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1985–86 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City 1985–86 football season

Cardiff City
1985–86 season
Chairman	Jack Leonard
Manager	Alan Durban
Football League Third Division	22nd
FA Cup	1st round
League Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Freight Rover Trophy	Preliminary round
Top goalscorer	League:Nigel Vaughan (12) All:Nigel Vaughan (17)
Highest home attendance	9,375 (vSwansea, 26 December 1985)
Lowest home attendance	1,777 (vWalsall, 5 April 1986)
Average home league attendance	3,433
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 season wasCardiff City F.C.'s 59th season in theFootball League. They competed in the 24-teamDivision Three, then the third tier ofEnglish football, finishing twenty-second, suffering relegation toDivision Four.

At the end of the season managerAlan Durban was sacked as manager. It ended a disastrous spell in charge as the team suffered two relegations in two years.

Players

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First team squad.^[1]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	WAL	Mel Rees
--	GK	WAL	Chris Sander
--	GK	ENG	Lee Smelt
--	DF	ENG	Phil Brignull
--	DF	ENG	John Carver
--	DF	ENG	David Corner
--	DF	WAL	Wayne Curtis
--	DF	ENG	Mike Ford
--	DF	SCO	Jake King
--	DF	ENG	Carleton Leonard
--	DF	ENG	Jimmy Mullen
--	DF	WAL	Allen Price
--	DF	ENG	Andy Spring
--	DF	WAL	Nigel Stevenson
--	MF	ENG	Derrick Christie
--	MF	WAL	Richard Evans


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Brian Flynn
--	MF	ENG	Roger Gibbins
--	MF	WAL	David Giles
--	MF	WAL	Jason Gummer
--	MF	WAL	Chris Marustik
--	MF	ENG	Paul McLoughlin
--	MF	WAL	Tarki Micallef
--	MF	WAL	Tim O'Connor
--	MF	ENG	David Tong
--	MF	WAL	Nigel Vaughan
--	MF	ENG	Paul Wheeler
--	FW	ENG	Mark Farrington
--	FW	ENG	Will Foley
--	FW	ENG	Kevin Meacock
--	FW	WAL	Gerry Nardiello
--	FW	ENG	Robbie Turner
--	FW	ENG	Graham Withey

League standings

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Main article:1985–86 Football League § Third Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
20	Bury	46	12	13	21	63	67	−4	49
21	Lincoln City(R)	46	10	16	20	55	77	−22	46	Relegation to theFourth Division
22	Cardiff City(R)	46	12	9	25	53	83	−30	45
23	Wolverhampton Wanderers(R)	46	11	10	25	57	98	−41	43
24	Swansea City(R)	46	11	10	25	43	87	−44	43

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(R) Relegated

Results by round

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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	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W
Position		11	8	11	12	16	15	18	21	21	21	22	21	21	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	21	21	21	21	19	19	19	20	17	19	20	19	19	19	21	22	22	22	23	24	24	22	21	23	22

Source:^[2]
A = Away;H = Home;W = Win;D = Draw;L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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Third Division

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Notts County v Cardiff City

17 August 1985 (1985-08-17)1	Notts County	1–4	Cardiff City	Nottingham
15:00	Alan Young 47'		8'Paul McLoughlin 31'Mark Farrington 58' (pen.)Jimmy Mullen 37'Nigel Vaughan	Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 3,856

Cardiff City vChesterfield

24 August 1985 (1985-08-24)2	Cardiff City	0–2	Chesterfield	Cardiff
15:00	Brian Flynn		21'Phil Brown 89'Ernie Moss	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,601 Referee: Ron Groves (Weston)

Newport County v Cardiff City

26 August 1985 (1985-08-26)3	Newport County	1–2	Cardiff City	Newport
11:00	Roy Carter		(pen.)Jimmy Mullen Nigel Vaughan	Stadium:Somerton Park Attendance: 5,027

Cardiff City vReading

31 August 1985 (1985-08-31)4	Cardiff City	1–3	Reading	Cardiff
15:00	Paul McLoughlin 60'		6'Trevor Senior Trevor Senior Trevor Senior	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,539 Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)

York City v Cardiff City

7 September 1985 (1985-09-07)5	York City	1–1	Cardiff City	York
15:00	Chris Evans 86'		39'Mike Ford	Stadium:Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,760 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham)

Cardiff City vBristol City

14 September 1985 (1985-09-14)6	Cardiff City	1–3	Bristol City	Cardiff
15:00	Graham Withey		Alan Walsh Alan Walsh Howard Pritchard	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 4,412

