1963–64 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1963–64 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 37th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Cardiff City

1963–64 season
Manager	George Swindin
Football League Second Division	15th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Ivor Allchurch (12) All: Mel Charles (17)
Highest home attendance	25,134 (v Manchester City, 28 August 1963)
Lowest home attendance	8,066 (v Charlton, 7 March 1964)
Average home league attendance	13,782
Home colours

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	WAL	Graham Vearncombe
--	DF	WAL	Colin Baker
--	DF	SCO	Alistair Brack
--	DF	WAL	Mel Charles
--	DF	WAL	Graham Coldrick
--	DF	WAL	Trevor Edwards
--	DF	SCO	Alec Milne
--	DF	SCO	Don Murray
--	DF	WAL	Trevor Peck
--	DF	WAL	Peter Rodrigues
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	SCO	Jim Upton
--	MF	ENG	Albert Burns
--	MF	ENG	Bob Collins

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	SCO	Greg Farrell
--	MF	WAL	Steve Gammon
--	MF	WAL	Alan Harrington
--	MF	WAL	Barrie Hole
--	MF	ENG	Peter King
--	MF	WAL	Bernie Lewis
--	MF	WAL	Alan McIntosh
--	MF	ENG	Dick Scott
--	MF	WAL	Phil Watkins
--	MF	ENG	Gareth Williams
--	FW	WAL	Ivor Allchurch
--	FW	WAL	John Charles
--	FW	SCO	Tommy Halliday
--	FW	BER	Dick Mallory
--	FW	WAL	Derek Tapscott

League standings

Main article: 1963–64 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Derby County	42	14	11	17	56	67	0.836	39
14	Swindon Town	42	14	10	18	57	69	0.826	38
15	Cardiff City	42	14	10	18	56	81	0.691	38	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
16	Leyton Orient	42	13	10	19	54	72	0.750	36
17	Norwich City	42	11	13	18	64	80	0.800	35

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 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	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	L
Position			1	10	14	11	12	15	15	16	14	11	14	16	14	12	9	10	10	11	13	16	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	18	17	17	17	17	17	15	15	15	13	14	15

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

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Norwich City

24 August 1963 (1963-08-24) 1	Cardiff City	3–1	Norwich City	Cardiff
15:15	Peter King John Charles Ivor Allchurch			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,977 Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)

Cardiff City v Manchester City

28 August 1963 (1963-08-28) 2	Cardiff City	2–2	Manchester City	Cardiff
19:15	Ivor Allchurch John Charles		George Hannah Derek Kevan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,134

Scunthorpe United v Cardiff City

30 August 1963 (1963-08-30) 3	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Cardiff City	Scunthorpe
			Gareth Williams Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 8,366

Manchester City v Cardiff City

4 September 1963 (1963-09-04) 4	Manchester City	4–0	Cardiff City	Manchester
19:30	Paul Aimson Paul Aimson Derek Kevan Neil Young			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 22,138 Referee: Peter Baldwin (Middlesbrough)

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

7 September 1963 (1963-09-07) 5	Cardiff City	1–2	Portsmouth	Cardiff
15:15	John Charles			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,523

Cardiff City v Bury

11 September 1963 (1963-09-11) 6	Cardiff City	2–1	Bury	Cardiff
19:15	Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,855 Referee: ET Jennings (Stourbridge)

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

13 September 1963 (1963-09-13) 7	Rotherham United	1–0	Cardiff City	Rotherham
19:15				Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 11,568 Referee: Vernon Batty (Cheshire)

Bury v Cardiff City

17 September 1963 (1963-09-17) 8	Bury	4–1	Cardiff City	Bury
			Ivor Allchurch	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 11,918

Cardiff City v Leeds United

21 September 1963 (1963-09-21) 9	Cardiff City	0–0	Leeds United	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,117 Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)

Sunderland v Cardiff City

28 September 1963 (1963-09-28) 10	Sunderland	3–3	Cardiff City	Sunderland
15:00	Nick Sharkey 6', 13' Charlie Hurley 64'		8', 15', 25' Ivor Allchurch	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 37,287 Referee: Roy Harper (South Yorkshire)

Cardiff City v Grimsby Town

2 October 1963 (1963-10-02) 11	Cardiff City	0–0	Grimsby Town	Cardiff
19:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,657 Referee: Norman Matthews (Bicester)

