2020–21 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2020–21 season
Owner	Vincent Tan
Chairman	Mehmet Dalman
Manager	Neil Harris; (until 21 January)[1]; Mick McCarthy; (from 22 January)[2]
Stadium	Cardiff City Stadium
Championship	11th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
Welsh League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Kieffer Moore (11); All: Kieffer Moore (11)
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Luton Town (28 Nov 20)
Biggest defeat	0–2 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (12 Sep 20)

The 2020–21 season is the 122nd season in existence of Cardiff City Football Club. In addition to the Championship, Cardiff City will participate in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the Welsh League Cup, and participated in the EFL Cup.

First-team squad

As of 18 January 2021

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

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Dillon Phillips	GK	(1995-06-11) 11 June 1995	3	0	2020	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	2023
12	Alex Smithies	GK	(1990-03-05) 5 March 1990	65	0	2018	Queens Park Rangers	£4,000,000	2022
Defenders
2	Jordi Osei-Tutu	RB/RW	(1998-10-02) 2 October 1998	7	0	2020	Arsenal	Loan	2021
3	Joe Bennett	LB	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990	172	5	2016	Aston Villa	Free	2021
4	Sean Morrison	CB	(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991	265	28	2014	Reading	£3,180,000	2022
5	Aden Flint	CB	(1989-07-11) 11 July 1989	34	5	2019	Middlesbrough	£4,000,000	2022
16	Curtis Nelson	CB	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993	66	3	2019	Oxford United	Free	2023
22	Sol Bamba	CB	(1985-01-13) 13 January 1985	117	10	2016	Free Agent	Free	2021
30	Ciaron Brown	CB	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998	1	0	2018	Wealdstone	Trainee	2021
32	Joel Bagan	LB	(2001-09-03) 3 September 2001	6	0	2020	Academy	Trainee	2023
38	Perry Ng	RB/LB/CB	(1996-04-27) 27 April 1996	5	0	2021	Crewe Alexandra	£350,000	2024
Midfielders
6	Will Vaulks	DM	(1993-09-13) 13 September 1993	61	6	2019	Rotherham United	£2,100,000	2022
7	Leandro Bacuna	CM/RB	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991	85	1	2019	Aston Villa	£4,000,000	2023
8	Joe Ralls	CM/LM	(1993-10-12) October 12, 1993	266	30	2011	Academy	Trainee	2022
11	Josh Murphy	LW/RW/SS	(1995-02-24) 24 February 1995	82	11	2018	Norwich City	£11,000,000	2022
15	Jonny Williams	AM/CM/LM	(1993-10-09) 9 October 1993	0	0	2021	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	2021
21	Marlon Pack	CM/DM	(1991-03-25) 25 March 1991	66	2	2019	Bristol City	Undisclosed	2022
23	Harry Wilson	RW/LW/AM	(1997-03-22) March 22, 1997	22	3	2020	Liverpool	Loan	2021
27	Sheyi Ojo	RW/LW/AM	(1997-06-19) 19 June 1997	28	5	2020	Liverpool	Loan	2021
28	Tom Sang	AM/RW/RB	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999	2	0	2020	Manchester United	Free	2021
33	Junior Hoilett	LW/RW/AM	(1990-06-05) 5 June 1990	184	25	2016	Free Agent	Free	2021
Forwards
9	Robert Glatzel	CF	(1994-01-08) 8 January 1994	58	11	2019	1. FC Heidenheim	£5,500,000	2022
10	Kieffer Moore	CF	(1992-08-08) 8 August 1992	24	11	2020	Wigan Athletic	£2,000,000	2023
14	Isaac Vassell	CF	(1993-09-09) 9 September 1993	3	1	2019	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	2022
17	Lee Tomlin	SS	(1989-01-12) 12 January 1989	57	11	2017	Bristol City	£2,900,000	2022
19	Max Watters	CF	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999	1	0	2021	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	2024
29	Mark Harris	CF/LW/RW	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998	15	1	2017	Academy	Trainee	2021
Out on Loan
20	Gavin Whyte	RW	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	37	1	2019	Oxford United	£2,000,000	2023
25	Joe Day	GK	(1990-08-13) 13 August 1990	2	0	2019	Newport County	Free	2021

