Manchester City FC - Wikipedia Manchester City FC This article is about the men 's football club. For the women 's football club, see Manchester City W.F.C. For the Sierra Leonean football club, see Manchester City F.C. ( Sierra Leone ). Manchester City Full name Manchester City Football Club Nickname ( s ) Citizens, Sky Blues, City Short name MCFC Founded 1880 ; 138 years ago ( 1880 ) as St. Mark 's ( West Gorton ) 16 April 1894 ; 124 years ago ( 1894 - 04 - 16 ) as Manchester City Ground City of Manchester Stadium Ground Capacity 55,097 Owner City Football Group ADUG -- 86.21 % CITIC Group -- 13.79 % Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak Manager Pep Guardiola League Premier League 2017 -- 18 Premier League, 1st of 20 ( champions ) Website Club website Home colours Current season Manchester City Football Club is a football club in Manchester, England. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark 's ( West Gorton ), it became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club 's home ground is the City of Manchester Stadium in east Manchester, to which it moved in 2003, having played at Maine Road since 1923. Manchester City first played in the top - tier of the Football League in 1899 and won their first major honour with the FA Cup in 1904. The club 's most successful period was from 1968 to 1970, when it won the League Championship, FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners ' Cup, under the management team of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison. After losing the 1981 FA Cup Final, the club went through a period of decline, culminating in relegation to the third tier of English football for the only time in its history in 1998. Having regained their Premier League status in the early 2000s, Manchester City was purchased in 2008 by Abu Dhabi United Group for £ 210 million, receiving considerable investment. The club went on to win the Premier League in 2012, 2014 and 2018. Manchester City has the fifth - highest revenue in football, at € 527.7 million in 2016 -- 17. Forbes magazine ranks it as the world 's fifth-most valuable football club, worth US $ 2.08 billion. In 2015, a 13.79 % stake purchase of the club 's parent company, City Football Group ( CFG ), by the CITIC Group for £ 265 million valued it at $3 billion. Contents 1 History 2 Club badge and colours 2.1 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors 3 Players 3.1 First team squad 3.1. 1 Out on loan 3.1. 2 Other Manchester City players with first - team appearances 3.2 Retired numbers 3.3 Player of the Year 4 Halls of Fame 4.1 Manchester City Hall of Fame 4.2 National Football Museum Hall of Fame 4.3 Scottish Football Museum Hall of Fame 4.4 Welsh Sports Hall of Fame 5 Non-playing staff 5.1 Corporate hierarchy 5.2 Management hierarchy 5.3 Notable managers 6 Supporters 7 Ownership and finances 7.1 City Football Group 8 Stadium 9 Honours 9.1 Domestic 9.1. 1 Leagues 9.1. 2 Cups 9.2 European 9.3 Doubles 10 Club records 11 See also 12 Bibliography 13 References 14 External links History Main article : History of Manchester City F.C. St. Marks ( Gorton ) in 1884 -- the reason for the cross pattée on the shirts is now unknown City gained their first honours by winning the Second Division in 1899 ; with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the First Division. They went on to claim their first major honour on 23 April 1904, beating Bolton Wanderers 1 -- 0 at Crystal Palace to win the FA Cup ; City narrowly missed out on a League and Cup double that season after finishing runners - up in the League but City became the first club in Manchester to win a major honour. In the seasons following the FA Cup triumph, the club was dogged by allegations of financial irregularities, culminating in the suspension of seventeen players in 1906, including captain Billy Meredith, who subsequently moved across town to Manchester United. A fire at Hyde Road destroyed the main stand in 1920, and in 1923 the club moved to their new purpose - built stadium at Maine Road in Moss Side. The Manchester City team which won the FA Cup in 1904 In the 1930s, Manchester City reached two consecutive FA Cup finals, losing to Everton in 1933, before claiming the Cup by beating Portsmouth in 1934. During the 1934 cup run, Manchester City broke the record for the highest home attendance of any club in English football history, as 84,569 fans packed Maine Road for a sixth round FA Cup tie against Stoke City in 1934 -- a record which still stands to this day. The club won the First Division title for the first time in 1937, but were relegated the following season, despite scoring more goals than any other team in the division. Twenty years later, a City team inspired by a tactical system known as the Revie Plan reached consecutive FA Cup finals again, in 1955 and 1956 ; just as in the 