The 2013–14 season was Cardiff City Football Club's first season in the Premier League, and their first in the top division of English football since the 1961–62 season. This ended ten consecutive years in the Football League second division. Overall, it was their 16th season competing in England's top division.
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Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
First Team squad No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends Goalkeepers1David MarshallGKGlasgow1960Norwich City12 May 2009£500,000201832Joe LewisGKBury St. Edmunds50Peterborough United1 July 2012Free2016 Defenders2Matthew ConnollyCBBarnet405Queens Park Rangers22 August 2012£500,00020153Andrew TaylorLBHartlepool1152Middlesbrough4 July 2011Free20164Steven CaulkerCBLondon395Tottenham Hotspur31 July 2013£8,000,00020175Mark HudsonCBGuildford16211Charlton Athletic2 July 2009£1,075,00020156Ben TurnerCBBirmingham1074Coventry City31 August 2011£750,000201625Kevin McNaughtonRBDundee2922Aberdeen26 May 2006Free201527Juan CalaCBLebrija82Sevilla7 February 2014Free201628Kévin Théophile-CatherineRBSaint-Brieuc290Rennes31 August 2013£2,100,000201735FábioLBRio de Janeiro130Manchester United29 January 2014Free201742Declan JohnLBMerthyr Tydfil220Academy1 July 2013Trainee2018 Midfielders7 Peter WhittinghamCM/LMNuneaton34079Aston Villa11 January 2007£350,00020158 Gary MedelDM/CBSantiago350Sevilla10 August 2013£9,500,000201713Kim Bo-KyungAMGurye593Cerezo Osaka27 July 2012£2,000,000201515Magnus Wolff EikremCMMolde80Heerenveen8 January 2014£2,000,000201616Craig NooneRWKirkby5410Brighton & Hove Albion30 August 2012£1,000,000201617Aron GunnarssonCMAkureyri11814Coventry City8 July 2011£350,000201618Jordon MutchAMAlvaston607Birmingham City22 June 2012£2,000,000201519Don CowieRMInverness979Watford1 July 2011Free201424Simon LappinLM/LBGlasgow20Norwich City29 January 2013Free201429Mats Møller DæhliAM/WGOslo151Molde11 January 2014Undisclosed201636Wilfried ZahaRWAbidjan130Manchester United31 January 2014Loan2014 Forwards9 Kenwyne JonesCFPoint Fortin111Stoke City28 January 2014Player swap201610Fraizer CampbellCFHuddersfield5216Sunderland21 January 2013£650,000201614Tommy SmithRWHemel Hempstead261Queens Park Rangers24 August 2012£300,000201420Joe MasonCFPlymouth7818Plymouth Argyle10 July 2011£250,000201634Jo Inge BergetSSOslo20Molde24 January 2014Undisclosed201639Craig BellamyLWCardiff9118Liverpool10 August 2012Free2014 Out on Loan12John BrayfordRBStoke-on-Trent20Derby County26 July 2013£1,500,000201721Joe RallsCMAldershot20201Academy30 September 2011Trainee201623Nicky MaynardCFWinsford142West Ham United31 August 2012£2,500,000201526Filip KissDMDunajská Streda361Slovan Bratislava1 July 2012Undisclosed201633Simon MooreGKSandown00Brentford29 July 2013£150,0002017
Statistics
|colspan="14"|Players currently out on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players featured for club who have left:
Captains
Goalscorers
RankNo.Pos.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal110FWFraizer Campbell6309218MFJordon Mutch700734DFSteven Caulker500547MFPeter Whittingham300316MFCraig Noone1113611FWPeter Odemwingie101227DFCala200239FWCraig Bellamy100199FWKenwyne Jones100113MFKim Bo-kyung100115FWRudy Gestede001117MFAron Gunnarsson100123FWNicky Maynard001129MFMats Møller Dæhli1001Total304437
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 1GKDavid Marshall200000202DFMatthew Connolly200000204DFSteven Caulker100000105DFMark Hudson001000106DFBen Turner500000507MFPeter Whittingham300000308MFGary Medel6000006010FWFraizer Campbell4010005011FWPeter Odemwingie1000001013MFKim Bo-kyung4010005016MFCraig Noone2000002017MFAron Gunnarsson1010002018MFJordon Mutch5000005019MFDon Cowie2000002022MFCraig Conway0000101027DFJuan Cala3100003128DFKévin Théophile-Catherine3000003035DFFábio2000002036MFWilfried Zaha1000001039FWCraig Bellamy30000030Total5014010551
Suspensions served Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed4 May 20131Andrew Taylor vs Hull CityWest Ham (A)11 February 20143Craig BellamyFA suspensionAston Villa (H), Wigan (FA), Hull (H)27 April 20144Cala vs SunderlandNewcastle (A), Chelsea (H), TBC, TBC
Contracts
Transfers
In
Total spending: ~ £36,000,000+ Notes 1 Although officially undisclosed, Wales Online believed the deal to be worth around £2 million.
Out
Total income: ~ £Undisclosed Notes
Loans out
Fixtures and results
Pre-season
2013–14 Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Overall summary
Summary Games played 43 (38 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)Games won 10 (7 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Games drawn 9 (9 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Games lost 24 (22 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Goals scored 40 (32 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)Goals conceded 80 (74 Premier League, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)Goal difference −40Clean sheets 9 (7 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Yellow cards 55 (50 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Red cards 1 (1 Premier League, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Worst discipline Ben Turner (6 , 0 )Best result 3–1 vs FulhamWorst result 0–4 vs Hull City, SunderlandMost appearances Campbell, Marshall (40)Top scorer Fraizer Campbell (9 goals)Points 30
Score overview OppositionHome scoreAway scoreDoubleArsenal0–30–2Aston Villa0–00–2Chelsea1–21–4Crystal Palace0–30–2Everton0–01–2Fulham3–12–1Hull City0–41–1Liverpool3–61–3Manchester City3–22–4Manchester United2–20–2Newcastle United1–20–3Norwich City2–10–0Southampton0–31–0Stoke City1–10–0Sunderland2–20–4Swansea City1–00–3Tottenham Hotspur0–10–1West Bromwich Albion1–03–3West Ham United0–20–2
Development squad No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Date signed Ends Goalkeepers42Ben WilsonGKStanley00November 20132015 Dave RichardsGKAbergavenny001 July 20132014 Defenders30Maximiliano AmondarainCBMontevideo0030 August 2013201731Ben NugentCBWelwyn Garden City1411 July 2012201637Tom JamesCBCardiff10April 2014201641Deji OshilajaCBLondon203 April 2012Undisclosed52Luke CoulsonLBSt Helens102 November 20122014 Kane OwenLB 001 July 20132015 Josh YorwerthCBBridgend001 July 20132015 Midfielders40Kadeem HarrisRWWestminster1030 January 20122015 Jaye BowenCM 001 July 20132015 Ronnie HawkinsCM 19002 November 20122014 Tommy O'SullivanCMMountain Ash2023 April 20122016 Theo WhartonCMCwmbran2029 March 20122014 Forwards46Rhys HealeyCFManchester1028 January 20132017 Dane GriffithsCF 001 July 20132014 Gethyn HillCFPontypool001 July 20132015
Under 21 Premier League Group 2
MatchDateOpponentVenueResultCardiff City ScorersOpposition ScorersReport119 Aug 13Ipswich TownA2–0Velikonja (19), Healey (45) 23 Sep 13Crystal PalaceA2–1Kiss (51 pen), Healey (76)Dymond (44 pen)316 Sep 13Swansea CityH1–0Harris (64) 47 Oct 13Queens Park RangersA2–3Healey (17, 30)Hitchcock (1, 20), Petrasso (75)54 Oct 13BrentfordH3–1Gestede (41, 87), Healey (73)Norris (70)621 Oct 13MillwallH1–0Healey (58) Report74 Nov 13Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–0O'Sullivan 816 Dec 13Charlton AthleticA2–5 913 Jan 14Crystal PalaceH2–1Healey (46), Cornelius (90))Kaikai (6)1020 Jan 14Swansea CityA3–1Healey (6, 26), Tancock (22 og)Donnelly (80)113 Feb 14Queens Park RangersH2–2Healey (19), Dæhli (45)Petrasso (22, 33)1217 Feb 14Bristol CityA2–2Healey (49), Griffiths (63)Burns (5, 71 pen)
Under 21 FA Cup MatchDateOpponentVenueResultCardiff City ScorersOpposition ScorersReport129 Oct 13Brighton & Hove AlbionA4–3 (AET)Healey (28, 120), Kiss (89), O'Sullivan (120)March (22), Barker (59), Harris (92)26 Dec 13ChelseaH0–4 Baker (13), Wilson (48 og), Kiwomya (55), Boga (67)
Club staff
Backroom staff PositionNameFirst-team manager Ole Gunnar SolskjærAssistant manager Mark DempseyGoalkeeping coach Richard HartisFirst-team coach Danny KeoughHead of Conditioning René SkovdahlSenior Physiotherapist Sean Connelly MSCP SRPAssistant First Team Physiotherapist Adam Rattenberry MCSP SRPStrength & Conditioning Coach Callum WalshClub doctor Dr. Len NokesChief Scout John VikClub Scout Mark StowOpposition Analyst Martin HodgePerformance analyst Enda BarronRecruitment analyst Graham Younger Kit & equipment manager Ian Lenning
Board of directors PositionNameChairman Mehmet DalmanChief Executive Simon LimFinance Director Richard ThompsonNon-ExecutiveBoard MembersFootball Club Steve Borley Derek Chee Seng Chin Paul Guy Len Wing Kong Meng Kwong Lim Michael Isaac Vincent Lye Ek SeangNon-ExecutiveBoard MembersCardiff City (Holdings) Mehmet DalmanDanni Rais
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