List of Cardiff City F.C. players

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For a list of all Cardiff City players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Cardiff City F.C. players. For the current Cardiff City first-team squad, see Cardiff City F.C. § Current squad.

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Robert Earnshaw, the club's third highest scorer of all time and the most recent player to pass 100 goals.

Cardiff City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club was founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C.,[1] by members of a local cricket club, and joined the Cardiff & District League the following year. In 1907, they joined the South Wales Amateur League and changed their name to Cardiff City, later entering the English football pyramid by joining the Southern Football League in 1910.[1] They were elected into the Football League ten years later, where they remain to this day. As of the end of the 2017–18 season, the club has won 3 division titles in the Football League, won promotion on 13 occasions and been relegated 12 times.[2]

All players who have featured in 100 or more first-team matches in all competitions for the club since they joined the English football pyramid in 1910, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below. Billy Hardy is the current holder of appearance records in both league matches and all competitions having made 590 appearances in a 20-year spell at the club between 1911 and 1932.[3] Phil Dwyer has made the most appearances for the club in the Football League era, having made 575 appearances between 1972 and 1985.[4] Only nine players have made more than 400 appearances for the club, three of which, Dwyer, Fred Keenor and Ron Stitfall were born and raised in Cardiff. The most recent player to reach 400 appearances for the club is Peter Whittingham.[5]

The all-time goalscoring record is held by Len Davies, who had a twelve-year spell at Cardiff between 1919 and 1931, scoring 179 times.[6] Seven other players have scored 100 goals or more for the club.[7] Robert Earnshaw is the most recent player to reach the mark and also holds the club record for goals in a single season, scoring 35 during 2002–03.[8] Midfielder Aron Gunnarsson holds the record for the most international caps won during his spell at the club having represented Iceland 60 times.[9][10]

Key[]

  • The list is ordered by alphabetical order of surname.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season.[11]
  • Statistics are correct as of the match played on 2 October 2021.
Positions key[a]
Pre-1960s 1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Nationality
Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, his country of birth.
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defence and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Southern Football League, Football League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Welsh Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League Third Division South Cup and FA Charity Shield as well as European matches in the European Cup Winners Cup. Wartime fixtures are not included. Due to the unavailability of complete statistics, seasons prior to 1910 in the amateur Welsh leagues are not included.

  • Trevor Ford was the club's top scorer during the 1954–55 season

  • Willie Boland made over 200 appearances for the club between 1999 and 2006

  • Joe Ledley, made over 250 appearances for the club between 2004 and 2010

  • A statute of a man holding a trophy and lifting his left arm into the air. The statute is in front of a football stadium

    Statue of Fred Keenor, who made over 500 appearances and captained the 1927 FA Cup Final winning side, at the Cardiff City Stadium.

  • Kevin McNaughton made over 290 appearances for the club between 2006 and 2015

  • Michael Chopra who had three separate spells with the Bluebirds

  • Jimmy Gill, one of seven players to have scored over 100 goals for the club

  • David Marshall made 278 appearances for the club, the second most by any goalkeeper, behind only Tom Farquharson

  • Peter Whittingham, the most recent player to reach 400 appearances for the club

Key
Symbol Meaning
double-dagger Player still at the club
dagger Player represented his country at international level during his time at the club
* Club record

List[]

Player Nationality Position Club career Appearances[b] Goals Notes
Gareth Abraham  Wales DF 1987–1993 117 2
Neil Alexander  Scotland dagger GK 2001–2007 234 0 [12]
Ivor Allchurch  Wales dagger FW 1962–1965 126 47
Willie Anderson  England MF 1973–1977 154 12
Brian Attley  Wales DF 1973–1979 100 0
Lee Baddeley  Wales DF 1990–1997 172 1
Leandro Bacunadouble-dagger  Curaçao* MF 2019– 108 4 [13]
Billy Baker  Wales dagger HB 1938–1955 325 7
Colin Baker  Wales dagger HB 1953–1966 361 20 [c]
Sol Bamba  Ivory Coast DF 2016–2021 118 10 [15]
Chris Barker  England FB 2002–2007 180 0 [16]
Kevin Bartlett  England FW 1986–1989 116 34
Billy Bassett  Wales DF 1934–1938 175 2
George Beare  England FW 1914–1921 112 21
Gary Bell  England FB 1966–1974 292 14
Joe Bennett  England FB 2016–2021 177 5 [17]
Gary Bennett  England DF 1981–1984 106 13
Ronnie Bird  England FW 1966–1971 145 35
Tony Bird  Wales FW 1992–1996 110 22
Ray Bishop  Wales FW 1977–1981 127 31
George Blackburn  England HB 1926–1931 132 2
Doug Blair  England FW 1947–1954 224 30
Jimmy Blair  Scotland dagger FB 1920–1926 219 0
Darcy Blake  Wales dagger DF 2005–2012 118 0 [18]
Nathan Blake  Wales FW 1990–1994 179 41
Willie Boland  Republic of Ireland MF 1999–2006 243 4 [19]
Mark Bonner  England MF 1998–2004 170 3 [20]
Jay Bothroyd  England dagger FW 2008–2011 133 45 [21]
Jason Bowen  Wales MF 1998–2004 161 37 [22]
Terry Boyle  Wales DF 1986–1989 169 10
Derek Brazil  Republic of Ireland DF 1992–1996 153 1
Charlie Brittain  England DF 1913–1922 180 0
John Buchanan  Scotland MF 1974–1981 286 67
Chris Burke  Scotland MF 2009–2011 121 16 [23]
Alan Campbell  Scotland HB 1976–1980 203 2
David Carver  England FB 1966–1973 269 2
Clive Charles  England DF 1974–1977 103 5
Michael Chopra  England FW 2006–2007, 2008–2009 & 2009–2011 162 65 [24]
Brian Clark  England FW 1967–1972 & 1975–1976 268 108
Joe Clennell  England FW 1921–1924 142 45
Graham Coldrick  Wales FB 1963–1970 126 4
Matthew Connolly  England DF 2012–2020 146 7 [25]
Alan Curtis  Wales dagger MF 1986–1989 163 15
Carl Dale  Wales FW 1991–1998 269 103
Fred Davies  England GK 1968–1970 122 0
Len Davies  Wales dagger FW 1919–1931 372 179*[d]
Phil Dwyer  Wales dagger DF 1972–1985 575[e] 51
Robert Earnshaw  Wales dagger FW 1997–2004, 2011–2013 227 109 [27]
Jeff Eckhardt  England MF 1996–2001 164 17

Bruno Ecuele Manga

 Gabon dagger DF 2014–2019 159 6
George Edwards  Wales dagger FW 1948–1955 222 46
George Emmerson  England FW 1930–1933 136 21
Herbie Evans  Wales dagger HB 1920–1926 119 2
Neil Etheridge  Philippines* GK 2017–2020 102 0 [28]
Jack Evans  Wales dagger FW 1910–1926 424 68 [f]
Tony Evans  England FW 1975–1978 152 60
Tom Farquharson  Ireland dagger GK 1922–1935 518 0
Greg Farrell  Scotland FW 1964–1967 121 12
Bobby Ferguson  England FB 1965–1968 118 1
Hughie Ferguson  Scotland FW 1925–1929 139 92
Mike Ford  England FB 1984–1987 & 1998–2000 248 16
Trevor Ford  Wales dagger FW 1953–1956 110 59
Leo Fortune-West  England FW 2000–2003 113 28 [30]
Jason Fowler  England MF 1996–2001 169 20
Danny Gabbidon  Wales dagger DF 2000–2005
2014–2015[g]		 221 10 [31]
Jack Galbraith  Scotland HB 1931–1935 161 2
Roger Gibbins  England MF 1982–1985 & 1988–1993 345 33
Ian Gibson  Scotland MF 1970–1972 120 18
David Giles  Wales MF 1974–1978 & 1985–1987 151 12
Jimmy Gill  England FW 1920–1925 220 101
Jimmy Gilligan  England FW 1987–1989 131 49
Cliff Godfrey  England HB 1935–1938 116 1
Wilf Grant  England FW 1949–1954 168 73
Arthur Granville  Wales FB 1934–1938 112 8
Steve Grapes  England MF 1976–1982 182 7
Cohen Griffith  Guyana MF 1989–1995 299 54
Billy Grimshaw  England FW 1919–1923 160 30
Aron Gunnarssondouble-dagger  Iceland dagger MF 2011–2019 286 25 [32][h]
Jon Hallworth  England GK 1997–2001 147 0
Roger Hansbury  England GK 1989–1992 123 0
Billy Hardy  England DF 1911–1932 590*[i] 10
Alan Harrington  Wales dagger FB 1952–1966 405 7
Brian Harris  England HB 1966–1971 202 1
Francis Harris  England HB 1928–1933 146 13
Kidder Harvey  England DF 1912–1920 124 8
Ron Healey  Republic of Ireland dagger GK 1974–1982 266 0
Gerry Hitchens  England FW 1955–1957 108 57
Junior Hoilett  Canada dagger MF 2016–2021 183 24 [34]
Barrie Hole  Wales dagger HB 1959–1966 264 20
Ken Hollyman  Wales HB 1946–1953 213 11
Ron Howells  Wales dagger GK 1950–1957 172 0
Mark Hudson  England DF 2009–2014 165 11 [35]
Bill Irwin  Northern Ireland GK 1971–1978 231 0
Lee Jarman  Wales DF 1993–1999 111 2
Jack Jennings  England DF 1925–1929 106 0
Dilwyn John  Wales GK 1961–1967 109 0
Roger Johnson  England DF 2006–2009 136 14 [36]
Barrie Jones  Wales dagger FW 1967–1970 137 25
Linden Jones  Wales FB 1978–1983 170 3
Leslie Jones  Wales dagger FW 1929–1934 161 38
Phil Joslin  England GK 1948–1951 122 0
Graham Kavanagh  Republic of Ireland dagger MF 2001–2005 165 31 [37]
Fred Keenor  Wales dagger DF 1912–1930 507 23
Mark Kelly  England MF 1987–1990 143 5
Peter King  England FW 1960–1974 477 111
Jack Kneeshaw  England GK 1912–1924 163 0
Albert Larmour  Northern Ireland DF 1972–1979 202 1
Leslie Lea  England FW 1967–1970 100 16
Joe Ledley  Wales dagger MF 2004–2010 256 30 [38]
Andy Legg  Wales dagger FB 1998–2003 209 12 [39]
Arthur Lever  Wales FB 1946–1950 171 9
Bernie Lewis  Wales FW 1963–1967 117 14
John Lewis  Wales MF 1978–1983 167 11
Doug Livermore  England MF 1975–1977 118 6
Glenn Loovens  Netherlands DF 2005–2008 115 3 [40]
Danny Malloy  Scotland DF 1955–1961 262 2
David Marshall  Scotland dagger GK 2009–2016 278 0 [41]
Joe Mason  Republic of Ireland FW 2011–2016 109 25 [42]
Jimmy McCambridge  Ireland dagger FW 1930–1933 108 55
George McLachlan  Scotland FW 1925–1929 167 26
Kevin McNaughton  Scotland dagger FB 2006–2015 292 2 [43]
Stephen McPhail  Republic of Ireland MF 2006–2013 222 3 [44]
Tarki Micallef  Wales MF 1978–1983 & 1984–1986 151 16
Craig Middleton  England MF 1996–2000 142 11
