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  Bristol City FC    
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Bristol City are a soccer team from the west of England. I have adopted this quiz from one originally authored by pucklechurch.
Average, 10 Qns, Dizart, Oct 27 23
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  Bristol City FC History    
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This is a quiz about the history of Bristol City Football Club. Good luck!
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Bristol City Trivia Questions
1. Bristol City FC were founded in 1894 under what name?

From Quiz Bristol City FC

Answer: Bristol South End

Bristol South End were formed in 1894 and became Bristol City when they adopted professionalism in 1897. They merged with local rivals Bedminster FC in 1900, and kept their City moniker.

2. In which year was the club formed?

From Quiz Bristol City FC History

Answer: 1894

The club were originally named Bristol South End FC, until 1897 when they changed the name to Bristol City.

3. After turning professional in 1897, Bristol City joined which league?

From Quiz Bristol City FC

Answer: Southern League

The Southern League was the strongest league outside of the Football league in the late 19th/early 20th century, with members including clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham and Southampton. Bristol City became members in 1897 and remained there until being elected into The Football League in 1901.

4. What year did Bristol City move into Ashton Gate?

From Quiz Bristol City FC History

Answer: 1904

From their formation in 1894, the club played at St. John's Lane, before merging with Bedminster FC in 1900, who played at Ashton Gate. The merged club then proceeded to play at both grounds until making Ashton Gate their full-time home.

5. Bristol City played home games at St John's Lane until 1904, when they moved into which stadium which would become their permanent home?

From Quiz Bristol City FC

Answer: Ashton Gate

Ashton Gate was originally the home ground of Bedminster FC, who Bristol City merged with in 1900. A record attendance figure was set in 1935 when 43,335 people watched an F.A. Cup tie against Preston North End. After a major redevelopment in 2017, the ground had an all-seated capacity of 27,000.

6. What has been Bristol City's first-choice shirt colour ever since their formation in 1894?

From Quiz Bristol City FC

Answer: Red

Bristol City have always worn red shirts, and they normally accompany them with white shorts, although an all-red outfit has been used in some seasons.

7. Who was Bristol City's first manager in their history?

From Quiz Bristol City FC History

Answer: Sam Hollis

Hollis actually had three spells as manager. The first being from 1897-99, the second from 1901-05, and finally from 1911-13.

8. Bristol City reached the final of the F.A. Cup in 1909 but were defeated by which team?

From Quiz Bristol City FC

Answer: Manchester United

In the 1909 F.A. Cup, Bristol City defeated Southampton, Bury, Norwich City, and Glossop to reach the semi-finals, where they were paired with Derby County. After a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge, City won the replay 2-1 at St Andrews in Birmingham. The final took place at Crystal Palace on 24th April 24th 1909, where a solitary goal by Sandy Turnbull won the trophy for Manchester United.

9. What is the avian nickname of Bristol City FC?

From Quiz Bristol City FC

Answer: The Robins

Bristol City adopted the "Robins" nickname in the 1940s, their red and white colours being similar to the plumage of the bird. A robin appears on the club's crest.

10. How many league goals did Andy Cole score for the club during season 1992-93?

From Quiz Bristol City FC History

Answer: 20

Cole was signed from Arsenal in July 1992. He played 41 league games for his 20 goals, and Newcastle United saw his obvious talent and snapped him up in March 1993. Between 1993-95, Cole scored an incredible 55 goals in 70 league games for Newcastle, before being sold on to Manchester United, where he spent nearly 7 years, and hit 93 goals in 185 games, before being off-loaded to Blackburn Rovers at the end of 2001.

11. Where did the club sign Peter Beadle from in 1999?

From Quiz Bristol City FC History

Answer: Notts County

Beadle was signed in October 1999, and began his career with Gillingham in 1990, before moving on to Tottenham, Bournemouth, Southend, Watford, Bristol Rovers, Port Vale, Notts County, and then Bristol City.

12. In season 1946-47, Bristol City achieved a new record league victory when they thrashed which team 9-0?

From Quiz Bristol City FC

Answer: Aldershot

Bristol City were playing in Division Three (South) in 1946-47 in the first Football League season following World War 2. On 28th December 1946, they thrashed Aldershot 9-0, with Don Clark scoring four times and Jackie Hargreaves also scoring a hat-trick.

13. Who were Bristol City playing, when they suffered a particularly heavy defeat in 1934?

From Quiz Bristol City FC History

Answer: Coventry City

Coventry beat Bristol City 9-0 in a league game on 28th April, 1934, which set a record for their biggest league defeat.

14. Bristol City were relegated from the First Division (top tier) of the Football League in 1911 and didn't return for another 65 years. Who was their manager when they won promotion in 1976?

From Quiz Bristol City FC

Answer: Alan Dicks

Alan Dicks took over the manager's seat at Bristol City in October, 1967. After narrowly missing promotion to Division 1 in 1975, City finished the 1975-76 season in second position and returned to the top flight after a 65 years absence. After a couple of narrow escapes from relegation, City finished season 1978-79 in a respectable 13th position. Sadly, the following season saw them return to Division Two, and Dicks left his post early in the 1980-81 season.

15. Bristol City were relegated from England's top flight division in season 1979-80, but for how many seasons had they been playing in it before this?

From Quiz Bristol City FC History

Answer: 4

City were promoted from the then second division in 1975-76, and in the following seasons, finished 19th, 17th, 13th and 20th. Following this, the club went on a bad streak of relegation trouble, after dropping to the fourth division in consecutive seasons.

16. Billy Wedlock won a club record 26 international caps whilst a Bristol city player, representing which country?

From Quiz Bristol City FC

Answer: England

Billy Wedlock was a centre half who had two spells with Bristol City, firstly between 1900 and 1901, and later between 1905 and 1921, playing for Aberdare in between. It was during his second spell with City that he won all 26 of his caps for England, scoring two goals. He would make 403 league appearances for City, scoring 17 times.

17. What relation is defender Liam Rosenior, who was signed as a trainee in 2002, to former manager Leroy Rosenior?

From Quiz Bristol City FC History

Answer: Son

Leroy managed the club for just five months, between January and June 2000.

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