1983–84 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1983–84 season
Chairman	Jack Leonard
Manager	Len Ashurst/Jimmy Goodfellow & Jimmy Mullen
Football League Second Division	15th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	5th round
Top goalscorer	League: Gordon Owen (14); All: Gordon Owen (18)
Highest home attendance	14,580 (v Swansea, 26 December 1983)
Lowest home attendance	3,870 (v Shrewsbury, 17 March 1983)
Average home league attendance	7,016
	← 1982–83 1984–85 →

The 1983–84 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 57th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Manager Len Ashurst resigned to become Sunderland manager towards the end of the season and his assistant Jimmy Goodfellow and defender Jimmy Mullen were appointed joint caretaker managers for the remainder of the season.

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	WAL	Andy Dibble
--	GK	ENG	Gary Plumley
--	DF	ENG	Gary Bennett
--	DF	WAL	Paul Bodin
--	DF	WAL	Phil Dwyer
--	DF	WAL	David Grant
--	DF	WAL	Linden Jones
--	DF	ENG	Jimmy Mullen
--	DF	ENG	Colin Smith
--	MF	SCO	Marshall Burke
--	MF	WAL	Karl Elsey
--	MF	ENG	Russell Heycock
--	MF	ENG	Roger Gibbins
--	MF	WAL	John Lewis


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Wayne Matthews
--	MF	ENG	Gordon Owen
--	MF	ENG	David Tong
--	MF	WAL	Nigel Vaughan
--	FW	ENG	Ian Baird
--	FW	ENG	Andy Crawford
--	FW	ENG	Paul Evans
--	FW	ENG	Martin Goldsmith
--	FW	ENG	Jeff Hemmerman
--	FW	ENG	Trevor Lee
--	FW	WAL	Chris Rodon
--	FW	WAL	Chris Townsend
--	FW	ENG	Phil Walker

Source ^[1]

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Charlton Athletic	42	16	9	17	53	64	−11	57
14	Barnsley	42	15	7	20	57	53	+4	52
15	Cardiff City	42	15	6	21	53	66	−13	51
16	Portsmouth	42	14	7	21	73	64	+9	49
17	Middlesbrough	42	12	13	17	41	47	−6	49

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

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	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	D	L
Position			5	9	13	12	18	16	17	18	15	16	17	17	17	16	17	17	19	15	15	15	17	15	13	15	15	18		16	13	14	14	14	12	13	15	13		14		15

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

27 August 1983 (1983-08-27) 1	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Kevin Smith Chris Jones			Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 4,525

29 August 1983 (1983-08-29) 2	Cardiff City	2–1	Manchester City	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Bodin 4' Paul Bodin		54' Jim Tolmie	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,899 Referee: Trevor Spencer (Wootton Bassett)

3 September 1983 (1983-09-03) 3	Cardiff City	3–1	Grimsby Town	Cardiff
15:00	Gordon Owen 49', 64' (pen.) Andy Crawford 72'		44' Joe Waters	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

6 September 1983 (1983-09-06) 4	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
19:30	Chic Bates 3'			Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,406 Referee: RA Banks (Manchester)

10 September 1983 (1983-09-10) 5	Leeds United	1–0	Cardiff City	Leeds
15:00	George McCluskey 71'			Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 12,336

17 September 1983 (1983-09-17) 6	Cardiff City	0–0	Portsmouth	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,033 Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)

1 October 1983 (1983-10-01) 7	Cardiff City	0–3	Barnsley	Cardiff
15:00			42' Ronnie Glavin David Geddis 81' Ronnie Glavin	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,433 Referee: Alan Crickmore (Plymouth)

8 October 1983 (1983-10-08) 8	Cardiff City	2–0	Carlisle United	Cardiff
15:00	Nigel Vaughan 45' Gordon Owen			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,596 Referee: Alan Seville (Birmingham)

15 October 1983 (1983-10-15) 9	Chelsea	2–0	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Pat Nevin Colin Lee			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 15,459 Referee: Mark Scott (Nottinghamshire)

19 October 1983 (1983-10-19) 10	Cardiff City	0–2	Newcastle United	Cardiff
19:45			59' Kevin Keegan 9' Peter Beardsley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,926 Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol)

