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2020–21 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was the 122nd season in existence of Cardiff City Football Club. In addition to the Championship, Cardiff City participated in that season's editions of the FA Cup, the Welsh League Cup, and participated in the EFL Cup.

Cardiff City
2020–21 season
OwnerVincent Tan
ChairmanMehmet Dalman
ManagerNeil Harris
(until 21 January)[1]
Mick McCarthy
(from 22 January)[2]
StadiumCardiff City Stadium
Championship8th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Welsh League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kieffer Moore (20)
All: Kieffer Moore (20)
Biggest win4–0 vs. Luton Town (28 Nov 20)
4–0 vs. Birmingham City (1 May 21)
Biggest defeat0–5 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (5 April 21)

First-team squad edit

As of 8 May 2021

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

No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Dillon Phillips   GK (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 26) 17 0 2020   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 2023
12 Alex Smithies   GK (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 (aged 31) 69 0 2018   Queens Park Rangers £4,000,000 2022
Defenders
2 Jordi Osei-Tutu   RB/RW (1998-10-02)2 October 1998 (aged 22) 9 0 2020   Arsenal Loan 2021
3 Joe Bennett   LB (1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 31) 178 5 2016   Aston Villa Free 2021
4 Sean Morrison   CB (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 30) 276 30 2014   Reading £3,180,000 2022
5 Aden Flint   CB (1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 31) 52 6 2019   Middlesbrough £4,000,000 2022
16 Curtis Nelson   CB (1993-05-21)21 May 1993 (aged 28) 82 3 2019   Oxford United Free 2023
22 Sol Bamba    CB (1985-01-13)13 January 1985 (aged 36) 118 10 2016 Free Agent Free 2021
30 Ciaron Brown    CB (1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 23) 13 0 2018   Wealdstone Trainee 2021
32 Joel Bagan    LB (2001-09-03)3 September 2001 (aged 19) 9 0 2020 Academy Trainee 2023
38 Perry Ng   RB/LB/CB (1996-04-27)27 April 1996 (aged 25) 19 0 2021   Crewe Alexandra £350,000 2024
Midfielders
6 Will Vaulks    DM (1993-09-13)13 September 1993 (aged 27) 77 9 2019   Rotherham United £2,100,000 2022
7 Leandro Bacuna   CM/RB (1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 29) 100 3 2019   Aston Villa £4,000,000 2023
8 Joe Ralls   CM/LM (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 27) 279 31 2011 Academy Trainee 2022
11 Josh Murphy   LW/RW/SS (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 26) 97 13 2018   Norwich City £11,000,000 2022
15 Jonny Williams    AM/CM/LM (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 27) 9 0 2021   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 2021
21 Marlon Pack   CM/DM (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 30) 83 4 2019   Bristol City Undisclosed 2022
23 Harry Wilson   RW/LW/AM (1997-03-22)22 March 1997 (aged 24) 38 7 2020   Liverpool Loan 2021
27 Sheyi Ojo   RW/LW/AM (1997-06-19)19 June 1997 (aged 24) 41 5 2020   Liverpool Loan 2021
28 Tom Sang   AM/RW/RB (1999-06-29)29 June 1999 (aged 22) 11 0 2020   Manchester United Free 2023
33 Junior Hoilett   LW/RW/AM (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 31) 184 25 2016 Free Agent Free 2021
34 Tavio Kouakou D'Almeida   CM (2000-12-11)11 December 2000 (aged 20) 0 0 2019   Auxerre Free 2021
40 Rubin Colwill   AM/CM (2002-04-27)27 April 2002 (aged 19) 6 0 2020 Academy Trainee 2023
Forwards
10 Kieffer Moore    CF (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 28) 42 20 2020   Wigan Athletic £2,000,000 2023
14 Isaac Vassell   CF (1993-09-09)9 September 1993 (aged 27) 3 1 2019   Birmingham City Undisclosed 2022
17 Lee Tomlin   SS (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 32) 57 11 2017   Bristol City £2,900,000 2022
19 Max Watters   CF (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 (aged 22) 3 0 2021   Crawley Town Undisclosed 2024
29 Mark Harris   CF/LW/RW (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 (aged 22) 19 3 2017 Academy Trainee 2023
39 Isaak Davies   CF (2001-09-25)25 September 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 2020 Academy Trainee 2023
Out on Loan
9 Robert Glatzel   CF (1994-01-08)8 January 1994 (aged 27) 58 11 2019   1. FC Heidenheim £5,500,000 2022
20 Gavin Whyte   RW (1996-01-31)31 January 1996 (aged 25) 37 1 2019   Oxford United £2,000,000 2023
25 Joe Day   GK (1990-08-13)13 August 1990 (aged 30) 2 0 2019   Newport County Free 2021

Statistics edit

As of 8 May 2021
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 League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Dillon Phillips 17 0 15+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG Jordi Osei-Tutu* 9 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   ENG Joe Bennett 31 1 29+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF   ENG Sean Morrison 39 5 37+1 5 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF   ENG Aden Flint 22 1 22+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF   WAL Will Vaulks 43 5 36+6 5 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   CUW Leandro Bacuna 44 2 32+10 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF   ENG Joe Ralls 40 5 34+5 5 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   WAL Kieffer Moore 42 20 40+2 20 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Josh Murphy 34 2 12+20 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK   ENG Alex Smithies 32 0 31+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF   WAL Jonny Williams 9 0 1+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF   ENG Curtis Nelson 46 1 44+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 FW   ENG Lee Tomlin 5 1 1+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   ENG Max Watters 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF   ENG Marlon Pack 41 2 30+9 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
22 DF   CIV Sol Bamba 7 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF   WAL Harry Wilson* 38 7 33+4 7 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   ENG Sheyi Ojo* 41 5 25+15 5 0+1 0 0+0 0
28 MF   ENG Tom Sang 10 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 FW   WAL Mark Harris 17 3 6+10 3 0+1 0 0+0 0
30 DF   NIR Ciaron Brown 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF   SCO Joel Bagan 8 0 5+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF   CAN Junior Hoilett 23 2 15+6 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
38 DF   ENG Perry Ng 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF   WAL Rubin Colwill 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
9 FW   GER Robert Glatzel 23 3 9+12 3 1+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF   NIR Gavin Whyte 7 0 1+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club:
13 DF   CRO Filip Benković* 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF   IRL Greg Cunningham 5 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goals record edit

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 10   CF Kieffer Moore 20 0 0 20
2 23   RW Harry Wilson 7 0 0 7
3 4   CB Sean Morrison 5 0 0 5
6   DM Will Vaulks 5 0 0 5
8   CM Joe Ralls 5 0 0 5
27   RW Sheyi Ojo 5 0 0 5
7 9   CF Robert Glatzel 3 0 0 3
29   CF Mark Harris 3 0 0 3
9 7   CM Leandro Bacuna 2 0 0 2
11   LW Josh Murphy 2 0 0 2
21   CM Marlon Pack 2 0 0 2
33   LW Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 2
12 3   LB Joe Bennet 1 0 0 1
5   CB Aden Flint 1 0 0 1
16   CB Curtis Nelson 1 0 0 1
17   SS Lee Tomlin 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 66 0 0 66

Assists record edit

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 23   RW Harry Wilson 11 0 0 11
2 27   RW Sheyi Ojo 7 0 0 7
4 11   LW Josh Murphy 5 0 0 5
5 8   CM Joe Ralls 4 0 0 4
6 38   RB Perry Ng 3 0 0 3
7 3   LB Joe Bennett 2 0 0 2
4   CB Sean Morrison 2 0 0 2
6   DM Will Vaulks 2 0 0 2
21   CM Marlon Pack 2 0 0 2
33   LW Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 2
11 5   CB Aden Flint 1 0 0 1
7   CM Leandro Bacuna 1 0 0 1
9   CF Robert Glatzel 1 0 0 1
10   CF Kieffer Moore 1 0 0 1
29   CF Mark Harris 1 0 0 1
Total 45 0 0 45

