Heavyweight Clubs Provide Big Start For Bluebirds Over First Two Months Back In Championship Football

Neil Warnock’s Bluebirds have been handed a tough start for their return to Championship football.

They start 2019-20 at Wigan Athletic and will then welcome newly-promoted Luton Town to Cardiff City Stadium a week later.

“The way the fixtures have fallen the first half of the season is the most difficult,” said Warnock. “If we can be up there or thereabouts around Christmas time it will give us a good chance.

“Our start could scarcely be more difficult at home with promoted Luton visiting us followed by Huddersfield and Fulham, who were relegated with us, and then another big team in Middlesbrough. 

“They are tough fixtures. Every away game in the Championship is a challenge, too.

“We have to make sure we’re up and ready for when the kick-off comes.”

Neil Warnock headed up a Bluebirds visit to Ty Hafan at the end of last season.

Cardiff play their opening pre-season fixture against Welsh League Taffs Well on Friday, July 5 (7pm).

Proceeds from the match will go towards supporting Ty Hafan.

Having enjoyed successive matches with the Wellmen in our last two pre-season campaigns, a Cardiff City XI will visit Rhiw’r Ddar again with first team players in attendance.

“We went to Ty Hafan before the end of last season and all said that we’ve got to try and do some fundraising for them,” said Warnock.

“Taff’s Well have been so accommodating over the last few years, so we thought we’d do the same again and make a good contribution to the coffers.

“We’re delighted. Taff’s Well are a lovely, friendly club. The boys will be down there, some playing and some around the place and it will be a lovely night again.”

Cardiff are going to North America for their pre-season trip, while will complete their 2019-20 preparations with a home friendly against OGC Nice on Saturday, July 27 (3pm).

Bluebirds manager Neil Warnock.

Ligue 1 Nice side are led by former Arsenal and Manchester City midfield player Patrick Vieira and finished seventh in the French top-flight last season.

“We are delighted to get this friendly sorted for the final Saturday before the season begins,” said Warnock. “Nice are a big side and will pose a tough test for our squad.”

Warnock’s side have fixtures in the USA and Canada on their pre-season tour.

Matches in North America during July

Saturday 13 – San Antonio v Cardiff City at Toyota Field Stadium, San Antonio

Thursday 18 – New Mexico United v Cardiff City at UNM Soccer Stadium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Saturday 20 – Cardiff City v Real Valladolid at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Cardiff City 2019/20 Sky Bet Championship Fixtures in full.

August

Sat 3 – Wigan Athletic (A)

Sat 10 – Luton Town (H)

Sat 17 – Reading (A)

Wed 21 – Huddersfield Town (H)

Sat 24 – Blackburn Rovers (A)

Sat 31 – Fulham (H)

September

Sat 14 – Derby County (A)

Sat 21 – Middlesbrough (H)

Sat 28 – Hull City (A)

October

Wed 2 – QPR (H)

Sat 5 – WBA (A)

Sat 19 – Sheffield Wednesday (H)

Tue 22 – Millwall (A)

Sat 26 – Swansea City (A)

November

Sat 2 – Birmingham City (H)

Sat 9 – Bristol City (H)

Sat 23 – Charlton Athletic (A)

Tue 26 – Stoke City (H)

Sat 30 – Nottingham Forest (A)

December

Sat 7 – Barnsley (H)

Wed 11 – Brentford (A)

Sat 14 – Leeds United (A)

Sat 21 – Preston North End (H)

Thu 26 – Millwall (H)

Sun 29 – Sheffield Wednesday (A)

January

Wed 1 – QPR (A)

Sat 11 – Swansea City (H)

Sat 18 – Birmingham City (A)

Sat 25 – WBA (H)

February

Sat 1 – Reading (H)

Sat 8 – Luton Town (A)

Wed 12 – Huddersfield Town (A)

Sat 15 – Wigan Athletic (H)

Sat 22 – Stoke City (A)

Tue 25 – Nottingham Forest (H)

Sat 29 – Brentford (H)

March

Sat 7 – Barnsley (A)

Sat 14 – Leeds United (H)

Tue 17 – Preston North End (A)

Sat 21 – Charlton Athletic (H)

April

Sat 4 – Bristol City (A)

Fri 10 – Blackburn Rovers (H)

Mon 13 – Fulham (A)

Sat 18 – Derby County (H)

Sat 25 – Middlesbrough (A)

May

Sat 2 v Hull City (H)

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