[2] They achieved their highest ever position during the 1923–24 season, finishing in second place of the First Division but lost the league title on goal average to Huddersfield Town.
[2] Cardiff's first team have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below.
The club's first competitive fixture as a professional team came against Ton Pentre on 24 September 1910,[4] the opening day of the 1910–11 season, in the Second Division of the Southern Football League.
[5] They met their 116th and most recent different opponent, Burton Albion, for the first time on the opening day of the 2016–17 Football League season.
All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 25 February 2025.