2007–08 Cardiff City F.C. season
12th | |
FA Cup | Runners-up |
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League Cup | Fourth round |
FAW Premier Cup | Semi-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Joe Ledley Paul Parry (10 each) All: Joe Ledley Paul Parry (11 each) |
Highest home attendance | 18,840 vs Stoke City (11 August 2007) |
Lowest home attendance | 11,006 vs Colchester United (8 December 2007) |
Average home league attendance | 13,939 |
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During the
Season review
Team kit and sponsorship
Cardiff's shirts for this season were made by Joma. Their shirt sponsorship was a version of the previous years, Communications Direct, which had been shortened to just Comms Direct.
Events
This section does not list information about match results or player transfers.
- 15 August 2007 – Major financial backers of the club Langston announce they have initiated legal proceedings against the club over claims they have not repaid a £30 million loan.[2]
- 7 September 2007 – Chairman Peter Ridsdale reveals that the club's new ground had fallen behind schedule and will not be ready until May 2009.[3]
- 29 October 2007 – Ex-Wales rugby union captain Mike Hall resigns from the club board over a possible conflict of interest between his company PMG Associates and Langston.[4]
- 2 November 2007 – Construction of Cardiff's new stadium gets under way with a ceremonial 'cutting of the turf' ceremony between Peter Ridsdale and Cardiff council leader Rodney Berman.[5]
- 13 November 2007 – Cardiff board members hold a meeting and hand manager Dave Jones a vote of confidence as long as results improve.[6]
- 15 November 2007 – Club creditors Langston state that should it win its court case against Cardiff it would not put the club into administration.[7]
- 12 December 2007 – The club's court case with Langston is postponed after the company requested a deferral.[8]
- 12 March 2008 – The club's court case with creditors Langston begins at the High Court.[9]
- 19 March 2008 – A high court judge dismisses Langston's call for a summary judgement. A two-month wait for any further court action is announced for parties to try to agree terms.[10]
- 24 May 2008 – Cardiff Blues rugby team sign an agreement which will see them become tenants at the club's new ground for a period of 20 years.[11]
Preseason
Cardiff enjoyed a successful pre-season winning five out of their six friendlies. The previous season's top scorer Michael Chopra began pre-season well with two goals in the first match against near-by
Regular season
Cardiff began the season at home to
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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10 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 64 |
11 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 64 |
12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 64 |
13 | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 67 | −7 | 62 |
14 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 58 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
League statistics
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 64 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 34 | −6 |
Last updated: End of season.
Source: The Football League
Cups
FA Cup
Cardiff's first match in the
The final saw Cardiff face Portsmouth, who advanced after beating West Bromwich Albion in the semi-final. The match was played on 17 May at Wembley and a crowd of over 89,000 saw Portsmouth claim the cup after a goal from Nwankwo Kanu in the 37th minute.[22]
League Cup
A mixture of first team and reserve players saw Cardiff come away with 1–0 wins over
The fourth round saw Cardiff drawn against Liverpool with the main focus of the match being the return of Robbie Fowler to Anfield.[23] After falling behind from a goal from Nabil El Zhar, Cardiff managed an equaliser when captain Darren Purse headed in a cross, only for Steven Gerrard to score the winner a minute later.
FAW Premier Cup
Cardiff were drawn against
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Detailed overview
No. | Name | Nat. | Place of birth | Date of birth | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous club | Date joined | Fee | End1 |
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1 | Peter Enckelman | Turku | 10 March 1977 | – | – | 12 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 January 2008 | Loan | 2008 | |
2 | Kevin McNaughton | Dundee | 28 August 1982 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Aberdeen | 26 May 2006 | Free | 2009 | |
3 | Tony Capaldi | Porsgrunn | 12 August 1981 | – | – | 21 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 May 2007 | Free | 2010 | |
4 | Gavin Rae | Aberdeen | 28 November 1977 | – | – | 12 | 0 | Rangers | 23 June 2007 | Free | 2010 | |
5 | Darren Purse | Stepney | 14 February 1977 | 76 | 10 | – | – | West Bromwich Albion | 28 July 2005 | £1,000,000 | 2008 | |
6 | Glenn Loovens | Doetinchem | 22 October 1983 | 68 | 3 | – | – | Feyenoord | 9 May 2006 | £250,000 | 2009 | |
7 | Peter Whittingham | Nuneaton | 8 September 1984 | 19 | 4 | – | – | Aston Villa | 11 January 2007 | £350,000 | 2011 | |
8 | Robbie Fowler | Liverpool | 9 April 1975 | – | – | 26 | 7 | Liverpool | 22 July 2007 | Free | 2009 | |
10 | Stephen McPhail | London | 9 December 1979 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Barnsley | 13 June 2006 | Free | 2009 | |
11 | Paul Parry | Chepstow | 19 August 1980 | 118 | 12 | 12 | 1 | Hereford United | 9 January 2004 | £75,000 | 2009 | |
12 | Roger Johnson | Ashford | 28 April 1987 | 33 | 2 | – | – | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 July 2006 | £275,000 | 2009 | |
13 | Michael Oakes | Northwich | 30 October 1973 | – | – | – | – | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 July 2007 | Free | 2008 | |
14 | Warren Feeney | Belfast | 17 January 1981 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 3 | Luton Town | 1 June 2007 | Free | 2009 | |
15 | David Forde | Galway | 20 December 1979 | 8 | 0 | – | – | Derry City | 5 December 2006 | Free | 2009 | |
16 | Joe Ledley | Cardiff | 23 January 1987 | 126 | 10 | 8 | 0 | N/A | 1 June 2004 | Trainee | 2009 | |
18 | Trevor Sinclair | London | 2 March 1973 | – | – | 12 | 0 | Manchester City | 10 July 2007 | Free | 2008 | |
19 | Riccardo Scimeca | Leamington Spa | 13 June 1975 | 55 | 6 | – | – | West Bromwich Albion | 13 January 2006 | Free | 2009 | |
20 | Steve Thompson | Paisley | 14 October 1978 | 59 | 10 | 16 | 3 | Rangers | 10 January 2006 | £250,000 | 2008 | |
23 | Darcy Blake | New Tredegar | 13 December 1988 | 14 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 8 November 2006 | Trainee | 2009 | |
25 | Erwin Sak | Lublin | 15 February 1990 | – | – | – | – | Sokół Pniewy | 19 February 2008 | Free | 2009 | |
26 | Jonathan Brown | Bridgend | 17 April 1990 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2007 | Trainee | 2009 | |
27 | Matt Green | Bath | 2 January 1987 | 6 | 0 | – | – | Newport County | 31 January 2007 | £10,000 | 2008 | |
28 | Matthew Smith | Cardiff | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2007 | Trainee | 2008 | ||
30 | Aaron Ramsey | Caerphilly | 26 December 1990 | 1 | 0 | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2006 | Trainee | 2008 | |
31 | Josh Magennis | Bangor | 15 August 1990 | – | – | – | – | N/A | 1 June 2007 | Trainee | 2010 | |
36 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Paramaribo | 27 March 1972 | – | – | 23 | 9 | Charlton Athletic | 16 August 2007 | Free | 2008 |
Squad statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship |
FA Cup | League Cup |
FAW Premier Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | FIN | Peter Enckelman | 20 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | GK | DEN | Kasper Schmeichel* | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | GK | ENG | Ross Turnbull* | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | SCO | Kevin McNaughton | 43 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | NIR | Tony Capaldi | 54 | 0 | 43+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF | SCO | Gavin Rae | 55 | 4 | 40+5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ENG | Darren Purse | 23 | 2 | 12+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
6 | DF | NED | Glenn Loovens | 44 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | ENG | Peter Whittingham | 51 | 9 | 25+16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
8 | FW | ENG | Robbie Fowler | 16 | 6 | 10+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | SCO | Steve MacLean *
|
18 | 1 | 6+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | EIR | Stephen McPhail | 52 | 3 | 42+1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | WAL | Paul Parry | 50 | 11 | 37+4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DF | ENG | Roger Johnson | 52 | 7 | 41+1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | ENG | Michael Oakes | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | NIR | Warren Feeney | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | GK | EIR | David Forde
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | MF | WAL | Joe Ledley | 48 | 11 | 38+3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ENG | Kevin Cooper* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ENG | Trevor Sinclair | 27 | 2 | 14+7 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
19 | MF | ENG | Riccardo Scimeca | 11 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | FW | SCO | Steve Thompson | 43 | 7 | 17+19 | 5 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
23 | MF | WAL | Darcy Blake | 13 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | MF | WAL | Jonathan Brown | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
27 | FW | ENG | Matt Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | MF | WAL | Aaron Ramsey | 22 | 2 | 11+4 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
36 | FW | NED | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 44 | 8 | 33+3 | 6 | 4+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
44 | DF | WAL | Chris Gunter* | 17 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Indicates player left the club during the season.
Disciplinary record
Number | Pos | Player | ||
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6 | DF | Glenn Loovens | 12 | 0 |
10 | MF | Stephen McPhail | 7 | 0 |
3 | DF | Tony Capaldi | 5 | 0 |
16 | MF | Joe Ledley | 4 | 0 |
20 | FW | Steve Thompson | 4 | 1 |
36 | FW | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 3 | 1 |
2 | DF | Kevin McNaughton | 3 | 0 |
5 | DF | Darren Purse | 3 | 0 |
4 | MF | Gavin Rae | 3 | 0 |
12 | DF | Roger Johnson | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | Steve MacLean |
2 | 0 |
11 | MF | Paul Parry | 2 | 0 |
7 | MF | Peter Whittingham | 2 | 0 |
23 | MF | Darcy Blake | 1 | 0 |
44 | DF | Chris Gunter | 1 | 0 |
30 | MF | Aaron Ramsey | 1 | 0 |
1 | GK | Kasper Schmeichel | 1 | 0 |
19 | MF | Riccardo Scimeca | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF | Trevor Sinclair | 1 | 0 |
Transfers
Summer transfer window ins
Player | Club | Fee | |
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3 | Tony Capaldi | Plymouth Argyle | Free Transfer |
8 | Robbie Fowler | Liverpool | Free Transfer |
36 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Charlton Athletic | Free Transfer |
9 | Steve MacLean
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Sheffield Wednesday | Free Transfer |
13 | Michael Oakes | Wolves | Free Transfer |
4 | Gavin Rae | Rangers | Free Transfer |
18 | Trevor Sinclair | Manchester City | Free Transfer |
Loans in
# | Player | Club | Arrival date | Return date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ross Turnbull | Middlesbrough | 29 July | 5 October |
1 | Kasper Schmeichel | Manchester City | 25 October | 3 January |
1 | Peter Enckelman | Blackburn Rovers | 10 January | End of season |
Summer transfer window outs
* Indicates that the player joined club after being released by Cardiff
# | Player | Club | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
Neil Alexander | Ipswich Town* | Free Transfer | |
Scott Allison | Hartlepool United* | Free Transfer | |
Chris Barker | QPR | Free Transfer | |
Kevin Campbell | Retired | – | |
Michael Chopra | Sunderland | £5m | |
Gregg Coombes | Carmarthen Town* | Free Transfer | |
Michael Corcoran | Oxford United* | Free Transfer | |
Jamal Easter | Carmarthen Town* | Free Transfer | |
Luigi Glombard | Grenoble Foot 38* | Free Transfer | |
Mark Howard
|
St Mirren* | Free Transfer | |
Joe Jacobson | Bristol Rovers | Free Transfer | |
Martyn Margetson | Retired | – | |
Scott McCoubrey | Port Talbot Town | Released | |
Curtis McDonald | Carmarthen Town* | Free Transfer | |
Nick McKoy | Unattached | Released | |
Jeff Whitley | Unattached | Released |
January transfer window ins
# | Player | Club | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
25 | Erwin Sak | Sokol Pniewy | Free |
January transfer window outs
# | Player | Club | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
26 | Jason Byrne | Bohemians
