# 2014–15 Bristol City F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Bristol City's 117th season as a professional football club and their second consecutive season in the 3rd Division of the Football League since their relegation from the Championship.
The club enjoyed a memorable season of success, earning promotion while winning a double of the Football League Trophy, and in doing so becoming the first club to win the trophy three times, and the League One title, the club's first league title in 60 years.

## Squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Place of Birth | Date of Birth (Age) | Club caps | Club goals | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract End |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Frank Fielding | GK | Blackburn | (1988-04-04) 4 April 1988 (age 36) | 77 | 0 | Derby County | 26 June 2013 | £200,000 | 30 June 2016 |
| 13 | David Richards | GK | Abergavenny | (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | Cardiff City | 1 January 2014 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mark Little | RB/CB | Worcester | (1988-08-20) 20 August 1988 (age 36) | 45 | 2 | Peterborough United | 25 June 2014 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 3 | Derrick Williams | LB | Hamburg | (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) | 105 | 3 | Aston Villa | 24 June 2013 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 4 | Aden Flint | CB | Pinxton | (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 (age 35) | 101 | 18 | Swindon Town | 11 June 2013 | £300,000 | 30 June 2017 |
| 5 | Karleigh Osborne | CB | Southall | (1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 36) | 32 | 1 | Millwall | 7 January 2014] | Undisclosed | 30 June 2016 |
| 6 | Adam El-Abd | CB | Brighton | (1984-09-11) 11 September 1984 (age 40) | 20 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 January 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2017 |
| 17 | Greg Cunningham | LB/LM | Carnmore | (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33) | 106 | 6 | Manchester City | 5 July 2012 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2016 |
| 22 | Luke Ayling | RB/CB | London | (1991-08-25) 25 August 1991 (age 33) | 59 | 4 | Yeovil Town | 8 July 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2017 |
| 24 | James Tavernier | RB | Bradford | (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 33) | 13 | 3 | Wigan Athletic | 15 January 2015 | Loan | 30 June 2015 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | Korey Smith | CM | Hatfield | (1991-01-31) 31 January 1991 (age 33) | 55 | 2 | Oldham Athletic | 27 June 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2017 |
| 8 | Wade Elliott | CM | Eastleigh | (1978-12-14) 14 December 1978 (age 46) | 61 | 5 | Birmingham City | 25 June 2014 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 11 | Scott Wagstaff | RM/RB | Maidstone | (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 34) | 80 | 8 | Charlton Athletic | 8 July 2013 | Free | 30 June 2016 |
| 14 | Bobby Reid | CM/AM | Bristol | (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 31) | 41 | 2 | Academy | 29 April 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| 15 | Luke Freeman | RM/LM/CF | Dartford | (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 32) | 56 | 7 | Stevenage | 26 June 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2017 |
| 21 | Marlon Pack | RM/CM | Portsmouth | (1991-03-25) 25 March 1991 (age 33) | 97 | 3 | Cheltenham Town | 2 August 2013 | £100,000 | 30 June 2015 |
| 23 | Joe Bryan | LM/LB | Bristol | (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31) | 92 | 10 | Academy | 1 August 2011 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 10 | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | RW/CF/SS | London | (1990-12-27) 27 December 1990 (age 34) | 104 | 33 | Ipswich Town | 8 July 2013 | Swap Deal | 30 June 2015 |
| 18 | Aaron Wilbraham | CF | Knutsford | (1979-10-21) 21 October 1979 (age 45) | 43 | 21 | Crystal Palace | 2 July 2014 | Free | 30 June 2015 |
| 19 | Kieran Agard | CF/WG | Newham | (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989 (age 35) | 46 | 15 | Rotherham United | 21 August 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2017 |
| 20 | Wesley Burns | ST/RW/CM | Cardiff | (1994-10-28) 28 October 1994 (age 30) | 37 | 3 | Academy | 18 December 2012 | Trainee | 30 June 2016 |

