List of Cardiff City F.C. players

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Robert Earnshaw, the clubs second highest scorer of all time
Robert Earnshaw, the clubs second highest scorer of all time

This is a list of notable players of Cardiff City Football Club. The club was founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C. by members of a local cricket club, before changing to Cardiff City in 1907. They made their debut appearance in the FA Cup in 1912 and were elected into the Football League eight years later in 1920, moving into their new stadium Ninian Park.[1]

Phil Dwyer is the current record holder of appearance records in both league matches and all competitions having played for the club from 1972 to 1985. The player with the most appearances in all competitions who still plays for the club is Joe Ledley, having made his debut in 2004. Len Davies who had an eleven year spell at Cardiff between 1920 to 1931, is the current holder of scoring records in both league and all competitions.

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The list includes all Cardiff City players who have made 100 or more appearances in competitive matches since 1920 in any first class competition - Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, Welsh Cup, FAW Premier Cup and FA Charity Shield as well as European matches in the European Cup Winners Cup. Substitute appearances are included but wartime fixtures are not.

Name Nationality Position Years Appearances Goals
Gareth Abraham Flag of Wales Wales CD 1987-1993 109 5
Neil Alexander Flag of Scotland Scotland GK 2001-2007 234 0
Ivor Allchurch Flag of Wales Wales IF 1962-1965 112 39
Willie Anderson Flag of England England WG 1973-1977 142 12
Lee Baddeley Flag of Wales Wales CD 1990-1997 164 1
Colin Baker Flag of Wales Wales WH 1953-1966 328 18
Billy Baker Flag of Wales Wales WH 1938-1955 308 6
Chris Barker Flag of England England FB 2002-2007 180 0
Kevin Bartlett Flag of England England FW 1986-1989 105 28
Billy Bassett Flag of Wales Wales CD 1934-1938 170 2
Gary Bell Flag of England England FB 1966-1974 265 12
Ronnie Bird Flag of England England OF 1966-1971 128 28
Tony Bird Flag of Wales Wales FW 1992-1996 100 18
Ray Bishop Flag of Wales Wales FW 1977-1981 118 29
George Blackburn Flag of England England WH 1926-1931 119 1
Doug Blair Flag of England England IF 1947-1954 216 30
Jimmy Blair Flag of Scotland Scotland FB 1920-1926 208 0
Nathan Blake Flag of Wales Wales FW 1990-1994 164 40
Willie Boland Flag of Ireland Ireland MF 1999-2006 243 4
Mark Bonner Flag of England England MF 1998-2004 170 3
Jason Bowen Flag of Wales Wales WG 1998-2004 161 37
Terry Boyle Flag of Wales Wales CD 1986-1989 158 9
Derek Brazil Flag of Ireland Ireland CD 1992-1996 141 1
John Buchanan Flag of Scotland Scotland MF 1974-1981 264 61
Alan Campbell Flag of Scotland Scotland MF 1976-1980 193 2
David Carver Flag of England England FB 1966-1973 243 2
Brian Clark Flag of England England FW 1967-1972 & 1975-1976 240 91
Joe Clennell Flag of England England IF 1921-1924 135 41
Graham Coldrick Flag of Wales Wales FB 1963-1970 118 3
Alan Curtis Flag of Wales Wales MF/FW 1986-1989 154 13
Carl Dale Flag of England England FW 1991-1998 253 94
Fred Davies Flag of England England GK 1968-1970 111 0
Len Davies Flag of Wales Wales FW 1920-1931 339 148
Phil Dwyer Flag of Wales Wales CD 1972-1985 531 45
Robert Earnshaw Flag of Wales Wales FW 1997-2004 205 105
Jeff Eckhardt Flag of England England CD/MF 1996-2001 164 17
George Edwards Flag of Wales Wales OF 1948-1955 209 37
