Guide to Div 1 - Cardiff City

By TheSaddlersFC
September 11 2003

TheSaddlersFC's Guide to Cardiff City FC. Facts, Stats, Head2Head records. The Opposition

Nickname	The Bluebirds
Address	Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff.
Telephone	0845 345 1400
E-mail	admin@CardiffCityfc.co.uk
Founded	1899
Former Names	Riverside AFC
Official Site	www.CardiffCity.co.uk
Contacts	Click here

Kit and Colours

The Stadium

Name	Ninian Park
Capacity	20,000
Away Fans	3000
Record Attendance	61,000 Wales v Englan
	From M4 junction 33. Join A4232 -The ground is visible after about 3 miles on your left.
Drink Outside	Not really a good idea at Cardiff.
Food outside	Many Burger vans
Drink inside	Some parts of the ground do serve.
Food inside	Carpet burgers inside !
Covered Away end	Yes - Seated & Standing
Away day admission
Adults	TBC
Students	TBC
Juniors	TBC
OAP's	TBC
Something to read
Programme	Priced at £2:50
Western Mail	Local Paper
South Wales Echo	Local Paper
Thin blue line	Fanzine
Bluebirds Fly	Fanzine
On the radio
BBC Radio Wales	657/882 AM
Red Dragon FM	97.4/103.2 FM
Real Radio -	105.4/105.9/106.0 FM
The Experiance
Its a big old fashioned ground. Not many left like this now. What could be a nice experiance is spoilt by a bad reputation and an over intimidating atmosphere. The facilities are poor compared to other destinations, but Cardiff is a nice city, which makes up for the poor stadium.

The Staff

Chairman	Sam Hammam
Manager	Lennie Lawrence
Assistant	Ian Butterworth
Physio(s)	Clive Goodyear
Star Man	Robert Earnshaw
All Time Great	John Charles
In's	John Robinson, Tony Vidmar, Alan Lee, Richard Langley.
Out's	Andy Legg, Fan Zhiyi, Mark Walton, Gareth Ainsworth, Steve Jenkins, Andrew Jordan, Tony Wallis, Leo Fortune-West, Gethin Jones, Lee Fowler, Martyn Giles.
Squad	Alexander, Weston, Barker, Whalley, Prior, Gabbidon, Robinson, Kavanagh, Campbell, Earnshaw, Thorne, Boland, Margetson, Bowen, Bonner, Croft, Collins, Young, Maxwell, Gordon, Vidmar, Barrett, Fleetwood, Lee, Langley (As of 10.9.03)

Head2Head

Walsall	Draws	Cardiff
6	7	18

Last 5 seasons
16 - D1	2002/2003	6 - D2 - P
18 - D1	2001/2002	4 - D2
4 - D2 - P	2000/2001	2 - D3 - P
22 - D1- R	1999/2000	21 - D2 -R
2 - D2 - P	1998/1999	3 - D3 - P
Played for both sides
Two well known players who have appeared for both sides are Andy Saville and Kyle Lightbourne. If you have any memories about players who have played for both sides let us know on the forum, or e-mail TheSaddlersFC@aol.com

On the web

Official Site

If any details in this guide are incorrect or need to be amended, please contact us at TheSaddlersFC@aol.com

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