2012–13 Cardiff City F.C. season
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| 2012–13 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Simon Lim |
| Manager | Malky Mackay |
| Stadium | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Championship | 1st (champions) |
| FA Cup | Third round (knocked out by Macclesfield Town) |
| League Cup | First round (knocked out by Northampton Town) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Aron Gunnarsson Peter Whittingham (8 each) All: Heiðar Helguson (9 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 26,588 vs. Nottingham Forest (13 April 2013 – Championship) |
| Lowest home attendance | 20,058 vs. Hull City (10 Nov 2012 – Championship) |
| Average home league attendance | 22,296 |
The 2012–13 season was Cardiff's 86th in the Football League after joining in 1920. Cardiff were in their ninth consecutive season in the second tier following a third consecutive failure in the play-offs. Cardiff went under a "re-branding" during the close season meaning the home colours would be changed to red from the traditional blue, ending 104 years of the tradition. Cardiff were promoted to the Premier League during the season.
Events[edit]
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2012–13 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include completed transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.
- June
- 1 June – The Football League decides to switch back to seven subs for the season, increasing it from five subs used last season.[1]
- 4 June – Malky Mackay turns down offer from Norwich City to become manager.[2] Former Cardiff player Kevin Cooper is appointed as Under-21 coach.[3]
- 6 June – Cardiff change their home colours from the traditional Blue, White and Yellow to Red and Black as part of an investment plan made by the Malaysian Owners, also the building of a training ground facility is announced to be built. The badge was also changed to feature a larger dragon, meaning the traditional Bluebird is made smaller as a result the Malaysian Owners have put more investment into Cardiff City.[4][5][6]
- 29 June – Former chairman Sam Hammam rejects the three offers which Cardiff offer to deal with long-term "Langston Debt".[7]
- July
- 10 July – Cardiff enter talks with South Korean international Kim Bo-Kyung's club Cerezo Osaka over a transfer fee.[8]
- 12 July – Under-18 Belgian international keeper Guillaume Hubert joins on trial along with three unnamed French players.[9]
- 13 July – Cardiff agree a fee for Kim Bo-Kyung of around £3 million, as confirmed by his Kim's agent.[10]
- 15 July – The Cardiff City squad travel to Switzerland for pre-season training.[11] Bids from Fulham for Peter Whittingham are rejected.[12]
- 19 July – Cardiff City pull out of bid for Coventry City defender Richard Keogh after refusing to get involved with a wage war with Derby County.[13] A bid from an unnamed Championship club is rejected for Anthony Gerrard and Dulwich Hamlet teenager Omarr Lawson joins on trial.[14][15]
- August
- 2 August – Queens Park Rangers striker Heiðar Helguson takes part in a medical and discusses personal terms over a move to Cardiff.[16]
- 3 August – A£200,000 bid is rejected from Bristol City and Leicester City for Anthony Gerrard.[17]
- 10 August – Cardiff City Stadium officially re-opens as Cardiff take sole ownership of the ground.[18]
- 20 August – A£500,000 bid for defender Matthew Connolly is accepted by Queens Park Rangers.[19]
- 21 August – Cardiff's bid for Queens Park Rangers winger Tommy Smith stalls.[20]
- 30 August – Cardiff agree a fee with West Ham for the transfer of Nicky Maynard.[21]
- September
- 12 September – Financial Director Doug Lee announces resignation at the end of the month with Simon Lim replacing him.[22]
- 20 September – Nicky Maynard is ruled out for several months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.[23]
- October
- 1 October – Alan Whiteley steps down as Chief Executive, Simon Lim replaces Whiteley whilst Richard Thompson steps in as acting financial director.
- 10 October – Academy Manager Neal Ardley leaves to take up a managerial position at AFC Wimbledon.[24]
- November
- 2 November – Dick Bate joins as a new academy manager.[25]
- 16 November – Stephen Owen-Conway is appointed as a new club director.[26]
- 23 November – Craig Conway puts in a transfer request, which is rejected by manager Malky Mackay.[27]
- January
- 24 January – Board director Alan Whiteley resigns following being charge for fraud.[28]
- March
- 1 March – Chairman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee resigns.[29]
- April
- 16 April – Cardiff City gain promotion to the Premier League after a 0–0 draw against Charlton Athletic. This marks Cardiff's return to the top flight after a 51-year absence.