Disciplinary record edit

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
                               
1 7   CM Leandro Bacuna 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
2 4   CB Sean Morrison 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
3 6   DM Will Vaulks 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
8   CM Joe Ralls 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
5 3   LB Joe Bennett 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
16   CB Curtis Nelson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
21   CM Marlon Pack 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
8 27   RW Sheyi Ojo 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 5   CB Aden Flint 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10   CF Kieffer Moore 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
30   CB Ciaron Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
38   RB Perry Ng 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 11   LW Josh Murphy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17   SS Lee Tomlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
23   RW Harry Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
28   AM Tom Sang 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
33   LW Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
17 1   GK Dillon Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15   AM Jonny Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18   LB Greg Cunningham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 71 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 74 3 1

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 7 May 2021[citation needed]
Rank No. Nat. Name Matches played Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 12   Alex Smithies 32 8 0 0 8
2 1   Dillon Phillips 17 7 0 0 7


Contracts edit

Date Position Nationality Name Status Contract Length Expiry Date Ref.
13 August 2020 LW   Mark Harris Signed 1 Year June 2021 [3]
13 August 2020 AM   Tom Sang Signed 1 Year June 2021 [3]
7 September 2020 CB   Curtis Nelson Extended 2 years June 2023 [4]
5 November 2020 LB   Joel Bagan Signed 2 years June 2023 [5]
15 February 2021 AM   Rubin Colwill Signed 2 years June 2023 [6]
15 February 2021 CF   Isaak Davies Signed 2 years June 2023 [6]
17 March 2021 AM   Kieron Evans Signed 2 years June 2023 [7]
17 March 2021 MF   Keenan Patten Extended 1 year June 2022 [7]
12 April 2021 AM   Tom Sang Signed 2 Years June 2023 [8]
19 May 2021 CF   Mark Harris Signed 2 Years June 2023 [9]
16 June 2021 AM   Cian Ashford Signed 3 years June 2024 [10]

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
13 August 2020 CF   Kieffer Moore   Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [11]
4 September 2020 CB   Oliver Denham   Manchester United Free transfer [12]
4 September 2020 CF   Chanka Zimba   Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [13]
21 September 2020 CM   Camron McWilliams   Northampton Town Free transfer [14]
21 September 2020 CM   Rolan Idowu   Southampton Free transfer [14]
16 October 2020 GK   Dillon Phillips   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [15]
16 January 2021 CF   Max Watters   Crawley Town Undisclosed [16]
19 January 2021 RB   Perry Ng   Crewe Alexandra £350,000 [17]
1 February 2021 AM   Jonny Williams   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [18]
17 March 2021 CB   Ibrahim Bakare Free Agent Free [7]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
25 August 2020 RB   Jordi Osei-Tutu   Arsenal End of season [19]
7 September 2020 RW   Sheyi Ojo   Liverpool End of season [20]
16 October 2020 CB   Filip Benković   Leicester City 6 January 2021 [21][22]
16 October 2020 RW   Harry Wilson   Liverpool End of season [23]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
21 July 2020 CB   Ciaron Brown   Livingston 29 January 2021 [24][25]
1 August 2020 CM   Aaron Bolger   Shamrock Rovers October 2020 [26]
10 August 2020 CF   Danny Williams   Haverfordwest County End of season [27][28]
16 September 2020 FW   James Waite   Weston-super-Mare End of season [29]
22 September 2020 AM   Tom Sang   Cheltenham Town 4 January 2021 [30]
16 October 2020 CB   Aden Flint   Sheffield Wednesday 4 January 2021 [31][32]
4 January 2021 GK   Joe Day   Bristol Rovers End of season [33]
14 January 2021 RW   Gavin Whyte   Hull City End of season [34]
28 January 2021 LB   Greg Cunningham   Preston North End 6 February 2021 [35][36]
1 February 2021 CF   Robert Glatzel   Mainz 05 End of Season [37]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CF   Omar Bogle   Charlton Athletic Released [38][39]
1 July 2020 CB   Matthew Connolly   Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 RB   Cameron Coxe   Solihull Moors Released [38][40]
1 July 2020 RB   Connor Davies   Pen-y-Bont Released [38][41]
1 July 2020 CM   Lloyd Humphries   Weston-super-Mare Released [38][42]
1 July 2020 CF   Shamar Moore   Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 MF   Harry Pinchard   Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 CB   Ryan Pryce   Bala Town Released [38][43]
1 July 2020 RB   Jazz Richards  Haverfordwest County Released [38]
1 July 2020 AM   Siôn Spence   Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 CM   Laurence Wootton   Ohio State Buckeyes Free transfer [44]
17 August 2020 CF   Danny Ward   Huddersfield Town Free transfer [45]
9 September 2020 RW   Nathaniel Mendez-Laing   Middlesbrough Contract Termination [46][47]
11 September 2020 GK   Neil Etheridge   Birmingham City Undisclosed [48]
30 September 2020 CF   Callum Paterson   Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [49]
6 February 2021 LB   Greg Cunningham   Preston North End Undisclosed [36]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 12 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 46 18 14 14 66 49 +17 039.13
FA Cup 9 January 2021 9 January 2021 Third round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 5 September 2020 5 September 2020 First round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Welsh League Cup 11 December 2020 First round 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Total 49 19 14 16 68 53 +15 038.78

Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship edit

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 +8 78 Qualification for Championship play-offs
6 Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 +27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 +8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 +17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 +2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 +2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 −5 62
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) 12-point sending off offences[50]

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 18 14 14 66 49  +17 68 8 6 10 38 28  +10 10 8 4 28 21  +7

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday edit

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GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWLDWDDDLWLDLWWWWLWLLLLLDDWWWWWWDWDLDWLLDDDWWD
Position211416141213151417131515181411119109101214151515151411777686889888889888
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[51]

12 September 2020 1 Cardiff City 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 BST Report Windass   4'
Rhodes   44'
Luongo   74'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Madley (Yorkshire)
19 September 2020 2 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
12:30 BST Report Moore   3', 40' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
26 September 2020 3 Cardiff City 1–2 Reading Cardiff
15:00 BST Hoilett   18'
Moore   53'
Tomlin   81'		 Report Morrison   47'
João   66'
Olise   90+4'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb (Lancashire)
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Cardiff City Blackburn
15:00 BST Johnson   50'
Gallagher   80'		 Report Cunningham   34'
Bacuna   49'
Tomlin   59'   69'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
18 October 2020 (2020-10-18) 5 Preston North End 0–1 Cardiff City Preston
12:00 BST Browne   60' Report Ojo   52' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud (Wessex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) 6 Cardiff City 1–1 Bournemouth Cardiff
19:45 BST Morrison   66'
Wilson   62'
Ralls   90'		 Report Solanke   35' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Simon Hooper (Swindon)
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 7 Cardiff City 1–1 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 BST Moore   28'
Ojo   70'		 Report Saville   36' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
28 October 2020 (2020-10-28) 8 Derby County 1–1 Cardiff City Derby
19:45 GMT Waghorn   24'
Jóźwiak   82'
Shinnie   86'
te Wierik   90'		 Report Moore   77'
Morrison   82'
Ojo   90+1'
Bacuna   90+3'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 GMT Chair   15',   15'
Kane   27',   45+3'
Cameron   31'
Barbet   48'
Ball   90+1'		 Report Ralls   22',   49' (pen), 85'
Bacuna   38'
Tomlin   75'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 10 Cardiff City 3–0 Barnsley Cardiff
19:45 GMT Hoilett   4'
Ralls   45+1' (pen)
Wilson   77'		 Report James   39' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northampton)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
6 November 2020 (2020-11-06) 11 Cardiff City 0–1 Bristol City Cardiff
18:00 GMT Pack   51' Report Martin   2'   45+1' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: David Webb (Lancashire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 12 Millwall 1–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 GMT Smith   35' BBC Report Moore   79' Stadium: The Den
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 13 Coventry City 1–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
19:45 GMT Walker   54' Report Morrison   41'
Wilson   85'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 14 Cardiff City 4–0 Luton Town Cardiff
15:00 GMT Nelson   4'
Morrison   5'
M Harris   9'
Moore   59'
Ojo   82'		 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Josh Smith (Peterborough)
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 15 Cardiff City 3–0 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
19:00 GMT Moore   35', 86'
Glatzel   85'
Bennett   90+3'		 Report Mbenza   87' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicester)
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 16 Watford 0–1 Cardiff City Watford
15:00 GMT Perica   89' Report Moore   43'
Ojo   60'
Ralls   66'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Steve Martin (Staffordshire)
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) 17 Stoke City 1–2 Cardiff City Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Morrison   25' (og)
Smith   62'
McClean   73'		 Report Glatzel   66'
Morrison   76'
Ojo   90+5'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Referee: Tony Harrington (Hartlepool)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 18 Cardiff City 0–2 Swansea City Cardiff
12:30 GMT Morrison   18'
Moore   35'
Ralls   46'   67'		 BBC Report Lowe   6', 72'
Bennett   14'
Guehi   35'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 19 Cardiff City 3–2 Birmingham City Cardiff
19:00 GMT Glatzel   10'
Ojo   43'
Wilson   77'
Morrison   89'		 BBC Report Toral   21'
Roberts   31'
Colin   43'
Sánchez   57'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Michael Salisbury (Lancashire)
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 20 Norwich City 2–0 Cardiff City Norwich
12:30 GMT Buendía   27'
Cantwell   70'		 Report Nelson   54'
Ojo   57'
Bacuna   82'
Wilson   90+4'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 21 Cardiff City 2–3 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Vaulks   45+4', 76',   55' BBC Report Canós   50', 65', 73' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)
29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) 22 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Cardiff City High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Tafazolli   33'
Thompson   45+3'
Wheeler   63'
Ikpeazu   78'		 BBC Report Bennett   88'
Bacuna   90'
Hoilett   90+3'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Leigh Doughty (Blackpool)
16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 23 Cardiff City 1–2 Norwich City Cardiff
15:00 GMT Bacuna   34'
Pack   54'   70'
Hoilett   57'
Ralls   65'
Harry Wilson		 BBC Report Hanley   3'
Cantwell   22'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Tony Harrington (Hartlepool)
20 January 2021 (2021-01-20) 24 Cardiff City 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
19:00 GMT Sky Sports Report Barbet   36'
Cameron   48'
Willock   71'
Chair   89'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) 25 Barnsley 2–2 Cardiff City Barnsley
19:00 GMT Andersen   20'
Woodrow   52'		 BBC Report Ojo   58'
Moore   68'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 26 Cardiff City 1–1 Millwall Cardiff
15:00 GMT Bennett   69'
Moore   71'
Vaulks   76'
Morrison   84'		 BBC Report Flint   9' (og) Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Matt Donohue (Manchester)
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 27 Bristol City 0–2 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 GMT BBC Report Nelson   18'
Moore   25'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 28 Rotherham United 1–2 Cardiff City Rotherham
19:00 GMT Crooks   61' BBC Report Ojo   42'
Bennett   85'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Referee: Geoff Eltringham (Durham)
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 29 Cardiff City 3–1 Coventry City Cardiff
15:00 GMT Moore   31', 38'
Murphy   46'
Flint   59'
Morrison   80'
Bennett   90+2'		 BBC Report Biamou   58'
Hyam   81'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) 30 Luton Town 0–2 Cardiff City Luton
20:15 GMT BBC Report Wilson   53'
Vaulks   57',   65'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 31 Cardiff City 4–0 Preston Cardiff
15:00 GMT Moore   2' (pen)
Murphy   46'
Flint   65'
Pack   71'
Harris   77'
Bennett   90+1'		 BBC Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
24 February 2021 (2021-02-24) 32 Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Billing   26'
Long   67'
Cook   76'
Kelly   90+1'		 BBC Report Nelson   26'
Morrison   28'
Moore   37' (pen),   86'
Ng   77'
Flint   90'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey)
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 33 Middlesbrough 1–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT McNair   82' BBC Report Vaulks   30'
Morrison   37'
Bennett   57'
Ng   59'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 34 Cardiff City 4–0 Derby County Cardiff
19:00 GMT Bacuna   22'   56'
Moore   48'
Vaulks   90+3'		 BBC Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)
5 March 2021 (2021-03-05) 35 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Cardiff City Huddersfield
19:45 GMT BBC Report Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 36 Cardiff City 1–2 Watford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Sierralta   14' (o.g.)
Bacuna   81'
Ng   90+2'		 Sky Sports Report Chalobah   15'
Bachmann   39'
Hughes   45+1'
Sarr   82'
Sierralta   85'
Masina   90+3'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Keith Stroud (Wessex)
16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) 37 Cardiff City 0–0 Stoke City Cardiff
19:00 GMT Pack   56' BBC Report Allen   88' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports Red Button
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 38 Swansea City 0–1 Cardiff City Swansea
17:30 GMT BBC Report Flint   8'
Morrison   45+1'
Vaulks   81'
Brown   90+2'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Referee: Paul Tierney (Wigan)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39 Cardiff City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:00 BST Pack   14'
Brown   37'		 Sky Report
BBC Report		 Christie   26'
Garner   29'
Grabban   55'
Cafú   87'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey)
5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 40 Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
17:30 BST
BBC Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Referee: David Webb (Lancashire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 41 Cardiff City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:00 BST Vaulks   27'
Ralls   70'		 BBC Report Armstrong   43', 90' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
16 April 2021 (2021-04-16) 42 Reading 1–1 Cardiff City Reading
18:00 BST Meite   90+4' BBC Report Moore   87' (pen) Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43 Brentford 1–1 Cardiff City London
18:00 BST Fosu-Henry   63',   87'
Canós   90'		 BBC Report Moore   57' (pen) Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Referee: Darren England (Yorkshire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 44 Cardiff City 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 BST Moore   22', 71'
Vaulks   90+5'		 BBC Report Jacobson   43' (pen) Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Matt Donohue (Manchester)
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45 Birmingham City 0–4 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 BST Dean   84' BBC Report Wilson   9', 40', 86'
Pack   61'
M Harris   68'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 46 Cardiff City 1–1 Rotherham Cardiff
12:30 BST Ralls   52'
Pack   88'		 BBC Report Wing   5'
Ihiekwe   39'
Wiles   70'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[52]

9 January 2021 Third round Nottingham Forest 1–0 Cardiff City West Bridgford
12:00 GMT Taylor   3' Report Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on BT Sports Extra 4

EFL Cup edit

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[53]

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round Northampton Town 3–0 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 BST Korboa   23'
Smith   33' (pen.)
Horsfall   46'
Warburton   49'   61'
Watson   57'   59'		 Report Bacuna   27'
Hoilett   40'
Sang   79'		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Welsh League Cup edit

Cardiff entered the Welsh League Cup for the first time in the club's history in the 2020–21 season.[54]

11 December 2020 (2020-12-11) First round Taff's Well 0–2 Cardiff City Taff's Well
19:45 GMT Evans   44'
I Davies   79'		 Stadium: USW Sports Park

Summary edit

Games played 49 (46 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Welsh League Cup)
Games won 19 (18 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Welsh League Cup)
Games drawn 14 (14 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 16 (14 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 68 (66 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Welsh League Cup)
Goals conceded 53 (49 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goal difference 15
Clean sheets 15 (14 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Welsh League Cup)
Yellow cards 75 (70 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 2 Welsh League Cup)
Red cards 4 (4 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst Discipline   Leandro Bacuna (8  , 0    , 0  )
Best result 4–0 vs. Luton Town (28 Nov 20)
4–0 vs. Preston North End (20 Feb 21)
4–0 vs. Derby County (2 Mar 21)
4–0 vs. Birmingham City (1 May 21)
Worst result 0–5 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (8 Apr 21)
Most appearances   Curtis Nelson (46 starts, 0 subs)
Top scorer   Kieffer Moore (20)
Most Clean Sheets   Dillon Phillips (7)
  Alex Smithies (7)
Points 68

Club staff edit

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