Paul Millar  Northern Ireland MF 1991–1995 157 22
Alec Milne  Scotland FB 1957–1965 198 2
Stan Montgomery  England DF 1948–1955 257 4
Graham Moore  Wales dagger MF 1957–1961 101 33
Sean Morrisondouble-dagger  England DF 2014– 287 32 [45]
Jimmy Mullen  England DF 1981–1986 160 12
Don Murray  Scotland DF 1962–1975 532 9
Jimmy Nelson  Scotland dagger FB 1921–1930 295 4
George Nicholson  England HB 1936–1939 118 0
Craig Noone  England MF 2012–2017 170 19 [46]
Kevin Nugent  England FW 1997–2002 118 37 [47]
Cliff Nugent  England FW 1951–1958 132 24
Wayne O'Sullivan  Republic of Ireland MF 1997–1999 100 5
Paul Parry  Wales dagger MF 2004–2009 214 27 [48]
Callum Paterson  Scotland dagger MF 2017–2020 106 21 [49]
Lee Peltier  England DF 2015–2020 163 0 [50]
Jason Perry  Wales dagger DF 1987–1997 361 5
Freddie Pethard  Scotland FB 1969–1979 213 1
Leighton Phillips  Wales dagger DF 1967–1974 233 16
Chris Pike  England FW 1986 & 1989–1993 197 84
Anthony Pilkington  Republic of Ireland dagger MF 2014–2019 111 23 [51]
Nick Platnauer  England FB 1986–1989 153 9
Keith Pontin  Wales dagger DF 1976–1983 237 5
Reg Pugh  Wales FW 1934–1938 191 29 [j]
Darren Purse  England DF 2005–2009 124 12 [53]
Gavin Rae  Scotland dagger MF 2007–2011 153 8 [54]
Joe Rallsdouble-dagger  England MF 2011– 285 31 [55]
Paul Ramsey  England MF 1991–1993 & 1994 107 10
Gil Reece  Wales dagger MF 1972–1976 131 34
Billy Rees  Wales dagger FW 1946–1949 108 36
Nick Richardson  England MF 1992–1995 142 17
William Roberts  England FB 1928–1933 146 1
Ian Rodgerson  England MF 1988–1991 & 1995–1997 200 8
Peter Rodrigues  Wales dagger FB 1961–1965 112 2
Billy Ronson  England MF 1979–1981 103 4
Charles Rutter  England FB 1949–1958 133 0
Peter Sayer  Wales dagger MF 1974–1978 114 20
Damon Searle  Wales FB 1990–1996 297 5
Alf Sherwood  Wales dagger FB 1946–1956 381 15 [k]
Derek Showers  Wales dagger FW 1970–1977 113 17
Bert Smith  Ireland dagger DF 1919–1923 169 5
Fred Stansfield  Wales dagger DF 1946–1949 113 1
Phil Stant  England FW 1993–1995 106 55
Gary Stevens  England FW 1978–1982 175 51
Nigel Stevenson  England MF 1985–1986 & 1987–1989 101 3
Ron Stitfall  Wales dagger FB 1947–1964 452 8
Derrick Sullivan  Wales dagger HB 1947–1961 309 21 [l]
Mel Sutton  England MF 1967–1972 181 7
Les Talbot  England FW 1936–1939 116 25
Derek Tapscott  Wales dagger FW 1958–1965 234 102
Andrew Taylor  England FB 2011–2014 115 2 [57]
Billy Thirlaway  England MF 1927–1929 125 23
Rod Thomas  Wales dagger FB 1977–1981 114 0
Steven Thompson  Scotland FW 2006–2008 106 17 [58]
Peter Thorne  England FW 2001–2005 143 51 [59]
Mike Tiddy  England FW 1950–1955 162 26
David Tong  England MF 1982–1985 142 5
John Toshack  Wales dagger FW 1965–1970 208 100
Ben Turner  England DF 2011–2016 121 4 [60]
Nigel Vaughan  Wales dagger MF 1983–1987 182 53
Graham Vearncombe  Wales dagger GK 1952–1963 241 0 [m]
Harry Wake  Wales HB 1923–1931 179 10
Brian Walsh  England MF 1955–1961 240 41
George Walton  England FW 1936–1938 103 19
Tom Watson  Ireland dagger DF 1925–1929 102 0
George West  Wales FW 1913–1921 107 40
Rhys Weston  Wales dagger FB 2000–2006 213 2 [62]
Paul Wheeler  Wales MF 1985–1989 130 15
Peter Whittingham  England MF 2007–2017 457 96 [63]
Gareth Williams  England MF 1961–1967 209 16
Glyn Williams  Wales dagger FB 1946–1952 160 1
Roley Williams  Wales FW 1949–1956 144 19
Bob Wilson  England GK 1964–1970 151 0
Paul Wimbleton  England MF 1986–1989 155 27
Bobby Woodruff  England MF 1969–1974 197 32
Scott Young  Wales DF 1993–2004 333 26
Kenneth Zohore  Denmark FW 2016–2019 101 24 [64]

Notes[]

  1. ^ For more information, see Formation.
  2. ^ Statistics are sourced from the general references listed below to the date of publication.[General] Players featuring after those dates are sourced from their Soccerbase profile listed in the notes column.
  3. ^ Represented Wales at the 1958 FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Cardiff City.[14]
  4. ^ Len Davies is the club's all-time record top goalscorer in all competitions.[6]
  5. ^ Phil Dwyer has the most appearances for the club in the Football League.[26]
  6. ^ Jack Evans was the first player to win an international cap whilst playing for Cardiff City in 1912.[29]
  7. ^ Includes spell as player-manager.
  8. ^ Represented Iceland at the UEFA Euro 2016 whilst playing for Cardiff City.[33]
  9. ^ Billy Hardy is the club's all-time record appearance holder in all competitions.[3]
  10. ^ Player statistics exclude three games played in the abandoned 1939–40 season.[52]
  11. ^ Alf Sherwood holds the record for most international caps gained whilst playing for Cardiff City with 39.[9]
  12. ^ Represented Wales at the 1958 FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Cardiff City.[56]
  13. ^ Represented Wales at the 1958 FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Cardiff City.[61]

References[]

General

  • Hayes, Dean (2006), The Who's Who of Cardiff City, Nottingham: Breedon Books, ISBN 1-85983-462-0
  • Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Sussex: Pitch Publishing. ISBN 978-1-905411-04-7.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002), The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C., Nottingham: SoccerData Publications, ISBN 1-899468-17-X
  • "Soccerbase.com". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  • Brown, Neil. "Cardiff City players 1946/47-2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

Specific

  1. ^ a b Shepherd, Richard. "1899–1920 foundations & the early years". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b Shepherd 2002, pp. 15–33
  4. ^ Shepherd 2002, p. 3
  5. ^ Hayes 2006, pp. 52–179
  6. ^ a b Shepherd 2002, pp. 21–32
  7. ^ Shepherd 2002, pp. 104–113
  8. ^ "Club records". Cardiff City F.C. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  9. ^ a b Hayes 2006, pp. 218–219
  10. ^ Aron Gunnarsson at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. ^ Watts, Nick. "1963 to 1988". The Football League. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Neil Alexander". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Leandro Bacuna". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  14. ^ Hayes 2006, p. 16
  15. ^ "Sol Bamba". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Chris Barker". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Joe Bennett". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Darcy Blake". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Willie Boland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Mark Bonner". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Jay Bothroyd". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  22. ^ "Jason bowen". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  23. ^ "Chris Burke". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Michael Chopra". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Matthew Connolly". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  26. ^ Shepherd 2002, pp. 72–84
  27. ^ "Robert Earnshaw". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  28. ^ "Neil Etheridge". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  29. ^ Hayes 2006, p. 59
  30. ^ "Leo Fortune-West". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  31. ^ "Daniel Gabbidon". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  32. ^ "Aron Gunnarsson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  33. ^ "Aron Gunnarsson draws on Welsh will to win for Iceland's latest test". The Guardian. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  34. ^ "Junior Hoilett". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  35. ^ "Mark Hudson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  36. ^ "Roger Johnson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  37. ^ "Graham Kavanagh". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  38. ^ "Joe Ledley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  39. ^ "Andy Legg". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  40. ^ "Glenn Loovens". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  41. ^ "David Marshall". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  42. ^ "Joe Mason". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  43. ^ "Kevin McNaughton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  44. ^ "Stephen McPhail". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  45. ^ "Sean Morrison". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  46. ^ "Craig Noone". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  47. ^ "Kevin Nugent". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  48. ^ "Paul Parry". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  49. ^ "Callum Paterson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  50. ^ List of Cardiff City F.C. players at Soccerbase
  51. ^ "Anthony Pilkington". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  52. ^ Shepherd 2002, p. 41
  53. ^ "Darren Purse". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  54. ^ "Gavin Rae". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  55. ^ "Joe Ralls". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  56. ^ Hayes 2006, p. 180
  57. ^ "Andrew Taylor". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  58. ^ "Steven Thompson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  59. ^ "Peter Thorne". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  60. ^ "Ben Turner". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  61. ^ Hayes 2006, p. 192
  62. ^ "Rhys Weston". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  63. ^ "Pete Whittingham". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  64. ^ "Kenneth Zohore". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

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