2011–12 Bristol City F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was the 116th season of professional association football played by Bristol City F.C., an association football club based in Bristol, England. They competed in the Championship, alongside the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy.

Bristol City
201112 season
ChairmanColin Sexstone
ManagerDerek McInnes
StadiumAshton Gate Stadium
Championship20th
FA Cup3rd Round
Football League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jon Stead (9)
All: Jon Stead (9)
Highest home attendance19,003 vs. Coventry City, 9 April 2012
Lowest home attendance7,708 vs. Swindon Town, 24 August 2011
Average home league attendance16,018

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
18 Peterborough United 46 13 11 22 67 77 10 50
19 Nottingham Forest 46 14 8 24 48 63 15 50
20 Bristol City 46 12 13 21 44 68 24 49
21 Barnsley 46 13 9 24 49 74 25 48
22 Portsmouth (R) 46 13 11 22 50 59 9 40[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Portsmouth were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[1]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
4 DF Liam Fontaine
5 DF Lewin Nyatanga
6 DF Louis Carey (captain)
7 MF Marvin Elliott
8 MF Neil Kilkenny
9 FW Jon Stead
11 MF Martyn Woolford
12 FW Ryan Taylor
14 MF Cole Skuse
15 MF Bobby Reid
17 MF Yannick Bolasie
18 DF James Wilson
21 DF Kalifa Cissé
22 GK Dean Gerken
No. Position Player
23 DF Joe Edwards (on loan to Yeovil Town)
26 DF Richard Foster
27 MF Albert Adomah
29 DF Aaron Amadi-Holloway
31 MF Joe Bryan
32 GK Lewis Carey
34 FW Brett Pitman
35 DF Damion Stewart (on loan at Notts County)
37 MF Stephen Pearson

Statistics

As of 29 April 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK David James 37035+001+000+10
3 DF Jamie McAllister 13011+100+001+00
4 DF Liam Fontaine 25025+000+000+00
5 DF Lewin Nyatanga 31028+101+001+00
6 DF Louis Carey 20017+201+000+00
7 MF Marvin Elliott 27227+020+000+00
8 MF Neil Kilkenny 41131+811+001+00
9 FW Jon Stead 25616+860+000+10
10 MF Hogan Ephraim 513+210+000+00
11 MF Martyn Woolford 27111+1411+001+00
12 FW Ryan Taylor 810+710+001+00
14 MF Cole Skuse 38236+021+001+00
15 MF Bobby Reid 000+000+000+00
16 FW David Clarkson 500+400+100+00
17 MF Yannick Bolasie 2317+1510+100+00
18 DF James Wilson 22014+601+001+00
19 DF Christian Ribeiro 000+000+000+00
20 MF Jamal Campbell-Ryce 18012+500+001+00
21 DF Kalifa Cissé 31225+620+000+00
22 GK Dean Gerken 11010+000+001+00
23 DF Joe Edwards 201+100+000+00
24 FW Marlon Jackson 000+000+000+00
25 DF Danny Ball 000+000+000+00
26 DF Richard Foster 19019+000+000+00
27 MF Albert Adomah 46538+651+000+10
31 MF Joe Bryan 101+000+000+00
32 GK Lewis Carey 000+000+000+00
34 FW Brett Pitman 36712+2270+101+00
35 DF Damion Stewart 303+000+000+00
36 DF Ryan McGivern 30025+401+000+00
37 MF Stephen Pearson 28327+031+000+00
38 DF Dekel Keinan 100+100+000+00
39 FW Chris Wood 18312+630+000+00
Players featured for club who have left:
DF André Amougou 707+000+000+00
MF Sean Davis 302+100+000+00
MF Lee Johnson 000+000+000+00
DF Nicky Hunt 000+000+000+00
FW Nicky Maynard 28826+181+000+00
DF Stephen McManus 505+000+000+00
DF Jordan Spence 1109+100+001+00
GK David James 393738+036+01+01+0

Starting XI

The following players have been named in the most starting line-ups. This line-up may differ from the list of players with most appearances.
Starting Formation: 4-5-1

Captains

Number Pos Player Starts
(as captain)
07MFMarvin Elliott27
06DFLouis Carey18
04DFLiam Fontaine27
14MFCole Skuse1

Goalscoring record

No.Po.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
9FWJon Stead6009
10FWNicky Maynard8008
34FWBrett Pitman7007
27FWAlbert Adomah5005
37MFStephen Pearson3003
39FWChris Wood3003
14MFCole Skuse2003
21MFKalifa Cissé2002
7MFMarvin Elliott2002
10MFHogan Ephraim1001
17MFYannick Bolasie1001
8MFNeil Kilkenny1001
12FWRyan Taylor1001
11MFMartyn Woolford1001
Total420042

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
37MFStephen Pearson40110051
34FWBrett Pitman51000051
6DFLouis Carey41000041
36DFRyan McGivern41000041
18DFJames Wilson41000041
4DFLiam Fontaine31000031
17MFYannick Bolasie11000011
9FWJon Stead60000060
14MFCole Skuse50000050
27FWAlbert Adomah40000040
21MFKalifa Cissé40000040
26DFRichard Foster40000040
8MFNeil Kilkenny40000040
3DFJamie McAllister40000040
10FWNicky Maynard30000030
33DFAndré Amougou20000020
10MFSean Davis20000020
28DFStephen McManus20000020
2DFJordan Spence20000020
11MFMartyn Woolford10001020
20MFJamal Campbell-Ryce10000010
23DFJoe Edwards10000010
7MFMarvin Elliott10000010
4DFLiam Fontaine10000010
22GKDean Gerken10000010
1GKDavid James10000010
5DFLewin Nyatanga10000010
37MFStephen Pearson10000010
35DFDamion Stewart10000010
Total7461110767

Penalties

DatePenalty TakerScoredOpponentCompetition
17 AUG 11Nicky MaynardNoLeicester CityChampionship
7 APR 12Chris WoodYesNottingham ForestChampionship
21 APR 12Jon SteadYesBarnsleyChampionship

Suspensions served

DateMatches MissedPlayerReasonOpponents Missed
7 January1Stephen PearsonSent Off vs. Crawley TownBrighton & Hove Albion (A)
28 January3Louis CareySent Off vs. ReadingLeeds United (H), Hull City (A), Crystal Palace (H)
4 February1Yannick BolasieSent Off vs. Leeds UnitedHull City (A)
4 February3James WilsonSent Off vs. Leeds UnitedHull City (A), Crystal Palace (H)
20 March3Liam FontaineSent Off vs. WatfordMiddlesbrough (A), Derby (H), Nottm Forest (A)
24 March1Ryan McGivernSent Off vs. MiddlesbroughDerby (H)
9 April3Brett PitmanSent Off vs. CoventryBirminghamWest HamBarnsley (H)

International call-ups

No.PNameCountryLevelCapsGoalsNotes
27MFAlbert Adomah GhanaSenior00Called to play Nigeria (9 August) (Game postponed due to London Riots)
8MFNeil Kilkenny AustraliaSenior10Called to play Wales (10 August)
21MFKalifa Cissé MaliSenior00Called to play Tunisia (10 August)
5DFLewin Nyatanga WalesSenior00On standby to play Montenegro (2 September)
8MFNeil Kilkenny AustraliaSenior00Called to play Thailand (2 September)
27MFAlbert Adomah GhanaSenior00Called to play Swaziland (2 September)
5DFLewin Nyatanga WalesSenior00On standby to play England (6 September)
8MFNeil Kilkenny AustraliaSenior00Called to play Saudi Arabia (6 September)
27MFAlbert Adomah GhanaSenior00Called to play Brazil (5 September)

Results

Pre-season friendlies

15 July 2011 Plymouth Argyle2 – 3Bristol CityHome Park
19:45 Hughes-Mason  30'
Hitchock  77'
Maynard  20', 45'
Kilkenny  53'
16 July 2011 Torquay United2 – 0Bristol CityPlainmoor
15:00 Atieno  13'
Howe  53'
Attendance: 1,596
19 July 2011 Cheltenham Town1 2Bristol CityAbbey Business Stadium
19:45 Goulding  62' (pen.) Maynard  8'
Elliott  24'
Attendance: 1,104
20 July 2011 Bath City1 0Bristol CityTwerton Park
19:45 Murray  58' Attendance: 508
26 July 2011 Forest Green Rovers1 3Bristol CityThe New Lawn
19:45 Styche  54' (pen.) Pitman  43', 58'
Clarkson  75'
Attendance: 1,175

