2008–09 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2008–09 season
ChairmanPeter Ridsdale
ManagerDave Jones
Football League Championship7th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ross McCormack (21)
All:
Ross McCormack (23)
Highest home attendance20,156 vs Swansea City
Lowest home attendance6,334 vs Milton Keynes Dons
Average home league attendance18,449

The 2008–09 season was Cardiff City's sixth consecutive year playing in the Football League Championship and their 82nd season playing in The Football League. It was also the club's final season playing at Ninian Park, their home ground since they had entered The Football League in 1920.[1]

Season review

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Events

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Pre-season

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Cardiff began their pre-season schedule with matches against Welsh sides Merthyr Tydfil and Carmarthen Town, with squads made up of first team players and youth players. Goals from Steve Thompson, Jon Brown and youth player Sol Taylor saw a 3–1 win over Merthyr and a hat-trick from Paul Parry along with one from Rhys Kelleher and an own goal saw the other match end in a 5–0 win for Cardiff.[4] Several days later, Cardiff flew out to Portugal to take part in the Algarve Cup, along with Middlesbrough, Celtic and Vitória de Guimarães. Before the tournament they played a warm-up match against Portuguese side Vitoria de Setubal which ended in a 1–1 draw.

Their Algarve Cup tournament began with a match against Vitória de Guimarães, coming away with a 2–0 win with both goals being scored by summer signing Ross McCormack. In the second and final game of the tournament they overcame Scottish Premier League champions Celtic 1–0 with Joe Ledley scoring the only goal as Cardiff came away as the tournament winners.[5] Returning to Britain, they played out a 1–1 draw with Swindon Town followed by a 0–0 draw with Dutch side Ajax in their first home pre-season tie. They finished their pre-season schedule with a friendly against Chasetown with a team made up of senior and youth players. The match finished 2–2 with goals from Paul Parry and trialist Wilson Oruma.[6]

League

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Cardiff City playing against Nottingham Forest on 31 January

Cardiff opened their season with a home tie against Southampton, the first time they had been handed a home tie on the opening day of the season for eleven years, and went on to win 2–1 after a last minute winner by Roger Johnson.[7] Propelled by the goals of summer signing Ross McCormack, Cardiff did not suffer a defeat until their ninth league game of the season when they lost 2–1 to Birmingham City,[8] but they bounced back quickly with a 2–1 win over Coventry City[9] three days later and the sides form through October, three wins and two draws, saw manager Dave Jones awarded the manager of the month award.

A slump in form saw three defeats in the next four games but despite the loss of form the side remained in the play-off zone. During the poor spell, former player Michael Chopra returned on loan just over a year after leaving the club in a club record £5m sale to Sunderland,[10] converting a penalty on his debut in a 2–1 win over Crystal Palace on 15 November.[11] On 22 November, the second South Wales derby of the season took place, after an earlier meeting in the League Cup, with the match ending in a 2–2 draw with both sides being reduced to ten men due to red cards for Stephen McPhail and Darren Pratley.[12] The match was the second of what would become a three-month unbeaten spell which took the side through to the end of February without defeat until they lost 1–0 to Southampton,[13] a run which saw Cardiff rise to 4th place in the table.

The following game saw Cardiff win 3–1 against Barnsley, the first time in the season they had scored more than two goals in a single game. They went on to win 3 of their 6 matches in March before meeting local rivals Swansea City for the third time during the season on 5 April. The match ended in a 2–2 draw but was overshadowed by referee Mike Dean being struck by a coin thrown from the crowd.[14] The incident was condemned by chairman Peter Ridsdale and manager Dave Jones after the match.[15] Three consecutive wins for the side meant that with 4 games remaining they needed two points to secure a play-off place but they only managed one point during the final four games, in a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic, which would lead to them finishing in seventh place, missing out on a play-off spot to Preston North End on goals scored.[16]

