# 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.

## 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.
* 4 June – Malky Mackay turns down offer from Norwich City to become manager. Former Cardiff player Kevin Cooper is appointed as Under-21 coach.
* 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.
* 29 June – Former chairman Sam Hammam rejects the three offers which Cardiff offer to deal with long-term "Langston Debt".

### July

* 10 July – Cardiff enter talks with South Korean international Kim Bo-Kyung's club Cerezo Osaka over a transfer fee.
* 12 July – Under-18 Belgian international keeper Guillaume Hubert joins on trial along with three unnamed French players.
* 13 July – Cardiff agree a fee for Kim Bo-Kyung of around £3 million, as confirmed by his Kim's agent.
* 15 July – The Cardiff City squad travel to Switzerland for pre-season training. Bids from Fulham for Peter Whittingham are rejected.
* 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. A bid from an unnamed Championship club is rejected for Anthony Gerrard and Dulwich Hamlet teenager Omarr Lawson joins on trial.

### August

* 2 August – Queens Park Rangers striker Heiðar Helguson takes part in a medical and discusses personal terms over a move to Cardiff.
* 3 August – A£200,000 bid is rejected from Bristol City and Leicester City for Anthony Gerrard.
* 10 August – Cardiff City Stadium officially re-opens as Cardiff take sole ownership of the ground.
* 20 August – A£500,000 bid for defender Matthew Connolly is accepted by Queens Park Rangers.
* 21 August – Cardiff's bid for Queens Park Rangers winger Tommy Smith stalls.
* 30 August – Cardiff agree a fee with West Ham for the transfer of Nicky Maynard.

### September

* 12 September – Financial Director Doug Lee announces resignation at the end of the month with Simon Lim replacing him.
* 20 September – Nicky Maynard is ruled out for several months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

### 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.

### November

* 2 November – Dick Bate joins as a new academy manager.
* 16 November – Stephen Owen-Conway is appointed as a new club director.
* 23 November – Craig Conway puts in a transfer request, which is rejected by manager Malky Mackay.

### January

* 24 January – Board director Alan Whiteley resigns following being charge for fraud.

### March

* 1 March – Chairman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee resigns.

### 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.

### 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.

## Football League Championship
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Crystal Palace (O, P) | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 72 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

## 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 | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League 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.

#### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | 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 | Total | Total | 72 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 3 |

### 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 | 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

$^1$Although Cardiff didn't specify a contract length, South Wales Echo reported the contract to be three years ending in 2015. $^2$Although neither club stated a transfer fee, the South Wales Echo reported the fee to be in the excess of a £2,000,000. $^3$Although officially undisclosed, Zlatko Zahovič, director of Maribor confirmed the fee to be around €2 million (£1,573,373), a record in Slovenian football. $^4$Although officially undisclosed South Wales Echo reported the transfer to be a free transfer. $^5$Although officially undisclosed South Wales Echo reported the fee to be £300,000. $^6$Although officially undisclosed South Wales Echo reported the fee to be £25,000.

### 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 |

### 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 | £350,000$^1$ | 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 |
* Total income: ~ £1,263,200

#### Notes

$^1$Both sides published the fee as undisclosed, but BBC Sport reported the transfer to be worth £350,000.

### 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 | |

## 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 |