2022–23 Cardiff City F.C. season explained

Club:	Cardiff City FC
Season:	2022–23
Owner:	Vincent Tan
Chairman:	Mehmet Dalman
Manager:	Steve Morison (until 18 September)^[1] Mark Hudson (from 14 November until 14 January)^[2] ^[3] Sabri Lamouchi (from 27 January)^[4]
Stadium:	Cardiff City Stadium
League:	Championship
League Result:	21st
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
League Topscorer:	Sory Kaba (8)
Season Topscorer:	Sory Kaba (8)
Highest Attendance:	28,232 vs. Swansea City, 1 April 2023
Lowest Attendance:	6,303 vs. Portsmouth, 9 August 2022
Average Attendance:	19,455
Largest Win:	3–1 vs. Wigan Athletic (8 October 2022), 3-1 vs. Blackpool F.C (7 April 2023), 3-1 vs. Watford F.C (19 April 2023)
Largest Loss:	0–3 vs. Portsmouth (9 August 2022), 0–3 vs. Burnley (8 May 2023)
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Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 season was the 124th season in the existence of Cardiff City Football Club and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup.

The Bluebirds finished the season with 49 points. This ultimately proved enough to secure them 21st place and preserve their Championship status, albeit only on account of relegation rivals Reading being assessed a six point deduction.

First-team squad

No.	Name	Nat.	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Ryan Allsop		GK	1992 6, df=yes	43	0	2022	Derby County	Free	2024
21	Jak Alnwick		GK	1993 6, df=yes	7	0	2022	St Mirren	Free	2024
28	Rohan Luthra		GK	2002 5, df=yes	1	0	2021	Crystal Palace	Free	2024
Defenders
2	Mahlon Romeo		RB/RM	1995 9, df=yes	33	0	2022	Millwall	Undisclosed	2025
3	Joel Bagan		LB	2001 9, df=yes	41	3	2020	Academy	Trainee	2023
5	Mark McGuinness		CB	2001 1, df=yes	54	3	2021	Arsenal	Undisclosed	2024
15	Oliver Denham		CB/RB	2002 5, df=yes	8	0	2021	Manchester United	Trainee	2024
17	Jamilu Collins		LB/CB/LM	1994 8, df=yes	4	0	2022	SC Paderborn	Free	2024
22	Vontae Daley-Campbell		RB	2001 4, df=yes	2	0	2022	Leicester City	Free	2025
23	Cédric Kipré		CB	1996 12, df=yes	43	3	2022	West Bromwich Albion	Loan	2023
26	Jack Simpson		CB/LB	1996 12, df=yes	21	0	2022	Rangers	Undisclosed	2024
38	Perry Ng		RB/LB/CB	1996 4, df=yes	105	2	2021	Crewe Alexandra	£350,000	2024
Midfielders
6	Ryan Wintle		DM/CM/CB	1997 6, df=yes	73	2	2021	Crewe Alexandra	Free	2024
8	Joe Ralls		CM/LM/DM	1993 10, df=yes	351	33	2011	Academy	Trainee	2024
11	Callum O'Dowda		LW/AM/RW/LWB	1995 4, df=yes	40	3	2022	Bristol City	Free	2025
12	Tom Sang		AM/RW/RB	1999 6, df=yes	27	0	2020	Manchester United	Free	2023
18	Ebou Adams		CM/DM/AM	1996 1, df=yes	0	0	2022	Forest Green Rovers	Free	2025
19	Romaine Sawyers		AM/CM/SS	1991 11, df=yes	39	3	2022	West Bromwich Albion	Free	2024
20	Gavin Whyte		RW/LW	1996 1, df=yes	53	2	2019	Oxford United	£2,000,000	2023
24	Eli King		CM	2002 12, df=yes	7	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2023
25	Jaden Philogene		LW/RW	2002 2, df=yes	39	5	2022	Aston Villa	Loan	2023
27	Rubin Colwill		AM/LW/RW	2002 4, df=yes	66	6	2020	Academy	Trainee	2024
35			CM/DM/RM	1997 4, df=yes	41	0	2022	Reading	Free	2025
Forwards
9	Kion Etete		CF/SS	2001 11, df=yes	30	3	2022	Tottenham Hotspur	£500,000	2025
10	Sheyi Ojo		LW/RW/SS	1997 6, df=yes	80	7	2022	Liverpool	Free	2024
29	Mark Harris		CF/LW/RW	1998 12, df=yes	94	10	2017	Academy	Trainee	2023
31	Connor Wickham		CF/LW	1993 3, df=yes	12	1	2023	Free Agent	Free	2023
39	Isaak Davies		SS/RW/LW	2001 9, df=yes	42	4	2020	Academy	Trainee	2025
47	Callum Robinson		LW/CF/RW	1995 2, df=yes	23	7	2022	West Bromwich Albion	£1,500,000	2025
48	Sory Kaba		CF	1995 6, df=yes	17	8	2023	Midtjylland	Loan	2023
Out on Loan
14	Ollie Tanner		LW/AM/RW	2002 5, df=yes	2	0	2022	Lewes	£50,000	2024
36	Max Watters		CF	1999 3, df=yes	22	1	2021	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	2024
	Dillon Phillips		GK	1995 6, df=yes	36	0	2020	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	2023

Statistics

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Cardiff City. |-!colspan=15|Players out on loan:|-!colspan=15|Players who left the club:|}

Goals record

width=50px	Rank !	width=50px	No. !	width=50px	Nat. !	width=50px	Po. !	width=150px	Name !	width=150px	Championship !	width=150px	FA Cup !	width=150px	EFL Cup !	width=150px	Total
1	48		CF	Sory Kaba	8	0	0	8
2	47		LW	Callum Robinson	5	2	0	7
3	25		LW		4	1	0	5
4	9		CF	Kion Etete	3	0	0	3
	11		LW	Callum O'Dowda	3	0	0	3
	19		CM	Romaine Sawyers	3	0	0	3
	23		CB	Cédric Kipré	3	0	0	3
	29		CF		3	0	0	3
9	6		DM	Ryan Wintle	2	0	0	2
	10		LW	Sheyi Ojo	1	1	0	2
	38		CB	Perry Ng	2	0	0	2
12	8		CM	Joe Ralls	1	0	0	1
	20		RW	Gavin Whyte	1	0	0	1
	31		CF	Connor Wickham	1	0	0	1
	39		SS	Isaak Davies	1	0	0	1
Total					41	4	0	45

Assists record

width=50px	Rank !	width=50px	No. !	width=50px	Nat. !	width=50px	Po. !	width=150px	Name !	width=150px	Championship !	width=150px	FA Cup !	width=150px	EFL Cup !	width=150px	Total
1	47		LW	Callum Robinson	6	0	0	6
2	2		RB	Mahlon Romeo	4	0	0	4
	35		CM	Andy Rinomhota	3	1	0	4
4	6		CM	Ryan Wintle	3	0	0	3
	11		LW	Callum O'Dowda	3	0	0	3
6	8		CM	Joe Ralls	2	0	0	2
	31		CF	Connor Wickham	2	0	0	2
	38		RB	Perry Ng	2	0	0	2
9	9		CF	Kion Etete	1	0	0	1
	20		RW	Gavin Whyte	1	0	0	1
	25		LW	Jaden Philogene	1	0	0	1
	27		AM	Rubin Colwill	1	0	0	1
	37		LB	Niels Nkounkou	1	0	0	1
	48		CF	Sory Kaba	1	0	0	1
Total					31	1	0	33

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			Total
1	23		CB	Cédric Kipré	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
2	38		RB	Perry Ng	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
3	6		DM	Ryan Wintle	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	8		CM	Joe Ralls	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
5	1		GK	Ryan Allsop	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1
	11		LW	Callum O'Dowda	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	29		CF		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
8	37		LB	Niels Nkounkou	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
9	2		RB	Mahlon Romeo	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	5		CB	Mark McGuinness	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	9		CF	Kion Etete	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	26		CB		3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
	35		CM	Andy Rinomhota	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
14	10		LW	Sheyi Ojo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	16		CB	Curtis Nelson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
16	12		DM	Tom Sang	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	19		CM	Romaine Sawyers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	47		LW	Callum Robinson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
19	3		LB	Joel Bagan	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	17		LB	Jamilu Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	20		RW	Gavin Whyte	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	21		GK	Jak Alnwick	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22		RB	Vontae Daley-Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
	25		LW	Jaden Philogene	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	27		AM	Rubin Colwill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					83	1	4	3	0	1	1	0	1	87	1	6

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play.

Rank			Name	Matches played	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	1			43	12	0	0	12
2	21			7	0	0	0	0
	28			1	0	0	0	0

Captains

Correct as of match played on 8 May 2023

			Name	Championship	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
8		CM		29	0	1	30
6		DM	Ryan Wintle	16	0	0	16
16		CB		0	2	0	2

Contracts

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Status	Contract Length	Expiry Date	Ref.
10 June 2022				Signed	2 years	June 2024	^[5]
26 June 2022				Signed	2 years	June 2024	^[6]

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
10 June 2022				Undisclosed	^[7]
15 June 2022				Undisclosed	^[8]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[9]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[10]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[11]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[12]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[13]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[14]
1 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[15]
6 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[16]
13 July 2022				Free Transfer	^[17]
4 August 2022				£500,000	^[18]
9 August 2022				Undisclosed	^[19]
10 August 2022				Free Transfer	^[20]
10 August 2022		Raheem Conte		Free Transfer
1 September 2022				Undisclosed	^[21]
12 September 2022		Sebastian Kristensen		Free Transfer	^[22]
14 February 2023				Free Transfer	^[23]
21 February 2023		Lennon Peake		Free Transfer	^[24]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
10 June 2022				Undisclosed	^[25]
24 June 2022				Undisclosed	^[26]
30 June 2022				Released	^[27] ^[28]
30 June 2022				Released	^[29]
30 June 2022				Released	^[30]
30 June 2022		Tavio Kouakou D'Almeida	Unattached	Released
30 June 2022				Released	^[31] ^[32]
30 June 2022		Siyabonga Ligendza		Released	^[33]
30 June 2022			Unattached	Released
30 June 2022				Released	^[34]
30 June 2022				Released	^[35] ^[36]
30 June 2022		Keenan Patten		Released	^[37]
30 June 2022				Released	^[38] ^[39]
30 June 2022			Unattached	Released
30 June 2022				Released	^[40]
13 July 2022				Free transfer	^[41]
5 January 2023				Released	^[42] ^[43] ]
28 January 2023				Mutual Consent	^[44] ^[45]
27 February 2023				Undisclosed	^[46]

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
15 July 2022				End of Season	^[47]
26 July 2022				End of Season	^[48]
27 August 2022				14 January 2023	^[49] ^[50]
31 January 2023				End of Season	^[51]

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
10 June 2022				1 January 2023	^[52] ^[53]
1 July 2022				End of Season	^[54]
27 July 2022				End of Season	^[55]
18 August 2022				19 January 2023	^[56] ^[57]
25 August 2022				1 January 2023	^[58]
5 January 2023				End of Season	^[59]
9 January 2023				End of Season	^[60]
31 January 2023					^[61]
31 January 2023		Jack Leahy		End of Season	^[62]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 30 May, the Bluebirds announced their pre-season schedule with six matches arranged.

Competitions

Championship

See main article: 2022–23 EFL Championship.

Matches

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[63]

FA Cup

See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.

The Bluebirds entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Leeds United.^[64]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup.

Cardiff City were drawn at home to Portsmouth in the first round.^[65]

Notes and References

1. News: Cardiff City sack manager Steve Morison following Huddersfield defeat . BBC Sport . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022.
2. News: Mark Hudson Appointed First Team Manager . 16 November 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 14 November 2022.
3. News: Cardiff City sack manager Mark Hudson . BBC Sport . 14 January 2023 . 14 January 2023.
4. Web site: Sabri Lamouchi: Cardiff City appoint third manager of season. . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023.
5. News: Rohan Luthra signs City contract extension . Cardiff City F.C. . 10 June 2022 . 10 June 2022.
6. News: Joe Ralls: Midfielder boosts Cardiff City by signing new deal . BBC Sport . 26 June 2022 . 26 June 2022.
7. News: Ollie Tanner joins the Bluebirds . Cardiff City F.C. . 18 May 2022 . 18 May 2022.
8. News: Done Deal Mahlon Romeo joins the Bluebirds . Cardiff City F.C. . 15 June 2022 . 15 June 2022.
9. News: Ebou Adams is a Bluebird . Cardiff City F.C. . 13 May 2022 . 13 May 2022.
10. News: Ryan Allsop agrees to join the Bluebirds . 16 June 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 16 June 2022.
11. News: Cardiff City agree deal with Jak Alnwick . Cardiff City F.C. . 17 May 2022 . 17 May 2022.
12. News: Jamilu Collins: Cardiff City sign Nigeria international left-back . BBC Sport . 20 May 2022 . 20 May 2022.
13. News: Vontae Daley-Campbell agrees terms with City . Cardiff City F.C. . 15 June 2022.
14. News: Callum O’Dowda joins Cardiff City . 8 June 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 8 June 2022.
15. News: Andy Rinomhota signs for the Bluebirds . 24 June 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 24 June 2022.
16. News: Romain Sawyers is a Bluebird . Cardiff City F.C. . 6 July 2022 . 6 July 2022.
17. News: Sheyi Ojo signs . 13 July 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 13 July 2022.
18. News: Done Deal: Kion Etete is a Bluebird . 4 August 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 4 August 2022.
19. News: Jack Simpson joins Cardiff City . 9 August 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 9 August 2022.
20. News: Cameron Antwi and Raheem Conte sign for City . 11 August 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 10 August 2022.
21. News: Callum Robinson is a Bluebird . 1 September 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 1 September 2022.
22. News: Sebastian Kristensen signs for City . 16 September 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 12 September 2022.
23. News: Bluebirds sign Connor Wickham . Cardiff City F.C. . 14 February 2023.
24. News: Cardiff City transfer news as West Ham kid signs and Lamouchi sends first-teamers to play in Millwall win . Cardiff City F.C. . 21 February 2023.
25. News: Sam Bowen joins Newport County . 25 May 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 25 May 2022.
26. News: James Connolly joins Bristol Rovers . 24 June 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 24 June 2022.
27. News: 2021/22 Retained List . Cardiff City F.C. . 10 June 2022 . 10 June 2022.
28. News: Bacuna Signs On . 19 December 2022 . Watford FC . 14 December 2022.
29. News: We're pleased to welcome former Cardiff and Morecambe defender Ibrahim Bakare on a short term deal! . 16 September 2022 . Twitter . 13 September 2022.
30. News: Ciaron Brown Signs . 26 June 2022 . Oxford United FC . 26 June 2022.
31. News: Aden Flint: Centre-back announces Cardiff City exit . BBC Sport . 21 May 2022 . 21 May 2022.
32. News: Flint becomes first summer signing . 15 June 2022 . Stoke City FC . 15 June 2022.
33. News: Siyabonga Ligendza Joins The Fylde Ranks . 18 September 2022 . AFC Fylde . 17 September 2022.
34. News: Josh Murphy: Oxford United sign Cardiff City winger on two-year deal . BBC Sport . 26 June 2022 . 26 June 2022.
35. News: Marlon Pack: Midfielder confirms Cardiff City exit . BBC Sport . 9 May 2022 . 9 May 2022.
36. News: Marlon Pack: Midfielder signs two-year deal with Portsmouth . BBC Sport . 22 June 2022 . 22 June 2022.
37. News: Keenan Patten Joins On A Permanent Deal . 2 August 2022 . AFC Fylde . 2 August 2022.
38. News: Alex Smithies: Cardiff City goalkeeper to leave club . BBC Sport . 14 April 2022 . 14 April 2022.
39. News: Goalkeeper Alex Smithies Signs For Leicester City . 15 August 2022 . Leicester City FC . 12 August 2022.
40. News: Will Vaulks: Sheffield Wednesday sign Cardiff City midfielder . BBC Sport . 21 June 2022 . 21 June 2022.
41. News: Derby County: Striker James Collins and goalkeeper Scott Loach join Rams . BBC Sport . 13 July 2022 . 13 July 2022.
42. News: Sean Morrison to leave Cardiff City . Cardiff City F.C. . 5 January 2023 . 5 January 2023.
43. News: Sean signs in to become first January addition . 11 January 2023 . Rotherham United FC . 10 January 2023.
44. News: Curtis Nelson: Cardiff City defender leaves by mutual consent . BBC Sport . 28 January 2023 . 28 January 2023.
45. News: Curtis Nelson departs CCS . 31 January 2023 . Cardiff City FC . 31 January 2023.
46. News: Welsh youngster Biancheri joins Man Utd . 27 February 2023 . British Broadcasting Corporation . 27 February 2023.
47. News: Cédric Kipré joins the Bluebirds on loan . 15 July 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 15 July 2022.
48. News: Jaden Philogene joins the Bluebirds on loan . 26 July 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 26 July 2022.
49. News: Niels Nkounkou joins the Bluebirds on loan . 27 August 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 27 August 2022.
50. News: Nkounkou recalled by Everton . 14 January 2023 . Cardiff City FC . 14 January 2023.
51. News: Sory Kaba joins Cardiff City . Cardiff City F.C. . 31 January 2023 . 31 January 2023.
52. News: Chanka Zimba to join Newport County on loan . Cardiff City F.C. . 3 June 2022.
53. News: Loanee trio to return to parent clubs . Newport County . 29 December 2022 . 1 January 2023.
54. News: Kieron Evans links up with Torquay United . 1 July 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 1 July 2022.
55. News: Dillon Phillips joins K.V. Oostende . 27 July 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 27 July 2022.
56. News: Mark McGuinness joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan . 18 August 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 18 August 2022.
57. News: Bluebirds recall McGuinness . 19 January 2023 . Cardiff City FC . 19 January 2023.
58. News: Eli King: Cardiff City midfielder joins Crewe Alexandra on loan until January . 25 August 2022 . BBC Sport . 25 August 2022.
59. News: Loan Max Watters joins Barnsley . Cardiff City F.C. . 5 January 2023 . 5 January 2023.
60. News: Loan Ollie Tanner joins York City . Cardiff City F.C. . 9 January 2023 . 9 January 2023.
61. News: Delighted to announce the signing of Tom Davies from Cardiff City on loan . 31 January 2023 . Pontypridd United AFC - Twitter . 31 January 2023.
62. News: Jack Leahy joins on loan from Cardiff City for remainder of season . 31 January 2023 . Haverfordwest County AFC . 31 January 2023.
63. News: 2022/23 Sky Bet Championship fixtures . 23 June 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 23 June 2022.
64. News: Emirates FA Cup third round Draw Cardiff City vs. Leeds United . 28 November 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 28 November 2022.
65. News: 2022/23 Carabao Cup R1 City vs. Portsmouth . 23 June 2022 . Cardiff City FC . 23 June 2022.