2016–17 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2016–17 season
OwnerVincent Tan
ChairmanMehmet Dalman
ManagerPaul Trollope
(until 4 October)
Neil Warnock
(from 5 October)
StadiumCardiff City Stadium
Football League Championship12th
FA Cup3rd round
League Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Zohore (12)
All: Zohore (12)
Highest home attendance23,153
(Vs. Newcastle United, 28 April )
Lowest home attendance5,911
(Vs. Fulham, 8 Jan)
Average home league attendance16,564

The 2016–17 season was Cardiff City's 118th season in their existence and the 89th in the Football League. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. It was Paul Trollope's first season in charge since replacing Russell Slade as head coach.[1] Trollope was sacked on 5 October, whilst Cardiff were in the relegation zone, their lowest position in 11 years, and was replaced with Neil Warnock.[2][3] The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Kit


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Home
Away

Last updated: 28 August 2016.
Source: Historical Football Kits

First-Team squad

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Allan McGregor GK Edinburgh 43 19 0 Hull City 18 January 2017 Loan 2017
21 Ben Amos GK Macclesfield 35 16 0 Bolton Wanderers 26 August 2016 Loan 2017
28 Brian Murphy GK Waterford 42 6 0 Portsmouth 2 September 2016 Free 2018
Defenders
2 Lee Peltier RB Liverpool 39 87 0 Huddersfield Town 24 January 2015 Nominal 2019
3 Joe Bennett LB Rochdale 35 25 3 Aston Villa 27 August 2016 Free 2019
4 Sean Morrison CB Plymouth 34 119 13 Reading 15 August 2014 £2,620,000 2018
5 Bruno Ecuele Manga CB Libreville 36 78 5 Lorient 1 September 2014 £4,400,000 2019
6 Jazz Richards RB Swansea 34 28 0 Fulham 19 July 2016 Swap Deal 2019
12 Declan John LB Merthyr Tydfil 29 47 0 Academy 1 June 2013 Trainee 2018
14 Sol Bamba CB Ivry-sur-Seine 40 27 2 Free agent 11 October 2016 Free 2018
15 Greg Halford RB/CB Chelmsford 32 17 0 Rotherham United 6 January 2017 Nominal 2018
16 Matthew Connolly CB Barnet 37 158 7 Queens Park Rangers 22 August 2012 £500,000 2019
Midfielders
7 Peter Whittingham CM Nuneaton 40 460 100 Aston Villa 11 January 2007 £350,000 2017
8 Joe Ralls CM Aldershot 32 139 12 Academy 30 September 2011 Trainee 2019
11 Craig Noone RW Liverpool 37 170 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 August 2012 £1,000,000 2018
13 Anthony Pilkington LW Blackburn 37 98 18 Norwich City 15 August 2014 £875,000 2019
17 Aron Gunnarsson CM Akureyri 37 238 23 Coventry City 8 July 2011 £350,000 2018
24 Kadeem Harris LW Westminster 32 61 6 Wycombe Wanderers 30 January 2012 £150,000 2019
31 Mark Harris AM Swansea 26 3 0 Academy 8 January 2017 Trainee 2019
33 Junior Hoilett LW Brampton 35 33 2 Free agent 10 October 2016 Free 2018
Forwards
9 Frédéric Gounongbe CF Brussels 37 12 0 Westerlo 1 July 2016 Free 2018
19 Rickie Lambert CF Kirkby 43 19 4 West Bromwich Albion 31 August 2016 £1,700,000 2018
26 Kenneth Zohore CF Copenhagen 31 42 14 KV Kortrijk 6 July 2016 Undisclosed 2020
27 Ibrahim Meite CF London 22 1 0 Harrow Borough 6 January 2017 Undisclosed 2018
37 Rhys Healey CF Manchester 30 8 1 Connah's Quay Nomads 28 January 2013 £25,000 2018
Out on loan
18 Tom Adeyemi CM Norwich 33 23 1 Birmingham City 7 August 2014 £882,000 2017
20 Adam Le Fondre CF Stockport 38 25 3 Reading 28 May 2014 £2,170,000 2017
22 Stuart O'Keefe CM Eye 34 43 2 Crystal Palace 28 January 2015 £750,000 2019
23 Matthew Kennedy RW Irvine 30 19 0 Everton 2 February 2015 Undisclosed 2018
25 Emyr Huws DM Llanelli 31 4 0 Wigan Athletic 12 August 2016 Undisclosed 2019
29 Semi Ajayi CB London 31 0 0 Arsenal 1 July 2015 Free 2017
30 Ben Wilson GK Stanley 32 4 0 Accrington Stanley November 2014 Free 2019
36 Deji Oshilaja CB/RB London 32 3 0 Academy 1 July 2012 Trainee 2017
39 Idriss Saadi CF Valence 33 2 0 Clermont 1 September 2015 Undisclosed 2018

