List of Cardiff City F.C. records and statistics

This article details records and statistics of Cardiff City Football Club since they joined the Football League in 1920. Cardiff City are a Welsh professional association football club based in Cardiff. The club was founded in 1899 and joined the Football League in 1920 after spending a decade in the Southern League. During their history Cardiff have played in all four professional divisions of the Football League. They currently play in the second tier of the Football League, the Championship.

The list details honours won by the club and individual records set by the players. Any attendance records listed here were achieved at Ninian Park which was specially built for the club in 1910 and was replaced by the Cardiff City Stadium in July 2009.[1]

As of 26 April 2011

Contents

Honours

League

1923–24[2]
1920–21, 1951–52, 1959–60[2]
2002–03
1992–93[2]
1975–76, 1982–83[2]
1946–47[2]
1987–88[2]
1912–13
1998-99

Cups

1926–27
1924–25, 2007–08
1927
1911–12, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93[2]
2001–02
1997–98
1989–90, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06
1991–92, 2004–05, 2007–08

Club records

Football League Record

Years League Tier Up/Down Notes
1920-1921 Division 2 2
1921-1929 Division 1 1
1929-1931 Division 2 2
1931-1947 Division 3 South 3
1947-1952 Division 2 2
1952-1957 Division 1 1
1957-1960 Division 2 2
1960-1962 Division 1 1
1962-1975 Division 2 2
1975-1976 Division 3 3
1976-1982 Division 2 2
1982-1983 Division 3 3
1983-1985 Division 2 2
1985-1986 Division 3 3
1986-1988 Division 4 4
1988-1990 Division 3 3
1990-1993 Division 4/Division 3 4 changed title due to Premier League being introduced in 1992.
1993-1995 Division 2 3
1995-1999 Division 3 4
1999-2000 Division 2 3
2000-2001 Division 3 4
2001-2003 Division 2 3
2003-present Division 1/Championship 2 League changed it name to Championship in 2004 for sponsorship reasons

Match records

Firsts

Lasts

Record results

Season records

Attendance records

Player appearance records

Most appearances

Substitute appearances in brackets

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other[8] Total
1 Dwyer, PhilPhil Dwyer 1972–85 471 (5) 23 (0) 28 (0) 9 (0) 531 (5)
2 Murray, DonDon Murray 1962–74 406 (0) 23 (0) 21 (0) 33 (0) 483 (0)
3 Farquharson, TomTom Farquharson 1921–34 445 (0) 34 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 481 (0)
4 King, PeterPeter King 1960–74 356 (5) 20 (0) 22 (0) 33 (1) 431 (6)
5 Stitfall, RonRon Stitfall 1947–64 398 (0) 20 (0) 3 (0) 0 (0) 421 (0)
6 Keenor, FredFred Keenor 1920–30 371 (0) 42 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 414 (0)
7 Hardy, BillyBilly Hardy 1920–31 354 (0) 53 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 408 (0)
8 Harrington, AlanAlan Harrington 1952–66 348 (0) 14 (0) 11 (0) 8 (0) 381 (0)
9 Sherwood, AlfAlf Sherwood 1946–56 354 (0) 18 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 372 (0)
10 Davies, LenLen Davies 1920–31 305 (0) 33 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 339 (0)
11 Perry, JasonJason Perry 1986–96 281 (3) 15 (1) 22 (0) 20 (1) 338 (5)
12 Young, ScottScott Young 1993–03 277 (20) 22 (1) 14 (1) 20 (3) 333 (25)
13 Baker, ColinColin Baker 1953–66 298 (0) 17 (0) 12 (0) 1 (0) 328 (0)
14 Gibbins, RogerRoger Gibbins 1982–85 & 1989–92 281 (14) 14 (0) 23 (1) 6 (0) 324 (15)
15 Baker, BillyBilly Baker 1938–54 292 (0) 16 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 308 (0)
16 Sullivan, DerekDerek Sullivan 1947–61 275 (0) 10 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 285 (0)
17 Searle, DamonDamon Searle 1990–96 234 (2) 13 (0) 9 (0) 22 (0) 278 (2)
18 Griffith, CohenCohen Griffith 1989–95 234 (29) 16 (2) 9 (0) 16 (1) 275 (32)
19 Nelson, JimmyJimmy Nelson 1921–30 240 (0) 30 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 271 (0)
20 Bell, GaryGary Bell 1966–73 223 (1) 17 (0) 9 (0) 16 (0) 265 (1)

Longest run of consecutive league appearances

Position Player Appearances Years
1 Don Murray 146 May 1968 - November 1971
2 Damon Searle 126 October 1990 - September 1993
3 David Carver 117 October 1968 - September 1971
4 Arthur Lever 114 August 1946 - March 1949
5 Roger Gibbins 108 August 1982 - December 1984

All-Time Starting XI

The following players have made the most appearances and are placed into default positions, they don't necessarily need to be top 11 players with most appearances.

Nat. Position Name Appearances
 Ireland GK Tom Farquharson 481
 Wales RB Ron Stitfall 421
 Wales CB Phil Dwyer 531
 Scotland CB Don Murray 483
 Wales LB Alan Harrington 381
 Guyana RW Cohen Griffith 275
 England WH Billy Hardy 408
 Wales WH Colin Baker 328
 Wales LW Joe Ledley 256
 England ST Peter King 431
 Wales ST Len Davies 339

Player scoring records

All time leading goalscorers

Number of appearances in brackets

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other[8] Total
1 Davies, LenLen Davies 1920–31 128 (305) 19 (33) 0 (0) 1 (1) 148 (339)
2 Earnshaw, RobertRobert Earnshaw 1997-04 & 2011- 89 (193) 9 (13) 10(9) 0 (1) 108 (216)
3= Dale, CarlCarl Dale 1991–98 71 (211) 6 (14) 5 (11) 12 (16) 94 (253)
3= Gill, JimmyJimmy Gill 1920–25 82 (184) 12 (28) 0 (0) 0 (0) 94 (212)
5 Clark, BrianBrian Clark 1967–72 & 1975–76 79 (204) 2 (13) 3 (9) 7 (14) 91 (240)
6 King, PeterPeter King 1960–74 67 (356) 5 (20) 6 (22) 11 (33) 89 (431)
7= Ferguson, HughieHughie Ferguson 1925–29 77 (117) 9 (13) 0 (0) 1 (1) 87 (131)
7= Toshack, JohnJohn Toshack 1966–70 74 (162) 1 (6) 1 (6) 11 (19) 87 (193)
9 Tapscott, DerekDerek Tapscott 1958–65 79 (194) 2 (9) 3 (5) 2 (5) 86 (214)
10 Pike, ChrisChris Pike 1986 & 1989–92 67 (154) 3 (10) 2 (8) 2 (9) 74 (181)
11 Grant, WilfWilf Grant 1950–54 65 (155) 2 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 67 (159)
12 Chopra, MichaelMichael Chopra 2006–07, 2008–09 & 2009–2011 56 (142) 3 (8) 2 (4) 4 (8) 65 (162)
13 Whittingham, PeterPeter Whittingham 2007– 49 (195) 4 (13) 5 (15) 4 (8) 62 (231)
14 Buchanan, JohnJohn Buchanan 1974–81 54 (231) 2 (11) 5 (15) 0 (7) 61 (264)
15 Evans, TonyTony Evans 1975–79 47 (128) 4 (8) 6 (7) 1 (6) 58 (149)
16 McCambridge, JimmyJimmy McCambridge 1930–32 51 (95) 2 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 53 (100)
17 Griffith, CohenCohen Griffith 1989–95 39 (234) 0 (16) 5 (9) 4 (16) 48 (275)
18 Stevens, GaryGary Stevens 1978–81 44 (150) 0 (4) 3 (9) 0 (0) 47 (163)
19= Collins, JimmyJimmy Collins 1937–38 41 (76) 4 (10) 0 (0) 1 (3) 46 (89)
19= Gilligan, JimmyJimmy Gilligan 1987–89 34 (99) 4 (4) 1 (8) 7 (10) 46 (121)
20= Dwyer, PhilPhil Dwyer 1972–85 41 (471) 0 (23) 2 (28) 2 (9) 45 (531)
20= Bothroyd, JayJay Bothroyd 2008-2011 41 (118) 1 (6) 3 (7) 0 (5) 45 (136)
20= Ford, TrevorTrevor Ford 1953–56 42 (96) 3 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 45 (101)

Progressive scoring record

Jimmy Gill scored twenty goals in Cardiff's first Football league season. This list charts the top scoring season record for the club on the occasions it has been beat or equaled.

