List of Cardiff City F.C. records and statistics
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This article details records and statistics of Cardiff City Football Club since they joined the Football League in 1920. Cardiff City are a Welsh professional association football club based in Cardiff. The club was founded in 1899 and joined the Football League in 1920 after spending a decade in the Southern League. During their history Cardiff have played in all four professional divisions of the Football League. They currently play in the second tier of the Football League, the Second Division/FL Championship.
The list details honours won by the club and individual records set by the players. Any attendance records listed here were achieved at Ninian Park which was specially built for the club in 1910 and was replaced by the Cardiff City Stadium in July 2009.[1]
As of 15 May 2014
Contents
Honours
League
First Division/Premier League (First Tier)
Second Division/First Division/Championship (Second Tier)
- Champions: - 2012–13
- Runners-up: - 1920-21, 1951-52, 1959-60
- Play-off Runners-up: - 2010
- Play-off Semi-final: - 2011, 2012
Third Division (south)/Third Division/Second Division/League One (Third Tier)
- Champions: - 1946-47
- Runners-up: - 1975-76, 1982-83
- Play-off Winners: - 2003
- Play-off Semi-finalists: - 2002
Fourth Division/Third Division/League Two (Fourth Tier)
- Champions: - 1992-93
- Runners-up: - 1987-88, 2000-01
- Third place: - 1998-99
- Play-off Semi-finalists: - 1997
Cups
- Winners: – 1927
- Runners-up: - 2011-12
- Winners: – 1911–12, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93[2]
- Winners: – 2001–02
- Runners-up: – 1997–98
- Runners-up: – 1970–71
- Winners: – 1989–90, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06
- Runners-up: – 1991–92, 2004–05, 2007–08
Club records
- Highest league finish: 2nd in Division one (now Premier League) 1923-24.
- Best League Cup run: Final 2011-12
- Best FA Cup run: Winners 1926-27
- Best European Cup Winners' Cup run: Semi-finals 1967-68
Football League Record
| Years | League | Tier | Up/Down | Notes |
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| 1920–1921 | Division 2 | 2 | ||
| 1921–1929 | Division 1 | 1 |  |
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| 1929–1931 | Division 2 | 2 |  |
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| 1931–1947 | Division 3 South | 3 | |
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| 1947–1952 | Division 2 | 2 | |
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| 1952–1957 | Division 1 | 1 | |
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| 1957–1960 | Division 2 | 2 | |
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| 1960–1962 | Division 1 | 1 | |
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| 1962–1975 | Division 2 | 2 | |
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| 1975–1976 | Division 3 | 3 | |
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| 1976–1982 | Division 2 | 2 | |
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| 1982–1983 | Division 3 | 3 | |
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| 1983–1985 | Division 2 | 2 | |
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| 1985–1986 | Division 3 | 3 | |
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| 1986–1988 | Division 4 | 4 | |
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| 1988–1990 | Division 3 | 3 | |
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| 1990–1993 | Division 4/Division 3 | 4 | |
changed title due to Premier League being introduced in 1992. |
| 1993–1995 | Division 2 | 3 | |
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| 1995–1999 | Division 3 | 4 | |
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| 1999–2000 | Division 2 | 3 | |
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| 2000–2001 | Division 3 | 4 | |
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| 2001–2003 | Division 2 | 3 | |
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| 2003-2013 | Division 1/Championship | 2 | |
League name changed to Championship in 2004 for sponsorship reasons |
| 2013–2014 | Premier League | 1 | |
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| 2014– | Championship | 2 | |
Match records
Firsts
- First Football League match: 0–0 vs Clapton Orient, 30 August 1920[3]
- First FA Cup match: 3-1 Bath City, Qualifying round 1910-1911
- First League cup match: 4–3 vs Middlesbrough, 1960–1961
- First Welsh Cup match (As Cardiff Riverside FC): 3-12 vs Cwm Parc 1907-1908
- First Welsh Cup match (As Cardiff City AFC): 0-2 vs Connah's Quay & Shotton 1908-1909
- First European match: 0–0 vs Esbjerg fB, 1964–1965
- First game at Ninian Park: 1-2 vs Aston Villa, 1910–11
- First game at Cardiff City Stadium: 4-0 vs Chasetown, 10 July 2010
Lasts
- Last Football League match at Ninian Park: 0-3 vs Ipswich Town, 25 April 2009
- Last FA Cup match at Ninian Park: 0-0 vs Arsenal, 25 January 2009
- Last League Cup match at Ninian Park: 2-1 vs Milton Keynes Dons, 26 August 2008
- Last Welsh Cup match at Ninian Park: 0-0 vs Swansea City, 1994-1995
Record results
- Record League victory: 9–2 vs. Thames. Third Division South. 6 February 1932
- Record FA Cup victory: 8–0 vs. Enfield, FA Cup First Round, 28 November 1931
- Record Welsh Cup victory: 16–0 vs. Knighton Town, Welsh Cup Fifth Round, 1961(This match was switched to Ninian Park for crowd safety fears).
