Cardiff City will be hoping they can return to winning ways at the earliest of opportunities in the Championship under the management of Mick McCarthy. 

The Bluebirds had previously been struggling for any sort of momentum in the second-tier, but McCarthy has certainly taken them in the right direction.

They're now sat eighth in the Championship table, and are seven points adrift of the play-off positions heading into their final ten matches of this year's campaign.

Cardiff were beaten 2-1 by Watford in their most recent match, and will be looking to pick up three points to put the pressure on the teams around them when they return to action this week against Stoke City.

We take a look at the top ten best ever Cardiff City managers according to their points-per-game record.

Find out who starts us off at number ten, on the next page....

Paul Trollope gets us started at number ten, with the former Cardiff City boss having an average points-per-game of just 0.67.

He was appointed as the club's manager after Russell Slade moved into a Head of Football role, but he certainly didn't endure the time that he would have originally hoped for whilst with the Bluebirds.

Trollope won just two of his 12 matches in charge of Cardiff, before being relieved of his duties in charge of the club in October 2016.

He went on to join Brighton and Hove Albion in November 2016 as Chris Hughton's assistant manager, but left the club when Hughton was sacked in May 2019.

Scott Young is up next at number nine, with the former Cardiff City defender being appointed as the club's caretaker manager in September 2014 after Ole Gunnar Solskjær's departure, following a poor start to their first season back in the Championship.

Young only took charge of the club for five matches, and struggled for a positive run of results with the Bluebirds, as he had a points-per-game average of just 1.00, which doesn't make for the best of reading.

Cardiff went on to appoint Russell Slade as Solskjær's permanent successor, as they finished 11th in the Championship, which will be a small positive after a sluggish start to the season after a poor start to that league campaign.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær's time with Cardiff City wasn't the most memorable, we'll put it that way.

The former Manchester United forward had previously been in charge of Norwegian side Molde, but was appointed as Cardiff City's manager in January 2014.

Solskjær won his first match in charge of the club, as they beat Newcastle United, but that was as good as it got for him during his time with the Bluebirds.

Solskjær was unable to stop Cardiff from being relegated into the Championship, and after a slow start to the following season in the second-tier, he left his role in charge of them.

Lennie Lawerence in the next manager on the list at number seven, as he earned an average of 1.42 points per game during his time with Cardiff.

Lawerence was appointed as Cardiff's manager in February 2002, as he took charge of the club after they parted company with Alan Cork.

He enjoyed a successful first season in charge of the club, as they won promotion from the Second Division, after beating QPR in the play-off final.

Lawrence's time with the club reached a conclusion in 2005 though. He was briefly Crystal Palace's caretaker boss in 2012, but hasn't been in the managerial hot-seat since.

Russell Slade is at number five on the list (level with another former Cardiff boss), with the former Cardiff manager having a PPG of 1.43.

He was appointed as the club's manager back in October 2014, as he took charge of the Bluebirds on permanent basis, after the club parted company with Ole Gunnar Solskjær.

Slade had been hugely impressive with Leyton Orient before making the move to Cardiff, but couldn't guide them into the play-offs during his tenure.

He resigned from his role in charge of Cardiff in June 2016, and has since gone on to manage the likes of Charlton Athletic, Grimsby Town, Coventry City and Hereford.

Neil Warnock is level with Slade, with the 72-year-old averaging 1.43 points per game, which makes for relatively good reading.

He was appointed as Cardiff City's manager back in October 2016, and went on to spend over three years with the club in total, before leaving in November 2019.

Warnock moved to Middlesbrough later down the line, and has since taken Boro from relegation-threatened into real challengers for promotion into the Premier League.

He coped admirably with Cardiff City, and bare in mind he was in charge for 144 matches, a points-per-game of 1.43 is something that is impressive for the former Bluebirds boss.

Harris is in at number four, with the former Millwall forward having an average of 1.44 from his 62 matches in charge of Cardiff City.

He was appointed as their manager in November 2019, as he succeeded Neil Warnock. Harris guided Cardiff into the play-off positions in his first season in charge of the club as they finished fifth in the second-tier standings.

But that league campaign ended in disappointment, as the Bluebirds were beaten over two legs in the play-offs by eventual winners Fulham.

Harris was sacked in January 2021 after a poor run of results in the Championship, and has since been out of work. He has been recently linked with the managerial vacancy at League One side Portsmouth.

Jones is the first name in the top-three, with the former Cardiff City boss having a PPG of 1.53.

He was appointed as the club's manager in 2005, as he succeeded Lennie Lawrence. Jones made a relatively positive impact with the Bluebirds from then on, but failed to win promotion into the Premier League during his spell with the club.

Jones was relieved of his duties in May 2011, after Cardiff failed to win promotion in that season, after being beaten by Reading over two legs in the Championship play-offs.

He has since gone on to manage both Sheffield Wednesday and Hartlepool United, but has been out of work since 2017.

Mackay is next up, with the former Cardiff City boss having a PPG of 1.60.

Mackay was a hugely popular manager in his time with the Bluebirds, and will be fondly remembered for his tenure in charge of Cardiff.

He guided the club to promotion into the Premier League in the 2012/13 season, whilst also finishing as Runners-up in the EFL Cup in the 2011/12 campaign, as they were beaten by Liverpool in the final on penalties.

Mackay was sacked in December 2013 after a meeting with the club's directors, in a move that didn't go down well with a number of their supporters.

McCarthy tops the list at number one, with an average points per game of 2.08.

The newly-appointed Cardiff City manager has only tasted defeat once in charge of the club, which came against promotion-chasing rivals Watford at the weekend.

The early signs are certainly promising for the Bluebirds with McCarthy in charge, and they'll be hoping they can mount a late push for a top-six finish this season under his management.

It seems highly likely that his average points per game will drop in the future, as he has only been in charge of the club for 51 days in total.