The 2017–18 season was Cardiff City's 119th season in their existence and the 90th in the Football League. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

First-team squad No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee Ends Goalkeepers25Neil EtheridgeGKLondon470Walsall1 July 2017Free202128Brian MurphyGKWaterford100Portsmouth2 September 2016Free2018 Chris KonopkaGKNew Jersey00Free agent8 March 2018Free2018 Defenders2 Lee PeltierFB/CBLiverpool1170Huddersfield Town24 January 2015Nominal20193 Joe BennettLBRochdale674Aston Villa27 August 2016Free20194 Sean MorrisonCBPlymouth16220Reading15 August 2014£3,180,00020205 Bruno Ecuele MangaCB/RBLibreville1216Lorient1 September 2014£5,360,00020196 Jazz RichardsFB/DMSwansea390Fulham19 July 2016Swap Deal201914Sol BambaCB Ivry-sur-Seine736Free agent11 October 2016Free202015Greg HalfordRB/CB/DMChelmsford331Rotherham United6 January 2017Nominal201816Matthew ConnollyCB/RBBarnet1637Queens Park Rangers22 August 2012£500,000201918Callum PatersonRB/CMLondon3510Heart of Midlothian1 July 2017£400,0002020 32Armand TraoreLB/CBChatenay-Malabry41Nottingham Forest1 February 2018Loan2018 Midfielders 8Joe RallsCM/LMAldershot17918Academy30 September 2011Trainee202011Kadeem HarrisLWWestminster646Wycombe Wanderers30 January 2012£150,000201912Liam FeeneyRM/LMHammersmith160Blackburn Rovers31 August 2017Loan201813Anthony PilkingtonLW/CF Blackburn11123Norwich City15 August 2014£1,060,000201917Aron GunnarssonCM/DMAkureyri25824Coventry City8 July 2011£350,000201819Nathaniel Mendez-LaingRW/LWBirmingham417Rochdale1 July 2017Free201920Loïc DamourCM/DMChantilly310Bourg-Péronnas6 July 2017Free201921Craig BrysonCMRutherglen222Derby County31 August 2017Loan201824Marko GrujićDM/CMBelgrade141Liverpool17 January 2018Loan201831Mark HarrisAM/WGSwansea20Academy8 January 2017Trainee201933Junior HoilettLW/RWBrampton8213Free agent10 October 2016Free2021 Forwards 9Danny WardCF/LWBradford204Rotherham United1 July 2017£1,600,000202010Kenneth ZohoreCFCopenhagen8123KV Kortrijk6 July 2016£300,000202026Frédéric GounongbeCF Brussels150Westerlo1 July 2016Free201827Ibrahim MeiteCFLondon2220Harrow Borough6 January 2017Undisclosed201829Jamie WardCF/LWBirmingham40Nottingham Forest31 January 2018Loan201835Yanic WildschutLW/CFAmsterdam80Norwich City12 January 2018Loan201844Gary MadineCFGateshead130Bolton Wanderers31 January 2018£2,000,0002021 Out on loan 1Lee CampGKDerby00Rotherham United1 July 2017Free2019 7Lee TomlinAM/WGLeicester161Bristol City13 July 2017Undisclosed202022Stuart O'KeefeCMEye452Crystal Palace28 January 2015£910,000201923Matthew KennedyRWIrvine220Everton2 February 2015Undisclosed201830Omar BogleCFSandwell123Wigan Athletic17 August 2017£700,000202037Rhys HealeyCFManchester131Connah's Quay Nomads28 January 2013£25,0002020

Appearances and goals for the club and contracts are up to date as of 6 May 2018.

Statistics

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Goals record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total133LWJunior Hoilett 92011218RBCallum Paterson 100010310CFKenneth Zohore 90094 4CBSean Morrison 7007 8CMJoe Ralls 700719RWNathaniel Mendez-Laing 6017713LWAnthony Pilkington 31158 9CFDanny Ward 4004914CBSol Bamba 300330CFOmar Bogle 30031121CMCraig Bryson 200212 3LBJoe Bennett 1001 5CBBruno Ecuele Manga 0101 7AMLee Tomlin 100115CBGreg Halford 001117CMAron Gunnarsson 100124DMMarko Grujić 100132LBArmand Traoré 1001Total 694376

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 1 2RBLee Peltier 110000000011002 3LBJoe Bennett 7001100008103 8CMJoe Ralls 800000000800414CBSol Bamba 7000000007005 4CBSean Morrison 5001000006006 5CBBruno Ecuele Manga 40010000050018RBCallum Paterson 40010000050020CMLoïc Damour 500000000500921CMCraig Bryson 40000000040024DMMarko Grujić 4000000004001115RBGreg Halford 30000000030017CMAron Gunnarsson 30000000030033LWJunior Hoilett 20010000030014 6RBJazz Richards 200000000200 7AMLee Tomlin 20000000020016CBMatthew Connolly 20000000020030CFOmar Bogle 1010000001011812RMLiam Feeney 10000000010013LWAnthony Pilkington 10000000010019RWNathaniel Mendez-Laing 10000000010025GKNeil Etheridge 10000000010026CFFrédéric Gounongbe 10000000010028GKBrian Murphy 00000010010029CFJamie Ward 10000000010034RBCameron Coxe 00000010010044CFGary Madine 100000000100Total 78015102008511

Suspensions PlayerDate receivedOffenceLength of suspensionOmar Bogle4 November 2017 vs Bristol City3 matchesBrentford (H), Barnsley (A), Nottingham Forest (A) (Championship)Lee Peltier4 November 20175 yellow cards1 matchBrentford (H) (Championship)Joe Bennett28 January 2018 vs Manchester City1 matchLeeds United (A)

Contracts Date Position Nationality Name Status Contract Length Expiry Date Ref. 20 July 2017 CB Sean Morrison Signed 3 years June 2020 25 August 2017 CB Sol Bamba Signed 3 years June 2020 30 October 2017 CF Rhys Healey Signed 3 years June 2020 30 November 2017 CM Aron Gunnarsson Rejected — June 2018 26 June 2018 LW Junior Hoilett Signed 3 years June 2021 29 June 2018 GK Neil Etheridge Signed 3 years June 2021

Transfers

Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2017 GK Lee Camp Rotherham United Free 1 July 2017 GK Neil Etheridge Walsall Free 1 July 2017 RW Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Rochdale Free 1 July 2017 RB Callum Paterson Heart of Midlothian Bosman (~£400,000) 1 July 2017 CF Danny Ward Rotherham United £1,600,000 6 July 2017 CM Loïc Damour Bourg-Péronnas Free 13 July 2017 AM Lee Tomlin Bristol City £1,500,000 21 July 2017 AM Tyrone Duffus Everton Free transfer 17 August 2017 CF Omar Bogle Wigan Athletic £700,000 16 November 2017 CB Rolf Feltscher Free agent Free transfer 22 January 2018 CB Ciaron Brown Wealdstone Undisclosed 22 January 2018 CF Jack McKay Free Agent Free transfer 22 January 2018 CB Paul McKay Free Agent Free transfer 22 January 2018 CF Ogo Obi Free Agent Free transfer 31 January 2018 CF Gary Madine Bolton Wanderers £5,000,000 8 March 2018 GK Chris Konopka Free agent Free transfer Spent: – £11,900,000

Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.31 August 2017 CM Craig Bryson Derby County 30 June 2018 31 August 2017 RM Liam Feeney Blackburn Rovers 30 June 2018 12 January 2018 LW Yanic Wildschut Norwich City 30 June 2018 17 January 2018 DM Marko Grujić Liverpool 30 June 2018 31 January 2018 CF Jamie Ward Nottingham Forest 30 June 2018 2 February 2018 LB Armand Traoré Nottingham Forest 30 June 2018

Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2017 CM Tom Adeyemi Ipswich Town Released 1 July 2017 CB Semi Ajayi Rotherham United Undisclosed 1 July 2017 CF Jamie Bird Unattached Released 1 July 2017 CB Jordan Blaise Unattached Released 1 July 2017 DM Emyr Huws Ipswich Town Undisclosed 1 July 2017 CF Adam Le Fondre Bolton Wanderers Free 1 July 2017 GK Luke O'Reilly Unattached Released 1 July 2017 CB Deji Oshilaja AFC Wimbledon Free 1 July 2017 LM Robbie Patten Unattached Released 1 July 2017 CM Macauley Southam Unattached Released 1 July 2017 CM Theo Wharton York City Released 1 July 2017 CM Peter Whittingham Blackburn Rovers Free 6 July 2017 CF Rickie Lambert Unattached Released 21 July 2017 CF Idriss Saadi RC Strasbourg £1,350,000 31 August 2017 RW Craig Noone Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed 19 December 2017 CB Rolf Feltscher LA Galaxy Released 22 December 2017 LB Declan John Rangers Undisclosed 17 February 2018 GK Oliver Byrne Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed Income: – £1,350,000

Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 4 August 2017 GK Ben Wilson Oldham Athletic 4 January 2018 25 August 2017 CF Ibrahim Meite Crawley Town 4 January 2018 31 August 2017 LB Declan John Rangers 22 December 2017 31 August 2017 CM Stuart O'Keefe Portsmouth 30 June 2018 31 August 2017 RW Matthew Kennedy Portsmouth 30 June 2018 2 November 2017 GK Oliver Byrne Chorley 31 December 2017 10 November 2017 AM Tyrone Duffus Hereford January 2018 31 January 2018 AM Lee Tomlin Nottingham Forest 30 June 2018 31 January 2018 CF Omar Bogle Peterborough United 30 June 2018 1 February 2018 GK Lee Camp Sunderland 30 June 2018 16 March 2018 CF Rhys Healey Torquay United 30 June 2018

Competitions

Friendlies As of 6 June 2017, Cardiff City had announced five pre-season friendlies against Taff's Well, Tavistock, Bodmin Town, Plymouth Argyle and Shrewsbury Town.

A joint decision was made on 19 June 2017 to cancel the scheduled friendly with Portsmouth as the clubs were drawn together in the EFL Cup first round.

Championship

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Fixtures

FA Cup In the FA Cup, Cardiff City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home versus Mansfield Town. A goalless draw at Cardiff City Stadium resulted in a replay which took place on 16 January 2018, won by Cardiff City. They were drawn at home against Manchester City in the fourth round, losing 0–2.

EFL Cup On 16 June 2017, Cardiff City drew Portsmouth at home in the first round. After beating Portsmouth, Cardiff City were drawn against Burton Albion at home, losing 1–2.

Summary Games played 51 (46 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)Games won 29 (27 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Games drawn 10 (9 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Games lost 12 (10 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)Goals scored 76 (69 Championship, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)Goals conceded 45 (39 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)Goal difference +31Clean sheets 20 (19 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Yellow cards 85 (78 Championship, 5 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)Red cards 2 (1 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)Worst Discipline Lee Peltier (11 , 0 , 0 )Best result 4–0 vs Sunderland (13 Jan 18)Worst result 0–3 vs Preston North End (12 Sep 17)Most appearances Junior Hoilett (46 starts, 4 subs)Top scorer Junior Hoilett (11)Most Cleans Sheets Neil Etheridge (19)Points 90

Club staff

Backroom staff PositionNameManager Neil WarnockAssistant manager Kevin BlackwellFirst-team coach Ronnie JepsonGoalkeeper coach Andy DibbleAssistant coach James RowberryHead of medical services Paul GodfreyClub doctor Dr. Len NokesFirst-team physiotherapist James RowlandHead of Fitness & Conditioning Lee SouthernwoodSenior Strength & Conditioning Mike BeereSports scientist Ben ParryHead scout Glyn ChamberlainFirst Team Analyst Jack RadusinPlayer Liaison Officer Callum DaviesKit and Equipment Manager Paul Carter

Board of directors PositionNameChairman Mehmet DalmanGeneral Manager Ken ChooFinance Director Richard ThompsonNon-ExecutiveBoard MembersFootball Club Steve Borley (since 2003) Derek Chee Seng Chin (since 2010) Veh Ken Choo (since 2016) Mehmet Dalman (since 2012)Non-ExecutiveBoard MembersCardiff City (Holdings) Danni Rais (since 2012)Club Secretary David Beeby

References