List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons

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Cardiff City Football Club, a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales, was founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C. by members of Riverside Cricket Club.[1] The club's first year was made up of friendlies before they were admitted to the Cardiff & District League in 1900 and later the South Wales Amateur League in 1907. The following year, the club were granted permission to adopt the name Cardiff City, having been denied the previous year as they were deemed not to be playing at a high enough level,[1] and moved into the English football league system for the first time by joining Division Two of the Southern Football League.[2] They won promotion to Division One in the 1912–13 season and remained there until 1920, playing just three seasons during this time due to the outbreak of the First World War when league football was abandoned. In 1920, they were elected to The Football League, joining the Second Division for one season, winning promotion in their first season after finishing second.[3] The club also competed regularly in the Welsh Cup, winning the trophy 22 times during their history, second only to Wrexham's 23,[4] before they were denied entrance into the competition from 1995 onward by the Football Association of Wales, along with all other clubs playing in the English league pyramid.[5][6]

The following decade is regarded as the most successful in the club's history as they finished second during the 1923–24 season, losing out on winning the league title on the goal average system used at the time to Huddersfield Town. During this period, they reached two FA Cup finals, losing 1–0 to Sheffield United in 1925 before returning to the final two years later, beating Arsenal 1–0 at Wembley Stadium in 1927.[7][8] They also won the FA Charity Shield after beating amateur side Corinthians 2–1.[9] Cardiff remain the only non-English side to have ever won the FA Cup or FA Charity Shield.[7]

Cardiff City's league positions between 1920 and 2023

Cardiff were relegated for the first time in their history in 1929 and entered a period of decline, dropping into the third tier two years later. The club did manage to return to the top tier in 1952, but their relegation in 1962 led to a decline in the club's fortunes that saw them outside the top division for 51 years, the longest absence in the club's history, not returning until 2013.[10] Relegation from Division Two in the 1984–85 season saw the club enter a downward period that culminated with their joint lowest ever finish in the Football League, 22nd in the fourth tier in the 1995–96 season.[3][11]

In 2000, the club was purchased by Lebanese businessman Sam Hammam, who invested money into the side and saw them rise from the fourth tier to the second tier in just three seasons.[12][13] Although Hammam left the club in 2006, they continued their progress, reaching the Football League Championship play-offs for three consecutive seasons between 2009 and 2012, suffering defeat on all three occasions. The following season, under the ownership of new owner Vincent Tan, they finished first in the Championship, winning promotion back into the top tier for the first time since 1962.[14] However, they suffered relegation in their only season and returned to the Championship.[3]

As of the end of the 2021–22 season, the club had spent 17 seasons in the top tier of English football, 48 in the second, 20 in the third and 10 in the fourth.[3] This list details their achievements in first-team competitions, and records their top goalscorer, for each completed season since their first appearance in the English football pyramid as members of the Southern Football League in 1910–11. Due to the unavailability of complete statistics, seasons prior to 1910 in the amateur Welsh leagues are not included.

Key[edit]

Key to colours and symbols:

1st or W Winners
2nd or RU Runners-up
Promoted
Relegated
* Promoted via play-offs
Top league scorer in Cardiff's division

Seasons[edit]

Season League[3][15] FA Cup[16] League Cup[3][a] Welsh
Cup
[3][b]
Other[3][18][19] Top scorer(s)[c] Average Home Attendance[d]
Division[e] Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Competition Result Player(s) Goals
1910–11 SL Div 2 22 12 4 6 48 29 28 4th 1QR 2R Richard Peake 19
1911–12 SL Div 2 26 15 4 7 55 26 34 3rd 2QR W Harry Featherstone 16
1912–13 SL Div 2 ↑ 24 18 5 1 54 14 41 1st 5QR SF John Burton 16
1913–14 SL Div 1 38 13 12 13 46 42 38 10th n/a[f] 3R George West 10
1914–15 SL Div 1 38 21 7 10 72 38 48 3rd 1R 3R[g] George West 13
1915–19 The Southern League was suspended until after the First World War.
1919–20 SL Div 1 42 18 17 7 70 43 53 4th 3R W Arthur Cashmore 14
1920–21 Div 2[h] 42 24 10 8 59 32 58 2nd SF n/a[i] Jimmy Gill 20 28,000
1921–22 Div 1 42 19 10 13 61 53 48 4th QF W Len Davies 30 27,500
1922–23 Div 1 42 18 7 17 73 59 43 9th 3R W Len Davies 28 28,238
1923–24 Div 1 42 22 13 7 61 34 57 2nd[j] QF 5R Len Davies 24 29,324
1924–25 Div 1 42 16 11 15 56 51 43 11th RU 5R Len Davies 22 21,238
1925–26 Div 1 42 16 7 19 61 76 39 16th 4R 5R Hughie Ferguson 21 17,946
1926–27 Div 1 42 16 9 17 55 65 41 14th W W Hughie Ferguson 31 15,424
1927–28 Div 1 42 17 10 15 70 80 44 6th 5R W FA Charity Shield W[k] Hughie Ferguson 25 15,607
1928–29 Div 1 ↓ 42 8 13 21 43 59 29 22nd 3R RU Hughie Ferguson 15 14,880
1929–30 Div 2 42 18 8 16 61 59 44 8th 4R W[l] Len Davies 15 12,944
1930–31 Div 2 ↓ 42 8 9 25 47 87 25 22nd 3R SF Walter Robbins 12 8,267
1931–32 Div 3S 42 19 8 15 87 73 46 9th 1R 6R Jimmy McCambridge 28 7,684
1932–33 Div 3S 42 12 7 23 69 99 31 19th 1R SF Jimmy McCambridge 18 7,008
1933–34 Div 3S 42 9 6 27 57 105 24 22nd[m] 1R 6R Third Division South Cup 1R Jim Henderson
Eli Postin
13 7,959
1934–35 Div 3S 42 13 9 20 62 82 35 19th 1R 7R Third Division South Cup 2R Reg Keating 19 9,908
1935–36 Div 3S 42 13 10 19 60 73 36 20th 1R 7R Third Division South Cup 1R Reg Keating 11 9,528
1936–37 Div 3S 42 14 7 21 54 87 35 18th 3R 6R Third Division South Cup 2R George Walton 9 15,661
1937–38 Div 3S 42 15 12 15 67 54 42 10th 3R 6R Third Division South Cup 2R Jimmy Collins 28 20,009
1938–39 Div 3S 42 15 11 16 61 65 41 13th 4R RU Third Division South Cup 2R[n] Jimmy Collins 21 14,107
1939–40 Div 3S 3 2 0 1 5 5 4 6th[o] 6R[p] Jimmy Collins 4
1939–45 The Football League was suspended until after the Second World War.[q]
1945–46 3R[r] Bryn Allen 1
1946–47 Div 3S ↑ 42 30 6 6 93 30 66 1st 3R 5R Stan Richards 30 28,604
1947–48 Div 2 42 18 11 13 61 58 47 5th 3R 5R Billy Rees 12 37,871
1948–49 Div 2 42 19 13 10 62 47 51 4th 5R SF Ernie Stevenson 14 35,091
1949–50 Div 2 42 16 10 16 41 44 42 10th 5R 7R Elfed Evans 12 28,521
1950–51 Div 2 42 17 16 9 53 45 50 3rd 3R RU Wilf Grant 18 28,888
1951–52 Div 2 ↑ 42 20 11 11 72 54 51 2nd 3R 6R Wilf Grant 27 28,945
1952–53 Div 1 42 14 12 16 54 46 40 12th 3R SF Ken Chisholm 15 37,932
1953–54 Div 1 42 18 8 16 51 71 44 10th 4R SF Wilf Grant 15 32,410
1954–55 Div 1 42 13 11 18 62 76 37 20th 3R SF Trevor Ford 24 24,311
1955–56 Div 1 42 15 9 18 55 69 39 17th 4R W Gerry Hitchens 28 26,631
1956–57 Div 1 ↓ 42 10 9 23 53 88 29 21st 4R 6R Gerry Hitchens 25 20,528
1957–58 Div 2 42 14 9 19 63 77 37 15th 5R 5R Ron Hewitt 15 15,893
1958–59 Div 2 42 18 7 17 65 65 43 9th 4R W Ron Hewitt 17 17,759
1959–60 Div 2 ↑ 42 23 12 7 90 62 57 2nd 3R RU Derek Tapscott 21 24,183
1960–61 Div 1 42 13 11 18 60 85 37 15th 3R 2R SF Derek Tapscott 30 23,390
1961–62 Div 1 ↓ 42 9 14 19 50 81 32 21st 3R 3R SF Dai Ward 21 19,294
1962–63 Div 2 42 18 7 17 83 73 43 10th 3R 2R 6R Peter Hooper 24 15,567
1963–64 Div 2 42 14 10 18 56 81 38 15th 3R 2R RU Mel Charles 17 13,782
1964–65 Div 2 42 13 14 15 64 57 40 13th 3R 2R W Cup Winners' Cup QF Ivor Allchurch 19 10,588
1965–66 Div 2 42 12 10 20 71 91 34 20th 4R SF 5R Cup Winners' Cup 1R George Johnston 23 11,005
1966–67 Div 2 42 12 9 21 61 87 33 20th 4R 2R W Bobby Brown 17 10,258
1967–68 Div 2 42 13 12 17 60 66 38 13th 3R 2R W Cup Winners' Cup SF Peter King 18 13,301
1968–69 Div 2 42 20 7 15 67 54 47 5th 3R 2R W Cup Winners' Cup 1R John Toshack[s] 31 ♦ 16,870
1969–70 Div 2 42 18 13 11 61 41 49 7th 3R 2R W Cup Winners' Cup 2R Brian Clark 28 21,486
1970–71 Div 2 42 20 13 9 64 41 53 3rd 4R 2R W Cup Winners' Cup QF Brian Clark 22 21,575
1971–72 Div 2 42 10 14 18 56 69 34 19th 5R 2R RU Cup Winners' Cup 1R Brian Clark 27 15,539
1972–73 Div 2 42 11 11 20 43 58 33 20th 4R 1R W Andrew McCulloch 19 11,634
1973–74 Div 2 42 10 16 16 49 62 36 17th 3R 2R W Cup Winners' Cup 1R Andrew McCulloch 14 10,678
1974–75 Div 2 ↓ 42 9 14 19 36 62 32 21st 3R 1R RU Cup Winners' Cup 1R Gil Reece 10 9,224
1975–76 Div 3 ↑ 46 22 13 11 69 48 57 2nd 4R 1R W Tony Evans 29 11,696
1976–77 Div 2 42 12 10 20 56 67 34 18th 5R 2R W Cup Winners' Cup 1R Tony Evans 24 12,463
1977–78 Div 2 42 13 12 17 51 71 38 19th 3R 2R SF Cup Winners' Cup 1R John Buchanan 14 8,369
1978–79 Div 2 42 16 10 16 56 70 42 9th 3R 1R 5R Anglo-Scottish Cup GS John Buchanan 18 9,259
1979–80 Div 2 42 16 8 18 41 48 40 15th 3R 2R 4R Ray Bishop
Gary Stevens
11 9,932
1980–81 Div 2 42 12 12 18 44 60 36 19th 3R 3R 4R Peter Kitchen 19 6,770
1981–82 Div 2 ↓[t] 42 12 8 22 45 61 44 20th 3R 1R RU Gary Stevens 18 5,498
1982–83 Div 3 ↑ 46 25 11 10 76 50 86 2nd 2R 2R 3R Jeff Hemmerman 26 7,730
1983–84 Div 2 42 15 6 21 53 66 51 15th 3R 2R 5R Gordon Owen 18 7,016
1984–85 Div 2 ↓ 42 9 8 25 47 79 35 21st 3R 2R 4R Nigel Vaughan 17 4,372
1985–86 Div 3 ↓ 46 12 9 25 53 83 45 22nd 1R 1R SF Associate Members' Cup GS Nigel Vaughan 17 3,433
1986–87 Div 4 46 15 16 15 48 50 61 13th 4R 4R 4R Associate Members' Cup GS Paul Wimbleton 11 3,128
1987–88 Div 4 ↑ 46 24 13 9 66 41 85 2nd 1R 1R W Associate Members' Cup 1R Jimmy Gilligan 25 4,849
1988–89 Div 3 46 14 15 17 44 56 57 16th 3R 2R 5R Jimmy Gilligan 23 4,782
