Quote Originally Posted by Canton Kev View Post
It's a symbolic touch, and a nice one in my opinion. Football is a team game and you need 11 players to start a game.

There was no "first Cardiff City player" because without all 11 of those men there would be no "Cardiff City" to be a player for. Well over 100 years later we're supporting the club that began when they stepped out together onto that pitch for the first time. They're all equally as important as each other to be given the #1 spot.

Also, how do you decide who would be players #2 to #11? I doubt the tactics or formation played back then would match the modern numbering system and is there even any accurate records of who played where?
For the first ever game it would be alphabetically for the starting XI. This would also apply if players made their debuts in the same game any season.

If players come on as substitutes the order of coming on would apply.

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