2008–09 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Cardiff City's sixth consecutive year playing in the Football League Championship and their 82nd season playing in The Football League. It was also the club's final season playing at Ninian Park, their home ground since they entered The Football League in 1920.[1]

Cardiff City
2008–09 season
ChairmanPeter Ridsdale
ManagerDave Jones
Football League Championship7th
FA Cup4th round
League Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ross McCormack (21)
All: Ross McCormack (23)
Highest home attendance20,156 vs Swansea City
Lowest home attendance6,334 vs Milton Keynes Dons
Average home league attendance18,449

Season review

Events

Pre-season

Cardiff began their pre-season schedule with matches against Welsh sides Merthyr Tydfil and Carmarthen Town, with squads made up of first team players and youth players. Goals from Steve Thompson, Jon Brown and youth player Sol Taylor saw a 3–1 win over Merthyr and a hat-trick from Paul Parry along with one from Rhys Kelleher and an own goal saw the other match end in a 5–0 win for Cardiff.[4] Several days later, Cardiff flew out to Portugal to take part in the Algarve Cup, along with Middlesbrough, Celtic and Vitória de Guimarães. Before the tournament they played a warm-up match against Portuguese side Vitoria de Setubal which ended in a 1–1 draw.

Their Algarve Cup tournament began with a match against Vitória de Guimarães, coming away with a 2–0 win with both goals being scored by summer signing Ross McCormack. In the second and final game of the tournament they overcame Scottish Premier League champions Celtic 1–0 with Joe Ledley scoring the only goal as Cardiff came away as the tournament winners.[5] Returning to Britain, they played out a 1–1 draw with Swindon Town followed by a 0–0 draw with Dutch side Ajax in their first home pre-season tie. They finished their pre-season schedule with a friendly against Chasetown with a team made up of senior and youth players. The match finished 2–2 with goals from Paul Parry and trialist Wilson Oruma.[6]

League

Cardiff City playing against Nottingham Forest on 31 January

Cardiff opened their season with a home tie against Southampton, the first time they had been handed a home tie on the opening day of the season for eleven years, and went on to win 2–1 after a last minute winner by Roger Johnson.[7] Propelled by the goals of summer signing Ross McCormack, Cardiff did not suffer a defeat until their ninth league game of the season when they lost 2–1 to Birmingham City,[8] but they bounced back quickly with a 2–1 win over Coventry City[9] three days later and the sides form through October, three wins and two draws, saw manager Dave Jones awarded the manager of the month award.

A slump in form saw three defeats in the next four games but despite the loss of form the side remained in the play-off zone. During the poor spell, former player Michael Chopra returned on loan just over a year after leaving the club in a club record £5m sale to Sunderland,[10] converting a penalty on his debut in a 2–1 win over Crytsal Palace on 15 November.[11] On 22 November, the second South Wales derby of the season took place, after an earlier meeting in the League Cup, with the match ending in a 2–2 draw with both sides being reduced to ten men due to red cards for Stephen McPhail and Darren Pratley.[12] The match was the second of what would become a three-month unbeaten spell which took the side through to the end of February without defeat until they lost 1–0 to Southampton,[13] a run which saw Cardiff rise to 4th place in the table.

The following game saw Cardiff win 3–1 against Barnsley, the first time in the season they had scored more than two goals in a single game. They went on to win 3 of their 6 matches in March before meeting local rivals Swansea City for the third time during the season on 5 April. The match ended in a 2–2 draw but was overshadowed by referee Mike Dean being struck by a coin thrown from the crowd.[14] The incident was condemned by chairman Peter Ridsdale and manager Dave Jones after the match.[15] Three consecutive wins for the side meant that with 4 games remaining they needed two points to secure a play-off place but they only managed one point during the final four games, in a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic, which would lead to them finishing in seventh place, missing out on a play-off spot to Preston North End on goals scored.[16]

Final league standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Burnley (O, P) 46 21 13 12 72 60 +12 76 Qualification for Championship play-offs
6 Preston North End 46 21 11 14 66 54 +12 74
7 Cardiff City 46 19 17 10 65 53 +12 74
8 Swansea City 46 16 20 10 63 50 +13 68
9 Ipswich Town 46 17 15 14 62 53 +9 66
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Player presentations

