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| chairman = Jon Lansdown
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'''Bristol City Football Club''' is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Bristol]], England. The team compete in the {{English football updater|BristolC}}, the second level of the [[English football league system]].

Founded in 1894, the club competed in the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] and [[Western Football League|Western League]], being crowned Western League champions in 1897–98. They were admitted into the [[English Football League|Football League]] in 1901 and won the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] in 1905–06. They finished second in the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] the following season, three points behind champions [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]], and went on to lose to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the [[1909 FA Cup final]]. Relegated in 1911, they dropped to the third tier in 1922, though would claim the [[Football League Third Division South|Third 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 the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] and went on to win the [[EFL Trophy|Associate Members' Cup]] (Football League Trophy) in [[1986 Associate Members' Cup final|1986]]. 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 in [[2003 Football League Trophy final|2003]], and were promoted from [[EFL League One|League One]] in 2006–07. Relegated after six seasons in the [[EFL Championship|Championship]], they won the Football League Trophy for a third time in [[2015 Football League Trophy final|2015]] 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 at [[Ashton Gate Stadium|Ashton Gate]] since moving from [[St John's Lane]] in 1904. The club's home colours are red and white, and their nickname is The Robins—a [[European robin|robin]] featured on the club's badge from 1976 to 1994 and from 2019 onwards. Their main rivals are [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]], with whom they contest the [[Bristol derby]], and [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]], with whom they contest the cross-border [[Severnside derby]].

==History==

===Early years and early successes (1894–1922)===
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 rivals [[Bedminster F.C.]], who had been founded as Southville in 1887. Bristol City joined the [[English Football League|Football League]] in 1901 when they became only the third club south of Birmingham (following in the footsteps of [[Arsenal F.C.|Woolwich Arsenal]] and [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]) to perform in the competition. Their first game in the Football League was on 7 September 1901 at [[Bloomfield Road]], when [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] were beaten 2–0.<ref>Calley, Roy (1992). ''Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992'', Breedon Books Sport</ref>

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|source=''Gloucestershire Echo'', 12 April 1900.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting Gossip |work=[[Gloucestershire Echo]] |date=12 April 1900 |access-date=15 December 2015 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19000412/057/0003 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref> The announcement of the merger between Bristol City and Bedminster.
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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 equalling [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s achievement of the previous season in winning 14 consecutive games (a record until 2018, also accomplished by [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston 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 versus [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]. In the final at the [[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre#FA Cup Finals (1895–1914)|Crystal 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 at [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle]] at the start of the 1910–11 campaign, failure to beat [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] 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.<ref>Bristol City The Early Years 1894–1915 by David Woods published by Desert Island Books 2004; The Bristol Babe by David Woods published by Yore Publications 1994; Bristol City The Complete Record 1894–1987 by David Woods with Andrew Crabtree published by Breedon Books 1987; David Woods the Official Bristol City Club Historian.</ref>

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 the [[1919–20 FA Cup]] before being beaten 2–1 by [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and finished third in the Second Division in the [[1920–21 Football League|1920–21 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/eng-fa-cup-1919-1920-halbfinale/0/|title=FA Cup 1919/1920 – Semi-finals|website=worldfootball.net|date=12 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://melaman2.com/premierleague/championship/1920-21_english-football-league.html|title=Millennium 1920–21 English Football League Season & Lower Division Tables|first=Michael|last=Appert|website=melaman2.com}}</ref> However, in the next season they were relegated to the Third Division South.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://melaman2.com/premierleague/championship/1921-22_english-football-league.html|title=Millennium 1921–22 English Football League Season & Lower Division Tables|first=Michael|last=Appert|website=melaman2.com}}</ref>

===The yo-yo era (1922–65)===
[[File:BristolCityFC League Performance.svg|thumb|right|Chart of yearly table positions of Bristol City in the Football League]]

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 the [[Welsh 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 to [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry 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 the [[Football League Third Division South Cup|Third Division South Cup]], before losing 6–2 to Reading on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/fanzone/club-history/potted-history/|title=Club Legends|website=Bristol City|access-date=6 February 2018|archive-date=7 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207010658/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/fanzone/club-history/potted-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fchd.info/cups/div3scupsummary.htm|title=Football Club History Database – Football League Division Three South Cup Summary|website=fchd.info}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2010/nov/10/blitz-football-grounds-bomb-damage|title=Memories of the Blitz bombers and a damaging time for sport|first=Frank|last=Keating|date=10 November 2010|website=The Guardian}}</ref>

In 1946–47, City recorded a record league win by beating [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] 9–0, although despite [[Don Clark (footballer)|Don 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.

===Back among the elite (1966–80)===
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 the [[Anglo-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 included [[Peter Cormack]], [[Geoff Merrick]], [[Tom Ritchie]], [[Clive Whitehead]], [[Gerry Gow]], [[Trevor Tainton]] and [[Jimmy Mann (footballer)|Jimmy Mann]].

===Financial difficulties and revival (1980–2000)===
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 the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]], and were declared bankrupt. A new club was formed<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/fanzone/club-history/potted-history/|title=Club Legends|website=Bristol City|access-date=10 May 2018|archive-date=7 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507100228/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/fanzone/club-history/potted-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and BCFC (1982) Ltd acquired the club's player contracts. The highly paid senior players Julian Marshall, [[Chris Garland]], [[Jimmy Mann (footballer)|Jimmy Mann]], [[Peter Aitken]], [[Geoff Merrick]], [[David Rodgers]], [[Gerry Sweeney]] and [[Trevor 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 under [[Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1944)|Terry Cooper]] in 1984. They consolidated themselves in the Third Division during the latter part of the 1980s, and in 1990 Cooper's successor [[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe 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, striker [[Dean Horrix]] was killed in a car crash barely two weeks after joining the club, and having played three league games for them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royals.org/deano.html|title=Hob Nob Anyone? – Reading FC – The Royals – Articles}}</ref>

Jordan moved to [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] in September 1990, and his successor [[Jimmy Lumsden]] remained in charge for 18 months before making way for [[Denis Smith (footballer, born 1947)|Denis Smith]]. Smith's first signing was the 20-year-old [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] striker [[Andy Cole]]. He was sold to Newcastle United in February 1993 and later played for Manchester United, where he collected five [[Premier League]] titles, two [[FA Cup]]s and the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]].

Meanwhile, City remained in the new [[Football League First Division|Division One]] (no longer the Second Division after the creation of the Premier League in 1992) and Smith moved to [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] in November 1993. His successor was [[Russell Osman]]. In January 1994 Osman led City to a shock 1–0 victory over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Anfield]] 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 to [[Ashton Gate stadium|Ashton 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 manager [[John Ward (footballer, born 1951)|John 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 by [[Benny Lennartsson]], their first non-British manager. City were relegated in bottom place and Lennartsson was dismissed in favour of [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]]'s [[Tony 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, when [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960)|Danny Wilson]] was appointed. Wilson was arguably the most prominent manager to take charge of a City side since [[Denis Smith (footballer, born 1947)|Denis Smith]], as he had guided [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] to promotion to the Premier League in 1997 and [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] to a 12th-place finish in 1999.

===21st century===
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 the [[Football League Trophy]] in Cardiff in 2003. The taste of the play-offs was bitter though, losing to rivals [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff 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 to [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]. He was sacked within days and replaced by veteran player [[Brian 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 F.C.|Yeovil Town]] manager [[Gary Johnson (footballer, born 1955)|Gary Johnson]] was recruited as his successor in September 2005. Johnson led Bristol City to a 9th-place finish.

[[File:Ashton Gate invasion.jpg|thumb|Pitch invasion at [[Ashton Gate stadium|Ashton Gate]] after securing promotion in 2007]]

In the [[2006–07 Football League|2006–07 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 relegated [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham 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 overcame [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] 4–2 on aggregate to progress to the play-off final at Wembley Stadium, where they were beaten 1–0 by [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull 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. The [[2009–10 in English football|2009–10 season]] saw some good results in the autumn, but heavy defeats by local rivals Cardiff City (0–6) and [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] (2–5) in early 2010 led to much dissatisfaction amongst fans,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/bristolcity/news/Race-Bristol-City-Gary-Johnson-s-successor/article-1923578-detail/article.html|title=Race is on to find Bristol City Gary Johnson's successor|work=Bristol Evening Post|location=Bristol|publisher=Bristol News and Media|date=18 March 2010|access-date=18 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505092648/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/bristolcity/news/Race-Bristol-City-Gary-Johnson-s-successor/article-1923578-detail/article.html|archive-date=5 May 2013}}</ref> and Johnson left the club on 18 March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~1997573,00.html |title= Gary Johnson Leaves City |work= Bristol City F.C. |date= 18 March 2010 |access-date= 18 March 2010 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://archive.today/20100322190221/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~1997573,00.html |archive-date= 22 March 2010 |df= dmy-all}}</ref> Assistant manager [[Keith 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~2031194,00.html|title=Coppell New City Boss|publisher=Bristol City FC|access-date=22 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426010334/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10327~2031194%2C00.html|archive-date=26 April 2010}}</ref> but resigned after just two matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/8908308.stm|title= Steve Coppell quits as Bristol City manager|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=12 August 2010|access-date=14 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="BBC-Coppel-Resign">{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/8908308.stm |title= Steve Coppell quits as Bristol City manager
 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |last=Staff |date=12 August 2010 |access-date=12 August 2010}}</ref> Longtime assistant manager [[Keith Millen]] was announced as Coppell's successor<ref name="BBC-Coppel-Resign"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~2119553,00.html |title=Keith Millen Appointed City Boss |work=Bristol City Football Club |access-date=12 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324015413/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10327~2119553%2C00.html |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref> and City fell to a 15th-place finish in [[2010–11 Football League Championship|2010–11]]. After a poor start to the [[2011–12 Football League Championship|2011–12 season]], Millen left the club in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15149287.stm |title=Keith Millen axed as Bristol City manager |work=BBC Football |access-date=3 October 2011 |date=3 October 2011}}</ref>

[[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 by [[Sean O'Driscoll]], the club's fifth head coach in three years,<ref>{{cite news|last=Staff|title=Sean O'Driscoll: Bristol City appoint ex-Nottingham Forest boss|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21010274|access-date=14 January 2013|newspaper=BBC News|date=14 January 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25189059 |title=Steve Cotterill: Bristol City appoint ex-Forest boss as manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 December 2013 |access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref> Cotterill guided the club to  a 12th-place finish.<ref name="FCHD"/> Bristol City were promoted back to the Championship after securing the [[2014–15 Football League One|League One]] title in 2014–15, their first league title since [[1954–55 Football League|1955]]. In their last home game, against [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], they finished the season with an 8–2 win.<ref name="Walsall">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32471191 |title=Bristol City 8–2 Walsall |author=Brendon Mitchell |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 May 2015 |access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref> Bristol City finished the season with 99 points,<ref name="Walsall"/> the most points in a single season in the club's history, and 5 losses. In the same season, they also won the [[2014–15 Football League Trophy|Football 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 (footballer)|Lee Johnson]], former player and son of former manager, [[Gary Johnson (footballer, born 1955)|Gary Johnson]], was appointed as Bristol City's new head coach on 6 February 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/lee-johnson-appointed-new-head-coach-2941479.aspx|title=BCFC.co.uk: Lee Johnson Appointed New Head Coach|access-date=29 July 2016|archive-date=15 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615181057/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/lee-johnson-appointed-new-head-coach-2941479.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bristol City eventually finished in 18th place.<ref name="FCHD"/>

