2019–20 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Cardiff City's 121st season in their existence and their first back in the EFL Championship. Cardiff were relegated to the second tier of English football after finishing 18th in the 2018–19 Premier League. Along with competing in the EFL Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 July 2020.

Cardiff City
2019–20 season
OwnerVincent Tan
ChairmanMehmet Dalman
ManagerNeil Warnock
(until 11 November)[1]
Neil Harris
(From 16 November)[2]
StadiumCardiff City Stadium
Championship5th
FA CupFourth Round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Tomlin (8)
All:
Lee Tomlin (9)
Highest home attendance28,529 (vs. Swansea City, 12 Jan 20)
Lowest home attendance4,111 (vs. Luton Town, 27 Aug 19)
Average home league attendance20,738

On 11 November 2019, Neil Warnock resigned as manager, Cardiff were 14th in the league, he was later replaced by Neil Harris on 16 November.[1][2]

Due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, all English football leagues were postponed until 30 April.[3] The season restarted on 20 June 2020.

First-team squad
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Caps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1Neil EtheridgeGKLondon301020Walsall1 July 2017Free2021
12Alex SmithiesGKHuddersfield30370Queens Park Rangers1 July 2018£4,000,0002022
25Joe DayGKBrighton2920Newport County1 July 2019Free2021
Defenders
2Dion SandersonRBWednesfield20100Wolverhampton Wanderers31 January 2020Loan2020
3Joe BennettLBRochdale301484Aston Villa27 August 2016Free2021
4Sean MorrisonCBPlymouth2923525Reading15 August 2014£3,180,0002022
5Aden FlintCBPinxton30304Middlesbrough19 July 2019£4,000,0002022
16Curtis NelsonCBNewcastle-under-Lyme27362Oxford United1 July 2019Free2021
18Greg CunninghamLBGalway2980Preston North End1 July 2018£4,000,0002021
22Sol BambaCB Ivry-sur-Seine3511010Free agent11 October 2016Free2021
24Brad SmithLBPenrith2630AFC Bournemouth30 January 2020Loan2020
30Ciaron BrownCBHillingdon2210WealdstoneJanuary 2018Trainee2020
Midfielders
6Will VaulksDMWirral26344Rotherham United1 July 2019£2,100,0002022
7Leandro BacunaCM/RBGroningen28561Reading31 January 2019£4,000,0002023
8Joe RallsCM/LMAldershot2723925Academy30 September 2011Trainee2022
11Josh MurphyLWWembley256311Norwich City12 June 2018£11,000,0002022
13Callum PatersonCM/RB/CFLondon2510621Heart of Midlothian1 July 2017£400,0002022
15Marlon PackCMPortsmouth29422Bristol City8 August 2019Undisclosed2022
19Nathaniel Mendez-LaingRW/LWBirmingham289114Rochdale1 July 2017Free2021
20Gavin WhyteRWBelfast24301Oxford United30 July 2019£2,000,0002023
31Aaron BolgerCMDublin2000Shamrock Rovers2 July 2019Undisclosed2020
33Junior HoilettLW/RWBrampton3016023Free agent10 October 2016Free2021
Forwards
9Robert GlatzelCFFürstenfeldbruck263581. FC Heidenheim31 July 2019£5,500,0002022
10Isaac VassellCFNewquay2631Birmingham City8 August 2019Undisclosed2022
17Lee TomlinSS/WGLeicester315210Bristol City13 July 2017Undisclosed2022
23Danny WardCF/LWBradford296913Rotherham United1 July 2017£1,600,0002020
Mark HarrisLW/CFSwansea2120Academy8 January 2017Trainee2020
Out on loan

^ Appearances and goals for the club and contracts are up to date as of 31 July 2020.

