardiff
19:00			35' Peter Kitchen	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,270 Referee: Don Biddle (Bristol)

Source ^[2] ^[3]

League Cup

13 August 1977 (1977-08-13) Round 1 (First Leg)	Torquay United	1–0	Cardiff City	Torquay
	Doug Livermore ??' (og)			Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,925

17 August 1977 (1977-08-17) Round 1 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	3–2 (3–3 agg.)	Torquay United	Cardiff
18:45	David Giles 32' Peter Sayer 57' Phil Dwyer		5' Colin Lee 44' William Brown	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,509 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)

24 August 1977 (1977-08-24) Round 1 (Replay)	Cardiff City	2–1	Torquay United	Cardiff
18:00	John Buchanan 72'		36' Les Lawrence	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,711 Referee: Edward Hughes (Weston)

30 August 1977 (1977-08-30) Round 2	Swindon Town	5–1	Cardiff City	Swindon
	David Moss 88' Ray McHale 89'		70' John Buchanan	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,919 Referee: Ken Salmon (Barnet)

FA Cup

7 January 1978 (1978-01-07) Round 3	Cardiff City	0–2	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
14:30			49' Paul Mariner 73' Paul Mariner	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,584 Referee: Jim Bent (Hemel Hempstead)

European Cup Winners Cup

14 September 1977 (1977-09-14) Round 1 (First Leg)	Austria Memphis	Cardiff
17:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

28 September 1977 (1977-09-28) Round 1 (Second Leg)	Austria Memphis	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Cardiff City	Vienna
	Ernst Baumeister 53'			Stadium: Gerhard Hanappi Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: M Kuston (Poland)

Welsh Cup

21 December 1977 (1977-12-21) Round 5	Worcester City	2–2	Cardiff City	Worcester
	Roger Shaw 12' Roger Shaw 48'		30' (pen) Paul Went 71' Ray Bishop	Stadium: St George's Lane Attendance: 2,915

11 January 1978 (1978-01-11) Round 5 (Replay)	Cardiff City	3–0	Worcester City	Cardiff
13:45	Ray Bishop 17' Keith Robson 43' John Barton 80' (og)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 963 Referee: Tom Reynolds (Swansea)

1 March 1978 (1978-03-01) Round 6	Cardiff City	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Cardiff
	John Buchanan		31' Ray Haywood	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,639 Referee: Keith Cooper (Pontypridd)

15 March 1978 (1978-03-15) Round 6 (Replay)	Kidderminster Harriers	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Cardiff City	Kidderminster
	John Griffiths 86'		28' David Giles 119' David Giles 95' (pen) John Buchanan	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 3,000

13 April 1978 (1978-04-13) Semi Final	Cardiff City	0–2	Wrexham	Cardiff
18:30			2' Les Cartwright 87' Alan Dwyer	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,928 Referee: Tom Reynolds (Swansea)

References

^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1978". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Cardiff City 1977-78 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1978". 11v11. Retrieved 12 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
.

Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications.
ISBN 0-9513321-8-X
.

Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown.
ISBN 1-899-46817-X
.

[1] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1978". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[results-2] "Cardiff City 1977-78 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[11v11results-3] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1978". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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