2020–21 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2020–21 season
OwnerVincent Tan
ChairmanMehmet Dalman
ManagerNeil Harris
(until 21 January)[1]
Mick McCarthy
(from 22 January)[2]
StadiumCardiff City Stadium
Championship8th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Welsh League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kieffer Moore (20)
All: Kieffer Moore (20)
Biggest win4–0 vs. Luton Town (28 Nov 20)
4–0 vs. Birmingham City (1 May 21)
Biggest defeat0–5 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (5 April 21)

The 2020–21 season was the 122nd season in existence of Cardiff City Football Club. In addition to the Championship, Cardiff City participated in that season's editions of the FA Cup, the Welsh League Cup, and participated in the EFL Cup.

First-team squad

As of 8 May 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 Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Dillon Phillips England GK (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (aged 26) 17 0 2020 England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 2023
12 Alex Smithies England GK (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 (aged 31) 69 0 2018 England Queens Park Rangers £4,000,000 2022
Defenders
2 Jordi Osei-Tutu England RB/RW (1998-10-02)2 October 1998 (aged 22) 9 0 2020 England Arsenal Loan 2021
3 Joe Bennett England LB (1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 31) 178 5 2016 England Aston Villa Free 2021
4 Sean Morrison England CB (1991-01-08)8 January 1991 (aged 30) 276 30 2014 England Reading £3,180,000 2022
5 Aden Flint England CB (1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 31) 52 6 2019 England Middlesbrough £4,000,000 2022
16 Curtis Nelson England CB (1993-05-21)21 May 1993 (aged 28) 82 3 2019 England Oxford United Free 2023
22 Sol Bamba Ivory CoastFrance CB (1985-01-13)13 January 1985 (aged 36) 118 10 2016 Free Agent Free 2021
30 Ciaron Brown Northern IrelandEngland CB (1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 23) 13 0 2018 England Wealdstone Trainee 2021
32 Joel Bagan ScotlandEngland LB (2001-09-03)3 September 2001 (aged 19) 9 0 2020 Academy Trainee 2023
38 Perry Ng England RB/LB/CB (1996-04-27)27 April 1996 (aged 25) 19 0 2021 England Crewe Alexandra £350,000 2024
Midfielders
6 Will Vaulks WalesEngland DM (1993-09-13)13 September 1993 (aged 27) 77 9 2019 England Rotherham United £2,100,000 2022
7 Leandro Bacuna Curaçao CM/RB (1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 29) 100 3 2019 England Aston Villa £4,000,000 2023
8 Joe Ralls England CM/LM (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 27) 279 31 2011 Academy Trainee 2022
11 Josh Murphy England LW/RW/SS (1995-02-24)24 February 1995 (aged 26) 97 13 2018 England Norwich City £11,000,000 2022
15 Jonny Williams WalesEngland AM/CM/LM (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 27) 9 0 2021 England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 2021
21 Marlon Pack England CM/DM (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 30) 83 4 2019 England Bristol City Undisclosed 2022
23 Harry Wilson Wales RW/LW/AM (1997-03-22)22 March 1997 (aged 24) 38 7 2020 England Liverpool Loan 2021
27 Sheyi Ojo England RW/LW/AM (1997-06-19)19 June 1997 (aged 24) 41 5 2020 England Liverpool Loan 2021
28 Tom Sang England AM/RW/RB (1999-06-29)29 June 1999 (aged 22) 11 0 2020 England Manchester United Free 2023
33 Junior Hoilett Canada LW/RW/AM (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 31) 184 25 2016 Free Agent Free 2021
34 Tavio Kouakou D'Almeida Ivory Coast CM (2000-12-11)11 December 2000 (aged 20) 0 0 2019 France Auxerre Free 2021
40 Rubin Colwill Wales AM/CM (2002-04-27)27 April 2002 (aged 19) 6 0 2020 Academy Trainee 2023
Forwards
10 Kieffer Moore WalesEngland CF (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 28) 42 20 2020 England Wigan Athletic £2,000,000 2023
14 Isaac Vassell England CF (1993-09-09)9 September 1993 (aged 27) 3 1 2019 England Birmingham City Undisclosed 2022
17 Lee Tomlin England SS (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 32) 57 11 2017 England Bristol City £2,900,000 2022
19 Max Watters England CF (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 (aged 22) 3 0 2021 England Crawley Town Undisclosed 2024
29 Mark Harris Wales CF/LW/RW (1998-12-29)29 December 1998 (aged 22) 19 3 2017 Academy Trainee 2023
39 Isaak Davies Wales CF (2001-09-25)25 September 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 2020 Academy Trainee 2023
Out on Loan
9 Robert Glatzel Germany CF (1994-01-08)8 January 1994 (aged 27) 58 11 2019 Germany 1. FC Heidenheim £5,500,000 2022
20 Gavin Whyte Northern Ireland RW (1996-01-31)31 January 1996 (aged 25) 37 1 2019 England Oxford United £2,000,000 2023
25 Joe Day England GK (1990-08-13)13 August 1990 (aged 30) 2 0 2019 Wales Newport County Free 2021