1930s, they lost the first one, to Newcastle United, and won the second. The 1956 final, in which Manchester City beat Birmingham City 3 -- 1, is one of the most famous finals of all - time, and is remembered for City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann continuing to play on after unknowingly breaking his neck. After relegation to the Second Division in 1963, the future looked bleak with a record low home attendance of 8,015 against Swindon Town in January 1965. In the summer of 1965, the management team of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison was appointed. In the first season under Mercer, City won the Second Division title and made important signings in Mike Summerbee and Colin Bell. Two seasons later, in 1967 -- 68, Manchester City claimed the League Championship for the second time, clinching the title on the final day of the season with a 4 -- 3 win at Newcastle United and beating their close neighbours Manchester United into second place. Further trophies followed : City won the FA Cup in 1969, before achieving European success by winning the European Cup Winners ' Cup in 1970, beating Górnik Zabrze 2 -- 1 in Vienna. City also won the League Cup that season, becoming the second English team to win a European trophy and a domestic trophy in the same season. The club continued to challenge for honours throughout the 1970s, finishing one point behind the league champions on two occasions and reaching the final of the 1974 League Cup. One of the matches from this period that is most fondly remembered by supporters of Manchester City is the final match of the 1973 -- 74 season against arch - rivals Manchester United, who needed to win to have any hope of avoiding relegation. Former United player Denis Law scored with a backheel to give City a 1 -- 0 win at Old Trafford and confirm the relegation of their rivals. The final trophy of the club 's most successful period was won in 1976, when Newcastle United were beaten 2 -- 1 in the League Cup final. Chart of yearly table positions of City in the Football League. A long period of decline followed the success of the 1960s and 1970s. Malcolm Allison rejoined the club to become manager for the second time in 1979, but squandered large sums of money on unsuccessful signings, such as Steve Daley. A succession of managers then followed -- seven in the 1980s alone. Under John Bond, City reached the 1981 FA Cup final but lost in a replay to Tottenham Hotspur. The club were twice relegated from the top flight in the 1980s ( in 1983 and 1987 ), but returned to the top flight again in 1989 and finished fifth in 1991 and 1992 under the management of Peter Reid. However, this was only a temporary respite, and following Reid 's departure Manchester City 's fortunes continued to fade. City were co-founders of the Premier League upon its creation in 1992, but after finishing ninth in its first season they endured three seasons of struggle before being relegated in 1996. After two seasons in Division One, City fell to the lowest point in their history, becoming the second ever European trophy winners to be relegated to their country 's third league tier, after 1. FC Magdeburg of Germany. After relegation, the club underwent off - the - field upheaval, with new chairman David Bernstein introducing greater fiscal discipline. Under manager Joe Royle, City were promoted at the first attempt, achieved in dramatic fashion in a play - off against Gillingham. A second successive promotion saw City return to the top division, but this proved to have been a step too far for the recovering club, and in 2001 City were relegated once more. Kevin Keegan replaced Royle as manager in the close season, and achieved an immediate return to the top division as the club won the 2001 -- 02 Division One championship, breaking club records for the number of points gained and goals scored in a season in the process. The 2002 -- 03 season was the last at Maine Road, and included a 3 -- 1 derby victory over rivals Manchester United, ending a run of 13 years without a derby win. City also qualified for European competition for the first time in 25 years. In the 2003 close season, the club moved to the new City of Manchester Stadium. The first four seasons at the stadium all resulted in mid-table finishes. Former England manager Sven - Göran Eriksson became the club 's first manager from overseas when appointed in 2007. After a bright start, performances faded in the second half of the season, and Eriksson was sacked in June 2008. Eriksson was replaced by Mark Hughes two days later on 4 June 2008. By 2008, the club was in a financially precarious position. Thaksin Shinawatra had taken control of the club a year before, but his political travails saw his assets frozen. Then, in August 2008, the club was purchased by the Abu Dhabi United Group. The takeover was