Bristol City Football Club is an English association football club based in the city of Bristol. Founded in 1894 as Bristol South End, the team first entered the FA Cup in 1895–96, and played in the Western League in 1896–97. The club then turned professional, changed its name to Bristol City, and joined the Southern League. In 1900, City merged with another Southern League club, Bedminster, and the following season gained admission to the Football League, in which the first team have played ever since. They won the Second Division title in 1905–06, and followed up with a runners-up finish in the 1906–07 First Division, three points behind champions Newcastle United. That remains the club's best Football League placing, and two years later they set another record in the 1908–09 FA Cup. City entered the competition at the first-round stage and despite needing a replay in every round apart from the third, went on to reach the final, in which they lost 1–0 to league champions Manchester United. After five seasons in the top flight, City were relegated back to the second tier. [1] [2]
Between the wars, they regularly moved between the second and third tiers, collecting two Third Division South titles in 1922–23 and 1926–27. [1] In the 1930s, they entered the Welsh Cup, and beat another English club, Tranmere Rovers, after a replay to win the 1934 final. [3] When competitive football resumed after the Second World War, City continued to yo-yo between the divisions until 1976, when they returned to the First Division for another four seasons. [1] Financial problems multiplied as the team suffered successive relegations, and the club was on the verge of failure when eight senior players –dubbed the Ashton Gate Eight after the name of City's stadium –agreed to cancel their lengthy contracts. Although the team were again relegated at the end of the 1981–82 season, taking them into the Fourth Division for the first time in their history as well as setting an unwanted record of three consecutive Football League relegations, the club was able to continue in business. [4]
City spent only two seasons in the fourth tier. In 1988–89 they made their second appearance in the semi-final of the League Cup –the first came in 1970–71 –and they returned to the second tier in 1990. In the next 25 years, they experienced three relegations and three promotions between second and third tiers. While in the third tier, they won the Football League Trophy –a competition for teams in the lower divisions of the Football League –three times, in 1986, 2003 and 2015, as well as reaching the final twice more. [1]
As of the end of the 2023–24 season, Bristol City have spent 2 seasons in the fourth tier of the English football league system, 45 in the third, 56 in the second and 9 in the top tier. The table details the team's achievements and the top goalscorer in senior first-team competitions from their first season in the FA Cup in 1895–96 to the end of the most recently completed season.
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Details of the abandoned 1939–40 Football League season are shown in italics and appropriately footnoted.
Season | League [1] [8] [9] | FA Cup [10] [lower-alpha 2] | League Cup [1] [11] | Other [1] [3] [12] [13] [14] | Top league scorer(s) [15] | ||||||||||
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1895–96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QR1 | — | — | — | — | — |
1896–97 | West 1 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 2nd | QR1 | — | — | — | Not known | — |
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1901–02 | Div 2 | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 52 | 35 | 40 | 6th | QR4 | — | — | — | Bertie Banks | 9 |
1902–03 | Div 2 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 42 | 4th | R2 | — | — | — | Dick Wombwell | 11 |
1903–04 | Div 2 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 41 | 42 | 4th | R1 | — | — | — | Alf Dean | 14 |
1904–05 | Div 2 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 45 | 42 | 4th | R2 | — | — | — | Sam Gilligan | 14 |
1905–06 | Div 2 ↑ | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 83 | 28 | 66 | 1st | R1 | — | — | — | William Maxwell [16] | 27 ♦ |
1906–07 | Div 1 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 47 | 48 | 2nd [lower-alpha 5] | R2 | — | — | — | William Maxwell | 17 |
1907–08 | Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 61 | 36 | 10th | R1 | — | — | — | Sam Gilligan | 16 |
1908–09 | Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 38 | 8th | F [lower-alpha 6] | — | — | — | Sam Gilligan | 9 |
1909–10 | Div 1 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 60 | 32 | 16th | R2 | — | — | — | Jack Cowell | 20 |
1910–11 | Div 1 ↓ | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 66 | 27 | 19th | R1 | — | — | — | Ginger Owers | 16 |
1911–12 | Div 2 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 60 | 34 | 13th | R1 | — | — | — | Jock Butler | 11 |
1912–13 | Div 2 | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 72 | 33 | 16th | R1 | — | — | — | Ginger Owers | 13 |
1913–14 | Div 2 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 8th | R1 | — | — | — | Billy Brown | 10 |
1914–15 | Div 2 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 37 | 13th | R1 | — | — | — | Billy Brown | 13 |
1915–19 | League and FA Cup football was suspended until after the First World War. | ||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 43 | 8th | SF | — | — | — | Tommy Howarth | 14 |
1920–21 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 29 | 51 | 3rd | R1 | — | — | — | 14 | |
1921–22 | Div 2 ↓ | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 33 | 22nd | R1 | — | — | — | Albert Fairclough | 12 |
1922–23 | Div 3S ↑ | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 59 | 1st | R2 | — | — | — | Albert Fairclough | 19 |
1923–24 | Div 2 ↓ | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 65 | 29 | 22nd | R3 | — | — | — | Albert Fairclough | 8 |
1924–25 | Div 3S | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 41 | 53 | 3rd | R2 | — | — | — | Tot Walsh | 20 |
1925–26 | Div 3S | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 4th | R3 | — | — | — | Tot Walsh | 25 |
1926–27 | Div 3S ↑ | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 104 | 54 | 60 | 1st | R2 | — | — | — | Tot Walsh | 32 |
1927–28 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 76 | 79 | 39 | 12th | R3 | — | — | — | Albert Keating | 16 |
1928–29 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 72 | 36 | 20th | R3 | — | — | — | 13 | |
1929–30 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 83 | 35 | 20th | R3 | — | — | — | Bertie Williams | 16 |
1930–31 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 82 | 38 | 16th | R3 | — | — | — | Sid Elliott | 15 |
1931–32 | Div 2 ↓ | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 78 | 23 | 22nd | R4 | — | — | — | Charlie Sargeant | 10 |
1932–33 | Div 3S | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 83 | 90 | 37 | 15th | R2 | — | Welsh Cup | R7 | Ted Bowen | 28 |
1933–34 | Div 3S | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 85 | 33 | 19th | R3 | — |
| Joe Riley | 13 | |
1934–35 | Div 3S | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 68 | 39 | 15th | R5 | — | Third Division South Cup | R2 | Ted Harston | 15 |
1935–36 | Div 3S | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 59 | 40 | 13th | R1 | — |
| Dick Armstrong | 11 | |
1936–37 | Div 3S | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 58 | 70 | 36 | 16th | R1 | — |
| Jack Haycox | 17 | |
1937–38 | Div 3S | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 68 | 40 | 55 | 2nd | R2 | — |
| Alf Rowles | 18 | |
1938–39 | Div 3S | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 63 | 44 | 8th | R1 | — | Third Division South Cup | QF | Lew Booth | 15 |
1939–40 | Div 3S | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — [lower-alpha 8] | — | — | — | — | five players [lower-alpha 9] | 1 |
1939–45 | League and FA Cup football was suspended until after the Second World War. | ||||||||||||||
1945–46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R4 [lower-alpha 10] | — | — | — | — | — |
1946–47 | Div 3S | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 94 | 56 | 51 | 3rd | R2 | — | — | — | Don Clark [16] | 36 ♦ |
1947–48 | Div 3S | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 77 | 65 | 43 | 7th | R2 | — | — | — | Len Townsend [16] | 29 ♦ |
1948–49 | Div 3S | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 62 | 36 | 16th | R3 | — | — | — | Len Townsend | 14 |
1949–50 | Div 3S | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 61 | 40 | 15th | R1 | — | — | — | Arnold Rodgers | 18 |
1950–51 | Div 3S | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 59 | 51 | 10th | R5 | — | — | — | Arnold Rodgers | 20 |
1951–52 | Div 3S | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 69 | 42 | 15th | R2 | — | — | — | 12 | |
1952–53 | Div 3S | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 95 | 61 | 59 | 5th | R1 | — | — | — | Arnold Rodgers | 26 |
1953–54 | Div 3S | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 88 | 66 | 56 | 3rd | R3 | — | — | — | John Atyeo | 22 |
1954–55 | Div 3S ↑ | 46 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 101 | 47 | 70 | 1st | R1 | — | — | — | John Atyeo | 28 |
1955–56 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 80 | 64 | 45 | 11th | R3 | — | — | — | John Atyeo | 30 |
1956–57 | Div 2 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 79 | 41 | 13th | R5 | — | — | — | John Atyeo | 23 |
