2016–17 Cardiff City F.C. season

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
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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.	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	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	39	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	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	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	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	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	26	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	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	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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	Total
1	26	CF	Kenneth Zohore	12	0	12
2	13	LW	Anthony Pilkington	7	1	8
3	7	CM	Peter Whittingham	7	0	7
4	8	CM	Joe Ralls	6	0	6
5	4	CB	Sean Morrison	4	0	4
	19	CF	Rickie Lambert	4	0	4
	24	LW	Kadeem Harris	4	0	4
8	17	CM	Aron Gunnarsson	3	0	3
9	3	LB	Joe Bennett	2	0	2
	11	RW	Craig Noone	2	0	2
	14	CB	Sol Bamba	2	0	2
	33	LW	Junior Hoilett	2	0	2
13	16	CB	Matthew Connolly	1	0	1
13	37	CF	Rhys Healey	1	0	1
Own Goals				2	0	2
Total				59	1	60

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2017

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	7		CM	Peter Whittingham	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
1	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
3	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	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+1⁄2 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	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+)

^ 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	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+)

^ Following Barnum-Bobb's release, he signed for Newport County.^[29]
^ Following Jones' released, he signed for Atlanta United.^[32]
^ Following Lewis' release, he signed for Aberdeen.^[33]
^ Following Turner's release, he signed for Burton Albion.^[34]
^ Following Velikonja's release, he signed for Olimpija Ljubljana.^[35]
^ Jazz Richards transferred to Cardiff City as part of the deal.
^ Transfer fee to rise to a potential of £5 million.
^ Following Immer's release, he signed for Club Brugge

Loans out

Date from	Position	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]

^ 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 v t e	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

Matchday	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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	L	W
Position	14	17	14	14	17	19	21	24	21	23	23	19	22	20	22	21	21	22	22	22	19	20	19	19	18	16	16	16	15	17	14	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	12

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

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^[62]	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)^[63]	Danni Rais (since 2012)
Club Secretary ^[64]	David Beeby

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[15] Malone transferred to Fulham as part of the deal.

[31] Following Barnum-Bobb's release, he signed for Newport County.^[29]

[35] Following Jones' released, he signed for Atlanta United.^[32]

[37] Following Lewis' release, he signed for Aberdeen.^[33]

[39] Following Turner's release, he signed for Burton Albion.^[34]

[41] Following Velikonja's release, he signed for Olimpija Ljubljana.^[35]

[42] Jazz Richards transferred to Cardiff City as part of the deal.

[47] Transfer fee to rise to a potential of £5 million.

[52] Following Immer's release, he signed for Club Brugge

[64] On 31 January 2017, Adam Le Fondre's loan at Wigan Athletic was terminated.^[54]

[1] "Cardiff City: Paul Trollope to succeed Russell Slade as first-team boss". BBC Sport. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.

[2] "Cardiff City sack Paul Trollope as head coach". BBC Sport. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[3] "Cardiff City: Neil Warnock named manager after Paul Trollope sacking". BBC Sport. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

[4] "Cardiff City: Stuart O'Keefe signs new Bluebirds deal". BBC Sport. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

[5] "Murphy Signs, Amos Interview, Wilson new contract". Cardiff City Official Site. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[6] "Anthony Pilkington signs Cardiff City extension". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

[7] "Kenneth Zohore: Danish striker agrees new Cardiff City deal". BBC Sport. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

[HoilettPeltier-8] "Cardiff City: Bluebirds contract extensions for Hoilett and Peltier". BBC Sport. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.

[9] "Peter Whittingham departs for Blackburn Rovers". Cardiff City Official Site. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[10] "Cardiff City winger Kadeem Harris signs new two-year deal". BBC Sport. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[11] "Cardiff City: Defender Bruno Ecuele Manga signs new deal". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.

[12] "Cardiff City sign Lex Immers from Feyenoord on permanent contract". BBC Sport. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[13] "Forward Frederic Gounongbe joins from Belgian club". BBC Sport. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[14] "Kenneth Zohore: Cardiff City seal permanent deal for Danish striker". BBC Sport. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[RichardsMaloBennett-16] "Confirmed: Jazz Richards joins Cardiff City". Cardiff City Football Club. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[17] "Confirmed: Huws is a Bluebird". Cardiff City Football Club. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

[18] "Deal completed: Bennett signs for City". Cardiff City Football Club. 27 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

[19] "Cardiff City sign England striker Rickie Lambert". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[20] "Murphy Signs, Amos Interview, Wilson New Contract". Cardiff City Official Site. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[21] "Cardiff City sign former QPR winger Junior Hoilett on free transfer". BBC Sport. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.

[22] "Bamba signs City deal". Cardiff City Official Site. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[23] "Cardiff City: Warnock makes Chamakh his third signing". BBC Sport. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[24] "Kieran Richardson: Cardiff City sign ex-England international". BBC Sport. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

[HalfordImmers-25] "Cardiff City sign Greg Halford and let Lex Immers go". BBC Sport. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[26] "Cardiff City Sign Ibrahim Meite". Cardiff City Official Site. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[27] "Mark Harris signs professional deal". Cardiff City Official Site. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[28] "Loan Deal Completed: Amos signs". Cardiff City Football Club. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[29] "McGregor Signs For City". Cardiff City Official Site. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

[30] "Jazzi Barnum-Bobb: Former Cardiff City defender joins Newport County". BBC Sport. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[Retained-32] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2016/17 Retained List". Cardiff City Football Club. Official Site. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

[33] "Doyle Seals Permanent Preston Switch". Cardiff City Official Site. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[34] "Atlanta United sign striker Kenwyne Jones". Atlanta United F.C. Official Site. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

[36] "Goalkeeper Joe Lewis and defender Callum Morris join Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[38] "Burton sign ex-Cardiff defender Turner". BBC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[40] "Bye Lierse, hi Olympia". No Go Mania (in Slovenian). 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[43] "Fabio: Cardiff City defender signs for Premier League side Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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