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Line 1: {{Short description\|none}} {{dablink\|This article details all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown see [[List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons]].}} [[File:Cardiff City celebrations 2018.jpg\|upright=1.2\|thumb\|Cardiff City manager [[Neil Warnock]] (holding trophy right) and [[Sean Morrison (footballer)\|Sean Morrison]] (left) lift the [[2017–18 EFL Championship]] runner-up trophy\|alt=A football team celebrating and lifting a trophy]] [[Cardiff City F.C.\|Cardiff City Football Club]] is a Welsh professional [[association football]] club based in [[Cardiff]], Wales. The club was founded in 1899 and initially played in local amateur leagues before joining the [[English football league system]]. After spending a decade in the [[Southern Football League]], Cardiff joined the [[English Football League\|Football League]] in 1920. Since then, the club has played in all four professional divisions of the Football League, spending 17 seasons in the top tier since its formation.<ref>{{cite web \|url= ~~http~~https://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM\|title= Football Club History Database – Cardiff City\|publisher= Football Club History Database\|~~accessdate~~access-date= 20 March 2008\|archive-date= 17 October 2018\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181017191128/http://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM\|url-status= live}}</ref> Cardiff ~~have~~has also reached the final of the [[FA Cup]] on three occasions, winning the trophy in the [[1927 FA Cup Final\|1927 final]], and the [[EFL Cup\|League Cup]] once. The team currently ~~play~~plays in the second tier of the English league system, the [[EFL Championship]]. [[Billy Hardy (footballer)\|Billy Hardy]] is the club's record appearance holder having played in 590 first team matches between 1911 and 1931. [[Phil Dwyer]] made the most appearances for the club in the Football League with 471. The club's goalscoring record is held by [[Len Davies]] who scored 179 times between 1919 and 1931. Davies is one of only eight players to have scored 100 or more goals in the club's history. The list encompasses the major honours won by Cardiff City, records set by the club, its managers and players, and details of its performance in European competition. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records achievements by Cardiff City players on the international stage, and the club's highest transfer fees ~~paid and received by the club~~. Attendance records at [[Ninian Park]] and the [[Cardiff City Stadium]], the club's home grounds since 1910 and 2009 respectively, are also included. == Honours == [[Cardiff City F.C.\|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.<ref>{{harvnb\|Lloyd\|1999\|p=24}}</ref> The club changed its name to Cardiff City in 1908 and entered the [[Southern Football League]] in 1910.<ref name="foundations">{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/2013/march/1899-1920-foundations--the-early-years/ \|title=1899–1920 Foundations & The Early Years \|publisher=Cardiff City F.C. \|last=Shepherd \|first=Richard \|date=19 March 2013 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=16 February 2020 \|archive-date=2 April 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402120104/https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/2013/march/1899-1920-foundations--the-early-years/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> The club was the first side based in South Wales to win the [[Welsh Cup]] after defeating [[Pontypridd F.C.\|Pontypridd]] in the 1912 final.<ref>{{harvnb\|Stead\|2013\|p=83}}</ref> The side won its first league honour by winning the Southern Football League Second Division title the following year, in the [[1912–13 in English football\|1912–13 season]].<ref>{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|p=16}}</ref> Cardiff entered the [[English Football League\|Football League]] in 1920 and enjoyed the most successful period in its history. Cardiff finished as First Division runners-up in the [[1923–24 Cardiff City F.C. season\|1923–24 season]] and reached two [[FA Cup]] finals, losing the first in [[1925 FA Cup Final\|1925]] before becoming the only non-English side to win the cup two years later in [[1927 FA Cup Final\|1927]], defeating [[Arsenal F.C.\|Arsenal]] 1–0.<ref name="foundations"/><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/happy-anniversary-cardiff-city-celebrate-2995570 \|title=Happy anniversary: Cardiff City celebrate 86 years since their 1927 FA Cup win \|work=WalesOnline \|publisher=Media Wales \|date=23 April 2013 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=3 September 2016 \|archive-date=20 December 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220063757/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/happy-anniversary-cardiff-city-celebrate-2995570 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The club reached a third FA Cup final 82 years later in [[2008 FA Cup Final\|2008]] but suffered a 1–0 defeat to [[Portsmouth F.C.