1962–63 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1962–63 season
ManagerBill Jones/George Swindin
Football League Second Division10th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup2nd round
Welsh Cup6th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Hooper (22)
All: Peter Hooper (24)
Highest home attendance27,569 (v Newcastle United, 18 August 1962)
Lowest home attendance8,389 (v Preston, 6 May 1963)
Average home league attendance15,567

The 1962–63 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 36th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing tenth.

Following relegation the previous year and a poor start to the season, manager Bill Jones was replaced by George Swindin.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK Wales WAL Dilwyn John
-- GK Ireland EIR Maurice Swan
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Scotland SCO Alistair Brack
-- DF Wales WAL Mel Charles
-- DF Wales WAL Trevor Edwards
-- DF Scotland SCO Alec Milne
-- DF Scotland SCO Don Murray
-- DF Wales WAL Trevor Peck
-- DF Wales WAL Frank Rankmore
-- DF Wales WAL Peter Rodrigues
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- MF England ENG Bob Collins
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Durban
-- MF Wales WAL Steve Gammon
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Hole
-- MF England ENG Peter King
-- MF Wales WAL Alan McIntosh
-- MF Wales WAL Phil Watkins
-- MF England ENG Gareth Williams
-- FW Wales WAL Ivor Allchurch
-- FW Scotland SCO Gordon Fraser
-- FW England ENG Peter Hooper
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Tapscott

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
8 Bury 42 18 11 13 51 47 1.085 47
9 Scunthorpe United 42 16 12 14 57 59 0.966 44
10 Cardiff City 42 18 7 17 83 73 1.137 43
11 Southampton 42 17 8 17 72 67 1.075 42
12 Plymouth Argyle 42 15 12 15 76 73 1.041 42
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDDWLLLLWWWLWLWWWLWWDLDLWLWWDWLLLDLWWLWLDLW
Position10121314171714913101111119896678108889757101312131210121010101210
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

18 August 1962 (1962-08-18) 1 Cardiff City 4–4 Newcastle United Cardiff
15:15 Peter Hooper 42'
Mel Charles 49'
Barrie Hole 54', 79'
30' (pen.) Jimmy Fell
35' Jim Kerray
43' (o.g.) Frank Rankmore
71' Dave Hilley
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 27,569
Referee: Jim Pickles
22 August 1962 (1962-08-22) 2 Norwich City 0–0 Cardiff City Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,360
25 August 1962 (1962-08-25) 3 Derby County 1–2 Cardiff City Derby
15:00 (pen.) Peter Hooper
Ivor Allchurch
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 14,538
29 August 1962 (1962-08-29) 4 Cardiff City 2–4 Norwich City Cardiff
19:15 Peter Hooper
Peter Hooper



Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 26,103
1 September 1962 (1962-09-01) 5 Cardiff City 1–2 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:15 Dick Neal (o.g.) (pen.) Arthur Kaye
Arthur Kaye
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,940
Referee: LJ Hamer (Bolton)
4 September 1962 (1962-09-04) 6 Swansea Town 2–1 Cardiff City Swansea
19:15 Herbie Williams
Eddie Thomas
Mel Charles Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 24,687
8 September 1962 (1962-09-08) 7 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Cardiff City Huddersfield
Len White Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 17,573
12 September 1962 (1962-09-12) 8 Cardiff City 5–3 Grimsby Town Cardiff
19:15 Peter Hooper
Alan McIntosh
Mel Charles
Mel Charles
Ivor Allchurch


Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,426
Referee: Eric Jennings (Stourbridge)
18 September 1962 (1962-09-18) 10 Grimsby Town 1–2 Cardiff City Grimsby
19:15 Peter Hooper
Peter Hooper
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 10,962
22 September 1962 (1962-09-22) 11 Cardiff City 1–2 Portsmouth Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,302
Referee: A Atherton (Runcorn)
6 October 1962 (1962-10-06) 13 Chelsea 6–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Frank Upton 56'
Terry Venables 58'
Bert Murray 61'
Bobby Tambling 68'
Barry Bridges 69'
Bobby Tambling 79'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 25,434
Referee: JE Carr (Sheffield)
13 October 1962 (1962-10-13) 14 Cardiff City 1–0 Luton Town Cardiff
15:15 Peter Hooper Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,901
3 November 1962 (1962-11-03) 17 Bury 1–0 Cardiff City Bury
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 9,915
10 November 1962 (1962-11-10) 18 Cardiff City 4–1 Rotherham United Cardiff
15:15 Peter Hooper
Peter Hooper
Alan Durban
Alan Durban
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 14,199
24 November 1962 (1962-11-24) 20 Cardiff City 1–1 Stoke City Cardiff
15:15 Alan McIntosh Jackie Mudie Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,543
Referee: RJ Mitchell (Prescot)
1 December 1962 (1962-12-01) 21 Sunderland 2–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
15:00 Jimmy Davison 37'
Brian Clough 52'
60' Ivor Allchurch Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 37,603
Referee: GW Grundy (Grimsby)
8 December 1962 (1962-12-08) 22 Cardiff City 0–0 Leeds United Cardiff
15:15 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,334
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
15 December 1962 (1962-12-15) 23 Newcastle United 2–1 Cardiff City Newcastle
15:00 Jimmy Fell
Jimmy Fell
Peter Hooper Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 27,916
22 December 1962 (1962-12-22) 24 Cardiff City 1–0 Derby County Cardiff
15:15 Peter Hooper Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,027
26 December 1962 (1962-12-26) 25 Plymouth Argyle 4–2 Cardiff City Plymouth
15:15 Jimmy McAnearney
Jimmy McAnearney
Alex Jackson
Alex Jackson
Alan Durban
Alan Durban
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 18,992
Referee: S Yates (Bristol)
23 February 1963 (1963-02-23) 26 Cardiff City 1–0 Chelsea Cardiff
15:15 Alan Harrington 63' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,108
Referee: Harold Richards (Oldham)
9 March 1963 (1963-03-09) 27 Cardiff City 3–1 Southampton Cardiff
18:45 Ivor Allchurch
Derek Tapscott
Alan McIntosh
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,427
15 March 1963 (1963-03-15) 28 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Cardiff City Scunthorpe

Ivor Allchurch
Ivor Allchurch
Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 8,060
23 March 1963 (1963-03-23) 29 Cardiff City 3–1 Bury Cardiff
15:15 Jack Threlfall 41' (o.g.)
Peter Hooper 54'
Mel Charles 83'
38' Tony Bartley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,565
Referee: JE Cooke (Waterbeach)
29 March 1963 (1963-03-29) 30 Rotherham United 2–1 Cardiff City Rotherham
19:15
Ivor Allchurch Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 9,131
Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)
6 April 1963 (1963-04-06) 31 Cardiff City 1–2 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:15 Barrie Hole
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,619
13 April 1963 (1963-04-13) 32 Stoke City 1–0 Cardiff City Stoke
Dennis Viollet Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 30,453
15 April 1963 (1963-04-15) 33 Cardiff City 2–2 Walsall Cardiff
15:15 Trevor Edwards
Derek Tapscott

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,257
16 April 1963 (1963-04-16) 34 Walsall 2–1 Cardiff City Walsall

Peter King Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 10,381
20 April 1963 (1963-04-20) 35 Cardiff City 5–2 Sunderland Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott 12'
Peter Hooper 17', 27'
Alan McIntosh 44'
Mel Charles 71'
56' (o.g.) Trevor Edwards
57' Andy Kerr
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,293
Referee: Peter Brandwood (Wolverhampton)
24 April 1963 (1963-04-24) 36 Luton Town 2–3 Cardiff City Luton
19:15
Peter Hooper
Peter Hooper
Peter Hooper
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,237
27 April 1963 (1963-04-27) 37 Leeds United 3–0 Cardiff City Leeds
Jim Storrie
Jim Storrie
Jim Storrie
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 19,702
Referee: Keith Walker (Blackpool)
1 May 1963 (1963-05-01) 38 Cardiff City 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
19:15 Ivor Allchurch
Barrie Hole
Johnny Newman Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9,673
4 May 1963 (1963-05-04) 39 Portsmouth 2–0 Cardiff City Portsmouth

Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 10,538
6 May 1963 (1963-05-06) 40 Cardiff City 1–1 Preston North End Cardiff
19:15 Mel Charles Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,389
18 May 1963 (1963-05-18) 42 Cardiff City 3–0 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
15:15 Peter King
Peter King
Derek Tapscott
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,774

League Cup

26 September 1962 (1962-09-26) Round 1 Cardiff City 5–1 Reading Cardiff
19:00 Mel Charles
Derek Tapscott
Alan Durban
Alan Durban
Peter Hooper (pen.)
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,136
23 October 1962 (1962-10-23) Round 2 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Cardiff City Bristol
19:30
Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 12,142
Referee: Eric Jennings (Salisbury)

FA Cup

18 February 1963 (1963-02-18) Round 3 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Cardiff City London
19:30 Lenny Glover Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,448
Referee: PG Brandwood (Wolverhampton)

Welsh Cup

11 April 1963 (1963-04-11) Round 6 Swansea Town 2–0 Cardiff City Swansea
19:15 Barrie Jones
Eddie Thomas
Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 11,500

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