1957–58 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 88 | 35 | 17th | R5 | — | — | — | John Atyeo | 23 |
1958–59 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 70 | 41 | 10th | R4 | — | — | — | John Atyeo | 26 |
1959–60 | Div 2 ↓ | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 60 | 97 | 27 | 22nd | R3 | — | — | — | 16 | |
1960–61 | Div 3 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 68 | 44 | 14th | R4 | R3 | — | — | John Atyeo | 19 |
1961–62 | Div 3 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 94 | 72 | 54 | 6th | R3 | R1 [lower-alpha 11] | Welsh Cup | QF | John Atyeo | 26 |
1962–63 | Div 3 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 100 | 92 | 45 | 14th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Brian Clark | 23 |
1963–64 | Div 3 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 55 | 5th | R4 | R1 | — | — | John Atyeo | 21 |
1964–65 | Div 3 ↑ | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 92 | 55 | 59 | 2nd | R3 | R2 | — | — | 23 | |
1965–66 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 63 | 48 | 51 | 5th | R3 | R2 | — | — | John Atyeo | 19 |
1966–67 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 38 | 15th | R5 | R2 | — | — | Roger Peters | 9 |
1967–68 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 62 | 36 | 19th | R5 | R2 | — | — | John Galley | 26 |
1968–69 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 53 | 38 | 16th | R3 | R3 | — | — | John Galley | 18 |
1969–70 | Div 2 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 50 | 39 | 14th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Gerry Sharpe | 10 |
1970–71 | Div 2 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 31 | 19th | R3 | SF | — | — | John Galley | 12 |
1971–72 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 49 | 46 | 8th | R3 | R1 | — | — | John Galley | 22 |
1972–73 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 51 | 46 | 5th | R4 | R2 | — | — | Gerry Gow | 12 |
1973–74 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 54 | 38 | 16th | QF | R3 | Watney Cup | SF | Keith Fear | 8 |
1974–75 | Div 2 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 33 | 50 | 5th | R3 | R3 | — | — | 9 | |
1975–76 | Div 2 ↑ | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 53 | 2nd | R3 | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Group | Tom Ritchie | 18 |
1976–77 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 48 | 35 | 19th | R3 | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Group | 7 | |
1977–78 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 35 | 17th | R3 | R3 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | W [lower-alpha 12] | Tom Ritchie | 11 |
1978–79 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | 40 | 13th | R4 | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | QF | 9 | |
1979–80 | Div 1 ↓ | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 66 | 31 | 20th | R4 | R4 | — | — | Tom Ritchie | 13 |
1980–81 | Div 2 ↓ | 42 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 51 | 30 | 21st | R5 | R2 | — | — | Kevin Mabbutt | 9 |
1981–82 | Div 3 ↓ | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 65 | 46 [lower-alpha 13] | 23rd | R4 | R3 | — | — | Mick Harford | 11 |
1982–83 | Div 4 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 59 | 70 | 56 | 14th | R1 | R2 | Football League Group Cup | Group | Glyn Riley | 16 |
1983–84 | Div 4 ↑ | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 44 | 82 | 4th | R3 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | R1 | Glyn Riley | 16 |
1984–85 | Div 3 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 47 | 81 | 5th | R2 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | QF(S) | Alan Walsh | 20 |
1985–86 | Div 3 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 60 | 68 | 9th | R2 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | W [lower-alpha 14] | Steve Neville | 20 |
1986–87 | Div 3 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 63 | 36 | 77 | 6th | R3 | R2 | Associate Members' Cup | F [lower-alpha 15] | Alan Walsh | 16 |
1987–88 | Div 3 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 62 | 75 | 5th [lower-alpha 16] | R2 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | R1(S) | Alan Walsh | 12 |
1988–89 | Div 3 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 55 | 63 | 11th | R3 | SF | Associate Members' Cup | R1(S) | Alan Walsh | 11 |
1989–90 | Div 3 ↑ | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 76 | 40 | 91 | 2nd | R5 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | R1(S) | Bob Taylor [16] | 27 ♦ |
1990–91 | Div 2 | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 71 | 67 | 9th | R3 | R2 | Full Members Cup | R1(S) | Nicky Morgan | 13 |
