List of Cardiff City F.C. seasons

For statistics on the current season, see 2015–16 Cardiff City F.C. season.

Cardiff City Football Club is an Association football club that was founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C. by members of Riverside cricket club in Cardiff, Wales. The club's first year was made up of friendlies against local sides before they were admitted to the Cardiff and District League in 1900 and later the South Wales Amateur League in 1907. Three years later, in 1910, the club moved into the English football league system for the first time by joining Division Two of the Southern Football League.[1] After placing highly in their first two seasons, they finished first and won promotion to Division One in the 1912–13 season. They remained in the First Division until 1920, playing just three seasons during this time due to the outbreak of World War I 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.[2] The club also began competing regularly in the Welsh Cup, winning the trophy 22 times during their history, second only to Wrexham's 23,[3] 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.[4]

Cardiff City's league positions between 1920-2015

The following decade is regarded as the most successful in the clubs 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 after a goal scored by Hughie Ferguson.[5][6] They also won the FA Charity Shield in 1927 after beating amateur side Corinthians 2–1.[7] Those victories mean Cardiff City are the only non-English side to have ever won the FA Cup or FA Charity Shield.[5]

They 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 where they remained for over a decade. The club did manage to return to the top tier in 1952, spending seven of the following ten seasons there, but their relegation in 1962 lead to a decline in the clubs fortunes that saw them outside the top division for 51 years, the longest absence in the clubs history, not returning until 2013.[8] They remained in Division Two for 20 of the following 22 seasons but relegation in the 1984–85 season saw the club enter a decline that culminated with their lowest ever finish in the Football League, 22nd in the Fourth Division in the 1995–96 season.[9][2]

In August 2000, the club was purchased by Lebanese businessman Sam Hammam who injected money into the side and saw them rise from the Fourth Division to the Second Division in just three seasons and establish themselves there.[10][11] Although Hammam left the club in 2006, they continued their progress, reaching the Second Division (now named the Football League Championship) play-offs for three consecutive seasons between 2009 and 2012 but suffered defeat on all occasions. The following season, under the ownership of another foreign investor, Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan, they finished first in the Championship, winning promotion back into the top tier (now named the Premier League) for the first time since 1962.[12] However, they suffered relegation in their only season and returned to the Championship where they currently remain.[2]

Seasons

Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos FA Cup League
Cup[13]		 European Cup Winners Cup[N 1] Welsh Cup[N 2] League Trophy[N 3][N 4] Name Goals
League Top goalscorer[14]
1910–11 Southern League Division 2 22 12 4 6 48 29 28 4th 2R Unknown
1911–12 26 15 4 7 55 26 34 3rd W Unknown
1912–13 24 18 5 1 54 14 41 1st 5QR SF Unknown
1913–14 Southern League Division 1 38 13 12 13 46 42 38 10th 3R George West
1914–15 38 21 7 10 72 38 48 3rd 1R 3R George West
No competitive football was played between 1915 to 1919 due to the First World War.
1919–20 Southern League Division 1 42 18 17 7 70 43 53 4th 3R W Arthur Cashmore 14
1920–21 Div 2 (2)[N 5] 42 24 10 8 59 32 58 2nd SF Jimmy Gill 20
1921–22 Div 1 (1) 42 19 10 13 61 53 48 4th QF W Len Davies 30
1922–23 42 18 7 17 73 59 43 9th 3R W Len Davies 28
1923–24 42 22 13 7 61 34 57 2nd QF 5R Len Davies 24
1924–25 42 16 11 15 56 51 43 11th RU 5R Len Davies 22
1925–26 42 16 7 19 61 76 39 16th 4R 5R Hughie Ferguson 21
1926–27 42 16 9 17 55 65 41 14th W W Hughie Ferguson 31
1927–28 42 17 10 15 70 80 44 6th 5R W Hughie Ferguson 25
1928–29 42 8 13 21 43 59 29 22nd 3R RU Hughie Ferguson 15
1929–30 Div 2 (2) 42 18 8 16 61 59 44 8th 4R W Len Davies 15
1930–31 42 8 9 25 47 87 25 22nd 3R SF Walter Robbins 12
1931–32 Div 3 South (3) 42 19 8 15 87 73 46 9th 1R 6R Jimmy McCambridge 28
1932–33 42 12 7 23 69 99 31 19th 1R SF Jimmy McCambridge 18
1933–34 42 9 6 27 57 105 24 22nd 1R 6R Jim Henderson & Eli Postin 13
1934–35 42 13 9 20 62 82 35 19th 1R 7R Reg Keating 19
1935–36 42 13 10 19 60 73 36 20th 1R 7R Reg Keating 11
1936–37 42 14 7 21 54 87 35 18th 3R 6R George Walton 9
1937–38 42 15 12 15 67 54 42 10th 3R 6R Jimmy Collins 28
1938–39 42 15 11 16 61 65 41 13th 4R RU Jimmy Collins 21
No competitive football was played between 1939 to 1945 due to the Second World War.
1946–47 Div 3 South (3) 42 30 6 6 93 30 66 1st 3R 5R Stan Richards 30
1947–48 Div 2 (2) 42 18 11 13 61 58 47 5th 3R 5R Billy Rees 12
1948–49 42 19 13 10 62 47 51 4th 5R SF Ernie Stevenson 14
1949–50 42 16 10 16 41 44 42 10th 5R 7R Elfed Evans 12
1950–51 42 17 16 9 53 45 50 3rd 3R RU Wilf Grant 18
1951–52 42 20 11 11 72 54 51 2nd 3R 6R Wilf Grant 27
1952–53 Div 1 (1) 42 14 12 16 54 46 40 12th 3R SF Ken Chisholm 15
1953–54 42 18 8 16 51 71 44 10th 4R SF Wilf Grant 15
1954–55 42 13 11 18 62 76 37 20th 3R SF Trevor Ford 24
1955–56 42 15 9 18 55 69 39 17th 4R W Gerry Hitchens 28
1956–57 42 10 9 23 53 88 29 21st 4R 6R Gerry Hitchens 25
1957–58 Div 2 (2) 42 14 9 19 63 77 37 15th 5R 5R Ron Hewitt 15
1958–59 42 18 7 17 65 65 43 9th 4R W Ron Hewitt 17
1959–60 42 23 12 7 90 62 57 2nd 3R RU Derek Tapscott 21
1960–61 Div 1 (1) 42 13 11 18 60 85 37 15th 3R 2R SF Derek Tapscott 30
1961–62 42 9 14 19 50 81 32 21st 3R 3R SF Dai Ward 21
1962–63 Div 2 (2) 42 18 7 17 83 73 43 10th 3R 2R 6R Peter Hooper 24
1963–64 42 14 10 18 56 81 38 15th 3R 2R RU Mel Charles 17
1964–65 42 13 14 15 64 57 40 13th 3R 2R QF W Ivor Allchurch 19
1965–66 42 12 10 20 71 91 34 20th 4R SF 1R 5R George Johnston 23
1966–67 42 12 9 21 61 87 33 20th 3R 2R W Bobby Brown 17
1967–68 42 13 12 17 60 66 38 13th 3R 2R SF W Peter King 18
1968–69 42 20 7 15 67 54 47 5th 3R 2R 1R W John Toshack 31
1969–70 42 18 13 11 61 41 49 7th 3R 2R 2R W Brian Clark 28
1970–71 42 20 13 9 64 41 53 3rd 4R 2R QF W Brian Clark 22
1971–72 42 10 14 18 56 69 34 19th 5R 2R 1R RU Brian Clark 27
1972–73 42 11 11 20 43 58 33 20th 4R 1R W Andrew McCulloch 19
1973–74 42 10 16 16 49 62 36 17th 3R 2R 1R W Andrew McCulloch 14
1974–75 42 9 14 19 36 62 32 21st 3R 1R 1R RU Gil Reece 10
1975–76 Div 3 (3) 46 22 13 11 69 48 57 2nd 4R 1R W Tony Evans 29
1976–77 Div 2 (2) 42 12 10 20 56 67 34 18th 5R 2R 1R W Tony Evans 24
1977–78 42 13 12 17 51 71 38 19th 3R 2R 1R SF John Buchanan 14
1978–79 42 16 10 16 56 70 42 9th 3R 1R 5R John Buchanan 18
1979–80 42 16 8 18 41 48 40 15th 3R 2R 4R Ray Bishop & Gary Stevens 11
1980–81 42 12 12 18 44 60 36 19th 3R 3R 4R Peter Kitchen 19
1981–82 42 12 8 22 45 61 44 20th 3R 1R RU Gary Stevens 18
1982–83 Div 3 (3) 46 25 11 10 76 50 86 2nd 2R 2R 3R Jeff Hemmerman 26
1983–84 Div 2 (2) 42 15 6 21 53 66 51 15th 3R 2R 5R Gordon Owen 18
1984–85 42 9 8 25 47 79 35 21st 3R 2R 4R Nigel Vaughan 17
1985–86 Div 3 (3) 46 12 9 25 53 83 45 22nd 1R 1R SF GS Nigel Vaughan 17
1986–87 Div 4 (4) 46 15 16 15 48 50 61 13th 4R 4R 4R GS Paul Wimbleton 11
1987–88 46 24 13 9 66 41 85 2nd 1R 1R W 1R Jimmy Gilligan 25
1988–89 Div 3 (3) 46 14 15 17 44 56 57 16th 3R 2R 2R 5R 1R Jimmy Gilligan 23
1989–90 46 12 14 20 57 70 50 21st 3R 1R SF GS Chris Pike 23
1990–91 Div 4 (4) 46 15 15 16 43 54 60 13th 1R 2R 3R GS Chris Pike 16
1991–92 42 17 15 10 66 53 66 9th 1R 1R W 1R Carl Dale & Chris Pike 28
1992–93 Div 3 (4) 42 25 8 9 77 47 83 1st 1R 1R 1R W 1R Phil Stant 18
1993–94 Div 2 (3) 46 13 15 18 66 79 54 19th 5R 1R 1R RU 2R Phil Stant 22
1994–95 46 9 11 26 46 74 38 22nd 1R 1R RU 2R Phil Stant 15
1995–96 Div 3 (4) 46 11 12 23 41 64 45 22nd 2R 2R 1R Carl Dale 30
1996–97 46 20 9 17 56 54 69 7th 2R 1R 2R Steve White 14
1997–98 46 9 23 14 48 52 50 21st 4R 1R 1R Andy Saville 14
1998–99 46 22 14 10 60 39 80 3rd 1R 1R 1R Kevin Nugent 22
1999–00 Div 2 (3) 46 9 17 20 45 67 44 21st 3R 2R 1R Jason Bowen & Kevin Nugent 17
2000–01 Div 3 (4) 46 23 13 10 95 58 82 2nd 3R 1R 1R Robert Earnshaw 25
2001–02 Div 2 (3) 46 23 14 9 75 50 83 4th 4R 1R 2R Graham Kavanagh 16
2002–03 46 23 12 11 68 43 81 6th 3R 2R 3R Robert Earnshaw 35
2003–04 Div 1 (2) 46 17 14 15 68 58 65 13th 3R 2R Robert Earnshaw 26
2004–05 Champ (2) 46 13 15 18 48 51 54 16th 3R 4R Peter Thorne 14
2005–06 46 16 12 18 58 59 60 11th 3R 3R Cameron Jerome 20
2006–07 46 17 13 16 57 53 64 13th 3R 1R Michael Chopra 22
2007–08 46 16 16 14 59 55 64 12th RU 4R Joe Ledley & Paul Parry 11
2008–09 46 26 17 10 65 53 74 7th 4R 3R Ross McCormack 23
2009–10 46 22 10 14 73 54 76 4th 5R 3R Peter Whittingham 26
2010–11 46 23 11 12 76 54 80 4th 3R 2R Jay Bothroyd 20
2011–12 46 19 18 9 66 53 75 6th 3R RU Peter Whittingham 13
2012–13 46 25 12 9 72 45 87 1st 3R 1R Heiðar Helguson 9
2013–14 Prem (1) 38 7 9 22 40 74 30 20th 5R 2R Fraizer Campbell 9
2014–15 Champ (2) 46 16 14 16 57 61 62 11th 4R 3R Kenwyne Jones 11

