Club information: Cardiff City

Club information: Cardiff City

Full name: Cardiff City Football Club

Nicknames: The Bluebirds

Founded: 1899 (as Riverside AFC)

Owners: Vincent Tan

Stadium (capacity): Cardiff City Stadium (33,316)

Most appearances: Phil Dwyer (531)

Most league appearances: Phil Dwyer (471)

Most goals: Len Davies (179)

Most league goals: Len Davies (128)

Oldest player: George Latham (41 years 1 days vs. Blackburn Rovers, January 2 1922)

Youngest player: Aaron Ramsey (16 years 126 days vs. Hull City, April 28 2007)

Biggest win: 16-0 vs. Knighton Town (Welsh Cup, January 28 1961)

Biggest league win: 9-2 vs. Thames (Division Three South, February 6 1932)

Biggest defeat: 11-2 vs. Sheffield United (Division One, January 1 1926)

Biggest home league defeat: 1-9 vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Division One, September 3 1955)

Highest transfer fee paid: £15m - Emiliano Sala from Nantes (January 19, 2019)

Highest transfer fee received: £10m - Gary Medel to Inter Milan (August 9, 2014)


Honours

Second Division/Championship (1): 2012-13

Third Division South (1): 1946-47

Fourth Division/League Two (1): 1992-93

Southern Football League Second Division (1): 1912-13

FA Cup (1): 1927

Charity Shield/Community Shield (1): 1927

Welsh Cup (22): 1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1993

FAW Premier Cup (1): 2002

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