| Bristol City 2025–26 | ||
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| Club information | ||
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| Manager |  Gerhard Struber
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| Stadium | Ashton Gate | |
| League Season information | ||
| Final League position | Championship, TBD | |
| Cup placements | ||
| FA Cup | First round | |
| EFL Cup | First round | |
| Season statistics | ||
  
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← 2024–25
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2026–27 →
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The 2025–26 season is the 128th season in the history of Bristol City Football Club and their 11th consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
Prior to the season starting, the club appointed Gerhard Struber as the new head coach on a three-year contract. Later in the month, the club announced the appointment of Bernd Eibler as assistant coach.
Kits[]
     Home
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Away
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Third
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Transfers and contracts[]
In[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | FW |  Yū Hirakawa |
Machida Zelvia |
Undisclosed |
| FW |  Emil Riis Jakobsen |
 Preston North End |
Free | |
| GK | Joe Lumley |
Southampton |
Free | |
| MF | Adam Randell |
Plymouth Argyle |
Undisclosed |
Out[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | FW | Tim Ap Sion |
 Free agent |
Released |
| GK |  Stefan Bajic |
 Strasbourg |
Free | |
| MF | Ayman Benarous |
 Plymouth Argyle |
Free | |
| MF | Kai Churchley |
 Merthyr Town |
Free | |
| DF |  Kal Naismith |
Luton Town |
Free | |
| MF | Marley Rose |
Free agent |
Released | |
| DF | Romani Rowe |
Free agent |
Released | |
| FW |  Nahki Wells |
Luton Town |
Free | |
| DF |  Callum Wood |
Weston-Super-Mare |
Free | |
| 1 July 2025 | MF | Taylor Gardner-Hickman |
Birmingham City |
£1,500,000 |
| FW | Seb Palmer-Houlden |
Gillingham |
Undisclosed | |
| 23 July 2025 | MF | Marcus McGuane |
Huddersfield Town |
Undisclosed |
Loaned in[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2025 | GK |  Radek Vítek |
Manchester United |
31 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2025 | DF |  Neto Borges |
Middlesbrough |
31 May 2026 |
Loaned out[]
| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | MF | Jed Meerholz |
Aldershot Town |
17 October 2025 |
| 4 July 2025 | GK | Ben Clark |
Weymouth |
31 May 2026 |
| 7 July 2025 | DF | Taine Anderson |
Cheltenham Town
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| 6 August 2025 | FW | Luke Skinner |
Weston-super-Mare |
1 October 2025 |
| 1 September 2025 | FW | Sam Bell |
Wycombe Wanderers |
31 May 2026 |
| DF |  Jamie Knight-Lebel |
Swindon Town
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| MF |  Adam Murphy
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| 2 September 2025 | GK | Isaac Finch |
Bath City |
30 September 2025 |
| 4 October 2025 | FW | Luke Skinner |
Eastleigh |
15 November 2025 |
| 21 October 2025 | GK | Joe Lumley |
Sheffield Wednesday |
28 October 2025 |
New Contracts[]
| Date | Pos | Player | Contracted until | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First team | |||||
| 18 June 2025 | FW | Josh Stokes |
30 June 2028 | ||
| 23 June 2025 | DF | Rob Atkinson
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| 1 July 2025 | GK | Lewis Thomas |
30 June 2027 | ||
| 15 October 2025 | DF | Robert Dickie |
30 June 2028 | ||
| Academy | |||||
| 10 June 2025 | DF | Josh Campbell-Slowey |
30 June 2028 | ||
| 24 June 2025 | FW | Leo Pecover |
Undisclosed | ||
| 25 June 2025 | GK | Joe Duncan |
30 June 2027 | ||
| 28 July 2025 | FW | Olly Thomas |
30 June 2026 | ||
| 29 July 2025 | DF |  Raphael Araoye
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| 30 July 2025 | DF | Taine Anderson |
30 June 2028 | ||
| 8 October 2025 | GK | Freddie Godden |
30 June 2026 | ||
| 9 October 2025 | MF | Louie Derrick |
30 June 2028 | ||
Pre-season and friendlies[]
On 4 June, Bristol City announced their first pre-season fixture against Milton Keynes Dons. Six days later, three more fixtures were confirmed against Bournemouth, Newport County and Cheltenham Town. A fifth fixture was later added, against Plymouth Argyle. On 10 July, a home friendly against Rayo Vallecano was announced.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Friendly 12 July 2025 | Farense | 1–3 | Bristol City | Portugal | |
| 16:00 WEST | Report | Sykes  Hirakawa x2'
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Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 19 July 2025 | Bournemouth | 6–2 | Bristol City | Wimborne | |
| 13:00 BST | Tavernier Truffert Semenyo Evanilson Ouattara
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Report | Yeboah McCrorie
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Stadium: Canford Magna Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 22 July 2025 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Newport County | Failand | |
| 12:00 BST | Morrison 90'
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Report | Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 22 July 2025 | Milton Keynes Dons | Cancelled | Bristol City | Denbigh | |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Stadium MK |
| Friendly 25 July 2025 | Cheltenham Town | 0−0 | Bristol City | Cheltenham | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road |
| Friendly 26 July 2025 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–2 | Bristol City | Plymouth | |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Riis Jakobsen 25', 38'
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Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9,704 (1,014 Away) |
| Friendly 2 August 2025 | Bristol City | 4–0 | Real Valladolid | Bristol | |
| 15:00 BST | Randell 4' McCrorie 6', 89'Jakobsen 57'
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Stadium: Ashton Gate |
Competitions[]
Overall record[]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Championship | Matchday 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 33.33 | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 | ||
| Total | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 36.36 | ||||
Last updated: 4 October 2025
Source: Soccerway
Championship[]
- Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Watford | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 44 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 44 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 43 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 43 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 42 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)
Results summary[]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
Last updated: 7 November 2025
Source: Soccerway
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches[]
On 26 June, the fixtures were released.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 1 9 August 2025 | Sheffield United | 1–4 | Bristol City | Sheffield | |
| 17:30 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,033 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 2 16 August 2025 | Bristol City | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Bristol | |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,721 (2,506 away) Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 3 22 August 2025 | Derby County | 1–1 | Bristol City | Derby | |
| 20:00 BST |
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Report | Twine 35'
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Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,849 Referee: David Webb |
| 4 30 August 2025 | Bristol City | 4–2 | Hull City | Bristol | |
| 15:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,385 (774 away) Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 5 13 September 2025 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | Bristol City | Owlerton | |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,003 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 6 21 September 2025 | Bristol City | 1–3 | Oxford United | Bristol | |
| 15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 23,440 Referee: John Brooks |
| 7 27 September 2025 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Bristol City | Preston | |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Riis Jakobsen  30'
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Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,295 (1,334 Bristol City fans) Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 8 30 September 2025 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Bristol | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 23,329 Referee: John Busby |
| 9 4 October 2025 | Bristol City | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Bristol | |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,200 (2,794 away) Referee: Edward Duckworth |
| 10 18 October 2025 | Norwich City | 0–1 | Bristol City | Norwich | |
| 15:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,249 (1,501 away) Referee: Tom Nield |
| 11 21 October 2025 | Bristol City | 3–1 | Southampton | Bristol | |
| 20:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,019 (3,364 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 12 25 October 2025 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Bristol | |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Iwata 66'
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 24,923 (3,006 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 13 1 November 2025 | Stoke City | 5–1 | Bristol City | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| 15:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 23,241 (2,125 away) Referee: James Bell |
| 14 4 November 2025 | Bristol City | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Bristol | |
| 19:45 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,499 (467 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 15 7 November 2025 | Watford | 1–1 | Bristol City | Watford | |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 19,574 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 16 22 November 2025 | Bristol City | v | Swansea City | Bristol | |
| 12:30 GMT | Stadium: Ashton Gate |
FA Cup[]
- Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup[]
- Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup
Bristol City were drawn at home to Milton Keynes Dons in the first round and away to Fulham in the second round.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| First round 12 August 2025 | Bristol City | 2–0 | Milton Keynes Dons | Bristol | |
| 19:45 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 10,280 (371 Away) Referee: Bobby Madley |
| Second round 27 August 2025 | Fulham | 2–0 | Bristol City | Fulham | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 11,749 Referee: Lewis Smith |
Statistics[]
Appearances and goals[]
- As of match played 7 November 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 |
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DF | Ross McCrorie | 16 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 |
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MF | Adam Randell | 17 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 |
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DF | Robert Atkinson | 13 | 1 | 13+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 |
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MF | Max Bird | 6 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | 
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FW | Yū Hirakawa | 14 | 1 | 2+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 9 |
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FW | Fally Mayulu | 8 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 |
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MF | Scott Twine | 16 | 6 | 15+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | 
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MF | Anis Mehmeti | 17 | 5 | 15+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 |
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MF | Jason Knight | 9 | 1 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 13 |
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GK | Joe Lumley | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | 
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DF | Zak Vyner | 17 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 |
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DF | Robert Dickie | 16 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 |
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MF | Mark Sykes | 16 | 2 | 8+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 |
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FW | Emil Riis Jakobsen | 15 | 4 | 12+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 |
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DF | George Tanner | 16 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 |
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FW | Sam Bell | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 |
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DF | Neto Borges | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 |
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GK | Radek Vítek | 15 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 |
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DF | Haydon Roberts | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | 
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FW | Ephraim Yeboah | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 |
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MF | Josh Stokes | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 27 |
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FW | Harry Cornick | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 |
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FW | Leo Pecover | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 |
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FW | Sinclair Armstrong | 16 | 1 | 3+11 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 31 |
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MF | Elijah Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 36 |
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FW | Olly Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
External links[]
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