This is a list of Cardiff City Football Club's captains, from 1910, when the club appointed their first captain.
| Years | Nat. | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910-1911 | Davy McDougall | Player-Manager, First Club Captain | |
| No competitive football took place between 1914 to 1918 due to World War I. | |||
| 1920-1931 | Fred Keenor | 1927 FA Cup winning Captain First Captain in The Football League |
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| 1934-1938 | Arthur Granville | ||
| No competitive football took place between 1939 to 1945 due to World War II. | |||
| 1946-1949 | Fred Stansfield | Third Division South winning captain | |
| 1951-1956 | Alf Sherwood | ||
| 1959-1960 | Danny Malloy | ||
| 1961-1962 | Alan Harrington | ||
| 1964-1967 | Gareth Williams | ||
| 1967-1974 | Don Murray | ||
| 1974 | Clive Charles | ||
| 1974-1975 | Phil Dwyer | ||
| 1975-1976 | Mike England | ||
| 1976-1977 | Richie Morgan | Team Captain was Doug Livermore. | |
| 1977-1980 | Phil Dwyer | ||
| 1982-1986 | Jimmy Mullen | ||
| 1987-1988 | Terry Boyle | ||
| 1991-1993 | Paul Ramsey | Third Division winning captain | |
| 1993-1997 | Jason Perry | ||
| 1997-1998 | Dave Penney | Lee Jarman was captain whilst Penney was absent. | |
| 1998-2001 | Kevin Nugent | ||
| 2001-2005 | Graham Kavanagh | ||
| 2005-2009 | Darren Purse | Vice-Captain was Stephen McPhail, Joe Ledley team captain (2008-09) | |
| 2009- | Mark Hudson | Jay Bothroyd was appoint team captain (2009-10) due to long term injury, 2010-11 team captain was Craig Bellamy | |
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