List of Cardiff City F.C. players

Robert Earnshaw, the clubs third highest scorer of all time and the most recent player to pass 100 goals

Cardiff City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club was founded in 1899 as Riverside A.F.C., by members of a local cricket club, joining the Cardiff & District League the following year. In 1907 they joined the South Wales Amateur League and changed their name to Cardiff City, later entering the English football league system by joining the Southern Football League in 1910. They were elected into the Football League eight years later in 1920, where they remain to this day, moving into their new stadium Ninian Park.^[1] As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the club has won 3 division titles in the Football League, won promotion on 12 occasions and been relegated 12 times.^[2] The club has also achieved some success in domestic cup competitions, winning the FA Cup in 1927,^[3] reaching the final on two other occasions, reaching the final of the Football League Cup in 2012 and winning the Welsh Cup on 22 occasions.^[2]

All players who have featured in 100 or more first-team matches for the club since they joined the English football pyramid, either as a member of the starting eleven or as a substitute, are listed below in 1910 are listed below. Billy Hardy is the current record holder of appearance records in both league matches and all competitions having made 590 appearances for the club between 1911 and 1932.^[4] Phil Dwyer has made the most appearances for the club in the Football League era, having made 531 appearances between 1972 and 1985.^[5] Only nine players have made more than 400 appearances for the club, three of which, Dwyer, Fred Keenor and Ron Stitfall were born and raised in Cardiff.^[5] The all-time goalscoring record is held by Len Davies, who had an twelve-year spell at Cardiff between 1919 and 1931, scoring 179 times.^[4] Seven other players have scored 100 goals or more for the club.^[5]

Key

• The list is ordered by alphabetical order.
• Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season.^[6]
• Statistics are correct up to the end of the 2015–16 season. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.

Positions key^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Pre-1960s		1960s–
GK	Goalkeeper
FB	Full back	DF	Defender
HB	Half back	MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward

Nationality

Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, their country of birth.

Position

Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.

Club career

Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.

Total appearances and Total goals

Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Southern Football League, Football League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Welsh Cup, Football League Trophy and FA Charity Shield as well as European matches in the European Cup Winners Cup. Substitute appearances are included but wartime fixtures are not.

Trevor Ford was the club's top scorer during the 1954–55 season

Willie Boland made over 200 appearances for the club between 1999 and 2006

Joe Ledley, made over 250 appearances for the club between 2004 and 2010

Statue of Fred Keenor, who made over 500 appearances and captained the 1927 FA Cup Final winning side, at the Cardiff City Stadium

Kevin McNaughton made over 290 appearances for the club between 2006 and 2015

Michael Chopra who had three separate spells with the Bluebirds

As of 12 May 2016

  Players who represented their country while at the club.

  Denotes player currently playing for the club.

