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.
First-team squad
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Ends Goalkeepers1 Dillon PhillipsGK1702020 Charlton AthleticUndisclosed202312Alex SmithiesGK6902018 Queens Park Rangers£4,000,0002022 Defenders2Jordi Osei-TutuRB/RW902020 ArsenalLoan20213Joe BennettLB17852016 Aston VillaFree20214Sean MorrisonCB276302014 Reading£3,180,00020225Aden FlintCB5262019 Middlesbrough£4,000,000202216Curtis NelsonCB8232019 Oxford UnitedFree202322Sol BambaCB118102016Free agentFree202130Ciaron BrownCB1302018 WealdstoneTrainee202132Joel BaganLB902020AcademyTrainee202338Perry NgRB/LB/CB1902021 Crewe Alexandra£350,0002024 Midfielders6Will VaulksDM7792019 Rotherham United£2,100,00020227Leandro BacunaCM/RB10032019 Aston Villa£4,000,00020238Joe RallsCM/LM279312011AcademyTrainee202211Josh MurphyLW/RW/SS97132018 Norwich City£11,000,000202215Jonny WilliamsAM/CM/LM902021 Charlton AthleticUndisclosed202121Marlon PackCM/DM8342019 Bristol CityUndisclosed202223Harry WilsonRW/LW/AM3872020 LiverpoolLoan202127Sheyi OjoRW/LW/AM4152020 LiverpoolLoan202128Tom SangAM/RW/RB1102020 Manchester UnitedFree202333Junior HoilettLW/RW/AM184252016Free agentFree202134Tavio Kouakou D'AlmeidaCM002019 AuxerreFree202140Rubin Colwill AM/CM602020AcademyTrainee2023 Forwards10Kieffer MooreCF42202020 Wigan Athletic£2,000,000202314Isaac VassellCF312019 Birmingham CityUndisclosed202217Lee TomlinSS57112017 Bristol City£2,900,000202219Max WattersCF302021 Crawley TownUndisclosed202429Mark HarrisCF/LW/RW1932017AcademyTrainee202339Isaak DaviesCF002020AcademyTrainee2023 Out on Loan9Robert GlatzelCF58112019 1. FC Heidenheim£5,500,000202220Gavin WhyteRW3712019 Oxford United£2,000,000202325Joe DayGK202019 Newport CountyFree2021
Statistics
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cardiff City.
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Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total110CFKieffer Moore 200020223RWHarry Wilson 700734 CBSean Morrison 50056 DMWill Vaulks 50058 CMJoe Ralls 500527RWSheyi Ojo 500579 CFRobert Glatzel 300329CFMark Harris 300397 CMLeandro Bacuna 200211LWJosh Murphy 200221CMMarlon Pack 200233LWJunior Hoilett 2002123 LBJoe Bennet 10015 CBAden Flint 100116CBCurtis Nelson 100117SSLee Tomlin 1001Own Goals 1001Total 660066
Assists record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total123RWHarry Wilson 110011227RWSheyi Ojo 7007411LWJosh Murphy 500558 CMJoe Ralls 4004638RBPerry Ng 300373 LBJoe Bennett 20024 CBSean Morrison 20026 DMWill Vaulks 200221CMMarlon Pack 200233LWJunior Hoilett 2002115 CBAden Flint 10017 CMLeandro Bacuna 10019 CFRobert Glatzel 100110CFKieffer Moore 100129CFMark Harris 1001Total 450045
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 17 CMLeandro Bacuna 80000010090024 CBSean Morrison 80000000080036 DMWill Vaulks 6010000006018 CMJoe Ralls 51000000051053 LBJoe Bennett 60000000060016CBCurtis Nelson 60000000060021CMMarlon Pack 410000000410827RWSheyi Ojo 50000000050095 CBAden Flint 40000000040010CFKieffer Moore 40000000040030CBCiaron Brown 40000000040038RBPerry Ng 3000000003001311LWJosh Murphy 20000000020017SSLee Tomlin 11000000011023RWHarry Wilson 30000000030028AMTom Sang 10000010020033LWJunior Hoilett 200000100300171 GKDillon Phillips 10000000010015AMJonny Williams 10000000010018LBGreg Cunningham 100000000100Total 71310003007431
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.
