Cardiff City 2021–22 football season
Cardiff City 2021–22 season Owner Vincent Tan Chairman Mehmet Dalman Manager Mick McCarthy [1] Stadium Cardiff City Stadium Championship 10th EFL Cup Second round Top goalscorer League: Aden Flint (4) All: Aden Flint (4) Highest home attendance 20,891(vs. Bristol City , 28 Aug) Lowest home attendance 3,500(vs. Sutton United , 10 Aug) Average home league attendance 14,978 Biggest win 3–1(vs. Millwall , 21 Aug)
The 2021–22 season is the 123rd season in existence of Cardiff City Football Club. In addition to the Championship , Cardiff City will participate in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup .
First-team squad [ ]
As of 1 September 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.
Name
Nat.
Position(s)
Date of birth (Age)
Apps.
Goals
Year signed
Signed from
Transfer fee
Ends
Goalkeepers
1
Dillon Phillips
GK
(1995-06-11 ) 11 June 1995 (age 26)
25
0
2020
Charlton Athletic
Undisclosed
2023
25
Alex Smithies
GK
(1990-03-05 ) 5 March 1990 (age 31)
71
0
2018
Queens Park Rangers
£4,000,000
2022
31
George Ratcliffe
GK
(2000-09-12 ) 12 September 2000 (age 21)
0
0
2021
Academy
Trainee
—
Defenders
2
Mark McGuinness
CB
(2001-01-05 ) 5 January 2001 (age 20)
1
0
2021
Arsenal
Undisclosed
2024
3
Joel Bagan
LB
(2001-09-03 ) 3 September 2001 (age 20)
17
0
2020
Academy
Trainee
2023
4
Sean Morrison
CB
(1991-01-08 ) 8 January 1991 (age 30)
285
31
2014
Reading
£3,180,000
2022
5
Aden Flint
CB
(1989-07-11 ) 11 July 1989 (age 32)
62
10
2019
Middlesbrough
£4,000,000
2022
16
Curtis Nelson
CB
(1993-05-21 ) 21 May 1993 (age 28)
92
3
2019
Oxford United
Free
2023
28
Tom Sang
RWB /RW /AM
(1999-06-29 ) 29 June 1999 (age 22)
15
0
2020
Manchester United
Free
2023
30
Ciaron Brown
CB
(1998-01-14 ) 14 January 1998 (age 23)
14
0
2018
Wealdstone
Trainee
2022
38
Perry Ng
RB /LB /CB
(1996-04-27 ) 27 April 1996 (age 25)
25
0
2021
Crewe Alexandra
£350,000
2024
40
Tom Davies
LB
(2003-01-01 ) 1 January 2003 (age 18)
1
0
2021
Academy
Trainee
2023
Midfielders
6
Will Vaulks
DM
(1993-09-13 ) 13 September 1993 (age 28)
83
9
2019
Rotherham United
£2,100,000
2022
7
Leandro Bacuna
CM /RB
(1991-08-21 ) 21 August 1991 (age 30)
106
4
2019
Aston Villa
£4,000,000
2023
8
Joe Ralls
CM /LM
(1993-10-12 ) October 12, 1993 (age 27)
284
31
2011
Academy
Trainee
2022
21
Marlon Pack
CM /DM
(1991-03-25 ) 25 March 1991 (age 30)
91
5
2019
Bristol City
Undisclosed
2022
26
Ryan Giles
LM /LWB
(2000-01-26 ) 26 January 2000 (age 21)
5
0
2021
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Loan
2022
27
Rubin Colwill
AM /CM
(2002-04-27 ) 27 April 2002 (age 19)
14
2
2020
Academy
Trainee
2024
36
Kieron Evans
AM /LW /RW
(2001-12-19 ) 19 December 2001 (age 19)
2
0
2021
Academy
Trainee
2023
37
Sam Bowen
DM /CM
(2001-01-14 ) 14 January 2001 (age 20)
3
0
2021
Academy
Trainee
2023
Forwards
10
Kieffer Moore
CF
(1992-08-08 ) 8 August 1992 (age 29)
52
21
2020
Wigan Athletic
£2,000,000
2023
14
Isaac Vassell
CF
(1993-09-09 ) 9 September 1993 (age 28)
3
1
2019
Birmingham City
Undisclosed
2022
17
Lee Tomlin
SS
(1989-01-12 ) 12 January 1989 (age 32)
57
11
2017
Bristol City
£2,900,000
2022
19
James Collins
CF
(1990-12-01 ) 1 December 1990 (age 30)
10
0
2021
Luton Town
Free
2023
29
Mark Harris
CF /LW /RW
(1998-12-29 ) 29 December 1998 (age 22)
26
3
2017
Academy
Trainee
2023
39
Isaak Davies
CF
(2001-09-25 ) 25 September 2001 (age 19)
0
0
2020
Academy
Trainee
2023
Out on Loan
11
Josh Murphy
LW /RW /SS
(1995-02-24 ) 24 February 1995 (age 26)
99
14
2018
Norwich City
£11,000,000
2022
15
Ryan Wintle
DM /CM /CB
(1997-06-13 ) 13 June 1997 (age 24)
3
0
2021
Crewe Alexandra
Free
2024
20
Gavin Whyte
RW
(1996-01-31 ) 31 January 1996 (age 25)
37
1
2019
Oxford United
£2,000,000
2023
—
Max Watters
CF
(1999-03-23 ) 23 March 1999 (age 22)
3
0
2021
Crawley Town
Undisclosed
2024
Statistics [ ]
As of 18 September 2021
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cardiff City.