immediately followed by a flurry of bids for high - profile players ; the club broke the British transfer record by signing Brazilian international Robinho from Real Madrid for £ 32.5 million. Performances were not a huge improvement on the previous season despite the influx of money however, with the team finishing tenth, although they did well to reach the quarter - finals of the UEFA Cup. During the summer of 2009, the club took transfer spending to an unprecedented level, with an outlay of over £ 100 million on players Gareth Barry, Roque Santa Cruz, Kolo Touré, Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Tevez and Joleon Lescott. In December 2009, Mark Hughes -- who had been hired shortly before the change in ownership but was originally retained by the new board -- was replaced as manager by Roberto Mancini. City finished the season in fifth position in the Premier League, narrowly missing out on a place in the Champions League, and competed in the UEFA Europa League in season 2010 -- 11. Manchester City supporters invade the pitch following their 2011 -- 12 Premier League title win. Continued investment in players followed in successive seasons, and results began to match the upturn in player quality. City reached the 2011 FA Cup Final, their first major final in over 30 years, after defeating derby rivals Manchester United in the semi-final, the first time they had knocked their rival out of a cup competition since 1975. They defeated Stoke City 1 -- 0 in the final, securing their fifth FA Cup, the club 's first major trophy since winning the 1976 League Cup. In the same week, the club qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1968 with a 1 -- 0 Premier League win over Tottenham Hotspur. On the last day of the 2010 -- 11 season, City passed Arsenal for third place in the Premier League, thereby securing qualification directly into the Champions League group stage. Manchester City moved into their new complex at the Etihad Campus adjacent to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2014. Strong performances continued to follow in the 2011 -- 12 season, with the club beginning the following season in commanding form, including beating Tottenham 5 -- 1 at White Hart Lane and humbling Manchester United by a 6 -- 1 scoreline in United 's own stadium. Although the strong form waned halfway through the season, and City at one point fell eight points behind their arch rivals with only six games left to play, a slump by United allowed the blue side of Manchester to draw back level with two games to go, setting up a thrilling finale to the season with both teams going into the last day equal on points. Despite City only needing a home win against a team in the relegation zone, they fell a goal behind by the end of normal time, leading some of United 's players to finish their game celebrating in the belief that they had won the league. Two goals in injury time -- including one scored almost five minutes after normal time had elapsed -- resulted in an almost - literal last - minute title victory, City 's first in 44 years, and became only the fifth team to win the Premier League since its creation in 1992. In the aftermath that followed, the event was described by media sources from the UK and around the world as the greatest moment in Premier League history. The game was also notable for former player Joey Barton 's sending off, where he committed three separate red card - able incidents on three different players in the space of only a couple of seconds, resulting in a 12 - match ban. The following season City failed to capitalise on the gains made in the first two full seasons of Mancini 's reign. While City rarely seemed likely to drop below second in the table, they posed little title challenge all season. In the Champions League, the club was eliminated at the group stage for a second successive season, while a second FA Cup final in three seasons ended in a 1 -- 0 defeat to relegated Wigan Athletic. Mancini was dismissed two days later, ostensibly as he had failed to reach his targets for the season, but BBC Sports Editor David Bond reported he had been sacked for his poor communication and relationships with players and executives. In his place was appointed the Chilean Manuel Pellegrini. In Pellegrini 's first season, City won the League Cup and regained the Premier League title on the last day of the season. 1892 -- 1899 Division 2 ( L2 ) 1899 -- 1902 Division 1 ( L1 ) 1902 -- 1903 Division 2 ( L2 ) 1903 -- 1909 Division 1 ( L1 ) 1909 -- 1910 Division 2 ( L2 ) 1910 -- 1926 Division 1 ( L1 ) 1926 -- 1928 Division 2 ( L2 ) 1928 -- 1938 Division 1 ( L1 ) 1938 -- 1947 Division 2 ( L2 ) 1947 -- 1950 Division 1 ( L1 ) 1950 -- 1951 Division 2 ( L2 ) 1951 -- 1963 Division 1 ( L1 ) 1963 -- 1966 Division 2 ( L2 ) 1966 -- 1983 Division 1 ( L1 ) 1983 -- 1985 Division 2 ( L2 ) 1985 -- 1987 Division 1 ( L1 ) 1987 -- 1989 Division 2 ( L2 ) 1989 -- 1992 Division 1 ( L1 ) 1992 -- 1996 Premier League ( L1 ) 1996 -- 1998 Division 1 ( L2 ) 1998 -- 1999 Division 2 ( L3 ) 1999 -- 2000 Division 1 ( L2 ) 2000 -- 2001 Premier League ( L1 ) 2001 -- 2002 Division 1 ( L2 ) 2002 -- Premier League ( L1 ) L1 = Level 1 of the football league system ; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system ; L3 = Level 3 of the football league system. Club badge and colours Manchester City 's stadium and shirt have been sponsored by Etihad Airways since 2009. Manchester City 's home colours are sky blue and white. Traditional away kit colours have been either maroon or ( from the 1960s ) red and black ; however, in recent years several different colours have been used. The origins of the club 's home colours are unclear, but there is evidence that the club has worn blue since 1892 or earlier. A booklet entitled Famous Football Clubs -- Manchester City published in the 1940s indicates that West Gorton ( St. Marks ) originally played in scarlet and black, and reports dating from 1884 describe the team wearing black jerseys bearing a white cross, showing the club 's origins as a church side. The red and black away colours used infrequently yet recurrently come from former assistant manager Malcolm Allison, who believed that adopting the colours of A.C. Milan would inspire City to glory. Allison 's theory worked, with City winning the 1969 FA Cup Final, 1970 League Cup Final and the 1970 European Cup Winners ' Cup Final in red and black stripes as opposed to the club 's home kit of sky blue. City have previously worn three other badges on their shirts, prior to their current badge which was implemented in 2016. The first, introduced in 1970, was based on designs which had been used on official club documentation since the mid-1960s. It consisted of a circular badge which used the same shield as the current badge, inside a circle bearing the name of the club. In 1972, this was replaced by a variation which replaced the lower half of the shield with the red rose of Lancashire. On occasions when Manchester City plays in a major cup final, the usual badge has not been used ; instead shirts bearing a badge of the arms of the City of Manchester are used, as a symbol of pride in representing the city of Manchester at a major event. This practice originates from a time when the players ' shirts did not normally bear a badge of any kind, but has continued throughout the history of the club. For the 2011 FA Cup Final, City used the usual badge with a special legend, but the Manchester coat of arms was included as a small monochrome logo in the numbers on the back of players ' shirts. A new club badge was adopted in 1997, as a result of the previous badge being ineligible for registration as a trademark. This badge was based on the arms of the city of Manchester, and consisted of a shield in front of a golden eagle. The eagle is an old heraldic symbol of the city of Manchester ; a golden eagle was added to the city 's badge in 1958 ( but has since been removed ), representing the growing aviation industry. The shield features a ship on its upper half representing the Manchester Ship Canal, and three diagonal stripes in the lower half symbolise the city 's three rivers -- the Irwell, the Irk and the Medlock. The bottom of the badge bears the motto `` Superbia in Proelio '', which translates as `` Pride in Battle '' in Latin. Above the eagle and shield are three stars, which are purely decorative. On 15 October 2015, following years of criticism from the fans over the design of the 1997 badge, the club announced they intended to carry out a fan consultation on whether to disregard the club badge and institute a new design. After the consultation, the club announced in late November 2015 the current club badge would be replaced in due course by a new version which would be designed in the style of the older, circular variants. A design purporting to be the new badge was unintentionally leaked two days early prior to the official unveiling on 26 December 2015 by the IPO when the design was trademarked on 22 December. The new design was officially unveiled at the club 's home match on 26 December against Sunderland. Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors Manchester City 's shirts have been sponsored by Etihad Airways since 2009. Previous sponsors have been Saab ( 1982 -- 84 ), Philips ( 1984 -- 87 ), Brother ( 1987 -- 99 ), Eidos ( 1999 -- 2002 ), First Advice ( 2002 -- 04 ), and Thomas Cook ( 2004 -- 07 ). Their kits have been manufactured by Nike since 2013. Prior manufacturers have been Umbro ( 1974 -- 97, 2009 -- 13 ), Kappa ( 1997 -- 99 ), Le Coq Sportif ( 1999 -- 2003, 2007 -- 09 ), and Reebok ( 2003 -- 07 ). Players As of 30 January 2018. First team squad Manchester City players before a UEFA Champions League match in 2017. ( Top row, left to right : Ederson, Walker, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Stones, Otamendi. Bottom row, left to right : Aguero, Sane, Silva, Delph, Jesus ) See also : Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy and 2017 -- 18 Manchester City F.C. season Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player GK Claudio Bravo DF Kyle Walker DF Danilo DF Vincent Kompany ( captain ) 5 DF John Stones 7 FW Raheem Sterling 8 MF İlkay Gündoğan 10 FW Sergio Agüero 14 DF Aymeric Laporte 17 MF Kevin De Bruyne 18 DF Fabian Delph 19 FW Leroy Sané 20 MF Bernardo Silva 21 MF David Silva ( vice-captain ) No. Position Player 22 DF Benjamin Mendy 24 DF Tosin Adarabioyo 25 MF Fernandinho 30 DF Nicolás Otamendi 31 GK Ederson 32 GK Daniel Grimshaw 33 FW Gabriel Jesus 35 MF Oleksandr Zinchenko 42 MF Yaya Touré 43 FW Lukas Nmecha 47 MF Phil Foden 49 GK Arijanet Murić 55 MF Brahim Díaz Source : Manchester City official website Out on loan Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 15 DF Eliaquim Mangala ( at Everton until 30 June 2018 ) 27 FW Patrick Roberts ( at Celtic until 30 June 2018 ) 28 DF Jason Denayer ( at Galatasaray until 30 June 2018 ) 29 FW Marlos Moreno ( at Flamengo until 31 December 2018 ) 50 DF Pablo Maffeo ( at Girona until 30 June 2018 ) No. Position Player 54 GK Angus Gunn ( at Norwich City until 30 June 2018 ) 69 DF Angeliño ( at NAC Breda until 30 June 2018 ) 75 MF Aleix García ( at Girona until 30 June 2018 ) -- GK Joe Hart ( at West Ham United until 30 June 2018 ) Other Manchester City players with first - team appearances Main article : Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 59 FW Bersant Celina ( at Ipswich Town until 30 June 2018 ) 62 MF Brandon Barker ( at Hibernian until 30 June 2018 ) 72 MF Tom Dele - Bashiru No. Position Player 76 MF Manu García ( at NAC Breda until 30 June 2018 ) 77 DF Cameron Humphreys - Grant Retired numbers See also : Retired numbers in association football 23 Marc - Vivien Foé, Midfielder ( 2002 -- 03 ) -- posthumous honour. Since 2003, Manchester City have not issued the squad number 23. It was retired in memory of Marc - Vivien Foé, who was on loan to the club from Lyon at the time of his death on the field of play while playing for Cameroon in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. Player of the Year Year Winner 1985 -- 86 Kenny Clements 1986 -- 87 Neil McNab 1987 -- 88 Steve Redmond 1988 -- 89 Neil McNab 1989 -- 90 Colin Hendry 1990 -- 91 Niall Quinn 1991 -- 92 Tony Coton 1992 -- 93 Garry Flitcroft 1993 -- 94 Tony Coton 1994 -- 95 Uwe Rösler Year Winner 1995 -- 96 Georgi Kinkladze 1996 -- 97 Georgi Kinkladze 1997 -- 98 Michael Brown 1998 -- 99 Gerard Wiekens 1999 -- 2000 Shaun Goater 2000 -- 01 Danny Tiatto 2001 -- 02 Ali Benarbia 2002 -- 03 Sylvain Distin 2003 -- 04 Shaun Wright - Phillips 2004 -- 05 Richard Dunne Year Winner 2005 -- 06 Richard Dunne 2006 -- 07 Richard Dunne 2007 -- 08 Richard Dunne 2008 -- 09 Stephen Ireland 2009 -- 10 Carlos Tevez 2010 -- 11 Vincent Kompany 2011 -- 12 Sergio Agüero 2012 -- 13 Pablo Zabaleta 2013 -- 14 Yaya Touré 2014 -- 15 Sergio Agüero Year Winner 2015 -- 16 Kevin De Bruyne 2016 -- 17 David Silva 2017 -- 18 Kevin De Bruyne Source : Halls of Fame See also : List of Manchester City F.C. players Manchester City Hall of Fame The following former Manchester City players and managers are inductees in the Manchester City F.C. Hall of Fame, and are listed according to the year of their induction : Inductees in MCFC Hall of Fame Year of induction Player Position Role at MCFC Years in role at MCFC Notes Manchester City players who were the inaugural inductees in January 2004 Billy Meredith FW ( outside right ) player 1894 -- 1906, 1921 -- 1924 also see NFM Hall of Fame Tommy Johnson FW ( centre forward ) & ( inside left ) player 1919 -- 1930 Eric Brook FW ( outside left ) player 1928 -- 1939 Frank Swift GK player 1933 -- 1949 also see NFM Hall of Fame Peter Doherty FW ( inside left ) player 1936 -- 1945 also see NFM Hall of Fame Roy Clarke FW ( outside left ) player 1947 -- 1958 Lifetime achievement award Bert Trautmann, OBE GK player 1949 -- 1964 also see NFM Hall of Fame Roy Paul MF ( half back ) player 1950 -- 1957 Mike Summerbee FW / MF ( outside right ) player 1965 -- 1975 Tony Book DF ( right back ) player manager 1966 -- 1974 1973, 1974 -- 1979, 1980, 1989, 1993 Colin Bell, MBE MF player 1966 -- 1979 also see NFM Hall of Fame Francis Lee FW player chairman 1967 -- 1974 1994 -- 1998 also see NFM Hall of Fame Joe Corrigan GK player 1967 -- 1983 Paul Lake FW / MF / DF player 1987 -- 1996 Niall Quinn, ( Honorary ) MBE FW player 1990 -- 1996 also see NFM Hall of Fame Manchester City players and teams inducted since 2004 2005 Sam Cowan DF ( centre half ) player manager 1924 -- 1935 1946 -- 1947 Ken Barnes MF ( wing half ) player 1950 -- 1961 Lifetime achievement award Alan Oakes MF player 1958 -- 1976 Joe Mercer, OBE MF ( left half ) manager 1965 -- 1971 Outstanding achievement award also see NFM Hall of Fame Malcolm Allison DF ( centre half ) assistant mgr. manager 1965 -- 1971 1971 -- 1973, 1979 -- 1980 Outstanding achievement award also see NFM Hall of Fame 2006 Ernie Toseland FW ( outside right ) player 1928 -- 1938 Johnny Hart FW ( inside forward ) player manager 1947 -- 1960 1973 Lifetime achievement award Manchester City 1956 0000 FA Cup - winning team not applicable en masse induction Mike Doyle DF / MF player 1965 -- 1978 Shaun Goater FW player 1998 -- 2003 Cult hero award 2008 Fred Tilson FW ( centre forward ) player 1928 -- 1939 Neil Young FW ( outside left ) & ( inside left ) player 1961 -- 1972 Alex Williams, MBE GK player 1980 -- 1986 Lifetime achievement award 2009 Uwe Rösler FW player 1994 -- 1998 National Football Museum Hall of Fame The following former Manchester City players and managers are inductees in the English Football Hall of Fame ( a.k.a. the National Football Museum Hall of Fame ) and are listed according to the year of their induction within the various categories : Inductees in NFM Hall of Fame Year of induction Player Position Role at MCFC Years in role at MCFC Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date 2002 Peter Doherty FW ( inside left ) player 1936 -- 1945 Denis Law FW player 1960 -- 1961, 1973 -- 1974 Kevin Keegan, OBE FW / MF manager 2001 -- 2005 2003 Peter Schmeichel, MBE GK player 2002 -- 2003 Alan Ball, MBE MF manager 1995 -- 1996 2005 Bert Trautmann, OBE GK player 1949 -- 1964 Colin Bell, MBE MF player 1966 -- 1979 2007 Billy Meredith FW ( outside right ) player 1894 -- 1906, 1921 -- 1924 Mark Hughes FW manager 2008 -- 2009 2009 Frank Swift GK player 1933 -- 1949 Francis Lee FW player 1967 -- 1974 2013 Mike Summerbee FW player 1965 -- 1975 2014 Trevor Francis FW player 1981 -- 1982 Patrick Viera MF player and coach 2010 -- 2015 2015 Sun Jihai DF player 2002 -- 2008 Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date 2002 Sir Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG FW ( inside right ) / MF ( right half ) player 1928 -- 1936 Don Revie, OBE FW ( centre forward ) player 1951 -- 1956 2005 Howard Kendall MF manager 1989 -- 1990 2009 Joe Mercer, OBE MF ( left half ) manager 1965 -- 1971 Malcolm Allison DF ( centre half ) assistant mgr. manager 1965 -- 1971 1971 -- 1973, 1979 -- 1980 Manchester City `` Football Foundation Community Champions '' inducted to date 2007 Niall Quinn, ( Honorary ) MBE FW player 1990 -- 1996 Manchester City teams inducted to date 2009 Manchester City 1967 -- 70 not applicable Last updated : 1 May 2014. Source : list of NFM Hall of Fame inductees Scottish Football Museum Hall of Fame The following former Manchester City players and managers are inductees in the Scottish Football Hall of Fame ( a.k.a. the Scottish Football Museum Hall of Fame ) and are listed according to the year of their induction within the various categories : Inductees in SFM Hall of Fame Year of induction Player Position Role at MCFC Years in role at MCFC Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date Denis Law FW player 1960 -- 1961, 1973 -- 1974 Billy McNeill, MBE DF manager 1983 -- 1986 Bobby Johnstone FW ( inside right ) player 1955 -- 1959 Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG FW ( inside right ) / MF ( right half ) player 1928 -- 1936 Last updated : 30 March 2011. Source : list of SFM Hall of Fame inductees Welsh Sports Hall of Fame The following former Manchester City players are inductees in the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and are listed according to the year of their induction : Inductees in SFM Hall of Fame Year of induction Player Position Role at MCFC Years in role at MCFC Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date Billy Meredith DF player 1894 -- 1906 1999 Horace Blew DF player 1906 Non-playing staff Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak Corporate hierarchy Position Name Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak Director Ruigang Li chief executive officer Ferran Soriano Global Technical Director of the City Football Group Rodolfo Borrell non-executive director Mohamed Al Mazrouei non-executive director Simon Pearce non-executive director John Macbeath non-executive director Marty Edelman non-executive director Alberto Galassi managing director of the City Football Academy Brian Marwood Management hierarchy Current City manager Pep Guardiola Position Name Director of Football Txiki Begiristain Head Coach Pep Guardiola Assistant Coach Brian Kidd Assistant Coach Mikel Arteta Assistant Coach Domènec Torrent Assistant Coach Rodolfo Borrell Goalkeeping coach Xabier Mancisidor Fitness coach Jose Cabello Fitness coach Lorenzo Buenaventura Video analyst Carles