2023–24 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2023–24 season
Owner	Vincent Tan
Chairman	Mehmet Dalman
Manager	Erol Bulut
Stadium	Cardiff City Stadium
Championship	12th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Perry Ng (6); Karlan Grant (6); All: ; Kion Etete (6); Perry Ng (6); Karlan Grant (6)
Highest home attendance	28,648 vs. Swansea City, 16 September 2023
Lowest home attendance	17,131 vs. Blackburn Rovers , 20 February 2024
Average home league attendance	21,213
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Huddersfield Town, 25 October 2023
Biggest defeat	1–4 vs. Norwich City, 17 February 2024; 1–4 vs. Middlesbrough, 27 April 2024; 2-5 vs. Rotherham, 4 May 2024
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 4 May 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 125th season in the history of Cardiff City and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Current squad[edit]

As of 4 May 2024

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

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Ethan Horvath	GK	(1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 28)	16	0	2024	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	2027
21	Jak Alnwick	GK	(1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 30)	32	0	2022	St Mirren	Free	2025
28	Rohan Luthra	GK	(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22)	1	0	2021	Crystal Palace	Free	2024
41	Matthew Turner	GK	(2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	2021	Leeds United	Free	2024
Defenders
2	Mahlon Romeo	RB/RM	(1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 28)	51	0	2022	Millwall	Undisclosed	2025
4	Dimitrios Goutas	CB	(1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30)	45	4	2023	Sivasspor	Free	2025
5	Mark McGuinness	CB	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23)	84	4	2021	Arsenal	Undisclosed	2027
12	Nat Phillips	CB	(1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 27)	18	1	2024	Liverpool	Loan	2024
15	Oliver Denham	CB/RB	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22)	8	0	2021	Manchester United	Trainee	2024
17	Jamilu Collins	LB/CB/LM	(1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 29)	40	1	2022	SC Paderborn	Free	2024
30	Josh Wilson-Esbrand	LB	(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)	11	0	2024	Manchester City	Loan	2024
38	Perry Ng	RB/LB/CB	(1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 28)	144	8	2021	Crewe Alexandra	£350,000	2026
Midfielders
6	Ryan Wintle	DM/CM/CB	(1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 26)	117	5	2021	Crewe Alexandra	Free	2026
8	Joe Ralls	CM/LM/DM	(1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 30)	386	34	2011	Academy	Trainee	2025
10	Aaron Ramsey	CM/AM	(1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33)	41	6	2023	Nice	Free	2025
11	Callum O'Dowda	LW/AM/RW/LWB	(1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 29)	51	4	2022	Bristol City	Free	2025
15	David Turnbill	AM	(1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 24)	17	0	2024	Celtic	Undisclosed	2027
19	Romaine Sawyers	AM/CM/SS	(1991-11-02) 2 November 1991 (age 32)	44	3	2022	West Bromwich Albion	Free	2024
23	Manolis Siopis	CM	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30)	41	0	2023	Trabzonspor	Free	2026
27	Rubin Colwill	AM/LW/RW	(2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22)	105	9	2020	Academy	Trainee	2027
32	Ollie Tanner	LW/AM/RW	(2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22)	40	2	2022	Lewes	£50,000	2027
34	Joel Colwill	CM	(2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 19)	5	0	2022	Academy	Trainee	2028
45	Cian Ashford	AM/LW/RW	(2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 19)	9	1	2022	Academy	Trainee	2027
Forwards
9	Kion Etete	CF/SS	(2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22)	61	9	2022	Tottenham Hotspur	£500,000	2025
14	Josh Bowler	RW/LW	(1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 25)	38	5	2023	Nottingham Forest	Loan	2024
16	Karlan Grant	CF/LW	(1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 26)	39	6	2023	West Bromwich Albion	Loan	2024
20	Famara Diédhiou	CF	(1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 31)	16	2	2024	Granada	Loan	2024
22	Yakou Méïté	LW/CF/RW	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)	37	2	2023	Reading	Free	2025
47	Callum Robinson	LW/CF/RW	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29)	47	10	2022	West Bromwich Albion	£1,500,000	2025
Out on Loan
3	Joel Bagan	LB	(2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 22)	42	3	2020	Academy	Trainee	2026
18	Ebou Adams	CM/DM/AM	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28)	12	0	2022	Forest Green Rovers	Free	2025
25	Kieron Evans	AM	(2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 22)	11	1	2020	Academy	Trainee	2024
35	Andy Rinomhota	CM/DM/RM	(1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27)	48	0	2022	Reading	Free	2025
39	Isaak Davies	SS/RW/LW	(2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 (age 22)	42	4	2020	Academy	Trainee	2025
44	Xavier Benjamin	CB	(2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 20)	2	0	2022	Fulham	Academy	2024
54	Sheyi Ojo	LW/RW/SS	(1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 26)	81	7	2022	Liverpool	Free	2024
—	Eli King	DM/CM	(2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 21)	7	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2026
	Ryotaro Tsunoda	CB/LB	(1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 (age 24)	0	0	2024	Yokohama F. Marinos	Undisclosed

Statistics[edit]

As of 4 May 2024

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cardiff City.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Ethan Horvath	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ATG	Mahlon Romeo	18	0	8+7	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF	GRE	Dimitrios Goutas	45	4	45+0	4	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	IRL	Mark McGuinness	30	2	28+1	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
6	MF	ENG	Ryan Wintle	44	3	27+15	2	1+0	0	1+0	1
8	MF	ENG	Joe Ralls	35	1	32+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Kion Etete	31	6	12+15	3	1+0	0	3+0	3
10	MF	WAL	Aaron Ramsey	12	3	6+6	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	IRL	Callum O'Dowda	11	1	5+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Nathaniel Phillips*	18	1	17+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	ENG	Josh Bowler*	39	4	31+7	4	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	SCO	David Turnbull	17	0	11+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	FW	ENG	Karlan Grant*	39	6	36+2	6	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	DF	NGA	Jamilu Collins	36	0	32+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	MF	SKN	Romaine Sawyers	5	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
20	FW	SEN	Famara Diédhiou*	16	2	5+11	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK	ENG	Jak Alnwick	25	0	23+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
22	FW	CIV	Yakou Méïté	37	2	24+13	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	GRE	Manolis Siopis	42	0	37+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	WAL	Rubin Colwill	38	3	13+21	1	1+0	0	3+0	2
30	DF	ENG	Josh Wilson-Esbrand*	11	0	8+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	ENG	Ollie Tanner	38	2	9+25	2	1+0	0	3+0	0
34	MF	WAL	Joel Colwill	5	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
36	MF	ENG	Raheem Conte	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
38	DF	ENG	Perry Ng	40	6	38+0	6	1+0	0	1+0	0
40	DF	ENG	Josh Beecher	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
44	DF	ENG	Xavier Benjamin	2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
45	MF	WAL	Cian Ashford	9	1	3+2	1	0+1	0	0+3	0
47	FW	IRL	Callum Robinson	24	3	9+13	2	1+0	0	1+0	1
48	MF	ENG	Cameron Antwi	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
49	DF	WAL	Luey Giles	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Out on Loan:
3	DF	IRL	Joel Bagan	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
18	MF	GAM	Ebou Adams	12	0	2+8	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
25	MF	WAL	Kieron Evans	4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
33	FW	WAL	James Crole	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
35	MF	ZIM	Andy Rinomhota	6	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
54	FW	ENG	Sheyi Ojo	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players who have left the club:
12	FW	CAN	Iké Ugbo*	20	4	9+9	4	0+0	0	0+2	0
13	GK	ISL	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson*	8	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
24	DF	ENG	Jonathan Panzo*	5	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Jack Simpson	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record[edit]

