1980β81 season | ||
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Chairman | Bob Grogan | |
Manager | Richie Morgan | |
Football League Second Division | 19th | |
FA Cup | 3rd round | |
League Cup | 3rd round | |
Welsh Cup | 4th round | |
Top goalscorer | League:
Peter Kitchen (13) All: Peter Kitchen (19) | |
Highest home attendance | 21,239 (v Swansea City, 27 December 1980) | |
Lowest home attendance | 4,059 (v Cambridge United, 17 October 1980) | |
Average home league attendance | 6,770 | |
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The 1980β81 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 54th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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17 | Orient | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 38 | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 38 | |
19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 36 | |
20 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 36 | Relegation to the Third Division |
21 | Bristol City (R) | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 30 |
16 August 1980 1 | Cardiff City | 1β2 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Gary Stevens ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,908 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
19 August 1980 2 | Wrexham | 0β1 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
19:30 | ![]() |
Stadium:
Racecourse Attendance: 7,772 |
23 August 1980 3 | Oldham Athletic | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Oldham |
15:00 |
Ryszard Kowenicki ![]() Simon Stainrod ![]() |
Stadium:
Boundary Park Attendance: 5,690 Referee: Terry Farley (Newton Aycliffe) |
30 August 1980 4 | Cardiff City | 4β2 | Orient | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Gary Stevens ![]() Phil Dwyer ![]() Gary Stevens ![]() John Buchanan ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 5,649 Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke) |
6 September 1980 5 | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Cardiff City | Newcastle |
Ray Clarke ![]() Alan Shoulder ![]() |
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Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 15,804 |
13 September 1980 6 | Cardiff City | 1β1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Gary Stevens ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,649 Referee: Mike Bidmead (Chessington) |
20 September 1980 7 | Cardiff City | 2β1 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Billy Ronson ![]() Keith Pontin ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,122 |
27 September 1980 8 | Notts County | 4β2 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
Eddie Kelly ![]() Iain McCulloch ![]() Ray O'Brien ![]() Iain McCulloch ![]() |
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Stadium:
Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,229 |
4 October 1980 9 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Watford | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Tarki Micallef ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,407 |
7 October 1980 10 | West Ham United | 1β0 | Cardiff City | London |
19:30 |
Jimmy Neighbour ![]() |
Stadium:
Upton Park Attendance: 20,402 |
11 October 1980 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
Brian Hornsby ![]() Andy McCulloch ![]() |
Stadium:
Hillsborough Attendance: 15,396 |
17 October 1980 12 | Cardiff City | 1β2 | Cambridge United | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Lindsay Smith ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,059 |
22 October 1980 13 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Steve Grapes ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) |
25 October 1980 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
Jack Keay ![]() Steve Biggins ![]() |
Stadium:
Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,466 |
31 October 1980 15 | Cardiff City | 0β1 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
19:30 | ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 8,489 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton) |
8 November 1980 16 | Preston North End | 3β1 | Cardiff City | Preston |
Mick Baxter ![]() Alex Bruce ![]() Gary Stevens ![]() |
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Stadium:
Deepdale Attendance: 5,458 |
12 November 1980 17 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Peter Kitchen ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow) |
15 November 1980 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 2β3 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
15:00 |
Kevin Stonehouse ![]() Glenn Keeley ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ewood Park Attendance: 7,854 |
22 November 1980 19 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Luton Town | Cardiff |
15:00 |
John Buchanan ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield) |
29 November 1980 20 | Derby | 1β1 | Cardiff City | Derby |
Kevin Wilson ![]() |
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Stadium:
Baseball Ground Attendance: 15,581 |
6 December 1980 21 | Cardiff City | 1β1 | Grimsby Town | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Peter Kitchen ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Mike Warner (Wednesbury) |
26 December 1980 22 | Bristol City | 0β0 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
Stadium:
Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,921 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) |
27 December 1980 23 | Cardiff City | 3β3 | Swansea | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Gary Stevens ![]() Peter Kitchen ![]() John Buchanan ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 21,239 Referee: Jeff Bray (Hinckley) |
