2007–08 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season September 2020 Cardiff City 2007–08 Dave Jones Peter Ridsdale Championship 12th FA Cup Runners-up League Cup Fourth round FAW Premier Cup Semi-finals Joe LedleyPaul Parry(10 each) Joe Ledley Paul Parry(11 each) 18,840 vs Stoke City (11 August 2007) 11,006 vs Colchester United (8 December 2007) 13,939 2006–07 2008–09 During the 2007–08 season Cardiff City played in the Football League Championship. It was the team's fifth consecutive season in the second tier since being promoted from the third tier (Division Two, now known as League One). The season was the first full year in charge for chairman Peter Ridsdale after taking over from Sam Hammam the previous year.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6076620.stm Ridsdale to fulfil Hammam dream BBC Sport 2006-10-23 2008-05-20 Season review Team kit and sponsorship Cardiff's shirts for this season were made by Joma. Their shirt sponsorship was a version of the previous years, Communications Direct, which had been shortened to just Comms Direct. Events This section does not list information about match results or player transfers. 15 August 2007 – Major financial backers of the club Langston announce they have initiated legal proceedings against the club over claims they have not repaid a £30 million loan.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6946893.stm Cardiff facing court over '£30m BBC Sport 2007-08-15 2007-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080720081647/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6946893.stm 20 July 2008 live 7 September 2007 – Chairman Peter Ridsdale reveals that the club's new ground had fallen behind schedule and will not be ready until May 2009.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/6983963.stm City ground 'delayed to May 2009' BBC News 2007-09-07 2007-12-29 29 October 2007 – Ex-Wales rugby union captain Mike Hall resigns from the club board over a possible conflict of interest between his company PMG Associates and Langston.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7067763.stm Hall parts company with Bluebirds BBC Sport 2007-10-27 2007-12-29 2 November 2007 – Construction of Cardiff's new stadium gets under way with a ceremonial 'cutting of the turf' ceremony between Peter Ridsdale and Cardiff council leader Rodney Berman.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7075131.stm Turf cut at Cardiff's new stadium BBC News 2007-11-02 2007-12-29 13 November 2007 – Cardiff board members hold a meeting and hand manager Dave Jones a vote of confidence as long as results improve.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7092128.stm Cardiff boss Jones given warning BBC Sport 2007-11-13 2007-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20071115103002/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7092128.stm 15 November 2007 live 15 November 2007 – Club creditors Langston state that should it win its court case against Cardiff it would not put the club into administration.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7096549.stm Langston calm administration fear BBC Sport 2007-11-15 2007-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20071118155114/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7096549.stm 18 November 2007 live 12 December 2007 – The club's court case with Langston is postponed after the company requested a deferral.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7140595.stm Cardiff awaiting March court date BBC Sport 2007-12-12 2007-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20071214094003/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7140595.stm 14 December 2007 live 12 March 2008 – The club's court case with creditors Langston begins at the High Court.https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7289591.stm Before Wembley, City's legal test BBC News 2008-03-11 2008-03-12 19 March 2008 – A high court judge dismisses Langston's call for a summary judgement. A two-month wait for any further court action is announced for parties to try to agree terms.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7305136.stm Bluebirds saved from loan crisis BBC News 2008-03-19 2008-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080321085922/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7305136.stm 21 March 2008 live 24 May 2008 – Cardiff Blues rugby team sign an agreement which will see them become tenants at the club's new ground for a period of 20 years.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7418592.stm Cardiff clubs sign 20-year deal BBC News 2008-05-24 2008-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20080527020842/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7418592.stm 27 May 2008 live Preseason Cardiff enjoyed a successful pre-season winning five out of their six friendlies. The previous season's top scorer Michael Chopra began pre-season well with two goals in the first match against near-by Welsh side Merthyr Tydfil but that was to be his last participation in the Bluebirds season as he left the club to join newly promoted Premiership side Sunderland.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6291244.stm Sunderland wrap up Chopra signing BBC Sport 2007-07-13 2007-12-06 Manager Dave Jones had little resources on which to build a side but managed to make several additions by the time Cardiff travelled to Portugal for a two-game tour. Winning both games with new signings Steve MacLean and Gavin Rae impressing. During the two games Cardiff handed appearances to four on trial players, Cyprus international winger Constantinos Charalambidis, former Greece under-21 international goalkeeper Kleopas Giannou, Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo Oliveira and Portuguese defender Marco Almeida.http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2007/07/16/bluebirds-enjoy-taste-of-big-mac-91466-19459980/ Bluebirds enjoy taste of big Mac Western Mail 2007-07-16 2007-12-06 However, none were offered permanent deals at the club. They returned home to take a 2–0 win over Yeovil Town before they suffered their only loss during pre-season in a 6–4 defeat to Stockport County.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stockport/6920690.stm Stockport 6–4 Cardiff BBC Sport 2007-07-28 2007-12-06 One more player arrived at this point, Robbie Fowler was the surprise signing unveiled at Ninian Parkhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6281850.stm Fowler thrilled by Bluebirds welcome BBC Sport 2007-07-24 2007-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20070830082018/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6281850.stm 30 August 2007 live and featured in the 1–0 victory over Dutch Eredivisie side FC Twente in their final pre-season game. Regular season Cardiff began the season at home to Stoke City, the first time they had been given a home tie to open the season in eleven years, falling to a 1–0 defeat after a goal from Ryan Shawcross.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6931081.stm Cardiff 0–1 Stoke BBC Sport 2007-08-11 2007-12-11 They picked up their first win of the season against Queens Park Rangers the following weekend but the Bluebirds struggled to live up to the expectations laid on them at the start of the year and by the end of October they found themselves hovering above the relegation zone. Several poor results saw manager Dave Jones come under intense pressure to be sacked but on 15 November the Cardiff board voted to keep Jones in the job on the condition that the team's results improve in the next few weeks.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7092128.stm Cardiff boss Jones given warning BBC Sport 2007-11-13 2007-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20071115103002/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7092128.stm 15 November 2007 live Steadily results did begin to improve but on 4 December Cardiff were beaten 2–0 at home by Charlton Athletic and the team's performance was slammed by critics.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7128514.stm Cardiff lacked bottle – Roberts BBC Sport 2007-12-05 2007-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20071207112709/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7128514.stm 7 December 2007 live However the team responded well to the negative response and came back to win three of their next four games, against Colchester United, Blackpool and Sheffield United, three teams also near Cardiff at the foot of the table. They continued their good spell of results into the new year with wins against Preston North End, Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield Wednesday. The team's impressive form saw manager Jones named as Championship manager of the month and midfielder Joe Ledley named player of the month for January, only for Cardiff to lose the next two games against Stoke City and Norwich City. After mixed results in February and early March the team began to push for promotion and with four games remaining members of the squad stated that they would have to win all four remaining games to make the play-offs,https://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/7354377.stm Cardiff cannot slip up – Johnson BBC Sport 2008-04-18 2008-04-19http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2008/04/18/come-on-you-blues-purse-s-call-to-city-91466-20784189/ 'Come on you blues' – Purse's call to City South Wales Echo 2008-04-18 2008-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20080430040448/http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2008/04/18/come-on-you-blues-purse-s-call-to-city-91466-20784189/ 30 April 2008 live only for them to lose to already relegated Scunthorpe United and play off hopefuls Wolverhampton Wanderers in their next two games before finishing the season with a 3–0 victory over Barnsley. Standings 2007–08 Football League Championship y CAR League statistics 12 4 7 31 21 4 12 7 28 34 End of season The Football League December 2010 Cups FA Cup Cardiff's first match in the FA Cup was away to non-league Chasetown who became the lowest ranked side ever to reach the third round of the competition and, despite an early scare when Kevin McNaughton turned the ball into his own net, they eventually came away with a 3–1 victory. The fourth and fifth round ties saw the Bluebirds go through with little trouble after wins over Hereford United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. With those results, Cardiff reached the quarter-finals and were rewarded with a trip to Premiership side Middlesbrough. A tough match was predicted but Cardiff got off to a great start when Peter Whittingham found his way through a crowd of defenders to score and Roger Johnson headed in meaning the match was all but over after just 23 minutes.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7272793.stm Middlesbrough 0–2 Cardiff BBC Sport 2008-03-09 2008-05-19 The semi-final saw Cardiff come up against Championship opposition for the second time in Barnsley at Wembley Stadium and a Joe Ledley goal in the opening 10 minutes was the only thing that separated the two clubs at the final whistle sending Cardiff into their first FA Cup final since they won the trophy in 1927. The final saw Cardiff face Portsmouth, who advanced after beating West Bromwich Albion in the semi-final. The match was played on 17 May at Wembley and a crowd of over 89,000 saw Portsmouth claim the cup after a goal from Nwankwo Kanu in the 37th minute.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm Portsmouth 1–0 Cardiff BBC Sport 2008-05-17 2008-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080520104605/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7393770.stm 20 May 2008 live League Cup A mixture of first team and reserve players saw Cardiff come away with 1–0 wins over Football League One sides Brighton and Leyton Orient in the opening rounds before they were drawn against Championship side West Bromwich Albion. The match saw Cardiff go 4–0 up in 30 minutes with goals from veteran trio Robbie Fowler, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Trevor Sinclair and, despite an attempted comeback from West Brom, the match finished 4–2. The fourth round saw Cardiff drawn against Liverpool with the main focus of the match being the return of Robbie Fowler to Anfield.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7065191.stm Liverpool 2–1 Cardiff BBC Sport 2007-10-31 2008-05-20 After falling behind from a goal from Nabil El Zhar, Cardiff managed an equaliser when captain Darren Purse headed in a cross, only for Steven Gerrard to score the winner a minute later. FAW Premier Cup Cardiff were drawn against Welshpool Town for their first match and a team made up of mostly youth players with a handful of reserves came away with a 1–0 win after youngster Jonathan Brown scored on his first team debut.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_of_wales/7204519.stm Welshpool 0–1 Cardiff BBC Sport 2008-01-23 2008-05-20 Newport County were the club's opponents in the semi-final and despite adding several more of the more experienced reserve players to the side they were beaten on penalties. The match also saw a number of former Cardiff players such as Lee Jarman and Damon Searle return to Ninian Park. Squad 1 FIN GK Peter Enckelman on loan from Blackburn Rovers 2 SCO DF Kevin McNaughton 3 NIR DF Tony Capaldi 4 SCO MF Gavin Rae 5 ENG DF Darren Purse Captain 6 NED DF Glenn Loovens 7 ENG MF Peter Whittingham 8 ENG FW Robbie Fowler 10 IRL MF Stephen McPhail Vice-Captain 11 WAL MF Paul Parry 12 ENG DF Roger Johnson 13 ENG GK Michael Oakes 14 NIR FW Warren Feeney 15 IRL GK David Forde on loan to Bournemouth 16 WAL MF Joe Ledley 18 ENG MF Trevor Sinclair 19 ENG MF Riccardo Scimeca 20 SCO FW Steve Thompson 23 WAL MF Darcy Blake 25 POL GK Erwin Sak 26 WAL MF Jonathan Brown 27 ENG FW Matt Green on loan to Oxford United 29 WAL DF Matthew Smith on loan to Newport County 30 WAL MF Aaron Ramsey 31 NIR FW Josh Magennis 36 NED FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink — IRL MF Willo Flood on loan to Dundee United Detailed overview No.NameNat.Place of birthDate of birthClub apps.Club goalsInt. capsInt. goalsPrevious clubDate joinedFeeEnd11Peter EnckelmanFINTurku10 March 1977 – –120Blackburn Rovers10 January 2008Loan20082Kevin McNaughtonSCODundee28 August 198244030Aberdeen26 May 2006Free20093Tony CapaldiNIRPorsgrunn NOR12 August 1981 – –210Plymouth Argyle25 May 2007Free20104Gavin RaeSCOAberdeen28 November 1977 – –120Rangers23 June 2007Free20105Darren PurseENGStepney14 February 19777610 – –West Bromwich Albion28 July 2005£1,000,00020086Glenn LoovensNEDDoetinchem22 October 1983683 – –Feyenoord9 May 2006£250,00020097Peter WhittinghamENGNuneaton8 September 1984194 – –Aston Villa11 January 2007£350,00020118Robbie FowlerENGLiverpool9 April 1975 – –267Liverpool22 July 2007Free200910Stephen McPhailIRLLondon ENG9 December 1979450101Barnsley13 June 2006Free200911Paul ParryWALChepstow19 August 198011812121Hereford United9 January 2004£75,000200912Roger JohnsonENGAshford28 April 1987332 – –Wycombe Wanderers4 July 2006£275,000200913Michael OakesENGNorthwich30 October 1973 – – – –Wolverhampton Wanderers7 July 2007Free200814Warren FeeneyNIRBelfast17 January 198160233Luton Town1 June 2007Free200915David FordeIRLGalway20 December 197980 – –Derry City5 December 2006Free200916Joe LedleyWALCardiff23 January 19871261080N/A1 June 2004Trainee200918Trevor SinclairENGLondon2 March 1973 – –120Manchester City10 July 2007Free200819Riccardo ScimecaENGLeamington Spa13 June 1975556 – –West Bromwich Albion13 January 2006Free200920Steve ThompsonSCOPaisley14 October 19785910163Rangers10 January 2006£250,000200823Darcy BlakeWALNew Tredegar13 December 1988140 – –N/A8 November 2006Trainee200925Erwin SakPOLLublin15 February 1990 – – – –Sokół Pniewy19 February 2008Free200926Jonathan BrownWALBridgend17 April 1990 – – – –N/A1 June 2007Trainee200927Matt GreenENGBath2 January 198760 – –Newport County31 January 2007£10,000200828Matthew SmithWALCardiff – – – –N/A1 June 2007Trainee200830Aaron RamseyWALCaerphilly26 December 199010 – –N/A1 June 2006Trainee200831Josh MagennisNIRBangor15 August 1990 – – – –N/A1 June 2007Trainee201036Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkNEDParamaribo Suriname27 March 1972 – –239Charlton Athletic16 August 2007Free2008 Squad statistics Championship FA Cup League Cup FAW Premier Cup 1 Finland GK Peter Enckelman 15+1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Denmark GK Kasper Schmeichel* 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 England GK Ross Turnbull* 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 Scotland DF Kevin McNaughton 35 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 3 Northern Ireland DF Tony Capaldi 43+1 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 4 Scotland MF Gavin Rae 40+5 4 6 0 4 0 0 0 5 England DF Darren Purse 12+6 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 6 Netherlands DF Glenn Loovens 36 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 7 England MF Peter Whittingham 25+16 5 6 3 2+2 1 0 0 8 England FW Robbie Fowler 10+3 4 0 0 3 2 0 0 9 Scotland FW Steve MacLean* 6+9 1 1 0 1+1 0 0 0 10 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen McPhail 42+1 3 5 0 4 0 0 0 11 Wales MF Paul Parry 37+4 10 5 1 4 0 0 0 12 England DF Roger Johnson 41+1 5 6 1 4 1 0 0 13 England GK Michael Oakes 11 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 Northern Ireland FW Warren Feeney 1+4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 Republic of Ireland GK David Forde 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 Wales MF Joe Ledley 38+3 10 4 1 2+1 0 0 0 17 England MF Kevin Cooper* 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 England MF Trevor Sinclair 14+7 1 1+3 0 1 1 1 0 19 England MF Riccardo Scimeca 4+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 20 Scotland FW Steve Thompson 17+19 5 1+4 1 0+1 0 1 1 23 Wales MF Darcy Blake 4+4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 1 0 26 Wales MF Jonathan Brown 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 27 England FW Matt Green 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 30 Wales MF Aaron Ramsey 11+4 1 3+2 1 0+1 0 1 0 36 Netherlands FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 33+3 7 4+1 1 3 1 0 0 44 Wales DF Chris Gunter* 11+2 0 0 0 2+2 0 0 0 |} * Indicates player left the club during the season. Disciplinary record +NumberPosPlayer 6 DF Glenn Loovens 12 0 10 MF Stephen McPhail 7 0 3 DF Tony Capaldi 5 0 16 MF Joe Ledley 4 0 20 FW Steve Thompson 4 1 36 FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 3 1 2 DF Kevin McNaughton 3 0 5 DF Darren Purse 3 0 4 MF Gavin Rae 3 0 12 DF Roger Johnson 2 0 9 FW Steve MacLean 2 0 11 MF Paul Parry 2 0 7 MF Peter Whittingham 2 0 23 MF Darcy Blake 1 0 44 DF Chris Gunter 1 0 30 MF Aaron Ramsey 1 0 1 GK Kasper Schmeichel 1 0 19 MF Riccardo Scimeca 1 0 18 MF Trevor Sinclair 1 0 Transfers Summer transfer window ins PlayerClubFee 3 Tony Capaldi Plymouth Argyle Free Transfer 8 Robbie Fowler Liverpool Free Transfer 36 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Charlton Athletic Free Transfer 9 Steve MacLean Sheffield Wednesday Free Transfer 13 Michael Oakes Wolves Free Transfer 4 Gavin Rae Rangers Free Transfer 18 Trevor Sinclair Manchester City Free Transfer Loans in #PlayerClubArrival dateReturn date 1 Ross Turnbull Middlesbrough 29 July 5 October 1 Kasper Schmeichel Manchester City 25 October 3 January 1 Peter Enckelman Blackburn Rovers 10 January End of season Summer transfer window outs * Indicates that the player joined club after being released by Cardiff #PlayerClubFee Neil Alexander Ipswich Town* Free Transfer Scott Allison Hartlepool United* Free Transfer Chris Barker QPR Free Transfer Kevin Campbell Retired – Michael Chopra Sunderland £5m Gregg Coombes Carmarthen Town* Free Transfer Michael Corcoran Oxford United* Free Transfer Jamal Easter Carmarthen Town* Free Transfer Luigi Glombard Grenoble Foot 38* Free Transfer Mark Howard St Mirren* Free Transfer Joe Jacobson Bristol Rovers Free Transfer Martyn Margetson Retired – Scott McCoubrey Port Talbot Town Released Curtis McDonald Carmarthen Town* Free Transfer Nick McKoy Unattached Released Jeff Whitley Unattached Released January transfer window ins #PlayerClubFee 25 Erwin Sak Sokol Pniewy Free January transfer window outs #PlayerClubFee 26 Jason Byrne Bohemians Free 17 Kevin Cooper Chesterfield* Free 44 Chris Gunter Tottenham Hotspur £1.5m 9 Steve MacLean Plymouth Argyle £500,000 Loans out #PlayerClubDeparture dateReturn date Willo Flood Dundee United 12 June End of season 14 Warren Feeney Swansea City 21 August 1 January 29 Matt Green Darlington 8 October 8 November 17 Kevin Cooper Tranmere Rovers 25 October 25 November 