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1963–64 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1963–64 season
ManagerGeorge Swindin
Football League Second Division15th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
Welsh CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Ivor Allchurch (12)
All: Mel Charles (17)
Highest home attendance25,134 (v Manchester City, 28 August 1963)
Lowest home attendance8,066 (v Charlton, 7 March 1964)
Average home league attendance13,782

The 1963–64 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 37th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Players

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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 Wales WAL Dilwyn John
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Scotland SCO Alistair Brack
-- DF Wales WAL Mel Charles
-- DF Wales WAL Graham Coldrick
-- DF Wales WAL Trevor Edwards
-- DF Scotland SCO Alec Milne
-- DF Scotland SCO Don Murray
-- DF Wales WAL Trevor Peck
-- DF Wales WAL Peter Rodrigues
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF Scotland SCO Jim Upton
-- MF England ENG Albert Burns
-- MF England ENG Bob Collins
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Scotland SCO Greg Farrell
-- MF Wales WAL Steve Gammon
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Hole
-- MF England ENG Peter King
-- MF Wales WAL Bernie Lewis
-- MF Wales WAL Alan McIntosh
-- MF England ENG Dick Scott
-- MF Wales WAL Phil Watkins
-- MF England ENG Gareth Williams
-- FW Wales WAL Ivor Allchurch
-- FW Wales WAL John Charles
-- FW Scotland SCO Tommy Halliday
-- FW Bermuda BER Dick Mallory
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Tapscott

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Derby County 42 14 11 17 56 67 0.836 39
14 Swindon Town 42 14 10 18 57 69 0.826 38
15 Cardiff City 42 14 10 18 56 81 0.691 38 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
16 Leyton Orient 42 13 10 19 54 72 0.750 36
17 Norwich City 42 11 13 18 64 80 0.800 35
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHHAAHHAAHAHHHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHHAAAHA
ResultWDWLLWLLDDDWDLDWWLWLLLLLWDLLWLDDWLWWWDLWLL
Position110141112151516141114161412910101113161818171718181817181717171717151515131415
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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24 August 1963 (1963-08-24) 1 Cardiff City 3–1 Norwich City Cardiff
15:15 Peter King
John Charles
Ivor Allchurch
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,977
Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)
28 August 1963 (1963-08-28) 2 Cardiff City 2–2 Manchester City Cardiff
19:15 Ivor Allchurch
John Charles
George Hannah
Derek Kevan
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,134
4 September 1963 (1963-09-04) 4 Manchester City 4–0 Cardiff City Manchester
19:30 Paul Aimson
Paul Aimson
Derek Kevan
Neil Young
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 22,138
Referee: Peter Baldwin (Middlesbrough)
7 September 1963 (1963-09-07) 5 Cardiff City 1–2 Portsmouth Cardiff
15:15 John Charles
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,523
11 September 1963 (1963-09-11) 6 Cardiff City 2–1 Bury Cardiff
19:15 Ivor Allchurch
Ivor Allchurch
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,855
Referee: ET Jennings (Stourbridge)
13 September 1963 (1963-09-13) 7 Rotherham United 1–0 Cardiff City Rotherham
19:15 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 11,568
Referee: Vernon Batty (Cheshire)
17 September 1963 (1963-09-17) 8 Bury 4–1 Cardiff City Bury



Ivor Allchurch Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 11,918
21 September 1963 (1963-09-21) 9 Cardiff City 0–0 Leeds United Cardiff
15:15 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,117
Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)
28 September 1963 (1963-09-28) 10 Sunderland 3–3 Cardiff City Sunderland
15:00 Nick Sharkey 6', 13'
Charlie Hurley 64'
8', 15', 25' Ivor Allchurch Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 37,287
Referee: Roy Harper (South Yorkshire)
2 October 1963 (1963-10-02) 11 Cardiff City 0–0 Grimsby Town Cardiff
19:15 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,657
Referee: Norman Matthews (Bicester)
5 October 1963 (1963-10-05) 12 Cardiff City 1–0 Northampton Town Cardiff
15:15 Mel Charles Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,178
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
19 October 1963 (1963-10-19) 13 Cardiff City 1–1 Swansea Town Cardiff
15:15 Dick Scott (pen) Brian Evans Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,417
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
2 November 1963 (1963-11-02) 15 Cardiff City 1–1 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:15 John Charles Bryan Orritt Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,455
9 November 1963 (1963-11-09) 16 Newcastle United 0–4 Cardiff City Newcastle
15:00 Peter King
Peter King
Ivor Allchurch
John Charles
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 38,495
16 November 1963 (1963-11-16) 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
15:15 Alan McIntosh
Colin Baker
Kevin Lewis Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,398
23 November 1963 (1963-11-23) 18 Derby County 2–1 Cardiff City Derby
15:00 Mick Hopkinson
Phil Waller
John Charles Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 11,852
30 November 1963 (1963-11-30) 19 Cardiff City 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
15:15 John Charles
John Charles
Ivor Allchurch
Dave Corbett Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,193
14 December 1963 (1963-12-14) 21 Norwich City 5–1 Cardiff City Norwich




Tommy Halliday Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,130
26 December 1963 (1963-12-26) 22 Cardiff City 0–4 Preston North End Cardiff
15:15


Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,682
28 December 1963 (1963-12-28) 23 Preston North End 4–0 Cardiff City Preston



Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,458
11 January 1964 (1964-01-11) 24 Portsmouth 5–0 Cardiff City Portsmouth
Ron Saunders
Ron Saunders
John McClelland
Albert McCann
Mickey Lill
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 12,046
Referee: WJ Gale (Birmingham)
17 January 1964 (1964-01-17) 25 Cardiff City 2–1 Rotherham United Cardiff
19:15 Mel Charles
Dick Scott (pen)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,773
Referee: DFC Wells (Luton)
1 February 1964 (1964-02-01) 26 Leeds United 1–1 Cardiff City Leeds
Albert Johanneson 39' 19' Mel Charles Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 28,056
Referee: Les Hamer (Bolton)
8 February 1964 (1964-02-08) 27 Cardiff City 0–2 Sunderland Cardiff
15:15 86' George Mulhall
88' Nick Sharkey
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: GWT Davis (Romford, Essex)
15 February 1964 (1964-02-15) 28 Northampton Town 2–1 Cardiff City Northampton
Billy Hails
Peter Kane
Mel Charles Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,871
22 February 1964 (1964-02-22) 29 Cardiff City 2–1 Leyton Orient Cardiff
15:15 Dick Scott (pen)
Mel Charles
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,690
29 February 1964 (1964-02-29) 30 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Cardiff City Huddersfield
Len White (pen)
Derek Stokes
Dick Scott Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 10,580
7 March 1964 (1964-03-07) 31 Cardiff City 1–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:15 John Charles Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,066
Referee: Peter Brandwood (Walsall)
20 March 1964 (1964-03-20) 32 Cardiff City 2–2 Newcastle United Cardiff
19:15 Ivor Allchurch
Mel Charles
(pen) Ron McGarry
Bobby Cummings
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,096
Referee: JR Loynton (Solihull)
27 March 1964 (1964-03-27) 33 Swindon Town 1–2 Cardiff City Swindon
Frank Large 33' 49' Peter King
65' Bernie Lewis
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 22,318
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
28 March 1964 (1964-03-28) 34 Swansea Town 3–0 Cardiff City Swansea
15:15 Derek Draper
Brayley Reynolds
Brayley Reynolds
Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 18,721
30 March 1964 (1964-03-30) 35 Cardiff City 1–0 Swindon Town Cardiff
15:15 Mel Charles Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,033
4 April 1964 (1964-04-04) 36 Cardiff City 2–1 Derby County Cardiff
15:15 Mel Charles
Peter King
Gordon Hughes Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,238
8 April 1964 (1964-04-08) 37 Cardiff City 3–1 Scunthorpe United Cardiff
19:15 Greg Farrell
Greg Farrell
Peter King
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,618
11 April 1964 (1964-04-11) 38 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Cardiff City Plymouth
15:15 Johnny Williams Peter King Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 14,993
13 April 1964 (1964-04-13) 39 Leyton Orient 4–0 Cardiff City London
19:30


Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7,278
15 April 1964 (1964-04-15) 40 Grimsby Town 0–2 Cardiff City Grimsby
19:15 (pen) Dick Scott
Mel Charles
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 8,914
Referee: JA Cattlin (Rochdale)
24 April 1964 (1964-04-24) 42 Middlesbrough 3–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
19:00 Ian Gibson
Arthur Horsfield ?', ?'
Ivor Allchurch Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 8,472

League Cup

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25 September 1963 (1963-09-25) Round 2 Cardiff City 2–2 Wrexham Cardiff
19:15 Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Arfon Griffiths
Mike Metcalf
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Dennis Corbett (Wolverhampton)
7 October 1963 (1963-10-07) Round 2 (Replay) Wrexham 1–1 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City Wrexham
Brian Whitehouse Peter King Stadium: Racecourse
Attendance: 11,299
21 October 1963 (1963-10-21) Round 2 (2nd Replay) Wrexham 3–0 Cardiff City Wrexham
Arfon Griffiths
Ken Barnes
Mike Metcalf
Stadium: Racecourse
Attendance: 8,838
Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)

FA Cup

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4 January 1964 (1964-01-04) 3 Cardiff City 0–1 Leeds United Cardiff
15:00 Billy Bremner Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)

Welsh Cup

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19 February 1964 (1964-02-19) 6 Cardiff City 3–1 Chester Cardiff
19:15 Barrie Hole
Mel Charles
Derek Tapscott
Gary Talbot Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,120
11 March 1964 (1964-03-11) Semi Final Newport County 2–2 Cardiff City Swansea
19:30 Laurie Sheffield
Joe Bonson
Ivor Allchurch
Mel Charles
Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5,200
25 March 1964 (1964-03-25) Semi Final (Replay) Newport County 0–1 Cardiff City Swansea
19:15 Mel Charles Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 8,400
22 April 1964 (1964-04-22) Final (First Leg) Bangor City 2–0 Cardiff City Bangor
18:30 Eric Robinson 7'
Stan Edwards 63' (pen)
Stadium: Farrar Road
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)
29 April 1964 (1964-04-29) Final (Second Leg) Cardiff City 3–1 Bangor City Cardiff
19:15 Ivor Allchurch 10'
Bernie Lewis 23'
Mel Charles 75'
63' Reg Gray Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)
4 May 1964 (1964-05-04) Final (Replay) Bangor City 0–2 Cardiff City Wrexham
19:15 5', 70' Peter King Stadium: Racecourse
Attendance: 10,014
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

See also

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References

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  • 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