The 2010–11 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 84th in the Football League since joining in 1920. The season has been nicknamed "I'll be there", which is to promote the celebration of 100 years as a club under its current name. They will play their eighth consecutive year in the second tier of English football, the Football League Championship, after being beaten by Blackpool in the play-off final last season. Malaysian businessman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee became the successor of Peter Ridsdale as Cardiff City chairman. The £6m deal was confirmed on 27 May 2010.
Season review
"I'll be there" Cardiff City released a new initiative for the 2010–11 season, as their "I'll be there" campaign. The nickname comes from one of the earliest songs sung by City fans, since the early 1920s. Cardiff's new board has renamed the Level Four area of Cardiff City Stadium the "Centenary Suite". The season tickets and tickets will be printed with the popular white and yellow strips of the 70s.
Events – The £6 million deal for the club is agreed between the Malaysian businessman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee and Peter Ridsdale. Gethin Jenkins (CEO), Doug Lee (finance director) and non-executive directors, Paul Guy, U-Jiun Tan and Michael Isaac join Steve Borley and Alan Whiteley on the board whilst Alan Flitcroft and Keith Harris step down alongside Ridsdale. – Cardiff pay off £1.9m of debt to HM Revenue and Customs. – The winding-up petition placed against the club by HM Revenue & Customs is withdrawn. – Cardiff postpone their Malaysian pre-season tour until next season. – Cardiff are hit with a transfer embargo due to tax troubles, but chief executive Gethin Jenkins states that the club is confident it will paid off. – Cardiff pay off £1.3m of tax to HM Revenue & Customs, but the transfer embargo stays in place due to the club not submitting year-end accounts for May 2009.] – Cardiff confirm that their transfer embargo is lifted. They register their three summer signings with the Football League. – Dave Jones confirms that loan signing Craig Bellamy will be team captain and Mark Hudson will be club captain. Cardiff pay Motherwell half of their £175,000, which is owed to them for the transfer of Paul Quinn. – Cardiff complete the payment of £175,000 to Motherwell, for the transfer of Paul Quinn. – Jay Bothroyd is called up to England team to play France on 17 November. Bothroyd is the first Cardiff City player to be called up to the England team in their 111-year history. – Cardiff City are fined £5,000 for being unable to control their players against Reading on 1 February 2010 at the Cardiff City Stadium
Championship data
Standings
Results summary
Result round by round
Kits
Squad No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends Goalkeepers1 David MarshallGKGlasgow620Norwich City12 May 2009£500,000201213Jason BrownGKSouthwark00Blackburn Rovers3 March 2011Loan201122Tom HeatonGKChester540Manchester United16 June 2010Free201243Stephen BywaterGKManchester100Derby County4 March 2011Loan2011 Defenders2 Kevin McNaughtonRBDundee2042Aberdeen26 May 2006Free20133 Lee NaylorLBBloxwich322Celtic19 August 2010Free20125 Mark HudsonCBGuildford762Charlton Athletic2 July 2009£1,075,00020126 Gábor GyepesCBBudapest723Northampton Town19 August 2008£200,000201312Dekel KeinanCBRosh HaNikra202Blackpool21 January 2011£300,000201314Paul QuinnRBWishaw541Motherwell2 July 2009£200,000201221Jlloyd SamuelLBSan Fernando70Bolton Wanderers24 March 2011Loan201123Darcy BlakeCBNew Tredegar900Academy1 June 2005Trainee201326Martin JohnLBLondon10Argentinos Juniors11 August 2010Free201127Adam MatthewsRBSwansea481Academy14 January 2009Trainee2011 Midfielders4 Gavin RaeCMAberdeen1528Rangers7 October 2007Free20117 Peter WhittinghamLM/CMNuneaton20953Aston Villa11 January 2007£350,000201310Stephen McPhailCMLondon1643Barnsley13 June 2006Free201311Chris BurkeRWGlasgow11816Rangers9 January 2009Free201118Solomon TaiwoCMLagos100Dagenham & Redbridge25 August 2009£250,000201219Jason KoumasAMWrexham7415Wigan Athletic4 August 2010Loan201120Seyi OlofinjanaCMLagos426Hull City10 August 2010Loan201128Aaron WildigCMHereford211Academy15 April 2009Trainee2012 Forwards8 Michael ChopraCFNewcastle upon Tyne16163Sunderland1 July 2009£3,000,00020129 Jay BothroydCFLondon13345Wolverhampton Wanderers4 August 2008£350,000201116Jon ParkinCFBarnsley131Preston North End1 January 2011£100,000201325Jay Emmanuel-ThomasRW/CFLondon162Arsenal18 January 2011Loan201139Craig BellamyLW/CFCardiff3611Manchester City17 August 2010Loan201149Nathaniel JarvisCFCardiff00Academy1 June 2010Trainee2011 All appearances and goals are correct to 30 June 2011.
