1959–60 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1959–60 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 33rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division One.

Cardiff City

1959–60 season
Manager	Bill Jones
Football League Second Division	2nd
FA Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Derek Tapscott (20) All: Derek Tapscott (21)
Highest home attendance	52,364 v Aston Villa, 16 April 1960
Lowest home attendance	16,231 v Lincoln City, 13 February 1960
Average home league attendance	24,183
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	ENG	Ron Nicholls
--	GK	WAL	Graham Vearncombe
--	DF	WAL	Colin Baker
--	DF	SCO	Danny Malloy
--	DF	SCO	Alec Milne
--	DF	WAL	Frank Rankmore
--	DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
--	DF	WAL	Derrick Sullivan
--	MF	WAL	Alan Durban
--	MF	WAL	Steve Gammon
--	MF	WAL	Alan Harrington
--	MF	WAL	Barrie Hole
--	MF	WAL	Mike Hughes

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Brian Jenkins
--	MF	ENG	David Lambert
--	MF	WAL	Graham Moore
--	MF	SCO	Bob Scott
--	MF	ENG	Brian Walsh
--	FW	ENG	Joe Bonson
--	FW	WAL	Colin Hudson
--	FW	ENG	Harry Knowles
--	FW	SCO	John McMillan
--	FW	RSA	Steve Mokone
--	FW	WAL	Derek Tapscott
--	FW	ENG	Johnny Watkins

League standings

Main article: 1959–60 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aston Villa (C, P)	42	25	9	8	89	43	2.070	59	Promotion to the First Division
2	Cardiff City (P)	42	23	12	7	90	62	1.452	58
3	Liverpool	42	20	10	12	90	66	1.364	50
4	Sheffield United	42	19	12	11	68	51	1.333	50
5	Middlesbrough	42	19	10	13	90	64	1.406	48

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	D
Position			5	5	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2

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

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Liverpool

22 August 1959 (1959-08-22) 1	Cardiff City	3–2	Liverpool	Cardiff
15:15	Steve Mokone 5' Graham Moore 48' Johnny Watkins 60'	LFC report	38' (og), 42' (og) Danny Malloy	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,744 Referee: JW Hunt (Portsmouth)

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

26 August 1959 (1959-08-26) 2	Cardiff City	2–0	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
18:30	Graham Moore Johnny Watkins			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,052 Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

29 August 1959 (1959-08-29) 3	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Cardiff City	London
15:15			Graham Moore	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 18,513 Referee: AE Moore (Norfolk)

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

2 September 1959 (1959-09-02) 4	Middlesbrough	1–1	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
	Bill Harris (pen)		Johnny Watkins	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 29,122

Cardiff City v Bristol City

5 September 1959 (1959-09-05) 5	Cardiff City	4–2	Bristol City	Cardiff
15:15	Colin Hudson Colin Hudson Johnny Watkins Colin Baker			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,545 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

Derby County v Cardiff City

9 September 1959 (1959-09-09) 6	Derby County	1–2	Cardiff City	Derby
19:00	Ray Swallow		Derrick Sullivan Derrick Sullivan	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,959

Scunthorpe United v Cardiff City

12 September 1959 (1959-09-12) 7	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Cardiff City	Scunthorpe
15:15			Graham Moore Johnny Watkins	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 10,933

Cardiff City v Derby County

16 September 1959 (1959-09-16) 8	Cardiff City	2–0	Derby County	Cardiff
17:45	Derrick Sullivan Colin Baker			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,548

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

19 September 1959 (1959-09-19) 9	Cardiff City	1–4	Rotherham United	Cardiff
15:15	Derrick Sullivan			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,392 Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)

Lincoln City v Cardiff City

26 September 1959 (1959-09-26) 10	Lincoln City	2–3	Cardiff City	Lincoln
15:00			Derrick Sullivan Johnny Watkins Alan Harrington	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,401

Hull City v Cardiff City

3 October 1959 (1959-10-03) 11	Hull City	0–0	Cardiff City	Hull
15:00				Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 14,933 Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