^ Appearances and goals for the club are up to date as of 7 May 2017

Statistics

As of 7 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  SCO Allan McGregor (on loan from Hull City) 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  ENG Lee Peltier 29 0 29+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF  ENG Joe Bennett 25 3 23+1 3 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF  ENG Sean Morrison 46 4 43+1 4 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF  GAB Bruno Ecuele Manga 22 0 16+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF  WAL Jazz Richards 28 0 25+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
7 MF  ENG Peter Whittingham 37 7 28+9 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF  ENG Joe Ralls 44 6 39+3 6 1+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW  BEN Frédéric Gounongbe 12 0 3+8 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF  ENG Craig Noone 36 2 17+17 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
12 DF  WAL Declan John 16 0 9+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
13 MF  IRL Anthony Pilkington 36 8 21+13 7 1+0 1 0+1 0
14 DF  CIV Sol Bamba 27 2 26+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF  ENG Greg Halford 17 0 9+7 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF  ENG Matthew Connolly 28 1 25+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 MF  ISL Aron Gunnarsson 41 3 40+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW  ENG Rickie Lambert 19 4 14+4 4 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK  ENG Ben Amos (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 16 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF  ENG Kadeem Harris 38 4 22+15 4 1+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW  DEN Kenneth Zohore 30 12 24+5 12 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW  ENG Ibrahim Meite 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK  IRL Brian Murphy 6 0 4+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF  WAL Mark Harris 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
33 MF  CAN Junior Hoilett 33 2 29+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW  ENG Rhys Healey 7 1 2+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
First team players out on loan:
22 MF  ENG Stuart O'Keefe (at Milton Keynes Dons) 10 0 3+5 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
23 MF  SCO Matthew Kennedy (at Plymouth Argyle) 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
25 MF  WAL Emyr Huws (at Ipswich Town) 4 0 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK  ENG Ben Wilson (at Rochdale) 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
First team player(s) that left the club:
1 GK  SCO David Marshall 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF  NED Lex Immers 13 0 10+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF  ENG Kieran Richardson 6 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK  ENG Simon Moore 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW  MAR Marouane Chamakh 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of 7 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 26 CF Kenneth Zohore 12 0 0 12
2 13 LW Anthony Pilkington 7 1 0 8
3 7 CM Peter Whittingham 7 0 0 7
4 8 CM Joe Ralls 6 0 0 6
5 4 CB Sean Morrison 4 0 0 4
19 CF Rickie Lambert 4 0 0 4
24 LW Kadeem Harris 4 0 0 4
8 17 CM Aron Gunnarsson 3 0 0 3
9 3 LB Joe Bennett 2 0 0 2
11 RW Craig Noone 2 0 0 2
14 CB Sol Bamba 2 0 0 2
33 LW Junior Hoilett 2 0 0 2
13 16 CB Matthew Connolly 1 0 0 1
37 CF Rhys Healey 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 0 0 2
Total 59 1 0 60

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2017
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
       
1 7 CM Peter Whittingham 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
17 CM Aron Gunnarsson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
3 14 CB Sol Bamba 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
16 CB Matthew Connolly 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
5 24 LW Kadeem Harris 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 2 RB Lee Peltier 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
8 CM Joe Ralls 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
13 LW Anthony Pilkington 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
33 RW Junior Hoilett 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 3 LB Joe Bennett 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 CB Sean Morrison 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 RB Greg Halford 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 6 RB Jazz Richards 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 RW Craig Noone 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 CF Rickie Lambert 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 5 CB Bruno Ecuele Manga 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 AM Lex Immers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 LW Kieran Richardson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 CM Stuart O'Keefe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 CF Kenneth Zohore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 GK Ben Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 CF Rhys Healey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 69 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 70 1 2

