2024–25 Bristol City F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is 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 would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Bristol City
2024–25 season
OwnerSteve Lansdown
ChairmanJon Lansdown
Head CoachLiam Manning
StadiumAshton Gate

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref.

Out
Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2024MF Ben Acey Free agentReleased[1]
30 June 2024DF Zac Bell Free agentReleased[1]
30 June 2024GK Mac Boyd Free agentReleased[1]
30 June 2024FW Marlee Francois Free agentReleased[1]
30 June 2024FW Callum Hutton Free agentReleased[1]
30 June 2024DF Duncan Idehen Free agentReleased[1]
30 June 2024MF Matty James Free agentReleased[1]
30 June 2024MF Dylan Kadji Free agentReleased[1]
30 June 2024MF Andy King Retired[2][3]
30 June 2024DF Harry Leeson Free agentReleased[1]
30 June 2024FW Andreas Weimann Free agentReleased[1]
30 June 2024GK Harvey Wiles-Richards Free agentReleased[1]

Loaned in
Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref

    Loaned out
    Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
    1 July 2024[lower-alpha 1]DF Jamie Knight-Lebel Crewe AlexandraEnd of season[4]
    1 July 2024[lower-alpha 2]FW Seb Palmer-Houlden DundeeEnd of season[5]
    1 July 2024[lower-alpha 3]FW Ephraim Yeboah Doncaster RoversEnd of season[6]
    1. The loan was announced on 24 June, and would officially commence on 1 July.
    2. The loan was announced on 21 June, and would officially commence on 1 July.
    3. The loan was announced on 11 June, and would officially commence on 1 July.

    New Contracts
    Date Pos Player Length Squad Ref

    Pre-season and friendlies

    On 9 May, Bristol City announced they would host Willem II in what would be the final pre-season friendly.[7] A second friendly was later confirmed against Aldershot Town.[8] A further two more were added on June 4, versus Newport County and Exeter City, both behind closed doors.[9] On 10 June, City announced a friendly against Cheltenham Town.[10]

      Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

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

    Competitions

    Championship
    Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    1 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier League
    2 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
    4 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    First match(es) will be played: 10 August 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)[11]

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

    Last updated: pre-season.
    Source: Soccerway

    Matches

    On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.[12]

      Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

    10 August 2024 1 Hull City v Bristol City Kingston upon Hull
    12:30 BST Stadium: MKM Stadium

    FA Cup
    Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

      Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

    EFL Cup
    Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

    On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bristol City being drawn at home against Coventry City.[13]

      Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

    13 August 2024 First round Bristol City v Coventry City Bristol
    19:45 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate

    Statistics

    Appearances and goals
    As of pre-season

    List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

    No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupEFL Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Goalkeepers
    — GK  FRA Stefan Bajic 000+000+000+00
    — GK  IRL Max O'Leary 000+000+000+00
    — GK  WAL Lewis Thomas 000+000+000+00
    Defenders
    — DF  ENG Robert Atkinson 000+000+000+00
    — DF  ENG Robert Dickie 000+000+000+00
    — DF  SCO Kal Naismith 000+000+000+00
    — DF  ENG Cameron Pring 000+000+000+00
    — DF  ENG Haydon Roberts 000+000+000+00
    — DF  ENG George Tanner 000+000+000+00
    — DF  KEN Zak Vyner 000+000+000+00
    Midfielders
    — MF  ENG Ayman Benarous 000+000+000+00
    — MF  ENG Max Bird 000+000+000+00
    — MF  ENG Taylor Gardner-Hickman 000+000+000+00
    — MF  IRL Jason Knight 000+000+000+00
    — MF  SCO Ross McCrorie 000+000+000+00
    — MF  IRL Mark Sykes 000+000+000+00
    — MF  ENG Joe Williams 000+000+000+00
    Forwards
    — FW  ENG Sam Bell 000+000+000+00
    — FW  SCO Tommy Conway 000+000+000+00
    — FW  ENG Harry Cornick 000+000+000+00
    — FW  ALB Anis Mehmeti 000+000+000+00
    — FW  BER Nahki Wells 000+000+000+00
    Players away on loan:
    — DF  CAN Jamie Knight-Lebel 000+000+000+00
    — FW  ENG Seb Palmer-Houlden 000+000+000+00
    — FW  ITA Ephraim Yeboah 000+000+000+00

    References
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    2. "King announces retirement". Bristol City FC. 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
    3. "Bristol City's King to retire at end of the season". BBC Sport. 3 May 2024. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
    4. "Knight-Lebel joins the Alex on loan". Bristol City FC. 24 June 2024. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
    5. "Palmer-Houlden joins Dundee on loan". Bristol City FC. 21 June 2024. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
    6. "Yeboah to join Doncaster on loan". Bristol City FC. 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
    7. "Willem II friendly confirmed". Bristol City FC. 9 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
    8. "Aldershot away pre-season trip announced". Bristol City FC. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
    9. "More pre-season fixtures announced". Bristol City FC. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
    10. "Cheltenham friendly announced". Bristol City FC. 10 June 2024. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
    11. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
    12. "Derby at Blackburn and Blades visit Preston to start Championship". BBC Sport. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
    13. "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". EFL. 27 June 2024. Archived from the original on 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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