Statistics
|colspan="14"|Players played for Cardiff City this season but who have left the club:
Captains NumberPosPlayerStarts(as captain) 39 FW Craig Bellamy 35 5 CB Mark Hudson 15 8 FW Michael Chopra 1 2 RB Kevin McNaughton 1
Goalscoring record Rank No. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total19FWJay Bothroyd 18 0 2 20239FWCraig Bellamy 11 0 0 118FW Michael Chopra 9 1 1 117MFPeter Whittingham 11 0 0 11520MFSeyi Olofinjana 6 0 0 6611MFChris Burke 5 0 0 5725FWJay Emmanuel-Thomas 2 0 0 212DFDekel Keinan 2 0 0 217FWAndy Keogh 2 0 0 219MFJason Koumas 2 0 0 23DF 2 0 0 2126DFGábor Gyepes 1 0 0 116FWJon Parkin 1 0 0 114DFPaul Quinn 1 0 0 14MFGavin Rae 1 0 0 124MFAaron Ramsey 1 0 0 1Total 75 1 3 79
Disciplinary record N P NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotal 9 FW Jay Bothroyd 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 39 FW Bellamy 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 23 MF Blake 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 FW Michael Chopra 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 12 DF Keinan 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6 DF Gábor Gyepes 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 MF Stephen McPhail 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 MF Peter Whittingham 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 DF Mark Hudson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 DF Kevin McNaughton 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 MF Chris Burke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 MF Koumas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 DF Lee Naylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 DF Quinn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 DF Samuel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 GK Heaton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 DF Matthews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 FW Keogh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 MF Olofinjana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 FW Parkin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Total591001030630
Suspensions PlayerDate ReceivedMatches MissedReasonMissed OpponentsNotesDarcy Blake2 October 20101sent off against BarnsleyBristol City (H)Jay Bothroyd30 October 20101Reached five yellow cardsSwansea City (H)
Penalties Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition 25 September Peter Whittingham Millwall Championship 2 October Peter Whittingham Barnsley Championship 19 October Peter Whittingham Coventry City Championship 30 October Peter Whittingham Norwich City Championship 25 February Peter Whittingham Nottingham Forest Championship 2 April Jay Bothroyd Derby County Championship
International Call-ups No.PNameCountryLevelCapsGoalsNotesSource1GKMarhsallSenior00 2RBMcNaughtonSenior00 6CBGyepesSenior00 9STBothroydSenior10First Cardiff City player to represent England BBC Sport11RWBurkeSenior00 12CBKeinanSenior30 Fox Sports23RBBlakeSenior20 Daily Telegraph27RBMatthewsunder-2130 27RBMatthewsSenior20 29CMMeadesunder-2100 39FWBellamySenior41 Soccerbase * This includes all caps up until 1 July 2011.
Transfers
Ins
Total spending: ~ £0,400,000
Notes 1Officially undisclosed but reported to be around £300,000.
Loans in
Out
notes: 1Although officially undisclosed, it was reported by Vital Football that the fee was £400,000.
Total income: ~ £475,000
Loans out
Contracts
Fixtures and results
Preseason
Football League Championship
Play-offs
FA Cup
Football League Cup
Overall summary
Games Played 52 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Play-offs)Games Won 24 (23 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Play-offs)Games Drawn 13 (11 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Play-offs)Games Lost 15 (12 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Play-offs)Goals Scored 82 (76 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 0 Play-offs)Goals conceded 63 (54 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 3 Play-offs)Goal Difference +19Clean Sheets 14 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Play-offs)Yellow Cards 62 (57 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 Play-offs)Red Cards 1 (1 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Play-offs)Worst Discipline Jay Bothroyd (10 0 )Best Result 4–0 vs Doncaster Rovers4–0 vs Leeds UnitedWorst Result 1–4 vs WatfordMost Appearances Peter Whittingham, 50 (45 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Play-offs)Top Scorer Jay Bothroyd, 20 (18 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 0 Play-offs)Points 80 / 132 (60.60%)
League Score Overview OppositionHome ScoreAway ScoreDoubleBarnsley2–22 – 1Bristol City3–20 – 3Burnley1–11 – 1Coventry City2–02 – 1Crystal Palace0–00 – 1Derby County4–12 – 1Doncaster Rovers4–03 – 1Hull City2–02 – 0Ipswich Town0–20 – 2Leeds United2–14 – 0Leicester City2–01 – 2Middlesbrough0–30 – 1Millwall2–13 – 3Norwich City3–11 – 1Nottingham Forest0–21 – 2Portsmouth3–02 – 0Preston North End1–11 – 0Queens Park Rangers2–21 – 2Reading2–21 – 1Scunthorpe United1–04 – 2Sheffield United1–12 – 0Swansea City0–11 – 0Watford4–21 – 4
Club staff
Backroom staff PositionNameManager Dave JonesAssistant manager Terry BurtonReserve team manager Paul WilkinsonGoalkeeping coach Martyn MargetsonPhysio Sean ConnellyFitness coach Alex ArmstrongClub doctor Len NokesKit Manager Ian LanningMasseur Stefan BurnettPerformance analyst Enda Barron
Board of directors PositionNameChairman Datuk Chan Tien GheeChief Executive Gethin JenkinsFinance Director Doug LeeNon-Executive Board Members Steve Borley Paul Guy U-Jihn Tan Michael Isaac Alan Whitley
Honours
Individual October Football League Championship Manager of the Month: Dave Jones October Football League Championship Play of the Month: Jay Bothroyd
End-of-season awards
Player of the Year Kevin McNaughtonYoung Player of the Year Tom HeatonFan's Player of the Year Chris BurkeGoal of the Season Craig Bellamy vs Swansea City, 6 FebMoment of the Year Craig Bellamy's goals vs Doncaster Rovers, 21 Aug Source: cardiffcity-mad.co.uk,
Team of the Week Date Player(s)7/8 August Darcy Blake14/15 August Seyi Olofinjana20/21 August Craig Bellamy & Jay Bothroyd11 September Gábor Gyepes16/17 October Peter Whittingham4/5/6 February Craig Bellamy12/13 February Seyi Olofinjana25/26 February Aaron Ramsey12/13 March Peter Whittingham18/19 March Chris Burke2 April Dekel Keinan & Peter Whittingham18 April Stephen Bywater & Seyi Olofinjana
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