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1984–85 Cardiff City F.C. Season
The 1984–85 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 58th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Three. The season also saw the retirement of Phil Dwyer Philip John Dwyer (28 October 1953 – 30 November 2021) was a Welsh professional Association football, footballer. Born in Cardiff, he began his career with his hometown club Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City, joining the side as an apprentice ..., whose 13-year spell at the club saw him become the record appearance holder. Players Source League standings Results by round Fixtures and results Second Division Source Milk Cup FA Cup Welsh Cup References Bibliography * * * * *Welsh Football Data Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardiff 1984-85 English football clubs 1984–85 season Welsh football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the south-east of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. Cardiff Built-up Area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth. Cardiff is the main commercial centre of Wales as well as the base for the Senedd. At the 2021 census, the unitary authority area population was put at 362,400. The population o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Felgate (footballer)
David Felgate (born 4 March 1960) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Due to his stature, many supporters affectionately nicknamed him "the fat goalie". Felgate had a long professional career from 1978 to 1995, making a total of 612 Football League appearances. Of the league appearances, 238 came with Bolton Wanderers and he also turned out for league sides Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Lincoln City, Grimsby Town, Cardiff City, Chester City, and Wigan Athletic. He also had spells with Bury and Wolverhampton Wanderers without making any league appearances for these clubs, and Felgate later continued to play non-league football for clubs including Leigh RMI, Hyde United, and Bacup Borough until he was in his mid-40s. Felgate is perhaps best known for his performance in net for Leigh RMI against Fulham in the 1998–99 FA Cup at Craven Cottage. Non-league Leigh achieved a 1–1 draw against the southwest London side, and thereby attention of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Flynn (footballer)
Brian Flynn (born 12 October 1955) is a Welsh former footballer and manager. As a player, he was a Welsh international, who played as a midfielder. Flynn managed the Wales national under-21 football team until May 2012, coming close to taking Wales to their first major championship in 57 years. On 13 September 2010, Flynn was confirmed caretaker manager of the Wales national football team after John Toshack stepped down, prior to the appointment of Gary Speed. Playing career Flynn started his career with Burnley, and made his league debut for the club in the 1973–74 season, when it was in the old First Division. After 120 league appearances he transferred to Leeds United in November 1977. He moved back to Burnley in November 1982 (after an earlier brief loan spell) and, after 80 more league games, Flynn moved to Cardiff City in November 1984. Later playing for Doncaster Rovers, Bury, Limerick City and Wrexham, Flynn made his final Football League appearances in the 1992â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Elsey
Karl William Elsey (born 20 November 1958) is a Welsh former professional footballer. His clubs included Swansea City, Queens Park Rangers, Newport County, Cardiff City, Gillingham, Reading and Maidstone United. In total he made over 450 Football League appearances. Career Elsey joined Pembroke Borough from local amateur football and had a brief spell with Swansea City in the 1978–79 season before returning to Pembroke Borough. He signed for Queens Park Rangers in January 1979, but failed to establish himself. Elsey moved to Newport County in July 1980, during the most successful period in the club's history. Elsey was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup. He moved to Cardiff City in September 1983 in a move that saw Elsey and Nigel Vaughan join Cardiff from Newport in exchange for Tarki Micallef, John Lewis and Linden Jones. He played over 60 games for Cardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Smith (English Footballer, Born 1958)
Colin Richard Smith (born 3 November 1958) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Nottingham Forest, Norwich City, Cardiff City and Aldershot, in non-league football for Wokingham Town, and in Hong Kong for Sea Bee Sea Bee ( or ), later known as Ernest Borel (),Takungpao, 1990-05-16, page 10 was a Hong Kong football club which competed for many years in the Hong Kong First Division. In 1993, the parent company of the club, Ernest Borel, loaned the right to c .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Colin 1958 births Living people People from Ruddington Footballers from Nottinghamshire English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Nottingham Forest F.C. players Norwich City F.C. players Sea Bee players Cardiff City F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Wokingham & Emmbrook F.C. players English Football League players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Mullen (footballer Born 1952)
