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2023–24 Bristol City F.C. season

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.

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)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

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     Bath (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 27) Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 30 June 2026
23 Stefan Bajic GK   Saint-Étienne (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 22)   Pau 5 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
Defenders
3 Cameron Pring LB   Cheltenham (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26) Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2026
4 Kal Naismith CB   Glasgow (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 32) Luton Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
5 Robert Atkinson CB   Chesterfield (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998 (age 25) Oxford United 3 July 2021 £1,500,000 30 June 2026
16 Robert Dickie CB   Wokingham (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28) Queens Park Rangers 14 June 2023 £700,000 30 June 2026
19 George Tanner RB   Blackpool (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24) Carlisle United 30 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
22 Taylor Gardner-Hickman RB   Telford (2001-12-30) 30 December 2001 (age 22) West Bromwich Albion 15 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
24 Haydon Roberts CB   Brighton (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002 (age 21) Brighton & Hove Albion 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
26 Zak Vyner CB   Southwark (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 26) Academy 1 June 2015 Trainee 30 June 2026
27 Jamie Knight-Lebel CB   Montréal (2004-12-24) 24 December 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2027
34 Joseph James CB   Academy 20 October 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
35 Duncan Idehen CB   (2002-07-03) 3 July 2002 (age 21) Birmingham City 1 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
Midfielders
2 Ross McCrorie DM   Dailly (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)   Aberdeen 14 June 2023 £1,975,000 30 June 2026
6 Matty James CM   Bacup (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 32) Leicester City 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
7 Scott Twine AM   Swindon (1999-07-14) 14 July 1999 (age 24) Burnley 15 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
8 Joe Williams CM   Liverpool (1996-12-08) 8 December 1996 (age 27) Wigan Athletic 20 August 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
10 Andy King CM     Barnstaple (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 35)   Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
11 Anis Mehmeti AM     Islington (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23) Wycombe Wanderers 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
12 Jason Knight CM   Dublin (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 23) Derby County 11 July 2023 £1,975,000 30 June 2027
17 Mark Sykes RM     Belfast (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 26) Oxford United 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
18 Ayman Benarous CM   Bristol (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2025
36 Jed Meerholz CM   Academy 2 December 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
37 Tommy Backwell CM   (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024
Forwards
9 Harry Cornick CF   Poole (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29) Luton Town 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
15 Tommy Conway CF     Taunton (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2025
20 Sam Bell CF   Bristol (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2026
21 Nahki Wells CF   Hamilton (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 33) Burnley 30 January 2020 £4,750,000 30 June 2025
30 Raekwon Nelson CF   (2005-10-26) 26 October 2005 (age 18) Academy 23 May 2022 Trainee 30 June 2026
47 Adedire Mebude RW     London (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 19)   Westerlo 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
Out on Loan
13 Harvey Wiles-Richards GK   Bath (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 21) Bath City 1 July 2020 Free 30 June 2024
14 Andreas Weimann AM   Vienna (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 32) Derby County 3 July 2018 £2,250,000 30 June 2024
28 Raphael Araoye CB   (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
29 Ephraim Yeboah CF   Montirone (2006-07-21) 21 July 2006 (age 17) Academy 21 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2026
32 Lewis Thomas GK   Swansea (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 26) Forest Green Rovers 29 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025
38 Omar Taylor-Clarke DM   Newport (2003-12-10) 10 December 2003 (age 20) Academy 10 October 2022 Trainee 30 June 2025
— Max Bird DM   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   IRL Max O'Leary 37 0 31+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF   SCO Ross McCrorie 8 0 2+3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   ENG Cameron Pring 33 1 29+1 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   SCO Kal Naismith 15 2 9+4 1 0+0 0 1+1 1
6 MF   ENG Matty James 36 3 26+4 3 2+2 0 0+2 0
7 MF   ENG Scott Twine 1 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   ENG Joe Williams 31 0 19+7 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW   ENG Harry Cornick 33 2 5+22 1 0+4 0 2+0 1
10 MF   WAL Andy King 10 0 2+5 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
11 MF   ALB Anis Mehmeti 29 1 10+13 1 4+0 0 2+0 0
12 MF   IRL Jason Knight 37 6 30+1 3 3+1 1 1+1 2
14 FW   AUT Andreas Weimann 21 1 9+11 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
15 FW   SCO Tommy Conway 28 8 16+8 6 4+0 2 0+0 0
16 DF   ENG Rob Dickie 35 3 27+2 3 4+0 0 2+0 0
17 MF   IRL Mark Sykes 28 5 23+3 5 0+0 0 1+1 0
19 DF   ENG George Tanner 32 0 25+1 0 3+1 0 2+0 0
20 FW   ENG Sam Bell 37 4 21+10 4 2+2 0 0+2 0
21 FW   BER Nahki Wells 26 4 13+7 3 0+4 0 2+0 1
22 DF   ENG Taylor Gardner-Hickman* 30 1 17+10 1 3+0 0 0+0 0
24 DF   ENG Haydon Roberts 12 0 1+8 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
26 DF   ENG Zak Vyner 29 0 24+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
27 DF   CAN Jamie Knight-Lebel 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
29 FW   ITA Ephraim Yeboah 12 0 0+10 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
34 DF   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   CF Sam Bell 4 0 0 4
21   CF Nahki Wells 2 0 1 3
2 4   LB Kal Naismith 1 0 1 2
6   CM Matty James 2 0 0 2
9   CF Harry Cornick 1 0 1 2
12   CM Jason Knight 0 0 2 2
15   CF Tommy Conway 2 0 0 2
17   RM Mark Sykes 2 0 0 2
2 16   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
                               