Contracts

Date Position Nationality Name Status Contract Length Expiry Date Ref.
2 August 2016 CM Stuart O'Keefe Signed 3 years June 2019 [4]
2 September 2016 GK Ben Wilson Extended 2 years June 2019 [5]
27 September 2016 LW Anthony Pilkington Extended 2 years June 2019 [6]
28 April 2017 CF Kenneth Zohore Signed 3+12 years June 2020 [7]
6 June 2017 LW Junior Hoilett Signed 1 year June 2018 [8]
6 June 2017 RB Lee Peltier Extended 2 years June 2019 [8]
13 June 2017 CM Peter Whittingham Rejected 0 years June 2017 [9]
16 June 2017 LW Kadeem Harris Signed 2 years June 2019 [10]
27 June 2017 CB Bruno Ecuele Manga Signed 2 years June 2019 [11]

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 AM Lex Immers Feyenoord £2,000,000 [12]
1 July 2016 CF Frédéric Gounongbe Westerlo Free transfer [13]
6 July 2016 CF Kenneth Zohore KV Kortrijk Undisclosed [14]
19 July 2016 RB Jazz Richards Fulham Swap Deal[a] [15]
12 August 2016 DM Emyr Huws Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [16]
27 August 2016 LB Joe Bennett Aston Villa Free transfer [17]
31 August 2016 CF Rickie Lambert West Bromwich Albion £1,700,000 [18]
2 September 2016 GK Brian Murphy Portsmouth Free transfer [19]
10 October 2016 LW Junior Hoilett Free agent Free transfer [20]
11 October 2016 CB Sol Bamba Free agent Free transfer [21]
11 October 2016 CF Marouane Chamakh Free agent Free transfer [22]
12 October 2016 LW Kieran Richardson Free agent Free transfer [23]
6 January 2017 RB Greg Halford Rotherham United Nominal fee [24]
6 January 2017 ST Ibrahim Meite Harrow Borough Undisclosed [25]
8 January 2017 AM Mark Harris Academy Promoted [26]
  • Expenditure – Undisclosed (£3,700,000+)
  1. ^ Malone transferred to Fulham as part of the deal.

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
26 August 2016 GK Ben Amos Bolton Wanderers End of Season [27]
18 January 2017 GK Allan McGregor Hull City End of Season [28]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 RB Jazzi Barnum-Bobb Newport County [a] Free transfer [30]
1 July 2016 CF Eoin Doyle Preston North End Undisclosed [31]
1 July 2016 CF Kenwyne Jones Atlanta United [b] Free transfer [30]
1 July 2016 DM Filip Kiss FK Haugesund Released [30]
1 July 2016 GK Joe Lewis Aberdeen [c] Free transfer [30]
1 July 2016 CF Abdi Noor Free agent Released [30]
1 July 2016 CM Tyler Roche Free agent Released [30]
1 July 2016 CB Ben Turner Burton Albion [d] Free transfer [30]
1 July 2016 CF Etien Velikonja Olimpija Ljubljana[e] Free transfer [30]
1 July 2016 CB Curtis Watkins Free agent Released [30]
19 July 2016 LB Scott Malone Fulham Swap deal[f] [15]
12 August 2016 LB Fábio Middlesbrough £2,000,000 [36]
19 August 2016 GK Simon Moore Sheffield United £500,000 [37]
26 August 2016 DM Kagisho Dikgacoi Free agent Free transfer [38]
30 August 2016 CF Federico Macheda Free agent Released [39]
30 August 2016 GK David Marshall Hull City £2,500,000[g] [40][41]
12 December 2016 CB Rollin Menayese Weston-super-Mare Free transfer [42]
1 January 2017 LB David Tutonda Barnet Free transfer [43]
6 January 2017 AM Lex Immers Club Brugge[h] Released [24]
9 January 2017 CF Marouane Chamakh Free agent Released [44]
12 January 2017 LW Kieran Richardson Free agent Released [44]
13 January 2017 CB Tom James Yeovil Town Free transfer [45]
18 January 2017 CF Eli Phipps Colchester United Undisclosed [46]
20 January 2017 CM Tommy O'Sullivan Colchester United Undisclosed [47]
22 January 2017 CB Ashley Baker Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [48]
  • Income – Undisclosed (£5,000,000+)
  1. ^ Following Barnum-Bobb's release, he signed for Newport County.[29]
  2. ^ Following Jones' released, he signed for Atlanta United.[32]
  3. ^ Following Lewis' release, he signed for Aberdeen.[33]
  4. ^ Following Turner's release, he signed for Burton Albion.[34]
  5. ^ Following Velikonja's release, he signed for Olimpija Ljubljana.[35]
  6. ^ Jazz Richards transferred to Cardiff City as part of the deal.
  7. ^ Transfer fee to rise to a potential of £5 million.
  8. ^ Following Immer's release, he signed for Club Brugge

