Cardiff City F.C. league record by opponent

Last updated April 21, 2024

Cardiff City Football Club is a professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded in 1899, the club competed in local amateur leagues before turning professional in 1910, moving into the English football league system by joining the Southern Football League. Ten years later, they were elected into the Second Division of the Football League,^[1] winning promotion to the First Division in their first season.^[2] They achieved their highest ever position during the 1923–24 season, finishing in second place of the First Division but lost the league title on goal average to Huddersfield Town.^[3] They were relegated from the First Division in 1929. Since then, they have spent a further nine seasons in the top tier; the most recent return was a one-year spell in the 2018–19 season.^[2]

Cardiff's first team have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. The club's first competitive fixture as a professional team came against Ton Pentre on 24 September 1910,^[4] the opening day of the 1910–11 season, in the Second Division of the Southern Football League. Their first fixture in the Football League came on 28 August 1920 against Stockport County.^[5] They met their 116th and most recent different opponent, Burton Albion, for the first time on the opening day of the 2016–17 Football League season.^[6] The team that Cardiff have met the most in league competition is Preston North End; the 39 victories from 102 meetings is more than Cardiff have recorded against any other club. Millwall have drawn 28 league matches with Cardiff, more than any other club, and Bristol City have recorded the most victories against Cardiff with 38.

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 20 April 2024.

Key

The table includes results of matches played by Cardiff City in the Southern Football League, the Football League and the Premier League. Matches from uncompleted competitions – the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season – are excluded, as are test matches, Football League play-offs, and matches in the various wartime competitions.
The name used for each opponent is the name they had when Cardiff City most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name. For example, results against Leyton Orient include matches played against Orient (1966–1987) and Clapton Orient (before 1945).
The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Cardiff City played league matches against each opponent.
P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won
† Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are Cardiff City's divisional rivals in the current season, the 2023–24 EFL Championship.
‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct.

All-time league record

Cardiff City F.C. league record by opponent
Opponent	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	Win%	First	Last	Notes
Opponent	Home				Away				Total				Win%	First	Last	Notes
Aberdare Athletic ‡	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	4	2	1	1	050.00	1910–11	1911–12
Aldershot ‡	12	6	1	5	12	5	4	3	24	11	5	8	045.83	1932–33	1990–91
Arsenal	17	5	6	6	17	3	5	9	34	8	11	15	023.53	1921–22	2018–19
Aston Villa	25	14	3	8	25	5	3	17	50	19	6	25	038.00	1931–32	2017–18
Barnet	8	3	4	1	8	0	3	5	16	3	7	6	018.75	1991–92	2000–01
Barnsley	26	15	6	5	26	12	7	7	52	27	13	12	051.92	1920–21	2021–22
Birmingham City †	40	24	5	11	40	8	14	18	80	32	19	29	040.00	1920–21	2023–24
Blackburn Rovers †	36	18	10	8	36	5	11	20	72	23	21	28	031.94	1921–22	2023–24
Blackpool	37	12	15	10	37	7	7	23	74	19	22	33	025.68	1920–21	2022–23
Bolton Wanderers	36	17	6	13	36	7	6	23	72	24	12	36	033.33	1921–22	2017–18
Bournemouth	19	9	7	3	19	3	3	13	38	12	10	16	031.58	1931–32	2021–22
Bradford City	7	2	2	3	7	3	0	4	14	5	2	7	035.71	1921–22	2003–04
Bradford Park Avenue	5	3	0	2	5	1	1	3	10	4	1	5	040.00	1929–30	1949–50
Brentford	24	15	6	3	24	7	7	10	48	22	13	13	045.83	1919–20	2020–21
Brighton & Hove Albion	35	14	12	9	35	6	11	18	70	20	23	27	028.57	1913–14	2018–19
Bristol City †	45	20	9	16	45	14	9	22	90	34	18	38	037.78	1920–21	2023–24
Bristol Rovers	41	12	8	8	41	4	11	13	82	30	26	26	036.59	1913–14	1999–2000
Burnley	40	21	12	7	40	6	13	21	80	27	25	28	033.75	1921–22	2022–23
Burton Albion	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	2017–18	2017–18
Bury	27	19	4	4	27	6	4	17	54	25	8	21	046.30	1920–21	2001–02
Cambridge United	15	7	4	4	15	2	5	8	30	9	9	12	030.00	1978–79	2001–02
Carlisle United	19	14	5	0	19	6	6	7	38	20	11	7	052.63	1965–66	2000–01
Charlton Athletic	35	16	7	12	35	4	13	18	70	20	20	30	028.57	1929–30	2019–20
Chelsea	19	6	6	7	19	5	2	12	38	11	8	19	028.95	1921–22	2018–19
Cheltenham Town	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	4	2	1	1	050.00	2000–01	2002–03
Chesham Town ‡	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	100.00	1910–11	1911–12
Chester City ‡	8	4	3	1	8	2	4	2	16	6	7	3	037.50	1975–76	1998–99
Chesterfield	15	9	3	3	15	7	6	2	30	16	9	5	053.33	1947–48	2002–03
Colchester United	12	5	2	5	12	4	2	6	24	9	4	11	037.50	1975–76	2007–08
Coventry City †	28	16	6	6	28	8	6	14	56	24	12	20	042.86	1913–14	2023–24
Crewe Alexandra	10	4	5	1	10	2	7	1	20	6	12	2	030.00	1986–87	2005–06
Croydon Common ‡	4	4	0	0	4	3	0	1	8	7	0	1	087.50	1910–11	1914–15
Crystal Palace	35	12	12	11	35	7	8	20	70	19	20	31	027.14	1913–14	2018–19
Cwm Albion ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1911–12	1911–12
Darlington	9	4	2	3	9	2	2	5	18	6	4	8	033.33	1985–86	2000–01
Derby County	34	20	9	5	34	12	10	12	68	32	19	17	047.06	1926–27	2021–22
Doncaster Rovers	16	11	2	3	16	5	9	2	32	16	11	5	050.00	1947–48	2011–12
Everton	17	9	4	4	17	3	5	9	34	12	9	13	035.29	1921–22	2018–19
Exeter City	21	14	4	3	21	6	5	10	42	20	9	13	047.62	1913–14	2000–01
Fulham	32	14	7	11	32	10	6	16	64	24	13	27	037.50	1920–21	2021–22
Gateshead	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1920–21	1920–21
Gillingham	21	16	1	4	21	4	8	9	42	20	9	13	047.62	1913–14	2004–05
Grimsby Town	12	8	2	2	12	4	4	4	24	12	6	6	050.00	1948–49	1984–85
Halifax Town ‡	8	4	4	0	8	5	3	0	16	9	7	0	056.25	1975–76	2000–01
Hartlepool United	9	6	3	0	9	3	2	4	18	9	5	4	050.00	1986–87	2000–01
Hereford United ‡	9	7	0	2	9	3	5	1	18	10	5	3	055.56	1975–76	1996–97
Huddersfield Town †	42	21	12	9	42	8	11	23	84	29	23	32	034.52	1921–22	2023–24
Hull City †	36	16	5	15	36	6	16	14	72	22	21	29	030.56	1920–21	2023–24
Ipswich Town †	25	11	6	8	25	5	8	12	50	16	14	20	032.00	1938–39	2022–23
Kettering Town	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	100.00	1910–11	1911–12	^{[upper-alpha 1]}
Kidderminster Harriers	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	050.00	2000–01	2000–01
Leeds United †	27	17	6	4	27	8	9	10	54	25	15	14	046.30	1920–21	2023–24
Leicester City †	28	14	7	7	28	7	6	15	56	21	13	22	037.50	1921–22	2023–24
Leyton Orient	38	22	11	5	38	7	13	18	76	29	24	23	038.16	1920–21	2000–01	^{[upper-alpha 2]}
Lincoln City	14	8	2	4	14	4	3	7	28	12	5	11	042.86	1948–49	2000–01
Liverpool	15	9	2	4	15	7	0	8	30	16	2	12	053.33	1921–22	2018–19
Llanelly	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1912–13	1912–13
Luton Town †	35	20	7	8	35	6	11	18	70	26	18	26	037.14	1912–13	2022–23
Macclesfield Town	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	4	2	0	2	050.00	1997–98	2000–01
Maidstone United	2	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	4	0	2	2	000.00	1990–91	1991–92
Manchester City	21	7	8	6	21	1	8	12	42	8	16	18	019.05	1921–22	2018–19
Manchester United	15	4	2	9	15	3	6	6	30	7	8	15	023.33	1921–22	2018–19
Mansfield Town	15	11	3	1	15	6	4	5	30	17	7	6	056.67	1931–32	2002–03
Mardy ‡	2	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	4	3	1	0	075.00	1911–12	1912–13
Merthyr Town	4	1	1	2	4	1	2	1	8	2	3	3	025.00	1910–11	1919–20
Middlesbrough †	33	21	4	8	34	10	8	16	67	31	12	24	046.27	1921–22	2023–24
Mid Rhondda	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1912–13	1912–13
Millwall †	38	16	15	7	38	8	13	17	76	24	28	24	031.58	1913–14	2023–24	^{[upper-alpha 3]}
Milton Keynes Dons	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	000.00	2015–16	2015–16
Newcastle United	27	12	10	5	27	3	3	21	54	15	13	26	027.78	1921–22	2018–19
Newport County	12	5	3	4	12	5	3	4	24	10	6	8	041.67	1912–13	1987–88
Northampton Town	25	15	5	5	25	5	5	15	50	20	10	20	040.00	1913–14	2002–03
Norwich City †	32	17	3	12	32	3	7	22	64	20	10	34	031.25	1913–14	2023–24
Nottingham Forest	29	17	7	5	29	15	4	10	58	32	11	15	055.17	1920–21	2021–22
Notts County	28	13	5	10	28	7	6	15	56	20	11	25	035.71	1920–21	2002–03
Oldham Athletic	16	8	4	4	16	5	2	9	32	13	6	13	040.63	1921–22	2002–03
Oxford United	11	5	4	2	11	2	2	7	22	7	6	9	031.82	1968–69	1999–2000
Peterborough United	13	5	3	5	13	1	4	8	26	6	7	13	023.08	1975–76	2021–22
Plymouth Argyle †	30	15	5	10	30	4	14	12	60	19	19	22	031.67	1913–14	2023–24
Pontypridd	2	0	2	0	2	0	1	1	4	0	3	1	000.00	1911–12	1912–13
Port Vale	9	5	1	3	9	3	3	3	18	8	4	6	044.44	1920–21	2002–03
Portsmouth	30	12	7	11	30	8	10	12	60	20	17	23	033.33	1911–12	2011–12
Preston North End †	51	23	15	13	51	16	10	25	101	39	25	37	038.61	1921–22	2023–24
Queens Park Rangers †	41	21	10	10	41	10	5	26	82	31	15	36	037.80	1913–14	2023–24
Reading †	37	17	9	11	37	8	13	16	74	25	22	27	033.78	1910–11	2022–23
Rochdale	10	5	3	2	10	1	7	2	20	6	10	4	030.00	1986–87	2000–01
Rotherham United †	28	13	10	5	27	5	4	18	55	18	14	23	032.73	1920–21	2023–24
Salisbury City ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1910–11	1910–11
Scarborough ‡	8	5	3	0	8	3	3	2	16	8	6	2	050.00	1987–88	1998–99
Scunthorpe United	18	8	7	3	18	9	5	4	36	17	12	7	047.22	1958–59	2010–11
Sheffield United	37	16	12	9	37	9	8	20	74	25	20	29	033.78	1921–22	2022–23
Sheffield Wednesday †	37	21	10	6	37	8	8	21	74	29	18	27	039.19	1920–21	2023–24
Shrewsbury Town	12	6	4	2	12	4	3	5	24	10	7	7	041.67	1975–76	2000–01
Southampton †	26	16	5	5	26	3	10	13	52	19	15	18	036.54	1913–14	2023–24
Southend United	21	13	4	4	21	5	9	7	42	18	13	11	042.86	1911–12	2006–07
Stockport County	6	2	4	0	6	2	2	2	12	4	6	2	033.33	1920–21	2002–03
Stoke City †	25	12	6	7	25	6	8	11	50	18	14	18	036.00	1910–11	2023–24	^{[upper-alpha 4]}
Sunderland †	32	17	5	10	32	10	10	12	64	27	15	22	042.19	1921–22	2023–24
Swansea City †	35	16	11	8	35	6	8	21	70	22	19	29	031.43	1912–13	2023–24	^{[upper-alpha 5]}
Swindon Town	22	10	8	4	22	5	5	12	44	15	13	16	034.09	1913–14	2002–03
Thames ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	100.00	1931–32	1931–32
Ton Pentre	3	3	0	0	3	2	0	1	6	5	0	1	083.33	1912–13	1911–12
Torquay United	18	10	5	3	18	3	4	11	36	13	9	14	036.11	1931–32	2000–01
Tottenham Hotspur	22	5	5	12	22	5	5	12	44	10	10	24	022.73	1921–22	2018–19
Tranmere Rovers	6	2	3	1	6	3	1	2	12	5	4	3	041.67	1986–87	2003–03
Treharris	3	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	6	3	2	1	050.00	1910–11	1912–13
Walsall	15	9	4	2	15	7	3	5	30	16	7	7	053.33	1911–12	2003–04
Watford †	32	16	5	11	32	8	8	16	64	24	13	27	037.50	1913–14	2023–24
West Bromwich Albion †	28	10	9	9	28	4	7	17	56	14	16	26	025.00	1921–22	2023–24
West Ham United	24	9	6	9	24	2	9	13	48	11	15	22	022.92	1913–14	2018–19
Wigan Athletic	16	4	9	3	16	3	4	9	32	7	13	12	021.88	1982–83	2022–23
Wimbledon ‡	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	4	1	1	2	025.00	1984–85	2003–04	^{[upper-alpha 6]}
Wolverhampton Wanderers	29	9	9	11	29	9	4	16	58	18	13	27	031.03	1920–21	2018–19
Wrexham	16	10	4	2	16	8	2	6	32	18	6	8	056.25	1975–76	2001–02
Wycombe Wanderers	6	5	1	0	6	3	0	3	12	8	1	3	066.67	1994–95	2020–21
York City	8	5	2	1	8	2	3	3	16	7	5	4	043.75	1974–75	2000–01

Footnotes

↑ Kettering Town statistics include matches played against Kettering.
↑ Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.
↑ Millwall statistics include matches played against Millwall Athletic.
↑ Stoke City statistics include matches played against Stoke.
↑ Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
↑ Wimbledon F.C. relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and was rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since when it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.^[7]^[8]^[9]

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Crystal Palace Football Club is a professional association football club based in Selhurst, South London, England. Founded in 1905, the club first played in the Southern League, and competed in this league for eleven seasons before being elected to play in the Football League in 1920 as members of the Third Division. Palace won the Third Division in their first season immediately gaining promotion to the Second Division. The team achieved their highest league placing in the 1990–91 season when they finished in 3rd place of the First Division. In 1992 the 22 teams in the First Division broke away from the Football League to form the Premier League, Palace were relegated from the inaugural season in 20th place, level on points with 19th place Oldham Athletic but with an inferior goal difference. The team would rejoin the Premier League and be relegated after one season in 1994, 1997 and 2004. They won the 2013 Football League Championship play-off final to once again be promoted into the Premier League where they currently compete.

Port Vale Football Club, an English association football club based in the town of Burslem, in Stoke-on-Trent, was founded in the late 1870s. In the club's early history, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an occasional basis, supplemented by cup competitions organised at both local and national level. The club changed its name to Burslem Port Vale in 1884. In 1888, Burslem Port Vale joined the Combination, a league set up to provide organised football for those clubs not invited to join the Football League which was to start the same year. However, the Combination was not well organised, and folded in April 1889 with many fixtures still outstanding. Burslem Port Vale were founder members of the Midland League in 1890, and two years later were elected to the newly formed Second Division of the Football League. They failed re-election in 1896 and spent two seasons in the Midland League, before winning re-election back into the Football League Second Division. However, they continued to struggle and folded in 1907. At this stage, North Staffordshire Church League champions Cobridge Church sought permission from the Football Association to change the club's name to Port Vale and bought the old club's ground. This was the start of a 12-year process that saw the newly formed club work its way through the North Staffordshire Federation League, North Staffordshire & District League and The Central League, to secure election into the Football League in October 1919. The club have remained in the Football League since that time, winning the Third Division North in 1929–30 and 1953–54 seasons and the Fourth Division title in 1958–59.

References

General

For 1910–11 to 2000–01: Shepherd, Richard (2002), The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C., Nottingham: SoccerData Publications, ISBN 1-899468-17-X
For 1920–21 to present day: "Cardiff City football club: record v other sides". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
For 2001–02 to present day: "Cardiff: Head to head". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

Specific

↑ Shepherd, Richard (19 March 2013). "1899–1920 Foundations & The Early Years". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
1 2 "Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
↑ Shepherd, Richard (19 March 2013). "1920–1947 Great Days, Lows & Recovery". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
↑ Shepherd 2002 , p. 14
↑ Shepherd 2002 , p. 22
↑ "Cardiff City Results: 2017/18". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
↑ Cloake, Martin (29 August 2014). "Why MK Dons' 4–0 victory over Manchester United didn't cause universal joy". New Statesman. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
↑ "Wimbledon become MK Dons FC". The Guardian. London. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
↑ "AFC Wimbledon". Chesterfield F.C. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

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[7] Kettering Town statistics include matches played against Kettering.

[8] Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.

[9] Millwall statistics include matches played against Millwall Athletic.

[10] Stoke City statistics include matches played against Stoke.

[11] Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.

[15] Wimbledon F.C. relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and was rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since when it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004.^[7]^[8]^[9]

[foundations-1] Shepherd, Richard (19 March 2013). "1899–1920 Foundations & The Early Years". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

[FCHD-2] 1 2 "Cardiff City". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

[3] Shepherd, Richard (19 March 2013). "1920–1947 Great Days, Lows & Recovery". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 19 August 2017.

[4] Shepherd 2002 , p. 14

[5] Shepherd 2002 , p. 22

[6] "Cardiff City Results: 2017/18". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[12] Cloake, Martin (29 August 2014). "Why MK Dons' 4–0 victory over Manchester United didn't cause universal joy". New Statesman. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

[13] "Wimbledon become MK Dons FC". The Guardian. London. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

[14] "AFC Wimbledon". Chesterfield F.C. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

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v t e Cardiff City Football Club
Honours Seasons Managers Records and statistics Academy Current season
History	1899–1962 1962–present Europe League record by opponent
Players	100+ appearances 25–99 appearances 1–24 appearances Captains Internationals Player of the Year
Grounds	Ninian Park Cardiff City Stadium
Rivalries	South Wales derby Severnside Derby
Songs & Celebrations	The Ayatollah Bluebirds Flying High Men of Harlech
Miscellaneous	Women's team Soul Crew
Association football English football Sports Wales

v t e Lists of English football club league records by opponent
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2023–24 season
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal Aston Villa Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Cardiff City Coventry City Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Carlisle United Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County Exeter City Fleetwood Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Port Vale Portsmouth Reading Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Forest Green Rovers Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Salford City Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wrexham
Non-League	Darlington York City
Category

Cardiff City F.C. league record by opponent

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