DT92 ~ Ashton Gate

TENANTS Teams that have used this ground as a home

Team	From	To		Notes
Bedminster	1 Jul 1887	1 Jun 1900
Bristol City	26 Aug 1904	Current		The club moved here from *St John’s Lane* in 1904 and was involved in Football League Play Off Matches at the neutral venues of the *Millennium Stadium* and *Wembley Stadium. NB. The game against Halifax is assumed to be the lowest recorded gate here. PLAY OFF MATCHES* 1-0 v. Sheffield United (25,335) (May 15th, 1988) 1-3 v. Walsall (25,128) (May 25th, 1988) 1-2 v. Brentford (15,581) (May 11th, 1997) 0-0 v. Cardiff City (16,307) (May 13th, 2003) 2-1 v. Hartlepool United (18,434) (May 15th, 2004) 2-1 v. Crystal Palace (18,842) (May 13th, 2008)
Bristol Rovers	29 Aug 1980	28 Sep 1980	Temp	On August 16th, 1980, the south stand at the *Eastville Stadium* burned down, forcing the club to move in with Bristol City FC. They played five games here in total before returning.
Bristol Rovers	11 Apr 1987	11 Apr 1987	Temp	To counteract any potential crowd trouble and allow for an extra large gate, the match v. Swindon Town was subsequently moved here from *Twerton Park*.
Bristol City Women	1 Jul 2025	Current

LEAGUE EVENTS Promotions, relegations and ground moves associated with this ground

Date	Team	Event
1 Jul 1904	Bristol City	Moved from St Johns Lane to Ashton Gate

GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds"

Opened in 1896, this was initially the home ground of Bedminster FC, who merged with Bristol City in 1900. However, it was not until 1904 that the amalgamated club finally moved from St John’s Lane to the much larger Ashton Gate.

In the early years there were two stands, Nos 1 and 2, on each side of the pitch and, in the 1920s, a covered terrace was installed at the Winterstoke Road end of the ground. No.1 Stand was destroyed during WWII and ultimately replaced by a new grandstand in the 1950s whilst on the opposite side, the Harry Dolman Stand, with the roof suspended from a cross girder, was completed in 1970. By the end of season 2001/2 a 21,479 capacity all-seater stadium had been created with the construction of a new grandstand, on the site of the old one, and new stands at each end of the ground surrounding the 120 x 75 yards sized pitch.

GROUND DETAILS adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide"

Ground address: Ashton Gate, Ashton Road, Bristol, BS3 2EJ
Main phone: 0871 222 6666
Ticket office: 0871 222 6666
Ticket prices: Adults £22, Over 65’s £18, Students (With valid NUS card) £15, Under 16's £10
Food & drink: The Knights Templar pub, at 1 the Square it’s a two minute walk straight ahead from the station into the Temple area and off to the left in the square'. Good beer food and wine served by friendly staff
If driving: Exit the M5 at junction 15 merge onto the the M4 to junction 19, exit toward A4174/Ring Road and then onto the M32 then continue on till you get to Cabot Circus take a left into Temple Way then at the main roundabout take the second exit into Temple Gate/ A4 and at the next roundabout take the third exit into Clarence Road and pass the Peugeot Garage then at the T Junction take a left and after crossing the bridge take the right exit and follow the signs for the A370 and after the lights take a left into Coronation Road.

Then after a mile take the first left after the the cafe at the pedestrian crossing into Green Bush Lane then at the bottom of the road at the T Junction take a left into North Road and follow the road round as there is little parking at the ground, I take the third left into Bath Street and park at the flats and then walk it to the ground.

The Alternative route is to Leave the M5 at Junction 18 and travel along the Portway (A4) following signs for the Bristol Airport/Taunton (A38). As you go over the swing bridge (Brunel Way), branch left into Winterstoke Road, and you will see the ground on your left behind the houses and at the roundabout take the first exit up to the ground.
Public transport: Take the train to Bristol Temple Meads Rail Station is at least 2.4 miles from the ground there is also Parson Street 1 mile near the ground an there is a train every hour from Bristol Parkway. If you arrive at Temple meads around 1.45 pm wait ten minutes at get the train to Parson Street it’s a four minute train journey

From Temple Meads main entrance walk over to the bus stop and take the First Bus 57 to Rupert Street, Broadmead and then walk over to the bus station bay 18 and take the Somerset and Avon 357 to Winterstoke Road Bower Ashton and its two minutes to the ground or the ABus. It runs from approximately one hour before kick-off and calls at Temple Gate, Temple Way, Haymarket, St Augustine's Parade, and Hotwell Road. Service 'A' costs £1.

From Parson Street turn left walk down to the lights then take a left into Bedminster Down Road then take first right at CSW onto Winterstoke Road (A302) walk down the hill past the cinema and then a garage go through two roundabouts and at the third turn right into Wedlock Road take a left just past KFC will get you to the ground.

If walking its 36 minutes walk starting at Temple Mead station walk up Clock Tower Yard then right into Temple Gate the after 100 yards turn right into Redcliff Mead Lane and straight on into Prewitt Street and at the end of the road turn left into Redcliff Hill and at the Junction walk at the Lights over the bridge across over the Avon into Coronation Street and keep on Coronation Street for about just over a mile with the Avon river on you right hand side it’s a beautiful walk on a sunny day, and on to Ashton Road when you get to the tree lined park the ground is up the lane behind the houses.

MAP Ashton Gate