| For Welsh Click Here Cabinet 3 1) Andy Moore's Jersey 1994 Worn by Andy Moore in the 1994 SWALEC Cup final at Cardiff Arms Park, where Cardiff beat Llanelli 15-8, this jersey is particularly fondly remembered by supporters and remains one of the club’s most iconic designs. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 2) Nigel Walker's shirt 1992-98 This shirt was worn by Nigel Walker in the 1997 SWALEC Cup Final, where he scored an iconic try. Walker played for Cardiff between 1992 and 1998. A Wales international winger, he had previously represented Great Britain as a hurdler and later became an administrator in Welsh rugby. On Loan: Nigel Walker |
| 3) Jonathan Davies' Jersey 1995-98 This jersey was worn by Jonathan “Jiffy” Davies CBE who played for Cardiff between 1995 and 1998, after his return from rugby league. Davies is one of the best-known figures in Welsh rugby and won Wales caps from 1985 to 1997. On Loan: Jonathan Davies CBE |
| 4) Cardiff Blues Jersey 2006-07 Worn during the 2006-07 season, this Cardiff Blues jersey reflects the regional era of Welsh rugby. Its modern design contrasts with earlier Cardiff jerseys while representing the same rugby heritage established by the club in 1876. On Loan: Gareth Davies |
| 5) Martyn Williams Jersey from the EDF Cup Final 2009 Worn by Martyn Williams during the 2008-09 season, this Cardiff Blues jersey was used in the EDF Energy Cup Final at Twickenham, where Cardiff defeated Gloucester 50-12. Williams played 226 times for Cardiff and captained the team during the early years of regional rugby. Cardiff Rugby Collection |
| 6) Cardiff Blues Jersey from Amlin Cup Final 2010 This jersey was originally worn in the match against Australia in November 2009. It was later reused for the 2010 Amlin Cup final, when Cardiff defeated Toulon in Marseille for their first European trophy. Cardiff Rugby Collection |
| 7) Taufa'ao Filise's Jersey from Challenge Cup Final 2018 This jersey was worn by Taufa’ao Filise in the Challenge Cup final at San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, on 11 May 2018. Cardiff Blues beat Gloucester 31-30, with Filise claiming a European trophy at the ripe old age of 40. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 8) Cardiff Rugby Jersey 2025-26 This Cardiff Rugby home jersey combines the traditional blue and black hoops with imagery celebrating the club’s rich heritage. Incorporated into the design are Cardiff Castle, the Millennium Centre, skull and crossbones motifs, Billy the Seal and references to Cardiff Arms Park. Cardiff Rugby Collection |
| 9) Cardiff Rugby Jersey 2026-27 The Cardiff Rugby jersey for the 2026-27 season represents the latest chapter in the club’s history. Cardiff Rugby Collection |
| 10) Cardiff’s French Tour Book 1949-50 Produced for Cardiff RFC’s 1949-50 French tour, this book records a visit that included a drawn match with U.S. Cognacaise and victory over Stade Nantais. It illustrates the organisation and importance of post-war overseas touring. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 11) U.S. Cognacaise v Cardiff Dinner Invitation 1949 This invitation was issued for the dinner following Cardiff’s match with U.S. Cognacaise on 31 December 1949 and included a pre-dinner drinks reception. Formal in tone, it demonstrates the ceremonial hospitality surrounding fixtures on the club’s French tour. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 12) Cardiff RFC Cognac & Nantes Tour Badge 1949-50 This badge was worn by Cardiff RFC players during the Club’s 1949-50 tour to Cognac and Nantes. It provides a personal link to the post-war French tour and the overseas fixtures that helped renew Cardiff’s connections with French rugby after the Second World War. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 13) U.S. Cognacaise v Cardiff Dinner Menu Card 1949 Produced for the dinner held after Cardiff’s drawn match with U.S. Cognacaise on 31 December 1949, this menu card was signed by members of both teams. It records the hospitality and social ritual that formed an important part of post-war rugby touring. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 14) U.S. Cognac v Cardiff RFC Badge 1946 This badge commemorates Cardiff RFC’s match against U.S. Cognac on 1 January 1946 during the club’s post-war tour of France. It marks an early stage in Cardiff’s renewed international touring and its developing relationship with French rugby. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 15) U.S. Cognacaise v Cardiff Programme 1949 Produced for Cardiff’s match against U.S. Cognacaise on 31 December 1949, this souvenir programme includes a welcome to the visiting team in English, together with photographs and match information. Autographed by multiple players, it survives as a memento of Cardiff RFC’s post-war French tour. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 16) Stade Nantais v Cardiff Programme 1950 Produced for Cardiff RFC’s match against Stade Nantais on 2 January 1950, this souvenir programme includes a welcome message in English, team information and local advertising. Autographed by multiple players, it illustrates the practical and commemorative functions of printed material on post-war rugby tours. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 17) Stade Nantais v Cardiff Photograph 1950 This photograph shows the teams being presented to the French Minister of Sport before Cardiff’s match against Stade Nantais on 2 January 1950. Recording a 20-3 Cardiff victory, it captures the ceremonial setting and international significance of the tour. Reproduced by Permission of the Ash family |
| 18) Cardiff Football Club Season Ticket 1890-91 This 1890-91 season ticket belonged to H. M. Ingledew, who played sixty-nine first team matches for Cardiff, won three caps for Wales, and later helped secure the purchase of Cardiff Arms Park for Cardiff Athletic Club. Opening out to show first and second team fixtures with handwritten results, it combines admission pass, fixture guide and personal record in a single object. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 19) Cardiff Football Club Lady's Season Ticket 1905-06 Contemporary newspaper reports from this period indicate that a member could receive one lady’s ticket free with his subscription. It shows that women were a regular presence at matches in the early twentieth century. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 20) Cardiff Football Club Season Ticket 1913-14 This final season ticket before the First World War combines admission with fixture lists for the first fifteen and reserves, together with club officers, past officers and bye-laws. Bound in a red cloth cover stamped with the Cardiff coat of arms, it shows how such tickets also expressed membership and identity. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 21) Cardiff Athletic Club Lady's Admission Ticket 1923-24 This 1923-24 lady’s admission ticket granted access to the season ticket holders’ stand at Cardiff Athletic Club, with reserved but unnumbered seating. Priced at 12/6 and marked “not transferable”, it gave access not only to rugby but also to cricket and tennis, whose sections were still based at Cardiff Arms Park at this time. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 22) Cardiff RFC Season Ticket 1985-86 This 1985-86 membership ticket gave stand access to Cardiff Athletic Club rugby matches at Cardiff Arms Park. Its fixture list ranges from Welsh clubs to English opposition and cup ties, while numbered coupon pages and exclusions for internationals and “all pay” matches define the limits of its use. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 23) Cardiff Blues Season Ticket 2007-08 This 2007-08 Cardiff Blues season ticket reflects a new phase in the club’s history under the Cardiff Blues name. Issued as a plastic card for a named seat in the South Stand at Cardiff Arms Park, it covered Celtic League, Heineken Cup and EDF Cup pool matches played there. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 24) Cardiff Football Club Fixture List 1894-95 This 1894-95 fixture list records the club’s playing calendar against local, Welsh and British opposition. Its use of “football” rather than “rugby” reflects nineteenth-century terminology, while the bread advertisement shows the commercial role of such printed guides in Victorian Cardiff. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 25) Cardiff Football Club Workman's Season Ticket 1891-92 This workman’s season ticket reflects the growing popularity of Cardiff Football Club among working class supporters. Introduced only the previous season at a cost of 2s 6d, these tickets proved highly successful, with sales rising from 968 in 1890-91 to 1,678 in 1891-92; ladies were admitted free of charge. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 26) Cardiff Football Club Ground Ticket 1892-93 This 1892-93 ground ticket survives in a blue folding case containing coloured tabs for individual matches at Cardiff Arms Park. Listing club officers alongside fixtures such as Taibach, London Welsh and Coventry, it shows the increasingly organised administration of match attendance. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 27) Cardiff RFC Season Ticket 1968-69 This 1968-69 grandstand season ticket admitted the holder to Cardiff RFC club matches at Cardiff Arms Park, but not to internationals. Including fixtures for both the first team and Athletic XV, it belongs to the final season before the Arms Park site was redeveloped into two separate rugby stadiums. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 28) Cardiff Athletic Club Rugby Section Season Ticket 1923-24 This 1923-24 season ticket for the Cardiff Athletic Club rugby section combined admission to the stand with fixture lists for the first team, reserves and Cardiff Extras. Its numbered coupons and printed rules show the careful organisation of access to Cardiff matches in the early twentieth century. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 29) Cardiff’s Midlands Tour Book 1912 Produced for Cardiff’s 1912 tour matches against Moseley and Coventry, this tour book includes the itinerary, selected team, recent results and previous record against Moseley. It highlights the regularity of fixtures between the two clubs and notes an abandoned 1900 match following the death of the Marquis of Bute. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 30) Cardiff Football Club Fixture List 1908-09 This fixture list for the 1908-09 season records fixtures for both the first and second teams, showing the scale of club rugby in the early twentieth century. It also predates the second team’s later nickname, “the Rags”, offering a glimpse into an earlier stage of the club’s history. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 31) Cardiff RFC Member Centenary Tie 1976 Produced for Cardiff RFC members during the club’s centenary year in 1976, this tie commemorates 100 years of the Club’s history. Worn by members, it reflects the pride and identity associated with Cardiff Rugby’s centenary celebrations. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 32) Cardiff Athletic Club Member Tie Dating from the 1970s, this Cardiff Athletic Club member’s tie has a classic design that has remained fairly constant over time. Dark with paired pale blue diagonal stripes, it identifies the wearer as a member of Cardiff Athletic Club and reflects the club colours worn beyond the playing field. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 33) Cardiff RFC Capped Player Tie 1935-1949 First introduced in 1935, this Cardiff RFC capped player tie was awarded to players who made a prerequisite number of appearances in one season. Its design is very similar to the youth tie used today. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 34) Cardiff RFC Capped Player (Post-war) Tie This post-war Cardiff RFC capped player tie marked qualification for club colours through playing appearances. It reflects the continuation of a tradition established before World War Two, when capped ties were awarded to players who had reached the required number of matches. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 35) Cardiff RFC Youth XV Tie This Cardiff RFC Youth XV tie is made for the club’s youth team. It marks membership of Cardiff Rugby at youth level and shows how younger players were recognised within the wider organisation of the club. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 36) Cardiff RFC Former Players Tie This Cardiff RFC Former Players tie was made for former players of the club. It symbolises the continued place of ex-players within the club, showing how club identity and affiliation extends beyond an active playing career. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 37) Cardiff Athletic XV Centenary Year Tie 1979 Produced for the Cardiff Athletic XV in 1979, this tie commemorates the centenary of the club’s second team. It has a pale blue ground, dark diagonal stripes and embroidered badge, with the date “1879” and the initials “RAGS”. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 38) Middlesex Sevens Tournament Programme 1939 Produced for the Middlesex Sevens Tournament at Twickenham in April 1939, this programme served as both a guide to the event and a souvenir of the occasion. It is associated with Cardiff RFC’s success in one of the leading sevens competitions of the period. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 39) Cardiff v British Isles (75th Anniversary Game) Programme 1951 Produced for Cardiff’s 75th anniversary match against the British Isles Touring Team at the Arms Park, this souvenir programme commemorates a major club milestone. The 1951 tourists were the first to be nicknamed “The Lions”, and the match featured five Cardiff players who also appeared on that tour. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 40) Cardiff v WRU President XV Programme 1970 Produced for Cardiff’s match against the W.R.U. President’s XV at Cardiff Arms Park in October 1970, this official souvenir programme marked the opening of the present ground. Before the match, seventeen former club captains paraded on the pitch, and the game was kicked off by the Lord Mayor of Cardiff. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 41) Cardiff v Maoris Programmes 1926 These two programmes were produced for Cardiff’s matches against the Maori touring side in November and December 1926. They reflect the interest created by the tour and present the Maoris as an exciting, distinctive side. Both also include rather difficult crossword competitions! Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 42) Cardiff v Pontypridd Programme 1930 This programme relates to a match against Pontypridd in 1930. Its editorial notes concern at Cardiff having suffered two defeats in a row before the game. Cardiff went on to lose the match, though the club was then operating two first XVs, an experiment later abandoned. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 43) Cardiff v Barbarians Programme 1950 Produced for Cardiff’s match against the Barbarians at Cardiff Arms Park on 8 April 1950, this official programme reflects the representative demands of the post-war game. Five Cardiff players were away with the British Isles in New Zealand, while the Barbarians fielded twenty-two internationals. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 44) Community Singing Song Sheet from Cardiff v South Africa 1931 This community singing sheet includes, perhaps surprisingly, “God Save the King” alongside the Welsh national anthem and other Welsh songs. It also features “Sarie Marais”, a favourite of the touring Springboks, who might well have been singing it as they left Cardiff with a 13-5 victory. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 45) Vinyl Record of 'Cardiff Born' Frank Hennessy 1978 This 7-inch record of “Cardiff Born” was issued by the definitive Cardiff songwriter Frank Hennessy and the Cardiff Rugby Supporters Club in 1978-79. The song needs no introduction to Cardiff supporters and remains hugely popular to this day. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 46) Captain Bush March Sheet Music Dedicated to Percy Bush, captain of the Cardiff team, this sheet music was published near Cardiff by Adolphus W. Davies and sold for 1/6. It was played with success by the Tongwynlais Temperance Society Silver Band. Bush captained Cardiff for three seasons and won eight caps for Wales between 1905 and 1910. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 47) The Lads of the Blue and Black Sheet Music Probably written in the early twentieth century, this song was dedicated to the Cardiff club. Written by John Jones, harmonised by G. H. Cole of Cardiff, and sold for twopence, it celebrates famous Cardiff players including Frank Hancock, Tom Barlow, Gwyn Nicholls and Norman Biggs. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 48) GWR Handbill Featuring Cardiff v Harlequins 1930 This Great Western Railway handbill advertised a half-day excursion to Cardiff for the Easter Monday, highlighting the match between Cardiff RFC and Harlequins in 1930. It shows that Cardiff rugby was an attraction for people beyond the city, promoted alongside museums, cinemas and theatres as part of a wider day out. Reproduced by Permission of Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales |
| 49) Cardiff Rugby Supporters Membership Card 1953-54 Unlike the booklet-style membership cards also displayed here, this 1953-54 example is a single card, showing how supporters’ club membership cards evolved over time. It identifies the holder as member number 72. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 50) Cardiff Blues Supporters Club Membership Badge 2016-17 This Cardiff Blues Supporters Club membership badge was issued for the 2016-17 season. It features the Blues logo, created in 2003, with the three blue chevrons on the ball representing the rivers Taff, Ely and Rhymney. On Loan: David Allen |
| 51) Cardiff Blues Supporters Club Membership Badge 2019/20 This Cardiff Blues Supporters Club member badge was issued for the 2019/20 season. Its “#StayStrongForOws” slogan refers to the campaign launched in support of Owen Williams after he suffered a serious spinal injury while playing for Cardiff Blues. On Loan: David Allen |
| 52) Cardiff Rugby Supporters Club Badge The Cardiff Rugby Supporters Club has existed since at least the late 1940s. It has produced various badges, such as this one, so that members could show their support for the club. On Loan: Simon Baker |
| 53) Cardiff Rugby Supporters Club Travel Ticket to Coventry 1948 This travel ticket was issued by the Cardiff Rugby Supporters Club for the trip to Coventry on 4 September 1948. Cardiff won 12-11 at Coundon Road, and the ticket records the organised travel arrangements that helped supporters follow away matches. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 54) Cardiff Rugby Supporters Club Membership Card c1950 This membership card dates from around the 1950s. As well as naming the club’s officers and committee, it sets out rules and aims for the Cardiff Rugby Supporters’ Club. Its bye-rule states that the club should not seek to impose views on the management or policy of Cardiff Rugby Club. It was donated by the Ron Ayres family. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 55) Cardiff RFC Rosette 1987 This Cardiff RFC rosette was produced for the 1987 Welsh Cup final, which Cardiff won by beating Bridgend 24-15. Worn in club colours, it marked a major occasion in the club’s season and a cup victory for its supporters to celebrate. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection |
| 56) Cardiff Rugby Supporters Club Membership Card 1949/50 This membership card was issued by the Cardiff Rugby Supporters’ Club for the 1949-50 season. As well as recording the member’s subscription, it sets out the club’s rules, including annual meetings, elected officers and a committee drawn from the membership. It was donated by the Ron Ayres family. Cardiff Athletic Club Collection 57) Cardiff Rugby Supporters Club Letter to Bleddyn Williams, 1950 In this letter, the Cardiff Rugby Supporters’ Club congratulates the legendary Bleddyn Williams on being selected, with four other Cardiff players, for the British tour of the Antipodes. It reflects the pride supporters took in Cardiff players’ international recognition. Interestingly, the club’s honorary president at the time was the great former player, Percy Bush. Reproduced by Permission of the Williams Family |