2012–13 Cardiff City F.C. season

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.

Cardiff City

2012–13 season
Chairman	Simon Lim
Manager	Malky Mackay
Stadium	Cardiff City Stadium
Championship	1st (Champions)
FA Cup	3rd round (knocked out by Macclesfield Town)
League Cup	1st round (knocked out by Northampton Town)
Top goalscorer	League: Aron Gunnarsson (8) Peter Whittingham (8) All: Heiðar Helguson (9)
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

Events

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] A £2.5 million bid from Fulham for Peter Whittingham is 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

Standings

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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Results summary

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	D
Position	6	7	15	8	5	5	7	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2013. Source: Cardiff City FC
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Kit

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

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 28)	110	0	5	0	Norwich City	12 May 2009	£500,000	30 June 2015
29	Elliott Parish	GK		Towcester	(1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–	Aston Villa	3 January 2012	Free	30 June 2013
32	Joe Lewis	GK		Bury St. Edmunds	(1987-10-06)6 October 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–	Peterborough United	1 July 2012	Free	Undisclosed
Defenders
2	Kevin McNaughton	RB/LB/CB		Dundee	(1982-08-28)28 August 1982 (aged 30)	255	2	4	0	Aberdeen	26 May 2006	Free	30 June 2013
3	Andrew Taylor	LB/LM		Hartlepool	(1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 26)	52	2	–	–	Middlesbrough	4 July 2011	Free	30 June 2016
5	Mark Hudson	CB		Guildford	(1982-03-30)30 March 1982 (aged 31)	123	7	–	–	Charlton Athletic	2 July 2009	£1,075,000	30 June 2014
6	Ben Turner	CB		Birmingham	(1988-08-21)21 August 1988 (aged 24)	43	3	–	–	Coventry City	31 August 2011	£750,000	30 June 2016
12	Matthew Connolly	CB/RB		Barnet	(1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–	Queens Park Rangers	22 August 2012	£500,000	30 June 2015
31	Ben Nugent	CB		Welwyn Garden City	(1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	30 June 2016
35	Adedeji Oshilaja	RB/LB/CB		Lambeth	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 20)	1	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	30 June 2013
40	Luke Coulson	LB		St Helens	(1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–	Tottenham Hotspur	2 November 2012	Free	30 June 2013
Midfieldes
4	Filip Kiss	DM/RM		Dunajská Streda	(1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 22)	33	1	–	–	Slovan Bratislava	1 July 2012	£500,000	30 June 2016
7	Peter Whittingham	CM/LM/RM		Nuneaton	(1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 28)	266	68	–	–	Aston Villa	11 January 2007	£350,000	30 June 2015
8	Don Cowie	RM/CM		Inverness	(1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 30)	53	7	9	0	Watford	1 July 2011	Free	30 June 2014
11	Craig Conway	LW/RW		Irvine	(1985-05-02)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	(1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 23)	–	–	14	2	Cerezo Osaka	27 July 2012	£2,000,000	30 June 2015
16	Craig Noone	LW/RW		Kirkby	(1987-11-17)17 November 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 August 2012	£1,000,000	30 June 2016
17	Aron Gunnarsson	DM/RB		Akureyri	(1988-04-22)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	(1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–	Birmingham City	22 June 2012	£2,000,000	30 June 2015
19	Kadeem Harris	LW/RW		Westminster	(1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–	Wycombe Wanderers	30 January 2012	£150,000	30 June 2015
21	Joe Ralls	CM/LM/LB		Aldershot	(1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 20)	14	1	–	–	Academy	30 September 2011	Trainee	Undisclosed
24	Simon Lappin	LM/LB		Glasgow	(1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 30)	–	–	–	–	Norwich City	29 January 2013	Free	30 June 2014
37	Stephen McPhail	CM/LM		Westminster	(1979-12-09)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	(1988-12-26)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	(1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 33)	–	–	–	–	Queens Park Rangers	24 August 2012	£300,000	30 June 2014
15	Rudy Gestede	CF		Essey-lès-Nancy	(1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 24)	31	3	–	–	Metz	26 July 2011	Free	30 June 2014
20	Joe Mason	CF/LW		Plymouth	(1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 22)	46	12	–	–	Plymouth Argyle	10 July 2011	£250,000	30 June 2016
22	Heiðar Helguson	CF		Dalvík	(1977-08-22)22 August 1977 (aged 35)	–	–	55	12	Queens Park Rangers	2 August 2012	Free	30 June 2013
23	Nicky Maynard	CF		Winsford	(1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–	West Ham United	31 August 2012	£2,500,000	30 June 2015
27	Fraizer Campbell	CF/LW		Huddersfield	(1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	1	0	Sunderland	21 January 2013	£650,000	30 June 2016
28	Rhys Healey	CF		Manchester	(1994-12-06)6 December 1994 (aged 18)	–	–	–	–	Gap Connah's Quay	28 January 2013	£25,000	30 June 2015
33	Nathaniel Jarvis	CF		Cardiff	(1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 21)	1	1	–	–	Academy	1 July 2011	Trainee	30 June 2013
34	Jesse Darko	RW/CF			(1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	30 June 2013
39	Craig Bellamy	LW/CF		Cardiff	(1979-07-13)13 July 1979 (aged 33)	35	11	69	19	Liverpool	10 August 2012	Free	30 June 2014

Statistics

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		David Marshall	46	0	46	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Kevin McNaughton	28	0	24+3	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF		Andrew Taylor	43	0	43	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF		Filip Kiss	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF		Mark Hudson	33	4	33	4	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Ben Turner	31	1	30+1	1	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Peter Whittingham	40	8	37+3	8	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Don Cowie	24	2	15+9	2	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Etien Velikonja	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Craig Conway	28	2	21+6	2	0	0	1	0
12	DF		Matthew Connolly	36	5	36	5	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Kim Bo-Kyung	28	2	20+8	2	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Tommy Smith	23	1	18+5	1	0	0	0	0
15	FW		Rudy Gestede	27	5	5+22	5	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Craig Noone	31	7	25+6	7	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Aron Gunnarsson	45	8	35+10	8	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Jordon Mutch	23	0	18+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
19	MF		Kadeem Harris	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	FW		Joe Mason	29	6	12+16	6	0	0	1	0
21	MF		Joe Ralls	6	0	1+3	0	1	0	1	0
22	FW		Heiðar Helguson	39	9	27+11	8	0	0	1	1
23	FW		Nicky Maynard	4	1	3+1	1	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Simon Lappin	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Fraizer Campbell	12	7	9+3	7	0	0	0	0
28	FW		Rhys Healey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK		Elliot Parish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		Ben Nugent	14	1	7+5	1	1	0	1	0
32	GK		Joe Lewis	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
35	DF		Adedeji Oshilaja	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
37	MF		Stephen McPhail	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
38	MF		Tommy O'Sullivan	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
39	FW		Craig Bellamy	33	4	28+5	4	0	0	0	0
40	DF		Luke Coulson	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
42	DF		Declan John	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
45	MF		Theo Wharton	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players currently out on loan:
33	FW		Nathaniel Jarvis (at Kidderminster Harriers)	2	1	0	0	1	1	0+1	0
34	FW		Jesse Darko (at AFC Wimbledon)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players featured for club who have left:
25	DF		Leon Barnett (on loan from Norwich City)	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Kerim Frei (on loan from Fulham)	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Dekel Keinan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36	MF		Kevin Sainte-Luce	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Captains

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 Rank No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 1 22 FW Heiðar Helguson 8 0 1 9 2 7 MF Peter Whittingham 8 0 0 8 17 MF Aron Gunnarsson 8 0 0 8 4 16 MF Craig Noone 7 0 0 7 27 FW Fraizer Campbell 7 0 0 7 6 20 FW Joe Mason 6 0 0 6 7 12 DF Matthew Connolly 5 0 0 5 15 FW Rudy Gestede 5 0 0 5 9 5 DF Mark Hudson 4 0 0 4 39 FW Craig Bellamy 4 0 0 4 11 8 MF Don Cowie 2 0 0 2 11 MF Craig Conway 2 0 0 2 13 13 MF Kim Bo-Kyung 2 0 0 2 14 6 DF Ben Turner 1 0 0 1 14 FW Tommy Smith 1 0 0 1 23 FW Nicky Maynard 1 0 0 1 31 DF Ben Nugent 1 0 0 1 33 FW Nathaniel Jarvis 0 1 0 1 Total 72 1 1 74

Assists Rank No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 1 39 FW Craig Bellamy 10 0 0 10 2 16 MF Craig Noone 9 0 0 9 3 3 DF Andrew Taylor 6 0 0 6 7 MF Peter Whittingham 6 0 0 6 5 17 MF Aron Gunnarsson 5 0 0 5 6 22 FW Heiðar Helguson 4 0 0 4 7 13 MF Kim Bo-Kyung 3 0 0 3 15 FW Rudy Gestede 3 0 0 3 23 FW Nicky Maynard 3 0 0 3 10 6 DF Ben Turner 2 0 0 2 14 MF Tommy Smith 2 0 0 2 12 11 MF Craig Conway 1 0 0 1 5 DF Mark Hudson 1 0 0 1 42 DF Declan John 0 1 0 1 20 FW Joe Mason 1 0 0 1 1 GK David Marshall 1 0 0 1 2 DF Kevin McNaughton 1 0 0 1

Disciplinary record

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
25	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 Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition 14 August 2012 Heiðar Helguson Yes Northampton Town League Cup 2 September 2012 Peter Whittingham Yes Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship 15 September 2012 Peter Whittingham Yes Leeds United Championship 23 October 2012 Peter Whittingham Yes Watford Championship 1 April 2013 Peter Whittingham Yes Blackburn Rovers Championship 4 May 2013 Nicky Maynard Yes Hull City Championship

Suspensions served Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed 24 November 2012 1 Simon Lappin   vs Barnsley Derby (A) 27 November 2012 1 Craig Noone   vs Derby County Sheff Wed (H) 2 December 2012 1 Jordon Mutch 5× Blackburn (A) 7 December 2012 1 Mark Hudson 5× Peterborough (H) 22 December 2012 1 Matthew Connolly 5× Crystal Palace (H) 4 May 2013 1 Andrew Taylor   vs Hull City First Premier League fixture (TBC)

International Call-ups

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
23	DF	Darcy Blake	Wales	Senior	1	0
25	MF	Kerim Frei	Turkey	Senior	1	0
39	FW	Craig Bellamy	Wales	Senior	4	0

Contracts

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

Last updated:

Transfers

In

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	2015^1	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	£2,000,000^2	Cardiff City FC
9	FW		Etien Velikonja	23	EU	Maribor	Transfer	Summer	2016	£1,574,373^3	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	Free^4	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	£300,000^5	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	£25,000^6	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

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.

Out

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	£350,000^1	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	Twitter
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

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.

Fixtures & Results

Pre-season

Forest Green Rovers v Cardiff City

28 July	Forest Green Rovers	1–0	Cardiff City	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Koroma  26'	report		Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1519

Cheltenham Town v Cardiff City

31 July	Cheltenham Town	0–4	Cardiff City	Cheltenham
19:45 BST		report	28' Taylor  30' Earnshaw  43' Conway  50' Whittingham	Stadium: Whaddon Road

Oxford United v Cardiff City

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

Bournemouth v Cardiff City

7 August	Bournemouth	1–2	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Wakefield  36'	Report	40' Whittingham  53' Helguson	Stadium: Dean Court

Cardiff City v Newcastle United

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

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

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

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City

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

Bristol City v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

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

Cardiff City v Leeds United

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

Millwall v Cardiff City

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

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Blackpool

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

Cardiff City v Birmingham City

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

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

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

Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Watford

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

Cardiff City v Burnley

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

Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City

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

Charlton Athletic v Cardiff City

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

Cardiff City v Hull City

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

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

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'		4' Hines  30' Haroun Smallwood  56' Leadbitter  60' Jutkiewicz Emnes  71' Friend Bailey	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,578 Referee: Oliver Langford

Barnsley v Cardiff City

24 November 2012 18	Barnsley	1–2	Cardiff City	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Dawson Buzsáky  56' Done Noble-Lazarus  56' Mellis  75'  90+4' Tudgay Sinclair  81' Buzsáky  85'		22' Nugent  26'  89' Lappin  51' Gunnarsson  60' Helguson Gestede  70' Gunnarsson Mutch  75' Mason Bellamy  84' Mutch  89' Marshall	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 8,227 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Derby County v Cardiff City

27 November 2012 19	Derby County	1–1	Cardiff City	Derby
19:45 GMT	Roberts O'Connor  26' Bryson  37' O'Connor  55' Jacobs Tyson  67' Robinson  69' Robinson Hendrick  81'		11' Helguson  60'  63' Noone  70' Bellamy Mutch  73' Gunnarsson Conway  79' Helguson Mason  80' Mutch	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 20,911 Referee: Mark Brown

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

2 December 2012 20	Cardiff City	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Mutch  49' Kim Mason  59' Helguson Gestede  70' Mutch Gunnarsson  79' Conway  80'		33' Sidibe Madine  48' Prutton  59' Helan  64' Mayor Johnson  73' Taylor  86' O'Grady Rodri	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,034 Referee: Graham Scott

Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City

7 December 2012 21	Blackburn Rovers	1–4	Cardiff City	Blackburn
19:45 GMT	Lowe  29' Ms Olsson Kazim-Richards  46' King  51' Mn Olsson  68' Formica Nunes  69' Hanley  74' Etuhu Rochina  81'		17'  30' Hudson  55' Bellamy  65' Noone  69' Helguson  69' Noone Kim  80' Bellamy Mason  84' Mason  85' Kim  90+2' Helguson Gestede	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,460 Referee: Simon Hooper

Cardiff City v Peterborough United

15 December 2012 22	Cardiff City	1–2	Peterborough United	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Connolly  20' Helguson  21' Cowie  44' McNaughton Gunnarsson  51' Cowie Mutch  52' Conway Gestede  64' Gestede  89' Turner  90'		5'  22' Bostwick  45+1' Knight-Percival  47' Gayle  55' Zakuani  68' Knight-Percival Alcock  82' Newell Ferdinand  82' Rowe Brisley  90' Tomlin	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 26,073 Referee: David Coote

Leicester City v Cardiff City

22 December 2012 23	Leicester City	0–1	Cardiff City	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Vardy Waghorn  50' Knockaert Marshall  68' Dyer Lingard  68'	Report	25' Bellamy  38' Turner  51' Helguson Gestede  55' Kim Cowie  61' Connolly  76' Mutch Gunnarsson  79' Whittingham	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 25,055 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace

26 December 2012 24	Cardiff City	2–1	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Hudson  10' Noone  44'  60' Mutch Gunnarsson  46' Helguson Gestede  57' Gunnarsson  73' Noone Mason  76' Mason  90+1'	Report	4' Jedinak  34'Zaha  41'Bolasie  74' Bolasie Moritz  76' Parr  82' Dikgacoi  87' Parr Easter	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 26,098 Referee: Phill Gibbs

Cardiff City v Millwall

29 December 2012 25	Cardiff City	1–0	Millwall	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Gestede  8' Conway  38' Gunnarsson Mutch  45+3' Noone Cowie  73' Gestede Helguson  77'	Report	18' Malone Feeney  64' N'Guessan Batt	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 24,263 Referee: Greg Hasley

Birmingham City v Cardiff City

1 January 2013 26	Birmingham City	0–1	Cardiff City	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Reilly Gomis  32' Robinson  51' Elliott Jervis  70' Packwood Hancox  77' Jervis  84' Gomis  87'	Report	41' Mason  51' Mutch Cowie  61' Kim Noone  70' Mason Gestede	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,493 Referee: Robert Madley

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

12 January 2013 27	Cardiff City	0–0	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Gestede Mason  46' Noone Smith  68' Conway Helguson  86'	Report	60' McLean Chopra  64' McGoldrick Murphy  78' Hyam  80' Martin Nouble  90+1' Orr	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,724 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Blackpool v Cardiff City

19 January 2013 28	Blackpool	1–2	Cardiff City	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Taylor-Fletcher  60' Gomes Phillips  61' Osbourne Martínez  76'	Report	48' Hudson Nugent  52' Gunnarsson  54' Kim  64' Smith  65' Smith Helguson  76' Kim Cowie  89' Whittingham  90+3' Helguson	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 13,998 Referee: Michael Naylor

Cardiff City v Leicester City

26 January 2013	Cardiff City	P–P	Leicester City	Cardiff
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Leeds United v Cardiff City

2 February 2013 29	Leeds United	0–1	Cardiff City	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Austin  14' Diouf Habibou  72'	Report	23' Marshall  23' Bellamy  61' Kim Campbell  64' Campbell  78' Hudson  78' Conway Helguson	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 19,236 Referee: Mike Dean

Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City

9 February 2013 30	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Cardiff City	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Lynch  45+2' Norwood Atkinson  84' Hunt  88' Lee Vaughan  90+1'	Report	25' Taylor  46' Kim Helguson  46' McNaughton Nugent  57' Nugent Smith Campbell  89' Bellamy	Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 15,265 Referee: Mark Brown