1989–90 Div 3 ↓ 46 12 14 20 57 70 50 21st 3R 1R SF Associate Members' Cup GS Chris Pike 23 3,630
1990–91 Div 4 46 15 15 16 43 54 60 13th 1R 2R 3R Associate Members' Cup GS Chris Pike 16 2,958
1991–92 Div 4 42 17 15 10 66 53 66 9th 1R 1R W Associate Members' Cup 1R Carl Dale
Chris Pike
28 5,665
1992–93 Div 3[u] 42 25 8 9 77 47 83 1st 1R 1R W Phil Stant 18 7,797
1993–94 Div 2 46 13 15 18 66 79 54 19th 5R 1R RU Football League Trophy 2R Phil Stant 22 6,080
1994–95 Div 2 46 9 11 26 46 74 38 22nd 1R 1R RU Phil Stant 15 4,543
1995–96 Div 3 46 11 12 23 41 64 45 22nd 2R 2R Football League Trophy 1R Carl Dale 30 3,420
1996–97 Div 3 46 20 9 17 56 54 69 7th 2R 1R Football League Trophy 2R Steve White 14 3,594
1997–98 Div 3 46 9 23 14 48 52 50 21st 4R 1R Football League Trophy
FAW Premier Cup
1R
Andy Saville 14 3,574
1998–99 Div 3 46 22 14 10 60 39 80 3rd 1R 1R Football League Trophy
FAW Premier Cup
1R
SF
Kevin Nugent 22 7,131
1999–2000 Div 2 46 9 17 20 45 67 44 21st 3R 2R Football League Trophy
FAW Premier Cup
1R
Jason Bowen
Kevin Nugent
17 6,903
2000–01 Div 3 46 23 13 10 95 58 82 2nd 3R 1R Football League Trophy
FAW Premier Cup
1R
QF
Robert Earnshaw 25 7,962
2001–02 Div 2 46 23 14 9 75 50 83 4th[w] 4R 1R Football League Trophy
FAW Premier Cup
2R
Graham Kavanagh 16 12,522
2002–03 Div 2 46 23 12 11 68 43 81 6th*[x] 3R 2R Football League Trophy
FAW Premier Cup
3R
SF
Robert Earnshaw[y] 35 ♦ 13,049
2003–04 Div 1 46 17 14 15 68 58 65 13th 3R 2R FAW Premier Cup SF Robert Earnshaw 26 15,569
2004–05 Champ[z] 46 13 15 18 48 51 54 16th 3R 4R FAW Premier Cup QF Peter Thorne 14 13,029
2005–06 Champ 46 16 12 18 58 59 60 11th 3R 3R FAW Premier Cup QF Cameron Jerome 20 11,802
2006–07 Champ 46 17 13 16 57 53 64 13th 3R 1R FAW Premier Cup SF Michael Chopra 22 15,224
2007–08 Champ 46 16 16 14 59 55 64 12th RU 4R FAW Premier Cup SF Joe Ledley
Paul Parry
11 13,939
2008–09 Champ 46 26 17 10 65 53 74 7th 4R 3R Ross McCormack 23 18,449
2009–10 Champ 46 22 10 14 73 54 76 4th[aa] 5R 3R Peter Whittingham[ab] 25 ♦ 19,413
2010–11 Champ 46 23 11 12 76 54 80 4th[ac] 3R 2R Jay Bothroyd 20 22,091
2011–12 Champ 46 19 18 9 66 53 75 6th[ad] 3R RU Peter Whittingham 13 22,139
2012–13 Champ ↑ 46 25 12 9 72 45 87 1st 3R 1R Heiðar Helguson 9 22,296
2013–14 Prem 38 7 9 22 40 74 30 20th 5R 2R Fraizer Campbell 9 27,430
2014–15 Champ 46 16 14 16 57 61 62 11th 4R 3R Kenwyne Jones 11 20,945
2015–16 Champ 46 17 17 12 56 51 68 8th 3R 2R Anthony Pilkington 9 16,463
2016–17 Champ 46 16 11 18 57 61 59 12th 3R 1R Kenneth Zohore 12 16,564
2017–18 Champ ↑ 46 27 8 10 69 39 90 2nd 4R 2R Junior Hoilett 11 20,164
2018–19 Prem 38 10 4 24 34 69 34 18th 3R 2R Víctor Camarasa
Bobby Reid
5 31,229
2019–20 Champ 46 19 16 11 68 58 73 5th[ae] 4R 2R Lee Tomlin 9 20,738
2020–21 Champ 46 18 14 14 66 49 68 8th 3R 1R Kieffer Moore 20 0[af]
2021–22 Champ 46 15 8 23 50 68 53 18th 3R 2R Aden Flint 6 18,869
2022–23 Champ 46 13 10 23 41 58 49 21st 3R 1R Sory Kaba 8 19,455

