Bristol City
Est. 1894 · England
About Bristol City
Bristol City are the West Country's oldest professional football club, a red and white outfit from Ashton Gate whose passionate support and long Football League history make them a genuine institution in English football. Founded in 1894, the Robins reached the First Division for the first time in 1906 and spent a memorable five-season stint in the top flight from 1976 to 1980, facing the likes of Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. The League Cup final appearance in 2003 and the club's sustained push in the Championship under modern ownership have kept Bristol City firmly on the radar of English football.
Founded in 1894, Bristol City compete in the Championship, England's second division. Their home is Ashton Gate in Bristol, which holds around 27,000 supporters. Key honours include 1 Second Division title (1905-06) and a League Cup final appearance in 2003, alongside sustained Championship football in recent decades.
Bristol City's red shirt is a genuine symbol of West Country football identity, the Robins' scarlet home kit having been worn at Ashton Gate for more than a century. The top-flight era of the late 1970s produced the most fondly remembered shirts in the club's history, with the simplicity of those late-1970s designs carrying a nostalgic warmth among long-standing supporters. In more recent years, Bristol City kits have been supplied by Hummel, giving the red shirts a distinctive Scandinavian design sensibility that has proved popular with supporters and shirt collectors alike.