Statistics
As of 31 July 2020
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague CupPlay-Offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Neil Etheridge 17016+001+000+000+00
2 DF Dion Sanderson 1009+100+000+000+00
3 DF Joe Bennett 48042+002+200+002+00
4 DF Sean Morrison 39435+141+000+002+00
5 DF Aden Flint 30426+023+021+000+00
6 MF Will Vaulks 34418+944+001+001+10
7 MF Leandro Bacuna 45135+612+000+002+00
8 MF Joe Ralls 31725+272+000+002+00
9 FW Robert Glatzel 35823+772+110+001+10
10 FW Isaac Vassell 310+210+001+000+00
11 MF Josh Murphy 33816+1154+030+001+10
12 GK Alex Smithies 36031+003+000+002+00
13 MF Callum Paterson 42718+1853+121+000+10
15 MF Marlon Pack 42232+521+200+002+00
16 DF Curtis Nelson 36231+210+001+002+01
17 FW Lee Tomlin 36924+980+100+002+01
19 MF Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 29321+630+000+002+00
20 MF Gavin Whyte 30115+904+011+000+10
22 DF Sol Bamba 901+404+000+000+00
23 FW Danny Ward 3387+2173+010+001+10
24 DF Brad Smith 300+300+000+000+00
25 GK Joe Day 200+100+001+000+00
30 DF Ciaron Brown 100+000+001+000+00
33 MF Junior Hoilett 45729+1270+101+002+00
34 MF James Waite 100+000+000+100+00
39 DF Joel Bagan 100+001+000+000+00
40 MF Tom Sang 100+000+100+000+00
Players who left the club:
2 DF Lee Peltier 25024+100+000+000+00
14 FW Bobby Decordova-Reid 101+000+000+000+00
14 FW Albert Adomah 909+000+000+000+00
24 FW Gary Madine 905+300+000+100+00
21 DF Jazz Richards 14011+102+000+000+00
27 FW Omar Bogle 1212+910+001+000+00
32 DF Cameron Coxe 300+002+001+000+00
35 FW Shamar Moore 100+000+000+100+00

Goals record
As of 31 July 2020
RankNo.Nat.Po.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupPlay-OffsTotal
1 17SSLee Tomlin80019
2 9CFRobert Glatzel71008
11LWJosh Murphy53008
23CFDanny Ward71008
4 8CMJoe Ralls70007
13CMCallum Paterson52007
33LWJunior Hoilett70007
9 4CBSean Morrison40004
5CBAden Flint22004
6CMWill Vaulks40004
12 19RWNathaniel Mendez-Laing30003
13 15CMMarlon Pack20002
16CBCurtis Nelson10012
15 7CMLeandro Bacuna10001
10CFIsaac Vassell10001
20RWGavin Whyte01001
27CFOmar Bogle10001
Own Goals30003
Total66100278

Disciplinary record
As of 31 July 2020
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-Offs Total
     
1 17SSLee Tomlin800000000000800
2 6DMWill Vaulks300200100100700
7CMLeandro Bacuna500000000200700
33LWJunior Hoilett600000000100700
5 4CBSean Morrison401000000100501
8CMJoe Ralls500000000100600
11LWJosh Murphy400200000000600
8 3LBJoe Bennett500000000000500
21RBJazz Richards400100000000500
10 15CMMarlon Pack400000000000400
10 2RBLee Peltier300000000000300
16CBCurtis Nelson300000000000300
12 2RBDion Sanderson200000000000200
5CBAden Flint200000000000200
13CMCallum Paterson200000000000200
14RWAlbert Adomah200000000000200
20RWGavin Whyte100100000000200
24CFGary Madine200000000000200
19 9CFRobert Glatzel100000000000100
12GKAlex Smithies100000000000100
14CFBobby Decordova-Reid100000000000100
23CFDanny Ward001000000000001
27CFOmar Bogle100000000000100
Total69026001006008202

Contracts
Date Position Nationality Name Status Contract Length Expiry Date Ref.
13 December 2019CBSol BambaSigned1 yearJune 2021[4]
10 January 2020SSLee TomlinSigned2 yearsJune 2022[5]
25 June 2020CFDanny WardSigned2 MonthsAugust 2020[6]

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019GKJoe Day Newport CountyFree transfer[7]
1 July 2019CBCurtis Nelson Oxford UnitedFree transfer[8]
1 July 2019DMWill Vaulks Rotherham UnitedUndisclosed[lower-alpha 1][9]
2 July 2019CMAaron Bolger Shamrock RoversUndisclosed[10]
19 July 2019CBAden Flint MiddlesbroughUndisclosed[lower-alpha 2][11]
30 July 2019RWGavin Whyte Oxford UnitedUndisclosed[lower-alpha 3][12]
31 July 2019CFRobert Glatzel FC HeidenheimUndisclosed[lower-alpha 4][13]
8 August 2019CMMarlon Pack Bristol CityUndisclosed[14]
8 August 2019CFIsaac Vassell Birmingham CityUndisclosed[15]
27 August 2019GKBrian MurphyFree AgentFree[16]
7 November 2019LBArmand Traoré Çaykur RizesporFree[17]
  • Spent - Undisclosed (~ £13,600,000)
  1. Fee reported to be an initial £2,100,000 with further add ons
  2. Fee reported to be an initial £4,000,000 with further add ons
  3. Fee reported to be £2,000,000
  4. Fee reported to be £5,500,000

Loans in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
30 January 2020LBBrad Smith Bournemouth30 June 2020[18]
31 January 2020LWAlbert Adomah Nottingham Forest30 June 2020[19]
31 January 2020RBDion Sanderson Wolverhampton Wanderers30 June 2020[19]

Loans out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 July 2019LWMark Harris Wrexham30 June 2020[20]
24 July 2019RBConnor Davies Weston-super-Mare30 June 2020[21]
8 August 2019LBGreg Cunningham Blackburn Rovers30 June 2020[22]
8 August 2019CFBobby Reid Fulham24 January 2020[23][24]
16 August 2019LBDaniel Martin Weston-super-MareFebruary 2020[25]
13 September 2019CBJack Bodenham Hereford1 January 2020[26]
8 January 2019CBCiaron Brown Livingston30 June 2020[27]
28 January 2020GKJoe Day AFC Wimbledon30 June 2020[28]
31 January 2020CFOmar Bogle ADO Den Haag11 May 2020[29]
14 February 2020LBJoel Bagan Notts CountyMarch 2020[30]

Transfers out
Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019GKJordan Duffey Free agentReleased[31]
1 July 2019MFTyrone Duffus Warrington TownReleased[31][32]
1 July 2019CMAron Gunnarsson Al-ArabiFree transfer[33]
1 July 2019RMKadeem Harris Sheffield WednesdayReleased[31][34]
1 July 2019CFJack McKay ChesterfieldFree transfer[35]
1 July 2019GKBrian MurphyFree AgentFree[31]
1 July 2019CMStuart O'Keefe GillinghamReleased[31][36]
1 July 2019CBAdam Sharif Free agentReleased[31]
1 July 2019AMHenry Smith Free agentReleased[31]
16 July 2019CFRhys Healey Milton Keynes DonsUndisclosed[37]
19 July 2019CBBruno Ecuele Manga DijonUndisclosed[lower-alpha 1][38]
19 July 2019CFKenneth Zohore West Bromwich AlbionUndisclosed[lower-alpha 2][40]
9 August 2019CMLoïc Damour Heart of MidlothianUndisclosed[41]
7 January 2020LBArmand Traoré Free agentReleased[42]
9 January 2020CFGary Madine BlackpoolMutual consent[43][44]
24 January 2020AMBobby Decordova-Reid FulhamUndisclosed[24]
31 January 2020RBLee Peltier West Bromwich AlbionFree Transfer[45]
12 February 2020GKBrian Murphy WaterfordFree Transfer[46]
30 June 2020CFOmar BogleFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020GKWarren BurwoodFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020CBMatthew ConnollyFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020RBCameron CoxeFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020RBConnor DaviesFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020CMJacob EvansFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020LMLloyd HumphriesFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020CBTrystan JonesFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020CFShamar MooreFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020CBRyan PryceFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020RBJazz RichardsFree AgentReleased[47]
30 June 2020CMSion SpenceFree AgentReleased[6]
30 June 2020CMLaurence WoottonFree AgentReleased[6]
  • Income : Undisclosed (~ £11,000,000)
  1. Fee reported to be £3,000,000
  2. Fee reported to be £8,000,000[39]

Pre-season

The Bluebirds announced pre-season fixtures against Taff's Well,[48] San Antonio,[49] New Mexico United,[49] Real Valladolid[49] and OGC Nice.[50]

5 July 2019 Friendly Taff's Well 1–5 Cardiff City Taff's Well
17:00 BST French  21' Report Evans  16' (pen.)
Wootton  19'
Griffiths  66'
Mayembe  72'
Davies  88'		 Stadium: Rhiw'r Ddar
13 July 2019 Friendly San Antonio FC 0–1 Cardiff City San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
19:00 CDT Report Murphy  56' (pen.) Stadium: Toyota Field
18 July 2019 Friendly New Mexico United 1–1 Cardiff City Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
20:45 MDT Akamatsu  3' Report Bogle  63' Stadium: UNM Soccer Stadium
20 July 2019 Friendly Real Valladolid 1–1 (2–4 p) Cardiff City Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
20:30 MDT Barba  60' Report Bogle  41'
27 July 2019 Friendly Cardiff City 1–0 OGC Nice Cardiff
15:00 BST Ralls  1' Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Competitions

Championship
Main article: 2019–20 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 22 17 7 77 45 +32 83 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 +42 81 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Fulham (O, P) 46 23 12 11 64 48 +16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 +10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 +9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 +8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 +6 68
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[51]
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 19 16 11 68 58  +10 73 11 9 3 35 21  +14 8 7 8 33 37  −4

Last updated: 22 July 2020.
Source:

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWLWDDDWDWLDDLWLDWWWLDDDWLDDWDWWDLLDWWWDWLLWWW
Position14121912141314131210111113141414161010891212111012121312118891010119766666665
Updated to match(es) played on 22 July 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.[52]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Wigan Athletic 3–2 Cardiff City Wigan
15:00 BST Windass 49'  63'
Jacobs  59'
Garner  66'
Evans  75'
Byrne  90+1'		 Report Ralls  7'  20'
Reid  44'
Murphy  45+1'
Flint  66'
Bogle  70'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 12,169
Referee: David Webb (Lancashire)
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Cardiff City 2–1 Luton Town Cardiff
15:00 BST Murphy  21'
Paterson  45+1'
Flint  52'
Vassell  90+6'		 Report Collins  61'
Pearson  86'
Potts  90+5'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 24,724
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
18 August 2019 (2019-08-18) 3 Reading 3–0 Cardiff City Reading
12:00 BST Pușcaș  25', 40'
Moore  42'
Swift  83'
Méïté 90+1'		 Report Bacuna  8'
Ralls  45'		 Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 14252
Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 August 2019 (2019-08-21) 4 Cardiff City 2–1 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
19:45 BST Ralls  42'
Bennett  56'
Hoilett  88'		 Report Chalobah  50'
Elphick  80'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,821
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia & Lancashire)
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Cardiff City Blackburn
15:00 BST Bennett  33' Report Tomlin  55'
Bogle  72'
Bennett  86'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,291
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
30 August 2019 (2019-08-30) 6 Cardiff City 1–1 Fulham Cardiff
19:45 BST Murphy  42'
Bacuna  80'		 Report Mitrović  45'
Arter  66'  68'
Bettinelli  72'
Mawson  85'
Cairney  89'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,631
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 September 2019 (2019-09-13) 7 Derby County 1–1 Cardiff City Derby
19:45 BST Malone  6'
Keogh  18'
Lawrence  88'		 Sky
BBC		 Glatzel  19' (pen.)
Peltier  40'
Flint  90+7'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,873
Referee: Darren England (Barnsley)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8 Cardiff City 1–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 BST Fletcher  2' (og)
Ralls  87'		 Report Johnson  77'
Ayala  79'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,141
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 9 Hull City 2–2 Cardiff City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Stewart  23'
Grosicki  44'
de Wijs  89'
Burke  90+4'		 Report Glatzel  55'
Ward  90+2'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 10,756
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia & Lancashire)
2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) 10 Cardiff City 3–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
19:45 BST Morrison  11'
Pack  45+1'
Paterson  72',  84'
Whyte  87'		 Report Manning  84' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,387
Referee: Matt Donohue (Manchester)
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11 West Bromwich Albion 4–2 Cardiff City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Pereira  20'
Livermore  32'
Diangana  42'
Austin  71'
Sawyers  90+3'		 Report Ward  75', 86'
Pack  88'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,140
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire and Rutland)
18 October 2019 (2019-10-18) 12 Cardiff City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
19:45 BST Tomlin  87' Report Börner  19'
Hutchinson  38'
Palmer  64'
Fox  90+1'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,486
Referee: Keith Stroud (Bournemouth)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 13 Millwall 2–2 Cardiff City London
19:45 BST Bradshaw  45', 77'
Cooper  77'		 Report Ward  12'
Hoilett  57'
Bennett  65'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,769
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 14 Swansea City 1–0 Cardiff City Swansea
12:00 GMT Wilmot  24' Report Ralls  85' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,270
Referee: Robert Jones (Merseyside)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
South Wales Derby
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15 Cardiff City 4–2 Birmingham City Cardiff
15:00 GMT Ralls  30' (pen), 69', 90+5' (pen)
Nelson  38'
Ward  52'
Peltier  90+3'		 Report Pedersen  3'
Šunjić  32',  89'
Jutkiewicz  85'
Dean  90+3'
Roberts  90+5'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,778
Referee: Andrew Madley (Yorkshire)
10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) 16 Cardiff City 0–1 Bristol City Cardiff
12:00 GMT Pack  19' Report Nagy  27'
Rowe  53'
Brownhill  67'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,846
Referee: Tony Harrington (Cleveland)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
Severnside Derby
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Cardiff City Charlton
12:30 GMT Gallagher  13'
Leko  42'
Bonne  90+5'		 Report Mendez-Laing  52'
Madine  58'
Tomlin  73',  85'
Peltier  82'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 16,011
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 18 Cardiff City 1–0 Stoke City Cardiff
19:45 GMT Bacuna  11'
Tomlin  81'		 Report Woods  61' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,884
Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey)
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) 19 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Cardiff City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Report Mendez-Laing  14'
Madine  67'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,209
Referee: Robert Jones (Merseyside)
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 20 Cardiff City 3–2 Barnsley Cardiff
15:00 GMT Diaby  20' (og)
Ward  67'
Tomlin  80',  90+4'		 Report Chaplin  17'
Halme  40'
Peltier  48' (og)
Bähre  62'
Andersen  80'
B Williams  90+1'
Mowatt  90+5'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,380
Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)
11 December 2019 (2019-12-11) 21 Brentford 2–1 Cardiff City Brentford
19:45 GMT Mbeumo  25'
Watkins  46'
Jansson  76'
Henry  80'		 Report Pack  64'
Murphy  70'
Bennett  83'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,417
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 22 Leeds United 3–3 Cardiff City Leeds
15:00 GMT Costa  6'
Bamford  8', 52' (pen)
Hernández  45+1'		 Report Tomlin  32',  60'
Morrison  82',  86'
Glatzel  88'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 34,552
Referee: Tony Harrington (Cleveland)
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 23 Cardiff City 0–0 Preston North End Cardiff
12:30 GMT Tomlin  45+1' Report Gallagher  21'
Clarke  35'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,625
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 24 Cardiff City 1–1 Millwall Cardiff
15:00 GMT Flint  59'
Hoilett  81'		 Report J Wallace  63' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,583
Referee: David Webb (County Durham)
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 25 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Lees  18'
Harris  51'		 Report Glatzel  5'
Hoilett  8'
Hoilett  61'
Richards  67'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Referee: 25,385
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 26 Queens Park Rangers 6–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 GMT Wells  9', 48', 64'
Osayi-Samuel  27', 41'
Leistner  39'
Eze  57'
Amos  86'		 Report Tomlin  32'
Vaulks  90+1'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,355
Referee: Darren England (Barnsley)
12 January 2020 (2020-01-12) 27 Cardiff City 0–0 Swansea City Cardiff
12:00 GMT Hoilett  30'
Glatzel  34'
Pack  63'
Bennett  72'		 Report Brewster  11'
Cabango  34'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Tony Harrington (Cleveland)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
South Wales Derby
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 28 Birmingham City 1–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 GMT Bellingham  4'
Gardner  84'		 Report Tomlin  61',  63'
Richards  68'
Pack  74'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 20,842
Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 29 Cardiff City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Cardiff
19:45 GMT Paterson  46'
Nelson  65'
Tomlin  76'		 Report Austin  61' (pen) Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,516
Referee: Robert Jones (Cheshire)
31 January 2020 (2020-01-31) 30 Cardiff City 1–1 Reading Cardiff
19:45 GMT Richards  56'
Paterson  70'
Nelson  88'
Morrison  90'		 Report Méïté  8'
Baldock  45+1'
Obita  56'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,518
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 31 Luton Town 0–1 Cardiff City Luton
15:00 GMT Report Tomlin  73'
Morrison  77'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,041
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
12 February 2020 (2020-02-12) 32 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Cardiff City Huddersfield
19:45 GMT Stearman  44' Report Nelson  18'
Murphy  28'
Vaulks  33'  66'
Paterson  69'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,238
Referee: Darren England (Barnsley)
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 33 Cardiff City 2–2 Wigan Athletic Cardiff
15:00 GMT Murphy  8',  25'
Naismith  55' (og)
Morrison  75'
Vaulks  80'		 Report Evans  1'
Moore  5', 45+4' (pen)
Williams  31'
Gelhardt  82'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,287
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire and Rutland)
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 34 Stoke City 2–0 Cardiff City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Paterson  25' (o.g.)
Allen  72'
Powell  78'		 Report Richards  87' Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 25,436
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 35 Cardiff City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
19:45 GMT Bacuna  82' Report Silva  49'
Ameobi  70'
Worrall  84'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,273
Referee: Stephen Martin (Staffordshire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 36 Cardiff City 2–2 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Adomah  23'
Hoilett  34',  75'
Ralls  45+1'
Bacuna  52'
Vaulks  81'		 Report Racic  5'
Mbeumo  21'
Baptiste  85'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,393
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 37 Barnsley 0–2 Cardiff City Barnsley
15:00 GMT Report Vaulks  65'
Paterson  66'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,751
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
21 June 2020 (2020-06-21) 38 Cardiff City 2–0 Leeds United Cardiff
12:00 BST Hoilett  35',  43'
Adomah  42'
Glatzel  71'		 Report Costa  37'
Phillips  45+2'
Roberts  57'
Klich  81'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northants)
Note: Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[53] The match was rescheduled to 21 June.
Live on Sky Sports.
27 June 2020 (2020-06-27) 39 Preston North End 1–3 Cardiff City Preston
12:30 BST Davies  67'
Johnson  73'		 Report Sanderson  54'
Ralls  69'
Mendez-Laing  82'
Smithies  90'
Glatzel  90+1'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)
Note: Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[53] The match was rescheduled to 27 June.
Live on Sky Sports.
30 June 2020 (2020-06-30) 40 Cardiff City 0–0 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
18:00 BST Sanderson  74' Report Purrington  83' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Stephen Martin (Staffordshire)
Note: Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic[53] The match was rescheduled to 30 June.
4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) 41 Bristol City 0–1 Cardiff City Ashton Gate
15:00 BST Smith  23' Report Ward  85' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[54] The match was rescheduled to 4 July.
Live on Sky Sports.
7 July 2020 (2020-07-07) 42 Cardiff City 2–3 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
19:45 BST Vaulks  14'
Glatzel  41'		 Report Graham  22'
Samuel  46'
Armstrong  70'
Travis  88'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Matt Donohue (Manchester)
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[54] The match was rescheduled to 7 July.
10 July 2020 (2020-07-10) 43 Fulham 2–0 Cardiff City Fulham
20:15 BST Mitrović  35' (pen.)
Knockaert  39'
Hector  58'
Onomah  66'
Christie  77'		 Report Ralls  81' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey)
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[54] The match was rescheduled to 10 July.
Live on Sky Sports
14 July 2020 (2020-07-14) 44 Cardiff City 2–1 Derby County Cardiff
19:45 BST Hoilett  17',  62'
Tomlin  59'		 Report Knight  30' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[54] The match was rescheduled to 14 July.
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) 45 Middlesbrough 1–3 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Saville  1'
Friend  19'
Howson  77'  89'
Assombalonga  85'		 Report Morrison  4',  84'
Murphy  47', 81'
Bacuna  90'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[54] The match was rescheduled to 18 July.
22 July 2020 (2020-07-22) 46 Cardiff City 3–0 Hull City Cardiff
19:30 BST Hoilett  20'
Morrison  34'
Ward  83'		 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19.[54] The match was rescheduled to 22 July.

Play-Offs
27 July 2020 (2020-07-27) Semi-Final 1st Leg Cardiff City 0–2 Fulham Cardiff
19:45 BST Hoilett  45'
Bacuna  77'		 Report Onomah  49'
Kebano  90+1'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Geoff Eltringham (Sunderland)
30 July 2020 (2020-07-30) Semi-Final 2nd Leg Fulham 1–2
(3–2 agg.)		 Cardiff City London
19:45 BST Kebano  9'
Reid  50'
Rodák  59'
Christie  69'
Onomah  90+3'		 Report Nelson  8'
Morrison  35'
Bacuna  45+2'
Tomlin  47'
Vaulks  52'
Ralls  62'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Paul Tierney (Lancashire)

FA Cup
Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The second round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[55]

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round Cardiff City 2–2 Carlisle United Cardiff
15:00 GMT Paterson  50'
Whyte  55'
Vaulks  86'		 Report Bridge  12'
Hope  40'
McKirdy  45+2'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 5,282
Referee: Geoff Eltringham (Sunderland)
15 January 2020 (2020-01-15) Third round replay Carlisle United 3–4 Cardiff City Carlisle
19:45 GMT Thomas  7'
McKirdy  24',  51', 64'		 Report Flint  18', 48'
Murphy  45',  90+4'
Ward  57'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,381
Referee: Darren Handley
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Fourth round Reading 1–1 Cardiff City Reading
15:00 GMT Méïté  8',  9'
McIntyre  45+1'  81'
Howe  90+1'		 Report Paterson  5' Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 12,798
Referee: Marc Edwards
4 February 2020 (2020-02-04) Fourth round replay Cardiff City 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Reading Cardiff
19:45 GMT Murphy  19', 93',  87'
Vaulks  39'
Glatzel  54'
Richards  66'
Ward  75'		 Report Richards  69',  87'
Rinomhota  79',  99'
Osho  81'
Méïté  116'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 4,832
Referee: Gavin Ward
Penalties
Flint
Vaulks
Pack 		McCleary
Osho
Obita
Aluko

EFL Cup
Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.[56]

27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round Cardiff City 0–3 Luton Town Cardiff
19:45 BST Vaulks  85' Report Hoilett  43', og'
Sheehan  63'
Jervis  70'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 4111
Referee: Tony Harrington

Summary
Games played53 (46 EFL Championship, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Play-Offs)
Games won21 (19 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Play-Offs)
Games drawn19 (16 EFL Championship, 3 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Play-Offs)
Games lost13 (11 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Play-Offs)
Goals scored78 (66 EFL Championship, 10 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Play-Offs)
Goals conceded73 (58 EFL Championship, 9 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 3 Play-Offs)
Goal difference+5
Clean sheets14 (14 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Play-Offs)
Yellow cards82 (69 EFL Championship, 6 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 6 Play-Offs)
Red cards2 (2 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Play-Offs)
Worst Discipline Lee Tomlin (8 , 0  , 0 )
Best result3–0 vs. Queens Park Rangers (2 Oct 19)
3–0 vs. Huddersfield Town (12 Feb 20)
3–0 vs. Hull City (22 Jul 20)
Worst result1–6 vs. Queens Park Rangers (1 Jan 20)
Most appearances Joe Bennett (46 starts, 2 subs)
Top scorer Lee Tomlin (9)
Most Clean Sheets Alex Smithies (11)
Points73

Club staff

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