<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Current season </Td> </Tr> <P> Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club in Bristol, England . Their ground, Ashton Gate, is in the southwest of the city . They currently play in the Championship, the second tier of English football, after winning League One in the 2014--15 season, only the second team to win both the third - tier championship and Football League Trophy in the same season . </P> <P> Bristol City won the Welsh Cup--despite being an English club--in 1934 . In 1907 they finished runners - up in Football League Division One, their highest ever final position . In 1909, they lost their only FA Cup final to Manchester United . Since relegation in 1911, they only returned to the top division from 1976 to 1980 and did not contend for any honours then . In 1982, Bristol City became the first English club to suffer three consecutive relegations . They were promoted to the Football League Championship in the 2006--07 season after finishing second in League One but failed to make a second consecutive promotion to the Premier League after they were defeated by Hull City in the 2008 Football League Championship play - off Final at Wembley Stadium . With victories in 1986, 2003 and 2015, Bristol City are now the most successful team in the Football League Trophy . </P> <P> The club's nickname is "The Robins", and a robin featured on the club's badge from 1976 to 1994 . Official club merchandise, including replica kits, still has a label showing a robin . An attempt by the club to alter the badge was abandoned after it was criticised fiercely by fans . The team's main rivals are Bristol Rovers in the Bristol derby and Cardiff City in the Severnside derby, along with other teams in the West Country derby . </P>

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