- Record defeat: 2–11 vs. Sheffield United, 1 January 1926
- Record victory at Cardiff City Stadium: 6-1 vs. Derby County, 29 September 2009
Season records
- Most wins in a season: 30 in 42 games, 1946-47
- Most Defeats in a season: 27 in 42 games, 1933-34
- Longest stretch of clean sheets: 8, 7 April 1976 - 21 August 1976[4]
- Most goals scored in one season: 95, Division Three 2000–01
- Most goals conceded in one season: 105, Division Three South, 1933-34
Attendance records
- Record Ground Attendance: 62,634, Wales vs. England, 17 October 1959.[5]
- Club Record Attendance: 57,893 vs Arsenal, 22 April 1953.
- At Cardiff City Stadium: 28,018 vs. Liverpool, 22 March 2014.
- At Ninian Park: 57,893 vs Arsenal, 22 April 1953.
Player appearance records
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- Youngest ever player: Aaron Ramsey 16 years 126 days vs Hull City - 28 April 2007[6]
Most appearances
Substitute appearances in brackets
| # | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[7] | Total |
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| 1 |  Phil Dwyer |
1972–85 | 471 (5) | 23 (0) | 28 (0) | 9 (0) | 531 (5) |
| 2 |  Don Murray |
1962–74 | 406 (0) | 23 (0) | 21 (0) | 33 (0) | 483 (0) |
| 3 |  Tom Farquharson |
1921–34 | 445 (0) | 34 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 481 (0) |
| 4 |  Peter King |
1960–74 | 356 (5) | 20 (0) | 22 (0) | 33 (1) | 431 (6) |
| 5 | Ron Stitfall |
1947–64 | 398 (0) | 20 (0) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 421 (0) |
| 6 | Fred Keenor |
1920–30 | 371 (0) | 42 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 414 (0) |
| 7 | Billy Hardy |
1920–31 | 354 (0) | 53 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 408 (0) |
| 8 | Alan Harrington |
1952–66 | 348 (0) | 14 (0) | 11 (0) | 8 (0) | 381 (0) |
| 9 | Peter Whittingham |
2007 - | 331 (33) | 17 (1) | 14(5) | 7 (0) | 372 (39) |
| 9 | Alf Sherwood |
1946–56 | 354 (0) | 18 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 372 (0) |
| 11 | Len Davies |
1920–31 | 305 (0) | 33 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 339 (0) |
| 12 | Jason Perry |
1986–96 | 281 (3) | 15 (1) | 22 (0) | 20 (1) | 338 (5) |
| 13 | Scott Young |
1993–03 | 277 (20) | 22 (1) | 14 (1) | 20 (3) | 333 (25) |
| 14 | Colin Baker |
1953–66 | 298 (0) | 17 (0) | 12 (0) | 1 (0) | 328 (0) |
| 15 | Roger Gibbins |
1982–85 & 1989–92 | 281 (14) | 14 (0) | 23 (1) | 6 (0) | 324 (15) |
| 16 | Billy Baker |
1938–54 | 292 (0) | 16 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 308 (0) |
| 17 | Kevin McNaughton |
2006-15 | 245 (10) | 17 (0) | 9 (2) | 9 (0) | 292 (10) |
| 18 | Derek Sullivan |
1947–61 | 275 (0) | 10 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 285 (0) |
| 19 | Damon Searle |
1990–96 | 234 (2) | 13 (0) | 9 (0) | 22 (0) | 278 (2) |
| 20 |  Cohen Griffith |
1989–95 | 234 (29) | 16 (2) | 9 (0) | 16 (1) | 275 (32) |
- Bold indicates still at club
Figures to 20 February 2016
Longest run of consecutive league appearances
| Position | Player | Appearances | Years |
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| 1 | Don Murray | 146 | May 1968 - November 1971 |
| 2 | Damon Searle | 126 | October 1990 - September 1993 |
| 3 | David Carver | 117 | October 1968 - September 1971 |
| 4 | Arthur Lever | 114 | August 1946 - March 1949 |
| 5 | Roger Gibbins | 108 | August 1982 - December 1984 |
All-Time Starting XI
The following players have made the most appearances and are placed into default positions, they don't necessarily need to be top 11 players with most appearances.
