Editing Bristol City F.C. (section)

==Rivalries==
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Bristol City's traditional rivals are [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol 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 the [[2000–01 Football League|2000–01 season]]. Since then, they have only met three times; in the two-legged southern final of the 2006–07 [[EFL Trophy|Football 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 are [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]], who play in nearby [[Cardiff]]. Despite being a local derby, it crosses the [[England–Wales border|Wales–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 10 of the last 16 seasons. This has meant frequent meetings in the league including in the semi-finals of the [[Football League One play-offs#2003|2003 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 F.C.|Swindon Town]] are seen by many as rivals, nicknamed 'Swindle' by City fans. This rivalry was most recently relevant in the [[2014–15 Football League One|2014–15 season]], when the two clubs were rivals for promotion to the Championship. [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|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-ranking [[West Country]] clubs for a number of years, and meetings were seen as a decider of the 'Best in the West'. [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]], [[Newport County F.C.|Newport County]], [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] and even [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/shocking-bristol-city-vs-swansea-15774450|title=Shocking footage emerges of fans brawling at Bristol vs Swansea City|first=Katie|last=Sands|date=4 February 2019|website=walesonline}}</ref>