2009–10 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
2009–10 season
ChairmanPeter Ridsdale
ManagerDave Jones
Football League Championship4th
FA CupFifth round
(eliminated by Chelsea)
League CupThird round
(eliminated by Aston Villa)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Whittingham (20)
All:
Peter Whittingham (26)
Highest home attendance26,033 vs Leicester City, 11 May
Lowest home attendance5,545 vs Dagenham & Redbridge, 11 August
Average home league attendance19,413

The 2009–10 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 83rd season in The Football League since joining in 1920. The season was also the club's first in the Cardiff City Stadium, replacing their former ground Ninian Park, which had been used by the club for 99 years. Cardiff had their most successful season in the Football League Championship finishing 4th making the play-offs for the Premier League. Cardiff narrowly missed out on promotion after losing 3–2 to Blackpool in the Final.

Events[]

  • 26 June 2009 – Cardiff City pen a five-year kit manufacturing deal with Puma.[1]
  • 4 July 2009 – Cardiff City break their record transfer fee with the £3 million signing of Michael Chopra from Sunderland.[2]
  • 22 July 2009 – Cardiff City Stadium is officially opened with a 0–0 draw against with Celtic.[3]
  • 7 August 2009 – Mark Hudson is named club captain.
  • 11 September 2009 – Cardiff City agree a one-year shirt sponsorship deal with 777ball.com.[4]
  • 28 September 2009 – SBOBET are announced as replacement sponsors following the withdrawal of 777ball.com due to licensing problems.[5][6]
  • 7 November 2009 – Dave Jones receives Championship Manager of the Month for October.[7]
  • 14 November 2009 – Peter Whittingham receives Player of the Month for October.[8]
  • 20 November 2009 – Midfielder Stephen McPhail is diagnosed with stage one lymphoma, a rare form of cancer.[9]
  • 25 November 2009 – Datuk Chan Tien Ghee is appointed on the board of directors.[10]
  • 28 November 2009 – Goalkeeper Peter Enckelman is involved in a car crash but made a "luck escape" playing 45 mins the following day.[11]
  • 4 December 2009 – Club secretary, Jason Turner is suspended.[12]
  • 11 December 2009 – Cardiff City agree a settlement with Langston Corporation, over taking any more legal action over the clubs debt.[13]
  • 17 December 2009 – Riccardo Scimeca is forced to retire at the age of 34 due to injury.[14]
  • 29 January 2010 – Captain Mark Hudson is ruled out for 10–12 weeks with a split ankle tendon.[15]
  • 9 April 2010 – Gavin Rae is confirmed to be out for the season with a ruptured tendon in his ankle.[16]

Football League Championship[]

Standings[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 West Bromwich Albion (P) 46 26 13 7 89 48 +41 91 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Nottingham Forest 46 22 13 11 65 40 +25 79 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Cardiff City 46 22 10 14 73 54 +19 76
5 Leicester City 46 21 13 12 61 45 +16 76
6 Blackpool (O, P) 46 19 13 14 74 58 +16 70
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 22 10 14 73 54  +19 76 12 6 5 37 20  +17 10 4 9 36 34  +2

Last updated: 2 May.
Source: [17]

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHHAHAAAHHAHHAHAHA
ResultWDWWLLWLLWWDWWDLLLWWWLDDDWWLWDLLWLLWWDWWWDDWWL
Position1211284695433233585335445444455666666644444444
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May. Source: [18]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Kit[]

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): 777.com (13 Sep)
SBOBET (from 29 Sep)

Home
Away
Away Alternate
GK Home
GK Away
GK Alternate

Last updated: 18 September 2012.
Source: Historical Football kits

Squad[]