Final league standings

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Burnley (O, P) 46 21 13 12 72 60 +12 76 Qualification for Championship play-offs
6 Preston North End 46 21 11 14 66 54 +12 74
7 Cardiff City 46 19 17 10 65 53 +12 74
8 Swansea City 46 16 20 10 63 50 +13 68
9 Ipswich Town 46 17 15 14 62 53 +9 66
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Player presentations

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As part of the celebrations of the club's final year at Ninian Park former players and staff of the club were presented to the crowd at half-time during various home matches throughout the season. At the end of the season all the players were invited back for the final game at the ground against Ipswich Town.[17] The date, opponent and people presented were:

League Cup

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Cardiff began their League cup campaign away to League Two side Bournemouth, coming away with a 2–1 win with both goals scored by Paul Parry in the opening twelve minutes of the match.[22] After coming through the second round with a 2–1 home win over Milton Keynes Dons, Cardiff were handed a third round tie against local rivals Swansea City in the first South Wales derby to take place in nine years. A heated encounter saw Swansea come away with a 1–0 after a deflected free-kick, with Cardiff being reduced to ten men after Stephen McPhail saw red for two bookable offences.[23] After the match fans from both clubs clashed with police.[24]

FA Cup

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Entering the competition in the third round, Cardiff's first match in the FA Cup came up against fellow Championship side Reading, with goals from Ross McCormack and Joe Ledley putting Cardiff through to the next round with a 2–0 win. In the fourth round Cardiff were handed a lucrative home tie against Premier League side Arsenal. The match, taking place in a packed Ninian Park, finished in a 0–0 draw. The replay, which was originally set to be played on 3 February but was postponed due to heavy snowfall,[25] took place on 16 February, ending in a 4–0 win for Arsenal.[26]

Kits

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Supplier: Joma
Sponsor(s): Vansdirect.co.uk

Home
Home Alternate
Away
Alternative
Third Alternate

Last updated: 18 September 2012.
Source: Historical Football kits

Squad at end of season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman
2 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tony Capaldi
4 MF Scotland SCO Gavin Rae
5 DF England ENG Darren Purse (Captain)
6 DF Hungary HUN Gábor Gyepes
7 MF England ENG Peter Whittingham
8 FW England ENG Jay Bothroyd
9 FW United States USA Eddie Johnson (on loan from Fulham)
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen McPhail (Vice-Captain)
11 MF Wales WAL Paul Parry
12 DF England ENG Roger Johnson
13 GK England ENG Tom Heaton (on loan from Manchester United)
14 FW Ghana GHA Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
15 DF France FRA Miguel Comminges
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Wales WAL Joe Ledley (Vice-Captain)
17 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Darren Dennehy
18 FW England ENG Michael Chopra (on loan from Sunderland)
19 MF England ENG Riccardo Scimeca
20 GK England ENG Stuart Taylor (on loan from Aston Villa)
21 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kennedy
22 GK Greece GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (on loan from Coventry City)
23 DF Wales WAL Darcy Blake
25 GK Poland POL Erwin Sak
26 MF Wales WAL Jonathan Brown
29 MF Scotland SCO Chris Burke
31 DF Wales WAL Adam Matthews
32 DF Wales WAL Aaron Morris
44 FW Scotland SCO Ross McCormack

Detailed Overview

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No. Name Place of birth Date of birth Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Date joined Fee End1
1 Peter Enckelman Turku 10 March 1977 20 0 12 0 Blackburn Rovers 18 July 2008 Free 2010
2 Kevin McNaughton Dundee 28 August 1982 87 3 4 0 Aberdeen 26 May 2006 Free 2011
3 Tony Capaldi Porsgrunn 12 August 1981 54 0 21 0 Plymouth Argyle 25 May 2007 Free 2010
4 Gavin Rae Aberdeen 28 November 1977 55 4 14 0 Rangers 23 June 2007 Free 2010
5 Darren Purse Stepney 14 February 1977 99 12 – – West Bromwich Albion 28 July 2005 £1,000,000 2009
6 Gábor Gyepes Budapest 26 June 1981 – – 23 1 Northampton Town 19 August 2008 £200,000 2013
7 Peter Whittingham Nuneaton 8 September 1984 70 13 – – Aston Villa 11 January 2007 £350,000 2011
8 Jay Bothroyd London 5 May 1982 – – – – Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 August 2008 £350,000 2011
9 Eddie Johnson Bunnell 31 March 1984 – – 42 12 Fulham 22 August 2008 Loan 2009
10 Stephen McPhail London 9 December 1979 97 3 10 1 Barnsley 13 June 2006 Free 2011
11 Paul Parry Chepstow 19 August 1980 168 23 12 1 Hereford United 9 January 2004 £75,000 2011
12 Roger Johnson Ashford 28 April 1987 85 9 – – Wycombe Wanderers 4 July 2006 £275,000 2012
13 Tom Heaton Chester 15 April 1986 – – – – Manchester United 23 May 2008 Loan 2009
14 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie Amsterdam 15 April 1986 – – 5 1 Spartak Moscow 31 January 2009 Loan 2009
15 Miguel Comminges Les Abymes 16 March 1982 – – 5 0 Swindon Town 1 May 2007 Free 2010
16 Joe Ledley Cardiff 23 January 1987 174 21 16 1 N/A 1 June 2004 Trainee 2010
17 Darren Dennehy County Kerry 21 September 1988 – – – – Everton 28 June 2008 Free 2010
18 Michael Chopra Newcastle upon Tyne 23 December 1983 44 22 – – Sunderland 6 November 2008 Loan 2009
19 Riccardo Scimeca Leamington Spa 13 June 1975 66 6 – – West Bromwich Albion 13 January 2006 Free 2009
20 Stuart Taylor Romford 28 November 1980 – – – – Aston Villa 13 March 2009 Loan 2009
21 Mark Kennedy Dublin 15 May 1976 – – 34 4 Crystal Palace 10 July 2008 Free 2010
22 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Thessaloniki 29 November 1978 – – – – Coventry City 9 February 2009 Loan 2009
23 Darcy Blake New Tredegar 13 December 1988 27 0 – – N/A 8 November 2006 Trainee 2011
25 Erwin Sak Lublin 15 February 1990 – – – – Sokół Pniewy 19 February 2008 Free 2009
26 Jonathan Brown Bridgend 17 April 1990 4 1 – – N/A 1 June 2007 Trainee 2009
29 Chris Burke Glasgow 2 December 1983 – – 2 2 Rangers 9 January 2009 Free 2011
31 Adam Matthews Swansea 13 January 1992 – – – – N/A 14 January 2009 Trainee 2011
32 Aaron Morris Cardiff 30 December 1989 2 0 – – N/A 1 June 2007 Trainee 2010
44 Ross McCormack Glasgow 18 August 1986 – – 1 0 Motherwell 28 June 2008 £110,000 2010

Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Finland FIN Peter Enckelman 15 0 12 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Kevin McNaughton 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tony Capaldi 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
4 MF Scotland SCO Gavin Rae 46 1 41 1 3 0 2 0
5 DF England ENG Darren Purse 26 0 23 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF Netherlands NED Glenn Loovens* 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Hungary HUN Gábor Gyepes 29 2 27 2 2 0 0 0
7 MF England ENG Peter Whittingham 38 4 33 3 2 0 3 1
8 FW England ENG Jay Bothroyd 44 12 39 12 3 0 2 0
9 FW United States USA Eddie Johnson 33 2 30 2 1 0 2 0
10 MF Ireland EIR Stephen McPhail 36 0 32 0 1 0 3 0
11 MF Wales WAL Paul Parry 46 4 40 2 3 0 3 2
12 DF England ENG Roger Johnson 51 5 45 5 3 0 3 0
13 GK England ENG Tom Heaton 24 0 21 0 1 0 2 0
14 MF England ENG Wayne Routledge* 9 2 9 2 0 0 0 0
14 MF Ghana GHA Quincy Owusu-Abeyie 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF France FRA Miguel Comminges 33 0 30 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF Wales WAL Joe Ledley 46 5 40 4 3 1 3 0
17 DF Ireland EIR Darren Dennehy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Michael Chopra 27 9 27 9 0 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Riccardo Scimeca 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
20 FW Scotland SCO Steve Thompson* 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
20 GK England ENG Stuart Taylor 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Ireland EIR Mark Kennedy 40 0 36 0 3 0 1 0
22 GK Greece GRE Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Wales WAL Darcy Blake 9 0 7 0 1 0 1 0
25 GK Poland POL Erwin Sak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Wales WAL Jonathan Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Chris Burke 16 1 14 1 2 0 0 0
31 DF Wales WAL Adam Matthews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Wales WAL Aaron Morris 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 FW Scotland SCO Ross McCormack 44 23 38 21 3 1 3 1
  • * Indicates player left club during the season.

Disciplinary record

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Number Pos Player Yellow card Red card
4 MF Gavin Rae 6 0
8 FW Jay Bothroyd 5 0
15 DF Miguel Comminges 4 1
12 DF Roger Johnson 4 0
16 MF Joe Ledley 3 0
10 MF Stephen McPhail 2 2
6 DF Gábor Gyepes 2 1
44 FW Ross McCormack 2 1
5 DF Darren Purse 2 1
18 FW Michael Chopra 2 0
21 MF Mark Kennedy 2 0
2 DF Kevin McNaughton 2 0
14 MF Wayne Routledge 2 0
7 MF Peter Whittingham 2 0
9 FW Eddie Johnson 1 0
6 DF Glenn Loovens 1 0

Contracts

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N
Pos.
 Nat.
Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
12 DF England Johnson 26 Signed 3 years 2011 BBC Sport
6 DF Netherlands Loovens 25 Rejected 2 years 2010 BBC Sport
11 MF Wales Parry 28 Signed 2 years 2010 BBC Sport
19 MF England Scimeca 34 Signed 1 year 2009 BBC Sport
7 MF England Whittingham 24 Signed 3 years 2011 BBC Sport
2 DF Scotland McNaughton 26 Signed 3 years 2011 BBC Sport
6 DF Hungary Gyepes 27 Signed 3 years 2013 BBC Sport

Transfers

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In

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No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
15 DF Guadeloupe Comminges 26 EU Swindon Town England Free Transfer Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
21 MF Republic of Ireland Kennedy 32 EU Crystal Palace England Free Transfer Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
1 GK Finland Enckelman 31 EU Blackburn Rovers England Free Transfer Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
17 DF Republic of Ireland Dennehy 19 EU Everton England Free Transfer Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
44 FW Scotland McCormack 21 EU Motherwell Scotland Transfer Summer 2010 £120,000 BBC Sport
8 FW England Bothroyd 26 EU Wolverhampton Wanderers England Transfer Summer 2011 £350,000 BBC Sport
6 DF Hungary Gyepes 27 EU Northampton Town England Transfer Summer 2010 £200,000 BBC Sport
29 MF Scotland Burke 25 EU Rangers Scotland Free Transfer Winter 2011 Free BBC Sport

Loans in

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No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
13 GK Heaton England 23 Manchester United 5 May 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
9 FW E Johnson United States 25 Fulham 22 August 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
18 FW Chopra England 25 Sunderland 6 November 30 December BBC Sport BBC Sport
14 MF Routledge England 23 Aston Villa 20 November 2 January Cardiff City BBC Sport
14 MF Owusu-Abeyie Ghana 23 Spartak Moscow 31 January 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
18 FW Chopra England 25 Sunderland 2 February 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
22 GK Konstantopoulos Greece 30 Coventry City 9 February 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
20 GK Taylor England 28 Aston Villa 13 March 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
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.