Statistics

As of 9 February 2021

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cardiff City.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Dillon Phillips	3	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF		Jordi Osei-Tutu*	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Joe Bennett	25	1	23+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF		Sean Morrison	28	3	26+1	3	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Aden Flint	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF		Will Vaulks	27	2	21+5	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	MF		Leandro Bacuna	29	0	25+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF		Joe Ralls	27	4	24+2	4	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW		Kieffer Moore	24	11	22+2	11	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF		Josh Murphy	19	0	3+14	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
12	GK		Alex Smithies	28	0	27+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF		Curtis Nelson	30	1	28+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW		Lee Tomlin	5	1	1+4	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW		Max Watters	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Marlon Pack	24	0	14+8	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
22	DF		Sol Bamba	6	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	MF		Harry Wilson*	22	3	19+2	3	1+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF		Sheyi Ojo*	28	5	23+4	5	0+1	0	0+0	0
28	MF		Tom Sang	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
29	FW		Mark Harris	13	1	6+6	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
32	DF		Joel Bagan	5	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF		Junior Hoilett	23	2	15+6	2	0+1	0	1+0	0
38	DF		Perry Ng	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
9	FW		Robert Glatzel	23	3	9+12	3	1+0	0	1+0	0
20	MF		Gavin Whyte	7	0	1+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left the club:
13	DF		Filip Benković*	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Greg Cunningham	5	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Goals record

As of 9 February 2021

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	Total
1	10	CF	Kieffer Moore	11	11
2	27	RW	Sheyi Ojo	5	5
3	8	CM	Joe Ralls	4	4
4	4	CB	Sean Morrison	3	3
	9	CF	Robert Glatzel	3	3
	23	RW	Harry Wilson	3	3
7	6	DM	Will Vaulks	2	2
7	33	LW	Junior Hoilett	2	2
9	3	LB	Joe Bennet	1	1
	16	CB	Curtis Nelson	1	1
	17	SS	Lee Tomlin	1	1
	29	LW	Mark Harris	1	1
Total				37	37

Assists record

As of 9 February 2021

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	Total
1	23	RW	Harry Wilson	7	7
2	27	RW	Sheyi Ojo	6	6
4	8	CM	Joe Ralls	4	4
5	11	LW	Josh Murphy	3	3
6	4	CB	Sean Morrison	2	2
	21	CM	Marlon Pack	2	2
	33	LW	Junior Hoilett	2	2
8	3	LB	Joe Bennett	1	1
	7	CM	Leandro Bacuna	1	1
	9	CF	Robert Glatzel	1	1
	10	CF	Kieffer Moore	1	1
Total				30	30

Disciplinary record

As of 9 February 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	7		CM	Leandro Bacuna	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
2	4		CB	Sean Morrison	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	8		CM	Joe Ralls	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
	27		RW	Sheyi Ojo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	3		LB	Joe Bennett	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	10		CF	Kieffer Moore	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	16		CB	Curtis Nelson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	17		SS	Lee Tomlin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
	21		CM	Marlon Pack	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
	23		RW	Harry Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	33		LW	Junior Hoilett	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
12	6		DM	Will Vaulks	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	1		GK	Dillion Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		LB	Greg Cunningham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	28		AM	Tom Sang	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					39	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	42	3	0

