| 1990–91 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Tony Clemo |
| Manager | Len Ashurst |
| Football League Fourth Division | 13th |
| FA Cup | 1st round |
| League Cup | 2nd round |
| Welsh Cup | 3rd round |
| Leyland DAF Cup | Preliminary round |
| Top goalscorer | League:Chris Pike (14) All:Chris Pike (16) |
| Highest home attendance | 4,805 (vNorthampton, 1 April 1991) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,692 (vAldershot, 1 February 1991) |
| Average home league attendance | 2,958 |
The 1990–91 season wasCardiff City F.C.'s 64th season in theFootball League when they competed in the 24-teamDivision Four, then the fourth tier ofEnglish football, finishing thirteenth.
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 65 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 62 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 60 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 59 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 54 |
| 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | D |
| Position | ~ | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Points | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
| 25 August 1990 (1990-08-25)1 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Scarborough | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,819 Referee: David Frampton (Poole, Dorset) |
| 1 September 1990 (1990-09-01)2 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Hartlepool |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Victoria Park Attendance: 2,800 Referee: WA Flood |
| 8 September 1990 (1990-09-08)3 | Cardiff City | 3–3 | Torquay United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Cohen Griffith Chris Pike | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,656 Referee: Alf Buksh |
| 15 September 1990 (1990-09-15)4 | Lincoln City | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Lincoln |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,152 Referee: EJ Parker |
| 18 September 1990 (1990-09-18)5 | Aldershot | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Aldershot |
| 19:30 | Stadium:Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,310 Referee: ML James |
| 22 September 1990 (1990-09-22)6 | Cardiff City | 3–3 | Stockport County | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Cohen Griffith Chris Pike Roger Gibbins | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,608 Referee: GS Willard (Worthing) |
| 29 September 1990 (1990-09-29)7 | Scunthorpe United | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Scunthorpe |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Glanford Park Attendance: 2,573 Referee: LR Dilkes |
| 2 October 1990 (1990-10-02)8 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Rochdale | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Les Hamer (Chorley) |
| 5 October 1990 (1990-10-05)9 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Chris Pike | Wrexham report | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,452 Referee:Martin Bodenham |
| 13 October 1990 (1990-10-13)10 | York City | 1–2 | Cardiff City | York |
| 15:00 | Ray Warburton | Stadium:Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,596 |
| 20 October 1990 (1990-10-20)11 | Hereford United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Hereford |
| Paul Wheeler | Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 5,782 |
| 23 October 1990 (1990-10-23)12 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,891 |
| 27 October 1990 (1990-10-27)13 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Peterborough United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Chris Pike | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,940 Referee: Jim Rushton (Stoke on Trent) |
| 3 November 1990 (1990-11-03)14 | Maidstone United | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Maidstone |
| 15:00 | Les Berry Les Berry Steve Butler | Stadium:Watling Street Attendance: 2,010 |
| 10 November 1990 (1990-11-10)15 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Chesterfield | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Roger Gibbins Chris Pike | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,019 Referee: RL Bigger (Croydon) |
| 24 November 1990 (1990-11-24)16 | Gillingham | 4–0 | Cardiff City | Gillingham |
| 15:00 | Mark O'Connor David Crown Alan Walker Ian Docker | Gillingham report | Stadium:Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,793 Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire) |
| 1 December 1990 (1990-12-01)17 | Burnley | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Burnley |
| 19:30 | John Deary John Francis | Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 6,353 Referee: Alan Dawson (Jarrow) |
| 15 December 1990 (1990-12-15)18 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Walsall | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,017 |
| 21 December 1990 (1990-12-21)19 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Northampton |
| 19:30 | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 3,303 |
| 26 December 1990 (1990-12-26)20 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Carlisle United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Chris Pike Mark Taylor Mark Taylor | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,281 |
| 29 December 1990 (1990-12-29)21 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Halifax Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Mark Taylor | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,903 Referee: ME (Mick) Pierce (Portsmouth) |
| 1 January 1991 (1991-01-01)22 | Darlington | 4–1 | Cardiff City | Darlington |
| 15:00 | Les McJannet David Cork Jimmy Willis Mick Tait | Stadium:Feethams Attendance: 3,151 |
| 12 January 1991 (1991-01-12)23 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Hartlepool United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Cohen Griffith | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,619 |
| 26 January 1991 (1991-01-26)24 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Lincoln City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,513 |
| 1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)25 | Cardiff City | 1–3 | Aldershot | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Roger Gibbins | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,692 |
