2009–10 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 83rd season in The Football League since joining in 1920. The season was also the club's first in the Cardiff City Stadium, replacing their former ground Ninian Park, which had been used by the club for 99 years. Cardiff had their most successful season in the Football League Championship finishing 4th making the play-offs for the Premier League. Cardiff narrowly missed out on promotion after losing 3–2 to Blackpool in the Final.

Cardiff City

2009–10 season
Chairman	Peter Ridsdale
Manager	Dave Jones
Football League Championship	4th
FA Cup	Fifth round (eliminated by Chelsea)
League Cup	Third round (eliminated by Aston Villa)
Top goalscorer	League: Peter Whittingham (20) All: Peter Whittingham (26)
Highest home attendance	26,033 vs Leicester City, 11 May
Lowest home attendance	5,545 vs Dagenham & Redbridge, 11 August
Average home league attendance	19,413
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Events

• 26 June 2009 – Cardiff City pen a five-year kit manufacturing deal with Puma.^[1]
• 4 July 2009 – Cardiff City break their record transfer fee with the £3 million signing of Michael Chopra from Sunderland.^[2]
• 22 July 2009 – Cardiff City Stadium is officially opened with a 0–0 draw against with Celtic.^[3]
• 7 August 2009 – Mark Hudson is named club captain.
• 11 September 2009 – Cardiff City agree a one-year shirt sponsorship deal with 777ball.com.^[4]
• 28 September 2009 – SBOBET are announced as replacement sponsors following the withdrawal of 777ball.com due to licensing problems.^[5][6]
• 7 November 2009 – Dave Jones receives Championship Manager of the Month for October.^[7]
• 14 November 2009 – Peter Whittingham receives Player of the Month for October.^[8]
• 20 November 2009 – Midfielder Stephen McPhail is diagnosed with stage one lymphoma, a rare form of cancer.^[9]
• 25 November 2009 – Datuk Chan Tien Ghee is appointed on the board of directors.^[10]
• 28 November 2009 – Goalkeeper Peter Enckelman is involved in a car crash but made a "luck escape" playing 45 mins the following day.^[11]
• 4 December 2009 – Club secretary, Jason Turner is suspended.^[12]
• 11 December 2009 – Cardiff City agree a settlement with Langston Corporation, over taking any more legal action over the clubs debt.^[13]
• 17 December 2009 – Riccardo Scimeca is forced to retire at the age of 34 due to injury.^[14]
• 29 January 2010 – Captain Mark Hudson is ruled out for 10–12 weeks with a split ankle tendon.^[15]
• 9 April 2010 – Gavin Rae is confirmed to be out for the season with a ruptured tendon in his ankle.^[16]

Football League Championship

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	West Bromwich Albion (P)	46	26	13	7	89	48	+41	91	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Nottingham Forest	46	22	13	11	65	40	+25	79	Qualification for Championship play-offs
4	Cardiff City	46	22	10	14	73	54	+19	76
5	Leicester City	46	21	13	12	61	45	+16	76
6	Blackpool (O, P)	46	19	13	14	74	58	+16	70

Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	22	10	14	73	54	+19	76	12	6	5	37	20	+17	10	4	9	36	34	+2

Last updated: 2 May.
Source: ^[17]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L
Position	1	2	1	1	2	8	4	6	9	5	4	3	3	2	3	3	5	8	5	3	3	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May. Source: ^[18]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Kit

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): 777.com (13 Sep)
SBOBET (from 29 Sep)

Home

Away

Away Alternate

GK Home

GK Away

GK Alternate

Last updated: 18 September 2012.
Source: Historical Football kits

Squad

As of 16 February 2010^[19]

No.	Name	Nat.	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Club Apps.	Club Goals	Int. Caps	Int. Goals	Previous Club	Date Joined	Fee	Contract End
1	David Marshall		Glasgow	5 March 1985	–	–	5	0	Norwich City	12 May 2009	£500,000	2012
2	Kevin McNaughton		Dundee	28 August 1982	131	2	4	0	Aberdeen	26 May 2006	Free	2011
3	Mark Kennedy		Dublin	15 May 1976	40	0	34	4	Crystal Palace	10 July 2008	Free	2011
4	Gavin Rae		Aberdeen	28 November 1977	101	5	14	0	Rangers	7 October 2007	Free	2011
5	Mark Hudson		Guildford	30 March 1982	–	–	–	–	Charlton Athletic	2 July 2009	£1,075,000	2012
6	Gábor Gyepes		Budapest	26 June 1981	29	1	22	1	Northampton Town	19 August 2008	£200,000	2013
7	Peter Whittingham		Nuneaton	8 September 1984	108	17	–	–	Aston Villa	11 January 2007	£350,000	2011
8	Michael Chopra		Newcastle upon Tyne	23 December 1983	71	31	–	–	Sunderland	1 July 2009	£3,000,000	2012
9	Jay Bothroyd		London	5 May 1982	44	12	–	–	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4 August 2008	£350,000	2011
10	Stephen McPhail		London	9 December 1979	107	3	10	1	Barnsley	13 June 2006	Free	2011
11	Chris Burke		Glasgow	2 December 1983	16	1	1	0	Rangers	9 January 2009	Free	2011
12	Tony Capaldi		Porsgrunn	12 August 1981	60	0	22	0	Plymouth Argyle	25 May 2007	Free	2010
14	Paul Quinn		Wishaw	21 July 1985	–	–	–	–	Motherwell	4 June 2009	£300,000	2012
15	Anthony Gerrard		Liverpool	6 February 1986	–	–	–	–	Walsall	2 July 2009	£200,000	2013
16	Joe Ledley		Cardiff	23 January 1987	220	26	12	1	N/A	1 June 2004	Trainee	2010
17	Kelvin Etuhu		Kano	30 May 1988	–	–	–	–	Manchester City	22 August 2009	Loan	2010
18	Solomon Taiwo		Lagos	29 April 1985	–	–	–	–	Dagenham & Redbridge	25 August 2009	£250,000	2012
20	Peter Enckelman		Turku	10 March 1977	35	0	11	0	Blackburn Rovers	18 July 2008	Free	2010
23	Darcy Blake		New Tredegar	13 December 1988	36	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2005	Trainee	2011
24	Miguel Comminges		Les Abymes	16 March 1982	33	0	15	0	Swindon Town	1 June 2008	Free	2010
26	Warren Feeney		Belfast	17 January 1981	12	0	27	5	Luton Town	22 March 2007	Free	2011
27	Adam Matthews		Swansea	13 January 1992	–	–	–	–	N/A	14 January 2009	Trainee	2011
28	Aaron Wildig		Hereford	15 April 1992	–	–	–	–	N/A	15 April 2009	Trainee	2012
29	Josh Magennis		Bangor	15 August 1990	–	–	–	–	N/A	1 June 2009	Trainee	2010
32	Aaron Morris		Cardiff	30 December 1989	3	0	–	–	N/A	1 June 2007	Trainee	2010
44	Ross McCormack		Glasgow	18 August 1984	44	23	1	0	Motherwell	28 June 2008	Free	2014

Statistics

As of 22 May 2010

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Play-offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	David Marshall	50	0	43	0	4	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF	SCO	Kevin McNaughton	26	0	20+1	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
3	MF	EIR	Mark Kennedy	36	0	25+5	0	2+1	0	0	0	3	0
4	MF	SCO	Gavin Rae	42	2	28+9	1	2	0	3	1	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson	33	2	26+1	2	2	0	1	0	3	0
6	DF	HUN	Gábor Gyepes	20	1	16	1	2	0	2	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Peter Whittingham	51	25	41	20	4	1	3	2	3	2
8	FW	ENG	Michael Chopra	51	21	36+5	16	3+1	2	2+1	1	3	2
9	FW	ENG	Jay Bothroyd	48	13	40	11	3	1	2	1	3	0
10	MF	EIR	Stephen McPhail	26	0	21	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
11	MF	SCO	Chris Burke	52	10	38+6	9	2+1	1	2	0	3	0
12	DF	NIR	Tony Capaldi	18	0	10+5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
14	DF	SCO	Paul Quinn	27	0	16+6	0	2	0	2	0	0+1	0
15	DF	ENG	Anthony Gerrard	47	2	39	2	4	0	3	0	0+1	0
16	MF	WAL	Joe Ledley	36	4	27+2	3	3	0	1	0	3	1
17	MF	NGA	Kelvin Etuhu	20	0	7+9	0	0	0	1	0	0+3	0
18	MF	NGA	Solomon Taiwo	10	0	2+6	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Riccardo Scimeca*	6	0	2+2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
20	GK	FIN	Peter Enckelman	7	0	3+1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
23	DF	WAL	Darcy Blake	24	0	15+3	0	1+2	0	0	0	3	0
24	DF	GLP	Miguel Comminges	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
26	FW	NIR	Warren Feeney	10	0	1+8	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	WAL	Adam Matthews	35	1	24+8	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Aaron Wildig	17	1	4+7	1	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
29	FW	NIR	Josh Magennis	10	1	1+8	0	0	0	0+1	1	0	0
32	DF	WAL	Aaron Morris	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW	SCO	Ross McCormack	41	5	21+13	4	3+1	1	0	0	0+3	0
49	MF	WAL	Jonathan Meades	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF	EIR	Darren Dennehy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• * Indicates player left club during the season.

Captains

Number	Pos	Player	Starts (as captain)
5	DF	Mark Hudson	32
9	FW	Jay Bothroyd	17
10	MF	Stephen McPhail	4
16	MF	Joe Ledley	2
8	FW	Michael Chopra	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Pos	Player
9	FW	Jay Bothroyd	13	0
8	FW	Michael Chopra	12	0
16	MF	Joe Ledley	3	1
14	DF	Paul Quinn	8	0
6	DF	Gábor Gyepes	2	1
10	MF	Stephen McPhail	2	1
15	DF	Anthony Gerrard	6	0
12	DF	Tony Capaldi	0	1
44	FW	Ross McCormack	6	0
5	DF	Mark Hudson	3	0
11	MF	Chris Burke	2	0
26	FW	Warren Feeney	2	0
1	GK	David Marshall	2	0
2	DF	Kevin McNaughton	2	0
4	MF	Gavin Rae	2	0
7	MF	Peter Whittingham	2	0
23	MF	Darcy Blake	1	0
17	MF	Kelvin Etuhu	1	0
3	DF	Mark Kennedy	1	0
27	DF	Adam Matthews	1	0
18	MF	Solomon Taiwo	1	0

Contracts

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
44	FW		McCormack	22	Y Signed	4 years	June 2013	BBC Sport
16	MF		Ledley	23	N Rejected	4 years	June 2013	South Wales Echo

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK		Marshall	24	EU	Norwich City	Transfer	Summer	2012	£500,000	Cardiff City
5	DF		Hudson	27	EU	Charlton Athletic	Transfer	Summer	2012	£1,075,000	BBC Sport
15	DF		Gerrard	23	EU	Walsall	Transfer	Summer	2013	£200,000	Cardiff City
14	DF		Quinn	23	EU	Motherwell	Transfer	Summer	2012	£300,000	BBC Sport
8	FW		Chopra	25	EU	Sunderland	Transfer	Summer	2012	£3,000,000	BBC Sport
18	MF		Taiwo	24	EU	Dagenham & Redbridge	Transfer	Summer	2012	£250,000	BBC Sport

• Total spent:   ~ £5,250,750

Loans In

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
17	MF	Etuhu		23	Manchester City	23 August	30 June	Cardiff City	Cardiff City

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

N	P	Name	Country	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
29	MF	Brown		19	Free Transfer	Bryntirion Athletic	Summer	Free	1	0	South Wales Echo
5	DF	Purse		32	Free Transfer	Sheffield Wednesday	Summer	Free	123	12	Sheffield Wednesday
12	DF	Johnson		26	Transfer	Birmingham City	Summer	£5,000,000	136	14	Birmingham City
17	MF	Parry		28	Transfer	Preston North End	Summer	£300,000	214	27	BBC Sport
25	GK	Sak		19	Free Transfer	Wrexham	Summer	Free	0	0	The Leader^[permanent dead link]

