2024–25 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2024–25 season
OwnerVincent Tan
ChairmanMehmet Dalman
ManagerErol Bulut
(until 22 September)[1]
Omer Riza
(interim between 22 September-5 December)[1]
Omer Riza
(from 5 December)[2]
StadiumCardiff City Stadium
Championship20th
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Callum Robinson (10)
All:
Callum Robinson (10)
Highest home attendance23,207 v Leeds United
(21 September 2024, Championship)
Lowest home attendance5,718 v Bristol Rovers
(13 August 2024, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance18,981
Biggest win5-0 v Plymouth Argyle (H)
(19 October 2024, Championship)
Biggest defeat5-0 v Burnley (A)
(17 August 2024, Championship)
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 18 January 2025.

The 2024–25 season is the 126th season in the history of Cardiff City Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
4 July 2024 GK Wales Ewan Griffiths[a] Wales Swansea City Free [3]
4 July 2024 CF Republic of Ireland Luke Pearce[a] England Southampton Free [3]
4 July 2024 AM England Michael Reindorf [a] England Norwich City Free [3]
12 July 2024 LW England Chris Willock England Queens Park Rangers Free [4]
14 July 2024 CB England Calum Chambers England Aston Villa Free [5]
31 July 2024 RW Netherlands Anwar El Ghazi Germany Mainz 05 Free [6]
6 August 2024 LW England Baylin Johnson[a] England Bournemouth Free [7]
7 August 2024 CM Australia Alexander Robertson England Manchester City Undisclosed [8]
20 August 2024 CB Norway Jesper Daland Belgium Cercle Brugge Undisclosed [9]
23 August 2024 CB England Will Fish England Manchester United Undisclosed [10]
30 August 2024 CF Croatia Roko Šimić Austria Red Bull Salzburg Undisclosed [11]
17 January 2025 CF Denmark Yousef Salech Sweden Sirius Undisclosed [12]
  1. ^ a b c d Signed initially for the U21s

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
10 July 2024 CM England Cameron Antwi Wales Newport County Undisclosed [13]
17 July 2024 CM The Gambia Ebou Adams England Derby County Undisclosed [14]
26 July 2024 LW Wales Japhet Matondo England Stoke City Undisclosed [15]
20 August 2024 CB Republic of Ireland Mark McGuinness England Luton Town Undisclosed [16]
1 January 2025[a] CB England Malachi Fagan-Walcott England York City Undisclosed [17]
17 January 2025 LB Wales Thomas Davies Wales Newport County Undisclosed [18]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 24 December, but would come official on January 1 once the transfer window reopened

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
30 July 2024 CF Ivory Coast Wilfried Kanga Germany Hertha BSC 20 January 2025[a] [20]
  1. ^ On 20 January, Kanga was recalled back to his parent club Hertha BSC[19]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
16 July 2024 CF Republic of Ireland Luke Pearce Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 30 November 2024 [21]
2 August 2024 CM Wales Joel Colwill England Cheltenham Town 10 January 2025[a] [22][23]
22 August 2024 DM Wales Eli King England Stevenage End of Season [24]
23 August 2024 AM Wales Kieron Evans Wales Newport County End of Season [25]
28 August 2024 DM England Ryan Wintle England Millwall End of Season [26]
30 August 2024 LB Wales Josh Beecher Wales Barry Town United 1 January 2025 [27]
31 August 2024 CM England Raheem Conte England Woking End of Season [28]
31 August 2024 GK Wales Ewan Griffiths England Plymouth Parkway 1 January 2025 [29]
31 August 2024 CF Croatia Roko Šimić Belgium Kortrijk End of Season [30]
2 September 2024 CB England Malachi Fagan-Walcott England York City 1 January 2025[b] [31][17]
6 January 2025 CB Japan Ryotaro Tsunoda Belgium Kortrijk End of Season [32]
12 January 2025 CM Wales Joel Colwill England Exeter City End of Season [33]
13 January 2025 GK Wales Jake Dennis England Oldham Athletic End of Season [34]
17 January 2025 GK Wales Joe Thomas England Yate Town End of Season [35]
24 January 2025 LW England Baylin Johnson England Maidstone United End of Season [36]
  1. ^ On 10 January, Colwill was recalled back from his loan at Cheltenham
  2. ^ On 24 December, it was announced that Fagan-Walcott would sign for York permanently.