Cardiff City v Bristol City

16 February 2013 31	Cardiff City	2–1	Bristol City	Cardiff
13:00 GMT	Campbell  45+1', 58' Smith Cowie  64' Campbell Helguson  72' Noone Kim  84'	Report	48' Fontaine  64' Anderson Adomah  80' Pearson Howard  80' Kelly Kilkenny  90+2' (og) Nugent	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 25,586 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion

19 February 2013 32	Cardiff City	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Hudson  27' Noone Conway  53' Campbell Helguson  84'	Report	23' El-Abd  43' Orlandi  50' Bridcutt  70' Orlandi Dicker  75' Hammond Calderón  90+1' Bruno  90+4' Ulloa  90+6' Buckley Forster-Caskey	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,782 Referee: Keith Stroud

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cardiff City

24 February 2013 33	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Cardiff City	Wolverhampton
14:00 GMT	Doherty  25' Doumbia Doyle  46' Batth Ebanks-Blake  46' Sako  70' Doherty Foley  78'		20', 67' Campbell  55' Whittingham  75' Hudson McNaughton  80' Cowie Kim  82' Campbell Helguson	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 20,930 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

2 March 2013 34	Middlesbrough	2–1	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Dyer  13' Sammy Ameobi  17' Eachran  35' Ameobi Ledesma  73' Dyer Emns  73' Miller Main  87' McDonald  90+3'		46' McNaughton Nugent  55'  67' Gunnarsson  57' Nugent  57' Smith Helguson  73' Bellamy Noone  90' Marshall	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 15,440 Referee: Mark Heywood

Cardiff City v Derby County

5 March 2013 35	Cardiff City	1–1	Derby County	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Gunnarsson  19' Smith  59' Smith Noone  71' Helguson Mason  76' Noone  82' Conway Gestede  84'	Report	13' Gjokaj  51' Coutts  71' Forsyth Jacobs  75' Sammon	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,544 Referee: Darren Deadman

Cardiff City v Barnsley

9 March 2013	Cardiff City	P–P	Barnsley	Cardiff
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City v Leicester City

12 March 2013 36	Cardiff City	1–1	Leicester City	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Noone  27' Hudson McNaughton  46' Noone Bellamy  46' Nugent  66' Conway Gestede  70' Gestede  90+3'	Report	11' Nugent  20' St Ledger  63' Wellens Kane  72'  80' M Keane  80' Nugent Vardy  88' Wood Waghorn	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,231 Referee: Nigel Miller

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

16 March 2013 37	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Prutton  37' Gardner  43' Pugh Madine  56' Helan Johnson  68' Antonio Maguire  77' Johnson  90+3'	Report	45' Cowie  65' Connolly  78' Bellamy  81' Bellamy Smith  86' Helguson  87' Helguson Gestede	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,191 Referee: James Linington

Peterborough United v Cardiff City

30 March 2013 38	Peterborough United	2–1	Cardiff City	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	McCann  72' (pen), 79' (pen)	Report	23' Gunnarsson  41' Turner  43' Cowie	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 9,236 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

1 April 2013 39	Cardiff City	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Campbell  40' Campbell Mason  58' Mutch Whittingham  81' Mason  86' Bellamy Gestede  88' Whittingham  90+6'	Report	33' Best  40' Kean  47' Kean Sandomierski  62' Bentley Dunn  74' Murphy Rhodes  79' Kazim-Richards  90+5' Dunn	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 24,327 Referee: Craig Pawson

Watford v Cardiff City

6 April 2013 40	Watford	0–0	Cardiff City	Watford
15:00 BST	Battocchio Hogg  51' Vydra Forestieri  60' Cassetti  76'	Report	10' Connolly McNaughton  56' Mason Gestede  68' Gunnarsson  69' Conway Smith  85' Mutch	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 15,550 Referee: Mark Halsey

Cardiff City v Barnsley

9 April 2013 41	Cardiff City	1–1	Barnsley	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Mason Helguson  58' Turner  59' Gunarsson Kim Whittingham  68' Smith Conway Barnet  90'	Report	59' O'Grady  61' O'Brien Cywka  67' Harewood Scotland  70' Mellis Dagnall  90' Foster	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,584 Referee: Fred Graham

Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest

13 April 2013 42	Cardiff City	3–0	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Helguson  26' Mutch  45+2' Helguson Gestede  46' Gestede  60', 66' Smith Noone  74' Mutch Whittingham  85'		25' Halford  36' Jara  42' Henderson  46' Majewski Tudgay  46' Halford Collins  59' Blackstock  59' Guedioura  74' Guedioura Moussi  85' Moussi	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 26,588 Referee: Andre Marriner

Cardiff City v Charlton Athletic

16 April 2013 43	Cardiff City	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Noone Smith  71'		62' Fuller  81' Hughes Gower  81' Fuller Obika  88' Pritchard Green	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 26,338 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Burnley v Cardiff City

20 April 2013 44	Burnley	1–1	Cardiff City	Burnley
15:00 BST	Trippier  39' Wallace Paterson  46' Stanislas Edgar  46' Marney  76' Marney Treacy  82' Edgar  90+1'		27' Conway  66' Noone Bellamy  74' Mutch Cowie  82' Kim	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 13,264 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers

27 April 2013 45	Cardiff City	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Conway Noone  59' Mutch Smith  62' Noone  68' McNaughton Nugent  82'		11' Knight  18' Eagles  64' Sordell Davies  76' Ricketts  82' Alonso  90+1' Vela Holden	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 26,418 Referee: Richard Naylor

Hull City v Cardiff City

4 May 2013 46	Hull City	2–2	Cardiff City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Elmohamady  41' Simpson Proschwitz  45' Proschwitz  58'  90+1' McShane  63' Brady Fathi  88'	Report	30'  90' Taylor  46' Velikonja Campbell  49' Campbell  64' Kim Gestede  79' Nugent  84' Noone Maynard  90+3' Gunnarsson  90+5' Maynard	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 23,812 Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

Macclesfield Town v Cardiff City

5 January R3	Macclesfield Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Murtagh  15' Mackreth Henry  61' Martin Winn  66' Morgan-Smith Fairhurst  71' Barnes-Homer  85', 88' (pen)	Report	54' McNaughton  57' Jarvis  57' McNaughton Coulson  64' Harris O'Sullivan  72' Kiss Wharton	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,165 Referee: Andrew Madley

League Cup

Northampton Town v Cardiff City

14 August R1	Northampton Town	2–1	Cardiff City	Northampton
19:45 BST	Artell  4' Artell  37' Nicholls  48' Hackett Mukendi  56' Guttridge  69' Platt Akinfenwa  71' Akinfenwa  86'	Report	4' (pen.) Helguson  17' Sainte-Luce  19' McPhail O'Sullivan  51' Mason Mutch  61' Helguson Jarvis  75' Oshilaja	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,819 Referee: David Phillips

Overall summary

Summary Games played 48 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Games won 25 (25 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Games drawn 12 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Games lost 11 (9 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Goals scored 74 (72 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Goals conceded 49 (45 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) Goal difference +27 Clean sheets 18 (18 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Yellow cards 75 (72 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) Red cards 3 (3 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Worst discipline Mark Hudson (8 , 0 ) Best result 4–0 vs Burnley (H) Worst result 2–4 vs Bristol C (A) & 1–3 vs Nottm Forest (A) Most appearances David Marshall (46) Top scorer Heiðar Helguson (9 goals) Points 87

Score overview Opposition Home score Away score Double Barnsley 1–1 2–1 No Birmingham City 2–1 1–0 Yes Blackburn Rovers 3–0 4–1 Yes Blackpool 3–0 2–1 Yes Bolton Wanderers 1–1 1–2 No Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 0–0 No Bristol City 2–1 2–4 No Burnley 4–0 1–1 No Charlton Athletic 0–0 4–5 No Crystal Palace 2–1 2–3 No Derby County 1–1 1–1 No Huddersfield Town 1–0 0–0 No Hull City 2–1 2–2 No Ipswich Town 0–0 2–1 No Leeds United 2–1 1–0 Yes Leicester City 1–1 1–0 No Middlesbrough 1–0 1–2 No Millwall 1–0 2–0 Yes Nottingham Forest 3–0 1–3 No Peterborough United 1–2 1–2 No Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 2–0 Yes Watford 2–1 0–0 No Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 2–1 Yes

Under-21s

Friendlies

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Cardiff City Scorers	Opposition Scorers	Report
1	8 August	Barry Town	A	2–1	Keinan, Sainte-Luce	Bell	Report

