Bristol City Quiz
Test your Bristol City knowledge: Bristol South End in 1894, the 1909 FA Cup final, the Ashton Gate Eight, John Atyeo and the 2008 play-off final.
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In January 2017 striker Matty Taylor caused uproar in the city by joining Bristol City directly from which club?
WhyTaylor crossed the Bristol divide, which made him a hate figure at the Memorial Stadium. -
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Tammy Abraham spent the 2015-16 season on loan at Bristol City. Which club did he belong to?
WhyThe Chelsea academy striker scored more than 20 goals in his loan season at Ashton Gate. -
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Steve Coppell resigned as Bristol City manager in August 2010, days into the new season. Which club had he led into the Premier League in 2006?
WhyCoppell's Reading won the 2005-06 Championship with a record 106 points. -
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Who scored Bristol City's stoppage-time winner in their 2-1 League Cup quarter-final win in December 2017?
WhyJoe Bryan scored first, Zlatan Ibrahimović equalised, and Korey Smith won it in the 93rd minute. -
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Joe Jordan left Bristol City in 1990, soon after winning promotion with them, to manage which Scottish club?
WhyJordan joined Hearts in September 1990. He came back to Ashton Gate for a second spell from 1994. -
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Gary Johnson became Bristol City manager in 2005, having just left which club?
WhyJohnson had taken Yeovil into the Football League and through League Two. He then led City to promotion from League One in 2007. -
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In January 1994 Brian Tinnion scored the only goal for Bristol City in an FA Cup third-round replay away at which club?
WhyCity won 1-0 at Anfield. Graeme Souness resigned as Liverpool manager days later. -
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In 1906-07, their first season in the First Division, Bristol City finished runners-up behind which champions?
WhyBristol City, promoted as Second Division champions in 1906, finished second to the north-east club in their first top-flight season. -
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In 2019 Bristol City sold centre-back Adam Webster for what was then a club-record fee. Which club bought him?
WhyBrighton paid a reported £20m for Webster, a year after City had signed him from Ipswich Town. -
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Which forward, at Bristol City from 1951 to 1966 and capped six times by England, has a stand at Ashton Gate named after him?
WhyJohn Atyeo scored more than 300 goals for City and five goals in his six England games. The Atyeo Stand is named after him. -
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In 2017 Bristol City paid a then-club-record fee for striker Famara Diédhiou. Which French club did they sign him from?
WhyDiédhiou came from Angers, the same club City had signed Jonathan Kodjia from in 2015. -
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Derek McInnes managed Bristol City from 2011 to January 2013. Which Scottish club did he take charge of later in 2013?
WhyMcInnes joined Aberdeen in March 2013 and won the Scottish League Cup with them in 2014. -
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In 2014-15 Bristol City won League One and the Football League Trophy. Who did they beat 2-0 in the Wembley final?
WhyCity beat Walsall 2-0 at Wembley in March 2015, then went on to win the League One title. -
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Bristol City won the 1986 Freight Rover Trophy final at Wembley 3-0 against which club?
WhyTerry Cooper's side beat Bolton 3-0 in May 1986. A year later City reached the final again but lost to Mansfield Town on penalties. -
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Bristol City were promoted from the Third Division in 1989-90 as runners-up behind which champions?
WhyTheir city rivals won the title by two points. City finished second and both clubs went up. -
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Which manager led Bristol City to the 2014-15 League One title and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in the same season?
WhySteve Cotterill took over in December 2013. In 2014-15 his side won League One and the Football League Trophy at Wembley. -
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Bristol City were promoted from the Second Division in 1997-98 as runners-up behind which champions?
WhyGraham Taylor's Watford won the 1997-98 Second Division. John Ward's Bristol City came second, three points behind. -
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Bristol City were founded in 1894 under which name?
WhyThe club began as Bristol South End in 1894 and took the name Bristol City in 1897, when it turned professional. Black Arabs and Eastville Rovers were early names of their city rivals. -
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In August 2016 Bristol City sold striker Jonathan Kodjia for a fee reported at around £11m. Which club signed him?
