2021–22 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2021–22 season
Owner	Vincent Tan
Chairman	Mehmet Dalman
Manager	Mick McCarthy; (until 23 October)[1]; Steve Morison; (from 12 November) [2]
Stadium	Cardiff City Stadium
Championship	20th
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Kieffer Moore (5)
Highest home attendance	20,891; (vs. Bristol City, 28 Aug)
Lowest home attendance	3,500; (vs. Sutton United Carabao Cup, 10 Aug)
Biggest win	3–1; (vs. Millwall, 21 Aug)
Biggest defeat	1–5; (vs. Blackburn Rovers, 25 Sep); 0–4; (vs. West Bromwich Albion, 28 Sep)

The 2021–22 season is the 123rd season in existence of Cardiff City Football Club. In addition to the Championship, Cardiff City will participate in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Dillon Phillips	GK	(1995-06-11) 11 June 1995	27	0	2020	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	2023
25	Alex Smithies	GK	(1990-03-05) 5 March 1990	83	0	2018	Queens Park Rangers	£4,000,000	2022
31	George Ratcliffe	GK	(2000-09-12) 12 September 2000	0	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	—
Defenders
2	Mark McGuinness	CB	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001	14	3	2021	Arsenal	Undisclosed	2024
3	Joel Bagan	LB	(2001-09-03) 3 September 2001	19	0	2020	Academy	Trainee	2023
4	Sean Morrison	CB	(1991-01-08) 8 January 1991	292	33	2014	Reading	£3,180,000	2022
5	Aden Flint	CB	(1989-07-11) 11 July 1989	74	10	2019	Middlesbrough	£4,000,000	2022
16	Curtis Nelson	CB	(1993-05-21) 21 May 1993	104	3	2019	Oxford United	Free	2023
28	Tom Sang	RWB/RW/AM	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999	15	0	2020	Manchester United	Free	2023
30	Ciaron Brown	CB	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998	18	0	2018	Wealdstone	Trainee	2022
38	Perry Ng	RB/LB/CB	(1996-04-27) 27 April 1996	36	0	2021	Crewe Alexandra	£350,000	2024
40	Tom Davies	LB	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	1	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2024
Midfielders
6	Will Vaulks	DM	(1993-09-13) 13 September 1993	96	9	2019	Rotherham United	£2,100,000	2022
7	Leandro Bacuna	CM/RB	(1991-08-21) 21 August 1991	114	4	2019	Aston Villa	£4,000,000	2023
8	Joe Ralls	CM/LM	(1993-10-12) October 12, 1993	292	31	2011	Academy	Trainee	2022
21	Marlon Pack	CM/DM	(1991-03-25) 25 March 1991	104	5	2019	Bristol City	Undisclosed	2022
26	Ryan Giles	LM/LWB	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000	19	0	2021	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan	2022
27	Rubin Colwill	AM/CM	(2002-04-27) 27 April 2002	27	4	2020	Academy	Trainee	2024
36	Kieron Evans	AM/LW/RW	(2001-12-19) 19 December 2001	5	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2023
37	Sam Bowen	DM/CM	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001	5	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2023
Forwards
10	Kieffer Moore	CF	(1992-08-08) 8 August 1992	65	25	2020	Wigan Athletic	£2,000,000	2023
14	Isaac Vassell	CF	(1993-09-09) 9 September 1993	3	1	2019	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	2022
19	James Collins	CF	(1990-12-01) 1 December 1990	21	1	2021	Luton Town	Free	2023
29	Mark Harris	CF/LW/RW	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998	38	5	2017	Academy	Trainee	2023
39	Isaak Davies	CF	(2001-09-25) 25 September 2001	7	0	2020	Academy	Trainee	2023
Out on Loan
11	Josh Murphy	LW/RW/SS	(1995-02-24) 24 February 1995	99	14	2018	Norwich City	£11,000,000	2022
15	Ryan Wintle	DM/CM/CB	(1997-06-13) 13 June 1997	3	0	2021	Crewe Alexandra	Free	2024
20	Gavin Whyte	RW	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	37	1	2019	Oxford United	£2,000,000	2023
—	Max Watters	CF	(1999-03-23) 23 March 1999	3	0	2021	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	2024