List

Name	Nationality	Position	Years	Appearances	Goals	Notes
Abraham, GarethGareth Abraham	Wales	DF	1987–1993	117	2
Alexander, NeilNeil Alexander	Scotland	GK	2001–2007	234	0	[7]
Allchurch, IvorIvor Allchurch	Wales	IF	1962–1965	126	47
Anderson, WillieWillie Anderson	England	MF	1973–1977	154	12
Attley, BrianBrian Attley	Wales	DF	1973–1979	100	0
Baddeley, LeeLee Baddeley	Wales	DF	1990–1997	172	1
Baker, BillyBilly Baker	Wales	HB	1938–1955	325	7
Baker, ColinColin Baker	Wales	HB	1953–1966	359	20	[lower-alpha 2]
Barker, ChrisChris Barker	England	FB	2002–2007	180	0	[8]
Bartlett, KevinKevin Bartlett	England	FW	1986–1989	116	34
Bassett, BillyBilly Bassett	Wales	DF	1934–1938	175	2
Beare, GeorgeGeorge Beare	England	FW	1914–1921	112	21
Bell, GaryGary Bell	England	FB	1966–1974	292	14
Bennett, GaryGary Bennett	England	DF	1981–1984	106	13
Bird, RonnieRonnie Bird	England	FW	1966–1971	145	35
Bird, TonyTony Bird	Wales	FW	1992–1996	110	22
Bishop, RayRay Bishop	Wales	FW	1977–1981	127	31
Blackburn, GeorgeGeorge Blackburn	England	HB	1926–1931	132	2
Blair, DougDoug Blair	England	FW	1947–1954	224	30
Blair, JimmyJimmy Blair	Scotland	FB	1920–1926	219	0
Blake, DarcyDarcy Blake	Wales	DF	2005-2012	118	0	[9]
Blake, NathanNathan Blake	Wales	FW	1990–1994	179	41
Boland, WillieWillie Boland	Ireland	MF	1999–2006	243	4	[10]
Bonner, MarkMark Bonner	England	MF	1998–2004	170	3	[11]
Bothroyd, JayJay Bothroyd	England	FW	2008–2011	133	45	[12]
Bowen, JasonJason Bowen	Wales	MF	1998–2004	161	37	[13]
Boyle, TerryTerry Boyle	Wales	DF	1986–1989	169	10
Brazil, DerekDerek Brazil	Ireland	DF	1992–1996	153	1
Brittain, CharlieCharlie Brittain	England	DF	1913–1922	180	0
Buchanan, JohnJohn Buchanan	Scotland	MF	1974–1981	286	67
Burke, ChrisChris Burke	Scotland	MF	2009–2011	121	16	[14]
Campbell, AlanAlan Campbell	Scotland	HB	1976–1980	203	2
Carver, DavidDavid Carver	England	FB	1966–1973	269	2
Charles, CliveClive Charles	England	DF	1974–1977	103	5
Chopra, MichaelMichael Chopra	England	FW	2006–2007, 2008–2009 & 2009–2011	162	65	[15]
Clark, BrianBrian Clark	England	FW	1967–1972 & 1975–1976	268	108
Clennell, JoeJoe Clennell	England	FW	1921–1924	142	45
Coldrick, GrahamGraham Coldrick	Wales	FB	1963–1970	126	4
Connolly, MatthewMatthew Connolly	England	DF	2012–	110	6	[16]
Curtis, AlanAlan Curtis	Wales	MF	1986–1989	163	15
Dale, CarlCarl Dale	Wales	FW	1991–1998	269	103
Davies, FredFred Davies	England	GK	1968–1970	122	0
Davies, LenLen Davies	Wales	FW	1919–1931	371	179[lower-alpha 3]
Dwyer, PhilPhil Dwyer	Wales	DF	1972–1985	575[lower-alpha 4]	51
Earnshaw, RobertRobert Earnshaw	Wales	FW	1997–2004, 2011–2013	227	109	[17]
Eckhardt, JeffJeff Eckhardt	England	MF	1996–2001	164	17
Edwards, GeorgeGeorge Edwards	Wales	FW	1948–1955	222	46
Emmerson, GeorgeGeorge Emmerson	England	FW	1930–1933	136	21
Evans, HerbieHerbie Evans	Wales	HB	1920–1926	119	2
Evans, JackJack Evans	Wales	FW	1910–1926	424	68	[lower-alpha 5]
Evans, TonyTony Evans	England	FW	1975–1978	152	60
Farquharson, TomTom Farquharson	Ireland	GK	1922–1935	518	0
Farrell, GregGreg Farrell	Scotland	FW	1964–1967	121	12
Ferguson, BobbyBobby Ferguson	England	FB	1965–1968	118	1
Ferguson, HughieHughie Ferguson	Scotland	FW	1925–1929	139	92
Ford, MikeMike Ford	England	FB	1984–1987 & 1998–2000	248	16
Ford, TrevorTrevor Ford	Wales	FW	1953–1956	110	59
Fortune-West, LeoLeo Fortune-West	England	FW	2000–2003	113	28	[18]
Fowler, JasonJason Fowler	England	MF	1996–2001	169	20
Gabbidon, DannyDanny Gabbidon	Wales	DF	2000–2005 2014–2015[lower-alpha 6]	221	10	[19]
Galbraith, JackJack Galbraith	Scotland	HB	1931–1935	161	2
