Bristol City F.C. - Wikipedia Bristol City F.C. Not to be confused with Bristol City W.F.C.. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2012 ) Bristol City Full name Bristol City Football Club Nickname ( s ) The Robins Founded 1894 ; 124 years ago ( 1894 ) Ground Ashton Gate Ground Capacity 27,000 Owner Stephen Lansdown Head coach Lee Johnson League Championship 2016 -- 17 Championship, 17th Website Club website Home colours Away colours Current season Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club in Bristol, England. Their ground, Ashton Gate, is in the southwest of the city. They currently play in the Championship, the second tier of English football, after winning League One in the 2014 -- 15 season, only the second team to win both the third - tier championship and Football League Trophy in the same season. Bristol City won the Welsh Cup -- despite being an English club -- in 1934. In 1907 they finished runners - up in Football League Division One, their highest ever final position. In 1909, they lost their only FA Cup final to Manchester United. Since relegation in 1911, they only returned to the top division from 1976 to 1980 and did not contend for any honours then. In 1982, Bristol City became the first English club to suffer three consecutive relegations. They were promoted to the Football League Championship in the 2006 -- 07 season after finishing second in League One but failed to make a second consecutive promotion to the Premier League after they were defeated by Hull City in the 2008 Football League Championship play - off Final at Wembley Stadium. With victories in 1986, 2003 and 2015, Bristol City are now the most successful team in the Football League Trophy. The club 's nickname is `` The Robins '', and a robin featured on the club 's badge from 1976 to 1994. Official club merchandise, including replica kits, still has a label showing a robin. An attempt by the club to alter the badge was abandoned after it was criticised fiercely by fans. The team 's main rivals are Bristol Rovers in the Bristol derby and Cardiff City in the Severnside derby, along with other teams in the West Country derby. Bristol City 's current manager is Lee Johnson, a former player who made 199 appearances for the club. His father, Gary, also managed the club and took City to the Championship play - off final in 2008, where they lost 1 -- 0 to Hull City. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years and early successes ( 1894 -- 1911 ) 1.2 10 year stay in the Second Division ( 1912 -- 22 ) 1.3 The yo - yo era ( 1922 -- 65 ) 1.4 Back among the elite ( 1966 -- 80 ) 1.5 Decline and financial ruin ( 1980 -- 82 ) 1.6 Revival ( 1982 -- 90 ) 1.7 Second tier ( 1990 -- 95 ) 1.8 Promotion and relegation ( 1995 -- 2000 ) 1.9 Stuck in the Third Tier ( 2000 -- 05 ) 1.10 Gary Johnson ( 2005 -- 2010 ) 1.11 Succession of managers and steady decline ( 2010 -- 2013 ) 1.12 Return to the Championship ( 2014 -- Present ) 2 League history 3 Honours 4 Awards 4.1 Player of the season 4.2 Top league scorer 5 Colours, crest, mascot and anthem 5.1 Bounce around the ground 6 Rivalries 7 Shirt sponsors 8 Management 9 Players 9.1 First - team squad 9.2 Out on loan 9.3 Development squad 9.4 Out on loan 9.5 List of Bristol City players from 1890s to date 10 Notable former players 11 Managerial history 12 Stadium 12.1 Gallery 13 Bristol City Women 's F.C. 13.1 Honours 14 Records 14.1 Most appearances 15 References 16 External links History This section has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This section may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. Please consider splitting content into sub-articles, condensing it, or adding or removing subheadings. ( July 2013 ) This section appears to be slanted towards recent events. Please try to keep recent events in historical perspective and add more content related to non-recent events. ( July 2013 ) Early years and early successes ( 1894 -- 1911 ) 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. City joined the Football League in 1901 when they became only the third club south of Birmingham ( following in the footsteps of Woolwich Arsenal and Luton Town ) to perform in the competition. Their first game in the Football League was on 7 September 1901 at Bloomfield Road, when Blackpool were beaten 2 -- 0. A scheme has been informally approved by the parties interested for the amalgamation of the Bristol City and Bedminster Association Football Clubs. The leading conditions are that the name and colours of Bristol City shall be retained, that matches shall be played alternately on the ground of each club for one season, and that five directors shall be nominated by each club. This should lead to Bristol securing one of the strongest teams in the south. Gloucestershire Echo, 12 April 1900. The announcement of the merger between Bristol City and Bedminster. 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 's achievement of the previous season in winning 14 consecutive games ( a record until 2018, also accomplished by Preston 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. Three years later 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 at Stamford Bridge. Unfortunately, there was no such similar award to help them in the Final at the Crystal Palace ( now the National Sports Centre ) as Manchester United took the honours 1 -- 0. After a five - season stay in the top flight, despite winning 1 -- 0 at Newcastle at the start of the 1910 -- 11 campaign, failure to beat 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. 10 year stay in the Second Division ( 1912 -- 22 ) Bristol City would then go on to stay in Division 2 until 3 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 F.C. and finished third in the Second Division in the 1920 - 21 season. However, in the next season they were relegated to the 3rd Division South. The yo - yo era ( 1922 -- 65 ) 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. The 1937 - 38 season was the most successful season for City since they were relegated to the Third Division, coming 2nd in the league and reaching the final of the Third Division South Cup, before losing 6 - 2 to Reading on aggregate. They then came 8th 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. In 1946 - 47, City recorded a record league win by beating Aldershot F.C. 9 - 0, although despite 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. Decline and financial ruin ( 1980 -- 82 ) 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 Fourth Division, and were declared bankrupt. BCFC ( 1982 ) Ltd acquired the club 's player contracts, and the highly paid senior players Julian Marshall, Chris Garland, 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 has failed to pay its debts to many local businesses which left the new owners difficulty in obtaining credit because of bad feeling toward the club. Revival ( 1982 -- 90 ) City spent two seasons in the Fourth Division before winning promotion under 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 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. Second tier ( 1990 -- 95 ) Jordan moved to Heart of Midlothian in September 1990, and his successor Jimmy Lumsden remained in charge for 18 months before making way for Denis Smith. Smith 's first signing was the 20 - year - old Arsenal striker Andy Cole, who was an instant hit with fans. He was sold to Newcastle United in February 1993 and later established himself as a world class goalscorer, most prominently with Manchester United, where he collected five Premier League titles, two FA Cups and the European Cup. Meanwhile, City remained in the new Division One ( no longer the Second Division after the creation of the Premier League in 1992 ) and Smith moved to Oxford United in November 1993. His successor Russell Osman was sacked within a year, being an unpopular figure with fans. One of Osman 's few successful moments with City came in January 1994 when he led them to a shock 1 -- 0 victory over 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. Joe Jordan was brought back to Ashton Gate in September 1994, but was unable to prevent relegation to Division Two. Promotion and relegation ( 1995 -- 2000 ) 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 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 '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 was appointed. Wilson was arguably the most prominent manager to take charge of a City side since Denis Smith, as he had guided Barnsley to promotion to the Premier League in 1997 and Sheffield Wednesday to a 12th - place finish in 1999. Stuck in the Third tier ( 2000 -- 05 ) The early 2000s were a frustrating time for Bristol City. They were regular Division Two playoff contenders during Wilson 's spell as manager. They just missed out on the playoffs 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 1 -- 0 on aggregate in the semi-final. In his final year -- 2004 -- they finished in 3rd place again, and this time they reached the playoff final, but lost to Brighton & Hove Albion. He was sacked within days and replaced by veteran player Brian Tinnion. City just failed to make the playoffs in Tinnion 's first season as manager, finishing seventh, and he stepped down in September 2005 after a poor start to the season. City 's form had slumped despite the addition of high - profile players, including Marcus Stewart and Michael Bridges. Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson was recruited as his successor. Gary Johnson ( 2005 -- 2010 ) Pitch invasion at Ashton Gate after securing promotion in 2007 Johnson arrived in September 2005, making the move from Yeovil Town, with whom he had gained two promotions. Initial results were poor, but Johnson was soon able to recover the season and finish in a comfortable 9th place. In the 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, securing the runners - up place in the division and resulting in automatic promotion and joyous scenes of celebration. 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 2nd 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 4 -- 2 on aggregate to progress to the play - off final at Wembley, where they were beaten 1 -- 0 by 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 season saw some good results in the autumn, but heavy defeats by local rivals Cardiff City ( 0 -- 6 ) and Doncaster Rovers ( 2 -- 5 ) in early 2010 led to much dissatisfaction amongst fans, and Johnson left the club on 18 March 2010. Assistant manager Keith Millen took charge as caretaker manager, and led a series of good results, resulting in a second successive tenth place finish. Succession of managers and steady decline ( 2010 -- 2013 ) Steve Coppell became manager in 2010 but resigned after just two matches. Longtime assistant manager Keith Millen was announced as Coppell ' successor and City laboured to a 15th place finish in 2010 -- 11. After a poor start to the 2011 -- 12 season, Millen left the club in October 2011., 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, but City were relegated to League One after six seasons in the Championship. O'Driscoll left with the team 22nd in League One. Return to the Championship ( 2014 -- present ) Steve Cotterill joined the club, which ushered in the start of the revival. When he joined, the club were bottom of League One. Cotterill guided the club to safety and finished the season 12th. Had the season started when Steve Cotterill joined the club, Bristol City would have finished 5th, showing the scale of the turnaround. Bristol City were promoted back to Championship for 2015 -- 16 season after securing the 2014 -- 15 Football League One title, their first league title since 1955. In their last home game, against Walsall, they finished the season in style, winning 8 -- 2. Bristol City finished the season with 99 points, the most points in a single season in the club 's history, and only 5 losses. In the same season, they also won the 2015 Johnstone 's Paint Trophy after a win over Walsall, which finished 2 -- 0 and their third league trophy, a record held by the club for having the most wins in that competition. Despite huge success in the previous season, the club struggled on their return to the second tier. Steve Cotterill was relieved of his duties in January 2016 after a poor run of form which had seen Bristol City slip to 22nd in the Championship table. Lee Johnson, former player and son of former manager, Gary Johnson, was appointed as Bristol City 's new head coach on 6 February 2016.. Bristol City eventually finished in 18th - place. Bristol City started the 2016 -- 17 season well, and after 11 games they were 5th in the league table, and City also appeared in the Last 16 of the League Cup for the first time since the 1988 -- 89 season. However, a sharp downturn in fortunes followed over the winter, and 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 good early start. At the mid-point of the season, after 24 league games, they sat 2nd in the Championship, whilst also knocking out Premier League opposition in Watford, Stoke City, Crystal Palace and Manchester United to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup. League history Note : The numbers in parentheses are the tier of football for that season. 1897 -- 1901 : 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 / Football League One ( rebranded ) ( 3 ) 2007 -- 2013 : Football League Championship ( 2 ) 2013 -- 2015 : Football League One ( 3 ) 2015 -- : Football League Championship ( 2 ) Honours Football League Honours The Football League ( Premier League ) Runners - up : 1906 -- 07 Second Division ( Football League Championship ) Champions : 1905 -- 06, Runners - up : 1975 -- 76 Third Division South ( Football League One ) Champions : 1922 -- 23, 1926 -- 27, 1954 -- 55, 2014 -- 2015 Third Division ( Football League One ) Champions : 2014 -- 15, Runners - up : 1964 -- 65, 1989 -- 90, 1997 -- 98, 2006 -- 07 FA Cup Runners - up : 1909 League Cup Semi-finalists : 1970 -- 71, 1988 -- 89, 2017 - 18 Football League Trophy Champions : 1985 -- 86, 2002 -- 03, 2014 -- 15, Runners - up : 1986 -- 87, 1999 -- 00 Other Honours Welsh Cup Champions : 1933 -- 34 Anglo - Scottish Cup Champions : 1977 -- 78 Awards Player of the season Year Winner Position 1970 -- 71 Gerry Sharpe Striker 1971 -- 72 Geoff Merrick Defender 1972 -- 73 John Emanuel Midfielder 1973 -- 74 Gerry Gow Midfielder 1974 -- 75 Gary Collier Defender 1975 -- 76 The Whole Squad 1976 -- 77 Norman Hunter Defender 1977 -- 78 Norman Hunter Defender 1978 -- 79 Gerry Gow Midfielder 1979 -- 80 Geoff Merrick Defender 1980 -- 81 Kevin Mabbutt Striker 1981 -- 82 No award 1982 -- 83 Glyn Riley Striker 1983 -- 84 Howard Pritchard Midfielder 1984 -- 85 Alan Walsh Striker 1985 -- 86 Bobby Hutchinson Midfielder 1986 -- 87 Rob Newman Defender 1987 -- 88 Alan Walsh Striker 1988 -- 89 Keith Waugh Goalkeeper 1989 -- 90 Bob Taylor Striker 1990 -- 91 Andy Llewellyn Defender 1991 -- 92 Martin Scott Defender 1992 -- 93 Keith Welch Goalkeeper 1993 -- 94 Wayne Allison Striker 1994 -- 95 Matt Bryant Defender 1995 -- 96 Martin Kuhl Midfielder 1996 -- 97 Shaun Taylor Defender 1997 -- 98 Shaun Taylor Defender 1998 -- 99 Ade Akinbiyi Striker 1999 -- 00 Billy Mercer Goalkeeper 2000 -- 01 Brian Tinnion Midfielder 2001 -- 02 Matthew Hill Defender 2002 -- 03 Scott Murray Midfielder 2003 -- 04 Tommy Doherty Midfielder 2004 -- 05 Leroy Lita Striker 2005 -- 06 Steve Brooker Striker 2006 -- 07 Jamie McCombe Defender 2007 -- 08 Adriano Basso Goalkeeper 2008 -- 09 Dele Adebola Striker 2009 -- 10 Cole Skuse Midfielder 2010 -- 11 Albert Adomah Midfielder 2011 -- 12 Jon Stead