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| Full name | Bristol City Football Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicknames | The Robins,Cider Army, Red army | |||
| Short name | BCFC | |||
| Founded | 1894 | |||
| Ground | Ashton Gate | |||
| Capacity | 27,000 | |||
| Owner | Steve Lansdown | |||
| Chairman | Jon Lansdown | |||
| Head coach | Gerhard Struber | |||
| League | EFL Championship | |||
| 2024–25 | EFL Championship, 6th of 24 | |||
| Website | bcfc.co.uk | |||
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Bristol City Football Club is a professional men'sfootball club based inBristol, England. The team compete in theEFL Championship, the second level of theEnglish football league system.
Founded in 1894, the club competed in theSouthern League andWestern League, being crowned Western League champions in 1897–98. They were admitted into theFootball League in 1901 and won theSecond Division in 1905–06. They finished second in theFirst Division the following season, three points behind championsNewcastle United, and went on to lose toManchester United in the1909 FA Cup final. Relegated in 1911, they dropped to the third tier in 1922, though would claim theThird Division South title in 1922–23 and again in 1926–27. They were returned to the third tier in 1932, remaining there until they won the Third Division South again in 1954–55. Having been relegated in 1960, Bristol City won promotion from the third tier in 1964–65 and then from the second tier in 1975–76. They played four seasons in the top-flight before being relegated in three consecutive seasons by 1982.
Bristol City spent just two seasons in theFourth Division and went on to win theAssociate Members' Cup (Football League Trophy) in1986. Promoted out of the Third Division in 1989–90, the club were relegated in 1995 and again in 1999 after another promotion in 1997–98. Bristol City won the Football League Trophy again in2003, and were promoted fromLeague One in 2006–07. Relegated after six seasons in theChampionship, they won the Football League Trophy for a third time in2015 on their way to the 2014–15 League One title, and have remained in the Championship since that promotion.
They have played their home games atAshton Gate since moving fromSt John's Lane in 1904. The club's home colours are red and white, and their nickname is The Robins—arobin featured on the club's badge from 1976 to 1994 and from 2019 onwards. Their main rivals areBristol Rovers, with whom they contest theBristol derby, andCardiff City, with whom they contest the cross-borderSevernside derby.
The club was founded in 1894 as Bristol South End and changed their name to Bristol City on adopting professionalism three years later when they were admitted into the Southern League. Finishing as runners-up in three of the first four seasons, in 1900 the club amalgamated with local Southern League rivalsBedminster F.C., who had been founded as Southville in 1887. Bristol City joined theFootball League in 1901 when they became only the third club south of Birmingham (following in the footsteps ofWoolwich Arsenal andLuton Town) to perform in the competition. Their first game in the Football League was on 7 September 1901 atBloomfield Road, whenBlackpool were beaten 2–0.[1]
A scheme has been informally approved by the parties interested for the amalgamation of the Bristol City and Bedminster Association Football Clubs. The leading conditions are that the name and colours of Bristol City shall be retained, that matches shall be played alternately on the ground of each club for one season, and that five directors shall be nominated by each club. This should lead to Bristol securing one of the strongest teams in the south.
Winning the Second Division Championship with a record number of points when they became the first club in Football League history to win 30 league games in a season (out of 38 played) as well as equallingManchester United's achievement of the previous season in winning 14 consecutive games (a record until 2018, also accomplished byPreston North End in 1950–51). Nicknamed the Bristol Babe at this time, they finished as runners-up in their inaugural First Division campaign (1906–07) as the only southern club to finish in the top two prior to World War I.
