2015–16 Bristol City F.C. season

Bristol City
2015–16 season
Manager	Steve Cotterill; (until 14 January 2016); John Pemberton and Wade Elliott (caretaker); (From 14 January 2016); Lee Johnson); (From 6 February 2016)
Stadium	Ashton Gate
Championship	18th
FA Cup	Third Round; (knocked out by West Bromwich Albion)
League Cup	First round; (knocked out by Luton Town)
Top goalscorer	League: Jonathan Kodjia (19); All: Jonathan Kodjia (20)
Highest home attendance	15,791; vs. Huddersfield Town (30 April 2016)
Lowest home attendance	14,291; vs. Brentford (15 August 2015)
Average home league attendance	15,292
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Bristol City's 118th season as a professional football club and their first back in the Championship following promotion last season. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	End
Goalkeepers
1	Frank Fielding	GK	Blackburn	36	99	0	Derby County	26 June 2013	£200,000	2016
12	Richard O'Donnell	GK	Sheffield	36	21	0	Wigan Athletic	1 February 2016	Free	2018
24	Max O'Leary	GK	Bristol	28	2	0	Academy	8 August 2015	Trainee	2017
Defenders
2	Mark Little	RWB	Worcester	26	2	2	Peterborough United	25 June 2014	Free	2017
3	Derrick Williams	LB/CB		31	132	4	Aston Villa	24 June 2014	Free	2016
4	Aden Flint	CB	Pinxton	35	148	24	Swindon Town	11 June 2013	£300,000	2019
5	Luke Ayling	CB/RB	London	33	94	4	Yeovil Town	8 July 2014	Undisclosed	2017
13	Scott Golbourne	LB	Bristol	36	32	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	28 January 2016	Undisclosed	2018
16	Alex Pearce	CB	Wallingford	36	7	0	Derby County	19 January 2016	Loan	2016
17	Nathan Baker	CB	Worcester	33	37	1	Aston Villa	1 September 2015	Loan	2016
26	Adam Matthews	RB	Swansea	32	9	0	Sunderland	7 March 2016	Loan	2016
Midfielders
7	Korey Smith	CM	Hatfield, Herts	33	94	2	Oldham Athletic	27 June 2014	Undisclosed	2017
11	Scott Wagstaff	LM/LWB	Maidstone	34	89	9	Charlton Athletic	8 July 2013	Free	2016
14	Bobby Reid	CM	Bristol	31	70	4	Academy	29 April 2011	Trainee	2017
15	Luke Freeman	AM/WG	Dartford	32	99	8	Stevenage	26 June 2014	Undisclosed	2017
21	Marlon Pack	CM	Portsmouth	33	145	4	Cheltenham Town	2 August 2013	£100,000	2017
23	Joe Bryan	LM/LWB	Bristol	31	133	12	Academy	1 August 2011	Trainee	2019
Forwards
9	Lee Tomlin	SS	Leicester	35	18	6	Bournemouth	27 January 2016	Loan	2016
10	Kieran Agard	CF	Newham	35	74	18	Rotherham United	21 August 2014	Undisclosed	2017
18	Aaron Wilbraham	CF	Knutsford	45	89	29	Crystal Palace	2 July 2014	Free	2017
19	Paul Garita	CF	Douala	29	0	0	Châteauroux	7 January 2016	£50,000	Undisclosed
22	Jonathan Kodjia	CF	Saint-Denis	35	48	20	Angers	20 July 2015	£2,000,000	2018
27	Peter Odemwingie	CF/WG	Tashkent	43	7	2	Stoke City	11 March 2016	Loan	2016
6	Adam El-Abd	CB	Brighton	40	21	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	16 January 2014	Undisclosed	2017
20	Wesley Burns	WG	Cardiff	30	53	4	Academy	18 December 2012	Trainee	2017
—	Karleigh Osborne	CB	Southall	36	32	1	Millwall	7 January 2014	Undisclosed	2016

Statistics

As of 8 May 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Frank Fielding	22	0	21+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Mark Little	7	0	2+3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Derrick Williams	26	1	21+3	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Aden Flint	47	6	44+0	6	2+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Luke Ayling	36	0	29+4	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Korey Smith	39	0	37+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Lee Tomlin (on loan from Bournemouth)	18	6	18+0	6	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Kieran Agard	26	3	6+17	2	0+2	1	0+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Scott Wagstaff	9	1	1+7	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
12	GK	ENG	Richard O'Donnell	21	0	21+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Bobby Reid	30	2	16+12	2	1+0	0	0+1	0
15	MF	ENG	Luke Freeman	44	1	36+5	1	2+0	0	1+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Alex Pearce (on loan from Derby County)	7	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Nathan Baker (on loan from Aston Villa)	37	1	36+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	ENG	Aaron Wilbraham	46	8	25+18	8	1+1	0	1+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Marlon Pack	48	1	45+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0
22	FW	FRA	Jonathan Kodjia	48	20	43+2	19	1+1	1	1+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Joe Bryan	40	2	34+5	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	GK	ENG	Max O'Leary	2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
25	DF	ENG	Zak Vyner	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	WAL	Adam Matthews (on loan from Sunderland)	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	NGA	Peter Odemwingie (on loan from Stoke City)	7	2	3+4	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF	ENG	George Dowling	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
First team players out on loan:
20	FW	WAL	Wes Burns	17	1	2+12	1	1+1	0	0+1	0
Players who have left the club during the season:
8	MF	ENG	Ben Gladwin (on loan from Queens Park Rangers)	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	FW	ENG	Callum Robinson (on loan from Aston Villa)	7	1	1+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
9	FW	ENG	Simon Cox (on loan from Reading)	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Ryan Fredericks	5	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	MF	ENG	Elliott Bennett (on loan from Norwich City)	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Liam Moore (on loan from Leicester City)	10	0	5+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	GK	ENG	Ben Hamer (on loan from Leicester City)	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of 7 May 2016

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	22	FW	Jonathan Kodjia	19	1	0	20
2	18	FW	Aaron Wilbraham	8	0	0	8
3	4	DF	Aden Flint	6	0	0	6
3	9	FW	Lee Tomlin	6	0	0	6
5	10	FW	Kieran Agard	2	1	0	3
6	14	MF	Bobby Reid	2	0	0	2
	23	MF	Joe Bryan	2	0	0	2
	27	FW	Peter Odemwingie	2	0	0	2
9	3	DF	Derrick Williams	1	0	0	1
	8	FW	Callum Robinson	0	0	1	1
	11	MF	Scott Wagstaff	1	0	0	1
	15	MF	Luke Freeman	1	0	0	1
	17	DF	Nathan Baker	1	0	0	1
	20	FW	Wes Burns	1	0	0	1
	21	MF	Marlon Pack	1	0	0	1
Total				54	2	1	58*

Includes one goal in the League

Disciplinary record

As of 7 May 2016

No.	Po.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
No.	Po.	Name
4	DF	Aden Flint	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
5	DF	Luke Ayling	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7	MF	Korey Smith	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
9	FW	Lee Tomlin	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
10	FW	Kieran Agard	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	GK	Richard O'Donnell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF	Ryan Fredericks	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13	MF	Elliott Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	Bobby Reid	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	MF	Luke Freeman	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
16	DF	Alex Pearce	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	DF	Liam Moore	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	DF	Nathan Baker	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
18	FW	Aaron Wilbraham	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
19	GK	Ben Hamer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	FW	Wes Burns	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	Marlon Pack	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
22	FW	Jonathan Kodjia	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
23	MF	Joe Bryan	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
25	DF	Zak Vyner	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			64	3	2	0	0	0	66	3

Contracts

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Status	Contract length	Expiry date	Source
21	MF	Marlon Pack	24	Signed	2 years	June 2017	BBC Spor
4	DF	Aden Flint	25	Extended	2 years	June 2019	BBC Sport
23	MF	Joe Bryan	21	Extended	3 years	June 2019	BBC Sport
18	FW	Aaron Wilbraham	36	Signed	1 years	June 2017	BBC Sport
14	MF	Bobby Reid	23	Signed	1 year	June 2017	BBC Sport
20	FW	Wes Burns	21	Signed	1 year	June 2017	BBC Sport
14	MF	Bobby Reid	23	Signed	2 years	June 2019	BBC Sport

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
20 July 2015	CF	Jonathan Kodjia	Angers	£2,000,000	^[2]^[3]
6 August 2015	RB	Ryan Fredericks	Tottenham Hotspur	Undisclosed	^[4]
7 January 2016	CF	Paul Garita	Châteauroux	£50,000	^[5]
28 January 2016	LB	Scott Golbourne	Wovlerhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	^[6]
1 February 2016	GK	Richard O'Donnell	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	^[7]

Total spending: £2,050,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	AM	Wade Elliott	Retired	—	^[8]
1 July 2015	CF	Jay Emmanuel-Thomas	Queens Park Rangers ^[a]	Free transfer	^[10]
1 July 2015	GK	Dave Richards	Crewe Alexandra ^[b]	Free transfer	^[10]
27 July 2015	LB	Greg Cunningham	Preston North End	Undisclosed	^[12]
31 August 2015	RB	Ryan Fredericks	Fulham	Undisclosed	^[13]
16 September 2015	CM	Gus Mafuta	Gateshead	Free transfer	^[14]

^ Following Emmanuel-Thomas' release he joined Queens Park Rangers.^[9]
^ Following Richards' release he joined Crewe Alexandra.^[11]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
7 August 2015	CF	Callum Robinson	Aston Villa	5 January 2016	^[15]
11 August 2015	GK	Ben Hamer	Leicester City	17 November 2015	^[16]^[17]
1 September 2015	CB	Liam Moore	Leicester City	4 January 2016	^[18]
1 September 2015	CB	Nathan Baker	Aston Villa	End of season	^[19]
9 October 2015	RW	Elliott Bennett	Norwich City	3 January 2016	^[20]
9 October 2015	CF	Simon Cox	Reading	3 January 2016	^[20]
12 January 2016	GK	Richard O'Donnell	Wigan Athletic	1 February 2016	^[21]
19 January 2016	CM	Ben Gladwin	Queens Park Rangers	20 March 2016	^[22]
19 January 2016	CB	Alex Pearce	Derby County	End of Season	^[22]
27 January 2016	SS	Lee Tomlin	Bournemouth	End of Season	^[23]
7 March 2016	RB	Adam Matthews	Sunderland	End of Season	^[24]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
2 July 2015	CB	Karleigh Osborne	AFC Wimbledon	End of Season	^[25]
16 February 2016	WG	Wes Burns	Fleetwood Town	8 May 2016	^[26]
26 February 2016	CB	Adam El-Abd	Gillingham	End of Season	^[27]
18 March 2016	GK	Max O'Leary	Kidderminster Harriers	14 April 2016 ^[a]	^[29]

^ O'Leary's was recalled on 14 April.^[28]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

5 July 2015 (2015-07-05) Community Match	Brislington and Keynsham Town	0–5	Bristol City	Brislington
		Report	Smith Reid Pack Harper

10 July 2015 (2015-07-10) Friendly	Bath City	0–1	Bristol City	Twerton
19:45 BST		Report	Wilbraham 12' (pen.)	Stadium: Twerton Park

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Friendly	Farense	1–1	Bristol City	Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 CEST	Rashid 57'	Report	Flint 72'	Stadium: Estadio da Nora

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly	Braga	1–1	Bristol City	Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 CEST	Martins 70'	Report	Freeman 8'	Stadium: Estadio da Nora

30 July 2015 (2015-07-30) Friendly	Yeovil Town	1–0	Bristol City	Yeovil
19:45 BST	Mellason 90'	Report		Stadium: Huish Park

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Nottingham Forest	46	13	16	17	43	47	−4	55
17	Reading	46	13	13	20	52	59	−7	52
18	Bristol City	46	13	13	20	54	71	−17	52
19	Huddersfield Town	46	13	12	21	59	70	−11	51
20	Fulham	46	12	15	19	66	79	−13	51

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Bristol City	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Wallace 43' Lees 60' McGugan 71'	BBC Sport	43' Fredericks 65' Pack 90+7' Wilbraham	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,255 Referee: James Adcock

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Bristol City	2–4	Brentford	Bristol
15:00 BST	Kodjia 2' Pack 6' Wilbraham 23' Freeman 35'	BBC Report	9' Judge 21' Gogia 43' (og) Williams 60' Gray 71' Hofmann	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,291 Referee: Keith Stroud

19 August 2015 (2015-08-19) 3	Bristol City	2–2	Leeds United	Bristol
19:45 BST	Fredricks 3' Hamer 39' Agard 89' Flint 90+5'	Report	37' Adeyemi 39' (pen.) Antenucci 52' 90+3' Wood 53' Bamba 70' Bryam 90' Wootton	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 14,712 Referee: Andy Davies

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Middlesbrough	0–1	Bristol City	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST		Report	8' Bryan 37' Wilbraham	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,236 Referee: Paul Tierney

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Bristol City	1–2	Burnley	Bristol
15:00 BST	Kodjia 90'	Report	Mee 34' Keane 40'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,002 Referee: Mike Dean

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 6	Birmingham City	4–2	Bristol City	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Donaldson 10', 20', 41' (pen.) Grounds 77'	Report	Kodjia 32', 66'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 18,819 Referee: Mark Brown

15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 7	Preston North End	1–1	Bristol City	Preston
19:45 BST	Kilkenny 40'	Report	Wilbraham 81'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 9,963 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Bristol City	0–2	Reading	Bristol
15:00 BST		Report	9' Blackman 13' McCleary	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,385 Referee: Steve Martin

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Ipswich Town	2–2	Bristol City	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Chambers 46' Sears 86'	Report	53' Freeman 56' Kodjia	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,347 Referee: Peter Bankes

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 10	Bristol City	1–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Bristol
15:00 BST	Kodjia 6'	Report	90' Powell	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 14,535 Referee: Darren Bond

16 October 2015 (2015-10-16) 11	Bristol City	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Bristol
19:45 BST	Wilbraham 4', 11'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,285 Referee: Lee Mason

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 12	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Bristol City	Brighton
15:00 BST	Baldock 53' Zamora 82'	Report	17' Williams	Stadium: AMEX Stadium Attendance: 23,181 Referee: Iain Williamson

26 October 2015 (2015-10-26) 13	Cardiff City	0–0	Bristol City	Cardiff
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,287 Referee: Craig Pawson

31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 14	Bristol City	1–4	Fulham	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Kodjia 90'	Report	2', 18' Dembele 33' McCormack 36' Tunnicliffe	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,752 Referee: Andy Woolmer

3 November 2015 (2015-11-03) 15	Bristol City	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Kodjia 45'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,517 Referee: Simon Hooper

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 16	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Bristol City	Bolton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,239 Referee: Stuart Atwell

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 17	Bristol City	1–1	Hull City	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Agard 39'	Report	73' Maloney	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 14,590 Referee: Paul Tierney

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 18	Rotherham United	3–0	Bristol City	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Clarke-Harris 9', 27' (pen) Frecklington 75'	Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,949 Referee: Tim Robinson

5 December 2015 (2015-12-05) 19	Bristol City	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Baker	Report	59' Hanley 89' (pen) Marshall	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,021 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 20	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Bristol City	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT	Bunn 84'	Report	7' Kodjia 29' Flint	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 13,255 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) 21	Derby County	4–0	Bristol City	Derby
19:45 GMT	Ince 42', 63', 71' Russell 76'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,781 Referee: Andy Woolmer

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Bristol City	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Wilbraham 80'	Report	56' Junior Hoilett	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,754 Referee: Mark Haywood

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23	Bristol City	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Baker 45'	Report	90' Lennon	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,285 Referee: Oliver Langford

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24	Burnley	4–0	Bristol City	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Gray 37', 45', 78' Arfield 71'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 17,234 Referee: Andy Madley

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25	Reading	1–0	Bristol City	Reading
15:00 GMT	Blackman 90'	Report		Stadium: Madjeski Stadium Attendance: 19,677 Referee: Darren Hadley

12 January 2016 (2016-01-12) 26	Bristol City	1–2	Preston North End	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Wilbraham 56'	Report	54' (og) Baker 80' Cunningham	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 14,586 Referee: James Lingington

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27	Bristol City	1–0	Middlesbrough	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Burns 90'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,670 Referee: Carl Boyeson

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28	Leeds United	1–0	Bristol City	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Doukara 59'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 20,441 Referee: Charles Breakspear

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 29	Bristol City	0–0	Birmingham City	Bristol
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,728 Referee: Robert Lewis

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Bristol City	London
15:00 GMT		Report	21' (pen) Tomlin	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,342 Referee: Mike Jones

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31	Bristol City	2–1	Ipswich Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Flint 20', 35'	Report	61' Pitman	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,736 Referee: Tony Harrington

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32	Milton Keynes Dons	0–2	Bristol City	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT		Report	45+1', 60' Kodjia	Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 12,825 Referee: Keith Hill

23 February 2016 (2016-02-23) 33	Bristol City	0–4	Brighton & Hove Albion	Bristol
19:45 GMT		Report	8' Murphy 21' Baldock 56' Hemed 75' (og) Little	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,256 Referee: David Coote

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 34	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Bristol City	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT	Osborn 30'	Report	41' Kodjia 70' Flint	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,551 Referee: David Webb

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35	Bristol City	0–2	Cardiff City	Bristol
12:00 GMT		Report	21' Immers 83' O'Keefe	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,758 Referee: Graham Scott

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 36	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Bristol City	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT	Byrne 47' Doherty 90+4'	Report	77' Flint	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 17,459 Referee: Scott Duncan

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 37	Fulham	1–2	Bristol City	London
15:00 GMT	McCormack 3'	Report	69' Pack 90' Tomlin	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,316 Referee: Phil Gibbs

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 38	Bristol City	6–0	Bolton Wanderers	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Wilbraham 3' Tomlin 10' Odemwingige 53' Wagstaff 79' Kodjia 86', 87'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,608 Referee: James Adcock

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 39	Hull City	4–0	Bristol City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Davies 14' Snodgrass 39' Diamé 71' Aluko 80'	Report		Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,521 Referee: Stuart Atwell

5 April 2016 (2016-04-05) 40	Bristol City	1–1	Rotherham United	Bristol
19:45 BST	Odemwingie 54'	Report	12' Derbyshire	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,248 Referee: Gavin Ward

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Bristol City	4–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Bristol
15:00 BST	Palmer 10' (og) Reid 13' Tomlin 42' (pen.) Kodjia 52' (pen)	Report	61' (og) O'Donnell	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,854 Referee: Charles Breakspear

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Brentford	1–1	Bristol City	London
15:00 BST	Hogan 90+1'	Report	45' Tomlin	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 12,071 Referee: Darren Handley

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Bristol City	2–3	Derby County	Bristol
19:45 BST	Kodjia 38' Reid 44'	Report	Russell 37' Bryson 52' Ince 57'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,341 Referee: Andy Davies

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Bristol City	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Graham 17', 80'	Report	70' Kodjia 74' Wilbraham 86' Smith	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,752 Referee: Tim Robinson

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	Bristol City	4–0	Huddersfield Town	Bristol
15:00 BST	Kodjia 45', 67' Bryan 64' Tomlin 77'	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,791 Referee: Fred Graham

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Bristol City	London
12:30 BST	Henry 63'	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,679 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

FA Cup

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) Round 3	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Bristol City	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Berahino 67' Morrison 90'	Report	74' Kodjia 83' Agard	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,917 Referee: Graham Scott

19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Round 3 Replay	Bristol City	0–1	West Bromwich Albion	Bristol
19:45 GMT		Report	52' Rondón	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 15,185 Referee: Jonathan Moss

League Cup

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round	Luton Town	3–1	Bristol City	Luton
19:45 BST	Marriott 44', 63' Benson 59'	BBC Report	71' Robinson	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 3,948 Referee: James Linington

Overall summary

Summary

Games played	49 (46 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games won	13 (13 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games drawn	14 (13 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games lost	22 (20 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	57 (54 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals conceded	78 (70 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goal difference	-22
Clean sheets	11 (11 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow cards	66 (64 Championship, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Red cards	3 (3 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Worst Discipline	Nathan Baker (9 , 1
Best result	6–0 vs Bolton Wanderers (19 Mar 16)
Worst result	0–4 vs Derby County (15 Dec 15) 0–4 vs Burnley (28 Dec 15) 0–4 vs Brighton (24 Feb 15) 0–4 vs Hull City (2 Apr 16)
Most appearances	Aden Flint (45)
Top scorer	Jonathan Kodjia (20)
Points	52

Score overview

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double
Birmingham City	0–0	2–4	No
Blackburn Rovers	0–2	2–2	No
Bolton Wanderers	6–0	0–0	No
Brentford	2–4	1–1	No
Brighton & Hove Albion	0–4	1–2	No
Burnley	1–2	0–4	No
Cardiff City	0–2	0–0	No
Charlton Athletic	1–1	1–0	No
Derby County	0–4	2–3	No
Fulham	1–4	2–1	No
Huddersfield Town	4–0	2–0	Yes
Hull City	1–1	0–4	No
Ipswich Town	2–1	2–2	No
Leeds United	2–2	0–1	No
Middlesbrough	1–0	1–0	Yes
Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	2–0	No
Nottingham Forest	2–0	2–1	Yes
Preston North End	1–2	1–1	No
Queens Park Rangers	1–1	0–1	No
Reading	0–2	0–1	No
Rotherham United	1–1	0–3	No
Sheffield Wednesday	4–1	0–2	No
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	1–2	No

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
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	L
Position	21	23	22	18	20	21	22	23	24	24	19	21	20	21	21	20	19	20	21	19	21	20	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	21	20	20	19	20	20	19	19	19	20	19	17	21	20	18	18

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

^ "Championship 2015/2016 » Attendance » Home matches".
^ "Kodjia becomes first summer signing". Bristol City FC. 20 July 2015.
^ "Bristol City sign striker Jonathan Kodjia for about £2m". BBC Sport. 20 July 2015.
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^ "BRISTOL CITY: Robins take £50,000 "punt" on Chateauroux striker Arnold Garita". Bristol Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Scott Golbourne: Bristol City re-sign defender from Wolves". BBC Sport. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ "Richard O'Donnell: Bristol City sign Wigan Athletic goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ "Elliott offered Under-21 coaching job". Bristol City FC. 5 May 2015.
^ "QPR agree Emmanuel-Thomas signing". BBC Sport. 12 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Emmanuel-Thomas to exit Bristol City". BBC Sport. 5 May 2015.
^ "Goalkeeper Richards Signs For Crewe". Crewe Alexandra FC. 28 July 2015.
^ "Cunningham completes Preston switch". Bristol City FC. 27 July 2015.
^ "Fredericks seals Fulham switch". Bristol City FC. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "Gus Mafuta: Gateshead sign 20-year-old midfielder". BBC Sport. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
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^ ^a ^b "Bristol City: Elliott Bennett & Simon Cox join Robins on loan". BBC Sport. 9 October 2015.
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^ ^a ^b "Bristol City: Derby's Alex Pearce & QPR's Ben Gladwin join on loan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ "Lee Tomlin: Bristol City sign Bournemouth midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "Adam Matthews: Sunderland full-back joins Bristol City on loan". BBC Sport. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
^ "Osborne joins Wombles". Bristol City FC. 2 July 2015.
^ "Wes Burns: Bristol City striker joins Fleetwood Town on loan". BBC Sport. 16 February 2016.
^ "Adam El-Abd: Gillingham sign Bristol City defender on loan". BBC Sport. 26 February 2016.
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[10] Following Emmanuel-Thomas' release he joined Queens Park Rangers.^[9]

[13] Following Richards' release he joined Crewe Alexandra.^[11]

[31] O'Leary's was recalled on 14 April.^[28]

[1] "Championship 2015/2016 » Attendance » Home matches".

[2] "Kodjia becomes first summer signing". Bristol City FC. 20 July 2015.

[3] "Bristol City sign striker Jonathan Kodjia for about £2m". BBC Sport. 20 July 2015.

[4] "Fredericks joins from Spurs". Bristol City FC. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.

[5] "BRISTOL CITY: Robins take £50,000 "punt" on Chateauroux striker Arnold Garita". Bristol Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[6] "Scott Golbourne: Bristol City re-sign defender from Wolves". BBC Sport. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[7] "Richard O'Donnell: Bristol City sign Wigan Athletic goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[8] "Elliott offered Under-21 coaching job". Bristol City FC. 5 May 2015.

[9] "QPR agree Emmanuel-Thomas signing". BBC Sport. 12 June 2015.

[Two_Released-11] "Emmanuel-Thomas to exit Bristol City". BBC Sport. 5 May 2015.

[12] "Goalkeeper Richards Signs For Crewe". Crewe Alexandra FC. 28 July 2015.

[14] "Cunningham completes Preston switch". Bristol City FC. 27 July 2015.

[15] "Fredericks seals Fulham switch". Bristol City FC. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[16] "Gus Mafuta: Gateshead sign 20-year-old midfielder". BBC Sport. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

[17] "Robinson joins for the season". Bristol City FC. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

[18] "Hamer joins for the season". Bristol City FC. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2015.

[19] "Bristol City: Ben Hamer ends loan and returns to Leicester City". BBC Sport. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

[20] "City loan in Leicester's Moore". Bristol City FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[21] "Baker joins for the rest of the season". Bristol City FC. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[Bennett&Cox-22] "Bristol City: Elliott Bennett & Simon Cox join Robins on loan". BBC Sport. 9 October 2015.

[23] "ichard O'Donnell: Bristol City sign Wigan Athletic keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

[GladwinPearce-24] "Bristol City: Derby's Alex Pearce & QPR's Ben Gladwin join on loan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[25] "Lee Tomlin: Bristol City sign Bournemouth midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[26] "Adam Matthews: Sunderland full-back joins Bristol City on loan". BBC Sport. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

[27] "Osborne joins Wombles". Bristol City FC. 2 July 2015.

[28] "Wes Burns: Bristol City striker joins Fleetwood Town on loan". BBC Sport. 16 February 2016.

[29] "Adam El-Abd: Gillingham sign Bristol City defender on loan". BBC Sport. 26 February 2016.

[30] "Frank Fielding: Bristol City goalkeeper ruled out for rest of season". BBC Sport. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

[32] "Max O'Leary: Bristol City goalkeeper joins Kidderminster Harriers on loan". BBC Sport. 18 March 2016.

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