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) 12	Cardiff City	1–0	Northampton Town	Cardiff
15:15	Mel Charles			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,178 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

Cardiff City v Swansea Town

19 October 1963 (1963-10-19) 13	Cardiff City	1–1	Swansea Town	Cardiff
15:15	Dick Scott (pen)		Brian Evans	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,417 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

26 October 1963 (1963-10-26) 14	Charlton Athletic	5–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Mike Kenning Roy Matthews Eddie Firmani Dennis Edwards Len Glover		Alan McIntosh John Charles	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,534 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw (Norfolk)

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

2 November 1963 (1963-11-02) 15	Cardiff City	1–1	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
15:15	John Charles		Bryan Orritt	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,455

Newcastle United v Cardiff City

9 November 1963 (1963-11-09) 16	Newcastle United	0–4	Cardiff City	Newcastle
15:00			Peter King Peter King Ivor Allchurch John Charles	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 38,495

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

16 November 1963 (1963-11-16) 17	Cardiff City	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
15:15	Alan McIntosh Colin Baker		Kevin Lewis	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,398

Derby County v Cardiff City

23 November 1963 (1963-11-23) 18	Derby County	2–1	Cardiff City	Derby
15:00	Mick Hopkinson Phil Waller		John Charles	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 11,852

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

30 November 1963 (1963-11-30) 19	Cardiff City	3–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:15	John Charles John Charles Ivor Allchurch		Dave Corbett	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,193

Southampton v Cardiff City

7 December 1963 (1963-12-07) 20	Southampton	3–2	Cardiff City	Southampton
	Terry Paine George Kirby Ian White		John Charles Tommy Halliday	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 17,861

Norwich City v Cardiff City

14 December 1963 (1963-12-14) 21	Norwich City	5–1	Cardiff City	Norwich
			Tommy Halliday	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,130

Cardiff City v Preston North End

26 December 1963 (1963-12-26) 22	Cardiff City	0–4	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,682

Preston North End v Cardiff City

28 December 1963 (1963-12-28) 23	Preston North End	4–0	Cardiff City	Preston
				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,458

Portsmouth v Cardiff City

11 January 1964 (1964-01-11) 24	Portsmouth	5–0	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
	Ron Saunders Ron Saunders John McClelland Albert McCann Mickey Lill			Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 12,046 Referee: WJ Gale (Birmingham)

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

17 January 1964 (1964-01-17) 25	Cardiff City	2–1	Rotherham United	Cardiff
19:15	Mel Charles Dick Scott (pen)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,773 Referee: DFC Wells (Luton)

Leeds United v Cardiff City

1 February 1964 (1964-02-01) 26	Leeds United	1–1	Cardiff City	Leeds
	Albert Johanneson 39'		19' Mel Charles	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 28,056 Referee: Les Hamer (Bolton)

Cardiff City v Sunderland

8 February 1964 (1964-02-08) 27	Cardiff City	0–2	Sunderland	Cardiff
15:15			86' George Mulhall 88' Nick Sharkey	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,600 Referee: GWT Davis (Romford, Essex)

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

15 February 1964 (1964-02-15) 28	Northampton Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Northampton
	Billy Hails Peter Kane		Mel Charles	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,871

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

22 February 1964 (1964-02-22) 29	Cardiff City	2–1	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
15:15	Dick Scott (pen) Mel Charles			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,690

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

29 February 1964 (1964-02-29) 30	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
	Len White (pen) Derek Stokes		Dick Scott	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 10,580

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

7 March 1964 (1964-03-07) 31	Cardiff City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
15:15	John Charles			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,066 Referee: Peter Brandwood (Walsall)

Cardiff City v Newcastle United

20 March 1964 (1964-03-20) 32	Cardiff City	2–2	Newcastle United	Cardiff
19:15	Ivor Allchurch Mel Charles		(pen) Ron McGarry Bobby Cummings	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,096 Referee: JR Loynton (Solihull)

Swindon Town v Cardiff City

27 March 1964 (1964-03-27) 33	Swindon Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Swindon
	Frank Large 33'		49' Peter King 65' Bernie Lewis	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 22,318 Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

28 March 1964 (1964-03-28) 34	Swansea Town	3–0	Cardiff City	Swansea
15:15	Derek Draper Brayley Reynolds Brayley Reynolds			Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 18,721