George Emmerson Flag of England England OF 1930-1933 127 19
Herbie Evans Flag of Wales Wales WH 1920-1926 109 2
Jack Evans Flag of Wales Wales OF 1920-1926 226 12
Tony Evans Flag of England England FW 1975-1978 145 58
Tom Farquharson Flag of Ireland Ireland GK 1922-1935 481 0
Greg Farrell Flag of Scotland Scotland OF 1964-1967 113 9
Bobby Ferguson Flag of England England FB 1965-1968 108 0
Hughie Ferguson Flag of Scotland Scotland FW 1925-1929 131 87
Mike Ford Flag of England England FB/CD 1984-1987 & 1998-2000 232 14
Trevor Ford Flag of Wales Wales FW 1953-1956 101 45
Leo Fortune-West Flag of England England FW 2000-2003 113 28
Jason Fowler Flag of England England MF 1996-2001 169 20
Danny Gabbidon Flag of Wales Wales CD 2000-2005 219 10
Jack Galbraith Flag of Scotland Scotland WH 1931-1935 152 2
Roger Gibbins Flag of England England MF/CD 1982-1985 & 1988-1993 324 32
Ian Gibson Flag of Scotland Scotland MF 1970-1972 109 14
David Giles Flag of Wales Wales WG 1974-1978 & 1985-1987 131 6
Jimmy Gill Flag of England England IF/OF 1920-1925 212 94
Jimmy Gilligan Flag of England England FW 1987-1989 121 46
Cliff Godfrey Flag of England England WH 1935-1938 112 1
Wilf Grant Flag of England England FW 1949-1954 159 67
Arthur Granville Flag of Wales Wales FB 1934-1938 106 7
Steve Grapes Flag of England England MF 1976-1982 166 6
Cohen Griffith Flag of Guyana Guyana WG 1989-1995 275 48
Billy Grimshaw Flag of England England OF 1920-1923 124 17
Jon Hallworth Flag of England England GK 1997-2001 147 0
Roger Hansbury Flag of England England GK 1989-1992 113 0
Billy Hardy Flag of England England CD/WH 1920-1932 408 6
Alan Harrington Flag of Wales Wales FB 1952-1966 381 7
Brian Harris Flag of England England WH 1966-1971 181 1
Francis Harris Flag of England England WH/IF 1928-1933 135 12
Ron Healey Flag of England England GK 1974-1982 241 0
Barrie Hole Flag of Wales Wales WH 1959-1966 241 18
Ken Hollyman Flag of Wales Wales WH 1946-1953 202 11
Ron Howells Flag of Wales Wales GK 1950-1957 163 0
Bill Irwin Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland GK 1971-1978 210 0
Lee Jarman Flag of Wales Wales CD 1993-1999 111 2
Dilwyn John Flag of Wales Wales GK 1961-1967 104 0
Barrie Jones Flag of Wales Wales OF 1967-1970 128 22
Linden Jones Flag of Wales Wales FB/MF 1978-1983 162 3
Leslie Jones Flag of Wales Wales IF 1929-1934 149 32
Phil Joslin Flag of England England GK 1948-1951 117 0
Graham Kavanagh Flag of Ireland Ireland MF 2001-2005 165 31
Fred Keenor Flag of Wales Wales CD 1920-1930 414 14
Mark Kelly Flag of England England MF 1987-1990 128 2
Peter King Flag of England England FW 1960-1974 431 89
Albert Larmour Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland CD 1972-1979 180 0
Joe Ledley Flag of Wales Wales MF 2004- 172 21
Andy Legg Flag of Wales Wales FB 1998-2003 209 12
Arthur Lever Flag of Wales Wales FB 1946-1950 165 9
Bernie Lewis Flag of Wales Wales OF 1963-1967 105 10
John Lewis Flag of Wales Wales MF 1978-1983 160 10
Doug Livermore Flag of England England MF 1975-1977 107 5
Glenn Loovens Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands CD 2005- 112 3
Danny Malloy Flag of Scotland Scotland CD 1955-1961 242 1
Jimmy McCambridge Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland FW 1930-1933 100 53
George McLachlan Flag of Scotland Scotland OF 1925-1929 154 24
Tarki Micallef Flag of Wales Wales MF 1978-1983 & 1984-1986 138 12
Craig Middleton Flag of England England MF 1996-2000 142 11
Paul Millar Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland MF 1991-1995 146 20
Alec Milne Flag of Scotland Scotland FB 1957-1965 188 1
Stan Montgomery Flag of England England CD 1948-1955 243 4
Jimmy Mullen Flag of England England CD 1981-1986 149 12
Don Murray Flag of Scotland Scotland CD 1962-1975 483 7
Jimmy Nelson Flag of Scotland Scotland FB 1921-1930 271 3
George Nicholson Flag of England England WH 1936-1939 113 0
Kevin Nugent Flag of England England FW 1997-2002 118 37
Cliff Nugent Flag of England England OF 1951-1958 122 20
Wayne O'Sullivan Flag of Ireland Ireland MF 1997-1999 100 5
Paul Parry Flag of Wales Wales WG 2003- 168 23
Jason Perry Flag of Wales Wales CD 1987-1997 338 5
Freddie Pethard Flag of Scotland Scotland FB 1969-1979 191 0
Leighton Phillips Flag of Wales Wales CD/MF 1967-1974 213 14
Chris Pike Flag of England England FW 1986 & 1989-1993 181 74
Nick Platnauer Flag of England England FB/MF 1986-1989 142 9
Keith Pontin Flag of Wales Wales CD 1976-1983 219 5
Reg Pugh Flag of Wales Wales OF 1934-1938 182 27
Gil Reece Flag of Wales Wales WG 1972-1976 116 26
Billy Rees Flag of Wales Wales IF 1946-1949 107 36
Nick Richardson Flag of England England MF 1992-1995 130 14
William Roberts Flag of England England FB 1928-1933 135 1
Ian Rodgerson Flag of England England WG/FB 1988-1991 & 1995-1997 191 6
Peter Rodrigues Flag of Wales Wales FB 1961-1965 103 2
Billy Ronson Flag of England England MF 1979-1981 102 4
Charles Rutter Flag of England England FB 1949-1958 125 0
Peter Sayer Flag of Wales Wales WG 1974-1978 102 19
Damon Searle Flag of Wales Wales FB 1990-1996 278 4
Alf Sherwood Flag of Wales Wales FB 1946-1956 372 15
Derek Showers Flag of Wales Wales FW 1970-1977 100 13
Bert Smith Flag of Ireland Ireland CD 1920-1923 123 3
Fred Stansfield Flag of Wales Wales CD 1946-1949 111 1
Gary Stevens Flag of England England FW/CD 1978-1982 163 47
Ron Stitfall Flag of Wales Wales FB 1947-1964 421 8
Derek Sullivan Flag of Wales Wales WH 1947-1961 285 19
Mel Sutton Flag of England England MF 1967-1972 165 7
Les Talbot Flag of England England IF 1936-1939 110 23
Derek Tapscott Flag of Wales Wales FW 1958-1965 214 86
Billy Thirlaway Flag of England England WG 1927-1929 115 22
Rod Thomas Flag of Wales Wales FB 1977-1981 107 0
Steve Thompson Flag of Scotland Scotland FW 2006- 102 17
Peter Thorne Flag of England England FW 2001-2005 143 51
Mike Tiddy Flag of England England OF 1950-1955 150 20
David Tong Flag of England England MF 1982-1985 137 4
John Toshack Flag of Wales Wales FW 1965-1970 193 87
Nigel Vaughan Flag of Wales Wales MF 1983-1987 169 44
Graham Vearncombe Flag of Wales Wales GK 1952-1963 216 0
Harry Wake Flag of Wales Wales WH/IF 1923-1931 166 10
Brian Walsh Flag of England England WG 1955-1961 224 35
Rhys Weston Flag of Wales Wales FB 2000-2006 213 2
Paul Wheeler Flag of Wales Wales MF/FW 1985-1989 118 14
Gareth Williams Flag of England England MF 1961-1967 190 15
Glyn Williams Flag of Wales Wales FB 1946-1952 150 1
Roley Williams Flag of Wales Wales IF 1949-1956 139 19
Bob Wilson Flag of England England GK 1964-1970 140 0
Paul Wimbleton Flag of England England MF 1986-1989 145 23
Bobby Woodruff Flag of England England MF/FW 1969-1974 177 26
Scott Young Flag of Wales Wales CD 1993-2004 333 26

[edit] Key

GK Goalkeeper MF Midfielder FW Forward
FB Full back WH Wing half OF Outside forward
CD Central defender WG Winger IF Inside forward

[edit] Notes

  • Players in bold currently still play for the club and stats are correct as of 19 May 2008.
  • Goals or appearances in bold are the current club records.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The foundations and early years" Cardiffcityfc.co.uk Retrieved on [[4 May], 2008