1962–63 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1962–63 season
Manager	Bill Jones/George Swindin
Football League Second Division	10th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	6th round
Top goalscorer	League: Peter Hooper (22); All: Peter Hooper (24)
Highest home attendance	27,569 (v Newcastle United, 18 August 1962)
Lowest home attendance	8,389 (v Preston, 6 May 1963)
Average home league attendance	15,567
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	← 1961–62 1963–64 →

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.


Pos.	Nation	Player
GK	WAL	Dilwyn John
GK	EIR	Maurice Swan
GK	WAL	Graham Vearncombe
DF	WAL	Colin Baker
DF	SCO	Alistair Brack
DF	WAL	Mel Charles
DF	WAL	Trevor Edwards
DF	SCO	Alec Milne
DF	SCO	Don Murray
DF	WAL	Trevor Peck
DF	WAL	Frank Rankmore
DF	WAL	Peter Rodrigues
DF	WAL	Ron Stitfall
MF	ENG	Bob Collins


Pos.	Nation	Player
MF	WAL	Alan Durban
MF	WAL	Steve Gammon
MF	WAL	Alan Harrington
MF	WAL	Barrie Hole
MF	ENG	Peter King
MF	WAL	Alan McIntosh
MF	WAL	Phil Watkins
MF	ENG	Gareth Williams
FW	WAL	Ivor Allchurch
FW	SCO	Gordon Fraser
FW	ENG	Peter Hooper
FW	WAL	Derek Tapscott

League standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W
Position			10	12	13	14	17	17	14	9	13	10	11	11	11	9	8	9	6	6	7	8	10	8	8	8	9	7	5	7	10	13	12	13	12	10	12	10	10	10	12	10
Points	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	6	8	10	10	12	12	14	16	18	18	20	22	23	23	24	24	26	26	28	30	31	33	33	33	33	34	34	36	38	38	40	40	41	41	43

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

Fixtures and results

Second Division

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	Jack Bowers		(pen.) Peter Hooper Ivor Allchurch	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,538 Referee: WE Haynes

29 August 1962 (1962-08-29) 4	Cardiff City	2–4	Norwich City	Cardiff
19:15	Peter Hooper Peter Hooper		?', ?' Jim Oliver ?', ?' Terry Allcock	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 26,103

1 September 1962 (1962-09-01) 5	Cardiff City	1–2	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
15:15	Dick Neal 78' (o.g.)		30' (pen.), 72' 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 49' Eddie Thomas 53'		88' Mel Charles	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 24,687 Referee: Peter Brandwood (Bridgwater)

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		?', ?' Cliff Portwood Tony Knights	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,426 Referee: Eric Jennings (Stourbridge)

15 September 1962 (1962-09-15) 9	Cardiff City	5–2	Swansea Town	Cardiff
15:15	Peter Davies 4' (o.g.) Mel Charles 10', 20' Alan McIntosh 48' Peter Hooper 54'		14', 27' Herbie Williams	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 23,454 Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)

18 September 1962 (1962-09-18) 10	Grimsby Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Grimsby
19:15	Brian Hill		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 7'		89' Tony Barton 90' Ron Saunders	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 22,302 Referee: A Atherton (Runcorn)

29 September 1962 (1962-09-29) 12	Preston North End	2–6	Cardiff City	Preston
	John Donnelly 3' Alex Dawson 44'		14' Derek Tapscott 35', 75' Peter Hooper 43', 85' Mel Charles 70' Alan Durban	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,994 Referee: John Thacker (Scarborough)

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 31'	Luton report		Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 15,901 Referee: F Cowen (Manchester)

27 October 1962 (1962-10-27) 15	Cardiff City	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Cardiff
15:15	Alan McIntosh Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,003

31 October 1962 (1962-10-31) 16	Southampton	3–5	Cardiff City	Southampton
	George O'Brien 1', 28', 65'		Barrie Hole Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch Alan McIntosh Alan Durban	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,616

3 November 1962 (1962-11-03) 17	Bury	1–0	Cardiff City	Bury
	Bill Calder 28'			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 9,915 Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)

10 November 1962 (1962-11-10) 18	Cardiff City	4–1	Rotherham United	Cardiff
15:15	Alan Durban 21', 80' Peter Hooper 41', 81'		68' Alan Kirkman	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 14,199

17 November 1962 (1962-11-17) 19	Charlton Athletic	2–4	Cardiff City	London
	Roy Matthews 4' Mike Kenning 19'		15', 50', 60' Derek Tapscott 39' Peter Hooper	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 11,509 Referee: Ray Aldous (Ipswich)

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	Plymouth report	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		George O'Brien	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	Albert Bennett ?', ?'		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 83'		10' Cliff Durandt 16' Mike Bailey	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,619 Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)

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		Ken Hodgkisson Graham Newton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 11,257

16 April 1963 (1963-04-16) 34	Walsall	2–1	Cardiff City	Walsall
	Jimmy O'Neill Graham Newton		Peter King	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 10,381 Referee: KR Tuck (Chesterfield)

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	Ron Davies 40' Alan Daniel 60' (pen.)	Luton report	3', 21', 46' Peter Hooper	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7,237 Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)

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	Plymouth report	(pen.) Johnny Newman	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9,673 Referee: LW Faulkner (Liverpool)

4 May 1963 (1963-05-04) 39	Portsmouth	2–0	Cardiff City	Portsmouth
	Ron Saunders 85' Harry Harris 88'			Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 10,538 Referee: Tommy Dawes (Norwich)

6 May 1963 (1963-05-06) 40	Cardiff City	1–1	Preston North End	Cardiff
19:15	Mel Charles		Nobby Lawton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,389

11 May 1963 (1963-05-11) 41	Middlesbrough	3–2	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
	Billy Horner Alan Peacock Alan Peacock		Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 9,628

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.)		Ralph Norton	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,136

23 October 1962 (1962-10-23) Round 2	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Cardiff City	Bristol
19:30	Keith Williams Harold Jarman			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

26 March 1963 (1963-03-26) Round 5	Cardiff City	7–1	Abergavenny Thursdays	Cardiff
19:15	Ivor Allchurch Ivor Allchurch Alan Durban Alan Durban Barrie Hole Peter Hooper Derek Tapscott			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,200

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

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

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