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name At Date to Ref.
1 July 2016 CF Idriss Saadi KV Kortrijk End of Season [49]
6 July 2016 CB Deji Oshilaja Gillingham End of Season [50]
18 August 2016 CM Tom Adeyemi Rotherham United End of Season [51]
31 August 2016 CF Rhys Healey Newport County 9 January 2017 [52]
31 August 2016 CF Adam Le Fondre Wigan Athletic 31 January 2017 [53][a]
30 September 2016 CF Eli Phipps Gloucester City 27 October 2016 [55]
21 October 2016 CF Jamie Bird Weston-super-Mare 22 January 2017 [56]
21 October 2016 CM Lloyd Humphries Weston-super-Mare 22 January 2017 [56]
30 January 2017 CB Semi Ajayi Rotherham United End of Season [57]
30 January 2017 GK Ben Wilson Rochdale End of Season [58]
31 January 2017 CF Adam Le Fondre Bolton Wanderers End of Season [54]
31 January 2017 DM Emyr Huws Ipswich Town End of Season [59]
31 January 2017 RW Matthew Kennedy Plymouth Argyle End of Season [60]
31 January 2017 CM Stuart O'Keefe Milton Keynes Dons 1 May 2017 [61]
  1. ^ On 31 January 2017, Adam Le Fondre's loan at Wigan Athletic was terminated.[54]

Pre-season

13 July 2016 Forest Green Rovers 3–1 Cardiff City Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
19:45 BST Moore 35' (pen.)
Tubbs 70'
Mehew 83'
report 24' Macheda Stadium: The New Lawn
16 July 2016 Shrewsbury Town 0–4 Cardiff City Shrewsbury, Shropshire
15:00 BST report 26' Pilkington
34' Gounongbe
70' James
72' Zohore
Stadium: New Meadow
20 July 2016 Rot Weiss Ahlen Abandoned Cardiff City Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia
19:45 WEST
23 July 2016 2016 Osnabrück T Cardiff City 2–1 FC St. Pauli Osnabrück, Lower Saxony
15:30 WEST Immers 1'
Sobiech 27' (o.g.)
report 21' Litka
23 July 2016 2016 Osnabrück T VfL Osnabrück 0–3 Cardiff City Osnabrück, Lower Saxony
18:00 WEST 18' Gounongbe
48' John
58' Pilkington
26 July 2016 VfL Bochum 1–1 Cardiff City Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia
18:00 BST Hoogland 26' Report 47' (pen) Whittingham Stadium: Stadion am Schloss Strünkede
28 July 2016 Exeter City 3–0 Cardiff City Exeter, Devon
19:30 BST Holmes 28', 68'
Simpson 52'
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1,166
30 July 2016 AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Cardiff City Bournemouth, Dorset
15:00 BST Ibe 11' Report Stadium: Dean Court

Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Brentford 46 18 10 18 75 65 +10 64
11 Preston North End 46 16 14 16 64 63 +1 62
12 Cardiff City 46 17 11 18 60 61 −1 62
13 Aston Villa 46 16 14 16 47 48 −1 62
14 Barnsley 46 15 13 18 64 67 −3 58
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 17 11 18 60 61  −1 62 11 4 8 31 26  +5 6 7 10 29 35  −6