27 Matt Green Oxford United 22 November 22 December Bradley Middleton Dorchester Town 18 December 29 January 27 Matt Green Oxford United 25 January End of season 15 David Forde Bournemouth 6 March End of season 29 Matt Smith Newport County March 2008 End of season Fixtures & Results Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H Result L/W/L/W/D/L/D/D/D/W/L/L/D/D/L/W/D/D/L/W/W/L/W/D/W/W/W/D/W/L/L/D/L/L/D/W/D/W/W/D/D/W/L/L/D/W Position /12/19/10/9/15/17/17/15/12/15/16/17/19/20/18/18/20/20/17/15/16/15/15/12/11/8/8/7/9/11/11/13/14/14/12/14/13/12/12/12/10/13/13/13/12 Points 0p/3p/3p/6p/7p/7p/8p/9p/10p/13p/13p/13p/14p/15p/15p/18p/19p/20p/20p/23p/26p/26p/29p/30p/33p/36p/39p/40p/43p/43p/43p/44p/44p/44p/45p/48p/49p/52p/55p/56p/57p/60p/60p/60p/61p/64p lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd blue1 red1 Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09 Headline Book Publishing 2008 978-0-7553-1820-9 February 2022 Friendlies +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 Jul Merthyr Tydfil(Southern Premier Division) A W 2 – 0 – Chopra (2) 11 Jul Pourtegese FA XI(Portugal) A W 2 – 1 Approx. 600 Charalambidis, Green 14 Jul Vitoria de Setúbal(Primeira Liga) A W 1 – 0 – MacLean 21 Jul Yeovil Town(League One) A W 2 – 0 2,371 Feeney(pen), MacLean(pen) 28 Jul Stockport County(League Two) A L 4 – 6 3,125 Rae, Sinclair, MacLean, Whittingham 4 Aug FC Twente(Dutch Eredivisie) H W 1 – 0 – Feeney Championship 2007 8 11 y 15:00 1 L Cardiff City Stoke City 01 27 Ryan Shawcross Ninian Park Cardiff BBC report 18,840 Steve Tanner (East Sussex) 2007 8 18 y 15:00 2 W Queens Park Rangers Cardiff City 02 29 Steve MacLean 59 Paul Parry Loftus Road London 12,596 Phil Joslin (Nottinghamshire) 2007 8 25 y 15:00 3 L Cardiff City Coventry City 01 34 Jay Tabb Ninian Park Cardiff 16,407 Rob Shoebridge (Derby) 2007 9 1 y 15:00 4 W Norwich City Cardiff City 12 Simon Lappin 12 64 Peter Whittingham 84 Roger Johnson Carrow Road Norwich 24,292 Clive Penton (Sussex) 2007 9 15 y 17:20 5 D Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City 22 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 30 58 71 Gavin Rae 89 Steve Thompson Home Park Plymouth 11,591 Richard Beeby (Northampton) 2007 9 19 y 19:45 6 L Cardiff City Watford 12 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 61 17 78 Darius Henderson Ninian Park Cardiff 13,169 Lee Probert (Gloucestershire) 2007 9 22 y 12:45 7 D Cardiff City Preston North End 22 Robbie Fowler 28 61 51 90 Callum Davidson Ninian Park Cardiff 11,772 Andy Hall (West Midlands) 2007 9 29 y 15:00 8 D Barnsley Cardiff City 11 Brian Howard 84 73 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Oakwell Barnsley 10,709 Phil Dowd (Stoke-on-Trent) 2007 10 2 y 19:45 9 D Sheffield United Cardiff City 33 James Beattie 18 Chris Armstrong 85 Chris Morgan 90 31 Joe Ledley 45 pen Robbie Fowler 59 Gavin Rae Bramall Lane Sheffield 26,186 Andy D'Urso (Billericay) 2007 10 6 y 15:00 10 W Cardiff City Burnley 21 Joe Ledley 36 Paul Parry 55 50 Ade Akinbiyi Ninian Park Cardiff 12,914 Andy Penn (West Midlands) 2007 10 21 y 13:15 11 L Southampton Cardiff City 10 Stern John 15 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 20,796 Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) 2007 10 24 y 19:45 12 L Cardiff City Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 Robbie Fowler 25 pen Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 29 13 65 Michael Kightly 74 Jody Craddock Ninian Park Cardiff 15,000 Paul Taylor (Middlesex) 2007 10 27 y 15:00 13 D Cardiff City Scunthorpe United 11 Stephen McPhail 37 55 Jim Goodwin Ninian Park Cardiff 11,850 Keith Hill (Hertfordshire) 2007 11 6 y 19:45 14 D Cardiff City Crystal Palace 11 Darren Purse 9 44 pen Ben Watson Ninian Park Cardiff 11,781 Lee Mason (Bolton) 2007 11 10 y 15:00 15 L Charlton Athletic Cardiff City 30 Sam Sodje 44 Chris Iwelumo 45 Zheng Zhi 80 The Valley London 22,866 Mike Jones (Chester) 2007 11 24 y 12:00 16 W Cardiff City Ipswich Town 10 Paul Parry 33 Ninian Park Cardiff 15,173 Anthony Bates (Stoke-on-Trent) 2007 11 26 y 20:00 17 D Leicester City Cardiff City 00 Walkers Stadium Leicester 16,269 Nigel Miller (Co Durham) 2007 12 1 y 15:00 18 D Hull City Cardiff City 22 Stephen McPhee 3 Richard Garcia 43 6 Steve Thompson 90 Roger Johnson KC Stadium Hull 16,269 Mike Dean (Wirral) 2007 12 4 y 19:45 19 L Cardiff City Charlton Athletic 02 34 Matt Holland 79 pen Andy Reid Ninian Park Cardiff 11,874 Jon Moss (Yorkshire) 2007 12 8 y 15:00 20 W Cardiff City Colchester United 41 Steve Thompson 52 Peter Whittingham 57 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 66 Adam Virgo 70 og 45 Johnnie Jackson Ninian Park Cardiff 11,006 Rob Shoebridge (Derby) 2007 12 11 y 19:45 21 W Blackpool Cardiff City 01 14 Steve Thompson Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,214 Eddie Ilderton (Tyne and Wear) 2007 12 15 y 15:00 22 L Bristol City Cardiff City 10 Marvin Elliott 57 Ashton Gate Bristol 15,753 Uriah Rennie (South Yorkshire) 2007 12 22 y 15:00 23 W Cardiff City Sheffield United 10 Paul Parry 30 Ninian Park Cardiff 12,869 Keith Stroud (Dorset) 2007 12 26 y 12:00 24 D Watford Cardiff City 22 Jay DeMerit 49 Jobi McAnuff 90 34 Roger Johnson 56 Peter Whittingham Vicarage Road Watford 17,014 Grant Hegley (Hertfordshire) 2007 12 29 y 15:00 25 W Preston North End Cardiff City 12 Simon Whaley 5 53 Roger Johnson 67 Joe Ledley Deepdale Preston 12,046 Mark Haywood (West Yorkshire) 2008 1 1 y 13:00 26 W Cardiff City Plymouth Argyle 10 Joe Ledley 30 Ninian Park Cardiff 14,965 Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) 2008 1 12 y 15:00 27 W Cardiff City Sheffield Wednesday 10 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 36 Ninian Park Cardiff 14,015 Andy Woolmer (Northamptonshire) 2008 1 19 y 15:00 28 D West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City 33 Roman Bednar 35 Martin Albrechtsen 72 Roger Johnson 88 og 1 33 Paul Parry 52 Joe Ledley The Hawthorns West Bromwich 22,325 Kevin Friend (Leicestershire) 2008 1 29 y 19:45 29 W Cardiff City Queens Park Rangers 31 Joe Ledley 12 40 Paul Parry 57 76 Patrick Agyemang Ninian Park Cardiff 13,602 Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) 2008 2 2 y 12:30 30 L Stoke City Cardiff City 21 Roger Johnson 39 og Ricardo Fuller 57 pen 63 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Britannia Stadium Stoke 15,045 Steve Bennett (Kent) 2008 2 9 y 12:00 31 L Cardiff City Norwich City 12 Gavin Rae 45 15 88 Ched Evans Ninian Park Cardiff 11,937 Richard Beeby (Northampton) 2008 2 12 y 19:45 32 D Coventry City Cardiff City 00 Ricoh Arena Coventry 15,260 Danny McDermid (Hampshire) 2008 2 23 y 15:00 33 L Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff City 10 Marcus Tudgay 41 Hillsborough Sheffield 18,539 Darren Deadman (Cambridgeshire) 2008 3 1 y 15:00 34 L Cardiff City Leicester City 01 27 og Darren Purse Ninian Park Cardiff 13,335 Mick Thorpe (Suffolk) 2008 3 4 y 20:00 35 D Crystal Palace Cardiff City 00 Selhurst Park London 13,446 Scott Mathieson (Cheshire) 2008 3 12 y 19:45 36 W Cardiff City Hull City 10 Stephen McPhail 2 Ninian Park Cardiff 17,555 Lee Probert (Gloucestershire) 2008 3 15 y 15:00 37 D Colchester United Cardiff City 11 Johnnie Jackson 71 11 Paul Parry Layer Road Colchester 4,699 Kevin Wright (Cambridgeshire) 2008 3 22 y 15:00 38 W Cardiff City Bristol City 21 Roger Johnson 44 Peter Whittingham 81 73 Dele Adebola Ninian Park Cardiff 16,458 Keith Stroud (Dorset) 2008 3 29 y 15:00 39 W Cardiff City Southampton 10 Paul Parry 6 Ninian Park Cardiff 12,955 Mike Jones (Chester) 2008 4 1 y 19:45 40 D Cardiff City West Bromwich Albion 00 Ninian Park Cardiff 13,915 Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) 2008 4 9 y 19:45 41 D Ipswich Town Cardiff City 11 Jordan Rhodes 73 37 Gavin Rae Portman Road Ipswich 20,311 Russell Booth (Nottinghamshire) 2008 4 12 y 15:00 42 W Cardiff City Blackpool 31 Stephen McPhail 7 Trevor Sinclair 50 Peter Whittingham 58 73 Andy Morrell Ninian Park Cardiff 14,715 Anthony Bates (Stoke-on-Trent) 2008 4 19 y 15:00 43 L Scunthorpe United Cardiff City 32 Paul Hayes 53 90 pen Kevan Hurst 56 45 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 59 Joe Ledley Glanford Park Scunthorpe 4,727 Phil Joslin (Nottinghamshire) 2008 4 22 y 19:45 44 L Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City 30 Andy Keogh 8 