As of 4 May 2024

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	EFL Cup	Total
1	9	CF	Kion Etete	3	3	6
	16	CF	Karlan Grant	6	0	6
	38	RB	Perry Ng	6	0	6
4	14	RW	Josh Bowler	5	0	5
5	4	CB	Dimitrios Goutas	4	0	4
	12	CF	Iké Ugbo	4	0	4
	Own Goals			4	0	4
8	6	DM	Ryan Wintle	2	1	3
	10	CM	Aaron Ramsey	3	0	3
	27	AM	Rubin Colwill	1	2	3
	47	LW	Callum Robinson	2	1	3
12	5	CB	Mark McGuinness	2	0	2
	20	CF	Famara Diédhiou	2	0	2
	22	CF	Yakou Méïté	2	0	2
	32	RW	Ollie Tanner	2	0	2
16	8	CM	Joe Ralls	1	0	1
	11	LM	Callum O'Dowda	1	0	1
	12	CB	Nathaniel Phillips	1	0	1
	17	LB	Jamilu Collins	1	0	1
	45	AM	Cian Ashford	1	0	1
Total				51	7	58

Assists record[edit]

As of 4 May 2024

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	EFL Cup	Total
1	8	CM	Joe Ralls	7	0	7
2	6	DM	Ryan Wintle	4	0	4
	27	AM	Rubin Colwill	2	2	4
	38	RB	Perry Ng	4	0	4
5	16	CF	Karlan Grant	2	1	3
5	17	LB	Jamilu Collins	3	0	3
7	14	RW	Josh Bowler	2	0	2
7	47	LW	Callum Robinson	2	0	2
9	11	LM	Callum O'Dowda	1	0	1
	12	CF	Iké Ugbo	1	0	1
	15	AM	David Turnbull	1	0	1
	19	AM	Romaine Sawyers	0	1	1
	22	CF	Yakou Méïté	1	0	1
	25	AM	Kieron Evans	0	1	1
	32	RW	Ollie Tanner	1	0	1
	35	CM	Andy Rinomhota	0	1	1
	45	AM	Cian Ashford	1	0	1
	49	LB	Luey Giles	1	0	1
Total				33	6	39

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 5 May 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	38		RB	Perry Ng	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
2	4		CB	Dimitrios Goutas	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
2	17		LB	Jamilu Collins	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
4	22		LW	Yakou Méïté	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
4	14		RW	Josh Bowler	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	23		CM	Manolis Siopis	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	27		AM	Rubin Colwill	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
8	6		DM	Ryan Wintle	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	8		CM	Joe Ralls	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	9		CF	Kion Etete	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	16		CF	Karlan Grant	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	18		CM	Ebou Adams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	32		RW	Ollie Tanner	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	2		RB	Mahlon Romeo	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
	5		CB	Mark McGuinness	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	10		CM	Aaron Ramsey	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	12		CB	Nathaniel Phillips	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24		CB	Jonathan Panzo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	15		AM	David Turnbull	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21		GK	Jak Alnwick	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		CB	Jack Simpson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	30		LB	Josh Wilson-Esbrand	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	35		CM	Andy Rinomhota	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	44		CB	Xavier Benjamin	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					76	1	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	82	1	0

Clean sheets[edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

As of match played 5 May 2024

Rank	No.	Name	Matches played	Championship	Total
1	21	Jak Alnwick	25	7	7
2	1	Ethan Horvath	16	4	4
3	13	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	8	1	1

Captains[edit]

Correct as of match played on 5 May 2024

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
8	CM	Joe Ralls	30	0	0	30
6	CM	Ryan Wintle	11	1	1	13
10	CM	Aaron Ramsey	2	0	0	2
19	AM	Romaine Sawyers	0	0	1	1
21	GK	Jak Alnwick	0	0	1	1

Contracts[edit]

Date	Position	Name	Status	Contract Length	Expiry Date	Ref.
9 June 2023	CF	Mark Harris	Rejected	0 years	June 2023	^[2]^[3]
9 June 2023	LB	Joel Bagan	Signed	3 years	June 2026	^[2]^[4]
9 June 2023	DM	Eli King	Signed	3 years	June 2026	^[2]^[5]
4 August 2023	DM	Ryan Wintle	Signed	3 years	June 2026	^[6]
17 August 2023	CB	Mark McGuinness	Signed	4 years	June 2027	^[7]
24 August 2023	RB	Perry Ng	Signed	3 years	June 2026	^[8]
15 September 2023	CM	Joel Colwill	Signed	5 years	June 2028	^[9]
15 September 2023	AM	Rubin Colwill	Signed	4 years	June 2027	^[9]
18 September 2023	GK	Jak Alnwick	Signed	1 year	June 2025	^[10]
19 January 2024	AM	Cian Ashford	Signed	3+1⁄2 years	June 2027	^[11]
11 March 2024	CM	Joe Ralls	Signed	1 year	June 2025	^[12]

