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>2 THE ROBINS WATFORD

Ashton Gate Stadium 

Ashton Road, Bristol BS3 2EJ 

www.bcfc.co.uk | 0117 963 0600 

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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-President 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 

The domestic season gets ready to take a step back after this weekend’s 

action, but full focus is on a test against Watford before the World Cup takes 

centre stage. 

The Hornets have been buzzing around 

the play-offs of late, heading to BS3 

with five wins from their last seven 

games - six in ten since Slaven Bilić 

took charge. 

Of course he needs time to settle in 

but the former Croatian national side 

manager certainly brings experience 

and credentials to a side chasing 

immediate promotion back to the top 

flight. 

City find themselves nine points off 

Saturday’s visitors and licking their 

wounds after defeat to Lincoln City on 

Tuesday - a disappointing end in the 

Carabao Cup. 

Had we beaten the Imps, it would 

have cemented our place in the 

competition’s Fourth Round for the first 

time since 2017/18, however no such 

inspiration rubbed off on the night. 

Now the side returns to Ashton Gate 

looking for a positive end to this first 

half of the season. You will notice 

poppy sellers around the ground today, 

with the fixture dedicated to the Royal 

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 

British Legion and remembering those 

who have fought and continue to fight 

for our freedoms. Please donate if 

you are able to and please note, there 

will be a minute’s silence just before 

kick-off. 

With the interlude for the World Cup, 

it also means a break from the online 

programme, which I hope you have 

enjoyed with its different features 

throughout the season. Thank you 

for your support in downloading and 

reading it. There are plenty more 

interviews and analysis, throwbacks 

and special guest features to come 

when the campaign resumes! 

For now, enjoy your latest copy of the 

digital programme as we get ready for 

league action on Saturday. 

All the best goes to everyone called 

up for their countries, and then it’s fullsteam 

ahead for the second half of the 

2022/23 Championship campaign. 

Thank you and enjoy the game on 

Saturday. 

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 

THE ROBINS WATFORD >3

TO HAVE THE 

HOLD IS UNPREC 

IT AS A PO 

Pearson 

NIGEL 


Good afternoon and welcome to this final game of 

the Championship before the mid-season World Cup 

break. 

We have a big test against Slaven Bilić’s Watford on 

Saturday, a team which has aspirations of returning to 

the Premier League after their relegation last season. 

After a defeat to Coventry at the weekend, they 

overcame Reading on Tuesday night, while we exited 

the Carabao Cup in disappointing fashion against 

Lincoln City. 

While our substitutes made an impact, we were poor 

in both boxes and got what we deserved on the night - 

collectively we weren’t good enough. 

We have been missing important players and I hope 

we can come back fresh and energised once the 

World Cup is completed. 

Right now it’s about who is up for the challenge, who 

has the ability to perform under pressure and we all 

want to see a positive performance on Saturday with 

the fight and character we know we have. 

To have the league season put on hold is 

unprecedented but we will use it as a positive 

opportunity. 

LEAGUE SEASON PUT ON 

EDENTED BUT WE WILL USE 

SITIVE OPPORTUNITY. 

There will be a chance to reflect on and analyse what 

has gone well and where we know we must improve. 

Without two or three competitive matches in the 

space of a week there will be an opportunity for the 

players to have some downtime but also some more 

time on the training pitches before we tackle the 

second half of the season when the Championship 

resumes in December. 

Thank you for all your support this season. Enjoy the 

game and the World Cup. 

Cheers, 

Nige. 

THE ROBINS WATFORD>5

CITY VS 

Stoke City 

SAT | DEC 17 | 3PM 


OPENING 

Shot 

Saturday’s match against Watford 

is dedicated to the Royal British 

Legion’s Poppy Appeal, in support 

and memory of those who have 

fought and continue to fight for 

our freedoms. Pictured is the late 

Harold ‘Buster’ Footman, a muchloved 

former physio who passed 

away in May 2020, selling poppies 

around the ground in 2015. 

Included in our remembrance are 

the former City players who served 

in the first and second World Wars 

and other conflicts, including 10 who 

lost their lives. 

Served in the First World War 

Laurie Banfield 

Herbert Blake 

Archie Brown 

Tommy Broad 

Billy Brown 

Edmund Burton 

Harry Clay 

Harry Dolman 

Albert Edwards 

Albert Fisher 

Allen Foster 

Ernie Gadsby 

Harry Gildea 

Fred Harrison 

George Hedley 

Frank Hill 

Teddy Howling 

Sam Irving 

Reuben Marr 

Arthur Moss 

Bert Neesam 

Ebenezer Owers 

Willis Rippon 

James Stevenson 

Tommy Ware 

Killed during the First World War 

Edmund Burton 

Albert Edwards 

Allen Foster 

Ernie Gadsby 

Harry Gildea 

James Stevenson 

Tommy Ware 

Served in the Second World War 

Roy Bentley 

Tommy Burden 

Gordon Spiring 

Killed during the Second World War 

Alan Sliman 

Sandy Torrance 

Killed in Cyprus (1956) 

Colin Read 

Sources with thanks to: 

Neil Palmer (Former Players 

Association) 

David Woods (Club historian) 

Footballandthefirstworldwar.org 


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Head-to-Head 

97 

GAMES 

PLAYED 

CITY 37 WATFORD 30 DRAWN 30 

BEST VICTORY 

CITY 5-0 WATFORD 

DIVISION THREE (SOUTH) 

SEPTEMBER 4TH 1926 

WORST DEFEAT 

WATFORD 6-0 CITY 

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 

FEBRUARY 13TH 2021 

2022/23 IN NUMBERS 

GOALS 

FOR 

35 

AGAINST 

34 

9 

TOP SCORER 

TOMMY CONWAY 

R3 

JAN 2023 

YELLOW 

45 2 

CARDS 

POSITION 

20 TH 

R3 

RED 

CARDS 

5 

MOST ASSISTS 

WELLS 

GOALS 

FOR 

28 

AGAINST 

24 

6 

TOP SCORER 

JOÃO PEDRO & 

ISMAÏLA SARR 

R3 

JAN 2023 

YELLOW 

41 1 

CARDS 

POSITION 

5 TH 

R1 

RED 

CARDS 

4 

MOST ASSISTS 

ISMAÏLA SARR 

POSSESSION 

47.9 % 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

73.3 % 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

69.8 % 

7.07 

BEST AVERAGE RATING (OPTA) 

ROB ATKINSON 

POSSESSION 

55 % 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

78.9 % 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

75.8 % 

7.09 

BEST AVERAGE RATING (OPTA) 

JOÃO PEDRO 

AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON 

20.7 

AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON 

18 

LAST FIVE GAMES 

LINCOLN CITY NOV 8TH H L 1-3 

MIDDLESBROUGH NOV 5TH A D 1-1 

SHEFFIELD UNITED NOV 1ST H L 0-1 

SWANSEA OCT 29TH H D 1-1 

READING OCT 22ND A L 0-2 

READING NOV 8TH H W 2-0 

COVENTRY CITY NOV 5TH H L 0-1 

CARDIFF CITY NOV 2ND A W 2-1 

WIGAN ATHLETIC OCT 29TH A W 1-0 

LUTON TOWN OCT 23RD H W 4-0 


CLUB FACTS 

THE OPPOSITION 

Watford 

CLUB FACTS 

Formed: 1881 

Stadium: Vicarage Road 

Nickname: The Hornets 

Manager: Slaven Bilić 

Finish last season: 19th, Premier League 

HONOURS 

First Division runners-up: 1982/83 

(highest finish) 

Second Division runners-up: 1981/82, 

2014/15, 2020/21 

Play-off winners: 1998/99, 2005/06 

Third Division champions: 1968/69, 

1997/98 

Runners-up: 1978/79 

Fourth Division champions: 

1977/78 

Promotion: 1959/60 

FA Cup finalists: 1984, 2019 

Southern League Champions 1914/15 

Runners-up: 1919/20 

Southern League Second Division 

champions: 1899/00, 1903/04 

Football League Third Division South Cup 

Champions: 1936/37 (shared) 

It’s been the yo-yo years with Watford recently, who have jumped 

between the Premier League and the Championship, and they’re now 

competing for an instant return to the top flight again. 

They’ve not played outside of the 

top two divisions since 1998 and 

after establishing themselves as 

a regular Championship outfit, the 

Hornets managed five consecutive 

years in the Premier League 

between 2015-2020. 

Despite bouncing back 

immediately in 2020/21, it was a 

dismal top flight campaign last 

term with just six wins in total. 

They only managed 10 points in 

the new year, suffering crushing 

5-1 defeats to Manchester City 

and Leicester City in the process, 

before eventual relegation was 

confirmed. 

A mixed start to the 2022/23 

season led to former Forest Green 

Rovers manager Rob Edwards 

departing Vicarage Road. They 

mustered three wins from their 

first 10 games, as well as a 

Carabao Cup exit to MK Dons. 

But they’ve picked up form of late 

and head to BS3 with four wins 

from their last five games under 

Slaven Bilić. Their latest was a 

2-0 midweek win over Reading 

which fired Bilić’s men back into 

the top six, just weeks after finding 

themselves in the bottom half of 

the table. 

Midfielder Imran Louza remains 

absent with a broken leg, meaning 

he misses the World Cup finals 

with Morocco. “He is a player that 

is hard or impossible to replace,” 

said Bilić, who is also without club 

captain Tom Cleverley (Achilles) 

until February. William Troost- 

Ekong takes up the armband with 

Cleverley missing from the starting 

XI. 

Senegal forward Ismaïla Sarr is 

expected to feature, despite media 

rumours the player may not want 

to risk injury before his nation’s 

World Cup squad is finalised. 


THE BOSS 

Slaven Bilić 

BORN | SEPTEMBER 11TH 1968 

APPOINTED | SEPTEMBER 2022 

Bilić was a defender in his playing days, having started out 

with hometown club Hajduk Split, where he would return and 

retire in 2001. He also moved to England and played for West 

Ham United and Everton, while internationally Bilić was one of 

Croatia’s most consistent performers. 

He won 44 caps between 1992-1999, and played at Euro 1996 

and the 1998 World Cup, where his country finished third. 

After retirement from playing, he quickly took to management 

and coached the Croatia Under-21s between 2004-2006 

followed by the senior national side from 2006-2012. 

LAST TIME WE MET 

0-6 

Sema 2, 35, Sarr 15, 55, 

Hughes 30, Zinckemagel 90 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH 2021 

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ATTENDANCE: N/A 

He guided West Brom to the Premier League as well as 

managing West Ham and abroad, making the move from 

Beijing Guoan to Watford in September. He won his first game 

in charge, 4-0 v Stoke City, with a 60% win ratio so far. 

STADIUM 

CAPACITY | 22,200 

The Sir Elton John Stand was fully opened on 

December 13th 2014 on the east side of the 

ground, formerly the Main Stand. It contains the 

changing rooms and tunnel. 

Young Ryley Towler making his Championship debut closed 

down by João Pedro on a tough afternoon at Vicarage Road. 

LAST LINE-UP 

V READING | HOME | SAT NOV 5TH | W 2-0 

1 

BACHMANN 

16 

5 

27 

GOSLING TROOST-EKONG KABASELE 

4 

39 

CHOUDHURY KAYEMBE 

18 

10 

23 

ASPRILLA PEDRO 

SARR 

7 

DAVIS 

12 

SEMA 

City endured a torrid afternoon in 

Hertfordshire where they were stung 6-0 

in the Hornets’ nest. 

Ken Sema put Watford ahead as early as 

the second minute to set the tone of the 

game at Vicarage Road, his first of two firsthalf 

goals. He wouldn’t know much about is 

as a cross deflected on to the crossbar and 

came down off his chest. 

Ismaïla Sarr grabbed a brace of his own, 

with Will Hughes on the scoresheet with a 

deflected long-range drive. 

And substitute Philip Zinckernagel added 

the sixth goal of the game in stoppage time 

to round off another disappointing journey 

on the road for the Robins. 


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10 JOÃO 

PEDRO 

The Brazilian’s brace in midweek earned Watford the 

three points against the Royals, taking his tally to 

six for the season. His first on Tuesday came from 

the penalty spot before his half-volley in the latter 

stages put the result beyond doubt. 

Pedro joined Watford in 2020 as an 18-year-old, 

making his debut in the FA Cup against Tranmere on 

January 4th, and his Premier League debut against 

Southampton in June. He then had a 19th birthday to 

remember in September as he scored his first goal for 

the club in the derby against Luton Town. 

His career started at Fluminense where he rose up the 

youth ranks, initially as a defensive midfielder before 

becoming an attacking midfielder and eventually a 

forward. 

Only 21 years old, Pedro has now made 90 

appearances for the Hornets, scoring 19 goals in all 

competitions, of which he scored four goals in 31 

appearances in the Premier League. 

2022/23 STATS 

OPTA RATING 

MINS PLAYED 

7.43 1,287 

APPEARANCES 

GOALS / ASSISTS 

16 6 / 2 

SHOT ACCURACY PASS SUCCESS RATE 

55% 73% 

KEN 

12 23 

SEMA 

He’s a versatile cog in Watford’s 

system, who can play left-back, 

left-wing or across the midfield and 

with two goals and five assists has 

played a big role in Watford’s bid for 

promotion. City fans will remember 

the 29-year-old for his two goals 

scored in the demolition at Vicarage 

Road two seasons ago. 

ISMAÏLA 

SARR 

Sarr was a £27 million signing from 

Rennes in 2019, who in 2020/21 

offered his best return in Watford 

colours with 14 league goals en route 

to their promotion. He has six already 

this term, and will have an eye on 

making Senegal’s World Cup squad, 

which had not been confirmed at the 

time of this programme’s deadline. 


INTERVIEW 

Cam Pring 


Cameron Pring feels he still has a point to prove and is already planning 

on a strong second half of the season, once the team returns to action 

after the World Cup. 

The 24-year-old has made eight 

appearances in all competitions, 

having needed to be patient at 

the start of the season after a 

pre-season hampered by injury 

recovery. 

However, Pring has played the full 

90 minutes in each of City’s last 

three Championship games and is 

keen to kick on. 

He said: “I’ve grown into the team 

again with more games under my 

belt and the more you play, the 

appearance in our last league 

match at Ashton Gate against 

Sheffield United. “It feels good,” he 

said. “I just want to play as much as 

possible and hopefully hit another 

100 pretty soon.” 

The next opportunity to add to his 

tally comes on Saturday against 

Watford. 

“They’re good on the ball and will 

want to move us around,” said 

Pring, previewing the final fixture 

before the break. “They’re pacey but 

WE HAVE TO KEEP 

WORKING, PICK 

OURSELVES UP AND GO 

AGAIN AFRESH 

more opportunities there are to 

impress. 

“The aim for me is to get as many 

minutes as possible and show 

to everyone just how good I can 

play. This season I’ve been limited 

but I feel I have to prove to myself 

and everyone else that I can play 

regularly and play comfortably at 

this level.” 

Pring made his 100th career 

I don’t think they’re going to boast 

the most amount of possession, 

certainly Swansea can take that 

award, but we will have to be wary 

of their runs in behind and we’ll 

need to be very switched on.” 

This match comes off the back of 

Tuesday’s disappointing Carabao 

Cup exit against Lincoln City, 

in which Pring was an unused 

substitute. 


Quick 

Fire 

Favourite cheese? 

Gouda 

First football shirt? 

A Manchester United shirt with 

Van Nistelrooy on the back 

Earliest World Cup memory? 

South Africa, 2010. Playing with 

mates in the garden then going in 

to watch the games 

Steven Gerrard or Frank 

Lampard? Lampard. They’re both 

all-rounders but Lampard had 

more goals in him 

Mulled wine or mulled Cider? 

(Non-alcoholic beverages are 

available) Mulled wine 

Favourite trainers? 

Nike Air Force 1 

One Fifa stat you’d change for 

yourself? 

Pace - I’d be 90 at least 

Best gift received? 

A motorbike from my dad 

>16 THE ROBINS WATFORD 

Pring dribbles forward at the Millwall defence 

He said: “We didn’t move the ball 

as quickly as we should have and 

we got dragged into their game, 

they made it difficult for us. We’re 

obviously disappointed with the 

result, we wanted to be in the hat 

but we have to stay positive, move 

into the next game and not look 

back on results too much. We have 

to keep working, pick ourselves up 

and go again afresh.” 

City still need to find more 

consistency and could consider 

themselves unlucky in narrow 

defeats against the likes of high 

flyers Norwich, Burnley and 

Sheffield United this season. They 

held Swansea to a draw recently 

and remain positive of giving fifthplace 

Watford a tough test. 

Pring said: “In different games 

it comes down to moving the 

ball with purpose, and breaking 

different teams down. Against 

Sheffield United we had a lot fo 

the ball, we had a lot of the ball, 

we created opportunities and on 

another day we probably score a 

couple of goals. 

“I feel we go into most games with 

he same mindset, just some games 

don’t go as planned. We can take 

our performances from the likes 

of Sheffield United, and against 

Swansea for example, we keep 

trying to do what we’re good at and 

when we do that we can cause any 

team a problem.” And while the leftsided 

defender is looking forward 

to backing England all the way to 

the World Cup final in the next few 

weeks, Pring is also relishing the 

return of the domestic season. 

“The break has come at the wrong 

time for me,” he said. “A break is 

nice but right now I just want to 

keep playing. I’m hoping to be 

picked for this weekend, help us get 

some points and then crack on for 

when we’re all back. 

“I hope we do well, I think we will 

get out of the group and then 

it’s about a good run to the final. 

Either way it will be a good watch, 

different due to the time of year but 

it will be good.”

2022/23 STATS 

APPEARANCES 

8 

MINS PLAYED 

511 

INTERCEPTIONS 

MADE 

12 

SQUAD NUMBER 

16 

Date of birth: January 22nd 1998 

Birthplace: Cheltenham 

Position: Defender/midfielder (left) 

Joined: Academy 

TACKLES MADE 

18 

PASSES SUCCESS 

RATE 

64.9% 

CLEARANCES MADE 

17 

BEST OPTA 

RATING 

7.67 

V COVENTRY CITY 

(A, CARABAO CUP R1) 

AVG. PASSES 

PER GAME 

25 

AVG. 2022/23 

OPTA RATING 

6.77 

CAREER PATH 

CHELTENHAM 

TOWN (YOUTH) 

2012-2016 

BRISTOL CITY 

2016 - Present 

MERTHYR TOWN 

2017 loan 

ALDERSHOT 

TOWN 

2017 loan 

HEREFORD 

2017 - 2018 loan 

NEWPORT 

COUNTY 

2018 - 2019 loan 

CHELTENHAM 

TOWN 

2019 loan 

WALSALL 

2019/20 loan 

PORTSMOUTH 

2020 - 2021 loan 

Pring challenges for the ball against Sheffield United 


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APPS 

FULL+SUB 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

2022/23Squad 

Born: Basildon 

DOB: 13.07.1993 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

15 0 3 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

143 0 

1 

DANIEL 

BENTLEY 

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS) 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

428 0 

Born: Glasgow 

DOB: 18.02.1992 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

14 0 1 2 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

14 1 

4 

KAL 

NAISMITH 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

381 51 

Born: Guernsey 

DOB: 21.08.2003 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

19 3 0 2 8 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

64 4 

7 

ALEX 

SCOTT 


TOTAL 

64 4 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Birmingham 

DOB: 11.04.2000 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

2 4 1 1 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

6 1 

2 

KANE 

WILSON 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

163 6 

Born: Chesterfield 

DOB: 13.07.1998 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

18 0 3 1 3 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

53 5 

5 

ROB 

ATKINSON 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

146 8 

Born: Liverpool 

DOB: 08.12.1996 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

12 9 1 1 6 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

45 1 

8 

JOE 

WILLIAMS 


TOTAL 

152 3 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Luton 

DOB: 22.04.1998 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

21 0 0 1 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

126 2 

3 

JAY 

DASILVA 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

183 2 

Born: Bacup 

DOB: 22.07.1991 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

8 2 0 0 2 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

45 1 

6 

MATTY 

JAMES 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

252 13 

Born: Beccles 

DOB: 04.11.88 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

5 13 1 0 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

94 17 

9 

CHRIS 

MARTIN 


TOTAL 

601 162 


GOALKEEPER 

MIDFIELDER 

DEFENDER 

FORWARD 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Barnstaple 

DOB: 29.10.1988 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

5 8 0 0 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

28 1 

10 

ANDY 

KING 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

TOTAL 

442 65 

Born: Bath 

DOB: 27.05.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 0 0 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

0 0 

13 

HARVEY 

WILES-RICHARDS 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

0 0 

Born: Cheltenham 

DOB: 22.01.1998 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

5 3 0 0 2 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

41 0 

16 

CAMERON 

PRING 


TOTAL 

101 1 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Chelsea 

DOB: 07.01.2000 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

8 8 4 2 2 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

114 17 

11 

ANTOINE 

SEMENYO 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

156 26 

Born: Vienna 

DOB: 05.08.1991 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

21 2 5 4 3 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

168 48 

14 

ANDREAS 

WEIMANN 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

430 90 

Born: Belfast 

DOB: 04.08.1997 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

18 1 0 0 2 1 

BRISTOL CITY 

19 0 

17 

MARK 

SYKES 


TOTAL 

173 27 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

Born: Bath 

DOB: 10.10.1996 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

7 0 0 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

43 0 

12 

MAX 

O’LEARY 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

106 0 

Born: Taunton 

DOB: 06.08.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

17 7 9 3 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

34 10 

15 

TOMMY 

CONWAY 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

34 10 

Born: Bristol 

DOB: 27.07.2003 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 0 0 0 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

12 0 

18 

AYMAN 

BENAROUS 


TOTAL 

12 0 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

2022/23Squad 

Born: Blackpool 

DOB: 16.11.1999 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

3 2 0 0 0 1 

BRISTOL CITY 

18 1 

19 

GEORGE 

TANNER 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

95 4 

Born: Olomouc, Czech 

DOB: 15.05.1993 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 2 0 0 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

148 1 

22 

TOMAS 

KALAS 


TOTAL 

342 4 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 


DOB: 23.05.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 3 0 1 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

14 0 

20 

SAM 

BELL 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

19 1 


DOB: 02.06.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 0 0 0 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

5 0 

23 

RYLEY 

TOWLER 


TOTAL 

19 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Hamilton, Bermuda 

DOB: 01.06.1990 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

17 4 7 5 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

121 26 

21 

NAHKI 

WELLS 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

475 152 

Born: Frankfurt, Ger. 

DOB: 09.05.1988 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

7 5 1 0 2 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

30 1 

25 

TIMM 

KLOSE 


TOTAL 

352 26 

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 

CAREER STATS 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

TOTAL 

400 4 

JASON EUELL 

FIRST TEAM COACH 

Born: London / DOB: 06.02.1977 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

CAREER STATS 

TOTAL 

493 98 


GOALKEEPER 

MIDFIELDER 

DEFENDER 

FORWARD 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Southwark 

DOB: 14.05.1997 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

21 1 0 2 4 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

114 2 

26 

ZAK 

VYNER 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

200 4 

Born: Saint-Étienne, Fr. 

DOB: 23.12.2001 

2022/23 STATS 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

DISCIPLINE 

1 0 0 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

1 0 

31 

STEFAN 

BAJIC 


TOTAL 

54 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Bedord 

DOB: 01.09.2003 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

2 2 1 0 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

2 3 

27 

DYLAN 

KADJI 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

2 3 


DOB: 20.02.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

1 1 0 2 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

2 0 

32 

JOE 

LOW 


TOTAL 

2 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Villepinte, France 

DOB: 07.07.2001 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

8 4 0 1 2 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

110 0 

30 

HAN-NOAH 

MASSENGO 


TOTAL 

116 0 

PAT MOUNTAIN 

GOALKEEPING COACH 

Born: Pontypridd / DOB: 01.08.1976 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

CAREER STATS 

TOTAL 

8 0 

200 

ZAK VYNER 

CONGRATULATIONS 

TO ZAK VYNER, WHO 

HAS NOW REACHED 200 

CAREER APPEARANCES! 


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MATCHReviews 

0-1 

ASHTON GATE | TUES NOV 1ST, 2022 

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ATTENDANCE: 17,437 

Ndiaye 49 

An early second-half header from Iliman Ndiaye secured the Blades victory 

as the Robins gave everything in atrocious conditions at Ashton Gate. 

City dominated most of the game but were left to rue another error that 

allowed Ndiaye to score unmarked at the far post. 

Defeat was less than the Robins deserved after they did everything but score, 

including hitting the bar and the post, and had a penalty disallowed and 

George Tanner sent off for a reckless challenge in added time. 

O’Leary, Tanner, Vyner, Pring, Sykes (Semenyo 60’), James (Williams 80’), 

Scott, Dasilva, Weimann, Conway, Wells (Martin 80’) 

Subs (not used): Bentley, Klose, Low, King 

CITY MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION SHOTS ON/OFF TARGET CORNERS 

56.1% 3/10 8 

TACKLES AERIAL DUELS WON 

16 13 

TOP PERFORMERS 

TOP PERFORMER MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES 

PRING WELLS PRING SCOTT 

7.1 4 5 3 


1-1 

Akpom 47 

Weimann 10 

RIVERSIDE STADIUM | SAT NOV 5TH, 2022 

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ATTENDANCE: 23,899 

City secured a point on the road at the Riverside with an early Andi 

Weimann goal gave them a share of the spoils. 

Weimann scored in the 10th minute after a counter-attacking move before 

Chuba Akpom equalised in the second half as Boro dominated possession. 

The Robins needed to dig deep defensively and with Max O’Leary at his shotstopping 

best, and Joe Low thrown on for his debut with 10 minutes to go it 

was a resilient City who came away from Teesside with share of the points. 

O’Leary, Vyner, Klose, Pring, Scott, James, Williams, Semenyo (Dasilva 69), 

Wells, Conway (Bell 75), Weimann (capt, Low 82). Subs (not used): Bentley, 

Martin, King, Sykes. 

CITY MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION SHOTS ON/OFF TARGET CORNERS 

28.3% 2/3 1 

TACKLES AERIAL DUELS WON 

17 14 

TOP PERFORMERS 

TOP PERFORMER MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES 

O’LEARY WELLS VYNER SEMENYO 

8 2 4 2 


A MOMENT IN 

Time 


John Atyeo’s England shirt, cap and boots from City’s 4-1 win over Denmark, Wednesday, May 

15th 1957. The striker scored England’s third goal, a header from Tom Finney’s left-sided cross. 

Credit: Nigel Ollis 


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CONTACT: NEIL.PALMER@BCFCFORMERPLAYERS.CO.UK 

Today is a very special day at the club…for many 

reasons. 

The game here at Ashton Gate is not only our last 

game before the World Cup break, but before kick-off 

today we shall mark the passing of former players 

and supporters who gave their lives in both World 

Wars and other conflicts. 

We will also be celebrating the past at half –time 

with a parade of the 1997/98 promotion winning 

side. It has been a real privilege to be able to bring 

this popular squad back together at Ashton Gate to 

celebrate 25 years since that promotion to Division 

One, where they incidentally went up with today’ 

opponents, Watford. 

It’s very humbling for us to see how pleased the 

players are and the great reaction the receive from 

you, the fans. On that note, I hope you all enjoy the 

World Cup and look forward to returning back at 

Ashton Gate on December 17th against Stoke City. 

Don’t forget to follow us on our twitter page 

@BCFC_FPA 

Here’s to three points. 

Neil Palmer 

We will welcome back Manager John Ward Keith 

Welch, Kitman Scott Murray, Shaun Taylor, Mark 

Shail, Jim Brennan, Brian Tinnion, Gary Owers, Rob 

Edwards, Louis Carey, Tommy Doherty, Colin Cramb, 

Steve Torpey, Shaun Goater and our former chairman 

at the time and an integral part of the Former Players 

Association Scott Davidson. 

I am sure you will give them a rousing reception when 

they appear again on the Ashton Gate pitch. 

There will be more information and pictures of the 

squad and the day as a whole on this page of the 

online programme at a later date. We are always 

determined to bring back the players of the past 

and we were incredibly pleased to welcome Wayne 

Allison, Rob Newman and Paul Stevens back for the 

Sheffield United game recently. 


CITY IN 

Cartoons 

WITH CLUB HISTORIAN 

DAVID WOODS 

Our cartoon today comes from the ‘Bristol Evening World’ of the 17th February 1958 following the derby clash in 

the 5th Round of the FA Cup. A big disappointment for City fans, but it was a thrilling encounter, the highlights of 

which were shown in the local cinemas… 

Watkins 4, 

Etheridge 57, 

Burden 65 

3-4 

Sykes 28, Ward 31, 

Meyer 42, Bradford 83 

SATURDAY, 15TH FEBRUARY 1958 | 

FA CUP FIFTH ROUND 

Referee: J Hunt (Portsmouth) 

Attendance: 25,253 (£2,651) 

City’s reward for winning 2-1 at Notts County after 

having overcome Accrington Stanley was this mouthwatering 

class with the Rovers. From when the sides 

were drawn out of the hat, all Bristol counted down the 

days in anticipation of this encounter and they were not 

to be disappointed. It was a classic from the moment 

Johnny Watkins headed City into an early lead, but it 

proved to be a mixed afternoon for City’s left-winger, as 

he had his spot-kick saved by Ron Nicholls just before 

half-time. 

The game ebb and flowed until eventually it was settled 

in Rovers’ favour, but many were 

convinced that Geoff Bradford was offside. 


34 >34 THE THE ROBINS ROBINS WATFORD

50s 

Player 

Profile 

PAUL GAINEY 

A dazzling inside forward or 

winger, the diminutive, yet 

muscularly-built German Alec 

Eisentrager, who had come to 

England as a prisoner of war, won 

over supporters with his skilful 

displays. 

A ball artist, whose smooth 

control, deft flicks and touches of 

showmanship – including a rarely 

seen at the time bicycle kick – gave 

an exciting new dimension to the 

Bristol City attack. Few people had 

seen the bicycle kick. He invented 

the move on the field: body in the air, 

back to the ground, he shot the ball 

backwards with a sudden snap of 

his legs, like the blades of scissors. 

Real name Alois, a prolific goalscorer 

at Trowbridge Town, Bob Wright 

signed him in January 1950 and he 

made his league debut at home to 

Northampton Town that month. 

He netted four goals in a 6-0 home 

win against Newport County two 

weeks later, scoring 47 times in 229 

League games overall, thrilling fans 

with some wonderful strikes before 

joining Merthyr Tydfil in July 1958, 

then playing for Chelmsford City and 

Westbury Park. 

Eisentrager began playing in 

Hamburg aged eight, and four years 

Alois 

Bernhard 

Eisenträger 

later joined Hamburger Sport-Verein, 

the oldest and best club in that city, 

playing for their youth team and 

once for the reserves. 

With the outbreak of WW2, he was 

called up into the Luftwaffe when 

still only 16, and within three months 

was captured in Holland. On being 

brought to England in February 

1945, he was in prisoner- of-war 

camps at Herne Bay, Ashford, 

Chippenham and Yatton. 

He was able to utilise his dribbling 

and crossing skills to splendid effect 

on the wing, was a firm tackler, 

and had a fierce long-range shot. 

He lived in the Bristol City houses 

in Dursley Road, Shirehampton, 

and he would catch the bus to the 

ground on Saturdays alongside the 

supporters. 

When he was at Chelmsford in the 

Southern League, he used to travel 

up by train and play cards on the 

journey. He had learned to play in the 

prison camps. Being a really good 

player, he once said he earned more 

on the way to the game than he was 

paid for the actual match. He would 

then tip the waiters heavily and they 

would buy and cook a steak for him 

on the return journey. 

On retirement from football, he 

ended his working life at Cam Gears 

in Clevedon, where he died aged 90 

in 2017. 

BORN 

DIED 

POSITION Defender 

Hamburg, Germany, 

20 July, 1927 

England, 10 Aug, 2017, 

age 90. 

APPS 

GOALS 

LEAGUE 228 47 

TOTAL 240 47 

GLOS CUP 6 2 


A MATCH IN 

Time 

SHOWPIECE MATCH 

OF THE SEASON 


1-1 

Edwards, 68 

DATE: APRIL 13TH 1998 | PLAYED: ASHTON GATE 

COMPETITION: NATIONWIDE DIVISION 2 | ATTENDANCE: 19,141 

CITY LINE-UP: WELCH, LOCKE, BELL (MURRAY), GOODRIDGE, 

TAYLOR (EDWARDS), CAREY, OWERS, DOHERTY (HEWLETT), 

MCCARTHY, CRAMB, TINNION. 

Ashton Gate, Easter Monday 1998, it’s the showdown between Bristol City and 

Watford for the League title. 

The two clubs had battled neck and neck in the League all season and clear 

daylight separated them from third place. Their earlier clash at Vicarage Road 

had ended in a titanic 1-1 draw. City went into this game having already clinched 

promotion while Watford knew a win would assure theirs. As such, an excitable 

set of 2,600 travelling fans contributed to the largest Division Two crowd of the 

season. 

Top scorer Shaun Goater had been sold to Manchester City a few weeks earlier 

so on-loan Sean McCarthy partnered Colin Cramb up front and City took the 

game to Watford from the start with wide men Greg Goodridge and Brian Tinnion 

in much of the action. However, City suffered a major blow on 37 minutes when 

inspirational defender Shaun Taylor had to go off injured and was replaced by 

Rob Edwards. 

City continued their offensive in the second half and Cramb headed on to the 

crossbar but it was Watford who opened the scoring on 64 minutes. City keeper 

Keith Welch saved a fierce shot from Peter Kennedy but could not hold on to the 

ball and Jason Lee was alert to come powering in to smash it into the net. 

With so much at stake, I can remember the sinking feeling in my stomach but 

fortunately it was short-lived. Four minutes later Tinnion floated a free-kick to the 

far post for McCarthy to head down for Edwards to net, while McCarthy ran off in 

jubilation as if he had scored himself! 

Post-match, as other results in their favour came in across the airwaves, the 

Watford fans began celebrating their promotion. So, the struggle for the title 

would go to the last game, where the Hornets won at Fulham while City lost at 

Preston North End, meaning they had to settle for the runners-up spot, albeit 13 

points clear of Grimsby Town. 

Words: Mike Adams 


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WHAT DID YOU COLLECT 

FOR THE WORLD CUP 

Grandad? 

CITY FAN STEVE SMITH CONTINUES 

HIS LOOK AT WORLD CUP MEMORABILIA... 

Back in August I covered the 1986 

Mexico World Cup through the eyes 

of Shoot! magazine, where there 

was at least a three-week time delay. 

Here’s how GOAL magazine coped 

with the 1970 World Cup from the 

same country. 

GOAL was only around to produce one World Cup tournament. 

Reaching their peak: Alan Mullery puts 

England ahead against West Germany 

in their quarter-final encounter. Martin 

Peters would later add a second, but 

would go on to succumb to goals from 

Franz Beckenbauer, Uwe Seeler and 

Gerd Muller and go out. 

Brazil get the GOAL souvenir tribute. 

Nothing beats those ‘World Cup 

specials’ when it comes to keeping 

tabs on all the action from the 

planet’s top football tournament and 

for this weekly publication, soon to 

be two years old in August 1970, 

there was an abundance of reading 

material. What is more, it was only 

one week behind the action. 

Furthermore, instead of luring the 

reader with endless free gifts, there 

is some stunning artwork in the 

World Cup Art Gallery, painted by Mr 

D. Collins, where members of the 

England squad have been captured 

in fantastic detail in oils. This way, 

week by week, you would have a 

unique collection of footballers that 

would not look out of place in an art 

gallery. 

All the action for this three-week 

competition in South America 

kicked-off on 31 May with host 

nation Mexico playing out a 0-0 


England’s first World Cup team since 1966 secured a 1-0 win over Romania in their opening Group 3 match, thanks to a Geoff Hurst strike. 

draw with the USSR and by the 

time the 6 June edition was in the 

newsagents, this opening match 

was being reviewed, where the star 

of the show was the West German 

referee, Kurt Tschenscher. “He gave 

25 free-kicks in a stop-start first half 

and book three Russians in a game 

that was never violent.” The report 

goes on to state that the Russians 

appeared to hold back on tackling in 

fear of this strict official, and that if 

all referees are being told to clamp 

down in this way, it will not make a 

pleasant spectacle for the night-time 

TV audience. 

Our former player and manager, 

Terry Cooper, is featured on the front 

cover of the issue dated 13 June, 

where inside, the England left-back 

reveals the appetite for playing in this 

position for both club (Leeds United) 

and country, and relishes the chance 

to attack. 

He said: “When I play for Leeds, Don 

Revie demands me to play that way 

when the opportunity occurs. When I 

play for England, Sir Alf Ramsey tells 

me to do exactly the same.” 

The 1-0 defeat by Brazil was just a 

little knock back in the group stage, 

but losing in the quarter-finals 3-2 

to West Germany after extra-time 

despite leading 2-0 at one point was 

hard to take. Magazine editor, Alan 

Hughes, had this to say about Sir Alf: 

“He is a self-confessed professional 

and could have seen where it was 

going wrong. And it went wrong 

simply because we never had 

enough men near our opponents’ 

goal. That’s what 4-4-2, played in 

these stamina-sapping conditions, 

did to England.” 

On 21st June, Brazil were crowned 

World Champions and the next 

edition, dated 27th June, GOAL 

celebrated this with a colourful 

front-page of the opening ceremony 

and the words: “It’s Brazil, the 

champions.” One week later there is 

a team photo of Pele, Rivelino et al, in 

the centre pages. 

What is pleasing about this little 

bundle of World Cup specials is 

that there are plenty of colour 

photographs that bring all the 

action closer to home, especially as 

England fans could still be belting out 

the chorus from the national side’s 

chart-topper “Back Home”. 

This was GOAL’s first and what we 

didn’t know at the time, only World 

Cup finals. It was launched in August 

1968 and by the time the final edition 

was released on 1 June 1974 for the 

finals in West Germany, the opening 

match was still two weeks away. 

So souvenirs like these are certainly 

worth hanging on to, because no one 

knows what the future holds. 

Our two World Cup hopefuls, captured in 

oil: Terry Cooper and Norman Hunter. 


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2022/23Fixtures& Results 

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

Sat Jul 30 3.00 pm Hull City A 2-1 L 19 16,667 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes4 

Sat Aug 06 3.00 pm SUNDERLAND H 2-3 L 23 24,543 Bentley (C) Dasilva4 Atkinson Naismith Vyner4 Sykes 4 

Wed Aug 10 7.45 pm Coventry City (R1) A 1-4 W 2,680 Bentley (C) Pring Atkinson Naismith Vyner Wilson4 

Sat Aug 13 3.00 pm Wigan Athletic A 1-1 D 23 9,822 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson 4 Naismith Vyner Sykes 

Tue Aug 16 7.45 pm LUTON TOWN H 2-0 W 14 17,329 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Sykes 

Sun Aug 21 12.00 pm CARDIFF CITY H 2-0 D 7 21,645 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Scott 

Wed Aug 24 7.45 pm Wycombe Wanderers (R2) A 1-3 W 3,116 Bentley (C) Pring Klose Naismith Tanner Wilson 

Sat Aug 27 3.00 pm Blackpool A 3-3 D 9 10,804 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Scott 4 

Wed Aug 31 7.45 pm HUDDERSFIELD TOWN H 2-0 W 7 18,569 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Sykes 

Sat Sep 3 3.00 pm Blackburn Rovers A 2-3 W 4 12,502 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith Vyner Sykes 

Wed Sep 14 7.45 pm Norwich City A 3-2 L 7 25,287 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes4 

Sat Sep 17 3.00 pm Burnley A 2-1 L 9 18,779 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes 

Sat Oct 1 3.00 pm QUEENS PARK RANGERS H 1-2 L 12 21,649 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson4 Naismith Vyner Sykes4 

Tue Oct 4 7.45 pm COVENTRY CITY H 0-0 D 11 18,129 Bentley (C) Dasilva Atkinson Naismith4 Vyner Sykes4 

Sat Oct 8 3.00 pm Birmingham City A 3-0 L 18 16,807 Bentley (C) Dasilva4 Atkinson King Vyner Sykes4 

Wed Oct 12 7.45 pm PRESTON NORTH END H 2-1 W 11 17,467 O’Leary Dasilva Atkinson Klose Vyner Sykes4 

Sat Oct 15 3.00 pm MILLWALL H 1-2 L 13 19,122 O’Leary Vyner4 Klose Atkinson Sykes4 Weimann(C) 

Tue Oct 18 7.45 pm West Bromwich Albion A 0-2 W 12 21,004 O’Leary Vyner Klose Atkinson Sykes 4 Scott 

Sat Oct 22 3.00 pm Reading A 2-0 L 13 13,606 O’Leary Vyner Klose Atkinson Sykes Scott 

Sat Oct 29 3.00 pm SWANSEA CITY H 1-1 D 13 21,007 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Pring Sykes James 

Tue Nov 1 7.45 pm SHEFFIED UNITED H 0-1 L 15 17,437 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Pring Sykes4 James 4 

Sat Nov 5 3.00 pm Middlesbrough A 1-1 D 16 23,899 O’Leary Vyner Klose Pring Semenyo4 Scott 

Tue Nov 8 7.45 pm Lincoln CIty (R3) H 1-3 L 7,961 Bajic Low4 Klose4 Atkinson4 Sykes4 King 

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 

Sat Feb 25 3.00 pm HULL CITY H 

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 

TOP SCORERS - CHAMPIONSHIP 

Goals Assists Played 

Iliman Ndiaye - SHEFFIELD UNITED 9 2 20 

Jerry Yates - BLACKPOOL 9 2 20 

Oliver McBurnie - SHEFFIELD UNITED 9 1 17 

Jay Rodriquez - BURNLEY 9 1 17 

Scott Hogan - BIRMINGHAM CITY 9 1 20 

Ben Brereton - BLACKBURN ROVERS 9 1 20 

Carlton Morris - LUTON TOWN 8 3 20 

Joshua Sargent - NORWICH CITY 8 2 18 

Öscar Estupiñán - HULL CITY 8 1 19 

Chuba Akpom - MIDDLESBROUGH 8 0 13 

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

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SUBSTITUTES 

James Williams Scott4 Weimann Martin O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson4 Massengo Conway4 Wells 

Massengo4 Williams Scott Weimann Martin O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson4 King Conway4 Wells4 

Massengo King4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells4 O’Leary Towler Tanner4 Kadji Sykes4 Scott4 Martin Bell4 

Williams Scott4 Weimann Conway4 Martin O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson Pring King4 Wells4 

Massengo Scott4 Weimann 4 Conway 4 Wells 4 O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson Williams4 King4 Martin4 

Massengo 4 Williams 4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells4 O’Leary Klose4 Tanner Wilson4 Pring King4 Martin4 

King Kadji 4 Massengo4 Wells4 Martin4 O’Leary Scott4 Conway4 Semenyo 4 James4 Dasilva Atkinson Vyner 

Massengo4 Williams Weimann Conway 4 Wells O’Leary Tanner James4 Wilson Semenyo 4 King 4 Martin 

James4 Scott4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells 4 O’Leary Tanner Williams4 Wilson Semenyo 4 Massengo4 Martin4 

James Scott 4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells 4 O’Leary King Williams4 Wilson Semenyo 4 Massengo 4 Martin 

James Scott Weimann Conway 4 Wells O’Leary King Williams4 Tanner Semenyo 4 Massengo Martin4 

James4 Scott 4 Weimann Conway 4 Wells O’Leary King Williams4 Tanner Semenyo4 Massengo 4 Martin4 

Williams 4 Scott Weimann 4 Conway 4 Wells O’Leary King4 Wilson4 Tanner Semenyo4 Massengo 4 Martin4 

Massengo King Weimann Semenyo4 Wells O’Leary Pring Kadji Tanner Conway4 Williams 4 Martin 

Massengo Scott Weimann Conway 4 Wells 4 O’Leary Pring4 Kadji Tanner4 Semenyo4 Martin4 Klose 

Williams Scott Weimann(C) Conway 4 Semenyo Bentley Pring Kadji Tanner4 Martin4 Wells4 King 

Scott Williams Dasilva4 Conway 4 Semenyo Bentley Kalas4 Pring4 Kadji4 King Martin4 Wells4 

James Williams 4 Dasilva Wells Semenyo4 Bentley Tanner Kalas4 King Weimann4 Conway4 Martin4 

James Williams4 Dasilva4 Wells4 Semenyo4 Bentley Tanner Pring 4 King Weimann4 Conway 4 Martin 4 

Scott4 Dasilva Semenyo4 Wells4 Conway 4 Bentley Williams4 Bell4 Low King4 Kadji Martin4 

Scott Dasilva Weimann Conway Wells4 Bentley King Semenyo4 Klose Low Williams4 Martin4 

WIilliams James Weimann 4 Conway4 Wells Bentley Low4 Dasilva4 Sykes King Martin Bell4 

Kadji4 Dasilva Weimann Semenyo Martin O’Leary Vyner4 Vy44ner Pring Pring Morrison Scott4 Morriso Williams4 Scott Bell Williams Conway4 Wells4 

Goals/90 Mins / Goals Total Shots Conversion Accuracy 

0.51 177 30 30% 50% 

0.46 195 29 31% 66% 

0.77 117 46 20% 65% 

0.64 140 27 33% 56% 

0.47 193 27 33% 67% 

0.46 194 44 20% 52% 

0.51 177 31 26% 61% 

0.52 173 32 25% 69% 

0.55 165 31 26% 52% 

0.82 110 23 35% 61% 


SAT NOV 12TH | 3PM | ASHTON GATE | SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 

MANAGER 

NIGEL 

PEARSON 

MATCHDAY 

Squads 

1 DAN BENTLEY 1 DANIEL BACHMANN 

2 KANE WILSON 2 JEREMY NGAKIA 

3 JAY DASILVA 3 MARIO GASPAR 

4 KAL NAISMITH 4 HAMZA CHOUDHURY 

5 ROB ATKINSON 5 WILLIAMS TROOST-EKONG 

6 MATTY JAMES 6 IMRÂN LOUZA 

7 ALEX SCOTT 7 KEINAN DAVIS 

8 JOE WILLIAMS 8 TOM CLEVERLEY 

9 CHRIS MARTIN 9 REY MANAJ 

10 ANDY KING 10 JOÄO PEDRO 

11 ANTOINE SEMENYO 12 KEN SEMA 

12 MAX O’LEARY 14 HASSAN KAMARA 

13 HARVEY WILES-RICHARDS 15 CRAIG CATHCART 

14 ANDREAS WEIMANN 16 DAN GOSLING 

15 TOMMY CONWAY 18 YÁSER ASPRILLA 

16 CAMERON PRING 19 VAKOUN BAYO 

17 MARK SYKES 20 DOMINGOS QUINA 

18 AYMAN BENAROUS 23 ISMAÏLA SARR 

19 GEORGE TANNER 24 TOM DELE-BASHIRU 

20 SAM BELL 26 BEN HAMER 

21 NAHKI WELLS 27 CHRISTIAN KABASELE 

22 TOMAS KALAS 28 SAMUEL KALU 

23 RYLEY TOWLER 30 KORTNEY HAUSE 

25 TIMM KLOSE 31 FRANCISCO SIERRALTA 

26 ZAK VYNER 31 MATTIE POLLOCK 

27 DYLAN KADJI 34 KAWADWO BLAH 

30 HAN-NOAH MASSENGO 35 MADUKA OKAY 

31 STEFAN BAJIC 36 JOSEPH HUNGBO 

32 JOE LOW 39 EDO KAYEMBE 

41 VINCENT ANGELINI 

MATCH REFEREE 

DAVID WEBB 

HOME 

KIT 

VS 

MATCH OFFICIALS 

ASSISTANT REFEREE 

MATTHEW JONES 

MANAGER 

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ASSISTANT REFEREE 

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AWAY 

KIT 

FOURTH OFFICIAL 

JOHN BUSBY 

MIDWEEK 

FIXTURES 

Played last night: 

Birmingham v Sunderland 

Playing today: 

Cardiff City v Sheffield United 

Coventry City v QPR 

Huddersfield Town v Swansea City 

Hull City v Reading 

Luton Town v Rotherham United 

Norwich City v Middlesbrough 

Preston v Millwall 

West Brom v Stoke City 

Wigan Athletic v Blackpool 

Playing tomorrow 

Burnley v Blackburn, 12.30pm 

LEAGUE 

TABLE 

Burnley 20 14 38 

Blackburn 20 5 36 

Sheffield Utd 20 15 35 

Norwich City 20 7 32 

Watford 20 6 32 

QPR 20 4 31 

Swansea City 20 0 31 

Luton Town 20 1 29 

Birmingham 20 4 28 

Millwall 19 2 28 

Coventry City 18 1 26 

Reading 20 -8 26 

Rotherham 20 -1 25 

Stoke City 20 -3 25 

Middlesbrough 20 2 24 

Sunderland 19 2 24 

Cardiff City 20 -7 24 

Hull City 20 -13 24 

Bristol City 20 -2 23 

Blackpool 20 -8 22 

West Brom 19 -2 20 

Wigan Athletic 20 -11 20 

Huddersfield 19 -7 18 

NEXT AT 

ASHTON GATE 

Stoke City 

Sat, Dec 17th 3pm KO 

Sky Bet Championship 

PLEASE NOTE, ROYAL BRITISH 

LEGION VOLUNTEERS WILL 

BE SELLING POPPIES AROUND 

THE GROUND AND A MINUTE’S 

SILENCE WILL BE OBSERVED 

JUST BEFORE KICK-OFF. 

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