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
Chairman	Fred Dewey
Manager	Jimmy Scoular
Football League Second Division	13th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup	Quarter-finals
Welsh Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Ivor Allchurch (15) All: Ivor Allchurch (19)
Highest home attendance	16,911 (v Ipswich Town, 22 August 1964)
Lowest home attendance	7,427 (v Northampton, 6 February 1965)
Average home league attendance	10,588
Home colours

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

Main article: 1964–65 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification 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	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup 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

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

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	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	L
Position			17	13	18	18	19	17	19	19	22	22	22	20	22	18	17	14	14	16	17	13	15	14	18	18	17	19	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	13	12	13

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

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

22 August 1964 (1964-08-22) 1	Cardiff City	0 – 0	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,911 Referee: KJ Seddon (Southport)

Cardiff City v Preston North End

26 August 1964 (1964-08-26) 2	Cardiff City	3 – 3	Preston North End	Cardiff
19:15	Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch Bernie Lewis		,'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,805

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

29 August 1964 (1964-08-29) 3	Plymouth Argyle	3 – 1	Cardiff City	Plymouth
	Frank Lord Duncan Neale Mike Trebilcock		(pen) Barrie Hole	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 14,585

Preston North End v Cardiff City

31 August 1964 (1964-08-31) 4	Preston North End	1 – 1	Cardiff City	Preston
			Ivor Allchurch	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 23,303

Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers

5 September 1964 (1964-09-05) 5	Cardiff City	1 – 3	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:15	Ivor Allchurch			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,501

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

12 September 1964 (1964-09-12) 6	Middlesbrough	0 – 0	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
				Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 22,770

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

16 September 1964 (1964-09-16) 7	Cardiff City	1 – 1	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
19:15	Barrie Hole (pen)		Len White	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,392

Cardiff City v Newcastle United

19 September 1964 (1964-09-19) 8	Cardiff City	1 – 1	Newcastle United	Cardiff
15:15	Ivor Allchurch 25'		66' Bobby Cummings	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,826

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

26 September 1964 (1964-09-26) 9	Northampton Town	1 – 0	Cardiff City	Northampton
15:00	Mike Everitt			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,328 Referee: Ken Burns (Dudley, Worcestershire)

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

29 September 1964 (1964-09-29) 10	Huddersfield Town	3 – 1	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
	Kevin Lewis Derek Stokes Kevin McHale		Ivor Allchurch	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 5,640

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

6 October 1964 (1964-10-06) 11	Rotherham United	3 – 1	Cardiff City	Rotherham
			Keith Ellis	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 12,601

Cardiff City v Derby County

10 October 1964 (1964-10-10) 12	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Derby County	Cardiff
15:15	Peter King Derek Tapscott		Eddie Thomas	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,302

Swindon Town v Cardiff City

17 October 1964 (1964-10-17) 13	Swindon Town	3 – 3	Cardiff City	Swindon
	Ken Skeen 7' Mike Summerbee 36' Peter Leggett 64'		55' (pen) Barrie Hole 68', 79' Mel Charles	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,937 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

24 October 1964 (1964-10-24) 14	Cardiff City	1 – 0	Portsmouth	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott 30'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,696 Referee: Vernon Batty (Cheshire)

Manchester City v Cardiff City

31 October 1964 (1964-10-31) 15	Manchester City	2 – 0	Cardiff City	Manchester
	Jimmy Murray Jimmy Murray			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 13,146

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

7 November 1964 (1964-11-07) 16	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
15:15	Keith Ellis Keith Ellis			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,616

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City

14 November 1964 (1964-11-14) 17	Leyton Orient	1 – 3	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Terry McDonald 23'		62', 90' Keith Ellis 80' Bernie Lewis	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 6,350 Referee: J Mitchell

Cardiff City v Bury

21 November 1964 (1964-11-21) 18	Cardiff City	4 – 0	Bury	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Keith Ellis Bernie Lewis			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,883 Referee: Reg Paine (Middlesex)

