2015–16 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 2015–16 season is Cardiff City's 99th season in their existence and the 88th in the Football League, their second consecutive season in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
2015–16 season | |
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Owner | Vincent Tan |
Chairman | Mehmet Dalman |
Manager | Russell Slade |
Stadium | Cardiff City Stadium |
Football League Championship | 8th |
FA Cup | Third Round |
League Cup | Second Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Anthony Pilkington (9) All: Anthony Pilkington (9) |
Highest home attendance | 28,680 (vs. Derby County, 2 Apr) |
Lowest home attendance | 4,782 (vs. Shrewsbury Town, 10 Jan) |
Competitions
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 74 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 69 | |
8 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 68 | |
9 | Brentford | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 72 | 67 | +5 | 65 | |
10 | Birmingham City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 63 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
- Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Kit
Supplier: adidas
Sponsor(s): Visit Malaysia
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Last updated: 14 September 2015.
Source: Historical Football Kits
Squad
No. | Name | Pos. | Nat. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps | Goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends | ||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | David Marshall | GK | ![]() | Glasgow | 31 | 274 | 0 | Norwich City | 12 May 2009 | £500,000 | 2018 | ||
21 | Simon Moore | GK | ![]() | Sandown | 26 | 23 | 0 | Brentford | 29 July 2013 | £150,000 | 2017 | ||
30 | Ben Wilson | GK | ![]() | Stanley | 23 | 2 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | November 2014 | Free | 2017 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | Lee Peltier | RB | ![]() | Liverpool | 30 | 58 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 24 January 2015 | Nominal | 2018 | ||
3 | Fábio | LB | ![]() | Rio de Janeiro | 25 | 68 | 1 | Manchester United | 29 January 2014 | Free | 2017 | ||
4 | Sean Morrison | CB | ![]() | Plymouth | 25 | 74 | 9 | Reading | 15 August 2014 | £2,620,000 | 2018 | ||
5 | Bruno Ecuele Manga | CB | ![]() | Libreville | 27 | 56 | 5 | Lorient | 1 September 2014 | £4,400,000 | 2017 | ||
6 | Ben Turner | CB | ![]() | Birmingham | 27 | 121 | 4 | Coventry City | 31 August 2011 | £750,000 | 2016 | ||
12 | Declan John | LB | ![]() | Merthyr Tydfil | 20 | 31 | 0 | Academy | 1 June 2013 | Trainee | 2018 | ||
16 | Matthew Connolly | CB | ![]() | Barnet | 28 | 110 | 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 August 2012 | £500,000 | 2019 | ||
28 | Scott Malone | LB | ![]() | Rowley Regis | 25 | 56 | 2 | Millwall | 7 January 2015 | £90,000 | 2017 | ||
29 | Semi Ajayi | CB | ![]() ![]() | London | 22 | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | 1 July 2015 | Free | 2017 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | Peter Whittingham | CM | ![]() | Nuneaton | 31 | 423 | 93 | Aston Villa | 11 January 2007 | £350,000 | 2017 | ||
8 | Joe Ralls | CM | ![]() | Aldershot | 23 | 94 | 6 | Academy | 30 September 2011 | Trainee | 2020 | ||
11 | Craig Noone | LW | ![]() | Liverpool | 28 | 134 | 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 August 2012 | £1,000,000 | 2018 | ||
13 | Anthony Pilkington | LW | ![]() ![]() | Blackburn | 28 | 62 | 10 | Norwich City | 15 August 2014 | £875,000 | 2017 | ||
15 | Kagisho Dikgacoi | DM | ![]() | Brandfort | 31 | 28 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 1 July 2014 | Free | 2017 | ||
17 | Aron Gunnarsson | CM | ![]() | Akureyri | 28 | 197 | 20 | Coventry City | 8 July 2011 | £350,000 | 2018 | ||
22 | Stuart O'Keefe | CM | ![]() | Eye | 25 | 33 | 2 | Crystal Palace | 28 January 2015 | £750,000 | 2018 | ||
23 | Matthew Kennedy | RW | ![]() | Irvine | 21 | 16 | 0 | Everton | 2 February 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 | ||
24 | Kadeem Harris | LW | ![]() | Westminster | 23 | 23 | 2 | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 January 2012 | £150,000 | 2017 | ||
27 | Lex Immers | AM | ![]() | The Hague | 30 | 15 | 5 | Feyenoord | 21 January 2016 | Loan | 2016 | ||
38 | Sammy Ameobi | WG/CF | ![]() ![]() | Newcastle upon Tyne | 24 | 38 | 1 | Newcastle United | 7 July 2015 | Loan | 2016 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
26 | Kenneth Zohore | CF | ![]() | Copenhagen | 22 | 12 | 2 | K.V. Kortrijk | 1 February 2016 | Loan | 2016 | ||