In the [[2016–17 EFL Championship|2016–17 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,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bristol City - Transfer League |url=https://www.transferleague.co.uk/bristol-city/english-football-teams/bristol-city-transfers |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=www.transferleague.co.uk}}</ref> they sat second in the [[EFL Championship|Championship]], whilst also knocking out [[Premier League]] opposition in [[Watford F.C.|Watford]], [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] to reach the semi-finals of the [[2017–18 EFL Cup|League Cup]].<ref name="FCHD"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42334221 |title=Bristol City 2–1 Manchester United |author=Brendon Mitchell |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 December 2017 |access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref> However, City would eventually finish in 11th place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43938863 |title=Bristol City 2–3 Sheffield United |work=BBC Sport |date=6 May 2018 |access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref>

Bristol City ended the 2018–19 season in 8th.<ref name="FCHD">{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/BRISTOLC.HTM |title=Bristol City |publisher=Football Club History Database |access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref> The battle for the last play-off spot came down to the final day, before [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] managed to win their final game and clinch it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48081772 |title=Hull City 1–1 Bristol City |work=BBC Sport |date=6 May 2018 |access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> From March to June, the 2019–20 season was suspended due to the [[COVID-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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/lee-johnson-relieved-of-head-coach-role/ |title=Lee Johnson relieved of head coach role|date=4 July 2020 }}</ref> His long-time assistant, [[Dean Holden]], was appointed as his replacement on 10 August 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53722079 |title=Dean Holden: Bristol City confirm head coach appointment |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 August 2020 |access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref> After suffering six straight defeats in all competitions, Holden was dismissed on 16 February 2021 after just six months in charge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56092622|title=Bristol City sack head coach Holden|date=17 February 2021|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Nigel Pearson]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56154183|title=Bristol City appoint Pearson as manager|date=22 February 2021|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

On 29 October 2023, Pearson was sacked with Bristol City 15th in the Championship following a run of 5 losses in 7 games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nigel Pearson sacked by Bristol City: Results far from only issue behind veteran manager's departure |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12996039/nigel-pearson-sacked-by-bristol-city-results-far-from-only-issue-behind-veteran-bosses-departure |website=Sky Sports |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref> Despite the poor form, Pearson had overseen year on year points increases in his time at the club and many fans felt he has been undermined by a loss of key players such as Alex Scott and a lack of reinvestment in the playing squad.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

On 7 November 2023, [[Liam Manning]] was appointed as the new head coach of Bristol City, joining from [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Liam Manning appointed Head Coach |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/city-men-news/liam-manning-appointed-bristol-city-head-coach |website=Bristol City |access-date=14 February 2024}}</ref>

==Club identity==
{{Commons|Bristol City F.C. kits}}
Bristol City have played in red and white since the 1890s, occasionally also including black.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Bristol_City/Bristol_City.htm|title=Bristol City|publisher=historicalkits.co.uk|access-date=20 May 2008}}</ref> 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.

* The club's current crest is a modernised version of the Robin which has long ties to the fans and the club.
* The club's previous crest was a simplified version of the [[coat of arms]] of the city of Bristol.
* The club's mascots are Red and Robyn, replacing Scrumpy the [[European robin|robin]] who had been the club's mascot from 2005 until 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/34517490@N00/2952027137/|title=Bristol City mascot|date=18 September 2008|publisher=flikr|access-date=22 December 2008}}</ref>
* The club has a long association with West Country band [[The Wurzels]]: "One for the Bristol City", written for the club in 1976, is the run-out song at Ashton Gate, while their 1960s hit "Drink Up Thy Zider" is played after home wins.

About halfway through the 2007–08 season Bristol City manager [[Gary Johnson (footballer, born 1955)|Gary Johnson]] said in an interview that he hoped the team could get the whole ground bouncing.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/championship/4743236/Bristol-City-bounce-up-to-fourth.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912161940/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/championship/4743236/Bristol-City-bounce-up-to-fourth.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 September 2012|title=Bristol City bounce up to fourth|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=21 February 2009|last=Haylett|first=Trevor|access-date=20 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/bristolcity/news/want-Bristol-City-fans-shake-foundations-Madejski-says-Johnson/article-710231-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913082445/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/bristolcity/news/want-Bristol-City-fans-shake-foundations-Madejski-says-Johnson/article-710231-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 September 2012|title=I want Bristol City fans to shakefoundations of Madejski says Johnson|work=[[Bristol Evening Post]]|publisher=Bristol News and Media|date=18 February 2009|access-date=20 January 2010}}</ref> City supporters took this rallying cry on board and began to sing "Johnson says bounce around the ground" to the tune of [[Yellow Submarine (song)|Yellow Submarine]], while continually bouncing up and down. The first game at which it was sung was in an away match against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] at [[St Mary's Stadium]], and it was also sung at away at [[Queen's Park Rangers F.C.|Queen's Park Rangers]] in February. When Bristol City fans travelled to London to play [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton 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 at [[Ashton Gate stadium]] by the fans.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} It was also sometimes used by supporters of Gary Johnson's former side [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]], primarily at away matches. When Gary Johnson's son, [[Lee Johnson (footballer)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/lets-get-the-gate-bouncing-johnson-2945705.aspx|title=Let's get the Gate bouncing – Johnson|first=Adam|last=Baker|access-date=9 February 2016|archive-date=11 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911083407/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/lets-get-the-gate-bouncing-johnson-2945705.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Shirt sponsors===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Period
!Kit supplier
!Kit sponsor
|-
|1976–1981
|[[Umbro]]
|''None''
|-
|1981–1982
|rowspan=2|Coffer Sports
|Park Furnishers
|-
|Feb 1982
|rowspan=4|Hire-Rite
|-
|1982–1983
|Lynx
|-
|Aug–Dec 1983
|[[Umbro]]
|-
|Dec 1983–1990
|rowspan=2|[[Bukta]]
|-
|1990–1992
|rowspan=2|Thorn Security
|-
|1992–1993
|rowspan=3|{{not a typo|Nibor}}
|-
|1993–1994
|Dry Blackthorn Cider
|-
|1994–1996
||Auto Windscreens
|-
|1996–1998
|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
|rowspan=2|Sanderson
|-
|1998–1999
|rowspan=2|[[Uhlsport]]
|-
|1999–2000
|rowspan=3|DAS
|-
|2000–2002
|[[Admiral Sportswear|Admiral]]
|-
|2002–2005
|rowspan=2|TFG Sports
|-
|2005–2006
|rowspan=2|Bristol Trade Centre
|-
|2006–2008
|rowspan=2|[[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|-
|2008–2010
|rowspan=2|DAS
|-
|2010–2011
|rowspan=3|[[Adidas]]
|-
|2011–2012
|RSG (Home)<br />Bristol City Community Trust (Away)
|-
|2012–2014
|[[Blackthorn Cider|Blackthorn]]
|-
|2014–2016
|rowspan=3|Bristol Sport
|RSG
|-
|2016–2018
|Lancer Scott
|-
|2018–2020
| Dunder
|-
|2020–2022
|rowspan=2|[[Hummel International|Hummel]]
| MansionBet
|-
|2022–2023
|rowspan=3|Huboo
Digital NRG<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/city-partner-with-dnrg/ | title=🤝 City partner with DNRG | date=4 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.digitalnrg.co.uk/bristol-city/ | title=DNRG X Bristol City FC &#124; Partnership }}</ref>
|-
|2023–present
|[[O'Neills]]
|}