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Player scoring records
- Most Football League seasons as top goalscorer: Len Davies - 5, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1929–30
- Most goals in one season: Robert Earnshaw - 35 (31 league, 4 cup) 2002–03
- Most goals in one game: Derek Tapscott - 6 vs Knighton Town, Welsh Cup, 28 January 1961[8]
- Fastest goal scored: Trevor Ford - 15 seconds vs Charlton Athletic, 23 October 1954
- Fastest hattrick: Alan Warboys 10 minutes vs Carlisle United, 6 March 1971
All time leading goalscorers
Number of appearances in brackets
Figures to 20 February 2016
| # | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[7] | Total |
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| 1 | Len Davies |
1920–31 | 128 (305) | 19 (33) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 148 (339) |
| 2 | Robert Earnshaw |
1997-04 & 2011-13 | 89 (193) | 10 (14) | 10(9) | 0 (1) | 109 (217) |
| 3= | Carl Dale |
1991–98 | 71 (211) | 6 (14) | 5 (11) | 12 (16) | 94 (253) |
| 3= | Jimmy Gill |
1920–25 | 82 (184) | 12 (28) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 94 (212) |
| 5 | Brian Clark |
1967–72 & 1975–76 | 79 (204) | 2 (13) | 3 (9) | 7 (14) | 91 (240) |
| 6 | Peter King |
1960–74 | 67 (356) | 5 (20) | 6 (22) | 11 (33) | 89 (431) |
| 7 | Peter Whittingham |
2007– | 75 (331+33) | 4 (17+1) | 5 (14+5) | 4 (7) | 88 (372+39) |
| 8= | Hughie Ferguson |
1925–29 | 77 (117) | 9 (13) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 87 (131) |
| 8= | John Toshack |
1966–70 | 74 (162) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | 11 (19) | 87 (193) |
| 10 | Derek Tapscott |
1958–65 | 79 (194) | 2 (9) | 3 (5) | 2 (5) | 86 (214) |
| 11 | Chris Pike |
1986 & 1989–92 | 67 (154) | 3 (10) | 2 (8) | 2 (9) | 74 (181) |
| 12 | Wilf Grant |
1950–54 | 65 (155) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 67 (159) |
| 13 | Michael Chopra |
2006–07, 2008–09 & 2009–11 | 56 (142) | 3 (8) | 2 (4) | 4 (8) | 65 (162) |
| 14 | John Buchanan |
1974–81 | 54 (231) | 2 (11) | 5 (15) | 0 (7) | 61 (264) |
| 15 | Tony Evans |
1975–79 | 47 (128) | 4 (8) | 6 (7) | 1 (6) | 58 (149) |
| 16 | Jimmy McCambridge |
1930–32 | 51 (95) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 53 (100) |
| 17 | Cohen Griffith |
1989–95 | 39 (234) | 0 (16) | 5 (9) | 4 (16) | 48 (275) |
| 18 | Gary Stevens |
1978–81 | 44 (150) | 0 (4) | 3 (9) | 0 (0) | 47 (163) |
| 19= | Jimmy Collins |
1937–38 | 41 (76) | 4 (10) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 46 (89) |
| 19= | Jimmy Gilligan |
1987–89 | 34 (99) | 4 (4) | 1 (8) | 7 (10) | 46 (121) |
| 20= | Phil Dwyer |
1972–85 | 41 (471) | 0 (23) | 2 (28) | 2 (9) | 45 (531) |
| 20= | Jay Bothroyd |
2008–11 | 41 (118) | 1 (6) | 3 (7) | 0 (5) | 45 (136) |
| 20= | Trevor Ford |
1953–56 | 42 (96) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 45 (101) |
Progressive scoring record
File:Robearnshaw.jpg
Robert Earnshaw holds the record for most goals scored in a single season
Jimmy Gill scored twenty goals in Cardiff's first Football league season. This list charts the top scoring season record for the club on the occasions it has been beat or equaled.
| Season | League | All matches |
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| 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 (25) | Hughie Ferguson (31) |
| 1931-32 | Jimmy McCambridge (26) | |
| 1946-47 | Stan Richards (30) | |
| 1968-69 | John Toshack (31) | |
| 2002-03 | Robert Earnshaw (31) | Robert Earnshaw (35) |
International records
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- Most capped player: Alf Sherwood (Wales) - 39
- First international cap: Jack Evans for Wales vs Ireland 1912
- Youngest player to gain international cap: Chris Gunter (Wales) 16 years 299 days vs New Zealand - 26 May 2007
- First Cardiff players at a World Cup: Derrick Sullivan for Wales against
Hungary (8 June 1958) - As of 2010, no players have represented their country whilst playing for Cardiff City in the European Championships.
Manager records
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- First full-time manager: Davy McDougall, August 1910
- Longest serving manager (time and games): Fred Stewart, May 1911 to May 1933 (22 years and 605 games)[9]
- Most successful manager: Billy McCandless, win percentage of 53% (53 wins out of 100 games).
Transfers
First player signed: Jack Evans, 1910 from Cwmparc.[10]
Record transfer fees paid
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Michael Chopra, sold to Sunderland in July 2007 for £5 million, was the most expensive sale by the club, alongside the transfer of Roger Johnson, and later became the most expensive signing on his return in July 2009.
| # | Name | Fee | Paid by | Date | Notes |
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| 1 |  Gary Medel |
£11m |  Sevilla |
10 August 2013 | [11] |
| 2 | Steven Caulker |
£8m | Tottenham Hotspur |
31 July 2013 | [12] |
| 3 |  Andreas Cornelius |
£7.5m | FC Copenhagen |
1 July 2013 | [13] |
| 4 |  Bruno Ecuele Manga |
£5.5m |  Lorient |
1 September 2014 | [14] |
| 5 | Michael Chopra |
£4m | Sunderland |
4 July 2009 | [15] |
| 6 | Sean Morrison |
£3m | Reading |
15 August 2014 | [16] |
| 7 | Nicky Maynard |
£2.8m | West Ham |
31 August 2012 | [17] |
| 8 | Adam Le Fondre |
£2.7m | Reading |
28 May 2014 | [18] |
| 9 |  Mats Moller Daehli |
£2.7m | Molde |
1 January 2014 | [19] |
| 10 |  Kim Bo-Kyung |
£2.7m |  Cerezo Osaka |
27 July 2012 | [20] |
Progression of record fee paid
| Date | Player | Bought from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Jack Evans |
Cwmparc | 30p |
| 1920 | Jimmy Gill |
Sheffield Wednesday | £750 |
| November 1920 | Jimmy Blair |
Sheffield Wednesday | £3,500 |
| December 1953 | Trevor Ford |
Sunderland | £30,000 |
| 1970 | Ian Gibson |
Coventry City | £35,000 |
| 26 December 1970 | Alan Warboys |
Sheffield Wednesday | £40,000 |
| September 1982 | Godfrey Ingram |
San Jose Earthquakes | £200,000 |
| 10 August 2000 | Danny Gabbidon |
West Bromwich Albion | £800,000 |
| 29 June 2001 | Graham Kavanagh |
Stoke City | £1,000,000 |
| 13 September 2001 | Peter Thorne |
Stoke City | £1,750,000 |
| 1 July 2010 | Michael Chopra |
Sunderland | £3,000,000 |
| 27 June 2013 | Andreas Cornelius |
FC Copenhagen | £7,500,000 |
| 31 July 2013 | Steven Caulker |
Tottenham Hotspur | £8,000,000 |
| 10 August 2013 | Gary Medel |
Sevilla | £11,000,000 |
Record transfer fees received
| # | Name | Fee | Paid by | Date | Notes |
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| 1 | Gary Medel |
£10m |  Inter Milan |
9 August 2014 | [21] |
| 2 | Steven Caulker |
£8.5m | Queens Park Rangers |
22 July 2014 | [22] |
| 3 | Jordon Mutch |
£6m | QPR |
5 August 2014 | [23] |
| 4 | Michael Chopra |
£5m | Sunderland |
13 July 2007 | [24] |
| 5 | Roger Johnson |
£5m | Birmingham City |
25 June 2009 | [25] |
| 6 | Aaron Ramsey |
£4.8m | Arsenal |
13 June 2008 | [26] |
| 7 | Robert Earnshaw |
£4m | West Brom |
30 August 2004 | [27] |
| 8 | Cameron Jerome |
£4m | Birmingham City |
31 May 2006 | [28] |
| 9 | Andreas Cornelius |
£3m | Copenhagen |
31 January 2015 | [29] |
| 10 |  Glenn Loovens |
£2.5m | Celtic |
16 August 2008 | [30] |
Progression of record fee received
| Date | Player | Sold to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November 1970 | John Toshack |
Liverpool | £110,000 |
| November 1982 | Godfrey Ingram |
San Jose Earthquakes | £200,000 |
| October 1989 | Jimmy Gilligan |
Portsmouth | £215,000 |
| 30 August 2004 | Robert Earnshaw |
West Bromwich Albion | £3,000,000 |
| 13 July 2007 | Michael Chopra |
Sunderland | £5,000,000 |
| 22 July 2014 | Steven Caulker |
Queens Park Rangers | £8,500,000 |
| 9 August 2014 | Gary Medel |
Inter Milan | £10,000,000 |
European matches
Cardiff City often qualified for the now defunct European Cup Winners Cup by winning the Welsh Cup until UEFA blocked them from using this route in the early 1990s[31]
Cardiff City scores are shown first in every match
- Key
- QR = Qualifying round
- 1R = First round
- 2R = Second round
- 3R = Third round
- QF = Quarter final
- SF = Semi final
- F = Final
Total European matches
| Competition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Cup Winners Cup | 47 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 65 | 59 |
Penalty Shootouts
| Date | Competition | Opponents | Venue | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1971 | European Cup Winners Cup | SC Dynamo Berlin | Home | 4-5 |
| 14 January 1997 | Football League Trophy | Exeter City | Home | 2-4 |
| 24 January 1998 | FA Cup | Reading | Away | 3-4 |
| 25 August 1999 | League Cup | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 3-2 |
| 24 August 2004 | League Cup | Kidderminster Harriers | Away | 5-4 |
| 26 October 2004 | League Cup | Bournemouth | Away | 5-4 |
| 12 May 2010 | League Play Offs | Leicester City | Home | 4-3 |
| 21 September 2011 | League Cup | Leicester City | Home | 7-6 |
| 24 January 2012 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | Home | 3-1 |
| 26 February 2012 | League Cup | Liverpool | Wembley | 2-3 |
Footnotes
- ^ The First Division was the Top tier of English football, when Cardiff gained this honour.
- ^ The Second Division was the Second Tier of English football, when Cardiff earned these honours.
- ^ The Second Division was the Third Tier of English football, when Cardiff won the play-off.
- ^ The Third Division was the Third Tier of English football, when Cardiff won these honours.
- ^ The Third Division was the Fourth Tier of English football, when Cardiff won this
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