title: 2018–19 Bristol City F.C. season
text: # 2018–19 Bristol City F.C. season
  
  The 2018–19 season was Bristol City's 121st season as a professional football club and their fourth consecutive season back in the Championship. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season was a largely successful one for the club, with City finishing in 8th place, just four points outside the playoff positions and the club's highest finish in the Championship since a 4th place finish in the 2007–08 season.
  
  ## Statistics
  
      As of 5 May 2019
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | ENG | Frank Fielding | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | ITA | Eros Pisano | 16 | 2 | 11+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | ENG | Jay Dasilva | 30 | 0 | 20+7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | ENG | Adam Webster | 45 | 3 | 41+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | AUS | Bailey Wright | 14 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | ENG | Nathan Baker | 17 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | ENG | Korey Smith | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | ENG | Josh Brownhill | 47 | 6 | 43+0 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | SEN | Famara Diedhiou | 41 | 12 | 32+6 | 12 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | ENG | Matty Taylor | 35 | 4 | 10+22 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | IRL | Callum O'Dowda | 35 | 5 | 20+11 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | ENG | Liam Walsh | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 14 | FW | AUT | Andreas Weimann | 44 | 10 | 38+4 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | WAL | Marley Watkins | 17 | 2 | 5+11 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 16 | MF | ENG | Hakeeb Adelakun | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 17 | DF | ENG | Lloyd Kelly | 33 | 1 | 25+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 18 | FW | ENG | Antoine Semenyo | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | SWE | Niclas Eliasson | 34 | 3 | 19+12 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | ENG | Jamie Paterson | 42 | 4 | 30+10 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | ENG | Marlon Pack | 46 | 2 | 44+0 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | CZE | Tomáš Kalas | 39 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 24 | GK | ENG | Max O'Leary | 14 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | WAL | Joe Morrell | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 32 | DF | ENG | Jack Hunt | 33 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 33 | GK | FIN | Niki Mäenpää | 27 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 34 | GK | NZL | Stefan Marinovic | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 40 | FW | SDN | Mo Eisa | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 45 | MF | ENG | Kasey Palmer | 15 | 2 | 2+11 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | Players who left during the season: ||||||||||||
  | 3 | DF | ENG | Joe Bryan | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  
  ### Goals record
  
      As of 5 May 2019
  
  | Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 | | CF | Famara Diedhiou | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
  | 2 | 14 | | CF | Andreas Weimann | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
  | 3 | 8 | | CM | Josh Brownhill | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
  | 4 | 11 | | LM | Callum O'Dowda | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | 5 | 10 | | CF | Matty Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 5 | 20 | | AM | Jamie Paterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
  | 7 | 4 | | CB | Adam Webster | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 7 | 19 | | RM | Niclas Eliasson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 9 | 2 | | RB | Eros Pisano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | 15 | | RW | Marley Watkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | 21 | | CM | Marlon Pack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | 45 | | CM/AM | Kasey Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 13 | 17 | | LB | Lloyd Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 13 | 32 | | RB | Jack Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 56 | 3 | 0 | 59 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
      As of 5 May 2019
  
  | Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 21 | | CM | Marlon Pack | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | 32 | | RB | Jack Hunt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | 14 | | CF | Andreas Weimann | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | 8 | | CM | Josh Brownhill | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | 2 | | RB | Eros Pisano | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | 17 | | LB | Lloyd Kelly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | 4 | | CB | Adam Webster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | 10 | | CF | Matty Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | 15 | | RW | Marley Watkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | 22 | | CB | Tomáš Kalas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 11 | 5 | | CB | Bailey Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 11 | 9 | | CF | Famara Diedhiou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 13 | 11 | | LM | Callum O'Dowda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 13 | 18 | | CF | Antoine Semenyo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 13 | 45 | | CM | Kasey Palmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | 1 | | GK | Frank Fielding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | 3 | | LB | Jay Dasilva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | 12 | | CM | Liam Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | 19 | | RM | Niclas Eliasson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | 20 | | AM | Jamie Paterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | 24 | | GK | Max O'Leary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 73 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 1 |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Transfers in
  
  | Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 July 2018 | RW | Marley Watkins | Norwich City | £1,000,000 |
  | 1 July 2018 | CB | Adam Webster | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
  | 2 July 2018 | RW | Hakeeb Adelakun | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer |
  | 3 July 2018 | RW | Andreas Weimann | Derby County | Undisclosed |
  | 6 July 2018 | RB | Jack Hunt | Sheffield Wednesday | Undisclosed |
  | 23 July 2018 | CF | Mohamed Eisa | Cheltenham Town | £1,500,000 |
  | 1 August 2018 | GK | Niki Mäenpää | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer |
  | 7 March 2019 | GK | Stefan Marinovic | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free(Free Agent) Transfer |
  
  ### Transfers out
  
  | Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 July 2018 | CF | Gustav Engvall | KV Mechelen | Undisclosed |
  | 1 July 2018 | CB | Aden Flint | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed (Believed to be £7,000,000) |
  | 1 July 2018 | CF | Paul Garita | Charleroi | Released |
  | 1 July 2018 | LB | Scott Golbourne | Shrewsbury Town | Released |
  | 1 July 2018 | CB | Hörður Björgvin Magnússon | CSKA Moscow | Undisclosed |
  | 1 July 2018 | CM | Gary O'Neil | Bolton Wanderers | Released |
  | 1 July 2018 | AM | Bobby Reid | Cardiff City | £10,000,000 |
  | 1 July 2018 | GK | Luke Steele | Nottingham Forest | Released |
  | 7 August 2018 | CF | Milan Đurić | Salernitana | Undisclosed |
  | 9 August 2018 | LB | Joe Bryan | Fulham | £6,000,000 |
  | 9 November 2018 | CB | Kacper Łopata | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
  | 19 December 2018 | CM | Jens Hegeler | Free agent | Mutual consent |
  | 3 January 2019 | CF | Shawn McCoulsky | Forest Green Rovers | Undisclosed |
  | 18 May 2019 | LB | Lloyd Kelly | A.F.C. Bournemouth | £13,000,000 |
  
  ### Loans in
  
  | Start date 2018 | Position | Name | From | End date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 August 2018 | LB | Jay Dasilva | Chelsea | 31 May 2019 |
  | 23 August 2018 | CB | Tomáš Kalas | Chelsea | 31 May 2019 |
  | 9 January 2019 | AM | Kasey Palmer | Chelsea | 31 May 2019 |
  
  ### Loans out
  
  | Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 July 2018 | RB | Zak Vyner | Rotherham United | 31 May 2019 |
  | 10 July 2018 | LM | Jonny Smith | Tranmere Rovers | 31 May 2019 |
  | 17 July 2018 | MF | George Dowling | Eastleigh | 21 December 2018 |
  | 18 July 2018 | CF | Antoine Semenyo | Newport County | 31 May 2019 |
  | 27 July 2018 | CF | Freddie Hinds | Wrexham | 23 November 2018 |
  | 27 July 2018 | WG | George Nurse | Weston-super-Mare | February 2019 |
  | 28 July 2018 | CB | Harvey Smith | Hereford | 31 May 2019 |
  | 30 July 2018 | CM | Tyreeq Bakinson | Newport County | 31 May 2019 |
  | 3 August 2018 | CB | Aden Baldwin | Cheltenham Town | 1 January 2019 |
  | 10 August 2018 | CB | Aaron Parsons | Weston-super-Mare | September 2018 |
  | 10 August 2018 | CF | Shawn McCoulsky | Southend United | 3 January 2019 |
  | 30 August 2018 | LM | Jake Andrews | Torquay United | 31 May 2019 |
  | 30 August 2018 | RM | Opi Edwards | Torquay United | September 2018 |
  | 31 August 2018 | RB | Taylor Moore | Southend United | 31 May 2019 |
  | 31 August 2018 | LB | Cameron Pring | Newport County | January 2019 |
  | 13 September 2018 | CF | Rory Holden | Barrow | October 2018 |
  | 21 September 2018 | CF | Saikou Janneh | Torquay United | 31 May 2019 |
  | 21 September 2018 | GK | Alhaji Sesay | Dorchester Town | 21 October 2018 |
  | 29 September 2018 | MF | Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | Torquay United | 31 May 2019 |
  | 14 November 2018 | GK | Alhaji Sesay | Gloucester City | 30 November 2018 |
  | 30 November 2018 | GK | Joe Wollacott | Gloucester City | 31 May 2019 |
  | 21 December 2018 | CM | George Dowling | Weston-super-Mare | January 2019 |
  | 21 December 2018 | CB | Aaron Parsons | Weston-super-Mare | January 2019 |
  | 3 January 2019 | CF | Rory Holden | Rochdale | 31 May 2019 |
  | 3 January 2019 | LB | Cameron Pring | Cheltenham Town | 31 May 2019 |
  | 4 January 2019 | CF | Freddie Hinds | Bath City | February 2019 |
  | 6 February 2019 | DF | Joe Low | Dorchester Town | Work experience |
  | 29 March 2019 | DF | Jack Spark | Gloucester City | 31 May 2019 |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Pre-season friendlies
  
  The Robins revealed they would face Bitton, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Bournemouth.
  
  ### Championship
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Aston Villa (O, P) | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 82 | 61 | +21 | 76 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
  | 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 74 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
  | 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 73 | |
  | 8 | Bristol City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 70 | |
  | 9 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 66 | |
  | 10 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 65 | |
  | 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 64 | |
  
  * ↑ Aston Villa were promoted to the Premier League after beating Derby County in the play-off final.
  * ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.
  * ↑ Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.
  
  **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 |
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  | Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
  | Result | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | W | D |
  | Position | 13 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
  
  **Result summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 4 May 2019. Source: BBC Sport
  
  **Matches**
  
  On 21 June 2018, the EFL Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
  
  ### FA Cup
  
  The third round draw was made live on BBC One by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC One by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019. The fifth round draw was broadcast on 28 January 2019 live on BBC One, Alex Scott and Ian Wright conducted the draw.
  
  ### EFL Cup
  
  On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.
  
  