\|Portsmouth]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm \|title=Portsmouth 1–0 Cardiff City \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=17 May 2008 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=3 September 2016 \|archive-date=21 January 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121132638/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm \|url-status=live }}</ref> 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 A.F.C.\|Wrexham]].<ref name="RSSSF_list">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~https://www.rsssf.~~com~~org/tablesw/walcuphist.html \|title=Wales - List of Cup Finals \|publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation \|last=Stokkermans \|first=Karel \|~~accessdate~~access-date=16 February 2020 \|archive-date=30 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730230719/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/walcuphist.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> The most recent honour won by the club was the Championship title during the [[2012–13 Football League Championship\|2012–13 season]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/honours/ \|title=Cardiff City Football Club Honours \|website=11v11.com \|publisher=AFS Enterprises \|~~accessdate~~access-date=16 February 2020 \|archive-date=12 August 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812211922/https://www.11v11.com/teams/cardiff-city/tab/honours/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Cardiff City's list of competition victories includes:<ref name=CR>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/article/club-records-2474794.aspx \|title=Club Records \|publisher=Cardiff City F.C. \|~~accessdate~~access-date=3 September 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821020030/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/article/club-records-2474794.aspx \|archive-date=21 August 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="s3">{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|p=3}}</ref> ===League titles=== ====Southern Football League==== '''[[Southern Football League]] Second Division''' Line 24 ⟶ 26: : Champions: [[2012–13 in English football\|2012–13]] : Runners-up: [[1920-21 in English football\|1920–21]], [[1951-52 in English football\|1951–52]], [[1959-60 in English football\|1959–60]], [[2017–18 in English football\|2017–18]] ~~: Play-Off Runners-up: [[2009-10 in English football\|2009-10]]~~ '''[[Football League Third Division South\|Third Division (south)]]/[[Football League Third Division\|Third Division]]/[[Football League Second Division\|Second Division]]/[[Football League One\|League One]] (third tier)''' : Champions: [[1946-47 in English football\|1946–47]] : Runners-up: [[1975-76 in English football\|1975–76]], [[1982-83 in English football\|1982–83]] : Play-off Winners: [[2003 Football League Second Division play-off Final\|~~2002-03~~2003]] * '''[[Football League Fourth Division\|Fourth Division]]/[[Football League Third Division\|Third Division]]/[[Football League Two\|League Two]] (fourth tier)''' : Champions: [[1992-93 in English football\|1992–93]] : Runners-up: [[1987-88 in English football\|1987–88]], [[2000-01 in English football\|2000–01]] ~~: Promoted: [[1997-98 in English football\|1997–98]]~~ ===Cups=== Line 48: : 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 : Finalists: 1928–29, 1938–39, 1950–51, 1959–60, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1994–95 * '''[[FAW Premier Cup]]''' : Winners: [[2001–02 FAW Premier Cup\|2001–02]] : Finalists: [[1997–98 FAW Premier Cup\|1997–98]],{{#tag:ref\|The ~~[[1999–2000~~competition was known as the FAW ~~Premier~~Invitation Cup during the 1997–98 season.<ref>{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|p=97}}</ref>\|~~1999–2000]]~~group=lower-alpha}} ===Match records=== Line 58: * First Southern Football League match: 4–1 vs. [[Ton Pentre F.C.\|Ton Pentre]], 26 September 1910<ref name="s14">{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|p=14}}</ref> * First Football League match: 0–0 vs. [[Clapton Orient F.C.\|Clapton Orient]], 30 August 1920<ref>{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|p=22}}</ref> First [[Premier League]] match: 0-2 vs. [[West Ham United F.C.\|West Ham United]], 17 August 2013<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/17/west-ham-united-cardiff-city-premier-league \|title = Joe Cole's sublime strike sets up West Ham win over Cardiff City\|newspaper=The Guardian \|last=Steinberg \|first=Jacob \|date=17 August 2013 \|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref> First FA Cup match: 3–1 vs. [[Bath City F.C.\|Bath City]], 17 September 1910<ref name="s14"/> First League Cup match: 4–3 vs. [[Middlesbrough F.C.