As of 16 February 2010[19]
No. Name Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth Club Apps. Club Goals Int. Caps Int. Goals Previous Club Date Joined Fee Contract End
1 David Marshall Scotland Glasgow 5 March 1985 – – 5 0 Norwich City 12 May 2009 £500,000 2012
2 Kevin McNaughton Scotland Dundee 28 August 1982 131 2 4 0 Aberdeen 26 May 2006 Free 2011
3 Mark Kennedy Republic of Ireland Dublin 15 May 1976 40 0 34 4 Crystal Palace 10 July 2008 Free 2011
4 Gavin Rae Scotland Aberdeen 28 November 1977 101 5 14 0 Rangers 7 October 2007 Free 2011
5 Mark Hudson England Guildford 30 March 1982 – – – – Charlton Athletic 2 July 2009 £1,075,000 2012
6 Gábor Gyepes Hungary Budapest 26 June 1981 29 1 22 1 Northampton Town 19 August 2008 £200,000 2013
7 Peter Whittingham England Nuneaton 8 September 1984 108 17 – – Aston Villa 11 January 2007 £350,000 2011
8 Michael Chopra England Newcastle upon Tyne 23 December 1983 71 31 – – Sunderland 1 July 2009 £3,000,000 2012
9 Jay Bothroyd England London 5 May 1982 44 12 – – Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 August 2008 £350,000 2011
10 Stephen McPhail Republic of Ireland London England 9 December 1979 107 3 10 1 Barnsley 13 June 2006 Free 2011
11 Chris Burke Scotland Glasgow 2 December 1983 16 1 1 0 Rangers 9 January 2009 Free 2011
12 Tony Capaldi Northern Ireland Porsgrunn Norway 12 August 1981 60 0 22 0 Plymouth Argyle 25 May 2007 Free 2010
14 Paul Quinn Scotland Wishaw 21 July 1985 – – – – Motherwell 4 June 2009 £300,000 2012
15 Anthony Gerrard England Liverpool 6 February 1986 – – – – Walsall 2 July 2009 £200,000 2013
16 Joe Ledley Wales Cardiff 23 January 1987 220 26 12 1 N/A 1 June 2004 Trainee 2010
17 Kelvin Etuhu Nigeria Kano 30 May 1988 – – – – Manchester City 22 August 2009 Loan 2010
18 Solomon Taiwo Nigeria Lagos 29 April 1985 – – – – Dagenham & Redbridge 25 August 2009 £250,000 2012
20 Peter Enckelman Finland Turku 10 March 1977 35 0 11 0 Blackburn Rovers 18 July 2008 Free 2010
23 Darcy Blake Wales New Tredegar 13 December 1988 36 0 – – N/A 1 June 2005 Trainee 2011
24 Miguel Comminges Guadeloupe Les Abymes 16 March 1982 33 0 15 0 Swindon Town 1 June 2008 Free 2010
26 Warren Feeney Northern Ireland Belfast 17 January 1981 12 0 27 5 Luton Town 22 March 2007 Free 2011
27 Adam Matthews Wales Swansea 13 January 1992 – – – – N/A 14 January 2009 Trainee 2011
28 Aaron Wildig England Hereford 15 April 1992 – – – – N/A 15 April 2009 Trainee 2012
29 Josh Magennis Northern Ireland Bangor 15 August 1990 – – – – N/A 1 June 2009 Trainee 2010
32 Aaron Morris Wales Cardiff 30 December 1989 3 0 – – N/A 1 June 2007 Trainee 2010
44 Ross McCormack Scotland Glasgow 18 August 1984 44 23 1 0 Motherwell 28 June 2008 Free 2014

Statistics[]

As of 22 May 2010
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland David Marshall 50 0 43 0 4 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF Scotland Kevin McNaughton 26 0 20+1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
3 MF Republic of Ireland Mark Kennedy 36 0 25+5 0 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
4 MF Scotland Gavin Rae 42 2 28+9 1 2 0 3 1 0 0
5 DF England Mark Hudson 33 2 26+1 2 2 0 1 0 3 0
6 DF Hungary Gábor Gyepes 20 1 16 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF England Peter Whittingham 51 25 41 20 4 1 3 2 3 2
8 FW England Michael Chopra 51 21 36+5 16 3+1 2 2+1 1 3 2
9 FW England Jay Bothroyd 48 13 40 11 3 1 2 1 3 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen McPhail 26 0 21 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
11 MF Scotland Chris Burke 52 10 38+6 9 2+1 1 2 0 3 0
12 DF Northern Ireland Tony Capaldi 18 0 10+5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
14 DF Scotland Paul Quinn 27 0 16+6 0 2 0 2 0 0+1 0
15 DF England Anthony Gerrard 47 2 39 2 4 0 3 0 0+1 0
16 MF Wales Joe Ledley 36 4 27+2 3 3 0 1 0 3 1
17 MF Nigeria Kelvin Etuhu 20 0 7+9 0 0 0 1 0 0+3 0
18 MF Nigeria Solomon Taiwo 10 0 2+6 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF England Riccardo Scimeca* 6 0 2+2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
20 GK Finland Peter Enckelman 7 0 3+1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
23 DF Wales Darcy Blake 24 0 15+3 0 1+2 0 0 0 3 0
24 DF Guadeloupe Miguel Comminges 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 FW Northern Ireland Warren Feeney 10 0 1+8 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Wales Adam Matthews 35 1 24+8 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF England Aaron Wildig 17 1 4+7 1 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
29 FW Northern Ireland Josh Magennis 10 1 1+8 0 0 0 0+1 1 0 0
32 DF Wales Aaron Morris 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 41 5 21+13 4 3+1 1 0 0 0+3 0
49 MF Wales Jonathan Meades 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— DF Republic of Ireland Darren Dennehy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • * Indicates player left club during the season.

Captains[]

Number Pos Player Starts
(as captain)
5 DF Mark Hudson 32
9 FW Jay Bothroyd 17
10 MF Stephen McPhail 4
16 MF Joe Ledley 2
8 FW Michael Chopra 1

Disciplinary record[]

Number Pos Player Yellow card Red card
9 FW Jay Bothroyd 13 0
8 FW Michael Chopra 12 0
16 MF Joe Ledley 3 1
14 DF Paul Quinn 8 0
6 DF Gábor Gyepes 2 1
10 MF Stephen McPhail 2 1
15 DF Anthony Gerrard 6 0
12 DF Tony Capaldi 0 1
44 FW Ross McCormack 6 0
5 DF Mark Hudson 3 0
11 MF Chris Burke 2 0
26 FW Warren Feeney 2 0
1 GK David Marshall 2 0
2 DF Kevin McNaughton 2 0
4 MF Gavin Rae 2 0
7 MF Peter Whittingham 2 0
23 MF Darcy Blake 1 0
17 MF Kelvin Etuhu 1 0
3 DF Mark Kennedy 1 0
27 DF Adam Matthews 1 0
18 MF Solomon Taiwo 1 0

Contracts[]

N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
44 FW Scotland McCormack 22 Green tickY Signed 4 years June 2013 BBC Sport
16 MF Wales Ledley 23 Red XN Rejected 4 years June 2013 South Wales Echo

Last updated:

Transfers[]

In[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK Scotland Marshall 24 EU Norwich City England Transfer Summer 2012 £500,000 Cardiff City
5 DF England Hudson 27 EU Charlton Athletic England Transfer Summer 2012 £1,075,000 BBC Sport
15 DF England Gerrard 23 EU Walsall England Transfer Summer 2013 £200,000 Cardiff City
14 DF Scotland Quinn 23 EU Motherwell Scotland Transfer Summer 2012 £300,000 BBC Sport
8 FW England Chopra 25 EU Sunderland England Transfer Summer 2012 £3,000,000 BBC Sport
18 MF Nigeria Taiwo 24 EU Dagenham & Redbridge England Transfer Summer 2012 £250,000 BBC Sport

  • Total spent: Decrease ~ £5,250,750

Loans In[]

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
17 MF Etuhu Nigeria 23 Manchester City 23 August 30 June Cardiff City Cardiff City
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out[]

N
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving to
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Apps
 Goals
 Source
29 MF Brown Wales 19 Free Transfer Bryntirion Athletic Summer Free 1 0 South Wales Echo
5 DF Purse England 32 Free Transfer Sheffield Wednesday England Summer Free 123 12 Sheffield Wednesday
12 DF Johnson England 26 Transfer Birmingham City England Summer £5,000,000 136 14 Birmingham City
17 MF Parry Wales 28 Transfer Preston North End England Summer £300,000 214 27 BBC Sport
25 GK Sak Poland 19 Free Transfer Wrexham Summer Free 0 0 The Leader[permanent dead link]
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.
  • Total income: Increase ~ £5,300,000

Loans out[]

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
— DF Dennehy Republic of Ireland 21 Hereford United 2 July 23 August Hereford United Hereford United
23 DF Blake Wales 21 Plymouth Argyle 28 August 1 January Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City
29 FW Magennis Northern Ireland 19 Grimsby Town 15 October 15 November BBC Sport Grimsby Town
26 FW Feeney Northern Ireland 28 Sheffield Wednesday 26 November 28 December Cardiff City
12 DF Capaldi Northern Ireland 28 Leeds United 26 November 6 January Leeds United BBC Sport
32 DF Morris Wales 20 Newport County 23 December 28 February South Wales Argus
— DF Dennehy Republic of Ireland 21 Gillingham 21 January 29 April BBC Sport South Wales Echo
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures & results[]

Pre-season friendlies[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
10 Jul Chasetown
(Southern Football League Division One Midlands)		 H W 4 – 0 – Bothroyd, Chopra, Magennis, Matthews
15 Jul Fátima
(Liga de Honra)		 A W 1 – 0 – Klimpl
18 Jul President's XI
(Portugal)		 N W 3 – 0 – Bothroyd (2), Chopra
22 Jul Celtic
(Scottish Premier League)		 H D 0 – 0 15,071
25 Jul Swindon Town
(Football League One)		 A D 0 – 0 –
1 Aug Valencia
(La Liga)		 H L 0 – 2 13,010

League[]

8 August 1 Cardiff City 4–0 Scunthorpe United Cardiff
15:00 BST Chopra Goal 21', 45+2'
Bothroyd Goal 31'
Whittingham Goal 90+3' (pen.)		 report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 22,264
Referee: Moss
15 August 2 Blackpool 1–1 Cardiff City Blackpool
15:00 BST Evatt Goal 45+1' report Goal 12' Chopra Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,698
Referee: Hegley
18 August 3 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Cardiff City Plymouth
19:45 BST Gow Goal 90' (pen.) report Goal 4', 80', 85' (pen.) Chopra
Red card 90' Capaldi		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,918
Referee: Russell Booth
23 August 4 Cardiff City 3–0 Bristol City Cardiff
13:45 BST McCombe Goal 37' (o.g.)
Chopra Goal 45+2'
Rae Goal 66'		 report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,853
Referee: Kevin Friend
29 August 5 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Cardiff City Doncaster
15:00 BST Lockwood Goal 13'
Hayter Goal 17'		 report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 9,742
Referee: Ilderton
13 September 6 Cardiff City 0–1 Newcastle United Cardiff
14:05 BST report Goal 18' Coloccini
Red card 90+2' Smith		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 25,630
Referee: Hall
16 September 7 Reading 0–1 Cardiff City Reading
20:00 BST report Goal 58' Burke
Red card 75' McPhail		 Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 16,687
Referee: Anthony Taylor
19 September 8 Cardiff City 0–2 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
15:00 BST report Goal 19', 40' Simpson Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,121
Referee: Probert
26 September 9 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 BST Esajas Goal 4'
Varney Goal 48'
Clarke Goal 80'		 report Goal 16' (pen.) Whittingham
Red card 73' Ledley		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 18,959
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 September 10 Cardiff City 6–1 Derby County Cardiff
19:45 BST Whittingham Goal 10'
Chopra Goal 36', 57', 62', 75'
Burke Goal 75'		 report Goal 47' Hulse Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,670
Referee: Hooper
3 October 11 Watford 0–4 Cardiff City Watford
15:00 BST report Goal 24' (pen.), 66' Whittingham
Goal 41' Matthews
Goal 67' Bothroyd		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,895
Referee: Woolmer
17 October 12 Cardiff City 1–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
15:00 BST Whittingham Goal 19' report Goal 13' (o.g.) Hudson Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,457
Referee: Steve Tanner
20 October 13 Cardiff City 2–0 Coventry City Cardiff
19:45 BST Gerrard Goal 5'
Whittingham Goal 60' (pen.)		 report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,038
Referee: Russell
24 October 14 Sheffield United 3–4 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 BST Henderson Goal 43', 45+3'
Harper Goal 90+4'		 report Goal 41' Bothroyd
Goal 45+1' (pen.), 60', 85' Whittingham		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,021
Referee: Kettle
1 November 15 Cardiff City 1–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
17:00 GMT Bothroyd Goal 63' report Goal 90+1' McGugan Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,413
Referee: Salisbury
7 November 16 Swansea City 3–2 Cardiff City Swansea
12:45 GMT Dyer Goal 9'
Pratley Goal 16', 61'		 report Goal 32' Bothroyd
Goal 35' Hudson		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 18,209
Referee: Probert
21 November 17 Barnsley 1–0 Cardiff City Barnsley
15:00 GMT Goal 90+4' report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,903
Referee: Wright
29 November 18 Cardiff City 1–2 Ipswich Town Cardiff
15:00 GMT Whittingham Goal 35' report Goal 73' Walters
Goal 85' Stead		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,463
Referee: Singh
5 December 19 Cardiff City 1–0 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 GMT Burke Goal 55' report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,735
Referee: East
8 December 20 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Cardiff City West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Carson Red card 82' report Goal 18' Burke
Goal 85' Whittingham		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,742
Referee: Anthony Taylor
13 December 21 Middlesbrough 0–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
13:15 GMT report Goal 61' Burke Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 17,232
Referee: Hegley
19 December Cardiff City – Leicester City Cardiff
15:00 GMT Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
