Tag: Atkinson

Bristol City: Rob Atkinson to miss 10 weeks in latest defensive injury blow
27 February 2026 Off

Bristol City: Rob Atkinson to miss 10 weeks in latest defensive injury blow

By Total Football News

Bristol City defender Rob Atkinson is set to miss around 10 weeks after sustaining a “really bad” ankle injury during their 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old was substituted at half-time at Ewood Park following a heavy tackle.

Atkinson’s absence follows fellow defender Rob Dickie being ruled out for 10 weeks with a hamstring injury, while Luke McNally is unlikely to feature this season after a setback

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Rob Atkinson: Bristol City centre-back out for ‘weeks’ with injury
5 November 2025 Off

Rob Atkinson: Bristol City centre-back out for ‘weeks’ with injury

By Total Football News

Bristol City hope to have centre-back Rob Atkinson back before Christmas but his hamstring injury is “not good”, said head coach Gerhard Struber.

Atkinson went off just after half-time in the 5-1 defeat by Stoke on Saturday, having started all 13 of the Robins’ Championship matches to that point.

“We know that Rob will be out for the next weeks; we are in exchange with the specialists at the moment,

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Rob Atkinson: Bristol City defender signs new contract until 2028
24 June 2025 Off

Rob Atkinson: Bristol City defender signs new contract until 2028

By Total Football News

Centre-back Rob Atkinson has signed a new two-year contract extension with Bristol City until the summer of 2028.

The 26-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan with fellow Championship side Portsmouth as he returned from long-term injury, with the club keen to sign him permanently.

Atkinson joined the Robins in 2021 from Oxford United and played 66 games before rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in February

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Liam Manning: Bristol City boss hopes to keep defender Rob Atkinson
20 May 2025 Off

Liam Manning: Bristol City boss hopes to keep defender Rob Atkinson

By Total Football News

On the future of Fally Mayulu, last summer’s big-money signing from Rapid Vienna, Manning was more coy – stating the forward’s return to the club was “possible”.

Mayulu, 22, started promisingly at Ashton Gate, scoring in both of his opening two Championship matches for the club, but then embarked on a barren run of 15 games without a goal before returning to the Austrian Bundesliga with Sturm Graz.

“It’s

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Portsmouth 2-2 Derby County: Rob Atkinson earns Pompey dramatic draw
14 April 2025 Off

Portsmouth 2-2 Derby County: Rob Atkinson earns Pompey dramatic draw

By Total Football News

Cardiff City’s defeat by Stoke City means Derby move one point clear of the bottom three, while Portsmouth are a further three points ahead in 19th spot with four matches remaining.

The return of Bristol City loanee Atkinson to Portsmouth’s starting line-up after seven games out with a calf injury was one of five changes John Mousinho made after the midweek defeat at Coventry City.

After a last-gasp goal

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Portsmouth: ‘I owe a tremendous amount to Pompey’ – Atkinson
14 April 2025 Off

Portsmouth: ‘I owe a tremendous amount to Pompey’ – Atkinson

By Total Football News

Rob Atkinson says he will be “forever grateful” for the opportunity Portsmouth have given him this season and is desperate to help keep the club in the Championship.

The 26-year-old, who has been on loan at Pompey from Bristol City since January, was heavily involved in the 2-2 draw with Derby on Saturday, scoring twice and also turning into his own net.

His 91st-minute equaliser could yet prove to be

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Rob Atkinson: Portsmouth defender calls return to action a “weight off my shoulders”
9 January 2025 Off

Rob Atkinson: Portsmouth defender calls return to action a “weight off my shoulders”

By Total Football News

Atkinson said he was grateful to parent club Bristol City for letting him go out on loan and play football.

He played for the Robins’ under-21 side this winter as he built up his fitness and had been an unused substitute in 11 Championship matches before his loan move.

“We all agreed that it was something that needed to happen. The manager was great and I knew it was

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Rob Atkinson: Bristol City defender joins Portsmouth on loan
4 January 2025 Off

Rob Atkinson: Bristol City defender joins Portsmouth on loan

By Total Football News

Portsmouth have signed Bristol City centre-back Rob Atkinson on loan until the end of the season.

Atkinson has not made a first-team appearance in almost two years after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury on 18 February 2023 and makes the move to “get match minutes” according to his parent club.

The 26-year-old played for the Robins’ under-21 side this winter as he built up his fitness ahead of a

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