Cardiff City vBury

17 September 1985 (1985-09-17)7	Cardiff City	0–0	Bury	Cardiff
19:45				Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,011

Blackpool v Cardiff City

21 September 1985 (1985-09-21)8	Blackpool	3–0	Cardiff City	Blackpool
15:00	Mike Davies 57' Eamon O'Keefe 82' John Deary 88'			Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,783

Cardiff City vDerby County

28 September 1985 (1985-09-28)9	Cardiff City	0–2	Derby County	Cardiff
15:00			(pen.)Ross MacLaren 49'Trevor Christie	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,435

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

1 October 1985 (1985-10-01)10	Rotherham United	3–0	Cardiff City	Rotherham
19:30	Mick Gooding Mick Gooding Tony Simmons			Stadium:Millmoor Attendance: 2,906

Cardiff City vBournemouth

5 October 1985 (1985-10-05)11	Cardiff City	0–1	Bournemouth	Cardiff
15:00			8'Chris Shaw	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,156

Gillingham v Cardiff City

12 October 1985 (1985-10-12)12	Gillingham	2–0	Cardiff City	Gillingham
15:00	Keith Oakes Mark Weatherly			Stadium:Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,367

Cardiff City vWigan Athletic

19 October 1985 (1985-10-19)13	Cardiff City	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Chris Marustik 40' Robbie Turner 78' Nigel Vaughan 87'		46'Ian Griffiths	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse)

Darlington v Cardiff City

22 October 1985 (1985-10-22)14	Darlington	4–1	Cardiff City	Darlington
19:30	David McLean David McLean (pen.) Carl Airey Carl Airey		Paul McLoughlin	Attendance: 2,446

Cardiff City vBolton Wanderers

26 October 1985 (1985-10-26)15	Cardiff City	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00			Graham Bell	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,502 Referee: Malcolm Cotton (Camberley, Surrey)

Brentford v Cardiff City

2 November 1985 (1985-11-02)16	Brentford	3–0	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Terry Hurlock Robbie Cooke Tony Lynch			Stadium:Griffin Park Attendance: 3,934

Walsall v Cardiff City

5 November 1985 (1985-11-05)17	Walsall	6–3	Cardiff City	Walsall
19:30	Craig Shakespeare Shakespeare Steve Elliott Steve Elliott Steve Elliott Nicky Cross		(pen.)Jimmy Mullen Derrick Christie Nigel Vaughan	Stadium:Fellows Park Attendance: 3,282

Cardiff City vDoncaster Rovers

8 November 1985 (1985-11-08)18	Cardiff City	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Cardiff
19:45	Robbie Turner		Brian Caswell	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,015 Referee:Keren Barratt (Coventry)

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

23 November 1985 (1985-11-23)19	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Cardiff City	Bristol
15:00	Mark O'Connor 1' Gary Penrice		2' (pen.)Jimmy Mullen	Stadium:Eastville Attendance: 4,563

Cardiff City vWolverhampton Wanderers

30 November 1985 (1985-11-30)20	Cardiff City	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00	Wayne Curtis		61'Andy King	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,453

Lincoln City v Cardiff City

14 December 1985 (1985-12-14)21	Lincoln City	0–4	Cardiff City	Lincoln
15:00			50'Nigel Vaughan Robbie Turner (pen.)Jimmy Mullen Mark Farrington	Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,127 Referee: Howard Taylor (Oadby, Leicestershire)

Chesterfield v Cardiff City

20 December 1985 (1985-12-20)22	Chesterfield	3–4	Cardiff City	Chesterfield
19:30	Steve Spooner Les Hunter Mick Henderson		Robbie Turner Derrick Christie Nigel Vaughan Mark Farrington	Stadium:Saltergate Attendance: 1,773

Cardiff City vSwansea City

26 December 1985 (1985-12-26)23	Cardiff City	1–0	Swansea City	Cardiff
11:00	Nigel Vaughan 88'			Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 9,375 Referee:Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)

Cardiff City vNewport County

28 December 1985 (1985-12-28)24	Cardiff City	1–1	Newport County	Cardiff
15:00	Mike Ford		Gordon Staniforth	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 7,450

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

1 January 1986 (1986-01-01)25	Plymouth Argyle	4–4	Cardiff City	Plymouth
11:00	Garry Nelson Kevin Summerfield John Clayton Kevin Hodges		Robbie Turner Mike Ford Nigel Vaughan (pen.)Jimmy Mullen	Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 8,920

Cardiff City vBrentford

4 January 1986 (1986-01-04)26	Cardiff City	1–0	Brentford	Cardiff
15:00	Nigel Vaughan			Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,398 Referee: Alan Seville (Birmingham)

Reading v Cardiff City

11 January 1986 (1986-01-11)27	Reading	1–1	Cardiff City	Reading
15:00	Kevin Bremner 80'		51'Mike Ford	Stadium:Elm Park Attendance: 6,784 Referee: Mike Reed (Birmingham)

Cardiff City vNotts County

18 January 1986 (1986-01-18)28	Cardiff City	1–3	Notts County	Cardiff
15:00	Jimmy Mullen 45' (pen.)		22'Mick Waitt (o.g.)Jimmy Mullen 86'Ian McParland	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,410 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

Bristol City v Cardiff City

25 January 1986 (1986-01-25)29	Bristol City	2–1	Cardiff City	Bristol
15:00	Steve Neville 23' Gary Marshall 37'		34'Paul Wheeler	Stadium:Ashton Gate Attendance: 7,541 Referee: Terry Holbrook (Wolverhampton)

Cardiff City vYork City

31 January 1986 (1986-01-31)30	Cardiff City	2–1	York City	Cardiff
19:45	Nigel Vaughan 71' Paul Wheeler 80'		8'Keith Walwyn	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,051 Referee: Ken Baker (Rugby)

Cardiff City vDarlington

4 February 1986 (1986-02-04)31	Cardiff City	0–1	Darlington	Cardiff
19:45			Garry MacDonald	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,222 Referee: Ron Groves (Weston)

Wigan Athletic v Cardiff City

8 February 1986 (1986-02-08)32	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Cardiff City	Wigan
15:00	Warren Aspinall 71' David Lowe 82'			Stadium:Springfield Park (Wigan) Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Ron Bridges (Deeside_

Cardiff City vBlackpool

22 February 1986 (1986-02-22)33	Cardiff City	1–0	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00	Wayne Curtis 60'			Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,430 Referee:Tony Ward (London)

Derby County v Cardiff City

1 March 1986 (1986-03-01)34	Derby County	2–1	Cardiff City	Derby
	John Gregory 70' Ross MacLaren 89'		57'Nigel Vaughan	Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 11,014 Referee: DT Phillips (Barnsley)

Bournemouth v Cardiff City

8 March 1986 (1986-03-08)35	Bournemouth	1–1	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
15:00	Colin Clarke 21'		78'Robbie Turner	Stadium:Dean Court Attendance: 2,707 Referee: NS Butler

Cardiff City vGillingham

15 March 1986 (1986-03-15)36	Cardiff City	1–1	Gillingham	Cardiff
15:00	Jason Gummer 33'		23'Tony Cascarino	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,505 Referee: Gerald Ashby (Worcester)

Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City

22 March 1986 (1986-03-22)37	Bolton Wanderers	5–0	Cardiff City	Bolton
15:00	Phil Neal 45' Mark Came 46' Warren Joyce 56' Tony Caldwell 62' George Oghani 80'			Stadium:Burnden Park Attendance: 4,114 Referee: Colin Seel (Carlisle)

Cardiff City vRotherham United

25 March 1986 (1986-03-25)38	Cardiff City	2–3	Rotherham United	Cardiff
19:45	Paul McLoughlin 7' Jimmy Mullen 89' (pen.)		31'Alan Birch 75'Tony Simmons 88'Tony Simmons	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,863 Referee:Roger Milford (Bristol)

Cardiff City vPlymouth Argyle

28 March 1986 (1986-03-28)39	Cardiff City	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
19:45	Gerry Nardiello 49'		14'Kevin Hodges 32'John Matthews	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,834 Referee: Mike Dimblebee (Stevenage)

Swansea City v Cardiff City

31 March 1986 (1986-03-31)40	Swansea City	2–0	Cardiff City	Swansea
15:00	David Hough 52' Phil Williams 63'			Stadium:Vetch Field Attendance: 6,643 Referee: Jeff Bray (Hinckley)

Cardiff City vWalsall

5 April 1986 (1986-04-05)41	Cardiff City	1–1	Walsall	Cardiff
15:00	Will Foley 3'		24' (o.g.)Phil Brignull	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,777 Referee: R Guy

Bury v Cardiff City

8 April 1986 (1986-04-08)42	Bury	3–0	Cardiff City	Bury
19:30	Lee Dixon 52' Carl Harris 55' Andy Hill 77'			Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 1,720

Doncaster Rovers v Cardiff City

12 April 1986 (1986-04-12)43	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Cardiff City	Doncaster
15:00			12'Gerry Nardiello 25'Gerry Nardiello	Stadium:Belle Vue Attendance: 2,051

