Cardiff City First Team • 25th April 2026

Northampton Town reaction | Brian Barry-Murphy | Cardiff

Brian Barry-Murphy spoke to the press following City’s emphatic 5-1 victory over Northampton Town, as promotion was celebrated at Cardiff City Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

“The perfect end to an amazing season at home.” Brian began. “They gave the supporters so many goals and it was such a comprehensive victory, it was the perfect way to end.

“Our intention was to try and show the very best parts of our game and attack and try and score more goals than we have done in our previous home games. To do that is testament to the ability of the players and the mentality to do it, when it would have been easy to probably just coast through the game.”

Cardiff City First Team • 22nd April 2026

Port Vale reaction | Brian Barry-Murphy | Cardiff

Brian Barry-Murphy spoke to the press following City’s 1-0 victory over Port Vale at Cardiff City Stadium on Wednesday night.

“It’s difficult to predict what level of performance we could reach based on the euphoria that we felt on Saturday.” Brian began. “I’m very pleased with the players that we managed to create a chance in the second half and play well enough to win.

“I was pleased with the attitude of the players. They worked incredibly hard and play with as much intensity as we could find, and I was confident that if we could reach a certain level of performance we would get the victory.”

Cardiff City First Team • 22nd April 2026

Match Report | Cardiff City 1-0 Port Vale | Cardiff

Rubin Colwill’s second half header extended City’s unbeaten run to six after a 1-0 win over Port Vale on Wednesday night.

Brian Barry-Murphy made six changes to the side that secured promotion back to the Sky Bet Championship against Reading on Saturday. Ronan Kpakio, Calum Scanlon, Joel Colwill, David Turnbull, Callum Robinson and Yousef Salech were all welcomed into the starting XI.

Cardiff City U21 • 20th April 2026

U21 | Preview & Post-Match | Hull City

POST-MATCH | DARREN PURSE

“We created a lot of chances and didn’t finish them off. That was the story of the game. For the first 25 minutes, we never really got into the game. They scored, and then all of a sudden, we thought we’ve got to go and do something now, and we actually played some nice football, but just couldn’t finish our chances. It’s really disappointing because it was there for us to go and qualify for the Play-Offs, but we haven't taken the chances we’ve created.

“We’ll have meetings over the next week or...

Cardiff City U21 • 14th April 2026

U21 | Match Report, Preview & Pre-Match | Colchester United

City's U21 side picked up a point on the road against Colchester United on Tuesday afternoon.

Match Summary

Dan Ola gave the young Bluebirds the lead in the first half, when he slotted home a well-worked move. However, with seven minutes of normal time to go, the home side equalised, denying City all three points.

The result leaves City's U21s in fifth place on 40 points with one match left of the season. Their final game of the season will take place on April 20th, when they face Hull City at Cardiff City Stadium. Kick-off is at 2pm.

Cardiff City U21 • 8th April 2026

U21 | Preview & Pre-Match | Sheffield Wednesday

Ahead of the contest, midfielder Cody Twose said: “We’re all excited for it. All the boys are up for it. It’s a big game. We have to go and get a result. We’ve got to win our next three games to give us the best chance of getting to the Play-Offs, so we know the job at hand.

“Of course it’s going to be tough, every game is tough. We know we’re above them in the table, but it’s still going to be a tough task. They’re going to be up for it. We’ve got to go there and put in a performance.“It’s impor...

Cardiff City U21 • 6th April 2026

U21 | Preview & Pre-Match | Brentford

Ahead of the contest, defender Charlie O’Brien said: “The break has been a good opportunity to focus on ourselves. It’s given us extra time to work on individual bits and bits as a group that we felt we needed to work on. It’s been a good opportunity to get a little bit of rest and refocus ourselves ahead of the last four games of the season.

“Brentford are always a good side. When we played them earlier this year, it probably wasn't a real test because they had their keeper sent off early on. It...

