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*'''[[Football League Second Division]] Runners-up: 3<sup>{{ref label|Second Division|B|}}</sup>''' |
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:: [[1920–21 in English football|1920–21]], [[1951–52 in English football|1951–52]], [[1959–60 in English football|1959–60]]<ref name=Honours/> |
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*'''[[Football League Second Division]] Play-Off Winners: 1<sup>{{ref label|Second Division B|C}}</sup>''' |
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:: [[2003 Football League Second Division play-off Final|2002–03]] |
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*'''[[Football League Third Division]] Winners: 1<sup>{{ref label|Third Division|D}}</sup>''' |
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:: [[1992–93 in English football|1992–93]]<ref name=Honours/> |
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*'''[[Football League Third Division]] Runners-up: 2<sup>{{ref label|Third Division B|E}}</sup>''' |
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:: [[1975–76 in English football|1975–76]], [[1982–83 in English football|1982–83]]<ref name=Honours/> |
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:: [[1946–47 in English football|1946–47]]<ref name=Honours/> |
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:: [[1987–88 in English football|1987–88]]<ref name=Honours/> |
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*'''[[Southern Football League|Southern Football League Second Division]] Winners: 1''' |
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:: 1912–13 |
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:: [[1998-99 in English football|1998-99]] |
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:: [[1927 FA Cup Final|1926–27]] |
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:: [[1925 FA Cup Final|1924–25]], [[2008 FA Cup Final|2007–08]] |
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*'''[[FA Charity Shield]] Winners: 1''' |
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:: [[1927 FA Charity Shield|1927]] |
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*'''[[Welsh Cup]] Winners: 22''' |
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:: 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<ref name=Honours/> |
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==Club records== |
==Club records== |
Revision as of 02:58, 24 June 2011
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 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 26 April 2011
Honours
League
- Football League First Division Runners-up: 1[A]
- Football League Second Division Runners-up: 3[B]
- Football League Second Division Play-Off Winners: 1[C]
- Football League Third Division Winners: 1[D]
- Football League Third Division Runners-up: 2[E]
- Football League Third Division South Winners: 1
- Football League Fourth Division Runners-up: 1
- Southern Football League Second Division Winners: 1
- 1912–13
- Promotion to Football League Second Division (third tier): 1[F]
Cups
- FA Cup Winners: 1
- FA Cup Runners-up: 2
- FA Charity Shield Winners: 1
- Welsh Cup Winners: 22
- 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]
- FAW Premier Cup Winners: 1
- FAW Invitation Cup Runners-up: 1
- FAW Welsh Youth Cup Winners: 8
- 1989–90, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06
- FAW Welsh Youth Cup Runners-up: 3
- 1991–92, 2004–05, 2007–08
Club records
- Highest league finish: 2nd in Division one (now Premier League) 1923-24.
- Best League Cup run: Semi-final 1965-66[3]
- 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 | ||
1929-1931 | Division 2 | 2 | ||
1931-1947 | Division 3 South | 3 | ||
1947-1952 | Division 2 | 2 | ||
1952-1957 | Division 1 | 1 | ||
1957-1960 | Division 2 | 2 | ||
1960-1962 | Division 1 | 1 | ||
1962-1975 | Division 2 | 2 | ||
1975-1976 | Division 3 | 3 | ||
1976-1982 | Division 2 | 2 | ||
1982-1983 | Division 3 | 3 | ||
1983-1985 | Division 2 | 2 | ||
1985-1986 | Division 3 | 3 | ||
1986-1988 | Division 4 | 4 | ||
1988-1990 | Division 3 | 3 | ||
1990-1993 | Division 4/Division 3 | 4 | changed title due to Premier League being introduced in 1992. | |
1993-1995 | Division 2 | 3 | ||
1995-1999 | Division 3 | 4 | ||
1999-2000 | Division 2 | 3 | ||
2000-2001 | Division 3 | 4 | ||
2001-2003 | Division 2 | 3 | ||
2003-present | Division 1/Championship | 2 | League changed it name to Championship in 2004 for sponsorship reasons |
Match records
Firsts
- First Football League match: 0–0 vs Clapton Orient, 30 August 1920[4]
- 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: 1-0 vs Mardy 1910–1911
- 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
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.
- Record defeat: 2–11 vs. Sheffield United, 1 January 1926
- Record victory at Cardiff City Stadium: 6-1 vs. Derby County, 29 September 2009
- Record victory away from home: 16-0 vs. Knighton Town, Welsh Cup, 1961 at The Showground.
