What has been your favourite season supporting Cardiff?

agree with Bob, 75-76 for me 18 and loving it,

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Last season has to be right up there, but, for me, it's a season that I don't think has been mentioned yet - 75/76.

Having watched my first game thirteen year earlier, I'd begun to think that City didn't do promotions, so it was great to finally experience one and it didn't disappoint in the slightest.

So many great games - beating Wrexham 3-0 early in the campaign was good, but it was on Halloween night that the season really began to click into gear. That was the night, the superb (at Third Division level at least) Alston/Evans partnership was launched with the former making his debut in a 4-3 win over Chesterfield.

Within about six weeks of that, there was a 3-0 thumping of an impressive and in form Shrewsbury team and a fantastic 6-2 triumph over Exeter in the FA Cup in which Alston scored a hat trick, but the real star was Willie Anderson who tore whoever was marking him (Exeter had two or three right backs in the ninety minutes) to shreds.

Christmas brought a 4-0 hammering at lowly Swindon on Boxing Day and when high riding Peterborough scored at Ninian Park the following day in the first few minutes, it seemed that the promotion bubble was about to burst, but City's response was to turn on probably their best performance so far as Phil Dwyer scored a beauty in a 5-2 victory. There was an FA Cup win at Second Division Orient and a case of daylight robbery shown on Match of the Day as Brighton won 1-0 at Ninian Park in early January and for a while City's form suffered - curiously, their best performance in that time was probably in a 1-1 home draw with Rotherham when they were foiled time and again by Tom McAllister with the best goalkeeping display I've seen in one of our matches.

The goals weren't as plentiful as the season came to an end, but a defence, which could be quite dodgy at times, tightened up considerably in sight of the finishing line with a series of clean sheets. One of them came at Selhurst Park where we absolutely battered Palace but only won by another Alston goal to nil as we proved we could cope on the big occasion. Palace manager Malcolm Allison was reduced to claiming that there wouldn't be 25,000 at Ninian Park in a few days time when they entertained Champions elect Hereford like there had been in the match his team had just been thoroughly outplayed in and he was right - the official attendance was 35,549 (there are those who were there who swear it was really a lot more than that)! Once again, City ended up convincing winners, this time by 2-0, with the goals coming from unusual sources as midfielders Doug Livermore and new signing Alan Campbell scored in the second half.

Palace still had a chance of overhauling us on the night of our final game, but promotion was clinched when we won 1-0 at Bury (thanks to probably the most scruffy goal Alston scored for us) and Palace were beaten at Chester - we then capped things off by beating Hereford to win the Welsh Cup.

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Point of order. Surely Malcolm Alison made that quote before the 73/74 relegation baTyler in April 74 which ended 1-1 and Pa lace relegated? Villers scored for City. Jack Taylor was ref.
Apart from that, if I am right the rest of your memory of that season is amazing. I saw every one bit can hardly remember a bloody thing.

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Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanton

This is the first season I truly remember and the one that got me totally hooked. If I’d been maybe 5 years older it may well have topped 92/93.

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Mine too , I had attended games before then but 75/76 was the first time I had a season ticket and went to games with my mates ( and not an adult). I loved that kit too :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by jeremy corbyn

Point of order. Surely Malcolm Alison made that quote before the 73/74 relegation baTyler in April 74 which ended 1-1 and Pa lace relegated? Villers scored for City. Jack Taylor was ref.
Apart from that, if I am right the rest of your memory of that season is amazing. I saw every one bit can hardly remember a bloody thing.

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The Malcolm Allison remark about attendance was mad in advance of the 75/6 game v Hereford. I think those comment sparked the interest of the South Wales football fans, hence the 35,000+ attendance on the night.

I think the 75/6 season was my favourite too as I remember as TOBW stated the Alston debut v Chesterfield on a Friday night, the Hereford game, and I went away to Crystal Palace where we murdered them 1-0 (and could have had 6!), and to Bury for the promotion clincher.

I also well remember Tom McAllister's great game for Rotherham at Ninian Park, the best performance from a 'keeper I've ever seen, although I also saw Bill Irwin give a similar performance away at Halifax too that season, where we hung on for a 1-1 draw.

Having trawled through the first page and no mention of 75/76 I thought I was the only one who enjoyed it. Glad to see now there's plenty of others agreeing on that fantastic year. In the Brighton home game Adrian Alston shot from the kick and almost embarrassed the Brighton keeper Peter Grumett.
The atmosphere in the Hereford game was something I'd never experienced previously.

Willie Anderson was brilliant that season. Campbell Livermore and Buchanan would win the ball, feed Willie who'd beat whoever was unlucky enough to be marking him and the he'd put it on a plate for Alston and Tony Evans.

For me the first game of the following season should also be included, as we went to Charlton and beat them 2-0 with Derek Showers playing and scoring twice as Tony Evans was injured. I really loved my football back then.

Last season NQAT

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Originally Posted by jeremy corbyn

Point of order. Surely Malcolm Alison made that quote before the 73/74 relegation baTyler in April 74 which ended 1-1 and Pa lace relegated? Villers scored for City. Jack Taylor was ref.
Apart from that, if I am right the rest of your memory of that season is amazing. I saw every one bit can hardly remember a bloody thing.

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No, Allison had plenty to say before that match in 1974, but it was definitely before the Hereford match that he made the quote I talked about.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-drink-2204878

I wonder how much of your favourite season is influenced by how old you were and what you were doing at the time?

1982/83 & 1987/88 seasons for me

both promoting winning seasons .

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Originally Posted by Father Dougal

I wonder how much of your favourite season is influenced by how old you were and what you were doing at the time?

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Mine certainly is. Was 16/17 in 92/93.

A great time to be a youth.

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Originally Posted by Father Dougal

I wonder how much of your favourite season is influenced by how old you were and what you were doing at the time?

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Definitely age makes a difference. Id say 92/93. The away days at Wrexham and Scunthorpe particularly special. If i was the same age last season then im sure it would be last season. Probably by a distance. I didnt go to Hull. If i was the same age in the same circumstances as i was in 92/93 then i would have gone and im sure that win id have enjoyed much more than the 2 highlighted. A massive and much bigger victory. But even though u go mental when the phone goes when Morrison scores its not the same as being there with your mates.

So 92/93 still edges it for me in enjoyment.

Last seasons was the biggest achievement and most important.

After 92/93 it was soon back to the same old City. Even though we are struggling i was talking to a fan who has been going since the late 70s and he thinks its the best atmosphere at the club since then.