### Statistics

    As of 15 April 2015
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Frank Fielding | 58 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Mark Little | 43 | 2 | 35+2 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Derrick Williams | 57 | 3 | 45+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Aden Flint | 57 | 15 | 46+0 | 14 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Korey Smith | 55 | 2 | 44+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Wade Elliott | 42 | 2 | 26+10 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas | 48 | 12 | 10+26 | 9 | 5+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Scott Wagstaff | 36 | 2 | 2+24 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | WAL | David Richards | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Luke Freeman | 56 | 7 | 45+2 | 7 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | IRL | Greg Cunningham | 32 | 3 | 9+15 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Aaron Wilbraham | 44 | 21 | 33+4 | 18 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Kieran Agard | 46 | 14 | 34+4 | 13 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | WAL | Wesley Burns | 6 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Marlon Pack | 44 | 3 | 21+12 | 3 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Luke Ayling | 58 | 4 | 46+0 | 4 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Joe Bryan | 50 | 7 | 39+1 | 6 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | James Tavernier (on loan from Wigan Athletic | 13 | 3 | 9+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players currently out on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | ENG | Karleigh Osborne (at Colchester United) | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | EGY | Adam El-Abd (at Bury) | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Bobby Reid (at Plymouth Argyle) | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Sam Baldock | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Matt Smith (on loan from Fulham) | 21 | 13 | 11+3 | 7 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 5 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Todd Kane (on loan from Chelsea) | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | George Saville (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | 10 | 1 | 1+7 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Jordan Wynter | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |

### Captains

    As of 3 May
| No. | P | Name | No. games | Notes |
| 8 | MF | Wade Elliott | 25 | Team Captain |
| 18 | FW | Aaron Wilbraham | 17 | |
| 1 | GK | Frank Fielding | 8 | |
| 9 | FW | Sam Baldock | 5 | |
Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

### Contracts

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Status | Contract length | Expiry date | Source |
| 13 | GK | Dave Richards | 20 | Signed | 1 year | June 2015 | BBC Sport |
| 23 | MF | Joe Bryan | 20 | Signed | 2 years | June 2016 | BBC Sport |
| 20 | FW | Wes Burns | 19 | Signed | 2 years | June 2016 | BBC Sport |
| 14 | MF | Bobby Reid | 21 | Signed | 2 years | June 2016 | BBC Sport |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 8 | MF | Wade Elliott | 35 | EU | Birmingham City | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| 2 | DF | Mark Little | 25 | EU | Peterborough United | Free transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 15 | MF | Luke Freeman | 22 | EU | Stevenage | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 7 | MF | Korey Smith | 23 | EU | Oldham Athletic | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed |
| 18 | FW | Aaron Wilbraham | 34 | EU | Crystal Palace | Free transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free |
| 22 | DF | Luke Ayling | 22 | EU | Yeovil Town | Free transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free |
| 19 | FW | Kieran Agard | 24 | EU | Rotherham United | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 12 | DF | Todd Kane | 21 | Chelsea | 15 November 2014 | 8 January 2015 |
| 9 | FW | Matt Smith | 25 | Fulham | 27 November 2014 | 25 January 2015 |
| 12 | MF | George Saville | 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 January 2015 | 18 April 2015 |
| 24 | DF | James Tavernier | 23 | Wigan Athletic | 15 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 |