WhyKodjia went to Aston Villa, who had just been relegated, a year after City signed him from France. -
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Bristol City were promoted from League One in 2006-07 as runners-up behind which champions?
WhyScunthorpe won League One in 2006-07, with Gary Johnson's City second. Blackpool went up through the play-offs after beating Yeovil in the final. -
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In 1982 the 'Ashton Gate Eight' helped save Bristol City from going out of business. What did the eight players do?
WhyWith the club close to liquidation during its third straight relegation, eight senior players agreed to tear up their contracts so a new company could take over. -
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Which club beat Bristol City 1-0 in the 1909 FA Cup final?
WhySandy Turnbull scored the only goal, and Manchester United won their first FA Cup. It is still Bristol City's only FA Cup final. -
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Bristol City won promotion to the First Division in 1976 as Second Division runners-up behind which champions?
WhySunderland won the 1975-76 Second Division. Alan Dicks's Bristol City came second, and West Brom also went up in third. -
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Which club beat Bristol City 1-0 in the 2004 Second Division play-off final at the Millennium Stadium?
WhyLeon Knight scored a late penalty and Brighton went up. A year earlier City had won the LDV Vans Trophy at the same stadium. -
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Bristol City won the 2003 Football League Trophy (LDV Vans Trophy) 2-0 at the Millennium Stadium. Who did they beat in the final?
WhyDanny Wilson's City beat Carlisle United 2-0 in Cardiff in April 2003. -
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Bristol City reached the 2008 Championship play-off final after beating which club in the semi-finals?
WhyCity beat Crystal Palace 4-2 on aggregate after extra time. -
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Andy Cole's goals for Bristol City in 1992-93 earned him a move that season to which club?
WhyCole joined City from Arsenal and moved on to Kevin Keegan's side in 1993 for £1.75 million. -
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Bristol City lost the 2017-18 League Cup semi-final to which club?
WhyPep Guardiola's Manchester City won both legs, 2-1 and 3-2, which made it 5-3 on aggregate. -
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Who replaced Derek McInnes as Bristol City manager in January 2013, in the season they finished bottom of the Championship?
WhyO'Driscoll arrived weeks after leaving Nottingham Forest but could not stop relegation. -
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Dean Windass's volley beat Bristol City in the 2008 Championship play-off final and took which club into the top flight for the first time?
WhyHull won 1-0 at Wembley in May 2008 thanks to Windass, a Hull-born striker. It was the first top-flight promotion in Hull's history. -
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In the final game of their 1976-77 season, Bristol City drew 2-2 away at which club, a draw that kept both sides in the First Division after a delayed kick-off?
WhyThe kick-off at Highfield Road was delayed. When a result elsewhere came through, Coventry and City played out the 2-2 draw that kept both up.
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About Bristol City
Bristol City began life in 1894 as Bristol South End and took the name Bristol City in 1897, when the club turned professional. Promoted as Second Division champions in 1906, they finished runners-up behind Newcastle United in their first First Division season, 1906-07. Two years later they reached the 1909 FA Cup final, where Sandy Turnbull's goal gave Manchester United a 1-0 win. It is still Bristol City's only FA Cup final.
The club's greatest goalscorer story belongs to John Atyeo, a forward at Bristol City from 1951 to 1966 who scored more than 300 goals for the club and five in his six England games. The Atyeo Stand at Ashton Gate is named after him. Under Alan Dicks, City went up to the First Division in 1976 as runners-up behind Sunderland. On the last day of 1976-77 they drew 2-2 at Coventry City after a delayed kick-off, a result that kept both sides up. By 1982 the club was close to liquidation during its third straight relegation, and the 'Ashton Gate Eight', eight senior players, tore up their contracts so a new company could take over.
Cup days and near misses run right through this quiz. Terry Cooper's side beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0 in the 1986 Freight Rover Trophy final at Wembley, Danny Wilson's City beat Carlisle United 2-0 in the 2003 LDV Vans Trophy final at the Millennium Stadium, and Steve Cotterill's team beat Walsall 2-0 at Wembley in 2015 on the way to the League One title. There were heartbreaks too: Brighton & Hove Albion won the 2004 play-off final 1-0 with a late Leon Knight penalty, and Dean Windass's volley sent Hull City into the top flight for the first time at City's expense in the 2008 Championship play-off final. In January 1994 Brian Tinnion scored the only goal of an FA Cup replay at Anfield, and Graeme Souness resigned as Liverpool manager days later.
You will also need to know the players who passed through. Andy Cole joined Kevin Keegan's Newcastle from City in 1993 for £1.75 million, Tammy Abraham spent 2015-16 on loan from Chelsea, Jonathan Kodjia was sold to Aston Villa in 2016 for a reported £11m, and Adam Webster went to Brighton in 2019 for a reported £20m. Matty Taylor crossed the Bristol divide from Bristol Rovers in January 2017, and Korey Smith's 93rd-minute winner beat Manchester United in the 2017 League Cup quarter-final before Pep Guardiola's Manchester City won the semi-final 5-3 on aggregate. Think you know your Bristol City history? Take the quiz and find out.
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In January 2017 striker Matty Taylor caused uproar in the city by joining Bristol City directly from which club?
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Bristol Rovers. Taylor crossed the Bristol divide, which made him a hate figure at the Memorial Stadium.
Tammy Abraham spent the 2015-16 season on loan at Bristol City. Which club did he belong to?
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Chelsea. The Chelsea academy striker scored more than 20 goals in his loan season at Ashton Gate.
Steve Coppell resigned as Bristol City manager in August 2010, days into the new season. Which club had he led into the Premier League in 2006?
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Reading. Coppell's Reading won the 2005-06 Championship with a record 106 points.
Who scored Bristol City's stoppage-time winner in their 2-1 League Cup quarter-final win in December 2017?
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Korey Smith. Joe Bryan scored first, Zlatan Ibrahimović equalised, and Korey Smith won it in the 93rd minute.
Joe Jordan left Bristol City in 1990, soon after winning promotion with them, to manage which Scottish club?
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Hearts. Jordan joined Hearts in September 1990. He came back to Ashton Gate for a second spell from 1994.
Gary Johnson became Bristol City manager in 2005, having just left which club?
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Yeovil Town. Johnson had taken Yeovil into the Football League and through League Two. He then led City to promotion from League One in 2007.
In January 1994 Brian Tinnion scored the only goal for Bristol City in an FA Cup third-round replay away at which club?
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Liverpool. City won 1-0 at Anfield. Graeme Souness resigned as Liverpool manager days later.
In 1906-07, their first season in the First Division, Bristol City finished runners-up behind which champions?
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Newcastle United. Bristol City, promoted as Second Division champions in 1906, finished second to the north-east club in their first top-flight season.
In 2019 Bristol City sold centre-back Adam Webster for what was then a club-record fee. Which club bought him?
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Brighton & Hove Albion. Brighton paid a reported £20m for Webster, a year after City had signed him from Ipswich Town.
Which forward, at Bristol City from 1951 to 1966 and capped six times by England, has a stand at Ashton Gate named after him?
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John Atyeo. John Atyeo scored more than 300 goals for City and five goals in his six England games. The Atyeo Stand is named after him.
In 2017 Bristol City paid a then-club-record fee for striker Famara Diédhiou. Which French club did they sign him from?
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Angers. Diédhiou came from Angers, the same club City had signed Jonathan Kodjia from in 2015.
Derek McInnes managed Bristol City from 2011 to January 2013. Which Scottish club did he take charge of later in 2013?
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Aberdeen. McInnes joined Aberdeen in March 2013 and won the Scottish League Cup with them in 2014.
In 2014-15 Bristol City won League One and the Football League Trophy. Who did they beat 2-0 in the Wembley final?
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Walsall. City beat Walsall 2-0 at Wembley in March 2015, then went on to win the League One title.
Bristol City won the 1986 Freight Rover Trophy final at Wembley 3-0 against which club?
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Bolton Wanderers. Terry Cooper's side beat Bolton 3-0 in May 1986. A year later City reached the final again but lost to Mansfield Town on penalties.
Bristol City were promoted from the Third Division in 1989-90 as runners-up behind which champions?
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Bristol Rovers. Their city rivals won the title by two points. City finished second and both clubs went up.
Which manager led Bristol City to the 2014-15 League One title and the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in the same season?
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Steve Cotterill. Steve Cotterill took over in December 2013. In 2014-15 his side won League One and the Football League Trophy at Wembley.
Bristol City were promoted from the Second Division in 1997-98 as runners-up behind which champions?
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Watford. Graham Taylor's Watford won the 1997-98 Second Division. John Ward's Bristol City came second, three points behind.
Bristol City were founded in 1894 under which name?
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Bristol South End. The club began as Bristol South End in 1894 and took the name Bristol City in 1897, when it turned professional. Black Arabs and Eastville Rovers were early names of their city rivals.
In August 2016 Bristol City sold striker Jonathan Kodjia for a fee reported at around £11m. Which club signed him?
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Aston Villa. Kodjia went to Aston Villa, who had just been relegated, a year after City signed him from France.
Bristol City were promoted from League One in 2006-07 as runners-up behind which champions?
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Scunthorpe United. Scunthorpe won League One in 2006-07, with Gary Johnson's City second. Blackpool went up through the play-offs after beating Yeovil in the final.
In 1982 the 'Ashton Gate Eight' helped save Bristol City from going out of business. What did the eight players do?
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Tore up their contracts. With the club close to liquidation during its third straight relegation, eight senior players agreed to tear up their contracts so a new company could take over.
Which club beat Bristol City 1-0 in the 1909 FA Cup final?
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Manchester United. Sandy Turnbull scored the only goal, and Manchester United won their first FA Cup. It is still Bristol City's only FA Cup final.
Bristol City won promotion to the First Division in 1976 as Second Division runners-up behind which champions?
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Sunderland. Sunderland won the 1975-76 Second Division. Alan Dicks's Bristol City came second, and West Brom also went up in third.
Which club beat Bristol City 1-0 in the 2004 Second Division play-off final at the Millennium Stadium?
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Brighton & Hove Albion. Leon Knight scored a late penalty and Brighton went up. A year earlier City had won the LDV Vans Trophy at the same stadium.
Bristol City won the 2003 Football League Trophy (LDV Vans Trophy) 2-0 at the Millennium Stadium. Who did they beat in the final?
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Carlisle United. Danny Wilson's City beat Carlisle United 2-0 in Cardiff in April 2003.
Bristol City reached the 2008 Championship play-off final after beating which club in the semi-finals?
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Crystal Palace. City beat Crystal Palace 4-2 on aggregate after extra time.
Andy Cole's goals for Bristol City in 1992-93 earned him a move that season to which club?
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Newcastle United. Cole joined City from Arsenal and moved on to Kevin Keegan's side in 1993 for £1.75 million.
Bristol City lost the 2017-18 League Cup semi-final to which club?
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Manchester City. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City won both legs, 2-1 and 3-2, which made it 5-3 on aggregate.
Who replaced Derek McInnes as Bristol City manager in January 2013, in the season they finished bottom of the Championship?
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Sean O'Driscoll. O'Driscoll arrived weeks after leaving Nottingham Forest but could not stop relegation.
Dean Windass's volley beat Bristol City in the 2008 Championship play-off final and took which club into the top flight for the first time?
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Hull City. Hull won 1-0 at Wembley in May 2008 thanks to Windass, a Hull-born striker. It was the first top-flight promotion in Hull's history.
In the final game of their 1976-77 season, Bristol City drew 2-2 away at which club, a draw that kept both sides in the First Division after a delayed kick-off?
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Coventry City. The kick-off at Highfield Road was delayed. When a result elsewhere came through, Coventry and City played out the 2-2 draw that kept both up.
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