List of Cardiff City F.C. records and statistics
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
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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 | ![]() |
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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-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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1972–85 | 471 (5) | 23 (0) | 28 (0) | 9 (0) | 531 (5) |
2 | ![]() |
1962–74 | 406 (0) | 23 (0) | 21 (0) | 33 (0) | 483 (0) |
3 | ![]() |
1921–34 | 445 (0) | 34 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 481 (0) |
4 | ![]() |
1960–74 | 356 (5) | 20 (0) | 22 (0) | 33 (1) | 431 (6) |
5 | ![]() |
1947–64 | 398 (0) | 20 (0) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 421 (0) |
6 | ![]() |
1920–30 | 371 (0) | 42 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 414 (0) |
7 | ![]() |
1920–31 | 354 (0) | 53 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 408 (0) |
8 | ![]() |
1952–66 | 348 (0) | 14 (0) | 11 (0) | 8 (0) | 381 (0) |
9 | ![]() |
1946–56 | 354 (0) | 18 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 372 (0) |
10 | ![]() |
1920–31 | 305 (0) | 33 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 339 (0) |
11 | ![]() |
1986–96 | 281 (3) | 15 (1) | 22 (0) | 20 (1) | 338 (5) |
12 | ![]() |
1993–03 | 277 (20) | 22 (1) | 14 (1) | 20 (3) | 333 (25) |
13 | ![]() |
1953–66 | 298 (0) | 17 (0) | 12 (0) | 1 (0) | 328 (0) |
14 | ![]() |
1982–85 & 1989–92 | 281 (14) | 14 (0) | 23 (1) | 6 (0) | 324 (15) |
15 | ![]() |
1938–54 | 292 (0) | 16 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 308 (0) |
16 | ![]() |
1947–61 | 275 (0) | 10 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 285 (0) |
17 | ![]() |
1990–96 | 234 (2) | 13 (0) | 9 (0) | 22 (0) | 278 (2) |
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1989–95 | 234 (29) | 16 (2) | 9 (0) | 16 (1) | 275 (32) |
19 | ![]() |
1921–30 | 240 (0) | 30 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 271 (0) |
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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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1920–31 | 128 (305) | 19 (33) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 148 (339) |
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1997-04 | 85 (178) | 9 (13) | 10 (8) | 1 (6) | 105 (205) |
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1991–98 | 71 (211) | 6 (14) | 5 (11) | 12 (16) | 94 (253) |
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1920–25 | 82 (184) | 12 (28) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 94 (212) |
5 | ![]() |
1967–72 & 1975–76 | 79 (204) | 2 (13) | 3 (9) | 7 (14) | 91 (240) |
6 | ![]() |
1960–74 | 67 (356) | 5 (20) | 6 (22) | 11 (33) | 89 (431) |
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1925–29 | 77 (117) | 9 (13) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 87 (131) |
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1966–70 | 74 (162) | 1 (6) | 1 (6) | 11 (19) | 87 (193) |
9 | ![]() |
1958–65 | 79 (194) | 2 (9) | 3 (5) | 2 (5) | 86 (214) |
10 | ![]() |
1986 & 1989–92 | 67 (154) | 3 (10) | 2 (8) | 2 (9) | 74 (181) |
11 | ![]() |
1950–54 | 65 (155) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 67 (159) |
12 | ![]() |
2006–07, 2008–09 & 2009– | 58 (145) | 3 (8) | 2 (4) | 2 (5) | 63 (162) |
13 | ![]() |
1974–81 | 54 (231) | 2 (11) | 5 (15) | 0 (7) | 61 (264) |
14 | ![]() |
1975–79 | 47 (128) | 4 (8) | 6 (7) | 1 (6) | 58 (149) |
15 | ![]() |
1930–32 | 51 (95) | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 53 (100) |
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2007– | 43 (181) | 4 (13) | 4 (12) | 2 (5) | 53 (211) |
17 | ![]() |
1989–95 | 39 (234) | 0 (16) | 5 (9) | 4 (16) | 48 (275) |
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1978–81 | 44 (150) | 0 (4) | 3 (9) | 0 (0) | 47 (163) |
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1937–38 | 41 (76) | 4 (10) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 46 (89) |
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1987–89 | 34 (99) | 4 (4) | 1 (8) | 7 (10) | 46 (121) |
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1972–85 | 41 (471) | 0 (23) | 2 (28) | 2 (9) | 45 (531) |
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2008- | 41 (118) | 1 (6) | 3 (7) | 0 (5) | 45 (136) |
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1953–56 | 42 (96) | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 45 (101) |
Progressive scoring record
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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
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# | Name | Fee | Paid to | Date | Notes |
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£3m | Sunderland | 1 July 2009 | [12] |
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£1.75m | Stoke City | 13 September 2001 | [13] |
3 | ![]() |
£1.075m | Charlton Athletic | 1 July 2009 | [14] |
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£1m | Stoke City | 18 June 2001 | [15] |
5 | ![]() |
£950,000 | Middlesbrough | 26 March 2002 | [16] |
Progression of record fee paid
Date | Player | Bought from | Fee |
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1910 | ![]() |
Cwmparc | 30p |
1920 | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday | £750 |
1920 | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday | £3,500 |
December 1953 | ![]() |
Sunderland | £30,000 |
1970 | ![]() |
Coventry City | £35,000 |
26 December 1970 | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday | £40,000 |
1982 | ![]() |
San Jose Earthquakes | £200,000 |
10 August 2000 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | £800,000 |
29 June 2001 | ![]() |
Stoke City | £1,000,000 |
13 September 2001 | ![]() |
Stoke City | £1,750,000 |
1 July 2010 | ![]() |
Sunderland | £3,000,000 |
Record transfer fees received
# | Name | Fee | Paid by | Date | Notes |
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£5m | Sunderland | 13 July 2007 | [17] |
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£5m | Birmingham City | 25 June 2009 | [18] |
2 | ![]() |
£4.8m | Arsenal | 13 June 2008 | [19] |
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£3m | Birmingham City | 31 May 2006 | [20] |
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£3m | West Bromwich Albion | 30 August 2004 | [21] |
Progression of record fee received
Date | Player | Sold to | Fee |
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November 1970 | ![]() |
Liverpool | £110,000 |
November 1982 | ![]() |
San Jose Earthquakes | £200,000 |
1989 | ![]() |
Portsmouth | £215,000 |
30 August 2004 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | £3,000,000 |
13 July 2007 | ![]() |
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
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ a b Cardiff City score is given first in each result.