Cardiff City Squad Stats

Founded 1899
Stadium Cardiff City Stadium
Manager Brian Barry-Murphy
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Competition	Goals	Appearances	Minutes Played	Shots	Penalties Taken	Assists	Tackles Made	Goals	Goals From Inside Box	Goals From Outside Box	Conversion Rate %	Shots	Shots On Target	Shots Off Target	Shot Accuracy %	Assists	Chances Created	Passes Attempted	Passing Accuracy %	Tackles Made	Clearances	Interceptions	Blocked Shots	Take-ons completed	Aerial Duels Won	Ground Duels Won	Yellow Cards	Red Card - 2nd Yellow	Straight Red Cards	Total Red Cards	Goals Conceded	Clean Sheets	Saves
League Cup	32 3 10 5 7 0 3 0 1 3	19 2 5 2 3 1 2 1 1 2	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	270 15 82 27 42 14 24 17 10 39	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	23 2 7 4 6 0 2 0 1 1	170 9 50 32 45 5 12 17 0 0	32 3 10 5 7 0 3 0 1 3	27 3 9 4 5 0 2 0 1 3	5 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0	10.84 20 12.2 18.52 16.67 0 12.5 0 10 7.69	270 15 82 27 42 14 24 17 10 39	104 4 36 12 18 1 7 7 5 14	80 4 25 6 14 5 8 4 3 11	35.7 26.67 43.9 44.44 42.86 7.14 29.17 41.18 50 35.9	23 2 7 4 6 0 2 0 1 1	27 3 8 7 5 1 2 1 0 0	6785 547 2435 813 1670 379 720 221 0 0	61.71 83.36 85.05 84.38 85.99 83.11 68.75 64.71 0 0	170 9 50 32 45 5 12 17 0 0	285 34 90 29 42 7 63 10 0 10	123 6 27 17 38 3 24 8 0 0	86 7 21 9 10 8 9 6 2 14	105 10 36 10 36 4 6 3 0 0	223 8 64 12 21 6 94 18 0 0	772 47 239 72 169 20 138 49 13 25	26 1 9 3 4 1 3 1 2 2	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0	1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0	37 2 6 5 8 3 4 3 3 3	2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0	53 0 18 5 5 3 6 1 5 10
League One	90 90	46 46	0 0	734 734	0 0	71 71	383 383	90 90	74 74	15 15	12.26 12.26	734 734	250 250	257 257	34.06 34.06	71 71	96 96	23658 23658	84.15 84.15	383 383	1158 1158	297 297	227 227	344 344	753 753	2219 2219	79 79	0 0	2 2	2 2	50 50	17 17	111 111
FA Cup	23 0 4 0 4 10 0 4 1	16 1 3 1 2 4 1 3 1	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	213 0 37 22 11 73 21 41 8	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	10 0 2 0 1 6 0 1 0	78 0 36 0 22 0 0 9 11	23 0 4 0 4 10 0 4 1	17 0 2 0 4 8 0 3 0	6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1	10.39 0 10.81 0 36.36 13.7 0 9.76 12.5	213 0 37 22 11 73 21 41 8	84 0 15 9 8 31 4 13 4	84 0 13 9 2 30 10 17 3	37.18 0 40.54 40.91 72.73 42.47 19.05 31.71 50	10 0 2 0 1 6 0 1 0	7 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0	2310 0 1190 0 632 0 0 194 294	35.93 0 81.01 0 71.99 0 0 61.34 73.13	78 0 36 0 22 0 0 9 11	200 0 91 0 56 14 0 24 15	83 0 30 0 17 0 0 19 17	45 0 9 4 1 12 7 11 1	53 0 28 0 8 0 0 10 7	92 0 38 0 22 0 0 20 12	440 0 155 19 90 42 13 72 49	20 0 3 2 4 6 0 5 0	1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0	2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0	3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0	32 1 5 4 7 9 1 3 2	2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0	62 0 16 3 6 17 1 13 6
Championship	359 48 53 45 50 66 2 63 32	370 46 46 46 46 46 48 46 46	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	3601 563 501 588 512 531 16 592 298	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	261 31 34 34 44 46 2 44 26	2987 512 492 442 405 384 6 459 287	359 48 53 45 50 66 2 63 32	312 43 47 35 46 54 1 55 31	47 5 6 10 4 12 1 8 1	10.36 8.53 10.58 7.65 9.77 12.43 12.5 10.64 10.74	3601 563 501 588 512 531 16 592 298	1232 193 175 171 172 196 7 207 111	1417 205 186 263 201 197 6 237 122	35.6 34.28 34.93 29.08 33.59 36.91 43.75 34.97 37.25	261 31 34 34 44 46 2 44 26	340 40 47 55 65 47 1 56 29	106539 17413 19247 18300 16392 15398 329 11750 7710	68.9 77.65 78.51 73.79 70.08 66.83 61.4 59.44 63.48	2987 512 492 442 405 384 6 459 287	7083 1147 917 955 881 933 23 1349 878	3235 371 495 458 443 459 9 593 407	952 165 140 154 139 138 3 148 65	2100 355 330 383 234 260 7 399 132	7522 870 831 885 1148 1591 50 1430 717	17514 2507 2370 2528 2425 3006 78 3060 1540	549 82 80 91 104 74 1 78 39	5 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0	19 4 1 5 3 4 0 1 1	24 4 2 6 3 7 0 1 1	393 73 70 66 68 49 2 36 29	78 8 12 12 7 15 0 17 7	751 125 128 113 101 120 3 97 64
Premier League	34 34	38 38	0 0	417 417	0 0	20 20	375 375	34 34	29 29	5 5	8.15 8.15	417 417	126 126	179 179	30.22 30.22	20 20	32 32	10226 10226	63.85 63.85	375 375	978 978	528 528	112 112	260 260	981 981	2271 2271	66 66	0 0	1 1	1 1	69 69	10 10	141 141
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Cardiff 2026/27 Championship Preview

Cardiff City’s return to the Championship comes at the first time of asking following a transformative 2025/26 campaign in League One. After suffering a grim relegation at the end of the previous season, the Bluebirds hierarchy took a calculated gamble by handing the reins to former Manchester City EDS boss Brian Barry-Murphy, and the reward was instant automatic promotion.

Barry-Murphy completely reshaped the culture in South Wales, turning one of the EFL’s oldest squads into one of its youngest, dynamic outfits. Anchored by local Welsh talent like Rubin Colwill, Isaak Davies, and Cian Ashford alongside top scorer Yousef Salech (15 goals), Cardiff standardly outplayed opposition with a modern, high-energy style of play. Smart additions including centre-back Gabriel Osho and goalkeeper Harry Tyrer shored up the spine, while key home victories and an impressive quarter-final EFL Cup run proved this group can go toe-to-toe with higher-tier opposition.

The primary objective for the 2026/27 campaign will be re-establishing themselves in the second tier without compromising the brand of football that brought them back. Having already committed core young players to long-term contracts, Cardiff enter the season with genuine optimism rather than standard promoted-side caution. Whether their youthful energy can handle the relentless nature of the Championship grind remains to be seen, but under Barry-Murphy’s guidance, the Bluebirds look better prepared for the second tier than they have in years.

Cardiff’s set-piece specialists

Penalties: Rubin Colwill
Free-Kicks: Rubin Colwill, Perry Ng
Corners: David Turnbull, Rubin Colwill

Cardiff FAQs

Where did Cardiff finish in the 2025/26 League 1 season?

Cardiff City finished second in League One with 91 points (27 wins, 10 draws, nine losses), trailing only champions Lincoln City. This earned the Bluebirds automatic promotion straight back to the Championship at the first time of asking.

Who is the Cardiff manager?

Brian Barry-Murphy is the head coach of Cardiff City. The former Manchester City EDS boss took charge in June 2025 and led the club to automatic promotion in his debut campaign.

Who is the current Cardiff captain?

Calum Chambers is the Cardiff City club captain. The former Arsenal and Aston Villa defender was handed the captain’s armband ahead of the 2025/26 season following the departure of Joe Ralls, with attacking midfielder Rubin Colwill serving as vice-captain.

Cardiff City Squad Stats

Cardiff 2026/27 Championship Preview

Cardiff’s set-piece specialists

Cardiff FAQs

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