|
Free |
17 | Kevin Cooper | Chesterfield* | Free |
44 | Chris Gunter | Tottenham Hotspur | £1.5m |
9 | Steve MacLean
|
Plymouth Argyle | £500,000 |
Loans out
# | Player | Club | Departure date | Return date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Willo Flood | Dundee United | 12 June | End of season | |
14 | Warren Feeney | Swansea City | 21 August | 1 January |
29 | Matt Green | Darlington | 8 October | 8 November |
17 | Kevin Cooper | Tranmere Rovers | 25 October | 25 November |
27 | Matt Green | Oxford United | 22 November | 22 December |
Bradley Middleton | Dorchester Town | 18 December | 29 January | |
27 | Matt Green | Oxford United | 25 January | End of season |
15 | David Forde
|
Bournemouth | 6 March | End of season |
29 | Matt Smith | Newport County | March 2008 | End of season |
Fixtures & Results
Results by round
Friendlies
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 Jul | Merthyr Tydfil (Southern Premier Division) |
A | W 2 – 0 | – | Chopra (2) |
11 Jul | Pourtegese FA XI (Portugal) |
A | W 2 – 1 | Approx. 600 | Charalambidis, Green |
14 Jul | Vitoria de Setúbal (Primeira Liga) |
A | W 1 – 0 | – | MacLean
|
21 Jul | League One ) |
A | W 2 – 0 | 2,371 | MacLean (pen)
|
28 Jul | League Two ) |
A | L 4 – 6 | 3,125 | MacLean, Whittingham
|
4 Aug | Dutch Eredivisie ) |
H | W 1 – 0 | – | Feeney |
Championship
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 Aug | Stoke City | H | L 0 – 1 | 18,840 | |
18 Aug | Queens Park Rangers | A | W 2 – 0 | 12,596 | MacLean, Parry
|
25 Aug | Coventry City | H | L 0 – 1 | 16,407 | |
1 Sep | Norwich City | A | W 2 – 1 | 24,292 | Whittingham, Johnson |
15 Sep | Plymouth Argyle | A | D 2 – 2 | 11,591 | Rae, Thompson |
19 Sep | Watford | H | L 1 – 2 | 13,169 | Hasselbaink |
22 Sep | Preston North End | H | D 2 – 2 | 11,772 | Fowler (2) |
29 Sep | Barnsley | A | D 1 – 1 | 10,709 | Hasselbaink |
2 Oct | Sheffield United | A | D 3 – 3 | 26,186 | Ledley, Fowler(pen), Rae |
6 Oct | Burnley | H | W 2–1 | 12,914 | Ledley, Parry |
21 Oct | Southampton | A | L 0 – 1 | 20,796 | |
24 Oct | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | L 2 – 3 | 15,000 | Fowler(pen), Hasselbaink |
27 Oct | Scunthorpe United | H | D 1 – 1 | 11,850 | McPhail |
6 Nov | Crystal Palace | H | D 1 – 1 | 11,781 | Purse |
10 Nov | Charlton Athletic | A | L 0 – 3 | 22,866 | |
24 Nov | Ipswich Town | H | W 1 – 0 | 15,173 | Parry |
26 Nov | Leicester City | A | D 0 – 0 | 16,269 | |
1 Dec | Hull City | A | D 2 – 2 | 16,269 | Thompson, Johnson |
4 Dec | Charlton Athletic | H | L 0 – 2 | 11,874 | |
8 Dec | Colchester United | H | W 4 – 1 | 11,006 | Thompson, Whittingham, Hasselbaink, Virgo (OG) |
11 Dec | Blackpool | A | W 1 – 0 | 7,214 | Thompson |
15 Dec | Bristol City | A | L 0 – 1 | 15,753 | |
22 Dec | Sheffield United | H | W 1 – 0 | 12,869 | Parry |
26 Dec | Watford | A | D 2 – 2 | 17,014 | Johnson, Whittingham |
29 Dec | Preston North End | A | W 2 – 1 | 12,046 | Johnson, Ledley |
1 Jan | Plymouth Argyle | H | W 1 – 0 | 14,965 | Ledley |
12 Jan | Sheffield Wednesday | H | W 1 – 0 | 14,015 | Hasselbaink |
19 Jan | West Bromwich Albion | A | D 3 – 3 | 22,325 | Parry (2), Ledley |
29 Jan | Queens Park Rangers | H | W 3 – 1 | 13,602 | Ledley (2), Parry |
2 Feb | Stoke City | A | L 1 – 2 | 15,045 | Hasselbaink |
9 Feb | Norwich City | H | L 1 – 2 | 11,937 | Rae |
12 Feb | Coventry City | A | D 0 – 0 | 15,260 | |
23 Feb | Sheffield Wednesday | A | L 0 – 1 | 18,539 | |
1 Mar | Leicester City | H | L 0 – 1 | 13,335 | |
4 Mar | Crystal Palace | A | D 0 – 0 | 13,446 | |
12 Mar | Hull City | H | W 1 – 0 | 17,555 | McPhail |
15 Mar | Colchester United | A | D 1 – 1 | 4,699 | Parry |
22 Mar | Bristol City | H | W 2 – 1 | 16,458 | Johnson, Whittingham |
29 Mar | Southampton | H | W 1 – 0 | 12,955 | Parry |
1 Apr | West Bromwich Albion | H | D 0 – 0 | 13,915 | |
9 Apr | Ipswich Town | A | D 1 – 1 | 20,311 | Rae |
12 Apr | Blackpool | H | W 3 – 1 | 14,715 | McPhail, Sinclair, Whittingham |
19 Apr | Scunthorpe United | A | L 2 – 3 | 4,727 | Hasselbaink, Ledley |
22 Apr | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L 0 – 3 | 20,862 | |
26 Apr | Burnley | A | D 3 – 3 | 10,694 | Ledley, Ramsey, Thompson |
4 May | Barnsley | H | W 3 – 0 | 14,469 | Parry, McNaughton, Ledley |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 Jan | Three | Chasetown | A | W 3 – 1 | 2,420 | Whittingham, Ramsey, Parry |
27 Jan | Four | Hereford United | A | W 2 – 1 | 6,855 | McNaughton, Thompson (pen) |
16 Feb | Five | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W 2 – 0 | 15,339 | Whittingham, Hasselbaink |
9 Mar | Quarter-final | Middlesbrough | A | W 2 – 0 | 32,896 | Whittingham, Johnson |
6 Apr | Semi-final | Barnsley | N | W 1 – 0 | 82,752 | Ledley |
17 May | Final | Portsmouth | N | L 0 – 1 | 89,874 |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 Aug | One | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | W 1 – 0 | 3,726 | Johnson |
28 Aug | Two | Leyton Orient | H | W 1 – 0 | 6,150 | Whittingham |
25 Sep | Three | West Bromwich Albion | A | W 4 – 2 | 14,085 | Fowler (2), Hasselbaink, Sinclair |
31 Oct | Four | Liverpool | A | L 1 – 2 | 41,780 | Purse |
FAW Premier Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 Jan | Quarter-final | Welshpool Town | A | W 1 – 0 | 208 | Brown |
19 Feb | Semi-final | Newport County | H | L 1–1 (4–5 on pens) |
Approx. 2000 | Thompson |
Awards
WonJanuary Championship manager of the month: Dave Jones NominatedPlayer of the third round of the FA Cup: Aaron Ramsey[27] |
End-of-season awards
Source: cardiffcity.com |
See also
- Cardiff City F.C.
- Cardiff City F.C. seasons
- 2007–08 in English football
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