2012–13 Cardiff City F.C. season explained

Club:	Cardiff City
Season:	2012–13
Manager:	Malky Mackay
Chairman:	Simon Lim
Stadium:	Cardiff City Stadium
League:	Championship
League Result:	1st (champions)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round (knocked out by Macclesfield Town)
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round (knocked out by Northampton Town)
League Topscorer:	Aron Gunnarsson Peter Whittingham (8 each)
Season Topscorer:	Heiðar Helguson (9 goals)
Highest Attendance:	26,588 vs. Nottingham Forest (13 April 2013 – Championship)
Lowest Attendance:	20,058 vs. Hull City (10 Nov 2012 – Championship)
Average Attendance:	22,296
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Prevseason:	2011–12
Nextseason:	2013–14

The 2012–13 season was Cardiff's 86th in the Football 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 the Premier League during the season.

Events

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 the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

June

• 1 June – The Football 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 from Norwich City to become manager.^[2] Former Cardiff player Kevin 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 chairman Sam Hammam rejects the three offers which Cardiff offer to deal with long-term "Langston Debt".^[7]

July

• 10 July – Cardiff enter talks with South Korean international Kim Bo-Kyung's club Cerezo Osaka over a transfer fee.^[8]
• 12 July – Under-18 Belgian international keeper Guillaume Hubert joins on trial along with three unnamed French players.^[9]
• 13 July – Cardiff agree a fee for Kim 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 from Fulham for Peter Whittingham are rejected.^[12]
• 19 July – Cardiff City pull out of bid for Coventry City defender Richard Keogh after refusing to get involved with a wage war with Derby County.^[13] A bid from an unnamed Championship club is rejected for Anthony Gerrard and Dulwich Hamlet teenager Omarr Lawson joins on trial.^{[14] [15]}

August

• 2 August – Queens Park Rangers striker Heiðar Helguson takes part in a medical and discusses personal terms over a move to Cardiff.^[16]
• 3 August – A£200,000 bid is rejected from Bristol City and Leicester City for Anthony 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 defender Matthew Connolly is accepted by Queens Park Rangers.^[19]
• 21 August – Cardiff's bid for Queens Park Rangers winger Tommy Smith stalls.^[20]
• 30 August – Cardiff agree a fee with West Ham for the transfer of Nicky 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 Manager Neal Ardley leaves to take up a managerial position at AFC 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 manager Malky Mackay.^[27]