- 20 April – Cardiff City become champions of the Football League Championship after a 1–1 draw away to Burnley.[30]
- May
- 24 May – Geraint Twose and Lee Kendall leave Cardiff City Academy to take up as Coach Education Role with the Football Association and first team goalkeeper coach at Bristol City respectively.[31]
Football League Championship[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City (C, P) | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 87 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Hull City (P) | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 79 | |
| 3 | Watford | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 77 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 75 | |
| 5 | Crystal Palace (P, O) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 72 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 45 | +27 | 87 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 |
Last updated: 4 May 2013.
Source: Cardiff City FC
Result by round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: Cardiff City FC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Kit[edit]
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Malaysia
        Home | Home Alternate |    Away |  Away Alternate |   Third | Third Alternate |  GK Home | GK Away |
Last updated: 11 September 2012.
Source: Historical Football Kit – NPower Championship 2012–13
Squad[edit]
| 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 | 5 March 1985 (aged 28) | 110 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Norwich City | 12 May 2009 | £500,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 29 | Elliott Parish | GK |  | Towcester | 20 May 1990 (aged 23) | – | – | – | – | Aston Villa | 3 January 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 32 | Joe Lewis | GK | | Bury St. Edmunds | 6 October 1987 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – | Peterborough United | 1 July 2012 | Free | Undisclosed |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Kevin McNaughton | RB/LB/CB | | Dundee | 28 August 1982 (aged 30) | 255 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Aberdeen | 26 May 2006 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 3 | Andrew Taylor | LB/LM | | Hartlepool | 1 August 1986 (aged 26) | 52 | 2 | – | – | Middlesbrough | 4 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 5 | Mark Hudson | CB | | Guildford | 30 March 1982 (aged 31) | 123 | 7 | – | – | Charlton Athletic | 2 July 2009 | £1,075,000 | 30 June 2014 |
| 6 | Ben Turner | CB | | Birmingham | 21 August 1988 (aged 24) | 43 | 3 | – | – | Coventry City | 31 August 2011 | £750,000 | 30 June 2016 |
| 12 | Matthew Connolly | CB/RB | | Barnet | 24 September 1987 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – | Queens Park Rangers | 22 August 2012 | £500,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 31 | Ben Nugent | CB | | Welwyn Garden City | 23 July 1993 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| 35 | Adedeji Oshilaja | RB/LB/CB | | Lambeth | 23 February 1993 (aged 20) | 1 | – | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| 40 | Luke Coulson | LB | | St Helens | 6 March 1994 (aged 19) | – | – | – | – | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 November 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| Midfieldes | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Filip Kiss | DM/RM |  | Dunajská Streda | 13 October 1990 (aged 22) | 33 | 1 | – | – | Slovan Bratislava | 1 July 2012 | £500,000 | 30 June 2016 |
| 7 | Peter Whittingham | CM/LM/RM | | Nuneaton | 8 September 1984 (aged 28) | 266 | 68 | – | – | Aston Villa | 11 January 2007 | £350,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 8 | Don Cowie | RM/CM | | Inverness | 15 February 1983 (aged 30) | 53 | 7 | 9 | 0 | Watford | 1 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 11 | Craig Conway | LW/RW | | Irvine | 2 May 1985 (aged 28) | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Dundee United | 23 June 2011 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 13 | Kim Bo-Kyung | AM/RW/LW |  | Gurye | 6 October 1989 (aged 23) | – | – | 14 | 2 | Cerezo Osaka | 27 July 2012 | £2,000,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 16 | Craig Noone | LW/RW | | Kirkby | 17 November 1987 (aged 25) | – | – | – | – | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 August 2012 | £1,000,000 | 30 June 2016 |
| 17 | Aron Gunnarsson | DM/RB |  | Akureyri | 22 April 1988 (aged 25) | 50 | 5 | 28 | 0 | Coventry City | 8 July 2011 | £350,000 | 30 June 2016 |
| 18 | Jordon Mutch | CM/LM | | Alvaston | 2 December 1991 (aged 21) | – | – | – | – | Birmingham City | 22 June 2012 | £2,000,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 19 | Kadeem Harris | LW/RW | | Westminster | 29 May 1993 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 January 2012 | £150,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 21 | Joe Ralls | CM/LM/LB | | Aldershot | 13 October 1992 (aged 20) | 14 | 1 | – | – | Academy | 30 September 2011 | Trainee | Undisclosed |
| 24 | Simon Lappin | LM/LB | | Glasgow | 25 January 1983 (aged 30) | – | – | – | – | Norwich City | 29 January 2013 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 37 | Stephen McPhail | CM/LM |  | Westminster | 9 December 1979 (aged 33) | 220 | 3 | 10 | 1 | Barnsley | 13 June 2006 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Etien Velikonja | CF |  | Šempeter pri Gorici | 26 December 1988 (aged 24) | – | – | 2 | 0 | Maribor | 25 July 2012 | £1,574,373 | 30 June 2016 |
