1978–79 Bristol City F.C. season

During the 1978–79 English football season, Bristol City competed in the Football League First Division.

Bristol City
1978–79 season
Manager Alan Dicks
StadiumAshton Gate
First Division13th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round

Season summary

Bristol City comfortably avoided relegation, finishing 13th in the First Division.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 15 14 48 61 13 41
12 Middlesbrough 42 15 10 17 57 50 +7 40
13 Bristol City 42 15 10 17 47 51 4 40
14 Southampton 42 12 16 14 47 53 6 40
15 Manchester City 42 13 13 16 58 56 +2 39
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Kit

Bristol City's kit was produced by Umbro.

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ENG Ray Cashley
GK  SCO John Shaw
DF  ENG Gary Collier
DF  ENG Terry Cooper
DF  ENG Norman Hunter
DF  ENG Geoff Merrick
DF  ENG David Rodgers
DF  ENG Paul Stevens
DF  WAL Peter Aitken
DF  SCO Donnie Gillies
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Trevor Tainton
MF  ENG Clive Whitehead
MF  WAL Howard Pritchard
MF  SCO Gerry Gow
MF  SCO Gerry Sweeney
FW  ENG Chris Garland
FW  SCO Tom Ritchie
FW  ENG Kevin Mabbutt
FW  ENG Joe Royle

Awards

At the end of season, Gerry Gow was given the club's Player of the Season award.

References


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