==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===
<gallery>
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.
</gallery>

==Rivalries==
{{Further|Bristol derby|Severnside derby}}

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>

==Records and statistics==
* '''Record League victory'''&nbsp;– 9–0 ''v.'' [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] (28 December 1946)
* '''Record FA Cup victory'''&nbsp;– 11–0 ''v.'' [[Chichester City United F.C.|Chichester City]] (5 November 1960)
* '''Record League defeat'''&nbsp;– 0–9 ''v.'' [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] (28 April 1934)
<!--*'''Record FA Cup defeat''' – 0-6 ''v.'' [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] (January 1897) -->
* '''Highest attendance'''&nbsp;– 43,335 ''v.'' [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] (16 February 1935)
* '''Highest attendance (at any ground)'''&nbsp;– 86,703 ''v.'' [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] Championship play-off final&nbsp;– Wembley Stadium&nbsp;– (24 May 2008)
* '''Most League appearances'''&nbsp;– 597, [[John Atyeo]] (1951–66)
* '''Most League goals scored'''&nbsp;– 314, [[John Atyeo]] (1951–66)
* '''Most goals scored (overall)'''&nbsp;– 351, [[John Atyeo]] (1951–66)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/Records/0,,10327~484747,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215055735/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/Records/0%2C%2C10327~484747%2C00.html|url-status=dead|title=All-time leading goalscorers&nbsp;– official site|archive-date=15 February 2009}}</ref>
* '''Most capped player'''&nbsp;– [[Billy Wedlock]], 26 caps, [[England national football team|England]]
* '''Most goals scored in a season'''&nbsp;– 36, Don Clark (1946–47)
* '''Record transfer fee paid'''&nbsp;– £8&nbsp;million to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for [[Tomáš Kalas]] (July 2019)
* '''Record transfer fee received'''&nbsp;– £25&nbsp;million from [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] for [[Alex Scott (footballer, born 2003)|Alex Scott]] (August 2023)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Ben |date=2023-08-10 |title=Bournemouth seal £25m deal to sign Alex Scott from Bristol City |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/10/bournemouth-alex-scott-bristol-city-sign-25m |access-date=2023-10-31 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* '''Record sequence of League wins'''&nbsp;– 14; 9 September 1905&nbsp;– 2 December 1905&nbsp;– This was a joint league record until 2017.
* '''Record sequence of League defeats'''&nbsp;– 8; 10 December 2016&nbsp;– 21 January 2017
* '''Record sequence of unbeaten League matches'''&nbsp;– 24; 9 September 1905&nbsp;– 10 February 1906
* '''Record sequence without a League win'''&nbsp;– 21; 16 March 2013&nbsp;– 22 October 2013
* '''Record points total for a Season'''&nbsp;– 99pts; [[2014–15 Football League One]]

===League history===
Source:<ref name="FCHD"/>

Note: The numbers in parentheses are the level of football for that season.
* 1897–1901: [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Division One (3)
* 1901–1906: [[Football League Second Division]] (2)
* 1906–1911: [[Football League First Division]] (1)
* 1911–1922: Football League Second Division (2)
* 1922–1923: [[Football League Third Division]] (3)
* 1923–1924: Football League Second Division (2)
* 1924–1927: Football League Third Division (3)
* 1927–1932: Football League Second Division (2)
* 1932–1955: Football League Third Division (3)
* 1955–1960: Football League Second Division (2)
* 1960–1965: Football League Third Division (3)
* 1965–1976: Football League Second Division (2)
* 1976–1980: Football League First Division (1)
* 1980–1981: Football League Second Division (2)
* 1981–1982: Football League Third Division (3)
* 1982–1984: [[Football League Fourth Division]] (4)
* 1984–1990: Football League Third Division (3)
* 1990–1995: Football League Second Division / Football League First Division (rebranding after the [[Premier League]] came into existence) (2)
* 1995–1998: Football League Second Division (3)
* 1998–1999: Football League First Division (2)
* 1999–2007: Football League Second Division / [[EFL League One|Football League One]] (rebranded) (3)
* 2007–2013: [[EFL Championship|Football League Championship]] (2)
* 2013–2015: Football League One (3)
* 2015–present: Football League/EFL Championship (2)