| 14 | Tommy Smith | RW/LW/CF | | Hemel Hempstead | 22 May 1980 (aged 33) | – | – | – | – | Queens Park Rangers | 24 August 2012 | £300,000 | 30 June 2014 |
| 15 | Rudy Gestede | CF |  | Essey-lès-Nancy  | 10 October 1988 (aged 24) | 31 | 3 | – | – | Metz | 26 July 2011 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
| 20 | Joe Mason | CF/LW | | Plymouth | 13 May 1991 (aged 22) | 46 | 12 | – | – | Plymouth Argyle | 10 July 2011 | £250,000 | 30 June 2016 |
| 22 | Heiðar Helguson | CF | | Dalvík | 22 August 1977 (aged 35) | – | – | 55 | 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2013 |
| 23 | Nicky Maynard | CF | | Winsford | 11 December 1986 (aged 26) | – | – | – | – | West Ham United | 31 August 2012 | £2,500,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 27 | Fraizer Campbell | CF/LW | | Huddersfield | 13 September 1987 (aged 25) | – | – | 1 | 0 | Sunderland | 21 January 2013 | £650,000 | 30 June 2016 |
| 28 | Rhys Healey | CF | | Manchester | 6 December 1994 (aged 18) | – | – | – | – | Gap Connah's Quay | 28 January 2013 | £25,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 33 | Nathaniel Jarvis | CF |  | Cardiff | 20 October 1991 (aged 21) | 1 | 1 | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 |
| 34 | Jesse Darko | RW/CF |  | 13 March 1993 (aged 20) | – | – | – | – | Academy | 1 July 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2013 | |
| 39 | Craig Bellamy | LW/CF | | Cardiff | 13 July 1979 (aged 33) | 35 | 11 | 69 | 19 | Liverpool | 10 August 2012 | Free | 30 June 2014 |
Statistics[edit]
- As of 4 May 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | SCO | David Marshall | 46 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | SCO | Kevin McNaughton | 28 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Andrew Taylor | 43 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | SVK | Filip Kiss | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Mark Hudson | 33 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Ben Turner | 31 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Peter Whittingham | 40 | 8 | 37+3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | SCO | Don Cowie | 24 | 2 | 15+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | SVN | Etien Velikonja | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | SCO | Craig Conway | 28 | 2 | 21+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | ENG | Matthew Connolly | 36 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | KOR | Kim Bo-Kyung | 28 | 2 | 20+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | FW | ENG | Tommy Smith | 23 | 1 | 18+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | BEN | Rudy Gestede | 27 | 5 | 5+22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | ENG | Craig Noone | 31 | 7 | 25+6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | ISL | Aron Gunnarsson | 45 | 8 | 35+10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | ENG | Jordon Mutch | 23 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG | Kadeem Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | IRL | Joe Mason | 29 | 6 | 12+16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ENG | Joe Ralls | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | FW | ISL | Heiðar Helguson | 39 | 9 | 27+11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 23 | FW | ENG | Nicky Maynard | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | SCO | Simon Lappin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | ENG | Fraizer Campbell | 12 | 7 | 9+3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | FW | WAL | Rhys Healey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | GK | ENG | Elliot Parish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | ENG | Ben Nugent | 14 | 1 | 7+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 32 | GK | ENG | Joe Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 35 | DF | ENG | Adedeji Oshilaja | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | IRL | Stephen McPhail | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | WAL | Tommy O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 39 | FW | WAL | Craig Bellamy | 33 | 4 | 28+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | DF | ENG | Luke Coulson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | DF | WAL | Declan John | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 45 | MF | WAL | Theo Wharton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players currently out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 33 | FW | WAL | Nathaniel Jarvis (at Kidderminster Harriers) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | FW | AUT | Jesse Darko (at AFC Wimbledon) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players featured for club who have left: | |||||||||||||
| 25 | DF | ENG | Leon Barnett (on loan from Norwich City) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF |  TUR | Kerim Frei (on loan from Fulham) | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | DF |  ISR | Dekel Keinan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF |  GLP | Kevin Sainte-Luce | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Captains[edit]
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DF | Mark Hudson | | 32 | Club captain |
| 39 | FW | Craig Bellamy | | 8 | |
| 3 | DF | Andrew Taylor | | 3 | |
| 7 | MF | Peter Whittingham | | 3 | |
| 37 | MF | Stephen McPhail | | 2 |
Last updated: 4 May 2013
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.