### Out

| N | P | Name | Age | Type | Moving to | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Apps | Goals |
| 26 | DF | Mitch Brundle | 19 | Contract ended | Braintree Town | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Louis Carey | 37 | Contract ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 649 | 15 |
| 4 | DF | Liam Fontaine | 28 | Contract ended | Hibernian | Summer | Free | 294 | 7 |
| 25 | MF | Marvin Elliott | 29 | Contract ended | Crawley Town | Summer | Free | 262 | 26 |
| — | FW | Kevin Krans | 21 | Contract ended | Free agent | Summer | Free | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Stephen Pearson | 31 | Contract ended | Motherwell | Summer | Free | 74 | 7 |
| 7 | MF | Liam Kelly | 24 | Transfer | Oldham Athletic | Summer | Undisclosed | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Brendan Moloney | 25 | Contract terminated | Yeovil Town | Summer | Free | 49 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Elliot Parish | 24 | Free transfer | Blackpool | Summer | Free | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Sam Baldock | 25 | Transfer | Brighton & Hove Albion | Summer | Undisclosed | 83 | 34 |
| 16 | MF | Jordan Wynter | 21 | Free transfer | Cheltenham Town | Winter | Free | 3 | 0 |

### Loans out

| No. | P | Name | Age | Loan club | Started | Ended |
| 16 | DF | Jordan Wynter | 20 | Cheltenham Town | 21 August 2014 | 22 September 2014 |
| 14 | MF | Bobby Reid | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 September 2014 | 13 November 2014 |
| 14 | MF | Bobby Reid | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 November 2014 | 3 January 2015 |
| 6 | DF | Adam El-Abd | 30 | Bury | 26 November 2014 | 30 June 2015 |
| 20 | FW | Wes Burns | 20 | Oxford United | 27 November 2014 | 2 February 2015 |
| 14 | MF | Bobby Reid | 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 January 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| 20 | FW | Wes Burns | 20 | Cheltenham Town | 2 February 2015 | 30 June 2015 |
| 5 | DF | Karleigh Osborne | 26 | Colchester United | 26 February 2015 | 4 May 2015 |

## Match details
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bristol City (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 96 | 38 | +58 | 99 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons (P) | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 101 | 44 | +57 | 91 | Promotion to Football League Championship |
| 3 | Preston North End (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 79 | 40 | +39 | 89 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 79 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 71 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Championship.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches
### FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.

### Football League Trophy
## Overall summary

Summary
Games played58 (46 League One, 5 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 6 League Trophy)
Games won37 (29 League One, 3 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 5 League Trophy)
Games drawn14 (12 League One, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 League Trophy)
Games lost7 (5 League One, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Goals scored112 (92 League One, 6 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 13League Trophy)
Goals conceded45 (35 League One, 3 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 5 League Trophy)
Goal difference+67
Clean sheets24 (20 League One, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 League Trophy)
Yellow cards54 (46 League One, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 4 League Trophy)
Red cards2 (2 League One, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 League Trophy)
Worst disciplineDerrick Williams (4 , 1 )
Best resultW 8–2 vs Walsall (2 May 15)
Worst resultL 1–3 vs Sheffield United (14 Feb 15)
Most appearancesFrank Fielding & Luke Ayling (58)
Top scorerAaron Wilbraham (21)
Points99
Score overview
Opposition
Home score
Away score
Double
Barnsley
2–2
2–2
No
Bradford City
2–2
6–0
No
Chesterfield
3–2
2–0
Yes
Colchester United
2–1
2–3
No
Coventry City
0–0
3–1
No
Crawley Town
1–0
2–1
Yes
Crewe Alexandra
3–0
0–1
No
Doncaster Rovers
3–0
2–0
Yes
Fleetwood Town
2–0
3–3
No
Gillingham
0–0
3–1
No
Leyton Orient
0–0
3–1
No
Milton Keynes Dons
3–2
0–0
No
Notts County
4–0
2–1
Yes
Oldham Athletic
1–0
1–1
No
Peterborough United
2–0
3–0
Yes
Port Vale
3–1
3–0
Yes
Preston North End
0–1
1–1
No
Rochdale
1–0
1–1
No
Scunthorpe United
2–1
2–0
Yes
Sheffield United
1–3
2–1
No
Swindon Town
3–0
0–1
No
Walsall
8–2
1–1
No
Yeovil Town
2–1
3–0
Yes :