Bristol City v Middlesbrough

vs Middlesbrough 

2022/23 OFFICIAL DIGITAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 

Bristol City vs Middlesbrough 

Monday, April 10th 2023 5:30PM 

Sky Bet Championship 

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FROM THE 

Editor 

A very good evening to you on this Easter Monday. I hope the chocolate 

eggs have been well and truly demolished and tonight is all about the 

hunt for three points. 

@BristolCity BristolCityFC 

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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 

Tonight’s edition of The Robins Online 

Matchday Programme was produced prior 

to Good Friday’s fixture at Stoke City, so 

you may notice slightly outdated stats and 

league table but it remains another actionpacked 

programme for you to enjoy. 

Welcome to this evening’s opponents 

Middlesbrough, and the fans who have 

made that gruelling trip from the North East. 

It’s a good opportunity for both clubs as we 

look to finish as strongly as possible, while 

Middlesbrough know they are competing for 

a top-six finish. 

Our last home game, the 1-1 draw with 

Reading, was a performance which 

“warranted more” in the words of Nigel 

Pearson. It was great to see Tommy Conway 

back on the pitch and he capped his return 

with a goal - he’s now into double figures 

for the season. I’m sure that will be a great 

confidence booster for the young lad and I’m 

sure that there are more goals to come as 

he chases Nahki Wells as our top scorer. 

That reminds me, voting closed last week 

for the End of Season awards. These are 

making a return with an evening at Ashton 

Gate in May. For those who have grabbed a 

ticket, I hope you are looking forward to the 

occasion - it will be a wonderful night. 

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 

Omar Taylor-Clarke has enjoyed a 

breakthrough year. He started against 

Reading, and let’s not forget places in the 

matchday squad for Harry Leeson and 

Callum Wood. That’s yet more evidence of 

the clear pathway between the Academy and 

the first team and the opportunities these 

bright, young players are given. Taylor-Clarke 

is today’s cover star and therefore exclusive 

interviewee, so I hope you enjoy hearing 

from him. 

We haven’t done particularly well in the 

Easter Monday fixture in recent years. You 

have to go back to 2014 when we beat 

Stevenage 3-1 at home. A year later we beat 

Swindon Town the day after Easter Monday, 

as the fixture calendar fell, but there has 

been no joy ever since. 

Still, it’s a good thing football isn’t played 

based on history. Speaking of which, City fan 

Paul Gainey takes us back to the 1950s to 

shine light on Johnny Watkins over on page 

35. There’s a throwback to how the local 

paper covered a 3-0 win in the Bristol derby 

from 1932 and Mike Adams looks back on a 

memorable fixture against Boro, courtesy of 

Joe Royle, from 1977. 

Enjoy all this and much more! 

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 MIDDLESBROUGH >3

NIGEL 

Pearson 

>4 THE ROBINS MIDDLESBROUGH

Good afternoon and welcome to this 

Easter Monday fixture which sees us 

take on Middlesbrough in the Sky Bet 

Championship. 

We extend that warm welcome to Michael 

Carrick and his team as well as the 

supporters who we know many will have 

made quite the journey to be at Ashton 

Gate for this one. 

The Easter period is always busy with 

this game off the back of Good Friday’s 

encounter at Stoke City. Due to deadlines, 

I had written these programme notes in 

advance of the match, so without being 

able to reflect on the score or performance, 

I hope it has set us up well. If we come 

away with a good points haul over this 

Easter weekend then it will likely be proof 

of how well we have played. 

With each passing game means the end 

of season is getting closer and you can be 

assured that we are focusing on finishing 

as best as we can because we are always 

playing for something, whether that’s 

points or our futures. 

Middlesbrough on Monday is no easy test. 

They are a side which is right up there 

contesting for promotion, so we will need 

the whole squad to be ready. Boro had 

been one of the in-form teams prior to 

defeat versus Huddersfield Town. However, 

we can’t worry about them too much, the 

focus is always on ourselves. 

Looking back over the course of the 

season, we look much better as a team. 

There are still occasions where things 

don’t go our way but nobody can doubt 

the application from the players, who have 

been incredibly committed week-in, weekout. 

Another committed performance on 

Monday should put us in good stead. 

Speaking of the players, Kal Naismith is 

now back in training and Alex Scott will 

benefit from his recovery over this period, 

who we hope will be back in contention 

within a couple of weeks. It was great 

to see Tommy Conway on the pitch and 

scoring again in the draw with Reading, 

following his recovery, and it’s important 

we continue to manage his pitch time and 

workload. 

But with players coming back into the 

squad, that’s key to finishing the season 

positively. We want the players to feel good 

about themselves as well as be fit and that 

gives us an optimistic outlook in these final 

few weeks where, as I say, everyone has 

plenty to play for. 

Enjoy the game. 

Cheers, 

Nige. 

LOOKING BACK OVER THE 

COURSE OF THE SEASON, 

WE LOOK MUCH BETTER 

AS A TEAM. 


