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1965–66 Cardiff City F.C. season
Welsh football club season
Welsh football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Cardiff City |
| season | 1965–66 |
| league | Football League Second Division |
| chairman | Fred Dewey |
| manager | Jimmy Scoular |
| league result | 20th |
| league topscorer | George Johnston (17) |
| season topscorer | George Johnston (23) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | 4th round |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Semi-finals |
| cup3 | European Cup Winners Cup |
| cup3 result | 1st round |
| cup4 | Welsh Cup |
| cup4 result | 5th round |
| average attendance | 11,005 |
| highest attendance | 19,827 (v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 4 September 1965) |
| lowest attendance | 5,934 (v Norwich City, 10 May 1966) |
| pattern_la1 | _whiteborder |
| pattern_b1 | _whitecollar |
| pattern_ra1 | _whiteborder |
| leftarm1 | 0000ff |
| body1 | 0000ff |
| rightarm1 | 0000ff |
| shorts1 | 0000ff |
| socks1 | 0000ff |
| prevseason | 1964–65 |
| nextseason | 1966–67 |
The 1965–66 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 39th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.
The season also saw the club reach the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, the furthest they had ever gone in the competition, before being beaten by West Ham United.
Players
League standings
Main article: 1965–66 Football League#Second Division
Results by round
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Fixtures and results
[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
John Charles
Terry Harkin George Johnston John Charles John Charles Terry Harkin
Terry Harkin Terry Harkin George Johnston
George Johnston George Johnston Barrie Hole Terry Harkin Jimmy Murray Glyn Pardoe Ronnie Rees Barrie Jones George Johnston Ray Hiron
Bobby Thomson Stan Lynn Alec Jackson George Andrews George Johnston George Andrews George Andrews John Toshack Edwin Holliday Eric McMordie John Toshack Ian Davidson George Johnston Stan Lapot Ernie Hannigan Dennis Edwards George Andrews Dave Walker Terry Paine Terry Harkin Barrie Hole
Dave Connor George Johnston John Toshack Ron Farmer Ernie Machin David Carver
Gerry Baker
Peter King Greg Farrell George Andrews Peter King Nobby Lawton Brian Greenhalgh Brian Godfrey
League Cup
Peter King Terry Harkin George Andrews George Johnston George Johnston Terry Harkin Terry Harkin Barrie Hole Johnny Byrne Peter Brabrook John Sissons Geoff Hurst John Sissons Martin Peters Dennis Burnett
FA Cup
Barrie Hole Ron Smith
European Cup Winners Cup
Leon Semmeling
Welsh Cup
Ivor Allchurch Peter King George Johnston George Johnston Keith Todd Herbie Williams Jim McLaughlin Brian Evans
References
- {{Cite book
- Welsh Football Data Archive
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