Goalscorers[edit]
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Disciplinary record[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | | | | | | | |||
| 1 | GK | David Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Kevin McNaughton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Andrew Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Mark Hudson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Ben Turner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Peter Whittingham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Don Cowie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Etien Velikonja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Craig Conway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Matthew Connolly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Kim Bo-Kyung | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Tommy Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Craig Noone | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Aron Gunnarsson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Jordon Mutch | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Joe Mason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Heiðar Helguson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Simon Lappin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Leon Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | Ben Nugent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Adedeji Oshilaja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Kevin Sainte-Luce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Craig Bellamy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 72 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 3 | ||
Penalties[edit]
| Suspensions served[edit]
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International Call-ups[edit]
- As of 10 June 2013
| No. | P | Name | Country | Level | Caps | Goals | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | David Marshall | Scotland | Senior | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF | Filip Kiss | Slovakia | U21 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | Don Cowie | Scotland | Senior | 1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | Etien Velikonja | Slovenia | Senior | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | Craig Conway | Scotland | Senior | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | Kim Bo-Kyung | South Korea | Olympic Team | 5 | 1 | Won bronze in Olympics | |
| 13 | MF | Kim Bo-Kyung | South Korea | Senior | 3 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW | Rudy Gestede | Benin | Senior | 2 | 2 | ||
| 17 | MF | Aron Gunnarsson | Iceland | Senior | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | Darcy Blake | Wales | Senior | 1 | 0 | |||
| MF | Kerim Frei | Turkey | Senior | 1 | 0 | |||
| 39 | FW | Craig Bellamy | Wales | Senior | 4 | 0 |
Contracts[edit]
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | GK | | Tom Heaton | 26 | Rejected | 3 years | June 2015 | BBC Sport |
| 1 | GK | | David Marshall | 27 | Signed | 3 years | June 2015 | Official site |
| 23 | DF | | Darcy Blake | 23 | Rejected | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | BBC Sport |
| 7 | MF | | Peter Whittingham | 27 | Signed | 3 years | June 2015 | Cardiff City FC |
| 3 | DF | | Andrew Taylor | 26 | Signed | 4 years | June 2016 | BBC Sport |
| 6 | DF | | Ben Turner | 24 | Signed | 4 years | June 2016 | Cardiff City FC |
| 31 | DF | | Ben Nugent | 20 | Signed | 3 1/2 years | June 2016 | Cardiff City FC |
| 17 | MF | | Aron Gunnarsson | 23 | Signed | 3 years | June 2016 | BBC Sport |
Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | GK | | Joe Lewis | 24 | EU | Peterborough United | Free | Summer | 20151 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 4 | MF | | Filip Kiss | 21 | EU | Slovan Bratislava | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £500,000 | South Wales Echo |
| 18 | MF | | Jordon Mutch | 20 | EU | Birmingham City | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | £2,000,0002 | Cardiff City FC |
| 9 | FW | | Etien Velikonja | 23 | EU | Maribor | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £1,574,3733 | BBC Sport |
| 13 | MF | | Kim Bo-Kyung | 22 | Non-EU | Cerezo Osaka  | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | £2,000,000 | Sky Sports |
| 22 | FW | | Heiðar Helguson | 34 | EU | Queens Park Rangers | Free | Summer | 2013 | Free4 | Cardiff City FC |