\|Middlesbrough]], 3 October 1960<ref name=Shep60>{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|p=60}}</ref> First Welsh Cup match (As Cardiff Riverside): 3–12 vs. [[Cwmparc]] 1907–08<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/index.php/welsh-cup/year-by-year \|title=Welsh Cup year-by-year \|publisher=Welsh Football Data Archive \|~~accessdate~~access-date=18 February 2020 \|archive-date=25 April 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425060913/https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/index.php/welsh-cup/year-by-year \|url-status=live }}</ref> First match in Europe: 0–0 vs. [[Esbjerg fB]], 9 September 1964 ([[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]])<ref>{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|p=64}}</ref> Line 66 ⟶ 67: Record Football League victory: 9–2 vs. [[Thames A.F.C.\|Thames]], [[Football League Third Division South\|Third Division South]], 6 February 1932<ref name=Shep3>{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|p=3}}</ref> Record [[FA Cup]] victory: 8–0 vs. [[Enfield F.C.\|Enfield]], FA Cup ~~First~~first ~~Round~~round, 28 November 1931<ref name=Shep3/> Record Welsh Cup victory: 16–0 vs. [[Knighton Town F.C.\|Knighton Town]], Welsh Cup ~~Fifth~~fifth ~~Round~~round, 28 January 1961<ref name=Shep60/> Record European victory: 8-0 vs. [[Pezoporikos Larnaca\|Pezoporikos Larnaca]], ECWC First round, 16th September 1970. Record defeat: 2–11 vs. [[Sheffield United F.C.\|Sheffield United]], 1 January 1926<ref name=CR/> Line 74 ⟶ 76: Most wins in a season: 30 in 42 games, [[1946-47 in English football\|1946–47]]<ref name="s3"/> Most defeats in a season: 27 in 42 games, [[1933-34 in English football\|1933–34]]<ref name="s3"/> Most draws in a season: 23 in 46 games, [[1997–98 in English football\|1997–98]]{{#tag:ref\|Joint Football League record<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/meet-most-average-cardiff-city-8709753 \|title=Meet the most 'average' Cardiff City team in history who still hold the dullest record in football \|work=WalesOnline \|publisher=Media Wales \|last=Tucker \|first=Steve \|date=24 February 2015 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=17 February 2020 \|archive-date=17 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217202456/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/meet-most-average-cardiff-city-8709753 \|url-status=live }}</ref>\|group=lower-alpha}} Most goals scored in one season: 95, [[Football League Third Division\|Third Division]], [[2000–01 in English football\|2000–01]]<ref name="s3"/> Most goals conceded in one season: 105, Third Division South, [[1933-34 in English football\|1933–34]]<ref>{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|p=34}}</ref> Line 81 ⟶ 83: Record ground attendance: 62,634, [[Wales national football team\|Wales]] vs. [[England national football team\|England]], 17 October 1959 at [[Ninian Park]]<ref name=CR/> Club record attendance: 57,893 vs. [[Arsenal F.C.\|Arsenal]], 22 April 1953{{#tag:ref\|A match against Swansea Town on 27 August 1949 sold 60,855 tickets prior to the match but only 57,510 attended the match.<ref>{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2007\|p=91}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1652214,00.html \|title=Bluebirds average attendances \|publisher=Cardiff City F.C. \|date=8 May 2009 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=10 September 2013 \|url-status=dead \|~~archiveurl~~archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214113648/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1652214,00.html \|~~archivedate~~archive-date=14 February 2012 }}</ref>\|group=lower-alpha}} At [[Cardiff City Stadium]]: 33,082 vs. [[Liverpool F.C.\|Liverpool]], 21 April 2019<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/cardiff-citys-3-biggest-attendances-in-recent-history/ \|title=Cardiff City's Three Biggest Attendances in Recent History \|website=footballleagueworld.co.uk \|last=Steel \|first=Lewis \|date=15 June 2019 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=16 February 2020 \|archive-date=19 July 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719162959/https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/cardiff-citys-3-biggest-attendances-in-recent-history/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> ==Player appearance records== :{{see also\|List of Cardiff City F.C. players}} [[File:Ramsey101 cropped.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|[[Aaron Ramsey]] is the youngest player in the club's history.\|alt=A footballer with dark hair wearing a red jersey]] Youngest player: [[Aaron Ramsey]] – 16 years 126 days vs. [[Hull City A.F.C.\|Hull City]] – 28 April 2007<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6607983.stm \|title=Jones hails record breaker Ramsey \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=30 April 2007 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=27 December 2007 \|archive-date=2 May 2007 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502230310/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6607983.stm \|url-status=live }}</ref> Oldest player: [[George Latham (footballer)\|George Latham]] – 41 years 1 day vs. [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.\|Blackburn Rovers]] – 2 January 1922<ref name=CR/><ref>{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|p=22}}</ref> Line 94 ⟶ 96: Competitive matches only, appearances as substitute in brackets and included in totals.{{#tag:ref\|Appearances sourced from Hayes (2006), Shepherd (2002) and Grandin (2010) to dates of publication. From 2010 onwards, appearances are sourced from Soccerbase.\|group=lower-alpha}} {\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|- !scope="col" \|{{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} Line 187 ⟶ 189: Most seasons as top goalscorer: [[Len Davies]] – 5, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1929–30<ref>{{harvnb\|Shepherd\|2002\|pp=21–29}}</ref> Most goals in one season: [[Robert Earnshaw]] – 35 (31 league, 4 cup) 2002–03<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14040076 \|title=Robert Earnshaw returns to Cardiff City \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=6 July 2011 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=17 February 2020 \|archive-date=17 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217202708/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14040076 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Most goals in one game: [[Derek Tapscott]] – 6 vs. [[Knighton Town F.C.\|Knighton Town]], Welsh Cup, 28 January 1961<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/20/1 \|title=Obituary: Derek Tapscott \|newspaper=The Guardian \|date=20 June 2008 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=23 March 2010 \| location=London \| first=Brian \| last=Glanville}}</ref> Most goals in a league fixture: 5<ref name="hayes221"/> ** [[Hughie Ferguson]] vs. [[Burnley F.C.\|Burnley]], 1 September 1928 Line 196 ⟶ 198: Fastest hattrick: [[Alan Warboys]] – 10 minutes vs. [[Carlisle United F.C.\|Carlisle United]], 6 March 1971<ref name=CR/> ===All -time leading goalscorers=== ''Number of appearances in brackets'' Figures correct as of end of ~~2018–19~~2020–21 season{{#tag:ref\|Goals sourced from Hayes (2006), Shepherd (2002) and Grandin (2010) to dates of publication. From 2010 onwards, goals are sourced from Soccerbase.\|group=lower-alpha}} {\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|- !scope="col" \|{{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} Line 215 ⟶ 217: \|1 !scope="row"\| {{sortname\|Len\|Davies}} \|\|1919–1931\|\| 128 ''(306)''\|\| 19 ''(33)'' \|\| {{sort\|00\|0 ''(0)''}} \|\| {{sort\|31\|31 ''(3233)''}} \|\| '''179''' ''(~~371~~372)'' \|- \|2 Line 260 ⟶ 262: 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.<ref name="s14"/><ref name="hayes221">{{harvnb\|Hayes\|2006\|p=221}}</ref> {\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" \|- !scope="col" \|Season Line 283 ⟶ 285: \|- !scope="row"\|1926–27 \|[[Hughie Ferguson]] (2526) \|[[Hughie Ferguson]] (3132) \|- !scope="row"\|1931–32 Line 293 ⟶ 295: \|[[Stan Richards (footballer)\|Stan Richards]] (30) \| \|- ~~!scope="row"\|1968–69~~ \| ~~\|[[John Toshack]] (31)~~ \|- !scope="row"\|2002–03 Line 305 ⟶ 303: ==International records== {{see also\|List of Cardiff City F.C. internationals}} Most capped player: [[Aron Gunnarsson]] ([[Iceland national football team\|Iceland]]) – 62<ref name=CR/><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/25081.html \|title=Aron Gunnarsson \|website=National-Football-Teams.com \|last=Strack-Zimmerman \|first=Benjamin \|~~accessdate~~access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref> First international cap: [[Jack Evans (Welsh footballer)\|Jack Evans]] for Wales vs. [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)\|Ireland]] 1912<ref>{{harvnb\|Hayes\|2006\|p=218}}</ref> Youngest player to gain international cap: [[Chris Gunter]] (Wales) 16 years 299 days vs. [[New Zealand national football team\|New Zealand]] – 26 May 2007<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1552728-the-greatest-welsh-team-of-the-premier-league-era#slide \|title=The Greatest Welsh Team of the Premier League Era \|publisher=Bleacher Report \|last=Rodgers \|first=Ian \|date=4 March 2013 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=16 February 2020 \|archive-date=16 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216210120/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1552728-the-greatest-welsh-team-of-the-premier-league-era#slide \|url-status=live }}</ref> ==Manager records== {{main article\|List of Cardiff City F.C. managers}} First manager: [[Davy McDougall]], August 1910<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/you-remember-cardiff-city-managers-11329825 \|title=Do you remember these Cardiff City managers who helped the Bluebirds fly? \|work=WalesOnline \|publisher=Media Wales \|last=Doran \|first=Laura \|date=13 May 2016 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=17 February 2020 \|archive-date=17 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217204415/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/you-remember-cardiff-city-managers-11329825 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Longest serving manager (time and games): [[Fred Stewart (football manager)\|Fred Stewart]], May 1911 to May 1933 (22 years and 605 games)<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=485&teamTabs=managers \|title=Manager history for Cardiff City \|publisher=Soccerbase \|~~accessdate~~access-date=31 March 2008 \|archive-date=7 November 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107144812/http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=485&teamTabs=managers \|url-status=live }}</ref> ==Transfers== Line 319 ⟶ 317: ===Record transfer fees paid=== [[File:Chopra, Michael (2).jpg\|thumb\|upright\|[[Michael Chopra]], sold to [[Sunderland A.F.C.