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Bristol City FC
Ellis Simpson
Dorchester Town
Marc Legowski
FA Shield Round 1
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Recent Meetings
| SEASON | COMPETITION | HOME | SCORE | AWAY |
| 1 | League Round 4 | BRI | 0 - 0 | DOR |
| 1 | League Round 13 | DOR | 2 - 3 | BRI |
| 2 | League Round 7 | DOR | 0 - 1 | BRI |
| 2 | League Round 16 | BRI | 0 - 1 | DOR |
| 3 | League Round 4 | DOR | 2 - 0 | BRI |
| 3 | FA Cup Round 2 | BRI | 1 - 2 | DOR |
| 3 | League Round 13 | BRI | 3 - 0 | DOR |
| 4 | League Round 4 | DOR | 0 - 0 | BRI |
| 4 | League Round 13 | BRI | 4 - 0 | DOR |
| 6 | AP Cup Group (3) | DOR | 0 - 3 | BRI |
| 8 | League Round 3 | BRI | 1 - 1 | DOR |
| 8 | League Round 12 | DOR | 9 - 3 | BRI |
| 11 | FA Shield Round 1 | BRI | 0 - 3 | DOR |
| 11 | Youth Cup Round 1 | BRI | 1 - 1 (3-4 PKs) | DOR |
| 17 | League Round 3 | BRI | 2 - 1 | DOR |
| 17 | League Round 12 | DOR | 1 - 0 | BRI |
| 18 | AP Cup Group (3) | DOR | 2 - 2 | BRI |
| 19 | League Round 4 | DOR | 1 - 2 | BRI |
| 19 | League Round 13 | BRI | 2 - 0 | DOR |
| 20 | League Round 3 | BRI | 2 - 0 | DOR |
| 20 | League Round 12 | DOR | 0 - 2 | BRI |
| 21 | FA Cup Round 1 | BRI | 2 - 0 | DOR |
| 21 | League Round 3 | BRI | 8 - 0 | DOR |
| 21 | League Round 12 | DOR | 0 - 1 | BRI |
| 22 | League Round 4 | DOR | 0 - 3 | BRI |
| 22 | League Round 13 | BRI | 4 - 0 | DOR |
| 26 | League Round 8 | BRI | 2 - 0 | DOR |
| 26 | Youth Cup Round 1 | BRI | 0 - 0 (2-4 PKs) | DOR |
| 26 | League Round 17 | DOR | 1 - 4 | BRI |
| 27 | FA Cup Quarterfinals | DOR | 1 - 0 | BRI |
| 29 | AP Cup Round 2 | DOR | 0 - 0 (4-5 PKs) | BRI |
| 32 | League Round 9 | DOR | 0 - 3 | BRI |
| 32 | League Round 18 | BRI | 1 - 1 | DOR |
| 33 | League Round 3 | BRI | 3 - 0 | DOR |
| 33 | League Round 12 | DOR | 0 - 6 | BRI |
| 37 | FA Shield Round 1 | BRI | 3 - 0 | DOR |
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FA Shield• The previous FA Shield Final appearances by Bristol City FC include:
• a season 2 loss to Cardiff City FC 2-0.
• a season 32 loss to Port Vale FC 1-0.
• Bristol City FC exited the FA Shield in the Quarterfinals last season when they lost to Leicester City FC 6-4 (extra time).
• The previous FA Shield Final appearances by Dorchester Town include:
• a season 28 loss to Tranmere Rovers 1-0 (extra time).
• Dorchester Town crashed out of the FA Shield last season in a 5-0 loss to Carlisle United in the Quarterfinals.
Bristol City FC
• Bristol City FC are free of injuries entering today's match.
Dorchester Town
• Eric Flores (III/13 Gk) is out with a concussion suffered in match 3 against Dagenham & Redbridge.
• Nick Kaiser (II/6 Mf) is out with a concussion suffered in match 4 against Wycombe Wanderers.
Head To Head Meetings
• Bristol City FC and Dorchester Town have met 35 times with 1 of those occurring in the FA Shield.
• Bristol City FC have won 20, lost 7 and drawn 8 of 35 matches against Dorchester Town.
• Bristol City FC are unbeaten in their last 5 games against Dorchester Town, winning 2 of those matches.
Match Notes
Could this tournament be our best bet for glory this season?
Ellis (Bristol City FC) 01/14 - 8:06 AM