| 39 | FW | | Craig Bellamy | 33 | EU | Liverpool | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | BBC Sport |
| 12 | DF | | Matthew Connolly | 24 | EU | Queens Park Rangers | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | £500,000 | BBC Sport |
| 14 | FW | | Tommy Smith | 32 | EU | Queens Park Rangers | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | £300,0005 | Cardiff City FC |
| 16 | MF | | Craig Noone | 24 | EU | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £1,000,000 | BBC Sport |
| 23 | FW | | Nicky Maynard | 25 | EU | West Ham United | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | £2,500,000 | BBC Sport |
| 44 | MF |  | Ibrahim Mansaray | 19 | EU | Free agent | Free | 2013 | Free | South Wales Echo | |
| 40 | DF | | Luke Coulson | 18 | EU | Manchester City | Free | 2013 | Free | Cardiff City FC | |
| MF | | Ronnie Hawkins | 18 | EU | Tottenham Hotspur | Free | 2013 | Free | Cardiff City FC | ||
| 27 | FW | | Fraizer Campbell | 25 | EU | Sunderland | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | £650,000 | BBC Sport |
| 28 | FW | | Rhys Healey | 18 | EU | Connah's Quay Nomads | Transfer | Winter | 2015 | £25,0006 | Cardiff City FC |
| 24 | MF | | Simon Lappin | 30 | EU | Norwich City | Free transfer | Winter | 2014 | Free | BBC Sport |
- Total spending:
~ £10,049,373
- Notes
1Although Cardiff didn't specify a contract length, South Wales Echo reported the contract to be three years ending in 2015.[32]
2Although neither club stated a transfer fee, the South Wales Echo reported the fee to be in the excess of a £2,000,000.[33]
3Although officially undisclosed, Zlatko Zahovič, director of Maribor confirmed the fee to be around €2 million (£1,573,373), a record in Slovenian football.[34]
4Although officially undisclosed South Wales Echo reported the transfer to be a free transfer.[16]
5Although officially undisclosed South Wales Echo reported the fee to be £300,000.[35]
6Although officially undisclosed South Wales Echo reported the fee to be £25,000.[36]
Loans in[edit]
| No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | MF | Kerim Frei | | 19 | Fulham | 26 October | 22 November | BBC Sport | Fulham Chronicle |
| 24 | MF | Simon Lappin | | 29 | Norwich City | 21 November | 2 January | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 25 | DF | Leon Barnett | | 27 | Norwich City | 14 March | 23 April | BBC Sport | Cardiff City Official Site |
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.
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.
Out[edit]
| N | P | Name | Country | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | DF | Alex Evans | | 21 | Contract ended | Oxford United | Summer | Free | 1 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 22 | GK | Tom Heaton | | 26 | Contract ended | Bristol City | Summer | Free | 64 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 21 | DF | Jonathan Meades | | 20 | Contract ended | Bournemouth | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 18 | DF | Lee Naylor | | 32 | Contract ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 36 | 2 | BBC Sport |
| 14 | DF | Paul Quinn | | 26 | Contract ended | Doncaster Rovers | Summer | Free | 61 | 1 | BBC Sport |
| 30 | GK | Jordan Santiago |  | 21 | Contract ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 | Sky Sports |
| 28 | MF | Aaron Wildig | | 20 | Contract ended | Shrewsbury Town | Summer | Free | 21 | 1 | BBC Sport |
| 24 | MF | Solomon Taiwo |  | 27 | Contract ended | Mansfield Town | Summer | Free | 12 | 0 | Mansfield Town FC |
| 16 | FW | Jon Parkin | | 30 | Contract terminated | Fleetwood Town | Summer | Free | 15 | 2 | BBC Sport |
| 9 | FW | Kenny Miller | | 32 | Transfer | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Summer | Undisclosed | 50 | 11 | Official Site |
| 27 | DF | Anthony Gerrard | | 26 | Transfer | Huddersfield Town | Summer | £350,0001 | 74 | 4 | Huddersfield Town FC |
| 23 | DF | Darcy Blake | | 23 | Transfer | Crystal Palace | Summer | £350,000 | 118 | 0 | South Wales Echo |
| 33 | MF | Ibrahim Farah | | 20 | Contract terminated | Free agent | Summer | Free | 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | Dekel Keinan | | 27 | Contract terminated | Maccabi Haifa | Summer | Free | 24 | 2 | Jerusalem Post |
| 26 | MF | Kevin Sainte-Luce | | 19 | Contract terminated | AFC Wimbledon | Winter | Free | 1 | 0 | BBC Sport |
| 10 | FW | Robert Earnshaw |  | 31 | Transfer | Toronto FC | Undisclosed | 227 | 109 | Sky Sports |
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.
