2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Cardiff City's 85th in the Football League after joining in 1920. Cardiff were in their eighth consecutive season in the second tier of English football. They failed to gain promotion the previous year after being knocked out of the play-off semi-finals by Reading. During the season, Cardiff reached the Football League Cup final, however their first final in the competition ended in defeat against Liverpool.

Events of season

New manager Malky Mackay signed from Watford, also led Cardiff to their first Football League Cup final

May

• 30 May – Dave Jones' contract was terminated after an end of season review^[1]

June

• 3 June – Cardiff City reach agreement with PMG over their debt, as a result Mike Hall will join the board.^[2]
• 11 June – Any disciplinary action taken against Cardiff City, will be solved by The Football Association with representatives of the Football Association of Wales sitting on the panel.^[3]
• 14 June – Cardiff holds talks with former England and Newcastle United captain, Alan Shearer for the managers job.^[4]
• 15 June – Shearer rejects offer to become new manager.^[5] Watford refuse permission for Cardiff to speak to their manager Malky Mackay.^[6]
• 16 June – Watford give Cardiff permission to speak to Malky Mackay after a discussion within their board.^[7]
• 17 June – Malky Mackay signs a three-year contract as manager, paying Watford an undisclosed fee for his services.^[8]
• 21 June – Former Dundee United winger, Craig Conway agrees terms and will complete medical within the following week.^[9]
• 23 June – Cardiff open talks with Dundee United over a possible move for 22-year-old striker, David Goodwillie.^[10]
• 28 June – Assistant manager, Terry Burton, First Team coach, Paul Wilkinson and Fitness coach, Alex Armstrong are all placed on gardening leave until the end of their contracts.^[11]
• 30 June – David Kerslake, Joe McBride and Richard Collinge join the back-room staff. Kerslake joins as assistant manager, whilst McBride joins as First-team coach and Collinge joins as Head of Performance^[12]

July

• 1 July – Andrew Taylor agrees terms to sign from Middlesbrough and will complete a medical on 4 July.^[13]
• 4 July – Goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson leaves Cardiff to join West Ham United.^[14]
• 8 July – Cardiff agree £250,000 with Plymouth Argyle for striker Joe Mason.^[15]
• 10 July - French forward Rudy Gestede joins on a week-trial.^[16]
• 20 July – Turkish side Bursaspor accept a bid believed to be around £880,000 (1 million euros) for Kenny Miller and Mackay confirmed talks had begun with the Scottish international^[17][18]
• 23 July – Kenny Miller agrees terms and completes medical and the deal will be completed on 25 July.^[19] Malky Mackay enquires about Nottingham Forest defender Luke Chambers.^[20]
• 26 July – Former Hull City player Craig Fagan is given a week trial.^[21]
• 27 July – Iain Moody joins as Cardiff City's new Head of Recruitment from Watford.^[22]

August

• 16 August – Icelandic international Aron Gunnarsson is ruled out for a week with an ankle injury.^[23]
• 29 August – Cardiff take on Rodrigo Íñigo on a two-week trial and confirm interest in Coventry City defender Ben Turner with a £750,000 plus Jon Parkin deal reported to be offered.^[24]
• 29 August - Rodrigo Íñigo joins on a two-week trial.^[25]
• 30 August – Ben Turner completes medical and Jon Parkin arrives at Coventry City for a medical.^[26][27]
• 31 August – Ben Turner agrees a three-year deal at Cardiff.^[28] Jon Parkin's proposed moved to Coventry falls through.^[29]

September

• 1 September – A record of 10 international call-ups were made.^[30]
• 14 September – Malaysian captain Safiq Rahim and Safee Sali joins a two-week trials.^[31]
• 20 September – Jon Parkin opens talks over a loan move to fellow Championship outfit Doncaster Rovers.^[32]
• 23 September – Andrew Taylor is ruled out for two weeks with a hamstring injury which was suffered against Leicester City, two days earlier.^[33]
• 27 September – Robert Earnshaw and Rudy Gestede are ruled out off at least two games with a thigh strain and hamstring strain respectively. Also Safee Sali ends a two-week trial and Malky Mackay admits to fail in six loan bids.^[34]

October

• 22 October – Chief Executive Gethin Jenkins steps down from his position.^[35]

November

• 22 November - Malaysian team Safiq Rahim joins on a three-week trial.^[36]

January

• 7 January - Cardiff have a £400,000 bid rejected by Brighton & Hove Albion for winger Craig Noone.^[37] Dekel Keinan's proposed £500,000 move to Crystal Palace falls through.^[38]
• 17 January - Cypriot investment banker Mehmet Dalman joins the board replacing U-Jiun Tan as a director.^[39]
• 23 January - Blackpool reject a £800,000 bid for young winger, Matt Phillips.^[40]

February

• 22 February - Malky Mackay signs a three and a half-year contract extension, keeping him at the club till June 2016.^[41]

Championship Data

Standings

Updated to games played on 13 May 2012.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

1.^ Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.

Results summary

Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source:

Result round by round

Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source: cardiffcityfc.co.uk
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Hover over letter A for ground's name, letter H means playing at Cardiff City Stadium.

Kit

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Malaysia

Home

Home Alternate

Away

Away Alternate

Alternative

GK Home

GK Away

GK Alternate

Last updated: 11 September 2012.
Source:

Squad

No.	Name	Position (s)	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	David Marshall	GK		Glasgow	(1985-03-05)5 March 1985 (aged 27)	65	0	5	0	Norwich City	12 May 2009	£500,000	30 June 2013
22	Tom Heaton	GK		Chester	(1986-04-15)15 April 1986 (aged 26)	54	0	–	–	Manchester United	16 June 2010	Free	30 June 2012
29	Elliot Parish	GK		Northampton	(1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 22)	–	–	–	–	Aston Villa	3 January 2012	Free	30 June 2013
30	Jordan Santiago	GK		Calgary	(1991-04-03)3 April 1991 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 June 2010	Trainee	1 July 2012
Defenders
2	Kevin McNaughton	RB/LB/CB		Dundee	(1982-08-28)28 August 1982 (aged 29)	207	2	4	0	Aberdeen	26 May 2006	Free	30 June 2013
3	Andrew Taylor	LB/LM		Hartlepool	(1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–	Middlesbrough	4 July 2011	Free	30 June 2014
5	Mark Hudson	CB		Guildford	(1982-03-30)30 March 1982 (aged 30)	79	2	–	–	Charlton Athletic	2 July 2009	£1,075,000	30 June 2014
6	Anthony Gerrard	CB		Liverpool	(1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 26)	49	2	–	–	Walsall	2 July 2009	£200,000	30 June 2013
12	Dekel Keinan	CB		Rosh HaNikra	(1984-09-15)15 September 1984 (aged 27)	20	2	20	0	Blackpool	21 January 2011	£300,000	30 June 2013
14	Paul Quinn	RB/CB		Wishaw	(1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (aged 26)	56	1	–	–	Motherwell	4 June 2009	£300,000	30 June 2012
18	Lee Naylor	LB		Bloxwich	(1980-03-19)19 March 1980 (aged 32)	31	2	–	–	Celtic	19 August 2010	Free	30 June 2012
21	Jonathan Meades	LB/LM		Cardiff	(1992-03-02)2 March 1992 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 June 2009	Trainee	30 June 2012
23	Darcy Blake	CB/RB/DM		New Tredegar	(1998-12-13)13 December 1998 (aged 13)	90	0	2	0	Academy	1 June 2005	Trainee	30 June 2014
25	Ben Turner	CB		Birmingham	(1988-08-21)21 August 1988 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–	Coventry City	31 August 2011	£750,000	30 June 2014
31	Alex Evans	CB		Blackwood	(1991-05-03)3 May 1991 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 June 2011	Trainee	30 June 2012
Midfielders
4	Filip Kiss	DM/RM		Dunajská Streda	(1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–	Slovan Bratislava	21 July 2011	Loan	30 June 2012
7	Peter Whittingham	CM/LM/RM		Nuneaton	(1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 27)	211	55	–	–	Aston Villa	11 January 2007	£350,000	30 June 2014
8	Don Cowie	RM/CM		Inverness	(1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 29)	–	–	3	0	Watford	1 July 2011	Free	30 June 2014
11	Craig Conway	LW/RW		Irvine	(1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 27)	–	–	2	0	Dundee United	23 June 2011	Free	30 June 2014
13	Liam Lawrence	LM/CM		Retford	(1981-12-13)13 December 1981 (aged 30)	–	–	15	2	Portsmouth	2 March 2012	Loan	30 May 2012
17	Aron Gunnarsson	DM/RB		Akureyri	(1988-04-22)22 April 1988 (aged 24)	–	–	23	0	Coventry City	8 July 2011	£350,000	30 June 2014
24	Solomon Taiwo	CM/RM		Lagos	(1985-04-29)29 April 1985 (aged 27)	10	0	–	–	Dagenham & Redbridge	25 August 2009	£250,000	30 June 2012
27	Kadeem Harris	LW/RW		London	(1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–	Wycombe Wanderers	30 January 2012	£150,000	30 June 2016
28	Aaron Wildig	CM/LM		Hereford	(1992-04-15)15 April 1992 (aged 20)	21	1	–	–	Academy	15 April 2009	Trainee	30 June 2012
32	Ibrahim Farah	CM		Cardiff	(1992-02-24)24 February 1992 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 June 2011	Trainee	30 June 2012
37	Stephen McPhail	CM/LM		London	(1979-12-09)9 December 1979 (aged 32)	193	3	10	1	Barnsley	13 June 2006	Free	30 June 2013
52	Joe Ralls	CM/LM		Aldershot	(1993-10-13)13 October 1993 (aged 18)	–	–	–	–	Academy	30 September 2011	Trainee	Undisclosed
Forwards
9	Kenny Miller	CF		Edinburgh	(1979-12-23)23 December 1979 (aged 32)	–	–	55	14	Bursaspor	26 July 2011	£870,000	30 June 2013
10	Robert Earnshaw	CF/RW		Mufulira	(1981-04-06)6 April 1981 (aged 31)	205	105	54	16	Nottingham Forest	6 July 2011	Free	30 June 2013
15	Rudy Gestede	CF		Essey-lès-Nancy	(1988-11-10)10 November 1988 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–	Metz	26 July 2011	Free	30 June 2014
16	Jon Parkin	CF		Barnsley	(1981-01-30)30 January 1981 (aged 31)	13	1	–	–	Preston North End	1 January 2011	£100,000	30 June 2013
20	Joe Mason	CF/LW		Plymouth	(1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–	Plymouth Argyle	10 July 2011	£250,000	30 June 2016
33	Nathaniel Jarvis	CF		Cardiff	(1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 June 2010	Trainee	30 June 2013

Statistics

As of 7 May 2012

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Play-offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		David Marshall	48	0	45+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF		Kevin McNaughton	48	0	41+1	0	0+0	0	4+1	0	1+0	0
3	DF		Andrew Taylor	52	1	42+0	1	0+0	0	7+1	0	2+0	0
4	MF		Filip Kiss (on loan from Slovan Bratislava)	33	1	13+13	1	1+0	0	2+3	0	0+1	0
5	DF		Mark Hudson	44	5	38+1	5	0+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF		Anthony Gerrard	25	2	18+2	1	1+0	0	3+1	1	0+0	0
7	MF		Peter Whittingham	55	13	46+0	12	0+0	0	5+2	1	2+0	0
8	MF		Don Cowie	53	7	44+0	4	0+0	0	7+0	3	1+1	0
9	FW		Kenny Miller	50	11	41+2	10	0+0	0	4+1	1	2+0	0
10	FW		Robert Earnshaw	22	4	8+11	3	1+0	1	1+0	0	0+1	0
11	MF		Craig Conway	38	5	24+7	3	1+0	0	5+1	2	0+0	0
13	MF		Liam Lawrence (on loan from Portsmouth)	15	1	12+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
14	DF		Paul Quinn	5	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
15	FW		Rudy Gestede	31	3	5+20	2	1+0	0	4+1	1	0+0	0
17	MF		Aron Gunnarsson	50	5	41+1	5	0+0	0	5+1	0	2+0	0
18	DF		Lee Naylor	6	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
20	FW		Joe Mason	46	12	24+15	9	0+1	1	4+0	2	2+0	0
21	MF		Jonathan Meades	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	GK		Tom Heaton	10	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	7+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF		Darcy Blake	28	0	9+11	0	1+0	0	3+2	0	1+1	0
25	DF		Ben Turner	43	3	36+1	2	0+0	0	4+0	1	2+0	0
27	MF		Kadeem Harris	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	GK		Elliot Parish	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK		Jordan Santiago	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF		Alex Evans	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF		Ibrahim Farah	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF		Stephen McPhail	27	0	11+8	0	1+0	0	3+2	0	1+1	0
38	DF		Adedeji Oshilaja	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	MF		Theo Wharton	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
52	MF		Joe Ralls	14	1	5+5	1	0+0	0	2+2	0	0+0	0
Players currently out on loan:
12	DF		Dekel Keinan (at Crystal Palace)	4	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
16	FW		Jon Parkin (at Scunthorpe United)	2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
24	MF		Solomon Taiwo (at Leyton Orient)	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF		Aaron Wildig (at Shrewsbury Town)	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	FW		Nathaniel Jarvis (at Newport County)	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	1	0+0	0
Players featured for club who have left:
	DF		Gábor Gyepes	2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
	MF		Haris Vučkić (on loan from Newcastle United)	5	1	2+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Starting XI

The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.
Starting Formation:

No. Pos Nat Name MS Notes 1 GK Marshall, DavidDavid Marshall 48 Tom Heaton has 9 starts 2 RB McNaughton, KevinKevin McNaughton 46 Darcy Blake has 14 starts 5 CB Hudson, MarkMark Hudson 43 Anthony Gerrard has 22 starts 25 CB Turner, BenBen Turner 42 3 LB Taylor, AndrewAndrew Taylor 51 Lee Naylor has 5 starts 17 DM Gunnarsson, AronAron Gunnarsson 47 Stephen McPhail has 16 starts 8 RM Cowie, DonDon Cowie 51 11 LM Conway, CraigCraig Conway 33 Filip Kiss has 16 starts 7 AM Whittingham, PeterPeter Whittingham 53 20 ST Mason, JoeJoe Mason 30 Rudy Gestede has 9 starts 9 ST Miller, KennyKenny Miller 47 Robert Earnshaw has 10 starts

Marshall Hudson Turner McNaughton Taylor Gunnarsson Whittingham Cowie Conway Mason Miller

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
5	DF	Mark Hudson		43	Club captain
2	DF	Kevin McNaughton		4
7	MF	Peter Whittingham		4
14	DF	Paul Quinn		3
37	MF	Stephen McPhail		3

Last updated: 18 February 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Goals & Assist record Rank No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total 1 7 MF Peter Whittingham 12 0 1 0 13 2 20 FW Joe Mason 9 1 2 0 12 3 9 FW Kenny Miller 10 0 1 0 11 4 8 MF Don Cowie 4 0 3 0 7 5 Own Goals 5 0 1 0 6 6 11 MF Craig Conway 3 0 2 0 5 17 MF Aron Gunnarsson 5 0 0 0 5 5 DF Mark Hudson 5 0 0 0 5 9 10 FW Robert Earnshaw 3 1 0 0 4 10 15 FW Rudy Gestede 2 0 1 0 3 25 DF Ben Turner 2 0 1 0 3 12 6 DF Anthony Gerrard 1 0 1 0 2 13 19 DF Gábor Gyepes 0 0 1 0 1 33 FW Nathaniel Jarvis 0 0 1 0 1 4 MF Filip Kiss 1 0 0 0 1 13 MF Liam Lawrence 1 0 0 0 1 16 FW Jon Parkin 0 0 1 0 1 52 MF Joe Ralls 1 0 0 0 1 3 DF Andrew Taylor 1 0 0 0 1 19 MF Haris Vučkić 1 0 0 0 1 Total 66 2 16 0 84 Rank No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total 1 7 MF Peter Whittingham 14 0 0 0 14 2 11 MF Craig Conway 4 0 3 0 7 8 MF Don Cowie 5 0 2 0 7 9 FW Kenny Miller 5 0 2 0 7 5 3 DF Andrew Taylor 5 0 1 0 6 6 17 MF Aron Gunnarsson 3 0 2 0 5 13 MF Liam Lawrence 5 0 0 0 5 8 2 DF Kevin McNaughton 4 0 0 0 4 25 DF Ben Turner 3 0 1 0 4 9 5 DF Mark Hudson 3 0 0 0 3 10 4 MF Filip Kiss 1 1 0 0 2 20 FW Joe Mason 2 0 0 0 2 12 23 DF Darcy Blake 0 0 1 0 1 10 FW Robert Earnshaw 0 1 0 0 1 15 FW Rudy Gestede 1 0 0 0 1 22 GK Tom Heaton 0 0 1 0 1 1 GK David Marshall 1 0 0 0 1 16 FW Jon Parkin 0 0 1 0 1 14 DF Paul Quinn 0 0 1 0 1 19 MF Haris Vučkić 1 0 0 0 1 Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs Total 5 DF Mark Hudson 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 2 DF Kevin McNaughton 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 7 MF Peter Whittingham 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 8 MF Don Cowie 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 DF Anthony Gerrard 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 17 MF Aron Gunnarsson 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 4 MF Filip Kiss 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 DF Andrew Taylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 25 DF Ben Turner 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 23 DF Darcy Blake 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 13 MF Liam Lawrence 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 GK David Marshall 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 FW Kenny Miller 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 37 MF Stephen McPhail 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 MF Craig Conway 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 MF Ibrahim Farah 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 FW Rudy Gestede 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33 FW Nathaniel Jarvis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 DF Dekel Keinan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 FW Joe Mason 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 DF Lee Naylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 FW Jon Parkin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 DF Paul Quinn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 52 MF Joe Ralls 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Total 58 0 1 0 15 0 0 0 74 0 Penalties Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition 17 August Peter Whittingham Yes Brighton & Hove Albion Championship match 3 15 October Peter Whittingham Yes Ipswich Town Championship match 11 11 February Peter Whittingham Yes Leicester City Championship match 30 Suspensions served Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed 25 October 1 Anthony Gerrard 5x Leeds United (A) Key: (H) = League Home, (A) = League Away, (FA) = FA Cup, (CC) = League Cup International call-ups No. P Name Country Level Caps Goals Notes Source 1 GK David Marshall  Scotland Senior 0 0 2 DF Kevin McNaughton  Scotland Senior 0 0 4 MF Filip Kiss  Slovakia U-21 3 0 8 MF Don Cowie  Scotland Senior 7 0 9 ST Kenny Miller  Scotland Senior 5 2 10 ST Robert Earnshaw  Wales Senior 4 0 11 MF Craig Conway  Scotland Senior 1 0 12 DF Dekel Keinan  Israel Senior 1 0 17 MF Aron Gunnarsson  Iceland Senior 5 0 19 MF Haris Vučkić  Slovenia Senior 1 0 20 ST Joe Mason  Ireland U-21 2 0 21 MF Jonathan Meades  Wales U-21 1 0 23 DF Darcy Blake  Wales Senior 7 1 31 DF Alex Evans  Wales U-21 1 0 52 MF Joe Ralls  England U-19 1 0 Contracts N P Nat. Name Age Status Contract length Expiry date Source 21 MF Jonathan Meades 19 Signed 1 year June 2012 Official Site 30 GK Jordan Santiago 20 Signed 1 year June 2012 Official Site 7 MF Peter Whittingham 26 Signed 3 years June 2014 BBC Sport 33 FW Nathaniel Jarvis 20 Signed 1 year June 2013 5 DF Mark Hudson 29 Signed 2 years June 2014 Official Site 15 FW Rudy Gestede 23 Signed 2 years June 2014 Official Site 20 FW Joe Mason 20 Signed 4 years June 2016 BBC Sport Last updated: Transfers In N P Name EU Country Age Type Moving from Transfer window Ends Transfer fee Source 31 DF Alex Evans EU 20 Promoted Youth system Summer 2012 Youth system Official Site 32 MF Ibrahim Farah EU 19 Promoted Youth system Summer 2012 Youth system Official Site 33 FW Nathaniel Jarvis EU 19 Promoted Youth system Summer 2012 Youth system Official Site 11 MF Craig Conway EU 26 Free Transfer Dundee United !Dundee United Summer 2014 Free Official Site 8 MF Don Cowie EU 28 Free Transfer Watford !Watford Summer 2014 Free BBC Sport 3 DF Andrew Taylor EU 24 Free Transfer Middlesbrough !Middlesbrough Summer 2014 Free Official Site 10 FW Robert Earnshaw EU 30 Free Transfer Nottingham Forest !Nottingham Forest Summer 2013 Free Official Site 17 MF Aron Gunnarsson EU 22 Free Transfer Coventry City !Coventry City Summer 2014 7005350000000000000♠£350,0001 Official Site 20 FW Joe Mason EU 20 Transfer Plymouth Argyle !Plymouth Argyle Summer 2014 7005250000000000000♠£250,0002 Official Site 9 FW Kenny Miller EU 31 Transfer Bursaspor !Bursaspor Summer 2013 £870,000 BBC Sport 15 FW Rudy Gestede EU 22 Free Transfer Metz !Metz Summer 2012 Free Official Site 25 DF Ben Turner EU 23 Transfer Coventry City !Coventry City Summer 2014 £750,0003 Official Site 52 MF Joe Ralls EU 17 Promoted Youth system 2015 Youth system Official Site 29 GK Elliott Parish EU 21 Transfer Aston Villa !Aston Villa Winter 2013 Free Sky Sports 27 MF Kadeem Harris EU 18 Transfer Wycombe Wanderers !Wycombe Wanderers Winter 2015 £150,0004 Official Site 40 MF Theo Wharton EU 17 Promoted Youth system 2014 Youth system South Wales Argus Total spending: ~ £2,370,000 Notes 1Despite being a free transfer, Cardiff paid £350,000 compensation fee for Gunnarsson because he is under 24.[42] 2Although officially undisclosed, BBC Sport reported the fee to be around £250,000.[15] 3Although officially undisclosed, South Wales Echo reported the fee to be £750,000.[43] 4Although officially undisclosed, South Wales Echo reported the fee to be around £150,000.[44] Loans in No. P Name Country Age Loan club Started Ended Start source End source 4 MF Filip Kiss 21 Slovan Bratislava !Slovan Bratislava 21 July 31 May BBC Sport BBC Sport 29 GK Elliot Parish 21 Aston Villa !Aston Villa 23 September 3 January Official Site Sky Sports 19 MF Haris Vučkić 19 Newcastle United !Newcastle United 10 February 12 March Official site BBC Sport 13 MF Liam Lawrence 30 Portsmouth !Portsmouth 2 March 21 May Official Site Sky Sports Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source". EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended. Out N P Name Country Age Type Moving to Transfer window Transfer fee Apps Goals Source 27 DF Adam Matthews 19 Transfer Celtic !Celtic Summer Free 48 1 BBC Sport 11 MF Chris Burke 27 Contracted Ended Birmingham City !Birmingham City Summer Free 121 16 Sky Sports 26 DF Martin John 22 Contract Ended Free Agent !Free Agent Summer N/A 1 0 Official Site 4 MF Gavin Rae 33 Contract Ended Dundee !Dundee Summer Free 153 8 South Wales Echo 8 FW Michael Chopra 27 Transfer Ipswich Town !Ipswich Town Summer £7006100000000000000♠1,000,0001 162 65 BBC Sport 9 FW Jay Bothroyd 28 Contract Ended Queens Park Rangers !Queens Park Rangers Summer Free 136 46 BBC Sport 19 DF Gábor Gyepes 30 Contract Terminated Free Agent !Free Agent Winter Free 74 5 CCFC Official Site EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable. Total income: ~ £1,000,000 Notes 1The fee was officially believed to be £1.5 million, Ipswich Town manager Paul Jewell revealed the fee to be £1 million.[45] Loans out No. P Name Country Age Loan club Started Ended Start source End source 33 FW Jarvis 20 Newport County !Newport County 9 September 25 November Official Site South Wales Echo 16 FW Parkin 29 Doncaster Rovers !Doncaster Rovers 21 September 24 October Sky Sports BBC Sport 28 MF Wildig 20 Shrewsbury Town !Shrewsbury Town 8 November 30 June Official Site 12 DF Keinan 27 Crystal Palace !Crystal Palace 21 November 7 January Official Site The Sun 16 FW Parkin 30 Huddersfield Town !Huddersfield Town 23 November 23 January Official Site HTFC Official Site 32 MF Farah 19 Tamworth !Tamworth 24 November 1 January BBC Sport BBC Sport 33 FW Jarvis 20 Newport County !Newport County 1 January 30 June 24 MF Taiwo 27 Leyton Orient !Leyton Orient 26 January 30 June BBC Sport 16 FW Parkin 30 Scunthorpe United !Scunthorpe United 31 January 30 June CCFC Official Site 12 DF Keinan 27 Bristol City !Bristol City 22 March 30 May BBC Sport Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source". EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended. Fixtures and results Pre-season Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City 15 July Friendly Charlton Athletic 0–1 Cardiff City Coria del Río 19:30 CEST Report Gestede  25' Stadium: Guadalquivir Referee: Barea Gonzalez (Spain) Cardiff City v Celtic 20 July Friendly Cardiff City 0–1 Celtic Cardiff 19:45 BST Report Stokes  34' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Bournemouth v Cardiff City 23 July Friendly Bournemouth 2–1 Cardiff City Bournemouth 13:00 BST Malone  8' Lovell  53' Report Taylor  58' Stadium: Dean Court Yeovil Town v Cardiff City 26 July Friendly Yeovil Town 1–1 Cardiff City Yeovil 19:45 BST Ehmer  52' Report  18' Whittingham Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 1,377 Cardiff City v Parma 30 July Friendly Cardiff City 0–0 Parma Cardiff 15:00 BST report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Championship West Ham United v Cardiff City 7 August 1 West Ham United 0–1 Cardiff City London 13:00 BST report  90+1' Miller Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,680 Referee: Howard Webb Cardiff City v Bristol City 14 August 2 Cardiff City 3–1 Bristol City Cardiff 15:00 BST Hudson  18' Conway  23' Earnshaw  36' report  82' Maynard Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,639 Referee: Graham Salisbury Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion 17 August 3 Cardiff City 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff 19:45 BST Whittingham  90' (pen.) report  39', 63' (pen.) Barnes  87' Hoskins Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,013 Referee: Keith Stroud Burnley v Cardiff City 20 August 4 Burnley 1–1 Cardiff City Burnley 15:00 BST Austin  2' report  40' Earnshaw Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 13,428 Referee: Anthony Bates Portsmouth v Cardiff City 27 August 5 Portsmouth 1–1 Cardiff City Portsmouth 15:00 BST Kanu  80' report  76' Taylor Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,354 Referee: Andy Woolmer Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers 10 September 6 Cardiff City 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff 15:00 BST Gerrard  52' Earnshaw  70' report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,863 Referee: Kevin Wright Blackpool v Cardiff City 17 September 7 Blackpool 1–1 Cardiff City Blackpool 15:00 BST K Phillips  62' report  49' Cowie Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,798 Referee: Jon Moss Cardiff City v Leicester City 25 September 8 Cardiff City 0–0 Leicester City Cardiff 15:00 BST report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,154 Referee: Mark Haywood Cardiff City v Southampton 28 September 9 Cardiff City 2–1 Southampton Cardiff 19:45 BST Miller  56', 63' report  90+3' De Ridder Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,502 Referee: Philip Gibbs Hull City v Cardiff City 1 October 10 Hull City 2–1 Cardiff City Kingston upon Hull 15:00 BST Fryatt  39' Barmby  71' report  62' Ralls Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 18,305 Referee: Colin Webster Cardiff City v Ipswich Town 15 October 11 Cardiff City 2–2 Ipswich Town Cardiff 15:00 BST Gestede  19' Whittingham  72' (pen.) report  30' Scotland  52' Chopra Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,809 Referee: Dean Whitestone Peterborough United v Cardiff City 18 October 12 Peterborough United 4–3 Cardiff City Peterborough 19:45 BST Boyd  21' McCann  24', 87' (pen.) Taylor  90+2' report  6' Cowie  60' Whittingham  79' Gunnarsson Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,351 Referee: Nigel Miller Cardiff City v Barnsley 22 October 13 Cardiff City 5–3 Barnsley Cardiff 15:00 BST Miller  10' Mason  34' Gunnarsson  38', 71' Cowie  60' report  36' Drinkwater  82' McNulty  86' Vaz Tê Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,665 Referee: Scott Mathieson Leeds United v Cardiff City 30 October 14 Leeds United 1–1 Cardiff City Leeds 13:15 BST Snodgrass  73' report  17' Mason Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,270 Referee: Phil Dowd Derby County v Cardiff City 2 November 15 Derby County 0–3 Cardiff City Derby 19:45 GMT report  20' Kiss  62' (og) Kilbane  73' Whittingham Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 23,078 Referee: Eddie Ilderton Cardiff City v Crystal Palace 5 November 16 Cardiff City 2–0 Crystal Palace Cardiff 15:00 GMT Miller  69' Whittingham  80' report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,032 Referee: Steve Rushton Reading v Cardiff City 19 November 17 Reading 1–2 Cardiff City Reading 15:00 GMT Kébé  77' report  2' Whittingham  70' Hudson Stadium: Madjeski Stadium Attendance: 20,361 Referee: Darren Sheldrake Coventry City v Cardiff City 22 November 18 Coventry City 1–1 Cardiff City Coventry 19:45 GMT Jutkiewicz  61' report  48' Whittingham Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,317 Referee: Darren Drysdale Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest 26 November 19 Cardiff City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Cardiff 15:00 GMT Mason  70' report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,556 Referee: David Phillips Cardiff City v Birmingham City 4 December 20 Cardiff City 1–0 Birmingham City Cardiff 12:30 GMT Miller  68' report  63' Davies Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Anthony Taylor Millwall v Cardiff City 10 December 21 Millwall 0–0 Cardiff City London 15:00 GMT report Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,314 Referee: Gavin Ward Cardiff City v Middlesbrough 17 December 22 Cardiff City 2–3 Middlesbrough Cardiff 15:00 GMT Turner  23' Gunnarsson  44' report  15' Ogbeche  60' McDonald  76' Haroun Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,373 Referee: Graham Salisbury Watford v Cardiff City 26 December 23 Watford 1–1 Cardiff City Watford 12:00 GMT Bauben  62' report  80' (og) Mariappa Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 14,604 Referee: Patrick Miller Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City 31 December 24 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Cardiff City Nottingham 15:00 GMT report  59' Miller Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 19,750 Referee: Andy Woolmer Cardiff City v Reading 2 January 25 Cardiff City 3–1 Reading Cardiff 15:00 GMT Mason  13' Gunnarsson  19' Miller  36' report  45' McAnuff Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,655 Referee: Chris Foy Doncaster Rovers v Cardiff City 14 January 26 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Cardiff City Doncaster 15:00 GMT report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,834 Referee: Oliver Langford Cardiff City v Portsmouth 21 January 27 Cardiff City 3–2 Portsmouth Cardiff 15:00 GMT Miller  15' Hudson  69' Conway  90+2' report  39' Futács  49' Halford Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,199 Referee: Steve Tanner Southampton v Cardiff City 31 January 28 Southampton 1–1 Cardiff City Southampton 19:45 GMT Lambert  57' (pen.) report  36' Conway Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 24,356 Referee: Mark Haywood Cardiff City v Blackpool 4 February 29 Cardiff City 1–3 Blackpool Cardiff 15:00 GMT Mason  59' report  79' K Phillips  83', 90' M Phillips Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,577 Referee: Keith Stroud Leicester City v Cardiff City 11 February 30 Leicester City 2–1 Cardiff City Leicester 15:00 GMT Gallagher  41' (pen.), 71' report  77' (pen.) Whittingham Stadium: Walkers Stadium Referee: Mark Hasley Cardiff City v Peterborough United 14 February 31 Cardiff City 3–1 Peterborough United Cardiff 19:45 GMT Whittingham  34' Gestede  38' Vučkić  40' report  90' Taylor Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,342 Referee: Michael Naylor Ipswich Town v Cardiff City 18 February 32 Ipswich Town 3–0 Cardiff City Ipswich 15:00 GMT Martin  21', 73' Chopra  48' report Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,032 Referee: Simon Hooper Cardiff City v Hull City 25 February Cardiff City – Postponed due to League Cup Final Hull City Cardiff 15:00 GMT Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff City v West Ham United 4 March 33 Cardiff City 0–2 West Ham United Cardiff 12:45 GMT report  43' Nolan  77' McCartney Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,872 Referee: Chris Foy Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City 7 March 34 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Cardiff City Brighton 19:45 GMT Barnes  72' Vokes  89' report  52' Mason  74' Whittingham Stadium: AMEX Stadium Attendance: 18,786 Referee: Roger East Bristol City v Cardiff City 10 March 35 Bristol City 1–2 Cardiff City Bristol 17:20 GMT Stead  52' report  45+3' (og) McManus  87' (og) Cissé Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 12,495 Referee: Michael Oliver Cardiff City v Hull City 13 March 36 Cardiff City 0–3 Hull City Cardiff 19:45 GMT report  6' (og) McNaughton  47' Chester  55' McLean Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,366 Referee: Graham Scott Cardiff City v Burnley 18 March 37 Cardiff City 0–0 Burnley Cardiff 15:00 GMT report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,276 Referee: Iain Williamson Cardiff City v Coventry City 21 March 38 Cardiff City 2–2 Coventry City Cardiff 19:45 GMT McDonald  18' (og) Whittingham  83' report  69' Clarke  90+5' Norwood Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,564 Referee: Robert Madley Birmingham City v Cardiff City 25 March 39 Birmingham City 1–1 Cardiff City Birmingham 12:00 GMT Huseklepp  68' report  78' Hudson Stadium: St Andrews Stadium Attendance: 17,704 Referee: Andy D'Urso Cardiff City v Millwall 31 March 40 Cardiff City 0–0 Millwall Cardiff 12:30 GMT report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,259 Referee: Andrew Bates Middlesbrough v Cardiff City 7 April 41 Middlesbrough 0–2 Cardiff City Middlesbrough 15:00 BST report  11' Turner  19' Mason Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,564 Referee: Kevin Friend Cardiff City v Watford 9 April 42 Cardiff City 1–1 Watford Cardiff 15:00 BST Miller  45' report  82' Nosworthy Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,259 Referee: Darren Deadman Barnsley v Cardiff City 14 April 43 Barnsley 0–1 Cardiff City Barnsley 15:00 BST report  69' Lawrence Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,122 Referee: Geoff Eltrigham Cardiff City v Derby County 17 April 44 Cardiff City 2–0 Derby County Cardiff 19:45 BST Mason  24' Hudson  63' report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,216 Referee: Lee Probert Cardiff City v Leeds United 21 April 45 Cardiff City 1–1 Leeds United Cardiff 12:30 BST Mason  41' report  73' Becchio Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 25,109 Referee: Mark Halsey Crystal Palace v Cardiff City 28 April 46 Crystal Palace 1–2 Cardiff City London 12:30 BST Zaha  13' report  53' Whittingham  62' Cowie Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,510 Referee: Lee Mason Championship Play-offs Cardiff City v West Ham United 3 May 1st Leg Cardiff City 0–2 (0–2 agg.) West Ham United Cardiff 19:45 BST report  9', 41' Collison Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,029 Referee: Neil Swarbrick West Ham United v Cardiff City 7 May 2nd Leg West Ham United 3–0 (5–0 agg.) Cardiff City London 16:30 BST Nolan  15' Vaz Tê  40' Maynard  90' report Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,682 Referee: Mike Dean FA Cup West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City 7 January Round Three West Bromwich Albion 4–2 Cardiff City West Bromwich 15:00 GMT Odemwingie  7' Cox  33', 61', 90' report  36' Earnshaw  50' Mason Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,454 Referee: Lee Probert League Cup Oxford United v Cardiff City 10 August Round One Oxford United 1–3 (aet) Cardiff City Oxford 19:45 BST Clist  30' report  12' Conway  98' Whittingham  120+1' Jarvis Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,435 Referee: Andy D'Urso Cardiff City !Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town !Huddersfield Town 23 August Round Two Cardiff City !Cardiff City 5–3 (aet) Huddersfield Town !Huddersfield Town Cardiff 19:45 BST Gyepes  16' Parkin  17' Cowie  90+3', 117' Conway  96' report  53', 88' Rhodes  70' Ward Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,829 Referee: James Linington Cardiff City !Cardiff City v Leicester City !Leicester City 21 September Round Three Cardiff City !Cardiff City 2–2 (aet) (7–6 p) Leicester City !Leicester City Cardiff 19:45 BST Cowie  33' Gestede  82' report  40' Howard  66' Dyer Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 8,697 Referee: Roger East     Penalties   Naylor Earnshaw Cowie Conway Kiss Gestede Quinn   Dyer Howard Abe Danns St Ledger Paintsil Fernandes Cardiff City !Cardiff City v Burnley !Burnley 24 October Round Four Cardiff City !Cardiff City 1–0 Burnley !Burnley Cardiff 19:45 BST Mason  40' report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 11,601 Referee: Darren Deadman Cardiff City !Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers !Blackburn Rovers 29 November Quarter Finals Cardiff City !Cardiff City 2–0 Blackburn Rovers !Blackburn Rovers Cardiff 19:45 GMT Miller  19' Gerrard  50' report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,436 Referee: Martin Atkinson Crystal Palace !Crystal Palace v Cardiff City !Cardiff City 10 January Semi-finals 1st leg Crystal Palace !Crystal Palace 1–0 Cardiff City !Cardiff City London 20:00 GMT Gardner  43' report Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,147 Referee: Mike Dean Cardiff City !Cardiff City v Crystal Palace !Crystal Palace 24 January Semi-finals 2nd leg Cardiff City !Cardiff City 1–0 (aet) (1–1 agg.) (3–1 p) Crystal Palace !Crystal Palace Cardiff 19:45 GMT Gardner  7' (og) report  55', 78' McCarthy Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 25,652 Referee: Howard Webb     Penalties   Miller Conway Gestede Whittingham   Easter Scannell Jedinak Parr Cardiff City v Liverpool 26 February Final Cardiff City 2-2 (aet) (2-3 p) Liverpool London 16:00 GMT Mason  19' Turner  118' Report  60' Škrtel  108' Kuyt Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 89,044 Referee: Mark Clattenburg     Penalties   Miller Cowie Gestede Whittingham Gerrard   Gerrard Adam Kuyt Downing Johnson Overall summary Summary Games played 57 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 2 Play-offs) Games won 24 (19 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Games drawn 20 (18 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Games lost 13 (9 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Play-offs) Goals scored 84 (66 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 16 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Goals conceded 70 (53 Championship, 4 FA Cup, 9 League Cup, 4 Play-offs) Goal difference +14 Clean sheets 18 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Yellow cards 76 (58 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 15 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Red cards 0 (0 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Worst discipline Mark Hudson (8 yellows, 0 red) Best result 3–0 vs Derby County (A) Worst result 0-3 vs Hull City (H) & Ipswich Town (A) Most appearances Peter Whittingham (55) Top scorer Peter Whittingham (13 goals) Points 75 Score overview Opposition Home score Away score Double Barnsley 5–3 1–0 Yes Birmingham City 1–0 1–1 No Blackpool 1–3 1–1 No Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 2–2 No Bristol City 3–1 2–1 Yes Burnley 0–0 1–1 No Coventry City 2–2 1–1 No Crystal Palace 2–0 2–1 Yes Derby County 1–0 3–0 Yes Doncaster Rovers 2–0 0–0 No Hull City 0–3 1–2 No Ipswich Town 2–2 0–3 No Leeds United 1–1 1–1 No Leicester City 0–0 1–2 No Middlesbrough 2–3 2–1 No Millwall 0–0 0–0 No Nottingham Forest 1–0 1–0 Yes Peterborough United 3–1 3–4 No Portsmouth 3–2 1–1 No Reading 3–1 2–1 Yes Southampton 2–1 1–1 No Watford 1–1 1–1 No West Ham United 0–2 1–0 No Club staff Main article: Cardiff City F.C. personnel Backroom staff Position Name Manager Malky Mackay Assistant Manager David Kerslake First Team Coach Joe McBride Goalkeeping Coach James Hollman Head of Performance Richard Collinge Senior Physiotherapist Sean Connelly Physiotherapist Adam Rattenberry Sports Scientist Nilton Terroso Club Doctor Len Nokes Player Recruitment Iain Moody Opposition Analyst Martin Hodge Performance Analyst Enda Barron Kit Manager Ian Lenning Board of directors Position Name Chairman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee Chief Executive Alan Whitley Finance Director Doug Lee Non-Executive Board Members Steve Borley Derek Chee Seng Chin Paul Guy Mike Hall Len Wing Kong Meng Kwong Lim Michael Isaac Mehmet Dalman Honours Club Football League Cup Runners up Individual Football League Championship Manager of the Month: November - Malky Mackay[46] Football League Adwards Football League Player of the Year: Peter Whittingham (nominated) Football League Goal of the Year: Peter Whittingham's goal vs Barnsley, 13 March 2011 End of season awards Player of the Year Peter Whittingham Young Player of the Year Joe Mason Clubman of the Year Stephen McPhail Goal of the Season Mark Hudson vs Derby County, 17 Apr Moment of the Year Ben Turner's goal vs Liverpool, 26 Feb Source: South Wales Echo Team of the Week Date Player(s) 13/14 August Mark Hudson 27/28 August Peter Whittingham 10/11 September Anthony Gerrard 17 September Don Cowie 22/23 October Aron Gunnarsson 5 November Andrew Taylor 19/20 November Peter Whittingham 25/26 November Andrew Taylor 3/4 December Kevin McNaughton 10 December David Marshall 2/3 January Aron Gunnarsson 21 January Craig Conway, Kenny Miller References ↑ "Dave Jones leaves Cardiff City". 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