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

• Total income:   ~ £5,300,000

Loans out

No.	P	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
—	DF	Dennehy		21	Hereford United	2 July	23 August	Hereford United	Hereford United
23	DF	Blake		21	Plymouth Argyle	28 August	1 January	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff City
29	FW	Magennis		19	Grimsby Town	15 October	15 November	BBC Sport	Grimsby Town
26	FW	Feeney		28	Sheffield Wednesday	26 November	28 December	Cardiff City
12	DF	Capaldi		28	Leeds United	26 November	6 January	Leeds United	BBC Sport
32	DF	Morris		20	Newport County	23 December	28 February	South Wales Argus
—	DF	Dennehy		21	Gillingham	21 January	29 April	BBC Sport	South Wales Echo

Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures & results

Pre-season friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
10 Jul	Chasetown (Southern Football League Division One Midlands)	H	W 4 – 0	–	Bothroyd, Chopra, Magennis, Matthews
15 Jul	Fátima (Liga de Honra)	A	W 1 – 0	–	Klimpl
18 Jul	President's XI (Portugal)	N	W 3 – 0	–	Bothroyd (2), Chopra
22 Jul	Celtic (Scottish Premier League)	H	D 0 – 0	15,071
25 Jul	Swindon Town (Football League One)	A	D 0 – 0	–
1 Aug	Valencia (La Liga)	H	L 0 – 2	13,010

League

Cardiff City v Scunthorpe United

8 August 1	Cardiff City	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Chopra   21', 45+2' Bothroyd   31' Whittingham   90+3' (pen.)	report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,264 Referee: Moss

Blackpool v Cardiff City

15 August 2	Blackpool	1–1	Cardiff City	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Evatt   45+1'	report	12' Chopra	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 7,698 Referee: Hegley

Plymouth Argyle v Cardiff City

18 August 3	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	Cardiff City	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Gow   90' (pen.)	report	4', 80', 85' (pen.) Chopra   90' Capaldi	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 11,918 Referee: Russell Booth

Cardiff City v Bristol City

23 August 4	Cardiff City	3–0	Bristol City	Cardiff
13:45 BST	McCombe   37' (o.g.) Chopra   45+2' Rae   66'	report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,853 Referee: Kevin Friend

Doncaster Rovers v Cardiff City

29 August 5	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Cardiff City	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Lockwood   13' Hayter   17'	report		Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 9,742 Referee: Ilderton

Cardiff City v Newcastle United

13 September 6	Cardiff City	0–1	Newcastle United	Cardiff
14:05 BST		report	18' Coloccini   90+2' Smith	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 25,630 Referee: Hall

Reading v Cardiff City

16 September 7	Reading	0–1	Cardiff City	Reading
20:00 BST		report	58' Burke   75' McPhail	Stadium: Madjeski Stadium Attendance: 16,687 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Cardiff City v Queens Park Rangers

19 September 8	Cardiff City	0–2	Queens Park Rangers	Cardiff
15:00 BST		report	19', 40' Simpson	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,121 Referee: Probert

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

26 September 9	Sheffield Wednesday	3–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Esajas   4' Varney   48' Clarke   80'	report	16' (pen.) Whittingham   73' Ledley	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 18,959 Referee: Michael Oliver

Cardiff City v Derby County

29 September 10	Cardiff City	6–1	Derby County	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Whittingham   10' Chopra   36', 57', 62', 75' Burke   75'	report	47' Hulse	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,670 Referee: Hooper

Watford v Cardiff City

3 October 11	Watford	0–4	Cardiff City	Watford
15:00 BST		report	24' (pen.), 66' Whittingham   41' Matthews   67' Bothroyd	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,895 Referee: Woolmer

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace

17 October 12	Cardiff City	1–1	Crystal Palace	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Whittingham   19'	report	13' (o.g.) Hudson	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,457 Referee: Steve Tanner

Cardiff City v Coventry City

20 October 13	Cardiff City	2–0	Coventry City	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Gerrard   5' Whittingham   60' (pen.)	report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Russell

Sheffield United v Cardiff City

24 October 14	Sheffield United	3–4	Cardiff City	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Henderson   43', 45+3' Harper   90+4'	report	41' Bothroyd   45+1' (pen.), 60', 85' Whittingham	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,021 Referee: Kettle

Cardiff City v Nottingham Forest

1 November 15	Cardiff City	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Cardiff
17:00 GMT	Bothroyd   63'	report	90+1' McGugan	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,413 Referee: Salisbury

Swansea City v Cardiff City

7 November 16	Swansea City	3–2	Cardiff City	Swansea
12:45 GMT	Dyer   9' Pratley   16', 61'	report	32' Bothroyd   35' Hudson	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 18,209 Referee: Probert

Barnsley v Cardiff City

21 November 17	Barnsley	1–0	Cardiff City	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Dickinson   90+4'	report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,903 Referee: Wright

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

29 November 18	Cardiff City	1–2	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Whittingham   35'	report	73' Walters   85' Stead	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,463 Referee: Singh

Cardiff City v Preston North End

5 December 19	Cardiff City	1–0	Preston North End	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Burke   55'	report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,735 Referee: East

West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City

8 December 20	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
19:45 GMT	Carson   82'	report	18' Burke   85' Whittingham	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 20,742 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Middlesbrough v Cardiff City

13 December 21	Middlesbrough	0–1	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
13:15 GMT		report	61' Burke	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,232 Referee: Hegley

Cardiff City v Leicester City

19 December	Cardiff City	–	Leicester City	Cardiff
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle

26 December 22	Cardiff City	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cardiff
13:00 GMT		report	84' Sawyer	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 24,010 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Peterborough United v Cardiff City

28 December 23	Peterborough United	4–4	Cardiff City	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Simpson   51', 90+2' Lee   68' Boyd   89'	report	6', 23' Ledley   34' Bothroyd   38' Whittingham	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 9,796 Referee: Whitestone

Cardiff City v Blackpool

9 January 24	Cardiff City	1–1	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Hudson   9'	report	46' Adam	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,147 Referee: Ward

Scunthorpe United v Cardiff City

16 January 25	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Cardiff City	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	O'Connor   11'	report	82' Whittingham	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 5,032 Referee: Mathieson

Bristol City v Cardiff City

26 January 26	Bristol City	0–6	Cardiff City	Bristol
19:45 GMT		report	19' Whittingham   23', 57' McCormack   24', 46' Chopra   43' (o.g.) Fontaine	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 13,825 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Cardiff City v Doncaster Rovers

30 January 27	Cardiff City	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Chopra   9' Bothroyd   90+2'	report	65' Roberts	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,730 Referee: Scott

Newcastle United v Cardiff City

5 February 28	Newcastle United	5–1	Cardiff City	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT	Carroll   3', 15' Gyepes   6' (o.g.) Løvenkrands   69', 82'	report	89' Wildig	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 44,028 Referee: Kevin Friend

Cardiff City v Peterborough United

9 January 29	Cardiff City	2–0	Peterborough United	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Burke   30' Gerrard   78'	report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,686 Referee: Penn

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

12 February	Ipswich Town	–	Cardiff City	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion

16 February 30	Cardiff City	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Whittingham   8' (pen.)	report	45+4' Zuiverloon	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,758 Referee: Woolmer

Cardiff City v Barnsley

20 February 31	Cardiff City	0–2	Barnsley	Cardiff
15:00 GMT		report	9', 12' Bogdanovic	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,753 Referee: Keith Stroud

Preston North End v Cardiff City

27 February 32	Preston North End	3–0	Cardiff City	Preston
15:00 GMT	Parkin   30' (P) Coutts   52' Brown   86'	report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,777 Referee: Hall

Cardiff City v Middlesbrough

6 March 33	Cardiff City	1–0	Middlesbrough	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Bothroyd   3'	report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,803 Referee: Deadman

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

9 March 34	Ipswich Town	2–0	Cardiff City	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Murphy   18', 58'	report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,997 Referee: Hegley

Leicester City v Cardiff City

13 March 35	Leicester City	1–0	Cardiff City	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Waghorn   29'	report		Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 22,767 Referee: Evans

Coventry City v Cardiff City

16 March 36	Coventry City	1–2	Cardiff City	Coventry
19:45 GMT	Morrison   32'	report	41' Burke   90+2' (P) Whittingham	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 16,038 Referee: Hooper

Cardiff City v Watford

21 March 37	Cardiff City	3–1	Watford	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	McCormack   7' Whittingham   63' Burke   78'	report	90+3' Helguson	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,130 Referee: Crossley

Cardiff City v Sheffield United

24 March 38	Cardiff City	1–1	Sheffield United	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Bothroyd   45'	report	67' Quinn	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,715 Referee: Danny McDermid

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City

27 March 39	Crystal Palace	1–2	Cardiff City	London
12:45 GMT	Hill   58'	report	4' Gyepes   67' Burke	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,464 Referee: Boyeson

Cardiff City v Leicester City

30 March 40	Cardiff City	2–1	Leicester City	Cardiff
19:45 BST	McCormack   10' Whittingham   45'   71' Gyepes	report	52' Howard	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Graham

Cardiff City v Swansea City

3 April 41	Cardiff City	2–1	Swansea City	Cardiff
17:20 BST	Chopra   42', 90+2'	report	28' Orlandi	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 25,130 Referee: Phil Dowd

Nottingham Forest v Cardiff City

5 April 42	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Cardiff City	Nottingham
17:15 BST		report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,185 Referee: Foy

Cardiff City v Reading

10 April 43	Cardiff City	0–0	Reading	Cardiff
15:00 BST		report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,248 Referee: Bates

Queens Park Rangers v Cardiff City

17 April 44	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Cardiff City	London
15:00 BST		report	80' Ledley	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,832 Referee: Michael Oliver

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

24 April 45	Cardiff City	3–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Cardiff
15:00 BST	Whittingham   17' Bothroyd   54', 81'	report	15' Johnson   78' Tudgay	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,304 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Derby County v Cardiff City

2 May 46	Derby County	2–0	Cardiff City	Derby
13:00 BST	McEveley   48' Martin   62'	report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 31,102 Referee: Webster

Play-offs

Leicester City v Cardiff City

9 May Semi-final (1st leg)	Leicester City	0–1	Cardiff City	Leicester
13:45 BST		report	78' Whittingham	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 29,165 Referee: Alan Wiley

Cardiff City v Leicester City

12 May Semi-final (2nd leg)	Cardiff City	2–3 (a.e.t.) (3–3 agg.) (4–3 p)	Leicester City	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Chopra   21' Whittingham   69' (P)	report	25' Fryatt   36' (OG) Hudson   49' King	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 26,033 Referee: Howard Webb
	Penalties
	Chopra   McCormack   Ledley   Kennedy		Berner   Howard   Solano   Kermorgant   Waghorn

Blackpool v Cardiff City

22 May Final	Blackpool	3–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00 BST	Adam   13' Taylor-Fletcher   41' Ormerod   45+1'	report	9' Chopra   37' Ledley	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 82,244 Referee: Andre Marriner

Main article: 2010 Football League Championship play-off Final

FA Cup

Bristol City v Cardiff City

12 January 3rd Round	Bristol City	1–1	Cardiff City	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Williams   90+2'	report	76' Chopra	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 7,289 Referee: Peter Walton

Cardiff City v Bristol City

19 January 3rd Round replay	Cardiff City	1–0	Bristol City	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Orr   74' (OG)	report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,731 Referee: Miller

Cardiff City v Leicester City

23 January 4th Round	Cardiff City	4–2	Leicester City	Cardiff
15:00 GMT	Bothroyd   17' Whittingham   71' Burke   90+2' McCormack   90+4'	report	34' Morrison   39' N'Guessan	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 10,961 Referee: Crossley

Chelsea v Cardiff City

13 February 5th Round	Chelsea	4–1	Cardiff City	London
12:00 GMT	Drogba   2' Ballack   51' Sturridge   69' Kalou   86'	report	34' Chopra	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,827 Referee: Andre Marriner

Football League Cup

Cardiff City v Dagenham & Redbridge

11 August 1st Round	Cardiff City	3–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Rae   20' Bothroyd   26' (P) Whittingham   90+1'	report	81' Scott	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 5,545 Referee: Penn

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

26 August 2nd Round	Cardiff City	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Chopra   33' Whittingham   66' Magennis   86'	report	75' Elliott	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 9,767 Referee: East

Aston Villa v Cardiff City

23 September 3rd Round	Aston Villa	1–0	Cardiff City	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Agbonlahor   3'	report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 22,527 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Overall summary

Summary Games Played 56 (46 Championship, 3 Play-Offs, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup Games Won 28 (23 Championship, 1 Play-Offs, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) Games Drawn 11 (10 Championship, 0 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Games Lost 18 (14 Championship, 2 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup) Goals Scored 91 (73 Championship, 5 Play-Offs, 7 FA Cup, 6 League Cup) Goals conceded 70 (54 Championship, 6 Play-Offs, 7 FA Cup, 3 League Cup) Goal Difference +21 Clean Sheets 16 (14 Championship, 1 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Yellow Cards 76 (63 Championship, 6 Play-Offs, 5 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) Red Cards 4 (4 Championship, 0 Play-Offs, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup) Worst Discipline   Jay Bothroyd (13  , 0  ) Best Result 6–0 vs Bristol City Worst Result 1–5 vs Newcastle United Most Appearances   Chris Burke 52 (44 Championship, 3 Play-Offs, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) Top Scorer   Peter Whittingham 25 (20 Championship, 2 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup) Points 76 / 138 (55.88%)

Aggregate Scores Opposition Home Score Away Score Double Barnsley 0–2 0–1 No Blackpool 1–1 1–1 No Bristol City 3–0 6–0 Yes Coventry City 2–0 2–1 Yes Crystal Palace 1–1 2–1 No Derby County 6–1 0–2 No Doncaster Rovers 2–1 0–2 No Ipswich Town 1–2 0–2 No Leicester City 2–1 0–1 No Middlesbrough 1–0 1–0 Yes Newcastle United 0–1 1–5 No Nottingham Forest 1–1 0–0 No Peterborough United 2–0 4–4 No Plymouth Argyle 0–1 3–1 No Preston North End 1–0 0–3 No Queens Park Rangers 0–2 1–0 No Reading 0–0 1–0 No Scunthorpe United 4–0 1–1 No Sheffield United 1–1 4–3 No Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 1–3 No Swansea City 2–1 2–3 No Watford 3–1 4–0 Yes West Bromwich Albion 1–1 2–0 No

Backroom staff

Position	Name
Manager	Dave Jones
Assistant manager	Terry Burton
Reserve team manager	Paul Wilkinson
Club doctor	Dr Leonard Noakes
Club physio	Sean Connelly
Fitness coach	Alex Armstrong
Goalkeeping coach	Martyn Margetson
Kit manager	Ian Lanning
Performance analyst	Enda Barron
Masseur	Steffan Burnett
Academy manager	Neal Ardley

Awards

Team

• Football League Championship Play-Offs: Runners-Up

Individual

• October Championship manager of the month: Dave Jones^[7]
• October Championship player of the month: Peter Whittingham^[8]
• Football League Championship Apprentice of the Year: Adam Matthews^[20]
• PFA Team of the Year: Peter Whittingham, Michael Chopra^[21]
• Football League Championship top-goalscorer: Peter Whittingham (20 goals) (joint with Bristol City's Nicky Maynard)

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons
• 2009–10 Football League Championship
• 2009–10 FA Cup
• 2009–10 Football League Cup

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