January

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

March

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

April

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

May

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

Football League Championship

Result by round

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Squad

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	May 31, 2013	110	0	5	0	Norwich City	12 May 2009	£500,000	30 June 2015
29	Elliott Parish	GK		Towcester	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Aston Villa	3 January 2012	Free	30 June 2013
32	Joe Lewis	GK		Bury St. Edmunds	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Peterborough United	1 July 2012	Free	Undisclosed
Defenders
2	Kevin McNaughton	RB/LB/CB		Dundee	May 31, 2013	255	2	4	0	Aberdeen	26 May 2006	Free	30 June 2013
3	Andrew Taylor	LB/LM		Hartlepool	May 31, 2013	52	2	–	–	Middlesbrough	4 July 2011	Free	30 June 2016
5	Mark Hudson	CB		Guildford	May 31, 2013	123	7	–	–	Charlton Athletic	2 July 2009	£1,075,000	30 June 2014
6	Ben Turner	CB		Birmingham	May 31, 2013	43	3	–	–	Coventry City	31 August 2011	£750,000	30 June 2016
12	Matthew Connolly	CB/RB		Barnet	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Queens Park Rangers	22 August 2012	£500,000	30 June 2015
31	Ben Nugent	CB		Welwyn Garden City	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	30 June 2016
35	Adedeji Oshilaja	RB/LB/CB		Lambeth	May 31, 2013	1	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	30 June 2013
40	Luke Coulson	LB		St Helens	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Tottenham Hotspur	2 November 2012	Free	30 June 2013
Midfieldes
4	Filip Kiss	DM/RM		Dunajská Streda	May 31, 2013	33	1	–	–	Slovan Bratislava	1 July 2012	£500,000	30 June 2016
7	Peter Whittingham	CM/LM/RM		Nuneaton	May 31, 2013	266	68	–	–	Aston Villa	11 January 2007	£350,000	30 June 2015
8	Don Cowie	RM/CM		Inverness	May 31, 2013	53	7	9	0	Watford	1 July 2011	Free	30 June 2014
11	Craig Conway	LW/RW		Irvine	May 31, 2013	38	5	3	0	Dundee United	23 June 2011	Free	30 June 2014
13	Kim Bo-Kyung	AM/RW/LW		Gurye	May 31, 2013	–	–	14	2	Cerezo Osaka	27 July 2012	£2,000,000	30 June 2015
16	Craig Noone	LW/RW		Kirkby	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Brighton & Hove Albion	30 August 2012	£1,000,000	30 June 2016
17	Aron Gunnarsson	DM/RB		Akureyri	May 31, 2013	50	5	28	0	Coventry City	8 July 2011	£350,000	30 June 2016
18	Jordon Mutch	CM/LM		Alvaston	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Birmingham City	22 June 2012	£2,000,000	30 June 2015
19	Kadeem Harris	LW/RW		Westminster	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Wycombe Wanderers	30 January 2012	£150,000	30 June 2015
21	Joe Ralls	CM/LM/LB		Aldershot	May 31, 2013	14	1	–	–	Academy	30 September 2011	Trainee	Undisclosed
24	Simon Lappin	LM/LB		Glasgow	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Norwich City	29 January 2013	Free	30 June 2014
37	Stephen McPhail	CM/LM			May 31, 2013	220	3	10	1	Barnsley	13 June 2006	Free	30 June 2013
Forwards
9	Etien Velikonja	CF		Šempeter pri Gorici	May 31, 2013	–	–	2	0	Maribor	25 July 2012	£1,574,373	30 June 2016
14	Tommy Smith	RW/LW/CF		Hemel Hempstead	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Queens Park Rangers	24 August 2012	£300,000	30 June 2014
15	Rudy Gestede	CF		Essey-lès-Nancy	May 31, 2013	31	3	–	–	Metz	26 July 2011	Free	30 June 2014
20	Joe Mason	CF/LW			May 31, 2013	46	12	–	–	Plymouth Argyle	10 July 2011	£250,000	30 June 2016
22	Heiðar Helguson	CF		Dalvík	May 31, 2013	–	–	55	12	Queens Park Rangers	2 August 2012	Free	30 June 2013
23	Nicky Maynard	CF		Winsford	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	West Ham United	31 August 2012	£2,500,000	30 June 2015
27	Fraizer Campbell	CF/LW		Huddersfield	May 31, 2013	–	–	1	0	Sunderland	21 January 2013	£650,000	30 June 2016
28	Rhys Healey	CF		Manchester	May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Gap Connah's Quay	28 January 2013	£25,000	30 June 2015
33	Nathaniel Jarvis	CF		Cardiff	May 31, 2013	1	1	–	–	Academy	1 July 2011	Trainee	30 June 2013
34	Jesse Darko	RW/CF			May 31, 2013	–	–	–	–	Academy	1 July 2012	Trainee	30 June 2013
39	Craig Bellamy	LW/CF		Cardiff	May 31, 2013	35	11	69	19	Liverpool	10 August 2012	Free	30 June 2014

Statistics

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Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	22	FW	Heiðar Helguson	8	0	1	9
2	7	MF	Peter Whittingham	8	0	0	8
	17	MF	Aron Gunnarsson	8	0	0	8
4	16	MF	Craig Noone	7	0	0	7
	27	FW	Fraizer Campbell	7	0	0	7
6	20	FW	Joe Mason	6	0	0	6
7	12	DF	Matthew Connolly	5	0	0	5
	15	FW	Rudy Gestede	5	0	0	5
9	5	DF	Mark Hudson	4	0	0	4
	39	FW	Craig Bellamy	4	0	0	4
11	8	MF	Don Cowie	2	0	0	2
	11	MF	Craig Conway	2	0	0	2
13	13	MF	Kim Bo-Kyung	2	0	0	2
14	6	DF	Ben Turner	1	0	0	1
	14	FW	Tommy Smith	1	0	0	1
	23	FW	Nicky Maynard	1	0	0	1
	31	DF	Ben Nugent	1	0	0	1
	33	FW	Nathaniel Jarvis	0	1	0	1
Total				72	1	1	74