\|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.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23085388 \|title=Cardiff City: Andreas Cornelius joins for club record fee \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=1 July 2013 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=26 February 2020}}</ref>\|alt=A footballer wearing a blue and white kit]] {\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:70%;" \|- !scope="col" \|{{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} Line 330 ⟶ 328: \|- \|style="text-align:center;"\|1 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Emiliano\|Sala}}{{#tag:ref\|Sala was killed in a [[2019 English Channel Piper PA-46 crash\|plane crash]] days after signing for the club and never played a match for Cardiff.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47166633 \|title=Emiliano Sala: Body identified as Cardiff City footballer \|publisher=BBC News \|date=8 February 2019 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=16 February 2020 \|archive-date=2 September 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902194940/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47166633 \|url-status=live }}</ref>\|group=lower-alpha}} \|\|£15m\|\|[[FC Nantes\|Nantes]]\|\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2019\|1\|19}}\|\|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/cardiff-city-announce-signing-goal-15703715 \|title=Cardiff City announce signing of goal ace Emiliano Sala in club record £15m deal \|work=WalesOnline \|publisher=Media Wales \|last=Abbandonato \|first=Paul \|date=19 January 2019 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=19 January 2019 \|archive-date=20 January 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120093522/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/cardiff-city-announce-signing-goal-15703715 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \|- \|style="text-align:center;"\|2= !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Gary\|Medel}} \|\|£11m\|\|[[Sevilla CF\|Sevilla]]\|\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2013\|8\|10}}\|\|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news \|title=Cardiff City sign Chile midfielder Gary Medel from Sevilla \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23643122 \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=10 August 2013 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=10 August 2013 \|archive-date=11 August 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811125533/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23643122 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \|- \|style="text-align:center;"\|2= !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Josh\|Murphy}} \|\|£11m\|\|[[Norwich City F.C.\|Norwich City]]\|\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2018\|6\|12}}\|\|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/cardiff-murphy-celtic-summer-transfer-17713201 \|title=Celtic plotting summer move for £11m Cardiff City winger Josh Murphy - reports \|work=WalesOnline \|publisher=Media Wales \|last=Coleman \|first=Tom \|date=8 February 2020 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=17 February 2020 \|archive-date=17 February 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217204451/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/cardiff-murphy-celtic-summer-transfer-17713201 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \|- \|style="text-align:center;"\|4 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Bobby\|Reid\|Bobby Reid (footballer, born 1993)}} \|\|£10m\|\|[[Bristol City F.C.\|Bristol City]]\|\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2018\|6\|28}}\|\|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51243284 \|title=Bobby Decordova-Reid: Fulham sign Cardiff City forward on permanent deal \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=24 January 2020 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=17 February 2020 \|archive-date=10 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110161936/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51243284 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \|- \|style="text-align:center;"\|5 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Steven\|Caulker}} \|\|£8m\|\|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.