Last updated: 7 May 2017.
Source: Football League Championship

Results by matchday

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ResultDLWDLLLLWLLWDWLLWLDDWLDWWWLLWLWWWDLDDWLDWLWDLW
Position14171414171921242123231922202221212222221920191918161616151714121212121313131414141413121312
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 Birmingham City 0–0 Cardiff City Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 BST Davis  41' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 18,833 (1,803)
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 2 Cardiff City 0–2 Queens Park Rangers Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 BST Ralls  90+4' BBC Report Onuoha  9'
Chery  22' 85' (pen.)
Luongo  61'
Caulker 76'
Henry  86'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,869
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 3 Cardiff City 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff, South Glamorgan
19:45 BST Duffy 14' (o.g.), 20' (o.g.)
K Harris  66'
BBC Report
Club Report
Duffy  63'  90+5'
Akpan  71'
Graham 77'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 14,041
Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4 Fulham 2–2 Cardiff City Fulham, Greater London
15:00 BST Sessegnon 44'
Madl  83'
McDonald 86'
BBC Report 60' Ralls
65' Pilkington
 75' Whittingham
 77' K Harris
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5 Cardiff City 0–1 Reading Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 BST BBC Report 89' Kemorgant Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,013
Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 6 Norwich City 3–2 Cardiff City Norwich, Norfolk
15:00 BST Jerome 16'
Klose  50'
Tettey  55'
Martin 59'
Murphy 90'
BBC Report  45+4' Connolly
86', 90+4'  90+2' Pilkington
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,519
Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)
13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) 7 Preston North End 3–0 Cardiff City Preston, Lancashire
19:45 BST Clarke 36'
Robinson 41'  79'
Hugill 88'
Report  26' Wilson
 55' Lambert
 62' Noone
 68' Pilkington
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 9,216
Referee: Stephen Martin (Staffordshire)
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8 Cardiff City 0–2 Leeds United Cardiff, South Glamorgan
12:30 BST BBC Report  27' Sacko
 42' Ayling
 54' Dallas
62' (pen) Wood
82' Hernández
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 16,608
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
Note: Televised live on Sky
24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 9 Rotherham United 1–2 Cardiff City Rotherham, South Yorkshire
15:00 BST Brown 60'
Halford  81'
Report  30' O'Keefe
 69' Connolly
73', 79' Lambert
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,348
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) 10 Cardiff City 0–2 Derby County Cardiff, South Glamorgan
19:45 BST Whittingham  33'
Connolly  80'
Report  52' Butterfield
55' Ince
80' (pen.) Blackman
 90+2' Johnson
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 14,131
Referee: Geoff Eltringham (Tyne and Wear)
1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11 Burton Albion 2–0 Cardiff City Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
15:00 BST Irvine 12',  84'
Akins 49'
BBC Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,426
Referee: Andy Madley (Yorkshire)
14 October 2016 (2016-10-14) 12 Cardiff City 2–1 Bristol City Cardiff, South Glamorgan
19:45 BST Whittingham 25' (pen.)  42'
Bennett  37'
Bamba 67'
Gunnarsson  70'
Immers  90+4'
Report 69' Tomlin
 70' Abraham
 81' Bryan
 86' Little
Stadium: Cardiff City
Attendance: 22,776
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
Note: Live on Sky
19 October 2016 (2016-10-19) 13 Cardiff City 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff, South Glamorgan
19:45 BST Whittingham 9'
Morrison  39'
Report  45' Lee
55' Pudil
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,887
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 14 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff City Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
17:30 BST Lam  58'
Lansbury  76' 90+1' (pen.)
Report 28' Gunnarsson
39' Ralls
 86' Richardson
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 16,539
Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)
Note: Live on Sky
29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) 15 Cardiff City 0–1 Wigan Athletic Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 BST Report 86' Jordi Gómez Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,969
Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)
5 November 2016 (2016-11-05) 16 Newcastle United 2–1 Cardiff City Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
15:00 GMT Atsu 3'
Gouffran 45'
Report 77' Whittingham
 85' Gunnarsson
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,257
Referee: Tony Harrington (Cleveland)
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) 17 Cardiff City 3–2 Huddersfield Town Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 GMT Morrison 15'
Hoilett 17'
Lambert 33'
Peltier  48'
Bamba  72'
Report 28' Smith
 49' Hogg
 49' Mooy
70' Billing
 72' Hefele
 80' Stanković
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,930
Referee: James Adcock (Nottinghamshire)
