2024–25 Bristol City F.C. season

127th season in existence of Bristol City FC
Bristol City 2024–25 football season
Bristol City
2024–25 season
OwnerSteve Lansdown
ChairmanJon Lansdown
Head CoachLiam Manning
StadiumAshton Gate
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The 2024–25 season is the 127th season in the history of Bristol City Football Club and their tenth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
9 July 2024 FW Japan Yu Hirakawa Japan Machida Zelvia End of season [24]
14 August 2024 MF England George Earthy England West Ham United End of season [25]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player Loaned to Until Ref.
1 July 2024[a] DF Canada Jamie Knight-Lebel England Crewe Alexandra End of season [26]
1 July 2024[b] FW England Seb Palmer-Houlden Scotland Dundee End of season [27]
1 July 2024[c] FW Italy Ephraim Yeboah England Doncaster Rovers End of season [28]
5 August 2024 DF Germany Raphael Araoye England Yeovil Town 1 January 2025 [29]
21 August 2024 FW England Josh Stokes England Cambridge United End of season [30]
23 August 2024 MF England Taylor Gardner-Hickman England Birmingham City End of season [31]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 24 June, and would officially commence on 1 July.
  2. ^ The loan was announced on 21 June, and would officially commence on 1 July.
  3. ^ The loan was announced on 11 June, and would officially commence on 1 July.

New Contracts

Date Pos Player Length Squad Ref

Pre-season and friendlies

On 9 May, Bristol City announced they would host Willem II in what would be the final pre-season friendly.[32] A second friendly was later confirmed against Aldershot Town.[33] A further two more were added on June 4, versus Newport County and Exeter City, both behind closed doors.[34] On 10 June, City announced a friendly against Cheltenham Town.[35]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Competitions

Championship

League table

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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Norwich City 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
12 Middlesbrough 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
13 Bristol City 6 2 2 2 8 12 −4 8
14 Queens Park Rangers 6 1 4 1 8 9 −1 7
15 Luton Town 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[36]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 2 2 2 8 12  −4 8 2 1 0 7 5  +2 0 1 2 1 7  −6

Last updated: 22 September 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Hull City v Bristol City
10 August 2024 1 Hull City 1–1 Bristol City Kingston upon Hull
12:30 BST
Report
  • Williams Yellow card 11'
  • Knight Yellow card 62'
  • Mayulu 84'
 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 21,011
Referee: Keith Stroud
Bristol City v Millwall
17 August 2024 2 Bristol City 4–3 Millwall Ashton Gate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 20,733
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Bristol City v Coventry City
24 August 2024 3 Bristol City 1–1 Coventry City Ashton Gate
12:30 BST
  • Tanner 45+2', Yellow card 74'
  • Williams Yellow card 77'
 Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 21,545
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[38]
Derby County v Bristol City
31 August 2024 4 Derby County 3–0 Bristol City Derby
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,270
Referee: Tom Nield
Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City
14 September 2024 5 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Bristol City Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,087
Referee: Stephen Martin
Bristol City v Oxford United
21 September 2024 6 Bristol City 2–1 Oxford United Ashton Gate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 28,125
Referee: Will Finnie
Swansea City v Bristol City
29 September 2024 7 Swansea City v Bristol City Landore
15:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[38]
Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday
2 October 2024 8 Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday Ashton Gate
20:00 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[39]
Bristol City v Cardiff City
6 October 2024 9 Bristol City v Cardiff City Ashton Gate
15:00 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[39]
Middlesbrough v Bristol City
19 October 2024 10 Middlesbrough v Bristol City Middlesbrough
15:00 BST Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Stoke City v Bristol City
22 October 2024 11 Stoke City v Bristol City Stoke on Trent
19:45 BST Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Bristol City v Leeds United
26 October 2024 12 Bristol City v Leeds United Ashton Gate
12:30 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[39]
Preston North End v Bristol City
2 November 2024 13 Preston North End v Bristol City Preston
15:00 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
Bristol City v Sheffield United
5 November 2024 14 Bristol City v Sheffield United Ashton Gate
19:45 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Norwich City v Bristol City
9 November 2024 15 Norwich City v Bristol City Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
Bristol City v Burnley
23 November 2024 16 Bristol City v Burnley Ashton Gate
12:30 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[39]
Watford v Bristol City
26 November 2024 17 Watford v Bristol City Watford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle
30 November 2024 18 Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Portsmouth v Bristol City
7 December 2024 19 Portsmouth v Bristol City Milton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fratton Park
Sunderland v Bristol City
10 December 2024 20 Sunderland v Bristol City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers
14 December 2024 21 Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers Ashton Gate
12:30 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[39]
West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City
22 December 2024 22 West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
Bristol City v Luton Town
26 December 2024 23 Bristol City v Luton Town Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Bristol City v Portsmouth
29 December 2024 24 Bristol City v Portsmouth Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
Plymouth Argyle v Bristol City
1 January 2025 25 Plymouth Argyle v Bristol City Plymouth
13:00 GMT Stadium: Home Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved after following agreement between the two sides.[39]

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bristol City being drawn at home against Coventry City.[40]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 14 September 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

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

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