List of Cardiff City F.C. records and statistics

Cardiff City was originally founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C., initially playing in local amateur competitions. The club won its first trophy under the guise by winning the Bevan Shield, an amateur cup competition, in 1905.^[2] The club changed its name to Cardiff City in 1908 and entered the Southern Football League in 1910.^[3] The club was the first side based in South Wales to win the Welsh Cup after defeating Pontypridd in the 1912 final.^[4] The side won its first league honour by winning the Southern Football League Second Division title the following year, in the 1912–13 season.^[5] Cardiff entered the Football League in 1920 and enjoyed the most successful period in its history. Cardiff finished as First Division runners-up in the 1923–24 season and reached two FA Cup finals, losing the first in 1925 before becoming the only non-English side to win the cup two years later in 1927, defeating Arsenal 1–0.^[3][6] The club reached a third FA Cup final 82 years later in 2008 but suffered a 1–0 defeat to Portsmouth.^[7] The club is the second most successful side in the history of the Welsh Cup having won the competition on 22 occasions, one fewer than Wrexham.^[8] The most recent honour won by the club was the Championship title during the 2012–13 season.^[9]

Cardiff City's list of competition victories includes:^[10][11]

League titles

Southern Football League

• Southern Football League Second Division

Champions: 1912–13

Football League

• First Division/Premier League (first tier)

Runners-up: 1923–24

• Second Division/First Division/Championship (second tier)

Champions: 2012–13

Runners-up: 1920–21, 1951–52, 1959–60, 2017–18

• Third Division (south)/Third Division/Second Division/League One (third tier)

Champions: 1946–47

Runners-up: 1975–76, 1982–83

Play-off Winners: 2003

• Fourth Division/Third Division/League Two (fourth tier)

Champions: 1992–93

Runners-up: 1987–88, 2000–01

Cups

• FA Cup

Winners: 1926–27

Finalists: 1924–25, 2007–08

• FA Charity Shield

Winners: 1927

• Football League Cup

Finalists: 2011–12

• Welsh Cup

Winners: 1911–12, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93

Finalists: 1928–29, 1938–39, 1950–51, 1959–60, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1993–94, 1994–95

• FAW Premier Cup

Winners: 2001–02

Finalists: 1997–98^[a]

Match records

Firsts

• First Southern Football League match: 4–1 vs. Ton Pentre, 26 September 1910^[13]
• First Football League match: 0–0 vs. Clapton Orient, 30 August 1920^[14]
• First Premier League match: 0-2 vs. West Ham United, 17 August 2013^[15]
• First FA Cup match: 3–1 vs. Bath City, 17 September 1910^[13]
• First League Cup match: 4–3 vs. Middlesbrough, 3 October 1960^[16]
• First Welsh Cup match (As Cardiff Riverside): 3–12 vs. Cwmparc 1907–08^[17]
• First match in Europe: 0–0 vs. Esbjerg fB, 9 September 1964 (UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)^[18]

Record results

• Record Football League victory: 9–2 vs. Thames, Third Division South, 6 February 1932^[19]
• Record FA Cup victory: 8–0 vs. Enfield, FA Cup first round, 28 November 1931^[19]
• Record Welsh Cup victory: 16–0 vs. Knighton Town, Welsh Cup fifth round, 28 January 1961^[16]
• Record defeat: 2–11 vs. Sheffield United, 1 January 1926^[10]

Season records

• Most wins in a season: 30 in 42 games, 1946–47^[11]
• Most defeats in a season: 27 in 42 games, 1933–34^[11]
• Most draws in a season: 23 in 46 games, 1997–98^[b]
• Most goals scored in one season: 95, Third Division, 2000–01^[11]
• Most goals conceded in one season: 105, Third Division South, 1933–34^[21]

Attendance records

• Record ground attendance: 62,634, Wales vs. England, 17 October 1959 at Ninian Park^[10]
• Club record attendance: 57,893 vs. Arsenal, 22 April 1953^[c]
• At Cardiff City Stadium: 33,082 vs. Liverpool, 21 April 2019^[24]

• Youngest player: Aaron Ramsey – 16 years 126 days vs. Hull City – 28 April 2007^[25]
• Oldest player: George Latham – 41 years 1 day vs. Blackburn Rovers – 2 January 1922^[10][26]

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, appearances as substitute in brackets and included in totals.^[d]

Longest run of consecutive league appearances

Defender Don Murray holds the record for the longest unbroken spell of appearances for the club, playing in 146 consecutive matches between May 1968 and November 1971.^[27]

• Most seasons as top goalscorer: Len Davies – 5, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1929–30^[28]
• Most goals in one season: Robert Earnshaw – 35 (31 league, 4 cup) 2002–03^[29]
• Most goals in one game: Derek Tapscott – 6 vs. Knighton Town, Welsh Cup, 28 January 1961^[30]
• Most goals in a league fixture: 5^[31]
  • Hughie Ferguson vs. Burnley, 1 September 1928
  • Walter Robbins vs. Thames, 6 February 1931
  • Jim Henderson vs. Northampton Town, 22 April 1933
• Fastest goal scored: Trevor Ford – 15 seconds vs. Charlton Athletic, 23 October 1954^[32]
• Fastest hattrick: Alan Warboys – 10 minutes vs. Carlisle United, 6 March 1971^[10]

All-time leading goalscorers

Number of appearances in brackets

Figures correct as of end of 2020–21 season^[f]

Progressive season scoring record

Richard Peake scored 19 goals in Cardiff's first season in the Southern Football League. This list charts the top scoring season record for the club on the occasions it has been beaten or equalled.^[13][31]

• Most capped player: Aron Gunnarsson (Iceland) – 62^[10][33]
• First international cap: Jack Evans for Wales vs. Ireland 1912^[34]
• Youngest player to gain international cap: Chris Gunter (Wales) 16 years 299 days vs. New Zealand – 26 May 2007^[35]

• First manager: Davy McDougall, August 1910^[36]
• Longest serving manager (time and games): Fred Stewart, May 1911 to May 1933 (22 years and 605 games)^[37]

• First player signed: Jack Evans, 1910 from Cwmparc.^[3]

Record transfer fees paid

Record transfer fees received

Bibliography

• Grandin, Terry (2010). Cardiff City 100 Years of Professional Football. Vertical Editions. ISBN 978-1-904091-45-5.
• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-462-6.
• Lloyd, Grahame (1999). C'mon City! A Hundred Years of the Bluebirds. Seren. ISBN 978-1-85411-271-2.
• Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. SoccerData Publications. ISBN 978-1-899468-17-1.
• Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 978-1-905411-04-7.
• Stead, Phil (2013). Red Dragons – The Story of Welsh Football. Ceredigion: Y Llofa. ISBN 978-1-84771-468-8.

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