10 October 1959 (1959-10-10) 12	Cardiff City	5–1	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
15:15	Graham Moore Graham Moore Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Derrick Sullivan			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,794 Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

17 October 1959 (1959-10-17) 13	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
			Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 18,367

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

24 October 1959 (1959-10-24) 14	Cardiff City	3–2	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:00	Colin Baker 18' Derek Tapscott 34' Derrick Sullivan 35'		36' Colin Lundstrum 62' Jimmy Leadbetter	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,233 Referee: GW Thorpe (Swindon)

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

31 October 1959 (1959-10-31) 15	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Cardiff City	Bristol
			Graham Moore	Stadium: Eastville Attendance: 27,630

Cardiff City v Swansea Town

7 November 1959 (1959-11-07) 16	Cardiff City	2–1	Swansea Town	Cardiff
14:45	Derrick Sullivan Joe Bonson		Colin Webster	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 34,881 Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City

14 November 1959 (1959-11-14) 17	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	Cardiff City	Brighton
14:45			Joe Bonson Joe Bonson	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 16,253

Cardiff City v Stoke City

21 November 1959 (1959-11-21) 18	Cardiff City	4–4	Stoke City	Cardiff
14:30	Derek Tapscott Joe Bonson Joe Bonson Steve Gammon		Frank Bowyer Johnny King Johnny King Doug Newlands	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,793 Referee: CH Dennis (Ashtead)

Portsmouth v Cardiff City

28 November 1959 (1959-11-28) 19	Portsmouth	1–1	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
15:00	Ron Saunders		Brian Walsh	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,018 Referee: TW Dawes (Norwich)

Cardiff City v Sunderland

5 December 1959 (1959-12-05) 20	Cardiff City	2–1	Sunderland	Cardiff
14:30	Johnny Watkins 3' Derek Tapscott 78'		41' Ian Lawther	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,016 Referee: Les Hamer (Chorley)

Aston Villa v Cardiff City

12 December 1959 (1959-12-12) 21	Aston Villa	2–0	Cardiff City	Birmingham
15:00	Jimmy Adam Gerry Hitchens			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 50,039 Referee: H Webb (Leeds)

Liverpool v Cardiff City

19 December 1959 (1959-12-19) 22	Liverpool	0–4	Cardiff City	Liverpool
15:15		LFC report	12' Derek Tapscott 57' Derek Tapscott 34' Johnny Watkins 67' Joe Bonson	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 27,291 Referee: Arthur Hawcroft (Rotherham)
Note: This was Bill Shankly's first game as Liverpool manager

Cardiff City v Sheffield United

26 December 1959 (1959-12-26) 23	Cardiff City	2–0	Sheffield United	Cardiff
14:30	Joe Bonson Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 29,515

Sheffield United v Cardiff City

28 December 1959 (1959-12-28) 24	Sheffield United	2–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
19:00			Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,590

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

2 January 1960 (1960-01-02) 25	Cardiff City	5–1	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
14:30	Colin Baker 40' Colin Baker Derek Tapscott Joe Bonson Brian Walsh		47'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 20,619 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)

Bristol City v Cardiff City

16 January 1960 (1960-01-16) 26	Bristol City	0–3	Cardiff City	Bristol
15:00			Joe Bonson Graham Moore (og) Peter McCall	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 18,184

Cardiff City v Scunthorpe United

23 January 1960 (1960-01-23) 27	Cardiff City	4–2	Scunthorpe United	Cardiff
14:45	Johnny Watkins Joe Bonson Derek Tapscott Graham Moore			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,759 Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

30 January 1960 (1960-01-30) 28	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Cardiff City	Plymouth
15:15	?? (og)		Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 21,923

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

6 February 1960 (1960-02-06) 29	Rotherham United	2–2	Cardiff City	Rotherham
15:00			Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 16,525

Cardiff City v Lincoln City

13 February 1960 (1960-02-13) 30	Cardiff City	6–2	Lincoln City	Cardiff
15:00	Joe Bonson Joe Bonson Johnny Watkins Johnny Watkins Derek Tapscott Brian Walsh ,'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,231 Referee: Jim Pickles (Stockport)