10 January 1981 24 | Luton Town | 2β2 | Cardiff City | Luton |
David Moss ![]() Brian Stein ![]() |
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Stadium:
Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,013 |
17 January 1981 25 | Orient | 2β2 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 |
Joe Mayo ![]() Nigel Gray ![]() |
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Stadium:
Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,836 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
31 January 1981 26 | Cardiff City | 0β2 | Oldham Athletic | Cardiff |
15:00 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford) |
3 February 1981 27 | Queens Park Rangers | 2β0 | Cardiff City | London |
19:30 |
Terry Fenwick ![]() Tommy Langley ![]() |
Stadium:
Loftus Road Attendance: 9,834 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex) |
7 February 1981 28 | Bolton Wanderers | 4β2 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
15:00 |
John Thomas ![]() John Thomas ![]() Phillip Wilson ![]() DuΕ‘an NikoliΔ ![]() |
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Stadium:
Burnden Park Attendance: 8,115 Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield) |
20 February 1981 29 | Cardiff City | 0β1 | Notts County | Cardiff |
19:30 | ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,987 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham) |
25 February 1981 30 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Peter Kitchen ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,235 |
28 February 1981 31 | Bristol Rovers | 0β1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
15:00 | ![]() |
Stadium:
Eastville Attendance: 7,525 |
4 March 1981 32 | Cardiff City | 0β0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
19:30 | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 7,002 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
7 March 1981 33 | Watford | 4β2 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 |
Malcolm Poskett ![]() Luther Blissett ![]() Keith Pritchett ![]() Malcolm Poskett ![]() |
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Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,014 |
21 March 1981 34 | Cambridge United | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Cambridge |
15:00 |
George Reilly ![]() Derrick Christie ![]() |
Stadium:
Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,790 Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex) |
28 March 1981 35 | Cardiff City | 2β2 | Shrewsbury Town | Cardiff |
15:00 |
John Lewis ![]() Phil Dwyer ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 5,201 Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke) |
4 April 1981 36 | Chelsea | 0β1 | Cardiff City | London |
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Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham) |
11 April 1981 37 | Cardiff City | 1β3 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Phil Dwyer ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,991 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) |
18 April 1981 38 | Swansea | 1β1 | Cardiff City | Swansea |
15:00 |
Leighton James ![]() |
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Stadium:
Vetch Field Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
20 April 1981 39 | Cardiff City | 2β3 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Steve Grapes ![]() Peter Kitchen ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 5,579 Referee: Morris Baker (Wolverhampton) |
25 April 1981 40 | Grimsby Town | 0β1 | Cardiff City | Grimsby |
15:00 | ![]() |
Stadium:
Blundell Park Attendance: 7,377 |
2 May 1981 41 | Cardiff City | 0β0 | Derby | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 7,377 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset) |
6 May 1981 42 | Cardiff City | 0β0 | West Ham United | Cardiff |
19:30 | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 10,535 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester) |
Source [3]
9 August 1980 Round 1 (First Leg) | Torquay United | 0β0 | Cardiff City | Torquay |
15:00 | Stadium:
Plainmoor Attendance: 3,441 |
13 August 1980 Round 1 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 2β1 (2β1 agg.) | Torquay United | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Ray Bishop ![]() Gary Stevens ![]() |
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Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 3,149 |
27 August 1980 Round 2 (First Leg) | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Ray Bishop ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,549 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury) |
3 September 1980 Round 2 (Second Leg) | Chelsea | 1β1 (1β2 agg.) | Cardiff City | London |
19:45 |
Micky Droy ![]() |
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Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 12,959 Referee: Mike J Taylor (Walmer) |
23 September 1980 Round 3 | Barnsley | 3β2 | Cardiff City | Barnsley |
Ronnie Glavin ![]() Derrick Parker ![]() Ian Banks ![]() |
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Stadium:
Oakwell Attendance: 13,135 Referee: Kevin McNally |
3 January 1981 Round 3 | Leicester City | 3β0 | Cardiff City | Leicester |
15:00 |
Gary Lineker ![]() David Buchanan ![]() Jim Melrose ![]() |
Stadium:
Filbert Street Attendance: 17,527 Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge) |
3 December 1980 Round 3 | Cardiff City | 6β0 | Cardiff Corinthians | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Peter Kitchen ![]() Wayne Hughes ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 1,080 |