37 | Tom Lawrence | LW/SS | ![]() | Wrexham | 22 | 14 | 0 | Leicester City | 1 February 2016 | Loan | 2016 | ||
39 | Idriss Saadi | CF | ![]() | Valence | 24 | 2 | 0 | Clermont | 1 September 2015 | Undisclosed | 2018 | ||
Out on loan | |||||||||||||
9 | Kenwyne Jones | CF | ![]() | Point Fortin | 31 | 67 | 19 | Stoke City | 28 January 2014 | Part Exchange | 2016 | ||
14 | Federico Macheda | CF | ![]() | Rome | 24 | 31 | 8 | Manchester United | 1 July 2014 | Free | 2017 | ||
18 | Eoin Doyle | CF | ![]() | Dublin | 28 | 18 | 5 | Chesterfield | 2 February 2015 | £750,000 | 2018 | ||
36 | Adedeji Oshilaja | CB | ![]() | London | 23 | 3 | 0 | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | Undisclosed | ||
— | Tom Adeyemi | CM | ![]() | Norwich | 24 | 23 | 1 | Birmingham City | 7 August 2014 | £882,000 | 2017 | ||
— | Adam le Fondre | CF | ![]() | Stockport | 29 | 25 | 3 | Reading | 28 May 2014 | £2,170,000 | 2017 | ||
— | Filip Kiss | CM | ![]() | Dunajská Streda | 25 | 36 | 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 1 July 2012 | £500,000 | 2016 | ||
— | Joe Lewis | GK | ![]() | Bury St. Edmunds | 28 | 4 | 0 | Peterborough United | 25 May 2012 | Free | 2016 | ||
— | Etien Velikonja | CF | ![]() | Šempeter pri Gorici | 27 | 5 | 0 | Maribor | 25 July 2012 | £1,574,373 | 2016 |
^ Appearances and goals for the club are up to date as of 7 May 2016.
Statistics
- As of 7 May 2016
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
David Marshall | 39 | 0 | 39+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Lee Peltier | 43 | 0 | 38+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Fábio | 25 | 1 | 17+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Sean Morrison | 32 | 3 | 29+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Bruno Ecuele Manga | 27 | 2 | 19+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | ![]() |
Ben Turner | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Peter Whittingham | 37 | 6 | 34+2 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Joe Ralls | 44 | 1 | 42+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() |
Craig Noone | 41 | 6 | 24+14 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Declan John | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
13 | MF | ![]() |
Anthony Pilkington | 41 | 9 | 38+3 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | ![]() |
Kagisho Dikgacoi | 25 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | ![]() |
Matthew Connolly | 45 | 1 | 43+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ![]() |
Aron Gunnarsson | 29 | 2 | 16+12 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
21 | GK | ![]() |
Simon Moore | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
22 | MF | ![]() |
Stuart O'Keefe | 26 | 2 | 18+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
23 | MF | ![]() |
Matthew Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
24 | MF | ![]() |
Kadeem Harris | 8 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
26 | FW | ![]() |
Kenneth Zohore (on loan from K.V. Kortrijk) | 12 | 2 | 2+10 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
27 | MF | ![]() |
Lex Immers (on loan from Feyenoord) | 15 | 5 | 14+1 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
28 | DF | ![]() |
Scott Malone | 40 | 2 | 34+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
30 | GK | ![]() |
Ben Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
37 | FW | ![]() |
Tom Lawrence (on loan from Leicester City) | 14 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
38 | MF | ![]() |
Sammy Ameobi (on loan from Newcastle United) | 38 | 1 | 8+28 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
39 | FW | ![]() |
Idriss Saadi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
First team players out on loan: | |||||||||||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Kenwyne Jones | 20 | 5 | 15+4 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
14 | FW | ![]() |
Federico Macheda | 8 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
18 | FW | ![]() |
Eoin Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
Loan Players who returned to their parent clubs: | |||||||||||||
33 | FW | ![]() |
Tony Watt (on loan from Charlton Athletic) | 9 | 2 | 9+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
First team players that left the club: | |||||||||||||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Joe Mason | 24 | 6 | 21+2 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
19 | FW | ![]() |
Alex Revell | 13 | 1 | 7+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
20 | DF | ![]() |
Gabriel Tamas | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Captains
- As of 7 May
No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
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1 | GK | David Marshall | ![]() |
40 | Club Captain |
4 | DF | Sean Morrison | ![]() |
6 | Vice-Captain |
13 | MF | Anthony Pilkington | ![]() |
2 | |
7 | MF | Peter Whittingham | ![]() |
1 |
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
Goals record
- As of 7 May 2016
Rank | No. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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1 | 13 | MF | ![]() | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
2 | 7 | MF | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
FW | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
11 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
5 | FW | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
27 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
7 | 4 | DF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | 5 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
17 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
22 | MF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
26 | FW | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
28 | DF | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
14 | 3 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
38 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 55* | 0 | 2 | 56 |
- Total includes 1 own goal
Disciplinary Record
- As of 3 May 2016
Rank | No. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
1 | 3 | DF | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
2 | DF | ![]() | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
3 | 13 | MF | ![]() | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
5 | 7 | MF | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
6 | 4 | DF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
7 | 8 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
38 | MF | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
10 | 28 | DF | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
11 | 17 | MF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
13 | 1 | GK | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
16 | DF | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
37 | FW | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 79 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 4 |
Suspensions served
Date | Matches Missed | Player | Reason | Opponents Missed |
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2 May 2015 | 3 | David Marshall | ![]() | Fulham (H), QPR (A), Blackburn (A) |
3 October 2015 | 1 | Fábio | 5× ![]() | Preston (A) |
19 September 2015 | 2 | David Marshall | ![]() | Charlton (H), Brighton (A) |
23 January 2016 | 1 | Lee Peltier | ![]() ![]() | Huddersfield (A) |
13 February 2016 | 3 | Sammy Ameobi | ![]() | Brighton (H), Middlesbrough (A), Preston (H) |
8 March 2016 | 3 | Fábio | ![]() | Reading (H), Derby (A), Burnley (H) |
Contracts
Number | Position | Nationality | Name | Contract length | Status | Expiry Date | Ref. |
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55 | RB | ![]() | Jazzi Barnum-Bobb | 1 year | Extended | June 2016 | [1] |
— | CM | ![]() | Tyler Roche | 1 year | Extended | June 2016 | [1] |
— | CM | ![]() | Macauley Southam | 1 year | Signed | June 2016 | [1] |
60 | LB | ![]() | David Tutonda | 1 year | Extended | June 2016 | [1] |
— | CB | ![]() | Curtis Watkins | 1 year | Extended | June 2016 | [1] |
30 | GK | ![]() | Ben Wilson | 2 years | Signed | June 2017 | [1] |
17 | CM | ![]() | Aron Gunnarsson | 3 years | Signed | June 2018 | BBC Sport |
— | CF | ![]() | Rhys Healey | 3 years | Signed | June 2018 | Cardiff City F.C. Official Site |
8 | CM | ![]() | Joe Ralls | 5 years | Signed | June 2020 | BBC Sport |
16 | CB | ![]() | Matthew Connolly | 3 1/2 years | Signed | June 2019 | Cardiff City F.C. Official Site |
Transfers
In
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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1 July 2015 | CB | ![]() ![]() | Semi Ajayi | Arsenal | Free transfer | Cardiff City F.C. |
24 July 2015 | CB | ![]() | Jordan Blaise | Girondins de Bordeaux | Free transfer[lower-alpha 1] | Cardiff City F.C. |
26 August 2015 | CB | ![]() | Gabriel Tamaș | Unattached | Free transfer | Cardiff City F.C. |
31 August 2015 | CF | ![]() | Idriss Saadi | Clermont Foot | Undisclosed | Cardiff City F.C. |
4 September 2015 | LB | ![]() | Marco Weymans | PSV Eindhoven | Undisclosed[lower-alpha 1] | Cardiff City F.C. |
- Joined the U21 squad.
Loans in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
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7 July 2015 | WG | ![]() ![]() | Sammy Ameobi | Newcastle United | End of season | Cardiff City FC |
23 November 2015 | CF | ![]() | Tony Watt | Charlton Athletic | 16 January 2016 | BBC Sport |
21 January 2016 | AM | ![]() | Lex Immers | Feyenoord | End of Season | BBC Sport |
1 February 2016 | CF | ![]() | Kenneth Zohore | K.V. Kortrijk | End of Season | BBC Sport |
1 February 2016 | LW | ![]() | Tom Lawrence | Leicester City | End of Season | Wales Online |
Out
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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9 June 2015 | GK | ![]() | Charlie Horton | Leeds United | Free transfer | BBC Sport |
15 June 2015 | RB | ![]() | Kevin Theophile-Catherine | Saint-Étienne | £1.4m | BBC Sport |
26 June 2015 | CB | ![]() | Maximiliano Amondarain | Free agent | Released | Cardiff City F.C. |
1 July 2015 | RM | ![]() | Anthony Bell | Shildon | Released | [1] |
1 July 2015 | CM | ![]() | Jaye Bowen | Merthyr Tydfil | Released | [1] |
1 July 2015 | CF | ![]() | Gethyn Hill | Merthyr Tydfil | Released | [1] |
1 July 2015 | CF | ![]() | Danny Johnson | Gateshead | Released | [1][lower-alpha 1] |
1 July 2015 | GK | ![]() | Joe Massaro | Barry Town | Released | [1] |
1 July 2015 | CF | ![]() | Nicky Maynard | Milton Keynes Dons | Released | Cardiff City F.C.[lower-alpha 2] |
1 July 2015 | RB | ![]() | Kevin McNaughton | Wigan Athletic | Released | Cardiff City F.C.[lower-alpha 3] |
1 July 2015 | LB | ![]() | Kane Owen | Aberystwyth Town | Released | [1] |
1 July 2015 | DM | ![]() | Ben Watkins | Free agent | Released | [1] |
1 July 2015 | CB | ![]() | Bradley Wickham | Free agent | Released | [1] |
1 July 2015 | CM | ![]() | Bradley Williams | Free agent | Released | [1] |
1 July 2015 | CB | ![]() | Josh Yorwerth | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | BBC Sport |
3 August 2015 | CB | ![]() | Ben Nugent | Crewe Alexandra | Free transfer | Cardiff City F.C. |
31 August 2015 | CF | ![]() | Javi Guerra | Rayo Vallecano | Undisclosed | Cardiff City F.C. |
28 January 2016 | CF | ![]() | Joe Mason | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £3m | BBC Sport |
1 February 2016 | CF | ![]() | Alex Revell | Milton Keynes Dons | Free | BBC Sport |
1 February 2016 | CB | ![]() | Gabriel Tamas | Unattached | Free | Cardiff City F.C. |
- Johnson joined Gateshead following release.
- Maynard joined MK Dons following release.BBC Sport
- McNaughton joined Wigan Athletic following release.