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[5]
- Most goals scored in one season: 90, 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[6]
- Club Record Attendance: 57,893 vs Arsenal, 22 April 1953
- At Cardiff City Stadium: 26,058 vs. Queens Park Rangers, 23rd April 2011
- At Ninian Park: 57,893 vs Arsenal, 22 April 1953
Player appearance records
- Youngest ever player: Aaron Ramsey 16 years 126 days vs Hull City - 28 April 2007[7]
Most appearances
Substitute appearances in brackets
# | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[8] | 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 | Alf Sherwood | 1946–56 | 354 (0) | 18 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 372 (0) |
10 | Len Davies | 1920–31 | 305 (0) | 33 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 339 (0) |
11 | Jason Perry | 1986–96 | 281 (3) | 15 (1) | 22 (0) | 20 (1) | 338 (5) |
12 | Scott Young | 1993–03 | 277 (20) | 22 (1) | 14 (1) | 20 (3) | 333 (25) |
13 | Colin Baker | 1953–66 | 298 (0) | 17 (0) | 12 (0) | 1 (0) | 328 (0) |
14 | Roger Gibbins | 1982–85 & 1989–92 | 281 (14) | 14 (0) | 23 (1) | 6 (0) | 324 (15) |
15 | Billy Baker | 1938–54 | 292 (0) | 16 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 308 (0) |
16 | Derek Sullivan | 1947–61 | 275 (0) | 10 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 285 (0) |
17 | Damon Searle | 1990–96 | 234 (2) | 13 (0) | 9 (0) | 22 (0) | 278 (2) |
18 | Cohen Griffith | 1989–95 | 234 (29) | 16 (2) | 9 (0) | 16 (1) | 275 (32) |
19 | Jimmy Nelson | 1921–30 | 240 (0) | 30 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 271 (0) |
20 | Gary Bell | 1966–73 | 223 (1) | 17 (0) | 9 (0) | 16 (0) | 265 (1) |
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[9]
- 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
# | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[8] | 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 | 85 (178) | 9 (13) | 10 (8) | 1 (6) | 105 (205) |
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= | Hughie Ferguson | 1925–29 | 77 (117) | 9 (13) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 87 (131) |
7= | John Toshack | 1966–70 | 74 (162) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | 11 (19) | 87 (193) |
9 | Derek Tapscott | 1958–65 | 79 (194) | 2 (9) | 3 (5) | 2 (5) | 86 (214) |
10 | Chris Pike | 1986 & 1989–92 | 67 (154) | 3 (10) | 2 (8) | 2 (9) | 74 (181) |
11 | Wilf Grant | 1950–54 | 65 (155) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 67 (159) |
12 | Michael Chopra | 2006–07, 2008–09 & 2009– | 58 (145) | 3 (8) | 2 (4) | 2 (5) | 63 (162) |
13 | John Buchanan | 1974–81 | 54 (231) | 2 (11) | 5 (15) | 0 (7) | 61 (264) |
14 | Tony Evans | 1975–79 | 47 (128) | 4 (8) | 6 (7) | 1 (6) | 58 (149) |
15 | Jimmy McCambridge | 1930–32 | 51 (95) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 53 (100) |
15= | Peter Whittingham | 2007– | 43 (181) | 4 (13) | 4 (12) | 2 (5) | 53 (211) |
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- | 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
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
- 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 Ungarn (8 June 1958)
- As of 2010, no players have represented their country whilst playing for Cardiff City in the European Championships.
Manager records
- 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)[10]
- Most successful manager: Billy McCandless, win percentage of 53% (53 wins out of 100 games).
Transfers
First player signed: Jack Evans, 1910 from Cwmparc.[11]
Record transfer fees paid
# | Name | Fee | Paid to | Date | Notes |
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1 | Michael Chopra | £3m | Sunderland | 1 July 2009 | [12] |
2 | Peter Thorne | £1.75m | Stoke City | 13 September 2001 | [13] |
3 | Mark Hudson | £1.075m | Charlton Athletic | 1 July 2009 | [14] |
4 | Graham Kavanagh | £1m | Stoke City | 18 June 2001 | [15] |
5 | Andy Campbell | £950,000 | Middlesbrough | 26 March 2002 | [16] |
Progression of record fee paid
Date | Player | Bought from | Fee |
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1910 | Jack Evans | Cwmparc | 30p |
1920 | Jimmy Gill | Sheffield Wednesday | £750 |
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 |
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 |
Record transfer fees received
# | Name | Fee | Paid by | Date | Notes |
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1= | Michael Chopra | £5m | Sunderland | 13 July 2007 | [17] |
1= | Roger Johnson | £5m | Birmingham City | 25 June 2009 | [18] |
2 | Aaron Ramsey | £4.8m | Arsenal | 13 June 2008 | [19] |
3= | Cameron Jerome | £3m | Birmingham City | 31 May 2006 | [20] |
3= | Robert Earnshaw | £3m | West Bromwich Albion | 30 August 2004 | [21] |
Progression of record fee received
Date | Player | Sold to | Fee |
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November 1970 | John Toshack | Liverpool | £110,000 |
November 1982 | Godfrey Ingram | San Jose Earthquakes | £200,000 |
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 |
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[22]
Cardiff City scores are shown first in every match
- Key
- 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 |
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European Cup Winners Cup | 47 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 65 | 60 |
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
References
- Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 1-905411-04-9.
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- "Football Club History Database - Cardiff City". Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Cardiff City 0-0 Celtic". BBC Sport. 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Club honours and history". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ "The roaring twenties". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ [1] Bluebird electric.net Retrieved on 27 December 2007
- ^ "Bluebirds average attendances". Cardiff City F.C. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Jones hails record breaker Ramsey". BBC Sport. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ a b The "Other" column constitutes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the FA Charity Shield, the European Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the Welsh Cup, the FAW Premier Cup, the Football League Trophy and the Division Three South Cup.
- ^ Glanville, Brian (2008-06-20). "Obituary: Derek Tapscott". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Manager history for Cardiff City". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "The foundation and early years". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Striker Chopra to be a record signing for City". Western Mail. 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Thorne joins Bluebirds". BBC Sport. 2001-09-13. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Bluebirds swoop for skipper". Charltonathletic.co.uk. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ "City land £1m Kavanagh". BBC Sport. 2001-06-29. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Cardiff sign Campbell". BBC Sport. 2002-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Chopra's fond farewell to Cardiff". BBC Sport. 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Jonson completes Birmingham move". BBC Sport. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2008/07/31/arsenal-claim-discount-on-ramsey-deal-91466-21440756/
- ^ "Birmingham complete Jerome deal". BBC Sport. 2006-05-31. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "Earnshaw signs for Baggies". BBC News. 2004-08-30. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ^ "UEFA rejects Welsh clubs bid" BBC Sport Retrieved on 20 March 2008
- ^ a b Cardiff City score is given first in each result.