Released / out of contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CF Wales James Crole Wales Penybont 1 July 2024 [37][38]
30 June 2024 CB Wales Oliver Denham Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 1 July 2024 [37][39]
30 June 2024 CM Wales Kyle Kenniford Wales Haverfordwest County 24 July 2024 [37][40]
30 June 2024 CF England Finlay Johnson England South Park 3 August 2024 [37][41]
30 June 2024 GK England Rohan Luthra England Derby County 7 August 2024 [37][42]
30 June 2024 RB Ghana Jai Semenyo England Eastleigh 7 August 2024 [37]
30 June 2024 CM Wales Ryan Kavanagh Wales Barry Town 11 August 2024 [37]
30 June 2024 RW England Sheyi Ojo Slovenia Maribor 6 September 2024 [37]
30 June 2024 CF Zambia Chanka Zimba England Marine 13 September 2024 [37]
30 June 2024 RB England Xavier Benjamin England Enfield Town 19 September 2024 [37]
30 June 2024 DM Wales Caleb Hughes England Yeovil Town 25 October 2024 [37][43]
30 June 2024 AM Saint Kitts and Nevis Romaine Sawyers England AFC Wimbledon 5 December 2024 [37][44]
30 August 2024 RB Antigua and Barbuda Mahlon Romeo [45]

Current squad

As of 23 January 2025

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 Ethan Horvath United States GK (1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 29) 21 0 2024 England Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 2027[46]
21 Jak Alnwick England GK (1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 31) 59 0 2022 Scotland St Mirren Free 2025[47]
41 Matthew Turner Wales GK (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22) 0 0 2021 England Leeds United Free 2026[48]
Defenders
2 Will Fish England CB (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21) 6 0 2024 England Manchester United Undisclosed 2028
4 Dimitrios Goutas Greece CB (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30) 72 5 2023 Turkey Sivasspor Free 2025[49]
5 Jesper Daland Norway CB (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25) 15 0 2024 Belgium Cercle Brugge Undisclosed 2028
12 Calum Chambers England CB/RB/DM (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 30) 27 1 2024 England Aston Villa Free 2027
17 Jamilu Collins Nigeria LB/CB/LM (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 30) 43 1 2022 Germany SC Paderborn Free 2025
23 Joel Bagan Republic of IrelandEngland LB (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 23) 64 3 2020 Academy Trainee 2026[50]
38 Perry Ng EnglandSingapore RB/LB/CB (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 28) 167 9 2021 England Crewe Alexandra £350,000 2026[51]
Midfielders
3 Manolis Siopis Greece CM (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30) 63 0 2023 Turkey Trabzonspor Free 2026[52]
8 Joe Ralls England CM/LM/DM (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 31) 404 34 2011 Academy Trainee 2025[53]
10 Aaron Ramsey Wales CM/AM (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 34) 45 6 2023 France Nice Free 2025
11 Callum O'Dowda Republic of IrelandEngland LW/AM/RW/LWB (1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 29) 76 5 2022 England Bristol City Free 2025
14 David Turnbull Scotland AM (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25) 29 1 2024 Scotland Celtic Undisclosed 2027[54]
18 Alex Robertson AustraliaScotland CM/AMDM (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21) 27 4 2024 England Manchester City Undisclosed 2028
27 Rubin Colwill Wales AM/LW/RW (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22) 135 12 2020 Academy Trainee 2027[55]
32 Ollie Tanner England LW/AM/RW (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22) 65 4 2022 England Lewes £50,000 2027
35 Andy Rinomhota Zimbabwe CM/DM/RM (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27) 69 0 2022 England Reading Free 2025
45 Cian Ashford Wales AM (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20) 24 4 2022 Academy Trainee 2027[56]
Forwards
