126th season in existence of Bristol City FC
Bristol City 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season was the 126th season in the history of Bristol City and their ninth consecutive season in the Championship . The club participated in the Championship , the FA Cup , and the EFL Cup .
Current squad
As of 22 March 2024
No.
Name
Position
Nationality
Place of birth
Date of birth (Age)
Previous club
Date signed
Fee
Contract end
Goalkeepers
1
Max O'Leary
GK
Bath
(1996-10-10 ) 10 October 1996 (age 28)
Academy
1 July 2015
Trainee
30 June 2026
23
Stefan Bajic
GK
Saint-Étienne
(2001-12-23 ) 23 December 2001 (age 23)
Pau
5 July 2022
Free
30 June 2025
Defenders
3
Cameron Pring
LB
Cheltenham
(1998-01-22 ) 22 January 1998 (age 27)
Academy
1 July 2020
Trainee
30 June 2026
4
Kal Naismith
CB
Glasgow
(1992-02-18 ) 18 February 1992 (age 32)
Luton Town
1 July 2022
Free
30 June 2025
5
Robert Atkinson
CB
Chesterfield
(1998-07-13 ) 13 July 1998 (age 26)
Oxford United
3 July 2021
£1,500,000
30 June 2026
16
Robert Dickie
CB
Wokingham
(1996-03-03 ) 3 March 1996 (age 28)
Queens Park Rangers
14 June 2023
£700,000
30 June 2026
19
George Tanner
RB
Blackpool
(1999-11-16 ) 16 November 1999 (age 25)
Carlisle United
30 August 2021
Undisclosed
30 June 2026
22
Taylor Gardner-Hickman
RB
Telford
(2001-12-30 ) 30 December 2001 (age 23)
West Bromwich Albion
15 January 2024
Undisclosed
30 June 2027
24
Haydon Roberts
CB
Brighton
(2002-05-10 ) 10 May 2002 (age 22)
Brighton & Hove Albion
1 July 2023
Free
30 June 2026
26
Zak Vyner
CB
Southwark
(1997-05-14 ) 14 May 1997 (age 27)
Academy
1 June 2015
Trainee
30 June 2026
27
Jamie Knight-Lebel
CB
Montréal
(2004-12-24 ) 24 December 2004 (age 20)
Academy
1 July 2023
Trainee
30 June 2027
34
Joseph James
CB
Academy
20 October 2023
Trainee
30 June 2024
35
Duncan Idehen
CB
(2002-07-03 ) 3 July 2002 (age 22)
Birmingham City
1 January 2022
Undisclosed
30 June 2024
Midfielders
2
Ross McCrorie
DM
Dailly
(1998-03-18 ) 18 March 1998 (age 26)
Aberdeen
14 June 2023
£1,975,000
30 June 2026
6
Matty James
CM
Bacup
(1991-07-22 ) 22 July 1991 (age 33)
Leicester City
1 July 2021
Free
30 June 2024
7
Scott Twine
AM
Swindon
(1999-07-14 ) 14 July 1999 (age 25)
Burnley
15 January 2024
Loan
31 May 2024
8
Joe Williams
CM
Liverpool
(1996-12-08 ) 8 December 1996 (age 28)
Wigan Athletic
20 August 2020
Undisclosed
30 June 2024
10
Andy King
CM
Barnstaple
(1988-10-29 ) 29 October 1988 (age 36)
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
2 July 2021
Free
30 June 2024
11
Anis Mehmeti
AM
Islington
(2001-01-09 ) 9 January 2001 (age 24)
Wycombe Wanderers
31 January 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2026
12
Jason Knight
CM
Dublin
(2001-02-13 ) 13 February 2001 (age 23)
Derby County
11 July 2023
£1,975,000
30 June 2027
17
Mark Sykes
RM
Belfast
(1997-08-04 ) 4 August 1997 (age 27)
Oxford United
1 July 2022
Free
30 June 2025
18
Ayman Benarous
CM
Bristol
(2003-07-27 ) 27 July 2003 (age 21)
Academy
1 July 2021
Trainee
30 June 2025
36
Jed Meerholz
CM
Academy
2 December 2023
Trainee
30 June 2024
37
Tommy Backwell
CM
(2003-06-22 ) 22 June 2003 (age 21)
Academy
1 July 2022
Trainee
30 June 2024
Forwards
9
Harry Cornick
CF
Poole
(1995-04-09 ) 9 April 1995 (age 29)
Luton Town
31 January 2023
Undisclosed
30 June 2026
15
Tommy Conway
CF
Taunton
(2002-08-06 ) 6 August 2002 (age 22)
Academy
1 July 2021
Trainee
30 June 2025
20
Sam Bell
CF
Bristol
(2002-05-23 ) 23 May 2002 (age 22)
Academy
1 July 2020
Trainee
30 June 2026
21
Nahki Wells
CF
Hamilton
(1990-06-01 ) 1 June 1990 (age 34)
Burnley
30 January 2020
£4,750,000
30 June 2025
30
Raekwon Nelson
CF
(2005-10-26 ) 26 October 2005 (age 19)
Academy
23 May 2022
Trainee
30 June 2026
47
Adedire Mebude
RW
London
(2004-05-28 ) 28 May 2004 (age 20)
Westerlo
1 February 2024
Loan
31 May 2024
Out on Loan
13
Harvey Wiles-Richards
GK
Bath
(2002-05-27 ) 27 May 2002 (age 22)
Bath City
1 July 2020
Free
30 June 2024
14
Andreas Weimann
AM
Vienna
(1991-08-05 ) 5 August 1991 (age 33)
Derby County
3 July 2018
£2,250,000
30 June 2024
28
Raphael Araoye
CB
(2004-04-22 ) 22 April 2004 (age 20)
Academy
1 July 2023
Trainee
30 June 2024
29
Ephraim Yeboah
CF
Montirone
(2006-07-21 ) 21 July 2006 (age 18)
Academy
21 July 2023
Trainee
30 June 2026
32
Lewis Thomas
GK
Swansea
(1997-09-20 ) 20 September 1997 (age 27)
Forest Green Rovers
29 September 2023
Free
30 June 2025
38
Omar Taylor-Clarke
DM
Newport
(2003-12-10 ) 10 December 2003 (age 21)
Academy
10 October 2022
Trainee
30 June 2025
—
Max Bird
DM
Burton upon Trent
(2000-09-18 ) 18 September 2000 (age 24)
Derby County
1 February 2024
Undisclsoed
30 June 2027
Statistics
As of 10 February 2024
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol City.
Goals record
As of 4 May 2024
Disciplinary record
As of 25 October 2023
Transfers
In
Out
Loaned in
^ Gardner-Hickman joined Bristol City on a permanent transfer.
Loaned out
^ Thomas was recalled back early from his loan at Yeovil Town.
^ Clark was recalled back early from his loan at Bath City.
^ Casa-Grande was recalled back early from his loan at Tiverton Town.
^ On 24 November, Thomas returned early from his loan spell at Newport.
^ Idehen was recalled back early from his loan at Yeovil Town.
New Contracts
Pre-season and friendlies
On 17 May, Bristol City announced their pre-season preparations would end away to Portsmouth .[ 86] A day later, the club confirmed their pre-season schedule, with fixtures against Reading , Swindon Town , Newport County , Oxford United and Exeter City .[ 87] A seventh and final friendly was later confirmed, against Cheltenham Town .[ 88] On July 14, the club announced they would begin pre-season with a behind closed doors friendly against Torquay United .[ 89]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Championship
Matchday 1
11th
46
17
11
18
53
51
+2
0 36.96
FA Cup
Third round
Fourth round
4
1
3
0
3
2
+1
0 25.00
EFL Cup
First round
Second round
2
1
0
1
5
2
+3
0 50.00
Total
52
19
14
19
61
55
+6
0 36.54
Championship
League table
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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)
[ 91]
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
17
12
17
53
51
+2
63
11
4
8
31
21
+10
6
8
9
22
30
−8
Results by round
Round 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 H A H A H A A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A A H H A H A Result D W L D W D W L L W L W L L W D W L L D L W W W D L L D D L W W L L L L W L W W D W D D W D Position 14 10 14 14 8 11 7 9 11 11 14 8 13 15 11 11 11 12 14 14 15 14 12 8 8 11 14 13 13 14 13 11 12 12 13 14 13 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 11 11
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[ 92]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
FA Cup
The club entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to West Ham United .[ 95]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
EFL Cup
Bristol City were drawn at home to Oxford United in the first round[ 96] and to Norwich City in the second round.[ 97]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions