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Bristol City v Millwall

Timm Klose speaks to the Robins online matchday programme ahead of Bristol City's Sky Bet Championship clash v Millwall. We preview the latest fixture, taking a closer look at our opponents from South London. We also take a look back at the week where City bounced back from defeat at Birmingham by beating Preston North End just a few days ago. Guest writers roll back the years, with a look back at the songs which have marked England's participation in the World Cup finals, a profile on City great Louis Carey and a recent away days experience at the Den. Enjoy this and more inside the free-for-all Bristol City v Millwall online matchday programme!

Timm Klose speaks to the Robins online matchday programme ahead of Bristol City's Sky Bet Championship clash v Millwall. We preview the latest fixture, taking a closer look at our opponents from South London. We also take a look back at the week where City bounced back from defeat at Birmingham by beating Preston North End just a few days ago.

Guest writers roll back the years, with a look back at the songs which have marked England's participation in the World Cup finals, a profile on City great Louis Carey and a recent away days experience at the Den.

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2022/23 OFFICIAL DIGITAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME<br />

<strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong> vs <strong>Millwall</strong><br />

Saturday, October 15 th 2022 | 3pm<br />

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WHO’S WHO<br />

BRISTOL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB<br />

Owner Stephen Lansdown CBE<br />

Chairman Jon Lansdown<br />

Chief Executive Officer Richard Gould<br />

Club President Marina Dolman MBE DL DStJ JP<br />

Vice-Presidents Betty Bennett, Doug Harman<br />

Honorary Vice-President Marcus Trescothick MBE<br />

Club Secretary Sophie Dyer<br />

Manager Nigel Pearson<br />

Assistant Manager Curtis Fleming<br />

First Team Coach Jason Euell<br />

Goalkeeping Coach Pat Mountain<br />

Head of Medical Performance Dave Rennie<br />

Kit Manager Scott Murray<br />

Team Operations Manager Matt Parsons<br />

Robins High Performance Centre<br />

Operations Manager Isobel Mitchell<br />

Head of Communications Dave Barton<br />

Supporter Liaison Officer Jerry Tocknell<br />

Disabled Supporter Liaison Officer Gareth Torpy<br />

Club Chaplain Derek Cleave<br />

Club Historian David Woods<br />

Academy Director Brian Tinnion<br />

Academy Manager Gary Davenport<br />

Head of Coaching Alex Ball<br />

Head of Recruitment Damian Butt<br />

Professional Development Phase Coaches<br />

Trevor Challis, Ali Hines, Neil Swift<br />

Head of Sports Science Stephen Taylor<br />

Head of Medical David Walker<br />

Head of Education Jodie Baker<br />

Academy Secretary Paul Metheringham<br />

BRISTOL SPORT<br />

Chairman Jon Lansdown<br />

Group Head of Commercial & Hospitality Sales<br />

Justine Kebby<br />

Group Director of Communications Lisa Knights<br />

Director of Sport for Pula Gavin Marshall<br />

Group Head of Marketing and Ticketing Charlie Lincoln<br />

FROM THE<br />

Editor<br />

After the disappointing trip to St Andrew’s, a big response was needed<br />

for the midweek visit of Preston North End. Thankfully, the three points<br />

arrived in the form of two big Rob Atkinson headers.<br />

Those full-time scenes were<br />

welcome at Ashton Gate, not least<br />

because a fair few of those in the<br />

stands would not have seen <strong>City</strong><br />

beat a Preston side, with the last,<br />

a 2-0 win in January 2021, played<br />

behind closed doors.<br />

The result also ended our run of<br />

five games without a win to set up<br />

Saturday’s match against <strong>Millwall</strong>.<br />

Ahead of it, I caught up with Timm<br />

Klose to preview this encounter<br />

against a <strong>Millwall</strong> side still looking<br />

for a first win on their travels this<br />

season.<br />

Speaking of defenders, Louis Carey<br />

was back in BS3 on Wednesday<br />

night to provide analysis on Robins<br />

TV, so it’s fitting programme guest<br />

writer Paul Gainey takes a close<br />

look at our former captain’s career<br />

in our last Hall of Fame feature on<br />

page 39.<br />

Elsewhere, we continue to celebrate<br />

Black History Month with more<br />

profiles of past and present <strong>City</strong><br />

stars, plus, with the World Cup<br />

getting ever closer, Steve Smith<br />

winds back the clock to the tune of<br />

Japan and South Korea in 2002.<br />

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at the end of this month, so find out<br />

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over on page 41.<br />

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CLUB HONOURS<br />

CUP<br />

FA Cup Finalists 1908/09 Semi-Finalists 1919/20<br />

Football League Cup<br />

Semi-Finalists 1970/71, 1988/89, 2017/18<br />

Welsh Cup winners 1933/34<br />

Associate Members Cup Winners 1985/86, 2002/03,<br />

2014/15 Finalists 1986/87, 1999/2000<br />

South Section Finalists 1937/38<br />

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

LEAGUE<br />

Division One Runners-Up 1906/07<br />

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

Championship Play-Off Finalists 2007/08<br />

Division Three (South)<br />

Champions 1922/23, 1926/27, 1954/55<br />

League One Champions 2014/15<br />

Division Three Runners-Up 1964/65, 1989/90<br />

League Two Runners-Up 1997/98, 2006/07<br />

Division Four Promotion (fourth) 1983/84<br />

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

Western League Champions 1897/98<br />

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Welcome to this Saturday’s fixture<br />

against <strong>Millwall</strong>.<br />

We hope you will get to celebrate a positive result,<br />

much like we did on Wednesday night against a<br />

Preston side who were hard to break down and had<br />

only lost and conceded once away from home in the<br />

Championship up to that point.<br />

Whether you were at the ground, followed on social<br />

media, Robins TV or local radio, thank you for<br />

supporting the team. We played well overall and<br />

it was the response we needed after the result at<br />

Birmingham.<br />

We showed what we’re capable of doing but we<br />

need to be consistent. We do not want to be in the<br />

position of needing to show a response and, if we<br />

are going to make strides this season, then the<br />

performances need to be right up there, first and<br />

foremost, week in, week out.<br />

It was a good result on the night and now we need<br />

to find a way of doing the same again against<br />

<strong>Millwall</strong> and for the rest of the season.<br />

This is a squad game and we made four changes<br />

on Wednesday night. It was about those lads taking<br />

their chance and as I’ve said before, everyone has<br />

to be ready.<br />

NIGEL<br />

Pearson<br />

<strong>Millwall</strong> is the next challenge and we look forward<br />

to welcoming Gary Rowett and his staff, players and<br />

supporters here. Even though they have not won<br />

away from home, <strong>Millwall</strong> have picked up points in<br />

their last two games and their experience makes<br />

them as much of a threat as anyone in this division,<br />

so we have to be ready from the off.<br />

We started against Preston with a really positive<br />

intent – we need to repeat that intensity on<br />

Saturday.<br />

Enjoy the game.<br />

Cheers,<br />

Nige.<br />

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INTERVIEW<br />

Timm Klose<br />

Timm Klose helped his side to three points on what was his first league<br />

start of the campaign on Wednesday night against Preston North End.<br />

The defender has been patient for<br />

playtime this season due to injury<br />

and other personal circumstances<br />

but he returned to the starting<br />

XI which put an end to the club’s<br />

unwanted run of disappointing<br />

results.<br />

Klose, who saw his defensive<br />

partner Rob Atkinson head in the<br />

vital goals in BS3, was pleased<br />

with the club’s outcome, especially<br />

after the manner of the 3-0 loss at<br />

Birmingham <strong>City</strong> a week ago.<br />

“I didn’t play at Birmingham <strong>City</strong> but<br />

from the outside looking in, we just<br />

conceded from three set pieces and<br />

that’s hard to accept.<br />

“Wherever you lose, if it’s a score like<br />

3-0 you want to respond in the next<br />

game and we did that this week.<br />

“It shows we have character and I<br />

think against Preston at 1-1 maybe<br />

we would have gone on to lose<br />

the game in the past. This time we<br />

scored the winner and that’s positive.<br />

I THINK WE SHOWED A POSITIVE<br />

SPIRIT AND THAT’S WHY WE WERE<br />

ABLE TO GET THE WIN [V PRESTON] IN<br />

THE END.<br />

Speaking the day after the Preston<br />

result, Klose said: “We showed we<br />

were able to respond after that<br />

Birmingham game. We started<br />

well, we played well as a team. Yes<br />

we had to stick together, defend<br />

together but we did that well. The<br />

goal we conceded was a bit unlucky<br />

but big Rob helped us out.<br />

“I think we showed a positive spirit<br />

and that’s why we were able to get<br />

the win in the end.<br />

“We were five games without a win<br />

so to win it late against Preston,<br />

gives us confidence going into this<br />

next game against <strong>Millwall</strong>.”<br />

Klose has played the Lions three<br />

times in his career, winning each<br />

encounter while with Norwich <strong>City</strong>.<br />

“I didn’t know that until now,” he<br />

admitted. “I’m not superstitious but<br />

it’s always nice to hear a positive<br />

statistic, I like that one.”<br />

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Quick<br />

Fire<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

APPEARANCES<br />

7<br />

MINS PLAYED<br />

242<br />

INTERCEPTIONS<br />

5<br />

Hobby outside of football:<br />

Golf<br />

Favourite defender all-time:<br />

Paolo Maldini<br />

Reporting for duty - Klose back on the training pitches at the Robins High Performance Centre<br />

SQUAD NUMBER<br />

25<br />

Date of birth: May 9th 1988<br />

Birthplace: Frankfurt<br />

Position: Centre-back<br />

Joined: January 2022<br />

CLEARANCES<br />

17<br />

PASSES<br />

MADE<br />

111<br />

BEST OPTA<br />

RATING<br />

7.65<br />

v PRESTON (H)<br />

CLEAN<br />

SHEETS<br />

2<br />

AVG. 2022/23<br />

OPTA RATING<br />

6.45<br />

PASS<br />

SUCCESS RATE<br />

72.4%<br />

Swiss cheese<br />

or cheddar cheese?<br />

Swiss, of course<br />

First football shirt owned?<br />

FC Basel<br />

Favourite biscuit?<br />

Oreo<br />

What crisp flavour<br />

best describes you?<br />

Truffle<br />

Tea or coffee?<br />

Tea<br />

Last thing you watched?<br />

Gordon Ramsey: Unchartered<br />

Favourite film?<br />

Meet Joe Black<br />

Popcorn sweet or salted?<br />

Sweet<br />

Here’s hoping Klose’s personal<br />

form against the Lions rings true<br />

on Saturday, three years after he<br />

last faced them as a Canaries<br />

player.<br />

“It will be another difficult game<br />

again,” said the centre-back,<br />

looking forward to the next test.<br />

“They are always a tough nut to<br />

crack and I expect the same again.<br />

“They are always tough to play<br />

against, we will have to work<br />

hard. It definitely won’t be easy,<br />

we will need to give 100% and I’m<br />

looking forward to these types<br />

of challenges. If we can take<br />

something from it then that can<br />

help us, so I’m looking forward to<br />

the game very much.”<br />

Klose, now 34, was also asked<br />

about his reasoning for extending<br />

his stay in BS3. The experienced<br />

defender penned a new one-year<br />

contract in the summer, with the<br />

option of a further 12 months,<br />

following his short-term deal in the<br />

second half of last season.<br />

Klose explained: “I enjoyed my<br />

time here last season, my family<br />

were happy here and that’s the<br />

big thing. The rest, well the talks<br />

with Nigel Pearson were always<br />

positive and I got a warm feeling<br />

from the club.<br />

“Everything was positive, I was on<br />

board with what they wanted from<br />

me and in the end it was the right<br />

decision to stay.<br />

“Whether I play one year or do two<br />

we shall see, but my job right now<br />

is to give my all, we are planning<br />

big things and we shall see.”<br />

Speaking of big things, Klose’s<br />

home nation Switzerland take<br />

to the world stage next month<br />

for the Fifa World Cup. The<br />

Swiss - due to be armed with the<br />

likes of Yann Sommer (Borussia<br />

Monchengladbach), Manuel Akanji<br />

(Manchester <strong>City</strong>) and Granit<br />

Xhaka (Arsenal) - face Cameroon,<br />

Serbia and the world’s best ranked<br />

country Brazil in the group stage.<br />

Klose does, however, expect<br />

big things from Serbia striker<br />

Aleksander Mitrovic, who has<br />

CAREER PATH<br />

NUREMBERG<br />

2009-2010<br />

THUN<br />

2010-2011<br />

NUREMBERG<br />

2011-2013<br />

WOLFSBURG<br />

2013-2016<br />

NORWICH CITY<br />

2016-2022<br />

FC BASEL<br />

2020-2021<br />

Loan<br />

followed up his incredible 43<br />

Championship goals last term with<br />

10 Premier League goals in the<br />

current campaign.<br />

Klose celebrates with his teammates after Rob Atkinson’s first goal against Preston<br />

in midweek.<br />

Looking ahead to the tournament,<br />

Klose said: “We played Brazil before<br />

and we did quite well against them.<br />

It’s definitely the hardest team in<br />

the group, but if Mitrovic plays as<br />

well as he does for Fulham, he will<br />

make it an interesting game against<br />

their defenders.<br />

“Not that you can predict anything<br />

but our quality is very good, there<br />

are great players to select from.<br />

It shows there are big things to<br />

come from Switzerland, we’re on<br />

the world map of football and<br />

that’s a big thing for us.”<br />

Without getting too far ahead of<br />

ourselves, <strong>City</strong> have eight games<br />

to play before then and it all starts<br />

with <strong>Millwall</strong> at Ashton Gate on<br />

Saturday!<br />

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2022/23Squad<br />

GOALKEEPER<br />

MIDFIELDER<br />

DEFENDER<br />

FORWARD<br />

1<br />

DANIEL<br />

BENTLEY<br />

Born: Basildon<br />

DOB: 13.07.1993<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

2<br />

KANE<br />

WILSON<br />

Born: Birmingham<br />

DOB: 11.04.2000<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

3<br />

JAY<br />

DASILVA<br />

Born: Luton<br />

DOB: 22.04.1998<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

10<br />

ANDY<br />

KING<br />

Born: Barnstaple<br />

DOB: 29.10.1988<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

11<br />

ANTOINE<br />

SEMENYO<br />

Born: Chelsea<br />

DOB: 07.01.2000<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

12<br />

MAX<br />

O’LEARY<br />

Born: Bath<br />

DOB: 10.10.1996<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

CLEAN<br />

SHEETS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

15 0 4 0 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

2 4 1 0 0 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

14 0 0 0 1 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

4 5 0 0 1 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

2 7 4 0 1 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

CLEAN<br />

SHEETS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

1 0 0 0 0<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

143 0<br />

TOTAL<br />

428 0<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

6 1<br />

TOTAL<br />

163 6<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

119 2<br />

TOTAL<br />

176 2<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

24 1<br />

TOTAL<br />

438 65<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

107 17<br />

TOTAL<br />

149 26<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

37 0<br />

TOTAL<br />

100 0<br />

4<br />

KAL<br />

NAISMITH<br />

Born: Glasgow<br />

DOB: 18.02.1992<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

5<br />

ROB<br />

ATKINSON<br />

Born: Chesterfield<br />

DOB: 13.07.1998<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

6<br />

MATTY<br />

JAMES<br />

Born: Bacup<br />

DOB: 22.07.1991<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

13<br />

HARVEY<br />

WILES-RICHARDS<br />

Born: Bath<br />

DOB: 27.05.2002<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

14<br />

ANDREAS<br />

WEIMANN<br />

Born: Vienna<br />

DOB: 05.08.1991<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

15<br />

TOMMY<br />

CONWAY<br />

Born: Taunton<br />

DOB: 06.08.2002<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

14 0 1 2 0 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

14 0 3 0 3 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

5 2 0 0 1 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

CLEAN<br />

SHEETS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

0 0 0 0 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

16 0 4 4 3 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

12 4 7 3 0 0<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

14 1<br />

TOTAL<br />

381 51<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

49 5<br />

TOTAL<br />

142 8<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

40 1<br />

TOTAL<br />

247 13<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

0 0<br />

TOTAL<br />

0 0<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

163 47<br />

TOTAL<br />

425 89<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

27 8<br />

TOTAL<br />

26 8<br />

7<br />

ALEX<br />

SCOTT<br />

Born: Guernsey<br />

DOB: 21.08.2003<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

8<br />

JOE<br />

WILLIAMS<br />

Born: Liverpool<br />

DOB: 08.12.1996<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

9<br />

CHRIS<br />

MARTIN<br />

Born: Beccles<br />

DOB: 04.11.88<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

16<br />

CAMERON<br />

PRING<br />

Born: Cheltenham<br />

DOB: 22.01.1998<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

17<br />

MARK<br />

SYKES<br />

Born: Belfast<br />

DOB: 04.08.1997<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

18<br />

AYMAN<br />

BENAROUS<br />

Born: <strong>Bristol</strong><br />

DOB: 27.07.2003<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

13 2 0 2 7 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

7 6 0 1 5 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

4 8 1 0 0 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

2 1 0 0 0 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

12 1 0 0 1 1<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

57 4<br />

TOTAL<br />

57 4<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

38 0<br />

TOTAL<br />

145 2<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

88 17<br />

TOTAL<br />

586 162<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

37 0<br />

TOTAL<br />

96 1<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

13 0<br />

TOTAL<br />

167 27<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

12 0<br />

TOTAL<br />

12 0<br />

>16 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />

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2022/23Squad<br />

GOALKEEPER<br />

MIDFIELDER<br />

DEFENDER<br />

FORWARD<br />

19<br />

GEORGE<br />

TANNER<br />

Born: Blackpool<br />

DOB: 16.11.1999<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

20<br />

SAM<br />

BELL<br />

Born: <strong>Bristol</strong><br />

DOB: 23.05.2002<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

21<br />

NAHKI<br />

WELLS<br />

Born: Hamilton, Bermuda<br />

DOB: 01.06.1990<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

26<br />

ZAK<br />

VYNER<br />

Born: Southwark<br />

DOB: 14.05.1997<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

27<br />

DYLAN<br />

KADJI<br />

Born: Bedord<br />

DOB: 01.09.2003<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

30<br />

HAN-NOAH<br />

MASSENGO<br />

Born: Villepinte, France<br />

DOB: 07.07.2001<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

1 2 0 0 0 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

0 1 0 1 0 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

12 3 5 4 1 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

15 0 0 2 3 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

1 1 1 0 1 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

8 4 0 1 2 0<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

16 1<br />

TOTAL<br />

93 4<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

12 0<br />

TOTAL<br />

17 1<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

115 25<br />

TOTAL<br />

469 151<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

107 2<br />

TOTAL<br />

193 4<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

2 1<br />

TOTAL<br />

2 1<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

110 0<br />

TOTAL<br />

116 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

Born: Olomouc, Czech<br />

DOB: 15.05.1993<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

146 1<br />

22<br />

TOMAS<br />

KALAS<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

TOTAL<br />

340 4<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

Born: <strong>Bristol</strong><br />

DOB: 02.06.2002<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

5 0<br />

23<br />

RYLEY<br />

TOWLER<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

TOTAL<br />

19 0<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

GOALS /<br />

ASSISTS<br />

Born: Frankfurt, Ger.<br />

DOB: 09.05.1988<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

2 5 0 0 1 0<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

25 1<br />

25<br />

TIMM<br />

KLOSE<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

TOTAL<br />

347 26<br />

APPS<br />

FULL+SUB<br />

Born: Saint-Étienne, Fr.<br />

DOB: 23.12.2001<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

CLEAN<br />

SHEETS<br />

DISCIPLINE<br />

0 0 0 0 0<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

0 0<br />

31<br />

STEFAN<br />

BAJIC<br />

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS)<br />

TOTAL<br />

53 0<br />

100<br />

ACADEMY GRADUATE<br />

MAX O'LEARY MADE<br />

HIS FIRST START OF<br />

THE SEASON IN THE 2-1<br />

WIN OVER PRESTON IN<br />

MIDWEEK, PLAYING THE<br />

FULL 90 MINUTES - IT<br />

WAS HIS 100TH CAREER<br />

APPEARANCE<br />

NIGEL PEARSON<br />

MANAGER<br />

Born: Nottingham / DOB: 21.08.1963<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

N/A<br />

CAREER STATS<br />

TOTAL<br />

564 30<br />

CURTIS FLEMING<br />

ASSISTANT MANAGER<br />

Born: Manchester / DOB: 08.10.1968<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

N/A<br />

CAREER STATS<br />

TOTAL<br />

400 4<br />

JASON EUELL<br />

FIRST TEAM COACH<br />

Born: London / DOB: 06.02.1977<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

N/A<br />

CAREER STATS<br />

TOTAL<br />

493 98<br />

PAT MOUNTAIN<br />

GOALKEEPING COACH<br />

Born: Pontypridd / DOB: 01.08.1976<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

N/A<br />

CAREER STATS<br />

TOTAL<br />

8 0<br />

>18 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />

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Head-to-Head<br />

103<br />

GAMES<br />

CITY 37 MILLWALL 34 DRAWN 32<br />

BEST VICTORY<br />

CITY 5-0 MILLWALL<br />

DIVISION TWO<br />

SATURDAY, MARCH 16TH 1929<br />

WORST DEFEAT<br />

MILLWALL 5-3 CITY<br />

DIVISION THREE (SOUTH)<br />

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH 1950<br />

2022/23 IN NUMBERS<br />

GOALS<br />

FOR<br />

29<br />

AGAINST<br />

24<br />

7<br />

TOP SCORER<br />

TOMMY CONWAY<br />

R3 v<br />

LINCOLN<br />

CITY<br />

YELLOW<br />

31 1<br />

CARDS<br />

POSITION<br />

11 TH<br />

R3<br />

JAN 2023<br />

RED<br />

CARDS<br />

4<br />

MOST ASSISTS<br />

WEIMANN<br />

WELLS<br />

GOALS<br />

FOR<br />

15<br />

AGAINST<br />

18<br />

4<br />

TOP SCORER<br />

ZIAN FLEMMING<br />

R1<br />

YELLOW<br />

23 1<br />

CARDS<br />

POSITION<br />

15 TH<br />

R3<br />

JAN 2023<br />

RED<br />

CARDS<br />

4<br />

MOST ASSISTS<br />

SCOTT MALONE<br />

POSSESSION<br />

48.3 %<br />

PASSING PERCENTAGE<br />

72.8 %<br />

TACKLE SUCCESS<br />

70.3 %<br />

AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON<br />

20.1<br />

7.06<br />

BEST AVERAGERATING (OPTA)<br />

NAHKI WELLS<br />

POSSESSION<br />

45.2 %<br />

PASSING PERCENTAGE<br />

69.8 %<br />

TACKLE SUCCESS<br />

72 %<br />

AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON<br />

27.8<br />

7<br />

BEST AVERAGERATING (OPTA)<br />

CHARLIE CRESSWELL<br />

THE ROBINS SUNDERLAND >19<br />

LAST FIVE GAMES<br />

PRESTON NORTH END OCT 12TH H W 2-1<br />

BIRMINGHAM CITY OCT 8TH A L 0-3<br />

COVENTRY CITY OCT 4TH H D 0-0<br />

QPR OCT 1ST H L 1-2<br />

BURNLEY SEP 17TH A L 1-2<br />

MIDDLESBROUGH OCT 8TH H W 2-0<br />

ROTHERHAM OCT 5TH A D 1-1<br />

BLACKBURN OCT 1ST A L 1-2<br />

BLACKPOOL SEP 17TH H W 2-1<br />

QPR SEP 14TH H L 0-2<br />

>20 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />

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CLUB FACTS<br />

THE OPPOSITION<br />

<strong>Millwall</strong><br />

THE BOSS<br />

Gary Rowett<br />

BORN | MARCH 6TH 1974<br />

APPOINTED | OCTOBER 2019<br />

Gary Rowett will be hoping to keep his team within arm’s<br />

reach of the play-off candidates after narrowly missing out<br />

last season. The 48-year-old has yet to experience Premier<br />

League management, he did play in the top flight as a defender<br />

in a career which spanned between 1991-2007. He amassed<br />

444 appearances but In 2012 he took up his first managerial<br />

position at Burton Albion and later returned to previous clubs<br />

Birmingham <strong>City</strong> and Derby County.<br />

LAST TIME WE MET<br />

3-2<br />

Weimann 7, 73, 85 Bradshaw 23<br />

Afobe 29(p)<br />

SUNDAY JANUARY 2ND 2022<br />

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP<br />

ATTENDANCE: 18,033<br />

CLUB FACTS<br />

<strong>Millwall</strong> finished the last campaign six points off the play-offs on 69 points<br />

as they concluded a fifth successive campaign in the Championship.<br />

He left the Rams to join Stoke <strong>City</strong> in May 2018 but his appointment<br />

there lasted less than a year, and he made the switch to<br />

<strong>Millwall</strong> after 29 games in charge. Coincidentally, his first game<br />

as boss was against the Potters, which <strong>Millwall</strong> won 2-0.<br />

Formed: 1885<br />

Stadium: The Den<br />

Nickname: The Lions<br />

Manager: Gary Rowett<br />

Finish last season: 9th, Championship<br />

HONOURS<br />

Highest finish<br />

10th, First Division 1989<br />

Second Division Champions<br />

1988<br />

Third Division Champions<br />

1928, 1938, 2001<br />

Third Division Promoted<br />

1966, 1976, 1985<br />

Third Division play-off winners<br />

2010, 2017<br />

Fourth Division champions<br />

1952<br />

FA Cup finalists<br />

2004<br />

Football League Trophy finalists<br />

1999<br />

Yet they carry an unwanted<br />

streak with them into the 2022/23<br />

campaign, having not won away<br />

from home since a 1-0 win at<br />

Reading in March.<br />

They failed to win in their final six<br />

away games of the season and<br />

remain winless on the road this<br />

time around, as they prepare to<br />

travel to Ashton Gate on matchday<br />

15 (D2, L4 away from home in<br />

22/23), not including a 1-0 defeat<br />

away at Cambridge United in the<br />

Carabao Cup back in August.<br />

There are certainly no complaints<br />

on their own turf though. Inform<br />

attacking midfielder Zian<br />

Flemming struck twice in the<br />

2-0 win over Middlesbrough last<br />

weekend, to record a fifth win from<br />

seven games at the Den.<br />

Now with a win and draw behind<br />

them, <strong>Millwall</strong>’s eyes will be set on<br />

putting an end to their barren run<br />

on the road.<br />

Dutchman Flemming was joined<br />

by Benik Afobe, whose time at<br />

<strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong> was ruined by an ACL<br />

injury in 2019/20, as summer<br />

signings at The Den. Afobe spent<br />

last season on loan in South<br />

London but made a move from<br />

Stoke <strong>City</strong> permanent in June.<br />

As for Flemming, his manager<br />

Gary Rowett expects big things<br />

from the club’s record signing who<br />

replaced Jed Wallace.<br />

Speaking after his side’s win<br />

against Boro, Rowett told BBC<br />

Sport: “I tried to sign him previously<br />

without any success but thankfully<br />

we got him this time around. Zian’s<br />

done it regularly in the Eerste<br />

Divisie and my expectation is for<br />

him to at least get into double<br />

figures this season.”<br />

STADIUM<br />

CAPACITY | 20,146<br />

<strong>Millwall</strong>’s home The Den on Zampa Road<br />

sits a quarter of a mile from the Old Den,<br />

which it replaced in 1993.<br />

LAST LINE-UP<br />

v MIDDLESBROUGH | HOME | SAT OCT 8TH | 2-0<br />

2<br />

1<br />

3<br />

MCNAMARA 4<br />

LONG<br />

5 WALLACE<br />

HUTCHINSON<br />

COOPER<br />

8<br />

23<br />

MITCHELL<br />

10<br />

SAVILLE<br />

21<br />

FLEMMING<br />

14<br />

VOGLSAMMER<br />

9<br />

BUREY<br />

BRADSHAW<br />

<strong>City</strong> started the new year with a bang<br />

thanks to Andi Weimann’s hat-trick.<br />

He lifted the ball over Bartosz Białkowski to<br />

take his tally to double figures before Tom<br />

Bradshaw’s header found the equaliser.<br />

Afobe scored a penalty after he was fouled<br />

by Ryley Towler but <strong>City</strong> fought back<br />

through Weimann’s second <strong>City</strong> hat-trick.<br />

He burst past his marker to turn Han-Noah<br />

Massengo’s whipped cross into the top<br />

corner to make it 2-2, before he smashed<br />

one home from close range late on.<br />

>22 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />

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The Dutchman heads to BS3 in fine form with three<br />

goals in his last four games. Two of those came a<br />

week ago as his brace helped brush managerless<br />

Middlesbrough aside 2-0 at the Den.<br />

Flemming could yet write more of his own headlines,<br />

and has been backed by his manager to hit double<br />

figures this season.<br />

The 24-year-old arrived in West London in the summer<br />

on a three-year deal from Eredivisie outfit Fortuna<br />

Sittard for a reported £1.7 million. He made his debut<br />

on the opening day of the season and scored his first<br />

goal in a 2-1 win against Blackpool.<br />

The attacking midfielder began his career in Ajax’s<br />

Academy, winning the Eerste Divisie with Jong Ajax<br />

before moving to Dutch side PEC Zwolle, whom he left<br />

in August 2020.<br />

He is described as an attack-minded midfielder, who is<br />

deadly from direct free kicks and a handful in the air.<br />

SCOTT<br />

11 7<br />

MALONE<br />

Malone, 31, is now into his sixth<br />

season at the Den, including a<br />

previous stint between May 2012<br />

- January 2015 and a season-long<br />

loan spell at the Den in 2020/21<br />

before his return permanently in<br />

May 2021. The left-sided defender/<br />

midfielder has notched four assists<br />

so far.<br />

2022/23 STATS<br />

OPTA RATING<br />

MINS PLAYED<br />

6.94 686<br />

APPEARANCES<br />

BENIK<br />

AFOBE<br />

GOALS<br />

10 4<br />

PASS SUCCESS<br />

AVE. PASS PER GAME<br />

68.2% 3.4<br />

The striker is fondly remembered for<br />

his efforts in BS3 during an injurystruck<br />

season in 2019/20. Afobe,<br />

joined the Lions on loan last season,<br />

scoring 13 goals in all competitions.<br />

He returned permanently in the<br />

summer, and has scored twice more.<br />

Afobe’s career started at Arsenal<br />

and has included the likes of Wolves,<br />

Huddersfield, Reading and Bolton.<br />

>24 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />

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UNDER-21 2022/23 Fixtur<br />

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

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<br />

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<br />

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<br />

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<br />

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 Houlden Casa-Grande Rose4 Porton4 Wood Acey4<br />

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 Houlden Taylor-Clarke4 Acey4 Duncan Meerholz4 Porton4 Rose4<br />

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 Houlden Acey4 Boyd Rose 4 Hutton Taylor-Clarke4 Anderson4<br />

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 Houlden Porton4 Boyd Rose 4 Morrison4 Meerholz Acey4<br />

Mon Oct 3 2.00 pm <strong>Millwall</strong> A 1-1 1-1 D 1 Bajic Leeson Z. Bell 4 Knight-Lebel Araoye Low (C) Taylor-Clarke Backwell Henry4 Palmer Houlden4 Acey Morison4 Duncan Yeboah4 Owers4 Rose<br />

Tue Oct 11 1.00 pm Colchester United A 0-0 0-1 W 1 Casa-Grande Leeson Z. Bell4 Knight-Lebel Araoye Low (C) Taylor-Clarke Owers4 Clarke 4 Palmer Houlden Acey4 Morison4 Duncan Yeboah 4 Meerholz4 Rose4<br />

Tue Oct 18 QPR H<br />

Fri Oct 21<br />

Ipswich Town<br />

Tue Nov 1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC H<br />

Tue Nov 8 WATFORD H<br />

Tue Jan 10 Cardiff <strong>City</strong> A<br />

Tue Jan 17 IPSWICH TOWN H<br />

Mon Jan 23 Swansea <strong>City</strong> A<br />

Tue Jan 31<br />

READING<br />

Tue Feb 14 QPR A<br />

Tue Feb 21<br />

COLCHESTER UNITED<br />

Tue Feb 28 Watford A<br />

Tue Mar 7<br />

MILLWALL<br />

Mon Mar 20 Charlton Athletic A<br />

Thu Apr 4 SHEFFIELD UNITD H<br />

Mon Apr 17 Burnley A<br />

Tue Apr 25 WIGAN ATHLETIC H<br />

Mon May 1 Crewe Alexandra A<br />

Tue May 9 COVENTRY CITY H<br />

UNDER-21S<br />

HARRY LEESON<br />

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE TABLE - South<br />

P W D L GD Pts<br />

CITY U21 10 8 2 0 14 26<br />

<strong>Millwall</strong> U21 10 8 1 1 19 25<br />

Charlton Athletic U21 10 5 2 3 5 17<br />

Ipswich Town U21 8 5 1 2 6 16<br />

Reading U21 9 5 0 4 1 15<br />

Cardiff 2022/23 <strong>City</strong> U21 APPEARANCES / GOALS 8 5 0 3 -1 15<br />

Queens Park Rangers U21 8 3 3 2 4 12<br />

Colchester U21 8 3 1 4 -7 10<br />

Swansea <strong>City</strong> U21 8 2 2 4 2 8<br />

Watford U21 7 0 0 7 -19 0<br />

2022/23 APPEARANCES / GOALS<br />

Apps + Sub<br />

Goals<br />

Ben Acey 4+3 1<br />

Taine Anderson 1+1 0<br />

Raphael Araoye 5 0<br />

Tommy Backwell 7+1 5<br />

Stefan Bajic 4 0<br />

Sol Bamba 1 0<br />

Sam Bell 4 5<br />

Zac Bell 6+1 0<br />

Jose Casa-Grande 1+0 0<br />

Ewan Clarke 1 0<br />

Prince Henry 1+1 0<br />

Callum Hutton 0+1 0<br />

Duncan Idehen 1 0<br />

Joseph James 0+1 0<br />

Dylan Kadji 5 1<br />

Tim Klose 1 0<br />

Harry Leeson 8+1 1<br />

Joe Low 9 0<br />

Jed Meerholz 0+2 0<br />

Jamie Knight-Lebel 6+1 1<br />

Elijah Morison 0+2 0<br />

James Morton 4 0<br />

Max O'Leary 1 0<br />

Josh Owers 6+1 0<br />

Brandon Oputeri 0+2 0<br />

Seb Palmer-Houlden 7+1 3<br />

Joe Porton 1+5 0<br />

Cameron Pring 1 0<br />

Marley Rose 4+3 0<br />

George Tanner 1 0<br />

Omar Taylor-Clarke 6+1 0<br />

Ryley Towler 3 1<br />

Ephrain Yeboah 0+3 1<br />

Harvey Wiles-Richards 4 0<br />

Kane Wilson 1 0<br />

KEY All Matches Professional Development League 2 unless GFA Cup |Goalscoer | Penalty P | Yellow card | Red card | Substituted 44444<br />

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Academy<br />

TOP-OF-THE-TABLE<br />

CLASH<br />

While the first team face <strong>Millwall</strong> in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, <strong>City</strong>’s young guns stretched<br />

their unbeaten run to nine games with a draw against the Lions’ Under-21s at the Den.<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

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The Robins played the second half<br />

with 10 men against the fellow<br />

table-topping <strong>Millwall</strong> when Tommy<br />

Backwell was dismissed for a<br />

second yellow card. But they came<br />

through after Ben Acey’s goal just<br />

before the break had levelled the<br />

scores following Mason Bennett’s<br />

opener.<br />

After a 4-0 home win against<br />

Swansea <strong>City</strong> the trip to the Den was<br />

going to be a tougher encounter<br />

against a team who are pushing<br />

the Robins hard at the top of the<br />

Professional Development League 2.<br />

Joe Low again captained the team<br />

while Stefan Bajic got his fourth<br />

outing in red and white.<br />

The game started cagily, with Zac<br />

Bell shooting over the bar on his<br />

return from Wales Under-19 duty.<br />

<strong>Millwall</strong> broke the deadlock in the<br />

25th minute when Bennett slid the<br />

ball past Bajic. <strong>City</strong> fought back<br />

when they capitalised on <strong>Millwall</strong><br />

losing the ball and Acey finished off.<br />

The Robins lost a man when<br />

Backwell was shown a second<br />

yellow card just before the break.<br />

But with Bajic in fine form to<br />

deny Nino Adom-Malaki and Tom<br />

Leahy, <strong>City</strong> held out.<br />

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Omar Taylor-Clarke has agreed a<br />

new two-year deal that will keep<br />

him in BS3 until June 2025 while<br />

Ben Acey has put pen to paper on a<br />

one-year extension until June 2024.<br />

Newport-born Taylor-Clarke joined<br />

the club at Under-13 level from<br />

Cardiff <strong>City</strong> and signed a new oneyear<br />

deal in May while Acey joined<br />

from Guernsey FC this summer<br />

after a trial at the Robins High<br />

Performance Centre.<br />

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A MOMENT IN<br />

Time<br />

18th February 1974 - Away Changing Room, Elland Road.<br />

Players from <strong>City</strong> - then in the Second Division - celebrate an FA Cup Fifth Round 1-0 victory over Don Revies’<br />

‘invincible’ Leeds United who had not lost any of their previous 29 home games and were destined to win<br />

the First Division title by five clear points. Left to right: Merrick, Tainton, Rodgers, Cashley, Collier, Gow,<br />

Ritchie, Fear, Gillies, Sweeney, Hunt and Drysdale.<br />

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MA<br />

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Trusty 3, 43<br />

Sanderson 75<br />

SAT OCT 8TH 2022<br />

ATT: 16,807<br />

3-0<br />

<strong>City</strong> were sunk by three set-piece goals on a disappointing afternoon at<br />

St Andrew’s.<br />

A first-half double from Auston Trusty - his first inside just three minutes<br />

- and a second-half goal from Dion Sanderson secured all three points for<br />

Birmingham <strong>City</strong>. Changes at the break seemed to make an impact but<br />

<strong>City</strong> couldn’t force a way back into the game. Speaking afterwards, Nigel<br />

Pearson said there was “no defence” for the performance.<br />

Bentley, Vyner, Atkinson, King, Sykes (Tanner 45), Scott, Massengo (Kadji<br />

65), Dasilva (Pring 73), Weimann, Conway (Semenyo 45), Wells (Martin 45).<br />

Subs not used: O’Leary (GK), Klose.<br />

CITY MATCH STATS<br />

POSSESSION SHOTS ON/OFF CORNERS<br />

57.6% 1/2 4<br />

TACKLES<br />

AERIALS WON<br />

16 33<br />

TOP PERFORMERS<br />

BEST MATCH RATING MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES<br />

ATKINSON MARTIN SCOTT ATKINSON<br />

6.9 3 4 2<br />

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A MATCH IN<br />

Time<br />

FLIPPING BRILLIANT<br />

SEMENYO<br />

0-3<br />

Diédhiou , Wells, Semenyo<br />

DATE: JANUARY 23RD 2021<br />

COMPETITION: EMIRATES FA CUP ROUND 4<br />

PLAYED: THE DEN<br />

CITY LINE-UP: O’LEARY; MARIAPPA, KALAS, MOORE, ROWE;<br />

SEMENYO (ADELAKUN 76), VYNER (EDWARDS 80), BAKINSON,<br />

PALMER (HAN-NOAH MASSENGO 75); DIÉDHIOU (MARTIN 76) ,<br />

WELLS (S BELL 87)<br />

Manager Dean Holden made customary changes for this cup game and<br />

20 months on some look familiar today. They included keeper Max<br />

O’Leary and upfront Antoine Semenyo and Nahki Wells.<br />

It was during the Covid-19 pandemic and the team’s changing area was simply<br />

chairs spaced out in a gym. Former Robins keeper Frank Fielding and striker<br />

Matt Smith turned out for the home side.<br />

The Lions had the larger share of the action early on and O’Leary had to make a<br />

smart save from Mason Bennett. Kasey Palmer looked to influence the game by<br />

swapping wings in search of openings. Just after the half-hour mark the Robins<br />

lost possession leading to a shot from 25 yards, which was saved by O’Leary.<br />

The game turned on the half-hour when a Robins counter-attack led to Zak<br />

Vyner slipping the ball through for Famara Diédhiou, who was up-ended by<br />

Fielding. The referee had no hesitation pointing to the spot and Diédhiou got up<br />

to convert from the spot. The Robins then played with more freedom though the<br />

Lions had their moments. Notably, Tom Bradshaw’s header from a corner had to<br />

be headed off the line by Tommy Rowe. Bennett’s shot then brought out another<br />

fine save from O’Leary.<br />

<strong>City</strong> made an encouraging start to the second half with shots from Palmer and<br />

Semenyo, who was having a brilliant game. The Lions responded with Alex<br />

Pearce forcing a finger-tip save from O’Leary, however, fortune then played its<br />

part when Wells’ free kick hit the wall and deflected into the net with Fielding<br />

wrong-footed.<br />

The champagne moment then arrived on 72 minutes as Wells found Semenyo.<br />

He set off on a direct line for goal through two defenders, leaving them trailing<br />

and placed the ball across Fielding into the far corner. Breaking away, his<br />

exuberance boiled over with the perfect back flip.<br />

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FA CONTINENTAL CUP<br />

FIXTURE REARRANGED<br />

<strong>City</strong> Women’s December trip to Lewes for the final FA<br />

Continental Cup group match has been rearranged to<br />

Friday, December 16th (7pm).<br />

Originally scheduled for Sunday, December 18th, 2022,<br />

the fixture will now take place two days earlier on Friday,<br />

16th, to avoid a clash with the FIFA World Cup Final with<br />

the action getting underway at 7pm.<br />

Lauren Smith’s side got off to the perfect start in this<br />

season’s FA Continental Cup as they beat Crystal Palace<br />

4-0 at the Robins High Performance Centre.<br />

Abi Harrison bagged a first-half brace to put <strong>City</strong> in the<br />

driving seat before Chloe Mustaki bundled home from a<br />

corner to make it 3-0 with 10 minutes to play.<br />

Emily Syme rounded off a perfect afternoon in BS3 as<br />

she drilled home a first-time effort from 25 yards.<br />

BACK FROM<br />

INTERNATIONAL DUTY<br />

A number of players have been away on international<br />

duty in October, such as Chloe Mustaki whose<br />

Republic of Ireland side beat Abi Harrison’s Scotland<br />

1-0. Ffion Morgan, Chloe Bull and Liv Clark travelled<br />

with Wales.<br />

Elsewhere Naomi Layzell and Elysia Boddy travelled<br />

with England Under-19s, Tianna Teisar linked up with<br />

Wales Under-19s and Mari Ward represented England<br />

Under-17s.<br />

Their Championship season resumes on Sunday, October<br />

16th away to Sheffield United (2pm) before a return to the<br />

Robins High Performance Centre next Sunday, October<br />

23rd (3pm) v Crystal Palace. Tickets are on sale now.<br />

HALL OF FAME<br />

Louis Carey<br />

PAUL GAINEY LOOKS BACK ON THE CAREER OF CITY GREAT LOUIS CAREY<br />

Defender Louis Carey is <strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong>’s very own ‘Roy of<br />

the Rovers’. He watched the club from the terraces as<br />

a schoolboy and signed his first professional contract<br />

in 1995.<br />

Nineteen seasons in the making, Louis Carey went on<br />

to make 645 <strong>City</strong> appearances, a league record which is<br />

unlikely ever to be broken.<br />

This versatile, quality defender left and joined Peter Reid<br />

at Coventry after the League One play-off final defeat to<br />

Brighton in 2004. The outcry from <strong>City</strong> fans was testament<br />

to a popular character and it was no surprise that<br />

he returned six months later where he thrived anew, and<br />

grew into an inspirational captain.<br />

<strong>Bristol</strong>-born Louis started his career at right back but it<br />

was in the centre of defence that he began to earn plaudits.<br />

Carey’s compelling combination of pace, spring and<br />

anticipation made up for a lack of height and his tackling<br />

was clean and accurate.<br />

A mainstay in the side since breaking into the first-team<br />

under Joe Jordan in 1995, Carey won promotion from the<br />

third tier under John Ward in 1997/98. His eye-catching<br />

play during the 1998 promotion campaign earned him a<br />

call up for the Scottish under-21 squad.<br />

After Danny Wilson arrived at Ashton Gate, Louis barely<br />

missed a game, making the right-back position his own.<br />

In 2003/04, no club outside the top flight boasted a<br />

tighter defence and Carey’s organisational skills were a<br />

major part of that.<br />

He also achieved LDV Vans Trophy success with the club<br />

in 2003, beating Carlisle United 2-0. It helped wipe away<br />

the memory of a Wembley defeat to Stoke <strong>City</strong> in the<br />

same competition three years earlier. He won his second<br />

promotion with the club in 2006/07 as <strong>City</strong> finished<br />

runners-up to Scunthorpe United in League One.<br />

A year later he was part of Gary Johnson’s side that reached<br />

the Championship play-off final at Wembley - just a game<br />

from the Premier League - but <strong>City</strong> lost 1-0 to Hull <strong>City</strong>. In<br />

August 2012 Carey was granted a testimonial against <strong>Bristol</strong><br />

Rovers, a game <strong>City</strong> won 3-0 at Ashton Gate.<br />

He left the club at the end of the 2013/14 season but<br />

he remains a legend at <strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong>, where he scored 15<br />

goals and was widely admired by all <strong>City</strong> fans. Following<br />

<strong>City</strong>’s 4-1 win against Stevenage in December 2013, he<br />

was gifted a shirt bearing the words ‘646 record breaker’.<br />

He was believed to have broken John Atyeo’s appearance<br />

record by one, however it is now debated that Carey’s<br />

tally stands even at 645 alongside the former club striker.<br />

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News<br />

CITY PLAYERS ATTEND ROBINS<br />

FOUNDATION QUIZ NIGHT<br />

Pit your wits against Jay Dasilva, Zak Vyner, Sam<br />

Bell, Ayman Benarous, Andi Weimann, Joe Williams<br />

and Andy King.<br />

After two years the long-anticipated annual Robins Lotto<br />

Quiz night is back!<br />

We are delighted to announce that on Tuesday,<br />

October 25th, the Robins Foundation will be hosting<br />

the hugely successful Robins Lotto Quiz night hosted<br />

by the one and only Downsy!<br />

All funds generated in the evening will go directly towards<br />

the Foundation and help them continue to change lives in<br />

the local community.<br />

The event will take place at Ashton Gate Stadium’s Heineken<br />

lounge. Doors will open on the evening at 7.00 pm with<br />

the quiz set to commence at 7:30pm. In addition to the<br />

quiz, there will be a raffle for your chance to win signed<br />

<strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong> memorabilia amongst a range of other prizes.<br />

A bar will be open all evening to provide refreshments.<br />

Please note that quiz teams should comprise of a<br />

maximum of six and a minimum of four players.<br />

Entry for the quiz is FREE for all Robins Lotto members<br />

and is priced at a nominal fee of £7.50 per person for<br />

non-members.<br />

Click here to sign up! >><br />

MINI BUS<br />

DRIVERS<br />

REQUIRED<br />

The Robins Foundations is recruiting casual minibus<br />

drivers to transport its students who are studying on<br />

the charity’s education programmes.<br />

<strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong> Robins Foundation minibuses will be<br />

provided to the driver to use and drivers will be insured<br />

through the Foundation’s policy.<br />

The role will involve working during school term time. We<br />

have driving available three days a week: Tuesday, Wednes-<br />

day and Thursday. Tuesdays and Thursdays involve a small<br />

amount of driving over a tw-three hour period.<br />

Wednesday’s involve fixture driving which could be<br />

slightly longer. Even if you are only available to do a<br />

small amount, please still get in touch.<br />

YOU WILL HAVE:<br />

• A clean driving license<br />

• A category D1 license (to drive a minibus)<br />

Please note that this role requires flexibility, and<br />

candidates should have a D1 licence if they are to drive<br />

our minibuses.<br />

Click here to find out more and apply! >><br />

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PLAYER<br />

Profile<br />

AGE<br />

20<br />

POSITION<br />

GOALKEEPER<br />

SQUAD NUMBER<br />

31<br />

SIGNED<br />

JULY 2022<br />

PREVIOUS CLUBS<br />

FULL APPEARANCES + SUBS | CLEAN SHEETS<br />

STEFAN<br />

Bajic<br />

2007 -2022 2022<br />

12+0 / 1 15+0 / 2<br />

DID YOU KNOW?<br />

Stefan Bajic made his AS Saint Etienne first<br />

team debut in September 2019 against Metz,<br />

after joining the Academy as a six-yearold.<br />

It was a proud moment for the young<br />

shotstopper - then aged 17 - who became Les<br />

Verts’ youngest debutant.<br />

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MA<br />

TC<br />

HD<br />

AY<br />

2-1<br />

Atkinson 54, 90 Hughes 82<br />

ASHTON GATE | WED OCT 12TH<br />

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ATT: 17,467<br />

Two headed goals from Rob Atkinson sealed victory against a team<br />

which had conceded the fewest goals in the EFL.<br />

<strong>City</strong> had taken a second-half lead via centre-back Atkinson’s 54th minute<br />

header, however an 81st minute strike from Andrew Hughes saw the two<br />

sides level with minimal time on the clock.<br />

As the final whistle approached Atkinson found the winner as he headed<br />

home Alex Scott’s corner.<br />

O’Leary, Vyner, Klose, Atkinson, Sykes (Martin 90), Williams, Scott, Dasilva,<br />

Weimann, Conway (Wells 86), Semenyo.<br />

Subs not used: Bentley (GK), Tanner, Pring, King, Kadji.<br />

CITY MATCH STATS<br />

POSSESION SHOTS ON/OFF CORNERS<br />

46.3% 4/4 5<br />

TACKLES AERIAL DUELS WON<br />

12 26<br />

TOP PERFORMERS<br />

TOP PERFORMER MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES<br />

ATKINSON ATKINSON / SEMENYO KLOSE / ATKINSON / SCOTT SCOTT<br />

8.8 3 3 3<br />

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PERMISSION AND THOSE CARRYING OR USING<br />

SMOKE BOMBS OR PYROS WILL NOW RECEIVE<br />

AN AUTOMATIC CLUB BAN.<br />

‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME’<br />

A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour<br />

To mark the new season, we want to<br />

make you aware of new measures<br />

being taken across all of football<br />

to ensure everyone can have a safe<br />

and enjoyable experience. We are<br />

supporting strong action from the<br />

FA, Premier League and EFL to tackle<br />

anti-social and criminal behaviours<br />

that put all of us at risk.<br />

This reflects the seriousness of<br />

the risks to fans and staff – pyros<br />

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and cause lifechanging injuries,<br />

while entering the pitch endangers<br />

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Black History Month<br />

TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH,<br />

WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAREER OF PAST<br />

AND PRESENT BRISTOL CITY PLAYERS.<br />

NAHKI WELLS<br />

LEROY LITA<br />

MARVIN ELLIOTT<br />

JAY DASILVA<br />

POSITION<br />

FW<br />

POSITION<br />

FW<br />

POSITION<br />

MF<br />

POSITION<br />

LB<br />

ALL TIME<br />

APPEARANCES<br />

469<br />

ALL TIME<br />

APPEARANCES<br />

345<br />

ALL TIME<br />

APPEARANCES<br />

455<br />

ALL TIME<br />

APPEARANCES<br />

176<br />

ALL CLUBS:<br />

BERMUDA HOGGES,<br />

ECCLESHILL UNITED,<br />

CARLISLE UNITED,<br />

BRADFORD CITY,<br />

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN,<br />

QUEENS PARK RANGERS,<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

CITY<br />

APPEARANCES<br />

115<br />

CAREER<br />

GOALS<br />

151<br />

ALL CLUBS:<br />

BRISTOL CITY,<br />

READING,<br />

CHARLTON ATHLETIC,<br />

NORWICH CITY,<br />

MIDDLESBROUGH,<br />

SWANSEA CITY,<br />

BIRMINGHAM CITY,<br />

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY<br />

CITY<br />

APPEARANCES<br />

95<br />

CAREER<br />

GOALS<br />

116<br />

ALL CLUBS:<br />

MILLWALL,<br />

BRISTOL CITY,<br />

CRAWLEY TOWN,<br />

WHITEHAWK,<br />

KINGSTONIAN<br />

CITY<br />

APPEARANCES<br />

263<br />

CAREER<br />

GOALS<br />

38<br />

ALL CLUBS:<br />

CHELSEA,<br />

CHARLTON,<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

CITY<br />

APPEARANCES<br />

119<br />

CAREER<br />

GOALS<br />

2<br />

Wells left his home country of Bermuda and after a<br />

period at the Richmond International Academic and<br />

Soccer Academy in Leeds, he signed professional<br />

terms at Carlisle United. He made his League One<br />

debut against <strong>Bristol</strong> Rovers in January 2011 as the<br />

Blues romped to a 4-0 victory in Cumbria.<br />

Wells proved his keen eye for goal, particularly at<br />

Bradford and Huddersfield Town before a £5million<br />

switch to Burnley.<br />

Chances were limited but he soon found his form on<br />

loan at QPR. Wells was their top scorer despite making<br />

the switch to Ashton Gate for an undisclosed fee from<br />

parent club Burnley in January 2020.<br />

Wells made his debut for the Robins the following day,<br />

stepping off the bench in a 1-0 win over the side he<br />

had departed less than 24 hours earlier.<br />

Lita was a product of the Chelsea youth system but<br />

left the West London side at the age of 16 before<br />

heading to the West Country in search of first-team<br />

football.<br />

He made his debut in a 2-0 win over Blackpool in<br />

August 2003 but it took until the 2004/05 season<br />

before Lita hit his goalscoring-stride in BS3.<br />

Starting the season with three goals in the first three<br />

outings of the season, Lita would go on to score 29<br />

goals in 51 appearances in all competitions, including<br />

a memorable hat-trick away to Torquay United in a 5-0<br />

win.<br />

Reading swooped for the young striker in July 2005 for<br />

a then club-record £1million fee. He went on to enjoy<br />

Premier League football as his career developed.<br />

‘Box to box midfielder’, an ‘enforcer’, ‘tough-tackling’<br />

– the plaudits appear endless when Elliott’s name is<br />

mentioned to fans.<br />

Elliott made his Lions debut in April 2003 and was even<br />

used as an emergency right-back in the 2004 FA Cup<br />

final against Manchester United.<br />

Elliott signed for <strong>City</strong> in July 2007 and had a successful<br />

first season in which he was named in the Professional<br />

Football Players’ Association Team of the Year alongside<br />

team-mate Bradley Orr, while he was also the club’s<br />

Young Player of the Year.<br />

Between 2011 and 2013 he made nine appearances<br />

for Jamaica – a spell interrupted by a snapped Achilles<br />

during a training session in February 2012, which ruled<br />

him out of the rest of the campaign. He departed BS3<br />

in 2014.<br />

The full-back’s youth career was littered with silverware,<br />

winning the UEFA Youth League twice and lifting the FA<br />

Youth Cup on three occasions. Dasilva captained England<br />

Under-21s to Toulon Tournament victory and lifted the<br />

Euro championship with the Under-19s.<br />

After two successful loan spells at Charlton Athletic,<br />

Dasilva arrived in BS3 on loan from Chelsea for the<br />

2018/19 campaign. A year later, he would sign a<br />

permanent contract.<br />

Dasilva’s first professional goal came in November<br />

2020 as he netted the equaliser in a 2-1 away victory at<br />

Huddersfield Town, before finding the top corner in the<br />

dying minutes of last season’s trip to Stoke <strong>City</strong>.<br />

The 24-year-old has played in every league game of the<br />

2022/23 campaign so far.<br />

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CITY IN<br />

Cartoons<br />

WITH CLUB HISTORIAN<br />

DAVID WOODS<br />

Today we look at a couple of cartoons from the World War One period. Throughout the majority of this time the<br />

soccer coverage in the local press, with the exception of the Sports Times, was extremely limited.<br />

BRISTOL CITY<br />

PROGRAMME<br />

FULL PAGE<br />

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Crompton 60<br />

Hurley 85<br />

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH 1916<br />

FRIENDLY<br />

2-0 4-1<br />

<strong>City</strong> faced the sun at the start, but were soon attacking<br />

with Lord and Neesam doing plenty of criss-cross work.<br />

In glorious weather it wasn’t until after the interval that<br />

the deadlock was broken; Crompton lobbing in from 30<br />

yards. Hurley’s curling centre doubled Rovers advantage.<br />

Rovers: Grubb; Brown, Panes; H Bryant, Roe, T Bryant; Hurley,<br />

Crompton, Hyam, Smith, Brooks<br />

<strong>City</strong>: Giblett; Treasure, Banfield; Cross, Wedlock, R Williams; Reader,<br />

Southway, Chapman, Lord, Neesam<br />

Attendance:<br />

1,500<br />

Wilcox 15, Southway 30,<br />

Chapman 70, Cross 80<br />

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH 1916<br />

Browning 33<br />

In the pouring rain it was more Bath than <strong>Bristol</strong> as the<br />

players began to skid about on a pitch that looked in<br />

splendid condition. Wilcox raced the opener into the<br />

net when Wedlock’s long-distance shot cannoned off<br />

the crossbar. Southway’s difficult angled shot doubled<br />

<strong>City</strong>’s advantage.<br />

<strong>City</strong>: Martin; R Williams, Banfield; Young, Wedlock, Cross; Reader,<br />

Southway, Wilcox, Chapman, King<br />

Bath: Shaw; Mansfield, Burchill; Wakefield, Dando, Pearson; Parfitt,<br />

Browning, Burley, Whitchurch, White<br />

Referee:<br />

R Lethaby (<strong>Bristol</strong>)<br />

SAT NOV 19<br />

3PM KO<br />

ASHTON GATE<br />

SUN NOV 20<br />

3PM KO<br />

ASHTON GATE<br />

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WHAT DID YOU COLLECT<br />

FOR THE WORLD CUP<br />

Grandad?<br />

CITY FAN STEVE SMITH CONTINUES<br />

HIS LOOK AT WORLD CUP MEMORABILIA...<br />

Three CDs, over 3 hours of classical music, booklet to help you understand each piece<br />

and a mini book on the competition’s history – what isn’t there to like about all of this.<br />

The author of this 84-page booklet has<br />

been covering the World Cup since his<br />

first publication in 1958 and has been<br />

updated every four years without fail.<br />

On the reverse of the box set is a full list<br />

of composers and their masterpieces.<br />

A World Cup tournament would<br />

not be complete without the<br />

obligatory playlist of new<br />

releases that could be sung<br />

from the terraces. However, the<br />

arrival of the studious Swedishborn<br />

Sven-Goran Eriksson as<br />

England manager brought about<br />

a shift in musical listening.<br />

Whether it was his calm persona<br />

that portrayed the former Lazio<br />

manager as one of the game’s<br />

intellects, coupled to the fact he<br />

was the first foreign manager to<br />

take charge of the national team,<br />

his instant success elevated<br />

him to unmeasured heights with<br />

qualification to the big soccer<br />

show in South Korea/Japan in<br />

2002; the<br />

5-1 demolition of Germany on<br />

their own turf was the major<br />

highlight and turning point for<br />

qualification.<br />

The world of football was no<br />

stranger to classical music. For<br />

Italia 90 for instance, the BBC<br />

chose Nessun Dorma by the<br />

renowned Italian opera singer<br />

Luciano Pavarotti, and this was<br />

The white CD of On the Ball by Ant and Dec contains three different versions, while the<br />

red cover release features the video of the dynamic duo and their parody of Sven and<br />

his assistant, Tord Grip.<br />

an instant hit as it made No.2<br />

in the British Singles Chart. To<br />

emphasise this popularity, his<br />

album The Essential Pavarotti,<br />

went to the top of the LP charts<br />

and later in the season I’ll return<br />

to vinyl recordings.<br />

There were two more journeys<br />

of note into this genre for the<br />

national broadcaster, starting with<br />

Beethoven’s Symphony No.9 and<br />

Ode to Joy that was used at both<br />

Euro 92 and 96, and two years<br />

later with Pavane by Faure that<br />

introduced the BBC’s coverage of<br />

France 98.<br />

So we come to this triple-CD box<br />

set; The Sven-Goran Eriksson<br />

Classical Collection. A total of<br />

31 classical music composers<br />

that, we are led to believe, have<br />

been specially chosen by the<br />

super Swede himself when he<br />

wasn’t “Enjoying the company<br />

of his family and friends, taking<br />

exercise, keeping fit and healthy,<br />

relaxing and having a good meal<br />

in a restaurant.” I guess that just<br />

leaves listening to music.<br />

“This collection contains some<br />

of my absolute favourites, but<br />

also music that is fairly new to<br />

me. Music which I have sampled<br />

to broaden my perspectives and<br />

discover something new.”<br />

This type music is not to<br />

everyone’s taste I know, but there<br />

are several inclusions within<br />

these 3 hours that are familiar.<br />

For example, at the annual<br />

Remembrance Sunday service,<br />

the haunting strains of Elgar’s<br />

Nimrod can be heard. And for<br />

anyone who’s caught The Last<br />

Night of the Proms, there is Pomp<br />

and Circumstance by the same<br />

composer to give a more uplifting<br />

mood.<br />

To accompany these discs, there<br />

is an 84-page booklet entitled The<br />

History of the World Cup by Brian<br />

Glanville to get you in the mood.<br />

Pity it could not include David<br />

Beckham’s dramatic last minute<br />

free-kick against Greece at Old<br />

Trafford that sent England off to<br />

the finals played in two countries<br />

for the first time.<br />

If this collection didn’t get you<br />

geared up for the mammoth<br />

month-long tournament in 2002,<br />

eventually won by Brazil, there<br />

is always the official World Cup<br />

song We’re On The Ball, from the<br />

same 2002 football festival by Ant<br />

and Dec to get you moving.<br />

World Cup and classical music are reunited for France 98 with Pavane, by Faure.<br />

>54 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />

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2022/23Fixtur& Rts<br />

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

Sat Jul 30 3.00 pm Hull <strong>City</strong> 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<br />

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<br />

Wed Aug 10 7.45 pm Coventry <strong>City</strong> (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<br />

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<br />

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<br />

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<br />

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<br />

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<br />

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<br />

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<br />

Wed Sep 14 7.45 pm Norwich <strong>City</strong> 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<br />

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<br />

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<br />

Tue Oct 4 7.45 pm COVENTRY CITY H 0-0 D 11 18,129 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith4 Vyner Sykes Massengo King Weimann Semenyo4 Wells O’Leary Pring Kadji Tanner Conway4 Williams 4 Martin<br />

Sat Oct 8 3.00 pm Birmingham <strong>City</strong> A 3-0 L 18 16.807 Bentley (C) Dasilva4 Atkinson King Vyner Sykes4 Massengo4 Scott Weimann Conway 4 Wells4 O’Leary Pring4 Kadji 4 Tanner4 Semenyo4 Martin 4 Klose<br />

Wed Oct 12 7.45 pm PRESTON NORTH END H 2-1 W 11 17,467 O’Leary Dasilva Atkinson Klose Vyner Sykes4 Williams Scott Weimann (C) Conway 4 Semenyo Bentley Pring Kadji Tanner Martin4 Wells 4 King<br />

Sat Oct 15 3.00 pm MILLWALL H<br />

Tue Oct 18 7.45 pm West Bromwich Albion A<br />

Sat Oct 22 3.00 pm Reading A<br />

Sat Oct 29 3.00 pm SWANSEA CITY H<br />

Tue Nov 1 7.45 pm SHEFFIED UNITED H<br />

Sat Nov 5 3.00 pm Middlesbrough A<br />

Tue Nov 8 7.45 pm Lincoln CIty (R3) H<br />

Sat Nov 12 3.00 pm WATFORD H<br />

Sat Dec 10 3.00 pm Rotherham A<br />

Sat Dec 17 3.00 pm STOKE CITY H<br />

Mon Dec 26 3.00 pm WEST BROMWICH ALBION H<br />

Thu Dec 29 7.45 pm <strong>Millwall</strong> A<br />

Sun Jan 1 3.00 pm Coventry <strong>City</strong> A<br />

Sat Jan 14 3.00 pm BIRMINGHAM CITY H<br />

Sat Jan 21 3.00 pm BLACKBURN ROVERS H<br />

Sat Jan 28 3.00 pm Huddersfield Town A<br />

Sat Feb 4 3.00pm Preston North End A<br />

Sat Feb 11 3.00 pm NORWICH CITY H<br />

Wed Feb 15 7.45 pm WIGAN ATHLETIC H<br />

Sat Feb 18 3.00 pm Sunderland A<br />

Sat Feb 25 3.00 pm HULL CITY H<br />

Sat Mar 3 3.00 pm Cardiff <strong>City</strong> A<br />

Sat Mar 11 3.00 pm BLACKPOOL H<br />

TOP SCORERS - CHAMPIONSHIP<br />

Wed Mar 15 7.45 pm Luton Town A<br />

Sat Mar 18 3.00 pm Swansea <strong>City</strong> A<br />

Sat Apr 1 3.00 pm READING H<br />

Fri Apr 7 3.00 pm Stoke <strong>City</strong> A<br />

Mon Apr 10 3.00 pm MIDDLESBROUGH H<br />

Sat Apr 15 3.00 pm Watford A<br />

Tue Apr 18 7.45 pm Sheffied United A<br />

Sat Apr 22 3.00 pm ROTHERHAM UNITED H<br />

Sat Apr 29 3.00 pm BURNLEY H<br />

Sat May 6 3.00 pm Queens Park Rangers A<br />

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

Goals Assists Played Goals/90 Mins / Goals Total Shots Conversion Accuracy<br />

Óscar Estupiñán - HULL CITY 8 1 13 0.70 129 24 33% 58%<br />

Joshua Sargent - NORWICH CITY 7 2 13 0.64 140 26 27% 65%<br />

Ben Brereton - BLACKBURN ROVERS 7 1 13 0.56 161 28 25% 54%<br />

Nahki Wells - BRISTOL CITY 6 2 12 0.64 141 22 27% 50%<br />

Carlton Morris - LUTON TOWN 6 1 13 0.58 155 24 25% 58%<br />

Chris Willock - QUEENS PARK RANGERS 6 0 9 0.78 115 10 60% 90%<br />

Ross Stewart - SUNDERLAND 5 3 7 0.71 126 21 24% 62%<br />

Tommy Conway - BRISTOL CITY 5 2 13 0.64 141 15 33% 67%<br />

Jay Rodriguez - BURNLEY 5 1 11 0.54 166 17 29% 59%<br />

Will Keane - WIGAN ATHLETIC 5 1 12 0.45 200 16 31% 44%<br />

Iliman Ndiaye - SHEFFIELD UNITED 5 1 13 0.45 201 20 25% 45%<br />

Scott Hogan - BIRMINGHAM CITY 5 1 13 0.40 223 16 31% 75%<br />

Oliver McBurnie - SHEFFIELD UNITED 5 0 10 0.72 125 20 25% 65%<br />

>56 >56 THE THE ROBINS MILLWALL THE THE ROBINS MILLWALL >57


Max O’Leary denied Shaun Williams from the penalty<br />

spot when <strong>City</strong> met <strong>Millwall</strong> on April 30th 2019. We<br />

were 1-0 down but this save proved a turning point<br />

at the Den, with Jamie Paterson scoring an exquisite<br />

free kick, before Famara Diédhiou confirmed the<br />

three points late on.<br />

>58 THE ROBINS MILLWALL<br />

THE ROBINS MILLWALL >59


MATCHDAY<br />

Squads<br />

SAT OCT 15TH | 3PM | ASHTON GATE | SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP<br />

MANAGER<br />

NIGEL<br />

PEARSON<br />

HOME<br />

KIT<br />

VS<br />

MANAGER<br />

GARY<br />

ROWETT<br />

HOME<br />

KIT<br />

1 DAN BENTLEY 1 GEORGE LONG<br />

2 KANE WILSON 2 DANNY MCNAMARA<br />

3 JAY DASILVA 3 MURRAY WALLACE<br />

4 KAL NAISMITH 4 SHAUN HUTCHINSON<br />

5 ROB ATKINSON 5 JAKE COOPER<br />

6 MATTY JAMES 6 GEORGE EVANS<br />

7 ALEX SCOTT 7 BENIK AFOBE<br />

8 JOE WILLIAMS 8 BILLY MITCHELL<br />

9 CHRIS MARTIN 9 TOM BRADSHAW<br />

10 ANDY KING 10 ZIAN FLEMMING<br />

11 ANTOINE SEMENYO 11 SCOTT MALONE<br />

12 MAX O’LEARY 14 TYLER BUREY<br />

13 HARVEY WILES-RICHARDS 15 CHARLIE CRESSWELL<br />

14 ANDREAS WEIMANN 16 JAMIE SHACKLETON<br />

15 TOMMY CONWAY 17 CALLUM STYLES<br />

16 CAMERON PRING 18 RYAN LEONARD<br />

17 MARK SYKES 20 MASON BENNETT<br />

18 AYMAN BENAROUS 21 ANDREAS VOGLSAMMER<br />

19 GEORGE TANNER 23 GEORGE SAVILLE<br />

20 SAM BELL 25 ISAAC OLAOFE<br />

21 NAHKI WELLS 27 CONNAL TRUMAN<br />

22 TOMAS KALAS 33 BARTOSZ BIAŁKOWSKI<br />

23 RYLEY TOWLER 35 HAYDEN MULLER<br />

25 TIMM KLOSE 39 GEORGE HONEYMAN<br />

26 ZAK VYNER 40 BEAST TOPALLOJ<br />

WEEKEND<br />

FIXTURES<br />

Today’s fixtures<br />

3pm KO unless stated<br />

Luton Town v QPR, 12.30pm<br />

Rotherham United v Huddersfield, 12.30pm<br />

Burnley v Swansea <strong>City</strong><br />

Cardiff <strong>City</strong> v Coventry <strong>City</strong><br />

Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers<br />

Preston North End v Stoke <strong>City</strong><br />

Reading v West Brom<br />

Sheffield United v Blackpool<br />

Sunderland v Wigan Athletic<br />

Watford v Norwich <strong>City</strong>, 7.45pm<br />

Playing tomorrow<br />

Hull <strong>City</strong> v Birmingham <strong>City</strong><br />

LEAGUE<br />

TABLE<br />

P GD Pts<br />

Sheffield United 13 11 24<br />

Norwich <strong>City</strong> 13 7 24<br />

QPR 13 6 24<br />

Burnley 13 8 22<br />

Reading 13 -3 22<br />

Swansea <strong>City</strong> 13 1 21<br />

Blackburn Rovers 14 0 21<br />

Preston North End 14 0 19<br />

Wigan Athletic 13 -2 19<br />

Luton Town 13 3 18<br />

<strong>Bristol</strong> <strong>City</strong> 14 0 18<br />

Cardiff <strong>City</strong> 13 -1 18<br />

Sunderland 13 4 17<br />

Watford 13 1 17<br />

<strong>Millwall</strong> 13 -2 17<br />

Birmingham <strong>City</strong> 13 0 16<br />

Stoke <strong>City</strong> 13 -2 16<br />

Rotherham United 12 1 15<br />

Blackpool 13 -4 15<br />

Hull <strong>City</strong> 13 -13 14<br />

Middlesbrough 13 -4 13<br />

West Brom 13 -1 11<br />

Huddersfield Town 12 -4 11<br />

Coventry <strong>City</strong> 10 -6 7<br />

MATCH REFEREE<br />

GAVIN WARD<br />

MATCH OFFICIALS<br />

ASSISTANT REFEREE ASSISTANT REFEREE<br />

ADAM CRYSELL<br />

BHUPINDER GILL<br />

FOURTH OFFICIAL<br />

ANDY WOOLMER<br />

NEXT AT<br />

ASHTON GATE<br />

Swansea <strong>City</strong><br />

Saturday, October 29th, 12pm<br />

Sky Bet Championship<br />

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