As part of the celebrations of the club's final year at Ninian Park former players and staff of the club were presented to the crowd at half-time during various home matches throughout the season. At the end of the season all the players were invited back for the final game at the ground against Ipswich Town.[17] The date, opponent and people presented were:

League Cup

Cardiff began their League cup campaign away to League Two side Bournemouth, coming away with a 2–1 win with both goals scored by Paul Parry in the opening twelve minutes of the match.[22] After coming through the second round with a 2–1 home win over Milton Keynes Dons, Cardiff were handed a third round tie against local rivals Swansea City in the first South Wales derby to take place in nine years. A heated encounter saw Swansea come away with a 1–0 after a deflected free-kick, with Cardiff being reduced to ten men after Stephen McPhail saw red for two bookable offences.[23] After the match fans from both clubs clashed with police.[24]

FA Cup

Entering the competition in the third round, Cardiff's first match in the FA Cup came up against fellow Championship side Reading, with goals from Ross McCormack and Joe Ledley putting Cardiff through to the next round with a 2–0 win. In the fourth round Cardiff were handed a lucrative home tie against Premier League side Arsenal. The match, taking place in a packed Ninian Park, finished in a 0–0 draw. The replay, which was originally set to be played on 3 February but was postponed due to heavy snowfall,[25] took place on 16 February, ending in a 4–0 win for Arsenal.[26]

Kits

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Last updated: 18 September 2012.
Source: Historical Football kits

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FIN Peter Enckelman
2 DF  SCO Kevin McNaughton
3 DF  NIR Tony Capaldi
4 MF  SCO Gavin Rae
5 DF  ENG Darren Purse (Captain)
6 DF  HUN Gábor Gyepes
7 MF  ENG Peter Whittingham
8 FW  ENG Jay Bothroyd
9 FW  USA Eddie Johnson (on loan from Fulham)
10 MF  EIR Stephen McPhail (Vice-Captain)
11 MF  WAL Paul Parry
12 DF  ENG Roger Johnson
13 GK  ENG Tom Heaton (on loan from Manchester United)
14 FW  GHA Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
15 DF  FRA Miguel Comminges
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  WAL Joe Ledley (Vice-Captain)
17 DF  EIR Darren Dennehy
18 FW  ENG Michael Chopra (on loan from Sunderland)
19 MF  ENG Riccardo Scimeca
20 GK  ENG Stuart Taylor (on loan from Aston Villa)
21 MF  EIR Mark Kennedy
22 GK  GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (on loan from Coventry City)
23 DF  WAL Darcy Blake
25 GK  POL Erwin Sak
26 MF  WAL Jonathan Brown
29 MF  SCO Chris Burke
31 DF  WAL Adam Matthews
32 DF  WAL Aaron Morris
44 FW  SCO Ross McCormack

