2012–13 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2012–13 season
Chairman	Simon Lim
Manager	Malky Mackay
Stadium	Cardiff City Stadium
Championship	1st (champions)
FA Cup	Third round ; (knocked out by Macclesfield Town)
League Cup	First round; (knocked out by Northampton Town)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Aron Gunnarsson; Peter Whittingham; (8 each); All: ; Heiðar Helguson; (9 goals)
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
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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.

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] Bids from Fulham for Peter Whittingham are 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 v t e	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	Promotion to the Premier League
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 (O, P)	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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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)	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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	David Marshall	46	0	46	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Kevin McNaughton	28	0	24+3	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Andrew Taylor	43	0	43	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	SVK	Filip Kiss	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson	33	4	33	4	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Ben Turner	31	1	30+1	1	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Peter Whittingham	40	8	37+3	8	0	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Don Cowie	24	2	15+9	2	0	0	0	0
9	FW	SVN	Etien Velikonja	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	SCO	Craig Conway	28	2	21+6	2	0	0	1	0
12	DF	ENG	Matthew Connolly	36	5	36	5	0	0	0	0
13	MF	KOR	Kim Bo-Kyung	28	2	20+8	2	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Tommy Smith	23	1	18+5	1	0	0	0	0
15	FW	BEN	Rudy Gestede	27	5	5+22	5	0	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Craig Noone	31	7	25+6	7	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ISL	Aron Gunnarsson	45	8	35+10	8	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Jordon Mutch	23	0	18+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Kadeem Harris	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	FW	IRL	Joe Mason	29	6	12+16	6	0	0	1	0
21	MF	ENG	Joe Ralls	6	0	1+3	0	1	0	1	0
22	FW	ISL	Heiðar Helguson	39	9	27+11	8	0	0	1	1
23	FW	ENG	Nicky Maynard	4	1	3+1	1	0	0	0	0
24	MF	SCO	Simon Lappin	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	ENG	Fraizer Campbell	12	7	9+3	7	0	0	0	0
28	FW	WAL	Rhys Healey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK	ENG	Elliot Parish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ENG	Ben Nugent	14	1	7+5	1	1	0	1	0
32	GK	ENG	Joe Lewis	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
35	DF	ENG	Adedeji Oshilaja	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
37	MF	IRL	Stephen McPhail	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
38	MF	WAL	Tommy O'Sullivan	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
39	FW	WAL	Craig Bellamy	33	4	28+5	4	0	0	0	0
40	DF	ENG	Luke Coulson	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
42	DF	WAL	Declan John	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
45	MF	WAL	Theo Wharton	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players currently out on loan:
33	FW	WAL	Nathaniel Jarvis (at Kidderminster Harriers)	2	1	0	0	1	1	0+1	0
34	FW	AUT	Jesse Darko (at AFC Wimbledon)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players featured for club who have left:
25	DF	ENG	Leon Barnett (on loan from Norwich City)	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	TUR	Kerim Frei (on loan from Fulham)	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ISR	Dekel Keinan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36	MF	GLP	Kevin Sainte-Luce	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Captains

No.	P	Name	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
2	17	MF	Aron Gunnarsson	8	0	0	8
4	16	MF	Craig Noone	7	0	0	7
4	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
7	15	FW	Rudy Gestede	5	0	0	5
9	5	DF	Mark Hudson	4	0	0	4
9	39	FW	Craig Bellamy	4	0	0	4
11	8	MF	Don Cowie	2	0	0	2
11	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	Total
1	39	FW	Craig Bellamy	10	0	10
2	16	MF	Craig Noone	9	0	9
3	3	DF	Andrew Taylor	6	0	6
3	7	MF	Peter Whittingham	6	0	6
5	17	MF	Aron Gunnarsson	5	0	5
6	22	FW	Heiðar Helguson	4	0	4
7	13	MF	Kim Bo-Kyung	3	0	3
	15	FW	Rudy Gestede	3	0	3
	23	FW	Nicky Maynard	3	0	3
10	6	DF	Ben Turner	2	0	2
10	14	MF	Tommy Smith	2	0	2
12	11	MF	Craig Conway	1	0	1
	5	DF	Mark Hudson	1	0	1
	42	DF	Declan John	0	1	1
	20	FW	Joe Mason	1	0	1
	1	GK	David Marshall	1	0	1
	2	DF	Kevin McNaughton	1	0	1

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
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
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.	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

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
32	GK	Joe Lewis	24	EU	Peterborough United	Free	Summer	2015¹	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	£2,000,000²	Cardiff City FC
9	FW	Etien Velikonja	23	EU	Maribor	Transfer	Summer	2016	£1,574,373³	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	Free⁴	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	£300,000⁵	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	£25,000⁶	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	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	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	£350,000¹	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	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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 November 2012 14	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Cardiff City	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Pratley Petrov 57' Warnock 60' K Davies Ngog 63' Petrov 69' (pen) Lee 69' Ngog 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

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External links

"Cardiff City – Official Site". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
"Cardiff City Results". BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
"Key dates". Football League. 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012.

[1] "Seven subs for FL". Sky Sports. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

[2] "Cardiff boss Mackay snub Norwich". Daily Echo. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

[3] "Kevin Cooper poised to return from Malaysia posting and take up under-21 reins for Cardiff City". South Wales Echo. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

[4] "Cardiff City 2012/13 kits revealed". Cardiff City F.C. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

[5] "Cardiff City training ground plans". Cardiff City F.C. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

[6] "Cardiff City FC Statement". Cardiff City F.C. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.

[7] "Sam Hammam says no to Cardiff City Langston repayment offers". South Wales Echo. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

[8] "Kim Bo-Kyung's agency claims talks with Cardiff City". Goal. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.

[9] "Teenage Belgian keeper Guillaume Hubert on trial with Cardiff City". South Wales Echo. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

[10] "Cardiff City in pole position to sign South Korean Kim Bo-Kyung". South Wales Echo. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

[11] "Cardiff City set for summer training camp in Switzerland". South Wales Echo. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

[12] Shuttleworth, Peter (17 July 2012). "Cardiff City turn down bids for Peter Whittingham from Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[13] "Cardiff City pull out of bid for Coventry City star Richard Keogh". South Wales Echo. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[14] "Cardiff City reject Anthony Gerrard offer from Championship rival". BBC Sport. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[15] "Cardiff eye Dulwich teen". Sky Sports. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

[Helguson_Signs-16] "Cardiff City to sign QPR striker Heidar Helguson". South Wales Echo. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

[17] "Cardiff City turn down Leicester and Bristol City bids for Anthony Gerrard". South Wales Echo. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.

[18] "Making History:#IlovetheCity2012". Cardiff City Official Site. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[19] "Cardiff City close to signing QPR defender Matthew Connolly". South Wales Echo. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.

[20] "QPR's Smith stalls over Cardiff move". West London Sport. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.

[21] "Hammers accept Maynard bid". Sky Sports. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

[22] "Statement:Doug Lee steps down". Cardiff City F.C. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.

[23] "Maynard out with ACL tear". Cardiff City F.C. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.

[24] "Best wishs to Ards at Wimbledon". Cardiff City F.C. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.^{[dead link‍]}

[25] "Dick Bate named new Cardiff Academy boss". BBC Sport. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.

[26] "Cardiff City appoint new Australian-based club director Stephen Owen-Conway". South Wales Echo. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

[27] "Cardiff City rejected Craig Conway transfer request". South Wales Echo. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.

[28] "Cardiff City director Alan Whiteley resigns after fraud charge". BBC News. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

[29] "Cardiff City chairman Dato Chan Tien Ghee resigns". BBC Sport. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

[30] "Burnley 1–1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2013.

[31] "Two leave 'City academy with best wishes". Cardiff City F.C. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

[Lewissigning-32] "Cardiff City confirm signing of goalkeeper Joe Lewis". South Wales Echo. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

[Mutchfee-33] "Cardiff City ready to make new swoop for Liverpool F.C. striker Craig Bellamy". South Wales Echo. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.

[34] "(Številke še nikoli tako visoke) The numbers have never been so high". Nogo Mania (in Slovenian). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

[35] "Cardiff City complete £300,000 signing of QPR star Tommy Smith". South Wales Echo. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.

[36] "Cardiff City boss Mackay reflects on 'quietest ever' transfer deadline day". South Wales Echo. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

[37] "Huddersfield Town to sign Anthony Gerrard from Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

[38] "Malky scoops LMA Managers Gong". Cardiff City F.C. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[39] "CITY SCOOP FAMILY & COMMUNITY AWARDS". Cardiff City F.C. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.

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