1968–69 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1968–69
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Jimmy Scoular
League position	5th
Top goalscorer	League: John Toshack (22) All: John Toshack (31)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	1st round
European Cup Winners Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Previous season	← 1967–68
Next season	1969–70 →

The 1968–69 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 42nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifth.

The team enjoyed nearly no success in cup competitions as they were knocked out in their first match of every cup apart from the Welsh Cup which they went on to win by beating local rivals Swansea Town in the final.

John Toshack would go on to finish the season with a total of 31 goals in all competitions, equalling the record set by Hughie Ferguson in the 1926-27 season that would not be beaten until 2003 when Robert Earnshaw finished with a total of 35 goals.

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 Fred Davies -- DF Gary Bell -- DF David Carver -- DF Graham Coldrick -- DF Steve Derrett -- DF Bobby Ferguson -- DF Terry Lewis -- DF Richie Morgan -- DF Don Murray -- MF Ronnie Bird -- MF Malcolm Clarke

No. Position Player -- MF Brian Harris -- MF Barrie Jones -- MF Peter King -- MF Leslie Lea -- MF Leighton Phillips -- MF Frank Sharp -- MF Mel Sutton -- FW Sandy Allan -- FW Brian Clark -- FW Norman Dean -- FW John Toshack

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Derby County	42	26	11	5	65	32	2.031	63
2	Crystal Palace	42	22	12	8	70	47	1.489	56
3	Charlton Athletic	42	18	14	10	61	52	1.173	50
4	Middlesbrough	42	19	11	12	58	49	1.184	49
5	Cardiff City	42	20	7	15	67	54	1.241	47
6	Huddersfield Town	42	17	12	13	53	46	1.152	46
7	Birmingham City	42	18	8	16	73	59	1.237	44
8	Blackpool	42	14	15	13	51	41	1.244	43
9	Sheffield United	42	16	11	15	61	50	1.220	43
10	Millwall	42	17	9	16	57	49	1.163	43
11	Hull City	42	13	16	13	59	52	1.135	42
12	Carlisle United	42	16	10	16	46	49	0.939	42
13	Norwich City	42	15	10	17	53	56	0.946	40
14	Preston North End	42	12	15	15	38	44	0.864	39
15	Portsmouth	42	12	14	16	58	58	1.000	38
16	Bristol City	42	11	16	15	46	53	0.868	38
17	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	14	16	55	67	0.821	38
18	Aston Villa	42	12	14	16	37	48	0.771	38
19	Blackburn Rovers	42	13	11	18	52	63	0.825	37
20	Oxford United	42	12	9	21	34	55	0.618	33
21	Bury	42	11	8	23	51	80	0.637	30
22	Fulham	42	7	11	24	40	81	0.494	25

European Cup Winners Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 Sep	One (first leg)	FC Porto	H	D 2 - 2	19,202	Toshack, Bird
2 Oct	One (second leg)	FC Porto	A	L 1 - 2	Approx. 60,000	Toshack

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Welsh Football Data Archive