Cardiff City
1960–61 season
ManagerBill Jones
Football League First Division15th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
Welsh CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Derek Tapscott (21)
All: Derek Tapscott (30)
Highest home attendance45,463 v Tottenham Hotspur, 11 March 1961
Lowest home attendance9,549 v West Ham United, 22 April 1961
Average home league attendance23,390

The 1960–61 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 34th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

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 England ENG Ron Nicholls
-- GK Ireland EIR Maurice Swan
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Wales WAL Trevor Edwards
-- DF Scotland SCO Danny Malloy
-- DF Scotland SCO Alec Milne
-- DF Wales WAL Frank Rankmore
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF Wales WAL Derrick Sullivan
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Durban
-- MF Wales WAL Steve Gammon
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Hole
-- MF Wales WAL Mike Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Brian Jenkins
-- MF England ENG Peter King
-- MF Wales WAL Danny McCarthy
-- MF Wales WAL Graham Moore
-- MF Scotland SCO Bob Scott
-- MF England ENG Brian Walsh
-- FW England ENG Peter Donnelly
-- FW England ENG Brian Edgley
-- FW England ENG Derek Hogg
-- FW England ENG Colin Hudson
-- FW Scotland SCO John McMillan
-- FW Wales WAL Tony Pickrell
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Tapscott
-- FW Wales WAL Dai Ward
-- FW England ENG Johnny Watkins

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Manchester City 42 13 11 18 79 90 0.878 37
14 Nottingham Forest 42 14 9 19 62 78 0.795 37 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
15 Cardiff City 42 13 11 18 60 85 0.706 37
16 West Ham United 42 13 10 19 77 88 0.875 36
17 Fulham 42 14 8 20 72 95 0.758 36
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAAHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHHHAAHAHAHHAHHHAAHAAHA
ResultDLWLWDLLLWLDLWLLDDWLWWWDDWLDWWWLWLLLLDLLDD
Position11161114151517141718181718191817151714131313139121211979691012141313141415
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