In 1909 they won through to their only FA Cup final, though they were somewhat fortunate that a last-gasp spot-kick saved them from defeat in the semi-final versusDerby County atStamford Bridge. In the final at theCrystal Palace (now the National Sports Centre) Bristol City lost to Manchester United 1–0. After a five-season stay in the top flight, despite winning 1–0 atNewcastle at the start of the 1910–11 campaign, failure to beatEverton in the season's finale brought City's first-ever taste of relegation and it was to be 65 years before top-flight status would be regained.[3]
Bristol City would then go on to stay in Division 2 until three years after the First World War had ended, and in that time they reached the semi-finals of the1919–20 FA Cup before being beaten 2–1 byHuddersfield Town and finished third in the Second Division in the1920–21 season.[4][5] However, in the next season they were relegated to the Third Division South.[6]
The 1920s were a rocky time as City bounced between the Second Division and the Southern Section of the Third Division. The season after City were relegated, they achieved promotion back to the Second Division, before being relegated back to the Southern Section of the Third Division again the following season. After successive high finishes in the league, they were promoted again in 1926–27. However, by the 1930s they had slumped into the lower division and stayed that way until over 10 years after the Second World War. During this stay in the Third Division South, they won theWelsh Cup in 1934, beating Tranmere Rovers in the final. However, in the same year they also suffered their biggest ever league defeat, a 9–0 loss toCoventry City The 1937–38 season was the most successful season for City since they were relegated to the Third Division, coming second in the league and reaching the final of theThird Division South Cup, before losing 6–2 to Reading on aggregate.[7][8] They then came eighth in the Third Division South in the final full season before the war, in which the Grandstand of Ashton Gate was destroyed by a German air raid.[9]
In 1946–47, City recorded a record league win by beatingAldershot 9–0, although despiteDon Clark scoring 36 goals in the League, City failed to get promoted that season.Harry Dolman became chairman in 1949, a post he would hold for over 30 years. An engineer who had bought out the firm he worked for, he designed the first set of floodlights installed at Ashton Gate in the early 1950s. The late 1950s were a better time for City, with a five-year stay in the Second Division, a league they returned to for a further spell in 1965.
In 1967,Alan Dicks was appointed manager, and things gradually began to improve, with promotion to the First Division in 1976, ending a 65-year exile from the top flight.
Between 1975 and 1981 City were regular participants in theAnglo-Scottish Cup, winning the trophy in 1977–78, beating Hibernian in the semi-finals, and winning 3–2 on aggregate in the final against St Mirren (managed at the time by a relatively new manager, Alex Ferguson). St Mirren had their revenge two seasons later, with an aggregate 5–1 victory over City to become the only Scottish team to win the trophy.
City's second stint in the top flight was less successful than the club's first, with thirteenth position in 1979 being their highest finish during this era. Stars of this era includedPeter Cormack,Geoff Merrick,Tom Ritchie,Clive Whitehead,Gerry Gow,Trevor Tainton andJimmy Mann.
In 1980, the City team went back to the Second Division in the first of three relegations, their debt mounted and their financial losses increased, with two successive relegations following. Thus, in 1982, they fell into theFourth Division, and were declared bankrupt. A new club was formed[10] and BCFC (1982) Ltd acquired the club's player contracts. The highly paid senior players Julian Marshall,Chris Garland,Jimmy Mann,Peter Aitken,Geoff Merrick,David Rodgers,Gerry Sweeney andTrevor Tainton, who became known as the 'Ashton Gate Eight', each accepted termination of his contract for half the amount due. The club's previous owners had failed to pay its debts to many local businesses. The resulting ill will towards the club made it difficult for the new owners to obtain credit.
City spent two seasons in the Fourth Division before winning promotion underTerry Cooper in 1984. They consolidated themselves in the Third Division during the latter part of the 1980s, and in 1990 Cooper's successorJoe Jordan achieved promotion as Third Division runners-up to local rivals Bristol Rovers.
There was a tragedy for the club, however, in that promotion campaign. In March 1990, two months before the club sealed promotion, strikerDean Horrix was killed in a car crash barely two weeks after joining the club, and having played three league games for them.[11]
Jordan moved toHeart of Midlothian in September 1990, and his successorJimmy Lumsden remained in charge for 18 months before making way forDenis Smith. Smith's first signing was the 20-year-oldArsenal strikerAndy Cole. He was sold to Newcastle United in February 1993 and later played for Manchester United, where he collected fivePremier League titles, twoFA Cups and theEuropean Cup.
Meanwhile, City remained in the newDivision One (no longer the Second Division after the creation of the Premier League in 1992) and Smith moved toOxford United in November 1993. His successor wasRussell Osman. In January 1994 Osman led City to a shock 1–0 victory overLiverpool atAnfield in a third round replay in the FA Cup, a result that would cause the Liverpool manager at the time,Graeme Souness, to resign. Osman was sacked within a year of taking charge.
Joe Jordan was brought back toAshton Gate in September 1994, but was unable to prevent relegation to Division Two.
