1989–90 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1989–90 season
Chairman	Tony Clemo
Manager	Frank Burrows/Len Ashurst
Football League Third Division	21st
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Leyland DAF Cup	Preliminary round
Top goalscorer	League: Chris Pike (18) All: Chris Pike (23)
Highest home attendance	8,350 (v Swansea, 16 April 1990)
Lowest home attendance	2,086 (v Crewe, 17 February 1990)
Average home league attendance	3,630

The 1989–90 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 63rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Four.

Manager Frank Burrows left the club in the first month of the year to become assistant manager at Portsmouth and was replaced by Len Ashurst, who started his second spell in charge of the club.

Players

First team squad. [1] 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  ENG Roger Hansbury -- GK  ENG Gavin Ward -- GK  SCO George Wood -- DF  WAL Gareth Abraham -- DF  WAL Phil Bater -- DF  ENG Ray Daniel -- DF  WAL Allan Lewis -- DF  GER Mario Miethig -- DF  WAL Jason Perry -- DF  ENG Cliff Powell -- DF  ENG Ian Rodgerson -- DF  WAL Damon Searle -- DF  ENG Eddie Youds -- MF  ENG Leigh Barnard -- MF  ENG Jeff Chandler -- MF  WAL Chris Fry -- MF  GUY Cohen Griffith

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  WAL Jason Gummer -- MF  ENG Mark Kelly -- MF  SCO David Kevan -- MF  ENG Steve Lynex -- MF  WAL Jon Morgan -- MF  EIR Pat O'Hagan -- MF  ENG Chris Thompson -- MF  ENG Steve Tupling -- MF  ENG Paul Wheeler -- FW  WAL Nathan Blake -- FW  WAL Alan Curtis -- FW  ENG Jimmy Gilligan -- FW  WAL Richard Haig -- FW  WAL Ian Love -- FW  WAL Morrys Scott -- FW  ENG Richard Sendall

Table

Main article: 1989–90 Football League § Third Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
19	Preston North End	46	14	10	22	65	79	−14	52
20	Fulham	46	12	15	19	55	66	−11	51
21	Cardiff City	46	12	14	20	51	70	−19	50	Relegated
22	Northampton Town	46	11	14	21	51	68	−17	47
23	Blackpool	46	10	16	20	49	73	−24	46

Source: ^[citation needed]

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	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L
Position	~	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	17	19	21	17	16	21	21	21	22	22	21	22	22	20	20	19	21	21	23	21	21	22	22	21	22	22	21	21	21	21

Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Third Division

Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers

19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1	Cardiff City	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00			Tony Philliskirk Julian Darby	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,367

Tranmere Rovers v Cardiff City

26 August 1989 (1989-08-26) 2	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Cardiff City	Birkenhead
12:30	Jimmy Harvey Mark McCarrick John Morrissey			Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,628

Cardiff City v Brentford

2 September 1989 (1989-09-02) 3	Cardiff City	2–2	Brentford	Cardiff
15:00	Jimmy Gilligan Chris Fry		Eddie May Eddie May	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,499

Mansfield Town v Cardiff City

9 September 1989 (1989-09-09) 4	Mansfield Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Mansfield
15:00	Steve Charles			Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,766

Cardiff City v Bristol City

16 September 1989 (1989-09-16) 5	Cardiff City	0–3	Bristol City	Cardiff
15:00			Gary Shelton Bob Taylor Robbie Turner	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 5,970

Wigan Athletic v Cardiff City

23 September 1989 (1989-09-23) 6	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Cardiff City	Wigan
15:00	Andy Pilling		Steve Lynex	Stadium: Springfield Park (Wigan) Attendance: 2,345

Cardiff City v Northampton Town

26 September 1989 (1989-09-26) 7	Cardiff City	2–3	Northampton Town	Cardiff
19:45	Chris Pike Steve Lynex		Trevor Quow Tony Adcock (o.g.) Gareth Abraham	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,801

Rotherham United v Cardiff City

30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) 8	Rotherham United	4–0	Cardiff City	Rotherham
15:00	Bobby Williamson Bobby Williamson Bobby Williamson (pen.) Clive Mendonca			Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4,998

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

7 October 1989 (1989-10-07) 9	Huddersfield Town	2–3	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
	Chris Marsden Kieran O'Regan		19' Cohen Griffith Chris Pike (pen.) Chris Pike	Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 5,835

Cardiff City v Chester City

13 October 1989 (1989-10-13) 10	Cardiff City	1–1	Chester City	Cardiff
19:30	Leigh Barnard		Aidan Newhouse	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,675

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

17 October 1989 (1989-10-17) 11	Cardiff City	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
19:30	Mark Kelly		David Mehew	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 6,372

Blackpool v Cardiff City

21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 12	Blackpool	1–0	Cardiff City	Blackpool
15:00	Gordon Owen			Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,502