1991–92 | Div 2 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 71 | 54 | 14th | R5 | R2 | Full Members Cup | R2(S) | Wayne Allison | 10 |
1992–93 | Div 1 [lower-alpha 17] | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 67 | 56 | 15th | R3 | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Int'l | Andy Cole | 12 |
1993–94 | Div 1 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 47 | 50 | 64 | 13th | R5 | R1 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Prelim | Wayne Allison | 15 |
1994–95 | Div 1↓ | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 63 | 45 | 23rd | R4 | R2 | — | — | Wayne Allison | 13 |
1995–96 | Div 2 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 13th | R1 | R2 | — | — | 10 | |
1996–97 | Div 2 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 51 | 73 | 5th [lower-alpha 18] | R3 | R2 | — | — | Shaun Goater | 23 |
1997–98 | Div 2↑ | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 39 | 85 | 2nd | R2 | R2 | Football League Trophy | QF(S) | Shaun Goater | 16 |
1998–99 | Div 1↓ | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 80 | 42 | 24th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Ade Akinbiyi | 19 |
1999–2000 | Div 2 | 46 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 59 | 57 | 64 | 9th | R3 | R2 | Football League Trophy | F [lower-alpha 19] | Tony Thorpe | 13 |
2000–01 | Div 2 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 56 | 68 | 9th | R5 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1(S) | Tony Thorpe | 19 |
2001–02 | Div 2 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 53 | 73 | 7th | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | F(S) | Tony Thorpe | 17 |
2002–03 | Div 2 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 79 | 48 | 83 | 3rd [lower-alpha 20] | R3 | R2 | Football League Trophy | W [lower-alpha 21] | Scott Murray | 19 |
2003–04 | Div 2 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 37 | 82 | 3rd [lower-alpha 22] | R2 | R3 | Football League Trophy | R1(S) | Lee Peacock | 14 |
2004–05 | League 1 [lower-alpha 23] | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 74 | 57 | 70 | 7th | R1 | R2 | Football League Trophy | QF(S) | Leroy Lita | 24 |
2005–06 | League 1 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 62 | 65 | 9th | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1(S) | Steve Brooker | 16 |
2006–07 | League 1↑ | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 63 | 39 | 85 | 2nd | R4 | R1 | Football League Trophy | F(S) [lower-alpha 24] | Phil Jevons | 11 |
2007–08 | Champ | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 53 | 74 | 4th [lower-alpha 25] | R3 | R2 | — | — | Darren Byfield | 8 |
2008–09 | Champ | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 61 | 10th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Nicky Maynard | 11 |
2009–10 | Champ | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 10th | R3 | R2 | — | — | Nicky Maynard [16] | 20 ♦ |
2010–11 | Champ | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 65 | 60 | 15th | R3 | R1 | — | — | Brett Pitman | 13 |
2011–12 | Champ | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 68 | 49 | 20th | R3 | R1 | — | — | Nicky Maynard | 8 |
2012–13 | Champ↓ | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 59 | 84 | 41 | 24th | R3 | R1 | — | — | Steve Davies | 13 |
2013–14 | League 1 | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 70 | 67 | 58 | 12th | R3 | R3 | Football League Trophy | R2(S) | Sam Baldock | 24 ♦ |
2014–15 | League 1↑ | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 96 | 38 | 99 | 1st | R4 | R1 | Football League Trophy | W [lower-alpha 26] | Aaron Wilbraham | 18 |
2015–16 | Champ | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 71 | 52 | 18th | R3 | R1 | — | — | Jonathan Kodjia | 19 |
2016–17 | Champ | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 66 | 54 | 17th | R4 | R4 | — | — | Tammy Abraham | 23 |
2017–18 | Champ | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 58 | 67 | 11th | R3 | SF | — | — | Bobby Reid | 19 |
2018–19 | Champ | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 53 | 70 | 8th | R5 | R1 | — | — | Famara Diédhiou | 13 |
2019–20 | Champ | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 12th | R3 | R1 | — | — | Famara Diédhiou | 12 |
2020–21 | Champ | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 68 | 51 | 19th | R5 | R3 | — | — | Nahki Wells | 10 |
2021–22 | Champ | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 77 | 55 | 17th | R3 | R1 | — | — | Andreas Weimann | 22 |
2022–23 | Champ | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 14th | R5 | R3 | — | — | Nahki Wells | 11 |
2023–24 | Champ | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 51 | 62 | 11th | R4 | R2 | — | — | Tommy Conway | 10 |
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