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1989–90 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
1989–90 season
ChairmanTony Clemo
ManagerFrank Burrows/Len Ashurst
Football League Third Division21st
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
Welsh CupSemi-finals
Leyland DAF CupPreliminary round
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Pike (18)
All: Chris Pike (23)
Highest home attendance8,350 (v Swansea, 16 April 1990)
Lowest home attendance2,086 (v Crewe, 17 February 1990)
Average home league attendance3,630

The 1989–90 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 63rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Four.

Manager Frank Burrows left the club in the first month of the year to become assistant manager at Portsmouth and was replaced by Len Ashurst, who started his second spell in charge of the club.

Players

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First team squad. [1] 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 England ENG Roger Hansbury
-- GK England ENG Gavin Ward
-- GK Scotland SCO George Wood
-- DF Wales WAL Gareth Abraham
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Bater
-- DF England ENG Ray Daniel
-- DF Wales WAL Allan Lewis
-- DF Germany GER Mario Miethig
-- DF Wales WAL Jason Perry
-- DF England ENG Cliff Powell
-- DF England ENG Ian Rodgerson
-- DF Wales WAL Damon Searle
-- DF England ENG Eddie Youds
-- MF England ENG Leigh Barnard
-- MF England ENG Jeff Chandler
-- MF Wales WAL Chris Fry
-- MF Guyana GUY Cohen Griffith
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Jason Gummer
-- MF England ENG Mark Kelly
-- MF Scotland SCO David Kevan
-- MF England ENG Steve Lynex
-- MF Wales WAL Jon Morgan
-- MF Ireland EIR Pat O'Hagan
-- MF England ENG Chris Thompson
-- MF England ENG Steve Tupling
-- MF England ENG Paul Wheeler
-- FW Wales WAL Nathan Blake
-- FW Wales WAL Alan Curtis
-- FW England ENG Jimmy Gilligan
-- FW Wales WAL Richard Haig
-- FW Wales WAL Ian Love
-- FW Wales WAL Morrys Scott
-- FW England ENG Richard Sendall

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
19 Preston North End 46 14 10 22 65 79 −14 52
20 Fulham 46 12 15 19 55 66 −11 51
21 Cardiff City 46 12 14 20 51 70 −19 50 Relegated
22 Northampton Town 46 11 14 21 51 68 −17 47
23 Blackpool 46 10 16 20 49 73 −24 46
Source: [citation needed]


Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAAHAAHHAHAHAHHHA
ResultLLDLLDLLWDDLDDWWWDLWWDLDLDWLLWDDLLLWDLLWLLWDWL
Position~242324242424242323232424242323171921171621212122222122222020192121232121222221222221212121
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

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19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1 Cardiff City 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 Tony Philliskirk
Julian Darby
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,367
26 August 1989 (1989-08-26) 2 Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Cardiff City Birkenhead
12:30 Jimmy Harvey
Mark McCarrick
John Morrissey
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 5,628
2 September 1989 (1989-09-02) 3 Cardiff City 2–2 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 Jimmy Gilligan
Chris Fry
Eddie May
Eddie May
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,499
9 September 1989 (1989-09-09) 4 Mansfield Town 1–0 Cardiff City Mansfield
15:00 Steve Charles Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,766
16 September 1989 (1989-09-16) 5 Cardiff City 0–3 Bristol City Cardiff
15:00 Gary Shelton
Bob Taylor
Robbie Turner
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,970
23 September 1989 (1989-09-23) 6 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Cardiff City Wigan
15:00 Andy Pilling Steve Lynex Stadium: Springfield Park (Wigan)
Attendance: 2,345
26 September 1989 (1989-09-26) 7 Cardiff City 2–3 Northampton Town Cardiff
19:45 Chris Pike
Steve Lynex
Trevor Quow
Tony Adcock
(og) Gareth Abraham
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,801
13 October 1989 (1989-10-13) 10 Cardiff City 1–1 Chester City Cardiff
19:30 Leigh Barnard Aidan Newhouse Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,675
17 October 1989 (1989-10-17) 11 Cardiff City 1–1 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
19:30 Mark Kelly David Mehew Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,372
21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 12 Blackpool 1–0 Cardiff City Blackpool
15:00 Gordon Owen Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3,502
28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 13 Cardiff City 1–1 Leyton Orient Cardiff
15:00 Cohen Griffith Lee Harvey Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,370
31 October 1989 (1989-10-31) 14 Birmingham City 1–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
19:45 Simon Sturridge Jon Morgan Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 7,468
3 November 1989 (1989-11-03) 15 Cardiff City 3–1 Bury Cardiff
19:30 Chris Pike
Chris Pike
Leigh Barnard
Liam Robinson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,437
11 November 1989 (1989-11-11) 16 Fulham 2–5 Cardiff City London
15:00 Steve Milton
Justin Skinner (pen)
Chris Pike
Chris Pike
Cohen Griffith
(og) John Marshall
Jon Morgan
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 4,030
25 November 1989 (1989-11-25) 17 Cardiff City 3–0 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 Ian Rodgerson
Chris Pike
Cohen Griffith
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,270
2 December 1989 (1989-12-02) 18 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Cardiff City Crewe
15:00 Paul Fishenden Jon Morgan Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,373
16 December 1989 (1989-12-16) 19 Cardiff City 1–3 Notts County Cardiff
15:00 Chris Pike Phil Stant
Phil Stant
Phil Turner
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,610
26 December 1989 (1989-12-26) 20 Swansea City 0–1 Cardiff City Swansea
11:00 45s' Leigh Barnard Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 12,244
Referee: Ron Groves (Weston-Super-Mare)
30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) 21 Walsall 0–2 Cardiff City Walsall
15:00 Cohen Griffith
Chris Pike
Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 4,256
13 January 1990 (1990-01-13) 22 Cardiff City 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,300
20 January 1990 (1990-01-20) 23 Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Cardiff City Bolton
15:00 Tony Philliskirk 23' (pen), 38'
Paul Comstive 76'
68' Cohen Griffith Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 7,017
Referee: Gary Aplin (Kendal)
3 February 1990 (1990-02-03) 24 Cardiff City 1–1 Wigan Athletic Cardiff
15:00 Ian Rodgerson 47' 44' Andy Pilling Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,218
Referee: Martin Bodenham (East Looe, Cornwall)
10 February 1990 (1990-02-10) 25 Bristol City 1–0 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 Gary Shelton 3' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 11,982
Referee: Tony Ward (London)
17 February 1990 (1990-02-17) 26 Cardiff City 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,086
21 February 1990 (1990-02-21) 27 Brentford 0–1 Cardiff City Brentford
19:45 Gareth Abraham Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,174
24 February 1990 (1990-02-24) 28 Preston North End 4–0 Cardiff City Preston
15:00 Steve Harper
Steve Harper
Steve Harper
Warren Joyce
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,718
2 March 1990 (1990-03-02) 29 Cardiff City 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Cardiff
19:30 (og) Jason Perry Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,751
6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) 30 Cardiff City 2–0 Rotherham United Cardiff
19:30 Chris Pike
Leigh Barnard
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,570
10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 31 Northampton Town 1–1 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 Bobby Barnes (pen) Chris Pike Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,574
13 March 1990 (1990-03-13) 32 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
19:30 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 2,318
20 March 1990 (1990-03-20) 34 Chester City 1–0 Cardiff City Chester
19:45 Carl Dale Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1,866
24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 35 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Cardiff City Bath, Somerset
12:00 Paul Nixon
David Mehew
Ian Rodgerson Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 4,631
27 March 1990 (1990-03-27) 36 Cardiff City 1–0 Mansfield Town Cardiff
19:30 Leigh Barnard Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,280
31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 37 Cardiff City 2–2 Blackpool Cardiff
15:00 Roger Gibbins
Chris Pike
David Eyres
Gary Brook
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Philip Don (Middlesex)
7 April 1990 (1990-04-07) 38 Leyton Orient 3–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Kevin Hales (pen)
Paul Beesley
Lee Harvey
Chris Pike Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,411
10 April 1990 (1990-04-10) 39 Cardiff City 0–1 Birmingham City Cardiff
19:30 Robert Hopkins Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,322
14 April 1990 (1990-04-14) 40 Reading 0–1 Cardiff City Reading
15:00 Cohen Griffith Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3,198
16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 41 Cardiff City 0–2 Swansea City Cardiff
12:00 John Hughes
Bryan Wade
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 8,350
Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex)
21 April 1990 (1990-04-21) 42 Notts County 2–1 Cardiff City Nottingham
15:00 Craig Short
Kevin Bartlett
(pen) Chris Pike Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 5,533
24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) 43 Cardiff City 3–1 Walsall Cardiff
19:30 Leigh Barnard
Chris Pike
Cohen Griffith
Gary Shaw Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,509
1 May 1990 (1990-05-01) 45 Cardiff City 3–2 Reading Cardiff
19:30 Leigh Barnard
Chris Pike (pen)
Cohen Griffith
Steve Moran
Trevor Senior
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,375
Referee: Terry Holbrook (Walsall)
5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 46 Bury 2–0 Cardiff City Bury
15:00 Jamie Hoyland
Philip Parkinson
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,224

