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2022/23 OFFICIAL DIGITAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 

Bristol City vs Reading 

Saturday, April 1st 2023 3PM 

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It might be the start of April but there’s no fooling around at this stage 

in the season; with eight games to go it’s about finishing the campaign 

as strongly as possible. 

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WHO’S WHO 

BRISTOL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB 

Owner Stephen Lansdown CBE 

Chairman Jon Lansdown 

Chief Executive Officer Phil Alexander 

Club President Marina Dolman MBE DL DStJ JP 

Vice-President Doug Harman 

Honorary Vice-President Marcus Trescothick MBE 

Club Secretary Sophie Dyer 

Technical Director Brian Tinnion 

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 Manager Gary Davenport 

Head of Coaching Alex Ball 

Head of Academy Recruitment Damian Butt 

Professional Development Phase Coaches 

Trevor Challis, Ali Hines, Neil Swift, Micky Bell 

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 

Director of Global Property Investments Mark Kelly 

Group Commercial Director Sarah Farrar 

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 

CEO - Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter 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, Nigel Pearson, 

Steve Smith, David Woods. 

Design Fever Pitch 

Photography Fever Pitch / JMPUK 

We are just five weeks from the end of 

the season and this month kicks off 

against Paul Ince’s Reading who sit just 

four places and three points behind us 

in the Championship. 

I anticipate a close game, with Reading 

also looking for as many points as possible 

in this final stretch, with reports 

of a possible further points deduction 

looming over their heads. At present, 

the EFL is determining if the club has 

complied with the terms of an agreed 

business plan requirement by the end 

of the season. 

The Royals had struggled for results 

in the weeks leading up to the international 

break, but so had Nigel Pearson’s 

side. We won one of our five games in 

March, coincidentally our only home 

game of the month - the 2-0 win over 

Blackpool. 

With that in mind, it’s great to get back 

to Ashton Gate, with this our first of the 

final four home games of the 2022/23 

campaign. Where has the time gone? 

Since we played Blackpool, goalkeeper 

Nikita Haikin decided to return to FK 

Bodø/Glimt in Norway. However, young 

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 

shotstopper Harvey Wiles-Richards 

secured himself a contract extension as 

he challenges for that ever-competitive 

spot between the sticks. The keeper, 

who is yet to make his club debut, 

speaks exclusively to The Robins online 

programme today about his footballing 

dream and the opportunity he has been 

given at City. 

Away from the club, a huge congratulations 

to Joe Low who scored on 

his Wales Under-21s debut, and Anis 

Mehmeti who earned his first senior 

cap for Albania as part of their UEFA 

Euro 2024 qualification campaign. 

Now the squad is back, united and keen 

for a big push between now and the 

end of the season. 

Also, don’t forget that 2023/24 Season 

Tickets are now on general sale to all 

supporters. They’re available at an 

advanced price so be sure to snap up 

your seat as soon as possible. 

Enjoy reading the latest programme and 

of course the game. 

Cheers, 

James 

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 READING >3

NIGEL 

Pearson 

>4 THE ROBINS READING

Good afternoon and a warm welcome 

back to Ashton Gate for Saturday’s match 

against Reading. 

It’s nice to have the squad back together 

after a much-needed break and now 

everyone is focused on these final eight 

games of the season. 

Our aim is to finish as well as we can. 

When we look back on what we’ve 

achieved so far, we’ve developed as a 

team but we are still searching for more 

consistency. Now we want a good run of 

performances and some positive results to 

go with them. 

That will be Reading’s ambition as well. 

Paul Ince has a great group of talented 

players there who I’m sure will play with 

a point to prove, regardless of what may 

be going on off the pitch. We’re looking 

forward to the challenge against an 

opponent who we expect to be more direct, 

but we are well prepared for it. 

The international break came at a good 

time for us. We had run out of steam a 

little bit and been a bit thin on the ground 

in terms of the number of players available 

for selection. That has taken its toll 

somewhat but the players responded as 

best as they could and their togetherness 

has been apparent. 

We have made some good progress but 

we have still got a long way to go before 

we become the type of side that is really 

knocking very hard on the door for success 

and succeeding at this level. 

It’s great to have some of the injured lads 

back in training now too. Tommy Conway 

and Matty James are available, Kal 

Naismith has progressed well and Tomas 

Kalas is back on the grass. We have 

options but of course we can’t rush the 

players back too soon. It’s important when 

you make that transition from being out for 

a while that you’re not just thrown into the 

deep end. 

Now it’s all about rallying ourselves for the 

final push and it will be interesting to see 

what we can do over the coming weeks 

with your incredible support, starting 

against Reading. 

It has also been fantastic to see Season 

Tickets selling at a record pace for next 

season with over 7,000 supporters already 

securing their seats at Ashton Gate. 

Thank you for your support and I hope you 

enjoy the game. 

Cheers, 

Nige. 

WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO 

THE CHALLENGE AGAINST AN 

OPPONENT WHO WE EXPECT TO 

BE MORE DIRECT, BUT WE ARE 

WELL PREPARED FOR IT. 


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Back in BS3: Club captain 

Andi Weimann returned to 

the scoresheet in our 2-0 

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Head-to-Head 

103 

GAMES 

PLAYED 

CITY 41 READING 42 DRAWN 20 

BEST VICTORY 

BRISTOL CITY 5-0 READING 

DIVISION FOUR 

FEBRUARY 6TH 1962 

WORST DEFEAT 

READING 4-0 BRISTOL CITY 

DIVISION THREE (SOUTH) 

JANUARY 31ST 1953 

2022/23 IN NUMBERS 

GOALS 

FOR 

59 

AGAINST 

56 

11 

TOP SCORER 

NAHKI WELLS 

R5 

YELLOW 

79 2 

CARDS 

POSITION 

14 TH 

R3 

RED 

CARDS 

6 

MOST ASSISTS 

NAHKI WELLS 

GOALS 

FOR 

44 

AGAINST 

63 

9 

TOP SCORER 

TOM INCE 

R4 

YELLOW 

68 9 

CARDS 

POSITION 

18 TH 

R1 

RED 

CARDS 

5 

MOST ASSISTS 

TOM INCE 

POSSESSION 

49 % 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

73 % 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

69.8 % 

7.1 

BEST AVERAGE RATING (OPTA) 

ROB ATKINSON 

POSSESSION 

41.7 % 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

72.6 % 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

71.5 % 

7.0 

BEST AVERAGE RATING (OPTA) 

ANDY CARROLL 

AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON 

20.8 

AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON 

23.2 

LAST FIVE GAMES 

SWANSEA CITY MAR 19TH A L 2-0 

LUTON TOWN MAR 15TH A L 1-0 

BLACKPOOL MAR 11TH H W 2-0 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN MAR 7TH A D 0-0 

CARDIFF CITY MAR 4TH A L 2-0 

HULL CITY MAR 18TH H D 1-1 

BLACBURN ROVERS MAR 15TH A L 1-2 

MILLWALL MAR 11TH A L 0-1 

SHEFFIELD UNITED MAR 7TH H L 0-1 

MIDDLESBROUGH MAR 4TH A L 0-5 


CLUB 

THE 

FACTS 

OPPOSITION 

Reading 

CLUB FACTS 

Formed: 1981 

Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium 

Nickname: The Royals 

Manager: Paul Ince 

Finish last season: 21st, Championship 

HONOURS 

Highest finish: 8th, Premier League: 

2006/07 

Second Division (Championship) 

champions: 2005/06, 2011/12 

Runners-up: 1994/95 

Third Division (League One) champions: 

1925/26, 1985/86, 1993/94 

Runners-up: 1931/32, 1934/35, 1948/49, 

1951/52, 2001/02 

Fourth Division (League Two) champions: 

1978/79 

Full Members Cup winners: 1987/88 

London War Cup winners: 1941 

Football League Third Division South 

winners: 1938 

Reading narrowly avoided relegation 

last season, when they finished four 

points from safety despite a six-point 

deduction which the club received for 

breaching financial rules. 

Now the Royals find themselves 

lingering in the lower regions of 

the division at this late stage in the 

campaign, with the possibility of a 

further six-point penalty - suspended 

as part of the overall 12-point 

deduction ruling - following ongoing 

investigations. 

It would be a real blow to their 

chances of survival, with Paul Ince’s 

side currently nine points adrift of the 

relegation zone prior to Saturday’s 

encounter in BS3. 

They’re not in the best of form either. 

Last time out was a 1-1 draw with 

Hull City which brought a four-game 

losing streak to an end. While our last 

victory came against at Blackpool, 

coincidentally so too did Reading’s last 

win. They beat the Seasiders 3-1 in 

late February, albeit at the Select Car 

Leasing Stadium, thanks to a Tom Ince 

brace and Andy Carroll’s second-half 

penalty. 

But on the road, Reading have not 

picked up a single point in this calendar 

year, with just three wins on their 

travels all season. You have to go as 

far back as December 30th when they 

drew at Norwich, prior to that were 

victories at Hull City in November, 

Wigan Athletic in September and 

Millwall in August. 

Carroll’s goal helped to stop the rot at 

least prior to the international break, 

as they now prepare for the run-in with 

four teams in the top half of the table 

still to play, including league leaders 

Burnley. 

As for Saturday, Ince will be without the 

suspended FC Porto loanee Mamadou 

Loum, who has 11 bookings and one 

red card to his name. He is serving a 

suspension after his straight red card 

received for headbutting Sam Gallagher 

during their defeat at Blackburn Rovers. 

It’s been another challenging season 

and one manager Ince said has 

been “injures galore, it’s been so up 

and down” in a chat with BBC Sport. 

However, he is remaining optimistic 

adding “we have got to keep going with 

just a few games left - we have to be 

positive.” 


THE BOSS 

Paul Ince 

BORN | OCTOBER 1967 

APPOINTED | FEBRUARY 2022 

Paul Ince played as a midfielder, and is noted as one of the 

greatest box-to-box engines of his generation. He starred for the 

Three Lions throughout the 1990s when he became the first-ever 

black player to captain England. 

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Carroll 90+3 

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London-born Ince began his club career with West Ham United 

and he rose to the top of his game, featuring more than 200 

times for Manchester United where he won the majority of his 

trophies in the early 1990s. He joined Inter Milan before a return 

to England with Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Wolves, Swindon Town 

and Macclesfield Town. 

Reading is his seventh managerial appointment since 2006. 

STADIUM 

CAPACITY | 24,161 

Sponsorship aside, the Madejski Stadium is 

colloquially known as The Mad Stad. It sits 

close to junction 11 of the M4, making it a 

straightforward run east from Bristol. It opened 

in August 1998, with Grant Bretner scoring the 

first goal there, in a 3-0 win over Luton Town. 

LAST LINE-UP 

V HULL CITY | HOME | SAT MAR 18TH | D 1-1 

1 

LUMLEY 

3 

24 

26 

HOLMES 

SARR 

MOORE 

10 

8 

20 

INCE HENDRICK CASADEI 

17 

5 

YIADOM 

2 

9 

MCINTYRE 

CARROLL 

JOÃO 

Second half goals from Mamadou Loum 

and Andy Carroll secured three points at 

the Select Car Leasing Stadium earlier 

this season. 

Loum headed in at the near post from a 

Tom Ince corner. 

Veteran striker Carroll added the second 

late on, when he was found by Shane 

Long, before rolling the ball past Max 

O’Leary. 

We failed to register a single shot on 

target, despite close chances for Mark 

Sykes and Rob Atkinson. 



Reading 

ONES TO WATCH 

10 TOM 

INCE 

Following in his father’s shoes, Tom Ince made it as 

a professional football and now finds himself under 

the watchful eyes of his dad, Paul. 

Ince Jr, now 31, plays as an attacking midfielder/forward 

and joined Reading in 2022 from Stoke City. 

He signed for Liverpool’s youth team and went on to 

play for the Reds in the League Cup, though never in the 

Premier League. He spent some of the 2010/11 season 

on loan at Notts County, where he first worked under the 

management of his dad. 

His career has seen him star for the likes of Blackpool, 

where he won the 2012/13 PFA Championship Team of 

the Year and Football League Young Player of the Year 

awards, Hull City, Derby County and Huddersfield. 

He is currently Reading’s top marksman with nine goals 

this season, all in the Championship, as well as five 

assists and five Player-of-the-Match awards across all 

competitions. 

2022/23 STATS 

OPTA RATING MINS PLAYED 

6.92 3,357 

APPEARANCES GOALS / ASSISTS 

39 9 / 5 

POTM SHOT ACCURACY 

5 33% 

ANDY 

2 8 

CARROLL 

Striker Carroll, formerly of Liverpool 

and Newcastle United, is a veteran of 

the game, noted for his aerial threat 

and danger from set pieces. His seven 

league goals, including an equaliser 

last time out v Hull City, and six Playerof-the-Match 

performances offer hope 

to a Reading side fighting to avoid 

relegation. 

JEFF 

HENDRICK 

The midfielder, on loan from 

Newcastle United, struck a stunning 

volley against Watford last month, 

and he “feels like he is part of us,” 

according to his manager. There 

might be a permanent future place 

for Hendrick in Berkshire, who is 

rumoured to not be part of the 

Magpies’ long-term plans. 


INTERVIEW 

Harvey Wiles-Rich 


Harvey Wiles-Richards is dreaming of his City debut having 

recently signed a contract extension keeping him at the club 

until 2024, with terms including a one year’s option beyond next 

summer. 