===Most appearances===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Appearances
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Louis Carey]]
|1995–2004; 2005–2014
|646
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[John Atyeo]]
|1951–1966
|645
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Trevor Tainton]]
|1967–1982
|581
|-
|4
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Tinnion]]
|1993–2005
|551
|-
|5
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Tom Ritchie]]
|1972–1981; 1983–1985
|504
|-
|6
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Gerry Sweeney]]
|1971–1981
|490
|-
|7
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Rob Newman (footballer)|Rob Newman]]
|1981–1991
|483
|-
|8
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Gerry Gow]]
|1969–1981
|445
|-
|9
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Geoff Merrick]]
|1967–1982
|433
|-
|10
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Murray (footballer, born 1974)|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 overtook [[John Atyeo]] after 47 years and is now the club's all-time top appearance maker.
 
===Most goals===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[John Atyeo]]
|1951–1966
|351
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Tom Ritchie]]
|1969–1981, 1982–1984
|132
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Arnold Rodgers]]
|1949–1956
|111
|-
|4
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Rogers (footballer)|Jimmy Rogers]]
|1950–1956, 1958–1962
|108
|-
|5
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Walsh (footballer)|Alan Walsh]]
|1984–1989
|99
|-
|6
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Murray (footballer, born 1974)|Scott Murray]]
|1997–2003, 2004–2009
|91
|-
|7
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Tot Walsh]]
|1924–1928
|91
|-
|8
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[John Galley]]
|1967–1972
|90
|-
|9
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Clark (footballer, born 1943)|Brian Clark]]
|1960–1966
|89
|-
|10
|align="left"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Sam Gilligan]]
|1904–1910
|87
|}

Correct as of 29 July 2018.<ref name="Bristol City All Time Topscorers">{{cite web| title = All Time Top scorers| url = https://www.bcfc.co.uk/fanzone/club-history/all-time-goalscorers/| publisher = Bristol City F.C.| access-date = 29 July 2018| archive-date = 29 July 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180729200625/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/fanzone/club-history/all-time-goalscorers/| url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Players==

===First-team squad===
{{updated|1 July 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/teams/mens-first-team/ |title=Men's First Team |website=Bristol City FC |access-date=23 August 2024}}</ref>
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=1|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=[[Max O'Leary]]}}
{{fs player|no=2|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Ross McCrorie]]}}
{{fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Cameron Pring]]}}
{{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=[[Max Bird]]}}
{{fs player|no=7|nat=JAP |pos=FW |name=[[Yū Hirakawa]]}}
{{fs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Joe Williams (footballer, born 1996)|Joe Williams]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Scott Twine]]}}
{{fs player|no=11|nat=ALB|pos=MF|name=[[Anis Mehmeti]]}}
{{fs player|no=12|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Jason Knight (footballer)|Jason Knight]] |other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Morgan|first=Ryan|url= https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/knight-named-city-captain/ |title=Knight named City captain|website=Bristol City F.C.|date=2 August 2024|access-date=2 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803061244/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/knight-named-city-captain/|archive-date=3 August 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Zak Vyner]]}}
{{fs player|no=15|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Luke McNally]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=DF |name=[[Robert Dickie (footballer)|Rob Dickie]]}}
{{fs player|no=17|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Mark Sykes (footballer)|Mark Sykes]]}}
{{fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[George Tanner (English footballer)|George Tanner]]}}
{{fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Sam Bell (footballer, born 2002)|Sam Bell]]}}
{{fs player|no=21|nat=BER|pos=FW|name=[[Nahki Wells]]}}
{{fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Haydon Roberts]]}}
{{fs player|no=27|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Harry Cornick]]}}
{{fs player|no=29|nat=ENG|pos=MF |name=[[Marcus McGuane]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[Sinclair Armstrong]]}}
{{fs player|no=32|nat=WAL |pos=GK|name=[[Lewis Thomas (footballer, born 1997)|Lewis Thomas]]}}
{{fs end}}

==== Out on loan ====
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Robert Atkinson (footballer, born 1998)|Robert Atkinson]]|other=at [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] until 31 May 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Ryan |title=Rob Atkinson to join Portsmouth on loan|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/rob-atkinson-to-join-portsmouth-on-loan/|access-date=3 January 2025|website=Bristol City FC |date=3 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103173514/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/rob-atkinson-to-join-portsmouth-on-loan/|archive-date=3 January 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Fally Mayulu]]|other=at [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] until 31 May 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Ryan|title=Mayulu joins Sturm Graz on loan |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/mayulu-joins-sturm-graz-on-loan/ |access-date=26 January 2025 |website=Bristol City FC |date=26 January 2025|archive-date=26 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126163625/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/mayulu-joins-sturm-graz-on-loan/}}</ref>
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=[[Josh Stokes]]|other=at [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]] until 31 May 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Ryan|title=Stokes joins Cambridge on loan|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/stokes-joins-cambridge-on-loan/|access-date=21 August 2024 |website=Bristol City FC |date=21 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821130436/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/stokes-joins-cambridge-on-loan/|archive-date=21 August 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{fs player|no=|nat=CAN |pos=DF |name=[[Jamie Knight-Lebel]]|other=at [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] until 31 May 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Ryan|title=Knight-Lebel joins the Alex on loan|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/knight-lebel-joins-the-alex-on-loan/|access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Bristol City FC |date=24 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624151617/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/knight-lebel-joins-the-alex-on-loan/|archive-date=24 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=[[Seb Palmer-Houlden]]|other=at [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] until 31 May 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Ryan|title=Palmer-Houlden joins Dundee on loan|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/palmer-houlden-joins-dundee-on-loan/|access-date=21 June 2024 |website=Bristol City FC |date=21 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621175036/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/palmer-houlden-joins-dundee-on-loan/|archive-date=21 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{fs player|no=|nat=ITA |pos=FW |name=[[Ephraim Yeboah]]|other=at [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]] until 31 May 2025}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Ryan|title=Yeboah joins Dunfermline on loan|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/yeboah-joins-dunfermline-on-loan/|access-date=31 January 2025 |website=Bristol City FC |date=31 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131150309/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/yeboah-joins-dunfermline-on-loan/|archive-date=31 January 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{fs end}}