Detailed Overview

No. Name Place of birth Date of birth Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Date joined Fee End1
1 Peter Enckelman Turku 10 March 1977 20 0 12 0 Blackburn Rovers 18 July 2008 Free 2010
2 Kevin McNaughton Dundee 28 August 1982 87 3 4 0 Aberdeen 26 May 2006 Free 2011
3 Tony Capaldi Porsgrunn 12 August 1981 54 0 21 0 Plymouth Argyle 25 May 2007 Free 2010
4 Gavin Rae Aberdeen 28 November 1977 55 4 14 0 Rangers 23 June 2007 Free 2010
5 Darren Purse Stepney 14 February 1977 99 12 West Bromwich Albion 28 July 2005 £1,000,000 2009
6 Gábor Gyepes Budapest 26 June 1981 23 1 Northampton Town 19 August 2008 £200,000 2013
7 Peter Whittingham Nuneaton 8 September 1984 70 13 Aston Villa 11 January 2007 £350,000 2011
8 Jay Bothroyd London 5 May 1982 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 August 2008 £350,000 2011
9 Eddie Johnson Bunnell 31 March 1984 42 12 Fulham 22 August 2008 Loan 2009
10 Stephen McPhail London 9 December 1979 97 3 10 1 Barnsley 13 June 2006 Free 2011
11 Paul Parry Chepstow 19 August 1980 168 23 12 1 Hereford United 9 January 2004 £75,000 2011
12 Roger Johnson Ashford 28 April 1987 85 9 Wycombe Wanderers 4 July 2006 £275,000 2012
13 Tom Heaton Chester 15 April 1986 Manchester United 23 May 2008 Loan 2009
14 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie Amsterdam 15 April 1986 5 1 Spartak Moscow 31 January 2009 Loan 2009
15 Miguel Comminges Les Abymes 16 March 1982 5 0 Swindon Town 1 May 2007 Free 2010
16 Joe Ledley Cardiff 23 January 1987 174 21 16 1 N/A 1 June 2004 Trainee 2010
17 Darren Dennehy Count Kerry 21 September 1988 Everton 28 June 2008 Free 2010
18 Michael Chopra Newcastle upon Tyne 23 December 1983 44 22 Sunderland 6 November 2008 Loan 2009
19 Riccardo Scimeca Leamington Spa 13 June 1975 66 6 West Bromwich Albion 13 January 2006 Free 2009
20 Stuart Taylor Romford 28 November 1980 Aston Villa 13 March 2009 Loan 2009
21 Mark Kennedy Dublin 15 May 1976 34 4 Crystal Palace 10 July 2008 Free 2010
22 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Thessaloniki 29 November 1978 Coventry City 9 February 2009 Loan 2009
23 Darcy Blake New Tredegar 13 December 1988 27 0 N/A 8 November 2006 Trainee 2011
25 Erwin Sak Lublin 15 February 1990 Sokół Pniewy 19 February 2008 Free 2009
26 Jonathan Brown Bridgend 17 April 1990 4 1 N/A 1 June 2007 Trainee 2009
29 Chris Burke Glasgow 2 December 1983 2 2 Rangers 9 January 2009 Free 2011
31 Adam Matthews Swansea 13 January 1992 N/A 14 January 2009 Trainee 2011
32 Aaron Morris Cardiff 30 December 1989 2 0 N/A 1 June 2007 Trainee 2010
44 Ross McCormack Glasgow 18 August 1986 1 0 Motherwell 28 June 2008 £110,000 2010

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Peter Enckelman 1501202010
2 DF Kevin McNaughton 4403903020
3 DF Tony Capaldi 50301010
4 MF Gavin Rae 4614113020
5 DF Darren Purse 2602301020
6 DF Glenn Loovens* 20100010
6 DF Gábor Gyepes 2922722000
7 MF Peter Whittingham 3843332031
8 FW Jay Bothroyd 441239123020
9 FW Eddie Johnson 3323021020
10 MF Stephen McPhail 3603201030
11 MF Paul Parry 4644023032
12 DF Roger Johnson 5154553030
13 GK Tom Heaton 2402101020
14 MF Wayne Routledge* 92920000
14 MF Quincy Owusu-Abeyie 40400000
15 DF Miguel Comminges 3303000030
16 MF Joe Ledley 4654043130
17 DF Darren Dennehy 00000000
18 FW Michael Chopra 2792790000
19 MF Riccardo Scimeca 60401010
20 FW Steve Thompson* 51410010
20 GK Stuart Taylor 80800000
21 MF Mark Kennedy 4003603010
22 GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 60600000
23 MF Darcy Blake 90701010
25 GK Erwin Sak 00000000
26 FW Jonathan Brown 00000000
29 MF Chris Burke 1611412000
31 DF Adam Matthews 00000000
32 DF Aaron Morris 10000010
44 FW Ross McCormack 442338213131
  • * Indicates player left club during the season.