Cardiff City First Team • 21st March 2026

Blackpool reaction | Brian Barry-Murphy | Cardiff

Brian Barry-Murphy spoke to the press following City’s 0-0 draw with Blackpool at Cardiff City Stadium.

“It is a very disappointing result.” Brian began. “We were so determined to win and wanted to, but today we weren’t able to.

“Against a team who defend so deep with so many numbers, it can be difficult. There were parts of the game where we wanted to play quicker and be more direct to try and make sure we could get to them before they got into real organisation.

Cardiff City U21 • 15th March 2026

U21 | Match Report, Preview, Pre-Match & Post-Match | Fleetwood Town

City U21s made it four games unbeaten with a 2-1 victory over Fleetwood Town.

Despite dominating early on, City found themselves behind when Noah Sawkins' headed finish gave Fleetwood the lead. The young Bluebirds then continued their dominance and found an equaliser through Alyas Debono, who headed home Cody Twose’s corner with 25 minutes played.

Cardiff City U21 • 11th March 2026

U21 | Preview & Pre-Match | Swansea City

Ahead of the contest, U21s coach Darren Purse said: “We owe them one from the game a couple of weeks ago. We need to have some intensity about us, which we didn’t have in the last game. That little bit of quality on the turnover of the ball needs to be better. We’ve got a lot to work on, a lot to digest from the previous game.“We’ve got to put right what was wrong in the previous game because we weren’t near where our levels should be. If we can get to the levels we can, that we know can produce...

Cardiff City U21 • 10th March 2026

U21 | Preview, Pre-Match & Post-Match | Charlton Athletic

After the game, Darren Purse said: “We made hard work of it. They were good to be fair to them. They had the better of us in the first half. We really struggled with managing the way they were playing out, so we adjusted our press a little bit for the second half, and the boys carried it out really well.

“I thought Jake Davies and Trey George were exceptional with their work rate for the team. The moments when we turned the ball over, they had that little bit of quality at times and just lacked a goal from either one of them today. It’s nice to keep a clean sheet. The boys have probably deserved a clean sheet in the last few weeks, and are just delighted to get three points.

Cardiff City Women • 28th February 2026

Adran Premier Report | City Women 1-3 Wrexham AFC | Cardiff

Head Coach Iain Darbyshire made two changes to the side that lost on penalties to Wrexham in the Adran Trophy Final last week, with Fiona Barry and Kerry Walklett coming into the starting XI.

Neither side could take control of the game early on, but it was the visitors who created the first chance as Ava Suckley’s effort was blocked inside the box.

City’s first chance came with 20 minutes played. The ball broke into the box for Fiona Barry, who drove to the byline and clipped a dangerous ball back...

Cardiff City U21 • 27th February 2026

U21 | Match Report, Preview & Pre-Match | Swansea City

Cardiff City’s U21 side came into the South Wales derby off the back of a comfortable 4-1 against Colchester United.

On a rainy night at Leckwith, the Bluebirds had the first chance of the game when Mannie Barton’s low-driven strike forced a diving save out of Joseph Collins in the Swansea goal. With 16 minutes played, the deadlock was broken as the visitors took the lead. Josh Pescatore’s effort found the far corner, beating Danny Higgs. City almost hit back through Rob Tankiewicz as he unleashed a curling effort, which flew just past the post.

Cardiff City U21 • 24th February 2026

U21 | Preview & Pre-Match | Colchester United

Ahead of the contest, goalkeeper Danny Higgs said: “The squad are really looking forward to the game to try and bounce back after the defeat against QPR. We’ve all had a really good week in training. We’re excited to get into the game and try to get a result.

Cardiff City First Team • 17th February 2026

AFC Wimbledon reaction | Ollie Tanner | Cardiff

Ollie Tanner spoke to the press following his brilliant performance and City’s impressive 4-1 against AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday night.

“I think the results say a lot." Ollie began. “We’re scoring lots of goals, not giving away too many, so it’s a really enjoyable period. We just want to keep enjoying it, don’t wish it away and enjoy every minute of it.