===Under 21 squad===
{{updated|17 May 2025}}

{{fs start}}
{{fs player|no=31|nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=[[Elijah Morrison]]}}
{{fs player|no=33|nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Josh Campbell-Slowey}}
{{fs player|no=34|nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=[[Joseph James (footballer)|Joseph James]]}}
{{fs player|no=35|nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Leo Pecover}}
{{fs player|no=39|nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Billy Phillips}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=WAL |pos=GK |name=Josey Casa-Grande}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=Ben Clark}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=Joe Duncan}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=Isaac Finch}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=GK |name=Jack Witchard}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Zach Ali}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Taine Anderson}}
{{fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=Raphael Araoye}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Max Davies}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Jack Hooper}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=DF |name=Archie Taylor}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Tom Chaplin}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Charlie Filer}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Calum Hewlett}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=WAL |pos=MF |name=Zac King-Phillips}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Jed Meerholz}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=IRL |pos=MF |name=[[Adam Murphy]]}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=MF |name=Raekwan Nelson}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=WAL |pos=MF |name=Ruebin Sheppard}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Jack Griffin}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=Luke Skinner}}
{{fs player|no= |nat=ENG |pos=FW |name=[[Olly Thomas]]}}
{{fs end}}

===Notable players===
'''Former players'''

For a list of all Bristol City players with a Wikipedia article, see [[:Category:Bristol City F.C. players]].
Bedminster merged with Bristol City in 1900; for a further list of all [[Bedminster F.C.|Bedminster]] players with articles see [[:Category:Bedminster F.C. players]].

====Player of the Year====

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Winner
!Po.
!Ref.
|-
|1970–71||{{flagicon|England}} [[Gerry Sharpe (footballer)|Gerry Sharpe]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer">{{cite web|title=Club Records – Bristol City|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/fanzone/club-history/club-records/|website=Bristol City F.C.|access-date=28 April 2024|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725204026/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/fanzone/club-history/club-records/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|1971–72||{{flagicon|England}} [[Geoff Merrick]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1972–73||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[John Emanuel]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1973–74||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Gerry Gow]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1974–75||{{flagicon|England}} [[Gary Collier (footballer)|Gary Collier]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1975–76||colspan="2"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}  The whole squad<!---John Emanuel (Wales), John Shaw, Donnie Gillies, etc (Scot.) --->||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1976–77||{{flagicon|England}} [[Norman Hunter (footballer)|Norman Hunter]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1977–78||{{flagicon|England}} [[Norman Hunter (footballer)|Norman Hunter]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1978–79||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Gerry Gow]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1979–80||{{flagicon|England}} [[Geoff Merrick]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1980–81||{{flagicon|England}} [[Kevin Mabbutt]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1981–82|| colspan="2"| No award||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1982–83||{{flagicon|England}} [[Glyn Riley]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1983–84||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Howard Pritchard]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1984–85||{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Walsh (footballer)|Alan Walsh]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1985–86||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bobby Hutchinson]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1986–87||{{flagicon|England}} [[Rob Newman (footballer)|Rob Newman]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1987–88||{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Walsh (footballer)|Alan Walsh]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1988–89||{{flagicon|England}} [[Keith Waugh]]||[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1989–90||{{flagicon|England}} [[Bob Taylor (footballer, born 1967)|Bob Taylor]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1990–91||{{flagicon|England}} [[Andy Llewellyn]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1991–92||{{flagicon|England}} [[Martin Scott (English footballer)|Martin Scott]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1992–93||{{flagicon|England}} [[Andy Cole]]||[[Striker (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1993–94||{{flagicon|England}} [[Wayne Allison]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1994–95||{{flagicon|England}} [[Matt Bryant (footballer)|Matt Bryant]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1995–96||{{flagicon|England}} [[Martin Kuhl]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1996–97||{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Taylor]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1997–98||{{flagicon|England}} [[Shaun Taylor]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1998–99||{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ade Akinbiyi]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|1999–2000||{{flagicon|England}} [[Billy Mercer (footballer, born 1969)|Billy Mercer]]||[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|2000–01||{{flagicon|England}} [[Brian Tinnion]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|2001–02||{{flagicon|England}} [[Matt Hill (footballer)|Matt Hill]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|2002–03||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scott Murray (footballer, born 1974)|Scott Murray]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|2003–04||{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Tommy Doherty]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|2004–05||{{flagicon|England}} [[Leroy Lita]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|2005–06||{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Brooker]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2006–07 Bristol City F.C. season|2006–07]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Jamie McCombe]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2007–08 Bristol City F.C. season|2007–08]]||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Adriano Basso]]||[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2008–09 Bristol City F.C. season|2008–09]]||{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Dele Adebola]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2009–10 Bristol City F.C. season|2009–10]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Cole Skuse]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season|2010–11]]||{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Albert Adomah]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2011–12 Bristol City F.C. season|2011–12]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Jon Stead]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2012–13 Bristol City F.C. season|2012–13]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Heaton]]||[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2013–14 Bristol City F.C. season|2013–14]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Sam Baldock]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2014–15 Bristol City F.C. season|2014–15]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Aden Flint]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2015–16 Bristol City F.C. season|2015–16]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Aden Flint]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2016–17 Bristol City F.C. season|2016–17]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Tammy Abraham]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2017–18 Bristol City F.C. season|2017–18]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Bobby Reid (footballer, born 1993)|Bobby Reid]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2018–19 Bristol City F.C. season|2018–19]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Adam Webster (footballer, born 1995)|Adam Webster]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2019–20 Bristol City F.C. season|2019–20]]||{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Famara Diédhiou]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2020–21 Bristol City F.C. season|2020–21]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Dan Bentley (footballer)|Dan Bentley]]||[[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]]||<ref name="scorer"/>
|-
|[[2021–22 Bristol City F.C. season|2021–22]]||{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Andreas Weimann]]||[[Forward (association football)|FW]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/weimann-scoops-four-awards/ |title=Weimann scoops four awards |website=Bristol City F.C. |date=28 April 2022 |access-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428220649/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/weimann-scoops-four-awards/|archive-date=28 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2022–23 Bristol City F.C. season|2022–23]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Alex Scott (footballer, born 2003)|Alex Scott]]||[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/all-the-winners-from-the-city-awards-dinner/ |title=All the winners from the City awards dinner |website=Bristol City F.C. |date=5 May 2023 |access-date=9 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506171521/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/all-the-winners-from-the-city-awards-dinner/|archive-date=6 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[2023–24 Bristol City F.C. season|2023–24]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Robert Dickie (footballer)|Rob Dickie]]||[[Defender (association football)|DF]]||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/video/interviews/award-winner-dickie-on-rotherham-win/|title=Award-winner Dickie on Rotherham win|website=Bristol City F.C. |date=27 April 2024|access-date=28 April 2024|archive-date=28 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428161003/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/video/interviews/award-winner-dickie-on-rotherham-win/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

