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2024–25 Bristol City F.C. season

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Bristol City
2024–25 season
OwnerSteve Lansdown
ChairmanJon Lansdown
Head CoachLiam Manning
StadiumAshton Gate
Championship10th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nahki Wells (5)
All: Nahki Wells (5)
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The 2024–25 season is the 127th season in the history of Bristol City Football Club and their tenth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref.
1 July 2024 FW France Fally Mayulu Austria Rapid Wien Undisclosed [1][2]
19 July 2024 FW Republic of Ireland Sinclair Armstrong England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [3][4]
16 August 2024 FW England Scott Twine England Burnley Undisclosed [5][6]
23 August 2024 MF England Marcus McGuane England Oxford United Undisclosed [7][8]
30 August 2024 DF Republic of Ireland Luke McNally England Burnley Undisclosed [9][10]

Out

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Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2024[a] MF England Ben Acey England Guernsey Free [11][12]
30 June 2024[b] DF Wales Zac Bell England Maidenhead United Free [11][13]
30 June 2024 GK England Mac Boyd Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2024 FW Australia Marlee Francois Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2024[c] FW England Callum Hutton Wales Risca United Free [11][14]
30 June 2024[d] DF England Duncan Idehen Northern Ireland Derry City Free [11][15]
30 June 2024[e] MF England Matty James Wales Wrexham Free [11][16]
30 June 2024[f] MF England Dylan Kadji England Weston-super-Mare Free [11][17]
30 June 2024 MF Wales Andy King Retired [18][19]
30 June 2024[g] DF Wales Harry Leeson England Bishop's Cleeve Free [11][20]
30 June 2024[h] FW Austria Andreas Weimann England Blackburn Rovers Free [11][21]
30 June 2024[i] GK England Harvey Wiles-Richards England Bath City Free [11][22]
16 August 2024 FW Scotland Tommy Conway England Middlesbrough £5,000,000 [23] [24]
  1. ^ Following his release, Acey joined Guernsey as a free agent on 24 August.
  2. ^ Following his release, Bell joined Maidenhead United as a free agent on 1 July.
  3. ^ Following his release, Hutton joined Risca United as a free agent on 1 July.
  4. ^ Following his release, Idehen joined Derry City as a free agent on 23 August.
  5. ^ Following his release, James joined Wrexham as a free agent on 25 October.
  6. ^ Following his release, Kadji joined Weston-super-Mare as a free agent on 30 July.
  7. ^ Following his release, Leeson joined Bishop's Cleeve as a free agent on 1 July.
  8. ^ Following his release, Weimann joined Blackburn Rovers as a free agent on 1 August.
  9. ^ Following his release, Wiles-Richards joined Bath City as a free agent on 1 July.

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
9 July 2024 FW Japan Yu Hirakawa Japan Machida Zelvia End of season [25]
14 August 2024 MF England George Earthy England West Ham United End of season [26]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player Loaned to Until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] DF Canada Jamie Knight-Lebel England Crewe Alexandra End of season [27]
1 July 2024[b] FW England Seb Palmer-Houlden Scotland Dundee End of season [28]
1 July 2024[c] FW Italy Ephraim Yeboah England Doncaster Rovers End of season [29]
5 August 2024 DF Germany Raphael Araoye England Yeovil Town 17 October 2025 [30]
21 August 2024 FW England Josh Stokes England Cambridge United End of season [31]
23 August 2024 MF England Taylor Gardner-Hickman England Birmingham City End of season [32]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 24 June, and would officially commence on 1 July.
  2. ^ The loan was announced on 21 June, and would officially commence on 1 July.
  3. ^ The loan was announced on 11 June, and would officially commence on 1 July.

New Contracts

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Date Pos Player Length Squad Ref
18 November 2024 FW England Luke Skinner 3 years Academy [33][34]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 9 May, Bristol City announced they would host Willem II in what would be the final pre-season friendly.[35] A second friendly was later confirmed against Aldershot Town.[36] A further two more were added on June 4, versus Newport County and Exeter City, both behind closed doors.[37] On 10 June, City announced a friendly against Cheltenham Town.[38]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 July 2024 Friendly Bristol City 2–0 Newport County Failand
12:00 BST
Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
23 July 2024 Friendly Aldershot Town 0–2 Bristol City Aldershot
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,672
26 July 2024 Friendly Cheltenham Town 0–3 Bristol City Cheltenham
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
27 July 2024 Friendly Bristol City 2–1 Exeter City Failand
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
3 August 2024 Friendly Bristol City 0–0 Willem II Bristol
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 10,136

