Did you know:
May 1965 – Winner takes all final match of the season, winners stay up, losers go down, Boro’s centre half Dickie Rooks scores a hat trick, unfortunately Cardiff score 5 as we lose the game 5-3 & relegated to the 3rd division
Andy Campbell is a hero in Cardiff, he scored the winning goal against QPR in the playoff final
Stephen Pears Boro’s 1st loaned signing made his loan at home to Cardiff 5th November 83
Played for both clubs:
Micky Burns - 61 games for Boro, scoring 24 goals, played 6 for Cardiff scoring zero goals
Alan Foggon - 115 games for Boro, scoring 45 goals, played 17 for Cardiff scoring 1 goal
Jonny Vincent - 40 games for Boro, scoring 7 goals, played 66 for Cardiff scoring 11 goals
George Smith - 74 games for Boro, zero goals, played 45 for Cardiff scoring 1 goal
Andy Crawford - 9 games for Boro, scoring 1 goal, played 6 for Cardiff scoring 1 goal
Ironically Andy Crawfords only Boro goal was against Cardiff in the same game as Pears debut
Andy Campbell - 56 games for Boro, scoring 4 goals, played 73 for Cardiff scoring 12 goals
Graham Kavanagh - 35 games for Boro, scoring 3 goals, played 142 for Cardiff scoring 28 goals
Lee Tomlin - 56 games for Boro, scoring 11 goals, played 16 for Cardiff scoring 1 goal
Joe Bennett - 85 games for Boro, scoring 1 goal, played 99 for Cardiff scoring 4 goals
Andy Dibble - 21 games for Boro, 62 games for the Cardiff
Aden Flint - 39 games for Boro, scoring 1 goal, played 7 for Cardiff scoring 1 goal