Cardiff City F.C. personnel

Contents

Officials

President

From To Name Notes
1988 1990 Lord Brooks of Tremorfa

Chairmen

From To Name Notes
1910 1938 Sydney Nicholls Nicholls was not Chairman for all this period
1938 1957 Herbert Merrett
1957 1962 Ron Beecher
1962 1972 Fred Dewey
1972 1975 David Goldstone
1975 1977 Stefan Terlezki
1977 1983 Bob Grogan
1983 1986 Jack Leonard
1986 1992 Tony Clemo
1992 1995 Rick Wright
1995 1999 Samesh Kumar
1999 2000 Steve Borley
2000 2006 Sam Hammam
2006 2010 Peter Ridsdale Deputy Chairman (2005–06)
2010 present Chan Tien Ghee

Directors

From To Name Executive Position Notes
1899 1954 Walter Bartley Wilson Secretary (1899–1933, 1933–54) Founded Club, Manager (1933–34)
1910 1938 Sydney Nicholls Chairman (1910–1938)
1937 1939 Ben Watts-Jones Manager (1934–47)
1938 unknown Herbert Merrett Chairman (1938-unknown)
1946 1958 Trevor Morris Manager-Secretary Assistant Secretary (1946–1954)
1955 1973 Fred Dewey Chairman (1962–72)
1957 1982 George Edwards Non-executive director
1960s 1973 Vivian Dewey
1960s 1971 Robert Williams
1972 1975 David Goldstone Chairman (1972–75)
1973 1975 J Lewis Walters
1975 1977 Stefan Terlezki Chairman (1975–77)
1975 1976 WJ Jarvis
1975 1991 Tony Clemo Chairman (1986–91)
1975 1978 Tiny Latner
1975 1980s Jack Leonard
1975 1980s Clive Griffiths
1975 1980s Dewi Evans
1977 1986 Bob Grogan Chairman (1977–86)
1984 1985 AN Conway
1984 1985 GR Cobb
1986 1987 D Proctor
1986 1987 D Whiteman
1989 1991 Linda Clemo
1990 1991 LP Maughan
1991 1995 Rick Wright Chairman (1991–95)
1992 1996 D Henderson
1994 1995 M Boyce
1994 1996 W Dixon
1994 1995 J Oliver
1994 1995 S Williams
1995 1999 Samesh Kumar Chairman (1995–99)
1996 1997 R East
1996 1998 Kenny Hibbitt Director of Football Manager (1995–1996), Caretaker manager (1996, 1998)
1997 1999 Joan Hill
1997 2003 Paul Guy
1997 2000 Bob Phillips
1998 2000 David Temme
1999 2003 Kim Walker
1999 1999 P Jardine
1999 1999 M Price
1999 present Steve Borley Chairman (1999–2000) Non-executive director (2000-)
1999 2003 Michael Isaac
2001 2003 Jonathan Crystal
2002 2002 Ian Atkins Director of Football
2000 2006 Sam Hammam Chairman (2000–2006)
2002 2002 Lennie Lawrence Director of Football Appointed Manager in 2002
2005 2010 Peter Ridsdale Chairman (2006–2010) Deputy Chairman (2005–2006), also Chief Executive
2006 2010 Alan Flitcroft Non-executive director
2006 2007 Mike Hall PMG Development representative
2006 2010 Keith Harris Non-executive director
2006 present Alan Whitley Non-executive director
2009 present Chan Tien Ghee Chairman (2010-) Non-executive Director (2009–10)
2010 present Paul Guy Non-executive director
2010 present Michael Isaac Non-executive director
2010 present U-Jiun Tan Non-executive director
2010 present Doug Lee Finance Director (2010-)
2010 present Derek Chee Seng Chin Non-executive director
2010 present Len Wing Kong Non-executive director
2010 present Meng Kwong Lim Non-executive director
2011 present Mike Hall Second Spell, PMG representative, Non-executive director
unknown present Julian Jenkins Director of Marketing (2011-) Promoted from Head of Customer Service and Ticketing in 2011

Chief Executive Officers

From To Name Notes
1980 1988 Ron Jones General Manager and then Managing Director
1996 1999 Joan Hill
2000 2006 David Temme
2006 2010 Peter Ridsdale Also Chairman
2010 2011 Gethin Jenkins
2011 present Alan Whiteley

Secretary

From To Name Notes
1959 1972 Graham Keenor
1972 1980 Lance Hayward
1980 1987 Ron Jones
1988 1991 Eddie Harrison
1993 1995 Jim Finney
1996 1996 Barry Doughty
1996 1999 Ceri Whitehead
2000 2009 Jason Turner
2010 present Nick Alford

Coaching staff

Managers

Main article: List of Cardiff City F.C. managers
As of 17 June 2011
From To Name Notes
1910 1911 Davy McDougall Player/Manager
1911 1933 Fred Stewart
1933 1934 Walter Bartley Wilson Also Club Secretary
1934 1937 Ben Watts-Jones
1937 1939 Billy Jennings
1939 1946 Cyril Spiers
1946 1948 Billy McCandless
1948 1954 Cyril Spiers 2nd Spell
1954 1958 Trevor Morris Assistant Secretary (1946–1954), Manager-Secretary (1954–1958)
1958 1962 Bill Jones
1962 1964 George Swindin
1964 1973 Jimmy Scoular
1973 1973 Lew Clayton Caretaker
1973 1974 Frank O'Farrell
1974 1978 Jimmy Andrews
1978 1981 Richie Morgan General Manager (1981–82)
1981 1982 Graham Williams
1982 1984 Len Ashurst
1984 1984 Jimmy Mullen & Jimmy Goodfellow Joint Caretakers
1984 1984 Jimmy Goodfellow Promoted from Caretaker manager
1984 1986 Alan Durban
1986 1989 Frank Burrows
1989 1991 Len Ashurst 2nd Spell
1991 1994 Eddie May
1994 1995 Terry Yorath
1995 1995 Eddie May 2nd Spell
1995 1996 Kenny Hibbitt Promoted to Director of Football in 1996
1996 1996 Phil Neal
1996 1996 Kenny Hibbitt Caretaker, 2nd Spell
1996 1998 Russell Osman
1998 1998 Kenny Hibbitt Caretaker, 3rd Spell
1998 2000 Frank Burrows 2nd Spell
2000 2000 Billy Ayre
2000 2001 Bobby Gould Promoted to General Manager in 2001
2001 2002 Alan Cork
2002 2005 Lennie Lawrence
2005 2011 Dave Jones
2011 present Malky Mackay

