Bristol City 2018–19 football season
Bristol City 2018–19 season Owner Steve Lansdown Chairman John Lansdown Head Coach Lee Johnson Stadium Ashton Gate Championship 8th FA Cup Fifth round(vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers ) EFL Cup First round (vs. Plymouth Argyle ) Top goalscorer League: Famara Diedhiou (12) All: Famara Diedhiou (12) Highest home attendance 25,556 Lowest home attendance 9,865 Average home league attendance 21,080[1] Biggest win 3–0 v Queens Park Rangers (21 August 2018, League ) Biggest defeat 0–2 v Middlesbrough (18 August 2018, League )
The 2018–19 season is Bristol City 's 121st season as a professional football club and their fourth consecutive season back in the Championship . Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup . The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Statistics [ ]
As of 5 May 2019
Total
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
1
GK
Frank Fielding
7
0
5+0
0
2+0
0
0+0
0
2
DF
Eros Pisano
16
2
11+3
2
0+1
0
1+0
0
3
DF
Jay Dasilva
30
0
20+7
0
2+0
0
1+0
0
4
DF
Adam Webster
45
3
41+1
3
2+0
0
0+1
0
5
DF
Bailey Wright
14
0
9+2
0
3+0
0
0+0
0
6
DF
Nathan Baker
17
0
12+4
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
7
MF
Korey Smith
6
0
3+2
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
8
MF
Josh Brownhill
47
6
43+0
5
2+1
1
0+1
0
9
FW
Famara Diedhiou
41
12
32+6
12
2+1
0
0+0
0
10
FW
Matty Taylor
35
4
10+22
4
0+2
0
1+0
0
11
MF
Callum O'Dowda
35
5
20+11
4
3+0
1
1+0
0
12
MF
Liam Walsh
8
0
3+4
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
14
FW
Andreas Weimann
44
10
38+4
10
0+1
0
0+1
0
15
MF
Marley Watkins
17
2
5+11
2
0+0
0
1+0
0
16
MF
Hakeeb Adelakun
5
0
3+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
17
DF
Lloyd Kelly
33
1
25+6
1
0+1
0
1+0
0
18
FW
Antoine Semenyo
3
0
1+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
19
MF
Niclas Eliasson
34
3
19+12
2
3+0
1
0+0
0
20
FW
Jamie Paterson
42
4
30+10
4
1+1
0
0+0
0
21
MF
Marlon Pack
46
2
44+0
2
1+1
0
0+0
0
22
DF
Tomáš Kalas
39
0
36+0
0
2+1
0
0+0
0
24
GK
Max O'Leary
14
0
12+1
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
28
MF
Joe Morrell
4
0
0+1
0
3+0
0
0+0
0
32
DF
Jack Hunt
33
1
30+1
1
1+0
0
1+0
0
33
GK
Niki Mäenpää
27
0
26+0
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
34
GK
Stefan Marinovic
1
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
40
FW
Mo Eisa
6
0
0+5
0
0+0
0
1+0
0
45
MF
Kasey Palmer
15
2
2+11
2
2+0
0
0+0
0
Players who left during the season:
3
DF
Joe Bryan
2
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
Goals record [ ]
As of 5 May 2019
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
9
CF
Famara Diedhiou
12
0
0
12
2
14
CF
Andreas Weimann
10
0
0
10
3
8
CM
Josh Brownhill
5
1
0
6
4
11
LM
Callum O'Dowda
4
1
0
5
5
10
CF
Matty Taylor
4
0
0
4
20
AM
Jamie Paterson
4
0
0
4
7
4
CB
Adam Webster
3
0
0
3
19
RM
Niclas Eliasson
2
1
0
3
9
2
RB
Eros Pisano
2
0
0
2
15
RW
Marley Watkins
2
0
0
2
21
CM
Marlon Pack
2
0
0
2
45
CM/AM
Kasey Palmer
2
0
0
2
13
17
LB
Lloyd Kelly
1
0
0
1
32
RB
Jack Hunt
1
0
0
1
Own Goals
3
0
0
3
Total
56
3
0
59
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 5 May 2019
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
21
CM
Marlon Pack
12
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
2
32
RB
Jack Hunt
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
3
14
CF
Andreas Weimann
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
0
0
4
8
CM
Josh Brownhill
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
5
2
RB
Eros Pisano
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
17
LB
Lloyd Kelly
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
7
4
CB
Adam Webster
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
10
CF
Matty Taylor
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
15
RW
Marley Watkins
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
22
CB
Tomáš Kalas
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
11
5
CB
Bailey Wright
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
9
CF
Famara Diedhiou
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
13
11
LM
Callum O'Dowda
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
18
CF
Antoine Semenyo
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
45
CM
Kasey Palmer
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
16
1
GK
Frank Fielding
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
LB
Jay Dasilva
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
12
CM
Liam Walsh
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
19
RM
Niclas Eliasson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
20
AM
Jamie Paterson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
24
GK
Max O'Leary
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
73
1
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
76
1
1
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Start date 2018
Position
Nationality
Name
From
End date
Ref.