Assists

Rank	No.	Po.	Name			League Cup	Total
1	39	FW	Craig Bellamy	10	0	0	10
2	16	MF	Craig Noone	9	0	0	9
3	3	DF	Andrew Taylor	6	0	0	6
	7	MF	Peter Whittingham	6	0	0	6
5	17	MF	Aron Gunnarsson	5	0	0	5
6	22	FW	Heiðar Helguson	4	0	0	4
7	13	MF	Kim Bo-Kyung	3	0	0	3
	15	FW	Rudy Gestede	3	0	0	3
	23	FW	Nicky Maynard	3	0	0	3
10	6	DF	Ben Turner	2	0	0	2
	14	MF	Tommy Smith	2	0	0	2
12	11	MF	Craig Conway	1	0	0	1
	5	DF	Mark Hudson	1	0	0	1
	42	DF	Declan John	0	1	0	1
	20	FW	Joe Mason	1	0	0	1
	1	GK	David Marshall	1	0	0	1
	2	DF	Kevin McNaughton	1	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

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

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

Suspensions served

Date	Matches Missed	Player	Reason	Opponents Missed
24 November 2012	1	Simon Lappin	vs Barnsley	Derby (A)
27 November 2012	1	Craig Noone	vs Derby 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	vs Hull City	First Premier League fixture (TBC)

International Call-ups

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

Contracts

Transfers

In

• 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 of Maribor 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]

Out

• 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]

Loans out

Fixtures & Results

League Cup

Overall summary

Summary

Games played	48 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won	25 (25 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn	12 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	11 (9 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	74 (72 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals conceded	49 (45 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Goal difference	+27
Clean sheets	18 (18 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards	75 (72 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Red cards	3 (3 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst discipline	Mark Hudson (8, 0)
Best result	4–0 vs Burnley (H)
Worst result	2–4 vs Bristol C (A) & 1–3 vs Nottm Forest (A)
Most appearances	David Marshall (46)
Top scorer	Heiðar Helguson (9 goals)
Points	87

Score overview

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Barnsley	1–1	2–1
Birmingham City	2–1	1–0
Blackburn Rovers	3–0	4–1
Blackpool	3–0	2–1
Bolton Wanderers	1–1	1–2
Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	0–0
Bristol City	2–1	2–4
Burnley	4–0	1–1
Charlton Athletic	0–0	4–5
Crystal Palace	2–1	2–3
Derby County	1–1	1–1
Huddersfield Town	1–0	0–0
Hull City	2–1	2–2
Ipswich Town	0–0	2–1
Leeds United	2–1	1–0
Leicester City	1–1	1–0
Middlesbrough	1–0	1–2
Millwall	1–0	2–0
Nottingham Forest	3–0	1–3
Peterborough United	1–2	1–2
Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	2–0
Watford	2–1	0–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	2–1

Under-21s

Under 21 Premier League Group 2

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Cardiff City Scorers	Opposition Scorers	Report
1	20 August	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–1	Jesse Darko (37), Gethyn Hill (88)	George Barker (90)	Report
2	3 September	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–4	Dekel Keinan (2)	Rob Hulse (33, 53), Taylor Parmenter (39), Mo Sharif (51)	Report
3	7 September	Ipswich Town	A	0–6		Bilel Moshni (x2), Kyle Hammond, David October, Mark Timlin, Jack Marriott	Report
4	24 September	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	Craig Conway (59), Declan John (64)		Report
5	1 October	Brentford	A	1–2	Tommy O'Sullivan (90)	Leon Redwood (24), Lee Norris (63)	Report
6	30 October	Millwall	H	4–0	Etien Velikonja (45, 63, 77), Nathaniel Jarvis (73)		Report
7	5 November	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–1		George Barker	Report
8	13 November	Swansea City	H	2–1	Craig Conway (60), Jesse Darko (76)	Danny Graham (81)	Report
9	20 November	Colchester United	H	4–0	Etien Velikonja (14,27), Jordon Mutch (28), Filip Kiss (42)		Report
10	3 December	Queens Park Rangers	A	1–2	Luke Coulson (83)	Frankie Sutherland (31), Tom Hitchcock (59)	Report
11	14 January	Barnet	H	2–0	Filip Kiss, Etien Velikonja		Report
12	28 January	Brentford	H	2–1	Etien Velikonja (60), Joe Ralls (80)	Luke Norris (90)	Report
13	4 February	Bristol City	H	4–0	Etien Velikonja (17, 53, 58), Jordan Mutch (61)		Report
14	18 February	Charlton Athletic	A	0–4		Michael Smith (39, 74), Callum Harriott (68), Kevin Feely (88)	Report
15	26 February	Swansea City	A	2–1	Jordon Mutch (48), Rudy Gestede (69)	Josh Sheehan (86)	Report
16	12 March	Millwall	A	2–1	Etien Velikonja (2), Luke Coulson (74)	Fred Onyedinma (77)	Report
17	18 March	Colchester United	A	3–1	Rhys Healey (25, 66), Filip Kiss (43)	Drey Wright (5)	Report
18	25 March	Ipswich Town	H	3–1	Etien Velikonja (8), Rhys Healey (21), Filip Kiss (38)	Jack Marriott (43)	Report
19	3 April	Bristol City	A	3–2	Rhys Healey (1), Filip Kiss (33), Declan John (68)	Kevin Krans (6, 45)	Report
20	10 April	Barnet	A	3–1	Rhys Healey (59), Kadeem Harris (68), Etien Velikonja (82)	A Robertson (5)	Report

