Bristol City v Coventry City

vs Coventry City 

2022/23 OFFICIAL DIGITAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 

Bristol City vs Coventry City 

Tuesday, October 4 th 2022 | 7.45pm 

Sky Bet Championship

Ashton Gate Stadium 

Ashton Road, Bristol BS3 2EJ 

www.bcfc.co.uk | 0117 963 0600 

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@BristolCity BristolCityFC 

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WHO’S WHO 

BRISTOL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB 

Owner Stephen Lansdown CBE 

Chairman Jon Lansdown 

Chief Executive Officer Richard Gould 

Club President Marina Dolman MBE DL DStJ JP 

Vice-Presidents Betty Bennett, Doug Harman 

Honorary Vice-President Marcus Trescothick MBE 

Club Secretary Sophie Dyer 

Manager Nigel Pearson 

Assistant Manager Curtis Fleming 

First Team Coach Jason Euell 

Goalkeeping Coach Pat Mountain 

Head of Medical Performance Dave Rennie 

Kit Manager Scott Murray 

Team Operations Manager Matt Parsons 

Robins High Performance Centre 

Operations Manager Isobel Mitchell 

Head of Communications Dave Barton 

Supporter Liaison Officer Jerry Tocknell 

Disabled Supporter Liaison Officer Gareth Torpy 

Club Chaplain Derek Cleave 

Club Historian David Woods 

Academy Director Brian Tinnion 

Academy Manager Gary Davenport 

Head of Coaching Alex Ball 

Head of Recruitment Damian Butt 

Professional Development Phase Coaches 

Trevor Challis, Ali Hines, Neil Swift 

Head of Sports Science Stephen Taylor 

Head of Medical David Walker 

Head of Education Jodie Baker 

Academy Secretary Paul Metheringham 

BRISTOL SPORT 

Chairman Jon Lansdown 

Group Head of Commercial & Hospitality Sales 

Justine Kebby 

Group Director of Communications Lisa Knights 

Director of Sport for Pula Gavin Marshall 

Group Head of Marketing and Ticketing Charlie Lincoln 

ASHTON GATE STADIUM 

Chairman Martin Griffiths 

Managing Director Mark Kelly 

Director of Communications Lisa Knights 

Stadium General Manager Ross Wormald 

Head of Safety David Storr 

Head of Grounds Dan Sparks 

THE ROBINS 

Editor: James Crawley 

Contributors: Mike Adams, Scott Davidson, 

Paul Gainey, Tom Kent, Sharon Mizzi, Neil Palmer, 

Steve Smith, Brian Tinnion, Jerry Tocknell, David Woods. 

Design Fever Pitch 

Photography Fever Pitch / JMPUK 

FROM THE 

Editor 

Manager Nigel Pearson labelled Saturday’s defeat to QPR as our 

“poorest performance of the season” but if football is about one thing, 

it’s about bouncing back. 

In the Championship particularly, 

the games are coming thick and 

fast, so with Coventry City here on 

Tuesday night, the opportunity to 

make amends arrives quickly. 

Coventry City visit Ashton Gate 

after securing their first three points 

of the season at the weekend. 

Viktor Gyökeres netted the only 

goal in a 1-0 win at home to 

Middlesbrough, though the Sky 

Blues remain bottom of the table, 

one point behind Huddersfield Town. 

As always, we take a closer look 

at our opponents over on the 

Opposition Pages, where you will 

find an old programme cover from 

the archives! 

This cover, alongside the latest 

Moment in Time spread, throw us 

back to 1977 and a crucial meeting 

between the Robins and Coventry 

City. Both teams were fighting 

for survival in the First Division. 

Certainly, it will bring back some 

happy memories for a few of you! 

Antoine Semenyo is today’s cover 

CLUB HONOURS 

CUP 

FA Cup Finalists 1908/09 Semi-Finalists 1919/20 

Football League Cup 

Semi-Finalists 1970/71, 1988/89, 2017/18 

Welsh Cup winners 1933/34 

Associate Members Cup Winners 1985/86, 2002/03, 

2014/15 Finalists 1986/87, 1999/2000 

South Section Finalists 1937/38 

Anglo-Scottish Cup Winners 1977/78, Finalists 1979/80 

star meaning you can enjoy an 

exclusive interview with the forward 

inside this edition of the digital 

programme. 

In what is a World Cup year, the 

City forward discusses his recent 

call-up with the Ghana squad and 

the opportunity ahead with the 

Black Stars set to face Portugal, 

South Korea and Uruguay in the 

group stage. 

We also take a look at City Women’s 

recent outing at Ashton Gate 

against Southampton. Lauren 

Smith’s side have enjoyed a 

fantastic start to their season in the 

FA Women’s Championship, add 

to that a 4-0 win in the Continental 

Cup at the weekend. 

Now the men’s first team are back 

to take centre stage in BS3. The 

aim is a win and bring an end to the 

three-game streak of defeats, and 

your support behind the team will 

be crucial to that. 

Enjoy the game. 

LEAGUE 

Division One Runners-Up 1906/07 

Division Two Champions 1905/06, Runners-Up 1975/76 

Championship Play-Off Finalists 2007/08 

Division Three (South) 

Champions 1922/23, 1926/27, 1954/55 

League One Champions 2014/15 

Division Three Runners-Up 1964/65, 1989/90 

League Two Runners-Up 1997/98, 2006/07 

Division Four Promotion (fourth) 1983/84 

Southern League Runners-up 1897/98, 1898/99, 1900/01 

Western League Champions 1897/98 

>2 THE ROBINS COVENTRY CITY 

THE ROBINS COVENTRY CITY >3

Good evening and a warm welcome to this Tuesday 

night Sky Bet Championship match against Coventry 

City. 

Tonight we offer a warm welcome to Mark Robins, his 

players, staff and supporters for the second of backto-back 

home games. These are certainly good to have 

after three games on the road before the international 

break. 

Assessing the game against QPR at the weekend we 

contributed to our own downfall. We conceded two 

goals in three minutes relatively early and we can’t do 

that if we expect to get something out of a match. 

We expect better from ourselves and we have to move 

on quickly from what was our most disappointing 

performance of the season. 

Whether we win, lose or draw a game, I remain realistic 

in my approach. After the defeat of course there is 

immediate disappointment but remaining positive is 

key. I don’t operate with a mentality of reacting badly 

to a result. Instead it is about identifying areas of the 

performance - where we did well or need to improve. 

We have seen enough about us this season to suggest 

that we can make big strides this year. What that 

ultimately means remains to be seen but we do need 

to get back to winning ways. 

It will be no easy test against Coventry, who have 

struggled for points. They are bottom of the table but 

after their first win against Middlesbrough on Saturday 

we fully expect Mark to bring his team here full of fight. 

It’s our second meeting against the Sky Blues this 

season, having won 4-1 in Round One of the Carabao 

Cup in August. A clean sheet would have been nice 

on the night but we capitalised on their slow start, 

progressed in the cup and kicked off an unbeaten 

run of eight matches. We showed a togetherness, 

especially in the second half when we saw Coventry 

improve but we saw it out in the end. 

Lastly, a mention to our internationals and in particular 

Tommy Conway on his deserved debut for Scotland 

Under-21s and Antoine Semenyo, who was back with 

the Ghana squad. Credit to everyone who was called 

up for their respective countries and those experiences 

will serve them well. 

Enjoy the game tonight. 

Cheers, 

Nige 

NIGEL 

Pearson 

WHETHER WE WIN, LOSE OR DRAW A GAME, 

I REMAIN REALISTIC IN MY APPROACH. 

AFTER THE DEFEAT OF COURSE THERE 

IS IMMEDIATE DISAPPOINTMENT BUT 

REMAINING POSITIVE IS KEY. 



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INTERVIEW 

Antoine 

Semenyo 

Whether you have tickets for the 2022 Fifa World Cup or will be watching 

or listening from home, Antoine Semenyo may be as close to the action 

as you can possibly get. 

Our Ghanian international was 

recently called up for the Black 

Stars’ friendlies against Brazil - the 

world’s number one ranked side - 

and Nicaragua, with the final squad 

for this year’s World Cup due to be 

announced later in October. 

It would be a proud moment for 

Semenyo and his family, but the 

22-year-old is keeping a level head 

as he waits to see if he’ll be on the 

flight for Qatar. 

Just hours after arriving back in 

the UK last week, following his 

continues to monitor his recovery 

having only recently returned from 

a stress fracture shin injury. 

He said: “Against Brazil that was 

a very tough game, you could see 

why they’re the best team in the 

world. They were sharp, there was 

quality everywhere so that a good 

test for myself, to see where I am 

technically and physically. In the 

second game I got the last five 

minutes, trying to be as effective 

as possible but both games were 

good games to watch and be 

involved in.” 

I THINK IT WAS GOOD FOR ME TO 

BE SELECTED, DESPITE NOT HAVING 

MANY MINUTES WITH BRISTOL CITY 

THIS SEASON, BUT IT WAS ALWAYS 

BEST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE AND 

NOW I’M LOOKING TO DO MORE. 

involvement with Ghana, Semenyo 

told The Robins: “It was very good 

in terms of that experience and 

gelling with the group. There were 

a few new players in the group too 

so it was good to meet new players, 

be around the squad. It’s always an 

hour to be picked for your nation, 

I’m buzzing from that and overall it 

was a great experience.” 

He did feature in both friendlies, 

both as a late substitute as he 

His involvement last month came 

after his Ghana debut against 

Madagascar back in June, which he 

described as a “fantastic moment.” 

Semenyo said: “I had so many 

messages from friends and family 

so that was fantastic and when 

I got out there, it was so surreal. 

The atmosphere was amazing, 

people were singing, dancing and 

it was a great homecoming, you 

could say.” 



Quick 

Fire 

2022/23 STATS 

APPEARANCES 

7 

MINS PLAYED 

217 

PASSES 

47 

Funniest teammate 

in Ghana squad? 

Thomas Partey 

SQUAD NUMBER 

11 

Date of birth: January 7th 2000 

Birthplace: London 

Position: Forward 

Joined: 2017 

GOALS 

4 

SHOTS ON/OFF 

TARGETS 

6/4 

BEST OPTA 

RATING 

7.62 

v HUDDERSFIELD 

TACKLE 

SUCCESS 

65.7% 

AVG. 2022/23 

OPTA RATING 

6.83 

PASS 

SUCCESS 

70.8% 

Semeyno taps home on his return from injury against Wycombe Wanderers. 

CAREER PATH 

Playing position would you 

be if not a striker? 

RW 

Favourite colour? 

Red 

Most played track: 

Freestyle, Lil Baby 

One thing take on 

a desert island? 

A friend 

If you were a crisp, 

what would you be? 

Walkers, ready salted. 

Chunky chips or curly fries? 

Always curly fries 

First car? 

Mercedes A-Class A180 

Your greatest fear? 

Snakes 

So does he have one eye on bigger 

things this winter? “I’d lying if 

I said no but at the same time 

I’m focused on my club football 

and what we have to do here,” 

Semenyo explained. “I’m just 

focused on giving my all, scoring 

goals and giving my best until 

then. The World Cup is there but I 

need to get in the team and stay 

in the team with Bristol City first, 

so I’m looking forward to starting 

up again. 

“I think it was good for me to be 

selected, despite not having many 

minutes with Bristol City this 

season, but it was always best to 

be on the safe side and now I’m 

looking to do more. I’m fit now and 

stronger than ever.” 

For a player lacking in minutes 

as he’s not rushed back from the 

injury which meant he missed 

pre-season, Semenyo has enjoyed 

a good return with four goals in 

less than two games worth of total 

Semenyo applauds the fans after marking 

his first game in City colours this season. 

play time, scoring three goals in 

consecutive games in August. 

“I’m looking to do more now,” he 

said. “It’s about getting my way 

back into the starting XI but I know 

that the other lads are doing well 

up front. I just keep working on my 

recovery so I can be as fresh as 

possible when I get opportunity to 

BRISTOL CITY 

2017 - present 

BATH CITY 

2018 

Loan 

NEWPORT 

COUNTY 

2018/19 

Loan 

SUNDERLAND 

2020 

Loan 

play more. It’s not been a bad return 

though and I’m happy to provide 

more, whether I start or come off 

the bench. 

“I feel I can contribute more now. 

I’m having to fight my way into the 

team but I’m ready to go out all 

guns blazing.” 

Having watched much of the action 

from the sidelines or the bench, 

Semenyo is all smiles to the camera, where he is joined by Matty James after scoring on his 

return from injury at Wycombe Wanderers. 

Semenyo believes he is part of a 

team now showing its potential. 

He said: “It has been really exciting. 

We saw the potential at times last 

season but we didn’t fulfil it. This 

season, right from pre-season 

the tempo was high and there’s 

been a real buzz about the place. 

I’m not surprised with how we’ve 

played this season but now it’s 

about consistency, keeping those 

high performances going and 

land ourselves in those play-off 

positions. 

“Rotation is going to be important, 

but we have the sort of players 

where we have great rotation 

options. It’s important but we’re all 

ready to go, everyone is showing 

they’re ready when they’re called 

upon.” 



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2022/23Squad 

GOALKEEPER 

MIDFIELDER 

DEFENDER 

FORWARD 

1 

DANIEL 

BENTLEY 

Born: Basildon 

DOB: 13.07.1993 

2022/23 STATS 

2 

KANE 

WILSON 

Born: Birmingham 

DOB: 11.04.2000 

2022/23 STATS 

3 

JAY 

DASILVA 

Born: Luton 

DOB: 22.04.1998 

2022/23 STATS 

10 

ANDY 

KING 

Born: Barnstaple 

DOB: 29.10.1988 

2022/23 STATS 

11 

ANTOINE 

SEMENYO 

Born: Chelsea 

DOB: 07.01.2000 

2022/23 STATS 

12 

MAX 

O’LEARY 

Born: Bath 

DOB: 10.10.1996 

2022/23 STATS 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

DISCIPLINE 

13 0 3 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

2 4 1 0 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

11 0 0 0 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

2 5 0 0 1 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 7 4 0 1 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 0 0 0 0 

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS) 






BRISTOL CITY 

141 0 

TOTAL 

426 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

6 1 

TOTAL 

164 6 

BRISTOL CITY 

117 2 

TOTAL 

173 2 

BRISTOL CITY 

22 1 

TOTAL 

436 65 

BRISTOL CITY 

105 17 

TOTAL 

147 26 

BRISTOL CITY 

36 0 

TOTAL 

99 0 

4 

KAL 

NAISMITH 

Born: Glasgow 

DOB: 18.02.1992 

2022/23 STATS 

5 

ROB 

ATKINSON 

Born: Chesterfield 

DOB: 13.07.1998 

2022/23 STATS 

6 

MATTY 

JAMES 

Born: Bacup 

DOB: 22.07.1991 

2022/23 STATS 

13 

HARVEY 

WILES-RICHARDS 

Born: Bath 

DOB: 27.05.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

14 

ANDREAS 

WEIMANN 

Born: Vienna 

DOB: 05.08.1991 

2022/23 STATS 

15 

TOMMY 

CONWAY 

Born: Taunton 

DOB: 06.08.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

13 0 1 2 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

12 0 1 0 2 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

5 2 0 0 1 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 0 0 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