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) 18 Aston Villa 3–1 Cardiff City Birmingham, West Midlands
15:00 GMT Adomah 25'
Kodijia 39'
Gestede 90' (pen.)
BBC Report 28' Lambert Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,484
Referee: Geoff Eltringham (Tyne and Wear)
3 December 2016 (2016-12-03) 19 Cardiff City 0–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 GMT Connolly  50'
Whittingham  66'
Gunnarsson  76'
BBC Report  51' Duffy
 68'  90+1' Bong
 83' Dunk
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 16,168
Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)
10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) 20 Ipswich Town 1–1 Cardiff City Ipswich, Suffolk
15:00 GMT Lawrence  37'
Varney 58'
Chambers  90+1'
Report  27' Connolly
38'  87' Gunnarsson
 70' Bamba
 90' Pilkington
 90+3' Hoilett
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,042
Referee: James Adcock (Nottinghamshire)
13 December 2016 (2016-12-13) 21 Cardiff City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff, South Glamorgan
19:45 GMT Peltier  16'
Connolly 68'
Whittingham  78'
Pilkington 86'
BBC Report 2' Doherty
 58' Saiss
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 14,853
Referee: Andy Madley (Yorkshire)
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 22 Cardiff City 3–4 Barnsley Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 GMT Morrison 3'
Noone  45'
Whittingham 79'
Pilkington 89'
BBC Report 19', 32',  59' Winnall
 42' Yiadom
43' Scowen
 53' Davies
 87' MacDonald
90+5' Williams
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 14,754
Referee: Tony Harrington (Cleveland)
26 December 2016 (2016-12-26) 23 Brentford 2–2 Cardiff City Brentford, London
13:00 GMT Bjelland  23'
Hogan  73'
Dean  75'
Kaikai 83', 90+1'
Scoresway Report
BBC Report
Whittingham 24' (pen.)  31'
Gunnarsson  73'
Zohore 89'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 11,098
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)
30 December 2016 (2016-12-30) Brighton & Hove Albion Postponed (Fog) Cardiff City Brighton, East Sussex
19:45 GMT Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Note: Postponed because of heavy fog
2 January 2017 (2017-01-02) 24 Cardiff City 1–0 Aston Villa Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 GMT Ralls 16'  27'
Gunnarsson  57'
Bamba  64'
Peltier  72'
BBC Report  42' Chester
 60' Grealish
 78' Bacuna
 85' Hutton
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 21,391
Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) 25 Bristol City 2–3 Cardiff City Ashton Gate, Bristol
12:00 GMT Murphy 51' (og)
Abraham 78'
Little  90'
BBC Report  35' Bamba
 62' Whittingham
74' (pen), 85' Pilkington
82' Harris
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 19,452
Referee: Craig Pawson (Sheffield & Hallamshire County Football Association)
21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) 26 Cardiff City 1–0 Burton Albion Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 GMT Healey 90+1' BBC Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,543
Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex)
24 January 2017 (2017-01-24) 27 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Cardiff City Brighton, East Sussex
19:45 GMT Hemed 73'
Knockaert  90'
BBC Report  21' Junior Hoilett Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 26,688
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Manchester)
28 January 2017 (2017-01-28) 28 Reading 2–1 Cardiff City Reading, Berkshire
15:00 GMT Swift 42'
Moore  45'
Kermorgant 60'
BBC Report  8' Bamba
45+1' (pen.) Ralls
Stadium: Madjeski Stadium
Attendance: 18,558
Referee: James Adcock (Nottinghamshire)
31 January 2017 (2017-01-31) 29 Cardiff City 2–0 Preston North End Cardiff, South Glamorgan
19:45 GMT Whittingham 18' (pen.)
Zohore 28'
Harris  64'
BBC Report  72' McGeady Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 13,894
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
4 February 2017 (2017-02-04) 30 Cardiff City 0–1 Norwich City Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 GMT Connolly  74'
Healey  76'
BBC Report 40',  49' Jerome
 70' Tettey
 77' Howson
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,901
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Manchester)
11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) 31 Leeds United 0–2 Cardiff City Leeds, West Yorkshire
15:00 GMT Ayling  31'
Bridcutt  43'  86'
Cooper  88'
BBC Report 53' Morrison
 64' Halford
71' Zohore
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 31,516
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
14 February 2017 (2017-02-14) 32 Derby County 3–4 Cardiff City Derby, Derbyshire
19:45 GMT de Sart 7'
Bent 17', 74'
BBC Report 41', 47' K Harris
57' Noone
90' (pen) Ralls
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,541
Referee: Steve Martin (Staffordshire)
18 February 2017 (2017-02-18) 33 Cardiff City 5–0 Rotherham United Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 GMT K Harris 11'
Hoilett 45+3'
Noone 49'
Zohore 54', 83'
BBC Report  63' Forde
 81' Belaid
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,560
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) 34 Cardiff City 2–2 Fulham Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 GMT Zohore 24', 56',  57'
