The 2026–27 season is the 128th season in the history of Cardiff City Football Club and their first season being back in the Championship (second tier) since the 2024–25 season following promotion from League One in the preceding season. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. 15 June 2026 GK Nathan Trott Copenhagen £1,500,000 2 July 2026 CB Thierry Katsukunya Aston Villa Free 5 August 2026 CAM Jack Moylan Lincoln City Undisclosed 26 August 2026 CB Krystian Bielik West Bromwich Albion £2,500,000 6 October 2026 CM Charlie Holt Manchester City Free transfer
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromLoaned untilRef. 15 August 2026 LB Calum Scanlon Liverpool End of Season
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToLoaned untilRef. 1 July 2026 GK Luke Armstrong Raith Rovers End of Season 3 July 2026 GK Daniel Higgs Penybont 30 July 2026 CAM Trey George Sligo Rovers 1 January 2027 4 August 2026 CB Jesper Daland Viking 31 January 2027 19 August 2026 CF Roko Šimić Magdeburg End of Season 31 August 2026 CM Cody Twose Haverfordwest County 1 September 2026 LW Tanatswa Nyakuhwa Newport County 2 September 2026 CB Alyas Debono Penybont CF Kion Etete Newport County 3 September 2026 LB Luey Giles Kidderminster Harriers 6 September 2026 CB Caden Voice Weston-super-Mare
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 30 August 2026 LW Axel Donczew Arsenal £500,000 1 September 2026 CDM Eli King Gillingham Undisclosed
Released / out of contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoined dateRef. 30 June 2026 CB Jack Kingdon Yeovil Town 1 July 2026 CF Leeyon Phelan Angelina Roadrunners CB Oliver Reynolds UCCS Mountain Lions RB Will Spiers Merthyr Town CF Michael Reindorf Farnborough 5 July 2026 CF Luke Pearce Sligo Rovers 9 July 2026 https://www.sligorovers.com/russell-adds-further-firepower-as-luke-pearce-returns-to-rovers/ CDM Ryan Wintle Milton Keynes Dons 13 July 2026 CM Harry Watts Taunton Town 4 August 2026 LB Josh Beecher Cambrian United 12 August 2026 CM Jacob Hobson GK Sam Jones CB Oliver Walsh LW Morgan Wigley Merthyr Town 1 July 2026 13 August 2026 CM Matthew Apter Macclesfield 29 August 2026
New contract DatePos.PlayerContract expiryRef. 18 May 2026 RB Perry Ng 30 June 2028 20 May 2026 LB Joel Bagan 30 June 2030 29 June 2026 GK Jake Dennis Undisclosed CAM Trey George GK Ewan Griffiths CAM Troy Perrett 1 July 2026 CAM Hayden Allmark Undisclosed GK Daniel Higgs CF Riley Hilaire-Clarke CB T-Jay Parfitt CB Noah Williams 1 July 2026 CM Rob Tankiewicz
Pre-season and friendlies On 20 May, Cardiff announced their a pre-season friendly, against Forest Green Rovers. Two days later, the club confirmed a home friendly against Midtjylland as the pre-season opener. A trip to Republic of Ireland to face Cork City was next to be added. On 24 June, it was announced that the Bluebirds would host AS Roma during pre-season.
Competitions Overall record
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the Championship fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Cardiff were drawn at home to Swindon Town in the first round and to Norwich City in the second round.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate loaned in player
Assists record
Rank No. Nat. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1 9 FW Yousef Salech 1 0 1 2 11 FW Ollie Tanner 2 0 0 2 45 FW Cian Ashford 1 0 1 2 4 8 MF Jack Moylan 1 0 0 1 10 MF Rubin Colwill 1 0 0 1 16 FW Chris Willock 1 0 0 1 44 DF Ronan Kpakio 1 0 0 1Total 8 0 2 10
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1 18 MF Alex Robertson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 38 DF Perry Ng 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 11 FW Ollie Tanner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 27 MF Joel Colwill 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 3 DF Joel Bagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 DF Krystian Bielik 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 MF Jack Moylan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 FW Yousef Salech 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 MF Rubin Colwill 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 39 FW Isaak Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 45 FW Cian Ashford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Total 17 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 21 0 0
Clean sheets
Rank Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup TotalTotal 0 0 0 0
References