The 2021–22 season is the 123rd season in the existence of Cardiff City Football Club. In addition to the Championship, Cardiff City participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
First-team squad
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Ends Goalkeepers1Dillon PhillipsGK3602020 Charlton AthleticUndisclosed202325Alex SmithiesGK10002018 Queens Park Rangers£4,000,000202231George RatcliffeGK002021AcademyTrainee— Defenders2Mark McGuinnessCB3532021 ArsenalUndisclosed20243Joel BaganLB3732020AcademyTrainee20234Sean MorrisonCB295332014 Reading£3,180,00020225Aden FlintCB93122019 Middlesbrough£4,000,000202216Curtis NelsonCB11532019 Oxford UnitedFree202317Cody DramehRB/LB2202022 Leeds UnitedLoan202238Perry NgRB/LB/CB6102021 Crewe Alexandra£350,000202440Tom DaviesLB102021AcademyTrainee2024 Midfielders6Will VaulksDM117112019 Rotherham United£2,100,00020227Leandro BacunaCM/RB11542019 Aston Villa£4,000,00020238Joe RallsCM/LM308322011AcademyTrainee202215Ryan WintleDM/CM/CB2602021 Crewe AlexandraFree202418Alfie DoughtyLM/LB/CM912022 Stoke CityLoan202221Marlon PackCM/DM10952019 Bristol CityUndisclosed202222Tommy DoyleCM/DM2022022 Manchester CityLoan202227Rubin Colwill AM/CM4462020AcademyTrainee202437Sam BowenDM/CM502021AcademyTrainee2023 Forwards9Jordan HugillCF1942022 Norwich CityLoan202210Uche IkpeazuCF1332022 MiddlesbroughLoan202214Isaac VassellCF312019 Birmingham CityUndisclosed202219James CollinsCF3032021 Luton TownFree202323Max WattersCF1112021 Crawley TownUndisclosed202429Mark HarrisCF/LW/RW5672017AcademyTrainee202339Isaak DaviesCF3032020AcademyTrainee2025 Out on Loan11Josh MurphyLW/RW/SS99142018 Norwich City£11,000,000202220Gavin WhyteRW3712019 Oxford United£2,000,000202328Tom SangAM/RW/RB1602020 Manchester UnitedFree202330Ciaron BrownCB1902018 WealdstoneTrainee202236Kieron EvansAM/LW/RW602021AcademyTrainee2023
Statistics
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cardiff City.
!colspan=15|Players out on loan:
!colspan=15|Players who left the club during the season:
Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total15 CBAden Flint 600627AMRubin Colwill 5106310CFKieffer Moore 500549 CFJordan Hugill 400429SSMark Harris 310442 CBMark McGuinness 30033 LBJoel Bagan 30034 CBSean Morrison 300310CFUche Ikpeazu 300319CFJames Collins 300339CFIsaak Davies 2103126 DMWill Vaulks 200222CMTommy Doyle 200224RWMarley Watkins 0022157 CMLeandro Bacuna 10018 CMJoe Ralls 100111LWJosh Murphy 001118LMAlfie Doughty 100121CMMarlon Pack 100123CFMax Watters 1001Total 493355
Assists record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total126LMRyan Giles 900928 CMJoe Ralls 6006321CMMarlon Pack 310439CFIsaak Davies 3104510CFKieffer Moore 201317RBCody Drameh 300322CMTommy Doyle 300338RBPerry Ng 300393 LBJoel Bagan 20025 CBAden Flint 20026 CMWill Vaulks 2002124 CBSean Morrison 10019 CFJordan Hugill 100115DMRyan Wintle 100127AMRubin Colwill 100128RWBTom Sang 010129SSMark Harris 100132CMEli King 1001 40LBTom Davies 0101Total 443249
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 16 DMWill Vaulks 900100100110038RBPerry Ng 1000100000110032 CBMark McGuinness 9000000009005 CBAden Flint 801000000801516CBCurtis Nelson 70000010080068 CMJoe Ralls 700000000700721CMMarlon Pack 60000000060029CFMark Harris 60000000060093 LBJoel Bagan 5000000005007 CMLeandro Bacuna 40100000040115DMRyan Wintle 4000001005001219CFJames Collins 40000000040022CMTommy Doyle 400000000400144 CBSean Morrison 2000001002019 CFJordan Hugill 30000000030017RBCody Drameh 3000000003001710CFUche Ikpeazu 20000000020025CMAlex Smithies 20000000020026LMRyan Giles 20000000020042CBOliver Denham 200000000200211 GKDillon Phillips 10000000010010CFKieffer Moore 10000000010018LMAlfie Doughty 10000000010027AMRubin Colwill 10000000010039CFIsaak Davies 100000000100Total 1050320030010903
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 Total12531500521 192002
Contracts Date Position Nationality Name Status Contract Length Expiry Date Ref.24 August 2021 CF Chanka Zimba Signed 3 years June 2024 30 August 2021 AM Rubin Colwill Signed 3 years June 2024 6 October 2021 LB Tom Davies Signed 3 years June 2024 3 March 2022 CF Isaak Davies Signed 3 years June 2025 14 March 2022 CB Oliver Denham Signed 2 years June 2024
Transfers
Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 21 June 2021 CB Mark McGuinness Arsenal Undisclosed 1 July 2021 CF James Collins Luton Town Free transfer 1 July 2021 CB James Connolly Blackburn Rovers Free transfer 1 July 2021 GK Rohan Luthra Crystal Palace Free transfer 1 July 2021 RB Jai Semenyo Mangotsfield United Free transfer 1 July 2021 DM Ryan Wintle Crewe Alexandra Free transfer 10 August 2021 RW Marley Watkins Bristol City Free transfer 2 September 2021 RW Jack Leahy Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 2 September 2021 GK Matthew Turner Leeds United Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 13 July 2021 LM Ryan Giles Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 January 2022 12 January 2022 RB Cody Drameh Leeds United End of season 20 January 2022 CM Tommy Doyle Manchester City End of season 29 January 2022 LM Alfie Doughty Stoke City End of Season 30 January 2022 CF Jordan Hugill Norwich City End of Season 31 January 2022 CF Uche Ikpeazu Middlesbrough End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 8 July 2021 CF Max Watters Milton Keynes Dons 31 December 2021 31 July 2021 RW Gavin Whyte Oxford United End of season 28 August 2021 DM Ryan Wintle Blackpool 3 January 2022 31 August 2021 LW Josh Murphy Preston North End End of season 6 January 2022 CF Chanka Zimba Northampton Town End of season 8 January 2022 CB James Connolly Bristol Rovers End of season 31 January 2022 LB Ciaron Brown Oxford United End of season 31 January 2022 AM Kieron Evans Linfield End of season 31 January 2022 MF Caleb Hughes Haverfordwest County End of season 31 January 2022 MF Keenan Patten Hereford End of season 31 January 2022 DM Tom Sang St Johnstone End of season
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 23 June 2021 CF Robert Glatzel Hamburger SV Undisclosed 30 June 2021 CB Sol Bamba Middlesbrough Released 30 June 2021 LB Joe Bennett Wigan Athletic Released 30 June 2021 CB Jack Bodenham South Shields Released 30 June 2021 CM Aaron Bolger Cork City Released 30 June 2021 GK Joe Day Newport County Released 30 June 2021 CF Daniel Griffiths Chippenham Town Released 30 June 2021 LW Junior Hoilett Reading Released 30 June 2021 CF Rolan Idowu Bohemians Released 30 June 2021 CB Ben Margetson Swansea City Released 30 June 2021 LB Daniel Martin Torquay United Released 30 June 2021 RB Cameron McWilliams Released 30 June 2021 CB Ryan Reynolds Penybont Released 30 June 2021 AM James Waite Penybont Released 30 June 2021 CF Jack Williams Released 30 June 2021 AM Jonny Williams Swindon Town Released 26 August 2021 RW Marley Watkins Aberdeen Released 4 October 2021 SS Lee Tomlin Walsall Mutual consent 31 January 2022 CF Kieffer Moore Bournemouth Undisclosed
Pre-season friendlies As part of Cardiff City's pre-season preparations, friendlies against Bath City, Cambridge United, Forest Green Rovers, Exeter City, Southampton and Newport County were announced.
Competitions
Overview
EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Cardiff City's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.
FA Cup
Cardiff were drawn at home to Preston North End in the third round.
EFL Cup
Cardiff City were drawn at home to Sutton United in the first round and Brighton & Hove Albion in the second round.
Summary Games played 50 (46 EFL Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)Games won 17 (15 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Games drawn 8 (8 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Games lost 25 (23 EFL Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Goals scored 56 (50 EFL Championship, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)Goals conceded 75 (68 EFL Championship,4 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)Goal difference -19Clean sheets 7 (7 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Yellow cards 109 (105 EFL Championship, 2 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)Red cards 2 (2 EFL Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Worst Discipline Will Vaulks (11 , 0 , 0 )Best result 4–0 vs. Peterborough United (09 Feb 22)Worst result 1–5 vs. Blackburn Rovers (25 Sep 21)0–4 vs. West Bromwich Albion (28 Sep 21)0–4 vs. Swansea City (2 Apr 22)Most appearances Aden Flint (39 starts, 3 subs)Top scorer Rubin Colwill (6)Most Clean Sheets Alex Smithies (5)Points 53
Club staff
Backroom staff PositionNameManager Steve MorisonAssistant manager Tom RamasutFirst-team coach Mark HudsonGoalkeeper 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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