1960–61 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1960–61 season
Manager	Bill Jones
Football League First Division	15th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Derek Tapscott (21) All: Derek Tapscott (30)
Highest home attendance	45,463 v Tottenham Hotspur, 11 March 1961
Lowest home attendance	9,549 v West Ham United, 22 April 1961
Average home league attendance	23,390
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The 1960–61 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 34th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

Players

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  ENG Ron Nicholls -- GK  EIR Maurice Swan -- GK  WAL Graham Vearncombe -- DF  WAL Colin Baker -- DF  WAL Trevor Edwards -- DF  SCO Danny Malloy -- DF  SCO Alec Milne -- DF  WAL Frank Rankmore -- DF  WAL Ron Stitfall -- DF  WAL Derrick Sullivan -- MF  WAL Alan Durban -- MF  WAL Steve Gammon -- MF  WAL Alan Harrington -- MF  WAL Barrie Hole -- MF  WAL Mike Hughes

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  WAL Brian Jenkins -- MF  ENG Peter King -- MF  WAL Danny McCarthy -- MF  WAL Graham Moore -- MF  SCO Bob Scott -- MF  ENG Brian Walsh -- FW  ENG Peter Donnelly -- FW  ENG Brian Edgley -- FW  ENG Derek Hogg -- FW  ENG Colin Hudson -- FW  SCO John McMillan -- FW  WAL Tony Pickrell -- FW  WAL Derek Tapscott -- FW  WAL Dai Ward -- FW  ENG Johnny Watkins

League standings

Results by round

Fixtures and results

First Division

Fulham v Cardiff City

20 August 1960 (1960-08-20) 1	Fulham	2–2	Cardiff City	London
15:15	Graham Leggat Johnny Haynes		Brian Walsh Graham Moore	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 30,911 Referee: Frank Cowen (Manchester)

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

24 August 1960 (1960-08-24) 2	Cardiff City	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
19:15			Alan Finney	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 31,335

Cardiff City v Preston North End

27 August 1960 (1960-08-27) 3	Cardiff City	2–0	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 27,213

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

31 August 1960 (1960-08-31) 4	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Cardiff City	Sheffield
19:15	John Quinn John Quinn			Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 27,537 Referee: KJ Seddon (Southport)

Burnley v Cardiff City

3 September 1960 (1960-09-03) 5	Burnley	1–2	Cardiff City	Burnley
15:00	Jimmy Robson 66'		40' Derek Tapscott 88' Johnny Watkins	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,695 Referee: William Surtees (Langley Park)

Cardiff City v Aston Villa

7 September 1960 (1960-09-07) 6	Cardiff City	1–1	Aston Villa	Cardiff
19:15	Derek Tapscott		Vic Crowe	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 34,716 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)

Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest

10 September 1960 (1960-09-10) 7	Cardiff City	1–3	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott		Billy Gray Geoff Vowden Billy Younger	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,037 Referee: Arthur Edge (Liverpool)

Aston Villa v Cardiff City

12 September 1960 (1960-09-12) 8	Aston Villa	2–1	Cardiff City	Birmingham
19:15	Bobby Thomson Harry Burrows		Peter Donnelly	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,901

Manchester City v Cardiff City

17 September 1960 (1960-09-17) 9	Manchester City	4–2	Cardiff City	Manchester
15:00	Joe Hayes 4', 82' Colin Barlow 16', 21'		51' Derek Tapscott 83' Alan Durban	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30,932 Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)

Cardiff City v Arsenal

24 September 1960 (1960-09-24) 10	Cardiff City	1–0	Arsenal	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott 52'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 32,775 Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)

Newcastle United v Cardiff City

1 October 1960 (1960-10-01) 11	Newcastle United	5–0	Cardiff City	Newcastle
15:00	George Luke 7', 70' Len White 30', 63' Bobby Mitchell 87'			Stadium: St James's Park Attendance: 17,627

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City

8 October 1960 (1960-10-08) 12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
	Ted Farmer Ted Farmer		Colin Hudson Trevor Edwards	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,800

Cardiff City v Bolton

15 October 1960 (1960-10-15) 13	Cardiff City	0–1	Bolton	Cardiff
15:00			Nat Lofthouse	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,672 Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)

Cardiff City v Leicester City

28 October 1960 (1960-10-28) 14	Cardiff City	2–1	Leicester City	Cardiff
19:00	Peter Donnelly Derek Hogg		Jimmy Walsh	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,136 Referee: Fred Duxbury (Preston)

Tottenham Hotspur v Cardiff City

2 November 1960 (1960-11-02) 15	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Cardiff City	London
	Terry Medwin 35' Danny Blanchflower 60' (pen) Terry Dyson		20', 85' Peter Donnelly	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 47,605 Referee: KR Tuck (Derby)

Blackpool v Cardiff City

5 November 1960 (1960-11-05) 16	Blackpool	6–1	Cardiff City	Blackpool
15:00	Ray Charnley Ray Charnley Bill Perry Dave Durie Ray Parry Ray Charnley		Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,457

Cardiff City v Everton

12 November 1960 (1960-11-12) 17	Cardiff City	1–1	Everton	Cardiff
15:15	Johnny Watkins 14'		2' Billy Bingham	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,234

Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City

19 November 1960 (1960-11-19) 18	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Cardiff City	Blackburn
15:00	Chris Crowe Peter Dobing		Derek Tapscott (og) Andy McEvoy	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,132 Referee: K Howley (Middlesbrough)

Cardiff City v Manchester United

26 November 1960 (1960-11-26) 19	Cardiff City	3–0	Manchester United	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Hogg 31', 60' Brian Edgley 43'			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,122 Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)

West Ham United v Cardiff City

3 December 1960 (1960-12-03) 20	West Ham United	2–0	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Malcolm Musgrove Dave Dunmore			Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 13,967

Cardiff City v Chelsea

10 December 1960 (1960-12-10) 21	Cardiff City	2–1	Chelsea	Cardiff
15:15	Brian Walsh 13' Colin Baker 20'		55' Jimmy Greaves	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 21,840 Referee: H Callaghan (Stockport)

Cardiff City v Fulham

17 December 1960 (1960-12-17) 22	Cardiff City	2–0	Fulham	Cardiff
15:15	Colin Baker Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,807

Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion

26 December 1960 (1960-12-26) 23	Cardiff City	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Cardiff
15:15	Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott Derek Tapscott		Brian Macready	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,214 Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol)

West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City

27 December 1960 (1960-12-27) 24	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
	Derek Kevan		Colin Baker	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 30,131

Preston North End v Cardiff City

31 December 1960 (1960-12-31) 25	Preston North End	1–1	Cardiff City	Preston
	Peter Thompson		Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,048

Cardiff City v Burnley

14 January 1961 (1961-01-14) 26	Cardiff City	2–1	Burnley	Cardiff
15:00	Derek Tapscott 9', 35'		2' Ray Pointer	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,670 Referee: Roger Woan (London)

Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City

21 January 1961 (1961-01-21) 27	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
	Colin Booth Johnny Quigley		Derek Tapscott	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,227

Cardiff City v Manchester City

4 February 1961 (1961-02-04) 28	Cardiff City	3–3	Manchester City	Cardiff
15:00	Graham Moore 20' Derek Tapscott 23' Colin Baker 37'		21', 50' Joe Hayes 85' Gerry Baker	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,218 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)

Arsenal v Cardiff City

11 February 1961 (1961-02-11) 29	Arsenal	2–3	Cardiff City	London
	David Herd 27', 71'		6' Graham Moore 37' Brian Walsh 47' Peter Donnelly	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 33,534 Referee: Harry New (Hampshire)

Cardiff City v Newcastle United

22 February 1961 (1961-02-22) 30	Cardiff City	3–2	Newcastle United	Cardiff
19:15	Graham Moore 9', 57' Brian Walsh 14'		44' Ivor Allchurch 70' Len White	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,502

Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

25 February 1961 (1961-02-25) 31	Cardiff City	3–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:15	Brian Walsh Peter Donnelly Derek Tapscott		Ted Farmer Ted Farmer	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,396

Bolton v Cardiff City

4 March 1961 (1961-03-04) 32	Bolton	3–0	Cardiff City	Bolton
	Doug Holden Dennis Stevens Dennis Stevens			Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 21,815

Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur

11 March 1961 (1961-03-11) 33	Cardiff City	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Cardiff
19:00	Derek Hogg 10' Brian Walsh 49' Derek Tapscott 50'		3' Terry Dyson 17' Les Allen	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 45,463 Referee: Eric Jennings (Stourbridge)

Cardiff City v Blackpool

24 March 1961 (1961-03-24) 34	Cardiff City	0–2	Blackpool	Cardiff
19:15			Ray Charnley Des Horne	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 19,754 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

Cardiff City v Birmingham City

31 March 1961 (1961-03-31) 35	Cardiff City	0–2	Birmingham City	Cardiff
15:15			(pen) Jimmy Harris Bryan Orritt	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,339 Referee: Arthur Edge (Liverpool)

Chelsea v Cardiff City

1 April 1961 (1961-04-01) 36	Chelsea	6–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Mike Harrison 2' Jimmy Greaves 17' Ron Tindall 65', 70' Bobby Tambling 43' Alan Harrington 89' (og)		51' Alan Durban	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 22,697 Referee: FP Clarke (Coventry)

Birmingham City v Cardiff City

3 April 1961 (1961-04-03) 37	Birmingham City	2–1	Cardiff City	Birmingham
15:00	Jimmy Harris Bryan Orritt		Graham Moore	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,065 Referee: NN Hough (Macclesfield)

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

8 April 1961 (1961-04-08) 38	Cardiff City	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
15:15	Trevor Edwards		Fred Pickering	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 16,192 Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)

Leicester City v Cardiff City

10 April 1961 (1961-04-10) 39	Leicester City	3–0	Cardiff City	Leicester
19:30	Jimmy Walsh Jimmy Walsh Hugh McIlmoyle			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 32,042 Referee: Roger Woan (London)

Everton v Cardiff City

15 April 1961 (1961-04-15) 40	Everton	5–1	Cardiff City	Liverpool
15:15	Bobby Collins 4', 29' (pen), 49' Alex Young 44', 46'		83' Dai Ward	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,382 Referee: Charles Rogers (Greenford, Middlesex)

Cardiff City v West Ham United

22 April 1961 (1961-04-22) 41	Cardiff City	1–1	West Ham United	Cardiff
15:15	Peter Donnelly		John Dick	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,549

Manchester United v Cardiff City

29 April 1961 (1961-04-29) 42	Manchester United	3–3	Cardiff City	Manchester
15:00	Bobby Charlton 10', 35' Maurice Setters 31'		29' Derek Tapscott 53', 74' (pen) Derek Hogg	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 30,420 Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)

League Cup

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

3 October 1960 (1960-10-03) Round 1	Middlesbrough	3–4	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
	Brian Clough Brian Clough Alan Peacock		Brian Walsh Peter Donnelly Colin Hudson (pen) Trevor Edwards	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 15,695

Cardiff City v Burnley

24 October 1960 (1960-10-24) Round 2	Cardiff City	0–4	Burnley	Cardiff
19:15			35', 49', 89' Gordon Harris 78' John Connelly	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Gilbert Pullin (Bristol)

FA Cup

Cardiff City v Manchester City

7 January 1961 (1961-01-07) Round 3	Cardiff City	1–1	Manchester City	Cardiff
15:00	Derek Tapscott 40'		36' (og) Alan Harrington	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 25,640 Referee: Denis Howell (Birmingham)

Manchester City v Cardiff City

16 January 1961 (1961-01-16) Round 3 (Second Replay)	Manchester City	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Cardiff City	London
19:30	Denis Law 91' Joe Hayes			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 24,168 Referee: Ernie Crawford (Doncaster)

Welsh Cup

Cardiff City v Knighton Town

28 January 1961 (1961-01-28) Round 5	Cardiff City	16–0	Knighton Town	Cardiff
	Derek Tapscott 21', 43', 44', 55', 57', ??' Graham Moore 15', 36', 42', ??' Brian Walsh ??', 88' Peter Donnelly 41', ??' Derek Hogg 82' Danny Malloy			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: J Meredith (Shrewsbury)

Cardiff City v Newport County

16 February 1961 (1961-02-16) Round 6	Cardiff City	2–1	Newport County	Cardiff
19:15	Derek Hogg (pen) Graham Moore		Barrie Meyer	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,192 Referee: D King (Ynysybwl)

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

22 March 1961 (1961-03-22) Semi Final	Swansea Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Newport
19:15			Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 10,470 Referee: CW Kingston (Newport)

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

28 March 1961 (1961-03-28) Semi Final (Replay)	Swansea Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Llanelli
17:45				Stadium: Stebonheath Park Attendance: 20,000

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

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