Bristol City F.C. 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 season is Bristol City Football Club's 123rd season in existence and sixth consecutive season in the Championship . They also competed in the FA Cup and competed in the EFL Cup .
Squad [ ]
As of 14 August 2020 [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No.
Name
Nat.
Position(s)
Date of birth (Age)
Apps.
Goals
Year signed
Signed from
Transfer fee
Ends
Goalkeepers
1
Daniel Bentley
GK
(1993-07-13 ) 13 July 1993 (aged 27)
89
0
2019
Brentford
Undisclosed
2023
12
Max O'Leary
GK
(1996-10-10 ) 10 October 1996 (aged 24)
25
0
2015
Academy
Trainee
2021
13
Joe Wollacott
GK
(1996-09-08 ) 8 September 1996 (aged 24)
0
0
2013
Academy
Trainee
2021
Defenders
2
Jack Hunt
RB /RM
(1990-12-06 ) 6 December 1990 (aged 30)
114
4
2018
Sheffield Wednesday
Undisclosed
2021
3
Jay Dasilva
LB /LM
(1998-04-22 ) 22 April 1998 (aged 23)
69
1
2019
Chelsea
Undisclosed
2023
5
Alfie Mawson
CB
(1994-01-19 ) 19 January 1994 (aged 27)
13
0
2020
Fulham
Loan
2021
6
Nathan Baker
CB
(1991-04-23 ) 23 April 1991 (aged 30)
133
3
2017
Aston Villa
Undisclosed
2023
16
Cameron Pring
LB
(1998-01-22 ) 22 January 1998 (aged 23)
0
0
2016
Academy
Trainee
2021
19
Adrian Mariappa
CB /RB
(1986-11-03 ) 3 November 1986 (aged 34)
26
0
2020
Free Agent
Free
2022
22
Tomáš Kalas
CB
(1993-05-15 ) 15 May 1993 (aged 28)
108
1
2019
Chelsea
£8,000,000
2023
23
Taylor Moore
CB /RB
(1997-05-12 ) 12 May 1997 (aged 24)
59
1
2016
Lens
£1,500,000
2023
26
Zak Vyner
CB /RB
(1997-05-14 ) 14 May 1997 (aged 24)
70
1
2015
Academy
Trainee
2023
29
Danny Simpson
RB
(1987-01-04 ) 4 January 1987 (aged 34)
4
0
2021
Free Agent
Free
2021
43
Steven Sessegnon
RB /LB /CB
(2000-05-18 ) 18 May 2000 (aged 21)
18
0
2020
Fulham
Loan
2021
Defenders
4
Ádám Nagy
DM /CM
(1995-06-17 ) 17 June 1995 (aged 26)
60
3
2019
Bologna
£1,800,000
2022
8
Liam Walsh
CM /AM /DM
(1997-09-15 ) 15 September 1997 (aged 23)
22
1
2018
Everton
£990,000
2021
11
Callum O'Dowda
LM /AM /RM
(1995-04-23 ) 23 April 1995 (aged 26)
154
9
2016
Oxford United
£1,250,000
2022
17
Henri Lansbury
CM /AM
(1990-10-12 ) 12 October 1990 (aged 30)
16
0
2021
Aston Villa
Free
2021
20
Joe Williams
DM /CM
(1996-12-08 ) 8 December 1996 (aged 24)
2
0
2020
Wigan Athletic
£1,200,000
2024
25
Tommy Rowe
LM /LB /CM
(1988-09-24 ) 24 September 1988 (aged 32)
67
3
2019
Doncaster Rovers
Free
2021
27
Opi Edwards
RM /RW
(1999-04-30 ) 30 April 1999 (aged 22)
6
0
2017
Academy
Trainee
2021
30
Tyreeq Bakinson
DM /CM
(1998-10-10 ) 10 October 1998 (aged 22)
39
4
2017
Luton Town
Undisclosed
2021
31
Hakeeb Adelakun
RW /LW
(1996-06-11 ) 11 June 1996 (aged 25)
9
0
2018
Scunthorpe United
Free
2021
32
James Morton
DM /CM
(1999-04-22 ) 22 April 1999 (aged 22)
1
0
2017
Academy
Trainee
2021
34
Ryley Towler
DM /CB /LB
(2002-05-06 ) 6 May 2002 (aged 19)
4
0
2020
Academy
Trainee
2021
42
Han-Noah Massengo
CM /DM
(2001-07-07 ) 7 July 2001 (aged 19)
58
0
2019
Monaco
£7,200,000
2023
45
Kasey Palmer
AM /LW /RW
(1996-11-09 ) 9 November 1996 (aged 24)
63
7
2019
Chelsea
£3,500,000
2023
Forwards
7
Chris Martin
CF /SS
(1988-11-04 ) 4 November 1988 (aged 32)
30
4
2020
Derby County
Free
2022
9
Famara Diédhiou
CF
(1992-12-15 ) 15 December 1992 (aged 28)
168
51
2017
Angers
£5,300,000
2021
10
Jamie Paterson
SS /LW /RW
(1991-12-20 ) 20 December 1991 (aged 29)
157
26
2016
Nottingham Forest
Undisclosed
2021
14
Andreas Weimann
SS /CF /RW /LW
(1991-08-05 ) 5 August 1991 (aged 29)
101
21
2018
Derby County
Undisclosed
2021
15
Marley Watkins
CF /RW
(1990-10-17 ) 17 October 1990 (aged 30)
29
3
2018
Barnsley
£1,000,000
2021
18
Antoine Semenyo
CF /LW
(2000-01-07 ) 7 January 2000 (aged 21)
65
5
2019
Academy
Trainee
2023
21
Nahki Wells
CF
(1990-06-01 ) 1 June 1990 (aged 31)
66
15
2020
Burnley
Undisclosed
2023
33
Sam Bell
CF
(2002-05-23 ) 23 May 2002 (aged 19)
4
0
2019
Academy
Trainee
2024
Statistics [ ]
As of 8 May 2021
Total
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
1
GK
Daniel Bentley
44
0
42+0
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
2
DF
Jack Hunt
42
2
36+4
2
1+0
0
1+0
0
3
DF
Jay Dasilva
12
1
9+2
1
0+0
0
1+0
0
4
MF
Ádám Nagy
34
2
24+6
2
1+1
0
2+0
0
5
DF
Alfie Mawson
13
0
10+0
0
2+0
0
1+0
0
6
DF
Nathan Baker
3
0
2+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
7
FW
Chris Martin
30
4
20+6
2
1+1
1
1+1
1
8
MF
Liam Walsh
3
0
1+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
9
FW
Famara Diédhiou
44
10
22+17
8
3+0
2
2+0
0
10
FW
Jamie Paterson
23
4
15+6
3
1+0
0
1+0
1
11
MF
Callum O'Dowda
19
1
14+5
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
12
GK
Max O'Leary
8
0
4+0
0
2+0
0
2+0
0
14
FW
Andreas Weimann
8
2
7+0
2
0+0
0
1+0
0
15
FW
Marley Watkins
2
0
0+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
17
MF
Henri Lansbury
16
0
12+4
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
18
FW
Antoine Semenyo
49
5
23+20
2
2+1
1
2+1
2
19
DF
Adrian Mariappa
25
0
17+6
0
2+0
0
0+0
0
20
MF
Joe Williams
2
0
1+0
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
21
FW
Nahki Wells
48
10
36+8
9
2+1
1
1+0
0
22
DF
Tomáš Kalas
43
1
37+2
1
3+0
0
1+0
0
23
DF
Taylor Moore
29
0
16+7
0
2+1
0
2+1
0
25
MF
Tommy Rowe
36
1
27+4
1
2+0
0
2+1
0
26
DF
Zak Vyner
47
1
37+5
1
2+0
0
3+0
0
27
MF
Opi Edwards
4
0
0+4
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
28
MF
Sam Pearson
4
0
2+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
29
DF
Danny Simpson
4
0
3+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
30
MF
Tyreeq Bakinson
37
4
20+12
4
2+0
0
1+2
0
31
MF
Hakeeb Adelakun
4
0
2+0
0
1+1
0
0+0
0
33
FW
Sam Bell
5
0
1+3
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
34
MF
Ryley Towler
4
0
3+0
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
35
MF
Owura Edwards
3
0
0+2
0
1+0
0
0+0
0
36
MF
Alex Scott
3
0
1+2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
37
FW
Tommy Conway
6
1
3+3
1
0+0
0
0+0
0
40
FW
Louis Britton
1
0
0+1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
42
MF
Han-Noah Massengo
31
0
18+8
0
0+3
0
1+1
0
43
DF
Steven Sessegnon
18
0
10+6
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
45
MF
Kasey Palmer
26
4
16+6
2
1+1
0
2+0
2
46
FW
Saikou Janneh
4
0
0+4
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
Players out on loan:
32
MF
James Morton
1
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
0+1
0
Players that left the club:
19
MF
Niclas Eliasson
2
0
0+0
0
0+0
0
2+0
0
29
MF
Chris Brunt
14
0
5+7
0
0+0
0
1+1
0
Goals record [ ]
As of 8 May 2021
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 8 May 2021
Rank
No.
Nat.
Po.
Name
Championship
FA Cup
League Cup
Total
1
2
RB
Jack Hunt
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
0
0
9
CF
Famara Diédhiou
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
17
CM
Henri Lansbury
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
1
45
AM
Kasey Palmer
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
5
21
CF
Nahki Wells
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
6
5
CB
Alfie Mawson
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
10
SS
Jamie Paterson
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
23
CB
Taylor Moore
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
26
CB
Zak Vyner
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
10
4
DM
Ádám Nagy
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
6
CB
Nathan Baker
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
7
CF
Chris Martin
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
18
CF
Antoine Semenyo
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
25
LM
Tommy Rowe
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
30
DM
Tyreeq Bakinson
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
16
8
CM
Liam Walsh
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
29
RB
Danny Simpson
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
34
DM
Ryley Towler
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
40
CF
Louis Britton
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
42
CM
Han-Noah Massengo
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Total
49
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
51
1
2
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
20 August 2020
CM
Joe Williams
Wigan Athletic
£1,200,000
[4] [5]
3 September 2020
CF
Chris Martin
Derby County
Free transfer
[6]
7 September 2020
CM
Chris Brunt
West Bromwich Albion
Free transfer
[7]
26 March 2021
RB
Danny Simpson
Huddersfield Town
Free transfer
[8]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
6 September 2020
CB
Alfie Mawson
Fulham
30 June 2021
[9]
7 September 2020
RB
Steven Sessegnon
Fulham
30 June 2021
[10]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Bristol City F.C. confirmed on the 13th August 2020 [49] that they would play at least 2 Friendlies in the Delayed Pre-season in 2020, both behind closed doors both at Ashton Gate Stadium , against Cheltenham Town and Portsmouth .The latter cancelled the friendly after agreeing to move their Carabao cup fixture forward a week. Swindon , Weston-Super-Mare & 2 60 Min games against Villa were booked[50]
Bristol City v Cheltenham Town
21 August 2020 (2020-08-21 ) Friendly Bristol City 4–0 Cheltenham Town show Bristol 12:00 BST
Wells 8' , 44' , 45' Weimann 87'
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19
Bristol City v Portsmouth
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29 ) Friendly Bristol City CANCELLED Portsmouth show Bristol TBC BST
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19 , This match was cancelled after Portsmouth agreed to move their Carabao Cup Fixture against Stevenage forward a week, causing a fixture clash
Bristol City v Aston Villa
26 August 2020 (2020-08-26 ) Friendly Bristol City 1–0 Aston Villa show The Vale Resort TBC BST
Paterson
Report
Note: 60 MINS ONLY
Aston Villa v Bristol City
Bristol City v Swindon Town
29 August 2020 (2020-08-29 ) Friendly Bristol City v Swindon Town show Bristol TBA BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Note: Match behind closed doors due to COVID-19
Competitions [ ]
Overview [ ]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
EFL Championship
11 September 2020
8 May 2021
Matchday 1
46
15
6
25
46
68
−22
0 32.61
FA Cup
January 2021
Third round
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
EFL Cup
September 2020
First round
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
Total
46
15
6
25
46
68
−22
0 32.61
EFL Championship [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
16
Coventry City
46
14
13
19
49
61
−12
55
17
Nottingham Forest
46
12
16
18
37
45
−8
52
18
Birmingham City
46
13
13
20
37
61
−24
52
19
Bristol City
46
15
6
25
46
68
−22
51
20
Huddersfield Town
46
12
13
21
50
71
−21
49
21
Derby County
46
11
11
24
36
58
−22
44
22
Wycombe Wanderers (R)
46
11
10
25
39
69
−30
43
Relegation to EFL League One
Source:
EFL Official Website 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) 12-point sending off offences
[52] (R) Relegated
Results 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
15
6
25
46
68
−22
51
7
3
13
18
30
−12
8
3
12
28
38
−10
Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source:[citation needed ]
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 H A A H H A A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A A H H A A H H A H A A H A H Result W W W W D L D L L W W W D L W L W L L L W L W L W L L L L L L W W L L W D L L L D D L L L L Position 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 6 10 7 5 3 3 6 5 8 6 7 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 9 9 10 13 14 15 12 11 12 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 16 18 19 19
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2021. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[53]
Bristol City v Coventry City
Stoke City v Bristol City
Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday
Nottingham Forest v Bristol City
3 October 2020 4 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Bristol City show West Bridgford 15:00 BST
Freeman 35'
Report
Weimann 12' Wells 22' Hunt 39' Mawson 43'
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud
Bristol City v Middlesbrough
Bristol City v Swansea City
Bournemouth v Bristol City
Bristol City v Norwich City
Huddersfield Town v Bristol City
3 November 2020 10 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Bristol City show Huddersfield 19:00 GMT
Koroma 43' Sarr 72' Hamer 75' Hogg 90+1'
Report
Dasilva 77' Paterson 83'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes
Cardiff City v Bristol City
6 November 2020 (2020-11-06 ) 11 Cardiff City 0–1 Bristol City show Cardiff 18:00 GMT
Pack 51'
Report
Martin 2' 45+1'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb
Bristol City v Derby County
Reading v Bristol City
28 November 2020 14 Reading 3–1 Bristol City show Reading 12:30 GMT
Ejaria 54' Méïté 76' João 90+2'
Report
Moore 65' Martin 70' Wells 73'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Queens Park Rangers v Bristol City
Bristol City v Birmingham City
Bristol City v Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham United v Bristol City
Preston North End v Bristol City
18 December 2020 20 Preston North End 1–0 Bristol City show Preston 20:00 GMT
Johnson 21' (pen. ) Fisher 51'
Report
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Bristol City v Wycombe Wanderers
Luton Town v Bristol City
29 December 2020 22 Luton Town 2–1 Bristol City show Luton 19:45 GMT
Rea 17' Tunnicliffe 33' Dewsbury-Hall 68'
Report
Bradley 61' (o.g. ) Semenyo 73'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward
Bristol City v Preston North End
16 January 2021 23 Bristol City 2–0 Preston North End show Bristol 15:00 GMT
Diédhiou 8' Palmer 61' Vyner 77'
Report
Fisher 83'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Norwich City v Bristol City
20 January 2021 24 Norwich City 2–0 Bristol City show Norwich 18:00 GMT
Hugill 36' , 76' Cantwell 51'
Report
Palmer 51'
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington
Bristol City v Huddersfield Town
Derby County v Bristol City
Middlesbrough v Bristol City
23 February 2021 32 Middlesbrough 1–3 Bristol City show Middlesbrough 19:00 GMT
Bola 63' Fry 80'
Report
Diédhiou 21' , 33' Wells 37' Palmer 61' Hunt 90+1'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson
Swansea City v Bristol City
27 February 2021 33 Swansea City 1–3 Bristol City show Swansea 15:00 GMT
Ayew 55' (pen. ) Bidwell 61'
Report
Towler 25' Wells 66' Palmer 80' Semenyo 90+7' , 90+10'
Stadium: The Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud
Bristol City v Bournemouth
Bristol City v Queens Park Rangers
Birmingham City v Bristol City
Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City
17 March 2021 37 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Bristol City show Blackburn 19:45 GMT
Report
Palmer 74'
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks
Bristol City v Rotherham United
20 March 2021 38 Bristol City 0–2 Rotherham United show Bristol15:00 GMT
Walsh 85'
Report
Smith 44' Wood 74' Hirst 90+3'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue
Bristol City v Stoke City
2 April 2021 39 Bristol City 0–2 Stoke City show Bristol15:00 BST
Lansbury 14'
Report
Powell 25' Brown 55' Fletcher 62'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Coventry City v Bristol City
Bristol City v Nottingham Forest
10 April 2021 41 Bristol City 0–0 Nottingham Forest show Bristol15:00 BST
Report
McKenna 85'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin
Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City
17 April 2021 42 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Bristol City show Owlerton 12:30 BST
Börner 4' Hutchinson 8' Bannan 22'
Report
Lansbury 20' Bakinson 87'
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington
Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol City
21 April 2021 43 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Bristol City show High Wycombe 19:00 BST
Ikpeazu 65' Pattison 81' Akinfenwa 90+2' (pen. )
Report
Bakinson 28'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Bristol City v Luton Town
FA Cup [ ]
The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[54] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch .[55]
Bristol City v Portsmouth
Millwall v Bristol City
23 January 2021 Fourth round Millwall 0–3 Bristol City show Bermondsey 15:00 GMT
Report
Diédhiou 32' (pen. ) Wells 58' Semenyo 72'
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee:
Sheffield United v Bristol City
10 February 2021 Fifth round Sheffield United 1–0 Bristol City show Sheffield 19:30 GMT
Sharp 66' (pen. )
Report
Mawson 65'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports , by Paul Merson .[56] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb .[57]
Bristol City v Exeter City
Bristol City v Northampton Town
Bristol City v Aston Villa
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