1985–86 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1985–86 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 59th season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing twenty-second, suffering relegation to Division Four.

Cardiff City
1985–86 season
ManagerAlan Durban
Football League Third Division22nd
FA Cup1st round
League Cup1st round
Welsh CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Nigel Vaughan (12)
All: Nigel Vaughan (17)

At the end of the season manager Alan Durban was sacked as manager. It ended a disastrous spell in charge as the team suffered two relegations in two years.

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 Mel Rees
-- GK  WAL Chris Sander
-- GK  ENG Lee Smelt
-- DF  ENG Phil Brignull
-- DF  ENG John Carver
-- DF  ENG David Corner
-- DF  WAL Wayne Curtis
-- DF  ENG Mike Ford
-- DF  SCO Jake King
-- DF  ENG Carleton Leonard
-- DF  ENG Jimmy Mullen
-- DF  WAL Allen Price
-- DF  ENG Andy Spring
-- DF  WAL Nigel Stevenson
-- MF  ENG Derek Christie
-- MF  WAL Richard Evans
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  WAL Brian Flynn
-- MF  ENG Roger Gibbins
-- MF  WAL David Giles
-- MF  WAL Jason Gummer
-- MF  WAL Chris Marustik
-- MF  ENG Paul McLoughlin
-- MF  WAL Tarki Micallef
-- MF  WAL Tim O'Connor
-- MF  ENG David Tong
-- MF  WAL Nigel Vaughan
-- MF  ENG Paul Wheeler
-- FW  ENG Mark Farrington
-- FW  ENG Kevin Meacock
-- FW  WAL Gerry Nardiello
-- FW  ENG Robbie Turner
-- FW  ENG Graham Withey

League standings
Main article: 1985–86 Football League § Third Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Bury 46 12 13 21 63 67 −4 49
21 Lincoln City 46 10 16 20 55 77 −22 46 Relegated
22 Cardiff City 46 12 9 25 53 83 −30 45
23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 11 10 25 57 98 −41 43
24 Swansea City 46 11 10 25 43 87 −44 43
Source:

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". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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