Cardiff City First Team • 17th February 2026

Match Report | Cardiff City 4-1 AFC Wimbledon | Cardiff

City extended their unbeaten league run to 12 matches with a dominant 4-1 win over AFC Wimbledon on Tuesday night.

Brian Barry-Murphy made two changes to the side that beat Luton Town 3-1 on Saturday, as Will Fish and Ryan Wintle came into the starting XI.

Cardiff City U21 • 17th February 2026

U21 | Preview & Pre-Match | QPR

Ahead of the contest, forward Sekou Kaba said: “Everyone’s feeling good. We’ve been working hard in training and getting advice from the coaches, so we’re looking forward to it.

“They are a very good side [QPR]. We just have to play our game and not really look into them too much. Obviously, we still have to analyse to see what they are good at, and see if we can break them down as a team.

“In training, we’ve just been working towards the QPR game and just working on certain things we can improve...

Cardiff City First Team • 14th February 2026

Luton Town reaction | Rubin Colwill | Cardiff

Rubin Colwill spoke to Cardiff City TV after returning from injury and helping the Bluebirds’ to a 3–1 win over Luton Town.

“It’s an unbelievable feeling to be back.” Rubin began. "It’s been a long time out for me, the longest I’ve ever not played football for. To get the reception I got today and the performance from the boys it meant the world to me.

Cardiff City First Team • 14th February 2026

Luton Town reaction | Brian Barry-Murphy | Cardiff

Cardiff City Head Coach Brian Barry-Murphy spoke to the press following the Bluebirds’ 3-1 victory over Luton Town.

“We're over the moon with the performance.” Brian began. “I thought we started the game with great intensity, created great chances and scored enough goals to win the game. Against a team of this calibre, we knew we had to be at our best, and, really pleasingly for us, we were.

Cardiff City First Team • 12th February 2026

Pre-Match Press - Luton Town | Brian Barry-Murphy | Cardiff

Cardiff City Head Coach Brian Barry-Murphy spoke to the press ahead of Saturday’s home fixture against Luton Town.

“I'm over the moon, I suppose, with the circumstances of the Rotherham game only heightening my pleasure at the resulting performance. It was a hugely satisfying day for us all.” Brian began. "The most important thing is to try and do your best and go for the games from the start, and not wait for anything.

Cardiff City U21 • 2nd February 2026

U21 | Preview & Post-Match | AFC Bournemouth

Ahead of the contest, U21 head coach Darren Purse said: “The three days after the Coventry City game on Friday are rest, recovery and reaction. Rest, can we get our recovery in, and can we see a reaction on Monday.

“It’s going to be a tough game. Bournemouth are a really good side. They beat us at home earlier in the season. We’ve got to really up our game with our intensity levels."

Cardiff City U21 • 30th January 2026

U21 | Preview, Pre-Match, Match Report & Post-Match | Coventry City

The Bluebirds found themselves behind with only three minutes played. Victor Madu rose highest to head past the on-rushing Ewan Griffiths. City almost equalised when Noah Williams’ shot was saved, and the rebound fell to Luke Pearce, who reacted quickest and fired an effort goalwards. However, he was somehow denied by Oscar Varney in the Coventry goal.

Cardiff City First Team • 27th January 2026

Match Report | Cardiff City 4-0 Barnsley | Cardiff

City extended their unbeaten run to eight games after a convincing 4-0 win over Barnsley on Tuesday night.

Brian Barry-Murphy made three changes to the side that drew with Stockport County on Saturday. Will Fish, Omari Kellyman and Chris Willock all returned to the starting XI.

Cardiff City First Team • 24th January 2026

Stockport County reaction | Brian Barry-Murphy | Cardiff

Cardiff City Head Coach Brian Barry-Murphy spoke to the press after the Bluebirds’ 1-1 draw against Stockport County.

Brian spoke about the injury sustained by Yousef Salech, and gave an update on his condition.

“Yousef’s in hospital, just awaiting a scan on his neck as a precaution. It wasn’t a nice viewing, but we’re very hopeful.