Ely Rangers 1, Cardiff City 4 after extra time Craig Bellamy’s young Bluebirds earned their place in the Welsh Youth Under-19 Cup second round, but they were made to work for success. Cardiff City had to recover from a goal down against an Ely Rangers team who played with pace, aggression and discipline. The Welsh […]

Craig Bellamy takes his Cardiff City under-19 team to Ely Rangers for a Welsh Youth Cup first round tie this evening (Thursday). Former Bluebirds and Wales player Bellamy is Cardiff’s player development manager and he takes charge of the club’s under-18 team for Academy matches. He also takes charge for the Welsh Cup, which has […]

Huddersfield Town 1, Cardiff City 2 The young Bluebirds came through an under-23 trial with flying colours in West Yorkshire. Cardiff City included five trialists in their starting line-up against Huddersfield Town and the number nine netted both goals. There were nine under-23 regulars unavailable because international calls and the Bluebirds included a number of […]

Cardiff City have five players in the Wales squad for back-to-back under-19 internationals against Iceland in North Wales. Sion Spence, Ryan Reynolds, Jack Bodenham, Adam Sharif and George Ratcliffe are the five who will face Iceland at the Corbett Sports Stadium, Rhyl. The Bluebirds have rearranged their under-18 match Academy match against Sheffield United , due […]

Under 23 Development match: Cardiff City 1, Sheffield Wednesday 2 Diego Poyet, the son of former Uruguay, Chelsea and Spurs player Gus, has joined Cardiff City. The 22-year-old midfield player made his Bluebirds debut in their Premier Development League match against Sheffield Wednesday at Leckwith Stadium. Former West Ham and Charlton Athletic first team player […]

Neil Warnock and his coaching team are turning up the pressure on Cardiff City’s development and Academy players. That doesn’t mean he wants his young Bluebirds stressing, but he certainly wants them progressing. Today (Monday), Cardiff’s under-23 team play their first Premier Development League fixture of the season, taking on Sheffield Wednesday at Leckwith International […]

Under-18 fixture: Cheltenham Town 0, Cardiff City 5 Connor Young and James Waite have had a busy couple of days with the Bluebirds. The teenagers both played for Neil Warnock’s first team squad in their 1-0 win at Taff’s Well on Friday – and then joined Craig Bellamy’s under-18 squad the next morning. Both went […]

Cardiff City fans Craig Moulden and Connah Hughes will be living their own Bluebirds dream on Sunday. The two men will represent supporters by playing in Kevin McNaughton’s benefit match at Cardiff City Stadium (3pm). They will be in the changing rooms and on the pitch alongside Craig Bellamy, Darren Purse, Michael Chopra, McNaughton and […]

Craig Bellamy and Kevin McNaughton are back together this weekend. Bellamy says he is proud to be part of McNaughton’s benefit match at Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday (3pm). The two men played together for Cardiff City over three seasons and helped the Bluebirds earn promotion to the Premier League. It was a dream achievement […]

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is set for a return to Cardiff City Stadium this Sunday when he links up with Craig Bellamy. Former Bluebirds, Chelsea, Middlesbrough and Holland striker Hasselbaink is among the players gathering for Kevin McNaughton’s benefit match and he is in a team being managed by Bellamy. They take on SuperKev’s XI at […]

Kevin McNaughton spent almost a decade with Cardiff City and enjoyed some of the best moments of his career with the Bluebirds. He loved Ninian Park, had a fantastic rapport with the fans and played for City four times at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup (twice), Championship play-off final and League Cup final. ‘SuperKev’ […]

Dave Jones made one of his best Bluebirds signings after making two trips from South Wales to Aberdeen more than a decade ago. Cardiff City’s manager had been tipped off about a young Scottish defender and he was delighted to sign Kevin McNaughton on a free transfer. Dundee-born McNaughton proved a loyal and effective player […]