The 20-year-old goalkeeper feels 

here is where he belongs and is 

keen to push on. 

He said: “Its been the dream of 

mine to play professionally at the 

highest level week-in, week-out 

and to put that shirt on will be a 

reality check. I feel that chance 

is getting closer and I’m fully 

ready for it. To walk out in front of 

those fans will be an unbelievable 

feeling.” 

He is a first team member but has 

certainly had to be patient this 

for the opportunity when it comes. 

“Nikita leaving left me the ‘second 

spot’, but the fans don’t know 

much about me. There hasn’t 

been much of them to see from 

me apart from Under-21s games 

but they see the potential in me, 

it’s nice to know they are willing to 

support me. 

“Playing in goal is one of the 

hardest positions, you really have 

to bide your time. Chances don’t 

come around much unless there’s 

injuries or a sending off and I’ve 

IT’S BEEN THE DREAM 

OF MINE TO PLAY 

PROFESSIONALLY AT 

THE HIGHEST LEVEL 

WEEK-IN, WEEK-OUT 

ards 

term. Max O’Leary has earned the 

call-up to replace Dan Bentley who 

left the club in January, before 

Nikita Haikin challenged Max 

as backup prior to his return to 

Norway earlier this month. 

But now Wiles-Richards finds 

himself with the chance to 

compete for the spot between the 

sticks, and he’s more than ready 

been third choice for a while but 

I’ve been with the first team a 

while now too, and I’m waiting for 

that opportunity. I have a lot to 

prove but I’m confident that when 

I’m needed I will be ready to play. 

I’m fit, I’m ready for when it comes 

and I’ll take that opportunity with 

both hands. 

“It’s my goal this season but if not 


Quick 

Fire 

What’s one phone app you couldn’t 

live without? Instagram 

iPhone or Android? iPhone 

Best save of all-time? Tom 

Heaton’s block against Zlatan 

Ibrahimovic 

Which position did you play 

growing up? Striker 

What’s your earliest sporting 

memory? Having a kickabout with 

my dad 

Best thing about growing up in 

Bath? It’s a beautiful city but I just 

loved playing football for my school 

Which TV show could you binge 

over and over? Storage Hunters 

Would you prefer to watch a horror 

or comedy? Comedies 

What would you be if not a 

footballer? I’d star on Love Island 

>16 THE ROBINS READING 

I’m looking to next season as well.” 

Wiles-Richards, a regular member 

of the Under-21s side, will be 

involved in the 18-man squad on 

Saturday, in what will be his first 

matchday involvement for City this 

season. 

He had joined Hereford earlier in 

the campaign but an unfortunate 

knee injury cut short his loan spell 

with the National League North 

side. 

He said: “I was injured a while, 

having joined Hereford. I’d played 

one game and was injured in the 

following training session so I was 

out for about five months, It wasn’t 

ideal. 

“When I came back, I’d been 

training and got a couple of 

games under my belt, Nigel told 

me there would be an extension 

on my contract. That was great 

for me, I was in a good place and 

there were no questions about 

whether I’d be here or not. Within 

two weeks the contract offer came 

through. 

“It’s nice to know that you’re 

wanted, that the club is willing to 

put its trust in me, especially after 

having come back from an injury 

like that. It was reassuring, it was 

a confidence booster and I feel 

needed and wanted at the club.” 

Wiles-Richards, who looks to 

Manchester City and Brazil 

goalkeeper Ederson as inspiration, 

has been named on the bench nine 

times since 2021, and travelled 

with the squad on multiple 

occasions, all valuable experiences 

for the young keeper. 

“It’s been massive,” he explained. 

“To be travelling around the 

country, even as third choice 

keeper, seeing the packed-out 

stadiums and being in that 

atmosphere, is a massive step 

up from where I was a couple of 

years ago. I have gained a lot of 

confidence just being on the bench 

a few times last season, I know 

what it feels like and I’ve enjoyed 

those experiences. 

“I’m quite confident as a person 

anyway, but those experiences 

have been massive for me and I 

just keep working hard to earn the 

right to play.”

SQUAD NUMBER 

13 

Date of birth: 27 May 2002 

Birthplace: Bath 

Position: Goalkeeper 

Joined: August 2020 

CAREER PATH 

BATH CITY 

pre-2020, 

college programme 

BRISTOL CITY 

2020-present, 

transfer 

GLOUCESTER 

CITY 

2022, loan 

HEREFORD 

2022, loan 


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APPS 

FULL+SUB 

Born: Birmingham 

DOB: 11.04.2000 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

2 5 1 1 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

7 1 

2 

KANE 

WILSON 

CAREER STATS (APPS/GOALS) 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

164 6 

Born: Chesterfield 

DOB: 13.07.1998 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

29 1 4 1 3 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

65 6 

5 

ROB 

ATKINSON 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

158 9 

Born: Liverpool 

DOB: 08.12.1996 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

21 14 2 1 9 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

60 2 

8 

JOE 

WILLIAMS 


2022/23Squad 

TOTAL 

167 4 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Poole 

DOB: 09.04.1995 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

3 7 2 2 2 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

10 0 

Born: Luton 

DOB: 22.04.1998 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

27 6 0 1 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

139 2 

3 

JAY 

DASILVA 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

195 2 

Born: Bacup 

DOB: 22.07.1991 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

29 2 0 0 4 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

64 1 

6 

MATTY 

JAMES 


TOTAL 

271 13 

9 

HARRY 

CORNICK 


TOTAL 

315 50 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Glasgow 

DOB: 18.02.1992 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

25 0 1 2 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

25 1 

4 

KAL 

NAISMITH 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

392 51 

Born: Guernsey 

DOB: 21.08.2003 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

41 3 2 4 10 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

86 6 

7 

ALEX 

SCOTT 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

86 6 

Born: Barnstaple 

DOB: 29.10.1988 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

13 10 0 1 2 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

38 1 

10 

ANDY 

KING 


TOTAL 

452 65 


GOALKEEPER 

MIDFIELDER 

DEFENDER 

FORWARD 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: London 

DOB: 09.01.2001 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

33 7 9 5 3 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

9 0 

11 

ANIS 

MEHMETI 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

106 19 

Born: Vienna 

DOB: 05.08.1991 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

29 10 6 5 5 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

186 49 

14 

ANDREAS 

WEIMANN 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

448 91 

Born: Belfast 

DOB: 04.08.1997 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

32 6 4 1 5 1 

BRISTOL CITY 

38 4 

17 

MARK 

SYKES 


TOTAL 

192 31 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

Born: Bath 

DOB: 10.10.1996 

2022/23 STATS 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

DISCIPLINE 

29 0 8 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

65 0 

12 

MAX 

O’LEARY 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

128 0 

Born: Taunton 

DOB: 06.08.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

22 8 9 4 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

41 10 

15 

TOMMY 

CONWAY 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

41 10 

Born: Bristol 

DOB: 27.07.2003 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 0 0 0 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

12 0 

18 

AYMAN 

BENAROUS 


TOTAL 

12 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

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 

26 3 1 4 9 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

62 1 

16 

CAMERON 

PRING 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

122 2 

Born: Blackpool 

DOB: 16.11.1999 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

20 3 0 1 1 1 

BRISTOL CITY 

36 1 

19 

GEORGE 

TANNER 


TOTAL 

113 4 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

2022/23Squad 

Born: Southwark 

DOB: 14.05.1997 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

42 1 0 3 8 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

135 2 

Born: Bristol 

DOB: 23.05.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

9 12 4 1 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

32 4 

20 

SAM 

BELL 


TOTAL 

37 5 

26 

ZAK 

VYNER 


TOTAL 

221 4 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

Born: Hamilton, Bermuda 

DOB: 01.06.1990 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

31 10 11 6 4 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

141 30 

21 

NAHKI 

WELLS 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

494 156 

Born: Newport 

DOB: 10.12.2003 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

1 5 0 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

6 0 

35 

OMAR 

TAYLOR-CLARKE 


TOTAL 

6 0 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

Born: Olomouc, Czech 

DOB: 15.05.1993 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

3 5 0 0 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

153 1 

22 

TOMAS 

KALAS 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

348 4 

Born: Sydney 

DOB: 29.12.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

0 2 0 0 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

2 0 

36 

MARLEE 

FRANCOIS 


TOTAL 

2 0 

NIGEL PEARSON 

MANAGER 

Born: Nottingham / DOB: 21.08.1963 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

CAREER STATS 

TOTAL 

564 30 

CURTIS FLEMING 

ASSISTANT MANAGER 

Born: Manchester / DOB: 08.10.1968 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

CAREER STATS 

TOTAL 

400 4 

JASON EUELL 

FIRST TEAM COACH 

Born: London / DOB: 06.02.1977 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

CAREER STATS 

TOTAL 

493 98 


GOALKEEPER 

MIDFIELDER 

DEFENDER 

FORWARD 

OMAR TAYLOR-CLARKE WAS 

HANDED HIS FIRST CITY START 

LAST TIME OUT AGAINST 

SWANSEA CITY. THIS WAS 

THE 19-YEAR-OLD’S SIXTH 

APPEARANCE OF THE SEASON. 

PAT MOUNTAIN 

GOALKEEPING COACH 

Born: Pontypridd / DOB: 01.08.1976 

BRISTOL CITY 

N/A 

CAREER STATS 

TOTAL 

8 0 



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MATCHReviews 

2-0 

Weimann 58, 

Scott 81 

ASHTON GATE | SAT, MAR 11TH 2023 

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ATTENDANCE: 19,070 

Andreas Weimann edged closer to his milestone 50th goal for the club 

as he set us on our way to victory. 

He opened the scoring to net his first goal since November, before Alex 

Scott doubled the lead in the second half. 

City dominated possession and had made their intentions known early as 

we sought a return to winning ways. 

Nigel Pearson said: “We’ve had to wear them down, we did do that but by 

limiting them as well…I’m delighted for the players and the crowd were 

great again today.” 

CITY MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION SHOTS ON/OFF TARGET CORNERS 

64.3% 3 / 6 6 

TACKLES AERIAL DUELS WON 

18 17 

TOP PERFORMERS 

TOP PERFORMER MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES 

DASILVA / SCOTT 

MEHMETI 

PRING / TANNER 

DASILVA 

MEHMETI 

8 5 5 5 


1-0 

Morris 4 

KENILWORTH ROAD | WED, MAR 15TH 2023 

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ATTENDANCE: 9,899 

The Hatters held on to a single early goal through Carlton Morris. 

A wet and windy Kenilworth Road was the setting for City midweek clash 

with Luton Town and the visitors were unsettled in the early proceedings. 

The Robins were caught looking to play the ball out from the back as Cody 

Drameh’s whipped ball into the area was emphatically headed home by 

Morris in the middle. 

City were energised after the break but would come away empty-handed. 

CITY MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION SHOTS ON/OFF TARGET CORNERS 

48.5% 3 / 2 2 

TACKLES AERIAL DUELS WON 

20 21 

TOP PERFORMERS 

TOP PERFORMER MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES 

PRING SYKES PRING DASILVA 

7.4 2 4 4 


A MOMENT IN 

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The Bristol City Board of Directors and officials in the 

1964/65 season. Pictured left to right: G.W. Young, W.G. 

Garland, Lionel Smart, Bert Bush (Secretary), G. Whittock, 

Harry J. Dolman, R.T. Poeton, A.J. Amor, Fred Ford 

(Manager), N.B. Jones, S.F. Kew. 



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FORMER PLAYERS 

Association 

CONTACT: NEIL.PALMER@BCFCFORMERPLAYERS.CO.UK 

A very warm welcome back to Ashton Gate after what seems 

an age, particularly with the two away games recently against 

Luton Town, Swansea City and the international break. 

Today we welcome Reading Football Club to Ashton Gate and in 

particular members of the Reading Former Players Association 

who are here as our guests. It’s been very beneficial for us to 

reach out to other club’s Players Associations as it can be a 

good way of sharing ideas in terms of fundraising and also 

suggestions that will provide better experience for everyone. 

This was the case at our last away game against Swansea City, 

where we were invited to share the day. Along with our FPA team 

of myself, Patch Warner and Matthew Withers, we were joined 

in South Wales by our ambassadors Tom Ritchie, Paul Cheesley, 

Trevor Tainton and Gerry Sweeney. We were made to feel very 

welcome and our thanks go to everyone at Swansea City. 

Another welcome I would like to pass on today is for former 

midfielder Andy May (pictured right) who joins us in the Legends 

Lounge. Andy played more than 100 games for us in the early 

1990s and was a popular player with the fans before leaving for 

Millwall. 

Today will be the first time Andy has been back to Ashton Gate 

in over 20 years so I’m sure he will receive a great reception from 

you all. 

Finally, I know FPA stalwart Scott Davidson (pictured top right 

with Scott Murray would like to thank everyone for their kind 

words after a fantastic day celebrating his 60th birthday at the 

recent home game against Blackpool. Let’s hope the result is the 

same and we end today with three more points towards our end 

of season total. 

Many thanks, 

Neil Palmer 

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CITY IN 

CartoonsWITH CLUB 

HISTORIAN 

DAVID WOODS 

Homer 74 (pen) 

1-0 

SATURDAY, 12TH APRIL 1930 

DIVISION TWO 

Ref: WP Harper (Stourbridge) Att: 8,406 

In their endeavours to escape from the jaws of relegation, 

a lifeline for bottom of the table City came from Dickie’s 

long-range free-kick, which hit the crossbar. Pipe handled 

the rebound and Homer scored from the resultant 

penalty. Overall though it was a poor game between two 

struggling and very ordinary sides. 

Today’s cartoon comes from the Bristol Evening World 

of the 14th April 1930, a publication which sparked off 

a newspaper war in Bristol. It first appeared on the 1st 

October 1929, but it was resented by much of the local 

public as it eventually brought about the death of the Bristol 

Evening News, Bristol Times & Mirror, and the Bristol 

Evening Times & Echo, as well the end for their Pink ’Un 

and Green ‘Un sports papers. 

City: Newlands; Jack Walsh, Glenn; Jennings, Sliman, 

‘Jock’ Taylor; Homer, Williams, Johnson, Harris, Dickie. 

Millwall: Wilson; Sweetman, Pipe; Martin, Readman, 

Graham; Corkindale, Horton, Cock, Forsyth, Poxton. 


CITY 

WOMEN 

News 

0-1 

Morgan 18 

ST MARY’S | SUN, MAR 26TH 2023 | BARCLAYS WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 

Lauren Smith praised City’s togetherness as they 

bounced back from defeat to beat Southampton 1-0 in 

the Barclays FA Women’s Championship. 

A spectacular Ffion Morgan strike was enough to 

separate the sides on the South Coast, but the Robins 

had to remain resolute until the very end. 

Following a 2-0 defeat to London City Lionesses last 

time out, Smith’s pride was evident at the response 

from her players. 

“We asked for a team performance and we got it,” she 

said. “It wasn’t pretty at times. We had to go and clear 

our lines, defend well and manage the time well, it was 

a great team performance and I’m proud of it. 

“We’ve spoken on a number of occasions about our 

clean sheets and how important they are and I think 

you can see that with the saves Fran Bentley made 

today. 

“The team thrive off those moments as well because it 

was a tough game where we had to defend really hard 

and then get up after the long balls at the other end. 

“As a group we wanted to make sure we responded 

to the defeat last week and what a way to make that 

happen.” 

City now have just four games of their league 

campaign remaining. They sit top of the division, six 

points ahead of their promotion-chasing rivals London 

City Lionesses. 

Goalscorer Morgan said: “Last week you could have 

questioned our attitude and work-rate, which is not like 

us at all so we wanted to put that right this week. It 

showed with the effort from everyone on the pitch and 

we started really well - everyone is fighting for their 

shirts now and that’s the way it should be. 

“Coming to the end of the season, that’s what it’s 

about - competing. And we can’t let it slip now, work 

rate is a given which was on show today.” 

Smith’s side are next in action on Sunday (April 2nd) 

when they face Sheffield United (3pm) at the Robins 

High Performance Centre. 

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BOTH SIDES 

MIKE ADAMS 

Keith Curle was born in North 

Bristol but joined Bristol City as a 

schoolboy. City let him go and he 

was signed as an apprentice for 

Bristol Rovers by manager Terry 

Cooper. 

In February 1984, and granted 

£20,000 by the board, Cooper, who 

had since moved across the city to 

take the managerial position in BS3, 

was able to recruit winger Curle from 

Torquay United and striker Trevor 

Morgan from Bristol Rovers. 

This was City’s second season 

in Division Four and they were 

desperate for promotion. Hovering 

around the top four promotion 

places, the two signings were a 

timely boost and both debuted 

at league leaders York City on 

3rd March. Morgan scored City’s 

equaliser and Curle showed 

“touches of skill and blinding pace” 

according to Cooper. Later Cooper 

credited City’s promotion to these 

two signings. 

In the following pre-season, Curle 

was tried in defence and midfield 

but a red card at Cheltenham Town 

meant he was unavailable at the 

start of the season. 

He did not make a league start until 

2nd October when he was brought 

in as centre-half. He said: “Playing 

in defence means I am much more 

involved in the game…a winger can 

Keith Curle 

feel very lonely…I think I have the 

pace to do well at the back and I 

get much more satisfaction playing 

there.” 

He made 36 more starts in that 

position as City finished 5th but lost 

out in the play-offs. 

The 1985/86 season was a good 

one with City going to Wembley and 

beating Bolton Wanderers 3-0 in the 

Freight Rover Trophy. Curle made 44 

league appearances and scored his 

only City goal - the day after his first 

son was born - in the 3-1 win over 

Newport County at Ashton Gate. 

With one minute left on the clock, 

he glided 70 yards to score with the 

coolest of side-footed finishes. 

Curle made 38 league appearances 

1986/87 as City finished 6th but 

again failed in the play-offs. He 

made just three appearances 

1987/88 before being transferred to 

Reading in Division Two. 

After one season and 40 league 

appearances for the Royals, he 

joined ‘The Crazy Gang’ Wimbledon, 

then came the big £2.5million move 

to Manchester City. Within a year 

he had won three caps for England 

in 1992. 

He was most recently manager of 

Hartlepool United until his dismissal 

just a matter of weeks ago. 


A MATCH IN 

Time 

FLINT MAKES 

ROYALS PAY FOR 

MISSED CHANCES 

Famara Diédhiou shoots on goal 

Aden Flint finds the back of the net… 

>36 THE ROBINS READING 

…And the defender celebrates his winner with his teammat

es 

MIKE ADAMS 

0-1 

SCORE: READING 0-1 BRISTOL CITY 

DATE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH 2017 

PLAYED: MADEJSKI STADIUM 

COMPETITION: CHAMPIONSHIP 

ATTENDANCE: 18,650 

SCORER: FLINT 

CITY LINE-UP: FIELDING, VYNER, FLINT, BAKER, BRYAN, O’DOWDA 

(PACK 89), BROWNHILL, SMITH, PATERSON, DIÉDHIOU (LEKO 70), REID. 

Aden Flint was making his first start of the season following a transfer 

window full of speculation which ultimately came to nothing and his 

late strike here, following seven straight defeats against the Royals, 

ensured a happy journey home for the 3,391 travelling fans. 

City manager Lee Johnson was in the Robins side which had last beat 

Reading in October 2010 at Ashton Gate and only Zak Vyner remains of 

the current squad who played in this game in 2017. 

The Robins fashioned goal attempts early on for Famara Diédhiou and 

Bobby Reid but from then on the Royals made the running with Republic of 

Ireland U21 international Liam Kelly prominent. He summoned a shot from 

distance, saved by keeper Frank Fielding diving right. His second attempt 

had Fielding diving left but the Royals had one moment of panic as a lazy 

back-pass saw keeper Vito Mannone scrambling back to see the ball just 

clear a post. 

After the break, Kelly’s shot inside the area was going wide but headed 

clear to Leandro Bacuna whose effort was pushed round his left post by 

the diving Fielding. Then Korey Smith stole possession in the centre circle 

and powered forward to feed Jamie Paterson making a run in the area but 

he pulled his shot wide. 

Icelandic international Jon Dadi Bödvarsson then contrived the ‘missof-the-game’ 

when the ball was cut back to him seven yards out and he 

scuffed it wide. 

With six minutes to go, the Royals would pay dearly for squandered 

chances and Flint would demonstrate why he had been in such demand. 

Vyner put an innocuous free-kick into the D; Paterson tussled with a 

defender; and the ball rolled into the path of Flint, whose snap shot found 

the corner of the net via Mannone’s glove. 


PLAYERS UNITED IN SUPPORT OF 

charity football match 

A host of former players will join 

forces in Bristol next month for a 

charity football match in support of 

Marcus Stewart. 

The former City and Rovers forward 

has been diagnosed with Motor 

Neurone Disease (MND) and 

the match will be played to raise 

funds for the Darby Rimmer MND 

Foundation. 

The charity game will be played at 

the Memorial Ground on Saturday, 

May 13th featuring a South West 

Legends side and an All-Star XI. 

Marcus said: “This is going to be a 

celebration of football. There will be 

big names on the pitch at The Mem 

in May to lend their support and 

I just hope they brush up on their 

Bristolian before the game so they 

can understand what’s being said on 

the terraces!” 

Louis Carey, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt 

and Jill Scott are among the list of 

names set to dust off their boots for 

the occasion. 

Since his diagnosis, Marcus and 

his wife Louise, operating as Team 

Stewart, have worked tirelessly 

to raise funds for the charity and 

highlight public awareness of MND. 

They have, to date, raised over 

£80,000 of their £100,000 target. 

The Darby Rimmer Foundation 

was launched by former Liverpool, 

Bradford City and Bolton Wanderers 

player Stephen Darby and his close friend Chris Rimmer, a former British 

Forces Veteran, both of whom were diagnosed with MND. The aim of the 

charity is to raise awareness of the illness and to help to raise funds to 

facilitate research into it, with the aim of finding a cure. 

Tickets are available now. Disabled and carer tickets are available for this 

fixture. These are to be booked through our supporter services manager 

Clare, who is available Mondays and Thursdays on 0117 9096648 or via email 

at clare@bristolrovers.co.uk. 

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BRISTOL CITY UNDER 21S 

Academy 

City have moved above Sheffield 

United in their Premier League 

Cup group after hitting four past 

the Blades at the Robins High 

Performance Centre last week. 

Goals from Seb Palmer-Houlden 

and Dylan Kadji, plus a brace from 

Sam Bell, secured a dominant win 

for the Robins. 

Blades striker Daniel Jebbison 

fired over the first chance of the 

game and Andre Brooks shot 

straight at Stefan Bajic shortly 

after, before Palmer-Houlden 

rounded keeper Callum Hiddleston 

after just ten minutes. 

City continued to threaten and 

Sam Bell got his goal just before 

half time when he brought down 

a through-ball and slotted into the 

far corner to double City’s lead and 

round off a solid first half. 

back the 72nd minute when 

Heineken Lounge 

Jebbison lashed the ball across 

Bajic into the net. 

Hospitality 

The Blades were the quicker 

of the two out the blocks with 

winger Owen Hampson having 

a shot from the edge of the box 

saved by Bajic but City soon hit 

back and secured an impressive 

three-goal cushion as Bell latched 

onto another ball, skipped past the 

keeper, and rolled the ball home 

from a tight angle. 

Hiddleston denied Sam Pearson 

and Harry Leeson from adding to 

the scores, but there was to be no 

stopping Kadji who did exactly that 

when he poked home from close 

range after the ball fell kindly to 

him from a free-kick. 

ahead of Millwall after 14 games 

played. 

City: Bajic, Z Bell, Pearson 

(Backwell 82), Tanner, Atkinson, 

Idehen, Taylor-Clarke (Porton 88), 

Kadji (Acey 88), Palmer-Houlden 

(Leeson 64), S Bell, Massengo. 

Subs (not used): Boyd 

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WHAT DID YOU COLLECT 

FOR THE WORLD CUP 

Grandad? 

CITY FAN STEVE SMITH CONTINUES 

HIS LOOK AT WORLD CUP MEMORABILIA... 

In the last programme (Blackpool, 11/3/2023) I looked at how good quality reproduction memorabilia in 

Treasures of the World Cup covered the history of the tournament. However, here’s a title from 1998 that 

hones in on one subject: England - The Alf Ramsey Years. 

Many books have been published, either about the glorious summer of 1966 and the World Cup victory or just 

about the man who guided the national side to claim soccer’s greatest prize. This publication not only combines 

those 11 years of Ramsey at the helm of the Three Lions, but uniquely adds eight pieces of reproduction 

memorabilia about the man who changed the whole set-up of England at all levels. Here’s what he said upon his 

appointment on 25th October 1962: 

“I shall have complete control of 

the England team, Youth teams 

and the Under-23 international 

side. It’s a new position. This 

kind of thing has never been tried 

before and I think it is a position 

whereby we’ll have to find out what 

we can do. It is something that has 

to be established and something 

that one has to find out about.” 

Looking back now, it is amazing 

that not only was all this put into 

place whereby Ramsey selected 

his team and instructed them how 

to play to his pattern of play, but 

brought unprecedented success 

inside four years. 

Within the 98-pages of this unique 

publication from Chameleon 

This complete record of Sir Alf Ramsey includes the results and line-ups of every England match 

under his guidance. 


Books (in association with The Memorabilia Pack Company) is the story of Sir Alf’s brave new world from almost 

60 years ago, through to failing to qualify for the West Germany finals in 1974. 

It’s littered with quotes too, such as this following England’s failure to beat Poland at Wembley in 1973 that cost 

them that place: 

“I think in life one has so many disappointments. The team played so well and have nothing to show for it. We 

failed in front of goal. In both matches against Poland, England have been the better team. We just didn’t have the 

luck. We certainly did not take our chances. I don’t think I have seen a better performance by a visiting country at 

Wembley.” 

And remember, Sir Alf played at full-back when England famously capitulated 6-3 to Hungary in November 1953. 

The eight pieces of memorabilia appear random by choice, but have been selected to represent Ramsey’s highs 

and achievements: 

Hat-trick: The tribute dinner was held at the 

same venue where the heroes of 1966 received a 

banquet (left); the 1966 final programme (centre) 

and the rare player’s booklet of do’s and don’ts: 

Bring your own towels and gym shoes, but all 

players are forbidden to comment on matches on 

TV or radio. 

Well read: One of many newspapers from the day after the afternoon before. 

• Programme from the England V FIFA Select at Wembley in 1963 

• The official World Cup Final programme from 1966 

• Full-size poster from 1966 

• The player’s itinerary for World Cup Final day in 1966 

• The Sunday Express dated 31st July 1966 

• A supporter’s travel booklet from 1970 

• Song sheet of Back Home, the 1970 World Cup anthem 

• Programme from Sir Alf Ramsey’s Tribute dinner in 1974 

Something for the wall: One of many official posters. 


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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 QPR 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 Brom 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 0-0 D 18 23,501 O’Leary Vyner King Pring Weimann James 

Sat Dec 10 3.00 pm Rotherham A 3-1 W 16 10,167 O’Leary Tanner King Naismith Weimann4 James 

Sat Dec 17 3.00 pm STOKE CITY H 1-2 L 18 15,617 O’Leary Vyner King 4 Naismith Pring Weimann 

Mon Dec 26 3.00 pm WEST BROM H 0-2 L 18 23,181 O’Leary Vyner King 4 Naismith Pring Weimann4 

Thu Dec 29 7.45 pm Millwall A 0-0 D 18 14,814 O’Leary Vyner Atkinson Naismith Tanner Weimann 

Sun Jan 1 3.00 pm Coventry City A 1-1 D 19 19,547 O’Leary Vyner Atkinson Naimsmith Tanner Weimann 

Sun Jan 8 12.30 pm SWANSEA CITY (R3) H 1-1 D 12,145 O’Leary Pring Tanner4 Naismith4 Atkinson Vyner 

Sat Jan 14 3.00 pm BIRMINGHAM CITY H 4-2 W 17 21,489 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Atkinson Pring Scott4 

Tue Jan 17 7.45 pm Swansea City (R3, R) A 1-2 W 10,030 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Atkinson Pring4 Scott 4 

Sat Jan 21 3.00 pm BLACKBURN ROVERS H 1-1 D 17 19,882 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Atkinson Pring James 

Sat Jan 28 3.00 pm WEST BROM (R4) H 3-0 W 15,754 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Atkinson Dasilva4 James 

Sat Feb 4 3.00pm Preston North End A 1-2 W 17 14,261 O’Leary Tanner4 Vyner Atkinson Pring James 

Sat Feb 11 3.00 pm NORWICH CITY H 1-0 W 13 23,757 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Atkinson Pring James 

Wed Feb 15 7.45 pm WIGAN ATHLETIC H 1-1 D 16 18,766 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Atkinson Pring James 

Sat Feb 18 3.00 pm Sunderland A 1-1 D 15 38,682 O’Leary Tanner4 Vyner Atkinson4 Pring James 

Sat Feb 25 3.00 pm HULL CITY H 1-0 W 13 20, 334 O’Leary Tanner4 Vyner Kalas Pring James 

Tue Feb 28 8.00 pm MAN CITY (R5) H 0-3 L 25,713 O’Leary Tanner4 Vyner Kalas Pring4 James4 

Sat Mar 3 3.00 pm Cardiff City A 1-1 D 13 22,156 O’Leary Tanner4 Vyner Kalas4 Pring James 

Tue Mar 7 3.00 pm Huddersfield Town A 0-0 D 13 17,177 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Pring Dasilva James 

Sat Mar 11 3.00 pm BLACKPOOL H 2-0 W 13 19,070 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Pring Dasilva Scott 

Wed Mar 15 7.45 pm Luton Town A 0-1 L 13 9,899 O’Leary Sykes Vyner Pring Dasilva Scott 

Sat Mar 18 3.00 pm Swansea City A 0-2 L 14 16,730 O’Leary Tanner 4 Vyner Pring Dasilva Taylor-Clarke4 

Sat Apr 1 3.00 pm READING H 

Fri Apr 7 3.00 pm Stoke City A 

Mon Apr 10 5.30 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 

Mon May 8 3.00 pm QPR A 

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


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 

TOP SCORERS - CHAMPIONSHIP 

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

James4 Scott 4 Weimann Conway 4 

Goals 

Wells 

Assists 

O’Leary 

Played 

King 

Goals/90 

Williams4 

Mins / Goals 

Tanner 

Total Shots 

Semenyo4 

Conversion 

Massengo 

Accuracy 

4 Martin4 

Williams 4 Scott Weimann 4 Conway 4 

Chuba Akpom - Middlesbrough 

Wells 

24 

O’Leary 

2 

King4 

31 

Wilson4 Tanner 

0.87 104 

Semenyo4 Massengo 

63 38% 

4 Martin4 

68% 

Massengo King Weimann Semenyo4 

Viktor Gyökeres - Coventry City 

Wells 

18 

O’Leary 

8 

Pring 

38 

Kadji 

0.49 

Tanner 

183 

Conway4 Williams 

78 23% 

4 Martin 

64% 

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

Nathan Tella - Burnley 17 3 34 0.69 130 45 38% 67% 

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

Carlton Morris - Luton Town 16 5 37 0.51 176 62 26% 53% 

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

Tom Bradshaw - Millwall 14 3 33 0.52 172 58 24% 53% 

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

Zian Fleming - Millwll 

James Williams4 Dasilva4 Wells4 

13 

Semenyo4 

2 

Bentley 

35 

Tanner 

0.4 223 

Pring 4 King 

75 17% 48% 

Weimann4 Conway 4 Martin 4 

Scott4 

Óscar 

Dasilva 

Estupiñán 

Semenyo4 

- Hull City 

Wells4 Conway 

13 

4 

1 

Bentley Williams4 

35 0.46 

Bell4 

196 

Low 

58 

King4 

22% 

Kadji 

43% 

Martin4 

Scott Joël Dasilva Piroe - Swansea Weimann City Conway 13 Wells4 1Bentley 35King 0.38 Semenyo4 237 Klose 84 Low 15% Williams4 61% Martin4 

WIilliams Ben James Brereton Weimann - Blackburn 4 Rovers Conway4 12Wells 4Bentley 34Low4 0.39 Dasilva4 232Sykes 67 King 18% Martin 54% Bell4 

Kadji4 Iliman Dasilva Ndiaye - Sheffield Weimann United Semenyo 11 Martin O’Leary 7 Vyner4 Vy44ner 37 Pring 0.33Pring Morrison 271Scott4 Morriso Williams4 43 Scott Bell 26% Williams Conway4 56% Wells4 

Scott Williams Dasilva Conway4 Wells Bentley Atkinson Massengo Sykes Martin Bell Semenyo4 

Williams Scott Pring Wells 4 Conway4 Bentley Atkinson Martin Kadji Sykes4 Semenyo 4 Bell 4 

Williams4 James Scott Wells Conway4 Bentley Dasilva Sykes4 Tanner Bell Semenyo 4 Martin4 

Williams4 James Scott 4 Wells4 Conway Atkinson4 Tanner4 Sykes4 Semenyo 4 Bell 4 Bentley Dasilva 

James Scott Pring Semenyo Conway 4 Wells4 Bentley Dasilva King Sykes Williams Bell 

James Scott Pring Wells 4 Semenyo Conway 4 Bentley Dasilva King Williams Sykes Bell 

Scott4 Weimann James Semenyo Conway 4 O’Leary Dasilva Sykes4 Williams4 Kadji Bell 4 Taylor-Clarke Wells 4 

Naismith4 James Sykes Wells 4 Semenyo Williams4 Dasilva4 Bell4 Bentley King Kadji Taylor-Clarke 

Naismith 4 James4 Sykes Wells4 Semenyo Dasilva4 Williams 4 King4 Taylor-Clarke4 Bell4 Bentley Kadji 

Naismith Sykes4 Scott Semenyo Wells Bentley Dasilva Kalas Bell4 Williams King Taylor-Clarke 

Naismith Sykes Scott 4 Bell Wells4 Haikin Kalas Kalas King4 Kadji4 King Thomas Williams4 Francois King 4 Taylor-Clarke4 Kadji 4 Williams4 Thomas 

Naismith4 Sykes Scott 4 Bell 4 Wells4 Haikin Dasilva Kalas4 Williams4 Weimann4 Cornick 4 Mehmeti 

Williams Sykes 4 Scott 4 Bell4 Wells4 Haikin Dasilva Kalas4 King4 Weimann4 Cornick4 Mehmeti4 

Williams Weimann4 Scott4 Mehmeti Cornick4 Sykes4 Bell4 Wells4 Haikin Dasilva Kalas King 

Williams4 Sykes Scott 4 Mehmeti4 Bell Weimann4 Kalas4 Dasilva4 Cornick4 Wells4 P Haikin King 

Williams Sykes Scott 4 Mehmeti4 Bell4 Weimann4 Taylor-Clarke Dasilva4 Cornick4 Wells4 P Haikin King 

Williams4 Sykes Scott Bell Wells4 Weimann4 Dasilva4 Taylor- Clarke4 King4 Francois4 Haikin Wilson Thomas Morrison 

Williams4 Sykes Scott Mehmeti Bell4 Wells4 Dasilva4 Weimann4 Cornick4 Haikin King Taylor-Clarke 

King Sykes4 Scott Bell4 Wells4 Weimann4 Mehmeti4 Cornick4 Haikin Wilson Taylor-Clarke Francois 

King4 Sykes4 Weimann Mehmeti Wells4 Taylor-Clarke4 Cornick4 Bell4 Haikin Wilson Wood Francois 

King Cornick Weimann Mehmeti4 Wells4 Taylor-Clarke4 Bell 4 Haikin Wilson Tanner Francois 

King Sykes Scott Bell4 Cornick4 Weimann4 Wilson4 Wells 4 Mehmeti4 Haikin Idehen Wood 


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A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour 

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MATCHDAY 

Squads 

SAT APR 1ST | 3PM | ASHTON GATE | SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 

LATEST 

FIXTURES 

Played last night: 

Burnley v Sunderland 

Playing today: 

All 3pm KO unless stated 

MANAGER 

NIGEL 

PEARSON 

HOME 

KIT 

VS 

MANAGER 

PAUL 

INCE 

HOME 

KIT 

Luton Town v Watford, 12.30pm 

Preston North End v Blackpool, 12.30pm 

Birmingham City v Blackburn Rovers 

Cardiff City v Swansea City 

Coventry City v Stoke City 

Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough 

Hull City v Rotherham United 

Norwich City v Sheffield United 

West Brom v Millwall 

Wigan Athletic v QPR 

2 KANE WILSON 1 JOE LUMLEY (GK) 

3 JAY DASILVA 2 ANDY CARROLL 

4 KAL NAISMITH 3 TOM HOLMES 

5 ROB ATKINSON 4 SAM HUTCHINSON 

6 MATTY JAMES 5 TOM MCINTYRE 

7 ALEX SCOTT 6 SCOTT DANN 

8 JOE WILLIAMS 7 SHANE LONG 

9 HARRY CORNICK 8 JEFF HENDRICK 

10 ANDY KING 9 LUCAS JOÃO 

11 ANIS MEHMETI 10 TOM INCE 

12 MAX O’LEARY (GK) 11 YAKOU MEITE 

13 HARVEY WILES-RICHARDS (GK) 12 BABA RAHMAN 

14 ANDREAS WEIMANN 14 OVIE EJARIA 

15 TOMMY CONWAY 15 FEMI AZEEZ 

16 CAMERON PRING 16 DEJAN TETEK 

17 MARK SYKES 17 ANDY YIADOM 

18 AYMAN BENAROUS 18 NESTA GUINESS-WALKER 

19 GEORGE TANNER 19 TYRESE FORNAH 

20 SAM BELL 20 CESARE CASADEI 

21 NAHKI WELLS 21 DEAN BOUZANIS (GK) 

22 TOMAS KALAS 22 MAMADOU LOUM 

23 NIKITA HAIKIN (GK) 23 JUNIOR HOILETT 

26 ZAK VYNER 24 NABY SARR 

35 OMAR TAYLOR-CLARKE 25 JOKULL ANDRESSON (GK) 

36 MARLEE FRANCOIS 27 AMADOU MBENGUE 

37 OLLY THOMAS 47 GEORGE PUSCAS 

39 CALLUM WOOD 

40 HARRY LEESON 

LEAGUE 

TABLE 

P GD PTS 

Burnley 37 45 83 

Sheffield United 37 25 70 

Middlesbrough 38 27 67 

Luton Town 38 11 64 

Blackburn Rovers 37 1 61 

Millwall 38 8 60 

Norwich City 38 11 57 

Coventry City 38 10 57 

West Brom 37 8 55 

Watford 38 5 55 

Sunderland 38 7 53 

Preston North End 38 -9 53 

Stoke City 38 -9 53 

Bristol City 38 -1 48 

Hull City 38 -10 47 

Swansea City 38 -6 46 

Birmingham City 38 -8 45 

Reading 38 -8 45 

QPR 38 -21 42 

Rotherham United 37 -10 40 

Cardiff City 37 -13 39 

Huddersfield Town 38 -21 36 

Blackpool 38 -18 35 

Wigan Athletic 38 -26 31 

NEXT AT 

ASHTON GATE 

MATCH REFEREE 

STEPHEN MARTIN 

MATCH OFFICIALS 

ASSISTANT REFEREE ASSISTANT REFEREE 

CRAIG TAYLOR 

MATTHEW MCGRATH 

FOURTH OFFICIAL 

CARL BROOK 

Middlesbrough 

Monday, April 10th 2023 

5.30pm KO 

Sky Bet Championship 

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