title: 1977–78 Cardiff City F.C. season
text: # 1977–78 Cardiff City F.C. season
  
  The 1977–78 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 51st season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing nineteenth.
  
  ## 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 | ENG | Ron Healey |
  | -- | GK | NIR | Bill Irwin |
  | -- | DF | WAL | Bryan Attley |
  | -- | DF | ENG | Clive Charles |
  | -- | DF | WAL | Phil Dwyer |
  | -- | DF | NIR | Albert Larmour |
  | -- | DF | WAL | Freddie Pethard |
  | -- | DF | WAL | Keith Pontin |
  | -- | DF | WAL | Rod Thomas |
  | -- | DF | ENG | Paul Went |
  | -- | MF | SCO | John Buchanan |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | -- | MF | SCO | Gerry Byrne |
  | -- | MF | SCO | Alan Campbell |
  | -- | MF | WAL | David Giles |
  | -- | MF | ENG | Steve Grapes |
  | -- | MF | ENG | Doug Livermore |
  | -- | MF | ENG | Keith Robson |
  | -- | MF | WAL | Peter Sayer |
  | -- | FW | WAL | Ray Bishop |
  | -- | FW | ENG | Tony Evans |
  | -- | FW | ENG | Robin Friday |
  | -- | FW | WAL | Chris Williams |
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 17 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 68 | −13 | 38 | |
  | 18 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 77 | −16 | 38 | |
  | 19 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 38 | |
  | 20 | Blackpool (R) | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 37 | Relegation to the Third Division |
  | 21 | Mansfield Town (R) | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 69 | −20 | 31 | 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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  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
  | Result | D | L | D | D | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | L |
  | Position | 12 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
  
  ## Fixtures and results
  
  ### Second Division
  
  Source
  
  