Under 21 Premier League Group 2

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Cardiff City Scorers	Opposition Scorers	Report
1	20 August	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–1	Jesse Darko (37), Gethyn Hill (88)	George Barker (90)	Report
2	3 September	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–4	Dekel Keinan (2)	Rob Hulse (33, 53), Taylor Parmenter (39), Mo Sharif (51)	Report
3	7 September	Ipswich Town	A	0–6		Bilel Moshni (x2), Kyle Hammond, David October, Mark Timlin, Jack Marriott	Report
4	24 September	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	Craig Conway (59), Declan John (64)		Report
5	1 October	Brentford	A	1–2	Tommy O'Sullivan (90)	Leon Redwood (24), Lee Norris (63)	Report
6	30 October	Millwall	H	4–0	Etien Velikonja (45, 63, 77), Nathaniel Jarvis (73)		Report
7	5 November	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–1		George Barker	Report
8	13 November	Swansea City	H	2–1	Craig Conway (60), Jesse Darko (76)	Danny Graham (81)	Report
9	20 November	Colchester United	H	4–0	Etien Velikonja (14,27), Jordon Mutch (28), Filip Kiss (42)		Report
10	3 December	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–2	Luke Coulson (83)	Frankie Sutherland (31), Tom Hitchcock (59)	Report
11	14 January	Barnet	H	2–0	Filip Kiss, Etien Velikonja		Report
12	28 January	Brentford	H	2–1	Etien Velikonja (60), Joe Ralls (80)	Luke Norris (90)	Report
13	4 February	Bristol City	H	4–0	Etien Velikonja (17, 53, 58), Jordan Mutch (61)		Report
14	18 February	Charlton Athletic	A	0–4		Michael Smith (39, 74), Callum Harriott (68), Kevin Feely (88)	Report
15	26 February	Swansea City	A	2–1	Jordon Mutch (48), Rudy Gestede (69)	Josh Sheehan (86)	Report
16	12 March	Millwall	A	2–1	Etien Velikonja (2), Luke Coulson (74)	Fred Onyedinma (77)	Report
17	18 March	Colchester United	A	3–1	Rhys Healey (25, 66), Filip Kiss (43)	Drey Wright (5)	Report
18	25 March	Ipswich Town	H	3–1	Etien Velikonja (8), Rhys Healey (21), Filip Kiss (38)	Jack Marriott (43)	Report
19	3 April	Bristol City	A	3–2	Rhys Healey (1), Filip Kiss (33), Declan John (68)	Kevin Krans (6, 45)	Report
20	10 April	Barnet	A	3–1	Rhys Healey (59), Kadeem Harris (68), Etien Velikonja (82)	A Robertson (5)	Report

Honours

Team Football League Championship champions Individual February Player of the Month – Fraizer Campbell Championship Team of the Year – Mark Hudson & Peter Whittingham LMA Championship Manager of the Year – Malky Mackay[38] Club Awards Player of the Year – Mark Hudson Club Family Club of the Year[39]

Team of the Week Date Player(s) 3 September Peter Whittingham 17 September Peter Whittingham 1 October Andrew Taylor 1 October Matthew Connolly 1 October Peter Whittingham 8 October Heidar Helguson 29 October Craig Noone 19 November Matthew Connolly

Club staff

Backroom staff Position Name First Team Manager Malky Mackay Assistant Manager David Kerslake First Team Coach Joe McBride Goalkeeping Coach James Hollman Head of Performance Richard Collinge Senior Physiotherapist Sean Connelly Assistant Physiotherapist Adam Rattenberry Sports Scientist Nilton Terroso Club Doctor Len Nokes Head of Recruitment Ian Moody Chief Scout Mark Stow Opposition Analyst Martin Hodge Performance Analyst Enda Barron Kit & Equipment Manager Ian Lenning

Board of directors Position Name Chairman Simon Lim Chief Executive Simon Lim Finance Director Richard Thompson Non-Executive Board Members Football Club Steve Borley Derek Chee Seng Chin Paul Guy Len Wing Kong Meng Kwong Lim Michael Isaac Vincent Lye Ek Seang Non-Executive Board Members Cardiff City (Holdings) Mehmet Dalman Danni Rais

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• "Cardiff City Results". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011.
• "Key dates". Football League. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012.