Cardiff City v Leyton Orient

28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 13	Cardiff City	1–1	Leyton Orient	Cardiff
15:00	Cohen Griffith		Lee Harvey	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,370

Birmingham City v Cardiff City

31 October 1989 (1989-10-31) 14	Birmingham City	1–1	Cardiff City	Birmingham
19:45	Simon Sturridge		Jon Morgan	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 7,468

Cardiff City v Bury

3 November 1989 (1989-11-03) 15	Cardiff City	3–1	Bury	Cardiff
19:30	Chris Pike Chris Pike Leigh Barnard		Liam Robinson	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,437

Fulham v Cardiff City

11 November 1989 (1989-11-11) 16	Fulham	2–5	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Steve Milton Justin Skinner (pen.)		Chris Pike Chris Pike Cohen Griffith (o.g.) John Marshall Jon Morgan	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 4,030

Cardiff City v Preston North End

25 November 1989 (1989-11-25) 17	Cardiff City	3–0	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00	Ian Rodgerson Chris Pike Cohen Griffith			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,270

Crewe Alexandra v Cardiff City

2 December 1989 (1989-12-02) 18	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Cardiff City	Crewe
15:00	Paul Fishenden		Jon Morgan	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,373

Cardiff City v Notts County

16 December 1989 (1989-12-16) 19	Cardiff City	1–3	Notts County	Cardiff
15:00	Chris Pike		Phil Stant Phil Stant Phil Turner	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,610

Swansea City v Cardiff City

26 December 1989 (1989-12-26) 20	Swansea City	0–1	Cardiff City	Swansea
11:00			45s' Leigh Barnard	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 12,244 Referee: Ron Groves (Weston-Super-Mare)

Walsall v Cardiff City

30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) 21	Walsall	0–2	Cardiff City	Walsall
15:00			Cohen Griffith Chris Pike	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 4,256

Cardiff City v Tranmere Rovers

13 January 1990 (1990-01-13) 22	Cardiff City	0–0	Tranmere Rovers	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,300

Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City

20 January 1990 (1990-01-20) 23	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	Cardiff City	Bolton
15:00	Tony Philliskirk 23' (pen.), 38' Paul Comstive 76'		68' Cohen Griffith	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 7,017 Referee: Gary Aplin (Kendal)

Cardiff City v Wigan Athletic

3 February 1990 (1990-02-03) 24	Cardiff City	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Cardiff
15:00	Ian Rodgerson 47'		44' Andy Pilling	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Martin Bodenham (East Looe, Cornwall)

Bristol City v Cardiff City

10 February 1990 (1990-02-10) 25	Bristol City	1–0	Cardiff City	Bristol
15:00	Gary Shelton 3'			Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 11,982 Referee: Tony Ward (London)

Cardiff City v Crewe Alexandra

17 February 1990 (1990-02-17) 26	Cardiff City	0–0	Crewe Alexandra	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,086

Brentford v Cardiff City

21 February 1990 (1990-02-21) 27	Brentford	0–1	Cardiff City	Brentford
19:45			Gareth Abraham	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,174

Preston North End v Cardiff City

24 February 1990 (1990-02-24) 28	Preston North End	4–0	Cardiff City	Preston
15:00	Steve Harper Steve Harper Steve Harper Warren Joyce			Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,718

Cardiff City v Shrewsbury Town

2 March 1990 (1990-03-02) 29	Cardiff City	0–1	Shrewsbury Town	Cardiff
19:30			(o.g.) Jason Perry	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,751

Cardiff City v Rotherham United

6 March 1990 (1990-03-06) 30	Cardiff City	2–0	Rotherham United	Cardiff
19:30	Chris Pike Leigh Barnard			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,570

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 31	Northampton Town	1–1	Cardiff City	Northampton
15:00	Bobby Barnes (pen.)		Chris Pike	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2,574

Shrewsbury Town v Cardiff City

13 March 1990 (1990-03-13) 32	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
19:30				Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 2,318

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) 33	Cardiff City	1–5	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
15:00	Chris Pike		Craig Maskell Craig Maskell Craig Maskell Craig Maskell Kieran O'Regan	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,568

Chester City v Cardiff City

20 March 1990 (1990-03-20) 34	Chester City	1–0	Cardiff City	Chester
19:45	Carl Dale			Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1,866

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 35	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Cardiff City	Bath, Somerset
12:00	Paul Nixon David Mehew		Ian Rodgerson	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 4,631

Cardiff City v Mansfield Town

27 March 1990 (1990-03-27) 36	Cardiff City	1–0	Mansfield Town	Cardiff
19:30	Leigh Barnard			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,280

Cardiff City v Blackpool

31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 37	Cardiff City	2–2	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00	Roger Gibbins Chris Pike		David Eyres Gary Brook	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,850 Referee: Philip Don (Middlesex)

Leyton Orient v Cardiff City

7 April 1990 (1990-04-07) 38	Leyton Orient	3–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00	Kevin Hales (pen.) Paul Beesley Lee Harvey		Chris Pike	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,411

Cardiff City v Birmingham City

10 April 1990 (1990-04-10) 39	Cardiff City	0–1	Birmingham City	Cardiff
19:30			Robert Hopkins	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,322

Reading v Cardiff City

14 April 1990 (1990-04-14) 40	Reading	0–1	Cardiff City	Reading
15:00			Cohen Griffith	Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 3,198

Cardiff City v Swansea City

16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 41	Cardiff City	0–2	Swansea City	Cardiff
12:00			John Hughes Bryan Wade	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 8,350 Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex)

Notts County v Cardiff City

21 April 1990 (1990-04-21) 42	Notts County	2–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
15:00	Craig Short Kevin Bartlett		(pen.) Chris Pike	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,533

Cardiff City v Walsall

24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) 43	Cardiff City	3–1	Walsall	Cardiff
19:30	Leigh Barnard Chris Pike Cohen Griffith		Gary Shaw	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,509

Cardiff City v Fulham

28 April 1990 (1990-04-28) 44	Cardiff City	3–3	Fulham	Cardiff
15:00	Ray Daniel Leigh Barnard Ian Rodgerson		Steve Milton Steve Milton Gordon Davies	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,932

Cardiff City v Reading

1 May 1990 (1990-05-01) 45	Cardiff City	3–2	Reading	Cardiff
19:30	Leigh Barnard Chris Pike (pen.) Cohen Griffith		Steve Moran Trevor Senior	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,375 Referee: Terry Holbrook (Walsall)

Bury v Cardiff City

5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 46	Bury	2–0	Cardiff City	Bury
15:00	Jamie Hoyland Philip Parkinson			Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,224

Source [2] [3]

League Cup

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

22 August 1989 (1989-08-22) Round 1 (First leg)	Cardiff City	0–3	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
19:45			Tommy Tynan Tommy Tynan Sean McCarthy	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,620

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

29 August 1989 (1989-08-29) Round 1 (Second leg)	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Cardiff City	Plymouth
			Chris Pike Jon Morgan	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,728

FA Cup

Cardiff City v Halesowen Town

18 November 1989 (1989-11-18) Round 1	Cardiff City	1–0	Halesowen Town	Cardiff
15:00	Chris Pike (pen.)			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3,972

Cardiff City v Gloucester

9 December 1989 (1989-12-09) Round 2	Cardiff City	2–2	Gloucester	Cardiff
15:00	Morrys Scott Morrys Scott		Steve Talboys Chris Townsend	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4,531

Gloucester v Cardiff City

12 December 1989 (1989-12-12) Round 2 (Replay)	Gloucester	0–1	Cardiff City	Gloucester
			Morrys Scott	Stadium: Meadow Park, Gloucester Attendance: 3,877

Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers

6 January 1990 (1990-01-06) Round 3	Cardiff City	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
15:00				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 13,834

Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City

10 January 1990 (1990-01-10) Round 3 (Replay)	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Cardiff City	London
19:45	Ray Wilkins Roy Wegerle			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,226

Welsh Cup

Cardiff City v Newport AFC

25 October 1989 (1989-10-25) Round 3	Cardiff City	1–0	Newport AFC	Cardiff
19:30	Gareth Abraham			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,929

Cardiff City v Port Talbot

16 January 1990 (1990-01-16) Round 4	Cardiff City	4–1	Port Talbot	Cardiff
19:30	Ian Rodgerson Chris Pike Chris Pike Leigh Barnard			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,128

Cardiff City v Aberystwyth Town

6 February 1990 (1990-02-06) Round 5	Cardiff City	2–0	Aberystwyth Town	Cardiff
19:30	Ian Rodgerson Mark Kelly			Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,319

Cardiff City v Hereford United

2 April 1990 (1990-04-02) Semi Final (1st leg)	Cardiff City	0–3	Hereford United	Cardiff
19:30				Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 2,393

Hereford United v Cardiff City

4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) Semi Final (2nd leg)	Hereford United	1–3	Cardiff City	Hereford
			Chris Pike Gareth Abraham Cohen Griffith	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,955

Leyland DAF Cup

Cardiff City v Walsall

7 November 1989 (1989-11-07) Preliminary round	Cardiff City	3–5	Walsall	Cardiff
19:30	Cohen Griffith Leigh Barnard Gareth Abraham		Peter Skipper Keith Bertschin Keith Bertschin Stuart Rimmer John Kelly	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 1,487

Shrewsbury Town v Cardiff City

19 December 1989 (1989-12-19) Preliminary round	Shrewsbury Town	4–0	Cardiff City	Shrewsbury
19:30	John McGinlay John McGinlay Willie Naughton (pen.) Philip Priest			Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 1,058

See also

• List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

1. "All Cardiff City football club players: 1990". 11v11. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. "Cardiff City 1989-90 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
3. "Cardiff City football club match record: 1990". 11v11. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

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• Welsh Football Data Archive