Total income: £4,400,000
Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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14 July 2015 | CM | ![]() | Tom Adeyemi | Leeds United | End of season | Cardiff City FC |
24 July 2015 | CB | ![]() | Adedeji Oshilaja | Gillingham | 3 January 2016 | Cardiff City FC |
3 August 2015 | CF | ![]() | Adam Le Fondre | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season | BBC Sport |
7 August 2015 | LB | ![]() | David Tutonda | York City | January 2016 | BBC Sport |
19 August 2015 | CM | ![]() | Filip Kiss | FK Haugesund | End of season | Cardiff City F.C. |
22 August 2015 | LW | ![]() | Kadeem Harris | Barnsley | 21 August 2015 | Cardiff City F.C. |
24 August 2015 | GK | ![]() | Joe Lewis | Fulham | End of season | Cardiff City F.C. |
31 August 2015 | CF | ![]() | Etien Velikonja | Lierse | End of season | Cardiff City F.C. |
1 September 2015 | CF | ![]() | Eoin Doyle | Preston North End | End of season | Cardiff City F.C. |
1 September 2015 | CF | ![]() | Rhys Healey | Dundee | 3 January 2016 | Cardiff City F.C. |
29 September 2015 | CB | ![]() | Semi Ajayi | AFC Wimbledon | 25 October 2015 | Cardiff City F.C. |
13 October 2015 | RB | ![]() | Jazzi Barnum-Bobb | Newport County | 2 January 2016 | Cardiff City F.C.[lower-alpha 1] |
13 October 2015 | CM | ![]() | Tommy O'Sullivan | Newport County | 2 January 2016 | Cardiff City F.C. |
20 October 2015 | GK | ![]() | Ben Wilson | AFC Wimbledon | 14 December 2015 | BBC Sport[lower-alpha 2] |
11 November 2015 | FW | ![]() | Alex Revell | Wigan Athletic | 23 January 2016 | Cardiff City F.C. |
18 November 2015 | CB | ![]() | Ben Turner | Coventry City | 23 December 2015 | BBC Sport[lower-alpha 3] |
26 November 2015 | CB | ![]() | Semi Ajayi | Crewe Alexandra | 5 January 2016 | Sky Sports |
5 January 2016 | CF | ![]() | Kenwyne Jones | Al Jazira | End of Season | Cardiff City F.C. |
25 January 2016 | RW | ![]() | Matthew Kennedy | Port Vale | End of Season | BBC Sport |
18 February 2016 | LB | ![]() | Declan John | Chesterfield | End of Season | BBC Sport |
10 March 2016 | CM | ![]() | Tommy O'Sullivan | Newport County | End of Season | BBC Sport |
11 March 2016 | CF | ![]() | Federico Macheda | Nottingham Forest | End of Season | BBC Sport |
14 March 2016 | CB | ![]() | Deji Oshilaja | Gillingham | End of Season | BBC Sport |
Fixtures and Results
Pre-season
15 July 2015 Friendly | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Nailsworth |
19:30 BST | O'Connor ![]() |
Report | Mason ![]() |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,125 |
18 July 2015 Friendly | Shrewsbury Town | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Shrewsbury |
19:30 BST | Akpa Akpro ![]() Collins ![]() |
Report | Mason ![]() Pilkington ![]() |
Stadium: New Meadow |
18 July 2015 Friendly | Carmarthen Town | 0–1 | Cardiff City XI | Carmarthen |
15:00 BST | Report | Rees ![]() |
Stadium: Richmond Park Referee: Richard Harrington |
21 July 2015 Friendly | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Putten, Netherlands |
19:00 BST | Report | Manga ![]() Pilkington ![]() |
Stadium: Sportpark Puttereng |
24 July 2015 Friendly | Sparta Rotterdam | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Unknown |
17:00 BST | Report | ![]() |
28 July 2015 Friendly | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Watford | Cardiff |
19:45 BST | Mason ![]() |
Report | Deeney ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium |
31 July 2015 Friendly | Bournemouth | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Bournemouth |
19:45 BST | Rantie ![]() Pugh ![]() |
Report | Ralls ![]() Revell ![]() |
Stadium: Dean Court |
Football League Championship
8 August 2015 1 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Fulham | Cardiff |
12:00 BST | Noone ![]() |
BBC Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,429 Referee: Darren Bond |
15 August 2015 2 | Queen's Park Rangers | 2–2 | Cardiff City | London |
17:15 BST | Hill ![]() Austin ![]() |
BBC report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,927 Referee: Simon Hooper |
Note: Televised Live on Sky |
18 August 2015 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Blackburn |
19:45 BST | Hanley ![]() |
BBC Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,025 Referee: Scott Duncan (Northumberland) |
22 August 2015 4 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cardiff |
17:15 BST | Jones ![]() Ameobi ![]() |
BBC Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 14,820 Referee: Andy Davies | |
Note: Televised Live on Sky |
29 August 2015 5 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
15:00 BST | Antonio ![]() |
BBC Sport | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 18,762 Referee: Oliver Langford |
12 September 2015 6 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Huddersfield | Cardiff |
15:00 BST | Pilkington ![]() Mason ![]() |
BBC Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,715 Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire) |
15 September 2015 7 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Hull City | Cardiff |
19:45 BST | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,763 Referee: Chris Sarginson (Staffordshire) |
