1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season
# 1979–80 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1979–80 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 53rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.

## 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 | John Davies |
| -- | GK | ENG | Peter Grotier |
| -- | GK | ENG | Ron Healey |
| -- | DF | ENG | Paul Compton |
| -- | DF | WAL | Phil Dwyer |
| -- | DF | WAL | Linden Jones |
| -- | DF | WAL | Keith Pontin |
| -- | DF | WAL | David Roberts |
| -- | DF | ENG | Colin Sullivan |
| -- | DF | WAL | Rod Thomas |
| -- | MF | SCO | John Buchanan |
| -- | MF | SCO | Alan Campbell |
| -- | MF | WAL | Mark Elliott |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Steve Grapes |
| -- | MF | ENG | Gary Harris |
| -- | MF | WAL | Wayne Hughes |
| -- | MF | WAL | John Lewis |
| -- | MF | WAL | Tarki Micallef |
| -- | MF | ENG | Billy Ronson |
| -- | FW | WAL | Ray Bishop |
| -- | FW | ENG | Paul Davies |
| -- | FW | ENG | Tony Evans |
| -- | FW | SCO | Ross Jack |
| -- | FW | ENG | Kevin Lloyd |
| -- | FW | ENG | Ronnie Moore |
| -- | FW | ENG | Gary Stevens |

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## League standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 60 | 53 | +7 | 41 |
| 14 | Orient | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 41 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 40 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 38 |
| 17 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 37 |

### Results by round

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## Fixtures and results

### Second Division

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