Rank Name Matches played Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total11232800821 177007
Contracts Date Position Nationality Name Status Contract Length Expiry Date Ref. 13 August 2020 LWMark HarrisSigned1 Year June 2021 13 August 2020 AM Tom Sang Signed 1 Year June 2021 7 September 2020 CB Curtis Nelson Extended 2 years June 2023 5 November 2020 LB Joel Bagan Signed 2 years June 2023 15 February 2021 AM Rubin Colwill Signed 2 years June 2023 15 February 2021 CF Isaak Davies Signed 2 years June 2023 17 March 2021 AM Kieron Evans Signed 2 years June 2023 17 March 2021 MF Keenan Patten Extended 1 year June 2022 12 April 2021 AM Tom Sang Signed 2 Years June 2023 19 May 2021 CF Mark Harris Signed 2 Years June 2023 16 June 2021 AM Cian Ashford Signed 3 years June 2024
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 13 August 2020 CF Kieffer Moore Wigan Athletic Undisclosed 4 September 2020 CB Oliver Denham Manchester United Free transfer 4 September 2020 CF Chanka Zimba Blackburn Rovers Free transfer 21 September 2020 CM Camron McWilliams Northampton Town Free transfer 21 September 2020 CM Rolan Idowu Southampton Free transfer 16 October 2020 GK Dillon Phillips Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 16 January 2021 CF Max Watters Crawley Town Undisclosed 19 January 2021 RB Perry Ng Crewe Alexandra £350,000 1 February 2021 AM Jonny Williams Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 17 March 2021 CB Ibrahim Bakare Free agent Free
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 25 August 2020 RB Jordi Osei-Tutu Arsenal End of season 7 September 2020 RW Sheyi Ojo Liverpool End of season 16 October 2020 CB Filip Benković Leicester City 6 January 2021 16 October 2020 RW Harry Wilson Liverpool End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 21 July 2020 CB Ciaron Brown Livingston 29 January 2021 1 August 2020 CM Aaron Bolger Shamrock Rovers October 2020 10 August 2020 CF Danny Williams Haverfordwest County End of season 16 September 2020 FW James Waite Weston-super-Mare End of season 22 September 2020 AM Tom Sang Cheltenham Town 4 January 2021 16 October 2020 CB Aden Flint Sheffield Wednesday 4 January 2021 4 January 2021 GK Joe Day Bristol Rovers End of season 14 January 2021 RW Gavin Whyte Hull City End of season 28 January 2021 LB Greg Cunningham Preston North End 6 February 2021 1 February 2021 CF Robert Glatzel Mainz 05 End of Season
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 CF Omar Bogle Charlton Athletic Released 1 July 2020 CB Matthew Connolly Unattached Released 1 July 2020 RB Cameron Coxe Solihull Moors Released 1 July 2020 RB Connor Davies Pen-y-Bont Released 1 July 2020 CM Lloyd Humphries Weston-super-Mare Released 1 July 2020 CF Shamar Moore Unattached Released 1 July 2020 MF Harry Pinchard Unattached Released 1 July 2020 CB Ryan Pryce Bala Town Released 1 July 2020 RB Jazz Richards Haverfordwest County Released 1 July 2020 AM Siôn Spence Unattached Released 1 July 2020 CM Laurence Wootton Ohio State Buckeyes Free transfer 17 August 2020 CF Danny Ward Huddersfield Town Free transfer 9 September 2020 RW Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Middlesbrough Contract Termination 11 September 2020 GK Neil Etheridge Birmingham City Undisclosed 30 September 2020 CF Callum Paterson Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed 6 February 2021 LB Greg Cunningham Preston North End Undisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.
Welsh League Cup Cardiff entered the Welsh League Cup for the first time in the club's history in the 2020–21 season.
Summary 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 15Clean 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
Club staff
Backroom staff PositionNameManager Mick McCarthyAssistant manager Terry ConnorFirst-team coach James RowberryGoalkeeper coach Andy DibbleHead of medical services Matthew MayClub doctor Dr. Len NokesFirst-team physiotherapist James RowlandHead of Fitness & Conditioning Lee SouthernwoodSenior Strength & Conditioning Mike BeereSports scientist Ben ParryHead scout Glyn ChamberlainFirst Team Analyst Jack RadusinPlayer Liaison Officer Jack Osmond-SmithKit and Equipment Manager Paul Carter
Board of directors PositionNameChairman Mehmet DalmanGeneral Manager Ken ChooFinance Director Philip JenkinsNon-ExecutiveBoard MembersFootball Club 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)Non-ExecutiveBoard MembersCardiff City (Holdings) Danni Rais (since 2012)Club Secretary Michelle McDonald
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