1984–85 Cardiff City F.C. season
# 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, whose 13-year spell at the club saw him become the record appearance holder.

## 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 | David Felgate |
| -- | GK | ENG | Gary Plumley |
| -- | GK | WAL | Mel Rees |
| -- | GK | ENG | Lee Smelt |
| -- | DF | WAL | Paul Bodin |
| -- | DF | WAL | Phil Dwyer |
| -- | DF | WAL | Francis Ford |
| -- | DF | ENG | Mike Ford |
| -- | DF | WAL | David Grant |
| -- | DF | WAL | Vaughan Jones |
| -- | DF | SCO | Jake King |
| -- | DF | ENG | Jimmy Mullen |
| -- | DF | ENG | Colin Smith |
| -- | MF | WAL | Karl Elsey |
| -- | MF | WAL | Brian Flynn |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Gerry Francis |
| -- | MF | ENG | Roger Gibbins |
| -- | MF | ENG | David Hamilton |
| -- | MF | EIR | Mick Martin |
| -- | MF | ENG | Paul McLoughlin |
| -- | MF | WAL | Tarki Micallef |
| -- | MF | ENG | John Seasman |
| -- | MF | ENG | David Tong |
| -- | MF | WAL | Nigel Vaughan |
| -- | MF | WAL | Dai Withers |
| -- | FW | EIR | Paul Bannon |
| -- | FW | ENG | Kevin Meacock |
| -- | FW | WAL | Dean Saunders |
| -- | FW | ENG | Graham Withey |
| -- | FW | WAL | Jon Woods |

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## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 44 | |
| 19 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 40 | |
| 20 | Notts County (R) | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 37 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 21 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 35 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 79 | −42 | 33 | Relegation to the Third Division |

### 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 |
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| Position | | 20 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | | 21 |

## Fixtures and results

### Second Division

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