- Total income:
~ £1,263,200
- Notes
1Both sides published the fee as undisclosed, but BBC Sport reported the transfer to be worth £350,000.[37]
Loans out[edit]
| No. | P | Name | Country | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended | Start source | End source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | GK | Elliot Parish | | 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 September | 25 September | BBC Sport | Wycombe Wanderers FC |
| 10 | FW | Robert Earnshaw | | 31 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 20 September | 4 January | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 33 | FW | Nathaniel Jarvis | | 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 20 November | 5 January | BBC Sport | BBC Sport |
| 33 | FW | Nathaniel Jarvis | | 21 | Kidderminster Harriers | 31 January | 31 May | BBC Sport | |
| 34 | FW | Jesse Darko | | 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 February | 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.
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Fixtures & Results[edit]
Pre-season[edit]
| 28 July | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Koroma  26' | report | Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1519 |
| 31 July | Cheltenham Town | 0–4 | Cardiff City | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 BST | report | 28' Taylor 30' Earnshaw 43' Conway 50' Whittingham | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| 4 August | Oxford United | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Potter 74' | report | 16' Whittingham 62' Kiss | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,809 |
| 7 August | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Bournemouth |
| 19:45 BST | Wakefield 36' | Report | 40' Whittingham 53' Helguson | Stadium: Dean Court |
| 11 August | Cardiff City | 4–1 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 BST | Gunnarsson 16', 26' Ralls 20'Velikonja 72' | Report | 50' Ameobi | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium |
Championship[edit]
| 17 August 2012 1 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff |
| 19:45 BST | Whittingham 73' Cowie  Mason  78'Mutch Kiss 85'Hudson 90+1' | Report | 52' Clayton 58' Southern 90+2' Arfield Gerrard 90+4' Scannell Spencer 90+5' Gerrard | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,127 Referee: Roger East |
| 21 August 2012 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Brighton |
| 19:45 BST | Barnes LuaLua 63' Noone Vicente 82'Dicker Harley 82' | Report | 17' Mutch 46' Mutch Mason 72' Bellamy Conway 77' Helguson Velikonja | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 25,518 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 25 August 2012 3 | Bristol City | 4–2 | Cardiff City | Bristol |
| 13:00 BST | Pearson 32' Woolford 45+1', 70'Stead Baldock 64'Taylor Elliott 74'Adomah Davies 84'Baldock 87' | Report | 46' Gunnarsson Mason 57' Mason 75' Smith Velikonja 80' Mutch Ralls 82' Helguson 90+4' Velikonja | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,368 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 2 September 2012 4 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cardiff |
| 14:00 BST | Whittingham 11' (pen), 14', 65' Mutch 18'Mutch Gunnarsson 58'Maynard Mason 68'Noone Cowie 73' | Report | 10' Sako 49' Ebanks-Blake 73' Zubar Stearman 73' Edwards Nouble 83' Peszko Forde | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,020 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
| 15 September 2012 5 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Leeds United | Cardiff |
| 15:00 BST | Smith 39' Noone Bellamy 64'Bellamy 67'Whittingham 73' (pen)Mutch Gunnarsson 76'Maynard Cowie 83' | Report | 5' McCormack Varney 38' Austin 46' Drury Diouf 67' Tonge 77' Austin 83' Varney Poleon | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,836 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 18 September 2012 6 | Millwall | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Millwall |
| 19:45 BST | Dunne 48' Lowry 49'Henderson Wood 57'Wright C Taylor 57'Henry Batt 78' | Report | 53' Whittingham 55' Noone 67' Smith 67' Maynard Helguson 74' McNaughton 79' Noone Kim | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,295 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 22 September 2012 7 | Crystal Palace | 3–2 | Cardiff City | London |
