2009–10 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season April 2021 Cardiff City 2009–10 Dave Jones Peter Ridsdale Football League Championship 4th FA Cup Fifth round(eliminated by Chelsea) League Cup Third round(eliminated by Aston Villa) Peter Whittingham (20) Peter Whittingham (26) 26,033 vs Leicester City, 11 May 5,545 vs Dagenham & Redbridge, 11 August 19,413 _cardiff0910h _cardiff0910h _cardiff0910h _cardiff0910h _cardiff0910hl _cardiff0910a _cardiff0910a _cardiff0910a _cardiff0910a _cardiff0910al 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 83rd season in The Football League since joining in 1920. The season was also the club's first in the Cardiff City Stadium, replacing their former ground Ninian Park, which had been used by the club for 99 years. Cardiff had their most successful season in the Football League Championship finishing 4th making the play-offs for the Premier League. Cardiff narrowly missed out on promotion after losing 3–2 to Blackpool in the Final. Events 26 June 2009 – Cardiff City pen a five-year kit manufacturing deal with Puma.http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1704281,00.html City and Puma Pen Five Year Deal The Official Website of the Cardiff City FC 2009-06-30 2010-04-23 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120309171452/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~1704281%2C00.html 9 March 2012 4 July 2009 – Cardiff City break their record transfer fee with the £3 million signing of Michael Chopra from Sunderland.http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2009/07/01/striker-chopra-to-be-a-record-signing-for-city-91466-24037861/ Striker Chopra set to be a record signing for City South Wales Echo 2009-07-01 2009-08-28 22 July 2009 – Cardiff City Stadium is officially opened with a 0–0 draw against with Celtic.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8164021.stm Cardiff City 0–0 Celtic BBC Sport 2009-07-22 2009-08-28 7 August 2009 – Mark Hudson is named club captain. 11 September 2009 – Cardiff City agree a one-year shirt sponsorship deal with 777ball.com.http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2009/09/11/cardiff-city-land-250k-shirt-sponsor-91466-24660003/ Cardiff City land 250k shirt sponsor South Wales Echo 2009-09-11 11 September 2009 28 September 2009 – SBOBET are announced as replacement sponsors following the withdrawal of 777ball.com due to licensing problems.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/8260805.stm Sponsor removed from City shirts BBC News 2009-09-17 2009-09-21http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1810688,00.html SBOBET.com: City's new sponsor cardiffcityfc.co.uk 2009-09-28 2009-08-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120608081719/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~1810688%2C00.html 8 June 2012 7 November 2009 – Dave Jones receives Championship Manager of the Month for October.http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/jones-named-manager-of-the-month-20091107_2248204_1868671 Jones name Manager of the Month The Football League 2009-11-07 2009-11-07 September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 14 November 2009 – Peter Whittingham receives Player of the Month for October.http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/whittingham-named-player-of-the-month-20091114_2248204_1875468 Whittingham name Manager of the Month The Football League 2009-11-14 2009-11-14 https://archive.today/20120730200301/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/whittingham-named-player-of-the-month-20091114_2248204_1875468 30 July 2012 dead 20 November 2009 – Midfielder Stephen McPhail is diagnosed with stage one lymphoma, a rare form of cancer.http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1880105,00.html Stephen McPhail: Club Statement cardiffcityfc.co.uk 2009-11-20 2009-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20091122084215/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~1880105%2C00.html 22 November 2009 dead 25 November 2009 – Datuk Chan Tien Ghee is appointed on the board of directors.http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1885977,00.html City Board Appointment cardiffcityfc.co.uk 2009-11-25 2009-11-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20091128013604/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~1885977%2C00.html 28 November 2009 dead 28 November 2009 – Goalkeeper Peter Enckelman is involved in a car crash but made a "luck escape" playing 45 mins the following day.http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1891169,00.html Encks in Crash Scare cardiffcityfc.co.uk 2009-11-28 2009-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203083830/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~1891169%2C00.html 3 December 2009 dead 4 December 2009 – Club secretary, Jason Turner is suspended.http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2009/12/04/cardiff-city-suspend-secretary-jason-turner-91466-25322171/ Cardiff City suspend secretary Jason Turner WalesOnline 2009-12-04 2009-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20091205194339/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2009/12/04/cardiff-city-suspend-secretary-jason-turner-91466-25322171/ 5 December 2009 live 11 December 2009 – Cardiff City agree a settlement with Langston Corporation, over taking any more legal action over the clubs debt.http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1901547,00.html Langston Deal Announced cardiffcityfc.co.uk 2009-12-11 2009-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100108065210/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~1901547%2C00.html 8 January 2010 dead 17 December 2009 – Riccardo Scimeca is forced to retire at the age of 34 due to injury.http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1907728,00.html Riccy Scimeca retires cardiffcityfc.co.uk 2009-12-17 2009-12-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120225000554/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~1907728%2C00.html 25 February 2012 29 January 2010 – Captain Mark Hudson is ruled out for 10–12 weeks with a split ankle tendon.http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1949485,00.html Huds out for 10–12 weeks cardiffcityfc.co.uk 2010-01-29 2010-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20100201010539/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~1949485%2C00.html 1 February 2010 dead 9 April 2010 – Gavin Rae is confirmed to be out for the season with a ruptured tendon in his ankle.http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2019285,00.html Gavin is out for the season cardiffcityfc.co.uk 2010-04-09 2010-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100413043803/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2019285%2C00.html 13 April 2010 dead Football League Championship Standings CAR Results summary 12 6 5 37 20 10 4 9 36 34 2 May http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10335~20090926,00.html Cardiff City Match League Table 27 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091219063426/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/LeagueTable/0,,10335~20090926,00.html 19 December 2009 dead April 2012 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/D/W/W/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/D/W/W/D/L/L/L/W/W/W/L/D/D/D/W/W/L/W/D/L/L/W/L/L/W/W/D/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/L Position 1/2/1/1/2/8/4/6/9/5/4/3/3/2/3/3/5/8/5/3/3/5/4/4/5/4/4/4/4/5/5/6/6/6/6/6/6/6/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4 lightblue Home gold Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd blue1 red1 2 May http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0,,10335,00.html Cardiff City | Match | Fixtures & Results | 2009 www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20090916213306/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/Fixtures/0%2C%2C10335%2C00.html 16 September 2009 April 2012 Kit Puma 777.com (13 Sep)SBOBET (from 29 Sep) | _cardiff0910h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF Home |_cardiff0910a _yellowtop FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 0000CC 0000CC Away |_cardiff0910a _bluetop FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 