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OPENING 

Shot 

With injury now behind him, 

Tommy Conway wheeled 

away in celebration after 

scoring his tenth goal of the 

season in last Saturday’s 

1-1 draw with Reading. It 

was the perfect start on 

his return to the team, only 

his third appearance of the 

calendar year. Welcome 

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Head-to-Head 

86 

GAMES 

PLAYED 

CITY 28 MIDDLESBROUGH 35 DRAWN 23 

BEST VICTORY 

BRISTOL CITY 4-1 

MIDDLESBROUGH 

DIVISION ONE 

SEPT 18TH 1909 / NOV 26TH 1977 

2022/23 IN NUMBERS 

WORST DEFEAT 

MIDDLESBROUGH 6-3 

BRISTOL CITY 

DIVISION TWO 

FEBRUARY 13TH 1960 

GOALS 

FOR 

60 

AGAINST 

57 

11 

TOP SCORER 

NAHKI WELLS 

R5 

YELLOW 

82 2 

CARDS 

POSITION 

14 TH 

R3 

RED 

CARDS 

6 

MOST ASSISTS 

NAHKI WELLS 

GOALS 

FOR 

72 

AGAINST 

52 

26 

TOP SCORER 

CHUBA AKPOM 

R3 

YELLOW 

82 9 

CARDS 

POSITION 

3 RD 

R1 

RED 

CARDS 

12 

MOST ASSISTS 

RYAN GILES 

POSSESSION 

49.4 % 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

73.2 % 

TACKLE SUCCESS 

69.8 % 

7.1 

BEST AVERAGE RATING (OPTA) 

ROB ATKINSON 

POSSESSION 

57.6 % 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

81.6 % 


70.8 % 

7.3 

BEST AVERAGE RATING (OPTA) 

CHUBA AKPOM 

AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON 

20.6 

AVG. AERIAL DUELS WON 

17.4 

LAST FIVE GAMES 

READING APR 1ST H D 1-1 

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 

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN APR 1ST A L 4-2 

PRESTON NORTH END MAR 18TH H W 4-0 

STOKE CITY MAR 14TH H D 1-1 

SWANSEA CITY MAR 11TH A W 1-3 

READING MAR 4TH H W 5-0 


THE OPPOSITION 

CLUB FACTS 

Middlesbrough 

CLUB FACTS 

Formed: 1876 

Stadium: The Riverside 

Nickname: Boro 

Manager: Michael Carrick 

Finish last season: 7th, Championship 

HONOURS 

Highest finish: First Division 4th, 1938/39 

Second Division (Championship) winners: 

1926/27, 1928/29, 1973/74, 1994/95 

Runners-up: 1997/98, 2015/16 

Third Division (League One) runners-up: 

196/67, 1986/87 

Northern League winners: 1893/94, 

1894/95, 1896/97 

League Cup winners: 2003/04 

Runners-up: 1996/97, 1997/98 

FA Amateur Cup winners: 1895, 1898 

North Riding Senior Cup: 55 times 

winners 

Anglo-Scottish Cup winners: 1976 

Kirin Cup winners: 1980 

Middlesbrough’s hunt for promotion to 

the Premier League will take another 

twist when they visit Ashton Gate on 

Easter Monday. 

Writing before they faced leaders Burnley, 

Boro were locked level on points with 

Luton Town (67), after a 4-2 defeat away 

to Huddersfield Town, six points behind 

second-placed Sheffield United. 

Boro have not played in the Premier 

League since relegation at the end of the 

2016/17 campaign. They have finished in 

the Championship play-offs once since 

then, but lost to Aston Villa over two legs 

under Garry Monk. 

They are closing in on achieving a top-six 

finish again but that loss to Huddersfield 

last weekend could leave its mark. Some 

would consider it a shock result against 

a relegation-threatened Terriers side, yet 

it goes to show what can happen against 

teams with something to fight for at either 

end of the table. 

Playing away from home, Boro had led 1-0 

at half-time, but four goals in 21 minutes 

after the break saw the Terriers take 

control, before Chuba Akpom’s goal on 

74 minutes. 

Michael Carrick was quoted by BBC 

Sport: “We thought the first goal would 

be important for us, and we were quite 

content with the way the game had gone 

and the position we were in, but we 

wanted to be better in the second half. 

“Then we came out and gave them the 

goal, really, and then they go again and…it 

was a crazy 15 minutes and that’s what’s 

cost us. 

“Of course we had to be better, there’s no 

hiding from that. There were things we 

could have done a lot better to avoid what 

happened in that spell, but it’s the first 

time it’s happened to us and we’ll have to 

learn from it.” 

That was a 14th defeat in all competitions 

for the season, with the majority of losses 

(10) all coming on the road. 

Off the pitch, veteran midfielder Jonny 

Howson recently signed a new contract, 

keeping him at the club until 2024. He is 

the club’s second longest-serving player 

after Dael Fry and at 34 years old had 

made 270 appearances, scoring six times 

since he joined from Norwich City in 2017. 


THE BOSS 

Michael 

Carrick 

BORN | JULY 1981 

APPOINTED | OCTOBER 2022 

After a brief, undefeated stint as caretaker boss at Manchester 

United in December 2021, it was a little under a year before 

Michael Carrick was next in the dugout, when he was given 

his first permanent managerial job with Boro. From 24 games, 

excluding Good Friday’s fixture v Burnley, he has a 66.7% win 

ratio. 

LAST TIME WE MET 

1-1 

Akpom 47 Weimann 10 

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Carrick became a mainstay at Manchester United, where the 

midfielder won five Premier League trophies, the FA Cup and the 

UEFA Champions League, among a haul of other titles. He also 

won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1999 with West Ham United where 

the England international started his career. He retired in 2018 

having made over 700 club appearances. 

STADIUM 

CAPACITY | 34,742 

Craig Hignett scored the first ever goal 

at the stadium on August 26th 1995, as 

Middlesbrough beat Chelsea 2-0 in the 

top flight. The stadium development cost 

£16 million. 

LAST LINE-UP 

V HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | AWAY | SAT APR 1ST | L 4-2 

1 

14 

STEFFEN 

3 

SMITH 

GILES 

17 

26 

MCNAIR LENIHAN 

16 

20 

HOWSON 29 HACKNEY 

AKPOM 

11 

21 

10 

RAMSEY 

FORSS 

ARCHER 

City secured a point on the road at the 

Riverside in this Bonfire Night encounter. 

Andi 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 

shot-stopping best, and defender Joe Low 

handed his debut late on, it was a resilient 

City who came away from Teesside with a 

share of the points. 

“It was a battling performance from us,” 

said Nigel Pearson. 


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ONES TO WATCH 

29 CHUBA 

AKPOM 

With 25 league goals, the forward was seven clear at the 

top of the Championship scoring charts, ahead of Coventry 

City’s Viktor Gyökeres. It’s quite the impact for a player 

who had played the fewest games of the top 10 scorers, 

and boasted the joint best goal conversion (37%) and shot 

accuracy (67%) alongside Burnley’s Nathan Teller. 

The 27-year-old is enjoying his best goalscoring season, 

and has thanked his manager Michael Carrick for giving 

him “freedom” to play. The former Arsenal youth player, 

who has also starred for PAOK Salonika and experienced 

loans across the EFL, had already scored 12 times before 

Carrick’s arrival. 

He scored the equaliser when we met back in November, 

one month before a hat-trick v Wigan and, prior to the Good 

Friday fixture Burnley, Akpom had scored in each of his last 

five games - a run of six goals in all and 12 goals from 11 

matches. 

2022/23 STATS 

OPTA RATING MINS PLAYED 

7.26 2,708 

APPEARANCES GOALS / ASSISTS 

34 26 / 2 

POTM SHOT ACCURACY 

4 74.7% 

RYAN 

3 21 

GILES 

The Wolves youngster is on a 

season-long loan with Boro, where 

he has registered 12 assists in all 

competitions. The promising 23-yearold, 

former Cardiff City and Blackburn 

Rovers loanee is rumoured to be on 

Carrick’s long-term list and he could 

make a move for the defender in the 

summer 

MARCUS 

FORSS 

With his ten goals and four assists, 

the 23-year-old Finland forward is 

another creative force to keep an eye 

on. He joined Boro from Brentford 

last July, after loan spells with 

Hull City and AFC Wimbledon. He 

joined the West Brom Academy as 

a teenager, though he did not make 

an appearance for the Baggies first 

team. 


INTERVIEW 

Omar Taylor-Cl 


Fearless might be one word to sum up Omar ‘Rivaldo’ 

Taylor-Clarke. 

In just a few weeks, the midfielder 

will look back on a breakthrough 

2022/23 season where he earned 

his way into first team football and 

went head-to-head against some 

of the world’s football elite. 

Since his first call-up in the FA Cup, 

the 19-year-old has taken it all in 

his stride. He went on to make 

his full debut against Swansea 

City in March, which Manager 

Nigel Pearson described as an 

“outstanding” display. 

Now with seven appearances in 

a Robins shirt to his name at the 

time of writing, Taylor-Clarke said: 

“He has helped me all the way 

through,” said Taylor-Clarke. “He’s 

been full of advice and kept me 

going, telling me my time will 

come and he’s been very good to 

ensure I’ve kept working at it. In 

recent seasons I saw players like 

Tommy Conway and Sam Bell 

being given more opportunities 

so it was very clear that if you 

do well then you will be given a 

chance. That’s always inspired 

and motivated me, and now I’m 

sure there are other young players 

coming through who see my name 

and hopefully they will think the 

same thing as well.” 

I ADMIT I WAS A BIT 

NERVOUS BUT WITH THE 

EXPERIENCE AROUND 

ME I FOUND IT EASY TO 

SETTLE INTO THE GAME 

arke 

“It’s obviously been really good 

since breaking through in January 

and I can’t be happier about that. I 

think I am progressing well.” 

He said he owes a lot to the 

Academy, which he joined at 

Under-13 level and hailed club 

legend Brian Tinnion for his words 

of encouragement. 

The teenager, who began the 

season on loan at Yate Town, 

made his debut in our dramatic 

FA Cup Third Round victory at 

Swansea City, when he came off 

the bench in extra-time. 

He said: “I admit I was a bit 

nervous but with the experience 

around me I found it easy to settle 

into the game and it was great to 


Quick 

Fire 

What’s your favourite snack: 

Orange 

What’s the Last TV show you 

binged: Power 

Name three guests you’d invite to 

a dinner party: Lil Baby (favourite 

artist), Kevin de Bruyne (I’d get 

some great tips) and Rivaldo (that’s 

my middle name, dad snuck that 

one in there somehow) 

What’s your favourite breakfast: 

Beans on toast with poached eggs 

Who do you text the most: Dylan 

Kadji 

What’s your proudest achievement: 

Making my City debut 

Where is your favourite holiday 

destination: Barbados 

Tell us your best (or worst, 

depending how you look at it) joke: 

Why did the cow cross the road? To 

go to the moo-vies. 

win it as well. But I was surprised, 

I didn’t expect to get on though I 

was keen to show what I could do. 

