2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the 85th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Cardiff City Football Club. After suffering defeat in the Championship play-off semi-finals to Reading the previous year, Cardiff competed in the second tier of English football for the eighth consecutive year. The season covers the period between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012.

Cardiff City
2011–12 season
ChairmanDatuk Chan Tien Ghee
ManagerMalky Mackay
StadiumCardiff City Stadium
Championship6th
FA CupThird round
(eliminated by West Bromwich Albion)
League CupRunners-up
(by Liverpool)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Whittingham (12)

All:
Peter Whittingham (13)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 25,109 vs. Leeds United, 21 April 2012
All: 25,652 vs. Crystal Palace, 24 January 2012
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 20,366 vs. Hull City, 13 March 2012
All: 6,829 vs. Huddersfield Town, 23 August 2011
Average home league attendanceLeague: 22,139
All: 22,139

Malky Mackay was appointed manager at the start of the season and signed 9 players in the summer transfer window ahead of his first season in charge of the club. Cardiff occupied a place in the play-offs for the majority of the season and eventually finished the regular season in sixth position. During the season, Cardiff reached the Football League Cup final, however their first final in the competition ended in defeat against Liverpool.

Background and pre-season

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Malky Mackay was appointed as Cardiff manager at the start of the 2010–11 season.

At the end of the 2010–11 season, following a second consecutive defeat in the play-offs, manager Dave Jones was sacked from his position after an end of season review into the club's performance. At the time of his departure, Jones was the longest serving manager in the Championship having held his post since May 2005.[1] The club held talks with former England and Newcastle United captain Alan Shearer to replace Jones but he rejected the job despite stating that he was impressed with the "vision, ambition and determination of the owner Dato Chan Tien Ghee and the board".[2] The Bluebirds instead approached Championship rivals Watford for permission to speak to their manager Malky Mackay, which was initially rejected.[3] However, after the two clubs agreed a compensation fee, Mackay was officially appointed as Dave Jones' replacement on 17 June on a three-year contract.[4] Mackay set about reshaping his coaching staff, allowing assistant manager Terry Burton, first-team coach Paul Wilkinson and fitness coach Alex Armstrong to leave the club,[5] before appointing David Kerslake, Joe McBride and Richard Collinge as their replacements.[6] Goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson later also left the club to take up the same position at Premier League side West Ham United.[7] Cardiff also appointed Mackay's former Watford colleague Iain Moody as their new head of recruitment.[8]

Players released at the end of the season were Martin John and Gavin Rae, while Jay Bothroyd and Chris Burke also left the club after failing to agree new deals. Adam Matthews departed on a free transfer to Scottish side Celtic,[9] having agreed a pre-contract agreement in February 2011,[10] and striker Michael Chopra was sold to Ipswich Town.[11] During the summer transfer window, Mackay agreed deals to sign free agents Craig Conway,[12] Don Cowie,[13] Robert Earnshaw,[14] Rudy Gestede,[15] Aron Gunnarsson[16] and Andrew Taylor.[17] The club also completed transfers for Joe Mason, for £250,000,[18] Kenny Miller, for a reported £870,000,[19] as well as signing Slovakian midfielder Filip Kiss on a season-long loan deal from Slovan Bratislava.[20]

Preseason fixtures

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15 July Friendly Charlton Athletic 0–1 Cardiff City Coria del Río
19:30 CEST Report Gestede   25' Stadium: Guadalquivir
Referee: Barea Gonzalez (Spain)
20 July Friendly Cardiff City 0–1 Celtic Cardiff
19:45 BST Report Stokes   34' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
23 July Friendly Bournemouth 2–1 Cardiff City Bournemouth
13:00 BST Malone   8'
Lovell   53'
Report Taylor   58' Stadium: Dean Court
26 July Friendly Yeovil Town 1–1 Cardiff City Yeovil
19:45 BST Ehmer   52' Report   18' Whittingham Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,377

Review

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August–September

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Kenny Miller scored Cardiff's first goal of the season in a 1–0 victory over West Ham United

The opening game of the 2011–12 Football League Championship season saw Cardiff travel to West Ham United, who had been relegated from the Premier League the previous year, with debutant striker Kenny Miller scoring the only goal of the game in the 91st minute to secure a victory for Cardiff.[21] In the following match, the club progressed through to the second round of the Football League Cup after defeating League Two side Oxford United 3–1 in extra-time.[22] The team continued their winning start to the campaign in their first home tie, defeating Bristol City in the first Severnside derby match of the season.[23] Three days later, on 17 August, Cardiff suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 3–1 to Brighton & Hove Albion.[24] Cardiff ended August with two successive away draws in matches against Burnley and Portsmouth and advanced to the third round of the League Cup after a 5–3 victory over Huddersfield Town.[25][26][27] On the final day of the summer transfer window, Coventry City defender Ben Turner completed a transfer to the club.[28] As part of the deal, Cardiff striker Jon Parkin had been expected to move to Coventry but, after he failed to agree terms, the move subsequently collapsed, Turner joining Cardiff in a cash-only deal for a fee of £750,000.[29]

At the start of September, prior to an international fixture break, a club record 10 players were called up for international duty by their respective countries.[30] Due to a close affiliation with the country, Malaysian international Safee Sali attended a two-week trial at the club.[31] Cardiff played their first match of the month on 10 September, defeating Doncaster Rovers 2–0 after goals from Anthony Gerrard and Robert Earnshaw.[32] In the following match, a 1–1 draw with Blackpool, Cardiff recorded their third consecutive away draw after Don Cowie had initially given them the lead.[33] Three home matches at the Cardiff City Stadium, a 0–0 draw and a League Cup penalty shoot-out victory over Leicester City and a 2–1 victory over Southampton,[34][35][36] ensured Cardiff finished the month of September unbeaten. Striker Jon Parkin left the club on an initial one-month loan move to fellow Championship side Doncaster Rovers[37] and goalkeeper Elliot Parish joined Cardiff from Aston Villa on a loan deal set to last until January 2012.[38]

October–November

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Cardiff suffered their first defeat since mid-August on 1 October, losing 2–1 to Hull City. Youth team graduate Joe Ralls scored the Bluebirds only goal of the game with a volley that was described as "spectacular" in his league debut.[39] Following a two-week international break, Cardiff recorded a 2–2 draw with Ipswich Town, Peter Whittingham equalising from a penalty after Ipswich had taken the lead through former Cardiff player Michael Chopra who had been sold to the club three months earlier.[40] Their following two matches saw a total of 15 goals as Cardiff suffered a 4–3 defeat away to Peterborough United on 18 October before recovering with a 5–3 victory over Barnsley four days later.[41][42] On the same day as their victory over Barnsley, Chief Executive Gethin Jenkins stepped down from his position on the board.[43] Cardiff defeated Burnley 1–0 in the fourth round of the League Cup following a goal from Joe Mason,[44] reaching the quarter-finals of the League Cup for only the second time in the club's history.[45] In their final match in October, Cardiff drew 1–1 with Leeds United, Mason netting for the third consecutive match.[46]

Cardiff began the month of November with two wins in the space of three days, defeating Derby County and Crystal Palace 3–0 and 2–0 respectively,[47][48] elevating the team into the play-off places for the first time since the end of September. Following an extended break due to international fixtures, Cardiff recorded a 2–1 win over Reading after goals from Peter Whittingham and captain Mark Hudson.[49] A second Malaysian international, national team captain Safiq Rahim, attended a three-week trial with the club. Rahim had originally been invited on a trial with his teammate Sali in August but was only able to attend in November.[50] Cardiff drew 1–1 with Coventry City on 22 November, having gone ahead from a Peter Whittigham goal, before beating Nottingham Forest 1–0 in their final league game of the month,[51][52] ending November unbeaten having won four and drawn one league match, a run of form that saw manager Mackay awarded the November Championship manager of the month award.[53] Defender Dekel Keinan left the club on loan to join Crystal Palace on an initial six-week loan deal and Jon Parkin completed his second loan deal of the season by joining Huddersfield Town until January.[54][55] On 29 November, Cardiff defeated Blackburn Rovers 2–0 in the quarter-final of the League Cup, reaching the semi-final of the competition for the first time since the 1965–66 season.[45]

December–January

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A goal from Kenny Miller secured a 1–0 victory over Birmingham City on 4 December as Cardiff continued their good form, reaching third place in the Championship table,[56] and a 0–0 draw with Millwall saw the side record their ninth consecutive league match without a defeat.[57] One week later, their unbeaten run came to an end as they suffered a 3–2 defeat at home to Middlesbrough, the team's first defeat since 18 October.[58] A late own-goal by Watford defender Adrian Mariappa rescued a 1–1 draw for Cardiff to avoid a second defeat in a row on 26 December in manager Malky Mackay's first match against his former side.[59] Cardiff eventually recorded their first league win since the start of December with a 1–0 victory over Nottingham Forest following a goal from Miller, ending 2011 in fourth position.[60]

 
Kadeem Harris was one of two signings made by Cardiff during the winter transfer window.

The club's first match of 2012 ended in a 3–1 victory over Reading following goals from Miller, Mason and Aron Gunnarsson.[61] With the winter transfer window opening at the start of January, Cardiff completed their first signing with Elliot Parish joining the club on a permanent basis having been on loan since September.[38] In the third round of the FA Cup, Cardiff were knocked out of the competition by Premier League side West Bromwich Albion after suffering a 4–2 defeat.[62] On the same day, Cardiff saw a £400,000 bid rejected by Brighton & Hove Albion for winger Craig Noone.[63] Three days later, Cardiff played the first leg of the League Cup semi-final against fellow Championship side Crystal Palace, losing 1–0 at Selhurst Park.[64] Cardiff returned to league action for the first time in two weeks with a 0–0 draw with Doncaster Rovers on 14 January.[65] Cypriot investment banker Mehmet Dalman joined the board, replacing U-Jiun Tan as a director.[66] Cardiff failed in a second attempt to sign a winger after Blackpool rejected a £800,000 bid for Matt Phillips.[67] In the club's last two league matches in January, they recorded a 3–2 victory over Portsmouth and a 1–1 draw with Southampton.[68][69] On 24 January, in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final, Cardiff defeated Crystal Palace 1–0, following an own-goal from Palace defender Anthony Gardner, leaving the tie at 1–1 after extra-time, resulting in a penalty shoot-out. Cardiff goalkeeper Tom Heaton saved two penalties and Palace's Jonathan Parr missed his penalty to give Cardiff a 3–1 shoot-out victory, Miller the only Cardiff player to fail to score his penalty,[70] reaching the first League Cup final for in the club's history.[45]

In the closing days of the winter transfer window, Cardiff completed their second transfer, signing winger Kadeem Harris from League Two side Wycombe Wanderers for an undisclosed fee[71] and allowed Hungarian defender Gábor Gyepes to leave the club after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[72] Jon Parkin left the club for a third time during the season on loan, joining Scunthorpe United,[73] and Solomon Taiwo completed a loan move to Leyton Orient.[74]

February–March

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Cardiff City and Liverpool players rest before the start of extra-time during the 2012 Football League Cup Final

Having not lost a game since 17 December, Cardiff opened February with two defeats, losing 3–1 at home against Blackpool, after conceding three goals in the final 11 minutes of the match,[75] and 2–1 to Leicester City,[76] the first time during the season that Cardiff had suffered consecutive defeats.[77] A 3–1 victory over Peterborough United in their following match saw Cardiff briefly return to third place,[78] before a third league defeat of the month against Ipswich Town dropped them back into fourth.[79] Despite suffering 3 defeats in their previous 4 matches, Malky Mackay was handed a three and a half-year contract extension, keeping him at the club till June 2016.[80] On 26 February 2012, Cardiff played Premier League side Liverpool in the 2012 Football League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, the first League Cup final in the club's history. The Bluebirds took a surprise lead in the opening 20 minutes through Joe Mason but a second-half goal from Liverpool defender Martin Škrtel took the tie into extra-time after 90 minutes. Dirk Kuyt gave Liverpool a 2–1 lead in the 18th minute of extra-time but pressure from Cardiff saw Ben Turner score a late equaliser with two minutes left of the match to take the game to a penalty shoot-out. After 4 penalties for either side, the shoot-out stood at 2–2 before Glen Johnson gave Liverpool the advantage by converting his penalty. Cardiff defender Anthony Gerrard took the final penalty for Cardiff, needing to score to avoid defeat, but hit his penalty over the bar to hand victory to Liverpool.[81] Despite suffering defeat, Mackay stated that the Cardiff players' performance had "done the club proud".[82]

At the start of March, Cardiff returned to league competition, losing 2–0 to West Ham United, suffering consecutive league defeats for the second time in the space of one month and dropping out of the Championship play-off places for the first time since November 2011.[83] A late goal from Sam Vokes saw Cardiff draw 2–2 with Brighton & Hove Albion in their next match, having led 2–1 going into the final stages of the game.[84] Cardiff claimed a second Severnside derby victory of the season in the following match, beating Bristol City 2–1 with both goals coming from own goals scored by Bristol players.[85] After a defeat to Hull City, Cardiff embarked on run of four consecutive draws, three of which came at home, that left them outside the play-off places in eighth position.

April–May

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Entering April with a four match unbeaten streak, Cardiff continued their form, avoiding defeat in the remaining six matches of the season. This included victories over Middlesbrough, Barnsley, Derby County and Crystal Palace to finish the season in sixth position, securing the final spot in the Championship play-offs.[86] Cardiff were drawn against West Ham, who had finished the season in third position, in the play-off semi-finals. Two goals from Jack Collison gave West Ham a 2–0 advantage in the first-leg and Cardiff were unable to mount a comeback in the second-leg, suffering a 3–0 defeat to lose the semi-final 5–0 on aggregate.[87]

Football League Championship

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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
4 Birmingham City 46 20 16 10 78 51 +27 76 Qualification for Championship play-offs
5 Blackpool 46 20 15 11 79 59 +20 75
6 Cardiff City 46 19 18 9 66 53 +13 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 18 16 12 52 51 +1 70
8 Hull City 46 19 11 16 47 44 +3 68
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Result round by round

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ResultWWLDDWDDWLDLWDWWWDWWDLDWWDWDLLWLLDWLDDDDWDWWDW
Position71787666699138954433335443333343488678888666666
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: cardiffcityfc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Hover over letter A for ground's name, letter H means playing at Cardiff City Stadium.

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Malaysia

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Squad

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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 (1988-12-13)13 December 1988 (aged 23) 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

