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Icelandic midfielder Aron Gunnarsson is Cardiff's most-capped international player.

Cardiff City Football Club is a Welsh professional association football team based in Cardiff. The club was founded in 1899 and initially played in local amateur leagues before joining the English football league system. After spending a decade in the Southern Football League, Cardiff joined the Football League in 1920.[1] In April 1912, Jack Evans became the first Cardiff player to be capped in an international match when he played for Wales against Ireland.[2] George Latham was the only other Cardiff player to play in an international match before the First World War.[3][4] Fred Keenor was the first player to win a cap after the war, in March 1920, while Jimmy Blair became the first Cardiff player to represent a country other than Wales when he played for Scotland against Ireland later the same year. Bert Smith became the first Irish international at the club the following year.[3][4] Keenor attained 31 caps during his time with Cardiff, becoming the club's highest capped player prior to the Second World War.[3][4] Goalkeeper Tom Farquharson remains the only Cardiff player to have appeared for two international sides, having represented both Ireland and the Irish Free State in the 1920s.[3][5]

Alf Sherwood became the club's highest capped international player following the end of the Second World War. Having made his debut for Wales in 1946, he surpassed Keenor's total and amassed 39 caps while a Cardiff player.[3][4] Wales qualified for its first major international tournament at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Five Cardiff players were selected in the nation's 23-man squad for the competition: Colin Baker, Ron Hewitt, Ken Jones, Derrick Sullivan and Graham Vearncombe.[6] Sullivan became the first Cardiff player to feature in a World Cup during Wales' opening fixture against Hungary. Baker and Hewitt also played in the competition, while goalkeepers Jones and Vearncombe remained unused reserves.[3][4] In 2003, Australian defender Tony Vidmar became the first Cardiff player to represent a country from outside the British Isles.[3][4] The final nation of the British Isles to have a representative from Cardiff was England, when Jay Bothroyd won a single cap in 2010.[7] Icelandic midfielder Aron Gunnarsson overtook Sherwood to become the club's most capped international player in 2016. He went on to win 62 caps before leaving the club in 2019.[8]

A total of 138 players have won at least one cap in senior international football while playing for Cardiff, representing 33 nations. Chris Gunter is the youngest Cardiff player to win an international cap, having represented Wales in 2007 at the age of 16.[9] Kenwyne Jones has scored more international goals than any other Cardiff player. He scored ten times for Trinidad and Tobago between 2014 and 2016.[10]

Key

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  • Players are arranged by alphabetical order of surname.
  • Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season.[11]
  • Statistics are correct as of 19 November 2024.
Positions key[a]
Pre-1960s 1960s–
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full back DF Defender
HB Half back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Nationality
Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for.
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus, the change in the names of defence and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Cardiff years
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any senior competition.
International years and caps
International years indicates the year of the player's first and last caps while a Cardiff player. Caps included are for the number won by the player during his time with Cardiff and may not be the full total of the player's career.
Key
Symbol Meaning
‡ Player still at the club

