2023–24 Bristol City F.C. season

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Bristol City
2023–24 season
OwnerStephen Lansdown
ManagerNigel Pearson
(until 29 October)[1]
Curtis Fleming
(interim, from 29 October to 7 November)[1][2]
Liam Manning
(from 7 November)[3]
StadiumAshton Gate
Championship13th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Conway (9)
All: Tommy Conway (11)
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is the 126th season in the history of Bristol City and their ninth consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Current squad[edit]

As of 22 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Max O'Leary GK Republic of Ireland England Bath (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 27) Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 30 June 2026
23 Stefan Bajic GK France Saint-Étienne (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 22) France Pau 5 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
Defenders
3 Cameron Pring LB England Cheltenham (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2026
4 Kal Naismith CB Scotland Glasgow (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32) Luton Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
5 Robert Atkinson CB England Chesterfield (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 25) Oxford United 3 July 2021 £1,500,000 30 June 2026
16 Robert Dickie CB England Wokingham (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28) Queens Park Rangers 14 June 2023 £700,000 30 June 2026
19 George Tanner RB England Blackpool (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24) Carlisle United 30 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
22 Taylor Gardner-Hickman RB England Telford (2001-12-30) 30 December 2001 (age 22) West Bromwich Albion 15 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
24 Haydon Roberts CB England Brighton (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 21) Brighton & Hove Albion 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
26 Zak Vyner CB England Southwark (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 26) Academy 1 June 2015 Trainee 30 June 2026
27 Jamie Knight-Lebel CB Canada Montréal (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2027
34 Joseph James CB England Academy 20 October 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
35 Duncan Idehen CB England (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 21) Birmingham City 1 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
Midfielders
2 Ross McCrorie DM Scotland Dailly (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26) Scotland Aberdeen 14 June 2023 £1,975,000 30 June 2026
6 Matty James CM England Bacup (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 32) Leicester City 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
7 Scott Twine AM England Swindon (1999-07-14) 14 July 1999 (age 24) Burnley 15 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
8 Joe Williams CM England Liverpool (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 27) Wigan Athletic 20 August 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
10 Andy King CM Wales England Barnstaple (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 35) Belgium Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
11 Anis Mehmeti AM Albania England Islington (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23) Wycombe Wanderers 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
12 Jason Knight CM Republic of Ireland Dublin (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 23) Derby County 11 July 2023 £1,975,000 30 June 2027
17 Mark Sykes RM Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland Belfast (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 26) Oxford United 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
18 Ayman Benarous CM England Bristol (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2025
36 Jed Meerholz CM England Academy 2 December 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
37 Tommy Backwell CM England (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024
Forwards
9 Harry Cornick CF England Poole (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29) Luton Town 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
15 Tommy Conway CF Scotland England Taunton (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2025
20 Sam Bell CF England Bristol (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2026
21 Nahki Wells CF Bermuda Hamilton (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 33) Burnley 30 January 2020 £4,750,000 30 June 2025
30 Raekwon Nelson CF England (2005-10-26) 26 October 2005 (age 18) Academy 23 May 2022 Trainee 30 June 2026
47 Adedire Mebude RW Scotland England London (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 19) Belgium Westerlo 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
Out on Loan
13 Harvey Wiles-Richards GK England Bath (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 21) Bath City 1 July 2020 Free 30 June 2024
14 Andreas Weimann AM Austria Vienna (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 32) Derby County 3 July 2018 £2,250,000 30 June 2024
28 Raphael Araoye CB Germany (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
29 Ephraim Yeboah CF Italy Montirone (2006-07-21) 21 July 2006 (age 17) Academy 21 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026
32 Lewis Thomas GK Wales Swansea (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26) Forest Green Rovers 29 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025
38 Omar Taylor-Clarke DM Wales Newport (2003-12-10) 10 December 2003 (age 20) Academy 10 October 2022 Trainee 30 June 2025
Max Bird DM England Burton upon Trent (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 23) Derby County 1 February 2024 Undisclsoed 30 June 2027

Statistics[edit]

As of 10 February 2024
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol City.
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 37 0 31+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Ross McCrorie 8 0 2+3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF England ENG Cameron Pring 33 1 29+1 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Kal Naismith 15 2 9+4 1 0+0 0 1+1 1
6 MF England ENG Matty James 36 3 26+4 3 2+2 0 0+2 0
7 MF England ENG Scott Twine 1 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Joe Williams 31 0 19+7 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW England ENG Harry Cornick 33 2 5+22 1 0+4 0 2+0 1
10 MF Wales WAL Andy King 10 0 2+5 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
11 MF Albania ALB Anis Mehmeti 29 1 10+13 1 4+0 0 2+0 0
12 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jason Knight 37 6 30+1 3 3+1 1 1+1 2
14 FW Austria AUT Andreas Weimann 21 1 9+11 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
15 FW Scotland SCO Tommy Conway 28 8 16+8 6 4+0 2 0+0 0
16 DF England ENG Rob Dickie 35 3 27+2 3 4+0 0 2+0 0
17 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Sykes 28 5 23+3 5 0+0 0 1+1 0
19 DF England ENG George Tanner 32 0 25+1 0 3+1 0 2+0 0
20 FW England ENG Sam Bell 37 4 21+10 4 2+2 0 0+2 0
21 FW Bermuda BER Nahki Wells 26 4 13+7 3 0+4 0 2+0 1
22 DF England ENG Taylor Gardner-Hickman* 30 1 17+10 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF England ENG Haydon Roberts 12 0 1+8 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
26 DF England ENG Zak Vyner 29 0 24+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
27 DF Canada CAN Jamie Knight-Lebel 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
29 FW Italy ITA Ephraim Yeboah 12 0 0+10 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
34 DF England ENG Joseph James 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record[edit]

As of 12 November 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 20 England CF Sam Bell 4 0 0 4
21 Bermuda CF Nahki Wells 2 0 1 3
2 4 Scotland LB Kal Naismith 1 0 1 2
6 England CM Matty James 2 0 0 2
9 England CF Harry Cornick 1 0 1 2
12 Republic of Ireland CM Jason Knight 0 0 2 2
15 Scotland CF Tommy Conway 2 0 0 2
17 Republic of Ireland RM Mark Sykes 2 0 0 2
2 16 England CB Rob Dickie 2 0 0 2
Total 16 0 5 21

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 25 October 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 16 England CB Rob Dickie 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
21 Bermuda CF Nahki Wells 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2 8 England CM Joe Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 Austria SS Andreas Weimann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 England RB George Tanner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 England RB Taylor Gardner-Hickman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29 Italy CF Ephraim Yeboah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 3 England LB Cameron Pring 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 Scotland LB Kal Naismith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 England LB Haydon Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 Republic of Ireland CM Jason Knight 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 England LB Haydon Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 0 0

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref.
14 June 2023 DF England Robert Dickie England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [4]
14 June 2023 DF Scotland Ross McCrorie Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed [5][6]
1 July 2023 DF England Haydon Roberts England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [7]
11 July 2023 MF Republic of Ireland Jason Knight England Derby County Undisclosed [8]
29 September 2023 GK Wales Lewis Thomas England Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [9]
2 January 2024 FW England Jack Griffin England Guernsey Undisclosed [10][11]
2 January 2024 DF England Jack Hooper Unattached Free transfer [12]
3 January 2024 MF Republic of Ireland Adam Murphy Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [13][14]
15 January 2024 DF England Taylor Gardner-Hickman England West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed [15][16]
22 January 2024 MF England Josh Stokes England Aldershot Town £250,000 [17][18]
1 February 2024 MF England Max Bird England Derby County Undisclosed [19][20]
16 February 2024 GK England Isaac Finch England Bridgwater United Free transfer [21]

Out[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023 GK England Will Buse England Yeovil Town Free transfer [22][23]
30 June 2023 DF England Jay Dasilva England Coventry City Free transfer [22][24]
30 June 2023 FW England Prince Henry England Bromsgrove Sporting Free transfer [22][25]
30 June 2023 DF England Taylor Moore France Valenciennes Free transfer [22][26]
30 June 2023 MF England James Morton England Weston-super-Mare Free transfer [22][27]
30 June 2023 MF England Josh Owers England Yeovil Town Free transfer [22][28]
30 June 2023 MF Wales Joseph Porton England Melksham Town Free transfer [22][29]
30 June 2023 DF England James Taylor England Truro City Free transfer [22][30]
11 July 2023 DF England Kane Wilson England Derby County Undisclosed [31][32]
16 July 2023 MF England Brandon Oputeri England Yate Town Free transfer [33]
18 July 2023 DF Wales Joe Low England Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed [34]
10 August 2023 MF England Alex Scott England AFC Bournemouth £25,000,000 [35][36]
26 August 2023 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas Germany Schalke 04 Free transfer [37][38]
1 September 2023 MF France Han-Noah Massengo England Burnley Compensation [39][40]
1 September 2023 FW England Owura Edwards England Colchester United Undisclosed [41]
12 January 2024 FW Wales Sam Pearson England Yeovil Town Free transfer [42][43]

Loaned in[edit]

Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
22 August 2023 DF England Taylor Gardner-Hickman England West Bromwich Albion 15 January 2024[a] [44][45]
15 January 2024 FW England Scott Twine England Burnley End of season [46][47]
1 February 2024 FW Scotland Adedire Mebude Belgium Westerlo End of season [48][20]
  1. ^ Gardner-Hickman joined Bristol City on a permanent transfer.

Loaned out[edit]

Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
13 July 2023 DF Wales Zac Bell England Yeovil Town 1 January 2024 [49]
20 July 2023 FW England Olly Thomas England Yeovil Town 31 August 2023[a] [50][51]
20 July 2023 FW England Seb Palmer-Houlden Wales Newport County End of season [52]
21 July 2023 MF England Ewan Clark England Bath City 13 January 2024[b] [53][54]
26 July 2023 GK Wales Josey Casa-Grande England Tiverton Town 13 January 2024[c] [55][54]
4 August 2023 MF England Dylan Kadji England Forest Green Rovers 4 March 2024 [56]
1 September 2023 FW England Olly Thomas Wales Newport County 24 November 2023[d] [57][58]
18 October 2023 DF Wales Harry Leeson England Gloucester City 7 January 2024 [59]
27 October 2023 MF England Kai Churchley England Gloucester City 27 November 2023 [60]
15 November 2023 DF England Duncan Idehen England Yeovil Town 18 December 2023[e] [61][62]
9 January 2024 DF Wales Zac Bell England Taunton Town End of season [63]
9 January 2024 FW Wales Marley Rose England Taunton Town End of season [64]
13 January 2024 GK Wales Josey Casa-Grande England Bath City End of season [54]
15 January 2024 FW Austria Andreas Weimann England West Bromwich Albion End of season [65]
22 January 2024 MF England Josh Stokes England Aldershot Town End of season [17]
23 January 2024 DF Germany Raphael Araoye England Weston-super-Mare 20 February 2024 [66]
1 February 2024 MF England Max Bird England Derby County End of season [19][20]
23 February 2024 GK England Mac Boyd England Cribbs End of Season [67]
23 February 2024 FW England Olly Thomas England Yeovil Town End of Season [67]
23 February 2024 DF Wales Callum Wood England Weston-super-Mare End of Season [67]
27 February 2024 FW Italy Ephraim Yeboah England Bath City End of Season [68]
1 March 2024 GK England Harvey Wiles-Richards England Weymouth End of Season [69]
4 March 2024 MF England Dylan Kadji England Aldershot Town End of Season [70]
11 March 2024 MF Wales Omar Taylor-Clarke England Weston-super-Mare End of Season [71]
22 March 2024 DF England Duncan Idehen England Bath City End of Season [72]
22 March 2024 GK Wales Lewis Thomas England Bromley End of Season [73]
  1. ^ Thomas was recalled back early from his loan at Yeovil Town.
  2. ^ Clark was recalled back early from his loan at Bath City.
  3. ^ Casa-Grande was recalled back early from his loan at Tiverton Town.
  4. ^ On 24 November, Thomas returned early from his loan spell at Newport.
  5. ^ Idehen was recalled back early from his loan at Yeovil Town.

New Contracts[edit]

