The 2024–25 season was the 127th season in the history of Bristol City Football Club and their tenth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef. 1 July 2024 FW Fally Mayulu Rapid Wien £2,500,000 19 July 2024 FW Sinclair Armstrong Queens Park Rangers £2,500,000 16 August 2024 FW Scott Twine Burnley £3,200,000 23 August 2024 MF Marcus McGuane Oxford United Undisclosed 30 August 2024 DF Luke McNally Burnley £1,750,000
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2024 MF Ben Acey Guernsey Free 30 June 2024 DF Zac Bell Maidenhead United Free 30 June 2024 GK Mac Boyd Free agent Released 30 June 2024 FW Marlee Francois Auckland FC Free 30 June 2024 FW Callum Hutton Risca United Free 30 June 2024 DF Duncan Idehen Derry City Free 30 June 2024 MF Matty James Wrexham Free 30 June 2024 MF Dylan Kadji Weston-super-Mare Free 30 June 2024 MF Andy King Retired 30 June 2024 DF Harry Leeson Bishop's Cleeve Free 30 June 2024 FW Andreas Weimann Blackburn Rovers Free 30 June 2024 GK Harvey Wiles-Richards Bath City Free 16 August 2024 FW Tommy Conway Middlesbrough £5,000,000 17 January 2025 FW Brandon Bak Weston-super-Mare Free 3 February 2025 MF Tommy Backwell Cheltenham Town Free 3 February 2025 MF Omar Taylor-Clarke Dunfermline Athletic Free
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromUntilRef 9 July 2024 FW Yū Hirakawa Machida Zelvia 31 May 2025 14 August 2024 MF George Earthy West Ham United 31 May 2025
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerLoaned toUntilRef. 1 July 2024 DF Jamie Knight-Lebel Crewe Alexandra 31 May 2025 1 July 2024 FW Seb Palmer-Houlden Dundee 31 May 2025 1 July 2024 FW Ephraim Yeboah Doncaster Rovers 1 January 2025 5 August 2024 DF Raphael Araoye Yeovil Town 17 October 2024 17 August 2024 FW Brandon Bak Weston-super-Mare 6 January 2025 21 August 2024 FW Josh Stokes Cambridge United 31 May 2025 23 August 2024 MF Taylor Gardner-Hickman Birmingham City 30 May 2025 2 September 2024 GK Josey Casa-Grande Bath City 2 October 2024 28 September 2024 MF Marley Rose Weston-super-Mare 6 January 2025 6 December 2024 GK Josey Casa-Grande Weymouth 3 January 2025 10 December 2024 DF Raphael Araoye Weston-super-Mare 8 January 2025 3 January 2025 DF Rob Atkinson Portsmouth 31 May 2025 16 January 2025 MF Tommy Backwell Cheltenham Town 3 February 2025 26 January 2025 FW Fally Mayulu Sturm Graz 31 May 2025 28 January 2025 DF Kal Naismith Luton Town 31 May 2025 31 January 2025 FW Ephraim Yeboah Dunfermline Athletic 31 May 2025
New Contracts DatePosPlayerUntilSquadRef18 November 2024FW Luke Skinner2027Academy2 February 2025FW Mark Sykes2026First team22 May 2025DF Cameron Pring2028First team
Pre-season and friendlies On 9 May, Bristol City announced they would host Willem II in what would be the final pre-season friendly. A second friendly was later confirmed against Aldershot Town. A further two more were added on June 4, versus Newport County and Exeter City, both behind closed doors. On 10 June, City announced a friendly against Cheltenham Town.
Competitions Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.
Play-offs
Bristol finished 6th in the regular season, and will face third-placed Sheffield United in the semi-finals, first leg at home then second leg away.
FA Cup
Bristol City entered the competition at the third round stage, and were drawn at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
EFL Cup
On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bristol City being drawn at home against Coventry City.
Statistics Appearances and goals
References