Cardiff 2025/26
Cardiff finished 2nd of 24 in the 2025/26 League One with 91 points (won 27, drawn 10, lost 9; scored 90, conceded 50) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 26 matches of 46; lowest 6th, after match 1. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 12 unbeaten.
Position after each match
Points against champions and relegated clubs
- Cardiff
- Champions, middle half
- Relegated, middle half
Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.
Results
| # | Opponent | Score | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough (home) | 2–1 W | 3 | 6th |
| 2 | Port Vale (away) | 0–0 D | 4 | 1st |
| 3 | Rotherham (home) | 3–0 W | 7 | 2nd |
| 4 | AFC Wimbledon (away) | 1–0 W | 10 | 2nd |
| 5 | Luton (away) | 1–0 W | 13 | 1st |
| 6 | Plymouth (home) | 4–0 W | 16 | 1st |
| 7 | Stockport (away) | 1–1 D | 17 | 1st |
| 8 | Bradford (home) | 1–3 L | 17 | 4th |
| 9 | Wigan (away) | 2–0 W | 20 | 4th |
| 10 | Burton (home) | 0–1 L | 20 | 4th |
| 11 | Leyton Orient (home) | 4–3 W | 23 | 3rd |
| 12 | Reading (home) | 2–1 W | 26 | 1st |
| 13 | Bolton (away) | 0–1 L | 26 | 1st |
| 14 | Blackpool (away) | 1–3 L | 26 | 4th |
| 15 | Northampton (away) | 3–1 W | 29 | 1st |
| 16 | Mansfield (home) | 3–0 W | 32 | 1st |
| 17 | Huddersfield (home) | 3–2 W | 35 | 1st |
| 18 | Stevenage (away) | 1–0 W | 38 | 1st |
| 19 | Doncaster (home) | 4–3 W | 41 | 1st |
| 20 | Lincoln (away) | 1–2 L | 41 | 1st |
| 21 | Exeter (home) | 1–0 W | 44 | 1st |
| 22 | Stevenage (home) | 2–1 W | 47 | 1st |
| 23 | Wycombe (away) | 1–1 D | 48 | 1st |
| 24 | Wigan (home) | 1–0 W | 51 | 1st |
| 25 | Leyton Orient (away) | 1–1 D | 52 | 1st |
| 26 | Bradford (away) | 2–1 W | 55 | 1st |
| 27 | Stockport (home) | 1–1 D | 56 | 1st |
| 28 | Barnsley (home) | 4–0 W | 59 | 1st |
| 29 | Burton (away) | 2–2 D | 60 | 1st |
| 30 | Rotherham (away) | 3–0 W | 63 | 1st |
| 31 | Luton (home) | 3–1 W | 66 | 1st |
| 32 | AFC Wimbledon (home) | 4–1 W | 69 | 1st |
| 33 | Plymouth (away) | 2–5 L | 69 | 1st |
| 34 | Doncaster (away) | 4–0 W | 72 | 1st |
| 35 | Lincoln (home) | 0–2 L | 72 | 2nd |
| 36 | Barnsley (away) | 1–1 D | 73 | 2nd |
| 37 | Exeter (away) | 4–0 W | 76 | 2nd |
| 38 | Wycombe (home) | 0–2 L | 76 | 2nd |
| 39 | Blackpool (home) | 0–0 D | 77 | 2nd |
| 40 | Peterborough (away) | 1–1 D | 78 | 2nd |
| 41 | Bolton (home) | 2–0 W | 81 | 2nd |
| 42 | Huddersfield (away) | 1–1 D | 82 | 2nd |
| 43 | Reading (away) | 3–1 W | 85 | 2nd |
| 44 | Port Vale (home) | 1–0 W | 88 | 2nd |
| 45 | Northampton (home) | 5–1 W | 91 | 2nd |
| 46 | Mansfield (away) | 4–5 L | 91 | 2nd |
Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.