Statistics

As of 11 December 2021

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cardiff City.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Dillon Phillips	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	IRL	Mark McGuinness	14	3	14+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Joel Bagan	10	0	9+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Sean Morrison	16	3	14+0	3	0+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Aden Flint	23	4	19+2	4	0+0	0	2+0	0
6	MF	WAL	Will Vaulks	19	0	11+6	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF	CUW	Leandro Bacuna	14	1	12+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Joe Ralls	13	0	11+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	WAL	Kieffer Moore	22	5	14+7	5	0+0	0	0+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Curtis Nelson	22	0	20+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	FW	IRL	James Collins	21	1	9+10	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
21	MF	ENG	Marlon Pack	21	1	21+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	GK	ENG	Alex Smithies	14	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Ryan Giles*	19	0	17+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	WAL	Rubin Colwill	21	4	10+9	4	0+0	0	0+2	0
28	DF	ENG	Tom Sang	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
29	FW	WAL	Mark Harris	19	2	7+11	2	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	DF	NIR	Ciaron Brown	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	WAL	Eli King	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	FW	ENG	Chanka Zimba	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	MF	WAL	Kieron Evans	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	MF	WAL	Sam Bowen	5	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
38	DF	ENG	Perry Ng	16	0	15+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
39	FW	WAL	Isaak Davies	7	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
40	DF	WAL	Tom Davies	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
41	MF	CIV	Tavio Kouakou D'Almeida	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
42	DF	WAL	Oliver Denham	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players out on loan:
11	MF	ENG	Josh Murphy	2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
15	MF	ENG	Ryan Wintle	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
24	FW	WAL	Marley Watkins	1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	2

Goals record

As of 11 December 2021

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	Total
1	10	CF	Kieffer Moore	5	0	5
2	5	CB	Aden Flint	4	0	4
2	27	AM	Rubin Colwill	4	0	4
4	2	CB	Mark McGuinness	3	0	3
4	4	CB	Sean Morrison	3	0	3
6	24	RW	Marley Watkins	0	2	2
6	29	SS	Mark Harris	2	0	2
8	7	CM	Leandro Bacuna	1	0	1
	11	LW	Josh Murphy	0	1	1
	19	CF	James Collins	1	0	1
	21	CM	Marlon Pack	1	0	1
Total				24	3	27

Assists record

As of 11 December 2021

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	Total
1	26	LM	Ryan Giles	9	0	9
2	8	CM	Joe Ralls	4	0	4
3	10	CF	Kieffer Moore	2	1	3
3	21	CM	Marlon Pack	3	0	3
5	4	CB	Sean Morrison	1	0	1
	5	CB	Aden Flint	1	0	1
	6	CM	Will Vaulks	1	0	1
	29	SS	Mark Harris	1	0	1
	38	RB	Perry Ng	1	0	1
	39	CF	Isaak Davies	1	0	1
	40	LB	Tom Davies	0	1	1
Total				24	2	26

Disciplinary record

As of 11 December 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	16		CB	Curtis Nelson	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
1	21		CM	Marlon Pack	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
3	2		CB	Mark McGuinness	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	5		CB	Aden Flint	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	6		DM	Will Vaulks	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	7		CM	Leandro Bacuna	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	38		RB	Perry Ng	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	4		CB	Sean Morrison	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
	8		CM	Joe Ralls	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	29		CF	Mark Harris	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11	3		LB	Joel Bagan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	19		CF	James Collins	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
13	1		GK	Dillon Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	10		CF	Kieffer Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15		DM	Ryan Wintle	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	25		CM	Alex Smithies	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		LM	Ryan Giles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	27		AM	Rubin Colwill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					47	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	51	0	0

Contracts

Date	Position	Name	Status	Contract Length	Expiry Date	Ref.
24 August 2021	CF	Chanka Zimba	Signed	3 years	June 2024	[3]
30 August 2021	AM	Rubin Colwill	Signed	3 years	June 2024	[4]
6 October 2021	LB	Tom Davies	Signed	3 years	June 2024	[5]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
21 June 2021	CB	Mark McGuinness	Arsenal	Undisclosed	[6]
1 July 2021	CF	James Collins	Luton Town	Free transfer	[7]
1 July 2021	CB	James Connolly	Blackburn Rovers	Free transfer	[8]
1 July 2021	GK	Rohan Luthra	Crystal Palace	Free transfer	[8]
1 July 2021	RB	Jai Semenyo	Mangotsfield United	Free transfer	[8]
1 July 2021	DM	Ryan Wintle	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	[9]
10 August 2021	RW	Marley Watkins	Bristol City	Free transfer	[10]
2 September 2021	RW	Jack Leahy	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer	[11]
2 September 2021	GK	Matthew Turner	Leeds United	Free transfer	[11]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
13 July 2021	LM		Ryan Giles	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[12]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
8 July 2021	CF	Max Watters	Milton Keynes Dons	End of season	[13]
31 July 2021	RW	Gavin Whyte	Oxford United	End of season	[14]
28 August 2021	DM	Ryan Wintle	Blackpool	End of season	[15]
31 August 2021	LW	Josh Murphy	Preston North End	End of season	[16]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
23 June 2021	CF	Robert Glatzel	Hamburger SV	Undisclosed	[17]
30 June 2021	CB	Sol Bamba	Middlesbrough	Released	[18][19]
30 June 2021	LB	Joe Bennett	Wigan Athletic	Released	[18][20]
30 June 2021	CB	Jack Bodenham		Released	[18]
30 June 2021	CM	Aaron Bolger		Released	[18]
30 June 2021	GK	Joe Day	Newport County	Released	[18][21]
30 June 2021	CF	Daniel Griffiths	Chippenham Town	Released	[18][22]
30 June 2021	LW	Junior Hoilett	Reading	Released	[23][24]
30 June 2021	CF	Rolan Idowu		Released	[18]
30 June 2021	CB	Ben Margetson	Swansea City	Released	[18][25]
30 June 2021	LB	Daniel Martin	Torquay United	Released	[18][26]
30 June 2021	RB	Cameron McWilliams		Released	[18]
30 June 2021	CB	Ryan Reynolds	Penybont	Released	[18][27]
30 June 2021	AM	James Waite	Penybont	Released	[18][27]
30 June 2021	CF	Jack Williams		Released	[18]
30 June 2021	AM	Jonny Williams	Swindon Town	Released	[18][28]
26 August 2021	RW	Marley Watkins	Aberdeen	Released	[29]
4 October 2021	SS	Lee Tomlin		Mutual consent	[30]

Pre-season friendlies

As part off Cardiff City's pre-season preparations, friendlies against Bath City,[31] Cambridge United,[32] Forest Green Rovers,[33] Exeter City,[32] Southampton[34] and Newport County[35] were announced.

10 July 2021 Friendly	Bath City	0–5	Cardiff City	Twerton
15:00 BST		Report	Collins 3', 25' Denham 18' Vassell 37' Davies 88'	Stadium: Twerton Park

17 July 2021 Friendly	Cardiff City	0–2	Cambridge United	Leckwith
13:00 BST		Report	Smith 4' Weir 57'	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium

17 July 2021 Friendly	Cardiff City	1–1	Cambridge United	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Zimba 12'	Report	Ironside 2' (pen.)	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium

20 July 2021 Friendly	Forest Green Rovers	1–2	Cardiff City	Nailsworth
19:00 BST	Matt 58'	Report	Collins 47' Whyte 84'	Stadium: The Innocent New Lawn

24 July 2021 Friendly	Cardiff City	2–2	Exeter City	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Collins 45' Harris 63' (pen.)	Report	Jay 22' Sweeney 49'	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium

27 July 2021 Friendly	Cardiff City	0–4	Southampton	Leckwith
19:00 BST		Report	Walcott 40' Djenepo 66' Adams 74', 85'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

31 July 2021 Friendly	Cardiff City	2–0	Newport County	Leckwith
13:00 BST	Ralls 21' Harris 82'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
EFL Championship	7 August 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1	22	6	4	12	25	39	−14	027.27
FA Cup	January 2022		Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	10 August 2021	24 August 2021	First round	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
Total				24	7	4	13	28	43	−15	029.17

Last updated: 12 December 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Blackpool	22	7	6	9	20	26	−6	27
18	Bristol City	22	7	6	9	24	32	−8	27
19	Hull City	22	6	5	11	19	26	−7	23
20	Cardiff City	22	6	4	12	25	39	−14	22
21	Reading	22	8	3	11	28	33	−5	21[lower-alpha 1]
22	Peterborough United	22	5	4	13	19	41	−22	19	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Barnsley	22	2	7	13	15	34	−19	13	Relegation to EFL League One

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[37]
Notes:

Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.[36]

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
22	6	4	12	25	39	−14	22	2	1	8	9	18	−9	4	3	4	16	21	−5

Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	D
Position	13	3	9	6	9	8	9	10	13	18	20	20	21	21	21	21	20	19	20	20	21	20

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Cardiff City's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[38]

7 August 2021 1	Cardiff City	1–1	Barnsley	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Pack 54'	BBC Report	Sibbick 69'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,431 Referee: Stephen Martin (Staffordshire)

14 August 2021 2	Blackpool	0–2	Cardiff City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Husband 90+2'	BBC Report	Bacuna 52' Moore 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,393 Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)

18 August 2021 3	Peterborough United	2–2	Cardiff City	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Burrows 49' Dembélé 51' Ward 86'	BBC Report	Pack 44' Flint 45', 83', 90+6'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,534 Referee: Thomas Bramall (South Yorkshire)

21 August 2021 4	Cardiff City	3–1	Millwall	Leckwith
15:00 BST	Flint 51', 66', 70' Morrison 83' Nelson 86'	BBC Report	Cooper 65' Afobe 76'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,168 Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)

28 August 2021 5	Cardiff City	1–2	Bristol City	Cardiff
12:30 BST	Bentley 59' (o.g.) Morrison 74' Ralls 87'	BBC Report	Weimann 21', 70' Semenyo 74' Martin 74'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,891 Referee: David Webb (County Durham)

12 September 2021 6	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Cardiff City	West Bridgford
14:30 BST	Grabban 23'	BBC Report	Vaulks 33' Colwill 58', 73' Pack 75' Ng 76'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 24,153 Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northampton)
Note: Live on Sky Sports Football

15 September 2021 7	Coventry City	1–0	Cardiff City	Coventry
19:45 BST	Gyökeres 15' Kane 73' Hamer 90+1' Dabo 90+2'	Sky Report BBC Report	Moore 69'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 16,372 Referee: Michael Salisbury (Preston)

18 September 2021 8	Cardiff City	0–1	Bournemouth	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Harris 36' Nelson 45+1' Bacuna 88'	Sky Report BBC Report	Christie 24' Lerma 52' Billing 54' Smith 88'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,090 Referee: Josh Smith (London)

25 September 2021 9	Blackurn Rovers	5–1	Cardiff City	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Gallagher 24' Brereton 32', 45+2' (90), pen.' Dolan 53'	BBC Report Sky Report	Flint 8' Morrison 58' Dillon Phillips 89'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 11,670 Referee: Keith Stroud (Hampshire)

28 September 2021 10	Cardiff City	0–4	West Bromwich Albion	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Collins 39'	BBC Report Sky Report	Grant 5' Bartley 42' Nelson 56' (o.g.) Mowatt 75' Phillips 82'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,363 Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)

2 October 2021 11	Cardiff City	0–1	Reading	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Pack 32' Ralls 37' Collins 84' McGuinness 90+4'	BBC Report Sky Report	Hoilett 38'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Thomas Bramall (South Yorkshire)

17 October 2021 12	Swansea City	3–0	Cardiff City	Swansea
12:00 BST	Paterson 29' Piroe 60' Manning 63' Bidwell 74'	BBC Report Sky report	Bacuna 26' Vaulks 90+1'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 19,288 Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
Note: Live on Sky Sports

20 October 2021 13	Fulham	2–0	Cardiff City	London
19:45 BST	Cairney 57' Mitrovic 63'	BBC Report Sky Report	Pack 69' Bagan 78' Ng 85'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 15,789 Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)

23 October 2021 14	Cardiff City	0–2	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
12:30 BST	Pack 28' McGuinness 34' Flint 70'	BBC Report Sky Report	Šporar 35' (pen) Ikpeazu 38' Payero 74'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,513 Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports

30 October 2021 15	Stoke City	3–3	Cardiff City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Brown 9' Fletcher 16', 46' Wilmot 62' Souttar 64' Surridge 83'	BBC Report Sky Report	Nelson 39' Bacuna 57' Colwill 66' Harris 70', 89' Moore 71'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 21,413 Referee: John Brooks

3 November 2021 16	Cardiff City	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
19:45 GMT		BBC Report Sky Report	Gray 37' Dickie 47' Adomah 85'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 16,882 Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)

6 November 2021 17	Cardiff City	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	McGuiness 60' Moore 74', 90+3' Bacuna 84' Vaulks 90+1' Ng 90+5'	BBC Report Sky Report	Sinani 12' High 90+4'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,355 Referee: David Webb (County Durham)

20 November 2021 18	Preston North End	1–2	Cardiff City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Maguire 2' Cunningham 57' Iversen 66'	BBC Report Sky Report	Ng 35' McGuinness 51' Collins 66' Colwill 87' Harris 88'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,749 Referee: Leigh Doughty (Blackpool)

24 November 2021 19	Cardiff City	0–1	Hull City	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	McGuinness 57' Giles 90+4'	BBC Report Sky Report	Lewis-Potter 15', 55' Greaves 90+4'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,180 Referee: Thomas Bramall (South Yorkshire)

27 November 2021 20	Luton Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Luton
15:00 GMT	Rea 42' Clark 64'	BBC Report Sky Report	Colwill 10' Morrison 38', 77' Smithies 85'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)

4 December 2021 21	Cardiff City	2–3	Sheffield United	Leckwith
15:00 GMT	Harris 32' Collins 44' Morrison 52' McGuinness 90'	Sky Report	Norwood 40' Gibbs-White 61' Sharp 73' McGoldrick 75'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,310 Referee: John Busby

11 December 2021 22	Birmingham City	2–2	Cardiff	Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Deeney 29' Šunjić 45+1', 63' Friend 85'	BBC Report	Nelson 16' Moore 66' Ralls 72' McGuinness 90+1'	Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Jeremy Simpson

FA Cup

Cardiff were drawn at home to Preston North End in the third round.[39]

8 January 2022 Third round	Cardiff City	v	Preston North End	Leckwith
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

EFL Cup

Cardiff City were drawn at home to Sutton United in the first round[40][41] and Brighton & Hove Albion in the second round.[42]

10 August 2021 First round	Cardiff City	3–2	Sutton United	Leckwith
19:00 BST	Watkins 44', 50' Murphy 84'	Report	Wilson 4' Milsom 21' Eastmond 55' Rowe 90'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 3500 Referee: Josh Smith

24 August 2021 Second round	Cardiff City	0–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Vaulks 56' Wintle 73' Nelson 78'	Report	Moder 9' Zeqiri 55'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,013 Referee: James Bell

Summary

Games played	24 (22 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games won	7 (6 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn	4 (4 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	13 (12 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	27 (24 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goals conceded	42 (38 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goal difference	-15
Clean sheets	1 (1 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards	50 (46 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Red cards	1 (1 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst Discipline	Marlon Pack (5 , 0 , 0 )
Best result	2–0 vs. Blackpool (14 Aug 21) 3–1 vs. Millwall (21 Aug 21)
Worst result	1–5 vs. Blackburn Rovers (25 Sep 21) 0–4 vs. West Bromwich Albion (28 Sep 21)
Most appearances	Aden Flint (20 starts, 2 subs)
Top scorer	Kieffer Moore (5)
Most Clean Sheets	Dillon Phillips (1)
Points	22

Club staff

Backroom staff

Position	Name
Manager	Steve Morison
Assistant Manager	Tom Ramasut
First Team Coach	Mark Hudson
Goalkeeper Coach	Andy Dibble
Head of Medical Services	Matthew May
Club Doctor	Dr. Len Nokes
First Team Physiotherapist	James Rowland
Head of Fitness & Conditioning	Lee Southernwood
Senior Strength & Conditioning	Mike Beere
Sports Scientist	Ben Parry
Head Scout	Glyn Chamberlain
First Team Analyst	Jack Radusin
Player Liaison Officer	Jack Osmond-Smith
Kit and Equipment Manager	Paul Carter

Board of directors

Position	Name
Chairman	Mehmet Dalman
General Manager	Ken Choo
Finance Director	Philip Jenkins
Non-Executive Board Members Football Club[43]	Steve Borley (since 1998) Derek Chee Seng Chin (since 2010) Veh Ken Choo (since 2016) Mehmet Dalman (since 2012) Marco Ronaldo Mario Caramella (since 2017)[44]
Non-Executive Board Members Cardiff City (Holdings)[45]	Danni Rais (since 2012)
Club Secretary	Michelle McDonald

References

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External links

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[table_hth_REA0.34187416655099-37] Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.[36]

[1] "Mick McCarthy: Manager leaves Cardiff City after eight straight defeats". BBC Sport. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

[2] "Steve Morison: Cardiff City interim boss stays in charge as ex-skipper Mark Hudson returns as coach". BBC Sport. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[3] "Chanka Zimba sings new City deal". Cardiff City F.C. Official Site. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[4] "Rubin Colwill: Wales midfielder signs new Cardiff City deal". BBC Sport. 30 August 2021.

[5] "Tom Davies signs first professional contract". Cardiff City. 6 October 2021.

[6] "Mark McGuinness joins the Bluebirds". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[7] "Cardiff City agree to sign James Collins". Cardiff City - Official Site. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[24JuneAcademy-8] "Nine promising Bluebirds sign contracts at CCS". Cardiff City Official Site. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[9] "Ryan Wintle: Out of contract Crewe Alexandra midfielder joins Cardiff City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[10] "Marley Watkins: Cardiff City sign Wales winger on short-term deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[LeahyTurner-11] "Two new additions join U23 side". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[12] "Ryan Giles: Wolverhampton Wanderers youngster joins Cardiff City on loan". BBC Sport. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

[13] "Max Watters joins MK Dons". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[14] "Gavin Whyte: Oxford United re-sign Cardiff City striker on loan". BBC Sport. 31 July 2021.

[15] "Ryan Wintle: Blackpool sign midfielder from Cardiff on loan". BBC Sport. 28 August 2021.

[16] "Josh Murphy Joins North End on Loan".

[17] "Robert Glatzel: Forward leaves Cardiff City for Hamburg". BBC Sport. 23 June 2021.

[retained-18] "2020/21 Retained List". Cardiff City F.C. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[19] "Sol Bamba Signs Up For The Boro". Middlesbrough FC. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[20] "Latics Sign Defender Joe Bennett". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[21] "Joe Day re-joins Exiles on three-year deal". Newport County AFC. Retrieved 11 June 2021.

[22] "CTFC Squad Update". Chippenham Town FC. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[23] "Junior Hoilett: Winger announces Cardiff City departure". 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[24] "Junior Hoilett Signs For Royals". Reading FC. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

[25] "Swansea City Academy Reveal New Scholars And Pro Deals". Swansea City AFC. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

[#ManicMonday-26] "#ManicMonday". Torquay United FC. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[DuoAtPenybont-27] "Penybont sign James Waite, Josh Graham, and Ryan Reynolds". Y Clwd Pel-Droed. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

[28] "Fresh from the Euros, Williams arrives at SN1". Swindon Town FC. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

[29] "Marley returns". Aberdeen F.C. Official Site. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.

[30] "Lee Tomlin departs". Cardiff City Football Club. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

[31] "Pre-Season 2021 | Bath City vs. Cardiff City". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[Two_Friendlies-32] "Pre-Season 2021 | Cardiff City to host Cambridge United & Exeter City". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[33] "Pre-Season 2021 | Forest Green Rovers vs. Cardiff City". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[34] "Bluebirds to face Southampton at CCS". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[35] "City to host Newport County at CCS". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[36] "Reading agree six-point deduction with EFL for breaching financial rules". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[EFL_Regulations1-38] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 20 March 2021.

[39] "2021/22 Sky Bet Championship fixtures". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[40] "Third Round Draw". The Football Association. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[41] "Carabao Cup R1 | Cardiff City vs. Sutton United". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[42] "Carabao Cup R1 Fixture Confirmation | Cardiff City vs. Sutton United". Cardiff City FC. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[43] "Carabao Cup Round Two draw confirmed". EFL. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

[44] "Football Club Directors". Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[45] "Cardiff City appoint Datuk Marco Ronaldo Mario Caramella as a Non-Executive Director". Wales Online. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2020.

[46] "Holding Company Directors". Retrieved 17 December 2017.