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Football League Cup was founded in the 1960–61 season[17]
  2. ^ Cardiff City were denied entry to the competition from 1995 onward along with all other Welsh clubs playing in the English pyramid system.[6]
  3. ^ Goals in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, EFL Trophy, European, Welsh Cup and Football League Third Division South Cup) are counted
  4. ^ Home league matches only are counted
  5. ^ Divisions are sorted according to their level within the English football league system at the time.
  6. ^ Cardiff City did not enter the FA Cup during the 1913–14 season[3]
  7. ^ Cardiff City entered the competition in the third round, being drawn against Pontypridd Town, but withdrew from the tournament, handing the opposition a walkover victory.[20]
  8. ^ Cardiff were invited to join The Football League in 1920[21]
  9. ^ Cardiff City entered their reserve side in the Welsh Cup for the 1920–21 season.[22]
  10. ^ Cardiff City finished second to Huddersfield Town due to the goal average system used at the time.[21]
  11. ^ As winners of the FA Cup during the previous season, Cardiff City entered the FA Charity Shield, defeating amateur side Corinthian 2–1.[9]
  12. ^ Cardiff City won the tournament by defeating Rhyl in a replay which was not played until 8 October 1930, during the following season.[23]
  13. ^ Cardiff City were forced to apply for re-election after finishing bottom of the Third Division South.[24]
  14. ^ The Third Division South Cup semi-final replay and final were postponed until the following season. However, due to the outbreak of Second World War, the competition was abandoned at the semi-final stage.[18]
  15. ^ The Football League season was abandoned in September 1939 after three matches had been played and all results were annulled.[3]
  16. ^ The 1939–40 Welsh Cup tournament was completed.[25]
  17. ^ The club played 254 competitive games in regional league and cup football between 1939 and 1946. Guest players were permitted, and results and records from this period are not included in official statistics.[26]
  18. ^ The FA Cup competition resumed for the 1945–46 season, however league football did not resume until the following season.[3]
  19. ^ Scored 22 goals in Division Two.[27]
  20. ^ This season saw the introduction of three points for a win instead of two.[28]
  21. ^ The Fourth Division was renamed Division Three after the Premier League broke away from the Football League.[28]
  22. ^ The Associate Members' Cup was renamed the Football League Trophy from the 1992–93 season.
  23. ^ Defeated in the Division Two play-off semi-final by Stoke City.[29]
  24. ^ Promoted to Division One after beating Queens Park Rangers 1–0 in the play-off final.[30]
  25. ^ Scored 31 goals in Division Two.[31]
  26. ^ Division One was renamed The Championship from the 2004–05 season.[32]
  27. ^ Defeated in the Championship play-off final by Blackpool.[33]
  28. ^ Scored 20 goals in the Championship.[34]
  29. ^ Defeated in the Championship play-off semi-final by Reading.[35]
  30. ^ Defeated in the Championship play-off semi-final by West Ham United.[36]
  31. ^ Defeated in the Championship play-off semi-final by Fulham.[37]
  32. ^ All games played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References[edit]

General[edit]

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  24. ^ Leighton, James (2010), Fred Keenor – The Man Who Never Gave Up, Derby: Derby Books Publishing Company, p. 148, ISBN 978-1-85983-828-0
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