Honours

Team

• Football League Championship champions

Individual

• February Player of the Month – Fraizer Campbell
• Championship Team of the Year – Mark Hudson & Peter Whittingham
• LMA Championship Manager of the Year – Malky Mackay^[38]

Club Awards

• Player of the Year – Mark Hudson

Club

• Family Club of the Year^[39]

Team of the Week
Date	Player(s)
3 September	Peter Whittingham
17 September	Peter Whittingham
1 October	Andrew Taylor
1 October	Matthew Connolly
1 October	Peter Whittingham
8 October	Heidar Helguson
29 October	Craig Noone
19 November	Matthew Connolly

Club staff

Backroom staff

Position	Name
First-team manager	Malky Mackay
Assistant manager	David Kerslake
First-team coach	Joe McBride
Goalkeeping coach	James Hollman
Head of Performance	Richard Collinge
Senior Physiotherapist	Sean Connelly
Assistant physiotherapist	Adam Rattenberry
Sports scientist	Nilton Terroso
Club doctor	Len Nokes
Head of recruitment	Ian Moody
Chief Scout	Mark Stow
Opposition Analyst	Martin Hodge
Performance analyst	Enda Barron
Kit & equipment manager	Ian Lenning

Board of directors

Position	Name
Chairman	Simon Lim
Chief Executive	Simon Lim
Finance Director	Richard Thompson
Non-Executive Board Members Football Club	Steve Borley Derek Chee Seng Chin Paul Guy Len Wing Kong Meng Kwong Lim Michael Isaac Vincent Lye Ek Seang
Non-Executive Board Members Cardiff City (Holdings)	Mehmet Dalman Danni Rais

External links

• News: Cardiff City – Official Site . 18 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130420070123/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10335,00.html . 20 April 2013 . dead .
• News: Cardiff City Results . BBC Sport . 6 August 2011 . 18 April 2012 . 27 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081227145007/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/results/default.stm . dead .
• News: Key dates . . 31 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614035603/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/KeyDates/0%2C%2C10794%2C00.html . 14 June 2012 .

Notes and References

1. News: Seven subs for FL . Sky Sports . 1 June 2012 . 1 June 2012.
2. News: Cardiff boss Mackay snub Norwich . . 4 June 2012 . 4 June 2012.
3. News: Kevin Cooper poised to return from Malaysia posting and take up under-21 reins for Cardiff City . South Wales Echo . 4 June 2012 . 4 June 2012.
4. News: Cardiff City 2012/13 kits revealed . Cardiff City F.C. . 6 June 2012 . 6 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516024659/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2798727%2C00.html . 16 May 2013 .
5. News: Cardiff City training ground plans . Cardiff City F.C. . 6 June 2012 . 6 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120608202734/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2798738,00.html . 8 June 2012 . dead .
6. News: Cardiff City FC Statement . Cardiff City F.C. . 6 June 2012 . 6 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120831204754/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2798585%2C00.html . 31 August 2012 .
7. News: Sam Hammam says no to Cardiff City Langston repayment offers . South Wales Echo . 29 June 2012 . 29 June 2012.
8. News: Kim Bo-Kyung's agency claims talks with Cardiff City . Goal . 10 July 2012 . 10 July 2012.
9. News: Teenage Belgian keeper Guillaume Hubert on trial with Cardiff City . South Wales Echo . 12 July 2012 . 12 July 2012.
10. News: Cardiff City in pole position to sign South Korean Kim Bo-Kyung . South Wales Echo . 13 July 2012 . 13 July 2012.
11. News: Cardiff City set for summer training camp in Switzerland . South Wales Echo . 14 May 2012 . 14 May 2012.
12. News: Shuttleworth . Peter . Cardiff City turn down bids for Peter Whittingham from Fulham . 29 September 2020 . BBC Sport . 17 July 2012.
13. News: Cardiff City pull out of bid for Coventry City star Richard Keogh . South Wales Echo . 19 July 2012 . 19 July 2012.
14. News: Cardiff City reject Anthony Gerrard offer from Championship rival . BBC Sport . 19 July 2012 . 19 July 2012.
15. News: Cardiff eye Dulwich teen . Sky Sports . 19 July 2012 . 19 July 2012.
16. News: Cardiff City to sign QPR striker Heidar Helguson . South Wales Echo . 2 August 2012 . 2 August 2012.
17. News: Cardiff City turn down Leicester and Bristol City bids for Anthony Gerrard . South Wales Echo . 3 August 2012 . 3 August 2012.
18. News: Making History:#IlovetheCity2012 . Cardiff City Official Site . 30 July 2012 . 30 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120801214046/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2865146,00.html . 1 August 2012 . dead .
19. News: Cardiff City close to signing QPR defender Matthew Connolly . South Wales Echo . 20 August 2012 . 20 August 2012.
20. News: QPR's Smith stalls over Cardiff move . West London Sport . 21 August 2012 . 21 August 2012.
21. News: Hammers accept Maynard bid . Sky Sports . 30 August 2012 . 30 August 2012.
22. News: Statement:Doug Lee steps down . Cardiff City F.C. . 12 September 2012 . 12 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915075123/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2917088,00.html . 15 September 2012 . dead .
23. News: Maynard out with ACL tear . Cardiff City F.C. . 20 September 2012 . 20 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120929131824/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10335~2924958%2C00.html . 29 September 2012 . dead .
24. News: Best wishs to Ards at Wimbledon . Cardiff City F.C.. 10 October 2012 . 10 October 2012.
25. News: Dick Bate named new Cardiff Academy boss . BBC Sport . 2 November 2012 . 2 November 2012.
26. News: Cardiff City appoint new Australian-based club director Stephen Owen-Conway . South Wales Echo . 16 November 2012 . 16 November 2012.
27. News: Cardiff City rejected Craig Conway transfer request . South Wales Echo . 23 November 2012 . 23 November 2012.
28. News: Cardiff City director Alan Whiteley resigns after fraud charge . BBC News . 24 January 2013 . 24 January 2013.
29. News: Cardiff City chairman Dato Chan Tien Ghee resigns . BBC Sport . 1 March 2013 . 1 March 2013.
30. News: Burnley 1–1 Cardiff . BBC Sport . 20 April 2013 . 20 April 2013.
31. News: Two leave 'City academy with best wishes . Cardiff City F.C. . 24 May 2013 . 24 May 2013.
32. News: Cardiff City confirm signing of goalkeeper Joe Lewis . South Wales Echo . 25 May 2012 . 25 May 2012.
33. News: Cardiff City ready to make new swoop for Liverpool F.C. striker Craig Bellamy . South Wales Echo . 24 June 2012 . 24 June 2012.
34. News: (Številke še nikoli tako visoke) The numbers have never been so high . Nogo Mania . sl . 12 July 2012 . 12 July 2012.
35. News: Cardiff City complete £300,000 signing of QPR star Tommy Smith . South Wales Echo . 24 August 2012 . 24 August 2012.
36. News: Cardiff City boss Mackay reflects on 'quietest ever' transfer deadline day . South Wales Echo . 1 February 2013 . 1 February 2013.
37. News: Huddersfield Town to sign Anthony Gerrard from Cardiff City . BBC Sport . 8 August 2012 . 8 August 2012.
38. News: Malky scoops LMA Managers Gong . Cardiff City F.C. . 21 May 2013 . 21 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130811120033/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/article/malky-scoops-lma-manager-gong-829699.aspx . 11 August 2013 . dead .
39. News: CITY SCOOP FAMILY & COMMUNITY AWARDS . Cardiff City F.C.. 25 March 2013 . 25 March 2013.