1986–87 Cardiff City F.C. season

Freight Rover Trophy
	Preliminary round
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Wimbleton (8); All: Paul Wimbleton (11)
Highest home attendance	11,505 (v Swansea, 26 December 1986)
Lowest home attendance	1,510 (v Hartlepool, 7 May 1987)
Average home league attendance	3,128
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 season was

Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the fourth tier of English football

, finishing fifteenth.

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	Graham Moseley
--	GK	WAL	Mel Rees
--	DF	WAL	Terry Boyle
--	DF	ENG	Phil Brignull
--	DF	ENG	Mike Ford
--	DF	ENG	Andy Kerr
--	DF	WAL	Jason Perry
--	DF	ENG	Nick Platnauer
--	DF	ENG	Steve Sherlock
--	MF	WAL	Gareth Davies
--	MF	WAL	Brian Flynn
--	MF	WAL	David Giles
--	MF	WAL	Jason Gummer
--	MF	ENG	Steve Mardenborough


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Chris Marustik
--	MF	ENG	Paul McLoughlin
--	MF	WAL	Tarki Micallef
--	MF	ENG	Alan Rogers
--	MF	WAL	Nigel Vaughan
--	MF	ENG	Paul Wheeler
--	MF	ENG	Paul Wimbleton
--	FW	ENG	Kevin Bartlett
--	FW	WAL	Alan Curtis
--	FW	ENG	Dean Horrix
--	FW	WAL	Chris Pike
--	FW	ENG	Tony Simmons
--	FW	ENG	Robbie Turner

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Cambridge United	46	17	11	18	60	62	−2	62
12	Swansea City	46	17	11	18	56	61	−5	62
13	Cardiff City	46	15	16	15	48	50	−2	61
14	Exeter City	46	11	23	12	53	49	+4	56
15	Halifax Town	46	15	10	21	59	74	−15	55

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	W
Position	~	~	8	12	14	16	10	5	9	12	16	16	15	13	14	18	14	10	9	10	11	12	16	16	13	13	17	16	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13

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

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

23 August 1986 (1986-08-23) 1	Hartlepool United	1–1	Cardiff City	Hartlepool
15:00	Tony Smith		83' Robbie Turner	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,800

30 August 1986 (1986-08-30) 2	Cardiff City	0–0	Rochdale	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,546 Referee: Noel Butler (Surrey)

6 September 1986 (1986-09-06) 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
15:00			89' Paul Wimbleton	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 5,740

13 September 1986 (1986-09-13) 4	Cardiff City	0–2	Tranmere Rovers	Cardiff
15:00			John Morrissey 45' John Morrissey	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,868

16 September 1986 (1986-09-16) 5	Cardiff City	1–1	Lincoln City	Cardiff
19:45	Alan Rogers		Tony Simmons	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,402

20 September 1986 (1986-09-20) 6	Exeter City	0–0	Cardiff City	Exeter
15:00				Stadium: St James's Park Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Paul Vanes (Warley)

27 September 1986 (1986-09-27) 7	Cardiff City	4–1	Hereford United	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Wheeler 8' Nigel Vaughan 27' Paul Wimbleton (pen) Alan Curtis		77' John Delve	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,353

1 October 1986 (1986-10-01) 8	Peterborough United	1–2	Cardiff City	Peterborough
19:30	Les Lawrence 4'		Nigel Vaughan 65' Paul Wheeler	Attendance: 2,600

4 October 1986 (1986-10-04) 9	Cardiff City	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Cardiff
15:00	Nigel Vaughan 42'		60' Geoff Thomas	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,570

11 October 1986 (1986-10-11) 10	Wrexham	5–1	Cardiff City	Wrexham
15:00	Jim Steel 6' Steve Charles 24' (pen) Barry Horne 41' Barry Horne 49' Steve Massey 67'		88' Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 2,926

17 October 1986 (1986-10-17) 11	Colchester United	3–1	Cardiff City	Colchester
19:30	John Reeves 18' Tony English 55' Simon Burman 81'		83' Paul Wheeler	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,169 Referee: Alf Buksh (London)

25 October 1986 (1986-10-25) 12	Cardiff City	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Cardiff
15:00	Terry Boyle 72'		81' Steve Johnson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,145

31 October 1986 (1986-10-31) 13	Halifax Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Halifax
19:30	Phil Brown (pen)		33' Nick Platnauer	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,640

4 November 1986 (1986-11-04) 14	Preston North End	0–1	Cardiff City	Preston
19:30			53' Mike Ford	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,614

8 November 1986 (1986-11-08) 15	Cardiff City	0–2	Southend United	Cardiff
15:00			15' Roy McDonough Richard Cadette	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Ron Groves (Weston)

22 November 1986 (1986-11-22) 16	Stockport County	2–0	Cardiff City	Stockport
15:00	Vernon Allatt 13' Levi Edwards 86'			Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1,674

29 November 1986 (1986-11-29) 17	Cardiff City	3–0	Cambridge United	Cardiff
15:00	Kevin Bartlett 78' Paul Wimbleton 25' (pen)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,071

13 December 1986 (1986-12-13) 18	Cardiff City	2–0	Aldershot	Cardiff
15:00	Nick Platnauer 9' Nigel Vaughan 78'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,443

19 December 1986 (1986-12-19) 19	Burnley	1–3	Cardiff City	Burnley
19:30	Ashley Hoskin 65'		57' Nigel Vaughan 58' Chris Pike 79' Paul Wimbleton	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 1,702 Referee: John Lovatt (Crewe)

26 December 1986 (1986-12-26) 20	Swansea Town	Cardiff
11:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,505 Referee: Howard King (Merthyr Tydfil)

28 December 1986 (1986-12-28) 21	Northampton Town	4–1	Cardiff City	Northampton
15:00	Ian Benjamin Dave Gilbert (pen) Trevor Morley Richard Hill		Chris Pike	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,138 Referee: Malcolm Cotton (Camberley, Surrey)

3 January 1987 (1987-01-03) 22	Cardiff City	1–1	Stockport County	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Wheeler 29'		20' Vernon Allatt	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,038

24 January 1987 (1987-01-24) 23	Cardiff City	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00			39' (pen) Andy Thompson 42' Steve Bull	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,331 Referee: NJ Ashley (Nantwich)

7 February 1987 (1987-02-07) 24	Lincoln City	0–1	Cardiff City	Lincoln
15:00			48' (pen) Paul Wimbleton	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,954 Referee: K Redfern

21 February 1987 (1987-02-21) 25	Hereford United	0–2	Cardiff City	Hereford
			48' (og) Wayne Cegielski 70' Dean Horrix	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,969

24 February 1987 (1987-02-24) 26	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Cardiff City	Birkenhead
19:30	Stephen Vickers Andy Muir		Tony Simmons	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1,456

28 February 1987 (1987-02-28) 27	Cardiff City	0–1	Peterborough United	Cardiff
15:00			Noel Luke	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,620

3 March 1987 (1987-03-03) 28	Cardiff City	0–0	Halifax Town	Cardiff
19:45				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,784

7 March 1987 (1987-03-07) 29	Scunthorpe United	1–3	Cardiff City	Scunthorpe
15:00	Brian Smith 22'		19' Andy Kerr 24', 81' Dean Horrix	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 1,935

10 March 1987 (1987-03-10) 30	Rochdale	0–0	Cardiff City	Rochdale
19:30				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,114 Referee: Colin Seel (Carlisle)

14 March 1987 (1987-03-14) 31	Cardiff City	0–2	Colchester United	Cardiff
15:00			49' Simon Lowe 51' Simon Lowe	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,222 Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)

17 March 1987 (1987-03-17) 32	Orient	2–0	Cardiff City	Orient
19:30	Alan Comfort 3' Alan Comfort 38'			Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,401

Cardiff City v Wrexham

21 March 1987 (1987-03-21) 33	Cardiff City	0–0	Wrexham	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,805

24 March 1987 (1987-03-24) 34	Orient	Cardiff
19:45	Nick Platnauer 89'		3' Andy Sussex	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,562

28 March 1987 (1987-03-28) 35	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Cardiff City	Crewe
15:00	Geoff Thomas 48'		Paul Wheeler 78' Paul Wheeler	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,762

31 March 1987 (1987-03-31) 36	Cardiff City	0–0	Exeter City	Cardiff
19:45				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,825

3 April 1987 (1987-04-03) 37	Southend
19:30	Derek Hall Richard Cadette			Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,917

11 April 1987 (1987-04-11) 38	Cardiff City	1–1	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Wimbleton 90'		John Thomas	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,528

18 April 1987 (1987-04-18) 39	Cardiff City	3–1	Torquay United	Cardiff
15:00	Steve Mardenborough 38' Alan Curtis 59' Paul Wheeler 61'		16' Mark Loram	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,840