12 0 4 4 2 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

10 3 7 3 0 0 


BRISTOL CITY 

13 1 

TOTAL 

380 51 


BRISTOL CITY 

47 3 

TOTAL 

140 6 


BRISTOL CITY 

40 1 

TOTAL 

247 13 


BRISTOL CITY 

0 0 

TOTAL 

0 0 


BRISTOL CITY 

160 47 

TOTAL 

422 89 


BRISTOL CITY 

24 8 

TOTAL 

24 8 

7 

ALEX 

SCOTT 

Born: Guernsey 

DOB: 21.08.2003 

2022/23 STATS 

8 

JOE 

WILLIAMS 

Born: Liverpool 

DOB: 08.12.1996 

2022/23 STATS 

9 

CHRIS 

MARTIN 

Born: Beccles 

DOB: 04.11.88 

2022/23 STATS 

16 

CAMERON 

PRING 

Born: Cheltenham 

DOB: 22.01.1998 

2022/23 STATS 

17 

MARK 

SYKES 

Born: Belfast 

DOB: 04.08.1997 

2022/23 STATS 

18 

AYMAN 

BENAROUS 

Born: Bristol 

DOB: 27.07.2003 

2022/23 STATS 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

11 2 0 2 6 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

56 5 0 1 4 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

4 6 1 0 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

2 0 0 0 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

9 1 0 0 1 1 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 0 0 0 0 0 







BRISTOL CITY 

55 4 

TOTAL 

55 4 

BRISTOL CITY 

36 0 

TOTAL 

143 2 

BRISTOL CITY 

86 17 

TOTAL 

584 162 

BRISTOL CITY 

36 0 

TOTAL 

95 1 

BRISTOL CITY 

10 0 

TOTAL 

163 27 

BRISTOL CITY 

12 0 

TOTAL 

12 0 

>16 THE ROBINS COVENTRY CITY THE ROBINS COVENTRY CITY >17 



2022/23Squad 

GOALKEEPER 

MIDFIELDER 

DEFENDER 

FORWARD 

19 

GEORGE 

TANNER 

Born: Blackpool 

DOB: 16.11.1999 

2022/23 STATS 

20 

SAM 

BELL 


DOB: 23.05.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

21 

NAHKI 

WELLS 

Born: Hamilton, Bermuda 

DOB: 01.06.1990 

2022/23 STATS 

26 

ZAK 

VYNER 

Born: Southwark 

DOB: 14.05.1997 

2022/23 STATS 

27 

DYLAN 

KADJI 

Born: Bedord 

DOB: 01.09.2003 

2022/23 STATS 

30 

HAN-NOAH 

MASSENGO 

Born: Villepinte, France 

DOB: 07.07.2001 

2022/23 STATS 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

1 1 0 0 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 1 0 1 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

10 2 6 6 1 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

12 0 0 2 2 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

1 0 1 0 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

6 4 0 1 2 0 







BRISTOL CITY 

15 1 

TOTAL 

92 4 

BRISTOL CITY 

12 0 

TOTAL 

17 1 

BRISTOL CITY 

113 25 

TOTAL 

466 151 

BRISTOL CITY 

104 2 

TOTAL 

190 4 

BRISTOL CITY 

1 1 

TOTAL 

1 1 

BRISTOL CITY 

108 0 

TOTAL 

114 0 

22 

TOMAS 

KALAS 

Born: Olomouc, Czech 

DOB: 15.05.1993 

2022/23 STATS 

23 

RYLEY 

TOWLER 


DOB: 02.06.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

25 

TIMM 

KLOSE 

Born: Frankfurt, Ger. 

DOB: 09.05.1988 

2022/23 STATS 

31 

STEFAN 

BAJIC 

Born: Saint-Étienne, Fr. 

DOB: 23.12.2001 

2022/23 STATS 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 0 0 0 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 0 0 0 0 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

1 5 0 0 1 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 0 0 0 0 





BRISTOL CITY 

146 1 

TOTAL 

340 4 

BRISTOL CITY 

5 0 

TOTAL 

19 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

24 1 

TOTAL 

346 26 

BRISTOL CITY 

0 0 

TOTAL 

53 0 

3 

KAL NAISMITH 

IT TOOK KAL THREE GAMES 

NIGEL PEARSON 

MANAGER 

Born: Nottingham / DOB: 21.08.1963 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

CAREER STATS 

TOTAL 

564 30 

CURTIS FLEMING 

ASSISTANT MANAGER 

Born: Manchester / DOB: 08.10.1968 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

CAREER STATS 

TOTAL 

400 4 

JASON EUELL 

FIRST TEAM COACH 

Born: London / DOB: 06.02.1977 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

CAREER STATS 

TOTAL 

493 98 

PAT MOUNTAIN 

GOALKEEPING COACH 

Born: Pontypridd / DOB: 01.08.1976 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

CAREER STATS 

TOTAL 

8 0 

BEFORE HE SCORED HIS 

FIRST - AND CURRENTLY 

ONLY - GOAL FOR US. THIS 

CAME ON OUR 4-1 WIN 

OVER COVENTRY CITY IN 

THE CARABAO CUP. 




Head-to-Head 

71 

GAMES 

CITY 24 COVENTRY 25 DRAWN 22 

BEST VICTORY 

CITY 5-0 COVENTRY CITY 

DIVISION ONE 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26TH 1978 

WORST DEFEAT 

COVENTRY CITY 9-0 CITY 

DIVISION THREE (SOUTH) 

SATURDAY, APRIL 28TH 1934 

2022/23 IN NUMBERS 

GOALS 

FOR 

32 

AGAINST 

22 

7 

TOP SCORER 

TOMMY CONWAY 

R3 v 

LINCOLN 

CITY 

YELLOW 

24 1 

CARDS 

POSITION 

9 TH 

R3 

JAN 2023 

RED 

CARDS 

4 

MOST ASSISTS 

NAHKI WELLS & 

ANDI WEIMANN 

GOALS 

FOR 

9 

AGAINST 

17 

3 

TOP SCORER 

MATT GODDEN & 

VIKTOR GYOKERES 

R1 

YELLOW 

15 2 

CARDS 

POSITION 

24 TH 

R3 

JAN 2023 

RED 

CARDS 

2 

MOST ASSISTS 

JAKE BIDWELL 

POSSESSION 

46.9 % 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

72.7 % 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

70.5 % 

AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON 

19.3 

7.32 

BEST AVERAGERATING (OPTA) 

NAHKI WELLS 

POSSESSION 

50.2 % 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

79.7 % 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

70 % 

AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON 

17.4 

6.9 

BEST AVERAGERATING (OPTA) 

VIKTOR GYÖKERES 

THE ROBINS SUNDERLAND >19 

LAST FIVE GAMES 

COVENTRY CITY OCT 1 H L 1-2 

BURNLEY SEP 17 A L 1-2 

NORWICH CITY SEP 14 A L 2-3 

BLACKBURN ROVERS SEP 03 A W 3-2 

HUDDERSFIELD AUG 31 H W 2-0 

MIDDLESBROUGH OCT 1 H W 1-0 

BIRMINGHAM CITY SEP 17 A D 0-0 

LUTON TOWN SEP 14 A D 2-2 

NORWICH CITY SEP 3 A L 0-3 

PRESTON NORTH END AUG 31 H L 0-1 


THE THE ROBINS ROBINS HUDDERSFIELD COVENTRY CITY TOWN >21 >21

CLUB FACTS 

THE OPPOSITION 

Coventry City 

THE BOSS 

Mark Robins 

BORN | SEPTEMBER 2ND 1969 

APPOINTED | MARCH 2017 

His second stint as Sky Blues manager after previously in the 

dugout between September 2012-February 2013 when he left 

for the vacant managerial post at Huddersfield Town. After a 

spell at Scunthorpe United, he returned to Coventry in March 

2017, following the departure of Russell Slade. 

LAST TIME WE MET 

1-4 

Allen 62 Naismith 12 

Conway 18,30 

Weimann 90 

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10TH 2022, 

PIRELLI STADIUM, CARABAO CUP R1, 

ATTENDANCE: 2,680 

CLUB FACTS 

Founded: 1883 

Nickname: Sky Blues 

Ground: Coventry Building Society Arena 

Manager: Mark Robins 

Finish last season: 12th Championship 

HONOURS 

First Division best finish 7th 

(1977/78, 1988/89) 

Second Divison champions 

1966/67 

Third Division champions 

1936/36 (South), 1963/64, 2019/20 

Fourth Division runners-up 1958/59, 

Play-off winners 2017/18 

FA Cup winners 1986/87 

League Cup semi-finalists 

1980/81, 1989/90 

Football League Trophy winners 

2016/17 

FA Charity Shield runners-up 

1987, 

It’s been a tough start for the Sky Blues, who under Mark Robins have 

enjoyed some real highs in recent seasons and are now into their thirdsuccessive 

campaign in the Championship. However, on Tuesday night 

they head to BS3 rock bottom of the table. 

Poor pitch conditions mean the 

club has not been able to play 

at the Coventry Building Society 

Arena as often as they hoped, in 

fact they’ve only played twice at 

home in the Championship so far 

this season. 

The 1-0 victory over 

Middlesbrough at the weekend 

was their first points of the 

season, prior to that they had been 

one of only three teams across the 

Premier League and EFL without a 

win to their name, the others being 

the top flight’s Leicester City and 

Hartlepool United of League Two. 

Midfielder Gustavo Hamer is 

suspended for Tuesday’s trip to 

Ashton Gate as he continues to 

serve a four-match ban. He was 

sent off for a second bookable 

offence in the 0-0 draw with 

Birmingham City for what was his 

second sending off this season. 