Contracts

Date	Position	Name	Status	Contract Length	Expiry Date	Ref.
13 August 2020	LW	Mark Harris	Signed	1 Year	June 2021	[3]
13 August 2020	AM	Tom Sang	Signed	1 Year	June 2021	[3]
7 September 2020	CB	Curtis Nelson	Extended	2 years	June 2023	[4]
5 November 2020	LB	Joel Bagan	Signed	2 years	June 2023	[5]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
13 August 2020	CF	Kieffer Moore	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[6]
4 September 2020	CB	Oliver Denham	Manchester United	Free transfer	[7]
4 September 2020	CF	Chanka Zimba	Blackburn Rovers	Free transfer	[8]
21 September 2020	CM	Camron McWilliams	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[9]
21 September 2020	CM	Rolan Idowu	Southampton	Free transfer	[10]
16 October 2020	GK	Dillon Phillips	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[11]
16 January 2021	CF	Max Watters	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	[12]
19 January 2021	RB	Perry Ng	Crewe Alexandra	£350,000	[13]
1 February 2021	AM	Jonny Williams	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[14]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
25 August 2020	RB	Jordi Osei-Tutu	Arsenal	End of season	[15]
7 September 2020	RW	Sheyi Ojo	Liverpool	End of season	[16]
16 October 2020	CB	Filip Benković	Leicester City	6 January 2021	[17][18]
16 October 2020	RW	Harry Wilson	Liverpool	End of season	[19]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
21 July 2020	CB	Ciaron Brown	Livingston	29 January 2021	[20][21]
1 August 2020	CM	Aaron Bolger	Shamrock Rovers	October 2020	[22]
10 August 2020	CF	Danny Williams	Haverfordwest County	End of season	[23][24]
16 September 2020	FW	James Waite	Weston-super-Mare	End of season	[25]
22 September 2020	AM	Tom Sang	Cheltenham Town	4 January 2021	[26]
16 October 2020	CB	Aden Flint	Sheffield Wednesday	4 January 2021	[27][28]
4 January 2021	GK	Joe Day	Bristol Rovers	End of season	[29]
14 January 2021	RW	Gavin Whyte	Hull City	End of season	[30]
28 January 2021	LB	Greg Cunningham	Preston North End	6 February 2021	[31][32]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	CF	Omar Bogle	Charlton Athletic	Released	[33][34]
1 July 2020	CB	Matthew Connolly	Unattached	Released	[33]
1 July 2020	RB	Cameron Coxe	Solihull Moors	Released	[33][35]
1 July 2020	RB	Connor Davies	Pen-y-Bont	Released	[33][36]
1 July 2020	CM	Lloyd Humphries	Weston-super-Mare	Released	[33][37]
1 July 2020	CF	Shamar Moore	Unattached	Released	[33]
1 July 2020	MF	Harry Pinchard	Unattached	Released	[33]
1 July 2020	CB	Ryan Pryce	Bala Town	Released	[33][38]
1 July 2020	RB	Jazz Richards	Unattached	Released	[33]
1 July 2020	AM	Sion Spence	Unattached	Released	[33]
1 July 2020	CM	Laurence Wootton	Ohio State Buckeyes	Free transfer	[39]
17 August 2020	CF	Danny Ward	Huddersfield Town	Free transfer	[40]
9 September 2020	RW	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing	Middlesbrough	Contract Termination	[41][42]
11 September 2020	GK	Neil Etheridge	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	[43]
30 September 2020	CF	Callum Paterson	Sheffield Wednesday	Undisclosed	[44]
6 February 2021	LB	Greg Cunningham	Preston North End	Undisclosed	[32]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
EFL Championship	12 September 2020	May 2021	Matchday 1	28	10	7	11	37	32	+5	035.71
FA Cup	9 January 2021	9 January 2021	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	5 September 2020	5 September 2020	First round	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Welsh League Cup	11 December 2020		First round	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total				31	11	7	13	39	36	+3	035.48

Last updated: 9 February 2021

Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Blackburn Rovers	27	11	6	10	41	29	+12	39
9	Stoke City	28	9	12	7	32	29	+3	39
10	Bristol City	28	12	3	13	29	33	−4	39
11	Cardiff City	28	10	7	11	37	32	+5	37
12	Preston North End	28	11	3	14	32	36	−4	36
13	Barnsley	27	10	6	11	29	34	−5	36
14	Millwall	28	7	14	7	26	26	0	35

Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. 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[45]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	10	7	11	37	31	+6	37	4	3	8	21	19	+2	6	4	3	16	12	+4

Last updated: 9 February 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	W
Position	21	14	16	14	12	13	15	14	17	13	15	15	18	14	11	11	9	10	9	10	12	14	15	15	15	15	14	11