20 April 1987 (1987-04-20) 40	Swansea Town	2–0	Cardiff City	Swansea
11:30	Paul Atkinson 26' Terry Boyle 77' (og)			Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 6,653

Cardiff City v Burnley

25 April 1987 (1987-04-25) 41	Cardiff City	1–0	Burnley	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Wimbleton 64' (pen)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,003 Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)

28 April 1987 (1987-04-28) 42	Torquay United	1–0	Cardiff City	Torquay
19:30	Mark Gardiner			Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,365

1 May 1987 (1987-05-01) 43	Cambridge United	2–1	Cardiff City	Cambridge
19:45	Mark Schiavi David Crown		Jason Gummer	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,563

4 May 1987 (1987-05-04) 44	Cardiff City	1–1	Northampton Town	Cardiff
15:00	Alan Curtis 47'		Ian Benjamin	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,682 Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)

7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 45	Cardiff City	4–0	Hartlepool United	Cardiff
15:00	Kevin Bartlett Paul Wimbleton 86'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,510

9 May 1987 (1987-05-09) 46	Aldershot	1–2	Cardiff City	Aldershot
19:45	Bobby Barnes 49'		41' Kevin Bartlett	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,680

Source ^[2] ^[3]

Littlewoods Cup

26 August 1986 (1986-08-26) Round 1 (First Leg)	Cardiff City	5–4	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
19:45	Nigel Vaughan 29', 56' Terry Boyle 70' Robbie Turner 54' Paul Wheeler 83'		4' John Matthews 18', 38' Russell Coughlin 44' Kevin Summerfield	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,503

2 September 1986 (1986-09-02) Round 1 (Second Leg)	Plymouth Argyle	0–1 (4–6 agg.)	Cardiff City	Plymouth
19:30			David Giles	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,829

28 October 1986 (1986-10-28) Round 3	Cardiff City	2–1	Chelsea	Cardiff
19:45	Nick Platnauer 48' Nick Platnauer 75'		47' (pen) Keith Jones	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,018 Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)

18 November 1986 (1986-11-18) Round 4	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
19:30	Bernard McNally 87'			Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,634

FA Cup

15 November 1986 (1986-11-15) Round 1	Ton Pentre	1–4	Cardiff City	Ton Pentre
14:30	Gareth Bees 45'		42' Chris Marustik 71' Chris Marustik 38' Paul Wimbleton 89' Paul Wheeler	Stadium: Ynys Park Attendance: 2,700

9 December 1986 (1986-12-09) Round 2	Cardiff City	2–0	Brentford	Cardiff
19:45	Kevin Bartlett			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,531 Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)

10 January 1987 (1987-01-10) Round 3	Millwall	0–0	Cardiff City	Millwall
15:00				Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,615

20 January 1987 (1987-01-20) Round 3 (Replay)	Cardiff City	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Millwall	Cardiff
19:45	Nigel Vaughan 33' Chris Marustik 73'		2' John Leslie 84' Darren Morgan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,585 Referee: John Moules (Kent)

26 January 1987 (1987-01-26) Round 3 (2nd Replay)	Cardiff City	1–0	Millwall	Cardiff
19:45	Chris Pike 47'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Ron Groves (Weston)

31 January 1987 (1987-01-31) Round 4	Stoke City	2–1	Cardiff City	Stoke
15:00	Carl Saunders 33' Phil Heath 70'		Paul Wimbleton	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 20,423 Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)

Welsh Cup

25 November 1986 (1986-11-25) Round 3	Taff's Well	Cardiff
19:45	Kevin Bartlett 62' Paul Wheeler 77' Terry Boyle 84'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 581

3 February 1987 (1987-02-03) Round 4	Wrexham	1–0	Cardiff City	Wrexham
19:30	Steve Buxton 25'			Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 1,915

Freight Rover Trophy

2 December 1986 (1986-12-02) Round 1 (Group)	Cardiff City	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
19:45			75' Steve Bull	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

6 January 1987 (1987-01-06) Round 1 (Group)	Bournemouth	1–0	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
19:30	Sean O'Driscoll 83'			Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 1,482

References

^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1987". 11v11. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Cardiff City 1986-87 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1987". 11v11. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

Bibliography

"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: 1987". 11v11. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[results-2] "Cardiff City 1986-87 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[11v11results-3] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1987". 11v11. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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