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All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Sun Jul 20, 2025 10:51 pm

What would be your best ever Cardiff 11 that’s made up entirely of Welsh players that have played for the club? I’ll start:

GK: Andy Dibble
RB: Chris Gunter
CB: James Collins
CB: Danny Gabbidon
LB: Andy Legg
CM: Joe Ledley
CM: Aaron Ramsey
CAM: Jason Koumas
RW: Paul Parry
ST: Robert Earnshaw
LW: Craig Bellamy

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Sun Jul 20, 2025 11:00 pm

I think you need to check out a certain John Charles....

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 3:35 am

What about John Charles Phil Dwyer John Toshack

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 7:15 am

I'm sure there were a few players from earlier eras that would get into the top 11.

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 7:17 am

joeywills98 wrote:What would be your best ever Cardiff 11 that’s made up entirely of Welsh players that have played for the club? I’ll start:

GK: Andy Dibble
RB: Chris Gunter
CB: James Collins
CB: Danny Gabbidon
LB: Andy Legg
CM: Joe Ledley
CM: Aaron Ramsey
CAM: Jason Koumas
RW: Paul Parry
ST: Robert Earnshaw
LW: Craig Bellamy

Apart from Dibble that's a selection of possibly the best players this century not the best players ever.

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:19 am

Len Davies , Mel and John Charles , John Toshack and Fred Keenor all have to be in the running

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:40 am

You forgot Alan Curtis - ex jack but played well for us.

:bluescarf:

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:44 am

mark delay, Mike England, Kevin Ratcliffe.

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:45 am

Robbie james as well, in fact in fairness most jacks have done well for us.

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 8:57 am

Peter sayer and Nigel Vaughan - them were the days :occasion5:

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:55 am

I can make two very good teams up from the Welsh Internationals I have personally seen playing for the City:-

A - Ron Howells, Peter Rodrigues, John Charles, Danny Gabbidon, Alf Sherwood (Capt), Alan Ramsey, Ivor Allchurch, Barry Hole, Trevor Ford, John Toshack, and Craig Bellamy.

B - Graham Vearncombe, Ron Stitfall, Mel Charles, Leighton Phillips, Andy Legg, Peter Harrington, Alan Curtis, Joe Ledley, Barry Jones, Derek Tapscott, and Robert Earnshaw

Other players worthy of being considered: -

Billy Baker, Colin Baker, Ron Hewitt, Phil Dwyer, George Edwards, Graham Moore, Jason Perry, Keith Pontin, Gil Reece, Peter Sayer, Derek Sullivan, Nigel Vaughan, and Steve Derrett

Sorry for all the names, but I have been a supporter for a long time, and I appreciate that a large number of you will not have heard of many of the names mentioned.

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:44 am

I’ve just remembered another three - David Giles, Nathan Blake and our present day Rubin Colwill. Don’t get old!!

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:48 am

Sorry, I missed out David Giles, Nathan Blake, Kevin Ratcliffe, Mike England, Mark Delaney and Rubin Colwill. Don’t get old!,

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 11:45 am

Also Billy Rees who played for us and later went to Tottenham :bluebird:

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 1:51 pm

Gil Reece, Barrie Jones

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:09 pm

Gerry Hitchens

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:03 pm

T-G-I-ROBINFRIDAY wrote:Gerry Hitchens


He was English.

But a current international who would get in my team would be Harry Wilson

Re: All time Welsh Cardiff 11?

Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:04 pm

Gerry Hitchens was born in England. (7caps 5 goals) played 8 years in Italy top player in his day.