| Chairman: | Bob Grogan |
| League Result: | 9th |
| League Topscorer: | John Buchanan (16) |
| Season Topscorer: | John Buchanan (18) |
| Cup1 Result: | 3rd round |
| Cup2 Result: | 1st round |
| Cup3 Result: | 6th round |
| Average Attendance: | 9,259 |
| Highest Attendance: | 14,869 (v Stoke, 24 March 1979) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,558 (v Fulham, 23 December 1978) |
| Pattern B1: | _cardiff_city1975h |
| Pattern Sh1: | _cardiff_city1975h |
| Pattern So1: | _cardiff_city1975h |
| Leftarm1: | 0000FF |
| Body1: | 0000FF |
| Rightarm1: | 0000FF |
| Shorts1: | 0000FF |
| Socks1: | 0000FF |
| Nextseason: | 1979–80 |
The 1978–79 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 52nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing ninth.
During the season manager Jimmy Andrews, who had been in charge of the club for just over three years, left the club after several poor results and the disappointing hiring of Micky Burns as a player-coach. Andrews was replaced by Richie Morgan, a former player who had spent his entire professional playing career at the club before retiring in 1977 to joins the backroom staff.
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