1961–62 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1961–62 season
Manager	Bill Jones
Football League First Division	21st
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Dai Ward (17); All: Dai Ward (21)
Highest home attendance	33,606 (v Tottenham Hotspur 13 January 1962)
Lowest home attendance	8,608 (v Birmingham City 21 April 1962)
Average home league attendance	19,294
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1960–61 1962–63 →

The 1961–62 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 35th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Two. The 1961–62 season remained the last time Cardiff City appeared in the top tier of the English league system until promotion to Premier League after the 2012–13 season.

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	EIR	Maurice Swan
--	GK	WAL	Graham Vearncombe
--	DF	WAL	Colin Baker
--	DF	WAL	Mel Charles
--	DF	WAL	Trevor Edwards
--	DF	SCO	Alec Milne
--	DF	WAL	Frank Rankmore
--	DF	WAL	Peter Rodrigues
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	MF	WAL	Alan Durban
--	MF	WAL	Steve Gammon
--	MF	WAL	Alan Harrington
--	MF	ENG	Dave Holder


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Barrie Hole
--	MF	ENG	Peter King
--	MF	WAL	Danny McCarthy
--	MF	WAL	Alan McIntosh
--	MF	WAL	Graham Moore
--	MF	WAL	Gil Reece
--	MF	ENG	Brian Walsh
--	MF	ENG	Gareth Williams
--	FW	ENG	Peter Donnelly
--	FW	ENG	Derek Hogg
--	FW	ENG	Johnny King
--	FW	WAL	Tony Pickrell
--	FW	WAL	Derek Tapscott
--	FW	WAL	Dai Ward

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	10	19	73	86	0.849	36
19	Nottingham Forest	42	13	10	19	63	79	0.797	36
20	Fulham	42	13	7	22	66	74	0.892	33
21	Cardiff City (R)	42	9	14	19	50	81	0.617	32	Relegated to the Second Division
22	Chelsea (R)	42	9	10	23	63	94	0.670	28	Relegated to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 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	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A
Result	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	D
Position			7	9	15	8	12	15	11	12	10	10	9	13	12	8	7	8	12	14	14	15	17	12	14	13	16	17	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

Fixtures and results

First Division

19 August 1961 (1961-08-19) 1	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Cardiff City	Blackburn
				Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 18,428

23 August 1961 (1961-08-23) 2	Cardiff City	1–1	Sheffield United	Cardiff
19:15	Johnny King		(pen) Ron Simpson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,662 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)

26 August 1961 (1961-08-26) 3	Cardiff City	3–2	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00	Dai Ward Dai Ward Derek Hogg		Des Horne Ray Charnley	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,701

28 August 1961 (1961-08-28) 4	Sheffield United	1–0	Cardiff City	Sheffield
18:15	Len Allchurch			Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 19,193

2 September 1961 (1961-09-02) 5	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Danny Blanchflower 51' (pen) Cliff Jones 65' Bobby Smith 89'		25' Johnny King 48' Dai Ward	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 37,834 Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)

6 September 1961 (1961-09-06) 6	Cardiff City	5–2	Chelsea	Cardiff
19:15	Dai Ward 43' Graham Moore 44' Dai Ward 73' Derek Tapscott 76' John Mortimore 86' (og)		20' Terry Venables 70' Barry Bridges	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,853 Referee: William Clements (West Bromwich)

9 September 1961 (1961-09-09) 7	Cardiff City	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00	Dai Ward		Doug Holden Billy McAdams	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,076 Referee: David Smith (Stonehouse)

16 September 1961 (1961-09-16) 8	Cardiff City	1–2	Manchester United	Cardiff
15:15	Dai Ward 27'		22' (pen) Albert Quixall 58' Alex Dawson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 29,251 Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)

20 September 1961 (1961-09-20) 9	Chelsea	2–3	Cardiff City	London
19:30	Mike Harrison 28' Alec Milne 44' (og)		9' Colin Baker 43' Dai Ward 47' Peter Donnelly	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 15,804 Referee: James A Cattlin (Rochdale)

23 September 1961 (1961-09-23) 10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
	Ted Farmer		Alan Harrington	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,643

30 September 1961 (1961-09-30) 11	Cardiff City	2–2	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
15:15	Dai Ward Johnny King		Dick Le Flem (og) Colin Baker	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,502

7 October 1961 (1961-10-07) 12	Manchester City	1–2	Cardiff City	Manchester
15:00	Ray Sambrook 6'		21' Barrie Hole 72' Johnny King	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 20,143 Referee: Ken Burns (Stourbridge)

18 October 1961 (1961-10-18) 13	Cardiff City	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Cardiff
19:15	Alan Durban Dai Ward		Stuart Williams Keith Smith	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,819 Referee: AJ Sturgeon (Putney)

21 October 1961 (1961-10-21) 14	Burnley	2–1	Cardiff City	Burnley
15:00	Gordon Harris 13' Jimmy Robson 64'		59' Dai Ward	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 22,765 Referee: Dick Windle (Chesterfield)

28 October 1961 (1961-10-28) 15	Cardiff City	1–1	Arsenal	Cardiff
15:15	Tony Pickrell 25'		9' Mel Charles	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,096 Referee: A Jobling (Morecambe)

4 November 1961 (1961-11-04) 16	Fulham	0–1	Cardiff City	London
14:30			21' Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,077 Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)

11 November 1961 (1961-11-11) 17	Cardiff City	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott		Johnny Fantham	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,987

18 November 1961 (1961-11-18) 18	Leicester City	3–0	Cardiff City	Leicester
	Colin Appleton Ken Keyworth Hughie McIlmoyle			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,992

25 November 1961 (1961-11-25) 19	Cardiff City	0–3	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:15			8', 86' Ted Phillips 42' Doug Moran	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,823 Referee: John Kelly

2 December 1961 (1961-12-02) 20	Birmingham City	3–0	Cardiff City	Birmingham
	Ken Leek Ken Leek Mike Hellawell			Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,959

9 December 1961 (1961-12-09) 21	Cardiff City	0–0	Everton	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,782

16 December 1961 (1961-12-16) 22	Cardiff City	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Graham Moore		Ian Lawther	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,799 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

23 December 1961 (1961-12-23) 23	Blackpool	3–0	Cardiff City	Blackpool
14:45	Ray Parry Ray Parry Ray Charnley			Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,961

26 December 1961 (1961-12-26) 24	Cardiff City	1–0	Aston Villa	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott 67'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,394 Referee: Ken Collinge (Altrincham)

13 January 1962 (1962-01-13) 25	Cardiff City	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Cardiff
15:15	Johnny King 71' (pen)		49' Dave Mackay	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 33,606

20 January 1962 (1962-01-20) 26	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Cardiff City	Bolton
15:00	Dennis Stevens		Dai Ward	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 11,231

3 February 1962 (1962-02-03) 27	Manchester United	3–0	Cardiff City	Manchester
15:00	Nobby Stiles 2' Johnny Giles 30' Nobby Lawton 89'			Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 29,200 Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford, Essex)

9 February 1962 (1962-02-09) 28	Cardiff City	2–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
19:15	Dai Ward Alec Milne		Terry Wharton Terry Wharton Peter McParland	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,372

17 February 1962 (1962-02-17) 29	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
15:00	David Pleat Johnny Quigley		Johnny King	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,227

24 February 1962 (1962-02-24) 30	Cardiff City	0–0	Manchester City	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,347

3 March 1962 (1962-03-03) 31	West Bromwich Albion	5–1	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
15:00	Derek Kevan Derek Kevan Clive Clark Keith Smith Don Howe (pen)		Peter King	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 13,894

14 March 1962 (1962-03-14) 32	Cardiff City	1–1	Burnley	Cardiff
19:15	Mel Charles 49'		46' Brian Miller	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,416 Referee: Len Mason (Aylesford)

17 March 1962 (1962-03-17) 33	Arsenal	1–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Geoff Strong 85'		82' Dai Ward	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 25,059 Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)

23 March 1962 (1962-03-23) 34	Cardiff City	0–3	Fulham	Cardiff
19:15			Maurice Cook Graham Leggat Jackie Henderson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,758

3 April 1962 (1962-04-03) 35	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Cardiff City	Sheffield
19:15	Johnny Fantham Don Megson			Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 17,475

7 April 1962 (1962-04-07) 36	Cardiff City	0–4	Leicester City	Cardiff
15:15			Albert Cheesebrough Ken Keyworth Albert Cheesebrough Ian King	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,058

14 April 1962 (1962-04-14) 37	Ipswich Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Ipswich
	Doug Moran 24'			Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,693 Referee: JR Loynton (Solihull)

20 April 1962 (1962-04-20) 38	West Ham United	4–1	Cardiff City	London
11:00	Colin Baker 15' (og) Alan Sealey 53' Ian Crawford 78' Johnny Byrne 83'		Tony Pickrell	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 24,459 Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)

21 April 1962 (1962-04-21) 39	Cardiff City	3–2	Birmingham City	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott		Ken Leek Ken Leek	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,608 Referee: NN Hough (Macclesfield)

23 April 1962 (1962-04-23) 40	Cardiff City	3–0	West Ham United	Cardiff
15:15	Dai Ward Dai Ward Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,274

28 April 1962 (1962-04-28) 41	Everton	8–3	Cardiff City	Liverpool
15:00	Alex Young 9' Derek Temple 17' Roy Vernon 19', 76' (pen), 83' Dennis Stevens 49' Billy Bingham 71' Jimmy Gabriel 88'		16' Mel Charles 44', 80' Tony Pickrell	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,186 Referee: Arthur Holland ( Barnsley)

1 May 1962 (1962-05-01) 42	Aston Villa	2–2	Cardiff City	Birmingham
19:15	Frank Rankmore 7' (og) Derek Dougan 31'		5' Dai Ward 17' Mel Charles	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 22,174 Referee: John Kelly (Chorley)

League Cup

13 September 1961 (1961-09-13) Round 1	Cardiff City	2–0	Wrexham	Cardiff
19:15	Graham Moore Dai Ward			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,750 Referee: JR Loynton (Solihull)

5 October 1961 (1961-10-05) Round 2	Mansfield Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Mansfield
	Mike Stringfellow		Johnny King	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 17,100

23 October 1961 (1961-10-23) Round 2 Replay	Cardiff City	2–1	Mansfield Town	Cardiff
19:00	Johnny King Dai Ward		Ken Wagstaff	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,800

15 November 1961 (1961-11-15) Round 3	Bournemouth	3–0	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
				Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 12,857

FA Cup

10 January 1962 (1962-01-10) Round 3	Middlesbrough	1–0	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
				Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 29,013

Welsh Cup

24 January 1962 (1962-01-24) Round 5	Cardiff City	4–1	Newport County	Cardiff
19:15	Peter King Alan Durban Johnny King Johnny King			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,715 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

20 February 1962 (1962-02-20) Round 6	Bristol City	0–2	Cardiff City	Bristol
19:30			Dai Ward Dai Ward	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 13,579 Referee: RE Smith (Monmouth)

20 March 1962 (1962-03-20) Semi Final	Bangor City	2–0	Cardiff City	Wrexham
				Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 5,482

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