The year 1927 is synonymous with Cardiff City Football Club. On April 23rd of that year, the Bluebirds travelled to Wembley to become the first and only side outside of England to win what was then called the "English" Cup, but is now more familiar as the "FA Cup". Their 1-0 victory over Arsenal was no surprise, as the City were one of the biggest clubs in Britain at the time. There now exists a "1927 Cafe", the London-based Cardiff fans are called  "The 1927 Club" and they say that if you find a bank card on the terraces at Ninian 

Park, it wouldn't be too difficult to work out the pin number.

South Wales Football Echo 1927- "Men and women, old and young, rent the air with their excited cheers- hats flew in the air and every conceivable coloured streamers were waved violently above their heads."

Fred Keenor - Cardiff City
"I am too excited at the result of the game to say much. I am proud of all my colleagues. They have brought honour to the club and to Wales. I am satisfied."

FA Cup Winners 1927
FA Cup Finalists 1925
FA Cup Semi-Finalists 1921
FA Charity Shield winners 1927

European Cup-Winners Cup Semi-Finalists 1968

Division 1 Runners Up 1924
Division 2 Runners Up 1921; 52; 60
Division 3 (S) Champions 1947
Division 3 Champions 1993
Division 3 Runners Up 1976; 83
Division 4 Runners Up 1988

Welsh Cup Winners
1912, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1956, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1074, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1993 
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