This is a list of Cardiff City Football Club's captains, from 1910, when the club appointed their first captain.
| Years | Nat. | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910–1911 |  Scotland |
Davy McDougall | Player-Manager, first club captain |
| No competitive football took place between 1914 and 1918 due to World War I. | |||
| 1920–1922 |  England |
Charlie Brittan | First captain in The Football League |
| 1922–1931 |  Wales |
Fred Keenor | 1927 FA Cup winning captain |
| 1934–1938 | Wales |
Arthur Granville | |
| No competitive football took place between 1939 and 1945 due to World War II. | |||
| 1946–1949 | Wales |
Fred Stansfield | Third Division South winning captain |
| 1951–1956 | Wales |
Alf Sherwood | |
| 1959–1960 | Scotland |
Danny Malloy | |
| 1961–1962 | Wales |
Alan Harrington | |
| 1964–1967 | England |
Gareth Williams | |
| 1967–1974 | Scotland |
Don Murray | |
| 1974 | England |
Clive Charles | |
| 1974–1975 | Wales |
Phil Dwyer | |
| 1975–1976 | Wales |
Mike England | |
| 1976–1977 | Wales |
Richie Morgan | Team captain was Doug Livermore. |
| 1977–1980 | Wales |
Phil Dwyer | |
| 1982–1986 | England |
Jimmy Mullen | |
| 1985–1986 | Scotland |
Jake King | |
| 1987–1988 | Wales |
Terry Boyle | |
| 1989–1990 | England |
Roger Gibbins | |
| 1991–1993 |  Northern Ireland |
Paul Ramsey | Third Division winning captain |
| 1993–1997 | Wales |
Jason Perry | |
| 1997–1998 | England |
Dave Penney | Lee Jarman was captain whilst Penney was absent. |
| 1998–2001 | England |
Kevin Nugent | |
| 2001–2005 |  Republic of Ireland |
Graham Kavanagh | |
| 2005–2009 | England |
Darren Purse | Vice-captain was Stephen McPhail, Joe Ledley team captain (2008–09) |
| 2009–2014 | England |
Mark Hudson | Championship winning captain Jay Bothroyd was appointed team captain (2009–10) due to long-term injury, 2010–11 team captain was Craig Bellamy |
| 2014–2016 | Scotland |
David Marshall | |
| 2016–2022 | England |
Sean Morrison | |
| 2022– | England |
Joe Ralls | |
