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2024–25 Bristol City F.C. season

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The 2024–25 season was the 127th season in the history of Bristol City Football Club and their tenth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

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Transfers

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  1. Following his release, Acey joined Guernsey as a free agent on 24 August.
  2. Following his release, Bell joined Maidenhead United as a free agent on 1 July.
  3. Following his release, Francois joined Auckland as a free agent on 9 January.
  4. Following his release, Hutton joined Risca United as a free agent on 1 July.
  5. Following his release, Idehen joined Derry City as a free agent on 23 August.
  6. Following his release, James joined Wrexham as a free agent on 25 October.
  7. Following his release, Kadji joined Weston-super-Mare as a free agent on 30 July.
  8. Following his release, Leeson joined Bishop's Cleeve as a free agent on 1 July.
  9. Following his release, Weimann joined Blackburn Rovers as a free agent on 1 August.
  10. Following his release, Wiles-Richards joined Bath City as a free agent on 1 July.

Loaned in

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    1. The loan was announced on 24 June, and officially commenced on 1 July.
    2. The loan was announced on 21 June, and officially commenced on 1 July.
    3. The loan was announced on 11 June, and officially commenced on 1 July.
    4. On 30 May, Gardner-Hickman joined Birmingham City on a permanent basis.
    5. On 3 February, Backwell joined Cheltenham Town on a permanent basis.

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    Pre-season and friendlies

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    On 9 May, Bristol City announced they would host Willem II in what would be the final pre-season friendly.[59] A second friendly was later confirmed against Aldershot Town.[60] A further two more were added on June 4, versus Newport County and Exeter City, both behind closed doors.[61] On 10 June, City announced a friendly against Cheltenham Town.[62]

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

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    Championship

    League table

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    Source: English Football League
    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)[63]
    (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

    Results summary

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    Last updated: 3 May 2025.
    Source: Soccerway

    Results by round

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

    Matches

    On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[64]

