Bristol, Bristol · England · Championship
Major cups
1
last 1934
Top-2 finishes
1
Top-4 finishes
1
Power-ranking history
Hover a season for its rank and score
Against expectation
Every English top-flight match this club has played, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 9 seasons from 1906-07 to 1979-80 it has fallen short of them by −5.8 match points.
1906-07one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season1979-80
Best season against expectation
1906-07 +10.0 league pts
48 points on 38.0 expected as Bristol City
Worst season against expectation
1910-11 −5.5 league pts
27 points on 32.5 expected as Bristol City
Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1981-82 and three after; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.
Greatest games
Bristol City's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.
| # | Date | Stage | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1909-04-24 | FA Cup · Final | NL 0-1 v Manchester United | game score 75.0 |
| 2 | 1909-03-31 | FA Cup · Semifinals | NW 2-1 v Derby County | game score 66.6 |
| 3 | 1909-04-09 | First Division | AW 1-0 v Manchester United | game score 62.7 |
| 4 | 1909-03-17 | First Division | HL 2-3 v Preston North End | game score 60.8 |
| 5 | 1911-04-22 | First Division | AW 2-1 v Manchester City | game score 60.6 |
| 6 | 1920-03-27 | FA Cup · Semifinals | NL 1-2 v Huddersfield Town | game score 60.4 |
| 7 | 2017-12-20 | League Cup · Quarterfinals | HW 2-1 v Manchester United | game score 60.1 |
| 8 | 1910-04-02 | First Division | HL 0-1 v Woolwich Arsenal | game score 59.2 |
| 9 | 1909-03-13 | First Division | AW 2-1 v Liverpool | game score 58.6 |
| 10 | 1928-01-14 | FA Cup · Round 3 | HL 1-2 v Tottenham Hotspur | game score 58.1 |
Footprint
Tiers played
L1, L2, L3, L4
Top-flight (L1) seasons
9
Lower-tier league seasons
106
First season
1902
Most recent season
2026
The Heartbreak Index6.8 · #321
The Numb · Never won it, waiting since 1902
The Heartbreak Index6.8 · #321
The Numb · Never won it, waiting since 1902
6.8
Heartbreak
#321
of 1,139 clubs
#202
in Football
2.3
agony · 4.5 despair
The clocks
- First major trophy since 19021.9
- Major final appearance since 19090.9
Heaviest wounds
relegated from the top flight, 1980 · relegated from the top flight, 1911 · lost the national cup final, 1909 · league runner-up, 1907
One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →
Season-by-season
Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.
2027
Championship (2) · P13● live
7 P · 3-1-3 · 10:12 · -2
10
pts
2026
Championship (2) · P12
46 P · 17-11-18 · 59:59 · 0
62
pts
2025
Championship (2) · P6PO
46 P · 17-17-12 · 59:55 · +4
68
pts
2024
Championship (2) · P11
46 P · 17-11-18 · 53:51 · +2
62
pts
2023
Championship (2) · P14
46 P · 15-14-17 · 55:56 · -1
59
pts
2022
Championship (2) · P17
46 P · 15-10-21 · 62:77 · -15
55
pts
2021
Championship (2) · P19
46 P · 15-6-25 · 46:68 · -22
51
pts
2020
Championship (2) · P12
46 P · 17-12-17 · 60:65 · -5
63
pts
2019
Championship (2) · P8
46 P · 19-13-14 · 59:53 · +6
70
pts
2018
Championship (2) · P11
46 P · 17-16-13 · 67:58 · +9
67
pts
Lg Cup SF
2017
Championship (2) · P17
46 P · 15-9-22 · 60:66 · -6
54
pts
2016
Championship (2) · P18
46 P · 13-13-20 · 54:71 · -17
52
pts
Show all 116 seasons
2015
League One (3) · P1↑
46 P · 29-12-5 · 96:38 · +58
99
pts
2014
League One (3) · P13
46 P · 13-19-14 · 70:67 · +3
58
pts
2013
Championship (2) · P24↓
46 P · 11-8-27 · 59:84 · -25
41
pts
2012
Championship (2) · P20
46 P · 12-13-21 · 44:68 · -24
49
pts
2011
Championship (2) · P15
46 P · 17-9-20 · 62:65 · -3
60
pts
2010
Championship (2) · P10
46 P · 15-18-13 · 56:65 · -9
63
pts
2009
Championship (2) · P10
46 P · 15-16-15 · 54:54 · 0
61
pts
2008
Championship (2) · P4PO
46 P · 20-14-12 · 54:53 · +1
74
pts
2007
League One (3) · P2↑
46 P · 25-10-11 · 63:39 · +24
85
pts
2006
League One (3) · P9
46 P · 18-11-17 · 66:62 · +4
65
pts
2005
League One (3) · P7
46 P · 18-16-12 · 74:57 · +17
70
pts
2004
Second Division (3) · P3PO
46 P · 23-13-10 · 58:37 · +21
82
pts
2003
Second Division (3) · P3PO
46 P · 24-11-11 · 79:48 · +31
83
pts
2002
Second Division (3) · P7
46 P · 21-10-15 · 68:53 · +15
73
pts
2001
Second Division (3) · P9
46 P · 18-14-14 · 70:56 · +14
68
pts
2000
Second Division (3) · P9
46 P · 15-19-12 · 59:57 · +2
64
pts
1999
First Division (2) · P24↓
46 P · 9-15-22 · 57:80 · -23
42
pts
1998
Second Division (3) · P2↑
46 P · 25-10-11 · 69:39 · +30
85
pts
1997
Second Division (3) · P5PO
46 P · 21-10-15 · 69:51 · +18
73
pts
1996
Second Division (3) · P13
46 P · 15-15-16 · 55:60 · -5
60
pts
1995
First Division (2) · P23↓
46 P · 11-12-23 · 42:63 · -21
45
pts
1994
First Division (2) · P13
46 P · 16-16-14 · 47:50 · -3
64
pts
1993
First Division (2) · P15
46 P · 14-14-18 · 49:67 · -18
56
pts
1992
Second Division (2) · P17
46 P · 13-15-18 · 55:71 · -16
54
pts
1991
Second Division (2) · P9
46 P · 20-7-19 · 68:71 · -3
67
pts
1990
Third Division (3) · P2↑
46 P · 27-10-9 · 76:40 · +36
91
pts
1989
Fourth Division (3) · P11
46 P · 18-9-19 · 53:55 · -2
63
pts
Lg Cup SF
1988
Third Division (3) · P5PO
46 P · 21-12-13 · 77:62 · +15
75
pts
1987
Third Division (3) · P6
46 P · 21-14-11 · 63:36 · +27
77
pts
1986
Third Division (3) · P9
46 P · 18-14-14 · 69:60 · +9
68
pts
1985
Third Division (3) · P5
46 P · 24-9-13 · 74:47 · +27
81
pts
1984
Fourth Division (4) · P4↑
46 P · 24-10-12 · 70:44 · +26
82
pts
1983
Fourth Division (4) · P14
46 P · 13-17-16 · 59:70 · -11
56
pts
1982
Third Division (3) · P23↓
46 P · 11-13-22 · 40:65 · -25
46
pts
1981
Second Division (2) · P21↓
42 P · 7-16-19 · 29:51 · -22
30
pts
1980
First Division (1) · P20↓
42 P · 9-13-20 · 37:66 · -29
31
pts
1979
First Division (1) · P13
42 P · 15-10-17 · 47:51 · -4
40
pts
1978
First Division (1) · P17
42 P · 11-13-18 · 49:53 · -4
35
pts
1977
First Division (1) · P19
42 P · 11-13-18 · 38:48 · -10
35
pts
1976
Second Division (2) · P2↑
42 P · 19-15-8 · 59:35 · +24
53
pts
1975
Second Division (2) · P5
42 P · 21-8-13 · 47:33 · +14
50
pts
1974
Second Division (2) · P16
42 P · 14-10-18 · 47:54 · -7
38
pts
1973
Second Division (2) · P5
42 P · 17-12-13 · 63:51 · +12
46
pts
1972
Second Division (2) · P8
42 P · 18-10-14 · 61:49 · +12
46
pts
1971
Second Division (2) · P19
42 P · 10-11-21 · 46:64 · -18
31
pts
1970
Second Division (2) · P14
42 P · 13-13-16 · 54:50 · +4
39
pts
Lg Cup SF
1969
Second Division (2) · P16
42 P · 11-16-15 · 46:53 · -7
38
pts
1968
Second Division (2) · P19
42 P · 13-10-19 · 48:62 · -14
36
pts
1967
Second Division (2) · P15
42 P · 12-14-16 · 56:62 · -6
38
pts
1966
Second Division (2) · P5
42 P · 17-17-8 · 63:48 · +15
51
pts
1965
Third Division (3) · P2↑
46 P · 24-11-11 · 92:55 · +37
59
pts
1964
Third Division (3) · P5
46 P · 20-15-11 · 84:64 · +20
55
pts
1963
Third Division (3) · P14
46 P · 16-13-17 · 100:92 · +8
45
pts
1962
Third Division (3) · P6
46 P · 23-8-15 · 94:72 · +22
54
pts
1961
Third Division (3) · P14
46 P · 17-10-19 · 70:68 · +2
44
pts
1960
Second Division (2) · P22↓
42 P · 11-5-26 · 60:97 · -37
27
pts
1959
Second Division (2) · P10
42 P · 17-7-18 · 74:70 · +4
41
pts
1958
Second Division (2) · P17
42 P · 13-9-20 · 63:88 · -25
35
pts
1957
Second Division (2) · P13
42 P · 16-9-17 · 74:79 · -5
41
pts
1956
Second Division (2) · P11
42 P · 19-7-16 · 80:64 · +16
45
pts
1955
Third Division South (3) · P1↑
46 P · 30-10-6 · 101:47 · +54
70
pts
1954
Third Division South (3) · P3
46 P · 25-6-15 · 88:66 · +22
56
pts
1953
Third Division South (3) · P5
46 P · 22-15-9 · 95:61 · +34
59
pts
1952
Third Division South (3) · P15
46 P · 15-12-19 · 58:69 · -11
42
pts
1951
Third Division South (3) · P10
46 P · 20-11-15 · 64:59 · +5
51
pts
1950
Third Division South (3) · P15
42 P · 15-10-17 · 60:61 · -1
40
pts
1949
Third Division South (3) · P16
42 P · 11-14-17 · 44:62 · -18
36
pts
1948
Third Division South (3) · P7
42 P · 18-7-17 · 77:65 · +12
43
pts
1947
Third Division South (3) · P3
42 P · 20-11-11 · 94:56 · +38
51
pts
1940
Third Division South (3)↓
3 P · 1-1-1 · 5:5 · 0
-
pts
1939
Third Division South (3) · P8
42 P · 16-12-14 · 61:63 · -2
44
pts
1938
Third Division South (3) · P2
42 P · 21-13-8 · 68:40 · +28
55
pts
1937
Third Division South (3) · P16
42 P · 15-6-21 · 58:70 · -12
36
pts
1936
Third Division South (3) · P13
42 P · 15-10-17 · 48:59 · -11
40
pts
1935
Third Division South (3) · P15
42 P · 15-9-18 · 52:68 · -16
39
pts
1934
Third Division South (3) · P19
42 P · 10-13-19 · 58:85 · -27
33
pts
1933
Third Division South (3) · P15
42 P · 12-13-17 · 83:90 · -7
37
pts
1932
Second Division (2) · P22↓
42 P · 6-11-25 · 39:78 · -39
23
pts
1931
Second Division (2) · P16
42 P · 15-8-19 · 54:82 · -28
38
pts
1930
Second Division (2) · P20
42 P · 13-9-20 · 61:83 · -22
35
pts
1929
Second Division (2) · P20
42 P · 13-10-19 · 58:72 · -14
36
pts
1928
Second Division (2) · P12
42 P · 15-9-18 · 76:79 · -3
39
pts
1927
Third Division South (3) · P1↑
42 P · 27-8-7 · 104:54 · +50
62
pts
1926
Third Division South (3) · P4
42 P · 21-9-12 · 72:51 · +21
51
pts
1925
Third Division South (3) · P3
42 P · 22-9-11 · 60:41 · +19
53
pts
1924
Second Division (2) · P22↓
42 P · 7-15-20 · 32:65 · -33
29
pts
1923
Third Division South (3) · P1↑
42 P · 24-11-7 · 66:40 · +26
59
pts
1922
Second Division (2) · P22↓
42 P · 12-9-21 · 37:58 · -21
33
pts
1921
Second Division (2) · P3
42 P · 19-13-10 · 49:29 · +20
51
pts
1920
Second Division (2) · P8
42 P · 13-17-12 · 46:43 · +3
43
pts
FA SF
1915
Second Division (2) · P13↓
38 P · 15-7-16 · 62:56 · +6
37
pts
1914
Second Division (2) · P8
38 P · 16-9-13 · 52:50 · +2
41
pts
1913
Second Division (2) · P16
38 P · 9-15-14 · 46:72 · -26
33
pts
1912
Second Division (2) · P13
38 P · 14-6-18 · 41:60 · -19
34
pts
1911
First Division (1) · P19↓
38 P · 11-5-22 · 43:66 · -23
27
pts
1910
First Division (1) · P16
38 P · 12-8-18 · 45:60 · -15
32
pts
1909
First Division (1) · P8
38 P · 13-12-13 · 45:58 · -13
38
pts
FA
1908
First Division (1) · P10
38 P · 12-12-14 · 58:61 · -3
36
pts
1907
First Division (1) · P2
38 P · 20-8-10 · 66:47 · +19
48
pts
1906
Second Division (2) · P1↑
38 P · 30-6-2 · 83:28 · +55
66
pts
1905
Second Division (2) · P4
34 P · 19-4-11 · 66:45 · +21
42
pts
1904
Second Division (2) · P4
34 P · 18-6-10 · 73:41 · +32
42
pts
1903
Second Division (2) · P4
34 P · 17-8-9 · 59:38 · +21
42
pts
1902
Second Division (2) · P6
34 P · 17-6-11 · 52:35 · +17
40
pts
Domestic Cup Finals
Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.
1909
FA Cup
Runner-up