9 August 2018
LB
Jay Dasilva
Chelsea
31 May 2019
[25]
23 August 2018
CB
Tomáš Kalas
Chelsea
31 May 2019
[26]
9 January 2019
AM
Kasey Palmer
Chelsea
31 May 2019
[27]
Loans out [ ]
Competitions [ ]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
The Robins revealed they would face Bitton , Cheltenham Town , Shrewsbury Town and Bournemouth .[62]
Bitton v Bristol City
8 July 2018 (2018-07-08 ) Friendly Bitton 0–4 Bristol City show Bitton 14:00 BST
Report
Taylor 20' Paterson 44' Adelakun 56' Holden 78'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Bristol City v Cheltenham Town
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10 ) Friendly Bristol City 4–2 Cheltenham Town show Weston-super-Mare 19:30 BST
Taylor 5' Eliasson 34' , 37' Webster 39'
Report
Mullins 43' Dawes 62'
Stadium: Woodspring Stadium
Bristol City v Shrewsbury Town
RB Linense v Bristol City
Rayo Vallecano v Bristol City
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21 ) Friendly Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Bristol City show Marbella , Spain20:00 CEST
Alex Moreno 90'
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
Bristol City v Bournemouth
Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
5
Aston Villa (O, P)
46
20
16
10
82
61
+21
76[a]
Qualification for Championship play-offs [b]
6
Derby County
46
20
14
12
69
54
+15
74
7
Middlesbrough
46
20
13
13
49
41
+8
73
8
Bristol City
46
19
13
14
59
53
+6
70
9
Nottingham Forest
46
17
15
14
61
54
+7
66
10
Swansea City
46
18
11
17
65
62
+3
65
11
Brentford
46
17
13
16
73
59
+14
64[c]
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results
[65] (O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
^ Aston Villa were promoted to the Premier League after beating Derby County in the play-off final .[63]
^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League .
^ Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.[64]
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A A H H A A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H H A A H H A H A H A A Result D D L W W W W L L D D L W W L L L L W D W D D D W W W W W W W L L D L D W W D W L D L L W D Position 13 14 19 11 9 6 3 5 8 8 10 13 10 8 11 12 13 14 14 14 13 14 13 12 11 11 7 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 5 6 5 6 7 8 8 8 8
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source:
BBC Sport A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Result summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
19
13
14
59
53
+6
70
8
8
7
28
26
+2
11
5
7
31
27
+4
Matches [ ]
On 21 June 2018, the EFL Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[66] [67]
Bristol City v Nottingham Forest
4 August 2018 (2018-08-04 ) 1 Bristol City 1–1 Nottingham Forest show Bristol 15:00 BST
Weimann 5'
Report
Murphy 46'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 22,395 Referee: Darren Bond
Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City
Bristol City v Middlesbrough
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18 ) 3 Bristol City 0–2 Middlesbrough show Bristol 15:00 BST
Report
Braithwaite 13' Assombalonga 32'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 19,455 Referee: Oliver Langford
Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21 ) 4 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Bristol City show Shepherd's Bush 19:45 BST
Report
Taylor 41' Weimann 50' , 90'
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 11,739 Referee: Peter Bankes
Swansea City v Bristol City
Bristol City v Blackburn Rovers
Bristol City v Sheffield United
West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City
18 September 2018 (2018-09-18 ) 8 West Bromwich Albion 4–2 Bristol City show West Bromwich 19:45 BST
Rodriguez 16' (pen. ) , 28' Gayle 24' Barnes 63'
Report
Kelly 60' Diédhiou 68'
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 22,051 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Wigan Athletic v Bristol City
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21 ) 9 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Bristol City show Wigan 19:45 BST
Powell 52'
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,192 Referee: Oliver Langford
Bristol City v Aston Villa
Rotherham United v Bristol City
3 October 2018 (2018-10-03 ) 11 Rotherham United 0–0 Bristol City show Rotherham 19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,187 Referee: Gavin Ward
Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07 ) 12 Bristol City 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday show Bristol 13:30 BST
Taylor 80' (pen. )
Report
João 64' , 66'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 20,102 Referee: Andy Davies
Bristol City v Stoke City
Reading v Bristol City
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03 ) 16 Reading 3–2 Bristol City show Reading 15:00 GMT
Méïté 8' Kelly 45+1' Bacuna 59' , 66' Rinomhota 69' Yiadom 87' Baldock 90+1' Gunter 90+6'
Report
Pack 23' Brownhill 45+3' Walsh 59' Weimann 84'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,455 Referee: James Linington
Bristol City v Preston North End
10 November 2018 (2018-11-10 ) 17 Bristol City 0–1 Preston North End show Bristol 15:00 GMT
Hunt 88'
Report
Robinson 35' Johnson 75' Earl 79'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 19,797 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Leeds United v Bristol City
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24 ) 18 Leeds United 2–0 Bristol City show Leeds 19:45 BST
Alioski 27' Roofe 69' Hernández 86'
Report
Brownhill 11' 55'
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,333 Referee: Scott Duncan
Ipswich Town v Bristol City
28 November 2018 (2018-11-28 ) 19 Ipswich Town 2–3 Bristol City show Ipswich 19:45 GMT
Sears 32' , 58'
Report
Białkowski 55' (o.g. ) Paterson 59' Diédhiou 64'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,726 Referee: David Webb
Bristol City v Millwall
2 December 2018 (2018-12-02 ) 20 Bristol City 1–1 Millwall show Bristol 13:30 GMT
Cooper 52' (o.g. )
Report
Williams 78'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 18,814 Referee: Darren England
Birmingham City v Bristol City
Bristol City v Norwich City
Derby County v Bristol City
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 ) 23 Derby County 1–1 Bristol City show Derby 15:00 GMT
Waghorn 37'
Report
Paterson 24' Pisano 90+4'
Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 26,719 Referee:
Bristol City v Rotherham United
Stoke City v Bristol City
Bristol City v Bolton Wanderers
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12 ) 27 Bristol City 2–1 Bolton Wanderers show Bristol 15:00 GMT
Taylor 64' Palmer 66'
Report
Magennis 44' Buckley 58' Lowe 69'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 19,730 Referee: Steve Martin
Nottingham Forest v Bristol City
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19 ) 28 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Bristol City show Nottingham 15:00 GMT
Benalouane 45' Janko 88'
Report
Diédhiou 70'
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,922 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Bristol City v Swansea City
Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09 ) 30 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Bristol City show Blackburn 15:00 GMT
Travis 25'
Report
Wright 37' Brownhill 75' Pisano 80' Fielding 90+3'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,593 Referee: James Linington
Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers
Norwich City v Bristol City
23 February 2019 32 Norwich City 3–2 Bristol City show Norwich 15:00 GMT
McLean 36' , 66' Godfrey 55' Trybull 70'
Report
Paterson 12' O'Dowda 37' Kalas 38' Watkins 90+5' Palmer 90+6'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,338 Referee: Gavin Ward
Bristol City v Birmingham City
Preston North End v Bristol City
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02 ) 34 Preston North End 1–1 Bristol City show Preston 15:00 GMT
Johnson 42'
Report
Kelly 41' O'Dowda 50' Diédhiou 69' Pack 84'
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12,863 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Bristol City v Leeds United
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09 ) 35 Bristol City 0–1 Leeds United show Bristol 15:00 GMT
Semenyo 34' Wright 61' Diédhiou 81' Webster 87'
Report
Bamford 9' Cooper 19' Ayling 80' Alioski 88' Douglas 90'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 24,832 Referee: Peter Bankes
Bristol City v Ipswich Town
Sheffield United v Bristol City
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30 ) 37 Sheffield United 2–3 Bristol City show Sheffield 15:00 GMT
Sharp 6' Norwood 66' Hogan 71'
Report
Hunt 15' Pack 24' Weimann 30' , 77' , 83' 79' Palmer 88'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,030 Referee: James Linington
Middlesbrough v Bristol City
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02 ) 38 Middlesbrough 0–1 Bristol City show Middlesbrough 19:45 BST
Saville 66'
Report
Webster 31' 49' Pack 66' Hunt 86'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 21,016 Referee: Gavin Ward
Bristol City v Wigan Athletic
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06 ) 39 Bristol City 2–2 Wigan Athletic show Bristol 15:00 BST
Webster 32' Taylor 65' Palmer 68'
Report
James 37' Fox 40' Byrne 90+3'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 20,931 Referee: Keith Stroud
Bristol City v West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa v Bristol City
Bristol City v Reading
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19 ) 42 Bristol City 1–1 Reading show Bristol 12:30 BST
Brownhill 72'
Report
Méïté 48'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 23,309 Referee: Oliver Langford
Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22 ) 43 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Bristol City show Owlerton 15:00 BST
Bannan 17' João 39' 69'
Report
Diédhiou 25' Weimann 78'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,998 Referee: Robert Jones
Bristol City v Derby County
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27 ) 44 Bristol City 0–2 Derby County show Bristol 15:00 BST
Semenyo 59'
Report
Lawrence 18' 63' Bogle 21' 77' Mount 29' Bennett 90+3'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 25,556 Referee: Darren Bond
Millwall v Bristol City
30 April 2019 (2019-04-30 ) 45 Millwall 1–2 Bristol City show Bermondsey 19:45 BST
Gregory 41' Williams 73'
Report
Brownhill 24' Walsh 45+2' Palmer 58' Paterson 76' Diédhiou 81'
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,261 Referee: Andrew Madley
Hull City v Bristol City
5 May 2019 46 Hull City 1–1 Bristol City show Kingston upon Hull 12:30 BST
Irvine 55' Stewart 78' Henriksen 90+1'
Report
Kalas 17' Pack 29' Henriksen 90' (o.g. )
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 12,165 Referee: John Brooks
FA Cup [ ]
The third round draw was made live on BBC One by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[68] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC One by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[69] The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC One, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.[70]
Bristol City v Huddersfield Town
Bristol City v Bolton Wanderers
Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
EFL Cup [ ]
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam .[71]
Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle
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