Danny Gabbidon

Date of birth08 August 1979
Place of birthCwmbran
NationalityWelsh
Weight71 kg
Height1.78 m
PositionDefender

Danny Gabbidon joined Cardiff City for a substantial fee in August 2000 and immediately established himself in the first team, going on to become a near ever-present in the Bluebirds' promotion season.

Although previously mainly used as a right back, he played in every position across the back division.

A quality defender, he continued to represent Wales at Under-21 level winning a further six caps during the 2000-01 campaign.

Danny's contract at Cardiff City was extended to June 2008 in September 2004.

He joined West Ham United with his Cardiff colleague James Collins for a combined fee of £3million.

Danny joined Queens Park Rangers in July 2011 with a one-year contract.

He joined Crystal Palace in September 2012 with a contract to June 2013 that was extended to June 2014 in June 2013.

Danny re-joined Cardiff City in September 2014 with a one-year contract as a player/coach.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
West Bromwich Albion 03 Jul 1998 22 Sep 2000
Cardiff City 10 Aug 2000 21 Sep 2000 L
Cardiff City 22 Sep 2000 05 Jul 2005
West Ham United 05 Jul 2005 30 Jun 2011
Queens Park Rangers 25 Jul 2011 30 Jun 2012
Crystal Palace 19 Sep 2012 30 Jun 2014
Cardiff City 01 Sep 2014 30 Jun 2015