Gibbins, RogerRoger Gibbins	England	MF	1982–1985 & 1988–1993	345	33
Gibson, IanIan Gibson	Scotland	MF	1970–1972	120	18
Giles, DavidDavid Giles	Wales	MF	1974–1978 & 1985–1987	151	12
Gill, JimmyJimmy Gill	England	FW	1920–1925	220	101
Gilligan, JimmyJimmy Gilligan	England	FW	1987–1989	131	49
Godfrey, CliffCliff Godfrey	England	HB	1935–1938	116	1
Grant, WilfWilf Grant	England	FW	1949–1954	168	73
Granville, ArthurArthur Granville	Wales	FB	1934–1938	112	8
Grapes, SteveSteve Grapes	England	MF	1976–1982	182	7
Griffith, CohenCohen Griffith	Guyana	MF	1989–1995	299	54
Grimshaw, BillyBilly Grimshaw	England	FW	1919–1923	160	30
Gunnarsson, AronAron Gunnarsson	Iceland	MF	2011–	197	20	[20][lower-alpha 7]
Hallworth, JonJon Hallworth	England	GK	1997–2001	147	0
Hansbury, RogerRoger Hansbury	England	GK	1989–1992	123	0
Hardy, BillyBilly Hardy	England	DF	1911–1932	590[lower-alpha 8]	10
Harrington, AlanAlan Harrington	Wales	FB	1952–1966	405	7
Harris, BrianBrian Harris	England	HB	1966–1971	202	1
Harris, FrancisFrancis Harris	England	HB	1928–1933	146	13
Harvey, KidderKidder Harvey	England	DF	1912–1920	124	8
Healey, RonRon Healey	Ireland	GK	1974–1982	266	0
Hitchens, GerryGerry Hitchens	England	FW	1955–1957	108	57
Hole, BarrieBarrie Hole	Wales	HB	1959–1966	264	20
Hollyman, KenKen Hollyman	Wales	HB	1946–1953	213	11
Howells, RonRon Howells	Wales	GK	1950–1957	172	0
Hudson, MarkMark Hudson	England	DF	2009-2014	165	11	[22]
Irwin, BillBill Irwin	Northern Ireland	GK	1971–1978	231	0
Jarman, LeeLee Jarman	Wales	DF	1993–1999	111	2
Jennings, JackJack Jennings	England	DF	1925–1929	106	0
John, DilwynDilwyn John	Wales	GK	1961–1967	109	0
Johnson, RogerRoger Johnson	England	DF	2006–2009	136	14	[23]
Jones, BarrieBarrie Jones	Wales	FW	1967–1970	137	25
Jones, LindenLinden Jones	Wales	FB	1978–1983	170	3
Jones, LeslieLeslie Jones	Wales	FW	1929–1934	161	38
Joslin, PhilPhil Joslin	England	GK	1948–1951	122	0
Kavanagh, GrahamGraham Kavanagh	Ireland	MF	2001–2005	165	31	[24]
Keenor, FredFred Keenor	Wales	DF	1912–1930	507	23
Kelly, MarkMark Kelly	England	MF	1987–1990	143	5
King, PeterPeter King	England	FW	1960–1974	477	111
Kneeshaw, JackJack Kneeshaw	England	GK	1912–1924	163	0
Larmour, AlbertAlbert Larmour	Northern Ireland	DF	1972–1979	202	1
Lea, LeslieLeslie Lea	England	FW	1967–1970	100	16
Ledley, JoeJoe Ledley	Wales	MF	2004–2010	256	30	[25]
Legg, AndyAndy Legg	Wales	FB	1998–2003	209	12	[26]
Lever, ArthurArthur Lever	Wales	FB	1946–1950	171	9
Lewis, BernieBernie Lewis	Wales	FW	1963–1967	117	14
Lewis, JohnJohn Lewis	Wales	MF	1978–1983	167	11
Livermore, DougDoug Livermore	England	MF	1975–1977	118	6
Loovens, GlennGlenn Loovens	Netherlands	DF	2005–2008	115	3	[27]
Malloy, DannyDanny Malloy	Scotland	DF	1955–1961	262	2
Marshall, DavidDavid Marshall	Scotland	GK	2009–2016	278	0	[28]
Mason, JoeJoe Mason	Ireland	FW	2011–2016	109	25	[29]
McCambridge, JimmyJimmy McCambridge	Ireland	FW	1930–1933	108	55
McLachlan, GeorgeGeorge McLachlan	Scotland	FW	1925–1929	167	26
McNaughton, KevinKevin McNaughton	Scotland	FB	2006–2015	292	2	[30]
McPhail, StephenStephen McPhail	Ireland	MF	2006–2013	222	3	[31]
Micallef, TarkiTarki Micallef	Wales	MF	1978–1983 & 1984–1986	151	16
Middleton, CraigCraig Middleton	England	MF	1996–2000	142	11
Millar, PaulPaul Millar	Northern Ireland	MF	1991–1995	157	22
Milne, AlecAlec Milne	Scotland	FB	1957–1965	198	2
Montgomery, StanStan Montgomery	England	DF	1948–1955	257	4
Moore, GrahamGraham Moore	Wales	MF	1957–1961	101	33
Mullen, JimmyJimmy Mullen	England	DF	1981–1986	160	12
Murray, DonDon Murray	Scotland	DF	1962–1975	532	9
Nelson, JimmyJimmy Nelson	Scotland	FB	1921–1930	295	4
Nicholson, GeorgeGeorge Nicholson	England	HB	1936–1939	118	0
Noone, CraigCraig Noone	England	WG	2012–	134	17	[32]
Nugent, KevinKevin Nugent	England	FW	1997–2002	118	37	[33]
Nugent, CliffCliff Nugent	England	FW	1951–1958	132	24
O'Sullivan, WayneWayne O'Sullivan	Ireland	MF	1997–1999	100	5
Parry, PaulPaul Parry	Wales	MF	2004–2009	214	27	[34]
Perry, JasonJason Perry	Wales	DF	1987–1997	361	5
Pethard, FreddieFreddie Pethard	Scotland	FB	1969–1979	213	1
Phillips, LeightonLeighton Phillips	Wales	DF	1967–1974	233	16
Pike, ChrisChris Pike	England	FW	1986 & 1989–1993	197	84
Platnauer, NickNick Platnauer	England	FB	1986–1989	153	9
Pontin, KeithKeith Pontin	Wales	DF	1976–1983	237	5
Pugh, RegReg Pugh	Wales	FW	1934–1938	191	29	[lower-alpha 9]
Purse, DarrenDarren Purse	England	DF	2005–2009	124	12	[35]
Rae, GavinGavin Rae	Scotland	MF	2007–2011	153	8	[36]
Ramsey, PaulPaul Ramsey	England	MF	1991–1993 & 1994	107	10
Reece, GilGil Reece	Wales	MF	1972–1976	131	34
Rees, BillyBilly Rees	Wales	FW	1946–1949	108	36
Richardson, NickNick Richardson	England	MF	1992–1995	142	17
Roberts, WilliamWilliam Roberts	England	FB	1928–1933	146	1
Rodgerson, IanIan Rodgerson	England	MF	1988–1991 & 1995–1997	200	8
Rodrigues, PeterPeter Rodrigues	Wales	FB	1961–1965	112	2
Ronson, BillyBilly Ronson	England	MF	1979–1981	103	4
Rutter, CharlesCharles Rutter	England	FB	1949–1958	133	0
Sayer, PeterPeter Sayer	Wales	MF	1974–1978	114	20
Searle, DamonDamon Searle	Wales	FB	1990–1996	297	5
Sherwood, AlfAlf Sherwood	Wales	FB	1946–1956	381	15	[lower-alpha 10]
Showers, DerekDerek Showers	Wales	FW	1970–1977	113	17
Smith, BertBert Smith	Ireland	DF	1919–1923	169	5
Stansfield, FredFred Stansfield	Wales	DF	1946–1949	113	1
Stant, PhilPhil Stant	England	FW	1993–1995	106	55
Stevens, GaryGary Stevens	England	FW	1978–1982	175	51
Stevenson, NigelNigel Stevenson	England	MF	1985–1986 & 1987–1989	101	3
Stitfall, RonRon Stitfall	Wales	FB	1947–1964	452	8
Sullivan, DerrickDerrick Sullivan	Wales	HB	1947–1961	309	21	[lower-alpha 11]
Sutton, MelMel Sutton	England	MF	1967–1972	181	7
Talbot, LesLes Talbot	England	FW	1936–1939	116	25
Tapscott, DerekDerek Tapscott	Wales	FW	1958–1965	234	102
Taylor, AndrewAndrew Taylor	England	FB	2011–2014	115	2	[37]
Thirlaway, BillyBilly Thirlaway	England	MF	1927–1929	125	23
Thomas, RodRod Thomas	Wales	FB	1977–1981	114	0
Thompson, StevenSteven Thompson	Scotland	FW	2006–2008	106	17	[38]
Thorne, PeterPeter Thorne	England	FW	2001–2005	143	51	[39]
Tiddy, MikeMike Tiddy	England	FW	1950–1955	162	26
Tong, DavidDavid Tong	England	MF	1982–1985	142	5
Toshack, JohnJohn Toshack	Wales	FW	1965–1970	208	100
Turner, BenBen Turner	England	DF	2011–2016	121	4	[40]
Vaughan, NigelNigel Vaughan	Wales	MF	1983–1987	182	53
Vearncombe, GrahamGraham Vearncombe	Wales	GK	1952–1963	241	0	[lower-alpha 12]
Wake, HarryHarry Wake	Wales	HB	1923–1931	179	10
Walsh, BrianBrian Walsh	England	MF	1955–1961	240	41
Walton, GeorgeGeorge Walton	England	FW	1936–1938	103	19
Watson, TomTom Watson	Ireland	DF	1925–1929	102	0
West, GeorgeGeorge West	Wales	FW	1913–1921	107	40
Weston, RhysRhys Weston	Wales	FB	2000–2006	213	2	[41]
Wheeler, PaulPaul Wheeler	Wales	MF	1985–1989	130	15
Whittingham, PeterPeter Whittingham	England	MF	2007–	422	91	[42]
Williams, GarethGareth Williams	England	MF	1961–1967	209	16
Williams, GlynGlyn Williams	Wales	FB	1946–1952	160	1
Williams, RoleyRoley Williams	Wales	FW	1949–1956	144	19
Wilson, BobBob Wilson	England	GK	1964–1970	151	0
Wimbleton, PaulPaul Wimbleton	England	MF	1986–1989	155	27
Woodruff, BobbyBobby Woodruff	England	MF	1969–1974	197	32
Young, ScottScott Young	Wales	DF	1993–2004	333	26