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020/21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[46]

12 September 2020 1	Cardiff City	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
15:00 BST		Report	Windass 4' Rhodes 44' Luongo 74'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Madley (Yorkshire)

19 September 2020 2	Nottingham Forest	0–2	Cardiff City	Nottingham
12:30 BST		Report	Moore 3', 40'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV

26 September 2020 3	Cardiff City	1–2	Reading	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Hoilett 18' Moore 53' Tomlin 81'	Report	Morrison 47' João 66' Olise 90+4'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb (Lancashire)

3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4	Blackburn Rovers	0–0	Cardiff City	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Johnson 50' Gallagher 80'	Report	Cunningham 34' Bacuna 49' Tomlin 59' 69'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)

18 October 2020 (2020-10-18) 5	Preston North End	0–1	Cardiff City	Preston
12:00 BST	Browne 60'	Report	Ojo 52'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud (Wessex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV

21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) 6	Cardiff City	1–1	Bournemouth	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Morrison 66' Wilson 62' Ralls 90'	Report	Solanke 35'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Simon Hooper (Swindon)

24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 7	Cardiff City	1–1	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Moore 28' Ojo 70'	Report	Saville 36'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)

28 October 2020 (2020-10-28) 8	Derby County	1–1	Cardiff City	Derby
19:45 GMT	Waghorn 24' Jóźwiak 82' Shinnie 86' te Wierik 90'	Report	Moore 77' Morrison 82' Ojo 90+1' Bacuna 90+3'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9	Queens Park Rangers	3–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00 GMT	Chair 15', 15' Kane 27', 45+3' Cameron 31' Barbet 48' Ball 90+1'	Report	Ralls 22', 49' (pen), 85' Bacuna 38' Tomlin 75'	Stadium: Loftus Road Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)

3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 10	Cardiff City	3–0	Barnsley	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Hoilett 4' Ralls 45+1' (pen) Wilson 77'	Report	James 39'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northampton)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV

6 November 2020 (2020-11-06) 11	Cardiff City	0–1	Bristol City	Cardiff
18:00 GMT	Pack 51'	Report	Martin 2' 45+1'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: David Webb (Lancashire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV

21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 12	Millwall	1–1	Cardiff City	London
15:00 GMT	Smith 35'	BBC Report	Moore 79'	Stadium: The Den Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)

25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 13	Coventry City	1–0	Cardiff City	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Walker 54'	Report	Morrison 41' Wilson 85'	Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)

28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 14	Cardiff City	4–0	Luton Town	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Nelson 4' Morrison 5' M Harris 9' Moore 59' Ojo 82'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Josh Smith (Peterborough)

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 15	Cardiff City	3–0	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
19:00 GMT	Moore 35', 86' Glatzel 85' Bennett 90+3'	Report	Mbenza 87'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicester)

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 16	Watford	0–1	Cardiff City	Watford
15:00 GMT	Perica 89'	Report	Moore 43' Ojo 60' Ralls 66'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 1,973 Referee: Steve Martin (Staffordshire)

8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) 17	Stoke City	1–2	Cardiff City	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT	Morrison 25' (og) Smith 62' McClean 73'	Report	Glatzel 66' Morrison 76' Ojo 90+5'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Referee: Tony Harrington (Hartlepool)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV

12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 18	Cardiff City	0–2	Swansea City	Cardiff
12:30 GMT	Morrison 18' Moore 35' Ralls 46' 67'	Report	Lowe 6', 72' Bennett 14' Guehi 35'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV

16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 19	Cardiff City	3–2	Birmingham City	Cardiff
19:00 GMT	Glatzel 10' Ojo 43' Wilson 77' Morrison 89'	Report	Toral 21' Roberts 31' Colin 43' Sánchez 57'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Michael Salisbury (Lancashire)

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 20	Norwich City	2–0	Cardiff City	Norwich
12:30 GMT	Buendía 27' Cantwell 70'	Report	Nelson 54' Ojo 57' Bacuna 82' Wilson 90+4'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV

26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 21	Cardiff City	2–3	Brentford	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Vaulks 45+4', 76', 55'	Report	Canós 50', 65', 73'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)

29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) 22	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Cardiff City	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Tafazolli 33' Thompson 45+3' Wheeler 63' Ikpeazu 78'	Report	Bennett 88' Bacuna 90' Hoilett 90+3'	Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Leigh Doughty (Blackpool)

16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 23	Cardiff City	1–2	Norwich City	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Bacuna 34' Pack 54' 70' Hoilett 57' Ralls 65' Harry Wilson	Report	Hanley 3' Cantwell 22'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Tony Harrington (Hartlepool)

20 January 2021 (2021-01-20) 24	Cardiff City	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
19:00 GMT		Report	Barbet 36' Cameron 48' Willock 71' Chair 89'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)

27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) 25	Barnsley	2–2	Cardiff City	Barnsley
19:00 GMT	Andersen 20' Woodrow 52'	BBC Report	Ojo 58' Moore 68'	Stadium: Oakwell Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)

30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 26	Cardiff City	1–1	Millwall	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Bennett] 69' Moore 71' Vaulks 76' Morrison 84'	Report	Flint 9' (og)	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Matt Donohue (Manchester)

6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 27	Bristol City	0–2	Cardiff City	Bristol
15:00 GMT		BBC Report	Nelson 18' Moore 25'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)

9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 28	Rotherham United	1–2	Cardiff City	Rotherham
19:00 GMT	Crooks 61'	BBC Report	Ojo 42' Bennett 85'	Stadium: New York Stadium Referee: Geoff Eltringham

FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[47]

9 January 2021 Third round	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Cardiff City	West Bridgford
12:00 GMT	Taylor 3'	Report		Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on BT Sports Extra 4

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[48]

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round	Northampton Town	3–0	Cardiff City	Northampton
15:00 BST	Korboa 23' Smith 33' (pen.) Horsfall 46' Warburton 49' 61' Watson 57' 59'	Report	Bacuna 27' Hoilett 40' Sang 79'	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Welsh League Cup

Cardiff entered the Welsh League Cup for the first time in the club's history in the 2020–21 season.[49]

11 December 2020 (2020-12-11) First round	Taff's Well	0–2	Cardiff City	Taff's Well
19:45 GMT	Evans 44' I Davies 79'			Stadium: USW Sports Park

Summary

Games played	30 (28 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won	10 (10 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn	7 (7 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	13 (11 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	37 (37 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Goals conceded	37 (33 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goal difference	0
Clean sheets	8 (8 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards	42 (39 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Red cards	3 (3 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst Discipline	Leandro Bacuna (8 , 0 , 0 )
Best result	4–0 vs. Luton Town (28 Nov 20)
Worst result	0–3 vs. Northampton Town (5 Sep 20)
Most appearances	Curtis Nelson (30 starts, 0 subs)
Top scorer	Kieffer Moore (11)
Most Clean Sheets	Alex Smithies (7)
Points	36

Club staff

Backroom staff

Position	Name
Manager	Mick McCarthy
Assistant Manager	Terry Connor
First Team Coach	James Rowberry
Goalkeeper Coach	Andy Dibble
Head of Medical Services	Matthew May
Club Doctor	Dr. Len Nokes
First Team Physiotherapist	James Rowland
Head of Fitness & Conditioning	Lee Southernwood
Senior Strength & Conditioning	Mike Beere
Sports Scientist	Ben Parry
Head Scout	Glyn Chamberlain
First Team Analyst	Jack Radusin
Player Liaison Officer	Jack Osmond-Smith
Kit and Equipment Manager	Paul Carter

Board of directors

Position	Name
Chairman	Mehmet Dalman
General Manager	Ken Choo
Finance Director	Philip Jenkins
Non-Executive Board Members Football Club[50]	Steve Borley (since 1998) Derek Chee Seng Chin (since 2010) Veh Ken Choo (since 2016) Mehmet Dalman (since 2012) Marco Ronaldo Mario Caramella (since 2017)[51]
Non-Executive Board Members Cardiff City (Holdings)[52]	Danni Rais (since 2012)
Club Secretary	Michelle McDonald