Date Pos Player Length Squad Ref
14 July 2023 FW England Seb Palmer-Houlden 1 year Under-21s [74]
14 July 2023 MF Wales Andy King 1 year First team [75]
21 July 2023 FW Italy Ephraim Yeboah 3 years First team [76]
24 July 2023 DF England Cameron Pring 3 years First team [77]
1 September 2023 DF England Zak Vyner 3 years First team [78]
3 October 2023 FW England Sam Bell 3 years First team [79]
16 February 2024 GK Wales Josey Casa-Grande 2 years Under-21s [80]
16 February 2024 GK Wales Lewis Thomas 1 year First team [81]
21 February 2024 FW England Seb Palmer-Houlden 3 years Under-21s [82]
15 March 2024 DF Canada Jamie Knight-Lebel 3 years First team [83]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 17 May, Bristol City announced their pre-season preparations would end away to Portsmouth.[84] A day later, the club confirmed their pre-season schedule, with fixtures against Reading, Swindon Town, Newport County, Oxford United and Exeter City.[85] A seventh and final friendly was later confirmed, against Cheltenham Town.[86] On July 14, the club announced they would begin pre-season with a behind closed doors friendly against Torquay United.[87]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2023 Friendly Bristol City Cancelled Reading Bristol
12:30 BST Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Note: Fixture was cancelled due to Reading unable to fulfil the match.[88]
15 July 2023 Friendly Bristol City 6–2 Torquay United Bristol
14:00 BST Knight
Bell
Mehmeti x2'
Cornick x2'
Report Ash
Jarvis
Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
18 July 2023 Friendly Bristol City 7–1 Swindon Town Bristol
12:30 BST Bell 17', 55'
Sykes 77'
Conway 90', 92', 99', 114'
Report Hepburn-Murphy 22' Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 July 2023 Friendly Bristol City 8–0 Newport County Bristol
12:30 BST Bell 8'
Wells 19', 37', 49', 51' (pen.)
Vyner 43'
Scott 62', 90'
Report Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
22 July 2023 Friendly Bristol City 4–1 Oxford United Bristol
15:00 BST Conway 13', 59'
Weimann 27'
Knight 49'
Report O'Donkor 15' Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
25 July 2023 Friendly Bristol City 4–0 Exeter City Bristol
13:00 BST Leeson 30', 80'
Wells 59'
Sykes 76'
Report Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
25 July 2023 Friendly Cheltenham Town 1–1 Bristol City Cheltenham
19:45 BST Keena 64' (pen.) Report Tanner 42' Stadium: Whaddon Road
29 July 2023 Friendly Portsmouth 0–1 Bristol City Milton
15:00 BST Report Sykes 50' Stadium: Fratton Park

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship Matchday 1 43 16 10 17 50 46 +4 037.21
FA Cup Third round Fourth round 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 025.00
EFL Cup First round Second round 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 050.00
Total 49 18 13 18 58 50 +8 036.73

Last updated: 13 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Championship[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Middlesbrough 45 19 9 17 68 61 +7 66
9 Coventry City 44 17 13 14 68 55 +13 64
10 Preston North End 44 18 9 17 56 61 −5 63
11 Bristol City 45 17 11 17 53 47 +6 62
12 Cardiff City 45 19 5 21 51 65 −14 62
13 Swansea City 45 15 12 18 59 64 −5 57
14 Watford 45 13 17 15 60 58 +2 56
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 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)[89]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
44 16 11 17 51 47  +4 59 10 4 8 29 21  +8 6 7 9 22 26  −4