26 December 22 Cardiff City 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
13:00 GMT report Goal 84' Sawyer Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 24,010
Referee: Phil Gibbs
28 December 23 Peterborough United 4–4 Cardiff City Peterborough
15:00 GMT Simpson Goal 51', 90+2'
Lee Goal 68'
Boyd Goal 89'		 report Goal 6', 23' Ledley
Goal 34' Bothroyd
Goal 38' Whittingham		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 9,796
Referee: Whitestone
9 January 24 Cardiff City 1–1 Blackpool Cardiff
15:00 GMT Hudson Goal 9' report Goal 46' Adam Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,147
Referee: Ward
16 January 25 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Cardiff City Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT O'Connor Goal 11' report Goal 82' Whittingham Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 5,032
Referee: Mathieson
26 January 26 Bristol City 0–6 Cardiff City Bristol
19:45 GMT report Goal 19' Whittingham
Goal 23', 57' McCormack
Goal 24', 46' Chopra
Goal 43' (o.g.) Fontaine		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 13,825
Referee: Andy D'Urso
30 January 27 Cardiff City 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff
15:00 GMT Chopra Goal 9'
Bothroyd Goal 90+2'		 report Goal 65' Roberts Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,730
Referee: Scott
5 February 28 Newcastle United 5–1 Cardiff City Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Carroll Goal 3', 15'
Gyepes Goal 6' (o.g.)
Løvenkrands Goal 69', 82'		 report Goal 89' Wildig Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 44,028
Referee: Kevin Friend
9 January 29 Cardiff City 2–0 Peterborough United Cardiff
19:45 GMT Burke Goal 30'
Gerrard Goal 78'		 report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,686
Referee: Penn
12 February Ipswich Town – Cardiff City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
16 February 30 Cardiff City 1–1 West Bromwich Albion Cardiff
19:45 GMT Whittingham Goal 8' (pen.) report Goal 45+4' Zuiverloon Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,758
Referee: Woolmer
20 February 31 Cardiff City 0–2 Barnsley Cardiff
15:00 GMT report Goal 9', 12' Bogdanovic Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,753
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 February 32 Preston North End 3–0 Cardiff City Preston
15:00 GMT Parkin Goal 30' (P)
Coutts Red card 52'
Brown Goal 86'		 report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 11,777
Referee: Hall
6 March 33 Cardiff City 1–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 GMT Bothroyd Goal 3' report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,803
Referee: Deadman
9 March 34 Ipswich Town 2–0 Cardiff City Ipswich
19:45 GMT Murphy Goal 18', 58' report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,997
Referee: Hegley
13 March 35 Leicester City 1–0 Cardiff City Leicester
15:00 GMT Waghorn Goal 29' report Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 22,767
Referee: Evans
16 March 36 Coventry City 1–2 Cardiff City Coventry
19:45 GMT Morrison Goal 32' report Goal 41' Burke
Goal 90+2' (P) Whittingham		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 16,038
Referee: Hooper
21 March 37 Cardiff City 3–1 Watford Cardiff
15:00 GMT McCormack Goal 7'
Whittingham Goal 63'
Burke Goal 78'		 report Goal 90+3' Helguson Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,130
Referee: Crossley
24 March 38 Cardiff City 1–1 Sheffield United Cardiff
19:45 GMT Bothroyd Goal 45' report Goal 67' Quinn Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,715
Referee: Danny McDermid
27 March 39 Crystal Palace 1–2 Cardiff City London
12:45 GMT Hill Goal 58' report Goal 4' Gyepes
Goal 67' Burke		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,464
Referee: Boyeson
30 March 40 Cardiff City 2–1 Leicester City Cardiff
19:45 BST McCormack Goal 10'
Whittingham Goal 45'
Red card 71' Gyepes		 report Goal 52' Howard Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,438
Referee: Graham
3 April 41 Cardiff City 2–1 Swansea City Cardiff
17:20 BST Chopra Goal 42', 90+2' report Goal 28' Orlandi Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 25,130
Referee: Phil Dowd
5 April 42 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Cardiff City Nottingham
17:15 BST report Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,185
Referee: Foy
10 April 43 Cardiff City 0–0 Reading Cardiff
15:00 BST report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,248
Referee: Bates
17 April 44 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 BST report Goal 80' Ledley Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 12,832
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 April 45 Cardiff City 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 BST Whittingham Goal 17'
Bothroyd Goal 54', 81'		 report Goal 15' Johnson
Goal 78' Tudgay		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,304
Referee: Anthony Taylor
2 May 46 Derby County 2–0 Cardiff City Derby
13:00 BST McEveley Goal 48'
Martin Goal 62'		 report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 31,102
Referee: Webster

