2010–11 Cardiff City F.C. season explained

Club:	Cardiff City
Season:	2010–11
League Result:	4th
Cup1 Result:	Third round (eliminated by Stoke City)
Cup2 Result:	Second round (eliminated by Peterborough United)
League Topscorer:	Jay Bothroyd (18)
Season Topscorer:	Jay Bothroyd (20)
Highest Attendance:	26,058 (vs. Queens Park Rangers, 23 April 2011)
Lowest Attendance:	6,080 (vs. Burton Albion, 11 August 2010)
Average Attendance:	22,091
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Nextseason:	2011–12

The 2010–11 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 84th in the Football League since joining in 1920. The season has been nicknamed "I'll be there", which is to promoted celebrating 100 years as a club under its current name.^[1] They will play their eighth consecutive year in the second tier of English football, the Football League Championship, after being beaten by Blackpool in the play-off final last season. Malaysian businessman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee became the successor of Peter Ridsdale as Cardiff City chairman.^{[2] [3]} The £6m deal was confirmed on 27 May 2010.^[4]

Season review

"I'll be there"

Cardiff City released a new initiative for the 2010–11 season, as their "I'll be there" campaign. The nickname comes from one of the earliest songs sung by City fans, since the early 1920s. Cardiff's new board has renamed the Level Four area of Cardiff City Stadium the "Centenary Suite". The season tickets and tickets will be printed with the popular white and yellow strips of the 70s.

Events

• – The £6 million deal for the club is agreed between the Malaysian businessman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee and Peter Ridsdale.^[4] Gethin Jenkins (CEO), Doug Lee (finance director) and non-executive directors, Paul Guy, U-Jiun Tan and Michael Isaac join Steve Borley and Alan Whiteley on the board whilst Alan Flitcroft and Keith Harris step down alongside Ridsdale.^[5]
• – Cardiff pay off £1.9m of debt to HM Revenue and Customs.^[6]
• – The winding-up petition placed against the club by HM Revenue & Customs is withdrawn.^[7]
• – Cardiff postpone their Malaysian pre-season tour until next season.^[8]
• – Cardiff are hit with a transfer embargo due to tax troubles, but chief executive Gethin Jenkins states that the club is confident it will paid off.^[9]
• – Cardiff pay off £1.3m of tax to HM Revenue & Customs, but the transfer embargo stays in place due to the club not submitting year-end accounts for May 2009.^[10] ]
• – Cardiff confirm that their transfer embargo is lifted. They register their three summer signings with the Football League.^[11]
• – Dave Jones confirms that loan signing Craig Bellamy will be team captain and Mark Hudson will be club captain.^[12] Cardiff pay Motherwell half of their £175,000, which is owed to them for the transfer of Paul Quinn.^[13]
• – Cardiff complete the payment of £175,000 to Motherwell, for the transfer of Paul Quinn.^[14]
• – Jay Bothroyd is called up to England team to play France on 17 November. Bothroyd is the first Cardiff City player to be called up to the England team in their 111-year history.^[15]
• – Cardiff City are fined £5,000 for being unable to control their players against Reading on 1 February 2010 at the Cardiff City Stadium^[16]

Championship data

See main article: 2010–11 Football League Championship.