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
5 July 2023	CB	Dimitrios Goutas	Sivasspor	Free Transfer	^[13]
6 July 2023	CB	Freddie Cook †	Leicester City	Free Transfer	^[14]
7 July 2023	LW	Yakou Méïté	Reading	Free Transfer	^[15]
15 July 2023	CM	Aaron Ramsey	Nice	Free Transfer	^[16]
21 July 2023	CF	Finlay Johnson ‡	Stevenage	Compensation	^[17]
18 August 2023	CM	Manolis Siopis	Trabzonspor	Free Transfer	^[18]
15 September 2023	GK	Corey Foggarty †	Cambrian & Clydach Vale	Free Transfer	^[19]
19 September 2023	CB	Malachi Fagan-Walcott ‡	Free agent	—	^[20]
23 January 2024	CB	Ryotaro Tsunoda	Yokohama F. Marinos	Undisclosed	^[21]
1 February 2024	GK	Ethan Horvath	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	^[22]
1 February 2024	AM	David Turnbull	Celtic	Undisclosed	^[23]

‡ Signed initially for the Under-21s
† Signed initially for the Academy

Out[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	CB	Jac Clay	Pontyclun	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	CF	Mark Harris	Oxford United	Released	^[3]^[24]
30 June 2023	DM	Taylor Jones	Cambrian & Clydach Vale	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	RW	Jack Leahy	Hornchurch	Released	^[2]^[25]
30 June 2023	CB	Aidan MacNamara	Haverfordwest County	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	GK	Dillon Phillips	Rotherham United	Released	^[2]^[26]
30 June 2023	CB	Owen Pritchard	Pontypridd United	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	RB	Tom Sang	Port Vale	Released	^[2]^[27]
30 June 2023	RW	Gavin Whyte	Portsmouth	Released	^[2]^[28]
30 June 2023	CF	Connor Wickham	Free agent	Released	^[2]
24 July 2023	CF	Max Watters	Barnsley	Undisclosed	^[29]
30 August 2023	GK	Ryan Allsop	Hull City	Undisclosed	^[30]
31 August 2023	CB	Jack Simpson	Free agent	Mutual Consent	^[31]
1 February 2024	RB	Vontae Daley-Campbell	Peterborough United	Mutual Consent	^[32]^[33]

Loaned in[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Date until	Ref
4 July 2023	CF	Iké Ugbo	Troyes	11 January 2024^[a]	^[34]^[35]
15 July 2023	CF	Karlan Grant	West Bromwich Albion	End of Season	^[36]
1 August 2023	RW	Josh Bowler	Nottingham Forest	End of Season	^[37]
18 August 2023	GK	Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson	Arsenal	1 February 2024^[b]	^[38]^[39]
1 September 2023	CB	Jonathan Panzo	Nottingham Forest	End of Season	^[40]
30 January 2024	CB	Nat Phillips	Liverpool	End of Season	^[41]
31 January 2024	CF	Famara Diédhiou	Granada	End of Season	^[42]
1 February 2024	LB	Josh Wilson-Esbrand	Manchester City	End of Season	^[43]

^ On 11 January, Ugbo was recalled back early to Troyes.
^ On 1 February, Rúnarsson was recalled back early to Arsenal.