Jordan remained at the helm for two seasons after City's relegation, but left in March 1997 after failing to get them back into Division One. Former Bristol Rovers managerJohn Ward took over, and achieved promotion in 1998 as Division Two runners-up. But City struggled back in Division One, and Ward stepped down in October 1998 to be succeeded byBenny Lennartsson, their first non-British manager. City were relegated in bottom place and Lennartsson was dismissed in favour ofGillingham'sTony Pulis, who lasted six months before leaving to take over at Portsmouth. During his time at Ashton Gate he was manager of perhaps the worst City side since the one that completed a hat-trick of successive relegations almost 20 years earlier.
Coach Tony Fawthrop took over until the end of the season, whenDanny Wilson was appointed. Wilson was arguably the most prominent manager to take charge of a City side sinceDenis Smith, as he had guidedBarnsley to promotion to the Premier League in 1997 andSheffield Wednesday to a 12th-place finish in 1999.
In the early 2000s Bristol City were regular Division Two play-off contenders during Wilson's spell as manager. They just missed out on the play-offs in 2002, finishing 7th. The following year, Wilson almost took them to automatic promotion, finishing 3rd and winning theFootball League Trophy in Cardiff in 2003. The taste of the play-offs was bitter though, losing to rivalsCardiff City 1–0 on aggregate in the semi-final. In 2004, they finished in 3rd place again, and this time they reached the play-off final, but lost toBrighton & Hove Albion. He was sacked within days and replaced by veteran playerBrian Tinnion.
City just failed to make the play-offs in Tinnion's first season as manager, finishing seventh, and he stepped down in September 2005 after a poor start to the season.Yeovil Town managerGary Johnson was recruited as his successor in September 2005. Johnson led Bristol City to a 9th-place finish.
In the2006–07 season, Bristol City finally achieved the elusive promotion that had evaded them in their 8 years in the third tier. Promotion to the Championship was confirmed on the final day of the season with a 3–1 win against already relegatedRotherham United, securing the runners-up place in the division and resulting in automatic promotion.
After a good start in the Championship, City established themselves as real contenders, sitting in 3rd place at Christmas. By the start of March, City were top of the Championship, making an improbable second successive promotion a possibility. However, a poor run ended City's chances of an automatic promotion place but qualified for the play-offs with a 4th-place finish, their highest finish since 1980. City overcameCrystal Palace 4–2 on aggregate to progress to the play-off final at Wembley Stadium, where they were beaten 1–0 byHull City.
After a poor start in the first half of the 2008–09 season, City recovered after Christmas, peaking at 4th place in late February. After a lot of draws, the season eventually petered out and City finished the season in tenth place. The2009–10 season saw some good results in the autumn, but heavy defeats by local rivals Cardiff City (0–6) andDoncaster Rovers (2–5) in early 2010 led to much dissatisfaction amongst fans,[12] and Johnson left the club on 18 March 2010.[13] Assistant managerKeith Millen took charge as caretaker manager, and led a series of good results, resulting in a second successive tenth-place finish.
Steve Coppell became manager in 2010[14] but resigned after just two matches.[15][16] Longtime assistant managerKeith Millen was announced as Coppell's successor[16][17] and City fell to a 15th-place finish in2010–11. After a poor start to the2011–12 season, Millen left the club in October 2011.[18]
Derek McInnes was appointed next, but after a promising start, City fell into the relegation zone, eventually surviving in 20th place, their worst since promotion in 2007. This steady decline would continue and after a poor start to the 2012–13 season, McInnes was sacked in January 2013 with City bottom of the Championship. He was replaced bySean O'Driscoll, the club's fifth head coach in three years,[19] but City were relegated to League One after six seasons in the Championship. O'Driscoll left with the team 22nd in League One.
Steve Cotterill joined the club when Bristol City were second bottom of League One.[20] Cotterill guided the club to a 12th-place finish.[21] Bristol City were promoted back to the Championship after securing theLeague One title in 2014–15, their first league title since1955. In their last home game, againstWalsall, they finished the season with an 8–2 win.[22] Bristol City finished the season with 99 points,[22] the most points in a single season in the club's history, and 5 losses. In the same season, they also won theFootball League Trophy after a win over Walsall, which finished 2–0 and their third league trophy, a record held by the club for having the most wins in that competition.
Despite huge success in the previous season, the club struggled on their return to the second tier. Steve Cotterill was relieved of his duties in January 2016 after a poor run of form which had seen Bristol City slip to 22nd in the Championship table.Lee Johnson, former player and son of former manager,Gary Johnson, was appointed as Bristol City's new head coach on 6 February 2016.[23] Bristol City eventually finished in 18th place.[21]
In the2016–17 season, City were only just able to accumulate enough points to ensure survival at the end of the season. Lee Johnson remained at the helm for the following season, again making a positive early start. At the midpoint of the season, after 24 league games,[24] they sat second in theChampionship, whilst also knocking outPremier League opposition inWatford,Stoke City,Crystal Palace andManchester United to reach the semi-finals of theLeague Cup.[21][25] However, City would eventually finish in 11th place.[26]
Bristol City ended the 2018–19 season in 8th.[21] The battle for the last play-off spot came down to the final day, beforeDerby County managed to win their final game and clinch it.[27] From March to June, the 2019–20 season was suspended due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Despite again challenging for the play-offs during the season, Johnson was sacked on 4 July 2020 after a run of just one win in 10 league matches.[28] His long-time assistant,Dean Holden, was appointed as his replacement on 10 August 2020.[29] After suffering six straight defeats in all competitions, Holden was dismissed on 16 February 2021 after just six months in charge.[30] He was replaced byNigel Pearson.[31]
On 29 October 2023, Pearson was sacked with Bristol City 15th in the Championship following a run of 5 losses in 7 games.[32] Despite the poor form, Pearson had overseen year on year points increases in his time at the club and many fans felt he had been undermined by a loss of key players such as Alex Scott and a lack of reinvestment in the playing squad.[citation needed] On 7 November 2023,Liam Manning was appointed as the new head coach of Bristol City, joining fromOxford United.[33]
City ended the 2022–23 season in 11th place with 62 points, having also enjoyed some success in the FA Cup by knocking out West Ham in January[34] after forcing a replay. In the 2024–25 season the club reached the play-offs for the first time in 17 years.[21] This was largely due to strong home form, with City losing only three home games during the season.[35] City went on to lose 6–0 on aggregate to Sheffield United in the play-off semi-final.[36]
On 3 June 2025 it was announced that Manning would leave the club to manageNorwich City.[37] On 19 June 2025Gerhard Struber was appointed as the new head coach of Bristol City.[38]
Bristol City have played in red and white since the 1890s, occasionally also including black.[39] The away kit is more variable. It is traditionally white, but has also featured black or yellow. Other colours featured have included green and a purple and lime combination, the latter of which has become a fan favourite.
About halfway through the 2007–08 season Bristol City managerGary Johnson said in an interview that he hoped the team could get the whole ground bouncing.[41][42] City supporters took this rallying cry on board and began to sing "Johnson says bounce around the ground" to the tune ofYellow Submarine, while continually bouncing up and down. The first game at which it was sung was in an away match againstSouthampton atSt Mary's Stadium, and it was also sung at away atQueen's Park Rangers in February. When Bristol City fans travelled to London to playCharlton Athletic on 4 March 2008, the visiting fans, using the rail network to return home, adapted the song to "Bounce Around the Train". Since then, it has become an often used chant atAshton Gate stadium by the fans.[citation needed] It was also sometimes used by supporters of Gary Johnson's former sideNorthampton Town, primarily at away matches. When Gary Johnson's son,Lee Johnson returned to his former club in 2016 as their new manager, he stated that he wished to inherit the chant and keep the fans singing it.[43]
| Period | Kit supplier | Kit sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1976–1981 | Umbro | None |
| 1981–1982 | Coffer Sports | Park Furnishers |
| Feb 1982 | Hire-Rite | |
| 1982–1983 | Lynx | |
| Aug–Dec 1983 | Umbro | |
| Dec 1983–1990 | Bukta | |
| 1990–1992 | Thorn Security | |
| 1992–1993 | Nibor | |
| 1993–1994 | Dry Blackthorn Cider | |
| 1994–1996 | Auto Windscreens | |
| 1996–1998 | Lotto | Sanderson |
| 1998–1999 | Uhlsport | |
| 1999–2000 | DAS | |
| 2000–2002 | Admiral | |
| 2002–2005 | TFG Sports | |
| 2005–2006 | Bristol Trade Centre | |
| 2006–2008 | Puma | |
| 2008–2010 | DAS | |
| 2010–2011 | Adidas | |
| 2011–2012 | RSG (Home) Bristol City Community Trust (Away) | |
| 2012–2014 | Blackthorn | |
| 2014–2016 | Bristol Sport | RSG |
| 2016–2018 | Lancer Scott | |
| 2018–2020 | Dunder | |
| 2020–2022 | Hummel | MansionBet |
| 2022–2023 | Huboo | |
| 2023–present | O'Neills |
Bristol City have played atAshton Gate Stadium in the south-west of Bristol, just south of theRiver Avon, since moving fromSt John's Lane in 1904. The ground currently has an all-seated capacity of 27,000.[46] It was the home ofBedminster until the 1900 merger, and the merged team played some games there the following season, but it did not become the permanent home of Bristol City until 1904.
