Cardiff City suffered mixed fortunes on Saturday as a split squad got pre-season underway with matches at Carmarthen and Merthyr Tydfil.
Michael Chopra looked sharp as the Bluebirds striker bagged both goals in a 2-0 win at Merthyr.
But Carmarthen won 2-0 over a Cardiff side that included new recruits Tony Capaldi, Steve MacLean and Gavin Rae.
One bright spot was triallist Costas Charalambides, the Cyprus international impressing from right midfield.
The former Panathinaikos wing, who turns 26 this month, did enough to be included on Cardiff's pre-season tour to Portugal, which departs on Monday.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Fact File
Full name Cardiff City Association Football Club
Nickname(s) The Bluebirds
Founded 1899 as 'Riverside AFC'
Ground Ninian Park Cardiff
Capacity 22,008 (16,000 seated)
Chairman Peter Ridsdale
Manager Dave Jones
League The Championship
Nickname(s) The Bluebirds
Founded 1899 as 'Riverside AFC'
Ground Ninian Park Cardiff
Capacity 22,008 (16,000 seated)
Chairman Peter Ridsdale
Manager Dave Jones
League The Championship
Honours
English F.A. Cup winners 1927
English F.A. Cup runners-up 1925
English F.A. Cup semi-finalists 1921
F.A. Charity Shield Winners 1927
Division 1 runners-up 1924
Division 2 runners-up 1921, 1952, 1960
Division 3(south) Champions 1947
Division 3 Champions 1993
Division 3 runners-up 1976, 1983
Division 4 runners-up 1988
Welsh F.A. Cup Winners 1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1993.
European Cup-Winner's Cup semi-finalists 1968
F.A.W Premier Cup Winners 2002
Division 2 Play-Off Winners 2003
F.A.W Invitation Cup Runners Up 1998
English F.A. Cup runners-up 1925
English F.A. Cup semi-finalists 1921
F.A. Charity Shield Winners 1927
Division 1 runners-up 1924
Division 2 runners-up 1921, 1952, 1960
Division 3(south) Champions 1947
Division 3 Champions 1993
Division 3 runners-up 1976, 1983
Division 4 runners-up 1988
Welsh F.A. Cup Winners 1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1993.
European Cup-Winner's Cup semi-finalists 1968
F.A.W Premier Cup Winners 2002
Division 2 Play-Off Winners 2003
F.A.W Invitation Cup Runners Up 1998
A Brief Club History
Cardiff City Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) are a football team based in Cardiff, and are one of the three Welsh clubs competing in the Football League, currently playing in the Football League Championship.
They play their home games at Ninian Park and are accredited with having one of the noisiest and most fanatical set of supporters in British football.
Cardiff City were founded in 1899 and are the only non-English side to have won any of the three major English competitions. They won the FA Cup in 1927, during a decade when they were one of the strongest sides in the English league.
They have also been regular winners of the Welsh Cup, and as the winner of the Cup in 1966-67 gained entry to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, reaching the semi-finals in 1967-68.
Their history in recent years has been less successful but they have made some improvement in the last few seasons.
In 1986, they were relegated to the Fourth Division, and over the next 14 years slipped into the league's basement division three times.
In 1996 they were the league's third lowest placed team.
However; a Football League Second Division playoff triumph in 2003 lifted them into the Football League First Division; and they are now just one promotion away from reaching the Premiership, which would make them the first non-English team to do so.
They play their home games at Ninian Park and are accredited with having one of the noisiest and most fanatical set of supporters in British football.
Cardiff City were founded in 1899 and are the only non-English side to have won any of the three major English competitions. They won the FA Cup in 1927, during a decade when they were one of the strongest sides in the English league.
They have also been regular winners of the Welsh Cup, and as the winner of the Cup in 1966-67 gained entry to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, reaching the semi-finals in 1967-68.
Their history in recent years has been less successful but they have made some improvement in the last few seasons.
In 1986, they were relegated to the Fourth Division, and over the next 14 years slipped into the league's basement division three times.
In 1996 they were the league's third lowest placed team.
However; a Football League Second Division playoff triumph in 2003 lifted them into the Football League First Division; and they are now just one promotion away from reaching the Premiership, which would make them the first non-English team to do so.
Records
Record Attendance: 62,634. Wales vs. England. October 17, 1959
Club Record Attendance: 57,893. vs. Arsenal
Year Formed: 1899 (as Riverside F. C.)
Previous Names: 1899 Riverside F. C.; 1902 Riverside Albion; 1908 Cardiff City
Previous Grounds: Riverside, Sophia Gardens, Old Park and Fir Gardens ninan park until 1910
Record League victory: 9-2 vs. Thames. Third Division South. February 6, 1932
Record FA Cup victory: 8-0 vs. Enfield F.C.. FA Cup First Round. November 28, 1931
Record Welsh Cup victory: 16-0 vs. Knighton Town, Welsh Cup Fifth Round, 1961.
Record defeat: 2-11 vs Sheffield United January 1, 1926
Most goals in one season: Robert Earnshaw - 35. (31 league, 4 cup) 2002/03
Most league goals in total Aggregate: Len Davies - 128. 1920 to 1931
Most capped player: Alf Sherwood (Wales) - 39
Most league appearances: Phil Dwyer - 471. 1972 to 1985
Joint record UEFA Cup Winners' Cup appearances - 5
Club Record Attendance: 57,893. vs. Arsenal
Year Formed: 1899 (as Riverside F. C.)
Previous Names: 1899 Riverside F. C.; 1902 Riverside Albion; 1908 Cardiff City
Previous Grounds: Riverside, Sophia Gardens, Old Park and Fir Gardens ninan park until 1910
Record League victory: 9-2 vs. Thames. Third Division South. February 6, 1932
Record FA Cup victory: 8-0 vs. Enfield F.C.. FA Cup First Round. November 28, 1931
Record Welsh Cup victory: 16-0 vs. Knighton Town, Welsh Cup Fifth Round, 1961.
Record defeat: 2-11 vs Sheffield United January 1, 1926
Most goals in one season: Robert Earnshaw - 35. (31 league, 4 cup) 2002/03
Most league goals in total Aggregate: Len Davies - 128. 1920 to 1931
Most capped player: Alf Sherwood (Wales) - 39
Most league appearances: Phil Dwyer - 471. 1972 to 1985
Joint record UEFA Cup Winners' Cup appearances - 5
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Notable Former Players
Alan Lee
Alf Sherwood
Andy Dibble
Andy Legg
Brian Flynn
Charlie Jones
Charlie Oatway
Christian Roberts
Clive Charles
Colin Baker
Damon Searle
Daniel Gabbidon
David Penney
Derek Sullivan
Derek Tapscott
Don Murray
Fan Zhiyi
Fred Keenor
Gary O'Neil
Gavin Ward
Gerry Hitchens
Gil Reece
Graham Kavanagh
Graham Vearncombe
Hughie Ferguson
Ivor Allchurch
James Collins
James Harper
James Nelson
Jason Bowen
Jason Koumas
Jeff Eckhardt
Jobi McAnuff
John Charles
John Lewis
John Toshack
Junichi Inamoto
Ken Jones
Kevin Ratcliffe
Len Davies
Mark Delaney
Martyn Margetson
Michael Ricketts
Mike England
Nathan Blake
Neal Ardley
Nigel Vaughan
Peter Thorne
Phil Dwyer
Rhys Weston
Robert Earnshaw
Robert Page
Robin Friday
Ron Hewitt
Russell Osman
Scott Young
Shaun Lawthom
Spencer Prior
Tom Farquharson
Tony Vidmar
Tony Warner
Trevor Ford
Wayne O'Sullivan
Alf Sherwood
Andy Dibble
Andy Legg
Brian Flynn
Charlie Jones
Charlie Oatway
Christian Roberts
Clive Charles
Colin Baker
Damon Searle
Daniel Gabbidon
David Penney
Derek Sullivan
Derek Tapscott
Don Murray
Fan Zhiyi
Fred Keenor
Gary O'Neil
Gavin Ward
Gerry Hitchens
Gil Reece
Graham Kavanagh
Graham Vearncombe
Hughie Ferguson
Ivor Allchurch
James Collins
James Harper
James Nelson
Jason Bowen
Jason Koumas
Jeff Eckhardt
Jobi McAnuff
John Charles
John Lewis
John Toshack
Junichi Inamoto
Ken Jones
Kevin Ratcliffe
Len Davies
Mark Delaney
Martyn Margetson
Michael Ricketts
Mike England
Nathan Blake
Neal Ardley
Nigel Vaughan
Peter Thorne
Phil Dwyer
Rhys Weston
Robert Earnshaw
Robert Page
Robin Friday
Ron Hewitt
Russell Osman
Scott Young
Shaun Lawthom
Spencer Prior
Tom Farquharson
Tony Vidmar
Tony Warner
Trevor Ford
Wayne O'Sullivan
Former managers
Davy McDougall 01-08-1910 01-05-1911
Fred Stewart 01-05-1911 01-05-1933
Bartley Wilson 01-05-1934
B Watts-Jones 01-02-1934
Bill Jennings 01-04-1937 01-04-1939
Cyril Spiers 01-04-1939 01-04-1946
Billy McCandless 01-06-1946
Cyril Spiers 01-04-1948
Trevor Morris 01-04-1954
Bill Jones 01-09-1958 30-09-1962
George Swindin 01-10-1962 01-04-1964
Jimmy Scoular 01-06-1964 07-11-1973
Frank O'Farrell 13-11-1973 30-04-1974
Jimmy Andrews 01-05-1974 06-11-1978
Richie Morgan 01-11-1978 03-03-1981
Graham Williams 01-11-1981 28-02-1982
Len Ashurst 03-03-1982 01-03-1984
Jimmy Goodfellow 01-03-1984 27-09-1984
Alan Durban 23-09-1984 21-05-1986
Frank Burrows 21-05-1986 31-08-1989
Len Ashurst 31-08-1989 01-05-1991
Eddie May 01-07-1991 28-11-1994
Terry Yorath 01-08-1994 30-03-1995
Eddie May 31-03-1995 22-05-1995
Kenny Hibbitt 01-08-1996 11-11-1996
Phil Neal 30-07-1996 31-07-1996
Russell Osman 11-11-1996 23-01-1998
Kenny Hibbitt 23-01-1998 16-02-1998
Frank Burrows 16-02-1998 01-02-2000
Billy Ayre 02-02-2000 14-08-2000
Bobby Gould 14-08-2000 03-07-2001
Alan Cork 03-07-2001 17-02-2002
Lennie Lawrence 18-02-2002 25-05-2005
Dave Jones 25-05-2005 Present
Fred Stewart 01-05-1911 01-05-1933
Bartley Wilson 01-05-1934
B Watts-Jones 01-02-1934
Bill Jennings 01-04-1937 01-04-1939
Cyril Spiers 01-04-1939 01-04-1946
Billy McCandless 01-06-1946
Cyril Spiers 01-04-1948
Trevor Morris 01-04-1954
Bill Jones 01-09-1958 30-09-1962
George Swindin 01-10-1962 01-04-1964
Jimmy Scoular 01-06-1964 07-11-1973
Frank O'Farrell 13-11-1973 30-04-1974
Jimmy Andrews 01-05-1974 06-11-1978
Richie Morgan 01-11-1978 03-03-1981
Graham Williams 01-11-1981 28-02-1982
Len Ashurst 03-03-1982 01-03-1984
Jimmy Goodfellow 01-03-1984 27-09-1984
Alan Durban 23-09-1984 21-05-1986
Frank Burrows 21-05-1986 31-08-1989
Len Ashurst 31-08-1989 01-05-1991
Eddie May 01-07-1991 28-11-1994
Terry Yorath 01-08-1994 30-03-1995
Eddie May 31-03-1995 22-05-1995
Kenny Hibbitt 01-08-1996 11-11-1996
Phil Neal 30-07-1996 31-07-1996
Russell Osman 11-11-1996 23-01-1998
Kenny Hibbitt 23-01-1998 16-02-1998
Frank Burrows 16-02-1998 01-02-2000
Billy Ayre 02-02-2000 14-08-2000
Bobby Gould 14-08-2000 03-07-2001
Alan Cork 03-07-2001 17-02-2002
Lennie Lawrence 18-02-2002 25-05-2005
Dave Jones 25-05-2005 Present
