Through the Years | First day of pre-season

First Team

23rd June

As the Bluebirds PREPARE TO return to training AHEAD OF 2024/25, take a look through the archives at the first day of pre-season FROM YEars gone by...

Tom Heaton — 2010 | Tom Heaton prepares for his second spell as Bluebird...

Craig Conway — Scot Squad: Craig Conway, Don Cowie and Kevin McNaughton in 2011...

Kevin McNaughton — Super Kev awaits the start of the 2011/12 campaign...

Peter Whittingham and Aron Gunnarsson — Two City legends relax after a session of hard work in the summer of 2012...

Federico Macheda — New boys Adam Le Fondre and Federico Macheda in July 2014...

Nicky Maynard — Nicky Maynard is all smiles ahead of the 2014/15 season...

Craig Noone — Craig Noone puts in the hard yards in the summer of 2015...

Peter Whittingham — A laugh shared between Whitts and Youngy in 2015...

Joe Ralls — Joe Ralls is put through his paces in the summer of '16...

Neil Etheridge — New boy Neil Etheridge shows off his stretches in June 2017...

Danny Ward — Fellow summer signing Danny Ward ahead of our historic promotion camaign...

Sol Bamba — Sol arrives in style to prepare for the Premier League...

Bruno Ecuele Manga... — and is joined at the Vale by Bruno!

Lee Peltier and Sean Morrison — Moz and Pelts gear up for the 2019/20 campaign...

Callum Paterson — Socially-distanced settings for Patto ahead of 2020/21...

Aden Flint — Fresh from derby goalscoring delight, Flinty checks in for 2021/22...

Ollie Tanner — New boy Ollie Tanner takes a breather in the summer sun of 2022...

Erol Bulut — A flashback to June 2023, and the gaffer's first day!