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 homegroundhoodie design reads 1899 the birth of football sophia gardens riverside football clubour hoodies are super heavy at 320g and made with 80 combed cotton and 20 polyester for exactly the right comfort and fit you w