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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1899 | Club formed as Riverside | |
| 1902 | Changed name to Riverside Albion | |
| 1908 | Changed name to Cardiff City | |
| 1910 | Davy McDougall became the first manager | |
| 1910 | Turned professional | |
| 1910 | Became a Limited Company | |
| 1910 | Started playing home matches at Ninian Park | |
| 1911 | Fred Stewart became new manager | |
| 1920 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1920 | 1921 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1923 | 1924 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1925 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Sheff Utd 1-0 | |
| 1926 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Sheff Utd 11-2 in Division 1 | |
| 1927 | Won FA Cup final beating Arsenal 1-0 | |
| 1928 | 1929 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1930 | 1931 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1931 | Recorded highest score in Cup match beating Enfield 8-0 in FA Cup 1st round | |
| 1931 | Len Davies became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 128 goals | |
| 1932 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Thames 9-2 in Division 3(S) | |
| 1933 | Bartley Wilson became new manager | |
| 1934 | B Watts-Jones became new manager | |
| 1937 | Bill Jennings became new manager | |
| 1939 | Cyril Spiers became new manager | |
| 1946 | Billy McCandless became new manager | |
| 1946 | 1947 | Football League Division 3 South Champions |
| 1948 | Cyril Spiers became manager for second time | |
| 1951 | 1952 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1953 | Record home attendance of 57,893 against Arsenal in Division 1 | |
| 1954 | Trevor Morris became new manager | |
| 1956 | 1957 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1956 | Alf Sherwood became club's most-capped player, with 39 caps for Wales | |
| 1958 | Bill Jones became new manager | |
| 1959 | 1960 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1961 | 1962 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1962 | George Swindin became new manager | |
| 1964 | Jimmy Scoular became new manager | |
| 1965 | John Toshack became club's youngest player at 16 years and 236 days | |
| 1973 | Frank O'Farrell became new manager | |
| 1974 | 1975 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1975 | Jimmy Andrews became new manager | |
| 1975 | 1976 | Runners-up in Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1978 | Richie Morgan became new manager | |
| 1981 | 1982 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1982 | Len Ashurst became new manager | |
| 1982 | 1983 | Runners-up in Canon Football League Division 3 (promoted) |
| 1984 | Jimmy Goodfellow became new manager | |
| 1984 | Alan Durban became new manager | |
| 1984 | 1985 | Relegated at end of season to Division 3 |
| 1985 | Phil Dwyer played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 471 | |
| 1985 | 1986 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1986 | Frank Burrows became new manager | |
| 1987 | 1988 | Runners-up in Barclays Football League Division 4 (promoted) |
| 1989 | 1990 | Relegated at end of season to Division 4 |
| 1989 | Len Ashurst became manager for second time | |
| 1991 | Eddie May became new manager | |
| 1992 | 1993 | Champions of Barclays Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 1994 | Terry Yorath became new manager | |
| 1994 | 1995 | Relegated at end of season to Endsleigh Division 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 1995 | Eddie May became manager for second time | |
| 1995 | Kenny Hibbitt became new manager | |
| 1996 | Phil Neal became new manager | |
| 1996 | Russell Osman became new manager | |
| 1996 | Kenny Hibbitt became manager for second time | |
| 1998 | Frank Burrows became manager for second time | |
| 1998 | 1999 | Finished 3rd in Nationwide Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 1999 | Billy Ayre became new manager | |
| 1999 | 2000 | Relegated at end of season to Nationwide League 3 (originally Division 4) |
| 2000 | Bobby Gould became new manager | |
| 2000 | Alan Cork became new manager | |
| 2000 | 2001 | Runners-up in Nationwide Football League Division 3 (originally Division 4) promoted |
| 2001 | Club broke transfer record when buying Peter Thorne for £1.7-million from Stoke City | |
| 2002 | 2003 | Won play-offs in Barclays Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) promoted |
| 2002 | Lennie Lawrence became new manager | |
| 2002 | 2003 | Robert Earnshaw set record for most League goals in a season scoring 31 times |
| 2004 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Rob Earnshaw for £3-million to WBA | |
| 2005 | Dave Jones became new manager | |
| 2007 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Michael Chopra for £5-million to Sunderland | |