Is Bristol the least successful English footballing city?

[Baloo]

https://www.theguardian.com/football...otballing-city

Sounds like it to me.

[Blackadder]

Has to be Wakefield (Bigger than Cardiff)

[Rjk]

Plymouth has to be up there

[Rjk]

Has to be Wakefield (Bigger than Cardiff)

Not according to Wikipedia it isn't

[NYCBlue]

Has to be Wakefield (Bigger than Cardiff)

Wakefield is nowhere near as big as Cardiff. I doubt if it's even half the size.

[BlueArmy 86]

Has to be Wakefield (Bigger than Cardiff)

Just googled Wakefield and it says it has a population of 99,000 (as of 2011)

How can that be bigger than Cardiff?

[jon1959]

Yes


(It isn't but anything to needle Jursset).

[jon1959]

Just googled Wakefield and it says it has a population of 99,000 (as of 2011)

How can that be bigger than Cardiff?

According to Wiki the 2011 (census data) population of the City of Wakefield was 76,886 and the District of Wakefield was 325,837.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Wakefield

Either measure, it is much smaller than Cardiff.

[life on mars]

Warrington , Salford, .

Swansea should have its status striped, as its a Town

[BlueWales]

Exeter , York , Lincoln are worse.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Warrington , Salford, .

Swansea should have its status striped, as its a Town

What difference would stripes make ?

[ccfc_is_my_life]

What difference would stripes make ?

Buzz off pedant!

[Baloo]

Actually the article refers to multi-club cities.

Basically the whole point of this thread is the answer needs to Bristol.

[Blackadder]

Not according to Wikipedia it isn't

http://www.ukcities.co.uk/populations/

[Blackadder]

According to Wiki the 2011 (census data) population of the City of Wakefield was 76,886 and the District of Wakefield was 325,837.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Wakefield

Either measure, it is much smaller than Cardiff.

http://www.ukcities.co.uk/populations/

[splott parker]

http://www.ukcities.co.uk/populations/

That’s way out of date, Google ‘Population of Cardiff’, you may be surprised👍

[Blackadder]

That’s way out of date, Google ‘Population of Cardiff’, you may be surprised��

I am surprised

[Forest Green Bluebird]

Actually the article refers to multi-club cities.

Basically the whole point of this thread is the answer needs to Bristol.

In terms of population I'd say Birmingham.

However Bristol must be pushing for top spot.

[jon1959]

http://www.ukcities.co.uk/populations/

I may be wrong but I think that is comparing apples with pears. The Wakefield population figure includes separate towns covered by the Wakefield District Council - Hemsworth, Castleford, Pontefract, Osset etc. I don't think the Cardiff figure includes other towns? The Sheffield figure is for the city and a few outlying villages but not complete other towns like for the Wakefield district.

Whenever i go through it Wakefield always feels like a middling West Yorkshire town - not a city to compare with other places at the top end of the list you linked.

Anyway, the answer to the OP must still be 'yes'.

[Baloo]

In terms of population I'd say Birmingham.

However Bristol must be pushing for top spot.

Villa have won The European Cup. And been Champions and FA Cup winners 7 times.

[severncity]

York

[Joe Gillis]

Gloucester surely

[Forest Green Bluebird]

Villa have won The European Cup. And been Champions and FA Cup winners 7 times.

Sorry, thought that we were contemplating current failures.

Apart from some mickey mouse cup for lower league sides, have Bristol City won anything?

[goats]

They should just merge and get over it, the place isn’t big enough for 2 clubs anyway.....

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Wakefield is the biggest city without a recognised football team.

Bristol has to be the biggest city without any real history in the top flight over the last few decades.