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    10 August 2024 1 Hull City 1–1 Bristol City Kingston upon Hull
    12:30 BST
    Report
    Stadium: MKM Stadium
    Attendance: 21,011
    Referee: Keith Stroud
    17 August 2024 2 Bristol City 4–3 Millwall Bristol
    15:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 20,733
    Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
    24 August 2024 3 Bristol City 1–1 Coventry City Bristol
    12:30 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 21,545
    Referee: Andrew Kitchen
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[65]
    31 August 2024 4 Derby County 3–0 Bristol City Derby
    15:00 BST
    Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
    Attendance: 29,270
    Referee: Tom Nield
    14 September 2024 5 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Bristol City Blackburn
    15:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ewood Park
    Attendance: 14,087
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    21 September 2024 6 Bristol City 2–1 Oxford United Bristol
    15:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 28,125
    Referee: Will Finnie
    29 September 2024 7 Swansea City 1–1 Bristol City Swansea
    15:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
    Attendance: 16,328
    Referee: Josh Smith
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[65]
    2 October 2024 8 Bristol City 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Bristol
    20:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 20,293
    Referee: Anthony Backhouse
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[66]
    6 October 2024 9 Bristol City 1–1 Cardiff City Bristol
    15:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 22,664
    Referee: Bobby Madley
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[66]
    19 October 2024 10 Middlesbrough 0–2 Bristol City Middlesbrough
    15:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Riverside Stadium
    Attendance: 24,438
    Referee: Sam Allison
    22 October 2024 11 Stoke City 2–2 Bristol City Stoke-on-Trent
    19:45 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
    Attendance: 19,679
    Referee: David Webb
    26 October 2024 12 Bristol City 0–0 Leeds United Bristol
    12:30 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 25,283
    Referee: James Linington
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[66]
    2 November 2024 13 Preston North End 1–3 Bristol City Preston
    15:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Deepdale
    Referee: Tom Nield
    5 November 2024 14 Bristol City 1–2 Sheffield United Bristol
    19:45 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 18,736
    Referee: John Busby
    9 November 2024 15 Norwich City 0–2 Bristol City Norwich
    15:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Carrow Road
    Attendance: 26,423
    Referee: Farai Hallam
    23 November 2024 16 Bristol City 0–1 Burnley Bristol
    12:30 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 20,800
    Referee: Bobby Madley
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[66]
    26 November 2024 17 Watford 1–0 Bristol City Watford
    19:45 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Vicarage Road
    Attendance: 17,579
    Referee: James Linington
    30 November 2024 18 Bristol City 4–0 Plymouth Argyle Bristol
    15:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 24,317
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    7 December 2024 19 Portsmouth 3–0 Bristol City Portsmouth
    15:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Fratton Park
    Attendance: 20,415
    Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
    10 December 2024 20 Sunderland 1–1 Bristol City Sunderland
    19:45 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Stadium of Light
    Attendance: 35,421
    Referee: Dean Whitestone
    14 December 2024 21 Bristol City 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Bristol
    12:30 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 20,925
    Referee: Lewis Smith
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[66]
    22 December 2024 22 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Bristol City West Bromwich
    15:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: The Hawthorns
    Attendance: 25,910 (2,530 away)
    Referee: Thomas Kirk
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    26 December 2024 23 Bristol City 1–0 Luton Town Bristol
    15:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 21,828
    Referee: Peter Bankes
    29 December 2024 24 Bristol City 3–0 Portsmouth Bristol
    15:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 24,560
    Referee: John Busby
    1 January 2025 25 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Bristol City Plymouth
    13:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Home Park
    Attendance: 17,005
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved after following agreement between the two sides.[66]
    4 January 2025 26 Bristol City 1–0 Derby County Bristol
    15:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 22,040
    Referee: Will Finnie
    18 January 2025 27 Coventry City 1–0 Bristol City Coventry
    15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
    Attendance: 26,695
    Referee: Lewis Smith
    22 January 2025 28 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Bristol City Sheffield
    19:45 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 22,774
    Referee: James Linington
    25 January 2025 29 Bristol City 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Bristol
    15:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 20,945
    Referee: Matt Donohue
    1 February 2025 30 Oxford United 1–1 Bristol City Oxford
    12:30 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Kassam Stadium
    Attendance: 11,430
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[67]
    9 February 2025 31 Bristol City 0–1 Swansea City Bristol
    12:00 GMT Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 21,554
    Referee: John Busby
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[67]
    12 February 2025 32 Bristol City 2–0 Stoke City Bristol
    19:45 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 18,457
    Referee: James Bell
    15 February 2025 33 Cardiff City 1–1 Bristol City Cardiff
    12:30 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
    Attendance: 22,433
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[67]
    21 February 2025 34 Bristol City 2–1 Middlesbrough Bristol
    19:45 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 21,894
    Referee: Tom Nield
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved after following agreement between the two sides.[66]
    4 March 2025 35 Millwall 0–2 Bristol City Bermondsey
    19:45 GMT Report
    Stadium: The Den
    Attendance: 12,380
    Referee: Matthew Donohue
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 March, but was rearranged due to Millwall's FA Cup involvements.[68]
    8 March 2025 36 Bristol City 1–1 Hull City Bristol
    15:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 21,754
    Referee: James Linington
    11 March 2025 37 Sheffield United 1–1 Bristol City Sheffield
    20:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Bramall Lane
    Attendance: 25,070
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 12 March, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[69]
    14 March 2025 38 Bristol City 2–1 Norwich City Bristol
    20:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 21,237
    Referee: Sam Allison
    29 March 2025 39 Burnley 1–0 Bristol City Burnley
    15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Turf Moor
    Attendance: 20,523
    Referee: Andrew Kitchen
    5 April 2025 40 Bristol City 2–1 Watford Bristol
    15:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 22,505
    Referee: Darren Bond
    8 April 2025 41 Bristol City 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Bristol
    19:45 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 24,734
    Referee: Matt Donohue
    12 April 2025 42 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Bristol City Shepherd's Bush
    15:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Loftus Road
    Attendance: 16,867
    Referee: Leigh Doughty
    18 April 2025 43 Bristol City 2–1 Sunderland Bristol
    15:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 25,915
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    21 April 2025 44 Luton Town 3–1 Bristol City Luton
    15:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Kenilworth Road
    Attendance: 11,874
    Referee: John Busby
    28 April 2025 45 Leeds United 4–0 Bristol City Leeds
    20:00 BST
    Report Stadium: Elland Road
    Attendance: 36,310
    Referee: James Bell
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 26 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[70]
    3 May 2025 46 Bristol City 2–2 Preston North End Bristol
    12:30 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 24,987
    Referee: James Linington
    Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but all EFL Championship final matchday fixtures were moved to an earlier kick-off.[71]

    Play-offs

    Bristol finished 6th in the regular season, and will face third-placed Sheffield United in the semi-finals, first leg at home then second leg away.

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    8 May 2025 Semi-finals First leg Bristol City 0–3 Sheffield United Bristol
    20:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 25,652
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    12 May 2025 Semi-finals Second leg Sheffield United 3–0
    (6–0 agg.)
    Bristol City Sheffield
    20:00 BST
    Report
    Stadium: Bramall Lane
    Attendance: 26,543
    Referee: Peter Bankes

    FA Cup

    Bristol City entered the competition at the third round stage, and were drawn at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[72][73]

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    11 January 2025 Third round Bristol City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
    12:00 GMT
    Report
    Stadium: Ashton Gate
    Attendance: 23,485
    Referee: Rob Jones

    EFL Cup

    On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bristol City being drawn at home against Coventry City.[74]

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