2011–12 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

2011–12 season
Chairman	Datuk Chan Tien Ghee
Manager	Malky Mackay
Stadium	Cardiff City Stadium
Championship	6th
FA Cup	Third round (eliminated by West Bromwich Albion)
League Cup	Runners-up (by Liverpool)
Top goalscorer	League: Peter Whittingham (12) All: Peter Whittingham (13)
Highest home attendance	League: 25,109 vs. Leeds United, 21 April 2012 All: 25,652 vs. Crystal Palace, 24 January 2012
Lowest home attendance	League: 20,366 vs. Hull City, 13 March 2012 All: 6,829 vs. Huddersfield Town, 23 August 2011
Average home league attendance	League: 22,139 All: 22,139
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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.

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

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

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

15 July Friendly	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Cardiff City	Coria del Río
19:30 CEST		Report	Gestede 25'	Stadium: Guadalquivir Referee: Barea Gonzalez (Spain)

Cardiff City v Celtic

20 July Friendly	Cardiff City	0–1	Celtic	Cardiff
19:45 BST		Report	Stokes 34'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 10,000

Bournemouth v Cardiff City

23 July Friendly	Bournemouth	2–1	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
13:00 BST	Malone 8' Lovell 53'	Report	Taylor 58'	Stadium: Dean Court

Yeovil Town v Cardiff City

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

August–September

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

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

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]

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

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

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

Standings

Result round by round

Kit

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Sponsor(s): Malaysia

Home

Home Alternate

Away

Away Alternate

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Third

GK Home

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Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Squad

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

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

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.

No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 1 GK David Marshall 48 Tom Heaton has 9 starts 2 RB Kevin McNaughton 46 Darcy Blake has 14 starts 5 CB Mark Hudson 43 Anthony Gerrard has 22 starts 25 CB Ben Turner 42 3 LB Andrew Taylor 51 Lee Naylor has 5 starts 17 DM Aron Gunnarsson 47 Stephen McPhail has 16 starts 8 RM Don Cowie 51 11 LM Craig Conway 33 Filip Kiss has 16 starts 7 AM Peter Whittingham 53 20 ST Joe Mason 30 Rudy Gestede has 9 starts 9 ST Kenny Miller 47 Robert Earnshaw has 10 starts

Marshall Hudson Turner McNaughton Taylor Gunnarsson Whittingham Cowie Conway Mason Miller