“I’ve played Swansea City in 

the league since and that was 

different, every game is. I’ve learnt 

a lot already and I feel with the 

experience around me, like Matty 

James and Andy King, they’re 

helping me get through those 

games. We’ve been talking well, 

communicating and I’m learning a 

lot from them. I think that’s helping 

me and I’m enjoying myself. 

“I just want to keep pushing on and 

we all want to finish the season 

as strongly as possible. There’s a 

good atmosphere about the place 

and I’m enjoying it a lot.” 

Up next are Middlesbrough 

and what will likely be a stern 

challenge against a side fighting 

for the chance of Premier League 

football next season. 

Taylor-Clarke said: “It will be 

difficult but we’re focusing on 

finishing this season as best as 

we can and that requires a winning 

mentality, to get as many points 

as possible and see where we can 

finish. It’s a tough test but we’re 

ready to compete with them. 

“For me I just try to go into every 

game the same; I try not to be 

afraid of anything. I like to be 

confident and that’s how I try to 

play, whoever we go up against.” 

That’s a mature outlook for a 

young player who only two months 

ago came on as a late substitute in 

our FA Cup tie against Manchester 

City. 

“I’ll never forget it,” he continued. 

“That was a great experience 

against a top team. I remember 

coming on and being close to the 

players you only ever see on TV. 

I’m a huge fan of Kevin de Bruyne 

and he’s someone I’ve always 

looked up to so to play against 

him was a dream come true. He 

actually apologised for fouling me. 

I thought it was crazy to be honest. 

“I’m massively proud of where I 

have got to, so too are my family. 

When I joined the club, making the 


2022/23 STATS 

APPEARANCES 

7 

MINS PLAYED 

194 


RATE 

75% 

SQUAD NUMBER 

35 

Date of birth: December 10th 2003 

Birthplace: Newport, Wales 

Position: Midfielder 

Joined: 2017, Academy 

INTERCEPTIONS 

2 

PASS SUCCESS 

RATE 

74% 

FOULS WON 

4 

BEST OPTA 

RATING 

6.3 

V SWANSEA (A) 

AVG. PASSES 

PER GAME 

12.5 

AVG. 2022/23 

OPTA RATING 

6.18 

CAREER PATH 

CARDIFF CITY 

Academy pre-2017 

BRISTOL CITY 

2017 - present. 

Youth contract, 

since turned pro 

YATE TOWN 

2022, loan 

first team was something I wanted 

to go on and achieve and now I 

have much more to do if I’m to 

solidify my place in the team. 

“At the start of the season, being 

out on loan, I couldn’t have 

imagined making my debut and 

breaking into the first team. It 

was always something I’ve been 

striving to do but I didn’t see it 

happening so quickly. Now I just 

have to keep working as hard as 

I can and to try and cement my 

place in the team.” 


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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 8 2 2 2 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

11 0 

Born: Luton 

DOB: 22.04.1998 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

28 6 0 1 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

140 2 

3 

JAY 

DASILVA 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

196 2 

Born: Bacup 

DOB: 22.07.1991 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

30 2 0 0 5 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

65 1 

6 

MATTY 

JAMES 


TOTAL 

272 13 

9 

HARRY 

CORNICK 


TOTAL 

316 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 11 0 1 2 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

39 1 

10 

ANDY 

KING 


TOTAL 

453 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 

10 0 

11 

ANIS 

MEHMETI 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

107 19 

Born: Vienna 

DOB: 05.08.1991 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

30 10 6 5 5 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

188 49 

14 

ANDREAS 

WEIMANN 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

500 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 

30 0 8 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

66 0 

12 

MAX 

O’LEARY 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

129 0 

Born: Taunton 

DOB: 06.08.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

23 8 10 4 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

42 11 

15 

TOMMY 

CONWAY 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

42 11 

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 

27 3 1 4 9 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

63 1 

16 

CAMERON 

PRING 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

TOTAL 

123 2 

Born: Blackpool 

DOB: 16.11.1999 

2022/23 STATS 

DISCIPLINE 

21 3 0 1 1 1 

BRISTOL CITY 

37 1 

19 

GEORGE 

TANNER 


TOTAL 

114 4 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

2022/23Squad 

Born: Southwark 

DOB: 14.05.1997 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

43 1 0 3 8 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

136 2 

Born: Bristol 

DOB: 23.05.2002 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

9 13 4 1 0 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

33 4 

20 

SAM 

BELL 


TOTAL 

38 5 

26 

ZAK 

VYNER 


TOTAL 

222 4 

APPS 

FULL+SUB 

Born: Hamilton, Bermuda 

DOB: 01.06.1990 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

32 10 11 6 4 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

142 30 

21 

NAHKI 

WELLS 


APPS 

FULL+SUB 

TOTAL 

495 156 

Born: Newport 

DOB: 10.12.2003 

2022/23 STATS 

GOALS / 

ASSISTS 

DISCIPLINE 

2 5 0 0 1 0 

BRISTOL CITY 

7 0 

35 

OMAR 

TAYLOR-CLARKE 


TOTAL 

7 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 

ANDI WEIMANN MADE HIS 

450TH ALL-TIME CAREER 

APPEARANCE IN THE 1-1 

DRAW WITH READING, WHILE 

PRIOR TO OUR GOOD FRIDAY 

MATCH WITH STOKE CITY 

HE WAS SITTING ONE STRIKE 

AWAY FROM A MILESTONE 50 

GOALS FOR CITY. 

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 

Cullen 34 

Ntcham 77 

SWANSEA.COM STADIUM | SUN, MAR 19TH 2023 

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ATTENDANCE: 16,730 

Goals from Liam Cullen and Olivier Ntcham gave Swansea City victory 

as the Robins ended the week with a second defeat on the road. 

On a day when 19-year-old Academy graduate Omar Taylor-Clarke made 

his full debut and Zak Vyner captained the side for the first time, City were 

on the wrong end of the scoreline and another turned-down penalty claim. 

Cullen opening the scoring in the 35th minute while Ntcham got the 

second in the 78th minute, leaving City heading into the international 

break on the back of two away defeats but a largely successful post-World 

Cup block of games. 

CITY MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION SHOTS ON/OFF TARGET CORNERS 

42.3% 3 / 1 7 

TACKLES AERIAL DUELS WON 

12 7 

TOP PERFORMERS 

TOP PERFORMER MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES 

DASILVA SCOTT VYNER / TANNER DASILVA 

6.5 2 2 3 


1-1 

Conway 45+2 Lucas João 72 

ASHTON GATE | SAT APR 1ST 2023 

SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP | ATTENDANCE: 22,411 

Tommy Conway marked his return from injury with a goal as we shared 

the points with Reading fresh from the March international break. 

Conway had given us the lead after Nahki Wells saw an earlier goal ruled 

out for offside. 

However, the Royals equalised through a floated free kick as Lucas João 

got his head on to the end of the set-piece. 

City pushed on strongly but couldn’t force a winner with the woodwork 

denying Andy King and Harry Cornick volleying inches wide. 

CITY MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION SHOTS ON/OFF TARGET CORNERS 

67.2% 8 / 6 10 

TACKLES AERIAL DUELS WON 

12 14 

TOP PERFORMERS 

TOP PERFORMER MOST SHOTS MOST TACKLES MOST DRIBBLES 

CONWAY 

MEHMETI 

TANNER / VYNER 

CONWAY 

MEHMETI 

7.4 6 2 3 


A MOMENT IN 

Time 


Today’s throwback takes us to 1986 and the Freight Rover 

Trophy (formally the Associate Members’ Cup) final at 

Wembley. Here are members of that cup-final winning side, 

which beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0. Among them is current 

West Ham United manager, David Moyes, but who else can 

you recognise? 


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OBITUARY 

John Newton 

1979-2023 

The club was saddened to hear of the passing of lifelong 

supporter John Newton, aged 43. 

John dedicated his life to his family and Bristol City. From the 

age of four, John attended the home games at Ashton Gate and 

by the age of seven John became the club mascot leading the 

team on to the pitch against Brentford. 

John attended most away games with the Junior Reds and 

became one of the ballboys for many years at home games. 

When John left school, he worked full-time at Ashton Gate as a 

member of the catering team. He was loved by everyone. 

John’s final match attendance was at Cardiff, in March 2023. 

Our thoughts are with John’s family and friends at this sad time. 

>32 >32 THE THE ROBINS ROBINS MIDDLESBROUGH

CITY IN 

CartoonsWITH CLUB 

HISTORIAN 

DAVID WOODS 

3-1 

Knox 40, Bowen 41, Loftus 62 

SATURDAY, 15TH OCTOBER 1932 

DIVISION THREE (SOUTH) 

Ref: JM Wiltshire (Sherborne) Att: 25,501 

Taylor 63 (og) 

Correction: The cartoon of the Swindon match in 1954-55 that was 

featured on the 11th February should have mentioned that it originally 

appeared in the City programme v. Northampton Town on the 26th March 

1955. 

Both teams had a goal struck off; Jackson for the Rovers 

on 15 minutes and Scriven for the City almost on the 

interval. Shortly after Taylor had headed into his own net, 

to give the Rovers some hope, they squandered a penalty. 

Jackson took the kick, but sent the spot-kick well wide. 

City: Sommerville; Knox, Taylor; Jennings, Parker, Wilson; 

Homer, Sharp, Bowen, Loftus, Scriven. 

Rovers: Beby; Pickering, Donald; Stoddart, Blake, Lewis; 

McNestry, Cook, Gibbins, Eyres, Jackson. 


CITY 

WOMEN 

News 

0-1 

ROBINS HPC | SUN, APR 2ND 2023 | BARCLAYS WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 

City fell to their first Robins High Performance 

Centre league defeat of the season as a 25th-minute 

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk goal separated them from 

Sheffield United. 

The Robins struggled to get into the game against the 

Blades while they had to play most of the second half 

with 10 players after Vicky Bruce was red-carded. 

And though Grace Clinton had the ball in the net in 

added time, the goal was disallowed for offside and 

the league leaders could not salvage anything. 

The Robins had few chances on goal, the first real one 

falling in the 23rd minute when Brooke Aspin headed 

Aimee Palmer’s corner wide. 

Then came a sucker-punch when a Palmer free-kick 

was cut out and Sheffield counter-attacked with 

Sweetman-Kirk popping up at the far post to steer the 

ball into net. 

The Blades almost grabbed a second when they 

countered from another City free-kick but Mia Enderby 

shot over. 

Lauren Smith made a half-time substitution, with Ella 

Powell replacing Naomi Layzell, who had already been 

booked for a heavy challenge. 

However, things got worse when Bruce was red-carded 

for a foul on Enderby in the 52nd minute while they 

needed an Aspin shot-saving challenge to deny the 

visitors another opportunity. 

Hayles and Emily Syme came on for Jess Woolley and 

Rachel Furness after 62 minutes and the changes had 

the desired effect with City having more of the ball. 

And they almost got the breakthrough when Gracie 

Pearse hit the post with a header from Palmer’s corner 

and then Clinton had the ball in the next but was 

judged to be offside. 

City’s last throw of the dice came in added time with 

a Clinton free-kick which Fren Stenson saved to her 

right. 

Despite the loss to the Blades, City remain top of the 

Barclays Fa Women’s Championship, three points 

ahead of London City Lionesses. And you can get your 

tickets now for the final home game of the season, 

against Charlton Athletic at Ashton Gate on Sunday, 

April 23rd (3pm), with more than 3,000 already sold. 

SECURE YOUR SEAT 


50s 

Player 

Profile 

WORDS: PAUL GAINEY 

An explosive left-winger 

and former-England youth 

player, Johnny Watkins made 

his league debut for Bristol 

City in particularly memorable 

circumstances in 1951. 

On 30th September 1953 he was 

waiting to travel with the reserve 

team to Southampton when he was 

told that he would instead be playing 

for the first team against Norwich at 

Ashton Gate that afternoon. 

In his earliest days at Ashton Gate 

he won four England youth caps but 

he had to wait until 1956/57 for this 

next appearance. Thereafter he was 

a regular and he played a significant 

part in the famous FA Cup fifth 

round game against Bristol Rovers 

in February 1958 when he opened 

the scoring with a rare headed goal. 

He then missed a penalty just before 

half-time as Rovers went on to win 

4-3. 

Whether swerving ungovernably 

through thickets of defenders, 

speeding beyond them with perfect 

balance, or shooting explosively, he 

was a breath-taking entertainer with 

an ingrained work ethic. 

As a footballer he combined craft 

and graft, proving a quick-thinking 

improviser with endless stamina. 

His shooting was extraordinarily 

explosive and his cannonball shot 

reputation was enhanced on 27th 

March 1959 when his shot broke the 

net at Ashton Gate v Ipswich Town. 

In the close season of 1959 he was 

sold to Cardiff City for £2,500 but 

manager Peter Doherty probably 

regretted the decision as he went on 

to star in the Welsh side’s Second 

Division promotion side in 1959/60. 

He returned to Bristol in 1961/2 and 

played 23 league games for Rovers 

before turning out for Bath City and 

Welton Rovers to bring his career to 

a close. 

Still living locally, he was a clerk for 

Harry Dolman’s firm, then at Rolls 

Johnny 

Watkins 

Royce for 20 years until 1991 and 

Strachan Henshaw engineers. 

Watkins also managed local football 

side Shirehampton and he was a fine 

cricketer with Stoke Bishop CC and a 

bowls player with National Smelting 

Club in Bristol. 

BORN 

Bristol, 9 Apr, 1933, 

age 90 

POSITION Outside Left 

APPS 

GOALS 

LEAGUE 95 19 

TOTAL 103 21 

GLOS CUP 2 0 


A MATCH IN 

Time 

A ROYLE 

TRIUMPH 

Up for the challenge - Royle doesnt back down from 

Royle seals his sensational hat-trick 

>36 THE ROBINS MIDDLESBROUGH 

Royle celebrates his second goal

MIKE ADAMS 

4-1 

SCORE: BRISTOL CITY 4-1 MIDDLESBROUGH 

DATE: SATURDAY, 26TH NOVEMBER 1977 

PLAYED: ASHTON GATE 

COMPETITION: DIVISION ONE 

ATTENDANCE: 20,565 

SCORER: JOE ROYLE 11, 27, 59, 83 

CITY LINE-UP: SHAW, SWEENEY, MERRICK, GOW, COLLIER, HUNTER, 

TAINTON, RITCHIE, ROYLE, GILLIES, WHITEHEAD (CORMACK) 

the challenges 

This sensational debut for Joe 

Royle was not only a personal 

triumph but it also equalled our 

club’s best-ever result against 

Boro, which had previously been 

achieved on 18th September 1909. 

That was barely two months since 

Louis Blériot became the first 

person to fly a heavier-than-air 

machine over the English Channel 

or any other sea! 

It was a dream start for Joe, who 

scored his first with a header at 

the far post from Clive Whitehead’s 

cross. After some good play from 

Boro, Joe scored his second, a 

left-footer, following a Whitehead 

corner-kick on 27 minutes. Donnie 

Gillies challenged for the ball, 

keeper Pat Cuff tangled with a 

defender and Royle swivelled to fire 

a powerful right-footer into the net. 