Gunnarsson  41'
BBC Report 16' Johansen
 21' Piazon
68' Kebano
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,656
Referee: Scott Duncan (Northumberland)
4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) 35 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Cardiff City Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 GMT Luongo  40'
N'Gbakoto 62'
Richards 83' (o.g.)
Perch  88'
BBC Report 45' Bamba
 66' Morrison
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,103
Referee: Darren England (Barnsley)
7 March 2017 (2017-03-07) 36 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Cardiff City Blackburn, Lancashire
19:45 GMT Williams 90' Report 38' Zohore
 45+1' K Harris
 90+3' Bennett
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,645
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
11 March 2017 (2017-03-11) 37 Cardiff City 1–1 Birmingham City Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 GMT Ralls 53' (pen),  88' Report  45' Bielik
 46' Davis
 52' Shotton
89' Jutkiewicz
 90+5' Gardner
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 20,334
Referee: Peter Bankes (Merseyside)
18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) 38 Cardiff City 3–1 Ipswich Town Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 GMT Zohore 36', 50'
Bennett 63'
Report Chambers 23'
Berra  53'
Pitman  68'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,182
Referee: James Linington (Isle of Wight)
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 39 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Cardiff City Wolverhampton, West Midlands
15:00 BST Batth 9', 41'
Marshall  70'
Costa 82'
Report Zohore 12'
Bamba  35'
Ralls  52'
Harris  62'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 20,519
Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
4 April 2017 (2017-04-04) 40 Barnsley 0–0 Cardiff City Barnsley, South Yorkshire
19:45 BST Janko  76' Report Bamba  48'
Connolly  82'
Halford  90+1'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,814
Referee: Scott Duncan (Northumberland)
8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) 41 Cardiff City 2–1 Brentford Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 BST Whittingham  39', 76'
Morrison 47'
Hoilett  88'
BBC Report 42' Canós Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 15,816
Referee: Darren Bond (Lancashire)
15 April 2017 (2017-04-15) 42 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Cardiff City Sheffield, South Yorkshire
15:00 BST Forestieri 84' Report Hoilett  42' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 28,007
Referee: David Coote (Nottinghamshire)
17 April 2017 (2017-04-17) 43 Cardiff City 1–0 Nottingham Forest Cardiff, South Glamorgan
15:00 BST Gunnarsson 70' BBC Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 16,413
Referee: Andy Madley (Yorkshire)
22 April 2017 (2017-04-22) 44 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Cardiff City Wigan, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST BBC Report  87' Halford Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 10,875
Referee: Oliver Langford (West Midlands)
28 April 2017 (2017-04-28) 45 Cardiff City 0–2 Newcastle United Cardiff, South Glamorgan
19:45 BST Richards  79' Report 55' Atsu
65' Hayden
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 23,153
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
Note: Televised live on Sky
7 May 2017 (2017-05-07) 46 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Cardiff City Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
12:00 BST Ward  20' BBC Report 7' Zohore
29', 71' Bennett
 75' Richards
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 20,583
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)

FA Cup

8 January 2017 Third round Cardiff City 1–2 Fulham Cardiff
11:30 GMT Pilkington 8' Scoreway
BBC Report
14' Johansen
33' Sessegnon
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 5,199
Referee: Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire)
Note: Live on BBC Wales

EFL Cup

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) Round 1 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City Horfield, Bristol
19:45 BST Lockyer  90+1'
Lines 115'
Report  100' Ecuele Manga Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,851
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Manchester)
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Summary

Games played 48 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won 17 (17 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn 11 (11 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost 20 (18 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored 61 (60 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Goals conceded 63 (60 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goal difference −2
Clean sheets 9 (9 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards 70 (69 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Red cards 3 (3 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst Discipline Gunnarsson & Whittingham (8 , 0  , 0 )
Best result 5–0 vs Rotherham United (18 Feb 17)
Worst result 0–3 vs Preston North End (14 Sep 16)
Most appearances Morrison (43 starts, 1 subs)
Top scorer Zohore (12)
Points 62

Club staff

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