the hands of the teams above them, with 20th place Burnley needing only a point from their remaining five fixtures to confirm Cardiff's relegation. Cardiff were officially relegated on 20 April as they failed to beat relegation rivals Portsmouth, drawing 1–1 at Ninian Park with a goal from Munro. Their final match of the season was another 1–1 draw at Ninian Park, this time against Blackburn Rovers with only 5,738 spectators attending. Unusually, Cardiff finished bottom of the First Division table despite conceding fewer goals than any other team in the league. However, their defensive record was outweighed by their poor offence as they possessed easily the league's lowest scoring side, scoring 13 fewer goals than the next-lowest scoring team. In total, they scored only 43 goals in 42 league games, failing to score in 17 matches during the campaign. Partial league table Match results Key In result column, Cardiff City's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal Results Cup matches FA Cup Cardiff entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn against fellow First Division side Aston Villa. In the match, Cardiff suffered a heavy 6–1 defeat with Billy Hardy scoring their goal. As of August 2020, the result remains Cardiff's biggest defeat in the competition. Match results Key In result column, Cardiff City's score shown first H = Home match A = Away match N = Neutral venue pen. = Penalty kick o.g. = Own goal Results Welsh Cup Holders of the competition for the second consecutive year, Cardiff began their Welsh Cup campaign by overcoming Lovell's Athletic in the fifth round. Ferguson, Harris and Len Davies each scored to secure a 3–1 victory. In the sixth round, Munro scored the only goal of the game to defeat Newport County. In a repeat of the previous year, Cardiff defeated Rhyl in the semi-final to reach their third consecutive final. In the final, they met Connah's Quay & Shotton and were considered the overwhelming favourites in the media for the match. However, the opposition side caused a major upset by winning 3–0, a defeat which Christian Saunders describes in his 2013 book From the Ashes – The Real Story of Cardiff City Football Club as "one of the biggest shocks the ... tournament ever produced". Match results Key In result column, Cardiff City's score