Source [2] [3]

League Cup

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22 August 1989 (1989-08-22) Round 1 (First leg) Cardiff City 0–3 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
19:45 Tommy Tynan
Tommy Tynan
Sean McCarthy
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,620
29 August 1989 (1989-08-29) Round 1 (Second leg) Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Cardiff City Plymouth
Chris Pike
Jon Morgan
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,728

FA Cup

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18 November 1989 (1989-11-18) Round 1 Cardiff City 1–0 Halesowen Town Cardiff
15:00 Chris Pike (pen) Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,972
9 December 1989 (1989-12-09) Round 2 Cardiff City 2–2 Gloucester Cardiff
15:00 Morrys Scott
Morrys Scott
Steve Talboys
Chris Townsend
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,531
12 December 1989 (1989-12-12) Round 2 (Replay) Gloucester 0–1 Cardiff City Gloucester
Morrys Scott Stadium: Meadow Park, Gloucester
Attendance: 3,877
6 January 1990 (1990-01-06) Round 3 Cardiff City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 13,834
10 January 1990 (1990-01-10) Round 3 (Replay) Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Cardiff City London
19:45 Ray Wilkins
Roy Wegerle
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,226

Welsh Cup

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25 October 1989 (1989-10-25) Round 3 Cardiff City 1–0 Newport AFC Cardiff
19:30 Gareth Abraham Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,929
16 January 1990 (1990-01-16) Round 4 Cardiff City 4–1 Port Talbot Cardiff
19:30 Ian Rodgerson
Chris Pike
Chris Pike
Leigh Barnard
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,128
6 February 1990 (1990-02-06) Round 5 Cardiff City 2–0 Aberystwyth Town Cardiff
19:30 Ian Rodgerson
Mark Kelly
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,319
2 April 1990 (1990-04-02) Semi Final (1st leg) Cardiff City 0–3 Hereford United Cardiff
19:30

Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,393
4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) Semi Final (2nd leg) Hereford United 1–3 Cardiff City Hereford
Chris Pike
Gareth Abraham
Cohen Griffith
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,955

Leyland DAF Cup

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19 December 1989 (1989-12-19) Preliminary round Shrewsbury Town 4–0 Cardiff City Shrewsbury
19:30 John McGinlay
John McGinlay
Willie Naughton (pen)
Philip Priest
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 1,058

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1990". 11v11. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cardiff City 1989-90 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1990". 11v11. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

Bibliography

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  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
  • Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
  • Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1990-91. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-17911-7.