Loaned out[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	End date	Ref
10 July 2023	CB	Oliver Denham	Dundee United	22 January 2024^[a]	^[44]
26 July 2023	LB	Tom Davies	Kilmarnock	End of Season	^[45]
28 July 2023	DM	Eli King	Morecambe	8 January 2024^[b]	^[46]^[47]
2 August 2023	SS	Isaak Davies	Kortrijk	End of Season	^[48]
11 August 2023	LB	Joel Bagan	Zulte Waregem	End of Season	^[49]
16 August 2023	LW	Sheyi Ojo	Kortijk	End of Season	^[50]
24 August 2023	GK	Rohan Luthra	Slough Town	1 January 2024	^[51]
26 August 2023	CF	Chanka Zimba	Maidenhead United	End of Season^[c]	^[52]^[53]
12 January 2024	CB	Malachi Fagan-Walcott	Dunfermline Athletic	End of Season	^[54]
15 January 2024	DM	Eli King	Ross County	End of Season	^[55]
17 January 2024	AM	Kieron Evans	Gateshead	End of Season	^[56]
23 January 2024	CB	Ryotaro Tsunoda	Kortijk	End of Season	^[21]
31 January 2024	CM	Ebou Adams	Derby County	End of Season	^[57]
31 January 2024	CF	James Crole	Queen's Park	End of Season	^[58]
1 February 2024	RB	Xavier Benjamin	Dunfermline Athletic	End of Season	^[59]
1 February 2024	GK	Jake Dennis	Gloucester City	End of Season	^[60]
1 February 2024	CM	Ryan kavanagh	Truro City	End of Season	^[61]
1 February 2024	CM	Andy Rinomhota	Rotherham United	End of Season	^[62]
2 February 2024	CB	Oliver Denham	Sligo Rovers	End of Season	^[63]

^ On 22 January 2024, Denham was recalled back early from his season-long loan at Dundee United.
^ On 8 January, King was recalled back early from his season-long loan at Morecambe.
^ On 8 January, Zimba's loan at Maidenhead United was extended until the end of season.

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 9 June, Cardiff City announced their first pre-season friendly, against Wycombe Wanderers to contest Joe Jacobson's tesimonial.^[64] Two weeks later, two home friendlies were confirmed, against Penybont and The New Saints.^[65] Two behind-closed-doors fixtures were also included during pre-season, against Cambridge United and Bristol Rovers.^[66]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

1 July 2023 Friendly	Cardiff City	2–0	Penybont	Leckwith
15:00 BST	McGuinness 11' Tanner 80'	Cardiff City Official Site		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

4 July 2023 Friendly	Cardiff City	3–1	The New Saints	Leckwith
19:30 BST	Robinson 11' McGuinness 19' Tanner 86'	Report	Redmond 14'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

7 July 2023 Friendly	Cardiff City	1–1	Cambridge United	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Robinson 75'	Report	Ahadme 90'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

11 July 2023 Friendly	Cardiff City	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Robinson 45+1' Tanner 49'	Report	Sinclair 13'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

19 July 2023 Friendly	Braga	1–0	Cardiff City	Algarve, Portugal
19:00 WEST 19:00 BST	Banza 40' (pen.)	Report

22 July 2023 Friendly	Porto	4–0	Cardiff City	Algarve, Portugal
19:00 WEST 19:00 BST	Martínez 16', 45+1' Taremi 50' (pen.) Navarro 76'	Report

29 July 2023 Joe Jacobson's Testimonial	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Cardiff City	High Wycombe
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Adams Park

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	6 August 2023	4 May 2024	Matchday 1	12th	46	19	5	22	53	70	−17	041.30
FA Cup	6 January 2024		Third round	Third round	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
EFL Cup	9 August 2023	27 September 2023	First round	Third Round	3	1	1	1	7	8	−1	033.33
Total					50	20	6	24	60	82	−22	040.00

Last updated: 4 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Championship[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Coventry City	46	17	13	16	70	59	+11	64
10	Preston North End	46	18	9	19	56	67	−11	63
11	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	53	51	+2	62
12	Cardiff City	46	19	5	22	53	70	−17	62
13	Millwall	46	16	11	19	45	55	−10	59
14	Swansea City	46	15	12	19	59	65	−6	57
15	Watford	46	13	17	16	61	61	0	56

Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[67]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	19	5	22	53	70	−17	62	10	3	10	27	32	−5	9	2	12	26	38	−12

Last updated: 4 May 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	30	31	32	33	29¹	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L
Position	10	17	20	17	19	15	10	7	6	8	8	11	7	6	7	9	7	9	11	7	10	12	10	11	14	9	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:

¹ Matchday 29 (vs Blackburn Rovers) was postponed due to Blackburn's FA Cup involvement.

