Cardiff City F.C. league record by opponent

Cardiff City Football Club is a professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded in 1899, the club competed in local amateur leagues before turning professional in 1910, moving into the English football league system by joining the Southern Football League. Ten years later, they were elected into the Second Division of the Football League,[1] winning promotion to the First Division in their first season.[2] They achieved their highest ever position during the 1923–24 season, finishing in second place of the First Division but lost the league title on goal average to Huddersfield Town.[3] They were relegated from the First Division in 1929. Since then, they have spent a further eight seasons in the top tier; the most recent return was a one-year spell in the 2013–14 season.[2]

The Cardiff City F.C. squad for the 1920 Welsh Cup final, their last season played outside the Football League

Cardiff's first team have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. The club's first competitive fixture as a professional team came against Ton Pentre on 24 September 1910,[4] the opening day of the 1910–11 season, in the Second Division of the Southern Football League. Their first fixture in the Football League came on 28 August 1920 against Stockport County.[5] They met their 116th and most recent different opponent, Burton Albion, for the first time on the opening day of the 2016–17 Football League season.[6] The team that Cardiff have met the most in league competition is Preston North End; the 35 victories from 94 meetings is more than Cardiff have recorded against any other club. Bristol Rovers have drawn 26 league matches with Cardiff, more than any other club, and both Preston and Bolton Wanderers have recorded the most victories against Cardiff with 36.

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 22 July 2020.

Key

• The table includes results of matches played by Cardiff City in the Southern Football League, the Football League and the Premier League. Matches from uncompleted competitions – the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season  – are excluded, as are test matches, Football League play-offs, and matches in the various wartime competitions.
• The name used for each opponent is the name they had when Cardiff City most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Leyton Orient include matches played against Orient (1966–1987) and Clapton Orient (before 1945).
• The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Cardiff City played league matches against each opponent.
• P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won
•    Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Cardiff City's divisional rivals in the current season, the 2019–20 EFL Championship.
•    Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct.

All-time league record

Cardiff City F.C. league record by opponent

Opponent	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	Win%	First	Last	Notes
	Home				Away				Total
Aberdare Athletic	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	4	2	1	1	050.00	1910–11	1911–12
Aldershot	12	6	1	5	12	5	4	3	24	11	5	8	045.83	1932–33	1990–91
Arsenal	17	5	6	6	17	3	5	9	34	8	11	15	023.53	1921–22	2018–19
Aston Villa	25	14	3	8	25	5	3	17	50	19	6	25	038.00	1931–32	2017–18
Barnet	8	3	4	1	8	0	3	5	16	3	7	6	018.75	1991–92	2000–01
Barnsley	24	14	5	5	24	11	6	7	48	25	11	12	052.08	1920–21	2019–20
Birmingham City	36	22	4	10	36	5	13	18	72	27	17	28	037.50	1920–21	2019–20
Blackburn Rovers	32	17	8	7	32	5	10	17	64	22	18	24	034.38	1921–22	2019–20
Blackpool	35	12	13	10	35	5	7	23	70	17	20	33	024.29	1920–21	2014–15
Bolton Wanderers	36	17	6	13	36	7	6	23	72	24	12	36	033.33	1921–22	2017–18
Bournemouth	17	9	6	2	17	2	3	12	34	11	9	14	032.35	1931–32	2018–19
Bradford City	7	2	2	3	7	3	0	4	14	5	2	7	035.71	1921–22	2003–04
Bradford Park Avenue	5	3	0	2	5	1	1	3	10	4	1	5	040.00	1929–30	1949–50
Brentford	23	15	6	2	23	7	6	10	46	22	12	12	047.83	1919–20	2019–20
Brighton & Hove Albion	35	14	12	9	35	6	11	18	70	20	23	27	028.57	1913–14	2018–19
Bristol City	41	18	9	14	41	12	9	20	82	30	18	34	036.59	1920–21	2019–20
Bristol Rovers	41	12	8	8	41	4	11	13	82	30	26	26	036.59	1913–14	1999–2000
Burnley	39	21	11	7	39	6	13	20	78	27	24	27	034.62	1921–22	2018–19
Burton Albion	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	2017–18	2017–18
Bury	27	19	4	4	27	6	4	17	54	25	8	21	046.30	1920–21	2001–02
Cambridge United	15	7	4	4	15	2	5	8	30	9	9	12	030.00	1978–79	2001–02
Carlisle United	19	14	5	0	19	6	6	7	38	20	11	7	052.63	1965–66	2000–01
Charlton Athletic	35	16	7	12	35	4	13	18	70	20	20	30	028.57	1929–30	2019–20
Chelsea	19	6	6	7	19	5	2	12	38	11	8	19	028.95	1921–22	2018–19
Cheltenham Town	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	2	1	1	050.00	2000–01	2002–03
Chesham Town	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	100.00	1910–11	1911–12
Chester City	8	4	3	1	8	2	4	2	16	6	7	3	037.50	1975–76	1998–99
Chesterfield	15	9	3	3	15	7	6	2	30	16	9	5	053.33	1947–48	2002–03
Colchester United	12	5	2	5	12	4	2	6	24	9	4	11	037.50	1975–76	2007–08
Coventry City	24	13	6	5	24	7	5	12	48	20	11	17	041.67	1913–14	2011–12
Crewe Alexandra	10	4	5	1	10	2	7	1	20	6	12	2	030.00	1986–87	2005–06
Croydon Common	4	4	0	0	4	3	0	1	8	7	0	1	087.50	1910–11	1914–15
Crystal Palace	35	12	12	11	35	7	8	20	70	19	20	31	027.14	1913–14	2018–19
Cwm Albion	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1911–12	1911–12
Darlington	9	4	2	3	9	2	2	5	18	6	4	8	033.33	1985–86	2000–01
Derby County	32	18	9	5	32	11	9	12	64	29	18	17	045.31	1926–27	2019–20
Doncaster Rovers	16	11	2	3	16	5	9	2	32	16	11	5	050.00	1947–48	2011–12
Everton	17	9	4	4	17	3	5	9	34	12	9	13	035.29	1921–22	2018–19
Exeter City	21	14	4	3	21	6	5	10	42	20	9	13	047.62	1913–14	2000–01
Fulham	31	14	7	10	31	10	6	15	62	24	13	25	038.71	1920–21	2019–20
Gateshead	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1920–21	1920–21
Gillingham	21	16	1	4	21	4	8	9	42	20	9	13	047.62	1913–14	2004–05
Grimsby Town	12	8	2	2	12	4	4	4	24	12	6	6	050.00	1948–49	1984–85
Halifax Town	8	4	4	0	8	5	3	0	16	9	7	0	056.25	1975–76	2000–01
Hartlepool United	9	6	3	0	9	3	2	4	18	9	5	4	050.00	1986–87	2000–01
Hereford United	9	7	0	2	9	3	5	1	18	10	5	3	055.56	1975–76	1996–97
Huddersfield Town	38	18	12	8	38	7	10	21	76	25	22	29	032.89	1921–22	2019–20
Hull City	33	16	5	12	33	6	16	11	66	22	21	23	033.33	1920–21	2019–20
Ipswich Town	24	10	6	8	24	5	8	11	48	15	14	19	031.25	1938–39	2017–18
Kettering Town	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	100.00	1910–11	1911–12	[upper-alpha 1]
Kidderminster Harriers	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	050.00	2000–01	2000–01
Leeds United	26	17	6	3	26	8	8	10	52	25	14	13	048.08	1920–21	2019–20
Leicester City	27	14	7	6	27	7	6	14	54	21	13	20	038.89	1921–22	2018–19
Leyton Orient	38	22	11	5	38	7	13	18	76	29	24	23	038.16	1920–21	2000–01	[upper-alpha 2]
Lincoln City	14	8	2	4	14	4	3	7	28	12	5	11	042.86	1948–49	2000–01
Liverpool	15	9	2	4	15	7	0	8	30	16	2	12	053.33	1921–22	2018–19
Llanelly	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1912–13	1912–13
Luton Town	32	19	7	6	32	4	11	17	64	23	18	23	035.94	1912–13	2019–20
Macclesfield Town	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	4	2	0	2	050.00	1997–98	2000–01
Maidstone United	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	4	0	2	2	000.00	1990–91	1991–92
Manchester City	21	7	8	6	21	1	8	12	42	8	16	18	019.05	1921–22	2018–19
Manchester United	15	4	2	9	15	3	6	6	30	7	8	15	023.33	1921–22	2018–19
Mansfield Town	15	11	3	1	15	6	4	5	30	17	7	6	056.67	1931–32	2002–03
Mardy	2	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	4	3	1	0	075.00	1911–12	1912–13
Merthyr Town	4	1	1	2	4	1	2	1	8	2	3	3	025.00	1910–11	1919–20
Middlesbrough	30	21	3	6	30	9	7	14	60	30	10	20	050.00	1921–22	2019–20
Mid Rhondda	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1912–13	1912–13
Millwall	34	14	14	6	34	8	12	14	68	22	26	20	032.35	1913–14	2019–20	[upper-alpha 3]
Milton Keynes Dons	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	000.00	2015–16	2015–16
Newcastle United	27	12	10	5	27	3	3	21	54	15	13	26	027.78	1921–22	2018–19
Newport County	12	5	3	4	12	5	3	4	24	10	6	8	041.67	1912–13	1987–88
Northampton Town	25	15	5	5	25	5	5	15	50	20	10	20	040.00	1913–14	2002–03
Norwich City	29	16	3	10	29	3	7	19	58	19	10	29	032.76	1913–14	2017–18
Nottingham Forest	27	16	7	4	27	13	4	10	54	29	11	14	053.70	1920–21	2019–20
Notts County	28	13	5	10	28	7	6	15	56	20	11	25	035.71	1920–21	2002–03
Oldham Athletic	16	8	4	4	16	5	2	9	32	13	6	13	040.63	1921–22	2002–03
Oxford United	11	5	4	2	11	2	2	7	22	7	6	9	031.82	1968–69	1999–2000
Peterborough United	12	4	3	5	12	1	3	8	24	5	6	13	020.83	1975–76	2012–13
Plymouth Argyle	29	15	4	10	29	4	14	11	58	19	18	21	032.76	1913–14	2009–10
Pontypridd	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	4	0	3	1	000.00	1911–12	1912–13
Port Vale	9	5	1	3	9	3	3	3	18	8	4	6	044.44	1920–21	2002–03
Portsmouth	30	12	7	11	30	8	10	12	60	20	17	23	033.33	1911–12	2011–12
Preston North End	47	22	13	12	47	13	10	24	94	35	23	36	037.23	1921–22	2019–20
Queens Park Rangers	37	21	9	7	37	8	5	24	74	29	14	31	039.19	1913–14	2019–20
Reading	34	16	9	9	34	7	12	15	68	23	21	24	033.82	1910–11	2019–20
Rochdale	10	5	3	2	10	1	7	2	20	6	10	4	030.00	1986–87	2000–01
Rotherham United	25	11	9	5	25	3	4	18	50	14	13	23	028.00	1920–21	2016–17
Salisbury City	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1910–11	1910–11
Scarborough	8	5	3	0	8	3	3	2	16	8	6	2	050.00	1987–88	1998–99
Scunthorpe United	18	8	7	3	18	9	5	4	36	17	12	7	047.22	1958–59	2010–11
Sheffield United	35	16	12	7	35	9	8	18	70	25	20	25	035.71	1921–22	2017–18
Sheffield Wednesday	35	20	10	5	35	7	8	20	70	27	18	25	038.57	1920–21	2019–20
Shrewsbury Town	12	6	4	2	12	4	3	5	24	10	7	7	041.67	1975–76	2000–01