Assistant Managers

As of 28 June 2011
From To Name Appointed by Position (If different to Assistant Manager) Notes
1978 1980 Brian Harris Morgan
1982 1984 Jimmy Goodfellow Ashurst Co-Caretaker manager (1984), promoted to manager in 1984
1984 1984 Jimmy Mullen Goodfellow Joint Caretaker manager with Goodfellow (1984)
1996 1996 Russell Osman Hibbitt
1998 2000 Billy Ayre Burrows Promoted to manager in 2000
2000 2000 Billy Ayre Gould demoted from Manager in 2000, 2nd spell, demoted to Head Coach in 2000
2000 2001 Alan Cork Gould promoted to Manager in 2001
2000 2004 Ian Butterworth Cork joint assistant with Atkins (2001)
2001 2001 Ian Atkins Cork joint assistant with Butterworth
2004 2011 Terry Burton Lawrence
2011 present David Kerslake Mackay

Coaches/Trainers

As of 14 August 2011
From To Name Position Managers Served Under Notes
1934 1937 Billy Jennings First Team Coach Watts-Jones promoted to Manager in 1937
1963 unknown Ron Stitfall First Team Coach Swindin
1964 1974 Lew Clayton Trainer Scoular, O'Farrell
1974 unknown Ron Durham Trainer Andrews
1978 1980 Doug Livermore First Team Coach Morgan
1986 1998 Jimmy Goodfellow First Team Coach Burrows, Ashurst, May, Yorath, Hibbitt, Osman also Physio during time as coach
1987 2005 George Wood Goalkeeper Coach Burrows, Ashurst, May, Yorath, Hibbitt, Neal, Osman, Ayre, Gould, Cork, Lawrence Player/Coach
1989 1990 Bobby Smith First Team Coach Burrows, Ashurst
1989 unknown Gavin Tait Youth Coach Burrows, Ashurst, May, Yorath, Hibbitt, Neal, Osman
2000 2000 Billy Ayre Head Coach Gould demoted from Assistant manager in 2000
2003 2011 Paul Wilkinson First Team Coach Lawrence, D Jones also Reserve Team Manager
2005 2011 Martyn Margetson Goalkeeper Coach D Jones Player/coach in 2005-06 season
2011 present Joe McBride First Team Coach Mackay
2011 present James Hollman Goalkeeper Coach Mackay

Reserve Team Manager

As of 16 April 2011
From To Name Appointed by Notes
2003 2011 Paul Wilkinson Lawrence also First Team Coach

Academy Staff

As of 16 April 2011[1]
From To Name Position Notes
2003 2007 Lee Robinson Academy Manager
2003 present Geraint Twose Assistant Academy Manager U12-U16
2003 present Mark Neville Assistant Academy Manager U7-U11
2003 present Steve Ellis Head of Education and Welfare
2003 2007 Paul Compton Head of Recruitment
2003 present Graham Pulling Head of Local Schoolboy Recruitment Chief academy scout (2003–07)
2003 present Anthony Redwood Academy Secretary
2005 present Lee Skyrme U18 Coach Part-time academy coach (2005–09), U18 coach (2009-)
2007 present Neal Ardley Academy Manager

Miscellaneous

Physiotherapists

As of 16 April 2011
From To Name Position Notes
1974 unknown Ron Durham Physio Also First Team Coach
1986 1998 Jimmy Goodfellow Physio
1999 2000 Mike Davenport Physio
2001 2004 Clive Goodyear Physio
2005 2005 Steve Allen Physio
2003 present Neil Lewis Senior Academy Physiotherapist
2003 present Adam Rattenbury Physiotherapist Academy Physiotherapist (2003-2011), First Team Physio (2011-)
2005 present Sean Connelly Senior Physiotherapist

Other

As of 24 August 2011
From To Name Position Notes
1992 present Len Nokes Club Doctor Fan Doctor (1992–2002), Club Doctor (2002-)
2001 present Ian Lenning Kit & Equipment
2003 present Alan Cross Assistant kit manager
2005 2011 Alex Armstrong Fitness Coach
2005 present Stefan Burnett Fitness Coach Promoted from Masseur in 2011
2006 present Enda Barron Performance Analyst promoted to First Team Performance Analyst in 2007
2011 present Richard Collinge Head of Performance
2011 present Ian Moody Player Recruitment
2011 present Martin Hodge Opposition Analyst
2011 present Nilton Terroso Sports Scientist

References

"CARDIFF CITY MANAGEMENT". Cardiff City F.C.. 16 April 2011. http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/Management/0,,10335~420056,00.html. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 

  1. ^ "Cardiff City F.C. academy staff". Cardiff City F.C.. 16 April 2011. http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/Academy18s/0,,10335~1032853,00.html. Retrieved 16 April 2011. 
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