27 January 1981 Round 4 | Wrexham | 3β0 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
19:30 |
Steve Fox ![]() Dixie McNeil ![]() |
Stadium:
The Racecourse Attendance: 4,880 Referee: Howard King (Merthyr Tydfil) |
1980β81 season | ||
---|---|---|
Chairman | Bob Grogan | |
Manager | Richie Morgan | |
Football League Second Division | 19th | |
FA Cup | 3rd round | |
League Cup | 3rd round | |
Welsh Cup | 4th round | |
Top goalscorer | League:
Peter Kitchen (13) All: Peter Kitchen (19) | |
Highest home attendance | 21,239 (v Swansea City, 27 December 1980) | |
Lowest home attendance | 4,059 (v Cambridge United, 17 October 1980) | |
Average home league attendance | 6,770 | |
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The 1980β81 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 54th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source [1]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Orient | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 38 | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 38 | |
19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 36 | |
20 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 36 | Relegation to the Third Division |
21 | Bristol City (R) | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 30 |
16 August 1980 1 | Cardiff City | 1β2 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Gary Stevens ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,908 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
19 August 1980 2 | Wrexham | 0β1 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
19:30 | ![]() |
Stadium:
Racecourse Attendance: 7,772 |
23 August 1980 3 | Oldham Athletic | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Oldham |
15:00 |
Ryszard Kowenicki ![]() Simon Stainrod ![]() |
Stadium:
Boundary Park Attendance: 5,690 Referee: Terry Farley (Newton Aycliffe) |
30 August 1980 4 | Cardiff City | 4β2 | Orient | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Gary Stevens ![]() Phil Dwyer ![]() Gary Stevens ![]() John Buchanan ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 5,649 Referee: Malcolm Heath (Stoke) |
6 September 1980 5 | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Cardiff City | Newcastle |
Ray Clarke ![]() Alan Shoulder ![]() |
![]() |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 15,804 |
13 September 1980 6 | Cardiff City | 1β1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Gary Stevens ![]() |
![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,649 Referee: Mike Bidmead (Chessington) |
20 September 1980 7 | Cardiff City | 2β1 | Bristol Rovers | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Billy Ronson ![]() Keith Pontin ![]() |
![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,122 |
27 September 1980 8 | Notts County | 4β2 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
Eddie Kelly ![]() Iain McCulloch ![]() Ray O'Brien ![]() Iain McCulloch ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,229 |
4 October 1980 9 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Watford | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Tarki Micallef ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,407 |
7 October 1980 10 | West Ham United | 1β0 | Cardiff City | London |
19:30 |
Jimmy Neighbour ![]() |
Stadium:
Upton Park Attendance: 20,402 |
11 October 1980 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
Brian Hornsby ![]() Andy McCulloch ![]() |
Stadium:
Hillsborough Attendance: 15,396 |
17 October 1980 12 | Cardiff City | 1β2 | Cambridge United | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Lindsay Smith ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,059 |
22 October 1980 13 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Queens Park Rangers | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Steve Grapes ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) |
25 October 1980 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
Jack Keay ![]() Steve Biggins ![]() |
Stadium:
Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,466 |
31 October 1980 15 | Cardiff City | 0β1 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
19:30 | ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 8,489 Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton) |
8 November 1980 16 | Preston North End | 3β1 | Cardiff City | Preston |
Mick Baxter ![]() Alex Bruce ![]() Gary Stevens ![]() |
![]() |
Stadium:
Deepdale Attendance: 5,458 |
12 November 1980 17 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Wrexham | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Peter Kitchen ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow) |
15 November 1980 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 2β3 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
15:00 |
Kevin Stonehouse ![]() Glenn Keeley ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Ewood Park Attendance: 7,854 |
22 November 1980 19 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Luton Town | Cardiff |
15:00 |
John Buchanan ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Maurice Robinson (Sutton Colefield) |
29 November 1980 20 | Derby | 1β1 | Cardiff City | Derby |
Kevin Wilson ![]() |
![]() |
Stadium:
Baseball Ground Attendance: 15,581 |
6 December 1980 21 | Cardiff City | 1β1 | Grimsby Town | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Peter Kitchen ![]() |
![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Mike Warner (Wednesbury) |
26 December 1980 22 | Bristol City | 0β0 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