Captains

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 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 13 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 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 Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed 25 October 1 Anthony Gerrard 5× Leeds United (A) Key: (H) = League Home, (A) = League Away, (FA) = FA Cup, (CC) = League Cup International call-ups 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 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 In 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 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. Out 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 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 Championship West Ham United v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Bristol City 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 Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion 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 Burnley v Cardiff City 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 Portsmouth v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers 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 Blackpool v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Leicester City 25 September 8 Cardiff City 0–0 Leicester City Cardiff 15:00 BST report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,154 Referee: Mark Haywood Cardiff City v Southampton 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 Hull City v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Ipswich Town 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 Peterborough United v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Barnsley 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 Leeds United v Cardiff City 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 Derby County v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Crystal Palace 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 Reading v Cardiff City 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 Coventry City v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest 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 Cardiff City v Birmingham City 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 Millwall v Cardiff City 10 December 21 Millwall 0–0 Cardiff City London 15:00 GMT report Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,314 Referee: Gavin Ward Cardiff City v Middlesbrough 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 Watford v Cardiff City 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 Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Reading 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 Doncaster Rovers v Cardiff City 14 January 26 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Cardiff City Doncaster 15:00 GMT report Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,834 Referee: Oliver Langford Cardiff City v Portsmouth 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 Southampton v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Blackpool 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 Leicester City v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Peterborough United 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 Ipswich Town v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Hull City 25 February Cardiff City – Postponed due to League Cup Final Hull City Cardiff 15:00 GMT Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff City v West Ham United 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 Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City 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 Bristol City v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Hull City 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 Cardiff City v Burnley 18 March 37 Cardiff City 0–0 Burnley Cardiff 15:00 GMT report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,276 Referee: Iain Williamson Cardiff City v Coventry City 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 Birmingham City v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Millwall 31 March 40 Cardiff City 0–0 Millwall Cardiff 12:30 GMT report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,259 Referee: Andrew Bates Middlesbrough v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Watford 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 Barnsley v Cardiff City 14 April 43 Barnsley 0–1 Cardiff City Barnsley 15:00 BST report 69' Lawrence Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,122 Referee: Geoff Eltrigham Cardiff City v Derby County 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 Cardiff City v Leeds United 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 Crystal Palace v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v West Ham United 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 West Ham United v Cardiff City 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 West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City 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 Oxford United v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town 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 Cardiff City v Leicester City 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 Cardiff City v Burnley 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 Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers 29 November Quarter Finals Cardiff City 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff 19:45 GMT Miller 19' Gerrard 50' report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,436 Referee: Martin Atkinson Crystal Palace v Cardiff City 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 Cardiff City v Crystal Palace 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 Cardiff City v Liverpool 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 Summary Games played 57 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 2 Play-offs) Games won 24 (19 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Games drawn 20 (18 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Games lost 13 (9 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Play-offs) Goals scored 84 (66 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 16 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Goals conceded 70 (53 Championship, 4 FA Cup, 9 League Cup, 4 Play-offs) Goal difference +14 Clean sheets 18 (15 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Yellow cards 76 (58 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 15 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Red cards 0 (0 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Play-offs) Worst discipline Mark Hudson (8 yellows, 0 red) Best result 3–0 vs Derby County (A) Worst result 0–3 vs Hull City (H) & Ipswich Town (A) Most appearances Peter Whittingham (55) Top scorer Peter Whittingham (13 goals) Points 75 Score overview Opposition Home score Away score Double Barnsley 5–3 1–0 Yes Birmingham City 1–0 1–1 No Blackpool 1–3 1–1 No Brighton & Hove Albion 1–3 2–2 No Bristol City 3–1 2–1 Yes Burnley 0–0 1–1 No Coventry City 2–2 1–1 No Crystal Palace 2–0 2–1 Yes Derby County 1–0 3–0 Yes Doncaster Rovers 2–0 0–0 No Hull City 0–3 1–2 No Ipswich Town 2–2 0–3 No Leeds United 1–1 1–1 No Leicester City 0–0 1–2 No Middlesbrough 2–3 2–1 No Millwall 0–0 0–0 No Nottingham Forest 1–0 1–0 Yes Peterborough United 3–1 3–4 No Portsmouth 3–2 1–1 No Reading 3–1 2–1 Yes Southampton 2–1 1–1 No Watford 1–1 1–1 No West Ham United 0–2 1–0 No Honours Club Football League Cup Runners up Individual Football League Championship Manager of the Month: November – Malky Mackay[53] Football League Awards Football League Player of the Year: Peter Whittingham (nominated) Football League Goal of the Year: Peter Whittingham's goal vs Barnsley, 13 March 2011 End-of-season awards Player of the Year Peter Whittingham Young Player of the Year Joe Mason Clubman of the Year Stephen McPhail Goal of the Season Mark Hudson vs Derby County, 17 Apr Moment of the Year Ben Turner's goal vs Liverpool, 26 Feb Source: South Wales Echo[permanent dead link] Team of the Week Date Player(s) 13/14 August Mark Hudson 27/28 August[permanent dead link] Peter Whittingham 10/11 September Anthony Gerrard 17 September Don Cowie 22/23 October Aron Gunnarsson 5 November Andrew Taylor 19/20 November[permanent dead link] Peter Whittingham 25/26 November Andrew Taylor 3/4 December[dead link] Kevin McNaughton 10 December David Marshall 2/3 January[permanent dead link] Aron Gunnarsson 21 January[permanent dead link] Craig Conway, Kenny Miller References ^ "Cardiff City sack manager Dave Jones". 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