First Division

20 August 1960 (1960-08-20) 1 Fulham 2–2 Cardiff City London
15:15 Graham Leggat
Johnny Haynes
Brian Walsh
Graham Moore
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 30,911
Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)
24 August 1960 (1960-08-24) 2 Cardiff City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
19:15 Alan Finney Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 31,335
27 August 1960 (1960-08-27) 3 Cardiff City 2–0 Preston North End Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 27,213
31 August 1960 (1960-08-31) 4 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
19:15 John Quinn
John Quinn
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 27,537
Referee: KJ Seddon (Southport)
3 September 1960 (1960-09-03) 5 Burnley 1–2 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 Jimmy Robson 66' 40' Derek Tapscott
88' Johnny Watkins
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,695
Referee: William Surtees (Langley Park)
7 September 1960 (1960-09-07) 6 Cardiff City 1–1 Aston Villa Cardiff
19:15 Derek Tapscott Vic Crowe Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 34,716
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
10 September 1960 (1960-09-10) 7 Cardiff City 1–3 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott Billy Gray
Geoff Vowden
Billy Younger
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,037
Referee: Arthur Edge (Liverpool)
12 September 1960 (1960-09-12) 8 Aston Villa 2–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
19:15 Bobby Thomson
Harry Burrows
Peter Donnelly Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 32,901
17 September 1960 (1960-09-17) 9 Manchester City 4–2 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Joe Hayes 4', 82'
Colin Barlow 16', 21'
51' Derek Tapscott
83' Alan Durban
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 30,932
Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)
24 September 1960 (1960-09-24) 10 Cardiff City 1–0 Arsenal Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott 52' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 32,775
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
1 October 1960 (1960-10-01) 11 Newcastle United 5–0 Cardiff City Newcastle
15:00 George Luke 7', 70'
Len White 30', 63'
Bobby Mitchell 87'
Stadium: St James's Park
Attendance: 17,627
15 October 1960 (1960-10-15) 13 Cardiff City 0–1 Bolton Cardiff
15:00 Nat Lofthouse Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,672
Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)
28 October 1960 (1960-10-28) 14 Cardiff City 2–1 Leicester City Cardiff
19:00 Peter Donnelly
Derek Hogg
Jimmy Walsh Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,136
Referee: Fred Duxbury (Preston)
2 November 1960 (1960-11-02) 15 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Cardiff City London
Terry Medwin 35'
Danny Blanchflower 60' (pen)
Terry Dyson
20', 85' Peter Donnelly Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 47,605
Referee: KR Tuck (Derby)
12 November 1960 (1960-11-12) 17 Cardiff City 1–1 Everton Cardiff
15:15 Johnny Watkins 14' 2' Billy Bingham Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,234
19 November 1960 (1960-11-19) 18 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Cardiff City Blackburn
15:00 Chris Crowe
Peter Dobing
Derek Tapscott
(og) Andy McEvoy
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 15,132
Referee: K Howley (Middlesbrough)
26 November 1960 (1960-11-26) 19 Cardiff City 3–0 Manchester United Cardiff
15:15 Derek Hogg 31', 60'
Brian Edgley 43'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,122
Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)
3 December 1960 (1960-12-03) 20 West Ham United 2–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Malcolm Musgrove
Dave Dunmore
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 13,967
10 December 1960 (1960-12-10) 21 Cardiff City 2–1 Chelsea Cardiff
15:15 Brian Walsh 13'
Colin Baker 20'
55' Jimmy Greaves Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,840
Referee: H Callaghan (Stockport)
17 December 1960 (1960-12-17) 22 Cardiff City 2–0 Fulham Cardiff
15:15 Colin Baker
Derek Tapscott
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,807
26 December 1960 (1960-12-26) 23 Cardiff City 3–1 West Bromwich Albion Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Brian Macready Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,214
Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol)
27 December 1960 (1960-12-27) 24 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Cardiff City West Bromwich
Derek Kevan Colin Baker Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 30,131
31 December 1960 (1960-12-31) 25 Preston North End 1–1 Cardiff City Preston
Peter Thompson Derek Tapscott Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,048
14 January 1961 (1961-01-14) 26 Cardiff City 2–1 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Derek Tapscott 9', 35' 2' Ray Pointer Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,670
Referee: Roger Woan (London)
4 February 1961 (1961-02-04) 28 Cardiff City 3–3 Manchester City Cardiff
15:00 Graham Moore 20'
Derek Tapscott 23'
Colin Baker 37'
21', 50' Joe Hayes
85' Gerry Baker
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,218
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
11 February 1961 (1961-02-11) 29 Arsenal 2–3 Cardiff City London
David Herd 27', 71' 6' Graham Moore
37' Brian Walsh
47' Peter Donnelly
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 33,534
Referee: Harry New (Hampshire)
22 February 1961 (1961-02-22) 30 Cardiff City 3–2 Newcastle United Cardiff
19:15 Graham Moore 9', 57'
Brian Walsh 14'
44' Ivor Allchurch
70' Len White
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,502
4 March 1961 (1961-03-04) 32 Bolton 3–0 Cardiff City Bolton
Doug Holden
Dennis Stevens
Dennis Stevens
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 21,815
11 March 1961 (1961-03-11) 33 Cardiff City 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff
19:00 Derek Hogg 10'
Brian Walsh 49'
Derek Tapscott 50'
3' Terry Dyson
17' Les Allen
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 45,463
Referee: Eric Jennings (Stourbridge)
24 March 1961 (1961-03-24) 34 Cardiff City 0–2 Blackpool Cardiff
19:15 Ray Charnley
Des Horne
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,754
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
31 March 1961 (1961-03-31) 35 Cardiff City 0–2 Birmingham City Cardiff
15:15 (pen) Jimmy Harris
Bryan Orritt
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,339
Referee: Arthur Edge (Liverpool)
1 April 1961 (1961-04-01) 36 Chelsea 6–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Mike Harrison 2'
Jimmy Greaves 17'
Ron Tindall 65', 70'
Bobby Tambling 43'
Alan Harrington 89' (og)
51' Alan Durban Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 22,697
Referee: FP Clarke (Coventry)
3 April 1961 (1961-04-03) 37 Birmingham City 2–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 Jimmy Harris
Bryan Orritt
Graham Moore Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,065
Referee: NN Hough (Macclesfield)
8 April 1961 (1961-04-08) 38 Cardiff City 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:15 Trevor Edwards Fred Pickering Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,192
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
10 April 1961 (1961-04-10) 39 Leicester City 3–0 Cardiff City Leicester
19:30 Jimmy Walsh
Jimmy Walsh
Hugh McIlmoyle
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 32,042
Referee: Roger Woan (London)
15 April 1961 (1961-04-15) 40 Everton 5–1 Cardiff City Liverpool
15:15 Bobby Collins 4', 29' (pen), 49'
Alex Young 44', 46'
83' Dai Ward Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,382
Referee: Charles Rogers (Greenford, Middlesex)
22 April 1961 (1961-04-22) 41 Cardiff City 1–1 West Ham United Cardiff
15:15 Peter Donnelly John Dick Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,549
29 April 1961 (1961-04-29) 42 Manchester United 3–3 Cardiff City Manchester
15:00 Bobby Charlton 10', 35'
Maurice Setters 31'
29' Derek Tapscott
53', 74' (pen) Derek Hogg
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 30,420
Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)

League Cup

24 October 1960 (1960-10-24) Round 2 Cardiff City 0–4 Burnley Cardiff
19:15 35', 49', 89' Gordon Harris
78' John Connelly
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol)

FA Cup

7 January 1961 (1961-01-07) Round 3 Cardiff City 1–1 Manchester City Cardiff
15:00 Derek Tapscott 40' 36' (og) Alan Harrington Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,640
Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)
11 January 1961 (1961-01-11) Round 3 (Replay) Manchester City 0–0 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City Manchester
19:30 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ernie Crawford (Doncaster)
16 January 1961 (1961-01-16) Round 3 (Second Replay) Manchester City 2–0 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City London
19:30 Denis Law 91'
Joe Hayes
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 24,168
Referee: Ernie Crawford (Doncaster)

Welsh Cup

28 January 1961 (1961-01-28) Round 5 Cardiff City 16–0 Knighton Town Cardiff
Derek Tapscott 21', 43', 44', 55', 57', ??'
Graham Moore 15', 36', 42', ??'
Brian Walsh ??', 88'
Peter Donnelly 41', ??'
Derek Hogg 82'
Danny Malloy
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: J Meredith (Shrewsbury)
16 February 1961 (1961-02-16) Round 6 Cardiff City 2–1 Newport County Cardiff
19:15 Derek Hogg (pen)
Graham Moore
Barrie Meyer Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,192
Referee: D King (Ynysybwl)
22 March 1961 (1961-03-22) Semi Final Swansea Town 1–1 Cardiff City Newport
19:15 Derek Tapscott Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 10,470
Referee: CW Kingston (Newport)
28 March 1961 (1961-03-28) Semi Final (Replay) Swansea Town 1–0 Cardiff City Llanelli
17:45 Stadium: Stebonheath Park
Attendance: 20,000

See also

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
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