19 September 2015 8 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Rotherham |
15:00 BST | Odjidja-Ofoe ![]() Connolly ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,935 Referee: Keith Hill (Hertfordshire) |
26 September 2015 9 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Cardiff |
15:00 BST | Mason ![]() Morrison ![]() |
BBC Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,980 Referee: Andy Madley |
3 October 2015 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Brighton |
15:00 BST | Stephens ![]() |
BBC Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 26,399 Referee: Charles Breakspear (Surrey) |
17 October 2015 11 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Preston |
15:00 BST | BBC Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,125 Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire) |
20 October 2015 12 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
19:45 BST | Friend ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,371 Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northampton) |
26 October 2015 13 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Bristol City | Cardiff |
19:45 GMT | BBC Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,287 Referee: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire) | ||
Note: Televised Live on Sky |
31 October 2015 14 | Ipswich | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | BBC Report | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,169 Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire) |
3 November 2015 15 | Leeds United | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Leeds |
19:45 GMT | Mowatt ![]() |
BBC Report | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,914 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
7 November 2015 16 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Reading | Cardiff |
15:00 GMT | Jones ![]() Connolly ![]() |
BBC Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,414 Referee: Keith Stroud (Hampshire) |
21 November 2015 17 | Derby County | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Derby |
15:00 GMT | Thorne ![]() Weimann ![]() |
BBC Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 29,526 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
28 November 2015 18 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Burnley | Cardiff |
15:00 GMT | Gunnarsson ![]() Morrison ![]() |
BBC Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,133 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
5 December 2015 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
15:00 GMT | Madine ![]() Casado Dervite ![]() |
BBC Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,241 Referee: Tony Harrington |
12 December 2015 20 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cardiff |
15:00 GMT | Noone ![]() Pilkington ![]() |
BBC Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 14,256 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
15 December 2015 21 | Cardiff City | 3–2 | Brentford | Cardiff |
19:45 GMT | Watt ![]() Jones ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 12,729 Referee: Simon Hooper |
18 December 2015 22 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Birmingham |
19:45 GMT | Caddis ![]() |
BBC Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Stadium Attendance: 14,414 Referee: David Coote (Note Coote was a late replacement for Keith Stroud) | |
Note: Televised Live on Sky |
26 December 2015 23 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Milton Keynes |
15:00 GMT | Maynard ![]() Murphy ![]() |
Report | Noone ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: Iain Williamson Referee: 12,510 |
29 December 2015 24 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Cardiff |
19:45 GMT | Gunnarsson ![]() |
Report | Burke ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,461 Referee: Tim Robinson |
2 January 2016 25 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff |
15:00 GMT | Mason ![]() |
BBC Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 14,385 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
13 January 2016 26 | Hull City | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Hull |
19:45 GMT | Hernández ![]() Clucas ![]() |
Report | Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 15,549 Referee: Scott Duncan |
16 January 2016 27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Wolverhampton |
15:00 GMT | Zyro ![]() |
BBC Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 24,238 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
23 January 2016 28 | Cardiff City | 2–2 | Rotherham United | Cardiff |
15:00 GMT | Pilkington ![]() Peltier |
BBC Report | Newell ![]() Pilkington ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 14,885 Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire) |
30 January 2016 29 | Huddersfield | 2–3 | Cardiff City | Huddersfield |
15:00 GMT | Wells ![]() Bunn ![]() |
BBC Report | Whittingham ![]() Immers ![]() |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 11,002 Referee: David Webb (County Durham) |
6 February 2016 30 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Cardiff |
15:00 GMT | BBC Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 13,833 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
