| Chairman: | Bob Grogan |
| League Result: | 20th |
| League Topscorer: | Gary Stevens (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Gary Stevens (18) |
| Cup1 Result: | 3rd round |
| Cup2 Result: | 1st round |
| Cup3 Result: | Runners-up |
| Average Attendance: | 5,498 |
| Highest Attendance: | 10,277 (v Luton, 17 May 1982) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 3,243 (v Cambridge United, 20 March 1982) |
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| Pattern B1: | _cardiff_city1980h |
| Pattern Ra1: | _whiteborder |
| Pattern Sh1: | _cardiff_city1980h |
| Leftarm1: | 0000ff |
| Body1: | 0000ff |
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| Nextseason: | 1982–83 |
The 1981–82 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 55th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing twentieth.
The season saw a two-tier management system at the club with former Wales international Graham Williams as team manager with Richie Morgan, who had been in charge of the team for the last three years, acting as general manager. However the system failed to produce results and, after just eleven league games, the pair were sacked and replaced by Len Ashurst.
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