| 15 February 1991 (1991-02-15)26 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Gillingham | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Roger Gibbins Chris Pike | Gillingham report | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,170 Referee: Arthur Smith (Birmingham) |
| 19 February 1991 (1991-02-19)27 | Scarborough | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
| 19:30 | Tommy Mooney | Stadium:Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,192 |
| 23 February 1991 (1991-02-23)28 | Chesterfield | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Chesterfield |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Saltergate Attendance: 3,065 |
| 26 February 1991 (1991-02-26)29 | Stockport County | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Stockport |
| 19:30 | Jim Gannon | Stadium:Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,376 |
| 1 March 1991 (1991-03-01)30 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Burnley | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Pat Heard Chris Pike Cohen Griffith | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,591 Referee: Mike James |
| 9 March 1991 (1991-03-09)31 | Walsall | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Walsall |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Fellows Park Attendance: 3,950 |
| 12 March 1991 (1991-03-12)32 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Rochdale |
| Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 1,569 Referee: Mike Peck (Kendal) |
| 16 March 1991 (1991-03-16)33 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Chris Pike | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,873 |
| 19 March 1991 (1991-03-19)34 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | York City | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Pat Heard Leigh Barnard | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,620 |
| 22 March 1991 (1991-03-22)35 | Wrexham | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
| 19:30 | Jon Bowden | Wrexham report | Stadium:The Racecourse Attendance: 1,787 Referee: Mike Reed (Birmingham) |
| 30 March 1991 (1991-03-30)36 | Carlisle United | 3–2 | Cardiff City | Carlisle |
| 15:00 | Tony Shepherd Paul Proudlock Paul Proudlock | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 2,264 |
| 1 April 1991 (1991-04-01)37 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Greg Campbell | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 4,805 |
| 6 April 1991 (1991-04-06)38 | Halifax Town | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Halifax |
| 15:00 | Ian Juryeff | Stadium:The Shay Attendance: 1,364 |
| 10 April 1991 (1991-04-10)39 | Torquay United | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Torquay |
| 19:30 | Wes Saunders Sean Joyce | Stadium:Plainmoor Attendance: 3,341 |
| 13 April 1991 (1991-04-13)40 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Darlington | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 4,544 |
| 17 April 1991 (1991-04-17)41 | Blackpool | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Blackpool |
| 19:30 | Paul Groves Phil Horner Tony Rodwell | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,813 Referee: R Shepherd |
| 20 April 1991 (1991-04-20)42 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Hereford United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,845 Referee: Bob Hamer (Bristol) |
| 27 April 1991 (1991-04-27)43 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Doncaster |
| 15:00 | Kevin Noteman | Stadium:Belle Vue Attendance: 2,227 Referee:Neil Midgley (Eccles) |
| 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02)44 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Cohen Griffith | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,793 Referee: Lester Shapter |
| 4 May 1991 (1991-05-04)45 | Peterborough United | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Peterborough |
| 15:00 | David Robinson Kevin Bremner Paul Culpin | Stadium:London Road Attendance: 6,642 Referee: CR Wilkes |
| 11 May 1991 (1991-05-11)46 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Maidstone United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,011 Referee: GR Pooley (Bishops Stortford) |
| 28 August 1990 (1990-08-28)Round 1 (First leg) | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Mansfield |
| 19:30 | Steve Charles | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 1,091 Referee: JW Lloyd |
| 4 September 1990 (1990-09-04)Round 1 (Second leg) | Cardiff City | 3–0 (4–1agg.) | Mansfield Town | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Cohen Griffith Chris Pike | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 2,539 Referee:Paul Durkin (Dorset) |
| 25 September 1990 (1990-09-25)Round 2 (First leg) | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Cohen Griffith | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 4,224 Referee: Gerald Ashby (Worcester) |
| 9 October 1990 (1990-10-09)Round 2 (Second leg) | Portsmouth | 3–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2agg.) | Cardiff City | Portsmouth |
| 19:45 | Colin Clarke Warren Neill | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 6,174 Referee: Gerald Ashby (Worcester) |
| 17 November 1990 (1990-11-17)Round 1 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Hayes | Cardiff |
| 12:00 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,844 |
| 21 November 1990 (1990-11-21)Round 1 (Replay) | Hayes | 1–0 | Cardiff City | London |
| Clarke | Stadium:Griffin Park Attendance: 4,312 |
| 6 November 1990 (1990-11-06)Round 3 | Cardiff City | 1–4 | Merthyr Tydfil | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Chris Pike | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 3,204 |
| 13 November 1990 (1990-11-13)Preliminary Round | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Exeter City | Cardiff |
| 19:30 | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 1,024 |
| 11 December 1990 (1990-12-11)Preliminary Round | Hereford United | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Hereford |
| Jon Narbett | Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 2,007 |