1964–65 Cardiff City F.C. season

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.

Cardiff City
1964–65 season
ManagerJimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division13th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
European Cup Winners CupQuarter-finals
Welsh CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ivor Allchurch (15)
All: Ivor Allchurch (19)

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK  WAL Dilwyn John
-- GK  ENG Bob Wilson
-- DF  WAL Colin Baker
-- DF  WAL Mel Charles
-- DF  WAL Graham Coldrick
-- DF  WAL Alan Harrington
-- DF  SCO Gordon Harris
-- DF  SCO Alec Milne
-- DF  SCO Don Murray
-- DF  WAL Trevor Peck
-- DF  WAL Peter Rodrigues
-- MF  WAL Doug Curtin
-- MF  SCO Greg Farrell
-- MF  WAL Steve Gammon
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  ENG Roger Green
-- MF  WAL Barrie Hole
-- MF  WAL Gerry King
-- MF  ENG Peter King
-- MF  WAL Bernie Lewis
-- MF  WAL Clive Lloyd
-- MF  ENG Dick Scott
-- MF  ENG Gareth Williams
-- FW  WAL Ivor Allchurch
-- FW  WAL John Charles
-- FW  ENG Keith Ellis
-- FW  SCO Tommy Halliday
-- FW  SCO George Johnston
-- FW  WAL Derek Tapscott

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
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 Welsh Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1965–66 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
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European Cup Winners Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 SepOne (first leg)EsbjergAD 0 – 07,093
13 OctOne (second leg)EsbjergHW 1 – 08,084King
16 DecTwo (first leg)Sporting CPAW 2 – 115,311Farrell, Tapscott
23 DecTwo (second leg)Sporting CPHD 0 – 023,800
20 JanQuarter-final (first leg)Real ZaragozaAD 2 – 222,780Williams, King
3 FebQuarter-final (second leg)Real ZaragozaHL 0 – 138,458
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See also

  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

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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