Championship

6 August 2011 1Bristol City0 – 3Ipswich TownAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Chopra  13', 60'
Martin  51'
Attendance: 13,107
Referee: Mark Haywood
14 August 2011 2Cardiff City3 1Bristol CityCardiff City Stadium
15:00 Hudson  18'
Conway  23'
Earnshaw  36'
Maynard  82' Attendance: 22,639
Referee: Salisbury
17 August 2011 3Leicester City1 2Bristol CityKing Power Stadium
19:45 Nugent  56' Maynard  5', 66' Attendance: 20,794
Referee: Miller
20 August 2011 4Bristol City0 0PortsmouthAshton Gate
15:00 Attendance: 12,496
27 August 2011 5Doncaster Rovers1 1Bristol CityKeepmoat Stadium
15:00 Hayter  68' Adomah  45' Attendance: 7,778
17 September 2011 7Leeds United2 1Bristol CityElland Road
15:00 Clayton  3'
McCormack  86'
Kilkenny  11' Attendance: 22,655
24 September 2011 8Bristol City1 1Hull CityAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Pitman  79' Koren  56' Attendance: 12,254
27 September 2011 9Bristol City2 3ReadingAshton Gate Stadium
19:45 Adomah  23'
Pitman  59'
McAnuff  72'
le Fondre  75'
Manset  90+4'
Attendance: 12,018
1 October 2011 10Blackpool5 0Bristol CityBloomfield Road
15:00 Taylor-Fletcher  37'
Shelvey  66'
Bogdanović  83', 90+4'
Ormerod  90+2'
Attendance: 11,734
15 October 2011 11Bristol City1 2Peterborough UnitedAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Elliott  82' Boyd  51'
Tomlin  72'
Attendance: 13,115
18 October 2011 12Crystal Palace1 0Bristol CitySelhurst Park
15:00 Murray  81' (pen.) Attendance: 11,869
23 October 2011 13Bristol City0 2Birmingham CityAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Burke  36', 90+5' Attendance: 13,577
29 October 2011 14Barnsley1 2Bristol CityOakwell
15:00 Davies  74' Adomah  14'
Maynard  90+2'
Attendance: 8,900
1 November 2011 15West Ham United0 0Bristol CityBoleyn Ground
19:45 Attendance: 27,980
5 November 2011 16Bristol City3 1BurnleyAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Pearson  42'
Pitman  61'
Adomah  73'
Wallace  46' Attendance: 12,187
20 November 2011 17Millwall1 2Bristol CityThe Den
13:15 Simpson  57' Maynard  14', 63' Attendance: 10,252
26 November 2011 18Bristol City2 0SouthamptonAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Adomah  48'
Maynard  84'
Attendance: 16, 346
29 November 2011 19Watford2 2Bristol CityVicarage Road
19:45 Dickinson  25'
Beattie  42'
Elliott  44' Mariappa (OG)  46' Attendance: 12,148
3 December 2011 20Bristol City0 1MiddlesbroughAshton Gate Stadium
17:20 Martin  90+1' Attendance: 14,467
10 December 2011 21Derby County2 1Bristol CityPride Park Stadium
15:00 Bryson  64'
Ball  73'
Woolford  56' Attendance: 23,906
17 December 2011 22Bristol City0 0Nottingham ForestAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Attendance: 13,121
26 December 2011 23Coventry City1 0Bristol CityRicoh Arena
15:00 Deegan  72' Attendance: 15,302
30 December 2011 24Southampton0 1Bristol CitySt Mary's
19:45 Pearson  79' Attendance: 30,328
3 January 2012 25Bristol City1 0MilwallAshton Gate Stadium
19:45 Maynard  90+3' Attendance: 12,410
21 January 2012 26Bristol City2 1Doncaster RoversAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Wood  26'
Cissé  31'
El-Hadji Diouf  75' Attendance: 14,951
28 January 2012 27Reading1 0Bristol CityMadejski Stadium
15:00 Roberts  58' Attendance: 17,825
4 February 2012 29Bristol City0 3Leeds UnitedAshton Gate Stadium
19:45 Snodgrass  40'
McCormack  79'
Becchio  90'
Attendance: 15,257
Referee: Linington
11 February 2012 30Hull City3 0Bristol CityKC Stadium
15:00 Hobbs  13'
Koren  15'
Fryatt  60'
Attendance: 17,435
14 February 2012 31Bristol City2 2Crystal PalaceAshton Gate Stadium
19:45 Pitman  77', 90' Zaha  14'
Ambrose  69' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,470
18 February 2012 32Peterborough United3 0Bristol CityLondon Road Stadium
15:00 Tomlin  7', 84'
Ball  62'
Attendance: 7,004
Referee: Phillips
25 February 2012 33Bristol City1 3BlackpoolAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Stead  29' Ince  55', 84'
K Phillips  87'
Attendance: 13,192
Referee: Kettle
3 March 2012 34Ipswich Town3 0Bristol CityPortman Road
15:00 Chopra  25'
Smith  66'
Drury  85'
Attendance: 16,671
Referee: Woolmer
7 March 2012 35Bristol City3 2Leicester CityAshton Gate Stadium
19:45 Cissé  45'
Pitman  54'
Stead  79'
Dyer  41'
Danns  77'
Attendance: 12,033
Referee: Haywood
10 March 2012 36Bristol City1 2Cardiff CityAshton Gate Stadium
17:20 Stead  52' McManus  45' (og)
Cissé (og.)  87' (og)
Attendance: 12,495
Referee: Oliver
17 March 2012 37Portsmouth0 0Bristol CityFratton Park
15:00 Attendance: 16,695
Referee: D'Urso
20 March 2012 38Bristol City0 2WatfordAshton Gate Stadium
19:45 James  15' (og)
Murray  20'
Attendance: 12,017
Referee: Langford
24 March 2012 39Middlesbrough1 1Bristol CityRiverside Stadium
15:00 Martin  56' Ephraim  13' Attendance: 15,275
Referee: Webster
31 March 2012 40Bristol City1 1Derby CountyAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Pitman  74' Bryson  20' Attendance: 12,794
Referee: Ward
7 April 2012 41Nottingham Forest0 1Bristol CityCity Ground
17:20 Wood  55' (pen.) Attendance: 22,851
Referee: Waugh
9 April 2012 42Bristol City3 1Coventry CityAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Stead  47'
Bolasie  82'
Pitman  87'
Wood  90'
Stead  33' (og) Attendance: 19,003
Referee: Mathieson
14 April 2012 43Birmingham City2 2Bristol CitySt. Andrews Stadium
15:00 King  44'
Žigić  61'
Pearson  21'
Stead  33'
Attendance: 23,230
17 April 2012 44Bristol City1 1West HamAshton Gate Stadium
19:45 Skuse  29' Tomkins  25' Attendance: 16,669
21 April 2012 45Bristol City2 0BarnsleyAshton Gate Stadium
15:00 Skuse  11'
Stead  51' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,562
28 April 2012 46Burnley1 1Bristol CityTurf Moor
15:00 Ings  76' Taylor  81' Attendance: 13,369