Cardiff City v Swindon Town

30 March 1964 (1964-03-30) 35	Cardiff City	1–0	Swindon Town	Cardiff
15:15	Mel Charles			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,033

Cardiff City v Derby County

4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) 36	Cardiff City	2–1	Derby County	Cardiff
15:15	Mel Charles Peter King		Gordon Hughes	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,238

Cardiff City v Scunthorpe United

8 April 1964 (1964-04-08) 37	Cardiff City	3–1	Scunthorpe United	Cardiff
19:15	Greg Farrell Greg Farrell Peter King			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,618

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

11 April 1964 (1964-04-11) 38	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Cardiff City	Plymouth
15:15	Johnny Williams		Peter King	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,993

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City

13 April 1964 (1964-04-13) 39	Leyton Orient	4–0	Cardiff City	London
19:30				Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,278

Grimsby Town v Cardiff City

15 April 1964 (1964-04-15) 40	Grimsby Town	0–2	Cardiff City	Grimsby
19:15			(pen) Dick Scott Mel Charles	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 8,914 Referee: JA Cattlin (Rochdale)

Cardiff City v Southampton

18 April 1964 (1964-04-18) 41	Cardiff City	2–4	Southampton	Cardiff
15:15	Tony Knapp (og) Gareth Williams		John McGuigan George O'Brien Martin Chivers Martin Chivers	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,727

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

24 April 1964 (1964-04-24) 42	Middlesbrough	3–1	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
19:00	Ian Gibson Arthur Horsfield ?', ?'		Ivor Allchurch	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 8,472

League Cup

Cardiff City v Wrexham

25 September 1963 (1963-09-25) Round 2	Cardiff City	2–2	Wrexham	Cardiff
19:15	Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott		Arfon Griffiths Mike Metcalf	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Dennis Corbett (Wolverhampton)

Wrexham v Cardiff City

7 October 1963 (1963-10-07) Round 2 (Replay)	Wrexham	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Cardiff City	Wrexham
	Brian Whitehouse		Peter King	Stadium: Racecourse Attendance: 11,299

Wrexham v Cardiff City

21 October 1963 (1963-10-21) Round 2 (2nd Replay)	Wrexham	3–0	Cardiff City	Wrexham
	Arfon Griffiths Ken Barnes Mike Metcalf			Stadium: Racecourse Attendance: 8,838 Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)

FA Cup

Cardiff City v Leeds United

4 January 1964 (1964-01-04) 3	Cardiff City	0–1	Leeds United	Cardiff
15:00			Billy Bremner	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)

Welsh Cup

Ebbw Vale v Cardiff City

25 January 1964 (1964-01-25) 5	Ebbw Vale	1–6	Cardiff City	Ebbw Vale
			Peter King Peter King Bernie Lewis Bernie Lewis Mel Charles Mel Charles	Stadium: Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 4,000

Cardiff City v Chester

19 February 1964 (1964-02-19) 6	Cardiff City	3–1	Chester	Cardiff
19:15	Barrie Hole Mel Charles Derek Tapscott		Gary Talbot	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,120

Newport County v Cardiff City

11 March 1964 (1964-03-11) Semi Final	Newport County	2–2	Cardiff City	Swansea
19:30	Laurie Sheffield Joe Bonson		Ivor Allchurch Mel Charles	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 5,200

Newport County v Cardiff City

25 March 1964 (1964-03-25) Semi Final (Replay)	Newport County	0–1	Cardiff City	Swansea
19:15			Mel Charles	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 8,400

Bangor City v Cardiff City

22 April 1964 (1964-04-22) Final (First Leg)	Bangor City	2–0	Cardiff City	Bangor
18:30	Eric Robinson 7' Stan Edwards 63' (pen)			Stadium: Farrar Road Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

Cardiff City v Bangor City

29 April 1964 (1964-04-29) Final (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	3–1	Bangor City	Cardiff
19:15	Ivor Allchurch 10' Bernie Lewis 23' Mel Charles 75'		63' Reg Gray	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

Bangor City v Cardiff City

4 May 1964 (1964-05-04) Final (Replay)	Bangor City	0–2	Cardiff City	Wrexham
19:15			5', 70' Peter King	Stadium: Racecourse Attendance: 10,014 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

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".
• Welsh Football Data Archive