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 44 Michael Kightly 56 Molineux Wolverhampton 20,862 Mark Halsey (Bolton) 2008 4 26 y 15:00 45 D Burnley Cardiff City 33 Graham Alexander 36 Andrew Cole 54 Clarke Carlisle 86 57 pen Joe Ledley 69 Aaron Ramsey 89 Steve Thompson Turf Moor Burnley 10,694 Andy Hall (West Midlands) 2008 5 4 y 14:00 46 W Cardiff City Barnsley 30 Paul Parry 44 Kevin McNaughton 49 Joe Ledley 63 Ninian Park Cardiff 14,469 Clive Penton (Sussex) FA Cup 2008 1 5 y 13:00 Round 3 W Chasetown Cardiff City 13 Kevin McNaughton 17 og 45 Peter Whittingham 60 Aaron Ramsey 73 Paul Parry The Scholars Ground Chasetown BBC reportChasetown report 2,420 Graham Laws (Northumberland) 2008 1 27 y 12:30 Round 4 W Hereford United Cardiff City 12 Theo Robinson 77 45 Kevin McNaughton 67 pen Steve Thompson Edgar Street Hereford 6,855 Andy D'Urso (Billericay) 2008 2 16 y 15:00 Round 5 W Cardiff City Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 Peter Whittingham 2 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 11 Ninian Park Cardiff 15,339 Rob Styles (Dorset) 2008 2 16 y 14:00 Round 6 W Middlesbrough Cardiff City 02 9 Peter Whittingham 23 Roger Johnson Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough BBC report 32,896 Mike Dean (Wirral) 2008 4 8 y 16:00 Semi-final W Barnsley Cardiff City 01 9 Joe Ledley Wembley Stadium London BBC report 82,752 Alan Wiley (Staffordshire) 2008 5 17 y 15:00 Final L Portsmouth Cardiff City 10 Nwankwo Kanu 37 Wembley Stadium London BBC report 89,874 Mike Dean (Wirral) League Cup 2007 8 14 y 19:45 Round 1 W Cardiff City Brighton & Hove Albion 10 yes Roger Johnson 110 Ninian Park Cardiff 3,726 Trevor Kettle (Berkshire) 2007 8 28 y 19:45 Round 2 W Cardiff City Leyton Orient 10 Peter Whittingham 90 Ninian Park Cardiff 6,150 Mick Russell (Hertfordshire) 2007 9 25 y Round 3 W West Bromwich Albion Cardiff City 24 Ishmael Miller 33 87 pen 4 27 pen Robbie Fowler 23 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 30 Trevor Sinclair The Hawthorns West Bromwich 14,085 Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) 2007 10 31 y Round 4 L Liverpool Cardiff City 21 Nabil El Zhar 48 Steven Gerrard 66 65 Darren Purse Anfield Liverpool BBC reportESPN reportLiverpool report 41,780 Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) FAW Premier Cup 2008 1 22 y Quarter-final W Welshpool Town Cardiff City 01 85 Jonathan Brown Maes y Dre Recreation Ground Welshpool BBC report 208 Lee Evans 2008 2 19 y 19:00 Semi-final D Cardiff City Newport County 11 yes 45 Steve Thompson 115 113 Jason Bowen Sinclair Blake Loovens Sam Wade Thompson Jack Carlile Bowen Alsop Evans Fowler Searle Jarman Ninian Park Cardiff BBC report 1,960 Lee Evans Awards Won January Championship manager of the month: Dave Jones January Championship player of the month: Joe Ledley Player of the semi-finals of the FA Cup: Joe Ledley"Ledley takes the vote" https://web.archive.org/web/20080415233211/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/04/POTR_LedleyWinsSF.htm 15 April 2008 TheFA.com Retrieved on 14 April 2008 Nominated Player of the third round of the FA Cup: Aaron Ramsey"Coventry hero earns FA Cup award" BBC Sport Retrieved on 20 March 2008 Player of the fourth round of the FA Cup: Paul Parry"Havant's Potter wins FA Cup award" BBC Sport Retrieved on 20 March 2008 Player of the fifth round of the FA Cup: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink"Barnlsey keeper wins FA Cup award" BBC Sport Retrieved on 20 March 2008 Player of the quarter-finals of the FA Cup: Peter Whittingham"Odejayi takes vote" TheFA.com Retrieved on 20 March 2008 End-of-season awards Player of the Year Roger JohnsonYoung Player of the Year Aaron RamseyMost Improved Player of the Year Peter WhittinghamGoal of the Season Joe Ledley vs Barnsley, 6 AprMoment of the Year Joe Ledley's goal vs Barnsley, 6 AprDisabled Association's Player of the Year Joe LedleyMan of the Match Award Roger Johnson Source: cardiffcity.com See also Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City F.C. seasons 2007–08 in English football References 2007-08 Category:Welsh football clubs 2007–08 season Category:2007–08 Football League Championship by team