1967–68 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1967–68
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Jimmy Scoular
League position	13th
Top goalscorer	League: Peter King (12) All: Peter King (18)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup	Semi-finals
Welsh Cup	Winners
Previous season	← 1966–67
Next season	1968–69 →

The 1967–68 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 41st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.

During the season they enjoyed their most successful ever season in European competition by reaching the semi-final of the European Cup Winners Cup before being beaten 4-3 on aggregate by German side Hamburg. It remains the furthest a Welsh team has ever reached in European competition.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player -- GK Fred Davies -- GK Bob Wilson -- DF Gary Bell -- DF David Carver -- DF Graham Coldrick -- DF Steve Derrett -- DF Bobby Ferguson -- DF Richie Morgan -- DF Don Murray -- MF Ronnie Bird -- MF Malcolm Clarke -- MF Brian Harris -- MF Barrie Jones

No. Position Player MF Bryn Jones -- MF Peter King -- MF Leslie Lea -- MF Bernie Lewis -- MF Leighton Phillips -- MF David Summerhayes -- MF Gareth Williams -- FW Sandy Allan -- FW Bobby Brown -- FW Brian Clark -- FW Norman Dean -- FW John Toshack

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Ipswich Town	42	22	15	5	79	44	1.795	59
2	Queens Park Rangers	42	25	8	9	67	36	1.861	58
3	Blackpool	42	24	10	8	71	43	1.651	58
4	Birmingham City	42	19	14	9	83	51	1.627	52
5	Portsmouth	42	18	13	11	68	55	1.236	49
6	Middlesbrough	42	17	12	13	60	54	1.111	46
7	Millwall	42	14	17	11	62	50	1.240	45
8	Blackburn Rovers	42	16	11	15	56	49	1.143	43
9	Norwich City	42	16	11	15	60	65	0.923	43
10	Carlisle United	42	14	13	15	58	52	1.115	41
11	Crystal Palace	42	14	11	17	56	56	1.000	39
12	Bolton Wanderers	42	13	13	16	60	63	0.952	39
13	Cardiff City	42	13	12	17	60	66	0.909	38
14	Huddersfield Town	42	13	12	17	46	61	0.754	38
15	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	63	68	0.926	37
16	Aston Villa	42	15	7	20	54	64	0.844	37
17	Hull City	42	12	13	17	58	73	0.795	37
18	Derby County	42	13	10	19	71	78	0.910	36
19	Bristol City	42	13	10	19	48	62	0.774	36
20	Preston North End	42	12	11	19	43	65	0.662	35
21	Rotherham United	42	10	11	21	42	76	0.553	31
22	Plymouth Argyle	42	9	9	24	38	72	0.528	27

European Cup Winners Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
24 Sep	One (first leg)	Shamrock Rovers	A	D 1 - 1	21,883	King
4 Oct	One (second leg)	Shamrock Rovers	H	W 2 - 0	14,180	Toshack, Brown
15 Nov	Two (first leg)	NAC Breda	A	D 1 - 1	7,618	King
29 Nov	Two (second leg)	NAC Breda	H	W 4 - 1	16,411	Brown, Jones, Clarke, Toshack
6 Mar	Quarter-final (first leg)	Torpedo Moscow	H	W 1 - 0	30,567	Jones
19 Mar	Quarter-final (second leg)	Torpedo Moscow	A	L 0 - 1	37,049
3 Apr	Quarter-final (replay)	Torpedo Moscow	N	W 1 - 0	25,851	Dean
24 Apr	Semi-final (first leg)	Hamburg	A	D 1 - 1	64,410	Dean
1 May	Semi-final (second leg)	Hamburg	H	L 2 - 3	43,070	Dean, Harris

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 1 December 2008.
• Welsh Football Data Archive