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Jake King (footballer)
Jake King (born 29 January 1955) is a Scottish football manager and former professional player. Career Playing career King, who played as a full back, began as an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town, before making his professional debut in 1971. King made a total of 306 appearances in the Football League for Shrewsbury, scoring 20 goals, before leaving in 1982 to join Wrexham. At Wrexham, King made 92 League appearances, scoring 5 goals. On 3 October 1984, away to FC Porto in the first round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, he scored twice in the first half of a 4–3 away defeat as Wrexham beat the Portuguese on the away goals rule. King's final League club was Cardiff City, where he made 30 appearances, before joining Limerick City in Ireland. Coaching career In 1987, King advised then Shrewsbury Town player David Moyes to his first coaching role, at Concord College. King left his position as manager of Telford United to manage former club Shrewsbury Town in May 1997; he was sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaughan Jones (footballer)
Vaughan Jones (born 8 September 1959 in Tonyrefail) is a Welsh former professional footballer. Jones played his club football for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City, Newport County, Inter Cardiff Cardiff Metropolitan University Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Prifysgol Met Caerdydd), commonly known as Cardiff Met F.C., are a Welsh football club, of the Athletic Union of Cardiff Metropolitan University, based in Cyncoed, Cardiff that ... and Bath City before finishing his playing career at Cheltenham Town. He went on to be a youth coach at Bristol Rovers before becoming Assistant Manager at Bath City in November 2003, but a year later had left his job in mysterious circumstances. A Welsh youth international, he also attained two Under-21 caps for Wales. Notes A. The appearances and goals figures in the infobox for Jones's second permanent spell with Bristol Rovers cover both the loan period and the permanent contract, which Neil Brown fails to separate. References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Grant (footballer, Born 1960)
David Grant (born 2 June 1960) is an English former professional football left-back. He played in the Football League, primarily for Sheffield Wednesday and Rochdale. Born in Sheffield, Grant became an apprentice with Sheffield Wednesday in July 1976, turning professional in February 1978. He progressed to their first team, playing over 100 times. He moved to Oxford United in 1982. Out of favour during the 1983–84 season, Grant had a spell on loan with Chesterfield before joining Cardiff City. He joined Rochdale in the 1984–85 season, playing nearly 100 league games. On leaving Rochdale he joined Macclesfield Town. During the 1988–89 season, he had a spell on loan with Mossley, playing four times and scoring once. In December 1988 he left Macclesfield, joining Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Ford (footballer)
Michael Paul Ford (born 9 February 1966) is an English football manager and former professional player. His father, Tony Ford, was also a professional footballer. Playing career Ford began his career at Leicester City where he became a full-time professional at the age of 18. He was released by the club without making an appearance and moved to non-league side Devizes Town but he was signed a few months later by Cardiff City and quickly made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Leeds United. A mainstay in the side, Ford played in numerous positions for Cardiff in defence and midfield and helped them to promotion in his final year at the club. He signed for Oxford United in 1988 and was eventually made club captain. He spent ten years at the Manor Ground before being released in 1998 and being taken back to Ninian Park by Frank Burrows, who handed him the captaincy; he again helped Cardiff to promotion. Managerial career During the 1999–2000 season he developed a problem with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Ford (footballer)
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Paul Bodin
Paul John Bodin (born 13 September 1964) is a Welsh former professional footballer and coach who is now the coach of the Wales under-21 team. His son, Billy Bodin, is also a professional footballer. A former Chelsea youth team graduate, he moved to Cardiff City via Newport County in 1982. He helped Cardiff to win promotion out of the Third Division in 1982–83. He returned to non-League football with Merthyr Tydfil and Bath City in 1985, before rejoining Newport for a £15,000 fee in January 1988. Two months later he was sold on to Swindon Town for twice this sum, and became the club's first choice left-back, helping them to win the 1990 Second Division play-off final and winning himself a place on the PFA Team of the Year in 1990–91. He was sold to Crystal Palace for £550,000 in March 1991, but was loaned out to Newcastle United before being sold back to Swindon for £225,000 in January 1992. Named as Swindon's Player of the Season in 1992–93, he scored the winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