Disciplinary record

NumberPosPlayer
4MFGavin Rae60
8FWJay Bothroyd50
15DFMiguel Comminges41
12DFRoger Johnson40
16MFJoe Ledley30
10MFStephen McPhail22
6DFGábor Gyepes21
44FWRoss McCormack21
5DFDarren Purse21
18FWMichael Chopra20
21MFMark Kennedy20
2DFKevin McNaughton20
14MFWayne Routledge20
7MFPeter Whittingham20
9FWEddie Johnson10
6DFGlenn Loovens10

Contracts

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
12 DF Johnson 26 Signed 3 years 2011 BBC Sport
6 DF Loovens 25 Rejected 2 years 2010 BBC Sport
11 MF Parry 28 Signed 2 years 2010 BBC Sport
19 MF Scimeca 34 Signed 1 year 2009 BBC Sport
7 MF Whittingham 24 Signed 3 years 2011 BBC Sport
2 DF McNaughton 26 Signed 3 years 2011 BBC Sport
6 DF Gyepes 27 Signed 3 years 2013 BBC Sport

Last updated:

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
15 DF Comminges 26EU Swindon Town Free Transfer Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
21 MF Kennedy 32EU Crystal Palace Free Transfer Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
1 GK Enckelman 31EU Blackburn Rovers Free Transfer Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
17 DF Dennehy 19EU Everton Free Transfer Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
44 FW McCormack 21EU Motherwell Transfer Summer 2010 £120,000 BBC Sport
8 FW Bothroyd 26EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer Summer 2011 £350,000 BBC Sport
6 DF Gyepes 27EU Northampton Town Transfer Summer 2010 £200,000 BBC Sport
29 MF Burke 25EU Rangers Free Transfer Winter 2011 Free BBC Sport

Loans in

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
13 GK Heaton 23 Manchester United 5 May 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
9 FW E Johnson 25 Fulham 22 August 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
18 FW Chopra 25 Sunderland 6 November 30 December BBC Sport BBC Sport
14 MF Routledge 23 Aston Villa 20 November 2 January Cardiff City BBC Sport
14 MF Owusu-Abeyie 23 Spartak Moscow 31 January 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
18 FW Chopra 25 Sunderland 2 February 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
22 GK Konstantopoulos 30 Coventry City 9 February 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
20 GK Taylor 28 Aston Villa 13 March 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Outs

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
15 GK Forde 28 Free Transfer Millwall Summer Free 7 0 BBC Sport
8 FW Fowler 33 Free Transfer Blackburn Rovers Summer Free 16 6 BBC Sport
27 FW Green 21 Free Transfer Torquay United Summer Free 7 0 BBC Sport
36 FW Hasselbaink 36 Retired Summer N/A 44 9
6 DF Loovens 24 Transfer Celtic Summer £2,500,000 113 7 BBC Sport
13 GK Oakes 34 Retired Summer N/A 15 0 BBC Sport
30 MF Ramsey 17 Transfer Arsenal Summer £4,800,000 22 3 BBC Sport
17 MF Sinclair 35 Retired Summer N/A 26 2 BBC Sport
28 DF Smith 18 Free Transfer Newport County Summer Free 0 0
20 FW Thompson 29 Free Transfer Burnley Summer Free 106 17 South Wales Echo
MF Flood 23 Transfer Celtic Winter Undisclosed 29 1 BBC Sport
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans Out

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
MF Flood 23 Dundee United 2 July 30 January BBC Sport BBC Sport
FW Feeney 28 Dundee United 7 July 19 May BBC Sport [ Evening Telegraph]
25 GK Sak 18 Newport County 2 September 2 October ENews
26 MF Brown 18 Wrexham 25 November 3 February BBC Sport South Wales Echo
17 DF Dennehy 20 Hereford United 13 March 13 April Hereford United Hereford Times
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures & results

Pre-season friendlies

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
12 JulMerthyr Tydfil
(Southern Premier Division)
AW 3 – 1Brown, Thompson, Taylor
12 JulCarmarthen Town
(Welsh Premier League)
AW 5 – 0Parry (3), Kelleher, OG
19 JulVitoria de Setubal
(Portuguese Liga)
AD 1 – 1Thompson
22 JulVitória de Guimarães
(Portuguese Liga)
AW 2 – 1McCormack (2)
24 JulCeltic
(Scottish Premier League)
NW 1 – 0Ledley
29 JulSwindon Town
(Football League One)
AD 1 – 1Parry
1 AugAjax
(Dutch Eredivisie)
HD 0 – 0
5 AugChasetown
(Southern Football League Division One Midlands)
AD 2 – 2Parry, Oruma