Southampton	25	15	5	5	25	3	10	12	50	18	15	17	036.00	1913–14	2018–19
Southend United	21	13	4	4	21	5	9	7	42	18	13	11	042.86	1911–12	2006–07
Stockport County	6	2	4	0	6	2	2	2	12	4	6	2	033.33	1920–21	2002–03
Stoke City	21	10	4	7	21	5	5	11	42	15	9	18	035.71	1910–11	2019–20	[upper-alpha 4]
Sunderland	30	17	5	8	30	8	10	12	60	25	15	20	041.67	1921–22	2017–18
Swansea City	31	15	11	5	31	5	8	18	62	20	19	23	032.26	1912–13	2019–20	[upper-alpha 5]
Swindon Town	22	10	8	4	22	5	5	12	44	15	13	16	034.09	1913–14	2002–03
Thames	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1931–32	1931–32
Ton Pentre	3	3	0	0	3	2	0	1	6	5	0	1	083.33	1912–13	1911–12
Torquay United	18	10	5	3	18	3	4	11	36	13	9	14	036.11	1931–32	2000–01
Tottenham Hotspur	22	5	5	12	22	5	5	12	44	10	10	24	022.73	1921–22	2018–19
Tranmere Rovers	6	2	3	1	6	3	1	2	12	5	4	3	041.67	1986–87	2003–03
Treharris	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	050.00	1910–11	1912–13
Walsall	15	9	4	2	15	7	3	5	30	16	7	7	053.33	1911–12	2003–04
Watford	29	16	4	9	29	5	8	16	58	21	12	25	036.21	1913–14	2018–19
West Bromwich Albion	25	10	8	7	25	4	5	16	50	14	13	23	028.00	1921–22	2019–20
West Ham United	24	9	6	9	24	2	9	13	48	11	15	22	022.92	1913–14	2018–19
Wigan Athletic	15	4	8	3	15	2	4	9	30	6	12	12	020.00	1982–83	2019–20
Wimbledon	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	4	1	1	2	025.00	1984–85	2003–04	[upper-alpha 6]
Wolverhampton Wanderers	29	9	9	11	29	9	4	16	58	18	13	27	031.03	1920–21	2018–19
Wrexham	16	10	4	2	16	8	2	6	32	18	6	8	056.25	1975–76	2001–02
Wycombe Wanderers	5	4	1	0	5	3	0	2	10	7	1	2	070.00	1994–95	2002–03
York City	8	5	2	1	8	2	3	3	16	7	5	4	043.75	1974–75	2000–01

Footnotes

1. Kettering Town statistics include matches played against Kettering.
2. Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.
3. Millwall statistics include matches played against Millwall Athletic.
4. Stoke City statistics include matches played against Stoke.
5. Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
6. Wimbledon F.C. relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and was rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since when it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.[7][8][9]

References

General

• For 1910–11 to 2000–01: Shepherd, Richard (2002), The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C., Nottingham: SoccerData Publications, ISBN 1-899468-17-X
• For 1920–21 to present day: "Cardiff City football club: record v other sides". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
• For 2001–02 to present day: "Cardiff: Head to head". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

Specific

1. Shepherd, Richard (19 March 2013). "1899–1920 Foundations & The Early Years". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
2. "Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
3. Shepherd, Richard (19 March 2013). "1920–1947 Great Days, Lows & Recovery". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
4. Shepherd 2002, p. 14
5. Shepherd 2002, p. 22
6. "Cardiff City Results: 2017/18". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
7. Cloake, Martin (29 August 2014). "Why MK Dons' 4–0 victory over Manchester United didn't cause universal joy". New Statesman. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
8. "Wimbledon become MK Dons FC". The Guardian. London. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
9. "AFC Wimbledon". Chesterfield F.C. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.