2009–10 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 2009–10 football season
The 2009–10 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 83rd season in The Football League since joining in 1920. The season was also the club's first in the Cardiff City Stadium , replacing their former ground Ninian Park , which had been used by the club for 99 years. Cardiff had their most successful season in the Football League Championship finishing 4th making the play-offs for the Premier League . Cardiff narrowly missed out on promotion after losing 3–2 to Blackpool in the Final .
Events
26 June 2009 – Cardiff City pen a five-year kit manufacturing deal with Puma .[ 1]
4 July 2009 – Cardiff City break their record transfer fee with the £3 million signing of Michael Chopra from Sunderland .[ 2]
22 July 2009 – Cardiff City Stadium is officially opened with a 0–0 draw against with Celtic .[ 3]
7 August 2009 – Mark Hudson is named club captain.
11 September 2009 – Cardiff City agree a one-year shirt sponsorship deal with 777ball.com.[ 4]
28 September 2009 – SBOBET are announced as replacement sponsors following the withdrawal of 777ball.com due to licensing problems.[ 6]
7 November 2009 – Dave Jones receives Championship Manager of the Month for October.[ 7]
14 November 2009 – Peter Whittingham receives Player of the Month for October.[ 8]
20 November 2009 – Midfielder Stephen McPhail is diagnosed with stage one lymphoma, a rare form of cancer.[ 9]
25 November 2009 – Datuk Chan Tien Ghee is appointed on the board of directors.[ 10]
28 November 2009 – Goalkeeper Peter Enckelman is involved in a car crash but made a "luck escape" playing 45 mins the following day.[ 11]
4 December 2009 – Club secretary, Jason Turner is suspended.[ 12]
11 December 2009 – Cardiff City agree a settlement with Langston Corporation, over taking any more legal action over the clubs debt.[ 13]
17 December 2009 – Riccardo Scimeca is forced to retire at the age of 34 due to injury.[ 14]
29 January 2010 – Captain Mark Hudson is ruled out for 10–12 weeks with a split ankle tendon.[ 15]
9 April 2010 – Gavin Rae is confirmed to be out for the season with a ruptured tendon in his ankle.[ 16]
Source:
The Football League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
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
22
10
14
73
54
+19
76
12
6
5
37
20
+17
10
4
9
36
34
+2
Last updated: 2 May.
Source: [ 17]
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H H A A H A H A A H A H H H A H A A A H H A H H A H A H A Result W D W W L L W L L W W D W W D L L L W W W L D D D W W L W D L L W L L W W D W W W D D W W L Position 1 2 1 1 2 8 4 6 9 5 4 3 3 2 3 3 5 8 5 3 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May. Source:
[ 18] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Kit
Supplier: Puma Sponsor(s): 777.com (13 Sep)SBOBET (from 29 Sep)
Last updated: 18 September 2012. Source: Historical Football kits
Squad
As of 16 February 2010 [ 19]
No.
Name
Nat.
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
Club Apps.
Club Goals
Int. Caps
Int. Goals
Previous Club
Date Joined
Fee
Contract End
1
David Marshall
Glasgow
5 March 1985
–
–
5
0
Norwich City
12 May 2009
£500,000
2012
2
Kevin McNaughton
Dundee
28 August 1982
131
2
4
0
Aberdeen
26 May 2006
Free
2011
3
Mark Kennedy
Dublin
15 May 1976
40
0
34
4
Crystal Palace
10 July 2008
Free
2011
4
Gavin Rae
Aberdeen
28 November 1977
101
5
14
0
Rangers
7 October 2007
Free
2011
5
Mark Hudson
Guildford
30 March 1982
–
–
–
–
Charlton Athletic
2 July 2009
£1,075,000
2012
6
Gábor Gyepes
Budapest
26 June 1981
29
1
22
1
Northampton Town
19 August 2008
£200,000
2013
7
Peter Whittingham
Nuneaton
8 September 1984
108
17
–
–
Aston Villa
11 January 2007
£350,000
2011
8
Michael Chopra
Newcastle upon Tyne
23 December 1983
71
31
–
–
Sunderland
1 July 2009
£3,000,000
2012
9
Jay Bothroyd
London
5 May 1982
44
12
–
–
Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 August 2008
£350,000
2011
10
Stephen McPhail
London
9 December 1979
107
3
10
1
Barnsley
13 June 2006
Free
2011
11
Chris Burke
Glasgow
2 December 1983
16
1
1
0
Rangers
9 January 2009
Free
2011
12
Tony Capaldi
Porsgrunn
12 August 1981
60
0
22
0
Plymouth Argyle
25 May 2007
Free
2010
14
Paul Quinn
Wishaw
21 July 1985
–
–
–
–
Motherwell
4 June 2009
£300,000
2012
15
Anthony Gerrard
Liverpool
6 February 1986
–
–
–
–
Walsall
2 July 2009
£200,000
2013
16
Joe Ledley
Cardiff
23 January 1987
220
26
12
1
N/A
1 June 2004
Trainee
2010
17
Kelvin Etuhu
Kano
30 May 1988
–
–
–
–
Manchester City
22 August 2009
Loan
2010
18
Solomon Taiwo
Lagos
29 April 1985
–
–
–
–
Dagenham & Redbridge
25 August 2009
£250,000
2012
20
Peter Enckelman
Turku
10 March 1977
35
0
11
0
Blackburn Rovers
18 July 2008
Free
2010
23
Darcy Blake
New Tredegar
13 December 1988
36
0
–
–
N/A
1 June 2005
Trainee
2011
24
Miguel Comminges
Les Abymes
16 March 1982
33
0
15
0
Swindon Town
1 June 2008
Free
2010
26
Warren Feeney
Belfast
17 January 1981
12
0
27
5
Luton Town
22 March 2007
Free
2011
27
Adam Matthews
Swansea
13 January 1992
–
–
–
–
N/A
14 January 2009
Trainee
2011
28
Aaron Wildig
Hereford
15 April 1992
–
–
–
–
N/A
15 April 2009
Trainee
2012
29
Josh Magennis
Bangor
15 August 1990
–
–
–
–
N/A
1 June 2009
Trainee
2010
32
Aaron Morris
Cardiff
30 December 1989
3
0
–
–
N/A
1 June 2007
Trainee
2010
44
Ross McCormack
Glasgow
18 August 1984
44
23
1
0
Motherwell
28 June 2008
Free
2014
Statistics
As of 22 May 2010
* Indicates player left club during the season.
Captains
Disciplinary record
Contracts
Transfers
In
Total spent: ~ £5,250,750
Loans in
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a
European Union passport ;
Country : when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth;
No. = number on jersey;
P =
Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation);
Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name);
In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan;
Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan;
Started = the date when the player's loan started;
Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Out
EU = if holds or not a
European Union passport ;
Country : when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth;
N = number on jersey;
P =
Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation);
Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name);
Age = age on the day of the signing;
Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column;
Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column;
Ends = when the player's current contract ends;
n/a = Not applicable;
Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure;
Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.
Total income: ~ £5,300,000
Loans out
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a
European Union passport ;
Country : when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth;
No. = number on jersey;
P =
Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation);
Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name);
In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan;
Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan;
Started = the date when the player's loan started;
Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.
Fixtures & results
Pre-season friendlies
League
Play-offs
FA Cup
Overall summary
Summary
Games Played
56 (46 Championship , 3 Play-Offs, 4 FA Cup , 3 League Cup
Games Won
28 (23 Championship , 1 Play-Offs, 2 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Games Drawn
11 (10 Championship , 0 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Games Lost
18 (14 Championship , 2 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Goals Scored
91 (73 Championship , 5 Play-Offs, 7 FA Cup , 6 League Cup )
Goals conceded
70 (54 Championship , 6 Play-Offs, 7 FA Cup , 3 League Cup )
Goal Difference
+21
Clean Sheets
16 (14 Championship , 1 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Yellow Cards
76 (63 Championship , 6 Play-Offs, 5 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Red Cards
4 (4 Championship , 0 Play-Offs, 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Worst Discipline
Jay Bothroyd (13 , 0 )
Best Result
6–0 vs Bristol City
Worst Result
1–5 vs Newcastle United
Most Appearances
Chris Burke 52 (44 Championship , 3 Play-Offs, 3 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Top Scorer
Peter Whittingham 25 (20 Championship , 2 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Points
76 / 138 (55.88%)
Aggregate Scores
Backroom staff
Awards
Team
Individual
See also
References
National teams League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups