CLUB RECORDS

CLUB RECORDS (AT A GLANCE)

CITY SCORERS

Cardiff City’s all-time leading goal-scorer is Len Davies. The forward netted a total of 181 League and Cup strikes in his time with the Bluebirds between 1920 and 1931.



Len Davies (pictured left, August 1921)

Derek Tapscott’s staggering six goals against Knighton Town in 1961 are the most scored in one match by a City player though. They came in a Welsh Cup Fifth Round tie against the non-league outfit, as City won with a 16-0 score-line, which is also a Club record.



Derek Tapscott(pictured centre, April 1963)

OUT OF THE BLOCKS

Trevor Ford holds the record for the quickest ever Cardiff City goal. The former Aston Villa and Sunderland forward netted the record-breaking strike against Charlton Athletic at The Valley on 23rd October 1954, after just fifteen seconds of the match.



Trevor Ford(pictured right, November 1953)

Meanwhile, the record for the fastest hat-trick belongs to Alan Warboys, who scored three goals in just ten first-half minutes against Carlisle United on 6th March 1971. Warboys also netted a fourth before the interval in the 4-0 victory over the Cumbrians.



Alan Warboys

HAT-TRICK HEROES

Len Davies scored the most hat-tricks for the Bluebirds, having achieved the feat on eight separate occasions. He also scored Cardiff City’s first Football League hat-trick in a 6-3 victory over Bradford City on 21st January 1922.

Davies shares the record for the most hat-tricks in a particular season with Robert Earnshaw, as they both notched three in 1921/22 and 2002/03 respectively.

Earnie also has a personal hat-trick record of his own, having scored one in the FA Cup, League Cup, Divisions One, Two and Three (all whilst with Cardiff City), the Premier League and at International level.



Robert Earnshaw

RECORD RESULTS

As mentioned earlier, City’s biggest ever win came in the Welsh Cup Fifth Round in 1961 as the Bluebirds beat Knighton Town 16-0 at Ninian Park.

The Bluebirds biggest League victory was a 9-2 win over Thames on 6th February 1932, while we recorded our most convincing FA Cup victory in the same campaign, defeating Enfield 8-0 on 28th November 1931.

An 11-2 loss to Sheffield United on the 1st January 1926 is the Bluebirds' record League defeat.

MOST APPEARANCES

Bluebirds legend Phil Dwyer racked up the most appearances both in the League (471) and in all competitions (531), as he lined up for City over a thirteen year career in the Welsh Capital between 1972 and 1985.



Phil Dwyer

But Don Murray still holds the record for the most consecutive appearances. The Scottish defender was an ever-present for three seasons at Ninian Park, playing in 146 games in a row from May 1968 to November 1971.



Don Murray

PACKED TO THE RAFTERS

Cardiff City’s largest ever attendance came on 22nd April 1953 when 57,893 turned out for a Division One tie against Arsenal.

However, the largest crowd at Ninian Park was in fact for a Wales match against England on 17th October 1959, with 62,634 supporters in attendance.

The record attendance for a Club match at Cardiff City Stadium is 28,680 for the visit of Derby County on 2nd April 2016. Meanwhile, 33,280 fans filled the stadium to watch Wales defeat Belgium 1-0 on 12th June 2015.

YOUNGEST AND OLDEST

Aaron Ramsey is the youngest player to ever pull on the City shirt, as he made his début against Hull City in April 2007, aged just 16 years and 123 days.



Aaron Ramsey

In doing so, he broke John Toshack’s long-standing record. Nevertheless, Toshack is still Cardiff City’s youngest scorer as he came off the bench to score on his début against Leyton orient on November 13th 1965 – aged just 16 years and 236 days.



John Toshack

The oldest player to appear for the Bluebirds is George Latham. Then a coach at the Club, Latham was required to play in a 3-1 win against Blackburn Rovers in January 1922 a day after his forty-first birthday.



George Latham (pictured left, September 1923)

BETWEEN THE STICKS

Danny Canning, who played for City from 1945-49, holds the record for the most clean-sheets in a campaign, keeping 24 in the 1946/47 season.



Danny Canning (pictured centre, June 1947)

Having played for the Club over thirteen years, including in the 1927 FA Cup Final, fellow ‘keeper Tom Farquharson is another City record holder. During that time he made the highest amount of League appearances for a Bluebirds goalkeeper, with a massive haul of 445 games.





Tom Farquharson (pictured against Arsenal in the 1927 F.A. Cup Final at Wembley)

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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