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City

28 November 1964 (1964-11-28) 19	Crystal Palace	0 – 0	Cardiff City	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 18,188

Cardiff City v Norwich City

5 December 1964 (1964-12-05) 20	Cardiff City	1 – 3	Norwich City	Cardiff
15:15	Barry Butler (og)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,877 Referee: Jim Pickles (Stockport)

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

12 December 1964 (1964-12-12) 21	Ipswich Town	1 – 1	Cardiff City	Ipswich
	Gerry Baker		Keith Ellis	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 10,010 Referee: DA Corbett (Essington, Nr Wolverhampton)

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

19 December 1964 (1964-12-19) 22	Cardiff City	4 – 0	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Duncan Neale (og) Peter Rodrigues			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,555 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

26 December 1964 (1964-12-26) 23	Swansea Town	3 – 2	Cardiff City	Swansea
	Keith Todd Jim McLaughlin Ken Pound		Keith Ellis Keith Ellis	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 17,875 Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

15 January 1965 (1965-01-15) 24	Cardiff City	6 – 1	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
19:30	Peter King Peter King Peter King Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Gareth Williams ,'		Jimmy Irvine	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,490

Newcastle United v Cardiff City

23 January 1965 (1965-01-23) 25	Newcastle United	2 – 0	Cardiff City	Newcastle
	Dave Hilley 44' Stan Anderson 62'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 37,291

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

6 February 1965 (1965-02-06) 26	Cardiff City	0 – 2	Northampton Town	Cardiff
15:15			Bobby Brown Bobby Brown	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,427 Referee: A Edge (Liverpool)

Southampton v Cardiff City

13 February 1965 (1965-02-13) 27	Southampton	1 – 1	Cardiff City	Southampton
15:00	George O'Brien		Ivor Allchurch	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,740 Referee: Reg Paine (Southall)

Derby County v Cardiff City

20 February 1965 (1965-02-20) 28	Derby County	1 – 0	Cardiff City	Derby
	Ron Webster			Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 10,894

Cardiff City v Swindon Town

27 February 1965 (1965-02-27) 29	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Swindon Town	Cardiff
15:15	Keith Ellis 57' Barrie Hole 70'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,197 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

Norwich City v Cardiff City

6 March 1965 (1965-03-06) 30	Norwich City	2 – 1	Cardiff City	Norwich
			Ivor Allchurch	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 18,036 Referee: BS Setchell (Luton)

Cardiff City v Manchester City

12 March 1965 (1965-03-12) 31	Cardiff City	2 – 2	Manchester City	Cardiff
19:30	Ivor Allchurch Peter King		Dave Connor Matt Gray	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,094

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

22 March 1965 (1965-03-22) 32	Charlton Athletic	2 – 2	Cardiff City	London
			Gareth Williams Gareth Williams	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 7,710 Referee: Ken Dagnall (Lancashire)

Cardiff City v Southampton

24 March 1965 (1965-03-24) 33	Cardiff City	2 – 2	Southampton	Cardiff
19:30	Gareth Williams John Charles		George O'Brien Martin Chivers	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,642 Referee: DFC Wells (Luton)

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

27 March 1965 (1965-03-27) 34	Cardiff City	0 – 2	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,627

Bury v Cardiff City

3 April 1965 (1965-04-03) 35	Bury	1 – 2	Cardiff City	Bury
			Peter King Barrie Hole	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,292 Referee: K Howley (Billingham)

Cardiff City v Swansea Town

6 April 1965 (1965-04-06) 36	Cardiff City	5 – 0	Swansea Town	Cardiff
19:30	Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch John Charles John Charles			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,896

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace

10 April 1965 (1965-04-10) 37	Cardiff City	0 – 0	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,585 Referee: Norman Matthews (Oxon)

Portsmouth v Cardiff City

17 April 1965 (1965-04-17) 38	Portsmouth	1 – 0	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
				Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,275

Cardiff City v Coventry City

19 April 1965 (1965-04-19) 39	Cardiff City	3 – 1	Coventry City	Cardiff
19:30	Peter King Ivor Allchurch ?', ?'		Ron Farmer	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,228

Coventry City v Cardiff City

20 April 1965 (1965-04-20) 40	Coventry City	0 – 2	Cardiff City	Coventry
			Bernie Lewis Barrie Hole	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 23,913

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

24 April 1965 (1965-04-24) 41	Cardiff City	3 – 2	Rotherham United	Cardiff
15:15	Ivor Allchurch Peter Rodrigues Peter King			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,794

Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City

28 April 1965 (1965-04-28) 42	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 0	Cardiff City	Bolton
15:00				Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 6,498 Referee: GW Grundy (Grimsby)

League Cup

Southampton v Cardiff City

23 September 1964 (1964-09-23) 1	Southampton	3 – 2	Cardiff City	Southampton
	Terry Paine George O'Brien ?', ?'		Bernie Lewis Peter King	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,076

FA Cup

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

9 January 1965 (1965-01-09) 3	Cardiff City	1 – 2	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Les Hamer (Bolton)

European Cup Winners Cup

Esbjerg v Cardiff City

9 September 1964 (1964-09-09) 1 (First Leg)	Esbjerg	0 – 0	Cardiff City	Esbjerg
				Stadium: Esbjerg Stadium Attendance: 7,093 Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium)

Cardiff City v Esbjerg

13 October 1964 (1964-10-13) 1 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	1 – 0 (1 – 0 agg.)	Esbjerg	Cardiff
19:30	Peter King 57'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,784 Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)

Sporting CP v Cardiff City

15 December 1964 (1964-12-15) 2 (First Leg)	Sporting CP	1 – 2	Cardiff City	Lisbon
21:15	Ernesto Figueiredo 81'		31' Greg Farrell 65' Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Estadio Jose Alvalade Attendance: 15,311 Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (Germany)

Cardiff City v Sporting CP

23 December 1964 (1964-12-23) 2 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	0 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.)	Sporting CP	Cardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,800 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium)

Real Zaragoza v Cardiff City

20 January 1965 (1965-01-20) 3 (First Leg)	Real Zaragoza	2 – 2	Cardiff City	Zaragoza
	Carlos Lapetra 2' Antonio Pais 10'		15' Gareth Williams 38' Peter King	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 22,780 Referee: Othmar Huber (Switzerland)

Cardiff City v Real Zaragoza

3 February 1965 (1965-02-03) 3 (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	0 – 1 (2 – 3 agg.)	Real Zaragoza	Cardiff
19:30			75' Canario	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 38,458 Referee: Andre Hauben (Belgium)

Welsh Cup

Merthyr Tydfil v Cardiff City

26 January 1965 (1965-01-26) 5	Merthyr Tydfil	1 – 3	Cardiff City	Merthyr Tydfil
			Peter King Peter King Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Penydarren Park Attendance: 6,000

Cardiff City v Hereford United

17 February 1965 (1965-02-17) 6	Cardiff City	3 – 1	Hereford United	Cardiff
19:30	Ivor Allchurch Keith Ellis Greg Farrell (pen)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,000

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

10 March 1965 (1965-03-10) Semi Final	Swansea Town	0 – 1	Cardiff City	Swansea
			(pen) Greg Farrell	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 7,500

Cardiff City v Wrexham

12 April 1965 (1965-04-12) Final (First Leg)	Cardiff City	5 – 1	Wrexham	Cardiff
19:30	George Johnston George Johnston Ivor Allchurch Peter King Peter King ,'		??' (og) Don Murray	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

Wrexham v Cardiff City

26 April 1965 (1965-04-26) Final (Second Leg)	Wrexham	1 – 0	Cardiff City	Wrexham
19:15	Martin King			Stadium: The Racecourse Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Lowry (Neath)

Wrexham v Cardiff City

5 May 1965 (1965-05-05) Final (Replay)	Wrexham	0 – 3	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
			Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch (og) Ray Mielczarek	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 7,840 Referee: J Lowry (Neath)

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". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
• Welsh Football Data Archive