Play-offs[]

9 May Semi-final (1st leg) Leicester City 0–1 Cardiff City Leicester
13:45 BST report Goal 78' Whittingham Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 29,165
Referee: Alan Wiley
12 May Semi-final (2nd leg) Cardiff City 2–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(4–3 p)		 Leicester City Cardiff
19:45 BST Chopra Goal 21'
Whittingham Goal 69' (P)		 report Goal 25' Fryatt
Goal 36' (OG) Hudson
Goal 49' King		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 26,033
Referee: Howard Webb
Penalties
Chopra Penalty scored
McCormack Penalty scored
Ledley Penalty scored
Kennedy Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Berner
Penalty scored Howard
Penalty scored Solano
Penalty missed Kermorgant
Penalty missed Waghorn
22 May Final Blackpool 3–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 BST Adam Goal 13'
Taylor-Fletcher Goal 41'
Ormerod Goal 45+1'		 report Goal 9' Chopra
Goal 37' Ledley		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 82,244
Referee: Andre Marriner

FA Cup[]

12 January 3rd Round Bristol City 1–1 Cardiff City Bristol
19:45 GMT Williams Goal 90+2' report Goal 76' Chopra Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 7,289
Referee: Peter Walton
19 January 3rd Round replay Cardiff City 1–0 Bristol City Cardiff
19:45 GMT Orr Goal 74' (OG) report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,731
Referee: Miller
23 January 4th Round Cardiff City 4–2 Leicester City Cardiff
15:00 GMT Bothroyd Goal 17'
Whittingham Goal 71'
Burke Goal 90+2'
McCormack Goal 90+4'		 report Goal 34' Morrison
Goal 39' N'Guessan		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 10,961
Referee: Crossley
13 February 5th Round Chelsea 4–1 Cardiff City London
12:00 GMT Drogba Goal 2'
Ballack Goal 51'
Sturridge Goal 69'
Kalou Goal 86'		 report Goal 34' Chopra Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,827
Referee: Andre Marriner

Football League Cup[]

11 August 1st Round Cardiff City 3–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Cardiff
19:45 BST Rae Goal 20'
Bothroyd Goal 26' (P)
Whittingham Goal 90+1'		 report Goal 81' Scott Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 5,545
Referee: Penn
26 August 2nd Round Cardiff City 3–1 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
19:45 BST Chopra Goal 33'
Whittingham Goal 66'
Magennis Goal 86'		 report Goal 75' Elliott Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 9,767
Referee: East
23 September 3rd Round Aston Villa 1–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
19:45 BST Agbonlahor Goal 3' report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,527
Referee: Anthony Taylor

Overall summary[]

Backroom staff[]

Position Name
Manager Dave Jones
Assistant manager Terry Burton
Reserve team manager Paul Wilkinson
Club doctor Dr Leonard Noakes
Club physio Sean Connelly
Fitness coach Alex Armstrong
Goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson
Kit manager Ian Lanning
Performance analyst Enda Barron
Masseur Steffan Burnett
Academy manager Neal Ardley

Awards[]

Team[]

  • Football League Championship Play-Offs: Runners-Up

Individual[]

  • October Championship manager of the month: Dave Jones[7]
  • October Championship player of the month: Peter Whittingham[8]
  • Football League Championship Apprentice of the Year: Adam Matthews[20]
  • PFA Team of the Year: Peter Whittingham, Michael Chopra[21]
  • Football League Championship top-goalscorer: Peter Whittingham (20 goals) (joint with Bristol City's Nicky Maynard)

See also[]

References[]

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