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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   SCO David Marshall 48 0 45+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF   SCO Kevin McNaughton 48 0 41+1 0 0+0 0 4+1 0 1+0 0
3 DF   ENG Andrew Taylor 52 1 42+0 1 0+0 0 7+1 0 2+0 0
4 MF   SVK Filip Kiss (on loan from Slovan Bratislava) 33 1 13+13 1 1+0 0 2+3 0 0+1 0
5 DF   ENG Mark Hudson 44 5 38+1 5 0+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF   ENG Anthony Gerrard 25 2 18+2 1 1+0 0 3+1 1 0+0 0
7 MF   ENG Peter Whittingham 55 13 46+0 12 0+0 0 5+2 1 2+0 0
8 MF   SCO Don Cowie 53 7 44+0 4 0+0 0 7+0 3 1+1 0
9 FW   SCO Kenny Miller 50 11 41+2 10 0+0 0 4+1 1 2+0 0
10 FW   WAL Robert Earnshaw 22 4 8+11 3 1+0 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF   SCO Craig Conway 38 5 24+7 3 1+0 0 5+1 2 0+0 0
13 MF   IRL Liam Lawrence (on loan from Portsmouth) 15 1 12+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 DF   SCO Paul Quinn 5 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW   FRA Rudy Gestede 31 3 5+20 2 1+0 0 4+1 1 0+0 0
17 MF   ISL Aron Gunnarsson 50 5 41+1 5 0+0 0 5+1 0 2+0 0
18 DF   ENG Lee Naylor 6 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
20 FW   IRL Joe Mason 46 12 24+15 9 0+1 1 4+0 2 2+0 0
21 MF   WAL Jonathan Meades 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK   ENG Tom Heaton 10 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 7+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF   WAL Darcy Blake 28 0 9+11 0 1+0 0 3+2 0 1+1 0
25 DF   ENG Ben Turner 43 3 36+1 2 0+0 0 4+0 1 2+0 0
27 MF   ENG Kadeem Harris 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 GK   ENG Elliot Parish 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK   CAN Jordan Santiago 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 DF   WAL Alex Evans 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF   WAL Ibrahim Farah 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
37 MF   IRL Stephen McPhail 27 0 11+8 0 1+0 0 3+2 0 1+1 0
38 DF   ENG Adedeji Oshilaja 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF   WAL Theo Wharton 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
52 MF   ENG Joe Ralls 14 1 5+5 1 0+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
Players currently out on loan:
12 DF   ISR Dekel Keinan (at Crystal Palace) 4 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW   ENG Jon Parkin (at Scunthorpe United) 2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
24 MF   NGA Solomon Taiwo (at Leyton Orient) 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF   ENG Aaron Wildig (at Shrewsbury Town) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW   WAL 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   HUN Gábor Gyepes 2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
MF   SVN Haris Vučkić (on loan from Newcastle United) 5 1 2+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Starting XI

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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.

Captains

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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

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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
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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

Disciplinary record

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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

Suspensions served

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Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed
25 October 1 Anthony Gerrard   Leeds United (A)

Key: (H) = League Home, (A) = League Away, (FA) = FA Cup, (CC) = League Cup

International call-ups

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No. P Name Country Level Caps Goals Notes Source
1 GK David Marshall   Scotland Senior 0 0 [1] Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2 DF Kevin McNaughton   Scotland Senior 0 0 [2]
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

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N
Pos.
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 [3]
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

Transfers

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
11 MF   Craig Conway 26 EU Dundee United   Free transfer Summer 2014 Free Official Site
8 MF   Don Cowie 28 EU Watford   Free transfer Summer 2014 Free BBC Sport
3 DF   Andrew Taylor 24 EU Middlesbrough   Free transfer Summer 2014 Free Official Site
10 FW    Robert Earnshaw 30 EU Nottingham Forest   Free transfer Summer 2013 Free Official Site
17 MF   Aron Gunnarsson 22 EU Coventry City   Free transfer Summer 2014 £350,0001 Official Site
20 FW    Joe Mason 20 EU Plymouth Argyle   Transfer Summer 2014 £250,0002 Official Site
9 FW   Kenny Miller 31 EU Bursaspor   Transfer Summer 2013 £870,000 BBC Sport
15 FW   Rudy Gestede 22 EU Metz   Free transfer Summer 2012 Free Official Site
25 DF   Ben Turner 23 EU Coventry City   Transfer Summer 2014 £750,0003 Official Site
52 MF   Joe Ralls 17 EU Youth system Promoted 2015 Youth system Official Site
29 GK   Elliott Parish 21 EU Aston Villa   Transfer Winter 2013 Free Sky Sports
27 MF   Kadeem Harris 18 EU Wycombe Wanderers   Transfer Winter 2015 £150,0004 Official Site

  • Total spending:   ~ £2,370,000
Notes

1Despite being a free transfer, Cardiff paid £350,000 compensation fee for Gunnarsson because he is under 24.[88]
2Although officially undisclosed, BBC Sport reported the fee to be around £250,000.[18]
3Although officially undisclosed, South Wales Echo reported the fee to be £750,000.[89]
4Although officially undisclosed, South Wales Echo reported the fee to be around £150,000.[90]

Loans in

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No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
4 MF Filip Kiss   21 Slovan Bratislava 21 July 31 May BBC Sport BBC Sport
29 GK Elliot Parish   21 Aston Villa 23 September 3 January Official Site Sky Sports
19 MF Haris Vučkić   19 Newcastle United 10 February 12 March Official site BBC Sport
13 MF Liam Lawrence  
 
30 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.
N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
27 DF Adam Matthews   19 Transfer Celtic   Summer Free 48 1 BBC Sport
11 MF Chris Burke   27 Contracted Ended Birmingham City   Summer Free 121 16 Sky Sports
26 DF Martin John   22 Contract ended Free agent Summer N/A 1 0 Official Site
4 MF Gavin Rae   33 Contract ended Dundee   Summer Free 153 8 South Wales Echo
8 FW Michael Chopra   27 Transfer Ipswich Town   Summer £1,000,0001 162 65 BBC Sport
9 FW Jay Bothroyd   28 Contract ended Queens Park Rangers   Summer Free 136 46 BBC Sport
19 DF Gábor Gyepes   30 Contract terminated 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.[91]

Loans out

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No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
33 FW Jarvis   20 Newport County 9 September 25 November Official Site South Wales Echo
16 FW Parkin   29 Doncaster Rovers 21 September 24 October Sky Sports BBC Sport
28 MF Wildig   20 Shrewsbury Town 8 November 30 June Official Site
12 DF Keinan   27 Crystal Palace 21 November 2 January Official Site BBC
16 FW Parkin   30 Huddersfield Town 23 November 23 January Official Site HTFC Official Site
32 MF Farah   19 Tamworth 24 November 1 January BBC Sport BBC Sport
33 FW Jarvis   20 Newport County 1 January 30 June [4]
24 MF Taiwo   27 Leyton Orient 26 January 30 June BBC Sport
16 FW Parkin   30 Scunthorpe United 31 January 30 June CCFC Official Site
12 DF Keinan   27 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

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Championship

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
25 September 8 Cardiff City 0–0 Leicester City Cardiff
15:00 BST report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,154
Referee: Mark Haywood
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
10 December 21 Millwall 0–0 Cardiff City London
15:00 GMT report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,314
Referee: Gavin Ward
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
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
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
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
14 January 26 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Cardiff City Doncaster
15:00 GMT report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,834
Referee: Oliver Langford
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
18 March 37 Cardiff City 0–0 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 GMT report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,276
Referee: Iain Williamson
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
25 March 39 Birmingham City 1–1 Cardiff City Birmingham
12:00 GMT Huseklepp   68' report   78' Hudson Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,704
Referee: Andy D'Urso
31 March 40 Cardiff City 0–0 Millwall Cardiff
12:30 GMT report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,259
Referee: Andrew Bates
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
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
14 April 43 Barnsley 0–1 Cardiff City Barnsley
15:00 BST report   69' Lawrence Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,122
Referee: Geoff Eltrigham
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
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
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

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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
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

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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

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10 August Round One Oxford United 1–3 (a.e.t.) 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
23 August Round Two Cardiff City 5–3 (a.e.t.) 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
21 September Round Three Cardiff City 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)
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
25 October Round Four Cardiff City 1–0 Burnley Cardiff
19:45 BST Mason   40' report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 11,601
Referee: Darren Deadman
10 January Semi-finals 1st leg Crystal Palace 1–0 Cardiff City London
20:00 GMT Gardner   43' report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,147
Referee: Mike Dean
24 January Semi-finals 2nd leg Cardiff City 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
(3–1 p)
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
26 February Final Cardiff City 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(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

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Honours

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