13 February 2016 31 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 GMT | Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,755 Referee: Iain Williamson |
20 February 2016 32 | Cardiff City | 4–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff |
12:30 GMT | Whittingham ![]() Pilkington ![]() Immers ![]() |
BBC Report | Stephens ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 14,143 Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire) |
Note: Televised Live on Sky |
23 February 2016 33 | Middlesbrough | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Middlesbrough |
19:45 GMT | Connolly ![]() Ramírez ![]() Nugent ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: The Riverside Attendance: 24,322 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
27 February 2016 34 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Preston North End | Cardiff |
15:00 GMT | Pilkington ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,566 Referee: Brendan Malone |
5 March 2016 35 | Bristol City | 0–2 | Cardiff | Bristol |
12:00 GMT | Report | Immers ![]() O'Keefe ![]() |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,758 Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire) |
8 March 2016 36 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Leeds United | Cardiff |
19:45 GMT | Fábio ![]() ![]() |
Report | Doukara ![]() Antenucci ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,273 Referee: Darren Deadman |
12 March 2016 37 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff |
15:00 GMT | Ecuele ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,175 Referee: Andy Madley (West Yorkshire) |
19 March 2016 38 | Reading | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Reading |
15:00 GMT | McCleary ![]() John ![]() |
Report | Connolly ![]() Immers ![]() Pilkington ![]() |
Stadium: Madjeski Stadium Attendance: 17,407 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
2 April 2016 39 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Derby County | Cardiff |
15:00 BST | Ecuele ![]() O'Keefe ![]() |
BBC Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 28,680 Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Manchester) |
5 April 2016 40 | Burnley | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Burnley |
19:45 BST | BBC Report | Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 15,740 Referee: Geoff Eltringham (Tyne and Wear) |
9 April 2016 41 | Fulham | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London |
15:00 BST | Parker ![]() Hyndman ![]() |
BBC Sport | ![]() |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,149 Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire) |
16 April 2016 42 | Cardiff City | 0–0 | Queen's Park Rangers | Cardiff |
15:00 BST | BBC Sport | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 27,874 Referee: Steve Martin (Staffordshire) |
19 April 2016 43 | Brentford | 2–1 | Cardiff City | London |
19:45 BST | Hogan ![]() |
BBC Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 8,363 Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire) |
23 April 2016 44 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff |
15:00 BST | Zohore ![]() Whittingham ![]() |
Report | ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 24,189 Referee: Lee Collins |
30 April 2016 45 | Sheffield Wed | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Sheffield |
15:00 BST | Hooper ![]() Peltier |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 31,843 Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire) |
7 May 2016 46 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Birmingham | Cardiff |
12:30 BST | Connolly ![]() Pilkington ![]() Lawrence ![]() Whittingham ![]() Turner ![]() |
Report | Cotterill ![]() Spector ![]() Kieftenbeld ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,022 Referee: Peter Bankes (Merseyside) |
FA Cup
10 January 2016 Third Round | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Cardiff |
18:00 GMT | Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 4,782 Referee: Peter Bankes | |
Note: Televised Live on S4C |
League Cup
11 August 2015 First round | Cardiff City | 1–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Cardiff |
19:45 BST | Noone ![]() |
BBC Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Brendan Malone |
25 August 2015 Second round | MK Dons | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Cardiff City | Milton Keynes |
19:45 BST | Baker ![]() Murphy ![]() |
BBC report | Revell ![]() |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 5,617 Referee: Tim Robinson |
Development Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club staff
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References
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- "Newport County: O'Sullivan and Barnum-Bobb extend loan deals". BBC Sport. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
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- "Football Club Directors". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- "Holding Company Directors". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- "New Club Secretary". Retrieved 25 August 2015.