Championship

9 August 1 Cardiff City 2–1 Southampton Cardiff
15:00 Thompson  41'
R Johnson  90+1'
Report  45' McGoldrick Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,749
Referee: S Mathieson
16 August 2 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Doncaster
15:00 Guy  67' Report  88' McCormack Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,873
Referee: Mark Hasley
23 August 3 Cardiff City 2–2 Norwich City Cardiff
15:00 McCormack  3', 67' (pen.) Report  77', 81' Lupoli Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,032
Referee: A Taylor
30 August 4 Sheffield United 0–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29,226
Referee: C Webster
13 September 5 Cardiff City 0–0 Bristol City Cardiff
15:00 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,312
Referee: Peter Walton
16 September 6 Barnsley 0–1 Cardiff City Barnsley
19:45 Report  14' Whittingham Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,282
Referee: G Laws
20 September 7 Derby County 1–1 Cardiff City Derby
15:00 Albrechtsen  30' Report  69' (pen.) McCormack Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,007
Referee: M Haywood
27 September 8 Cardiff City 1–2 Birmingham City Cardiff
15:00 McCormack  86' Report  5' McFadden
 41' Owusu-Abeyie
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,304
Referee: Michael Jones
30 September 9 Cardiff City 2–1 Coventry City Cardiff
19:45 Bothroyd  31'
McCormack  85' (pen.)
Report  89' Dann Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,312
Referee: Roger East
4 October 10 Blackpool 1–1 Cardiff City Blackpool
15:00 Gow  90+5' Report  83' Parry Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,328
Referee: N Miller
18 October 11 Cardiff City 2–0 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:00 McCormack  18', 52' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,310
Referee: Kevin Friend
21 October 12 Watford 2–2 Cardiff City Watford
19:45 O'Toole  2'
Hoskins  24'
Report  72', 75' Bothroyd Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,461
Referee: R Beeby
25 October 13 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Cardiff City Nottingham
15:00 Report  54' (pen.) McCormack Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,468
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 October 14 Cardiff City 2–0 Blackpool Cardiff
19:45 Whittingham  83'
McCormack  86'
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,570
Referee: R Shoebridge
1 November 15 Cardiff City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
17:20 McCormack  19' Report  4' Iwelumo
 8' Ebanks-Blake
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,734
Referee: S Tanner
8 November 16 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Mahon  80' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,347
Referee: Lee Probert
15 November 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
15:00 Chopra  33' (pen.)
Ledley  53'
Report  37' Scannell Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,478
Referee: J Moss
22 November 18 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Cardiff City Plymouth
12:45 Mpenza  39'
Gallagher  41'
Report  62' Chopra Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,438
Referee: Paul Taylor
25 November 19 Cardiff City 2–2 Reading Cardiff
19:45 Routledge  10'
McCormack  41' (pen.)
Report  16' Doyle
 50' Gunnarsson
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,514
Referee: Peter Walton
30 November 20 Swansea City 2–2 Cardiff City Swansea
11:15 Pratley  19'
Pintado  61'
Report  45' Ledley
 48' (pen.) McCormack
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 18,053
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 December 21 Cardiff City 2–0 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 R Johnson  42'
Chopra  76' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,560
Referee: Andy D'Urso
9 December 22 Burnley 2–2 Cardiff City Burnley
19:45 Blake  14'
Thompson  76'
Report  26' Bothroyd
 47' Routledge
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,230
Referee: C Webster
13 December 23 Ipswich Town 1–2 Cardiff City Ipswich
15:00 Stead  42' Report  9' Bothroyd
 26' Gyepes
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,665
Referee: K Woolmer
20 December 24 Cardiff City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 Johnson  49'
Chopra  65' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,600
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 December 25 Reading 1–1 Cardiff City Reading
15:00 Federici  90+6' Report  89' Chopra Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 22,770
Referee: A Hall
28 December 26 Cardiff City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
15:00 Bothroyd  81' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,145
Referee: Stuart Attwell
17 January 27 Birmingham City 1–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 Bowyer  90+4' Report  61' Ledley Stadium: St Andrews
Attendance: 19,853