Cardiff City vBristol Rovers

19 April 1986 (1986-04-19)44	Cardiff City	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
15:00	Nick Tanner (o.g.) Nigel Vaughan			Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,735

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City

26 April 1986 (1986-04-26)45	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
	Keith Lockhart 13' Andy Mutch 18' Micky Holmes		52'Gerry Nardiello	Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 3,353 Referee: T Simpson

Cardiff City vLincoln City

3 May 1986 (1986-05-03)46	Cardiff City	2–1	Lincoln City	Cardiff
15:00	Robbie Turner 31' Robbie Turner 40'		45'Kevin Kilmore	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,904

Source^[2]^[3]

Milk Cup

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Cardiff City vSwansea City

20 August 1985 (1985-08-20)Round 1 (First Leg)	Cardiff City	2–1	Swansea City	Cardiff
19:45	Brian Flynn 20',48'		Chris Marustik	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Alan Seville (Birmingham)

Swansea City v Cardiff City

3 September 1985 (1985-09-03)Round 1 (Second Leg)	Swansea City	3–1 (4–3agg.)	Cardiff City	Swansea
19:30	Colin Randell 45' Colin Randell Colin Pascoe 55'		40'Mark Farrington	Stadium:Vetch Field Attendance: 4,621

FA Cup

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Exeter City v Cardiff City

16 November 1985 (1985-11-16)Round 1	Exeter City	2–1	Cardiff City	Exeter
15:00	Darren Gale Darren Gale		Nigel Stevenson	Stadium:St James's Park Attendance: 2,772 Referee: Bob Hamer (Brislington, Bristol)

Welsh Cup

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Caerleon v Cardiff City

26 November 1985 (1985-11-26)Round 3	Caerleon	2–3	Cardiff City	Caerleon
14:00	Rowberry 13' Sims 63' (pen.)		Nigel Vaughan Nigel Vaughan 85'Chris Marustik	Stadium:Cold Bath Road Attendance: 500

Cardiff City vMold Alexandra

8 January 1986 (1986-01-08)Round 4	Cardiff City	4–1	Mold Alexandra	Cardiff
19:45	Robbie Turner 28' Jeff Hemmerman 43' Nigel Vaughan 83',90'			Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 604 Referee: Colin Jones (Porth)

Cardiff City vBarry Town

11 March 1986 (1986-03-11)Round 5	Cardiff City	0–0	Barry Town	Cardiff
19:45				Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Roger Gifford (Ystrad Mynach)

Barry Town v Cardiff City

13 March 1986 (1986-03-13)Round 5 (Replay)	Barry Town	0–2	Cardiff City	Barry
14:30			Jeff Hemmerman David Giles	Stadium:Jenner Park Attendance: 1,750

Wrexham v Cardiff City

15 April 1986 (1986-04-15)Semi Final (First Leg)	Wrexham	4–1	Cardiff City	Wrexham
19:30	Andy Edwards 6',65' Barry Horne Jim Steel 90'		Nigel Vaughan	Stadium:The Racecourse Attendance: 1,639 Referee: Ron Bridges (Deeside)

Cardiff City vWrexham

22 April 1986 (1986-04-22)Semi Final (Second Leg)	Cardiff City	1–2 (2–6agg.)	Wrexham	Cardiff
19:45	Chris Marustik			Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,255 Referee: John Deakin (Llantwit Major)

Freight Rover Trophy

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Newport County v Cardiff City

21 January 1986 (1986-01-21)Round 1 (Group)	Newport County	1–0	Cardiff City	Newport
19:30	Steve Mardenborough			Stadium:Somerton Park Attendance: 1,863 Referee: E Scales

Cardiff City vSwansea City

28 January 1986 (1986-01-28)Round 1 (Group)	Cardiff City	0–2	Swansea City	Cardiff
19:45			Sean McCarthy Sean McCarthy	Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Roger Gifford (Ystrad Mynach)

References

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^"All Cardiff City football club players: 1986".11v11. Retrieved13 January 2022.
^^a ^b"Cardiff City 1985-86 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved13 January 2022.
^"Cardiff City football club match record: 1985". 11v11. Retrieved13 January 2022.

Bibliography

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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.
Dunk, Peter, ed. (1986).Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986-87. Queen Anne Press.ISBN 0-356-12334-0.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City".Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved15 December 2008.
Welsh Football Data Archive

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Third Division	Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Cardiff City Chesterfield Darlington Derby County Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Lincoln City Newport County Notts County Plymouth Argyle Reading Rotherham United Swansea City Walsall Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers York City
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