But Callum O’Hare was pictured 

back on the grass last week, 

having been out for eight weeks 

with a hamstring tear. The club will 

be wary of bringing him back into 

action too soon. 

His return would be a welcome 

one in the Sky Blues’ bid to 

kickstart their campaign and climb 

the table. 

Mark Robins has been quoted as 

saying “We don’t like being there - 

it’s embarrassing, I’ve never been 

there - so we just have to stick 

together and keep going,” with 

Coventry sat in 24th spot. 

However, with games in hand, 

all is not lost at this point in the 

season, with the chance to build 

momentum over the next six 

weeks. 

A former loanee at City back in 2003, Robins won the Football 

League Trophy a month into the role in April 2017. He led the 

club to a first top-six finish in 48 years in 2017/18 and two 

promotions later, he steered Coventry into the Championship 

with a 2019/20 record of just three defeats, unbeaten after 

December 14th 2019. 

STADIUM 

LAST LINE-UP 

The Coventry Building Society Arena has, on and 

off, been the club’s permanent setting since 2005, 

following a move from Highfield Road 

which had been the Sky Blues’ home since 1889. 

v MIDDLESBROUGH | HOME | SAT OCT 1ST | W 1-0 

23 

DABO 

3 

DOYLE 

8 

ALLEN 

24 

GODDEN 

1 

WILSON 

5 

MCFADZEAN 

45 

PALMER 

CAPACITY | 32,609 

15 

SHEAF 

24 

GYÖKERES 

2 

PANZO 

27 

BIDWELL 

A Tommy Conway double, Kal Naismith’s 

first Robins goal and Andi Weimann’s third 

of the season helped City progress to 

Round Two of the Carabao Cup. 

Conway followed up Naismith’s 13th minute 

opener with goals in the 18th and 

30th minutes before Jamie Allen pulled a 

goal back for the Sky Blues and Weimann 

wrapped up proceedings. 

Conway, Andy King, Cam Pring, Nahki Wells 

and Kane Wilson got their first starts of the 

season. 



Queens Park Rangers 

ONES TO WATCH 

7 

MATT 

GODDEN 

The Coventry City matchday 

programme, May 19th 1977 for our 

meeting at Highfield Road. The match 

kicked off late due to traffic and would 

end 2-2, with goals from Gerry Gow and 

Don Gillies securing the most valuable 

point. With Sunderland losing to 

Everton the Black Cats were relegated, 

while both City and the Sky Blues 

secured top-flight status. 

Credit: BCFC Heritage Archive 

The striker is one of Coventry’s 2019/20 promotionwinning 

stars, who scored 14 goals in League One. 

In total he has scored 138 goals in a career spanning 

12 seasons and nine different clubs. 

The 31-year-old started his carer at Scunthorpe and 

made his debut in the League Cup - a late appearance 

off the bench in a 5-2 defeat to then competition 

holders Manchester United. 

After a number of loan spells in the lower regions of 

the football pyramid, Canterbury-born Godden signed 

for Ebbsfleet in 2014, but after two years and a place 

in the 2015/16 National League South Team of the 

Season, Godden signed for Stevenage where he netted 

21 times during the 2016/17 times - his best return 

in front of goal to take the club’s Player of the Year 

award. 

In June 2018 he signed for Peterborough United, but 

made the move to Coventry a year later. 

2022/23 STATS 

OPTA RATING 

VIKTOR 

10 27 

GYÖKERES 

MINS PLAYED 

6.61 612 

APPEARANCES 

BEN 

SHEAF 

GOALS 

8 3 

PASS SUCCESS 

AVE. PASS PER GAME 

63.3 18.4 

Having played on loan at Coventry 

City during the second half of the 

2020/21 season, Gyökeres made a 

permanent switch to the Midlands 

in July 2021. The Sweden forward, 

the 2017 Euro-U19 Golden Boot 

winner, signed from Brighton, 

following further loan spells at St 

Pauli and Swansea City. 

The midfielder also made a loan 

spell permanent in the summer of 

2021, after signing from Arsenal. He 

had made two senior appearances 

for the Gunners. The 24-year-old 

has also featured for Stevenage and 

Doncaster in past loan spells. 



UNDER-21 2022/23 Fixtur 

DATE KO OPPOSITION H/A H-T SCORE RES POS STARTING XI SUBSTITUTES 

Tue Aug 9 2.00 pm Barnsley A 1-2 2-3 W Wiles-Richards Leeson Knight-Lebel Idehen Araoye4 Low Owers (C) Palmer-Houlden Morton4 Backwell 4 Rose4 Casa-Grande Henry4 Z. Bell4 Taylor-Clarke4 Acey4 

Tue Aug 16 1.00 pm HULL CITY H 1-2 4-2 W 3 Wiles-Richards Leeson Knight-Lebel Towler Araoye4 Low Owers Kadji 4 Morton Acey4 Rose4 Boyd Backwell 4 Porton4 Palmer-Houlden 4 James4 

Tue Aug 23 2.00 pm Peterborough United A 0-0 0-2 W 3 Wiles-Richards Z. Bell Wood4 Towler Knight-Lebel Low (C) Owers Taylor-Clarke 4 Morton Backwell 4 Rose4 Boyd Hutton 4 Porton4 Leeson4 Oputeri4 

Tue Aug 30 1.00 pm BIRMINGHAM CITY H 0-0 0-0 D 2 Wiles-Richards Leeson Bamba4 Towler Z. Bell 4 Low (C) Owers Kadji4 Morton Backwell Rose4 Casa-Grande Knight-Lebel4 Porton4 Wood 4 Oputeri4 

Mon Sep 5 12.00 pm Sheiffield Wednesday A 0-0 0-1 W 2 O'Leary Tanner Klose Low (C) Wilson Kadji Taylor-Clarke4 Pring Backwell 4 S.Bell4 Palmer Holden Casa-Grande Rose4 Porton4 Wood Acey4 

Tue Sep 13 1.00 pm CARDIFF CITY H 4-0 5-0 W 2 Bajic Leeson Owers Wood Z. Bell Low (C) Backwell 4 Kadji 4 S.Bell 4 Palmer Holden Taylor-Clarke4 Acey4 Duncan Merrholz4 Porton4 Rose4 

Sat Sep 17 3.00 pm Reading A 0-1 0-1 W 1 Bajic Leeson Z. Bell Porton Wood Low (C) Backwell 4 Kadji S.Bell 4 Palmer Holden Acey4 Boyd Rose 4 Hutton Taylor-Clarke4 Anderson4 

Tue Sep 27 1.00 pm SWANSEA CITY H 1-0 2-1 W 1 Bajic Leeson4 Anderson 4 Knight-Lebel Araoye Low (C) Taylor-Clarke Kadji S.Bell Palmer Holden Porton4 Boyd Rose 4 Morrison4 Merrholz Acey4 

Mon Oct 3 2.00 pm Millwall A 1-1 1-1 D 1 Bajic Leeson Z. Bell 4 Knight-Lebel Araoye Low (C) Taylor-Clarke Backwel Henry4 Palmer Holden4 Acey Morison 4 Duncan Yeboah4 Owers4 Rose 

Tue Oct 11 Colcehster United A 

Tue Oct 18 QPR H 

Fri Oct 21 

Ipswich Town 

Tue Nov 1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC H 

Tue Nov 8 WATFORD H 

Tue Jan 10 Cardiff City A 

Tue Jan 17 IPSWICH TOWN H 

Mon Jan 23 Swansea City A 

Tue Jan 31 

READING 

Tue Feb 14 QPR A 

Tue Feb 21 COLCHESTER UNITED 3 

Tue Feb 28 Watford A 

Tue Mar 7 

MILLWALL 

Mon Mar 20 Charlton Athletic A 

Thu Apr 4 SHEFFIELD UNITD H 

Mon Apr 17 Burnley A 

Tue Apr 25 WIGAN ATHLETIC H 

Mon May 1 Crewe Alexandra A 

Tue May 9 COVENTRY CITY H 

UNDER-21S 

MARLEY ROSE 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE TABLE - South 

P W D L GD Pts 

CITY U21 9 7 2 0 13 23 

Millwall U21 9 7 1 1 18 22 

Charlton Athletic U21 9 5 2 2 7 17 

Ipswich Town U21 7 4 1 2 4 13 

Queens Park Rangers U21 

2022/23 APPEARANCES / GOALS 

7 3 3 1 5 12 

Reading U21 8 4 0 4 0 12 

Cardiff City U21 7 4 0 3 -2 12 

Colchester U21 7 3 1 3 -6 10 

Swansea City U21 7 2 2 3 3 8 

Watford U21 6 0 0 6 -18 0 

2022/23 APPEARANCES / GOALS 

Apps + Sub 

Goals 

Ben Acey 3+3 1 

Taine Anderson 1+1 0 

Raphael Araoye 4 0 

Tommy Backwell 7+1 5 

Stefan Bajic 4 0 

Sol Bamba 1 0 

Sam Bell 4 5 

Zac Bell 5+1 0 

Prince Henry 1+1 0 

Callum Hutton 0+1 0 

Duncan Idehen 1 0 

Joseph James 0+1 0 

Dylan Kadji 5 1 

Tim Klose 1 0 

Harry Leeson 7+1 1 

Joe Low 8 0 

Jed Meerholz 0+1 0 

Jamie Knight-Lebel 5+1 1 

Elijah Morison 0+1 0 

James Morton 4 0 

Max O'Leary 1 0 

Josh Owers 5+1 0 

Brandon Oputeri 0+2 0 

Seb Palmer-Houlden 6+1 3 

Joe Porton 1+5 0 

Cameron Pring 1 0 

Marley Rose 4+2 0 

George Tanner 1 0 

Omar Taylor-Clarke 5+1 0 

Ryley Towler 3 1 

Ephrain Yeboah 0+1 0 

Harvey Wiles-Richards 4 0 

Kane Wilson 1 0 

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CARDIFF 

BRISTOL CITY 

PROGRAMME 

Sam Bell and Tommy Backwell 

bagged a brace apiece and Dylan 

Kadji hit a screamer as the Young 

Robins beat Severnside rivals 

Cardiff City 5-0. 

First-half doubles from Bell and Backwell 

got the ball rolling for a 4-0 lead before 

Kadji added a fifth from outside the box in 

the second half. Goalkeeper Stefan Bajic, 

a summer signing, was selected for his 

first appearance in City colours. 

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The game got off to a slow start with 

chances few and far between as Cardiff 

looked the most threatening early on with 

Ollie Tanner bringing the first save of the 

game from Bajic. 

The Robins started to come to life as Bell 

fired an effort narrowly wide of the post 

from the edge of the box. 

The Robins soon began to dominate 

though and led when Seb Palmer- 

Houlden’s header came back off the 

crossbar for Backwell to capitalise. 

Bell made the most of a lose ball before 

making it 2-0, while a second for the 

number nine would follow minutes later. 

Harry Leeson’s endeavours down the 

right-hand side were once again rewarded 

as Bell expertly brought down his cross 

and turned and finished in one motion. 

The first half would get better for the 

Robins as Palmer-Houlden capitalised 

on another loose ball from Cardiff and it deny Raheem Conte’s low, driven effort 

eventually came to Backwell who remained but in truth the Robins were always 

composed to put us 4-0 up by the break. comfortable. 

The break didn’t stop the flow of goals as Lead Professional Development Phase 

on the hour-mark Kadji was afforded too Coach Ali Hines was particularly pleased 

much room outside the box, and he fired a with Bell’s standout performance. 

shot into the top corner. 

He said: “Sam was brilliant today. He gets 

his goals but his workrate for the team 

The Young Bluebirds did see a goal was phenomenal, so I’m really pleased for 

ruled out for offside, while Bajc saved to him and all the players today.” 


A MOMENT IN 

Time 

Alan Dicks, Bristol City manager (left) and Gordon Milne, Coventry City manager celebrate after their 2-2 

draw at Highfield Road, a game which meant that both teams were to remain in the First Division on May 

19th 1977. 

With thanks to: Mirrorpix / BCFC Archive 



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Wells 35 

Semenyo 80 

2-0 

ASHTON GATE | WED AUG 31ST 

ATT: 18, 569 

We secured our third successive home victory after beating Huddersfield 

Town at Ashton Gate. 

We almost took the lead inside a frenetic opening five minutes but Weimann 

hit the woodwork. It wasn’t until the 35th minutes that Wells headed in from 

Jay Dasilva’s cross. 

Dan Bentley’s save from Duane Holmes and the woodwork denied the 

visitors a way back into the game, before Antoine Semenyo cut inside and 

rifled home with ten minutes to go. 

Bentley (C), Atkinson, Naismith, Vyner, Sykes, James (Massengo 81’), Scott 

(Williams 75’), Weimann, Conway (Semenyo 58’), Wells (Martin 81’). 

CITY MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION SHOTS ON/OFF CORNERS 

49.1 

7/4 4 

TACKLES 

AERIAL DUELS WON 

21 25 

TOP PERFORMERS 

TOP PERFORMER MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES 

WELLS SEMENYO VYNER WELLS 

8.0 3 4 2 

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A GOOD OMEN 

RINGS TRUE 

1-3 

DATE: OCTOBER 18TH 2014 

COMPETITION: SKY BET LEAGUE ONE 

PLAYED: RICOH ARENA 

ATTENDANCE: 11,888 (3,794 AWAY) 

Pack 11 

Agard 45 

Wagstaff 90 

CITY LINE-UP: FIELDING, LITTLE, WILLIAMS, FLINT, 

ELLIOTT, AYLING, PACK, FREEMAN, BRYAN, (WAGSTAFF 90), 

WILBRAHAM (BURNS 90), AGARD (EMMANUEL-THOMAS 87). 

The Robins needed to avoid defeat in this game to equal their best 

undefeated start to a season of 13 games, set by the title-winning team 

of 1954/55…a good omen. Referring to the magnificent 3,794 travelling 

Robins fans, manager Steve Cotterill enthused post-match, “they won 

us the game, no question.” 

On 11 minutes, a long ball from defence skidded backwards off a Sky Blues 

defender towards Aaron Wilbraham, having a tussle with his marker. While 

appealing to the referee, Abraham kicked the ball against the defender and it 

rebounded into the middle. It ran perfectly for midfielder Marlon Pack, who 

went for the long shot and it flew inside the left post. 

On the brink of half-time, a long ball from keeper Frank Fielding was headed on 

by target man Wilbraham to Kieran Agard, who lobbed the ball past advancing 

keeper Ryan Allsop and City fans behind the goal were already celebrating as 

they could see it rolling towards the net. 

Sky Blues sub Shaun Miller gave his side hope with 14 minutes to play, nipping 

round Aden Flint and shooting high into the net. However, two late City subs 

put the result beyond doubt in added time. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas received 

the ball on half way and carried deep into Sky Blue territory. Many would have 

been expecting a long shot but he fed Scott Wagstaff, who steamed into the 

area with fresh legs and fired into the left corner to equal the record. 

Fast-forward six months -- the omen rings true as the Robins win the title. 

Words: Mike Adams 



CITY WOMEN 

Match Report 

HALL OF FAME 

Harry Dolman 

City maintained their unbeaten 

start to the FA Women’s 

Championship in a 1-1 draw at 

Ashton Gate on Sunday, September 

25th. 

Ffion Morgan netted her first goal of 

the season in front of her onlooking 

family as she latched on to Abi 

Harrison ’s through ball to find the 

top corner. 

Morgan was the only change to 

Lauren Smith’s side following 

their win over Sunderland at the 

Robins High Performance Centre 

the weekend prior, coming into the 

starting XI for Jesse Woolley. 

The Robins started well and broke 

the deadlock just shy of the halfhour 

mark. Chloe Mustaki shifted 

the ball inside to the waiting Abi 

Harrison, she flicked the ball around 

the corner to the advancing Morgan 

who coolly picked out the top corner. 

It was a deserved lead but it didn’t 

take long for the visitors to level the 

scores in the second period. In the 

end neither side could find a decisive 

1-1 

Morgan 29 Lumsden 47 

ASHTON GATE | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH 

FA WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP | ATTENDANCE: 3,637 

breakthrough in the latter stages 

meaning the points were shared 

in BS3. 

Manager Smith felt her team should 

have capitalised on their fast start. 

She said: “It’s a bit frustrating - I 

thought we could have put the game 

to bed in the first 45 minutes. 

“We had some really good chances, 

probably could have had some 

earlier chances perhaps and looked 

after the ball a little better in the final 

third.” 

City: Bentley, Cataldo, Layzell, Bruce, 

Powell, Syme (Teisar 90), Palmer (C) 

(C.Bull 70), Mustaki, Hayles (Woolley 

80), Morgan, Harrison. Subs not 

used: Clark (GK), Boddy, Hutton, J. 

Bull, Wilde. 

PAUL GAINEY REMEMBERS THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE GREAT HARRY DOLMAN 

Harry Dolman, aka ‘Mr Bristol City’, rose from 

humble rural roots in Wiltshire to become a multimillionaire 

thanks to inventions, draughtsmanship 

and engineering skills. Through his passion for the 

game and sheer perseverance, he also played a 

monumental part in the Bristol City’s post-war history. 

He loved football and his business success led him to 

Bristol City Football Club where he became director, 

chairman and president. He pursued the dream of 

top-flight football and a first-class stadium while 

still designing machines that changed the way the 

world worked. His amazing achievements included 

designing the Dolman Stand and the first turnstiles 

and floodlights at Ashton Gate. 

He had more than 100 patents to his name; machines 

ranged from the London Underground ticket machines 

to chocolate vending machines, through to egg 

grading, cigarette trimming and even a coin-slot 

roulette wheel. 

Chippenham-born Dolman served in the Wiltshire 

Yeomantry during the First World War and later 

joined the Bristol engineering firm Brecknell, Munro & 

Rogers. There he was a junior draughtsman but later 

became a director and so the machinery business was 

renamed Brecknell, Dolman & Rogers. The company 

was credited with producing turnstiles for the London 

Underground. 

He also pursued his other great passion – football. 

He played locally for Yatton Keynell as a striker and 

also for Brecknell’s work team, so keen was he to be 

part of the game. When he wasn’t playing, he was 

officiating as a Class One referee. 

Harry was personally responsible for signing Bristol 

City’s greatest player, John Atyeo and, as the story 

goes, Dolman walked along a railway line to a signal 

box where Atyeo’s father worked to get the contract 

signed. 

He manufactured the club’s first set of floodlights at 

his Pennywell Road factory. They were switched on in 

a friendly game with Wolves on January 27th, 1953. 

When he retired as Chairman in 1974, he stayed 

on as Bristol City’s first President and happily saw 

Bristol City promoted back to Division One in 1976. 

Just months after celebrating his 80th birthday, on 

Wednesday, November 9th, 1977, Harry passed away. 

But his legacy from finance, floodlights and futuristic 

designs such as the East Stand which still bears his 

name, lives on. 




News 

ROBINS LOTTO ANNUAL 

QUIZ NIGHT RETURNS 

After two years, the long-anticipated annual Robins 

Lotto Quiz night is back! 

The Robins Foundation is delighted to announce that 

on Tuesday, October 25th, tthe club’s charity arm will 

be hosting the hugely successful quiz night hosted 

with the one and only Downsy! 

All funds generated in the evening will go directly 

towards the Foundation and help them 

continue to change lives in the local community. 


What better way to have a guaranteed fun-filled 

evening with your friends and support your club’s 

charity? 

Here are all the details you need to know: 

• The event will take place at Ashton Gate 

Stadium’s Heineken lounge. 

• Doors will open on the evening at 7pm with the 

quiz set to commence at 7.30pm. 

• In addition to the quiz, there will be a raffle 

for your chance to win signed Bristol City 

memorabilia amongst a range of other prizes. 

• A cash bar will be open all evening to provide 

refreshments. 

• Please note that quiz teams should comprise 

of a maximum of six and a minimum of four 

players. 

Entry for the quiz is FREE for all Robins Lotto members 

and is priced at a nominal fee of 

£7.50 per person for non-members. Robins Lotto 

members must contact the Robins Lotto office on 

0117 963 0636, with your membership number, and 

we will provide you with a code to book onto the event 

free of charge. 

Any questions or queries please do not hesitate to 

contact us on 0117 963 0636 or 

email robinslotto@bcfc.co.uk 

Click here to sign up and enter your team 

for the Robins Lotto quiz night! >> 


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AGE 

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POSITION 

GOALKEEPER 

SQUAD NUMBER 

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SIGNED 

ACADEMY 

PREVIOUS CLUBS 

FULL APPEARANCES + SUBS | GOALS 

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O’Leary 

2006 

2016 2010/11 2012-21 

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5+0 / 0 23+0 / 10 34+0 / 12 

34+2 / 7 LOAN LOAN LOAN 

DID YOU KNOW? 

Max earned his first call up to the Republic 

of Ireland squad in 2019 and again this year, 

most recently when he was named on the 

bench for the Nations League encounters 

against Scotland and Armenia. He qualifies 

for Ireland through his Kerry-born grandfather, 

though our Academy graduate continues to 

wait for his international debut. 



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2-3 

EWOOD PARK | SAT SEPT 3RD 

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ATT: 12,502 

Conway 44 

Wells 55, 73 

Nigel Pearson hailed “another exciting performance” with all three points 

secured in Lancashire. 

Nahki Wells scored again, two this time, with a goal either side of Tommy 

Conway’s header. Tyrhys Dolan had halved the scores at 2-1 and Ben 

Brereton Díaz pounced in stoppage time but the Robins saw out their first 

away league win of the season.Consistency proved key with City unchanged 

from their win over Huddersfield Town just days earlier. 

Bentley (C), Dasilva, Atkinson, Naismith, Vyner, Sykes, James, Scott 

(Massengo 90), Weimann, Conway (Semenyo 63), Wells (Williams 87). Subs 

not used: O’Leary, Wilson, Martin, King. 

CITY MATCH STATS 

POSSESION SHOTS ON/OFF CORNERS 

37.7% 5/10 6 

TACKLES AERIAL DUELS WON 

22 17 

TOP PERFORMERS 

TOP PERFORMER MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES 

WELLS WELLS ATKINSON JAMES 

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Obituaries 

DENIS JARETT 

We said goodbye to season ticket holder Denis, who 

has passed away aged 66 after a brave battle with 

cancer. He leaves behind his wife Michele, son Mike 

and two sisters Rachel and Carolyn. 

He was a known face in Section 82 and followed 

Bristol City since he was young. His passion and love 

for the club was infectious. His friends and family will 

always cherish some great memories at Ashton Gate 

and following the club he loved across the UK. He’ll 

have a great seat up there and will never be far away. 

He will always be missed by his friends and family. 

KEITH SMITH 

Keith Smith, the father of our programme contributor 

Steve Smith, passed away in his sleep on September 

5th, aged 85. 

Keith attended his first match at Ashton Gate, 

accompanied by his father Albert, in 1948 and was a 

regular visitor before the Covid-19 pandemic. 

GERALD PEARCE 

The club is forever grateful to the late Gerald Pearce 

who put together a wonderful legacy of a Bristol City 

press cuttings archive. 

City supporter Gerald passed away peacefully aged 

89 at Southmead Hospital. He is dearly missed and 

lovingly remembered by all of his family and friends. 

For today’s match against Coventry City, the club is 

proudly welcoming members of his family, including 

wife Andrea as guests. We hope you have a lovely day. 

Gerald of Downend collected his very first Bristol 

City press cutting in 1945 and made it his life's 

work collecting and maintaining his Bristol City 

newspaper archive season by season - results, reports, 

photographs and more - all diligently clipped and placed 

into volumes and housed in a dedicated 'wardrobe' in 

his spare room - a quite remarkable legacy. 

It is a unique and priceless Bristol City collection 

which at the time of Gerald's death in April 2022, 

spanned 125 years, covering seasons 1897-2022 in 90 

Volumes. 

Contained within the volumes were also six pre-war 

programmes and a historically important handwritten 

leather bound book containing contemporary records 

of fixtures, players, goals and results covering seasons 

1897-1907, from the hand of founding Bristol City AFC 

Director Mr. Joseph Daveridge (1864-1922). 

Andrea has kindly made the archive available to the 

BCFC Heritage and Archive Trust for scanning. 

The entire archive together with a single leather bound 

book into which founding Bristol City Director Joseph 

Daveridge were stored in Geralds wardrobe in his 

spare room. The Daveridge pages resemble something 

very similar to the first team stats in the programme 

today - opponents, referee, score, player and position. 

It is one of the most valuable pieces of Bristol City 

history in existence. 

Thank you, Gerald. 

Before the redevelopment of the stadium, he was a 

valuable member of the volunteers who would sweep 

the stands after match days. 

Keith was a loving husband, father, grandad and great 

grandad, who will be missed by all that knew him. 

He is now reunited with wife, Barbara. God Bless to 

you both. 

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CITY IN 

Cartoons 

WITH CLUB HISTORIAN 

DAVID WOODS 

Tonight’s cartoons come from City’s promotion season of 1926/27 and their successful fight against relegation 

in 1957/58. The former appearing in the Bristol Sports Times Green Un of the 16th October and the latter on 7th 

April in the Bristol Evening World. 

Hughes 25 (og) 

Wall 35 

2-2 3-3 

Gilhespy 55 

Paul 85 

Bradford 23, 38 

Hooper 28 

Etheridge 5 

Pyle 41 (og) 

Hinshelwood 42 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23RD 1926 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO 

In this top of the table clash, City fell behind when a 

tame back pass by Dick Hughes rolled into the net. Wall’s 

header left a mountain to climb, but Gilhespy’s fierce shot 

inspired City’s fight back, though they were fortunate 

that Billy Coggins saved a spot-kick after the referee had 

ordered Morris to retake his successful effort. 

City: Coggins; Hughes, Glenn; Neesam, Wadsworth, Smailes; 

Gilhespy, Paul, ‘Tot’ Walsh, Keating, Rankin 

Swindon: Nash; Dickinson, Weston; Brown, Blew, Archer; Denyer, Wall, 

Morris, Eddleston, Thom 

SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH 1958 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO 

An exciting first-half at Eastville where City notch all of 

their three goals at the Tote End. Wally Hinshelwood’s 

left-footed drive from the centre-forward position 

secured a valuable point for City to aid their relegation 

fight, but the Rovers are entitled to feel aggrieved in 

not winning this contest. 

Rovers: Nicholls; Bamford, Doyle; Sykes, Pyle, Sampson; McIlvenny, 

Meyer, Bradford, Ward, Hooper 

City: Anderson; Peacock, Thresher; McCall, Alan Williams, Burden; 

Hinshelwood, Tindill, Atyeo, Etheridge, Watkins 

Attendance: 20,057 (£1,264.14s.6d) 

Referee: JV Pennington (Blackburn) 

Attendance: 28,005 

Referee: RE Smith (Newport, Monmouthshire) 

SUN | NOV 20 | 3PM 

ASHTON GATE | BCFC.CO.UK/TICKETS 



WHAT DID YOU COLLECT 

FOR THE WORLD CUP 

Grandad? 

CITY FAN STEVE SMITH CONTINUES 

HIS LOOK AT WORLD CUP MEMORABILIA... 

Johnny Haynes’ Slazenger footwear that graced the 1958 World Cup finally got the 

boot in favour of the iconic Adidas World Cup ’78. No kick-a-bout would ever be the 

same again. 

Meet the family 1978-1998: Top - Tango 

Argentina 1978: Second row, left to right 

– Tango Spain 1982; Etrusco Italy 1990: 

Centre – Azteca Mexico 1986: Front 

row, l to r: – Questra USA 1994; Tricolore 

France 1998. 

End of an era: The Terrestra was the last 

time these circles were seen during Euro 

2000 finals and best remembered for 

England’s first win over West Germany in 

a tournament since 1966. 

With England missing out on 

their second successive World 

Cup in 1978, following all the 

action down in Argentina with its 

massive time difference was not 

the most enjoyable experience. 

However, it did bring a couple of 

classic designs that I’ve managed 

to hang on to. 

Let’s start with the most important 

item you need for the game of 

football – The Ball. According to 

the Laws of the Game, the ball is: 

• Spherical 

• Made of leather or other 

suitable material 

• Of a circumference of not more 

than 28ins and not less than 

27ins 

• Not more than 16oz in weight 

and not less than 14oz at the 

start of the match 

• Of a pressure equal to 0.6 – 1.1 

atmosphere above atmospheric 

pressure at sea level (8.5lbs/ 

sq.in – 15.6lbs/sq.in) 

So, that’s the ball all sorted, now 

for the design graphics boffins at 

Adidas to get their thinking caps 

on. And so it was, on Thursday 

1st June 1978 the opening match 

Full page advert with both items ready for Santa’s 

between the World Cup holders, 

West Germany and Poland, played 

out a 0-0 draw using the now iconic 

pattern on the Tango Rosario 

football. Pity it didn’t enter either 

net as for the fourth tournament 

running there were no goals. 

For the German manufacturer, 

Adidas, it was the third successive 

World Cup series that was using 

their footballs. But unlike the 

Telstar (Mexico 1970) and the 

Telstar Durlast (West Germany 

1974) which had a mixture of 32 

black and white panels, the Tango 

Rosario incorporated seven white 

circles around its surface of now 

20 panels, it still gave the TV 

cameras a chance to follow the 

ball in motion. 

This basic design lasted 22-years 

and had been used in both World 

Cup and European Championships, 

where it made its final appearance 

at Euro 2000. Only the motif on 

the three-point panels changed in 

accordance with the host nation. 

As for the World Cup ’78 boot, now 

that’s another success story for 

Adidas, who were the official kit 

supplier to all the match officials 

and a majority of the nation’s 

taking part. 

The black and white sole, 

incorporating their iconic Trefoil 

logo in the centre, was soon to 

become a global success too. 

However, there soon appeared 

to be a technical design fault on 

the plastic between the front and 

middle studs, where the sole soon 

developed a crack as the foot 

bends. This was remedied by the 

1986 finals in Mexico with a series 

of red plastic lines running from 

side to side, so breaking up the 

pattern. 

For kids in the park, there were 

the original red plastic studs, but 

for the professionals in the game, 

these were replaced with the 

aluminium alternative. Either way, 

we all got a kick out of them. 

A closer look at two wonderful 

souvenirs from a World Cup tournament 

that always had the live matches kicking 

off near bedtime, due to the time 

difference with South America 



2022/23Fixtures& Results 

DATE KO OPPOSITION H/A SCORE RES POS ATT STARTING XI SUBSTITUTES 

Sat Jul 30 3.00 pm Hull City A 2-1 L 19 16,667 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes4 James Williams Scott4 Weimann Martin O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson4 Massengo Conway4 Wells 

Sat Aug 06 3.00 pm SUNDERLAND H 2-3 L 23 24,543 Bentley (C) Dasilva4 Atkinson Naismith Vyner4 Sykes 4 Massengo4 Williams Scott Weimann Martin O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson4 King Conway4 Wells4 

Wed Aug 10 7.45 pm Coventry City (R1) A 1-4 W 2,680 Bentley (C) Pring Atkinson Naismith Vyner Wilson4 Massengo King4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells4 O’Leary Towler Tanner4 Kadji Sykes4 Scott4 Martin Bell4 

Sat Aug 13 3.00 pm Wigan Athletic A 1-1 D 23 9,822 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson 4 Naismith Vyner Sykes Williams Scott4 Weimann Conway4 Martin O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson Pring King4 Wells4 

Tue Aug 16 7.45 pm LUTON TOWN H 2-0 W 14 17,329 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Sykes Massengo Scott4 Weimann 4 Conway 4 Wells 4 O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson Williams4 King4 Martin4 

Sun Aug 21 12.00 pm CARDIFF CITY H 2-0 D 7 21,645 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Scott Massengo 4 Williams 4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells4 O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson4 Pring King4 Martin4 

Wed Aug 24 7.45 pm Wycombe Wanderers (R2) A 1-3 W 3,116 Bentley (C) Pring Klose Naismith Tanner Wilson King Kadji 4 Massengo4 Wells4 Martin4 O’Leary Scott4 Conway4 Semenyo 4 James4 Dasilva Atkinson Vyner 

Sat Aug 27 3.00 pm Blackpool A 3-3 D 9 10,804 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Scott 4 Massengo4 Williams Weimann Conway 4 Wells O’Leary Tanner James4 Wilson Semenyo 4 King 4 Martin 

Wed Aug 31 7.45 pm HUDDERSFIELD TOWN H 2-0 W 7 18,569 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Sykes James4 Scott4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells 4 O’Leary Tanner Williams4 Wilson Semenyo 4 Massengo4 Martin4 

Sat Sep 3 3.00 pm Blackburn Rovers A 2-3 W 4 12,502 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Sykes James Scott 4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells 4 O’Leary King Williams4 Wilson Semenyo 4 Massengo 4 Martin 

Wed Sep 14 7.45 pm Norwich City A 3-2 L 7 25,287 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes4 James Scott Weimann Conway 4 Wells O’Leary King Williams4 Tanner Semenyo 4 Massengo Martin4 

Sat Sep 17 3.00 pm Burnley A 2-1 L 9 18,779 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes James4 Scott 4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells O’Leary King Williams4 Tanner Semenyo4 Massengo 4 Martin4 

Sat Oct 1 3.00 pm QUEENS PARK RANGERS H 1-2 L 12 21,649 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes4 Williams 4 Scott Weimann 4 Conway 4 Wells O’Leary King4 Wilson4 Tanner Semenyo4 Massengo 4 Martin4 

Tue Oct 4 7.45 pm COVENTRY CITY H 

Sat Oct 8 3.00 pm Birmingham City A 

Wed Oct 12 7.45 pm PRESTON NORTH END H 

Sat Oct 15 3.00 pm MILLWALL H 

Tue Oct 18 7.45 pm West Bromwich Albion A 

Sat Oct 22 3.00 pm Reading A 

Sat Oct 29 3.00 pm SWANSEA CITY H 

Tue Nov 1 7.45 pm SHEFFIED UNITED H 

Sat Nov 5 3.00 pm Middlesbrough A 

Tue Nov 8 7.45 pm Lincoln CIty (R3) H 

Sat Nov 12 3.00 pm WATFORD H 

Sat Dec 10 3.00 pm Rotherham A 

Sat Dec 17 3.00 pm STOKE CITY H 

Mon Dec 26 3.00 pm WEST BROMWICH ALBION H 

Thu Dec 29 7.45 pm Millwall A 

Sun Jan 1 3.00 pm Coventry City A 

Sat Jan 14 3.00 pm BIRMINGHAM CITY H 

Sat Jan 21 3.00 pm BLACKBURN ROVERS H 

Sat Jan 28 3.00 pm Huddersfield Town A 

Sat Feb 4 3.00pm Preston North End A 

Sat Feb 11 3.00 pm NORWICH CITY H 

Wed Feb 15 7.45 pm WIGAN ATHLETIC H 

Sat Feb 18 3.00 pm Sunderland A 

TOP SCORERS - CHAMPIONSHIP 

Goals Assists Played Goals/90 Mins / Goals Total Shots Conversion Accuracy 

Óscar Estupiñán - HULL CITY 7 1 11 0.74 122 18 39% 72% 

Nahki Wells - BRISTOL CITY 6 2 10 0.76 119 20 30% 50% 

Joshua Sargent - NORWICH CITY 6 1 11 0.68 133 21 29% 62% 

Carlton Morris - LUTON TOWN 6 0 11 0.70 128 20 30% 60% 

Ross Stewart - SUNDERLAND 5 3 7 0.71 126 21 24% 62% 

Tommy Conway - BRISTOL CITY 5 2 11 0.70 129 14 36% 64% 

Jay Rodriguez - BURNLEY 5 1 9 0.69 130 13 38% 69% 

Iliman Ndiaye - SHEFFIELD UNITED 5 1 11 0.54 165 16 31% 56% 

Scott Hogan - BIRMINGHAM CITY 5 1 11 0.48 188 13 38% 77% 

Ben Brereton - BLACKBURN ROVERS 5 1 11 0.46 197 23 22% 52% 

Oliver McBurnie - QUEENS PARK RANGERS 5 0 9 0.80 112 19 26% 63% 

Sat Feb 25 3.00 pm HULL CITY H 

Chris Willock - QUEENS PARK RANGERS 5 0 8 0.71 127 9 56% 89% 

Sat Mar 3 3.00 pm Cardiff City A 

Sat Mar 11 3.00 pm BLACKPOOL H 

Wed Mar 15 7.45 pm Luton Town A 

Sat Mar 18 3.00 pm Swansea City A 

Sat Apr 1 3.00 pm READING H 

Fri Apr 7 3.00 pm Stoke City A 

Mon Apr 10 3.00 pm MIDDLESBROUGH H 

Sat Apr 15 3.00 pm Watford A 

Tue Apr 18 7.45 pm Sheffied United A 

Sat Apr 22 3.00 pm ROTHERHAM UNITED H 

Sat Apr 29 3.00 pm BURNLEY H 

Sat May 6 3.00 pm Queens Park Rangers A 

KEY All Matches Sky Bet Championship unless Carabao Cup or FA Cup | Goalscorer | Penalty P | Yellow card | Red card | Substituted 44444 

>56 THE ROBINS COVENTRY CITY THE ROBINS COVENTRY CITY >57

Antoine Semenyo celebrates our 2-0 win over Huddersfield Town, himself on the scoresheet after coming off the 

bench, in our last midweek match under the lights. 

>58 THE ROBINS COVENTRY CITY THE ROBINS COVENTRY CITY >59

MATCHDAY 

Squads 

MIDWEEK 

FIXTURE 

TUES OCT 4TH | 7.45PM | ASHTON GATE | SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 

MANAGER 

NIGEL 

PEARSON 

1 DAN BENTLEY 1 SIMON MOORE 

2 KANE WILSON 2 JOANTHAN PANZO 

3 JAY DASILVA 3 CALLUM DOYLE 

4 KAL NAISMITH 4 MICHAEL ROSE 

5 ROB ATKINSON 5 KYLE MCFADZEAN 

6 MATTY JAMES 6 LIAM KELLY 

7 ALEX SCOTT 8 JAMIE ALLEN 

8 JOE WILLIAMS 9 MARTYN WAGHORN 

13 BEN WILSON 

9 CHRIS MARTIN 10 CALLUM O’HARE 

10 ANDY KING 14 BEN SHEAF 

11 ANTOINE SEMENYO 17 VIKTOR GKÖKORES 

12 MAX O’LEARY 19 TYLER WALKER 

13 HARVEY WILES-RICHARDS 20 TODD KANE 

14 ANDREAS WEIMANN 23 FANKATY DABO 

15 TOMMY CONWAY 24 MATT GODDEN 

16 CAMERON PRING 27 JAKE BIDWELL 

17 MARK SYKES 28 JOSH ECCLES 

18 AYMAN BENAROUS 38 GUSTAVO HAMER 

19 GEORGE TANNER 45 KASEY PALMER 

20 SAM BELL 

21 NAHKI WELLS 

22 TOMAS KALAS 

23 RYLEY TOWLER 

25 TIMM KLOSE 

26 ZAK VYNER 

27 DYLAN KADJI 

30 HAN-NOAH MASSENGO 

31 STEFAN BAJIC 

MATCH REFEREE 

JAMES BELL 

HOME 

KIT 

VS 

MATCH OFFICIALS 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 

ADAM CRYSELL 

MANAGER 

MARK 

ROBINS 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 

SAM LEWIS 

HOME 

KIT 

FOURTH OFFICIAL 

TIM ROBINSON 

Playing tonight: 

7.45pm KO Unless stated 

Luton Town v Huddersfield 

Sheffield United v QPR 

Sunderland v Blackpool 

Cardiff City v Blackburn, 8pm 

Reading v Norwich, 8pm 

Playing tomorrow: 

7.45pm KO Unless stated 

Burnley v Stoke City 

Hull City v Wigan Athletic 

Middlesbrough v Birmingham City 

Rotherham United v Millwall 

Watford v Swansea City 

Preston v West Brom, 8pm 

LEAGUE 

TABLE 

P GD Pts 

Sheffield Utd 11 14 24 

Norwich City 11 8 23 

Reading 11 -2 21 

Burnley 11 7 18 

QPR 11 4 18 

Blackburn 11 -1 18 

Watford 11 4 17 

Sunderland 11 5 16 

Luton Town 11 3 16 

Wigan 11 0 16 

Swansea City 11 -1 15 

Rotherham 10 4 14 

Bristol City 11 4 14 

Preston 11 -1 13 

Birmingham 11 -2 13 

Millwall 11 -4 13 

Stoke City 11 -4 12 

Cardiff City 11 -4 12 

Blackpool 11 -6 11 

Hull City 11 -12 11 

West Brom 11 0 10 

M’borough 11 -3 10 

Huddersfield 11 -6 7 

Coventry City 8 -5 6 

NEXT AT 

ASHTON GATE 

PP 

Preston North End 

Wed, Oct 12th 7.45pm KO 

Sky Bet Championship 

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