In the past plans were considered for expansion work to be carried out at Ashton Gate. There were also proposals to build a new 36,000-seat stadium atHengrove Park. This was turned down in a local referendum in December 2000.[47] In 2002, the local council was looking at possible sites for a new 40,000-seat stadium which would house both City,Rovers andBristol Rugby, but these plans were scrapped and it is widely accepted that this would not have been welcomed by the majority of supporters from all clubs.[48] Ashton Gate's current capacity is an average size forChampionship grounds; however, in November 2007 the club announced plans to relocate to a new 30,000-capacitystadium inAshton Vale. Plans were also in place to increase capacity to 42,000 had England's 2018 World Cup bid been successful.[49][50][needs update]
The South stand opened for the 2015–16 season, with the existing Williams stand being demolished and replaced by the Lansdown stand in 2016. A new partly-artificial Desso pitch was laid and the current Dolman stand refurbished. Asafe standing area was added to the south-east corner of the ground (roughly analogous to the old East End) in 2021.
A state-of-the-art training facility became operational in 2020. The Robins High Performance Centre is at Failand a short distance fromAshton Gate Stadium.
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Bristol City's traditional rivals areBristol Rovers. The clubs have met 105 times, with the first meeting in 1897. Bristol City have the most wins on 43. However, the clubs have not been in the same league for a number of years; they were last in the same division in the2000–01 season. Since then, they have only met three times; in the two-legged southern final of the 2006–07Football League Trophy, which Rovers won 1–0 on aggregate, and in the first round of the 2013–14 Johnstone's Paint Trophy, which City won 2–1 at Ashton Gate.
City's other main rivals areCardiff City, who play in nearbyCardiff. Despite being a local derby, it crosses theWales–England border, making it one of the few international club derbies in the United Kingdom. The two clubs have been at similar levels in recent years, being in the same division for 15 of the last 18 seasons. This has meant frequent meetings in the league including in the semi-finals of the2003 Second Division play-offs. The biggest defeat in the Derby came in 2010 when Cardiff beat Bristol by 6 goals to 0.
Other clubs have been seen as 'third rivals' by the fans and media.Swindon Town are seen by many as rivals, nicknamed 'Swindle' by City fans. This rivalry was most recently relevant in the2014–15 season, when the two clubs were rivals for promotion to the Championship.Plymouth Argyle have also previously been considered rivals despite a distance of over 100 miles. The rivalry was especially relevant in the 2000s when the two clubs were the highest-rankingWest Country clubs for a number of years, and meetings were seen as a decider of the 'Best in the West'.Swansea City,Newport County,Cheltenham Town and evenYeovil Town have previously been mentioned as rivals, but very rarely. However, during a fixture between Bristol City and Swansea City on 2 February 2019 at Ashton Gate, fighting took place between Bristol City and Swansea City fans resulting in a rivalry flaring up between the two sets of fans.[51]
Source:[21]
Note: The numbers in parentheses are the level of football for that season.
| # | Name | Career | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Louis Carey | 1995–2004; 2005–2014 | 646 |
| 2 | John Atyeo | 1951–1966 | 645 |
| 3 | Trevor Tainton | 1967–1982 | 581 |
| 4 | Brian Tinnion | 1993–2005 | 551 |
| 5 |  Tom Ritchie | 1972–1981; 1983–1985 | 504 |
| 6 | Gerry Sweeney | 1971–1981 | 490 |
| 7 | Rob Newman | 1981–1991 | 483 |
| 8 | Gerry Gow | 1969–1981 | 445 |
| 9 | Geoff Merrick | 1967–1982 | 433 |
| 10 | Scott Murray | 1997–2003; 2004–2009 | 427 |
Most club appearances including substitute appearances in all competitions (excluding Gloucestershire Cup). Updated 29 December 2013.Note: On 29 December 2013, Louis Carey broke Bristol City's appearance record when he came on as a substitute in the 4–1 win over Stevenage. He overtookJohn Atyeo after 47 years and is now the club's all-time top appearance maker.