| 15:00 BST | Ramage Ward 29' Zaha 45+2'Murray 52' (pen), 62' (72), pen' | Report | 13' 66' Gunnarsson 15' Cowie 35' McNaughton 75' Cowie Noone 81' Bellamy Mason 88' Smith Kim 90+2' Kim | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,757 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 29 September 2012 8 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Blackpool | Cardiff |
| 15:00 BST | Connolly 17', 57' Smith Mason 25'Whittingham 27'Bellamy Kim 72'Helguson Cowie 80'Hudson 90'Cowie 90+4' | Report | 58' Sylvestre Delfouneso 59' Robertson Osbourne 60' Dicko Eccleston 61' Crainey 75' Evatt | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,216 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 2 October 2012 9 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Birmingham City | Cardiff |
| 19:45 BST | Bellamy 39' Hudson 53' 57'Bellamy 71'Bellamy Cowie 79'Noone Kim 84' | Report | 52' Packwood Hurst 54' Lita 56' Davies 66' Lita King 74' Løvenkrands Redmond | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,278 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 6 October 2012 10 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Ipswich |
| 17:20 BST | Drury 42' Campbell 45+1'Campbell Scotland 59'Wellens Luongo 73'Murphy Bilel 90' | Report | 55' Noone Conway 63', 88' Helguson 64' Mason Gestede 90' McNaughton Turner | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,434 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 20 October 2012 11 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Reid 26' Ayala 27'Cox 45+2'Cox Majewski 46'Sharp 47'Guedioura 58'  84'Reid Moussi 74'Majewski Moloney 88' | Report | 45' Connolly 62' Craig Conway Noone 65' Gunnarsson Gestede 74' Helguson 81' McNaughton Mason 90' Hudson | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,491 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 23 October 2012 12 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Watford | Cardiff |
| 19:45 BST | Bellamy Mason 46' Hudson 56'Whittingham 71' (pen)Turner Gestede 73'Smith Gunnarsson 84'Gunnarsson 90+1' | Report | 18' Cassetti 28' Hoban 34' 72' Chalobah 60' Vydra Anya 64' Pudil 70' Yeates 71' Cassetti Thompson 73' Geigo Deeney | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,077 Referee: Mark Heywood |
| 27 October 2012 13 | Cardiff City | 4–0 | Burnley | Cardiff |
| 15:00 BST | Mason 3' Noone 41'Helguson Gestede 63'Kim Gunnarsson 78'Connolly 82'Noone Frei 83'Gunnarsson 85' | Report | 46' Stanislas Vokes 53' Mills 72' Paterson Ings 78' Stock Stewart | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,191 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 3 November 2012 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Cardiff City | Bolton |
| 15:00 GMT | Pratley Petrov 57' Warnock 60'K Davies N'Gog 63'Petrov 69' (pen)Lee 69'N'Gog 74' 84' 90+1'Lee Ream 79' | Report | 34' Connolly 40' Noone 63' Helguson Gestede 70' Kim Gunnarsson 83' Mason Frei | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 17,304 Referee: Tony Bates |
| 6 November 2012 15 | Charlton Athletic | 5–4 | Cardiff City | London |
| 19:45 GMT | Pritchard 32' Jackson 39', 45+2'Stephens 54' 86'Haynes 59'Morrison 60'Hulse 65'Haynes Wright-Phillips 68'Solly 73'Stephens Hollands 90' | 4' Helguson 24' Mason 44' Connolly 60' Taylor 65' Cowie Gunnarsson 65' Frei Kim 73' Helguson Gestede 83' Turner 90+2' Noone 90+5' Gunnarsson | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,764 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 10 November 2012 16 | Cardiff City | 2–1 | Hull City | Cardiff |
| 15:00 GMT | Helguson 3' McNaughton Kiss 19'Kiss Ralls 46'Kim 60'Helguson Gestede 66'Turner 71'Hudson 82' | 56' Simpson Meyler 56' McShane Brady 75' Quinn McLean 90' Koren | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,058 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 17 November 2012 17 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Cardiff |
| 15:00 GMT | Turner Nugent 14' Connolly 19'Taylor Ralls 25'Whittingham 55'Gunnarsson Bellamy 61' |