Goals record [ ]
As of 18 September 2021
Assists record [ ]
As of 18 September 2021
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 18 September 2021
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
16
CB
Curtis Nelson
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
2
5
CB
Aden Flint
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
6
DM
Will Vaulks
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
21
CM
Marlon Pack
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
5
3
LB
Joel Bagan
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
CB
Sean Morrison
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
CM
Leandro Bacuna
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
8
CM
Joe Ralls
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
10
CF
Kieffer Moore
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
15
DM
Ryan Wintle
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
29
CF
Mark Harris
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
38
RB
Perry Ng
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
14
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
17
0
0
Contracts [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
Status
Contract Length
Expiry Date
Ref.
24 August 2021
CF
Chanka Zimba
Signed
3 years
June 2024
[2]
30 August 2021
AM
Rubin Colwill
Signed
3 years
June 2024
[3]
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
21 June 2021
CB
Mark McGuinness
Arsenal
Undisclosed
[4]
1 July 2021
CF
James Collins
Luton Town
Free transfer
[5]
1 July 2021
CB
James Connolly
Blackburn Rovers
Free transfer
[6]
1 July 2021
GK
Rohan Luthra
Crystal Palace
Free transfer
[6]
1 July 2021
RB
Jai Semenyo
Mangotsfield United
Free transfer
[6]
1 July 2021
DM
Ryan Wintle
Crewe Alexandra
Free transfer
[7]
10 August 2021
RW
Marley Watkins
Bristol City
Free transfer
[8]
2 September 2021
RW
Jack Leahy
Brighton & Hove Albion
Free transfer
[9]
2 September 2021
GK
Matthew Turner
Leeds United
Free transfer
[9]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
13 July 2021
LM
Ryan Giles
Wolverhampton Wanderers
End of season
[10]
Loans out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
8 July 2021
CF
Max Watters
Milton Keynes Dons
End of season
[11]
31 July 2021
RW
Gavin Whyte
Oxford United
End of season
[12]
28 August 2021
DM
Ryan Wintle
Blackpool
End of season
[13]
31 August 2021
LW
Josh Murphy
Preston North End
End of season
[14]
Transfers out [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
23 June 2021
CF
Robert Glatzel
Hamburger SV
Undisclosed
[15]
30 June 2021
CB
Sol Bamba
Middlesbrough
Released
[16] [17]
30 June 2021
LB
Joe Bennett
Wigan Athletic
Released
[16] [18]
30 June 2021
CB
Jack Bodenham
Released
[16]
30 June 2021
CM
Aaron Bolger
Released
[16]
30 June 2021
GK
Joe Day
Newport County
Released
[16] [19]
30 June 2021
CF
Daniel Griffiths
Chippenham Town
Released
[16] [20]
30 June 2021
LW
Junior Hoilett
Reading
Released
[21] [22]
30 June 2021
CF
Rolan Idowu
Released
[16]
30 June 2021
CB
Ben Margetson
Swansea City
Released
[16] [23]
30 June 2021
LB
Daniel Martin
Torquay United
Released
[16] [24]
30 June 2021
RB
Cameron McWilliams
Released
[16]
30 June 2021
CB
Ryan Reynolds
Penybont
Released
[16] [25]
30 June 2021
AM
James Waite
Penybont
Released
[16] [25]
30 June 2021
CF
Jack Williams
Released
[16]
30 June 2021
AM
Jonny Williams
Swindon Town
Released
[16] [26]
26 August 2021
RW
Marley Watkins
Aberdeen
Released
[27]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
As part off Cardiff City's pre-season preparations, friendlies against Bath City ,[28] Cambridge United ,[29] Forest Green Rovers ,[30] Exeter City ,[29] Southampton [31] and Newport County [32] were announced.