9 Kion Etete EnglandNigeria CF/SS (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 23) 62 9 2022 England Tottenham Hotspur £500,000 2025
16 Chris Willock England LW/RW/AM (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26) 25 2 2024 England Queens Park Rangers Free 2027
19 Yakou Méïté Ivory CoastFrance LW/CF/RW (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28) 62 3 2023 England Reading Free 2025[57]
20 Anwar El Ghazi NetherlandsMorocco RW/LW/CF (1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29) 19 3 2024 Germany Mainz 05 Free 2025
22 Yousef Salech Denmark CF (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 23) 3 1 2025 Sweden IK Sirius Undisclosed 2029
39 Isaak Davies Wales SS/RW/LW (2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 (age 23) 42 4 2020 Academy Trainee 2025
47 Callum Robinson Republic of Ireland LW/CF/RW (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29) 70 22 2022 England West Bromwich Albion £1,500,000 2025
Out on Loan
6 Ryan Wintle England DM/CM/CB (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27) 117 5 2021 England Crewe Alexandra Free 2026[58]
24 Eli King England DM/CM (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 22) 8 0 2021 Academy Trainee 2026[59]
25 Kieron Evans Wales AM (2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 23) 12 1 2020 Academy Trainee 2025[60]
33 Ryotaro Tsunoda Japan CB/LB (1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 (age 25) 0 0 2024 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos Undisclosed [61]
34 Joel Colwill Wales CM (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20) 5 0 2022 Academy Trainee 2028[55]
36 Raheem Conte England DM/RB (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) 5 0 2022 England Queens Park Rangers Trainee 2025[62]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 21 June, Cardiff City announced their first four pre-season friendlies, against Kidderminster Harriers, KV Kortrijk, Penybont and Reading.[63] Four days later, a fifth fixture was added, against Bristol Rovers.[64] In July, a pre-season training camp in Austria was announced along with friendly matches against Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC and Mamelodi Sundowns.[65][66][67]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 July 2024 Friendly Cardiff City 0–1 Kidderminster Harriers Canton
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium
13 July 2024 Friendly Cardiff City 3–1 KV Kortrijk Canton
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium
16 July 2024 Friendly Cardiff City 7–1 Penybont Canton
19:30 BST
Report
  • 58'
 Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium
21 July 2024 Friendly Hamburger SV 0–3 Cardiff City Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria
16:00 CEST
(15:00 BST)		 Report
Stadium: Smaragd-Arena
23 July 2024 Friendly Mamelodi Sundowns 1–1 Cardiff City Wörgl, Austria
16:00 CEST
(15:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Sportzentrum
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled to take place at Waldstadion but was switched to Sportzentrum in Wörgl.[68]
25 July 2024 Friendly Hertha BSC 1–1 Cardiff City St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
18:00 CEST
(17:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Koasastadion St. Johann
31 July 2024 Friendly Cardiff City 2–1 Reading Leckwith
19:30 BST Robinson 4', 78' Report Azeez 12' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
3 August 2024 Friendly Bristol Rovers 0–2 Cardiff City Horfield
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Millwall 28 8 10 10 27 26 +1 34
17 Swansea City 29 9 7 13 32 40 −8 34
18 Cardiff City 29 7 10 12 33 44 −11 31
19 Hull City 29 7 8 14 30 38 −8 29
20 Stoke City 29 6 11 12 26 36 −10 29
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. 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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[69]

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
29 7 10 12 33 44  −11 31 6 2 7 18 19  −1 1 8 5 15 25  −10

Last updated: 25 January 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171820212223242526191272829303123233343536373839
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLDLLLLWDWWDWLLDLDLDLLWDDDWDWP
Position2024242424242424242220201721222121202221222322232321202018—
Points001111145811121515151616171718181821222324272831—
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[70]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Cardiff City 0–2 Sunderland Leckwith
12:30 BST BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,401
Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Live on Sky TV
17 August 2024 2 Burnley 5–0 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 BST
BBC report
Sky report		 Ramsey Yellow card 42' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,759
Referee: Michael Salisbury
25 August 2024 3 Swansea City 1–1 Cardiff City Landore
15:00 BST
BBC report
Sky report
EFL report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 20,174
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 24 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[71]
31 August 2024 4 Cardiff City 0–2 Middlesbrough Leckwith
12:30 BST
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[71]
14 September 2024 5 Derby County 1–0 Cardiff City Derby
15:00 BST
BBC report
Sky report		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 28,985
Referee: Matt Donohue
21 September 2024 6 Cardiff City 0–2 Leeds United Leckwith
15:00 BST BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,207
Referee: Josh Smith
28 September 2024 7 Hull City 4–1 Cardiff City Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Belloumi 22', 35'
McLoughlin Yellow card 28'
Zambrano 51'
Slater Yellow card 69'
Mehlem Yellow card 76'
Bedia 90+1' (pen.)		 BBC report
Sky report		 Fish Yellow card 13'
Robinson 18'
Collins Yellow card 22'
O'Dowda Yellow card 57'
Ng Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 22,665
Referee: Leigh Doughty
1 October 2024 8 Cardiff City 1–0 Millwall Leckwith
19:45 BST
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,687
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports Extra
6 October 2024 9 Bristol City 1–1 Cardiff City Ashton Gate
15:00 BST McNally 73' BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 22,664
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[72]
19 October 2024 10 Cardiff City 5–0 Plymouth Argyle Leckwith
12:30 BST
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,634
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[72]
22 October 2024 11 Cardiff City 2–0 Portsmouth Leckwith
19:45 BST
BBC report
Sky report		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,534
Referee: Oliver Langford
26 October 2024 12 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Cardiff City West Bromwich
15:00 BST BBC report
Sky report		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 23,978
Referee: Josh Smith
2 November 2024 13 Cardiff City 2–1 Norwich City Leckwith
15:00 GMT
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,032
Referee: Lewis Smith
6 November 2024 14 Luton Town 1–0 Cardiff City Luton
20:00 GMT Brown 57' BBC report
Sky report		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,655
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[72]
9 November 2024 15 Cardiff City 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Leckwith
12:30 GMT
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 17,188
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[72]
23 November 2024 16 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Cardiff City Owlerton
12:30 GMT
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 23,974
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[72]
27 November 2024 17 Cardiff City 0–2 Queens Park Rangers Leckwith
19:45 GMT BBC report
Sky report		 Celar 40', 90+1' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 16,205
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Live on Sky Sports Extra
30 November 2024 18 Coventry City 2–2 Cardiff City Coventry
15:00 GMT
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 27,137
Referee: James Bell
11 December 2024 20 Cardiff City 0–2 Preston North End Leckwith
19:45 GMT BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,006
Referee: James Linington
Note: Live on Sky Sports+
14 December 2024 21 Stoke City 2–2 Cardiff City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 20,847
Referee: Josh Smith
21 December 2024 22 Cardiff City 0–2 Sheffield United Leckwith
15:00 GMT BBC report
Sky report		 Moore 65', 73' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,312
Referee: Darren Bond
26 December 2024 23 Oxford United 3–2 Cardiff City Littlemore
15:00 GMT
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,494
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports+
29 December 2024 24 Watford 1–2 Cardiff City Watford
15:00 GMT
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,916
Referee: Sam Allison
1 January 2025 25 Cardiff City 1–1 Coventry City Leckwith
15:00 GMT
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19045
Referee: Geoff Eltringham (replaced after 17 minutes by fourth official James Durkin)
Note: Live on SkySports+
4 January 2025 26 Middlesbrough 1–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,634
Referee: Tom Nield
14 January 2025 19[73] Cardiff City 1–1 Watford Leckwith
19:45 GMT
BBC report
Sky report		 Bayo 87' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 16,942
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 December, but was postponed following advice received from the Met Office and the recommendations of Cardiff Council and South Wales Police.[74]
18 January 2025 27 Cardiff City 3–0 Swansea City Leckwith
12:30 GMT
BBC report
Sky report		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 26,536
Referee: James Bell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[75]
21 January 2025 28 Millwall 2–2 Cardiff City Bermondsey
20:00 GMT
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,041
Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[75]
25 January 2025 29 Cardiff City 2–1 Derby County Leckwith
15:00 GMT
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 19,548
Referee: Dean Whitestone
1 February 2025 30 Leeds United v Cardiff City Leeds
15:00 GMT Sky report Stadium: Elland Road
8 February 2025 31 Cardiff City Postponed Hull City Leckwith
15:00 GMT Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to FA Cup involvements.
11 February 2025 32 Portsmouth v Cardiff City Milton, Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Sky report Stadium: Fratton Park
15 February 2025 33 Cardiff City v Bristol City Leckwith
12:30 GMT Sky report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[75]
22 February 2025 34 Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City Plymouth
12:30 GMT Sky report Stadium: Home Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[75]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Cardiff City entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away against Sheffield United.[76][77]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 January 2025 Third round Sheffield United 0–1 Cardiff City Sheffield
19:00 GMT BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 6,126
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Live on BBC One Wales TV
8 February 2025 Fourth round Stoke City v Cardiff City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Sky report Stadium: Bet365 Stadium

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Cardiff being drawn at home against Bristol Rovers.[78] In the second round, they were drawn at home to Southampton.[79][80]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Cardiff City 2–0 Bristol Rovers Leckwith
19:45 BST McGuinness Yellow card 32', 68'
Colwill 90+1'		 BBC Report Anthony Yellow card 77' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
28 August 2024 Second round Cardiff City 3–5 Southampton Leckwith
19:45 BST
BBC report
Sky report
EFL report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 7,225
Referee: Tom Nield

