City welcome promotion hopefuls Stoke City to Ashton Gate
Bristol City v Stoke City at Ashton Gate on 24 November 2021
Catch Bristol City v Stoke City at Ashton Gate Stadium in this EFL Championship fixture on 24 November 2021. Kickoff is at 7:45PM.
Nigel Pearson's City side welcome playoff hopefuls, Stoke City, in this Wednesday evening fixture. Last season saw the Robins lose and win, both to the same scoreline. Last September saw City make it two wins from two at the beginning of the season with a convincing 2-0 win over the Potters, with a first half strike from Nakhi Wells and a late goal from Andreas Weimann being enough to see off the opposition. However, the return fixture at Ashton perfectly reflected The Robins' season as they fell to a 2-0 defeat (goals from Nick Powell and Steven Fletcher) to the side they had convincingly beaten months earlier.
Bristol City Football Club - The Robins
Bristol City Football Club, nicknamed ‘The Robins’, are currently playing their football in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Their home ground is Ashton Gate Stadium and has recently been rebuilt, giving it a capacity of 27,000.
City go into the 2021/22 season under new manager Nigel Pearson aiming to improve on last season's disappointing 19th place finish that saw them tumble towards the relegation zone. The Robins have had a mixed start to the season and currently sit comfortably mid table. Pearson appears to have given the team a far more solid spine thanks to the signings of ex-Leicester midfielder Matty James and exciting young ball playing centre back Rob Atkinson. However, the jury is still out amongst City fans with the poor home form that began under Lee Johnson yet to change.
BRISTOL CITY FOOTBALL CLUB HISTORY
Founded in 1897, the club achieved their highest league finish of Division One runners up in 1907 and two years later played in their only major cup final, losing 1-0 to Manchester United in the FA Cup. The club last played in the top-flight of English football from 1976 to 1980.
The 2006-07 season saw the club win promotion to the Football League Championship after finishing second in League One. The following season Bristol City narrowly missed out on Premier League football losing to Hull City in the Championship play-off Final. Having been relegated back to League One after the 2012-2013 season when they finished bottom of the table they were promoted back to The Championship in 2015 and have maintained their second tier status ever since.
The clubs honours include twice being winners of Football League Trophy in 1986 and 2003, the 1934 Welsh Cup and the 1978 Anglo-Scottish Cup when they defeated St. Mirren.