2014–15 Cardiff City F.C. season
Cardiff City 2014–15 football season
The 2014–15 season was Cardiff City Football Club's 98th season playing professional football and the 87th in the Football League . Cardiff were relegated from the Premier League during the last season, meaning an instant return to the Championship , the second tier in English football . Also during this season, it was announced that the club would revert back to blue home kits with the red being made the away kit. The first home game back in blue was a 1-0 victory over Fulham on January 10, 2015.
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source:
Sky Sports Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground A H H A A H H A H A A H H A H A A H A H A H A H H A A H A H H A A H A H A H H A H A A H H A Result D W W L D L L D W D L W W L W L D W W D L L D L W L L L D D D D W L W L W D W D L W L D W W Position 14 3 2 8 9 15 17 16 15 14 14 12 10 11 11 11 12 12 8 9 11 11 11 12 11 13 13 13 15 16 15 17 13 15 13 15 14 13 13 13 14 12 13 13 13 11
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2015. Source:
BBC Sport A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Kit
Supplier: Cosway Sports Sponsor(s): Visit Malaysia
Home (Away until 9 January)
Away (Home until 9 January)
Last updated: 9 January 2015. Source: [citation needed ]
First Team Squad
No.
Name
Pos.
Nat.
Place of Birth
Age
Apps
Goals
Signed from
Date signed
Fee
Ends
Goalkeepers
1
David Marshall
GK
Glasgow
30
234
0
Norwich City
12 May 2009
£500,000
2018
32
Joe Lewis
GK
Bury St Edmunds
27
4
0
Peterborough United
25 May 2012
Free
2016
33
Simon Moore
GK
Sandown
25
15
0
Brentford
29 July 2013
£150,000
2017
Defenders
2
Lee Peltier
RB
Liverpool
29
15
0
Huddersfield Town
24 January 2015
Nominal
2018
3
Fábio
LB
Rio de Janeiro
24
43
0
Manchester United
29 January 2014
Free
2017
4
Scott Malone
LB
Rowley Regis
24
14
0
Millwall
7 January 2015
£90,000
2017
5
Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB
Libreville
26
29
3
Lorient
1 September 2014
£4,400,000
2017
6
Ben Turner
CB
Birmingham
26
120
4
Coventry City
31 August 2011
£750,000
2016
12
Declan John
LB
Merthyr Tydfil
19
30
0
Academy
1 June 2013
Trainee
2018
16
Matthew Connolly
CB
Barnet
27
65
5
Queens Park Rangers
22 August 2012
£500,000
2017
25
Kevin McNaughton
RB
Dundee
32
292
2
Aberdeen
26 May 2006
Free
2015
27
Semi Ajayi
CB
London
21
0
0
Arsenal
25 March 2015
Loan
2015
28
Kévin Théophile-Catherine
RB
Saint-Brieuc
25
29
0
Rennes
31 August 2013
£2,100,000
2017
31
Ben Nugent
CB
Welwyn Garden City
22
14
1
Academy
1 July 2012
Trainee
2016
36
Sean Morrison
CB
Plymouth
24
43
6
Reading
15 August 2014
£2,620,000
2018
39
Danny Gabbidon
CB
Cwmbran
35
221
10
Crystal Palace
1 September 2014
Free
2015
Midfielders
7
Peter Whittingham
CM
Nuneaton
30
386
87
Aston Villa
11 January 2007
£350,000
2017
8
Kagisho Dikgacoi
DM
Brandfort
30
3
0
Crystal Palace
1 July 2014
Free
2017
11
Craig Noone
LW
Kirkby
27
93
11
Brighton & Hove Albion
30 August 2012
£1,000,000
2016
17
Aron Gunnarsson
CM
Akureyri
27
168
18
Coventry City
8 July 2011
£350,000
2017
18
Tom Adeyemi
CM
Norwich
23
23
1
Birmingham City
7 August 2014
£882,000
2017
19
Anthony Pilkington
LW
Blackburn
27
21
1
Norwich City
15 August 2014
£875,000
2017
21
Joe Ralls
CM
Aldershot
22
51
5
Academy
30 September 2011
Trainee
2019
22
Stuart O'Keefe
CM
Eye
24
6
0
Crystal Palace
28 January 2015
£750,000
2017
26
Filip Kiss
DM
Dunajská Streda
24
36
1
Slovan Bratislava
1 July 2012
£500,000
2016
30
Matthew kennedy
RW
Irvine
20
14
0
Everton
2 February 2015
Undisclosed
2018
40
Kadeem Harris
LW
Westminster
22
19
2
Wycombe Wanderers
30 January 2012
£150,000
2017
Forwards
9
Kenwyne Jones
CF
Point Fortin
30
47
14
Stoke City
28 January 2014
Player Swap
2016
10
Adam Le Fondre
CF
Stockport
28
25
3
Reading
28 May 2014
£2,170,000
2017
13
Eoin Doyle
CF
Dublin
27
16
5
Chesterfield
2 February 2015
£750,000
2018
14
Federico Macheda
CF
Rome
23
24
8
Manchester United
1 July 2014
Free
2017
15
Conor McAleny
CF /CM
Whiston
22
9
2
Everton
2 February 2015
Loan
2015
23
Nicky Maynard
CF
Winsford
28
26
3
West Ham United
31 August 2012
£2,500,000
2015
24
Joe Mason
CF /CM
Plymouth
24
86
19
Plymouth Argyle
10 July 2011
£250,000
2018
29
Alex Revell
CF
Cambridge
31
17
2
Rotherham United
9 January 2015
£175,000
2017
35
Etien Velikonja
CF
Šempeter pri Gorici
26
5
0
Maribor
25 July 2012
£1,574,373
2016
—
Javi Guerra
CF
Vélez-Málaga
32
5
0
Real Valladolid
1 July 2014
Free
2017
^ Appearances and goals for the club are up to date as of 3 May 2015.