Result round by round

Kits

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Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	David Marshall	GK		Glasgow		62	0	Norwich City	12 May 2009	£500,000	2012
13	Jason Brown	GK		Southwark		0	0	Blackburn Rovers	3 March 2011	Loan	2011
22	Tom Heaton	GK		Chester		54	0	Manchester United	16 June 2010	Free	2012
43	Stephen Bywater	GK		Manchester		10	0	Derby County	4 March 2011	Loan	2011
Defenders
2	Kevin McNaughton	RB		Dundee		204	2	Aberdeen	26 May 2006	Free	2013
3	Lee Naylor	LB		Bloxwich		32	2	Celtic	19 August 2010	Free	2012
5	Mark Hudson	CB		Guildford		76	2	Charlton Athletic	2 July 2009	£1,075,000	2012
6	Gábor Gyepes	CB		Budapest		72	3	Northampton Town	19 August 2008	£200,000	2013
12	Dekel Keinan	CB		Rosh HaNikra		20	2	Blackpool	21 January 2011	£300,000	2013
14	Paul Quinn	RB		Wishaw		54	1	Motherwell	2 July 2009	£200,000	2012
21	Jlloyd Samuel	LB		San Fernando		7	0	Bolton Wanderers	24 March 2011	Loan	2011
23	Darcy Blake	CB		New Tredegar		90	0	Academy	1 June 2005	Trainee	2013
26	Martin John	LB		London		1	0	Argentinos Juniors	11 August 2010	Free	2011
27	Adam Matthews	RB		Swansea		48	1	Academy	14 January 2009	Trainee	2011
Midfielders
4	Gavin Rae	CM		Aberdeen		152	8	Rangers	7 October 2007	Free	2011
7	Peter Whittingham	LM/CM		Nuneaton		209	53	Aston Villa	11 January 2007	£350,000	2013
10	Stephen McPhail	CM		London		164	3	Barnsley	13 June 2006	Free	2013
11	Chris Burke	RW		Glasgow		118	16	Rangers	9 January 2009	Free	2011
18	Solomon Taiwo	CM		Lagos		10	0	Dagenham & Redbridge	25 August 2009	£250,000	2012
19	Jason Koumas	AM		Wrexham		74	15	Wigan Athletic	4 August 2010	Loan	2011
20	Seyi Olofinjana	CM		Lagos		42	6	Hull City	10 August 2010	Loan	2011
28	Aaron Wildig	CM		Hereford		21	1	Academy	15 April 2009	Trainee	2012
Forwards
8	Michael Chopra	CF		Newcastle upon Tyne		161	63	Sunderland	1 July 2009	£3,000,000	2012
9	Jay Bothroyd	CF		London		133	45	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4 August 2008	£350,000	2011
16	Jon Parkin	CF		Barnsley		13	1	Preston North End	1 January 2011	£100,000	2013
25	Jay Emmanuel-Thomas	RW/CF		London		16	2	Arsenal	18 January 2011	Loan	2011
39	Craig Bellamy	LW/CF		Cardiff		36	11	Manchester City	17 August 2010	Loan	2011
49	Nathaniel Jarvis	CF		Cardiff		0	0	Academy	1 June 2010	Trainee	2011

• All appearances and goals are correct to 30 June 2011.

Statistics

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Captains

Number	Pos	Player	Starts (as captain)
39	FW		35
5	CB		15
8	FW		1
2	RB		1

Goalscoring record

Rank	No.	Po.	Name				Total
1	9	FW		18	0	2	20
2	39	FW		11	0	0	11
	8	FW		9	1	1	11
	7	MF		11	0	0	11
5	20	MF		6	0	0	6
6	11	MF		5	0	0	5
7	25	FW		2	0	0	2
	12	DF		2	0	0	2
	17	FW		2	0	0	2
	19	MF		2	0	0	2
	3	DF	Lee Naylor		2	0	0	2
12	6	DF		1	0	0	1
	16	FW		1	0	0	1
	14	DF		1	0	0	1
	4	MF		1	0	0	1
	24	MF		1	0	0	1
Total				75	1	3	79

Disciplinary record

N	P	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Play-offs		Total
9	FW		9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
39	FW		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
23	MF		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
8	FW		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
12	DF		4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
6	DF		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
10	MF		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
7	MF		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
11	MF		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	DF		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21	DF		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	GK		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	FW		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			59	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	63	0

Suspensions

Player	Date Received	Matches Missed	Reason	Missed Opponents	Notes
Darcy Blake	2 October 2010	1	sent off against Barnsley		Bristol City (H)
Jay Bothroyd	30 October 2010	1	Reached five yellow cards	Swansea City (H)	^[17]

Penalties

Date	Penalty Taker	Scored	Opponent	Competition
25 September				Championship
2 October				Championship
19 October				Championship
30 October				Championship
25 February				Championship
2 April				Championship

International Call-ups

No.	P	Name	Country	Level	Caps	Goals	Notes	Source
1	GK	Marhsall		Senior	0	0
2	RB	McNaughton		Senior	0	0
6	CB	Gyepes		Senior	0	0
9	ST	Bothroyd		Senior	1	0	First Cardiff City player to represent England	BBC Sport
11	RW	Burke		Senior	0	0
12	CB	Keinan		Senior	3	0		Fox Sports
23	RB	Blake		Senior	2	0		Daily Telegraph
27	RB	Matthews		under-21	3	0
27	RB	Matthews		Senior	2	0
29	CM	Meades		under-21	0	0
39	FW	Bellamy		Senior	4	1		Soccerbase

• This includes all caps up until 1 July 2011.

Transfers

Ins

• Total spending: ~ £0,400,000

Notes: ¹Officially undisclosed but reported to be around £300,000.^[18]

Out

notes:¹Although officially undisclosed, it was reported by Vital Football that the fee was £400,000.^[19]

• Total income: ~ £475,000

Contracts

Fixtures and results

Football League Championship

Play-offs

Football League Cup

Overall summary

Games Played	52 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Play-offs)
Games Won	24 (23 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 Play-offs)
Games Drawn	13 (11 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Play-offs)
Games Lost	15 (12 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Play-offs)
Goals Scored	82 (76 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 0 Play-offs)
Goals conceded	63 (54 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 3 Play-offs)
Goal Difference	+19
Clean Sheets	14 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Play-offs)
Yellow Cards	62 (57 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 3 Play-offs)
Red Cards	1 (1 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Play-offs)
Worst Discipline	Jay Bothroyd (10 0)
Best Result	4–0 vs Doncaster Rovers 4–0 vs Leeds United
Worst Result	1–4 vs Watford
Most Appearances	Peter Whittingham, 50 (45 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 2 Play-offs)
Top Scorer	Jay Bothroyd, 20 (18 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 0 Play-offs)
Points	80 / 132 (60.60%)

League Score Overview

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score	Double
Barnsley	2–2	2 – 1
Bristol City	3–2	0 – 3
Burnley	1–1	1 – 1
Coventry City	2–0	2 – 1
Crystal Palace	0–0	0 – 1
Derby County	4–1	2 – 1
Doncaster Rovers	4–0	3 – 1
Hull City	2–0	2 – 0
Ipswich Town	0–2	0 – 2
Leeds United	2–1	4 – 0
Leicester City	2–0	1 – 2
Middlesbrough	0–3	0 – 1
Millwall	2–1	3 – 3
Norwich City	3–1	1 – 1
Nottingham Forest	0–2	1 – 2
Portsmouth	3–0	2 – 0
Preston North End	1–1	1 – 0
Queens Park Rangers	2–2	1 – 2
Reading	2–2	1 – 1
Scunthorpe United	1–0	4 – 2
Sheffield United	1–1	2 – 0
Swansea City	0–1	1 – 0
Watford	4–2	1 – 4

Club staff

Backroom staff

Position	Name
Manager	Dave Jones
Assistant manager	Terry Burton
Reserve team manager	Paul Wilkinson
Goalkeeping coach	Martyn Margetson
Physio	Sean Connelly
Fitness coach	Alex Armstrong
Club doctor	Len Nokes
Kit Manager	Ian Lanning
Masseur	Stefan Burnett
Performance analyst	Enda Barron

Board of directors

Position	Name
Chairman	Datuk Chan Tien Ghee
Chief Executive	Gethin Jenkins
Finance Director	Doug Lee
Non-Executive Board Members	Steve Borley Paul Guy U-Jihn Tan Michael Isaac Alan Whitley

Honours

Individual

• October Football League Championship Manager of the Month: Dave Jones^[20]
• October Football League Championship Play of the Month: Jay Bothroyd^[21]

End-of-season awards

Player of the Year	Kevin McNaughton
Young Player of the Year	Tom Heaton
Fan's Player of the Year	Chris Burke
Goal of the Season	Craig Bellamy vs Swansea City, 6 Feb
Moment of the Year	Craig Bellamy's goals vs Doncaster Rovers, 21 Aug

Source: cardiffcity-mad.co.uk,

Team of the Week
Date	Player(s)
7/8 August	Darcy Blake
14/15 August	Seyi Olofinjana
20/21 August	Craig Bellamy & Jay Bothroyd
11 September	Gábor Gyepes
16/17 October	Peter Whittingham
4/5/6 February	Craig Bellamy
12/13 February	Seyi Olofinjana
25/26 February	Aaron Ramsey
12/13 March	Peter Whittingham
18/19 March	Chris Burke
2 April	Dekel Keinan & Peter Whittingham
18 April	Stephen Bywater & Seyi Olofinjana

External links

• News: Cardiff City / Official Site .
• News: Cardiff City Results 2010–11 . 3 December 2013 . 14 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014052028/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/cardiff-city/2010-2011/results . dead .

Notes and References

1. News: Celebrating 100 years: I'll be there . . 7 June 2010 . 2010-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100611072008/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2066148%2C00.html . 11 June 2010 . dead .
2. News: Chairman Peter Ridsdale to quit Cardiff at end of month . BBC Sport . 2010-04-30 . 2010-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20100503102732/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8653322.stm. 3 May 2010 . live.
3. Web site: Peter: City's Bright Future . . 22 May 2010 . 2010-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100525121310/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2057906%2C00.html . 25 May 2010 . dead .
4. News: Cardiff City's £6m Malaysian takeover approved . BBC Sport . 27 May 2010 . 2010-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20100529064045/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8706910.stm. 29 May 2010 . live.
5. News: Cardiff City EGM Summary . Cardiff City F.C. . 27 May 2010 . 2010-05-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100529174834/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2060218%2C00.html . 29 May 2010 . dead .
6. News: Cardiff City pay off £1.9m tax debt . BBC Sport . 10 June 2010 . 2010-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20100613111005/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8733967.stm. 13 June 2010 . live.
7. News: Club Statement: HMRC Petition . Cardiff City FC . 16 June 2010 . 2010-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100622022750/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2072087%2C00.html . 22 June 2010 . dead .
8. News: Cardiff City postpone Malaysian pre-season tour . BBC Sport . 29 June 2010 . 2010-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20100702233411/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8772671.stm. 2 July 2010 . live.
9. News: Cardiff hit with transfer embargo due to tax trouble . BBC Sport . 6 July 2010 . 6 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100707110847/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8787586.stm. 7 July 2010 . live.
10. News: Cardiff City make month's tax payment on £1.3m bill . BBC Sport . 8 July 2010 . 2010-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20100716004002/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8802876.stm. 16 July 2010 . live.
11. News: EMBARGO LIFTED, PLAYERS REGISTERED . Cardiff City F.C. . 6 August 2010 . 2013-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324115635/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2113888%2C00.html . 24 March 2012 . dead.
12. News: Craig Bellamy to lead Cardiff City on debut . BBC Sport . 20 August 2010 . 2010-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20100819044719/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/8926215.stm. 19 August 2010 . live.
13. News: Motherwell receive Cardiff payment for Paul Quinn . BBC Sport . 20 August 2010 . 20 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100821201719/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8929290.stm. 21 August 2010 . live.
14. News: Cardiff City pay money owed to Motherwell for Paul Quinn . BBC Sport . 25 August 2010 . 25 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100826061833/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/8944143.stm. 26 August 2010 . live.
15. News: JAY CALLED UP FOR ENGLAND . Cardiff City F.C. . 14 November 2010 . 2013-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324115942/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2219449%2C00.html . 24 March 2012 . dead.
16. News: Craig Bellamy cleared as Cardiff City fined . BBC Sport . 16 March 2011 . 16 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110318013653/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/9387145.stm. 18 March 2011 . live.
17. News: Key duo ruled out of south Wales derby . BBC Sport . 30 October 2010 . 30 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101104094901/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/9142179.stm. 4 November 2010 . live.
18. News: A Hangover from Drinking in the Last Chance Saloon . The Lone Gunman . 21 January 2011 . 10 September 2013.
19. News: McCormack Leaves Cardiff City For Leeds. 2010-08-27. 2010-08-27. Vital Football. 11 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110911185603/http://www.cardiff.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=210990. dead.
20. News: Cardiff boss Dave Jones wins monthly accolade . BBC Sport . 11 November 2010 . 11 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101114080044/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/9181086.stm. 14 November 2010 . live.
21. News: Bothroyd named player of the month . https://archive.today/20120802125337/http://www.football-league.co.uk/championship/news/20101111/bothroyd-named-player-of-the-month_2248204_2216146 . dead . 2 August 2012 . The Football League . 11 November 2010 . 10 September 2013 .