After 17 games at the start of the 1968–69 season, Blackpool manager Stan Mortensen saw the emergence of Ronnie Brown on the right wing, and he allowed Skirton to return to the West Country where he joined Bristol City for £15,000 on 20 November 1968.
He was placed on injured reserve for the second straight season after suffering a foot injury in week nine of the 2009 season.
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It seemed to work, as he finished third-top scorer behind Alan Suddick and Ronnie Brown with six goals.