Cardiff City v Hull City

20 February 1960 (1960-02-20) 31	Cardiff City	3–2	Hull City	Cardiff
15:00	Johnny Watkins Joe Bonson Joe Bonson			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,580 Referee: CH Sant (Crewe)

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City

27 February 1960 (1960-02-27) 32	Leyton Orient	3–4	Cardiff City	London
15:15			Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Joe Bonson Joe Bonson	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 22,918 Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

5 March 1960 (1960-03-05) 33	Cardiff City	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
15:15	Graham Moore 44' Johnny Watkins		21' Chris Balderstone	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 32,733 Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford)

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

12 March 1960 (1960-03-12) 34	Ipswich Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Ipswich
	John Elsworthy 23'		43' Joe Bonson	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,776 Referee: JG Williams

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

19 March 1960 (1960-03-19) 35	Cardiff City	1–4	Portsmouth	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,011

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

26 March 1960 (1960-03-26) 36	Swansea Town	3–3	Cardiff City	Swansea
16:30	Brayley Reynolds Brayley Reynolds Dixie Hale		Joe Bonson Graham Moore Brian Walsh	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 24,004

Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion

2 April 1960 (1960-04-02) 37	Cardiff City	1–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,523 Referee: JS McLoughlin (Manchester)

Stoke City v Cardiff City

9 April 1960 (1960-04-09) 38	Stoke City	0–1	Cardiff City	Stoke
			52' Johnny Watkins	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 9,548 Referee: JE Carr (Sheffield)

Cardiff City v Aston Villa

16 April 1960 (1960-04-16) 39	Cardiff City	1–0	Aston Villa	Cardiff
15:15	Graham Moore 12'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 52,364 Referee: Charles Rogers (Greenford)

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

19 April 1960 (1960-04-19) 40	Cardiff City	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
18:15			Wilf Carter	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 28,890 Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)

Sunderland v Cardiff City

23 April 1960 (1960-04-23) 41	Sunderland	1–1	Cardiff City	Sunderland
15:00	Ambrose Fogarty 15'		45' Colin Baker	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 20,663 Referee: J Bellwood (Liversedge)

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

30 April 1960 (1960-04-30) 42	Cardiff City	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
15:15	Graham Moore Johnny Watkins			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,624 Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)

FA Cup

Cardiff City v Port Vale

9 January 1960 (1960-01-09) Round 3	Cardiff City	0–2	Port Vale	Cardiff
14:15			Stan Steele Cliff Portwood	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,500 Referee: George McCabe (Sheffield)

Welsh Cup

Cardiff City v Lovell's Athletic

20 January 1960 (1960-01-20) Round 5	Cardiff City	5–0	Lovell's Athletic	Cardiff
14:45	Graham Moore Joe Bonson Johnny Watkins Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott ,'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,500 Referee: L Owen (Blackwood)

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

25 February 1960 (1960-02-25) Round 6	Swansea Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Swansea
15:00	Brayley Reynolds		Harry Knowles (og) Alan Woods	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 11,000 Referee: RE Smith (Newport)

Bangor City v Cardiff City

28 March 1960 (1960-03-28) Semi Final	Bangor City	1–1	Cardiff City	Wrexham
19:15			Graham Moore	Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 3,600

Bangor City v Cardiff City

25 April 1960 (1960-04-25) Semi Final (Replay)	Bangor City	1–4	Cardiff City	Newport
18:15			Brian Jenkins (pen) Brian Jenkins Graham Moore Steve Mokone	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 2,500

Cardiff City v Wrexham

2 May 1960 (1960-05-02) Final	Cardiff City	1–1	Wrexham	Cardiff
18:30	Brian Jenkins		Ron Harbertson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,172 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

Wrexham v Cardiff City

5 May 1960 (1960-05-05) Final Replay	Wrexham	1–0	Cardiff City	Wrexham
18:30	Arfon Griffiths			Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 5,800 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

See also

• List of 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