Key

Key to league record:

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position

Key to divisions:

Key to rounds:

  • GS = Group Stages
  • QR = Qualifying round
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • RU = Runners-up
  • W = Winners

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes

  1. ↑ Cardiff would qualify as winners of the Welsh Cup
  2. ↑ Cardiff were denied entry to the competition from 1995 onward along with all other Welsh clubs playing in the English pyramid system.
  3. ↑ Up until the final this cup is split into Northern and Southern sections, Cardiff City only take part in the Southern Section.
  4. ↑ Competition is only open to teams in the third and fourth tiers of the Football League pyramid
  5. ↑ Cardiff were invited to join The Football League

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ "Club history". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Cup winners". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cardiff and Swansea could get 'cheap' Europe entry". The Mirror. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Cup Friends Reunited". BBC Sport. 4 January 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Happy anniversary: Cardiff City celebrate 86 years since their 1927 FA Cup win". WalesOnline. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "England - List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Premier League promotion party starts at Cardiff City after 0-0 draw against Charlton Athletic". Daily Telegraph. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "1988-1999: From darkness into light". Cardiff City F.C. accessdate=26 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ignition & Promotion". Cardiff City F.C. accessdate=26 April 2016.
  11. ↑ "Hammam accused of Cardiff 'Greed'". BBC Sport. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Cardiff City fans celebrate first promotion to Premier League". BBC News. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  13. ↑ The League Cup was founded in 1961.
  14. ↑ Goals in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and European) are counted.
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