Young Bluebirds Go West For New Welsh Challenge

Cardiff city crest on the pitch - credit Alamy

Cardiff city crest on the pitch - credit Alamy

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 […]

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 today and Penybont on Tuesday, August 6.

Haverfordwest are the former club of Dan Williams, who signed for Cardiff in January.

Former Bangor City goalkeeper Matthew Hall and Ryan Pryce, who joined Cardiff from The New Saints are likely to be in the Bluebirds’ squad.

City’s under-23 team fought out a 0-0 draw against Trefelin BGC in their last pre-season match. 

Cardiff City u-23 (v Trefelin): Burwood, Martin, Ciaron Brown, Ben Margetson, Cameron Coxe, Laurence Wootton, Aaron Bolger, James Waite, Sessi D’Almeida, Dan Williams, Shamar Moore. Subs: Ryan Pryce, Jamie Cogman (gk), Sam Bowen, Jack Davies, Trystan Jones, Keenan Patten, Tom Sang, Sion Spence, William Warnock.

Cardiff City’s Ryan Pryce.

Cardiff City pure-season results for first team, under-23 and under-18:

Under-18: NK Radomjie 1, Cardiff City 3; Leicester City 4, Cardiff City 6; Cardiff City 1, AFC Bournemouth 2; Westfields FC 4, Cardiff City 4 (Bluebirds won 7-6 on penalties).

Under-23: Taffs Well 1, Cardiff City 5; Larkhall Athletic 1, Cardiff City 1; AFC Tavistock 0, Cardiff City 7; Bodmin Town 2, Cardiff City 3; Plymouth Parkway 1, Cardiff City 5; Trefelin BGC 0, Cardiff City 0.

First team: San Antonio 0, Cardiff City 1; New Mexico United 1, Cardiff City 1; Real Valladolid 1, Cardiff City 1 (Bluebirds won 4-2 on penalties); Cardiff City 1, OGC Nice 0.

Remaining pre-season fixtures for first team, under-23 and under-18:

Under-23:

July

Tuesday 30: Haverfordwest County v Cardiff City at Bridge Meadow Stadium (7pm)

August

Friday 2: Cardiff City v KV Kortrijk u-21 at Cardiff International Sports Stadium (11am )

Tuesday 6: Penybont v Cardiff City at Kymco Stadium (7:30pm)

Under-18

August

Friday 2: Southampton v Cardiff City at Staplewood Training Ground (1pm)

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