David Mills scored to raise Boro’s 

spirits just before the break. Buoyed 

by this goal, Boro came out all guns 

blazing after the break. Having 

played his last game two months 

previously, Royle was expected to 

fade in the later stages but still he 

managed to fashion two gilt-edged 

chances for fellow striker Gillies 

before scoring a disputed third goal 

just before the hour mark. 

With the linesman flagging for 

offside as Whitehead lay injured 

in an offside position near the 

touchline, the referee ruled he was 

not interfering with play and waved 

play on. Royle was through with the 

defence static and scored with a 

left-footer to complete the perfect 

hat-trick. The Gate was rocking but 

Royle was not finished and grabbed 

a fourth in the 83rd minute. Tom 

Ritchie started a counter-attack 

from his own half. He made ground 

and played a perfect pass for Royle 

to run on to and slam another leftfooter 

past the hapless Cuff to send 

the City faithful home in dreamland. 

On a related note, Paul Stevens, 

who made his first City appearance 

against Boro on Saturday, April 8th 

1978, returns to Ashton Gate this 

Easter to mark 45 years since his 

debut. He was drafted in to replace 

the suspended Gerry Sweeney in 

the game which Boro won 2-0 in 

the North East. Paul and nine other 

family members will be in the top 

tier of the Lansdown Stand on 

Monday. 



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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 a glittering career of multiple league titles and FA Cup final wins that was encapsulated in a 38-year playing 

career, Roy of the Rovers failed to land soccer’s biggest prize…the World Cup. 

Melchester Rovers’ star player, Roy Race, accomplished many things since appearing in the first edition of Tiger 

comic on Sept 11 1954: 10 League titles; 11 FA Cup wins; three European Cup victories; scored a record 481 

goals and won 42 England caps, scoring nine goals. And yet, even in his fictional world, the blonde bombshell 

failed to emulate Bobby Moore and lift the World Cup. 

It wasn’t for the lack of trying though, but maybe it was fate that brought about a run of badly-timed injuries 

that curtailed any success with 

England, unlike his magnificent 

domestic career, and in 2014, 

the legendary centre-forward put 

the record straight in Roy – The 

Official Autobiography of Roy of 

the Rovers. 

“First of all, I turned on my ankle 

stepping backwards on to the 

jack in a post-season charity 

bowls match and missed out 

on the 1966 World Cup. When a 

groin strain kept me out of the 

1970 World Cup in Mexico, family 

history seemed to be repeating 

itself. (It was a groin strain that 

put my dad on the side-lines 

during WWII). 

“England didn’t qualify for either 

the 1974 or 1978 tournaments, so 

Roy Race, captured in his England playing kit from Italia 90 from the Robert Harrop figurine 

collection (2003). Behind him is the 2010 World Cup Special of reprinted stories, while a 

collection of 100 postcards celebrating 60 years is waiting to be opened. 


the fact that I sprained a wrist at the start of the summer of ’74 and did a metatarsal in May 1978 is, ultimately, 

irrelevant.” 

There was, however, more bad news to follow as Roy was ruled out of the 1982 trip to Spain because of an 

ingrowing toenail “…which was just typical of the niggling misfortune that tended to dog me on the international 

scene.” 

By the time of the 1986 finals in Mexico, Roy was apparently too much of a gamble for the England selectors as 

his flamboyant style of play made him a scapegoat for any international defeat. And by 1990, even though he 

thought he could be of some use as an impact substitution, to use today’s terminology, by coming off the bench 

and offer something different, he was again overlooked. 

In book form, Roy of the Rovers appeared on the front cover of his 1958 annual right up to 1975, where 

following a two-year hiatus, he reappeared in his very own self-named publication as the Tiger logo is now 

removed from the spine, the last of which was in 1994. 

The debut appearance of the Roy of the Rovers 

annual in 1958 (left) and a more modern definition for the 65th 

anniversary publication (2019). 

Hat-trick of fact and fiction, from the left: bringing Roy to life (Pitch, 2016); 

from the man himself (Century, 2014) and a more in-depth look behind the 

scenes of a football icon. 

From figurines, postcards, stamps and several reprints of 

his best and sometimes dramatic exploits; including five 

kidnappings, a helicopter crash and a failed assassination 

attempt, the name of Roy Race lives on. It’s a pity that “World 

Cup winner” was never added to that list. 

Roy became England player/manger in 1974/75 and on 18th 

February 1978 came his greatest achievement by beating Holland 

5-0 at Wembley. 


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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. 

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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. 

back in the 72nd minute when 

Jebbison lashed the ball across 

Bajic into the net. 

SAT, APR 22 nd 3PM KO 

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. 

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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 

Words: Malachi Obrey 

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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 1-1 D 14 22,411 O’Leary Tanner Vyner Pring Dasilva James4 

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 

25 

O’Leary 

2 

King4 

32 

Wilson4 Tanner 

0.87 103 

Semenyo4 Massengo 

67 37% 

4 Martin4 

67% 

Massengo King Weimann Semenyo4 

Viktor Gyökeres - Coventry City 

Wells 

18 

O’Leary 

8 

Pring 

39 

Kadji 

0.48 

Tanner 

188 

Conway4 Williams 

81 22% 

4 Martin 

65% 

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

Nathan Tella - Burnley 17 3 35 0.67 135 46 37% 67% 

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

Carlton Morris - Luton Town 16 5 38 0.5 181 64 25% 53% 

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

Tom Bradshaw - Millwall 14 3 34 0.5 178 60 23% 53% 

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

Joël Piroe - Swansea City 

James Williams4 Dasilva4 Wells4 

14 

Semenyo4 

1 

Bentley 

36 

Tanner 

0.4 227 

Pring 4 King 

86 16% 62% 

Weimann4 Conway 4 Martin 4 

Scott4 

Zian 

Dasilva 

Fleming - Millwall 

Semenyo4 Wells4 Conway 

13 

4 

2 

Bentley Williams4 

36 0.39 

Bell4 

230 

Low 

77 

King4 

17% 

Kadji 

49% 

Martin4 

Scott Óscar Dasilva Estupiñán Weimann - Hull City Conway 13 Wells4 1Bentley 35King 0.46 Semenyo4 196 Klose 58 Low 22% Williams4 43% Martin4 

WIilliams Ben James Brereton - Weimann Blackburn 4 Rovers Conway4 12Wells 4Bentley 35Low4 0.38 Dasilva4 234 Sykes 69 King 17% Martin 54% Bell4 

Kadji4 Jerry Dasilva Yates - Blackpool Weimann Semenyo 12 Martin O’Leary 4 Vyner4 Vy44ner 38 Pring 0.35Pring Morrison 259Scott4 Morriso Williams4 45 Scott Bell 27% Williams Conway4 55% 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 

Taylor-Clarke4 Conway4 Mehmeti Weimann Wells Bell4 King 4 Cornick4 Wiles-Richards Wilson Leeson Wood 


MATCHDAY 

Squads 

MON APR 10TH | 5.30PM | ASHTON GATE | SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP 

MANAGER 

NIGEL 

PEARSON 

HOME 

KIT 

VS 

MANAGER 

MICHAEL 

CARRICK 

AWAY 

KIT 

2 KANE WILSON 1 ZACK STEFFEN (GK) 

3 JAY DASILVA 2 ISAIAH JONES 

4 KAL NAISMITH 3 RYAN GILES 

5 ROB ATKINSON 4 ALEX MOWATT 

6 MATTY JAMES 5 MATT CLARKE 

7 ALEX SCOTT 6 DAEL FRY 

8 JOE WILLIAMS 7 DAN BARLASER 

9 HARRY CORNICK 8 RILEY MCGREE 

10 ANDY KING 9 RODRIGO MUNIZ CARVALHO 

11 ANIS MEHMETI 10 CAMERON ARCHER 

12 MAX O’LEARY (GK) 11 AARON RAMSEY 

13 HARVEY WILES-RICHARDS (GK) 14 TOMMY SMITH 

14 ANDREAS WEIMANN 15 ANFERNEE DIJKSTEEL 

15 TOMMY CONWAY 16 JONNY HOWSON 

16 CAMERON PRING 17 PATRICK MCNAIR 

17 MARK SYKES 21 MARCUS FORSS 

18 AYMAN BENAROUS 23 LIAM ROBERTS (GK) 

19 GEORGE TANNER 25 MATT CROOKS 

20 SAM BELL 26 DARRAGH LENNIHAN 

21 NAHKI WELLS 27 MARC BOLA 

22 TOMAS KALAS 28 LUKE DANIELS (GK) 

26 ZAK VYNER 30 HAYDEN HACKNEY 

35 OMAR TAYLOR-CLARKE 44 PHARRELL WILLIS 

36 MARLEE FRANCOIS 

37 OLLY THOMAS 

39 CALLUM WOOD 

40 HARRY LEESON 

LATEST 

FIXTURES 

All 3pm KO unless stated 

Huddersfield Town v Blackburn Rovers, 12.30pm 

Birmingham City v Stoke City 

Cardiff City v Sunderland 

Coventry City v Watford 

Hull City v Millwall 

Luton Town v Blackpool 

Norwich City v Rotherham United 

Preston North End v Reading 

West Brom v QPR 

Wigan Athletic v QPR 

Wigan Athletic v Swansea City 

Burnley v Sheffield United, 8pm 

LEAGUE 

TABLE 

P GD PTS 

Burnley 38 45 84 

Sheffield United 38 26 73 

Middlesbrough 39 25 67 

Luton Town 39 13 67 

Millwall 39 8 61 

Blackburn Rovers 38 0 61 

Norwich City 39 10 57 

Coventry City 39 6 57 

West Brom 38 8 56 

Preston North End 39 -7 56 

Watford 39 3 55 

Sunderland 39 7 54 

Stoke City 39 7 51 

Bristol City 39 -1 49 

Swansea City 39 -5 49 

Birmingham City 39 -7 48 

Hull City 39 10 48 

QPR 39 -22 42 

Rotherham United 38 -10 41 

Reading 39 -18 40* 

Cardiff City 38 -14 39 

Huddersfield Town 39 -19 39 

Blackpool 39 -20 35 

Wigan Athletic 39 -25 34 

*Reading have been deducted six points by the EFL 

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