31 October 1983 (1983-10-31) 11	Fulham	0–2	Cardiff City	London
19:30			62' Gary Bennett 89' Gordon Owen	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 5,959

5 November 1983 (1983-11-05) 12	Middlesbrough	2–0	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
15:00	David Currie 60' Andy Crawford 62'			Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 7,686 Referee: Howe

8 November 1983 (1983-11-08) 13	Crystal Palace	1–0	Cardiff City	London
19:30	Jerry Murphy 79'			Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 5,299

12 November 1983 (1983-11-12) 14	Cardiff City	5–0	Cambridge United	Cardiff
15:00	Roger Gibbins 25' Nigel Vaughan 29' Steve Fallon 33' (o.g.) Gordon Owen 86' Roger Gibbins			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,720 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

19 November 1983 (1983-11-19) 15	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Cardiff City	Oldham
15:00	Roger Palmer Derrick Parker		49' Phil Dwyer	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,587

26 November 1983 (1983-11-26) 16	Cardiff City	3–1	Huddersfield	Cardiff
15:00	Paul Bodin 52' Brian Laws (o.g.) Gordon Owen		(pen.) Colin Russell	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,067

3 December 1983 (1983-12-03) 17	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	Cardiff City	Brighton
15:00	Danny Wilson 43' Terry Connor 62' Danny Wilson		Ian Baird	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,924 Referee: Ken Salmon (Barnet)

10 December 1983 (1983-12-10) 18	Cardiff City	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
15:00			53' Mark Patterson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Dennis Brazier (Northampton)

17 December 1983 (1983-12-17) 19	Sheffield Wednesday	5–2	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00	Imre Varadi 30', 48' Gary Shelton 33' Gary Bannister 40' Mick Lyons 59'		77', 81' Ian Baird	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 14,580

26 December 1983 (1983-12-26) 20	Cardiff City	3–2	Swansea City	Cardiff
11:30	Roger Gibbins 24' Nigel Vaughan 45' Trevor Lee 51'		44' (pen.) Gary Stanley 55' John Toshack	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,580 Referee: Eric Read (Bristol)

27 December 1983 (1983-12-27) 21	Derby County	2–3	Cardiff City	Derby
15:00	John McAlle 2' Paul Hooks 43'		38' Ian Baird Ian Baird 77' Phil Dwyer	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 16,054 Referee: Plummer

31 December 1983 (1983-12-31) 22	Grimsby Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Grimsby
15:00	Paul Emson 50'			Attendance: 7,164

21 January 1984 (1984-01-21) 23	Portsmouth	1–1	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
15:00	Kevin Dillon 87' (pen.)		41' Trevor Lee	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11,938

31 January 1984 (1984-01-31) 24	Cardiff City	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
19:30	Gordon Owen Gary Bennett		Kevin Dickenson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,522 Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke)

4 February 1984 (1984-02-04) 25	Barnsley	2–3	Cardiff City	Barnsley
	Mick McGuire David Geddis		70' Gordon Owen 72' (o.g.) Larry May 73' Ian Baird	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 7,107

11 February 1984 (1984-02-11) 26	Cardiff City	0–1	Leeds United	Cardiff
15:00			85' Scott Sellars	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,407 Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire)

19 February 1984 (1984-02-19) 27	Cardiff City	0–4	Fulham	Cardiff
15:00			41', 67' Dean Coney 44', 70' Leroy Rosenior	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,149

25 February 1984 (1984-02-25) 28	Newcastle United	3–1	Cardiff City	Newcastle
15:00	Chris Waddle 9' Kevin Keegan 44', 57' (pen.)		58' Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 27,909 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

3 March 1984 (1984-03-03) 29	Cardiff City	2–1	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
15:00	Karl Elsey 90s' Martin Goldsmith		Garry MacDonald	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,422 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset)

10 March 1984 (1984-03-10) 30	Cambridge United	0–2	Cardiff City	Cambridge
15:00			51' Colin Smith Nigel Vaughan	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Mike Taylor (Deal)

17 March 1984 (1984-03-17) 31	Cardiff City	2–0	Shrewsbury Town	Cardiff
12:30	Nigel Vaughan 30' Gordon Owen 53'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,870

