' CARDIFF CITY CLUB RECORDS '

' CARDIFF CITY CLUB RECORDS '

by Richard Shepherd

CLUB HONOURS

F.A. Cup Winners: 1927
F.A. Cup Finalists: 1925, 2008
League Cup Finalists: 2012
F.A. Cup Semi Finalists: 1921
F.A. Charity Shield Winners: 1927
Div. 1 Runners Up: 1924
Championship Winners: 2013
Championship Play-Off Runners Up: 2010
Div. 2 Play-Off Winners: 2003
Div. 2 Runners Up: 1921, 1952, 1960
Div. 3 (S) Champions: 1947
Div. 3 Champions: 1993
Div. 3 Runners Up: 1976, 1983, 2001
Div. 3 Third Place: 1999
Div. 4 Runners Up: 1988
Welsh Cup Winners: 1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1993
Algarve Challenge Cup Winners: 2008
European Cup-Winners Cup Semi-Finalists: 1968
FAW Premier Cup Winners: 2002
Football League Cup Semi-Finalists: 1966
F.A. Youth Cup Finalists: 1971

' CLUB RECORDS '

Record attendance at Ninian Park
62,634 – Wales vs England (17/10/1959)

Record Cardiff City attendance at Ninian Park
57, 893 – Cardiff City vs Arsenal (22/04/1953)

Record attendance at Cardiff City Stadium
30,854 – Real Madrid vs Sevilla (UEFA Super Cup, 12/08/2014)

Record Cardiff City attendance at Cardiff City Stadium
28,018 – Cardiff City vs Liverpool (22/03/14)

Record win
16-0 vs Knighton Town (Welsh Cup Fifth Round, 28/01/1961)

Record League win
9-2 vs Thames (06/02/1932)

Record away win
7-1 vs Oldham Athletic (14/04/2002)

Record League defeat
2-11 vs Sheffield United (01/01/1926)

Record home League defeat
1-9 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (03/09/1955)

Most points gained in a season (2pts)
66 in 1946/47

Most points gained in a season (3pts)
87 in 2012/13

Least points gained in a season (2pts)
24 in 1933/34

Least points gained in a season (3pts)
30 in 2013/14

Most League appearances
471 – Phil Dwyer (1972-1985)

Most capped player with club
39 – Alf Sherwood (Wales)

Most consecutive League appearances
117 – Dave Carver (Oct 1968-Sept 1971)

Record goal-scorer
181 – Len Davies (1921-31) (Lge/Cup)

Most goals scored by a player in a season
35 – Robert Earnshaw (2002/03) (Lge/Cup)

Most goals scored by a player in a match
6 – Derek Tapscott (Welsh Cup Fifth Round, 1960/61)

Most individual hat-tricks in a season
3 – Len Davies (1921/22), Robert Earnshaw (2002/03)

Most individual hat-tricks
8 – Len Davies (1921-29)

Most League appearances by a goalkeeper
445 – Tom Farquharson (1922-35)

Most consecutive League appearances by a goalkeeper
78 – Dan Canning (Sep 1946-April 1948)

Most clean sheets by a goalkeeper in a League season
24 – Dan Canning (1946/47)

Most FA Cup appearances
55 – Billy Hardy (1911-32)

Most League Cup appearances
24 – Peter King (1960-1974)

Youngest player to appear for the Bluebirds
16 years, 4 months, 3 days – Aaron Ramsey (Apr 2007 vs Hull City)

Oldest player to appear for the Bluebirds
41 years, 1 day – George Latham (Jan 1922 vs Blackburn Rovers)

Do you think the upcoming Belgium game will be a new record attendance at the stadium?

Do you think the upcoming Belgium game will be a new record attendance at the stadium?

Yes if they dont leave a segregation of empty seats between both sets of fans.

I miss the Welsh cup , so many good memories of those games especially the finals at the old arms park

I miss the Welsh cup , so many good memories of those games especially the finals at the old arms park

Thomas,I enjoyed the Welsh Cup days,but they would only work if we were allowed back in Europe via them

I wouldn't mind it if we played in it again but could only field under 21s and couldn't qualify for Europe through it. I think it would be good experience for the young lads.

Great post though. Love looking back at records for the club.

People keep banging on about our History. Compared to most similar size clubs its piss poor.

Love reading all the facts

2-11 defeat on new years day to Sheff Utd,makes 0-5 defeat to Maidstone on new years day seems like a good day

We were good in the 20s

2 fa cup finals and division 1 runners up

People keep banging on about our History. Compared to most similar size clubs its piss poor.

Mmmm so is 95% or more of English clubs history! Ffs not that many fa cup winners out there either so its a record to be proud of.
One record not there is losing 1st div title by .oo1 of a goal 1926 i think? closest amount in history!

Yes we were very good in the twenties but so were Huddersfield. Gone downhill ever since. Our record is nowhere near as good as, say, Forest, Leicester, Newcastle, Deby, Portsmouth or the Sheffield clubs.

People keep banging on about our History. Compared to most similar size clubs its piss poor.

Mmmm so is 95% or more of English clubs history! Ffs not that many fa cup winners out there either so its a record to be proud of.
One record not there is losing 1st div title by .oo1 of a goal 1926 i think? closest amount in history!

It looks impressive to me! It's when you look at that string of achievements you realise how important it is to recapture the glory days of the 20's to make another landmark worthy of recording in the list.

Very unlucky not to win the League title in 1924. Closest Championship in history, lost out by less than a goal on Goal Average.
We were a football powerhouse for a period in the 1920s, during one season we had the fifth highest average attendance in the entire Football League.

Yes we were very good in the twenties but so were Huddersfield. Gone downhill ever since. Our record is nowhere near as good as, say, Forest, Leicester, Newcastle, Deby, Portsmouth or the Sheffield clubs.

Thats because we've spent more years in the lower leagues then them clubs.