A BARFLAustralian Rules Football side, the Bristol Dockers, launched in 1990[4] used to compete in the Southern England region, but now compete in the London Social Division and are still going strong. The Dockers have strong links with Western Gaels Gaelic Football Club who are based in Bristol with a lot of players togging out for both sides.[5]
Baseball
The Bristol Baseball club has a number of teams, their original being the Bristol Badgers, who have played in the British Baseball Federation most years.[6] The club's other teams include the Bristol Bats[7] and Bristol Buccaneers,[8] which have played in the BBF and the South West Baseball League. A women's team, the Bristol Bobcats,[9] has been formed but not yet entered a league as of 2020. The club was founded in 2008 in Southmead before moving to Failand in 2011,[10] and now has a growing facility in Keynsham.
In 2021, two new teams were formed; the Brunels, a development team & the Bolts, a junior team.
Bristol has two professional football teams Bristol City, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football and Bristol Rovers, who play in League One, the third tier. City were founded in 1897, when Bristol South End turned professional and changed its name to Bristol City. In 1900 the club merged with local rivals Bedminster, who had been founded as Southville in 1887. They joined the Football League in 1901. Rovers were founded in 1883, originally named Black Arabs before being renamed Eastville Rovers followed by Bristol Eastville Rovers before adopting its current title in 1899. Rovers joined the Football League in 1920 and remained there until 2014 when they were relegated to the Football Conference before regaining promotion back to the Football League the following year.
Gaelic football and hurling were represented in Bristol during the 20th century, and two football teams have survived in Bristol; St. Nicks GAA & Western Gaels, who both play in the Gloucestershire league. Both sides train and play at Gloucestershire County's home pitch situated in St. Mary's Old Boys Rugby Club, Almondsbury. Local competition beyond the city comes from teams in Cardiff, Newport, and Gloucester. Western Gaels have close ties with the local Australian rules team, the Bristol Dockers. Due to the similarity of the games, players of one often find it easy to adapt to the other's code.[18]
The Bristol Pitbulls are an ice hockey team founded in 2009, playing in the English National Ice Hockey League, South Division 2. After the closure of Bristol Ice Rink in 2012, the team play their home games in Oxford Ice Rink, although intend to return to the city as soon as a replacement facility is built.
Korfball
Korfball is a fast-paced mixed gender team sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. A team consists of eight players; four females and four males.
As of 2024, Bristol has three clubs, Bristol City, Bristol Hornets and Bristol Thunder, and a university team from University of Bristol, who make up the South West Korfball League along with clubs from Exeter, Taunton, Gloucester and a university team from Bath.
Speedway racing was staged, with breaks, at the Knowle Stadium from 1928 to 1960, when it was closed and the site redeveloped. The sport briefly returned to the city in the 1970s when the Bristol Bulldogs raced at Eastville Stadium.[19]
Octopush
Bristol Underwater Hockey club are the city's competitive team for the sport.[20] They train at Hengrove Park Leisure Centre. In the 2023 Nationals Competition, Bristol came 4th in group C.[21] In the 2023 Nautilus Tournament, Bristol A finished 2nd in Division 2 with Bristol B finishing 4th in Division 6.[22]
Since 1993, the city council has also organised an annual charity bicycling event, Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride, which attracts around 4,000 participants.[26][27] Stages of the Tour of Britain, under its previous names of the Milk Race and the PruTour have finished and started in Bristol.
A mountain biking area is around Ashton Court, with the Timberland trails the main route. Other routes are in the Plantation, the 50-acre wood and Leigh Woods.[28]
Darts
Local leagues include the Courage Darts League, North Avon Darts League, Redfield & District Mens Darts League and Bristol Brunel Darts League. Professional Mark Dudbridge is from Bristol[29] as is Chris Mason.[30]
Golf
There are several golf clubs: The Bristol Golf Club (2000), Bristol and Clifton Golf Club (1891), Filton Golf Club. Golf (1909), Long Ashton Golf Club (1893), Shirehampton Park Golf Club (1904), and Stockwood Vale Golf Club.
Motorsport
There are several motorsport clubs in Bristol. Bristol clubs run a variety of events, including sprints, hillclimbs, trials, autotests, autosolo, rallies and navigational events. Bristol Motor Club was formed in 1911 and was responsible for the inception of racing at nearby Castle Combe Circuit in 1950 as well as being involved in creating the discipline of autosolo.[31] Pegasus Motor Club was formed near the end of World War II, originally as a motorsport club for employees of the Bristol Aeroplane Company at Filton. Post-war, the club was involved in the creation of the 500cc Formula.[32] The club hosts motorsport and social activities, and organises both a Track Day and Sprint at Castle Combe Circuit. Bristol also has two rally orientated Motor Clubs: Tavern Motor Club and White Horse Motor Club.
Joe Fry has set a number of records in the Freikaiserwagen and events in the city. Oval track racing was held at Knowle Stadium from 1928 to 1960, when it closed for redevelopment. The sport briefly returned to the city during the 1970s, when the Bulldogs raced at Eastville Stadium.[33] Speed trials have been held in Clapton-in-Gordano, Shipham, Backwell, Naish, Dyrham Park, Filton Airfield and in Whitchurch (when it was Bristol's airport), and a 1983 RAC Rally stage was held at Ashton Court west of the city. A sporting trial is held in woodland on the city's outskirts, and a classic trial is held in the hills around the city.
Rowing
In rowing, Bristol hosts City of Bristol Rowing Club,[34] UWE Boat Club,[35] and University of Bristol Boat Club.[36]
Swimming
Bristol has six municipal swimming pools[37] (Easton, Henbury, Horfield, Jubilee, Bristol South and Hengrove Park. Hengrove is a 50-metre pool), as well as the Bristol University students union pool. There is also the Filton Dolphin swimming pool, and just outside Bristol are swimming pools at Kingswood, Longwell Green, Keynsham and Backwell. Most of the pools offer a 'learn to swim' programme. Advanced swimmers from these programmes are encouraged to join one of Bristol's competitive swimming clubs, usually the club most closely associated with the swimming pool.
Bristol also has five competitive swimming clubs,[38] City of Bristol, Bristol Henleaze, Bristol North, Bristol Penguins and Out to Swim (Bristol). Out to Swim (Bristol) only accepts swimmers over the age of twenty-one; the other clubs start around age 5 – 6. Bristol Henleaze, Bristol North, and Bristol Penguins have small but successful 'learn to swim' programmes, aimed at developing young swimmers for competitive swimming, and also offer masters swimming. All five clubs do competitive swimming; the four non-masters clubs also take part in team-based competitions in various swimming leagues around Bristol and the South West. The City of Bristol swimming club is an ASA-supported network club, with links to other clubs in the region (Bristol Penguins, Clevedon, Calne, Keynsham, Backwell and Bath) to also promote performance swimming.
City of Bristol also has sections for water polo and synchronised swimming. It was chosen as an ASA Beacon club in these two disciplines to provide a regional centre of excellence[39] There is a fin swimming club, Neptune Finswimming Club.
Finally, with Henleaze Swimming Club,[40] there is an open-water club based at Henleaze Lake. Henleaze Swimming Club also has an angling section for its lake users.
Tennis and Squash
Bristol Lawn Tennis and Squash Club,[41] Bristol Central Tennis Club,[42] and Westbury Park Tennis Club.[43] Former world Top 5 professional tennis player Jo Durie is a Bristolian.
Sports venues
Ashton Gate
Ashton Gate is home of Bristol City F.C. and has hosted Rugby World Cup games and major Bristol Rugby fixtures. Bristol City are upgrading the stadium at Ashton Gate.
Memorial Stadium
The Memorial Stadium is dedicated to the memory of the rugby union players of the city killed during World War I. It was previously the home ground of the Bristol Rovers.
County Ground
The County Ground (also known as Nevil Road) is home to the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and has also hosted ODI cricket matches.
Bristol Harbour
Bristol Harbour hosts several rowing races, including the Varsity Match (UWE, Bristol v Bristol University) and Combined Bristol Rowing Clubs Regatta. A number of local sailing club regattas are also held throughout the season.
Bristol City Council sports centres
City of Bristol Gymnastics Centre is a lottery funded facility in Hartcliffe.[44] Whitchurch Sports Centre has a running track,[45] badminton, bowls, squash – often hosts professional boxing.[46] St. Paul's Community Sports Academy is a Sports Centre in St Pauls.[47] South Bristol Sports Centre, a sports centre in Knowle in the south of the city.[48]
In July 2009, Bristol launched a bid be a host city of England is successful for its bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The bid would centre on the new stadium to be built by Bristol City F.C. at Ashton Vale.[54] In December 2009, the Football Association announced that Bristol would be one of the host cities in the bid which was ultimately unsuccessful.
Notable people
Ricky Lambert – Current England and former Bristol Rovers footballer
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