Our first meeting with Bristol City was in our third season as a Division 3 club back in 1923. We drew 1-1 at the Vic but lost 3-1 at Ashton Gate seven days later.
In all encounters including those in such prestigious competitions as the Division 3 (South) Cup, Anglo Italian Cup and Associate Members Cup we've met 84 times, winning 25, drawing 25, losing 34, scoring 109 and conceding 125. At Ashton Gate we've played 42 games and have won just 7, drawing 13, losing 22, scoring 43 and conceding 73.
The last encounter at Ashton Gate was Malky's last as caretaker with Judas watching in the stands. We drew 1-1 with Tommy Smith equalising a minute after we went behind. A month later we had possibly the most miserable Boxing Day since Fulham tore us apart 5-0 at Craven Cottage in 2000. We went down 4-2 at home with City scoring their first after about 30 seconds. Raziak and an own goal were our contributions, and although there were only two goals difference it was a game we were never in.
City are currently 12th, level with us on 31 points but with a better goal difference of 4. On Boxing Day they went down 2-1 to QPR. In their last home game they drew 1-1 with Reading.
Mutual friends are, of course, Gary Johnson who could've been our boss if things had worked out differently and Keith Millen who is his assistant. One other thing we have in common with them is a player on loan at Skoda Xanthi. Peter Styvar is Xanthi's 41 whilst Nathan Ellington has bizarely decided to wear the no.99 shirt.