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External links

Official website

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[2] "Mick McCarthy appointed First Team Manager". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[Harris&Sang-3] "Mark Harris & Tom Sang sign new deals". Cardiff City F.C. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[4] "Curtis Nelson signs new City deal". Cardiff City F.C. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[5] "Joel Bagan signs new Cardiff City deal". Cardiff City F.C. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[6] "Cardiff City confirm capture of Wales striker Kieffer Moore from Wigan Athletic". Wales Online. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[7] "Man Utd starlet signs for Cardiff City after impressive trial spell". Wales Online. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[8] "Academy Two new recruits for City's U23s". Cardiff City F.C. 4 September 2020.

[9] "Cardiff City Academy on Twitter". Cardiff City F.C. 21 September 2020.

[10] "Cardiff City Academy on Twitter". Cardiff City F.C. 21 September 2020.

[11] "Dillon Phillips makes permanent transfer to Cardiff City". Charlton Athletic FC. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[12] "Watters Departs For Cardiff". Crawley Town FC. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

[13] >"Done Deal Perry Ng signs for City!". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

[14] "Jonny Williams joins Cardiff City on permanent deal". Charlton Athletic - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[15] "Cardiff sign Arsenal's Osei-Tutu on loan". BBC. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[16] "Sheyi Ojo joins joins from Liverpool". Cardiff City F.C. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

[17] "Filip Benković links up with the Bluebirds". Cardiff City F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[18] "Filip Benkovic: Leicester City recall Croatia centre-back from Cardiff loan". BBC Sport. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[19] "Harry Wilson joins Cardiff City on loan". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[20] "Livingston sign defender Ciaron Brown on loan from Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[21] "Ciaron Brown returns to Cardiff City". Livingston F.C. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[22] "Burke & Bolger Loan Deals". Shamrock Rovers F.C. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[23] "Welcome back Danny". Havefordwest County AFC. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[24] "Danny Williams Loan Extended". Haverfordwest County AFC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[25] "Waite Returns On Loan". Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[26] "Loan Tom Sang joins Cheltenham Town". Cardiff City F.C. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[27] "Loan Flint joins Sheffield Wednesday". Cardiff City F.C. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[28] "Aden Flint: Defender returns to Cardiff as Sheffield Wednesday loan is cut short". BBC Sport. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[29] "Day Arrives on Loan". Bristol Rovers FC. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[30] "Gavin Whyte Arrives On Loan". Hull City AFC. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[31] "Greg Cunningham: Preston North End re-sign defender on loan from Cardiff City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[GCunningham-32] "Greg Cunningham And Ched Evans Sign Permanent Deals". Preston North End - Official Site. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[Released-33] "Departing professionals". Cardiff City F.C. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[34] "Charlton Athletic sign former Cardiff, Grimsby and Wigan striker". London News Online. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[35] "Moors land ex-Cardiff City defender". Solihull Moors F.C. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[36] "Penybont swoop for Welsh duo Connor Davies and Lewis Clutton". Cymru Premier. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[37] "Humphries Returns To The Seagulls". Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[38] "Pryce signs for the Town". Bala Town FC. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[39] "Buckeyes Sign Wootton for 2020". Ohio State Buckeyes football. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[40] "Danny Ward: Huddersfield re-sign striker after Cardiff departure". BBC Sport. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

[41] "Club Statement Nathaniel Mendez-Laing". Cardiff City F.C. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[42] "Middlesbrough complete Nathaniel Mendez-Laing signing". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[43] "Ethridge departs to Birmingham City". Cardiff City F.C. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

[44] "Owls sign Callum Paterson". Cardiff City F.C. 30 September 2020.

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[49] "Nathaniel MG Cup Fixture Confirmation". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[50] "Football Club Directors". Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[51] "Cardiff City appoint Datuk Marco Ronaldo Mario Caramella as a Non-Executive Director". Wales Online. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[52] "Holding Company Directors". Retrieved 17 December 2017.