Players

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A footballer wearing a black tracksuit.
Chris Gunter is the youngest Cardiff player to have won an international cap.
A footballer wearing an all red kit.
Bruno Ecuele Manga won more than 30 caps for Gabon while a Cardiff player.
A footballer wearing a blue jersey and white shorts.
Jay Bothroyd is the only player to have represented England while a Cardiff player.
As of 19 November 2024
List of Cardiff City F.C. players making full international appearances[b]
Name Nation Position Cardiff years Intl. years Caps Goals Ref
Ebou Adams  Gambia MF 2023–2024 2023–2024 5 0 [12]
Mark Aizlewood  Wales DF 1993–1995 1994 1 0
Neil Alexander  Scotland GK 2001–2007 2006 3 0
Ivor Allchurch  Wales FW 1962–1965 1962–1965 12 6
Harry Arter  Republic of Ireland MF 2018–2019 2018–2019 3 0 [13]
Leandro Bacuna  Curaçao MF 2019–2022 2019–2022 13 2 [14]
Colin Baker  Wales WH 1953–1966 1958–1961 7 0
Billy Baker  Wales WH 1937–1955 1947 1 0
Harry Beadles  Wales FW 1924–1925 1925 2 0
Craig Bellamy  Wales FW 2010–2011 & 2012–2014 2010–2013 12 0 [15]
Jimmy Blair  Scotland DF 1920–1926 1920–1924 8 0
Darcy Blake  Wales DF 2005–2012 2010–2012 10 1
Jay Bothroyd  England FW 2008–2011 2010 1 0
Ciaron Brown  Northern Ireland DF 2018–2022 2019–2022 2 0 [16]
Tony Capaldi  Northern Ireland DF 2007–2010 2004–2007 1 0
John Charles  Wales FW 1963–1966 1950–1965 3 0
Mel Charles  Wales FW 1963–1966 1950–1965 4 4
James Collins  Wales DF 2000–2005 2004–2015 6 0
James Collins  Republic of Ireland FW 2021–2022 2021 4 0 [17]
Jamilu Collins ‡  Nigeria DF 2023– 2023– 5 0 [18]
Rubin Colwill ‡  Wales MF 2021– 2021– 9 1 [19]
Miguel Comminges  Guadeloupe DF 2008–2011 2008–2011 8 0 [20]
Craig Conway  Scotland MF 2011–2014 2011–2013 3 0 [21]
Don Cowie  Scotland MF 2011–2014 2011–2012 7 0 [22]
Alan Curtis  Wales FW 1986–1989 1986–1987 1 0
Ernie Curtis  Wales FW 1926–1927 & 1933–1935 1927–1933 1 1
Mats Møller Dæhli  Norway MF 2013–2015 2013–2014 9 1 [23]
Len Davies  Wales FW 1919–1931 1922–1929 23 6
Willie Davies  Wales FW 1924–1928 1924–1928 8 4
Steve Derrett  Wales DF 1967–1972 1969–1971 4 0
Phil Dwyer  Wales DF 1972–1985 1978–1979 10 2
Robert Earnshaw  Wales FW 1998–2004 & 2011–2013 2002–2012 18 7 [24]
Bruno Ecuele Manga  Gabon DF 2014–2019 2014–2019 35 2 [25]
George Edwards  Wales FW 1948–1955 1946–1949 6 1
Peter Enckelman  Finland GK 2008–2010 2008–2010 5 0
Neil Etheridge  Philippines GK 2017–2020 2017–2020 9 0 [26]
Herbie Evans  Wales MF 1920–1926 1922–1924 6 0
Jack Evans  Wales FW 1912–1926 1912–1923 8 1
Len Evans  Wales GK 1930–1933 1927–1933 2 0
Tom Farquharson  Ireland[c] GK 1922–1935 1923–1925 7 0
Warren Feeney  Northern Ireland FW 2007–2010 2007–2010 14 3
Trevor Ford  Wales FW 1953–1956 1953–1956 10 1
Danny Gabbidon  Wales DF 2000–2005 & 2014–2015 2002–2014 19 0 [27]
Rudy Gestede  Benin FW 2011–2014 2013–2014 4 2 [28]
Frédéric Gounongbe  Benin FW 2016–2018 2016 1 1 [29]
Marko Grujić  Serbia MF 2018 2018 4 0 [30]
Aron Gunnarsson  Iceland MF 2011–2019 2011–2019 62 0 [8]
Chris Gunter  Wales DF 2006–2008 2007–2008 3 0
Gábor Gyepes  Hungary DF 2008–2012 2008–2009 3 0
Alan Harrington  Wales MF 1951–1966 1956–1961 11 0
Mark Harris  Wales FW 2017–2023 2021–2023 10 0 [31]
Simon Haworth  Wales FW 1995–1997 1997 1 0
Ron Healey  Ireland GK 1974–1982 1977–1980 3 0
Ron Hewitt  Wales FW 1957–1959 1958 5 1
Junior Hoilett  Canada MF 2016–2021 2016–2021 23 11 [32]
Barrie Hole  Wales MF 1959–1966 1963–1966 18 0
Ron Howells  Wales GK 1950–1957 1953 2 0
Emyr Huws  Wales MF 2016–2017 2016–2017 3 0 [33]
Junichi Inamoto  Japan MF 2004–2005 2004–2005 7 0
Sam Irving  Ireland FW 1926–1928 1926–1928 6 0
Declan John  Wales DF 2012–2017 2013–2014 2 0 [34]
Eddie Johnson  United States FW 2008–2009 2008–2009 1 0
Barrie Jones  Wales MF 1967–1970 1967–1969 7 1
Kenwyne Jones  Trinidad and Tobago FW 2014–2016 2014–2016 20 10 [10]
Leslie Jones  Wales FW 1929–1934 1933–1934 1 0
Graham Kavanagh  Republic of Ireland MF 2001–2005 2001–2005 7 0
Fred Keenor  Wales DF 1912–1931 1920–1931 31 2
Dekel Keinan  Israel DF 2011–2012 2011–2012 3 0 [35]
Andy Keogh  Republic of Ireland FW 2010–2011 2010–2011 3 0 [36]
Kim Bo-kyung  South Korea MF 2012–2015 2012–2015 18 1 [37]
Filip Kiss  Slovakia MF 2011–2016 2014–2016 8 0 [38]
Jason Koumas  Wales MF 2005–2006 & 2010–2011 2005–2006 3 0
George Latham  Wales DF 1912–1913 & 1921 1912–1913 1 0
Alan Lee  Republic of Ireland FW 2003–2006 2003–2006 6 0
Joe Ledley  Wales MF 2004–2010 2005–2010 32 2
Andy Legg  Wales DF 1998–2003 1998–2001 2 0
Jack Lewis  Wales WH 1924–1925 1925 1 0
Josh Magennis  Northern Ireland FW 2009–2010 2010 2 0
Martyn Margetson  Wales GK 2004–2007 2004 1 0
David Marshall  Scotland GK 2009–2016 2009–2016 22 0 [39]
Adam Matthews  Wales DF 2009–2011 2011 2 0 [40]
Jimmy McCambridge  Ireland FW 1930–1933 1930–1931 4 0
Ross McCormack  Scotland FW 2008–2010 2008–2010 4 1
Kevin McNaughton  Scotland DF 2006–2015 2006–2008 1 0
Gary Medel  Chile MF 2013–2014 2013–2014 14 1 [41]
Kenny Miller  Scotland FW 2011–2012 2011–2012 5 2 [42]
Graham Moore  Wales MF 1957–1961 1959–1961 5 1
Kieffer Moore  Wales FW 2020–2022 2020–2022 19 6 [43]
Philip Mulryne  Northern Ireland MF 2005–2007 2007 1 0
Jimmy Nelson  Scotland DF 1921–1930 1925–1930 4 0
Jack Nicholls  Wales MF 1924–1925 1924–1925 4 0
Callum O'Dowda ‡  Republic of Ireland MF 2022– 2022– 12 1 [44]
Paul Parry  Wales MF 2004–2009 2004–2008 12 1
Callum Paterson  Scotland MF 2017–2020 2017–2020 7 0 [45]
Jason Perry  Wales DF 1987–1997 1994 1 0
Leighton Phillips  Wales DF 1967–1974 1971–1974 12 0
Anthony Pilkington  Republic of Ireland FW 2014–2019 2013–2016 3 1 [46]
Keith Pontin  Wales DF 1976–1983 1980 2 0
Gavin Rae  Scotland MF 2007–2011 2007–2009 2 0
Aaron Ramsey‡  Wales MF 2023– 2023– 4 1 [47]
Kevin Ratcliffe  Wales DF 1992–1993 1992–1993 1 0
Gil Reece  Wales MF 1973–1976 1973–1975 13 1
Billy Rees  Wales FW 1944–1949 1949 3 0
George Reid  Ireland FW 1922–1923 1923 1 0
Jazz Richards  Wales DF 2016–2020 2016–2018 6 0 [48]
Stan Richards  Wales FW 1946–1948 1946 1 0
Andy Rinomhota ‡  Zimbabwe MF 2022–2024 2023–2024 8 0 [49]
Walter Robbins  Wales FW 1928–1931 1930–1931 5 1
Callum Robinson ‡  Republic of Ireland FW 2022– 2022– 8 2 [50]
Peter Rodrigues  Wales DF 1961–1965 1965–1965 7 0
Mahlon Romeo  Antigua and Barbuda FB 2022–2024 2023–2023 2 0 [51]
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson  Iceland GK 2023 2023 3 0 [52]
Romaine Sawyers  Saint Kitts and Nevis MF 2022–2024 2022–2023 11 1 [53]
Peter Sayer  Wales MF 1974–1978 & 1981 1977 7 0
Alf Sherwood  Wales DF 1942–1956 1946–1956 39 0
Derek Showers  Wales FW 1970–1977 1975 2 0
Manolis Siopis ‡  Greece MF 2023- 2023- 10 0 [54]
Tom Sloan  Ireland DF 1924–1929 1925–1929 8 0
Bert Smith  Ireland DF 1919–1923 1921–1923 4 0
Fred Stansfield  Wales DF 1943–1949 1948 1 0
Ron Stitfall  Wales DF 1947–1963 1952–1957 2 0
Derrick Sullivan  Wales DF 1947–1961 1953–1961 17 0
Derek Tapscott  Wales FW 1958–1965 1958–1959 2 2
Rod Thomas  Wales DF 1977–1981 1977 1 0
John Toshack  Wales FW 1965–1970 1969–1970 8 2
Nigel Vaughan  Wales MF 1983–1987 1983–1984 7 0
Will Vaulks  Wales MF 2019–2022 2019–2022 2 0 [55]
Graham Vearncombe  Wales GK 1952–1964 1957–1960 2 0
Tony Vidmar  Australia DF 2003–2005 2003–2005 15 1
Tony Villars  Wales MF 1971–1976 1974 2 0
Haris Vučkić  Slovenia MF 2012 2012 1 0 [56]
Dai Ward  Wales FW 1961–1962 1961 1 0
Fred Warren  Wales FW 1927–1930 1929 1 1
Tom Watson  Ireland DF 1925–1929 1926 1 0
Rhys Weston  Wales DF 2000–2006 2000–2005 6 0
Gavin Whyte  Northern Ireland MF 2019–2021 2019–2021 16 3 [57]
Glyn Williams  Wales DF 1946–1952 1951 1 0
Harry Wilson  Wales MF 2020–2021 2020–2021 12 2 [58]