Statistics

As of 8 May 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Dillon Phillips 17 0 15+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Jordi Osei-Tutu* 9 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England ENG Joe Bennett 31 1 29+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF England ENG Sean Morrison 39 5 37+1 5 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF England ENG Aden Flint 22 1 22+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Wales WAL Will Vaulks 43 5 36+6 5 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Curaçao CUW Leandro Bacuna 44 2 32+10 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF England ENG Joe Ralls 40 5 34+5 5 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Wales WAL Kieffer Moore 42 20 40+2 20 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF England ENG Josh Murphy 34 2 12+20 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK England ENG Alex Smithies 32 0 31+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF Wales WAL Jonny Williams 9 0 1+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF England ENG Curtis Nelson 46 1 44+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 FW England ENG Lee Tomlin 5 1 1+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW England ENG Max Watters 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF England ENG Marlon Pack 41 2 30+9 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
22 DF Ivory Coast CIV Sol Bamba 7 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF Wales WAL Harry Wilson* 38 7 33+4 7 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England ENG Sheyi Ojo* 41 5 25+15 5 0+1 0 0+0 0
28 MF England ENG Tom Sang 10 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 FW Wales WAL Mark Harris 17 3 6+10 3 0+1 0 0+0 0
30 DF Northern Ireland NIR Ciaron Brown 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF Scotland SCO Joel Bagan 8 0 5+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF Canada CAN Junior Hoilett 23 2 15+6 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
38 DF England ENG Perry Ng 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF Wales WAL Rubin Colwill 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
9 FW Germany GER Robert Glatzel 23 3 9+12 3 1+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF Northern Ireland NIR Gavin Whyte 7 0 1+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club:
13 DF Croatia CRO Filip Benković* 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Greg Cunningham 5 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goals record

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 10 Wales CF Kieffer Moore 20 0 0 20
2 23 Wales RW Harry Wilson 7 0 0 7
3 4 England CB Sean Morrison 5 0 0 5
6 Wales DM Will Vaulks 5 0 0 5
8 England CM Joe Ralls 5 0 0 5
27 England RW Sheyi Ojo 5 0 0 5
7 9 Germany CF Robert Glatzel 3 0 0 3
29 Wales CF Mark Harris 3 0 0 3
9 7 Curaçao CM Leandro Bacuna 2 0 0 2
11 England LW Josh Murphy 2 0 0 2
21 England CM Marlon Pack 2 0 0 2
33 Canada LW Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 2
12 3 England LB Joe Bennet 1 0 0 1
5 England CB Aden Flint 1 0 0 1
16 England CB Curtis Nelson 1 0 0 1
17 England SS Lee Tomlin 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 66 0 0 66

Assists record

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 23 Wales RW Harry Wilson 11 0 0 11
2 27 England RW Sheyi Ojo 7 0 0 7
4 11 England LW Josh Murphy 5 0 0 5
5 8 England CM Joe Ralls 4 0 0 4
6 38 England RB Perry Ng 3 0 0 3
7 3 England LB Joe Bennett 2 0 0 2
4 England CB Sean Morrison 2 0 0 2
6 Wales DM Will Vaulks 2 0 0 2
21 England CM Marlon Pack 2 0 0 2
33 Canada LW Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 2
11 5 England CB Aden Flint 1 0 0 1
7 Curaçao CM Leandro Bacuna 1 0 0 1
9 Germany CF Robert Glatzel 1 0 0 1
10 Wales CF Kieffer Moore 1 0 0 1
29 Wales CF Mark Harris 1 0 0 1
Total 45 0 0 45

Disciplinary record

As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 7 Curaçao CM Leandro Bacuna 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
2 4 England CB Sean Morrison 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
3 6 Wales DM Will Vaulks 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
8 England CM Joe Ralls 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
5 3 England LB Joe Bennett 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
16 England CB Curtis Nelson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
21 England CM Marlon Pack 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
8 27 England RW Sheyi Ojo 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 5 England CB Aden Flint 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 Wales CF Kieffer Moore 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
30 Northern Ireland CB Ciaron Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
38 England RB Perry Ng 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 11 England LW Josh Murphy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 England SS Lee Tomlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
23 Wales RW Harry Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
28 England AM Tom Sang 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
33 Canada LW Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
17 1 England GK Dillon Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 Wales AM Jonny Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 Republic of Ireland LB Greg Cunningham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 71 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 74 3 1

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

As of match played 7 May 2021[citation needed]
Rank No. Nat. Name Matches played Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 12 England Alex Smithies 32 8 0 0 8
2 1 England Dillon Phillips 17 7 0 0 7


Contracts

Date Position Nationality Name Status Contract Length Expiry Date Ref.
13 August 2020 LW Wales Mark Harris Signed 1 Year June 2021 [3]
13 August 2020 AM England Tom Sang Signed 1 Year June 2021 [3]
7 September 2020 CB England Curtis Nelson Extended 2 years June 2023 [4]
5 November 2020 LB Scotland Joel Bagan Signed 2 years June 2023 [5]
15 February 2021 AM Wales Rubin Colwill Signed 2 years June 2023 [6]
15 February 2021 CF Wales Isaak Davies Signed 2 years June 2023 [6]
17 March 2021 AM Wales Kieron Evans Signed 2 years June 2023 [7]
17 March 2021 MF Wales Keenan Patten Extended 1 year June 2022 [7]
12 April 2021 AM England Tom Sang Signed 2 Years June 2023 [8]
19 May 2021 CF Wales Mark Harris Signed 2 Years June 2023 [9]
16 June 2021 AM Wales Cian Ashford Signed 3 years June 2024 [10]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
13 August 2020 CF Wales Kieffer Moore England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [11]
4 September 2020 CB Wales Oliver Denham England Manchester United Free transfer [12]
4 September 2020 CF England Chanka Zimba England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [13]
21 September 2020 CM England Camron McWilliams England Northampton Town Free transfer [14]
21 September 2020 CM Republic of Ireland Rolan Idowu England Southampton Free transfer [14]
16 October 2020 GK England Dillon Phillips England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [15]
16 January 2021 CF England Max Watters England Crawley Town Undisclosed [16]
19 January 2021 RB England Perry Ng England Crewe Alexandra £350,000 [17]
1 February 2021 AM Wales Jonny Williams England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [18]
17 March 2021 CB Nigeria Ibrahim Bakare Free Agent Free [7]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
25 August 2020 RB England Jordi Osei-Tutu England Arsenal End of season [19]
7 September 2020 RW England Sheyi Ojo England Liverpool End of season [20]
16 October 2020 CB Croatia Filip Benković England Leicester City 6 January 2021 [21][22]
16 October 2020 RW Wales Harry Wilson England Liverpool End of season [23]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
21 July 2020 CB Northern Ireland Ciaron Brown Scotland Livingston 29 January 2021 [24][25]
1 August 2020 CM Republic of Ireland Aaron Bolger Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers October 2020 [26]
10 August 2020 CF England Danny Williams England Haverfordwest County End of season [27][28]
16 September 2020 FW Wales James Waite England Weston-super-Mare End of season [29]
22 September 2020 AM England Tom Sang England Cheltenham Town 4 January 2021 [30]
16 October 2020 CB England Aden Flint England Sheffield Wednesday 4 January 2021 [31][32]
4 January 2021 GK England Joe Day England Bristol Rovers End of season [33]
14 January 2021 RW Northern Ireland Gavin Whyte England Hull City End of season [34]
28 January 2021 LB Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham England Preston North End 6 February 2021 [35][36]
1 February 2021 CF Germany Robert Glatzel Germany Mainz 05 End of Season [37]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CF England Omar Bogle England Charlton Athletic Released [38][39]
1 July 2020 CB England Matthew Connolly Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 RB Wales Cameron Coxe England Solihull Moors Released [38][40]
1 July 2020 RB Wales Connor Davies Wales Pen-y-Bont Released [38][41]
1 July 2020 CM Wales Lloyd Humphries England Weston-super-Mare Released [38][42]
1 July 2020 CF England Shamar Moore Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 MF Wales Harry Pinchard Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 CB Wales Ryan Pryce Wales Bala Town Released [38][43]
1 July 2020 RB Wales Jazz Richards WalesHaverfordwest County Released [38]
1 July 2020 AM Wales Siôn Spence Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 CM England Laurence Wootton United States Ohio State Buckeyes Free transfer [44]
17 August 2020 CF England Danny Ward England Huddersfield Town Free transfer [45]
9 September 2020 RW England Nathaniel Mendez-Laing England Middlesbrough Contract Termination [46][47]
11 September 2020 GK Philippines Neil Etheridge England Birmingham City Undisclosed [48]
30 September 2020 CF Scotland Callum Paterson England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [49]
6 February 2021 LB Republic of Ireland Greg Cunningham England Preston North End Undisclosed [36]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 12 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 46 18 14 14 66 49 +17 039.13
FA Cup 9 January 2021 9 January 2021 Third round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 5 September 2020 5 September 2020 First round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Welsh League Cup 11 December 2020 First round 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Total 49 19 14 16 68 53 +15 038.78

Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions

EFL Championship

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 +8 78 Qualification for Championship play-offs
6 Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 +27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 +8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 +17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 +2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 +2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 −5 62
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[50]

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 18 14 14 66 49  +17 68 8 6 10 38 28  +10 10 8 4 28 21  +7

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWLDWDDDLWLDLWWWWLWLLLLLDDWWWWWWDWDLDWLLDDDWWD
Position211416141213151417131515181411119109101214151515151411777686889888889888
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May2021. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[51]

12 September 2020 1 Cardiff City 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
15:00 BST Report Windass 4'
Rhodes 44'
Luongo Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Madley (Yorkshire)
19 September 2020 2 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Cardiff City Nottingham
12:30 BST Report Moore 3', 40' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
26 September 2020 3 Cardiff City 1–2 Reading Cardiff
15:00 BST Hoilett Yellow card 18'
Moore Yellow card 53'
Tomlin 81'		 Report Morrison 47'
João 66'
Olise Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb (Lancashire)
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Cardiff City Blackburn
15:00 BST Johnson Yellow card 50'
Gallagher Yellow card 80'		 Report Cunningham Yellow card 34'
Bacuna Yellow card 49'
Tomlin Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 69'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
18 October 2020 (2020-10-18) 5 Preston North End 0–1 Cardiff City Preston
12:00 BST Browne Yellow card 60' Report Ojo 52' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud (Wessex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) 6 Cardiff City 1–1 Bournemouth Cardiff
19:45 BST Morrison Yellow card 66'
Wilson 62'
Ralls Yellow card 90'		 Report Solanke 35' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Simon Hooper (Swindon)
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) 7 Cardiff City 1–1 Middlesbrough Cardiff
15:00 BST Moore Yellow card 28'
Ojo 70'		 Report Saville 36' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
28 October 2020 (2020-10-28) 8 Derby County 1–1 Cardiff City Derby
19:45 GMT Waghorn 24'
Jóźwiak Yellow card 82'
Shinnie Yellow card 86'
te Wierik Yellow card 90'		 Report Moore 77'
Morrison Yellow card 82'
Ojo Yellow card 90+1'
Bacuna Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9 Queens Park Rangers 3–2 Cardiff City London
15:00 GMT Chair 15', Yellow card 15'
Kane 27', Yellow card 45+3'
Cameron Yellow card 31'
Barbet Yellow card 48'
Ball 90+1'		 Report Ralls Yellow card 22', 49' (pen), 85'
Bacuna Yellow card 38'
Tomlin Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 10 Cardiff City 3–0 Barnsley Cardiff
19:45 GMT Hoilett 4'
Ralls 45+1' (pen)
Wilson 77'		 Report James Yellow card 39' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northampton)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
6 November 2020 (2020-11-06) 11 Cardiff City 0–1 Bristol City Cardiff
18:00 GMT Pack Yellow card 51' Report Martin 2' Yellow card 45+1' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: David Webb (Lancashire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 12 Millwall 1–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 GMT Smith 35' BBC Report Moore 79' Stadium: The Den
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
25 November 2020 (2020-11-25) 13 Coventry City 1–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
19:45 GMT Walker 54' Report Morrison Yellow card 41'
Wilson Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 14 Cardiff City 4–0 Luton Town Cardiff
15:00 GMT Nelson Yellow card 4'
Morrison 5'
M Harris 9'
Moore 59'
Ojo 82'		 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Josh Smith (Peterborough)
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 15 Cardiff City 3–0 Huddersfield Town Cardiff
19:00 GMT Moore 35', 86'
Glatzel 85'
Bennett Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Mbenza Yellow card 87' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicester)
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 16 Watford 0–1 Cardiff City Watford
15:00 GMT Perica Yellow card 89' Report Moore 43'
Ojo Yellow card 60'
Ralls Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Steve Martin (Staffordshire)
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) 17 Stoke City 1–2 Cardiff City Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Morrison 25' (og)
Smith Yellow card 62'
McClean Yellow card 73'		 Report Glatzel 66'
Morrison 76'
Ojo Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Referee: Tony Harrington (Hartlepool)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 18 Cardiff City 0–2 Swansea City Cardiff
12:30 GMT Morrison Yellow card 18'
Moore Yellow card 35'
Ralls Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card 67'		 BBC Report Lowe 6', 72'
Bennett Yellow card 14'
Guehi Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
16 December 2020 (2020-12-16) 19 Cardiff City 3–2 Birmingham City Cardiff
19:00 GMT Glatzel 10'
Ojo Yellow card 43'
Wilson 77'
Morrison 89'		 BBC Report Toral Yellow card 21'
Roberts 31'
Colin Yellow card 43'
Sánchez 57'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Michael Salisbury (Lancashire)
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) 20 Norwich City 2–0 Cardiff City Norwich
12:30 GMT Buendía 27'
Cantwell 70'		 Report Nelson Yellow card 54'
Ojo Yellow card 57'
Bacuna Yellow card 82'
Wilson Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 21 Cardiff City 2–3 Brentford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Vaulks 45+4', 76', Yellow card 55' BBC Report Canós 50', 65', 73' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)
29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) 22 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Cardiff City High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Tafazolli 33'
Thompson Yellow card 45+3'
Wheeler 63'
Ikpeazu Yellow card 78'		 BBC Report Bennett Yellow card 88'
Bacuna Yellow card 90'
Hoilett 90+3'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Referee: Leigh Doughty (Blackpool)
16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 23 Cardiff City 1–2 Norwich City Cardiff
15:00 GMT Bacuna Yellow card 34'
Pack Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 70'
Hoilett Yellow card 57'
Ralls 65'
Harry Wilson		 BBC Report Hanley 3'
Cantwell 22'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Tony Harrington (Hartlepool)
20 January 2021 (2021-01-20) 24 Cardiff City 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff
19:00 GMT Sky Sports Report Barbet Yellow card 36'
Cameron Yellow card 48'
Willock 71'
Chair Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
27 January 2021 (2021-01-27) 25 Barnsley 2–2 Cardiff City Barnsley
19:00 GMT Andersen 20'
Woodrow 52'		 BBC Report Ojo 58'
Moore 68'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 26 Cardiff City 1–1 Millwall Cardiff
15:00 GMT Bennett Yellow card 69'
Moore 71'
Vaulks Yellow card 76'
Morrison Yellow card 84'		 BBC Report Flint 9' (og) Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Matt Donohue (Manchester)
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 27 Bristol City 0–2 Cardiff City Bristol
15:00 GMT BBC Report Nelson 18'
Moore 25'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 28 Rotherham United 1–2 Cardiff City Rotherham
19:00 GMT Crooks 61' BBC Report Ojo 42'
Bennett 85'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Referee: Geoff Eltringham (Durham)
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 29 Cardiff City 3–1 Coventry City Cardiff
15:00 GMT Moore 31', 38'
Murphy 46'
Flint Yellow card 59'
Morrison Yellow card 80'
Bennett Yellow card 90+2'		 BBC Report Biamou Yellow card 58'
Hyam 81'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) 30 Luton Town 0–2 Cardiff City Luton
20:15 GMT BBC Report Wilson 53'
Vaulks 57', Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports TV
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 31 Cardiff City 4–0 Preston Cardiff
15:00 GMT Moore 2' (pen)
Murphy 46'
Flint Yellow card 65'
Pack 71'
Harris 77'
Bennett Yellow card 90+1'		 BBC Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
24 February 2021 (2021-02-24) 32 Bournemouth 1–2 Cardiff City Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Billing Yellow card 26'
Long 67'
Cook Yellow card 76'
Kelly Yellow card 90+1'		 BBC Report Nelson Yellow card 26'
Morrison 28'
Moore 37' (pen), Yellow card 86'
Ng Yellow card 77'
Flint Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey)
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 33 Middlesbrough 1–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT McNair 82' BBC Report Vaulks Yellow card 30'
Morrison 37'
Bennett Yellow card 57'
Ng Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 34 Cardiff City 4–0 Derby County Cardiff
19:00 GMT Bacuna 22' 56'
Moore 48'
Vaulks 90+3'		 BBC Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)
5 March 2021 (2021-03-05) 35 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Cardiff City Huddersfield
19:45 GMT BBC Report Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 36 Cardiff City 1–2 Watford Cardiff
15:00 GMT Sierralta 14' (o.g.)
Bacuna Yellow card 81'
Ng Yellow card 90+2'		 Sky Sports Report Chalobah 15'
Bachmann Yellow card 39'
Hughes Yellow card 45+1'
Sarr Yellow card 82'
Sierralta Yellow card 85'
Masina 90+3'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Keith Stroud (Wessex)
16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) 37 Cardiff City 0–0 Stoke City Cardiff
19:00 GMT Pack Yellow card 56' BBC Report Allen Yellow card 88' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports Red Button
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 38 Swansea City 0–1 Cardiff City Swansea
17:30 GMT BBC Report Flint 8'
Morrison Yellow card 45+1'
Vaulks Yellow card 81'
Brown Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Referee: Paul Tierney (Wigan)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39 Cardiff City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Cardiff
15:00 BST Pack Yellow card 14'
Brown Yellow card 37'		 Sky Report
BBC Report		 Christie Yellow card 26'
Garner 29'
Grabban Yellow card 55'
Cafú Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey)
5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 40 Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
17:30 BST
BBC Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Referee: David Webb (Lancashire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 41 Cardiff City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
15:00 BST Vaulks 27'
Ralls 70'		 BBC Report Armstrong 43', 90' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
16 April 2021 (2021-04-16) 42 Reading 1–1 Cardiff City Reading
18:00 BST Meite 90+4' BBC Report Moore 87' (pen.) Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Referee: John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43 Brentford 1–1 Cardiff City London
18:00 BST Fosu-Henry 63', Yellow card 87'
Canós Yellow card 90'		 BBC Report Moore 57' (pen) Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Referee: Darren England (Yorkshire)
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 44 Cardiff City 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 BST Moore 22', 71'
Vaulks Red card 90+5'		 BBC Report Jacobson 43' (pen) Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Matt Donohue (Manchester)
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45 Birmingham City 0–4 Cardiff City Birmingham
15:00 BST Dean Yellow card 84' BBC Report Wilson 9', 40', 86'
Pack Yellow card 61'
M Harris 68'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 46 Cardiff City 1–1 Rotherham Cardiff
12:30 BST Ralls Yellow card 52'
Pack 88'		 BBC Report Wing 5'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 39'
Wiles Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[52]

