Cardiff city football club began life as riverside afc in 1899 as a way of keeping the players from the riverside cricket club fit during the winter months they eventually changed their name to cardiff city in 1907 and the bluebirds claim cardiff city stadium as their homegroundt shirt design reads 1899 the birth of football sophia gardens riverside football clubour crew neck short sleeved mens t shirts are 100 premium cotton in a soft pre shrunk jersey knit our womens t shirts are l