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 25 January 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Ethan Horvath 5 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England ENG Will Fish 6 0 2+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 MF Greece GRE Manolis Siopis 22 0 16+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
4 DF Greece GRE Dimitrios Goutas 27 1 25+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Norway NOR Jesper Daland 16 0 13+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Joe Ralls 17 0 11+5 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG Kion Etete 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Wales WAL Aaron Ramsey 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Callum O'Dowda 25 1 24+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF England ENG Calum Chambers 27 1 27+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO David Turnbull 12 1 8+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW England ENG Chris Willock 25 2 14+11 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF Nigeria NGA Jamilu Collins 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Australia AUS Alexander Robertson 27 4 21+3 3 0+1 0 1+1 1
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Yakou Méïté 25 1 10+15 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW Netherlands NED Anwar El Ghazi 19 3 12+7 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK England ENG Jak Alnwick 27 0 25+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 FW Denmark DEN Yousef Salech 3 1 0+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Joel Bagan 22 0 9+10 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
24 MF Wales WAL Eli King 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF Wales WAL Kieron Evans 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
27 MF Wales WAL Rubin Colwill 30 3 18+9 1 1+0 0 2+0 2
32 FW England ENG Ollie Tanner 25 2 14+9 2 1+0 0 0+1 0
35 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Andy Rinomhota 21 0 12+6 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
36 MF England ENG Raheem Conte 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
38 DF England ENG Perry Ng 23 1 20+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
43 MF England ENG Adeteye Gbadehan 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
44 DF Wales WAL Ronan Kpakio 5 0 0+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
45 MF Wales WAL Cian Ashford 15 3 6+7 2 1+0 1 1+0 0
46 FW England ENG Michael Reindorf 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
47 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Callum Robinson 23 11 17+6 11 0+0 0 0+0 0
49 DF Wales WAL Luey Giles 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
50 FW Wales WAL Isaac Jefferies 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
52 MF Wales WAL Cody Twose 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
56 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Luke Pearce 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
15 FW Ivory Coast CIV Wilfried Kanga 16 0 5+10 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark McGuinness 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
31 DF England ENG Malachi Fagan-Walcott 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
37 DF Wales WAL Thomas Davies 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of match played 25 January 2025
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 47 Republic of Ireland CF Callum Robinson 11 0 0 11
2 18 Australia CM Alex Robertson 3 0 1 4
3= 20 Netherlands RW Anwar El Ghazi 3 0 0 3
27 Wales AM Rubin Colwill 1 0 2 3
45 Wales LW Cian Ashford 2 1 0 3
Own Goals 2 0 1 3
7= 16 England LW Chris Willock 2 0 0 2
32 England RW Ollie Tanner 2 0 0 2
9= 4 Greece CB Dimitrios Goutas 1 0 0 1
5 Republic of Ireland CB Mark McGuinness 0 0 1 1
11 Republic of Ireland LB Callum O'Dowda 1 0 0 1
12 England CB Calum Chambers 1 0 0 1
14 Scotland CM David Turnbull 1 0 0 1
19 Ivory Coast RW Yakou Méïté 1 0 0 1
22 Denmark CF Yousef|Salech]] 1 0 0 1
38 England RB Perry Ng 1 0 0 1
Total 33 1 5 39

Assists record

As of match played 25 January 2025
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 27 Wales AM Rubin Colwill 4 0 0 4
2 32 England RW Ollie Tanner 2 0 1 3
3= 11 Republic of Ireland LB Callum O'Dowda 2 0 0 2
18 Australia CM Alex Robertson 2 0 0 2
45 Wales AM Cian Ashford 2 0 0 2
6= 4 Greece CB Dimitrios Goutas 1 0 0 1
8 England CB Joe Ralls 1 0 0 1
12 England CB Calum Chambers 1 0 0 1
16 England LW Chris Willock 1 0 0 1
20 Netherlands RW Anwar El Ghazi 1 0 0 1
25 Wales AM Kieron Evans 0 0 1 1
36 England DM Raheem Conte 0 0 1 1
38 England RB Perry Ng 1 0 0 1
44 Wales RB Ronan Kpakio 1 0 0 1
46 England CF Michael Reindorf 0 0 1 1
47 Republic of Ireland CF Callum Robinson 1 0 0 1
Total 20 0 4 24

Disciplinary record

As of match played 25 January 2025
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL 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 38 England RB Perry Ng 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
2 12 England CB Calum Chambers 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
3= 8 England CM Joe Ralls 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
23 Republic of Ireland LB Joel Bagan 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
5= 3 Greece CM Manolis Siopis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 Republic of Ireland LM Callum O'Dowda 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
18 Australia CM Alex Robertson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
35 Zimbabwe CM Andy Rinomhota 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
47 Republic of Ireland LW Callum Robinson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
10 27 Wales AM Rubin Colwill 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
11= 2 England CB Will Fish 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 Norway CB Jesper Daland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 Scotland CM David Turnbull 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 England GK Jak Alnwick 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15= 4 Greece CB Dimitrios Goutas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 Republic of Ireland CB Mark McGuinness 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 Wales CM Aaron Ramsey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 Nigeria LB Jamilu Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 Ivory Coast CF Yakou Méïté 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 England CB Malachi Fagan-Walcott 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
32 England RW Ollie Tanner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 53 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 56 0 2

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