Matches[edit]

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.^[68]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

6 August 2023 1	Leeds United	2–2	Cardiff City	Leeds
14:30 BST	Cooper 49' Ampadu 90+3' Summerville 90+5' 90+6'	BBC Report Sky Report	Bowler 23' Ugbo 39' Méïté 70'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,368 Referee: Josh Smith (Peterborough)
Note: Live on Sky Sports

12 August 2023 2	Cardiff City	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Adams 25' Ugbo 78' Bowler 83'	BBC Report Sky report	Armstrong 27', 34' Paal 65' Adomah 90'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,230 Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)

19 August 2023 3	Leicester City	2–1	Cardiff City	Leicester
15:00 BST	Mavididi 5' Marçal-Madivadua 36' Casadei 90+2'	BBC Report Sky report	Ramsey 19', 45+1' Goutas 57' Collins 87' Simpson 90+1' Romeo 90+4' 90+6'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,595 Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)

26 August 2023 4	Cardiff City	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Ugbo 48' Wintle 90+8' (pen)	BBC Report Sky report	Bannan 43', 76' Bernard 66' Delgado 80' Paterson 90' Windass 90+12'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,058 Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)

2 September 2023 5	Ipswich Town	3–2	Cardiff City	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Clarke 33' Broadhead 59', 90+6' Burns 64' Ladapo 68', 78' Williams 90'	BBC Report Sky report	Ramsey 30' Tanner 38' Ralls 52' Ng 65' Panzo 87'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 28,011 Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey)

16 September 2023 6	Cardiff City	2–0	Swansea City	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Tanner 71', 81' Ramsey 86' (pen)	BBC report Sky report	Fulton 57'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 28,648 Referee: Samuel Barrott (Yorkshire)
Note: Live on Sky TV

19 September 2023 7	Cardiff City	3–2	Coventry City	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Goutas 8' Grant 61' Collins 66' Etete 84', 90+4'	BBC Report Sky report	Godden 35', 90+6', 82' Latibeaudiere 90' McFadzean 90+9'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,297 Referee: Sam Allison (Wiltshire)

24 September 2023 8	Sunderland	0–1	Cardiff City	Monkwearmouth
15:00 BST	Ba 9' Burstow 58'	BBC report Sky report	Siopis 55' Colwill 77' McGuinness 87'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,581 Referee: Steve Martin (Staffordshire)

30 September 2023 9	Cardiff City	2–0	Rotherham United	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Siopis 35' Goutas 45+1' Etete 56' Ng 90'	BBC report Sky report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,136 Referee: Leigh Doughty (Lancashire)

3 October 2023 10	Middlesbrough	2–0	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Jones 56' Greenwood 75' Latte Lath 84'	BBC report Sky report	Grant 32' Ng 36' Goutas 80'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,276 Referee: Andy Madley (Huddersfield)

7 October 2023 11	Cardiff City	1–1	Watford	Leckwith
15:00 BST	McGuinness 26'	BBC report Sky report	Sierralta 39' Bayo 54' Lewis 65'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,804 Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey)

21 October 2023 12	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Cardiff City	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Rankin-Costello 53'	BBC report Sky report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,572 Referee: Bobby Madley (Yorkshire)

24 October 2023 13	Huddersfield Town	0–4	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
19:45 BST		BBC report Sky report	Robinson 2' Goutas 12' Meite 43' Ng 55'	Stadium: John Smith’s Stadium Attendance: 16,780 Referee: Anthony Backhouse (Cumbria)

28 October 2023 14	Cardiff City	2–0	Bristol City	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Ng 33' Colwill 90+1'	BBC report Sky report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 25,803 Referee: Darren England (Barnsley)

4 November 2023 15	Stoke City	0–0	Cardiff City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT		BBC report Sky report		Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 23,089 Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)

11 November 2023 16	Cardiff City	2–3	Norwich City	Leckwith
15:00 GMT	Grant 12' Bowler 39' Robinson 43' Wintle 79'	BBC report Sky report	Fassnacht 22' Núñez 45' Gibbs 77' Wintle 82' (o.g.) Idah 84'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,271 Referee: Rebecca Welch (Tyneside)

25 November 2023 17	Preston North End	1–2	Cardiff City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Evans 31' Best 47' Osmajić 48' Brady 31' 52' Woodman 77'	BBC report Sky report	Collins 30' Grant 90+6' Ugbo 90+9'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,593 Referee: Bobby Madley (Yorkshire)

28 November 2023 18	Cardiff City	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Leckwith
19:45 GMT		BBC report Sky report	Sarmiento 50'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,248 Referee: Josh Smith (Peterborough)

2 December 2023 19	Southampton	2–0	Cardiff City	Southampton
15:00 GMT	A Armstrong 11', 15'	BBC report Sky report		Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,659 Referee: James Bell (South Yorkshire)

9 December 2023 20	Cardiff City	1–0	Millwall	Leckwith
15:00 GMT	Méïté 62' Goutas 78'	BBC report Sky report	Hutchinson 63' Leonard 79'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,426 Referee: Andrew Kitchen (Durham)

13 December 2023 21	Cardiff City	0–1	Birmingham City	Leckwith
19:45 GMT	Méïté 55'	BBC report Sky report	Šunjić 42' Bacuna 45+3' Dembélé 63'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,669 Referee: Steve Martin (Staffordshire)

16 December 2023 22	Hull City	3–0	Cardiff City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Connolly 32' Twine 56' Tufan 59'	BBC report Sky report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 20,352 Referee: Keith Stroud (Hampshire)

23 December 2023 23	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Cardiff City	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Musaba 28'	BBC report Sky report	Grant 74' Famewo 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,009 Referee: Samuel Barrott (Yorkshire)

26 December 2023 24	Cardiff City	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Butcher 31' (o.g.) Grant 47'	BBC report Sky report	Whittaker 18', 66'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,583 Referee: Andy Davies

29 December 2023 25	Cardiff City	0–2	Leicester City	Leckwith
19:45 GMT		BBC report Sky report	Desbury-Hall 18' Justin 55'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 24,656 Referee: John Busby (Oxfordshire)

1 January 2024 26	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Cardiff City	Sheperd’s Bush
15:00 GMT	Smyth 52'	BBC report Sky report	Goutas 16' Ng 74'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,849 Referee: Andrew Kitchen (Durham)

13 January 2024 27	Cardiff City	0–3	Leeds United	Leckwith
15:00 GMT		BBC report Sky report	Bamford 13' James 31' Summerville 79' Rutter 88'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 25,991 Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)

20 January 2024 28	Plymouth Argyle	3–1	Cardiff City	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Hardie 31', 52' Whittaker 81'	BBC report Sky report	Ng 10'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16.471 Referee: Steve Martin (Staffordshire)

3 February 2024 30	Watford	0–1	Cardiff City	Watford
15:00 GMT	Chakvetadze 44' Pollock 47' Livermore 50'	BBC report Sky report	Bowler 41', 69' Colwill 51' Goutas 91'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,739 Referee: John Busby (Oxfordshire)

10 February 2024 31	Cardiff City	0–2	Preston North End	Leckwith
15:00 GMT	Alnwick 41' Méïté 90'	BBC report Sky report	Riis Jakobsen 31' Whiteman 40' Frøkjær-Jensen 74'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,763 Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northampton)

13 February 2024 32	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
20:00 GMT	Johnston 1' Weimann 80'	BBC report Sky report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,541 Referee: Rebecca Welch (Tyneside)

17 February 2024 33	Norwich City	4–1	Cardiff City	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Sargent 39', 54' Gomes Sara 44' Fassnacht 77'	BBC report Sky report	Collins 19'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,902 Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)

20 February 2024 29^[69]	Cardiff City	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Leckwith
19:45 GMT		BBC report Sky report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,131 Referee: Leigh Doughty (Lancashire)
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 January, but was postponed due to Blackburn's FA Cup involvement.

24 February 2024 34	Cardiff City	2–1	Stoke City	Leckwith
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[56] On 8 January, Zimba's loan at Maidenhead United was extended until the end of season.

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2023–24 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Assists record[edit]

Disciplinary record[edit]

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Captains[edit]

Contracts[edit]

Transfers[edit]

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Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

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Championship[edit]

League table[edit]

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Results by round[edit]

Matches[edit]

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