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Cardiff City

2016–17 season
Owner	Vincent Tan
Chairman	Mehmet Dalman
Manager	Paul Trollope (until 4 October) Neil Warnock (from 5 October)
Stadium	Cardiff City Stadium
Football League Championship	12th
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Zohore (12) All: Zohore (12)
Highest home attendance	23,153 (Vs. Newcastle United, 28 April )
Lowest home attendance	5,911 (Vs. Fulham, 8 Jan)
Average home league attendance	16,564
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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. 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. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

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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	42	19	0	Hull City	18 January 2017	Loan	2017
21	Ben Amos	GK		Macclesfield	34	16	0	Bolton Wanderers	26 August 2016	Loan	2017
28	Brian Murphy	GK		Waterford	41	6	0	Portsmouth	2 September 2016	Free	2018
Defenders
2	Lee Peltier	RB		Liverpool	38	87	0	Huddersfield Town	24 January 2015	Nominal	2019
3	Joe Bennett	LB		Rochdale	34	25	3	Aston Villa	27 August 2016	Free	2019
4	Sean Morrison	CB		Plymouth	33	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	33	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	39	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	36	98	18	Norwich City	15 August 2014	£875,000	2019
17	Aron Gunnarsson	CM		Akureyri	36	238	23	Coventry City	8 July 2011	£350,000	2018
24	Kadeem Harris	LW		Westminster	31	61	6	Wycombe Wanderers	30 January 2012	£150,000	2019
31	Mark Harris	AM		Swansea	25	3	0	Academy	8 January 2017	Trainee	2019
33	Junior Hoilett	LW		Brampton	34	33	2	Free agent	10 October 2016	Free	2018
Forwards
9	Frédéric Gounongbe	CF		Brussels	36	12	0	Westerlo	1 July 2016	Free	2018
19	Rickie Lambert	CF		Kirkby	42	19	4	West Bromwich Albion	31 August 2016	£1,700,000	2018
26	Kenneth Zohore	CF		Copenhagen	30	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	33	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	31	3	0	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	2017
39	Idriss Saadi	CF		Valence	32	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
2 September 2016	GK		Ben Wilson	Extended	2 years	June 2019
27 September 2016	LW		Anthony Pilkington	Extended	2 years	June 2019
28 April 2017	CF		Kenneth Zohore	Signed	3+1⁄2 years	June 2020
6 June 2017	LW		Junior Hoilett	Signed	1 year	June 2018
6 June 2017	RB		Lee Peltier	Extended	2 years	June 2019
13 June 2017	CM		Peter Whittingham	Rejected	0 years	June 2017
16 June 2017	LW		Kadeem Harris	Signed	2 years	June 2019
27 June 2017	CB		Bruno Ecuele Manga	Signed	2 years	June 2019

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	AM		Lex Immers	Feyenoord	£2,000,000
1 July 2016	CF		Frédéric Gounongbe	Westerlo	Free transfer
6 July 2016	CF		Kenneth Zohore	KV Kortrijk	Undisclosed
19 July 2016	RB		Jazz Richards	Fulham	Swap Deal
12 August 2016	DM		Emyr Huws	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed
27 August 2016	LB		Joe Bennett	Aston Villa	Free transfer
31 August 2016	CF		Rickie Lambert	West Bromwich Albion	£1,700,000
2 September 2016	GK		Brian Murphy	Portsmouth	Free transfer
10 October 2016	LW		Junior Hoilett	Free agent	Free transfer
11 October 2016	CB		Sol Bamba	Free agent	Free transfer
11 October 2016	CF		Marouane Chamakh	Free agent	Free transfer
12 October 2016	LW		Kieran Richardson	Free agent	Free transfer
6 January 2017	RB		Greg Halford	Rotherham United	Nominal fee
6 January 2017	ST		Ibrahim Meite	Harrow Borough	Undisclosed
8 January 2017	AM		Mark Harris	Academy	Promoted

• 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
18 January 2017	GK		Allan McGregor	Hull City	End of Season

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	RB		Jazzi Barnum-Bobb	Newport County	Free transfer
1 July 2016	CF		Eoin Doyle	Preston North End	Undisclosed
1 July 2016	CF		Kenwyne Jones	Atlanta United	Free transfer
1 July 2016	DM		Filip Kiss	FK Haugesund	Released
1 July 2016	GK		Joe Lewis	Aberdeen	Free transfer
1 July 2016	CF		Abdi Noor	Free agent	Released
1 July 2016	CM		Tyler Roche	Free agent	Released
1 July 2016	CB		Ben Turner	Burton Albion	Free transfer
1 July 2016	CF		Etien Velikonja	Olimpija Ljubljana	Free transfer
1 July 2016	CB		Curtis Watkins	Free agent	Released
19 July 2016	LB		Scott Malone	Fulham	Swap deal
12 August 2016	LB		Fábio	Middlesbrough	£2,000,000
19 August 2016	GK		Simon Moore	Sheffield United	£500,000
26 August 2016	DM		Kagisho Dikgacoi	Free agent	Free transfer
30 August 2016	CF		Federico Macheda	Free agent	Released
30 August 2016	GK		David Marshall	Hull City	£2,500,000
12 December 2016	CB		Rollin Menayese	Weston-super-Mare	Free transfer
1 January 2017	LB		David Tutonda	Barnet	Free transfer
6 January 2017	AM		Lex Immers	Club Brugge	Released
9 January 2017	CF		Marouane Chamakh	Free agent	Released
12 January 2017	LW		Kieran Richardson	Free agent	Released
13 January 2017	CB		Tom James	Yeovil Town	Free transfer
18 January 2017	CF		Eli Phipps	Colchester United	Undisclosed
20 January 2017	CM		Tommy O'Sullivan	Colchester United	Undisclosed
22 January 2017	CB		Ashley Baker	Sheffield Wednesday	Free transfer

• Income – Undisclosed (£5,000,000+)

1. Following Barnum-Bobb's release, he signed for Newport County.
2. Following Jones' released, he signed for Atlanta United.
3. Following Lewis' release, he signed for Aberdeen.
4. Following Turner's release, he signed for Burton Albion.
5. Following Velikonja's release, he signed for Olimpija Ljubljana.
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
6 July 2016	CB		Deji Oshilaja	Gillingham	End of Season
18 August 2016	CM		Tom Adeyemi	Rotherham United	End of Season
31 August 2016	CF		Rhys Healey	Newport County	9 January 2017
31 August 2016	CF		Adam Le Fondre	Wigan Athletic	31 January 2017
30 September 2016	CF		Eli Phipps	Gloucester City	27 October 2016
21 October 2016	CF		Jamie Bird	Weston-super-Mare	22 January 2017
21 October 2016	CM		Lloyd Humphries	Weston-super-Mare	22 January 2017
30 January 2017	CB		Semi Ajayi	Rotherham United	End of Season
30 January 2017	GK		Ben Wilson	Rochdale	End of Season
31 January 2017	CF		Adam Le Fondre	Bolton Wanderers	End of Season
31 January 2017	DM		Emyr Huws	Ipswich Town	End of Season
31 January 2017	RW		Matthew Kennedy	Plymouth Argyle	End of Season
31 January 2017	CM		Stuart O'Keefe	Milton Keynes Dons	1 May 2017

1. On 31 January 2017, Adam Le Fondre's loan at Wigan Athletic was terminated.

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

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

Results summary

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

Results by matchday

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)

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

Backroom staff Position Name Manager Neil Warnock Assistant manager Kevin Blackwell First-team coach James Rowberry First-team coach Ronnie Jepson Goalkeeper coach Andy Dibble Head of Fitness & Conditioning Lee Southernwood Head of Medical Hywel Griffiths MCSP HCPC First-team physiotherapist Edward Richmond Senior Strength & Conditioning Mike Beere Sports scientist Ben Parry Club doctor Dr. Len Nokes Performance & Recruitment Analyst Graham Younger Opposition Analyst Martin Hodge Kit & equipment manager Ian Lenning

Board of directors Position Name Chairman Mehmet Dalman General Manager Ken Choo Finance Director Richard Thompson Non-Executive Board Members Football Club Steve Borley (since 2003) Derek Chee Seng Chin (since 2010) Veh Ken Choo (since 2016) Mehmet Dalman (since 2012) Meng Kwong Lim (since 2010) Non-Executive Board Members Cardiff City (Holdings) Danni Rais (since 2012) Club Secretary David Beeby

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