Cardiff City

2012–13 season
Chairman	Simon Lim
Manager	Malky Mackay
Stadium	Cardiff City Stadium
Championship	1st (champions)
FA Cup	Third round (knocked out byMacclesfield Town)
League Cup	First round (knocked out byNorthampton Town)
Top goalscorer	League: Aron Gunnarsson Peter Whittingham (8 each) All: Heiðar Helguson (9 goals)
Highest home attendance	26,588 vs.Nottingham Forest (13 April 2013 – Championship)
Lowest home attendance	20,058 vs.Hull City (10 Nov 2012 – Championship)
Average home league attendance	22,296
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2012–13 season was Cardiff's 86th in theFootball League after joining in 1920. Cardiff were in their ninth consecutive season in the second tier following a third consecutive failure in the play-offs. Cardiff went under a "re-branding" during the close season meaning the home colours would be changed to red from the traditional blue, ending 104 years of the tradition. Cardiff were promoted to thePremier League during the season.

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2012–13 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include completed transfers, which are listed in thetransfers section below, ormatch results, which are in the results section.

June

• 1 June – TheFootball League decides to switch back to seven subs for the season, increasing it from five subs used last season.^[1]
• 4 June –Malky Mackay turns down offer fromNorwich City to become manager.^[2] Former Cardiff playerKevin Cooper is appointed as Under-21 coach.^[3]
• 6 June – Cardiff change their home colours from the traditional Blue, White and Yellow to Red and Black as part of an investment plan made by the Malaysian Owners, also the building of a training ground facility is announced to be built. The badge was also changed to feature a larger dragon, meaning the traditional Bluebird is made smaller as a result the Malaysian Owners have put more investment into Cardiff City.^[4][5][6]
• 29 June – Former chairmanSam Hammam rejects the three offers which Cardiff offer to deal with long-term "Langston Debt".^[7]

July

• 10 July – Cardiff enter talks withSouth Korean internationalKim Bo-Kyung's clubCerezo Osaka over a transfer fee.^[8]
• 12 July – Under-18Belgian international keeper Guillaume Hubert joins on trial along with three unnamed French players.^[9]
• 13 July – Cardiff agree a fee forKim Bo-Kyung of around £3 million, as confirmed by his Kim's agent.^[10]
• 15 July – The Cardiff City squad travel to Switzerland for pre-season training.^[11] Bids fromFulham forPeter Whittingham are rejected.^[12]
• 19 July – Cardiff City pull out of bid forCoventry City defenderRichard Keogh after refusing to get involved with a wage war withDerby County.^[13] A bid from an unnamed Championship club is rejected forAnthony Gerrard andDulwich Hamlet teenager Omarr Lawson joins on trial.^[14][15]

August

• 2 August –Queens Park Rangers strikerHeiðar Helguson takes part in a medical and discusses personal terms over a move to Cardiff.^[16]
• 3 August – A£200,000 bid is rejected fromBristol City andLeicester City forAnthony Gerrard.^[17]
• 10 August –Cardiff City Stadium officially re-opens as Cardiff take sole ownership of the ground.^[18]
• 20 August – A£500,000 bid for defenderMatthew Connolly is accepted byQueens Park Rangers.^[19]
• 21 August – Cardiff's bid for Queens Park Rangers wingerTommy Smith stalls.^[20]
• 30 August – Cardiff agree a fee withWest Ham for the transfer ofNicky Maynard.^[21]

September

• 12 September – Financial Director Doug Lee announces resignation at the end of the month with Simon Lim replacing him.^[22]
• 20 September –Nicky Maynard is ruled out for several months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.^[23]

October

• 1 October – Alan Whiteley steps down as Chief Executive, Simon Lim replaces Whiteley whilst Richard Thompson steps in as acting financial director.
• 10 October – Academy ManagerNeal Ardley leaves to take up a managerial position atAFC Wimbledon.^[24]

November

• 2 November –Dick Bate joins as a new academy manager.^[25]
• 16 November – Stephen Owen-Conway is appointed as a new club director.^[26]
• 23 November –Craig Conway puts in a transfer request, which is rejected by managerMalky Mackay.^[27]

January

• 24 January – Board director Alan Whiteley resigns following being charge for fraud.^[28]

March

• 1 March – ChairmanDatuk Chan Tien Ghee resigns.^[29]

April

• 16 April – Cardiff City gain promotion to thePremier League after a 0–0 draw againstCharlton Athletic. This marks Cardiff's return to the top flight after a 51-year absence.
• 20 April – Cardiff City become champions of theFootball League Championship after a 1–1 draw away toBurnley.^[30]

May

• 24 May – Geraint Twose and Lee Kendall leave Cardiff City Academy to take up as Coach Education Role with theFootball Association and first team goalkeeper coach atBristol City respectively.^[31]

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Third

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Last updated: 11 September 2012.
Source:Historical Football Kit – NPower Championship 2012–13

No.	Name	Position (s)	Nationality	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	David Marshall	GK		Glasgow	(1985-03-05)5 March 1985 (aged 28)	110	0	5	0	Norwich City	12 May 2009	£500,000	30 June 2015
29	Elliott Parish	GK		Towcester	(1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 23)	–	–	–	–	Aston Villa	3 January 2012	Free	30 June 2013
32	Joe Lewis	GK		Bury St. Edmunds	(1987-10-06)6 October 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–	Peterborough United	1 July 2012	Free	Undisclosed
Defenders
2	Kevin McNaughton	RB/LB/CB		Dundee	(1982-08-28)28 August 1982 (aged 30)	255	2	4	0	Aberdeen	26 May 2006	Free	30 June 2013
3	Andrew Taylor	LB/LM		Hartlepool	(1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 26)	52	2	–	–	Middlesbrough	4 July 2011	Free	30 June 2016
5	Mark Hudson	CB		Guildford	(1982-03-30)30 March 1982 (aged 31)	123	7	–	–	Charlton Athletic	2 July 2009	£1,075,000	30 June 2014
6	Ben Turner	CB		Birmingham	(1988-08-21)21 August 1988 (aged 24)	43	3	–	–	Coventry City	31 August 2011	£750,000	30 June 2016
12	Matthew Connolly	CB/RB		Barnet	(1987-09-24)24 September 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–	Queens Park Rangers	22 August 2012	£500,000	30 June 2015
31	Ben Nugent	CB		Welwyn Garden City	(1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	30 June 2016
35	Adedeji Oshilaja	RB/LB/CB		Lambeth	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 20)	1	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	30 June 2013
40	Luke Coulson	LB		St Helens	(1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 19)	–	–	–	–	Tottenham Hotspur	2 November 2012	Free	30 June 2013
Midfieldes
4	Filip Kiss	DM/RM		Dunajská Streda	(1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 22)	33	1	–	–	Slovan Bratislava	1 July 2012	£500,000	30 June 2016
7	Peter Whittingham	CM/LM/RM		Nuneaton	(1984-09-08)8 September 1984 (aged 28)	266	68	–	–	Aston Villa	11 January 2007	£350,000	30 June 2015
8	Don Cowie	RM/CM		Inverness	(1983-02-15)15 February 1983 (aged 30)	53	7	9	0	Watford	1 July 2011	Free	30 June 2014
11	Craig Conway	LW/RW		Irvine	(1985-05-02)2 May 1985 (aged 28)	38	5	3	0	Dundee United	23 June 2011	Free	30 June 2014
13	Kim Bo-Kyung	AM/RW/LW		Gurye	(1989-10-06)6 October 1989 (aged 23)	–	–	14	2	Cerezo Osaka	27 July 2012	£2,000,000	30 June 2015
16	Craig Noone	LW/RW		Kirkby	(1987-11-17)17 November 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	–	–	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 August 2012	£1,000,000	30 June 2016
17	Aron Gunnarsson	DM/RB		Akureyri	(1988-04-22)22 April 1988 (aged 25)	50	5	28	0	Coventry City	8 July 2011	£350,000	30 June 2016
18	Jordon Mutch	CM/LM		Alvaston	(1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 21)	–	–	–	–	Birmingham City	22 June 2012	£2,000,000	30 June 2015
19	Kadeem Harris	LW/RW		Westminster	(1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–	Wycombe Wanderers	30 January 2012	£150,000	30 June 2015
21	Joe Ralls	CM/LM/LB		Aldershot	(1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 20)	14	1	–	–	Academy	30 September 2011	Trainee	Undisclosed
24	Simon Lappin	LM/LB		Glasgow	(1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 30)	–	–	–	–	Norwich City	29 January 2013	Free	30 June 2014
37	Stephen McPhail	CM/LM		Westminster	(1979-12-09)9 December 1979 (aged 33)	220	3	10	1	Barnsley	13 June 2006	Free	30 June 2013
Forwards
9	Etien Velikonja	CF		Šempeter pri Gorici	(1988-12-26)26 December 1988 (aged 24)	–	–	2	0	Maribor	25 July 2012	£1,574,373	30 June 2016
14	Tommy Smith	RW/LW/CF		Hemel Hempstead	(1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 33)	–	–	–	–	Queens Park Rangers	24 August 2012	£300,000	30 June 2014
15	Rudy Gestede	CF		Essey-lès-Nancy	(1988-10-10)10 October 1988 (aged 24)	31	3	–	–	Metz	26 July 2011	Free	30 June 2014
20	Joe Mason	CF/LW		Plymouth	(1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 22)	46	12	–	–	Plymouth Argyle	10 July 2011	£250,000	30 June 2016
22	Heiðar Helguson	CF		Dalvík	(1977-08-22)22 August 1977 (aged 35)	–	–	55	12	Queens Park Rangers	2 August 2012	Free	30 June 2013
23	Nicky Maynard	CF		Winsford	(1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 26)	–	–	–	–	West Ham United	31 August 2012	£2,500,000	30 June 2015
27	Fraizer Campbell	CF/LW		Huddersfield	(1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 25)	–	–	1	0	Sunderland	21 January 2013	£650,000	30 June 2016
28	Rhys Healey	CF		Manchester	(1994-12-06)6 December 1994 (aged 18)	–	–	–	–	Gap Connah's Quay	28 January 2013	£25,000	30 June 2015
33	Nathaniel Jarvis	CF		Cardiff	(1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 21)	1	1	–	–	Academy	1 July 2011	Trainee	30 June 2013
34	Jesse Darko	RW/CF			(1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (aged 20)	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	30 June 2013
39	Craig Bellamy	LW/CF		Cardiff	(1979-07-13)13 July 1979 (aged 33)	35	11	69	19	Liverpool	10 August 2012	Free	30 June 2014

As of 4 May 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	David Marshall	46	0	46	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Kevin McNaughton	28	0	24+3	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Andrew Taylor	43	0	43	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	SVK	Filip Kiss	3	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson	33	4	33	4	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Ben Turner	31	1	30+1	1	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Peter Whittingham	40	8	37+3	8	0	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Don Cowie	24	2	15+9	2	0	0	0	0
9	FW	SVN	Etien Velikonja	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	SCO	Craig Conway	28	2	21+6	2	0	0	1	0
12	DF	ENG	Matthew Connolly	36	5	36	5	0	0	0	0
13	MF	KOR	Kim Bo-Kyung	28	2	20+8	2	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Tommy Smith	23	1	18+5	1	0	0	0	0
15	FW	BEN	Rudy Gestede	27	5	5+22	5	0	0	0	0
16	MF	ENG	Craig Noone	31	7	25+6	7	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ISL	Aron Gunnarsson	45	8	35+10	8	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	Jordon Mutch	23	0	18+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Kadeem Harris	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	FW	IRL	Joe Mason	29	6	12+16	6	0	0	1	0
21	MF	ENG	Joe Ralls	6	0	1+3	0	1	0	1	0
22	FW	ISL	Heiðar Helguson	39	9	27+11	8	0	0	1	1
23	FW	ENG	Nicky Maynard	4	1	3+1	1	0	0	0	0
24	MF	SCO	Simon Lappin	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	ENG	Fraizer Campbell	12	7	9+3	7	0	0	0	0
28	FW	WAL	Rhys Healey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK	ENG	Elliot Parish	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	ENG	Ben Nugent	14	1	7+5	1	1	0	1	0
32	GK	ENG	Joe Lewis	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
35	DF	ENG	Adedeji Oshilaja	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
37	MF	IRL	Stephen McPhail	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
38	MF	WAL	Tommy O'Sullivan	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
39	FW	WAL	Craig Bellamy	33	4	28+5	4	0	0	0	0
40	DF	ENG	Luke Coulson	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
42	DF	WAL	Declan John	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
45	MF	WAL	Theo Wharton	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players currently out on loan:
33	FW	WAL	Nathaniel Jarvis (atKidderminster Harriers)	2	1	0	0	1	1	0+1	0
34	FW	AUT	Jesse Darko (atAFC Wimbledon)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players featured for club who have left:
25	DF	ENG	Leon Barnett (on loan fromNorwich City)	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	TUR	Kerim Frei (on loan fromFulham)	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	ISR	Dekel Keinan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
36	MF	GLP	Kevin Sainte-Luce	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
5	DF	Mark Hudson		32	Club captain
39	FW	Craig Bellamy		8
3	DF	Andrew Taylor		3
7	MF	Peter Whittingham		3
37	MF	Stephen McPhail		2

Last updated: 4 May 2013
Source:Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality;No.: Squad number;P:Position;Name: Player name;No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
1	GK	David Marshall	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF	Kevin McNaughton	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	Andrew Taylor	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
5	DF	Mark Hudson	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
6	DF	Ben Turner	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
7	MF	Peter Whittingham	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
8	MF	Don Cowie	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
9	FW	Etien Velikonja	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	Craig Conway	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF	Matthew Connolly	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
13	MF	Kim Bo-Kyung	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	FW	Tommy Smith	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
16	MF	Craig Noone	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
17	MF	Aron Gunnarsson	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
18	MF	Jordon Mutch	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
20	FW	Joe Mason	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	FW	Heiðar Helguson	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
24	MF	Simon Lappin	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
25	DF	Leon Barnett	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	DF	Ben Nugent	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
35	DF	Adedeji Oshilaja	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
36	MF	Kevin Sainte-Luce	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
39	FW	Craig Bellamy	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total			72	3	1	0	2	0	75	3

Penalties [edit] Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition 14 August 2012 Heiðar Helguson Yes Northampton Town League Cup 2 September 2012 Peter Whittingham Yes Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship 15 September 2012 Peter Whittingham Yes Leeds United Championship 23 October 2012 Peter Whittingham Yes Watford Championship 1 April 2013 Peter Whittingham Yes Blackburn Rovers Championship 4 May 2013 Nicky Maynard Yes Hull City Championship

Suspensions served [edit] Date Matches Missed Player Reason Opponents Missed 24 November 2012 1 Simon Lappin   vsBarnsley Derby (A) 27 November 2012 1 Craig Noone   vsDerby County Sheff Wed (H) 2 December 2012 1 Jordon Mutch 5× Blackburn (A) 7 December 2012 1 Mark Hudson 5× Peterborough (H) 22 December 2012 1 Matthew Connolly 5× Crystal Palace (H) 4 May 2013 1 Andrew Taylor   vsHull City FirstPremier League fixture (TBC)

As of 10 June 2013

No.	P	Name	Country	Level	Caps	Goals	Notes	Source
1	GK	David Marshall	Scotland	Senior	1	0
4	MF	Filip Kiss	Slovakia	U21	4	0
8	MF	Don Cowie	Scotland	Senior	1	0
9	FW	Etien Velikonja	Slovenia	Senior	1	0
11	MF	Craig Conway	Scotland	Senior	1	0
13	MF	Kim Bo-Kyung	South Korea	Olympic Team	5	1	Won bronze inOlympics
13	MF	Kim Bo-Kyung	South Korea	Senior	3	0
15	FW	Rudy Gestede	Benin	Senior	2	2
17	MF	Aron Gunnarsson	Iceland	Senior	7	0
23	DF	Darcy Blake	Wales	Senior	1	0
25	MF	Kerim Frei	Turkey	Senior	1	0
39	FW	Craig Bellamy	Wales	Senior	4	0

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
22	GK		Tom Heaton	26	Rejected	3 years	June 2015	BBC Sport
1	GK		David Marshall	27	Signed	3 years	June 2015	Official site
23	DF		Darcy Blake	23	Rejected	Undisclosed	Undisclosed	BBC Sport
7	MF		Peter Whittingham	27	Signed	3 years	June 2015	Cardiff City FC
3	DF		Andrew Taylor	26	Signed	4 years	June 2016	BBC Sport
6	DF		Ben Turner	24	Signed	4 years	June 2016	Cardiff City FC
31	DF		Ben Nugent	20	Signed	3 1/2 years	June 2016	Cardiff City FC
17	MF		Aron Gunnarsson	23	Signed	3 years	June 2016	BBC Sport

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
32	GK		Joe Lewis	24	EU	Peterborough United	Free	Summer	20151	Free	BBC Sport
4	MF		Filip Kiss	21	EU	Slovan Bratislava	Transfer	Summer	2016	£500,000	South Wales Echo
18	MF		Jordon Mutch	20	EU	Birmingham City	Transfer	Summer	2015	£2,000,0002	Cardiff City FC
9	FW		Etien Velikonja	23	EU	Maribor	Transfer	Summer	2016	£1,574,3733	BBC Sport
13	MF		Kim Bo-Kyung	22	Non-EU	Cerezo Osaka	Transfer	Summer	2015	£2,000,000	Sky Sports
22	FW		Heiðar Helguson	34	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Free	Summer	2013	Free4	Cardiff City FC
39	FW		Craig Bellamy	33	EU	Liverpool	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free	BBC Sport
12	DF		Matthew Connolly	24	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Transfer	Summer	2015	£500,000	BBC Sport
14	FW		Tommy Smith	32	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Transfer	Summer	2014	£300,0005	Cardiff City FC
16	MF		Craig Noone	24	EU	Brighton & Hove Albion	Transfer	Summer	2016	£1,000,000	BBC Sport
23	FW		Nicky Maynard	25	EU	West Ham United	Transfer	Summer	2015	£2,500,000	BBC Sport
44	MF		Ibrahim Mansaray	19	EU	Free agent	Free		2013	Free	South Wales Echo
40	DF		Luke Coulson	18	EU	Manchester City	Free		2013	Free	Cardiff City FC
	MF		Ronnie Hawkins	18	EU	Tottenham Hotspur	Free		2013	Free	Cardiff City FC
27	FW		Fraizer Campbell	25	EU	Sunderland	Transfer	Winter	2016	£650,000	BBC Sport
28	FW		Rhys Healey	18	EU	Connah's Quay Nomads	Transfer	Winter	2015	£25,0006	Cardiff City FC
24	MF		Simon Lappin	30	EU	Norwich City	Free transfer	Winter	2014	Free	BBC Sport

• Total spending: ~ £10,049,373

Notes

¹Although Cardiff didn't specify a contract length, South Wales Echo reported the contract to be three years ending in 2015.^[32]
2Although neither club stated a transfer fee, the South Wales Echo reported the fee to be in the excess of a £2,000,000.^[33]
3Although officially undisclosed,Zlatko Zahovič, director ofMaribor confirmed the fee to be around€2 million (£1,573,373), a record in Slovenian football.^[34]
4Although officially undisclosed South Wales Echo reported the transfer to be a free transfer.^[16]
5Although officially undisclosed South Wales Echo reported the fee to be £300,000.^[35]
6Although officially undisclosed South Wales Echo reported the fee to be £25,000.^[36]

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
25	MF	Kerim Frei		19	Fulham	26 October	22 November	BBC Sport	Fulham Chronicle
24	MF	Simon Lappin		29	Norwich City	21 November	2 January	BBC Sport	BBC Sport
25	DF	Leon Barnett		27	Norwich City	14 March	23 April	BBC Sport	Cardiff City Official Site

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Type	Moving to	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Apps	Goals	Source
31	DF	Alex Evans		21	Contract ended	Oxford United	Summer	Free	1	0	Sky Sports
22	GK	Tom Heaton		26	Contract ended	Bristol City	Summer	Free	64	0	BBC Sport
21	DF	Jonathan Meades		20	Contract ended	Bournemouth	Summer	Free	0	0	BBC Sport
18	DF	Lee Naylor		32	Contract ended	Free agent	Summer	Free	36	2	BBC Sport
14	DF	Paul Quinn		26	Contract ended	Doncaster Rovers	Summer	Free	61	1	BBC Sport
30	GK	Jordan Santiago		21	Contract ended	Free agent	Summer	Free	0	0	Sky Sports
28	MF	Aaron Wildig		20	Contract ended	Shrewsbury Town	Summer	Free	21	1	BBC Sport
24	MF	Solomon Taiwo		27	Contract ended	Mansfield Town	Summer	Free	12	0	Mansfield Town FC
16	FW	Jon Parkin		30	Contract terminated	Fleetwood Town	Summer	Free	15	2	BBC Sport
9	FW	Kenny Miller		32	Transfer	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Summer	Undisclosed	50	11	Official Site
27	DF	Anthony Gerrard		26	Transfer	Huddersfield Town	Summer	£350,0001	74	4	Huddersfield Town FC
23	DF	Darcy Blake		23	Transfer	Crystal Palace	Summer	£350,000	118	0	South Wales Echo
33	MF	Ibrahim Farah		20	Contract terminated	Free agent	Summer	Free	1	0	Twitter
28	DF	Dekel Keinan		27	Contract terminated	Maccabi Haifa	Summer	Free	24	2	Jerusalem Post
26	MF	Kevin Sainte-Luce		19	Contract terminated	AFC Wimbledon	Winter	Free	1	0	BBC Sport
10	FW	Robert Earnshaw		31	Transfer	Toronto FC		Undisclosed	227	109	Sky Sports

• Total income: ~ £1,263,200

Notes

¹Both sides published the fee as undisclosed, but BBC Sport reported the transfer to be worth £350,000.^[37]

No.	Pos.	Name	Country	Age	Loan club	Started	Ended	Start source	End source
29	GK	Elliot Parish		22	Wycombe Wanderers	18 September	25 September	BBC Sport	Wycombe Wanderers FC
10	FW	Robert Earnshaw		31	Maccabi Tel Aviv	20 September	4 January	BBC Sport	BBC Sport
33	FW	Nathaniel Jarvis		21	Forest Green Rovers	20 November	5 January	BBC Sport	BBC Sport
33	FW	Nathaniel Jarvis		21	Kidderminster Harriers	31 January	31 May	BBC Sport
34	FW	Jesse Darko		19	AFC Wimbledon	21 February		BBC Sport

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Bournemouth vCardiff City

7 August	Bournemouth	1–2	Cardiff City	Bournemouth
19:45BST	Wakefield 36'	Report	40'Whittingham 53'Helguson	Stadium:Dean Court

Cardiff City vNewcastle United

11 August	Cardiff City	4–1	Newcastle United	Cardiff
15:00BST	Gunnarsson 16',26' Ralls 20' Velikonja 72'	Report	50'Ameobi	Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium

Cardiff City vHuddersfield Town

17 August 20121	Cardiff City	1–0	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff
19:45BST	Whittingham 73' CowieMason 78' MutchKiss 85' Hudson 90+1'	Report	52'Clayton  58'Southern  90+2'ArfieldGerrard  90+4'ScannellSpencer  90+5' Gerrard	Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,127 Referee: Roger East

Brighton & Hove Albion vCardiff City

21 August 20122	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Cardiff City	Brighton
19:45BST	BarnesLuaLua 63' NooneVicente 82' DickerHarley 82'	Report	17'Mutch  46' MutchMason  72'BellamyConway  77'HelgusonVelikonja	Stadium:Falmer Stadium Attendance: 25,518 Referee:Mark Halsey

Bristol City vCardiff City

25 August 20123	Bristol City	4–2	Cardiff City	Bristol
13:00BST	Pearson 32' Woolford 45+1',70' SteadBaldock 64' TaylorElliott 74' AdomahDavies 84' Baldock 87'	Report	46'GunnarssonMason 57' Mason  75'SmithVelikonja  80'MutchRalls 82'Helguson  90+4' Velikonja	Stadium:Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,368 Referee:Mike Jones

Cardiff City vWolverhampton Wanderers

2 September 20124	Cardiff City	3–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Cardiff
14:00BST	Whittingham 11' (pen),14',65' Mutch 18' MutchGunnarsson 58' MaynardMason 68' NooneCowie 73'	Report	10'Sako  49'Ebanks-Blake  73'ZubarStearman  73'EdwardsNouble  83'PeszkoForde	Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 22,020 Referee:Andy D'Urso

Cardiff City vLeeds United

15 September 20125	Cardiff City	2–1	Leeds United	Cardiff
15:00BST	Smith 39' NooneBellamy 64' Bellamy 67' Whittingham 73' (pen) MutchGunnarsson 76' MaynardCowie 83'	Report	5'McCormackVarney  38'Austin  46'DruryDiouf  67'Tonge 77' Austin  83' VarneyPoleon	Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,836 Referee: Paul Tierney

Millwall vCardiff City

18 September 20126	Millwall	0–2	Cardiff City	Millwall
19:45BST	Dunne 48' Lowry 49' HendersonWood 57' WrightC Taylor 57' HenryBatt 78'	Report	53'Whittingham 55'Noone  67'Smith  67'MaynardHelguson  74'McNaughton  79'NooneKim	Stadium:The Den Attendance: 9,295 Referee: Simon Hooper

Crystal Palace vCardiff City

22 September 20127	Crystal Palace	3–2	Cardiff City	London
15:00BST	RamageWard 29' Zaha 45+2' Murray 52' (pen),62' (72),pen'	Report	13' 66'Gunnarsson 15'Cowie  35'McNaughton  75' CowieNoone  81'BellamyMason  88'SmithKim  90+2' Kim	Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,757 Referee: Gavin Ward

Cardiff City vBlackpool

29 September 20128	Cardiff City	3–0	Blackpool	Cardiff
15:00BST	Connolly 17',57' SmithMason 25' Whittingham 27' BellamyKim 72' HelgusonCowie 80' Hudson 90' Cowie 90+4'	Report	58'SylvestreDelfouneso  59'RobertsonOsbourne  60'DickoEccleston  61'Crainey  75'Evatt	Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,216 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Cardiff City vBirmingham City

2 October 20129	Cardiff City	2–1	Birmingham City	Cardiff
19:45BST	Bellamy 39' Hudson 53' 57' Bellamy 71' BellamyCowie 79' NooneKim 84'	Report	52'PackwoodHurst 54'Lita  56'Davies  66' LitaKing  74'LøvenkrandsRedmond	Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,278 Referee:Kevin Friend

Ipswich Town vCardiff City

6 October 201210	Ipswich Town	1–2	Cardiff City	Ipswich
17:20BST	Drury 42' Campbell 45+1' CampbellScotland 59' WellensLuongo 73' MurphyBilel 90'	Report	55'NooneConway 63',88'Helguson  64'MasonGestede  90'McNaughtonTurner	Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 16,434 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Nottingham Forest vCardiff City

20 October 201211	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Cardiff City	Nottingham
15:00BST	Reid 26' Ayala 27' Cox 45+2' CoxMajewski 46' Sharp 47' Guedioura 58'  84' ReidMoussi 74' MajewskiMoloney 88'	Report	45'Connolly  62'Craig ConwayNoone  65'GunnarssonGestede 74'Helguson  81'McNaughtonMason  90'Hudson	Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 21,491 Referee:Darren Drysdale

Cardiff City vWatford

23 October 201212	Cardiff City	2–1	Watford	Cardiff
19:45BST	BellamyMason 46' Hudson 56' Whittingham 71' (pen) TurnerGestede 73' SmithGunnarsson 84' Gunnarsson 90+1'	Report	18'Cassetti 28'Hoban  34'  72'Chalobah  60'VydraAnya  64'Pudil  70'Yeates  71' CassettiThompson  73'GeigoDeeney	Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,077 Referee: Mark Heywood

Cardiff City vBurnley

27 October 201213	Cardiff City	4–0	Burnley	Cardiff
15:00BST	Mason 3' Noone 41' HelgusonGestede 63' KimGunnarsson 78' Connolly 82' NooneFrei 83' Gunnarsson 85'	Report	46'StanislasVokes  53'Mills  72'PatersonIngs  78'StockStewart	Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,191 Referee: Nigel Miller

Bolton Wanderers vCardiff City

3 November 201214	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Cardiff City	Bolton
15:00GMT	PratleyPetrov 57' Warnock 60' K DaviesNgog 63' Petrov 69' (pen) Lee 69' Ngog 74' 84'  90+1' LeeReam 79'	Report	34'Connolly 40'Noone  63'HelgusonGestede  70'KimGunnarsson  83'MasonFrei	Stadium:Reebok Stadium Attendance: 17,304 Referee: Tony Bates