FA Cup

Bristol City's FA Cup Third Round tie was drawn away to Crawley Town as Ball Number 5 (City) and Ball Number 51 (Crawley) respectively, the tie was played on 7 January 2012, with a kick-off time at 15:00. City lost by a single goal to Crawley from a Matt Tubbs goal.

7 January 2012 Third RoundCrawley Town1 0Bristol CityBroadfield Stadium
15:00 Tubbs  74' Attendance: 3,779
Referee: Andy D'Urso

League Cup

Bristol City's League Cup Round 1 tie against Swindon, drawn to be played on 9 August 2011, was postponed on police advice. This was due to fears of safety issues following rioting in London. The game was set to a new date 24 August 2011. City lost by a single goal to Swindon from a De Vita goal.[2]

24 August 2011 Round 1Bristol City0 1Swindon TownAshton Gate
19:45 De Vita  71' Attendance: 7,708
Referee: Ward

Transfers

In

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
17 MF Bolasie 22EU Plymouth Argyle Transfer Summer 2013 £50,0001 BBC Sport
12 FW Taylor 23EU Rotherham United Free Transfer Summer 2014 Tribunal BBC Sport
8 MF Kilkenny 25EU Leeds United Free Transfer Summer 2014 Free BCFC Official Site
37 MF Pearson 29EU Derby County Transfer Winter 2012 Free BBC Sport
26 DF Foster 26EU Aberdeen Transfer Winter 2014 £250,0002 BBC Sport

Notes
1Although officially undisclosed Bristol Evening Post believed the deal to be around £50,000.[3]

2Although officially undisclosed Soccerbase listed the deal as be worth £250,000.[4]

Loans in

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
2 DF Spence 21 West Ham United 3 August 24 April BBC Sport Official Site
36 DF McGivern 30 Manchester City 31 August 30 May BBC Sport
37 MF Pearson 29 Derby County 4 November 6 January DCFC Official Site BBC Sport
39 FW Wood 28 West Bromwich Albion 12 January 30 May BBC Sport
28 DF McManus 29 Middlesbrough 14 February 28 March BBC Sport Sky Sports
10 MF Davis 32 Bolton Wanderers 24 February 24 March Sky Sports
33 DF Amougou 27 Burnley 22 March 24 April BBC Sport Official Site
10 MF Ephraim 24 Queens Park Rangers 22 March 30 May BBC Sport
38 DF Keinan 27 Cardiff City 22 March 30 May BBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

N
P
Name
Country
Age
Type
Moving to
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Apps
Goals
Source
17 MF Sproule 30 Free Transfer Hibernian Summer Free 130 7 BBC Sport
16 FW Akinde 21 Transfer Crawley Town Summer Undisclosed 21 1 Crawley Town Official Site
13 GK Henderson 23 Free Transfer Portsmouth Summer Free 2 0 Sky Sports
MF Keohane 20 Free Transfer Exeter City Summer Free 0 0 BBC Sport
16 MF Lennox unknown Released Winter Free 0 0 BCFC Official Site
10 FW Maynard 25 Transfer West Ham United Winter Undisclosed 124 45 BCFC Official Site
28 DF Hunt 28 Free Transfer Preston North End Winter Free 8 0 BBC Sport
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

No.
P
Name
Country
Age
Loan club
Started
Ended
Start source
End source
33 MF Johnson 30 Chesterfield 26 August 3 January BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
24 FW Jackson 20 Northampton Town 13 September 19 November BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
16 FW Clarkson 26 Brentford 15 September 15 October BBC Sport
23 DF Edwards 21 Stockport County 28 September 3 January BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
19 DF Ribeiro 22 Carlisle United 2 November 3 January BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
24 FW Jackson 21 Cheltenham Town 24 November 3 January BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
26 MF Reid 18 Cheltenham Town 24 November 3 January BBC Sport BCFC Official Site
24 FW Jackson 29 Telford United 5 January BCFC Official Site
35 DF Stewart 39 Notts County 5 January BCFC Official Site
19 DF Ribeiro 22 Scunthorpe United 11 January 22 March BBC Sport Sky Sports
23 DF Edwards 29 Yeovil Town 12 January BBC Sport
3 DF McAllister 33 Preston North End 20 January 22 February BBC Sport Sky Sports
20 MF Campbell-Ryce 29 Leyton Orient 8 March 31 May BBC Sport
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Overall summary

Summary

Games played48 (46 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won12 (12 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn13 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost23 (21 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored44 (44 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Goals conceded70 (68 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goal difference−26
Clean sheets8 (8 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards76 (74 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Red cards7 (6 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst disciplineStephen Pearson (5 , 1 )
Best result3-1 vs. Burnley, 5 November 2011
Worst result0−5 vs. Blackpool, 1 October 2011
Most appearancesAlbert Adomah (46 appearances)
Top scorerJon Stead (9 goals)
Points49

Competition summary

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Football League Championship 19th 9 August 201128/29 April 2012
Football League Cup 1st Round 1st Round 24 August 201124 August 2011
FA Cup 3rd round 3rd round 7 January 20127 January 2012

Updated to match played 12 October 2011
Source: Competitions

References

  1. "Portsmouth enter administration & are docked 10 points". BBC Sport. 18 February 2012.
  2. "Bristol City-Swindon Carling Cup game called off". BBC Football. 9 August 2011.
  3. "Bristol City manager Keith Millen delighted as Yannick Bolasie set to sign". Bristol Evening Post. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  4. "Games played by Richard Foster in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
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