1992/93 Bluebirds trivia

On Sunday evening, a fundraising event for the Motor Neurone Disease Association was held at the Butchers Arms, Rhiwbina. Seven former Cardiff City players gave up their time for a very worthy cause and they clearly enjoyed the lengthy Q&A sessions as much as the fans did. It was a great night with the guys telling loads of interesting and funny stories from their playing days.

The ex-players in attendance were Nathan Blake, Tony Bird, Roger Gibbins, David Giles, Cohen Griffith, Chris Pike and Damon Searle. Naturally enough, a lot of the talk revolved around the 1992/93 campaign, when the Bluebirds won the Third Division championship and the Welsh Cup under Eddie May’s management.

Ahead of the event, I’d prepared a few trivia questions regarding the 92/93 season. My mates proved utterly hopeless when it came to answering them, but gentleman and scholar Cohen Griffith scored 100%.

The questions were as follows:

1) One member of the City squad made just a single league appearance in 92/93, but he scored an important goal in the game concerned. Name the player, the opposition and the final score.

2) Which Bristol City player scored a hat-trick against the Bluebirds in a Coca Cola Cup first round second leg tie at Ashton Gate?

3) Name the Cardiff player whose only first team appearances during 92/93 came in the two European Cup Winners’ Cup first round ties against Admira Wacker of Austria.

4) Which non-league club beat City 3-2 in an FA Cup first round game at Ninian Park in November 1992?

5) Carl Dale netted four goals as City hammered Caerau 9-0 in a Welsh Cup fourth round tie at Ninian Park in December 1992. Name the other Bluebirds player who scored a hat-trick during that match.

Good luck and no Googling...

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2) Andy Cole

4) Must be Bath City?

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Originally Posted by GL1Blue

2) Andy Cole

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Correct.

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Originally Posted by lardy

4) Must be Bath City?

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Correct.

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My guesses

1. Andy Gorman, the 3-3 Boxing Day draw with York.

3. Really not sure about this one, Tony Bird?

5. Chris Pike wasn’t it?

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

My guesses

1. Andy Gorman, the 3-3 Boxing Day draw with York.

3. Really not sure about this one, Tony Bird?

5. Chris Pike wasn’t it?

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1 is correct - Andy Gorman, York, 3-3. One of the best headers I've ever seen.

3 and 5 are wrong answers.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

1 is correct - Andy Gorman, York, 3-3. One of the best headers I've ever seen.

3 and 5 are wrong answers.

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Nick Richardson for 5?

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Nick Richardson for 5?

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Correct.

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I attended the away game against Admira Wacker in Vienna - but I've no idea who the player concerned is.
I'm probably going to be hopelessly wrong on this.... Paul Giles?

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Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five

I'm probably going to be hopelessly wrong on this.... Paul Giles?

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Different era altogether. Paul Giles left the club in 1983.

I’m determined not to look number 3 up, but I’m struggling with it. Pretty sure that this was the time when you had to have so many home produced players in your squad, so I’m thinking it’s a Welsh youngster, but if it’s not Bird and it’s very.unlikely to be Gorman, I’m drawing a blank with that line of thinking - not Lee Baddeley is it?

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

I’m determined not to look number 3 up, but I’m struggling with it. Pretty sure that this was the time when you had to have so many home produced players in your squad, so I’m thinking it’s a Welsh youngster, but if it’s not Bird and it’s very.unlikely to be Gorman, I’m drawing a blank with that line of thinking - not Lee Baddeley is it?

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No, but you're very much on the right lines.

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Pretty sure that this was the time when you had to have so many home produced players in your squad...

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This is the key element.

Robin Semark was around that time I think.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Robin Semark was around that time I think.

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Not him.

Tony Bird and Lee Baddeley played in both games, and Andy Gorman came on as a sub in the first leg. But it wasn't a youngster.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Not him.

Tony Bird and Lee Baddeley played in both games, and Andy Gorman came on as a sub in the first leg. But it wasn't a youngster.

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Alan Lewis

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

Alan Lewis

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Jon Roberts -Goalkeeper

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Alan Lewis

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Not him (he was mentioned in one of Roger Gibbins' stories on Sunday though).

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

Jon Roberts -Goalkeeper

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No, Mark Grew was in goal for both games.

Big logger Abrahams

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Not him (he was mentioned in one of Roger Gibbins' stories on Sunday though).

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He was a cave man, he had his own language. Lovely bloke, although you wouldn't mess with him.

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

Big logger Abrahams

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We have a winner!

Gareth Abraham. His final two appearances for the club before a move to Hereford United in January 1993.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

We have a winner!

Gareth Abraham. His final two appearances for the club before a move to Hereford United in January 1993.

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What a bloke. I remember his face after we played Bristol City at home in 89? Bob Taylor (I think) destroyed it, he had a broken nose, black eye and stitches above his eye. Apart from that he was fine....

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

Different era altogether. Paul Giles left the club in 1983.

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Well, at least you know I didn't try to cheat by using Google :hehe: