The 2016-17 campaign delivered a season of dramatic mid-season turnaround for Cardiff City, with The Bluebirds recovering from a relegation battle to secure a respectable 12th-place finish in the Championship. The year was defined by the October arrival of veteran manager Neil Warnock, who replaced Paul Trollope and immediately steered the club away from a crisis. Spearheading the charge was the powerful young striker Kenneth Zohore, whose 12 league goals came primarily in a blistering second-half run that fired the team up the table. It was a season of vital stabilization and renewed hope that marked the true beginning of the club's resurgence under Warnock.