Cardiff City v Southampton
27 July 2021 Friendly Cardiff City 0–4 Southampton show Leckwith19:00 BST
Report
Walcott 40' Djenepo 66' Adams 74' , 85'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Competitions [ ]
Overview [ ]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
EFL Championship
7 August 2021
May 2022
Matchday 1
6
3
2
1
11
7
+4
0 50.00
FA Cup
January 2022
Third round
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
EFL Cup
10 August 2021
24 August 2021
First round
2
1
0
1
3
4
−1
0 50.00
Total
8
4
2
2
14
11
+3
0 50.00
EFL Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
7
Huddersfield Town
8
4
1
3
13
11
+2
13
8
Queens Park Rangers
8
3
3
2
16
12
+4
12
9
Bristol City
8
3
3
2
10
9
+1
12
10
Cardiff City
8
3
2
3
11
9
+2
11
11
Birmingham City
8
3
2
3
10
10
0
11
12
Derby County
8
2
4
2
6
7
−1
10
13
Luton Town
8
2
4
2
12
14
−2
10
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[33]
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
7
3
2
2
11
8
+3
11
1
1
1
5
4
+1
2
1
1
6
4
+2
Last updated: 15 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ground H A A H H A A Result D W D W L W L Position 13 3 9 6 9 8 9
Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2021. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
Cardiff City's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[34]
Cardiff City v Barnsley
7 August 2021 1 Cardiff City 1–1 Barnsley show Leckwith 15:00 BST
Pack 54'
Report
Sibbick 69'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,431 Referee: Stephen Martin (Staffordshire)
Peterborough United v Cardiff City
Cardiff City v Millwall
21 August 2021 4 Cardiff City 3–1 Millwall show Leckwith 15:00 BST
Flint 51' , 66' , 70' Morrison 83' Nelson 86'
BBC Report
Cooper 65' Afobe 76'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,168 Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
Cardiff City v Bristol City
28 August 2021 5 Cardiff City 1–2 Bristol City show Cardiff 12:30 BST
Bentley 59' (o.g. ) Morrison 74' Ralls 87'
BBC Report
Weimann 21' , 70' Semenyo 74' Martin 74'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,891 Referee:
Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City
12 September 2021 6 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff City show West Bridgford 14:30 BST
Grabban 23'
BBC Report
Vaulks 33' Colwill 58' , 73' Pack 75' Ng 76'
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 24,153 Referee: Dean Whitehouse Note: Live on Sky Sports Football
Coventry City v Cardiff City
EFL Cup [ ]
Cardiff City were drawn at home to Sutton United in the first round[35] [36] and Brighton & Hove Albion in the second round.[37]
Cardiff City v Sutton United
Summary [ ]
Games played
10 (8 EFL Championship , 0 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Games won
4 (3 EFL Championship , 0 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Games drawn
2 (2 EFL Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Games lost
4 (3 EFL Championship , 0 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Goals scored
13 (10 EFL Championship , 0 FA Cup , 3 League Cup )
Goals conceded
12 (8 EFL Championship , 0 FA Cup , 4 League Cup )
Goal difference
+1
Clean sheets
1 (1 EFL Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Yellow cards
17 (14 EFL Championship , 0 FA Cup , 3 League Cup )
Red cards
0 (0 EFL Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Worst Discipline
Curtis Nelson (3 , 0 , 0 )
Best result
2–0 vs. Blackpool (14 Aug 21) 3–1 vs. Millwall (21 Aug 21)
Worst result
0–2 vs. Brighton & Hove Albion (24 Aug 21)
Most appearances
Aden Flint (10 starts, 0 subs) Curtis Nelson (10 starts, 0 subs)
Top scorer
Aden Flint (4)
Most Clean Sheets
Dillon Phillips (1)
Points
11
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