1988–89 Cardiff City F.C. season
# 1988–89 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 62nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.

## Players

First team squad.

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 | Jon Roberts |
| -- | GK | SCO | George Wood |
| -- | DF | WAL | Gareth Abraham |
| -- | DF | WAL | Phil Bater |
| -- | DF | WAL | Terry Boyle |
| -- | DF | WAL | Allan Lewis |
| -- | DF | WAL | Jason Perry |
| -- | DF | ENG | Nick Platnauer |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ian Rodgerson |
| -- | DF | WAL | Nigel Stevenson |
| -- | MF | WAL | Chris Fry |
| -- | MF | ENG | Roger Gibbins |
| -- | MF | WAL | Jason Gummer |
| -- | MF | ENG | Matty Holmes |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Mark Kelly |
| -- | MF | ENG | Steve Ketteridge |
| -- | MF | ENG | Steve Lynex |
| -- | MF | ENG | Brian McDermott |
| -- | MF | WAL | Jon Morgan |
| -- | MF | ENG | Steve Tupling |
| -- | MF | ENG | Paul Wheeler |
| -- | MF | ENG | Paul Wimbleton |
| -- | FW | ENG | Kevin Bartlett |
| -- | FW | WAL | Alan Curtis |
| -- | FW | ENG | Jimmy Gilligan |
| -- | FW | WAL | Richard Haig |
| -- | FW | WAL | Ian Walsh |

## League standings

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 60 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 59 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 57 |
| 17 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 56 |
| 18 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 72 | −4 | 56 |

### Results by round

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## Fixtures and results

### Third Division

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