1. Much of the recent series of Dr Who and the spin off show Torchwood was filmed in Cardiff.
2. At the recent home game v Cardiff the Bluebirds fans were fighting each other outside the turnstiles
3. Cardiff is the Capital of Wales a part of the United Kingdom that is not represented on the Union Flag. Someone has recently suggested that a Welsh Dragon be superimposed on the Union Flag to correct this.
4. Cardiff are the only club from outide England to have won the FA Cup
5. Cardiff once missed out on winning the old Ist Division on goal average. They had an average of 1.794 compared with Champions Huddersfield's 1.818. Cardiff missed a potentially match winning penalty in the last game of the season.
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Aah, the old surges on a packed terrace eh ?? :-)
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Though it was difficult to maintain the pitch in the absence of sunlight, the locals preferred the cavernous ambiance, with its phenomenal acoustics, to the more modern stadia of opponents in the Football League. Pit workers found the ground accessible, even during work hours, as the pitch was visible to miners shifting coal up the shaft.
Eventually, by 1952, as the mine was cleared of coal, Ninian Park was exposed to the elements.
As recent as 2003, some local supporters have gained a substantial following through their campaign, Mountain Gold, to re-cover The Park with an ambitious plan to re-constitute the once proud mountainous surroundings that kept the football ground buried below.
there is more greenary per head than in any other european capital.
up until recently more people spoke welsh in argentina than in wales.
cardiff is roughly half the size of bristol.
a tsunami devastated parts of the cardiff area in the early 17th century.
Spillers records in the town centre is the oldest record shop in the u.k.
Tom Jones has the biggest collection of used women's knickers in the world.
Remember seeing some old photo's up in the shop.
Have sold them many record over the years.
It is however an anagram of Daffy Critic