Cardiff City are a football team based in Wales who play in the English league system.
Cardiff have met Bristol Rovers 64 times in the Football League and national cup competitions, and according to a poll conducted in 2003 by the Football Fans Census, they are Rovers' second biggest rivals after Bristol City. This rivalry may now have been exceeded by Swindon Town however, due to the lack of recent meetings between Rovers and Cardiff.
Records[]
- Last meeting: 27 August 2009 - Cardiff City 3-1 Bristol Rovers
- Biggest win:
- 24 February 1934 - Cardiff City 1-5 Bristol Rovers
- 21 November 1936 - Bristol Rovers 5-1 Cardiff City
- Biggest defeat: 19 November 2000 - Cardiff City 5-1 Bristol Rovers
- Highest aggregate score: 17 August 1976 - Bristol Rovers 4-4 Cardiff City
Players at both clubs[]
Below is a list of some of the players who have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and Cardiff City.
- Bob Adams joined Rovers from Cardiff in 1934
- Byron Anthony joined Rovers from Cardiff in 2006
- Phil Bater
- Miah Dennehy
- Jamal Easter was loaned to Rovers by Cardiff in 2006
- Ryan Green
- Peter Hooper joined Cardiff from Rovers in 1962
- Joe Jacobson joined Rovers from Cardiff in 2007
- Vaughan Jones
- Phil Kite
- Richard Langley
- Josh Low
- Martyn Margetson
- Tarki Micallef joined Rovers from Cardiff in 1986
- Jason Perry
- David Pipe played youth team football for Cardiff
- Nick Platnauer
- Alan Warboys
- Steve White
In addition to these players, former Rovers caretaker-manager Russell Osman ended his playing career with Cardiff City, and ex-Pirates manager Garry Thompson was also a Cardiff player. Bobby Gould has managed both sides, as well as playing for Rovers.