List of Cardiff City F.C. records and statistics

Cardiff City was originally founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C., initially playing in local amateur competitions. The club won its first trophy under the guise by winning the Bevan Shield, an amateur cup competition, in 1905.[2] The club changed its name to Cardiff City in 1908 and entered the Southern Football League in 1910.[3] The club was the first side based in South Wales to win the Welsh Cup after defeating Pontypridd in the 1912 final.[4] The side won its first league honour by winning the Southern Football League Second Division title the following year, in the 1912–13 season.[5] Cardiff entered the Football League in 1920 and enjoyed the most successful period in its history. Cardiff finished as First Division runners-up in the 1923–24 season and reached two FA Cup finals, losing the first in 1925 before becoming the only non-English side to win the cup two years later in 1927, defeating Arsenal 1–0.[3][6] The club reached a third FA Cup final 82 years later in 2008 but suffered a 1–0 defeat to Portsmouth.[7] The club is the second most successful side in the history of the Welsh Cup having won the competition on 22 occasions, one fewer than Wrexham.[8] The most recent honour won by the club was the Championship title during the 2012–13 season.[9]

Cardiff City's list of competition victories includes:[10][11]

See also: List of Cardiff City F.C. players

Aaron Ramsey is the youngest player in the club's history.

• Youngest player: Aaron Ramsey – 16 years 126 days vs. Hull City – 28 April 2007[25]
• Oldest player: George Latham – 41 years 1 day vs. Blackburn Rovers – 2 January 1922[10][26]

• Most seasons as top goalscorer: Len Davies – 5, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1929–30[28]
• Most goals in one season: Robert Earnshaw – 35 (31 league, 4 cup) 2002–03[29]
• Most goals in one game: Derek Tapscott – 6 vs. Knighton Town, Welsh Cup, 28 January 1961[30]
• Most goals in a league fixture: 5[31]
  • Hughie Ferguson vs. Burnley, 1 September 1928
  • Walter Robbins vs. Thames, 6 February 1931
  • Jim Henderson vs. Northampton Town, 22 April 1933
• Fastest goal scored: Trevor Ford – 15 seconds vs. Charlton Athletic, 23 October 1954[32]
• Fastest hattrick: Alan Warboys – 10 minutes vs. Carlisle United, 6 March 1971[10]

Progressive season scoring record

Robert Earnshaw holds the record for most goals scored in a single season

Richard Peake scored 19 goals in Cardiff's first season in the Southern Football League. This list charts the top scoring season record for the club on the occasions it has been beaten or equalled.[13][31]

Season	League	All matches
1910–11	Richard Peake (17)	Richard Peake (19)
1920–21	Jimmy Gill (19)	Jimmy Gill (20)
1921–22	Jimmy Gill (21)	Len Davies (30)
1923–24	Len Davies (23)
1926–27	Hughie Ferguson (26)	Hughie Ferguson (32)
1931–32	Jimmy McCambridge (26)
1946–47	Stan Richards (30)
2002–03	Robert Earnshaw (31)	Robert Earnshaw (35)

• Most capped player: Aron Gunnarsson (Iceland) – 62[10][33]
• First international cap: Jack Evans for Wales vs. Ireland 1912[34]
• Youngest player to gain international cap: Chris Gunter (Wales) 16 years 299 days vs. New Zealand – 26 May 2007[35]

• First manager: Davy McDougall, August 1910[36]
• Longest serving manager (time and games): Fred Stewart, May 1911 to May 1933 (22 years and 605 games)[37]

• First player signed: Jack Evans, 1910 from Cwmparc.[3]

Record transfer fees paid

Michael Chopra, sold to Sunderland in July 2007 for £5 million, was the most expensive sale by the club at the time, and later became the most expensive signing on his return in July 2009.[38]

No.	Name	Fee	Paid to	Date	Ref.
1	Emiliano Sala[lower-alpha 8]	£15m	Nantes	19 January 2019	[40]
2=	Gary Medel	£11m	Sevilla	10 August 2013	[41]
2=	Josh Murphy	£11m	Norwich City	12 June 2018	[42]
4	Bobby Reid	£10m	Bristol City	28 June 2018	[43]
5	Steven Caulker	£8m	Tottenham Hotspur	31 July 2013	[44]

Bibliography

• Grandin, Terry (2010). Cardiff City 100 Years of Professional Football. Vertical Editions. ISBN 978-1-904091-45-5.
• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-462-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Lloyd, Grahame (1999). C'mon City! A Hundred Years of the Bluebirds. Seren. ISBN 978-1-85411-271-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. SoccerData Publications. ISBN 978-1-899468-17-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 978-1-905411-04-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Stead, Phil (2013). Red Dragons – The Story of Welsh Football. Ceredigion: Y Llofa. ISBN 978-1-84771-468-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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