Outs

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N
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving to
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Apps
 Goals
 Source
15 GK Forde Republic of Ireland 28 Free Transfer Millwall England Summer Free 7 0 BBC Sport
8 FW Fowler England 33 Free Transfer Blackburn Rovers England Summer Free 16 6 BBC Sport
27 FW Green England 21 Free Transfer Torquay United England Summer Free 7 0 BBC Sport
36 FW Hasselbaink Netherlands 36 Retired Summer N/A 44 9
6 DF Loovens Netherlands 24 Transfer Celtic Scotland Summer £2,500,000 113 7 BBC Sport
13 GK Oakes England 34 Retired Summer N/A 15 0 BBC Sport
30 MF Ramsey Wales 17 Transfer Arsenal England Summer £4,800,000 22 3 BBC Sport
17 MF Sinclair England 35 Retired Summer N/A 26 2 BBC Sport
28 DF Smith Wales 18 Free Transfer Newport County England Summer Free 0 0
20 FW Thompson Scotland 29 Free Transfer Burnley England Summer Free 106 17 South Wales Echo
MF Flood Republic of Ireland 23 Transfer Celtic Scotland Winter Undisclosed 29 1 BBC Sport
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; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans Out

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No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
MF Flood Republic of Ireland 23 Dundee United 2 July 30 January BBC Sport BBC Sport
FW Feeney Northern Ireland 28 Dundee United 7 July 19 May BBC Sport [ Evening Telegraph]
25 GK Sak Poland 18 Newport County 2 September 2 October ENews
26 MF Brown Wales 18 Wrexham 25 November 3 February BBC Sport South Wales Echo
17 DF Dennehy Republic of Ireland 20 Hereford United 13 March 13 April Hereford United Hereford Times
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 & results

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Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHHHAHAAHA
ResultWDDDDWDLWDWDWWLLWLDDWDWWDWDWWDDLWWLDWLDWWWLDLL
Position61012871174466667555546467466644457
Source: [27]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Pre-season friendlies

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 Jul Merthyr Tydfil
(Southern Premier Division)		 A W 3 – 1 – Brown, Thompson, Taylor
12 Jul Carmarthen Town
(Welsh Premier League)		 A W 5 – 0 – Parry (3), Kelleher, OG
19 Jul Vitoria de Setubal
(Portuguese Liga)		 A D 1 – 1 – Thompson
22 Jul Vitória de Guimarães
(Portuguese Liga)		 A W 2 – 1 – McCormack (2)
24 Jul Celtic
(Scottish Premier League)		 N W 1 – 0 – Ledley
29 Jul Swindon Town
(Football League One)		 A D 1 – 1 – Parry
1 Aug Ajax
(Dutch Eredivisie)		 H D 0 – 0 –
5 Aug Chasetown
(Southern Football League Division One Midlands)		 A D 2 – 2 – Parry, Oruma

Championship

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9 August 1 Cardiff City 2–1 Southampton Cardiff
15:00 Thompson 41'
R Johnson 90+1'		 Report 45' McGoldrick Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,749
Referee: Scott Mathieson
16 August 2 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Doncaster
15:00 Guy 67' Report 88' McCormack Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 11,873
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 August 3 Cardiff City 2–2 Norwich City Cardiff
15:00 McCormack 3', 67' (pen.) Report 77', 81' Lupoli Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,032
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 August 4 Sheffield United 0–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29,226
Referee: Colin Webster
13 September 5 Cardiff City 0–0 Bristol City Cardiff
15:00 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,312
Referee: Peter Walton
16 September 6 Barnsley 0–1 Cardiff City Barnsley
19:45 Report 14' Whittingham Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,282
Referee: G Laws
20 September 7 Derby County 1–1 Cardiff City Derby
15:00 Albrechtsen 30' Report 69' (pen.) McCormack Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,007
Referee: Mark Haywood
27 September 8 Cardiff City 1–2 Birmingham City Cardiff
15:00 McCormack 86' Report 5' McFadden
41' Owusu-Abeyie		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,304
Referee: Michael Jones
30 September 9 Cardiff City 2–1 Coventry City Cardiff
19:45 Bothroyd 31'
McCormack 85' (pen.)		 Report 89' Dann Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,312
Referee: Roger East
4 October 10 Blackpool 1–1 Cardiff City Blackpool
15:00 Gow 90+5' Report 83' Parry Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 7,328
Referee: Nigel Miller
18 October 11 Cardiff City 2–0 Charlton Athletic Cardiff
15:00 McCormack 18', 52' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,310
Referee: Kevin Friend
21 October 12 Watford 2–2 Cardiff City Watford
19:45 O'Toole 2'
Hoskins 24'		 Report 72', 75' Bothroyd Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,461
Referee: Richard Beeby
25 October 13 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Cardiff City Nottingham
15:00 Report 54' (pen.) McCormack Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,468
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 October 14 Cardiff City 2–0 Blackpool Cardiff
19:45 Whittingham 83'
McCormack 86'		 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,570
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
1 November 15 Cardiff City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
17:20 McCormack 19' Report 4' Iwelumo
8' Ebanks-Blake		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,734
Referee: Stephen Tanner
8 November 16 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 Mahon 80' Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,347
Referee: Lee Probert
15 November 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Crystal Palace Cardiff
15:00 Chopra 33' (pen.)
Ledley 53'		 Report 37' Scannell Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,478
Referee: Jonathan Moss
22 November 18 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Cardiff City Plymouth
12:45 Mpenza 39'
Gallagher 41'		 Report 62' Chopra Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 11,438
Referee: Paul Taylor
25 November 19 Cardiff City 2–2 Reading Cardiff
19:45 Routledge 10'
McCormack 41' (pen.)		 Report 16' Doyle
50' Gunnarsson		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,514
Referee: Peter Walton
30 November 20 Swansea City 2–2 Cardiff City Swansea
11:15 Pratley 19'
Pintado 61'		 Report 45' Ledley
48' (pen.) McCormack		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 18,053
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 December 21 Cardiff City 2–0 Preston North End Cardiff
15:00 R Johnson 42'
Chopra 76' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 16,560
Referee: Andy D'Urso
9 December 22 Burnley 2–2 Cardiff City Burnley
19:45 Blake 14'
Thompson 76'		 Report 26' Bothroyd
47' Routledge		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 11,230
Referee: Colin Webster
13 December 23 Ipswich Town 1–2 Cardiff City Ipswich
15:00 Stead 42' Report 9' Bothroyd
26' Gyepes		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,665
Referee: K Woolmer
20 December 24 Cardiff City 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 Johnson 49'
Chopra 65' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,600
Referee: Kevin Friend
26 December 25 Reading 1–1 Cardiff City Reading
15:00 Federici 90+6' Report 89' Chopra Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 22,770
Referee: Andy Hall
28 December 26 Cardiff City 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Cardiff
15:00 Bothroyd 81' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,145
Referee: Stuart Attwell
17 January 27 Birmingham City 1–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 Bowyer 90+4' Report 61' Ledley Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,853
Referee: Michael Jones
28 January 28 Coventry City 0–2 Cardiff City Coventry
19:45 Report 34' Bothroyd
61' McCormack		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,922
Referee: Anthony Bates