Season League All matches
1920-21 Jimmy Gill (19) Jimmy Gill (20)
1921-22 Jimmy Gill (21) Len Davies (30)
1923-24 Len Davies (23)
1926-27 Hughie Ferguson (25) Hughie Ferguson (31)
1931-32 Jimmy McCambridge (26)
1946-47 Stan Richards (30)
1968-69 John Toshack (31)
2002-03 Robert Earnshaw (31) Robert Earnshaw (35)

International records

Manager records

Transfers

First player signed: Jack Evans, 1910 from Cwmparc.[11]

Record transfer fees paid

# Name Fee Paid to Date Notes
1 Chopra, MichaelMichael Chopra £3m Sunderland 02009-07-01 1 July 2009 [12]
2 Thorne, PeterPeter Thorne £1.75m Stoke City 02001-09-13 13 September 2001 [13]
3 Hudson, MarkMark Hudson £1.075m Charlton Athletic 02009-07-01 1 July 2009 [14]
4 Kavanagh, GrahamGraham Kavanagh £1m Stoke City 02001-06-18 18 June 2001 [15]
5 Campbell, AndyAndy Campbell £950,000 Middlesbrough 02002-03-26 26 March 2002 [16]

Progression of record fee paid

Date Player Bought from Fee
1910 Jack Evans Cwmparc 30p
1920 Jimmy Gill Sheffield Wednesday £750
1920 Jimmy Blair Sheffield Wednesday £3,500
December 1953 Trevor Ford Sunderland £30,000
1970 Ian Gibson Coventry City £35,000
26 December 1970 Alan Warboys Sheffield Wednesday £40,000
1982 Godfrey Ingram San Jose Earthquakes £200,000
10 August 2000 Danny Gabbidon West Bromwich Albion £800,000
29 June 2001 Graham Kavanagh Stoke City £1,000,000
13 September 2001 Peter Thorne Stoke City £1,750,000
1 July 2010 Michael Chopra Sunderland £3,000,000

Record transfer fees received

# Name Fee Paid by Date Notes
1= Chopra, MichaelMichael Chopra £5m Sunderland 02007-07-13 13 July 2007 [17]
1= Johnson, RogerRoger Johnson £5m Birmingham City 02009-06-25 25 June 2009 [18]
2 Ramsey, AaronAaron Ramsey £4.8m Arsenal 02008-06-13 13 June 2008 [19]
3= Jerome, CameronCameron Jerome £3m Birmingham City 02006-05-31 31 May 2006 [20]
3= Earnshaw, RobertRobert Earnshaw £3m West Bromwich Albion 02004-08-30 30 August 2004 [21]

Progression of record fee received

Date Player Sold to Fee
November 1970 John Toshack Liverpool £110,000
November 1982 Godfrey Ingram San Jose Earthquakes £200,000
1989 Jimmy Gilligan Portsmouth £215,000
30 August 2004 Robert Earnshaw West Bromwich Albion £3,000,000
13 July 2007 Michael Chopra Sunderland £5,000,000

European matches

Cardiff City often qualified for the now defunct European Cup Winners Cup by winning the Welsh Cup until UEFA blocked them from using this route in the early 1990s[22]

Cardiff City scores are shown first in every match

Season Competition Round Country Club Home
result[23]
Away
result[23]
Notes
1964-1965 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Esbjerg fB 1–0 0–0
2R Sporting Lisbon 0-0 2-1
QF Real Zaragoza 0-1 2-2
1965-66 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Standard Liege 1–2 0–1
1967-68 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Shamrock Rovers 2–0 1–1
2R NAC Breda 4–1 1–1
QF Torpedo Moscow 1–0 0–1 Cardiff City win replay at neutral ground 1-0
SF Hamburg SV 2–3 1–1
1968-69 European Cup Winners Cup 1R FC Porto 2–2 1–2
1969-70 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Mjøndalen IF 5–1 7–1
2R Göztepe A.Ş. 1–0 0–3
1970-71 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Pezoporikos Larnaca 8–0 0–0
2R FC Nantes 5–1 2–1
QF Real Madrid 1–0 0–2
1971-72 European Cup Winners Cup 1R SC Dynamo Berlin 1–1 1–1 Cardiff City lose 5-4 on pens
1973-74 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Sporting Lisbon 0–0 1–2
1974-75 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Ferencvaros 0–2 1–4
1976-77 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Dinamo Tbilisi 1–0 0–3
1977-78 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Austria Vienna 0–0 0–1
1988-89 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Derry City 4–0 0–0
2R AGF Aarhus 1–2 0–4
1992-93 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Admira Wacker 1–1 0–2
1993-94 European Cup Winners Cup 1R Standard Liege 1–3 2–5
Key

Total european matches

Competition Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA
European Cup Winners Cup 47 15 14 18 65 59

Footnotes

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