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
Stadium	Ashton Gate
First Division	13th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second 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.

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References

Bristol City F.C. seasons
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Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Burnley Cambridge United Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Fulham Leicester City Luton Town Millwall Newcastle United Notts County Oldham Athletic Orient Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland West Ham United Wrexham
Third Division	Blackpool Brentford Bury Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Exeter City Gillingham Hull City Lincoln City Mansfield Town Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford
Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnsley Bournemouth Bradford City Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Huddersfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Port Vale Portsmouth Reading Rochdale Scunthorpe United Stockport County Torquay United Wigan Athletic Wimbledon York City

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