2016–17 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 2016–17 football season
The 2016–17 season was Cardiff City 's 118th season in their existence and the 89th in the Football League . Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup . It was Paul Trollope 's first season in charge since replacing Russell Slade as head coach.[ 1] Trollope was sacked on 5 October, whilst Cardiff were in the relegation zone, their lowest position in 11 years, and was replaced with Neil Warnock .[ 2] [ 3] The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
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First-Team squad
No.
Name
Pos.
Nat.
Place of Birth
Age
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Date signed
Fee
Ends
Goalkeepers
1
Allan McGregor
GK
Edinburgh
42
19
0
Hull City
18 January 2017
Loan
2017
21
Ben Amos
GK
Macclesfield
34
16
0
Bolton Wanderers
26 August 2016
Loan
2017
28
Brian Murphy
GK
Waterford
41
6
0
Portsmouth
2 September 2016
Free
2018
Defenders
2
Lee Peltier
RB
Liverpool
38
87
0
Huddersfield Town
24 January 2015
Nominal
2019
3
Joe Bennett
LB
Rochdale
34
25
3
Aston Villa
27 August 2016
Free
2019
4
Sean Morrison
CB
Plymouth
33
119
13
Reading
15 August 2014
£2,620,000
2018
5
Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB
Libreville
36
78
5
Lorient
1 September 2014
£4,400,000
2019
6
Jazz Richards
RB
Swansea
33
28
0
Fulham
19 July 2016
Swap Deal
2019
12
Declan John
LB
Merthyr Tydfil
29
47
0
Academy
1 June 2013
Trainee
2018
14
Sol Bamba
CB
Ivry-sur-Seine
39
27
2
Free agent
11 October 2016
Free
2018
15
Greg Halford
RB /CB
Chelmsford
32
17
0
Rotherham United
6 January 2017
Nominal
2018
16
Matthew Connolly
CB
Barnet
37
158
7
Queens Park Rangers
22 August 2012
£500,000
2019
Midfielders
7
Peter Whittingham
CM
Nuneaton
40
460
100
Aston Villa
11 January 2007
£350,000
2017
8
Joe Ralls
CM
Aldershot
32
139
12
Academy
30 September 2011
Trainee
2019
11
Craig Noone
RW
Liverpool
37
170
19
Brighton & Hove Albion
30 August 2012
£1,000,000
2018
13
Anthony Pilkington
LW
Blackburn
36
98
18
Norwich City
15 August 2014
£875,000
2019
17
Aron Gunnarsson
CM
Akureyri
36
238
23
Coventry City
8 July 2011
£350,000
2018
24
Kadeem Harris
LW
Westminster
31
61
6
Wycombe Wanderers
30 January 2012
£150,000
2019
31
Mark Harris
AM
Swansea
25
3
0
Academy
8 January 2017
Trainee
2019
33
Junior Hoilett
LW
Brampton
34
33
2
Free agent
10 October 2016
Free
2018
Forwards
9
Frédéric Gounongbe
CF
Brussels
36
12
0
Westerlo
1 July 2016
Free
2018
19
Rickie Lambert
CF
Kirkby
42
19
4
West Bromwich Albion
31 August 2016
£1,700,000
2018
26
Kenneth Zohore
CF
Copenhagen
30
42
14
KV Kortrijk
6 July 2016
Undisclosed
2020
27
Ibrahim Meite
CF
London
22
1
0
Harrow Borough
6 January 2017
Undisclosed
2018
37
Rhys Healey
CF
Manchester
29
8
1
Connah's Quay Nomads
28 January 2013
£25,000
2018
Out on loan
18
Tom Adeyemi
CM
Norwich
33
23
1
Birmingham City
7 August 2014
£882,000
2017
20
Adam Le Fondre
CF
Stockport
37
25
3
Reading
28 May 2014
£2,170,000
2017
22
Stuart O'Keefe
CM
Eye
33
43
2
Crystal Palace
28 January 2015
£750,000
2019
23
Matthew Kennedy
RW
Irvine
30
19
0
Everton
2 February 2015
Undisclosed
2018
25
Emyr Huws
DM
Llanelli
31
4
0
Wigan Athletic
12 August 2016
Undisclosed
2019
29
Semi Ajayi
CB
London
31
0
0
Arsenal
1 July 2015
Free
2017
30
Ben Wilson
GK
Stanley
32
4
0
Accrington Stanley
November 2014
Free
2019
36
Deji Oshilaja
CB /RB
London
31
3
0
Academy
1 July 2012
Trainee
2017
39
Idriss Saadi
CF
Valence
32
2
0
Clermont
1 September 2015
Undisclosed
2018
^ Appearances and goals for the club are up to date as of 7 May 2017
Statistics
As of 7 May 2017
Goals record
As of 7 May 2017
Disciplinary record
As of 7 May 2017
Contracts
Transfers
In
Expenditure – Undisclosed (£3,700,000+)
^ Malone transferred to Fulham as part of the deal.
Loans in
Out
Income – Undisclosed (£5,000,000+)
^ Following Barnum-Bobb's release, he signed for Newport County.[ 29]
^ Following Jones' released, he signed for Atlanta United.[ 32]
^ Following Lewis' release, he signed for Aberdeen.[ 33]
^ Following Turner's release, he signed for Burton Albion.[ 34]
^ Following Velikonja's release, he signed for Olimpija Ljubljana.[ 35]
^ Jazz Richards transferred to Cardiff City as part of the deal.
^ Transfer fee to rise to a potential of £5 million.
^ Following Immer's release, he signed for Club Brugge
Loans out
^ On 31 January 2017, Adam Le Fondre's loan at Wigan Athletic was terminated.[ 54]
Pre-season
Competitions
EFL Championship
League table
Source:
English Football League ,
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
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
17
11
18
60
61
−1
62
11
4
8
31
26
+5
6
7
10
29
35
−6
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 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 A H H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A A H H A A H H A A H H A A H A H A H A Result D L W D L L L L W L L W D W L L W L D D W L D W W W L L W L W W W D L D D W L D W L W D L W Position 14 17 14 14 17 19 21 24 21 23 23 19 22 20 22 21 21 22 22 22 19 20 19 19 18 16 16 16 15 17 14 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 13 12
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Summary
Games played
48 (46 Championship , 1 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Games won
17 (17 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Games drawn
11 (11 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Games lost
20 (18 Championship , 1 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Goals scored
61 (60 Championship , 1 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Goals conceded
63 (60 Championship , 2 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Goal difference
−2
Clean sheets
9 (9 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Yellow cards
70 (69 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Red cards
3 (3 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Worst Discipline
Gunnarsson & Whittingham (8 , 0 , 0 )
Best result
5–0 vs Rotherham United (18 Feb 17)
Worst result
0–3 vs Preston North End (14 Sep 16)
Most appearances
Morrison (43 starts, 1 subs)
Top scorer
Zohore (12)
Points
62
Club staff
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions