2022–23 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City FC 2022–23 football season
The 2022–23 season was the 124th season in the existence of Cardiff City Football Club and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup .
The Bluebirds finished the season with 49 points. This ultimately proved enough to secure them 21st place and preserve their Championship status, albeit only on account of relegation rivals Reading being assessed a six point deduction.
First-team squad
As of 14 February 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Statistics
As of 8 May 2023
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cardiff City.
Goals record
As of 8 May 2023
Assists record
As of 8 May 2023
Disciplinary record
As of 8 May 2023
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 8 May 2023
Captains
Correct as of match played on 8 May 2023
Contracts
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
Status
Contract Length
Expiry Date
Ref.
10 June 2022
GK
Rohan Luthra
Signed
2 years
June 2024
[ 5]
26 June 2022
CM
Joe Ralls
Signed
2 years
June 2024
[ 6]
Transfers
In
^ The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on June 10 once the transfer window opened
^ The transfer was announced on 13 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Forest Green Rovers contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 16 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Derby County contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 17 May, and would become official on July 1 once his St Mirren contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 20 May, and would become official on July 1 once his SC Paderborn contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 15 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Leicester City contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 8 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Bristol City contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 24 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Reading contract expired
Out
^ The transfer was announced on 25 May, and would become official on June 10 once the transfer window opened
Loans in
^ On 14 January, Nounkou was recalled back to Everton
Loans out
^ The loan agreement was announced on 3 June, and would become active on June 10 when the transfer window opened
^ On 19 January, McGuinness was recalled back from his loan at Sheffield Wednesday
Pre-season and friendlies
On 30 May, the Bluebirds announced their pre-season schedule with six matches arranged.
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Championship
30 July 2022
8 May 2023
Matchday 1
46
13
10
23
41
58
−17
0 28.26
FA Cup
8 January 2023
18 January 2023
Third round
2
0
1
1
4
7
−3
00 0.00
EFL Cup
9 August 2022
9 August 2022
First round
1
0
0
1
0
3
−3
00 0.00
Total
49
13
11
25
45
68
−23
0 26.53
Last updated: 8 May 2023
Source: [Soccerway]
Championship
League table
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
[ 65] (R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Reading were deducted 6 points for breaching an EFL business plan.[ 63]
^ In March 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted 3 points for failing to pay players and staff on time.[ 64]
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
13
10
23
41
58
−17
49
6
7
10
20
24
−4
7
3
13
21
34
−13
Last updated: 8 May 2023.
Source: [Soccerway]
Results 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 H A A H H A A A H H A H A A H H A H H A H H A A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A Result W L W D L D L L W L D W W L L L W L W L L D D D D L D L L L L W W L W L D L W L L W D W L L Position 6 9 5 6 12 14 17 21 15 18 18 15 10 18 18 20 17 18 14 18 19 18 20 20 19 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 21 21 21 21 21 19 21 21 19 20 18 20 21
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss ; P = Postponed
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[ 66]
FA Cup
The Bluebirds entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Leeds United .[ 69]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
EFL Cup
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Cardiff City were drawn at home to Portsmouth in the first round.[ 70]
References
External links
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National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions