1963–64 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1963–64 season
Manager	George Swindin
Football League Second Division	15th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Ivor Allchurch (12) All: Mel Charles (17)
Highest home attendance	25,134 (v Manchester City, 28 August 1963)
Lowest home attendance	8,066 (v Charlton, 7 March 1964)
Average home league attendance	13,782
Home colours
← 1962–63 1964–65 →

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

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  WAL Dilwyn John -- GK  WAL Graham Vearncombe -- DF  WAL Colin Baker -- DF  SCO Alistair Brack -- DF  WAL Mel Charles -- DF  WAL Graham Coldrick -- DF  WAL Trevor Edwards -- DF  SCO Alec Milne -- DF  SCO Don Murray -- DF  WAL Trevor Peck -- DF  WAL Peter Rodrigues -- DF  WAL Ron Stitfall -- DF  SCO Jim Upton -- MF  ENG Albert Burns -- MF  ENG Bob Collins

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  SCO Greg Farrell -- MF  WAL Steve Gammon -- MF  WAL Alan Harrington -- MF  WAL Barrie Hole -- MF  ENG Peter King -- MF  WAL Bernie Lewis -- MF  WAL Alan McIntosh -- MF  ENG Dick Scott -- MF  WAL Phil Watkins -- MF  ENG Gareth Williams -- FW  WAL Ivor Allchurch -- FW  WAL John Charles -- FW  SCO Tommy Halliday -- FW  BER Dick Mallory -- FW  WAL Derek Tapscott

League standings

Results by round

Fixtures and results

Second Division

Cardiff City v Norwich City

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)

Cardiff City v Manchester City

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

Scunthorpe United v Cardiff City

30 August 1963 (1963-08-30) 3	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Cardiff City	Scunthorpe
			Gareth Williams Derek Tapscott	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 8,366

Manchester City v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

7 September 1963 (1963-09-07) 5	Cardiff City	1–2	Portsmouth	Cardiff
15:15	John Charles			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 17,523

Cardiff City v Bury

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)

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

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)

Bury v Cardiff City

17 September 1963 (1963-09-17) 8	Bury	4–1	Cardiff City	Bury
			Ivor Allchurch	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 11,918

Sunderland v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

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)

Cardiff City v Swansea Town

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)

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

26 October 1963 (1963-10-26) 14	Charlton Athletic	5–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Mike Kenning Roy Matthews Eddie Firmani Dennis Edwards Len Glover		Alan McIntosh John Charles	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,534 Referee: Norman Burtenshaw (Norfolk)

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

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

Newcastle United v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

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

Derby County v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

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

Southampton v Cardiff City

7 December 1963 (1963-12-07) 20	Southampton	3–2	Cardiff City	Southampton
	Terry Paine George Kirby Ian White		John Charles Tommy Halliday	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 17,861

Norwich City v Cardiff City

14 December 1963 (1963-12-14) 21	Norwich City	5–1	Cardiff City	Norwich
			Tommy Halliday	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,130

Cardiff City v Preston North End

26 December 1963 (1963-12-26) 22	Cardiff City	0–4	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:15				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 18,682

Preston North End v Cardiff City

28 December 1963 (1963-12-28) 23	Preston North End	4–0	Cardiff City	Preston
				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 19,458

Portsmouth v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

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)

Leeds United v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Sunderland

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)

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

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

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

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)

Cardiff City v Newcastle United

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)

Swindon Town v Cardiff City

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)

Swansea Town v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Swindon Town

30 March 1964 (1964-03-30) 35	Cardiff City	1–0	Swindon Town	Cardiff
15:15	Mel Charles			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,033

Cardiff City v Derby County

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

Cardiff City v Scunthorpe United

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

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

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

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City

13 April 1964 (1964-04-13) 39	Leyton Orient	4–0	Cardiff City	London
19:30				Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,278

Grimsby Town v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Southampton

18 April 1964 (1964-04-18) 41	Cardiff City	2–4	Southampton	Cardiff
15:15	Tony Knapp (og) Gareth Williams		John McGuigan George O'Brien Martin Chivers Martin Chivers	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 10,727

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Wrexham

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)

Wrexham v Cardiff City

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

Wrexham v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Leeds United

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

Ebbw Vale v Cardiff City

25 January 1964 (1964-01-25) 5	Ebbw Vale	1–6	Cardiff City	Ebbw Vale
			Peter King Peter King Bernie Lewis Bernie Lewis Mel Charles Mel Charles	Stadium: Eugene Cross Park Attendance: 4,000

Cardiff City v Chester

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

Newport County v Cardiff City

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

Newport County v Cardiff City

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

Bangor City v Cardiff City

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)

Cardiff City v Bangor City

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)

Bangor City v Cardiff City

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

• 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