Competitions

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Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Millwall 15 6 5 4 18 13 +5 23
9 Blackburn Rovers 15 6 4 5 19 17 +2 22
10 Bristol City 15 5 7 3 20 19 +1 22
11 Swansea City 15 5 4 6 11 10 +1 19
12 Derby County 15 5 4 6 19 19 0 19
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[39]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 5 7 3 20 19  +1 22 2 4 1 9 8  +1 3 3 2 11 11  0

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAH
ResultDWDLLWDDDWDDWLW
Position1361014171314131610101191110
Points14555891011141516191922
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[40]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Hull City 1–1 Bristol City Kingston upon Hull
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 21,011
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 August 2024 2 Bristol City 4–3 Millwall Ashton Gate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 20,733
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
24 August 2024 3 Bristol City 1–1 Coventry City Ashton Gate
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 21,545
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[41]
31 August 2024 4 Derby County 3–0 Bristol City Derby
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,270
Referee: Tom Nield
14 September 2024 5 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Bristol City Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,087
Referee: Stephen Martin
21 September 2024 6 Bristol City 2–1 Oxford United Ashton Gate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 28,125
Referee: Will Finnie
29 September 2024 7 Swansea City 1–1 Bristol City Landore
15:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[41]
2 October 2024 8 Bristol City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Ashton Gate
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 20,293
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[42]
6 October 2024 9 Bristol City 1–1 Cardiff City Ashton Gate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 22,664
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[42]
19 October 2024 10 Middlesbrough 0–2 Bristol City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,438
Referee: Sam Allison
22 October 2024 11 Stoke City 2–2 Bristol City Stoke on Trent
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 19,679
Referee: David Webb
26 October 2024 12 Bristol City 0–0 Leeds United Ashton Gate
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 25,283
Referee: James Linington
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[42]
2 November 2024 13 Preston North End 1–3 Bristol City Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Referee: Tom Nield
5 November 2024 14 Bristol City 1–2 Sheffield United Ashton Gate
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 18,736
Referee: John Busby
9 November 2024 15 Norwich City 0–2 Bristol City Norwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,423
Referee: Farai Hallam
23 November 2024 16 Bristol City v Burnley Ashton Gate
12:30 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[42]
26 November 2024 17 Watford v Bristol City Watford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
30 November 2024 18 Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
7 December 2024 19 Portsmouth v Bristol City Milton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fratton Park
10 December 2024 20 Sunderland v Bristol City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
14 December 2024 21 Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers Ashton Gate
12:30 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[42]
22 December 2024 22 West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
26 December 2024 23 Bristol City v Luton Town Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
29 December 2024 24 Bristol City v Portsmouth Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
1 January 2025 25 Plymouth Argyle v Bristol City Plymouth
13:00 GMT Stadium: Home Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved after following agreement between the two sides.[42]
4 January 2025 26 Bristol City v Derby County Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
18 January 2025 27 Coventry City v Bristol City Coventry
15:00 GMT Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
21 January 2025 28 Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City Owlerton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
25 January 2025 29 Bristol City v Blackburn Rovers Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
1 February 2025 30 Oxford United v Bristol City Littlemore
12:30 GMT Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[43]
9 February 2025 31 Bristol City v Swansea City Ashton Gate
12:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[43]
12 February 2025 32 Bristol City v Stoke City Ashton Gate
19:45 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
15 February 2025 33 Cardiff City v Bristol City Leckwith
12:30 GMT Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[43]
21 February 2025 34 Bristol City v Middlesbrough Ashton Gate
19:45 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved after following agreement between the two sides.[42]

FA Cup

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bristol City being drawn at home against Coventry City.[44]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Bristol City 0–1 Coventry City Bristol
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 10,940
Referee: James Bell

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 9 November 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Max O'Leary 15 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Ross McCrorie 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Cameron Pring 11 0 9+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Kal Naismith 7 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF England ENG Max Bird 15 1 13+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Japan JPN Yu Hirakawa 13 2 8+5 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Joe Williams 13 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW France FRA Fally Mayulu 10 2 1+8 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 FW England ENG Scott Twine 8 1 7+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Albania ALB Anis Mehmeti 15 4 9+5 4 0+0 0 0+1 0
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Knight 16 1 15+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF Kenya KEN Zak Vyner 16 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Luke McNally 10 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF England ENG Robert Dickie 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Sykes 13 0 9+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 DF England ENG George Tanner 14 1 13+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 FW England ENG Sam Bell 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 FW Bermuda BER Nahki Wells 13 5 6+6 5 0+0 0 1+0 0
22 MF England ENG Taylor Gardner-Hickman 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 GK France FRA Stefan Bajic 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 DF England ENG Haydon Roberts 7 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
26 MF England ENG Josh Stokes 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
27 FW England ENG Harry Cornick 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 MF England ENG Marcus McGuane 5 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Sinclair Armstrong 15 2 8+6 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
31 MF England ENG Elijah Morrison 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF England ENG George Earthy 8 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

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