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Chelsea v Cardiff City: head-to-head record

Chelsea have played Cardiff City 46 times in competitive football, winning 21, drawing 10 and losing 15, first meeting on 5 Mar 1921 and most recently on 16 Dec 2025. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Chelsea v Cardiff City match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
5 Mar 19211920–21FA CupACardiff City0–1
8 Feb 19221921–22First DivisionACardiff City0–2
25 Feb 19221921–22First DivisionHCardiff City1–0
3 Mar 19231922–23First DivisionHCardiff City1–1
10 Mar 19231922–23First DivisionACardiff City1–6
6 Oct 19231923–24First DivisionHCardiff City1–2
13 Oct 19231923–24First DivisionACardiff City1–1
5 Mar 19271926–27FA CupHCardiff City0–070,184
9 Mar 19271926–27FA CupACardiff City2–3John Priestley 43, Bob Turnbull 4947,353
14 Dec 19291929–30Second DivisionACardiff City0–1
19 Apr 19301929–30Second DivisionHCardiff City1–0
8 Nov 19521952–53First DivisionHCardiff City0–2
28 Mar 19531952–53First DivisionACardiff City3–3
26 Dec 19531953–54First DivisionHCardiff City2–0
28 Dec 19531953–54First DivisionACardiff City0–0
4 Sep 19541954–55First DivisionHCardiff City1–1Jim Lewis42,688
23 Mar 19551954–55First DivisionACardiff City1–0Seamus O'Connell16,649
26 Dec 19551955–56First DivisionACardiff City1–1
27 Dec 19551955–56First DivisionHCardiff City2–1
8 Sep 19561956–57First DivisionACardiff City1–1
12 Jan 19571956–57First DivisionHCardiff City1–2
10 Dec 19601960–61First DivisionACardiff City1–2Jimmy Greaves21,840
1 Apr 19611960–61First DivisionHCardiff City6–1Jimmy Greaves, Ron Tindall, Ron Tindall, Bobby Tambling, Mike Harrison, Harrington22,697
6 Sep 19611961–62First DivisionACardiff City2–5
20 Sep 19611961–62First DivisionHCardiff City2–3
6 Oct 19621962–63Second DivisionHCardiff City6–0
23 Feb 19631962–63Second DivisionACardiff City0–1
2 Oct 19761976–77Second DivisionHCardiff City2–1Kenny Swain 6, Ray Lewington 56
12 Mar 19771976–77Second DivisionACardiff City3–1Ian Britton 70, Kenny Swain 80, Gary Stanley 90
20 Oct 19791979–80Second DivisionACardiff City2–1Lee Frost 54, Mike Fillery 69
1 Mar 19801979–80Second DivisionHCardiff City1–0Clive Walker 84
27 Aug 19801980–81League CupACardiff City0–1
3 Sep 19801980–81League CupHCardiff City1–1Micky Droy
31 Oct 19801980–81Second DivisionACardiff City1–0Chris Hutchings 37
4 Apr 19811980–81Second DivisionHCardiff City0–1
5 Sep 19811981–82Second DivisionACardiff City2–1Alan Mayes 27, Alan Mayes 60
17 Feb 19821981–82Second DivisionHCardiff City1–0Clive Walker 63
15 Oct 19831983–84Second DivisionHCardiff City2–0Pat Nevin 17, Colin Lee 6315,459
31 Mar 19841983–84Second DivisionACardiff City3–3Kerry Dixon 84, Colin Lee 85, Nigel Spackman 9011,060
28 Oct 19861986–87League CupACardiff City1–2Keith Jones 47
13 Feb 20102009–10FA CupHCardiff City4–1Didier Drogba 2, Michael Ballack 51, Daniel Sturridge 69, Salomon Kalou 8640,827
19 Oct 20132013–14Premier LeagueHCardiff City4–1Eden Hazard 33, Samuel Eto'o 66, Oscar 78, Eden Hazard 8241,475
11 May 20142013–14Premier LeagueACardiff City2–1André Schürrle 72, Fernando Torres 7527,716
15 Sep 20182018–19Premier LeagueHCardiff City4–1Eden Hazard 37, Eden Hazard 44, Eden Hazard 80, Willian 8340,499
31 Mar 20192018–19Premier LeagueACardiff City2–1César Azpilicueta 84, Ruben Loftus-Cheek 90+132,657
16 Dec 20252025–26League CupACardiff City3–1Alejandro Garnacho 57, Pedro Neto 82, Alejandro Garnacho 90+333,027

See also: the Cardiff City archive and Cardiff City v Chelsea.

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