Whose Ground Is Ashton Gate?

Home of Bristol City Football and Bristol Bears, Ashton Gate Stadium has recently undergone a major renovation, and now boasts an impressive 27,000 capacity, and state-of-the-art meeting rooms. Ashton Gate Stadium is truly leading the way in event space in the South West.

Who is Ashton Gate named after?

It is named after Bristol City legend John Atyeo, who played 645 times for City and scored 351 goals, making him the club's top goalscorer ever. He died in 1993, a year before the new stand opened. After the demolition of the Wedlock Stand, the north-east section of this stand was used to house the away fans.

Is Ashton Gate an artificial pitch?

Tell us more about this state-of-the-art pitch:

So it's real grass, but within it are vertically stitched artificial grass strands, punched deep into the soil, which intertwine with the real grass at the root zone and make it stronger.