2020–21 Cardiff City F.C. season


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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.

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)
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   GK 11 June 1995 (aged 26) 17 0 2020   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 2023
12 Alex Smithies   GK 5 March 1990 (aged 31) 69 0 2018   Queens Park Rangers £4,000,000 2022
Defenders
2 Jordi Osei-Tutu   RB/RW 2 October 1998 (aged 22) 9 0 2020   Arsenal Loan 2021
3 Joe Bennett   LB 28 March 1990 (aged 31) 178 5 2016   Aston Villa Free 2021
4 Sean Morrison   CB 8 January 1991 (aged 30) 276 30 2014   Reading £3,180,000 2022
5 Aden Flint   CB 11 July 1989 (aged 31) 52 6 2019   Middlesbrough £4,000,000 2022
16 Curtis Nelson   CB 21 May 1993 (aged 28) 82 3 2019   Oxford United Free 2023
22 Sol Bamba    CB 13 January 1985 (aged 36) 118 10 2016 Free Agent Free 2021
30 Ciaron Brown    CB 14 January 1998 (aged 23) 13 0 2018   Wealdstone Trainee 2021
32 Joel Bagan    LB 3 September 2001 (aged 19) 9 0 2020 Academy Trainee 2023
38 Perry Ng   RB/LB/CB 27 April 1996 (aged 25) 19 0 2021   Crewe Alexandra £350,000 2024
Midfielders
6 Will Vaulks    DM 13 September 1993 (aged 27) 77 9 2019   Rotherham United £2,100,000 2022
7 Leandro Bacuna   CM/RB 21 August 1991 (aged 29) 100 3 2019   Aston Villa £4,000,000 2023
8 Joe Ralls   CM/LM 12 October 1993 (aged 27) 279 31 2011 Academy Trainee 2022
11 Josh Murphy   LW/RW/SS 24 February 1995 (aged 26) 97 13 2018   Norwich City £11,000,000 2022
15 Jonny Williams    AM/CM/LM 9 October 1993 (aged 27) 9 0 2021   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 2021
21 Marlon Pack   CM/DM 25 March 1991 (aged 30) 83 4 2019   Bristol City Undisclosed 2022
23 Harry Wilson   RW/LW/AM 22 March 1997 (aged 24) 38 7 2020   Liverpool Loan 2021
27 Sheyi Ojo   RW/LW/AM 19 June 1997 (aged 24) 41 5 2020   Liverpool Loan 2021
28 Tom Sang   AM/RW/RB 29 June 1999 (aged 22) 11 0 2020   Manchester United Free 2023
33 Junior Hoilett   LW/RW/AM 5 June 1990 (aged 31) 184 25 2016 Free Agent Free 2021
34 Tavio Kouakou D'Almeida   CM 11 December 2000 (aged 20) 0 0 2019   Auxerre Free 2021
40 Rubin Colwill   AM/CM 27 April 2002 (aged 19) 6 0 2020 Academy Trainee 2023
Forwards
10 Kieffer Moore    CF 8 August 1992 (aged 28) 42 20 2020   Wigan Athletic £2,000,000 2023
14 Isaac Vassell   CF 9 September 1993 (aged 27) 3 1 2019   Birmingham City Undisclosed 2022
17 Lee Tomlin   SS 12 January 1989 (aged 32) 57 11 2017   Bristol City £2,900,000 2022
19 Max Watters   CF 23 March 1999 (aged 22) 3 0 2021   Crawley Town Undisclosed 2024
29 Mark Harris   CF/LW/RW 29 December 1998 (aged 22) 19 3 2017 Academy Trainee 2023
39 Isaak Davies   CF 25 September 2001 (aged 19) 0 0 2020 Academy Trainee 2023
Out on Loan
9 Robert Glatzel   CF 8 January 1994 (aged 27) 58 11 2019   1. FC Heidenheim £5,500,000 2022
20 Gavin Whyte   RW 31 January 1996 (aged 25) 37 1 2019   Oxford United £2,000,000 2023
25 Joe Day   GK 13 August 1990 (aged 30) 2 0 2019   Newport County Free 2021
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   ENG Dillon Phillips 17 0 15+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   ENG Jordi Osei-Tutu* 9 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF   ENG Joe Bennett 31 1 29+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF   ENG Sean Morrison 39 5 37+1 5 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF   ENG Aden Flint 22 1 22+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF   WAL Will Vaulks 43 5 36+6 5 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   CUW Leandro Bacuna 44 2 32+10 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF   ENG Joe Ralls 40 5 34+5 5 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW   WAL Kieffer Moore 42 20 40+2 20 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF   ENG Josh Murphy 34 2 12+20 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK   ENG Alex Smithies 32 0 31+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 MF   WAL Jonny Williams 9 0 1+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF   ENG Curtis Nelson 46 1 44+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 FW   ENG Lee Tomlin 5 1 1+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   ENG Max Watters 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF   ENG Marlon Pack 41 2 30+9 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
22 DF   CIV Sol Bamba 7 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF   WAL Harry Wilson* 38 7 33+4 7 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   ENG Sheyi Ojo* 41 5 25+15 5 0+1 0 0+0 0
28 MF   ENG Tom Sang 10 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 FW   WAL Mark Harris 17 3 6+10 3 0+1 0 0+0 0
30 DF   NIR Ciaron Brown 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF   SCO Joel Bagan 8 0 5+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF   CAN Junior Hoilett 23 2 15+6 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
38 DF   ENG Perry Ng 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF   WAL Rubin Colwill 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
9 FW   GER Robert Glatzel 23 3 9+12 3 1+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF   NIR Gavin Whyte 7 0 1+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left the club:
13 DF   CRO Filip Benković* 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 DF   IRL Greg Cunningham 5 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 10   CF Kieffer Moore 20 0 0 20
2 23   RW Harry Wilson 7 0 0 7
3 4   CB Sean Morrison 5 0 0 5
6   DM Will Vaulks 5 0 0 5
8   CM Joe Ralls 5 0 0 5
27   RW Sheyi Ojo 5 0 0 5
7 9   CF Robert Glatzel 3 0 0 3
29   CF Mark Harris 3 0 0 3
9 7   CM Leandro Bacuna 2 0 0 2
11   LW Josh Murphy 2 0 0 2
21   CM Marlon Pack 2 0 0 2
33   LW Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 2
12 3   LB Joe Bennet 1 0 0 1
5   CB Aden Flint 1 0 0 1
16   CB Curtis Nelson 1 0 0 1
17   SS Lee Tomlin 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 66 0 0 66
As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 23   RW Harry Wilson 11 0 0 11
2 27   RW Sheyi Ojo 7 0 0 7
4 11   LW Josh Murphy 5 0 0 5
5 8   CM Joe Ralls 4 0 0 4
6 38   RB Perry Ng 3 0 0 3
7 3   LB Joe Bennett 2 0 0 2
4   CB Sean Morrison 2 0 0 2
6   DM Will Vaulks 2 0 0 2
21   CM Marlon Pack 2 0 0 2
33   LW Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 2
11 5   CB Aden Flint 1 0 0 1
7   CM Leandro Bacuna 1 0 0 1
9   CF Robert Glatzel 1 0 0 1
10   CF Kieffer Moore 1 0 0 1
29   CF Mark Harris 1 0 0 1
Total 45 0 0 45
As of 8 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
                               
1 7   CM Leandro Bacuna 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
2 4   CB Sean Morrison 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
3 6   DM Will Vaulks 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
8   CM Joe Ralls 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
5 3   LB Joe Bennett 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
16   CB Curtis Nelson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
21   CM Marlon Pack 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
8 27   RW Sheyi Ojo 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 5   CB Aden Flint 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10   CF Kieffer Moore 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
30   CB Ciaron Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
38   RB Perry Ng 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 11   LW Josh Murphy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17   SS Lee Tomlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
23   RW Harry Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
28   AM Tom Sang 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
33   LW Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
17 1   GK Dillon Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15   AM Jonny Williams 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18   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

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   Alex Smithies 32 8 0 0 8
2 1   Dillon Phillips 17 7 0 0 7
Date Position Nationality Name Status Contract Length Expiry Date Ref.
13 August 2020 LW   Mark Harris Signed 1 Year June 2021 [3]
13 August 2020 AM   Tom Sang Signed 1 Year June 2021 [3]
7 September 2020 CB   Curtis Nelson Extended 2 years June 2023 [4]
5 November 2020 LB   Joel Bagan Signed 2 years June 2023 [5]
15 February 2021 AM   Rubin Colwill Signed 2 years June 2023 [6]
15 February 2021 CF   Isaak Davies Signed 2 years June 2023 [6]
17 March 2021 AM   Kieron Evans Signed 2 years June 2023 [7]
17 March 2021 MF   Keenan Patten Extended 1 year June 2022 [7]
12 April 2021 AM   Tom Sang Signed 2 Years June 2023 [8]
19 May 2021 CF   Mark Harris Signed 2 Years June 2023 [9]
16 June 2021 AM   Cian Ashford Signed 3 years June 2024 [10]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
13 August 2020 CF   Kieffer Moore   Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [11]
4 September 2020 CB   Oliver Denham   Manchester United Free transfer [12]
4 September 2020 CF   Chanka Zimba   Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [13]
21 September 2020 CM   Camron McWilliams   Northampton Town Free transfer [14]
21 September 2020 CM   Rolan Idowu   Southampton Free transfer [14]
16 October 2020 GK   Dillon Phillips   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [15]
16 January 2021 CF   Max Watters   Crawley Town Undisclosed [16]
19 January 2021 RB   Perry Ng   Crewe Alexandra £350,000 [17]
1 February 2021 AM   Jonny Williams   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [18]
17 March 2021 CB   Ibrahim Bakare Free Agent Free [7]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
25 August 2020 RB   Jordi Osei-Tutu   Arsenal End of season [19]
7 September 2020 RW   Sheyi Ojo   Liverpool End of season [20]
16 October 2020 CB   Filip Benković   Leicester City 6 January 2021 [21][22]
16 October 2020 RW   Harry Wilson   Liverpool End of season [23]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
21 July 2020 CB   Ciaron Brown   Livingston 29 January 2021 [24][25]
1 August 2020 CM   Aaron Bolger   Shamrock Rovers October 2020 [26]
10 August 2020 CF   Danny Williams   Haverfordwest County End of season [27][28]
16 September 2020 FW   James Waite   Weston-super-Mare End of season [29]
22 September 2020 AM   Tom Sang   Cheltenham Town 4 January 2021 [30]
16 October 2020 CB   Aden Flint   Sheffield Wednesday 4 January 2021 [31][32]
4 January 2021 GK   Joe Day   Bristol Rovers End of season [33]
14 January 2021 RW   Gavin Whyte   Hull City End of season [34]
28 January 2021 LB   Greg Cunningham   Preston North End 6 February 2021 [35][36]
1 February 2021 CF   Robert Glatzel   Mainz 05 End of Season [37]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CF   Omar Bogle   Charlton Athletic Released [38][39]
1 July 2020 CB   Matthew Connolly   Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 RB   Cameron Coxe   Solihull Moors Released [38][40]
1 July 2020 RB   Connor Davies   Pen-y-Bont Released [38][41]
1 July 2020 CM   Lloyd Humphries   Weston-super-Mare Released [38][42]
1 July 2020 CF   Shamar Moore   Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 MF   Harry Pinchard   Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 CB   Ryan Pryce   Bala Town Released [38][43]
1 July 2020 RB   Jazz Richards  Haverfordwest County Released [38]
1 July 2020 AM   Siôn Spence   Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 CM   Laurence Wootton   Ohio State Buckeyes Free transfer [44]
17 August 2020 CF   Danny Ward   Huddersfield Town Free transfer [45]
9 September 2020 RW   Nathaniel Mendez-Laing   Middlesbrough Contract Termination [46][47]
11 September 2020 GK   Neil Etheridge   Birmingham City Undisclosed [48]
30 September 2020 CF   Callum Paterson   Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [49]
6 February 2021 LB   Greg Cunningham   Preston North End Undisclosed [36]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

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]

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
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLWLDWDDDLWLDLWWWWLWLLLLLDDWWWWWWDWDLDWLLDDDWWD
Position211416141213151417131515181411119109101214151515151411777686889888889888

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

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

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

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

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

11 December 2020 First round Taff's Well 0–2 Cardiff City Taff's Well
19:45 GMT Evans   44'
I Davies   79'		 Stadium: USW Sports Park
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   Leandro Bacuna (8  , 0    , 0  )
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   Curtis Nelson (46 starts, 0 subs)
Top scorer   Kieffer Moore (20)
Most Clean Sheets   Dillon Phillips (7)
  Alex Smithies (7)
Points 68
Position Name
Manager   Mick McCarthy
Assistant manager   Terry Connor
First-team coach   James Rowberry
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
Position Name
Chairman   Mehmet Dalman
General Manager   Ken Choo
Finance Director   Philip Jenkins
Non-Executive
Board Members
Football Club[55] 		  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)[56]
Non-Executive
Board Members
Cardiff City (Holdings)[57] 		  Danni Rais (since 2012)
Club Secretary   Michelle McDonald
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