Bristol City

Sam Tickle

A young goalkeeper who left League One with his reputation already made, trusted by his own manager as the best shot stopper outside the top two divisions. He carries himself like someone who expects to keep climbing, not a player happy just to have arrived.
England Bristol City GK
Appearances
11
Clean sheets
1

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
990
90.00 per match
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded
15
Saves
16

Season Stats

Appearances
11
Minutes played
990
Clean sheets
1
Goals conceded
15
Saves
16

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 goalkeepers

Clean sheets
25th of 29
Saves
25th of 36
Save %
34th of 36
Goals conceded
18th of 35
🛡️ Most Clean Sheets #29 of 36
🧤 Shot Stopper #33 of 36
🎯 Pass Master #202 of 583
👑 Assist Kings #424 of 480
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Sat 21 Nov
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19:45
Tue 24 Nov
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Sam Tickle, The Keeper Who Outgrew League One

Bristol City have signed a goalkeeper his own manager once rated the best shot stopper outside the top two divisions.

Tickle built his name the unglamorous way, working through Wigan Athletic's academy for years before finally winning a settled run between the posts. He became the first goalkeeper in over a decade to win his own club's player of the season award. A place in the division's official team of the season followed soon after that, and an England youth call up confirmed the wider attention.

The question now is whether it all translates a division higher, because Championship forwards test a goalkeeper differently to League One ones. Bristol City are betting his reading of the game holds up without much of a bedding in period. Watch how quickly he starts commanding crosses in a league that swings the ball into the box far more often than the one he has left.

The Rest Of The Squad

31 players

Goalkeepers

40
Bradley Collins
Burton Albion · Age 29
3 apps
32
Lewis Thomas
Age 29
0 apps

Defenders

21
Rio Cardines
Crystal Palace · Age 20
14 apps 6a
3
Cameron Pring
Age 28
12 apps 1a
19
George Tanner
Age 26
12 apps
2
Lisav Eissat
Age 21
12 apps 1g
5
Rob Atkinson
Age 28
7 apps
16
Rob Dickie
Age 30
7 apps 1g
15
Luke McNally
Age 27
5 apps
38
Noah Eile
Age 24
3 apps
31
Elijah Morrison
Forest Green Rovers · Age 20
0 apps
30
Marley Thelwell
Age 18
0 apps
—
Tomos Gibbs
Age 18
0 apps

Midfielders

12
Jason Knight
Age 25
14 apps 1g 1a
17
Jed Wallace
West Bromwich Albion · Age 32
13 apps 2a
7
Yu Hirakawa
Hull City · Age 25
13 apps 1g
10
Scott Twine
Age 27
11 apps 5g
8
Joe Williams
Age 29
10 apps
20
Sam Greenwood
Age 24
10 apps
27
Gibson Yah
Age 23
9 apps
4
Adam Randell
Age 26
7 apps
6
Brian De Keersmaecker
Oxford United · Age 26
5 apps
14
Tomi Horvat
Age 27
5 apps
42
Daniel Ezendu
Age 17
0 apps
29
Leo Pecover
Weston-super-Mare · Age 18
0 apps
—
Louie Derrick
Age 18
0 apps
—
Rhys Knight
Age 19
0 apps

Forwards

23
Dom Ballard
Leyton Orient · Age 21
14 apps 4g
9
Lorent Tolaj
Plymouth Argyle · Age 25
11 apps 2g 1a
11
Sam Bell
Age 24
7 apps 1g
45
Elijah Adebayo
Luton Town · Age 28
6 apps
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