May cemented his place in Bluebirds folklore when he guided the side to the Division Three title and Welsh Cup double in 1993.
He also had management spells in England and South Africa.
May, who started his playing career at Dagenham in 1965, made over 300 appearances for Wrexham before two years with Cardiff's rivals Swansea City.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Burnley | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Watford | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 29 |
| 9 | Swansea CitySwansea | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Norwich CityNorwich | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 26 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Millwall | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 25 |
| 14 | Luton TownLuton | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 22 |
| 15 | Coventry CityCoventry | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 21 |
| 16 | Derby CountyDerby | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 21 |
| 17 | Stoke CityStoke | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 21 |
| 18 | Preston North EndPreston | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 19 |
| 19 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 18 |
| 20 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 18 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 |
| 22 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 17 |
| 23 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 40 | -21 | 17 |
| 24 | Hull City | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 15 |
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