Striker 2012 -- 13 Tom Heaton Goalkeeper 2013 -- 14 Sam Baldock Striker 2014 -- 15 Aden Flint Defender 2015 -- 16 Aden Flint Defender 2016 -- 17 Tammy Abraham Striker Source for 1970s winners : Top league scorer Year Winner Starts Sub Goals 2004 -- 05 Leroy Lita 42 24 2005 -- 06 Steve Brooker 34 16 2006 -- 07 Phil Jevons 31 10 11 2007 -- 08 Darren Byfield 17 16 8 2008 -- 09 Nicky Maynard 34 9 11 2009 -- 10 Nicky Maynard 40 20 2010 -- 11 Brett Pitman 21 18 13 2011 -- 12 Nicky Maynard 26 8 2012 -- 13 Steve Davies 29 8 13 2013 -- 14 Sam Baldock 44 24 2014 -- 15 Aaron Wilbraham 33 18 2015 -- 16 Jonathan Kodjia 42 19 2016 -- 17 Tammy Abraham 41 23 Colours, crest, mascot and anthem Scrumpy, Bristol City FC mascot Bristol City have played in red and white since the 1890s, occasionally also including black. The away kit is more variable. It is traditionally white, but has also frequently 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 crest is a simplified version of the coat of arms of the city of Bristol. The club 's mascot is Scrumpy the robin who has been the club 's mascot since 2005. The club 's official anthem is One for the Bristol City by the Wurzels. First released in 1976, it is the tune the team run out to at home matches. A newly recorded version of the song reached number 66 in the UK charts in September 2007. Bounce around the ground About halfway through the 2007 -- 08 season Bristol City manager Gary Johnson said in an interview that he hoped the team could get the whole ground bouncing. City supporters took this rallying cry on board and began to sing `` Johnson says bounce around the ground '' to the tune of Yellow Submarine, while continually bouncing up and down. The first game at which it was sung was in an away match against Southampton at St Mary 's Stadium, and it was also sung at away at Queen 's Park Rangers in February. When Bristol City fans travelled to London to play 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, and City manager Gary Johnson has even joined in with the bouncing himself. It was also sometimes used by supporters of Gary Johnson 's former side Northampton Town, primarily at away matches. When Gary Johnson 's son, Lee Johnson returned to his former club in 2016 as their new manager, he stated that he wished to inherit the chant and keep the fans singing it. Rivalries Further information : Bristol derby and Severnside derby Bristol City 's traditional rivals are 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 Season. Since then, they have only met three times ; in the two - legged southern final of the 2006 -- 07 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, who play in nearby Cardiff. Despite being a local derby, it crosses the 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 2003 Second Division play - offs. Other clubs have been seen as ' third rivals ' by the fans and media. Swindon Town are seen by many as rivals, nicknamed ' Swindle ' by City fans. This rivalry was most recently relevant in the 2014 -- 15 Season, when the two clubs were rivals for promotion to the Championship. Plymouth Argyle have also previously been considered rivals despite a distance of over 100 miles. The rivalry was especially relevant in the 2000s when the two clubs were the highest ranking West Country clubs for a number of years, and meetings were seen as a decider of the ' Best in the West '. Swansea City and even Yeovil Town have previously been mentioned as rivals, but very rarely. Shirt sponsors Period Kit supplier Kit sponsor 1976 -- 1981 Umbro None 1981 -- 1982 Coffer Sports Park Furnishers Feb 1982 Hire - Rite 1982 -- 1983 Lynx Aug -- Dec 1983 Umbro Dec 1983 -- 1990 Bukta 1990 -- 1992 Thorn Security 1992 -- 1993 Nibor 1993 -- 1994 Dry Blackthorn Cider 1994 -- 1996 Auto Windscreens 1996 -- 1998 Lotto Sanderson 1998 -- 1999 Uhlsport 1999 -- 2000 DAS 2000 -- 2002 Admiral 2002 -- 2005 TFG Sports 2005 -- 2006 Bristol Trade Centre 2006 -- 2008 Puma 2008 -- 2010 DAS 2010 -- 2011 Adidas 2011 -- 2012 RSG ( Home ) Bristol City Community Trust ( Away ) 2012 -- 2014 Blackthorn 2014 -- 2016 Bristol Sport RSG 2016 -- Lancer Scott Management Position Name Nationality Head coach : Lee Johnson English Assistant head coach : Dean Holden English Assistant head coach : Jamie McAllister Scottish Under - 23 manager : Luke Williams English Head of Fitness and Conditioning : Rhys Carr Welsh Head of Performance Analysis : Sam Stanton English Goalkeeping Coach : David Coles English Head Physiotherapist : Steve Allen English Players First - team squad As of 31 January 2018 Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player GK Frank Fielding DF Eros Pisano DF Joe Bryan DF Aden Flint 5 DF Bailey Wright ( captain ) 6 DF Nathan Baker 7 MF Korey Smith 8 MF Josh Brownhill 9 FW Famara Diédhiou 10 FW Matty Taylor 11 MF Callum O'Dowda 12 MF Liam Walsh 14 FW Bobby Reid 15 GK Luke Steele 16 FW Gustav Engvall 18 FW Cauley Woodrow ( on loan from Fulham ) No. Position Player 19 MF Niclas Eliasson 20 MF Jamie Paterson 21 MF Marlon Pack 22 FW Milan Đurić 23 DF Hörður Björgvin Magnússon 25 DF Lloyd Kelly 27 FW Paul Garita 28 MF Gary O'Neil 30 MF Tyreeq Bakinson 31 MF Jens Hegeler 33 FW Freddie Hinds 36 FW Rory Holden 38 GK Jojo Wollacott 39 FW Loïs Diony ( on loan from Saint - Étienne ) 40 MF Ryan Kent ( on loan from Liverpool ) Out on loan Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 13 DF Scott Golbourne ( on loan to Milton Keynes Dons ) 17 DF Taylor Moore ( on loan to Cheltenham Town ) 24 GK Max O'Leary ( on loan to Solihull Moors ) 26 DF Zak Vyner ( on loan to Plymouth Argyle ) No. Position Player 32 MF Joe Morrell ( on loan to Cheltenham Town ) 34 MF Connor Lemonheigh - Evans ( on loan to Torquay United ) 35 MF Jake Andrews ( on loan to Cheltenham Town ) 37 MF Opi Edwards ( on loan to Solihull Moors ) Development squad Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player -- GK Alhaji Sesay -- DF Aden Baldwin -- DF Harvey Smith No. Position Player -- MF Joseph McNulty -- MF George Nurse -- MF Tom Richards Out on loan Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player -- GK Denis Begović ( on loan to Farnborough ) -- GK Lochlan Robertson ( on loan to Cribbs ) -- DF Aaron Parsons ( on loan to Weston - super-Mare ) -- DF Tin Plavotic ( on loan to Barnet ) -- DF Cameron Pring ( on loan to Hereford ) -- MF George Dowling ( on loan to Torquay United ) -- MF Ashley Harper ( on loan to Weston - super-Mare ) No. Position Player -- MF Josh Mortimore ( on loan to Cribbs ) -- MF James Morton ( on loan to Bath City ) -- MF Jonny Smith ( on loan to AFC Fylde ) -- FW Kel Akpobire ( on loan to Guernsey ) -- FW Shawn McCoulsky ( on loan to Newport County ) -- FW Antoine Semenyo ( on loan to Bath City ) List of Bristol City players from 1890s to date 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 players with articles see Category : Bedminster F.C. players Notable former players For a list of notable Bristol City players in sortable - list format where the criteria for inclusion is set out as 100 appearances for the club see List of Bristol City F.C. players. Managerial history Name Period Sam Hollis 1897 -- 1899 Robert Campbell 1899 -- 1901 Sam Hollis 1901 -- 1905 Harry Thickett 1905 -- 1910 Frank Bacon 1910 -- 1911 Sam Hollis 1911 -- 1913 George Hedley 1913 -- 1917 Jock Hamilton 1917 -- 1919 Joe Palmer 1919 -- 1921 Alex Raisbeck 1921 -- 1929 Joe Bradshaw 1929 -- 1932 Bob Hewison 1932 -- 1949 Bob Wright 1949 -- 1950 Pat Beasley 1950 -- 1958 Peter Doherty 1958 -- 1960 Fred Ford 1960 -- 1967 Alan Dicks 1967 -- 1980 Bobby Houghton 1980 -- 1982 Roy Hodgson 1982 Terry Cooper 1982 -- 1988 Joe Jordan 1988 -- 1990 Jimmy Lumsden 1990 -- 1992 Denis Smith 1992 -- 1993 Russell Osman 1993 -- 1994 Joe Jordan 1994 -- 1997 John Ward 1997 -- 1998 Benny Lennartsson 1998 -- 1999 Tony Pulis 1999 Tony Fawthrop & David Burnside 2000 Danny Wilson 2000 -- 2004 Brian Tinnion 2004 -- 2005 Gary Johnson 2005 -- 2010 Steve Coppell Keith Millen 2010 -- 2011 Derek McInnes 2011 -- 2013 Sean O'Driscoll 2013 Steve Cotterill 2013 -- 2016 Lee Johnson 2016 -- Present Stadium Bristol City have played at Ashton Gate in the south - west of Bristol, just south of the River Avon, since moving from St John 's Lane in 1904. The ground currently has an all - seated capacity of 27,000. It was the home of 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. In 2002, the local council was looking at possible sites for a new 40,000 - seat stadium which would house both City, Rovers and 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. Ashton Gate 's current capacity is an average size for Championship grounds, however in November 2007 the club announced plans to relocate to a new 30,000 capacity stadium in Ashton Vale plans were also in place to increase capacity to 42,000 had the England 2018 World Cup bid been successful. 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. There is still no decision on the club 's request to provide a `` safe standing '' area, similar to those used in Germany. Gallery Atyeo Stand Bristol City v. Cardiff City -- 15 March 2009 Ashton Gate with Clifton Suspension Bridge in the background An example of the flags used by the `` Ultras '' in the Wedlock Stand ( The Eastend ) View from the home section of the Wedlock Stand Inside the Wedlock Stand against fierce rivals, Cardiff City The ground lying empty prior to hosting a concert. Bristol City Women 's F.C. Main article : 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 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 Bristol Academy W.F.C.. 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. Honours FA Women 's Premier League Southern Division : Winners : 2003 -- 04 Records Record League victory -- 9 -- 0 v. Aldershot F.C. ( 28 December 1946 ) Record FA Cup victory -- 11 -- 0 v. Chichester City ( 5 November 1960 ) Record League defeat -- 0 -- 9 v. Coventry City F.C. ( 28 April 1934 ) Highest attendance -- 43,335 v. Preston North End ( 16 February 1935 ) Highest attendance ( at any ground ) -- 86,703 v. Hull City Championship Play - off Final -- Wembley Stadium -- ( 24 May 2008 ) Most League appearances -- 597, John Atyeo ( 1951 -- 66 ) Most League goals scored -- 314, John Atyeo ( 1951 -- 66 ) Most goals scored ( overall ) -- 351, John Atyeo ( 1951 -- 66 ) Most capped player -- Billy Wedlock, 26 caps, England Most goals scored in a season -- 36, Don Clark ( 1946 -- 47 ) Record transfer fee paid -- £ 5.3 million to Angers for Famara Diedhiou ( June 2017 ) Record transfer fee received -- £ 15 million from Aston Villa for Jonathan Kodjia ( August 2016 ) Record sequence of League wins -- 14 ; 9 September 1905 -- 2 December 1905 -- This was a joint league record until 2017. Record sequence of League defeats -- 8 ; 10 December 2016 -- 21 January 2017 Record sequence of unbeaten League matches -- 24 ; 9 September 1905 -- 10 February 1906 Record sequence without a League win -- 21 ; 16 March 2013 -- 22 October 2013 Record points total for a Season -- 99pts ; 2014 -- 15 Football League One Most appearances # Name Career Appearances Louis Carey 1995 -- 2004 ; 2005 -- 2014 646 John Atyeo 1951 -- 1966 645 Trevor Tainton 1967 -- 1982 581 Brian Tinnion 1993 -- 2005 551 5 Tom Ritchie 1972 -- 1981 ; 1983 -- 1985 504 6 Gerry Sweeney 1971 -- 1981 490 7 Rob Newman 1981 -- 1991 483 8 Gerry Gow 1969 -- 1981 445 9 Geoff Merrick 1967 -- 1982 433 10 Scott Murray 1997 -- 2003 ; 2004 -- 2009 427 Most club appearances including substitute appearances in all competitions ( excluding Gloucestershire Cup ). Updated 29 December 2013. Note : On 29 December 2013, Louis Carey broke Bristol City 's appearance record when he came on as a substitute in the 4 -- 1 win over Stevenage. 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