The 2022–23 season was the 125th season in the existence of Bristol City Football Club and the club's eighth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup.
Squad
No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Apps. Goals Year signed Signed from Transfer fee Ends Goalkeepers12Max O'LearyGK6802015AcademyTrainee202313Harvey Wiles-RichardsGK002019 Bath CityFree transfer202323Nikita HaikinGK002023Free AgentFree transfer2023 Defenders2Kane WilsonRB/RM712022 Forest Green RoversUndisclosed20253Jay DasilvaLB/LM14222019 ChelseaUndisclosed20234Kal NaismithLB/CB/RB2612022 Luton TownFree transfer20255Robert AtkinsonCB/LB6662021 Oxford UnitedUndisclosed202416Cameron PringLB6612016AcademyTrainee202319George TannerRB/CB4012021 Carlisle UnitedUndisclosed202422Tomáš KalasCB15212019 Chelsea£8,000,000202324Duncan IdehenCB202022 Birmingham CityFree transfer202326Zak VynerCB/RB13822015AcademyTrainee2023 Midfielders6Matty JamesCM/DM6812021 Leicester CityFree20247Alex ScottCM8662021AcademyTraineeUndisclosed8Joe WilliamsDM/CM6022020 Wigan Athletic£1,200,000202410Andy KingCM/AM/DM4112021 OH LeuvenFree202311Anis MehmetiAM/CM1312023 Wycombe WanderersUndisclosed202617Mark SykesCM/RM/LM3852022 Oxford UnitedFree202518Ayman BenarousCM1202021AcademyTrainee202529Josh OwersCM002022AcademyTrainee202435Omar Taylor-ClarkeCM902023AcademyTrainee202536Marlee FrancoisLW/RW/AM202023AcademyTrainee2023 Forwards9Harry CornickCF/RW/LW1312023 Luton TownUndisclosed202614Andreas WeimannSS/CF/RW/LW190482018 Derby CountyUndisclosed202415Tommy ConwayCF45112020AcademyTrainee202420Sam BellCF3552019AcademyTraineeUndisclosed21Nahki WellsCF145292020 BurnleyUndisclosed2023 Out on loan27Dylan KadjiDM/CM412021AcademyTraineeUndisclosed28Sam PearsonRW/LW502020AcademyTrainee202430Han-Noah MassengoCM/DM10802019 Monaco£7,200,000202331Stefan BajicGK102022 PauFree transfer2025Taylor MooreCB/RB6112016 Lens£1,500,0002023
Statistics
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol City.
!colspan=14|Players who left the club during the season:
Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total115FWTommy Conway 90312221FWNahki Wells 110011311FWAntoine Semenyo 6118414FWAndreas Weimann 6017517MFMark Sykes 510620FWSam Bell 330675 DFRobert Atkinson 400487 MFAlex Scott 11028 MFJoe Williams 2002102 DFKane Wilson 10014 DFKal Naismith 00119 FWChris Martin 10019 FWHarry Cornick 100111MFAnis Mehmeti 100116DFCameron Pring 100126DFZak Vyner 100127MFDylan Kadji 0011Own Goals 3003Total 556869
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 17 MFAlex Scott 9000001001000126DFZak Vyner 80000010090038 MFJoe Williams 70010000080016DFCameron Pring 600200000800511FWAntoine Semenyo 50010000060066 CMMatty James 50000000050014FWAndreas Weimann 50000000050017MFMark Sykes 500000000500921FWNahki Wells 400000000400105 DFRobert Atkinson 3000000003001110MFAndy King 20000000020019DFGeorge Tanner 10100000010125DFTimm Klose 20000000020030MFHan-Noah Massengo 20000000020032DFJoe Low 100000100200163 DFJay Dasilva 1000000001004 DFKal Naismith 0001000001009 FWHarry Cornick 1000000001009FWChris Martin 10000000010011MFAnis Mehmeti 10000000010015FWTommy Conway 10000000010027MFDylan Kadji 10000000010035MFOmar Taylor-Clarke 100000000100Total 71015003007901
Transfers In Date Position Player From Fee Ref. 10 June 2022 MF Ben Acey Guernsey Free transfer 10 June 2022 FW Tim Ap Sion Guernsey Free transfer 10 June 2022 DF Kane Wilson Forest Green Rovers Compensation 16 June 2022 MF Ewan Clark Oxford City Undisclosed 1 July 2022 DF Kal Naismith Luton Town Free transfer 1 July 2022 MF Mark Sykes Oxford United Free transfer 5 July 2022 GK Stefan Bajic Pau Free transfer 25 January 2023 GK Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt Free transfer 31 January 2023 MF Anis Mehmeti Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed 31 January 2023 FW Harry Cornick Luton Town £750,000
Out Date Position Player To Fee Ref. 21 June 2022 MF Kasey Palmer Coventry City £1,400,000 30 June 2022 DF Khari Allen Unattached Released 30 June 2022 FW Louis Britton Cork City Free transfer 30 June 2022 DF Robbie Cundy Barnsley Free Transfer 30 June 2022 FW Saikou Janneh Cambridge United Free Transfer 30 June 2022 GK Matt Martin Plymouth Argyle Free Transfer 30 June 2022 MF Callum O'Dowda Cardiff City Free transfer 30 June 2022 DF Barney Soady Unattached Released 30 June 2022 DF Nathaniel Williams Unattached Released 13 July 2022 MF Reuben McAllister Hibernian Undisclosed 21 July 2022 MF Tyreeq Bakinson Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed 29 August 2022 DF Nathan Baker Retired 6 January 2023 DF Ryley Towler Portsmouth Undisclosed 25 January 2023 GK Dan Bentley Wolverhampton Wanderers £2,000,000 27 January 2023 FW Antoine Semenyo AFC Bournemouth £10,500,000 31 January 2023 DF Timm Klose Unattached Contract Terminated 31 January 2023 FW Chris Martin Queens Park Rangers Free transfer 21 March 2023 GK Nikita Haikin Bodø/Glimt Free transfer
Loans out Date from Position Player To Date until Ref. 26 June 2022 FW Owura Edwards Ross County End of Season 4 July 2022 DF Taylor Moore Shrewsbury Town End of Season 22 July 2022 DF James Taylor Cheltenham Town 3 January 2023 23 July 2022 MF Tommy Backwell Bath City 1 January 2023 23 July 2022 FW Zac Bell Bath City 1 January 2023 23 July 2022 FW Prince Henry Yate Town 1 January 2023 23 July 2022 FW Omar Taylor-Clarke Yate Town 1 September 2022 28 July 2022 FW Sam Pearson Yeovil Town 1 January 2023 2 August 2022 MF Seb Palmer-Houlden Chippenham Town 1 September 2022 5 August 2022 GK Will Buse Yeovil Town End of Season 18 August 2022 DF Duncan Idehen Carlisle United 8 December 2022 1 September 2022 DF Ryley Towler AFC Wimbledon 6 January 2023 14 September 2022 GK Harvey Wiles-Richards Hereford 12 October 2022 16 September 2022 MF Josh Owers Gloucester City 6 December 2022 25 October 2022 FW Ewan Clark Yeovil Town 1 January 2023 26 December 2022 MF Ben Acey Guernsey 26 January 2023 4 January 2023 DF Joe Low Walsall End of Season 6 January 2023 GK Mac Boyd Melksham Town 3 February 2023 6 January 2023 FW Brandon Oberteri Yate Town 3 February 2023 6 January 2023 FW Sam Pearson AFC Wimbledon End of Season 6 January 2023 FW Olly Thomas Bath City End of Season 19 January 2023 GK Stefan Bajic Valenciennes End of Season 30 January 2023 MF Han-Noah Massengo Auxerre End of Season 31 January 2023 MF Dylan Kadji Swindon Town End of Season 25 February 2023 MF Josh Owers Yeovil Town End of Season 25 February 2023 MF Seb Palmer-Houlden Yeovil Town End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies Bristol City announced their first pre-season fixture on May 24, with a trip to Plymouth Argyle scheduled. A second friendly, against Bournemouth was later confirmed.
Competitions Overall record
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.
FA Cup
The Robins were drawn at home to Swansea City in the third round, against West Bromwich Albion in the fourth round and also to Manchester City in the fifth round.
EFL Cup
Bristol City were drawn away to Coventry City in the first round and to Wycombe Wanderers in the second round.
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