Statistics
As of 2 May 2015
Captains
As of 2 May
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.
Goalscorers
As of 2 May
Disciplinary record
As of 2 May
Suspensions served
Contracts
Transfers
In
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
23 May 2014
LM
Guido Burgstaller
Rapid Wien
£800,000
[ 6]
28 May 2014
CF
Adam Le Fondre
Reading
£2,170,000
[ 7]
1 July 2014
DM
Kagisho Dikgacoi
Crystal Palace
Free transfer
[ 8]
1 July 2014
CF
Javi Guerra
Real Valladolid
Free transfer
[ 9]
1 July 2014
CF
Federico Macheda
Manchester United
Free transfer
[ 10]
10 July 2014
GK
Charlie Horton
Peterborough United
Free transfer
[ a] [ 11]
7 August 2014
CM
Tom Adeyemi
Birmingham City
£882,000
[ 12]
12 August 2014
CF
Danny Johnson
Guisborough Town
Undisclosed
[ a] [ 13]
15 August 2014
CB
Sean Morrison
Reading
£2,620,000
[ 14]
15 August 2014
RW
Anthony Pilkington
Norwich City
£875,000
[ 15]
1 September 2014
CB
Danny Gabbidon
Crystal Palace
Free transfer
[ 16]
1 September 2014
CB
Bruno Ecuele Manga
Lorient
£4,400,000
[ 17]
7 January 2015
LB
Scott Malone
Millwall
£90,000
[ 18]
9 January 2015
CF
Alex Revell
Rotherham United
£175,000
[ 19]
24 January 2015
RB
Lee Peltier
Huddersfield Town
Nominal fee
[ 20]
28 January 2015
CM
Stuart O'Keefe
Crystal Palace
£750,000
[ 21]
2 February 2015
CF
Eoin Doyle
Chesterfield
£750,000
[ 22]
2 February 2015
RW
Matthew Kennedy
Everton
Undisclosed
[ 22]
Total spending ~ £13,512,000+
^ a b Joined the Development squad
Loans in
^ Morrison's deal was cut short as Cardiff granted him compassionate leave.[ 23]
Out
^ Following Coulson's release, he signed for Oxford United.
^ Following Lappin's release, he signed for St Johnstone.[ 28]
^ Following Smith's release, he signed for Brentford.[ 29]
^ Following Cowie's release, he signed for Wigan Athletic.[ 31]
^ Following the termination of Cala's contract, he signed for Granada.[ 38]
^ Following the termination of Eikrem's contract, he signed for Malmö FF.
^ Following the termination of Berget's contract, he signed for Malmö FF.[ 42]
^ Following the termination of Kim's contract, he signed for Wigan Athletic.[ 45]
^ Following the termination of Burgstaller, he signed for 1. FC Nürnberg.[ 47]
Loans out
Fixtures & Results
Pre-season
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Overall summary
Summary
Games played
51 (46 Championship , 2 FA Cup , 3 League Cup )
Games won
19 (16 Championship , 1 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Games drawn
14 (14 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Games lost
18 (16 Championship , 1 FA Cup , 1 League Cup )
Goals scored
69 (60 Championship , 4 FA Cup , 5 League Cup )
Goals conceded
70 (61 Championship , 3 FA Cup , 6 League Cup )
Goal difference
−1
Clean sheets
9 (9 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Yellow cards
75 (70 Championship , 3 FA Cup , 2 League Cup )
Red cards
4 (4 Championship , 0 FA Cup , 0 League Cup )
Worst discipline
Peter Whittingham (8 , 1 )
Best result
W 3–1 vs Huddersfield Town (16 August) W 3–1 vs Ipswich Town (21 October) W 3–1 vs Leeds United (1 November) W 3–1 vs Rotherham United (3 March)
Worst result
L 0–3 vs Bournemouth (24 September) L 0–3 vs Bolton Wanderers (6 April)
Most appearances
Aron Gunnarsson (46)
Top scorer
Kenwyne Jones (15)
Points
62
Score overview
Development Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Under 21 Premier League Group 2
Club staff
Notes
^ Healey's loan speal was extended till the end of season.[ 55]
^ Tutonda's loan deal was extended to End of Season on 17 March.[ 64]
^ O'Sullivan's loan deal was extended on 16 April till the End of Season.[ 67]
References
External links
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent Invicta League (level 10 only )
Midland League (Premier , One )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Southern Counties East League (level 9 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions
Women's competitions