Villa- Top flight for 40+ successive seasons
Leeds- 50 seasons in the top flight
Wolves- 63 seasons in the top flight
Sunderland- 97 seasons in the top flight
Derby- 64 seasons in the top flight
Sheffield United- 63 seasons in the top flight
Sheffield Wednesday- 67 seasons in the top flight
Norwich- 25 seasons in the top flight
Middlesbrough- 61 seasons in the top flight
Forest- 56 seasons in the top flight
Birmingham- 57 seasons in the top flight
Bristol- 9 seasons in the top flight
Cardiff- 16 seasons in the top flight

It makes perfect sense that we're behind most of these clubs in terms of attendance. I'd imagine the victory over Manchester United and subsequent performances against Manchester City gave Bristol City's attendances a bit of a "bump" and none of these other clubs have had the impact of a rebrand & Russell Slade in recent seasons