BRISTOL CITY
("The Robins")
| Year formed | 1894 |
| Turned professional | 1897 |
| Limited company | 1897 |
| Previous names | Bristol South End: 1894 - 1897 Bristol City: 1897 - . |
| Ground | Ashton Gate, Bristol BS23 2EJ (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Club's ground since | 1904 |
| Pitch measurements | 115 x 75 yards (105 x 69 metres) |
| Record attendance at present ground | 43,335 v Preston North End, FA Cup 5th round, 16th February 1935 (drew 0-0) |
| Ground capacity | 27,000 |
| First game at present ground | 3 September 1904 v Bolton Wanderers, Football League Division Two (lost 3-4) |
| Previous grounds | St John's Lane: 1894 - 1904 |
| League career | Western League: 1896 - 1897 Southern League Division One: 1897 - 1901 Western League: 1897 - 1898 United League: 1898 - 1899 Western League: 1899 - 1901 Division Two: 1901 - 1906 Division One: 1906 - 1911 Division Two: 1911 - 1922 Division Three (South): 1922 - 1923 Division Two: 1923 - 1924 Division Three (South): 1924 - 1927 Division Two: 1927 - 1932 Division Three (South): 1932 - 1955 Division Two: 1955 - 1960 Division Three: 1960 - 1965 Division Two: 1965 - 1976 Division One: 1976 - 1980 Division Two: 1980 - 1981 Division Three: 1981 - 1982 Division Four: 1982 - 1984 Division Three: 1984 - 1990 Division Two/One: 1990 - 1995 Division Two: 1995 - 1998 Division One: 1998 - 1999 Division Two/League One: 1999 - 2007. Championship: 2007 - 2013 League One: 2013 - 2015 Championship: 2015 - . |
| First Football League game | 7th September 1901 v Blackpool, Division Two, won 2-0 |
| Honours | |
| European | Anglo-Scottish Cup winners: 1977-78 Anglo-Scottish Cup runners-up: 1979-80. |
| Domestic - League | Division One runners-up: 1906-07 Division Two champions: 1905-06 Division Two runners-up: 1975-76 League One champions: 2014-15 Division Three/Two/League One runners-up: 1964-65, 1989-90, 1997-98, 2006-07. Division Three (South) champions: 1922-23, 1926-27, 1954-55 Division Three (South) runners-up: 1937-38 Southern League Division One champions: 1901-02 Southern League Division One runners-up: 1897-98, 1898-99, 1900-01 Western League champions: 1897-98 Western League runners-up: 1896-97 Second World War West Division runners-up: 1944-45 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup runners-up: 1908-09 Freight Rover/LDV Vans Trophy winners: 1985-86, 2002-03 Freight Rover Trophy/Auto Windscreens Shield runners-up: 1986-87, 1999-2000 Division Three (South) Cup runners-up: 1937-38 Welsh Cup winners: 1933-34 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1972-73 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 14th, Division Four, 1982-83 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | Semi-final, 1970-71, 1988-89, 2017-18 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 70, Division Three (South), 1954-55 |
| 3 for a win | 99, League One. 2014-15 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 23, Division Two, 1931-32 |
| 3 for a win | 41, Championship, 2012-13 |
| Most League goals scored | 104, Division Three (South), 1926-27 |
| Most League goals conceded | 97, Division Two, 1959-60 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 29, Division Two, 1980-81 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 28, Division Two, 1905-06 |
| Most wins in a League season | 30, Division Two, 1905-06 30, Division Three (South), 1954-55 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division Two, 1931-32 |
| Most draws in a League season | 19, Division Two / League One, 1999-2000, 2013-14 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 4, Division Two, 1904-05 |
| Most losses in a League season | 27, Championship, 2012-13 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 2, Division Two, 1905-06 |
| Record League win | 9-0 v Aldershot, Division Three (South), 28th December 1946 |
| Record Cup win | 11-0 v Chichester City, FA Cup 1st round, 5th November 1960 |
| Record League Cup win | 5-0 v Plymouth Argyle, Carabao Cup 1st round, 8 August 2017 |
| Record defeat | 0-9 v Coventry City, Division Three (South), 28th April 1934 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 1-6 v West Ham United, Milk Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 6 October 1984 1-6 v Sunderland, Rumbelows Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 9 October 1990 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 36, Don Clark, Division Three (South), 1946-47 |
| in total | 314, John Atyeo, 1951-66 |
| Most League goals in one match | 6, Tommy 'Tot' Walsh v Gillingham, Division Three (South), 15th January 1927 |
| Most League appearances | 597, John Atyeo, 1951-66 |
| Most capped player | 26, Billy Wedlock, England, 1907-14 |
| Youngest League player | Marvin Brown, 16 years 105 days v Bristol Rovers, 17th October 1999 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £25,000,000 for Alex Scott to AFC Bournemouth, August 2023 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £5,300,000 for Famara Diedhiou from Angers, June 2017 |
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