====Top league scorer====

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Winner
!Goals
|-
|1996–97||{{flagicon|Bermuda}} [[Shaun Goater]]||23
|-
|1997–98||{{flagicon|Bermuda}} [[Shaun Goater]]||17
|-
|1998–99||{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ade Akinbiyi]]||19
|-
|1999–2000||{{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Thorpe]]||13
|-
|2000–01||{{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Thorpe]]||19
|-
|2001–02||{{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Thorpe]]||16
|-
|2002–03||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scott Murray (footballer, born 1974)|Scott Murray]]||19
|-
|2003–04||{{flagicon|England}} [[Lee Peacock]]||14
|-
|2004–05||{{flagicon|England}} [[Leroy Lita]]||24
|-
|2005–06||{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Brooker]]||16
|-
|[[2006–07 Bristol City F.C. season|2006–07]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Phil Jevons]]||11
|-
|[[2007–08 Bristol City F.C. season|2007–08]]||{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Darren Byfield]]||8
|-
|[[2008–09 Bristol City F.C. season|2008–09]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Nicky Maynard]]||11
|-
|[[2009–10 Bristol City F.C. season|2009–10]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Nicky Maynard]]||20
|-
|[[2010–11 Bristol City F.C. season|2010–11]]||{{flagicon|Jersey}} [[Brett Pitman]]||13
|-
|[[2011–12 Bristol City F.C. season|2011–12]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Nicky Maynard]]||8
|-
|[[2012–13 Bristol City F.C. season|2012–13]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Steve Davies (footballer, born 1987)|Steve Davies]]||13
|-
|[[2013–14 Bristol City F.C. season|2013–14]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Sam Baldock]]||24
|-
|[[2014–15 Bristol City F.C. season|2014–15]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Aaron Wilbraham]]||18
|-
|[[2015–16 Bristol City F.C. season|2015–16]]||{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Jonathan Kodjia]]||19
|-
|[[2016–17 Bristol City F.C. season|2016–17]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Tammy Abraham]]||23
|-
|[[2017–18 Bristol City F.C. season|2017–18]]||{{flagicon|England}} [[Bobby Decordova-Reid|Bobby Reid]]||19
|-
|[[2018–19 Bristol City F.C. season|2018–19]]||{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Famara Diédhiou]]||12
|-
|[[2019–20 Bristol City F.C. season|2019–20]]||{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Famara Diédhiou]]||11
|-
|[[2020–21 Bristol City F.C. season|2020–21]]||{{flagicon|Bermuda}} [[Nahki Wells]]||9 
|-
|[[2021–22 Bristol City F.C. season|2021–22]]||{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Andreas Weimann]]||22
|-
|[[2022–23 Bristol City F.C. season|2022–23]]||{{flagicon|Bermuda}} [[Nahki Wells]]||11
|-
|[[2023–24 Bristol City F.C. season|2023–24]]||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tommy Conway]]||9
|}

==Club officials==
'''Management'''
{{updated|20 February 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/teams/men-staff/|title=Men’s Staff|website=Bristol City FC |access-date=20 February 2024}}</ref>
*Head Coach: [[Liam Manning]]
*Assistant Head Coach: [[Chris Hogg]]
*First Team Coach Analyst: [[James Krause (footballer)|James Krause]]
*Goalkeeping Coach: [[Pat Mountain]]
*Head of Medical: Paul Tanner<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/city-men-news/head-of-medical-appointed/|title=Head of Medical appointed|website=Bristol City FC |date=19 June 2024|access-date=21 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620054113/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/city-men-news/head-of-medical-appointed/|archive-date=20 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Head of Communications: Sheridan Robins<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/head-of-communications-appointed/|title=Meet our Head of Sports Science|website=Bristol City FC |date=21 June 2024|access-date=21 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621185118/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/head-of-communications-appointed/|archive-date=21 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Head of Sports Science: Andy Kavanagh<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/video/interviews/meet-our-head-of-sports-science/|title=Head of Communications appointed|website=Bristol City FC |date=8 July 2024|access-date=8 July 2024}}</ref>
*Head of Athletic Performance: Derrick Bonsu
*International Scout: [[Kalifa Cissé]]

===Managerial history===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Period<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/fanzone/club-history/all-time-managers/ |title=All-Time Managers |publisher=Bristol City |access-date=24 February 2019 |archive-date=24 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224231318/https://www.bcfc.co.uk/fanzone/club-history/all-time-managers/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=376&comp_id=2&teamTabs=managers |title=Bristol City Manager History |website=Soccerbase |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Hollis]]
|1897–1899
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Campbell (football manager)|Robert Campbell]]
|1899–1901
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Hollis]]
|1901–1905
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Harry Thickett]]
|1905–1910
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Frank Bacon (football manager)|Frank Bacon]]
|1910–1911
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Hollis]]
|1911–1913
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[George Hedley (footballer, born 1876)|George Hedley]]
|1913–1917
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Jock Hamilton]]
|1917–1919
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Palmer (football manager)|Joe Palmer]]
|1919–1921
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Raisbeck]]
|1921–1929
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Bradshaw (football manager)|Joe Bradshaw]]
|1929–1932
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Hewison]]
|1932–1949
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Bob Wright (Scottish footballer)|Bob Wright]]
|1949–1950
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Pat Beasley]]
|1950–1958
|-
|{{Flagicon|NIR}} [[Peter Doherty (footballer)|Peter Doherty]]
|1958–1960
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Fred Ford (football manager)|Fred Ford]]
|1960–1967
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Dicks]]
|1967–1980
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Houghton]]
|1980–1982
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Roy Hodgson]]
|1982
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Cooper (footballer, born 1944)|Terry Cooper]]
|1982–1988
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]]
|1988–1990
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Lumsden]]
|1990–1992
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Denis Smith (footballer, born 1947)|Denis Smith]]
|1992–1993
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Russell Osman]]
|1993–1994
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Joe Jordan (footballer)|Joe Jordan]]
|1994–1997
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[John Ward (footballer, born 1951)|John Ward]]
|1997–1998
|-
|{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Benny Lennartsson]]
|1998–1999
|-
|{{Flagicon|WAL}} [[Tony Pulis]]
|1999
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Tony Fawthrop 
|2000
|-
|{{Flagicon|NIR}} [[Danny Wilson (footballer, born 1960)|Danny Wilson]]
|2000–2004
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Tinnion]]
|2004–2005
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Johnson (footballer, born 1955)|Gary Johnson]]
|2005–2010
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Coppell]]
|2010
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Millen]]
|2010–2011
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek McInnes]]
|2011–2013
|-
|{{Flagicon|IRE}} [[Sean O'Driscoll]]
|2013
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Cotterill]]
|2013–2016
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Johnson (footballer)|Lee Johnson]]
|2016–2020
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Dean Holden]]
|2020–2021
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Nigel Pearson]]
|2021–2023
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Liam Manning]]
|2023–Present
|}

==Bristol City Women's==
{{Main|Bristol City W.F.C. (1990s)}}
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 the [[FA Women's Cup]] in 1994 and winning promotion to the [[FA Women's Premier League National Division|Premier 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 the [[South Gloucestershire and Stroud College|Bristol Academy W.F.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~1035029,00.html|title=WOMEN'S TEAM TO FOLD|publisher=Birmingham City F.C.|date=19 June 2008|access-date=22 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124015412/http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~1035029,00.html|archive-date=24 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The majority of the senior players, with coach Will Roberts, moved to the [[University of Bath]] in summer 2008 and now play as AFC TeamBath Ladies in the [[South West Combination Women's Football League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teambath.com/?p=3523|title=Bristol City Ladies to get new lease of life at TeamBath|publisher=Team Bath|access-date=22 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071107043154/http://www.teambath.com/?p=3523|archive-date=7 November 2007}}</ref>

==Honours==
Sources:<ref name="FCHD"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/bristol-city/tab/honours/ |title=Bristol City football club honours |website=11v11 |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref>

'''League'''
*[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] (level 2)
**Champions: [[1905–06 Football League|1905–06]]
**2nd place promotion: [[1975–76 Football League|1975–76]]
*[[Football League Third Division|Third Division South]] / [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] / [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] / [[EFL League One|League One]] (level 3)
**Champions: [[1922–23 Football League|1922–23]], [[1926–27 Football League|1926–27]], [[1954–55 Football League|1954–55]], [[2014–15 Football League One|2014–15]]
**2nd place promotion: [[1964–65 Football League|1964–65]], [[1989–90 Football League|1989–90]], [[1997–98 Football League|1997–98]], [[2006–07 Football League|2006–07]]
*[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] (level 4)
**4th place promotion: [[1983–84 Football League|1983–84]]
*[[Western Football League|Western League]]
**Champions: [[1897–98 Western Football League|1897–98]]

'''Cup'''
*[[FA Cup]]
**Runners-up: [[1908–09 FA Cup|1908–09]]
*[[EFL Trophy|Associate Members' Cup / Football League Trophy]]
**Winners: [[1985–86 Football League Trophy|1985–86]], [[2002–03 Football League Trophy|2002–03]], [[2014–15 Football League Trophy|2014–15]]
**Runners-up: [[1986–87 Football League Trophy|1986–87]], [[1999–2000 Football League Trophy|1999–2000]]
*[[Welsh Cup]]
**Winners: [[1933–34 Welsh Cup|1933–34]]
*[[Anglo-Scottish Cup]]
**Winners: [[1977–78 Anglo-Scottish Cup|1977–78]]

==See also==
* [[Ruch Radzionków]] — a Polish football club with a similar identity, nicknamed {{lang|pl|Cidry}}.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}{{BBC football info|BBClinkname=bristol-city}}

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