1 16   CB Rob Dickie 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
21   CF Nahki Wells 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2 8   CM Joe Williams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14   SS Andreas Weimann 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19   RB George Tanner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22   RB Taylor Gardner-Hickman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29   CF Ephraim Yeboah 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 3   LB Cameron Pring 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4   LB Kal Naismith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24   LB Haydon Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12   CM Jason Knight 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24   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   Robert Dickie   Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [4]
14 June 2023 DF   Ross McCrorie   Aberdeen Undisclosed [5][6]
1 July 2023 DF   Haydon Roberts   Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [7]
11 July 2023 MF   Jason Knight   Derby County Undisclosed [8]
29 September 2023 GK   Lewis Thomas   Forest Green Rovers Free transfer [9]
2 January 2024 FW   Jack Griffin   Guernsey Undisclosed [10][11]
2 January 2024 DF   Jack Hooper Unattached Free transfer [12]
3 January 2024 MF   Adam Murphy   St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [13][14]
15 January 2024 DF   Taylor Gardner-Hickman   West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed [15][16]
22 January 2024 MF   Josh Stokes   Aldershot Town £250,000 [17][18]
1 February 2024 MF   Max Bird   Derby County Undisclosed [19][20]
16 February 2024 GK   Isaac Finch   Bridgwater United Free transfer [21]

Out edit

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

Loaned in edit

Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
22 August 2023 DF   Taylor Gardner-Hickman   West Bromwich Albion 15 January 2024[a] [44][45]
15 January 2024 FW   Scott Twine   Burnley End of season [46][47]
1 February 2024 FW   Adedire Mebude   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   Zac Bell   Yeovil Town 1 January 2024 [49]
20 July 2023 FW   Olly Thomas   Yeovil Town 31 August 2023[a] [50][51]
20 July 2023 FW   Seb Palmer-Houlden   Newport County End of season [52]
21 July 2023 MF   Ewan Clark   Bath City 13 January 2024[b] [53][54]
26 July 2023 GK   Josey Casa-Grande   Tiverton Town 13 January 2024[c] [55][54]
4 August 2023 MF   Dylan Kadji   Forest Green Rovers 4 March 2024 [56]
1 September 2023 FW   Olly Thomas   Newport County 24 November 2023[d] [57][58]
18 October 2023 DF   Harry Leeson   Gloucester City 7 January 2024 [59]
27 October 2023 MF   Kai Churchley   Gloucester City 27 November 2023 [60]
15 November 2023 DF   Duncan Idehen   Yeovil Town 18 December 2023[e] [61][62]
9 January 2024 DF   Zac Bell   Taunton Town End of season [63]
9 January 2024 FW   Marley Rose   Taunton Town End of season [64]
13 January 2024 GK   Josey Casa-Grande   Bath City End of season [54]
15 January 2024 FW   Andreas Weimann   West Bromwich Albion End of season [65]
22 January 2024 MF   Josh Stokes   Aldershot Town End of season [17]
23 January 2024 DF   Raphael Araoye   Weston-super-Mare 20 February 2024 [66]
1 February 2024 MF   Max Bird   Derby County End of season [19][20]
23 February 2024 GK   Mac Boyd   Cribbs End of Season [67]
23 February 2024 FW   Olly Thomas   Yeovil Town End of Season [67]
23 February 2024 DF   Callum Wood   Weston-super-Mare End of Season [67]
27 February 2024 FW   Ephraim Yeboah   Bath City End of Season [68]
1 March 2024 GK   Harvey Wiles-Richards   Weymouth End of Season [69]
4 March 2024 MF   Dylan Kadji   Aldershot Town End of Season [70]
11 March 2024 MF   Omar Taylor-Clarke   Weston-super-Mare End of Season [71]
22 March 2024 DF   Duncan Idehen   Bath City End of Season [72]
22 March 2024 GK   Lewis Thomas   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   Seb Palmer-Houlden 1 year Under-21s [74]
14 July 2023 MF   Andy King 1 year First team [75]
21 July 2023 FW   Ephraim Yeboah 3 years First team [76]
24 July 2023 DF   Cameron Pring 3 years First team [77]
1 September 2023 DF   Zak Vyner 3 years First team [78]
3 October 2023 FW   Sam Bell 3 years First team [79]
16 February 2024 GK   Josey Casa-Grande 2 years Under-21s [80]
16 February 2024 GK   Lewis Thomas 1 year First team [81]
21 February 2024 FW   Seb Palmer-Houlden 3 years Under-21s [82]
15 March 2024 DF   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

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship

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 45 17 13 15 69 57 +12 64
10 Preston North End 45 18 9 18 56 64 −8 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 30 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   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   67' Report Williams   25'
Pring   69'
Vyner   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   39'
Tanner   54'		 Report Phillips   30'
Molumby   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   35'
Tanner   67'
Cornick   80'
Yeboah   90+3'		 Report Randell   26'
Molumby   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
  • Keane   57'   65', 77'
 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   65'
Dickie   72'
Cornick   82'
Williams   90+4'		 Report Fraser   90+2'
Armstrong   90+5'
Sulemana   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

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

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

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

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   55'
Naismith   62'
Roberts   90+7'		 Report Bodin   30'
Brown   45+4'
Murphy   70'
Rodrigues   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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