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Updated: March 5, 2026

BRISTOL CITY NO PEN IN 51 GAMES, 403 DAYS

And not so long ago it was also for 67 GAMES, 469 DAYS lasting from 6 November 2021 to 18 February 2023

EFL Championship - Bristol City Penalty Frequency

Since Guy Falkes Night 2024, City have had just 1 penalty in 69 Championship games over 526 days - and three years ago they had gone on a run of 116 EFL games and 837 days with just one spot kick. In 5 years a penalty is awarded in the Championship on average every 10.98 games. City has been above this average 339 of their last 400 games.


EFL Championship - Last 5 Seasons

City have been ever present in the Championship (265 games to date) and earned 15 penalties, the least of any club with over 200 matches. Middlesbrough have 31. Reading haven't even been in the division for 3 seasons but are still ahead with 21 from 138 games, while Leicester (just 81 games) are in only their second season and already have 17. And from 92 matches in this period, Blackpool (11) and Barnsley (10) got 73% of City's spot kicks from 173 less games.


EFL Championship - Touches in Box & Fouls

This season City is 5th most fouled team in the Championship and has taken 8th most touches in opposition boxes - yet is joint last for penalties awarded (none in 69 games stretching into last season) along with Oxford (none in 81), West Brom (45) and Stoke (41). Over the past two seasons City are third last. Including the past 5 Championship seasons, City has been joint last for penalties awarded in 3 separate seasons and 2nd last in another of them.


UEFA - Top 5 Leagues & Championship

Among the 134 clubs to compete across Europe's top 5 leagues as well as the EFL Championship since the start of last season, City have played the joint most games (81) and are 46th out of 134 for touches in opponents boxes, but rank third last out of all 134 clubs for penalty awards and for touches in the opposition box between each penalty.