9 January 2021 Third round Nottingham Forest 1–0 Cardiff City West Bridgford
12:00 GMT Taylor 3' Report Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Webb
Note: Live on BT Sports Extra 4

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[53]

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round Northampton Town 3–0 Cardiff City Northampton
15:00 BST Korboa Yellow card 23'
Smith 33' (pen.)
Horsfall Yellow card 46'
Warburton 49' Yellow card 61'
Watson Yellow card 57' 59'		 Report Bacuna Yellow card 27'
Hoilett Yellow card 40'
Sang Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale

Welsh League Cup

Cardiff entered the Welsh League Cup for the first time in the club's history in the 2020–21 season.[54]

11 December 2020 (2020-12-11) First round Taff's Well 0–2 Cardiff City Taff's Well
19:45 GMT Evans 44'
I Davies 79'		 Stadium: USW Sports Park

Summary

Games played 49 (46 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Welsh League Cup)
Games won 19 (18 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Welsh League Cup)
Games drawn 14 (14 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 16 (14 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 68 (66 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Welsh League Cup)
Goals conceded 53 (49 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goal difference 15
Clean sheets 15 (14 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Welsh League Cup)
Yellow cards 75 (70 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 2 Welsh League Cup)
Red cards 4 (4 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst Discipline Curaçao Leandro Bacuna (8 Yellow card, 0 Yellow card Yellow-red card, 0 Red card)
Best result 4–0 vs. Luton Town (28 Nov 20)
4–0 vs. Preston North End (20 Feb 21)
4–0 vs. Derby County (2 Mar 21)
4–0 vs. Birmingham City (1 May 21)
Worst result 0–5 vs. Sheffield Wednesday (8 Apr 21)
Most appearances England Curtis Nelson (46 starts, 0 subs)
Top scorer Wales Kieffer Moore (20)
Most Clean Sheets England Dillon Phillips (7)
England Alex Smithies (7)
Points 68

Club staff

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