| # | Name | Career | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Atyeo | 1951–1966 | 351 |
| 2 | Tom Ritchie | 1969–1981, 1982–1984 | 132 |
| 3 | Arnold Rodgers | 1949–1956 | 111 |
| 4 | Jimmy Rogers | 1950–1956, 1958–1962 | 108 |
| 5 | Alan Walsh | 1984–1989 | 99 |
| 6 | Scott Murray | 1997–2003, 2004–2009 | 91 |
| 7 | Tot Walsh | 1924–1928 | 91 |
| 8 | John Galley | 1967–1972 | 90 |
| 9 | Brian Clark | 1960–1966 | 89 |
| 10 | Sam Gilligan | 1904–1910 | 87 |
Correct as of 29 July 2018.[57]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former players
For a list of all Bristol City players with a Wikipedia article, seeCategory:Bristol City F.C. players.Bedminster merged with Bristol City in 1900; for a further list of allBedminster players with articles seeCategory:Bedminster F.C. players.
| Year | Winner | Po. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–71 | Gerry Sharpe | FW | [63] |
| 1971–72 | Geoff Merrick | DF | [63] |
| 1972–73 |  John Emanuel | MF | [63] |
| 1973–74 | Gerry Gow | MF | [63] |
| 1974–75 | Gary Collier | DF | [63] |
| 1975–76 |  The whole squad | [63] | |
| 1976–77 | Norman Hunter | DF | [63] |
| 1977–78 | Norman Hunter | DF | [63] |
| 1978–79 | Gerry Gow | MF | [63] |
| 1979–80 | Geoff Merrick | DF | [63] |
| 1980–81 | Kevin Mabbutt | FW | [63] |
| 1981–82 | No award | [63] | |
| 1982–83 | Glyn Riley | FW | [63] |
| 1983–84 | Howard Pritchard | MF | [63] |
| 1984–85 | Alan Walsh | FW | [63] |
| 1985–86 | Bobby Hutchinson | MF | [63] |
| 1986–87 | Rob Newman | DF | [63] |
| 1987–88 | Alan Walsh | FW | [63] |
| 1988–89 | Keith Waugh | GK | [63] |
| 1989–90 | Bob Taylor | FW | [63] |
| 1990–91 | Andy Llewellyn | DF | [63] |
| 1991–92 | Martin Scott | DF | [63] |
| 1992–93 | Andy Cole | FW | [63] |
| 1993–94 | Wayne Allison | FW | [63] |
| 1994–95 | Matt Bryant | DF | [63] |
| 1995–96 | Martin Kuhl | MF | [63] |
| 1996–97 | Shaun Taylor | DF | [63] |
| 1997–98 | Shaun Taylor | DF | [63] |
| 1998–99 |  Ade Akinbiyi | FW | [63] |
| 1999–2000 | Billy Mercer | GK | [63] |
| 2000–01 | Brian Tinnion | MF | [63] |
| 2001–02 | Matt Hill | DF | [63] |
| 2002–03 | Scott Murray | MF | [63] |
| 2003–04 |  Tommy Doherty | MF | [63] |
| 2004–05 | Leroy Lita | FW | [63] |
| 2005–06 | Steve Brooker | FW | [63] |
| 2006–07 | Jamie McCombe | DF | [63] |
| 2007–08 |  Adriano Basso | GK | [63] |
| 2008–09 | Dele Adebola | FW | [63] |
| 2009–10 | Cole Skuse | MF | [63] |
| 2010–11 |  Albert Adomah | MF | [63] |
| 2011–12 | Jon Stead | FW | [63] |
| 2012–13 | Tom Heaton | GK | [63] |
| 2013–14 | Sam Baldock | FW | [63] |
| 2014–15 | Aden Flint | DF | [63] |
| 2015–16 | Aden Flint | DF | [63] |
| 2016–17 | Tammy Abraham | FW | [63] |
| 2017–18 | Bobby Reid | FW | [63] |
| 2018–19 | Adam Webster | DF | [63] |
| 2019–20 |  Famara Diédhiou | FW | [63] |
| 2020–21 | Dan Bentley | GK | [63] |
| 2021–22 |  Andreas Weimann | FW | [64] |
| 2022–23 | Alex Scott | MF | [65] |
| 2023–24 | Rob Dickie | DF | [66] |
| 2024–25 |  Jason Knight | MF | [67] |
| Year | Winner | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 |  Shaun Goater | 23 |
| 1997–98 | Shaun Goater | 17 |
| 1998–99 | Ade Akinbiyi | 19 |
| 1999–2000 | Tony Thorpe | 13 |
| 2000–01 | Tony Thorpe | 19 |
| 2001–02 | Tony Thorpe | 16 |
| 2002–03 | Scott Murray | 19 |
| 2003–04 | Lee Peacock | 14 |
| 2004–05 | Leroy Lita | 24 |
| 2005–06 | Steve Brooker | 16 |
| 2006–07 | Phil Jevons | 11 |
| 2007–08 |  Darren Byfield | 8 |
| 2008–09 | Nicky Maynard | 11 |
| 2009–10 | Nicky Maynard | 20 |
| 2010–11 |  Brett Pitman | 13 |
| 2011–12 | Nicky Maynard | 8 |
| 2012–13 | Steve Davies | 13 |
| 2013–14 | Sam Baldock | 24 |
| 2014–15 | Aaron Wilbraham | 18 |
| 2015–16 |  Jonathan Kodjia | 19 |
| 2016–17 | Tammy Abraham | 23 |
| 2017–18 | Bobby Reid | 19 |
| 2018–19 | Famara Diédhiou | 12 |
| 2019–20 | Famara Diédhiou | 11 |
| 2020–21 | Nahki Wells | 9 |
| 2021–22 | Andreas Weimann | 22 |
| 2022–23 | Nahki Wells | 11 |
| 2023–24 | Tommy Conway | 9 |
| 2024–25 |  Anis Mehmeti | 12 |
Management
| Name | Period[73][74] |
|---|---|
| Sam Hollis | 1897–1899 |
| Robert Campbell | 1899–1901 |
| Sam Hollis | 1901–1905 |
| Harry Thickitt | 1905–1910 |
| Frank Bacon | 1910–1911 |
| Sam Hollis | 1911–1913 |
| George Hedley | 1913–1917 |
| Jock Hamilton | 1917–1919 |
| Joe Palmer | 1919–1921 |
| Alex Raisbeck | 1921–1929 |
| Joe Bradshaw | 1929–1932 |
| Bob Hewison | 1932–1949 |
| Bob Wright | 1949–1950 |
| Pat Beasley | 1950–1958 |
| Peter Doherty | 1958–1960 |
| Fred Ford | 1960–1967 |
| Alan Dicks | 1967–1980 |
| Bobby Houghton | 1980–1982 |
| Roy Hodgson | 1982 |
| Terry Cooper | 1982–1988 |
| Joe Jordan | 1988–1990 |
| Jimmy Lumsden | 1990–1992 |
| Denis Smith | 1992–1993 |
| Russell Osman | 1993–1994 |
| Joe Jordan | 1994–1997 |
| John Ward | 1997–1998 |
 Benny Lennartsson | 1998–1999 |
| Tony Pulis | 1999 |
| Tony Fawthrop | 2000 |
| Danny Wilson | 2000–2004 |
| Brian Tinnion | 2004–2005 |
| Gary Johnson | 2005–2010 |
| Steve Coppell | 2010 |
| Keith Millen | 2010–2011 |
| Derek McInnes | 2011–2013 |
| Sean O'Driscoll | 2013 |
| Steve Cotterill | 2013–2016 |
| Lee Johnson | 2016–2020 |
| Dean Holden | 2020–2021 |
| Nigel Pearson | 2021–2023 |
| Liam Manning | 2023–2025 |
| Gerhard Struber | 2025– |
The women's team was formed in 1990 supported by the club's community officer, Shaun Parker. Their greatest achievement was reaching the semi-finals of theFA Women's Cup in 1994 and winning promotion to thePremier League under Manager Jack Edgar in 2004. Following the decision by the FA to fund only one centre of excellence in Bristol, the two senior teams were disbanded in June 2008 and the girls' youth side merged with theBristol Academy W.F.C.[75] The majority of the senior players, with coach Will Roberts, moved to theUniversity of Bath in summer 2008 and now play as AFC TeamBath Ladies in theSouth West Combination Women's Football League.[76]
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