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 West Bromwich Albion League Cup 4
1
2000-01 Cardiff City FA Cup 4
2000-01 Cardiff City League Cup 2
1
2000-01 Cardiff City League Division 3 42
1
3
3
2001-02 Cardiff City FA Cup 4
2001-02 Cardiff City League Cup 1
2001-02 Cardiff City League Division 2 44
3
2
2002-03 Cardiff City League Cup 1
2002-03 Cardiff City League Division 2 22
2
1
2002-03 Cardiff City League Division 2 Play-Offs 3
2003-04 Cardiff City FA Cup 1
2003-04 Cardiff City League Cup 2
2003-04 Cardiff City League Division 1 41
3
4
2004-05 Cardiff City FA Cup 2
1
2004-05 Cardiff City League Championship 45
1
3
2004-05 Cardiff City League Cup 2
2005-06 West Ham United FA Cup 7
2005-06 West Ham United Premier League 31
1
2
2006-07 West Ham United FA Cup 1
2006-07 West Ham United League Cup 1
2006-07 West Ham United Premier League 18
1
2006-07 West Ham United UEFA Cup 2
2007-08 West Ham United League Cup 3
1
1
2007-08 West Ham United Premier League 8
2
1
2009-10 West Ham United League Cup 1
1
2009-10 West Ham United Premier League 8
2
2010-11 West Ham United FA Cup 1
1
2010-11 West Ham United Premier League 24
2
3
2011-12 Queens Park Rangers FA Cup 2
1
2011-12 Queens Park Rangers Premier League 15
2
1
2012-13 Crystal Palace FA Cup 1
2012-13 Crystal Palace League Championship 8
2
1
2012-13 Crystal Palace League Championship Play-Offs 3
2013-14 Crystal Palace FA Cup 1
2013-14 Crystal Palace Premier League 22
1
1
2014-15 Cardiff City League Championship
1
2014-15 Cardiff City League Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 Dec 2012 Birmingham City v Crystal Palace D 2-2 League Championship
22 Dec 2012 Crystal Palace v Huddersfield Town D 1-1 League Championship
26 Dec 2012 Cardiff City v Crystal Palace L 2-1 League Championship
29 Dec 2012 Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace D 2-2 League Championship
01 Jan 2013 Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-1 League Championship
15 Jan 2013 Stoke City v Crystal Palace L 4-1 FA Cup 3rd round replay
29 Mar 2013 Crystal Palace v Birmingham City L 0-4 League Championship
20 Apr 2013 Crystal Palace v Leicester City D 2-2 League Championship
27 Apr 2013 Blackburn Rovers v Crystal Palace D 1-1 League Championship
30 Apr 2013 Millwall v Crystal Palace D 0-0 League Championship
04 May 2013 Crystal Palace v Peterborough United W 3-2 League Championship
10 May 2013 Crystal Palace v Brighton and Hove Albion D 0-0 League Championship Play-Offs Semi-final 1st leg
13 May 2013 Brighton and Hove Albion v Crystal Palace W 0-2
Agg: 0-2
League Championship Play-Offs Semi-final 2nd leg
27 May 2013 Crystal Palace v Watford W 1-0 League Championship Play-Offs Final
18 Aug 2013 Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 Premier League
24 Aug 2013 Stoke City v Crystal Palace L 2-1 Premier League
31 Aug 2013 Crystal Palace v Sunderland W 3-1 Premier League
14 Sep 2013 Manchester United v Crystal Palace L 2-0 Premier League
22 Sep 2013 Crystal Palace v Swansea City L 0-2 Premier League
28 Sep 2013 Southampton v Crystal Palace L 2-0 Premier League
26 Oct 2013 Crystal Palace v Arsenal L 0-2 Premier League
02 Nov 2013 West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace L 2-0 Premier League
09 Nov 2013 Crystal Palace v Everton D 0-0 Premier League
23 Nov 2013 Hull City v Crystal Palace W 0-1 Premier League
30 Nov 2013 Norwich City v Crystal Palace L 1-0 Premier League
03 Dec 2013 Crystal Palace v West Ham United W 1-0 Premier League
07 Dec 2013 Crystal Palace v Cardiff City W 2-0 Premier League
14 Dec 2013 Chelsea v Crystal Palace L 2-1 Premier League
21 Dec 2013 Crystal Palace v Newcastle United L 0-3 Premier League
26 Dec 2013 Aston Villa v Crystal Palace W 0-1 Premier League
28 Dec 2013 Manchester City v Crystal Palace L 1-0 Premier League
01 Jan 2014 Crystal Palace v Norwich City D 1-1 Premier League
04 Jan 2014 West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace W 0-2 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Jan 2014 Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace L 2-0 Premier League
18 Jan 2014 Crystal Palace v Stoke City W 1-0 Premier League
28 Jan 2014 Crystal Palace v Hull City W 1-0 Premier League
02 Feb 2014 Arsenal v Crystal Palace L 2-0 Premier League
19 Apr 2014 West Ham United v Crystal Palace W 0-1 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 Wales UEFA Under-21 3
1
1998-99 Wales Under-21 1
1999-00 Wales UEFA Under-21 2
1999-00 Wales Under-21 Tournament Northern Ireland 2
2000-01 Wales UEFA Under-21 6
2001-02 Wales International Friendly 1
2001-02 Wales UEFA Under-21 2
2002-03 Wales International Friendly 1
2002-03 Wales UEFA European Championship 2
2003-04 Wales International Friendly 4
2003-04 Wales UEFA European Championship 4
2004-05 Wales FIFA World Cup 6
1
2004-05 Wales International Friendly 1
2005-06 Wales FIFA World Cup 3
1
2005-06 Wales International Friendly 4
2006-07 Wales International Friendly 3
2006-07 Wales UEFA European Championship 4
2007-08 Wales International Friendly 1
1
2007-08 Wales UEFA European Championship 6
1
2009-10 Wales FIFA World Cup 1
2009-10 Wales International Friendly 1
1
1
2010-11 Wales Nations Cup 1
2011-12 Wales International Friendly 1
1
2013-14 Wales FIFA World Cup 1
2013-14 Wales International Friendly 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
09 Oct 1998 Denmark v Wales D 2-2 UEFA U21 Group 1
18 Nov 1998 Portugal v Wales L 3-0 U21
30 Mar 1999 Switzerland v Wales L 1-0 UEFA U21 Group 1
04 Jun 1999 Italy v Wales L 6-2 UEFA U21 Group 1
08 Jun 1999 Wales v Denmark L 1-2 UEFA U21 Group 1
03 Sep 1999 Belarus v Wales L 1-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 1
08 Oct 1999 Wales v Switzerland D 0-0 UEFA U21 Group 1
31 May 2000 Wales v Scotland L 0-1 Under-21 Tournament Northern Ireland
02 Jun 2000 Northern Ireland v Wales D 2-2 Under-21 Tournament Northern Ireland
06 Oct 2000 Wales v Norway L 0-2 UEFA U21 Group 5
10 Oct 2000 Poland v Wales L 2-1 UEFA U21 Group 5
23 Mar 2001 Armenia v Wales L 1-0 UEFA U21 Group 5
27 Mar 2001 Wales v Ukraine L 0-3 UEFA U21 Group 5
01 Jun 2001 Wales v Poland L 0-4 UEFA U21 Group 5
05 Jun 2001 Ukraine v Wales L 1-0 UEFA U21 Group 5
31 Aug 2001 Wales v Armenia D 1-1 UEFA U21 Group 5
04 Sep 2001 Norway v Wales L 2-0 UEFA U21 Group 5
27 Mar 2002 Wales v Czech Republic D 0-0 International Friendly
21 Aug 2002 Croatia v Wales D 1-1 International Friendly
07 Sep 2002 Finland v Wales W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 9
16 Oct 2002 Wales v Italy W 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group 9
20 Aug 2003 Serbia and Montenegro v Wales L 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 9
11 Oct 2003 Wales v Serbia and Montenegro L 2-3 UEFA European Championship Group 9
15 Nov 2003 Russia v Wales D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Play-off 1st leg
19 Nov 2003 Wales v Russia L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Play-off 2nd leg
18 Feb 2004 Wales v Scotland W 4-0 International Friendly
31 Mar 2004 Hungary v Wales W 1-2 International Friendly
27 May 2004 Norway v Wales D 0-0 International Friendly
30 May 2004 Wales v Canada W 1-0 International Friendly
04 Sep 2004 Azerbaijan v Wales D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
08 Sep 2004 Wales v Northern Ireland D 2-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
09 Oct 2004 England v Wales L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
13 Oct 2004 Wales v Poland L 2-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
10 Feb 2005 Wales v Hungary W 2-0 International Friendly
26 Mar 2005 Wales v Austria L 0-2 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
30 Mar 2005 Austria v Wales L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
17 Aug 2005 Wales v Slovenia D 0-0 International Friendly
03 Sep 2005 Wales v England L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
07 Sep 2005 Poland v Wales L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
12 Oct 2005 Wales v Azerbaijan W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Europe group 6
16 Nov 2005 Cyprus v Wales L 1-0 International Friendly
01 Mar 2006 Wales v Paraguay D 0-0 International Friendly
27 May 2006 Wales v Trinidad and Tobago W 2-1 International Friendly
15 Aug 2006 Wales v Bulgaria D 0-0 International Friendly
02 Sep 2006 Czech Republic v Wales L 2-1 UEFA European Championship Group D
05 Sep 2006 Brazil v Wales L 2-0 International Friendly
07 Oct 2006 Wales v Slovakia L 1-5 UEFA European Championship Group D
11 Oct 2006 Wales v Cyprus W 3-1 UEFA European Championship Group D
26 May 2007 Wales v New Zealand D 2-2 International Friendly
02 Jun 2007 Wales v Czech Republic D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group D
22 Aug 2007 Bulgaria v Wales W 0-1 International Friendly
08 Sep 2007 Wales v Germany L 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group D
12 Sep 2007 Slovakia v Wales W 2-5 UEFA European Championship Group D
13 Oct 2007 Cyprus v Wales L 3-1 UEFA European Championship Group D
17 Oct 2007 San Marino v Wales W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group D
17 Nov 2007 Wales v Republic of Ireland D 2-2 UEFA European Championship Group D
21 Nov 2007 Germany v Wales D 0-0 UEFA European Championship Group D
12 Aug 2009 Montenegro v Wales L 2-1 International Friendly
09 Sep 2009 Wales v Russia L 1-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group 4
14 Nov 2009 Wales v Scotland W 3-0 International Friendly
27 May 2011 Wales v Northern Ireland W 2-0 Nations Cup
10 Aug 2011 Wales v Australia L 1-2 International Friendly
29 Feb 2012 Wales v Costa Rica L 0-1 International Friendly
10 Sep 2013 Wales v Serbia L 0-3 FIFA World Cup Europe group A
05 Mar 2014 Wales v Iceland W 3-1 International Friendly
04 Jun 2014 Netherlands v Wales L 2-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.