Cardiff City Articles

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Bluebirds Signing Number Five – Sixth Is On His Way

Neil Warnock says Cardiff City’s new signing, Gavin Whyte, will be a ‘fans favourite for years top come.’ The Bluebirds have been in talks with Whyte and his representatives for some time and confirmed the £2m transfer today. “I watched a lot of Gavin while we were scouting Curtis Nelson,” said manager Warnock “He excited […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 30, 2019
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Young Bluebirds Go West For New Welsh Challenge

Cardiff City’s under-23 head west to take on Cymru Championship South club Haverfordwest County in a pre-season fixture this evening. Coach Andy Legg takes his players to Bridge Meadow Stadium for their latest match against Welsh pyramid opposition. The young Bluebirds have already played Taffs Well and Trefelin BGC, while they take on Haverfordwest later […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 30, 2019
Martyrs fans went on a River Thames boat trip before their team played Walton Casuals in Surrey.

Martyrs Trio Ryan, Gethyn And Owain Double Up

Harborough Town 2, Merthyr Town 6 Ryan Prosser, Owain Jones and Gethyn Hill scored two goals apiece in Merthyr Town’s convincing pre-season away win at United Counties League Harborough Town. Player-manager Gavin Williams started and stayed on for more than an hour before making way for Owain Evans – and he later went back on […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 29, 2019
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Bluebirds Want Three More Signings – 11 Days Left

Neil Warnock still wants to sign three new players – and the Bluebirds have 11 days to make his dreams come true. The transfer deadline for Premier and Championship clubs its Thursday, August 8 (5pm) and Cardiff City’s manager says: “I’m hoping to bring two or even three in this week. I am really looking […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 28, 2019
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Aussie From Gold Coast Helps Bluebirds Win First Trophy Of 2019 – And Ntazana Voted Man Of Match

Westfields FC 4, Cardiff City u-18s 4 Cardiff won 7-6 in penalty shootout Australian goalkeeper Jamie Cogman, a 16-year-old from the Gold Coast in Australia, helped Cardiff City win their first trophy of the season at Allpay Park, Hereford. The Bluebirds won the Herefordshire FA Senior Invitation final against Hellenic Premier team Westfields after a […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 28, 2019
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Joe Fires Early Bluebirds’ Winner – After 24 Seconds

Cardiff City 1, OGC Nice 0 Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds finished their pre-season fixtures with an unbeaten record and now focus on next Saturday’s opening Championship match at Wigan Athletic. Warnock’s men gained a win against a Nice team managed by former Arsenal and Manchester City player Patrick Viera and the manager will be delighted with […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 27, 2019
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Former Bluebirds And County Full-Back Jazzi ‘Fits The Bill’ For Dragons Manager Bryan

Former Cardiff City defender Jazzi Barnum-Bobb has signed for National League Wrexham on a one-year. Right-back Barnum-Bobb joined the Bluebirds from Watford and later played for Newport County. He has been training at Wrexham since the start of pre-season and has impressed, featuring against Cefn Druids, Fleetwood Town and AFC Telford United. Enfield-born Barnum-Bobb, aged […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 24, 2019
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Siya Shines For Young Bluebirds In Pre-Season Clash

Under-18 football: Cardiff City 1, AFC Bournemouth 2 Fast and silky raider Siyabonga Ligendza caught the eye for Cardiff City during their under-18 pre-season match against AFC Bournemouth at Cardiff International Sports Stadium. Wales junior international Ligendza, who played for Talycopa AFC in Trallwn, Swansea, before joining the Bluebirds is gaining a reputation as a player […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 23, 2019
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Former Bluebirds ‘Wilko’ And Jones Take On Toughest Job In Football League Management

Former Bluebirds Dave Jones and Paul Wilkinson are set to join forces again – and take on arguably the toughest job in British football. Jones was Cardiff City manager for six years, while ‘Wilko’ was a club coach under Lennie Lawrence and stayed with the club. Now Wilkinson has been appointed manager of League One […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 23, 2019
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Young Bluebirds Hit Six Goals At Leicester City

Cardiff City ’s under-18 team have earned back-to-back pre-season wins, beating NK Radomjie in Slovenia and Leicester City at their Belvoir Drive Training Ground. The young Bluebirds won 3-1 against Radomjie’s under-19 team and 6-4 at Leicester. Joel Bagan, Siyabonga Ligendza and Kieron Evans scored City’s goals in Slovania, while Kieron Evans (2), Isaak Davies, […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 21, 2019
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Bluebirds On High After Penalty Shootout Victory Against Ronaldo’s Spanish Club In Edmonton

Cardiff City 1, Real Valladolid 1 Cardiff won 4-2 on penalties Omar Bogle scored for the Bluebirds in the final match of their tour to North America. Cardiff City fought out a 1-1 draw against the Spanish La Liga club, owned by Brazilian ace Ronaldo, before winning the penalty shoot-out at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium. Bogle […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 21, 2019
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Warnock Takes On Brazilian Ronaldo In Final Match Of Bluebirds’ North American Pre-Season Tour

Neil Warnock takes on Brazilian legend Ronaldo when his Bluebirds face Spanish team Real Valladolid in Canada overnight. Former World Cup winner Ronaldo, who played for Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, now owns La Liga’s Valladolid, bought 51% of club shares last year and is with the team in Canada. The final Cardiff City […]

Terry Phillips | Jul 20, 2019