31 January 29 Cardiff City 2–0 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:00 Parry 18'
Bothroyd 87'		 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,779
Referee: Grant Hegley
22 February 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
15:00 Ebanks-Blake 11'
Konstantopoulos 81' (o.g.)		 Report 31' Chopra
48' R Johnson		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 22,093
Referee: Darren Deadman
25 February 31 Cardiff City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
19:45 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,340
Referee: Roger East
28 February 32 Southampton 1–0 Cardiff City Southampton
15:00 McGoldrick 11' (pen.) Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 18,526
Referee: Kevin Wright
3 March 33 Cardiff City 3–1 Barnsley Cardiff
19:45 Ledley 4'
Chopra 43'
Whittingham 88'		 Report 88' Macken Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 15,902
Referee: Pat Miller
7 March 34 Cardiff City 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Chopra 10'
Bothroyd 29'
E Johnson 60'		 Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,821
Referee: Grant Hegley
10 March 35 Norwich City 2–0 Cardiff City Norwich
19:45 Mooney 49'
McDonald 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,706
Referee: Trevor Kettle
15 March 36 Bristol City 1–1 Cardiff City Bristol
13:15 Maynard 71' Report 88' McCormack Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 17,487
Referee: Lee Mason
18 March 37 Cardiff City 2–1 Watford Cardiff
19:45 Bothroyd 14'
McCormack 90+7' (pen.)		 Report 10' (pen.) Smith Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,899
Referee: Andy Hall
22 March 38 Cardiff City 0–3 Sheffield United Cardiff
15:00 Report 25' (pen.) Cotterill
46' Ward
87' Quinn		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 17,942
Referee: Paul Taylor
5 April 39 Cardiff City 2–2 Swansea City Cardiff
11:00 Chopra 54'
McCormack 90+1' (pen.)		 Report 11' Dyer
88' Allen		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,156
Referee: Mike Dean
8 April 40 Cardiff City 4–1 Derby County Cardiff
19:45 R Johnson 16'
Rae 61'
Bothroyd 63'
E Johnson 79'		 Report 90+2' (o.g.) E Johnson Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 18,403
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
11 April 41 Crystal Palace 0–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 Report 22' (pen.) McCormack Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,814
Referee: Russell Booth
13 April 42 Cardiff City 3–1 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Bothroyd 74'
McCormack 85', 90+3'		 Report 84' Blake Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,379
Referee: Lee Probert
18 April 43 Preston North End 6–0 Cardiff City Preston
15:00 Mellor 17', 41'
Parkin 51'
Kennedy 54' (o.g.)
Brown 75'
Williamson 86'		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13,692
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 April 44 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Cardiff City London
19:45 Shelvey 35'
Bailey 80'		 Report 82' Burke
89' Gyepes		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,390
Referee: Iain Williamson
25 April 45 Cardiff City 0–3 Ipswich Town Cardiff
15:00 Report 34' Couñago
51' Norris
90' Stead		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 19,129
Referee: Scott Mathieson
3 May 46 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
13:15 Johnson 71' Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 30,658
Referee: Phil Crossley

League Cup

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12 August 1st Round Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City Bournemouth
19:45 Kuffour 28' 7', 12' Parry Stadium: Seward Stadium
Attendance: 3,399
Referee: Graham Horwood
26 August 2nd Round Cardiff City 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Cardiff
19:45 McCormack 45+3' (p)
Whittingham 58'		 75' Hanlon Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,334
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
23 September 3rd Round Swansea City 1–0 Cardiff City Swansea
19:45 Gómez 57' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 17,411
Referee: Alan Wiley

FA Cup

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3 January 3rd Round Cardiff City 2–0 Reading Cardiff
15:00 McCormack 57'
Ledley 83'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 12,448
Referee: Anthony Taylor
25 January 4th Round Cardiff City 0–0 Arsenal Cardiff
13:30 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 20,079
Referee: Martin Atkinson
16 February 4th Round replay Arsenal 4–0 Cardiff City London
19:45 Eduardo 20', 64' (p)
Bendtner 34'
van Persie 89'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 57,237
Referee: Mark Halsey

Overall summary

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Backroom staff

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Awards

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Team

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  • Algarve Cup – Winners
  • Welsh team of the year: Winners[28]

Individual

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See also

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Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

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