Stadium:
Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,921 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey) |
27 December 1980 23 | Cardiff City | 3β3 | Swansea | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Gary Stevens ![]() Peter Kitchen ![]() John Buchanan ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 21,239 Referee: Jeff Bray (Hinckley) |
10 January 1981 24 | Luton Town | 2β2 | Cardiff City | Luton |
David Moss ![]() Brian Stein ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,013 |
17 January 1981 25 | Orient | 2β2 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 |
Joe Mayo ![]() Nigel Gray ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,836 Referee: Ray Toseland (Kettering) |
31 January 1981 26 | Cardiff City | 0β2 | Oldham Athletic | Cardiff |
15:00 | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Dennis Hedges (Oxford) |
3 February 1981 27 | Queens Park Rangers | 2β0 | Cardiff City | London |
19:30 |
Terry Fenwick ![]() Tommy Langley ![]() |
Stadium:
Loftus Road Attendance: 9,834 Referee: Tom Bune (Sussex) |
7 February 1981 28 | Bolton Wanderers | 4β2 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
15:00 |
John Thomas ![]() John Thomas ![]() Phillip Wilson ![]() DuΕ‘an NikoliΔ ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Burnden Park Attendance: 8,115 Referee: Michael Lowe (Sheffield) |
20 February 1981 29 | Cardiff City | 0β1 | Notts County | Cardiff |
19:30 | ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,987 Referee: Alan Robinson (Fareham) |
25 February 1981 30 | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Peter Kitchen ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,235 |
28 February 1981 31 | Bristol Rovers | 0β1 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
15:00 | ![]() |
Stadium:
Eastville Attendance: 7,525 |
4 March 1981 32 | Cardiff City | 0β0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
19:30 | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 7,002 Referee: John Hunting (Leicester) |
7 March 1981 33 | Watford | 4β2 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 |
Malcolm Poskett ![]() Luther Blissett ![]() Keith Pritchett ![]() Malcolm Poskett ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Vicarage Road Attendance: 10,014 |
21 March 1981 34 | Cambridge United | 2β0 | Cardiff City | Cambridge |
15:00 |
George Reilly ![]() Derrick Christie ![]() |
Stadium:
Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,790 Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex) |
28 March 1981 35 | Cardiff City | 2β2 | Shrewsbury Town | Cardiff |
15:00 |
John Lewis ![]() Phil Dwyer ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 5,201 Referee: David Letts (Basingstoke) |
4 April 1981 36 | Chelsea | 0β1 | Cardiff City | London |
![]() |
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Brian Martin (Keyworth, Nottingham) |
11 April 1981 37 | Cardiff City | 1β3 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Phil Dwyer ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 4,991 Referee: Brian Stevens (Stonehouse) |
18 April 1981 38 | Swansea | 1β1 | Cardiff City | Swansea |
15:00 |
Leighton James ![]() |
![]() |
Stadium:
Vetch Field Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Derek Civil (Birmingham) |
20 April 1981 39 | Cardiff City | 2β3 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
15:00 |
Steve Grapes ![]() Peter Kitchen ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 5,579 Referee: Morris Baker (Wolverhampton) |
25 April 1981 40 | Grimsby Town | 0β1 | Cardiff City | Grimsby |
15:00 | ![]() |
Stadium:
Blundell Park Attendance: 7,377 |
2 May 1981 41 | Cardiff City | 0β0 | Derby | Cardiff |
15:00 | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 7,377 Referee: Leslie Burden (Dorset) |
6 May 1981 42 | Cardiff City | 0β0 | West Ham United | Cardiff |
19:30 | Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 10,535 Referee: Peter Reeves (Leicester) |
Source [3]
9 August 1980 Round 1 (First Leg) | Torquay United | 0β0 | Cardiff City | Torquay |
15:00 | Stadium:
Plainmoor Attendance: 3,441 |
13 August 1980 Round 1 (Second Leg) | Cardiff City | 2β1 (2β1 agg.) | Torquay United | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Ray Bishop ![]() Gary Stevens ![]() |
![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 3,149 |
27 August 1980 Round 2 (First Leg) | Cardiff City | 1β0 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Ray Bishop ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 6,549 Referee: Tony Glasson (Salisbury) |
3 September 1980 Round 2 (Second Leg) | Chelsea | 1β1 (1β2 agg.) | Cardiff City | London |
19:45 |
Micky Droy ![]() |
![]() |
Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 12,959 Referee: Mike J Taylor (Walmer) |
23 September 1980 Round 3 | Barnsley | 3β2 | Cardiff City | Barnsley |
Ronnie Glavin ![]() Derrick Parker ![]() Ian Banks ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
Stadium:
Oakwell Attendance: 13,135 Referee: Kevin McNally |
3 January 1981 Round 3 | Leicester City | 3β0 | Cardiff City | Leicester |
15:00 |
Gary Lineker ![]() David Buchanan ![]() Jim Melrose ![]() |
Stadium:
Filbert Street Attendance: 17,527 Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge) |
3 December 1980 Round 3 | Cardiff City | 6β0 | Cardiff Corinthians | Cardiff |
19:30 |
Peter Kitchen ![]() Wayne Hughes ![]() |
Stadium:
Ninian Park Attendance: 1,080 |
27 January 1981 Round 4 | Wrexham | 3β0 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
19:30 |
Steve Fox ![]() Dixie McNeil ![]() |
Stadium:
The Racecourse Attendance: 4,880 Referee: Howard King (Merthyr Tydfil) |