24 March 1984 (1984-03-24) 32	Manchester City	2–1	Cardiff City	Manchester
15:00	David Johnson 83' Graham Baker 90'		15' Gordon Owen	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Howard Taylor (Oadby, Leicestershire)

31 March 1984 (1984-03-31) 33	Cardiff City	3–3	Chelsea	Cardiff
15:00	Roger Gibbins 81' Gordon Owen 22' (pen.) Nigel Vaughan 25'		84' Kerry Dixon 85' Colin Lee 90' (pen.) Nigel Spackman	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,060 Referee: Bob Nixon (West Kirby)

7 April 1984 (1984-04-07) 34	Carlisle United	1–1	Cardiff City	Carlisle
15:00	Malcolm Poskett 70'		82' Martin Goldsmith	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,704

14 April 1984 (1984-04-14) 35	Cardiff City	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Gordon Owen 44' (pen.) Trevor Lee			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,637 Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)

17 April 1984 (1984-04-17) 36	Cardiff City	0–2	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
19:45			45' (o.g.) Colin Smith Stan Cummins	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Coldfield)

21 April 1984 (1984-04-21) 37	Swansea City	3–2	Cardiff City	Swansea
15:00	Ian Walsh Dean Saunders Dean Saunders 85'		17' Colin Smith 27' Gordon Owen	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 10,275 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)

23 April 1984 (1984-04-23) 38	Cardiff City	1–0	Derby County	Cardiff
15:00	Gordon Owen			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,056 Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford)

28 April 1984 (1984-04-28) 39	Huddersfield	4–0	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
15:00	Paul Jones (pen.) Paul Jones (pen.) Paul Jones Daral Pugh			Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 5,599

5 May 1984 (1984-05-05) 40	Cardiff City	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:00	Trevor Lee 6' Nigel Vaughan 67'		Chris Hutchings 68' Danny Wilson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,366 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)

7 May 1984 (1984-05-07) 41	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Cardiff City	Blackburn
15:00	Mark Patterson		Trevor Lee	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 3,107

12 May 1984 (1984-05-12) 42	Cardiff City	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
15:00			46' Gary Bannister 50' Tony Cunningham	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,171 Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol)

Source ^[2] ^[3]

Milk Cup

31 August 1983 (1983-08-31) Round 1 (First Leg)	Exeter City	2–3	Cardiff City	Exeter
19:30	Tony Kellow 69' Peter Rogers 77'		81' Phil Dwyer 83' Gordon Owen Andy Crawford	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,055

15 September 1983 (1983-09-15) Round 1 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	2–1 (5–2 agg.)	Exeter City	Cardiff
19:30	Andy Crawford Gary Bennett 77'		Stan McEwan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Keren Barratt (Coventry)

4 October 1983 (1983-10-04) Round 2 (First Leg)	Cardiff City	0–0	Norwich City	Cardiff
19:45				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,425 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)

26 October 1983 (1983-10-26) Round 2 (Second Leg)	Norwich City	3–0 (3–0 agg.)	Cardiff City	Norwich
19:30	Mick Channon Mick Channon Mick Channon			Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 11,632

FA Cup

7 January 1984 (1984-01-07) Round 3	Cardiff City	0–3	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:00			38' Eric Gates 49' Eric Gates Eric Gates	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,183 Referee: Tony Ward (London)

Welsh Cup

22 November 1983 (1983-11-22) Round 3	Cardiff City	5–0	Taff's Well	Cardiff
19:30	Wayne Matthews 4' Gordon Owen 21' Roger Gibbins 27' Nigel Vaughan 82' Chris Townsend 85'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 894

18 January 1984 (1984-01-18) Round 4	Cardiff City	4–0	Maesteg Park	Cardiff
19:45	Gordon Owen (pen.) Gordon Owen (pen.) Ian Baird Trevor Lee			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 905

7 February 1984 (1984-02-07) Round 5	Cardiff City	1–3	Hereford United	Cardiff
19:45	Nigel Vaughan 25'		41'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,033

References

^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1984". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1984". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Cardiff City 1983-84 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 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.
Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
"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: 1984". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[11v11results-2] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1984". 11v11. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[results-3] "Cardiff City 1983-84 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

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