Notes

1. For more information, see Formation (association football).
2. Represented Wales at the 1958 FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Cardiff City.^[5]
3. Len Davies is the club's all-time record top goalscorer in all competitions.^[4]
4. Phil Dwyer has the most appearances for the club in the Football League^[4]
5. Jack Evans was the first player to win an international cap whilst playing for Cardiff City in 1912.^[5]
6. Includes spell as player-manager
7. Represented Iceland at the UEFA Euro 2016 whilst playing for Cardiff City.^[21]
8. Billy Hardy is the club's all-time record appearance holder in all competitions.^[4]
9. Player statistics exclude three games played in the aborted 1939–40 season.^[4]
10. Alf Sherwood holds the record for most international caps gained whilst playing for Cardiff City with 39.^[5]
11. Represented Wales at the 1958 FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Cardiff City.^[5]
12. Represented Wales at the 1958 FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Cardiff City.^[5]

References

Statistics

• Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. SoccerData Publications. ISBN 1-899468-17-X.
• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• Soccerbase.com
• Cardiff City players 1946/47-2006/07 at the Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
• Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 1-905411-04-9.

Specific

1. "The foundations and early years". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
2. "Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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4. Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. SoccerData Publications. ISBN 1-899468-17-X.
5. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
6. Watts, Nick. "1963 to 1988". The Football League. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
7. "Neil Alexander". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
8. "Chris Barker". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
9. "Darcy Blake". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
10. "Willie Boland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
11. "Mark Bonner". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
12. "Jay Bothroyd". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
13. "Jason bowen". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
14. "Chris Burke". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
15. "Michael Chopra". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
16. "Matthew Connolly". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
17. "Robert Earnshaw". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
18. "Leo Fortune-West". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
19. "Daniel Gabbidon". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
20. "Aron Gunnarsson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
21. "Aron Gunnarsson draws on Welsh will to win for Iceland's latest test". The Guardian. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
22. "Mark Hudson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
23. "Roger Johnson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
24. "Graham Kavanagh". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
25. "Joe Ledley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
26. "Andy Legg". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
27. "Glenn Loovens". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
28. "David Marshall". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
29. "Joe Mason". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
30. "Kevin McNaughton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
31. "Stephen McPhail". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
32. "Craig Noone". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
33. "Kevin Nugent". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
34. "Paul Parry". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
35. "Darren Purse". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
36. "Gavin Rae". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
37. "Andrew Taylor". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
38. "Steven Thompson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
39. "Peter Thorne". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
40. "Ben Turner". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
41. "Rhys Weston". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
42. "Pete Whittingham". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 August 2016.