The 1959–60 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 33rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division One.

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 England ENG Ron Nicholls
-- GK Wales WAL Graham Vearncombe
-- DF Wales WAL Colin Baker
-- DF Scotland SCO Danny Malloy
-- DF Scotland SCO Alec Milne
-- DF Wales WAL Frank Rankmore
-- DF Wales WAL Ron Stitfall
-- DF Wales WAL Derrick Sullivan
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Durban
-- MF Wales WAL Steve Gammon
-- MF Wales WAL Alan Harrington
-- MF Wales WAL Barrie Hole
-- MF Wales WAL Mike Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Brian Jenkins
-- MF England ENG David Lambert
-- MF Wales WAL Graham Moore
-- MF Scotland SCO Bob Scott
-- MF England ENG Brian Walsh
-- FW England ENG Joe Bonson
-- FW Wales WAL Colin Hudson
-- FW England ENG Harry Knowles
-- FW Scotland SCO John McMillan
-- FW South Africa RSA Steve Mokone
-- FW Wales WAL Derek Tapscott
-- FW England ENG Johnny Watkins

League standings

Main article: 1959–60 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aston Villa (C, P) 42 25 9 8 89 43 2.070 59 Promotion to the First Division
2 Cardiff City (P) 42 23 12 7 90 62 1.452 58
3 Liverpool 42 20 10 12 90 66 1.364 50
4 Sheffield United 42 19 12 11 68 51 1.333 50
5 Middlesbrough 42 19 10 13 90 64 1.406 48
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted


Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultWWLDWWWWLWDWWWDWDDDWLWWLWWWDDWWWWDLDLWWLDD
Position5544323222222222333322222222111122221222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Second Division

22 August 1959 (1959-8-22) 1 Cardiff City 3–2 Liverpool Cardiff
15:15 Steve Mokone 5'
Graham Moore 48'
Johnny Watkins 60'		 LFC report 38' (o.g.), 42' (o.g.) Danny Malloy Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,744
Referee: JW Hunt (Portsmouth)
26 August 1959 (1959-8-26) 2 Cardiff City 2–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
18:30 Graham Moore
Johnny Watkins 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,052
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
29 August 1959 (1959-8-29) 3 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Cardiff City London
15:15
Graham Moore Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 18,513
Referee: AE Moore (Norfolk)
2 September 1959 (1959-9-2) 4 Middlesbrough 1–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
Bill Harris (pen.) Johnny Watkins Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 29,122
5 September 1959 (1959-9-5) 5 Cardiff City 4–2 Bristol City Cardiff
15:15 Colin Hudson
Colin Hudson
Johnny Watkins
Colin Baker
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 22,545
Referee: Jack Taylor (Wolverhampton)
9 September 1959 (1959-9-9) 6 Derby County 1–2 Cardiff City Derby
19:00 Ray Swallow Derrick Sullivan
Derrick Sullivan		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,959
12 September 1959 (1959-9-12) 7 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Cardiff City Scunthorpe
15:15 Graham Moore
Johnny Watkins		 Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 10,933
16 September 1959 (1959-9-16) 8 Cardiff City 2–0 Derby County Cardiff
17:45 Derrick Sullivan
Colin Baker 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,548
19 September 1959 (1959-9-19) 9 Cardiff City 1–4 Rotherham United Cardiff
15:15 Derrick Sullivan


Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,392
Referee: RH Mann (Worcester)
26 September 1959 (1959-9-26) 10 Lincoln City 2–3 Cardiff City Lincoln
15:00
Derrick Sullivan
Johnny Watkins
Alan Harrington		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,401
3 October 1959 (1959-10-3) 11 Hull City 0–0 Cardiff City Hull
15:00 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 14,933
Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)
10 October 1959 (1959-10-10) 12 Cardiff City 5–1 Leyton Orient Cardiff
15:15 Graham Moore
Graham Moore
Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott
Derrick Sullivan 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,794
Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)
17 October 1959 (1959-10-17) 13 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Cardiff City Huddersfield
Derek Tapscott Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 18,367
24 October 1959 (1959-10-24) 14 Cardiff City 3–2 Ipswich Town Cardiff
15:00 Colin Baker 18'
Derek Tapscott 34'
Derrick Sullivan 35'		 36' Colin Lundstrum
62' Jimmy Leadbetter		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,233
Referee: GW Thorpe (Swindon)
31 October 1959 (1959-10-31) 15 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Bristol
Graham Moore Stadium: Eastville
Attendance: 27,630
7 November 1959 (1959-11-7) 16 Cardiff City 2–1 Swansea Town Cardiff
14:45 Derrick Sullivan
Joe Bonson 		Colin Webster Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 34,881
Referee: Harold Horner (Coventry)
14 November 1959 (1959-11-14) 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Cardiff City Brighton
14:45
Joe Bonson
Joe Bonson		 Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 16,253
21 November 1959 (1959-11-21) 18 Cardiff City 4–4 Stoke City Cardiff
14:30 Derek Tapscott
Joe Bonson
Joe Bonson
Steve Gammon 		Frank Bowyer
Johnny King
Johnny King
Doug Newlands		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,793
Referee: CH Dennis (Ashtead)
28 November 1959 (1959-11-28) 19 Portsmouth 1–1 Cardiff City Portsmouth
15:00 Ron Saunders Brian Walsh Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,018
Referee: TW Dawes (Norwich)
5 December 1959 (1959-12-5) 20 Cardiff City 2–1 Sunderland Cardiff
14:30 Johnny Watkins 3'
Derek Tapscott 78'		 41' Ian Lawther Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,016
Referee: Les Hamer (Chorley)
12 December 1959 (1959-12-12) 21 Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 Jimmy Adam
Gerry Hitchens 		Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 50,039
Referee: H Webb (Leeds)
19 December 1959 (1959-12-19) 22 Liverpool 0–4 Cardiff City Liverpool
15:15 LFC report 12' Derek Tapscott
57' Derek Tapscott
34' Johnny Watkins
67' Joe Bonson		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 27,291
Referee: Arthur Hawcroft (Rotherham)
Note: This was Bill Shankly's first game as Liverpool manager
26 December 1959 (1959-12-26) 23 Cardiff City 2–0 Sheffield United Cardiff
14:30 Joe Bonson 32'
Derek Tapscott 63'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 29,515
Referee: GW Pullin
28 December 1959 (1959-12-28) 24 Sheffield United 2–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
19:00 Gerry Summers 28'
Dennis Shiels 43'		 17' Derek Tapscott Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,590
Referee: AW Sparling (Grimsby)
2 January 1960 (1960-1-2) 25 Cardiff City 5–1 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
14:30 Colin Baker 40'
Colin Baker
Derek Tapscott
Joe Bonson
Brian Walsh 		47' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,619
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
16 January 1960 (1960-1-16) 26 Bristol City 0–3 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 Joe Bonson
Graham Moore
(o.g.) Peter McCall		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,184
23 January 1960 (1960-1-23) 27 Cardiff City 4–2 Scunthorpe United Cardiff
14:45 Johnny Watkins
Joe Bonson
Derek Tapscott
Graham Moore
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,759
Referee: Bill Clements (West Bromwich)
30 January 1960 (1960-1-30) 28 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Cardiff City Plymouth
15:15 ?? (o.g.) Derek Tapscott Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 21,923
6 February 1960 (1960-2-6) 29 Rotherham United 2–2 Cardiff City Rotherham
15:00
Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 16,525
13 February 1960 (1960-2-13) 30 Cardiff City 6–2 Lincoln City Cardiff
15:00 Joe Bonson
Joe Bonson
Johnny Watkins
Johnny Watkins
Derek Tapscott
Brian Walsh ,'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,231
Referee: Jim Pickles (Stockport)
20 February 1960 (1960-2-20) 31 Cardiff City 3–2 Hull City Cardiff
15:00 Johnny Watkins
Joe Bonson
Joe Bonson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,580
Referee: CH Sant (Crewe)
27 February 1960 (1960-2-27) 32 Leyton Orient 3–4 Cardiff City London
15:15 Tommy Johnston 10', 28'
Terry McDonald 89'		 41', 85' Derek Tapscott
52', 70' Joe Bonson		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 22,918
Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)
5 March 1960 (1960-3-5) 33 Cardiff City 2–1 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
15:15 Graham Moore 44'
Johnny Watkins 65'		 21' Chris Balderstone Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 32,733
Referee: Ken Aston (Ilford)
12 March 1960 (1960-3-12) 34 Ipswich Town 1–1 Cardiff City Ipswich
John Elsworthy 23' 43' Joe Bonson Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,776
Referee: JG Williams
19 March 1960 (1960-3-19) 35 Cardiff City 1–4 Portsmouth Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott 30' 11' Harry Harris
27' Ron Saunders
40', 47' Ron Newman		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 21,011
Referee: GW Thorpe (Swindon)
26 March 1960 (1960-3-26) 36 Swansea Town 3–3 Cardiff City Swansea
16:30 Brayley Reynolds 60', 66'
Dixie Hale 64'		 10' Joe Bonson
32' Graham Moore
52' Brian Walsh		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 24,004
Referee: DW Smith
2 April 1960 (1960-4-2) 37 Cardiff City 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff
15:15 Derek Tapscott 37' 24', 73' Bill Curry
39' Dennis Gordon
39' Adrian Thorne		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,523
Referee: JS McLoughlin (Manchester)
9 April 1960 (1960-4-9) 38 Stoke City 0–1 Cardiff City Stoke
52' Johnny Watkins Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 9,548
Referee: JE Carr (Sheffield)
16 April 1960 (1960-4-16) 39 Cardiff City 1–0 Aston Villa Cardiff
15:15 Graham Moore 12' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 52,364
Referee: Charles Rogers (Greenford)
19 April 1960 (1960-4-19) 40 Cardiff City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
18:15 Wilf Carter Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 28,890
Referee: Peter Brandwood (Kidderminster)
23 April 1960 (1960-4-23) 41 Sunderland 1–1 Cardiff City Sunderland
15:00 Ambrose Fogarty 15' 45' Colin Baker Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 20,663
Referee: J Bellwood (Liversedge)
30 April 1960 (1960-4-30) 42 Cardiff City 2–2 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
15:15 Graham Moore
Johnny Watkins 		26', 49' Dai Ward Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,624
Referee: FH Gerrard (Preston)