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344
GroundHAHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultDWLDWDWLLWLWLLWDWLLDLWWWDLLDDLWWLLLLWLWWDWDD
Position1410141481179111114813151111111214141514128811141313141311121213141314131212121212
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[90]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Bristol City 1–1 Preston North End Ashton Gate
15:00 BST Bell 47' Report Keane 86'
McCann Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 23,313
Referee: David Webb
12 August 2023 2 Millwall 0–1 Bristol City Bermondsey
15:00 BST Hutchinson Yellow card 67' Report Williams Yellow card 25'
Pring Yellow card 69'
Vyner Yellow card 88'
James 90+4'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 18,905
Referee: Keith Stroud
19 August 2023 3 Bristol City 0–2 Birmingham City Ashton Gate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 22,397
Referee: Samuel Barrott
25 August 2023 4 Hull City 1–1 Bristol City Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 19,491
Referee: James Linington
2 September 2023 5 Swansea City 1–2 Bristol City Landore
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,676
Referee: Oliver Langford
16 September 2023 6 Bristol City 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Ashton Gate
15:00 BST Pring Yellow card 39'
Tanner Yellow card 54'
Report Phillips Yellow card 30'
Molumby Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 21,836
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
19 September 2023 7 Bristol City 4–1 Plymouth Argyle Ashton Gate
19:45 BST Bell 3'
James 8'
Sykes 33'
Wells Yellow card 35'
Tanner Yellow card 67'
Cornick 80'
Yeboah Yellow card 90+3'
Report Randell 26'
Molumby Yellow card 67'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23,017
Referee: Matt Donohue
23 September 2023 8 Leicester City 1–0 Bristol City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,674
Referee: James Bell
30 September 2023 9 Bristol City 2–3 Stoke City Ashton Gate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 21,117
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
4 October 2023 10 Rotherham United 1–2 Bristol City Rotherham
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,221
Referee: Dean Whitestone
7 October 2023 11 Leeds United 2–1 Bristol City Leeds
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,386
Referee: Keith Stroud
21 October 2023 12 Bristol City 1–0 Coventry City Ashton Gate
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 22,718
Referee: David Webb
25 October 2023 13 Bristol City 0–1 Ipswich Town Ashton Gate
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 22,784
Referee: Tom Nield
28 October 2023 14 Cardiff City 2–0 Bristol City Leckwith
15:00 BST
BBC report
Sky report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 25,803
Referee: Darren England (Barnsley)
4 November 2023 15 Bristol City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 22,322
Referee: Lewis Smith
11 November 2023 16 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Bristol City Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,540
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 November 2023 17 Bristol City 3–2 Middlesbrough Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 21,694
Referee: John Busby
29 November 2023 18 Southampton 1–0 Bristol City Southampton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,047
Referee: Keith Stroud
3 December 2023 19 Bristol City 1–2 Norwich City Ashton Gate
13:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 20,424
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 December 2023 20 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Bristol City Huddersfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,429
Referee: Andy Davies
12 December 2023 21 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Bristol City Blackburn
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,092
Referee: James Linington
16 December 2023 22 Bristol City 1–0 Sunderland Bristol
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 22,701
Referee: Steve Martin
22 December 2023 23 Bristol City 3–2 Hull City Bristol
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 20,816
Referee: Ben Toner
26 December 2023 24 Watford 1–4 Bristol City Watford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,626
Referee: John Busby
29 December 2023 25 Birmingham City 0–0 Bristol City Bordesley
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 21,231
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
1 January 2024 26 Bristol City 0–1 Millwall Bristol
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 21,755
Referee: Tom Nield
13 January 2024 27 Preston North End 2–0 Bristol City Preston
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 14,929
Referee: Samuel Barrott
20 January 2024 28 Bristol City 1–1 Watford Bristol
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 23,611
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
30 January 2024 29 Coventry City 2–2 Bristol City Coventry
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 22,724
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 January, but was postponed due to Coventry's FA Cup involvement.[91]
2 February 2024 30 Bristol City 0–1 Leeds United Bristol
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 25,429
Referee: Stephen Martin
10 February 2024 31 Middlesbrough 1–2 Bristol City Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 24,881
Referee: Sam Allison
13 February 2024 32 Bristol City 3–1 Southampton Bristol
20:00 GMT Bell 52'
Vyner Yellow card 65'
Dickie 72'
Cornick 82'
Williams Yellow card 90+4'
Report Fraser Yellow card 90+2'
Armstrong 90+5'
Sulemana Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 24,661
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
17 February 2024 33 Bristol City 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Bristol
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23,619
Referee: Samuel Barrott
24 February 2024 34 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Bristol City Owlerton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 26,328
Referee: Thomas Kirk
2 March 2024 35 Bristol City 0–1 Cardiff City Bristol
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 24,035
Referee: Sam Allison
5 March 2024 36 Ipswich Town 3–2 Bristol City Ipswich
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,001
Referee: David Webb
10 March 2024 37 Bristol City 1–0 Swansea City Bristol
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 20,995
Referee: Matt Donohue
16 March 2024 38 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Bristol City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,254
Referee: Tom Nield
29 March 2024 39 Bristol City 1–0 Leicester City Bristol
12:30 GMT
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 25,857
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[92]
1 April 2024 40 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Bristol City Plymouth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,866
Referee: Keith Stroud
6 April 2024 41 Sunderland 0–0 Bristol City Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,298
Referee: Leigh Doughty
10 April 2024 42 Bristol City 5–0 Blackburn Rovers Bristol
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 19,672
Referee: Bobby Madley
20 April 2024 44 Norwich City 1–1 Bristol City Norwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,295
Referee: Samuel Barrott

FA Cup[edit]

The club entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to West Ham United.[93]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 January 2024 Third round West Ham United 1–1 Bristol City Stratford
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,477
Referee: Graham Scott
16 January 2024 Third round replay Bristol City 1–0 West Ham United Bristol
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 25,616
Referee: Darren England
26 January 2024 Fourth round Bristol City 0–0 Nottingham Forest Bristol
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 25,787
Referee: Stuart Attwell
7 February 2024 Fourth round replay Nottingham Forest 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Bristol City West Bridgford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 27,754
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Penalties

EFL Cup[edit]

Bristol City were drawn at home to Oxford United in the first round[94] and to Norwich City in the second round.[95]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2023 First round Bristol City 5–1 Oxford United Ashton Gate
19:45 BST Cornick 15'
Knight 35', 47'
Wells 51'
Dickie Yellow card 55'
Naismith 62'
Roberts Yellow card 90+7'
Report Bodin 30'
Brown Yellow card 45+4'
Murphy Yellow card 70'
Rodrigues Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 9,661
Referee: Ollie Yates
29 August 2023 Second round Bristol City 0–1 Norwich City Ashton Gate
19:45 BST Report Płacheta 49' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 9,408
Referee: Samuel Allison

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