1964–65 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1964–65
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Jimmy Scoular
League position	13th
Top goalscorer	League: Ivor Allchurch (15) All: Ivor Allchurch (19)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup	Quarter-finals
Welsh Cup	Winners
Previous season	← 1963–64
Next season	1965–66 →

The 1964–65 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 38th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.

The season also saw the club compete in European competition for the first time, reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup before being beaten by Spanish side Real Zaragoza.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player -- GK Dilwyn John -- GK Bob Wilson -- DF Colin Baker -- DF Mel Charles -- DF Graham Coldrick -- DF Alan Harrington -- DF Gordon Harris -- DF Alec Milne -- DF Don Murray -- DF Trevor Peck -- DF Peter Rodrigues -- MF Doug Curtin -- MF Greg Farrell -- MF Steve Gammon

No. Position Player -- MF Roger Green -- MF Barrie Hole -- MF Gerry King -- MF Peter King -- MF Bernie Lewis -- MF Clive Lloyd -- MF Dick Scott -- MF Gareth Williams -- FW Ivor Allchurch -- FW John Charles -- FW Keith Ellis -- FW Tommy Halliday -- FW George Johnston -- FW Derek Tapscott

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Newcastle United	42	24	9	9	81	45	1.800	57
2	Northampton Town	42	20	16	6	66	50	1.320	56
3	Bolton Wanderers	42	20	10	12	80	58	1.379	50
4	Southampton	42	17	14	11	83	63	1.317	48
5	Ipswich Town	42	15	17	10	74	67	1.104	47
6	Norwich City	42	20	7	15	61	57	1.070	47
7	Crystal Palace	42	16	13	13	55	51	1.078	45
8	Huddersfield Town	42	17	10	15	53	51	1.039	44
9	Derby County	42	16	11	15	84	79	1.063	43
10	Coventry City	42	17	9	16	72	70	1.029	43
11	Manchester City	42	16	9	17	63	62	1.016	41
12	Preston North End	42	14	13	15	76	81	0.938	41
13	Cardiff City	42	13	14	15	64	57	1.123	40
14	Rotherham United	42	14	12	16	70	69	1.014	40
15	Plymouth Argyle	42	16	8	18	63	79	0.797	40
16	Bury	42	14	10	18	60	66	0.909	38
17	Middlesbrough	42	13	9	20	70	76	0.921	35
18	Charlton Athletic	42	13	9	20	64	75	0.853	35
19	Leyton Orient	42	12	11	19	50	72	0.694	35
20	Portsmouth	42	12	10	20	56	77	0.727	34
21	Swindon Town	42	14	5	23	63	81	0.778	33
22	Swansea City	42	11	10	21	62	84	0.738	32

European Cup Winners Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 Sep	One (first leg)	Esbjerg	A	D 0 - 0	7,093
13 Oct	One (second leg)	Esbjerg	H	W 1 - 0	8,084	King
16 Dec	Two (first leg)	Sporting Lisbon	A	W 2 - 1	15,311	Farrell, Tapscott
23 Dec	Two (second leg)	Sporting Lisbon	H	D 0 - 0	23,800
20 Jan	Quarter-final (first leg)	Real Zaragoza	A	D 2 - 2	22,780	Williams, King
3 Feb	Quarter-final (second leg)	Real Zaragoza	H	L 0 - 1	38,458

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Welsh Football Data Archive