FA Cup

9 January 1960 (1960-1-9) Round 3 Cardiff City 0–2 Port Vale Cardiff
14:15 Stan Steele
Cliff Portwood		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 25,500
Referee: George McCabe (Sheffield)

Welsh Cup

20 January 1960 (1960-1-20) Round 5 Cardiff City 5–0 Lovell's Athletic Cardiff
14:45 Graham Moore
Joe Bonson
Johnny Watkins
Derek Tapscott
Derek Tapscott ,'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: L Owen (Blackwood)
25 February 1960 (1960-2-25) Round 6 Swansea Town 1–2 Cardiff City Swansea
15:00 Brayley Reynolds Harry Knowles
(o.g.) Alan Woods		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: RE Smith (Newport)
28 March 1960 (1960-3-28) Semi Final Bangor City 1–1 Cardiff City Wrexham
19:15 Graham Moore Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 3,600
25 April 1960 (1960-4-25) Semi Final (Replay) Bangor City 1–4 Cardiff City Newport
18:15 Brian Jenkins
(pen.) Brian Jenkins
Graham Moore
Steve Mokone		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 2,500
2 May 1960 (1960-5-2) Final Cardiff City 1–1 Wrexham Cardiff
18:30 Brian Jenkins Ron Harbertson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11,172
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)
5 May 1960 (1960-5-5) Final Replay Wrexham 1–0 Cardiff City Wrexham
18:30 Arfon Griffiths Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Leo Callaghan (Merthyr Tydfil)

See also

References

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_Cardiff_City_F.C._season
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