Notes

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  1. ^ For more information, see Formation
  2. ^ Statistics are sourced from items listed in the bibliography section to the date of publication. Statistics from 2010 onwards are sourced from Soccerway.
  3. ^ Farquharson also won four caps for the Irish Free State national team, the precursor to the Republic of Ireland national football team.[5]

References

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Bibliography

  • Davies, Gareth M; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. ISBN 978-1-872424-11-8.
  • Grandin, Terry (2010). Cardiff City 100 Years of Professional Football. Vertical Editions. ISBN 978-1-904091-45-5.
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-462-6.
  • Hayes, Dean P. (2004). Wales: The Complete Who's Who of Footballers since 1946. Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-0-7509-3700-9.

Specific

  1. ^ "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ Hayes 2006, p. 59
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Hayes 2006, pp. 218–219
  4. ^ a b c d e f Grandin 2010, pp. 177–179
  5. ^ a b McCarry, Patrick (12 April 2014). "The first Irish goalkeeper to win the FA Cup, his friendship with Seán Lemass and IRA past". The42.ie. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ^ Holt, Nick (2014). The Mammoth Book of The World Cup. Hachette UK. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7624-5224-8.
  7. ^ Williams, Glen (3 April 2020). "The Jay Bothroyd interview: My love for Cardiff City, that nightmare moment and the 'clown' manager I proved wrong". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b Aron Gunnarsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  9. ^ Rodgers, Ian (14 March 2013). "The Greatest Welsh Team of the Premier League Era". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  10. ^ a b Kenwyne Jones at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. ^ Watts, Nick. "1963 to 1988". The Football League. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  12. ^ Ebou Adams at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  13. ^ Harry Arter at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  14. ^ Leandro Bacuna at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  15. ^ Craig Bellamy at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  16. ^ Ciaron Brown at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  17. ^ James Collins at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  18. ^ Jamilu Collins at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  19. ^ Rubin Colwill at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  20. ^ Miguel Comminges at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  21. ^ Craig Conway at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  22. ^ Don Cowie at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  23. ^ Mats Møller Dæhli at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  24. ^ Robert Earnshaw at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  25. ^ Bruno Ecuele Manga at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  26. ^ Neil Etheridge at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  27. ^ Danny Gabbidon at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  28. ^ Rudy Gestede at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  29. ^ Frédéric Gounongbe at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  30. ^ Marko Grujic at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  31. ^ Mark Harris at Soccerbase
  32. ^ Junior Hoilett at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  33. ^ Emyr Huws at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  34. ^ Declan John at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  35. ^ Dekel Keinan at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  36. ^ Andy Keogh at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  37. ^ Kim Bo-Kyung at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  38. ^ Filip Kiss at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  39. ^ David Marshall at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  40. ^ Adam Matthews at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  41. ^ Gary Medel at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  42. ^ Kenny Miller at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  43. ^ Kieffer Moore at Soccerbase
  44. ^ Callum O'Dowda at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  45. ^ Callum Paterson at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  46. ^ Anthony Pilkington at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  47. ^ Aaron Ramsey at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  48. ^ Jazz Richards at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  49. ^ Andy Rinomhota at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  50. ^ Callum Robinson at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  51. ^ Mahlon Romeo at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  52. ^ Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  53. ^ Romaine Sawyers at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  54. ^ Manolis Siopis at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  55. ^ Will Vaulks at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  56. ^ "Haris Vuckic". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  57. ^ Gavin Whyte at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  58. ^ Harry Wilson at Soccerbase

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