\|Tottenham Hotspur]]\|\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2013\|7\|31}}\|\|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news \|title=Steven Caulker joins Cardiff from Tottenham for record fee \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23513785 \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=21 August 2013 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=21 August 2013 \|archive-date=1 August 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801041410/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23513785 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \|} === Record transfer fees received === {\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:70%;" \|- !scope="col" width=5%\|{{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} Line 363 ⟶ 361: \|style="text-align:center;"\|1 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Gary\|Medel}} \|\|£10m\|\|[[Internazionale F.C.\|Inter Milan]]\|\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2014\|August\|09}}\|\|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28623680 \|title=Cardiff City's Gary Medel joins club for £10m \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=9 August 2014 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=9 August 2014 \|archive-date=11 August 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811031113/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28623680 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \|- \|style="text-align:center;"\|2 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Steven\|Caulker}} \|\|£8.5m\|\|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.\|Queens Park Rangers]]\|\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2014\|July\|22}}\|\|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28429514 \|title=Steven Caulker joins QPR from Cardiff on a four-year deal \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=22 July 2014 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=22 July 2014 \|archive-date=23 July 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723230851/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28429514 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \|- \|style="text-align:center;"\|3 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Jordon\|Mutch}} \|\|£6m\|\|[[Queens Park Rangers F.C.\|Queens Park Rangers]]\|\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2014\|August\|05}}\|\|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28649004 \|title=Cardiff midfielder completes £6m QPR move \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=5 August 2014 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=5 August 2014 \|archive-date=5 August 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805085720/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28649004 \|url-status=live }}</ref> \|- \|style="text-align:center;"\|4= !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Michael\|Chopra}} \|\|£5m\|\|[[Sunderland A.F.C.\|Sunderland]]\|\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2007\|July\|13}}\|\|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6898945.stm \| title = Chopra's fond farewell to Cardiff \| publisher = BBC Sport \| ~~accessdate~~access-date = 20 March 2008 \| date = 14 July 2007 \| archive-date = 18 September 2007 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070918144952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6898945.stm \| url-status = live }}</ref> \|- \|style="text-align:center;"\|4= !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Roger\|Johnson\|Roger Johnson (footballer)}} \|\|£5m\|\|[[Birmingham City F.C.\|Birmingham City]]\|\|{{dts\|format=dmy\|2009\|June\|25}}\|\|align=center\|<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/8113313.stm \|title=Johnson completes Birmingham move \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=25 June 2009 \|~~accessdate~~access-date=25 June 2009}}</ref> \|} Line 395 ⟶ 393: \| year = 2006 \| isbn= 978-1-85983-462-6 ~~\| ref=harv~~ }} {{cite book \| title=C'mon City! A Hundred Years of the Bluebirds \| first=Grahame \|last=Lloyd \| publisher=Seren \|year=1999 \|isbn=978-1-85411-271-2~~\|ref=harv~~}} {{Cite book \| title=The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. \| first=Richard \| last=Shepherd \| publisher=SoccerData Publications \| year=2002 \| isbn=978-1-899468-17-1~~\|ref=harv~~}} {{Cite book \| title = The Cardiff City Miscellany Line 406 ⟶ 403: \| year = 2007 \| isbn= 978-1-905411-04-7 ~~\| ref=harv~~ }} {{cite book \|title=Red Dragons – The Story of Welsh Football \|last1=Stead \|first1=Phil \|publisher=Y Llofa \|year=2013 \|location=Ceredigion \|isbn=978-1-84771-468-8 ~~\|ref=harv~~}} '''Specific''' {{reflist~~\|30em~~}} {{Cardiff City F.C.}} {{Lists of football records and statistics in England by club}} {{featured list}} [[Category:Cardiff City F.C.\|Records And Statistics]] [[Category:Welsh football clubs in English leagues statistics\|Cardiff City]] [[Category:Association football in Wales lists]]