Editing Bristol City F.C. (section)

==Stadium==
Bristol City have played at [[Ashton Gate Stadium]] in the south-west of Bristol, just south of the [[River Avon, Bristol|River Avon]], since moving from [[St John's Lane]] in 1904. The ground currently has an all-seated capacity of 27,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ashtongatestadium.co.uk/|title=Conference venue and events hire|website=Ashton Gate}}</ref> It was the home of [[Bedminster F.C.|Bedminster]] 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 at [[Hengrove]] Park. This was turned down in a local referendum in December 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bristol.gov.uk/committee/2001/ua/ua000/0126_4.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.bristol.gov.uk/committee/2001/ua/ua000/0126_4.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Hengrove Park- Football Stadium Referendum December 2000 |work=Bristol City Council |access-date=18 December 2008 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2002, the local council was looking at possible sites for a new 40,000-seat stadium which would house both City, [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Rovers]] and [[Bristol Bears|Bristol 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2519157.stm |date=27 November 2002 |title=Bristol super-stadium plan collapses |work=BBC |access-date=18 December 2008 }}</ref> Ashton Gate's current capacity is an average size for [[Football League Championship|Championship]] grounds; however, in November 2007 the club announced plans to relocate to a new 30,000-capacity [[Bristol City Stadium|stadium]] in [[Ashton Vale]]. Plans were also in place to increase capacity to 42,000 had England's 2018 World Cup bid been successful.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~1178896,00.html |title=Bristol City Announce New Stadium |publisher=Birmingham City F.C. |date=29 November 2007 |access-date=19 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208062010/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10327~1178896%2C00.html |archive-date=8 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/AshtonValeIndex/0,,10327,00.html|title=New Stadium at Ashton Vale|publisher=Bristol City F.C.|date=29 November 2008|access-date=22 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217110548/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/AshtonValeIndex/0,,10327,00.html|archive-date=17 December 2008}}</ref>{{update inline|date=August 2022}}

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. A [[safe 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 from [[Ashton Gate Stadium]].

===Gallery===
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File:Ashtongateatyeo.JPG|Atyeo Stand
File:Ashtongatecardiff.JPG|Bristol City v. Cardiff City&nbsp;– 15 March 2009
File:Ashton Gate & Bridge.jpg|Ashton Gate with [[Clifton Suspension Bridge]] in the background
File:Ashtongateflags.JPG|An example of the flags used by the "Ultras" in the Wedlock Stand (The Eastend)
File:Ashtongatecharlton.JPG|View from the home section of the Wedlock Stand
File:Ashtongateeastend.JPG|Inside the Wedlock Stand against fierce rivals, [[Cardiff City]]
File:Ashton Gate Stadium (daytime).jpg|The ground lying empty prior to hosting a concert.
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