Away Alternate |_silversides FFD800 FFD800 FFD800 808080 808080 GK Home |_silversides 75B2DD 75B2DD 75B2DD 808080 808080 GK Away | 000000 FFC0CB 000000 FFC0CB 000000 GK Alternate 18 September 2012 Historical Football kits September 2012 Squad 16 February 2010Cardiff City 1st Team profiles http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10335,00.html cardiffcityfc.co.uk 24 December 2009 24 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100108035013/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10335%2C00.html 8 January 2010 dead No.NameNat.Place of birthDate of birthClub apps.Club goalsInt. capsInt. goalsPrevious clubDate joinedFeeContract end1David MarshallSCOGlasgow5 March 1985 – –50Norwich City12 May 2009£500,00020122Kevin McNaughtonSCODundee28 August 1982131240Aberdeen26 May 2006Free20113Mark KennedyIRLDublin15 May 1976400344Crystal Palace10 July 2008Free20114Gavin RaeSCOAberdeen28 November 19771015140Rangers7 October 2007Free20115Mark HudsonENGGuildford30 March 1982 – – – –Charlton Athletic2 July 2009£1,075,00020126Gábor GyepesHUNBudapest26 June 1981291221Northampton Town19 August 2008£200,00020137Peter WhittinghamENGNuneaton8 September 198410817 – –Aston Villa11 January 2007£350,0002011 8Michael ChopraENGNewcastle upon Tyne23 December 19837131 – –Sunderland1 July 2009£3,000,00020129Jay BothroydENGLondon5 May 19824412 – –Wolverhampton Wanderers4 August 2008£350,000201110Stephen McPhailIRLLondon ENG9 December 19791073101Barnsley13 June 2006Free201111Chris BurkeSCOGlasgow2 December 198316110Rangers9 January 2009Free201112Tony CapaldiNIRPorsgrunn NOR12 August 1981600220Plymouth Argyle25 May 2007Free201014Paul QuinnSCOWishaw21 July 1985 – – – –Motherwell4 June 2009£300,000201215Anthony GerrardENGLiverpool6 February 1986 – – – –Walsall2 July 2009£200,000201316Joe LedleyWALCardiff23 January 198722026121N/A1 June 2004Trainee201017Kelvin EtuhuNigeriaKano30 May 1988 – – – –Manchester City22 August 2009Loan201018Solomon TaiwoNigeriaLagos29 April 1985 – – – –Dagenham & Redbridge25 August 2009£250,000201220Peter EnckelmanFINTurku10 March 1977350110Blackburn Rovers18 July 2008Free201023Darcy BlakeWALNew Tredegar13 December 1988360 – –N/A1 June 2005Trainee201124Miguel CommingesGuadeloupeLes Abymes16 March 1982330150Swindon Town1 June 2008Free201026Warren FeeneyNIRBelfast17 January 1981120275Luton Town22 March 2007Free201127Adam MatthewsWALSwansea13 January 1992 – – – –N/A14 January 2009Trainee201128Aaron WildigENGHereford15 April 1992 – – – –N/A15 April 2009Trainee201229Josh MagennisNIRBangor15 August 1990 – – – –N/A1 June 2009Trainee201032Aaron MorrisWALCardiff30 December 198930 – –N/A1 June 2007Trainee201044Ross McCormackSCOGlasgow18 August 1984442310Motherwell28 June 2008Free2014 Statistics 22 May 2010 Championship FA Cup League Cup Play-offs 1 Scotland GK David Marshall 43 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 Scotland DF Kevin McNaughton 20+1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 Republic of Ireland MF Mark Kennedy 25+5 0 2+1 0 0 0 3 0 4 Scotland MF Gavin Rae 28+9 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 5 England DF Mark Hudson 26+1 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 6 Hungary DF Gábor Gyepes 16 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 England MF Peter Whittingham 41 20 4 1 3 2 3 2 8 England FW Michael Chopra 36+5 16 3+1 2 2+1 1 3 2 9 England FW Jay Bothroyd 40 11 3 1 2 1 3 0 10 Republic of Ireland MF Stephen McPhail 21 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 11 Scotland MF Chris Burke 38+6 9 2+1 1 2 0 3 0 12 Northern Ireland DF Tony Capaldi 10+5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 Scotland DF Paul Quinn 16+6 0 2 0 2 0 0+1 0 15 England DF Anthony Gerrard 39 2 4 0 3 0 0+1 0 16 Wales MF Joe Ledley 27+2 3 3 0 1 0 3 1 17 Nigeria MF Kelvin Etuhu 7+9 0 0 0 1 0 0+3 0 18 Nigeria MF Solomon Taiwo 2+6 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 19 England MF Riccardo Scimeca* 2+2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 20 Finland GK Peter Enckelman 3+1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 23 Wales DF Darcy Blake 15+3 0 1+2 0 0 0 3 0 24 Guadeloupe DF Miguel Comminges 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 Northern Ireland FW Warren Feeney 1+8 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 27 Wales DF Adam Matthews 24+8 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 28 England MF Aaron Wildig 4+7 1 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 29 Northern Ireland FW Josh Magennis 1+8 0 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 32 Wales DF Aaron Morris 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 Scotland FW Ross McCormack 21+13 4 3+1 1 0 0 0+3 0 49 Wales MF Jonathan Meades 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Republic of Ireland DF Darren Dennehy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} * Indicates player left club during the season. Captains NumberPosPlayerStarts(as captain) 5 DF Mark Hudson 32 9 FW Jay Bothroyd 17 10 MF Stephen McPhail 4 16 MF Joe Ledley 2 8 FW Michael Chopra 1 Disciplinary record NumberPosPlayer 9 FW Jay Bothroyd 13 0 8 FW Michael Chopra 12 0 16 MF Joe Ledley 3 1 14 DF Paul Quinn 8 0 6 DF Gábor Gyepes 2 1 10 MF Stephen McPhail 2 1 15 DF Anthony Gerrard 6 0 12 DF Tony Capaldi 0 1 44 FW Ross McCormack 6 0 5 DF Mark Hudson 3 0 11 MF Chris Burke 2 0 26 FW Warren Feeney 2 0 1 GK David Marshall 2 0 2 DF Kevin McNaughton 2 0 4 MF Gavin Rae 2 0 7 MF Peter Whittingham 2 0 23 MF Darcy Blake 1 0 17 MF Kelvin Etuhu 1 0 3 DF Mark Kennedy 1 0 27 DF Adam Matthews 1 0 18 MF Solomon Taiwo 1 0 Contracts y McCormack SCO 44 FW 1986 8 18 2009 7 1 Signed 4 years June 2013 BBC Sport y Ledley WAL 16 MF 1987 1 23 2010 5 30 Rejected 4 years June 2013 South Wales Echo August 2011 Transfers In y y Marshall Transfer SCO 1 GK 1985 3 5 2009 5 12 Norwich City ENG S £500,000 2012 Cardiff City WAL y y Hudson Transfer ENG 5 DF 1982 3 30 2009 7 2 Charlton Athletic ENG S £1,075,000 2012 BBC Sport WAL y Gerrard Transfer ENG 15 DF 1986 2 6 2009 7 3 Walsall ENG S £200,000 2013 Cardiff City WAL y y Quinn Transfer SCO 14 DF 1985 7 21 2009 7 4 Motherwell SCO S £300,000 2012 BBC Sport WAL y Chopra Transfer ENG 8 FW 1983 12 23 2009 7 7 Sunderland ENG S £3,000,000 2012 BBC Sport WAL y y Taiwo Transfer Nigeria 18 MF 1985 4 29 2009 8 26 Dagenham & Redbridge ENG S £250,000 2012 BBC Sport WAL April 2012 Total spent: ~ £5,250,750 Loans in y Nigeria Etuhu MF 17 1988 5 30 2011 6 30 Manchester City 23 August 30 June Cardiff City Cardiff City Out y WAL y Brown Free Transfer WAL 29 MF 1990 4 17 2009 6 30 Bryntirion Athletic WAL S Free 1 0 South Wales Echo WAL Purse Free Transfer ENG 5 DF 1977 2 14 2009 7 24 Sheffield Wednesday ENG S Free 123 12 Sheffield Wednesday WAL y Johnson Transfer ENG 12 DF 1983 4 28 2009 7 25 Birmingham City ENG S £5,000,000 136 14 Birmingham City WAL Parry Transfer WAL 17 MF 1980 8 19 2009 8 3 Preston North End ENG S £300,000 214 27 BBC Sport WAL y Sak Free Transfer POL 25 GK 1990 2 15 2009 9 8 Wrexham WAL S Free 0 0 The LeaderJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Total income: ~ £5,300,000 Loans out y y IRL Dennehy DF — 1988 8 21 2009 12 23 Hereford United 2 July 23 August Hereford United Hereford United WAL Blake DF 23 1988 12 13 2009 12 31 Plymouth Argyle 28 August 1 January Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City y NIR Magennis FW 29 1990 8 15 2009 11 15 Grimsby Town 15 October 15 November BBC Sport Grimsby Town NIR Feeney FW 26 1981 1 17 2009 12 28 Sheffield Wednesday 26 November 28 December Cardiff City y NIR Capaldi DF 12 1981 8 12 2010 1 4 Leeds United 26 November 6 January Leeds United BBC Sport WAL Morris DF 32 1989 12 30 2010 2 28 Newport County 23 December 28 February South Wales Argus y IRL Dennehy DF — 1988 9 21 2010 4 25 Gillingham 21 January 29 April BBC Sport South Wales Echo Fixtures & results Pre-season friendlies +DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 10 Jul Chasetown(Southern Football League Division One Midlands) H W 4 – 0 – Bothroyd, Chopra, Magennis, Matthews 15 Jul Fátima(Liga de Honra) A W 1 – 0 – Klimpl 18 Jul President's XI(Portugal) N W 3 – 0 – Bothroyd (2), Chopra 22 Jul Celtic(Scottish Premier League) H D 0 – 0 15,071 25 Jul Swindon Town(Football League One) A D 0 – 0 – 1 Aug Valencia(La Liga) H L 0 – 2 13,010 League 8 August 1 15:00 BST Cardiff City 4–0 W report Scunthorpe United Chopra 21 45+2Bothroyd 31Whittingham 90+3 pen. Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 22,264 Jon Moss 15 August 2 15:00 BST Blackpool 1–1 D report Cardiff City Evatt 45+1 12 Chopra Bloomfield Road Blackpool 7,698 Grant Hegley 18 August 3 19:45 BST Plymouth Argyle 1–3 W report Cardiff City Gow 90 pen. 4 80 85 pen. Chopra0 90 Capaldi Home Park Plymouth 11,918 Russell Booth 23 August 4 13:45 BST Cardiff City 3–0 W report Bristol City McCombe 37 o.g.Chopra 45+2Rae 66 Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 20,853 Kevin Friend 29 August 5 15:00 BST Doncaster Rovers 2–0 L report Cardiff City Lockwood 13Hayter 17 Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster 9,742 Eddie Ilderton 13 September 6 14:05 BST Cardiff City 0–1 L report Newcastle United 18 Coloccini0 90+2 Smith Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 25,630 Andy Hall 16 September 7 20:00 BST Reading 0–1 W report Cardiff City 58 Burke0 75 McPhail Madjeski Stadium Reading 16,687 Anthony Taylor 19 September 8 15:00 BST Cardiff City 0–2 L report Queens Park Rangers 19 40 Simpson Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 20,121 Lee Probert 26 September 9 15:00 BST Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 L report Cardiff City Esajas 4Varney 48Clarke 80 16 pen. Whittingham0 73 Ledley Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 18,959 Michael Oliver 29 September 10 19:45 BST Cardiff City 6–1 W report Derby County Whittingham 10Chopra 36 57 62 75Burke 75 47 Hulse Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 18,670 Simon Hooper 3 October 11 15:00 BST Watford 0–4 W report Cardiff City 24 pen. 66 Whittingham41 Matthews67 Bothroyd Vicarage Road Watford 13,895 Andy Woolmer 17 October 12 15:00 BST Cardiff City 1–1 D report Crystal Palace Whittingham 19 13 o.g. Hudson Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 21,457 Steve Tanner 20 October 13 19:45 BST Cardiff City 2–0 W report Coventry City Gerrard 5Whittingham 60 pen. Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 19,038 Mick Russell 24 October 14 15:00 BST Sheffield United 3–4 W report Cardiff City Henderson 43 45+3Harper 90+4 41 Bothroyd45+1 pen. 60 85 Whittingham Bramall Lane Sheffield 25,021 Trevor Kettle 1 November 15 17:00 GMT Cardiff City 1–1 D report Nottingham Forest Bothroyd 63 90+1 McGugan Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 20,413 Michael Salisbury 7 November 16 12:45 GMT Swansea City 3–2 L report Cardiff City Dyer 9Pratley 16 61 32 Bothroyd35 Hudson Liberty Stadium Swansea 18,209 Lee Probert 21 November 17 15:00 GMT Barnsley 1–0 L report Cardiff City Dickinson 90+4 Oakwell Barnsley 11,903 Kevin Wright 29 November 18 15:00 GMT Cardiff City 1–2 L report Ipswich Town Whittingham 35 73 Walters85 Stead Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 19,463 Jarnail Singh 5 December 19 15:00 GMT Cardiff City 1–0 W report Preston North End Burke 55 Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 18,735 Roger East 8 December 20 19:45 GMT West Bromwich Albion 0–2 W report Cardiff City Carson 0 82 18 Burke85 Whittingham The Hawthorns West Bromwich 20,742 Anthony Taylor 13 December 21 13:15 GMT Middlesbrough 0–1 W report Cardiff City 61 Burke Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 17,232 Grant Hegley 19 December 15:00 GMT Cardiff City – V Leicester City Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 26 December 22 13:00 GMT Cardiff City 0–1 L report Plymouth Argyle 84 Sawyer Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 24,010 Phil Gibbs 28 December 23 15:00 GMT Peterborough United 4–4 D report Cardiff City Simpson 51 90+2Lee 68Boyd 89 6 23 Ledley34 Bothroyd38 Whittingham London Road Stadium Peterborough 9,796 Dean Whitestone 9 January 24 15:00 GMT Cardiff City 1–1 D report Blackpool Hudson 9 46 Adam Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 19,147 Gavin Ward 16 January 25 15:00 GMT Scunthorpe United 1–1 D report Cardiff City O'Connor 11 82 Whittingham Glanford Park Scunthorpe 5,032 Scott Mathieson 26 January 26 19:45 GMT Bristol City 0–6 W report Cardiff City 19 Whittingham23 57 McCormack24 46 Chopra43 o.g. Fontaine Ashton Gate Bristol 13,825 Andy D'Urso 30 January 27 15:00 GMT Cardiff City 2–1 W report Doncaster Rovers Chopra 9Bothroyd 90+2 65 Roberts Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 19,730 Graham Scott 5 February 28 19:45 GMT Newcastle United 5–1 L report Cardiff City Carroll 3 15Gyepes 6 o.g.Løvenkrands 69 82 89 Wildig St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 44,028 Kevin Friend 9 February 29 19:45 GMT Cardiff City 2–0 W report Peterborough United Burke 30Gerrard 78 Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 17,686 Andy Penn 12 February 15:00 GMT Ipswich Town – V Cardiff City Portman Road Ipswich 16 February 30 19:45 GMT Cardiff City 1–1 D report West Bromwich Albion Whittingham 8 pen. 45+4 Zuiverloon Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 20,758 Andy Woolmer 20 February 31 15:00 GMT Cardiff City 0–2 L report Barnsley 9 12 Bogdanovic Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 19,753 Keith Stroud 27 February 32 15:00 GMT Preston North End 3–0 L report Cardiff City Parkin 30 P 54Coutts 0 52Brown 86 Deepdale Preston 11,777 Andy Hall 6 March 33 15:00 GMT Cardiff City 1–0 W report Middlesbrough Bothroyd 3 Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 19,803 Darren Deadman 9 March 34 19:45 GMT Ipswich Town 2–0 L report Cardiff City Murphy 18 58 Portman Road Ipswich 19,997 Grant Hegley 13 March 35 15:00 GMT Leicester City 1–0 L report Cardiff City Waghorn 29 Walkers Stadium Leicester 22,767 Karl Evans 16 March 36 19:45 GMT Coventry City 1–2 W report Cardiff City Morrison 32 41 Burke90+2 P Whittingham Ricoh Arena Coventry 16,038 Simon Hooper 21 March 37 15:00 GMT Cardiff City 3–1 W report Watford McCormack 7Whittingham 63Burke 78 90+3 Helguson Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 20,130 Phil Crossley 24 March 38 19:45 GMT Cardiff City 1–1 D report Sheffield United Bothroyd 45 67 Quinn Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 18,715 Danny McDermid 27 March 39 12:45 GMT Crystal Palace 1–2 W report Cardiff City Hill 58 4 Gyepes67 Burke Selhurst Park London 13,464 Carl Boyeson 30 March 40 19:45 BST Cardiff City 2–1 W report Leicester City McCormack 10Whittingham 450 71 Gyepes 52 Howard Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 20,438 Fred Graham 3 April 41 17:20 BST Cardiff City 2–1 W report Swansea City Chopra 42 90+2 28 Orlandi Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 25,130 Phil Dowd 5 April 42 17:15 BST Nottingham Forest 0–0 D report Cardiff City City Ground Nottingham 22,185 Chris Foy 10 April 43 15:00 BST Cardiff City 0–0 D report Reading Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 21,248 Anthony Bates 17 April 44 15:00 BST Queens Park Rangers 1–0 W report Cardiff City 80 Ledley Loftus Road London 12,832 Michael Oliver 24 April 45 15:00 BST Cardiff City 3–2 W report Sheffield Wednesday Whittingham 17Bothroyd 54 81 15 Johnson78 Tudgay Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 23,304 Anthony Taylor 2 May 46 13:00 BST Derby County 2–0 L report Cardiff City McEveley 48Martin 62 Pride Park Stadium Derby 31,102 Colin Webster Play-offs 9 May Semi-final (1st leg) 13:45 BST Leicester City 0–1 W report Cardiff City 78 Whittingham Walkers Stadium Leicester 29,165 Alan Wiley 12 May Semi-final (2nd leg) 19:45 BST Cardiff City 2–3 3–3 yes W report Leicester City Chopra 21Whittingham 69 P 25 Fryatt36 OG Hudson49 King Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 26,033 Chopra McCormack Ledley Kennedy Howard Webb 4–3 Berner Howard Solano Kermorgant Waghorn 22 May Final 15:00 BST Blackpool 3–2 L report Cardiff City Adam 13Taylor-Fletcher 41Ormerod 45+1 9 Chopra37 Ledley Wembley Stadium London 82,244 Andre Marriner 2010 Football League Championship play-off Final FA Cup 12 January Third round 19:45 GMT Bristol City 1–1 D report Cardiff City Williams 90+2 76 Chopra Ashton Gate Bristol 7,289 Peter Walton 19 January Third round replay 19:45 GMT Cardiff City 1–0 W report Bristol City Orr 74 OG Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 6,731 Nigel Miller 23 January Fourth round 15:00 GMT Cardiff City 4–2 W report Leicester City Bothroyd 17Whittingham 71Burke 90+2McCormack 90+4 34 Morrison39 N'Guessan Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 10,961 Phil Crossley 13 February Fifth round 12:00 GMT Chelsea 4–1 L report Cardiff City Drogba 2Ballack 51Sturridge 69Kalou 86 34 Chopra Stamford Bridge London 40,827 Andre Marriner Football League Cup 11 August 19:45 BST First round Cardiff City 3–1 W report Dagenham & Redbridge Rae 20Bothroyd 26 PWhittingham 90+1 81 Scott Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 5,545 Andy Penn 26 August 19:45 BST Second round Cardiff City 3–1 W report Bristol Rovers Chopra 33Whittingham 66Magennis 86 75 Elliott Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff 9,767 Roger East 23 September 19:45 BST Third round Aston Villa 1–0 L report Cardiff City Agbonlahor 3 Villa Park Birmingham 22,527 Anthony Taylor Overall summary Summary Games Played 56 (46 Championship, 3 Play-Offs, 4 FA Cup, 3 League CupGames Won 28 (23 Championship, 1 Play-Offs, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)Games Drawn 11 (10 Championship, 0 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Games Lost 18 (14 Championship, 2 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Goals Scored 91 (73 Championship, 5 Play-Offs, 7 FA Cup, 6 League Cup)Goals conceded 70 (54 Championship, 6 Play-Offs, 7 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)Goal Difference +21Clean Sheets 16 (14 Championship, 1 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Yellow Cards 76 (63 Championship, 6 Play-Offs, 5 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)Red Cards 4 (4 Championship, 0 Play-Offs, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Worst Discipline ENG Jay Bothroyd (13 , 0 0)Best Result 6–0 vs Bristol CityWorst Result 1–5 vs Newcastle UnitedMost Appearances SCO Chris Burke 52 (44 Championship, 3 Play-Offs, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)Top Scorer ENG Peter Whittingham 25 (20 Championship, 2 Play-Offs, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)Points 76 / 138 (55.88%) Aggregate Scores OppositionHome ScoreAway ScoreDoubleBarnsley0–20–1Blackpool1–11–1Bristol City3–06–0Coventry City2–02–1Crystal Palace1–12–1Derby County6–10–2Doncaster Rovers2–10–2Ipswich Town1–20–2Leicester City2–10–1Middlesbrough1–01–0Newcastle United0–11–5Nottingham Forest1–10–0Peterborough United2–04–4Plymouth Argyle0–13–1Preston North End1–00–3Queens Park Rangers0–21–0Reading0–01–0Scunthorpe United4–01–1Sheffield United1–14–3Sheffield Wednesday3–21–3Swansea City2–12–3Watford3–14–0West Bromwich Albion1–12–0 Backroom staff PositionNameManager Dave JonesAssistant managerTerry BurtonReserve team managerPaul WilkinsonClub doctorDr Leonard NoakesClub physio Sean ConnellyFitness coachAlex ArmstrongGoalkeeping coachMartyn MargetsonKit managerIan LanningPerformance analystEnda BarronMasseurSteffan BurnettAcademy managerNeal Ardley Awards Team Football League Championship Play-Offs: Runners-Up Individual October Championship manager of the month: Dave Jones October Championship player of the month: Peter Whittingham Football League Championship Apprentice of the Year: Adam MatthewsAdam Scoops Championship Gong http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1994144,00.html cardiffcityfc.co.uk 15 March 2010 10 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120309171233/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~1994144%2C00.html 9 March 2012 dead PFA Team of the Year: Peter Whittingham, Michael Choprahttp://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2035079,00.html PFA Honours Whitts and Chops Cardiff City F.C. 2010-04-26 2010-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100429025902/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2035079%2C00.html 29 April 2010 dead Football League Championship top-goalscorer: Peter Whittingham (20 goals) (joint with Bristol City's Nicky Maynard) See also Cardiff City F.C. seasons 2009–10 Football League Championship 2009–10 FA Cup 2009–10 Football League Cup References 2009-10 Category:Welsh football clubs 2009–10 season Category:2009–10 Football League Championship by team