Referee: Michael Jones
28 January 28 Coventry City 0–2 Cardiff City Coventry
19:45 Report  34' Bothroyd
 61' McCormack
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,922
Referee: A Bates
31 January 29 Cardiff City 2–0 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:00 Parry  18'
Bothroyd  87'
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,779
Referee: G Hegley
22 February 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
15:00 Ebanks-Blake  11'
Konstantopoulos  81' (o.g.)
Report  31' Chopra
 48' R Johnson
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 22,093
Referee: Darren Deadman
25 February 31 Cardiff City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
19:45 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,340
Referee: Roger East
28 February 32 Southampton 1–0 Cardiff City Southampton
15:00 McGoldrick  11' (pen.) Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,526
Referee: K Wright
3 March 33 Cardiff City 3–1 Barnsley Cardiff
19:45 Ledley  4'
Chopra  43'
Whittingham  88'
Report  88' Macken Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,902
Referee: P Miller
7 March 34 Cardiff City 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Chopra  10'
Bothroyd  29'
E Johnson  60'
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,821
Referee: G Hegley
10 March 35 Norwich City 2–0 Cardiff City Norwich
19:45 Mooney  49'
McDonald  90+1'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,706
Referee: T Kettle
15 March 36 Bristol City 1–1 Cardiff City Bristol
13:15 Maynard  71' Report  88' McCormack Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 17,487
Referee: Lee Mason
18 March 37 Cardiff City 2–1 Watford Cardiff
19:45 Bothroyd  14'
McCormack  90+7' (pen.)
Report  10' (pen.) Smith Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,899
Referee: A Hall
22 March 38 Cardiff City 0–3 Sheffield United Cardiff
15:00 Report  25' (pen.) Cotterill
 46' Ward
 87' Quinn
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,942
Referee: Paul Taylor
5 April 39 Cardiff City 2–2 Swansea City Cardiff
11:00 Chopra  54'
McCormack  90+1' (pen.)
Report  11' Dyer
 88' Allen
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,156
Referee: Mike Dean
8 April 40 Cardiff City 4–1 Derby County Cardiff
19:45 R Johnson  16'
Rae  61'
Bothroyd  63'
E Johnson  79'
Report  90+2' (o.g.) E Johnson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,403
Referee: N Swarbrick
11 April 41 Crystal Palace 0–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 Report  22' (pen.) McCormack Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,814
Referee: R Booth
13 April 42 Cardiff City 3–1 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Bothroyd  74'
McCormack  85', 90+3'
Report  84' Blake Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,379
Referee: Lee Probert
18 April 43 Preston North End 6–0 Cardiff City Preston
15:00 Mellor  17', 41'
Parkin  51'
Kennedy  54' (o.g.)
Brown  75'
Williamson  86'
Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,692
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 April 44 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Cardiff City London
19:45 Shelvey  35'
Bailey  80'
Report  82' Burke
 89' Gyepes
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,390
Referee: Iain Williamson
25 April 45 Cardiff City 0–3 Ipswich Town Cardiff
15:00 Report  34' Couñago
 51' Norris
 90' Stead
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,129
Referee: S Mathieson
3 May 46 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
13:15 Johnson  71' Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 30,658
Referee: P Crossley

League Cup

12 August 1st Round Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City Bournemouth
19:45 Kuffour  28'  7', 12' Parry Stadium: Seward Stadium
Attendance: 3,399
Referee: G Horwood
26 August 2nd Round Cardiff City 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Cardiff
19:45 McCormack  45+3' (p)
Whittingham  58'
 75' Hanlon Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,334
Referee: R Shoebridge
23 September 3rd Round Swansea City 1–0 Cardiff City Swansea
19:45 Gómez  57' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 17,411
Referee: Alan Whiley

FA Cup

3 January 3rd Round Cardiff City 2–0 Reading Cardiff
15:00 McCormack  57'
Ledley  83'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,448
Referee: A Taylor
25 January 4th Round Cardiff City 0–0 Arsenal Cardiff
13:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,079
Referee: Martin Atkinson
16 February 4th Round replay Arsenal 4–0 Cardiff City London
19:45 Eduardo  20', 64' (p)
Bendtner  34'
van Persie  89'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 57,237
Referee: Mark Hasley

Overall summary

Backroom staff

Awards

Team

  • Algarve Cup – Winners
  • Welsh team of the year: Winners[27]

Individual

See also

Cardiff City F.C. seasons

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