Former MK Dons star Scott Twine has re-joined Bristol City and marked his second debut by scoring a late winner.

Twine had spent the second half of last season on loan with Bristol City and after some speculation linking him with a return to Ashton Gate, he made a full transfer last week, which the Championship side confirmed on Friday (16/08).

The 25-year-old signed a four-year contract with Bristol City upon completion of his move from Burnley, with the move being made for an undisclosed fee.

Moving to Bristol sees Twine reunited with his former MK Dons boss Liam Manning, who took over at Bristol City in November last year after the departure of Nigel Pearson and who initially brought Twine to the club on loan from Burnley in January 2024 after his initially planned season-long loan at Hull City was cut short.

Twine was named as a substitute for the Robins’ match against Millwall on Saturday, where he was brought on in the 62nd minute. He would duly score an 88th minute winner, handing the Robins their first win of the new season with the final goal of the game in an eventful 4-3 victory.

Head Coach Liam Manning told the club’s official website when the deal was confirmed that they had been working for a long time to bring him back and were delighted to make the deal happen.

He said, “It has been no secret the desire to bring Scott back to the club, and it has been a long time coming but we are delighted to get the deal over the line.

“We know the strengths he brings, and feel he has some unfinished business here at Ashton Gate.

“He loved his time here last season, and we are excited to have him back.”

Twine added, “It was a no brainer for me to come back and I am delighted it has finally been sorted.”

Twine, who plays as an attacking option, spent one season with MK Dons, playing for the club from Stadium MK in the 2021/22 season after joining from Swindon Town.

In his season with the Dons, Twine would score 20 goals in 50 appearances in all competitions for an MK Dons side that finished third in League One, narrowly missing out on automatic promotion to the Championship.

In his time at the Dons, Twine won the League One Player of the Season award from the EFL Awards while he was also named as MK Dons’ Player of the Year and Player’s Player of the Year.

The attacker would join Burnley for an undisclosed fee in 2022, but he made just 18 appearances for the Clarets, although his 3 goals would help Burnley win the Championship title in the 2022/23 season.

Twine spent the first half of last season on loan at Hull, scoring 4 times in 26 appearances before an initially planned season-long loan was cut short and he was sent instead to Bristol. He struck twice in ten appearances for the Robins in a loan stint that was hindered by injury.