Planchart First team Manuel Estiarte Head of Academy Jason Wilcox Under - 21 Elite Development Manager Simon Davies Under - 21 GK coach Andy Mulliner Under - 18 Academy Team Manager Gareth Taylor Under - 18 Academy Assistant Manager John Mullin Under - 18 GK coach Richard Wright Chief scout Carlo Cancellieri Scout Jan Říčka Scout Sebastian Arnesen Scout Dean Ramsdale Notable managers Main article : List of Manchester City F.C. managers Manchester City managers to have won major honours. Table correct as of 13 May 2018 Name From To Games Wins Draws Loss Win % Honours Tom Maley 1902 1906 7002150000000000000 ♠ 150 7001890000000000000 ♠ 89 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 07001593300000000000 ♠ 59.33 1904 FA Cup Wilf Wild 1932 1946 7002352000000000000 ♠ 352 7002158000000000000 ♠ 158 7001710000000000000 ♠ 71 7002123000000000000 ♠ 123 07001448900000000000 ♠ 44.89 1934 FA Cup 1936 -- 37 First Division 1937 Charity Shield Les McDowall 1950 1963 7002592000000000000 ♠ 592 7002220000000000000 ♠ 220 7002127000000000000 ♠ 127 7002245000000000000 ♠ 245 07001371609999999999 ♠ 37.16 1956 FA Cup Joe Mercer 1965 1971 7002340000000000000 ♠ 340 7002149000000000000 ♠ 149 7001940000000000000 ♠ 94 7001970000000000000 ♠ 97 07001438200000000000 ♠ 43.82 1965 -- 66 Second Division 1967 -- 68 First Division 1968 Charity Shield 1969 FA Cup 1970 European Cup Winners ' Cup 1970 League Cup Tony Book 1973 1980 7002269000000000000 ♠ 269 7002114000000000000 ♠ 114 7001750000000000000 ♠ 75 7001800000000000000 ♠ 80 07001423800000000000 ♠ 42.38 1976 League Cup Roberto Mancini 2009 2013 7002191000000000000 ♠ 191 7002113000000000000 ♠ 113 7001380000000000000 ♠ 38 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 07001591600000000000 ♠ 59.16 2011 FA Cup 2011 -- 12 Premier League 2012 FA Community Shield Manuel Pellegrini 2013 2016 7002167000000000000 ♠ 167 7002100000000000000 ♠ 100 7001280000000000000 ♠ 28 7001390000000000000 ♠ 39 07001598800000000000 ♠ 59.88 2014 League Cup 2013 -- 14 Premier League 2016 League Cup Pep Guardiola 2016 Incumbent 7002113000000000000 ♠ 113 7001770000000000000 ♠ 77 7001190000000000000 ♠ 19 7001170000000000000 ♠ 17 07001681400000000000 ♠ 68.14 2018 League Cup 2017 -- 18 Premier League Supporters Main article : Manchester City F.C. supporters Since moving to the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester City 's average attendances have been in the top six in England, usually in excess of 40,000. Even in the late 1990s, when the club were relegated twice in three seasons and playing in the third tier of English football ( then Division Two, now Football League One ), home attendances were in the region of 30,000, compared to an average for the division of fewer than 8,000. Research carried out by Manchester City in 2005 estimates a fanbase of 886,000 in the United Kingdom and a total in excess of 2 million worldwide, although since the purchase of the club by Sheikh Mansour and the club 's recent trophies, that figure has ballooned to many times that size. Manchester City 's officially recognised supporters club is the Manchester City FC Supporters Club ( 1949 ), formed from a merger of two existing organisations in 2010 : the Official Supporters Club ( OSC ) and the Centenary Supporters Association ( CSA ). There have been several fanzines published by supporters ; the longest running is King of the Kippax and it is the only one still published. The City fans ' song of choice is a rendition of `` Blue Moon '', which despite its melancholic theme is belted out with gusto as though it were a heroic anthem. City supporters tend to believe that unpredictability is an inherent trait of their team, and label unexpected results `` typical City ''. Events that fans regard as `` typical City '' include City 's being the only reigning English champions ever to be relegated ( in 1938 ), the only team to score and concede over 100 goals in the same season ( 1957 -- 58 ), or the more recent example that City were the only team to beat Chelsea in the 2004 -- 05 Premier League, yet in the same season City were knocked out of the FA Cup by Oldham Athletic, a team two divisions lower. Manchester City 's biggest rivalry is with neighbours Manchester United, against whom they contest the Manchester derby. Before the Second World War, when travel to away games was rare, many Mancunian football fans regularly watched both teams even if considering themselves `` supporters '' of only one. This practice continued into the early 1960s but as travel became easier, and the cost of entry to matches rose, watching both teams became unusual and the rivalry intensified. A common stereotype is that City fans come from Manchester proper, while United fans come from elsewhere. A 2002 report by a researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University found that while it was true that a higher proportion of City season ticket holders came from Manchester postcode areas ( 40 % compared to United 's 29 % ), there were more United season ticket holders, the lower percentage being due to United 's higher overall number of season ticket holders ( 27,667 compared to City 's 16,481 ). The report noted that since the compiling of data in 2001, the number of both City and United season ticket holders had risen ; expansion of United 's ground and City 's move to the City of Manchester Stadium have caused season ticket sales to increase further. Man City also has a rivalry with that of Everton F.C. In the late 1980s, City fans started a craze of bringing inflatable objects to matches, primarily oversized bananas. One disputed explanation for the craze is that in a match against West Bromwich Albion chants from fans calling for the introduction of Imre Varadi as a substitute mutated into `` Imre Banana ''. Terraces packed with inflatable - waving supporters became a frequent sight in the 1988 -- 89 season as the craze spread to other clubs ( inflatable fish were seen at Grimsby Town ), with the phenomenon reaching a peak at City 's match at Stoke City on 26 December 1988, a match declared by fanzines as a fancy dress party. In 2010, City supporters adopted an exuberant dance, dubbed The Poznań, from fans of Polish club Lech Poznań. Ownership and finances Main article : Manchester City F.C. ownership and finances The holding company of Manchester City F.C., Manchester City Limited, is a private limited company, with approximately 54 million shares in issue. The club has been in private hands since 2007, when the major shareholders agreed to sell their holdings to UK Sports Investments Limited ( UKSIL ), a company controlled by former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. UKSIL then made a formal offer to buy the shares held by several thousand small shareholders. Prior to the Thaksin takeover, the club was listed on the specialist independent equity market PLUS ( formerly OFEX ), where it had been listed since 1995. On 6 July 2007, having acquired 75 % of the shares, Thaksin de-listed the club and re-registered it as a private company. By August UKSIL had acquired over 90 % of the shares, and exercised its rights under the Companies Act to `` squeeze out '' the remaining shareholders, and acquire the entire shareholding. Thaksin Shinawatra became chairman of the club and two of Thaksin 's children, Pintongta and Oak Chinnawat also became directors. Former chairman John Wardle stayed on the board for a year, but resigned in July 2008 following Nike executive Garry Cook 's appointment as executive chairman in May. The club made a pre-tax loss of £ 11m in the year ending 31 May 2007, the final year for which accounts were published as a public company. Thaksin 's purchase prompted a period of transfer spending at the club, spending in around £ 30 million, whereas over the previous few seasons net spending had been among the lowest in the division. A year later, this investment was itself dwarfed by larger sums. On 1 September 2008, Abu Dhabi - based Abu Dhabi United Group Investment and Development Limited completed a takeover of Manchester City. The deal, worth a reported £ 200 million, was announced on the morning of 1 September. It sparked various transfer `` deadline - day '' rumours and bids such as the club 's attempt to gazump Manchester United 's protracted bid to sign Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee in excess of £ 30 million. Minutes before the transfer window closed, the club signed Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £ 32.5 million. The wealth of the new owners meant that in the summer of 2009, the club was able to finance the purchase of several experienced international players prior to the new season, spending more than any other club in the Premier League. City Football Group Main article : City Football Group Created in the 2013 -- 14 season to manage the global footballing interests of Abu Dhabi United Group, the City Football Group ( CFG ) is an umbrella corporation owning stakes in a network of global clubs for the purposes of resource sharing, academy networking and marketing. Through the City Football Group, City owns stakes in a number of clubs : Melbourne City FC ( 2014 -- present ) On 23 January 2014 it was announced that Manchester City had partnered with the Australian rugby league franchise Melbourne Storm, purchasing a majority stake in A-League team Melbourne City FC. On 5 August 2015, CFG bought out the Storm and so acquired full ownership of the team. Yokohama F. Marinos ( 2014 -- present ) On 20 May 2014 it was announced that Manchester City had partnered with the Japanese Automotive company Nissan to become a minority shareholder in Yokohama based J - League side, Yokohama F. Marinos. New York City FC ( 2015 -- present ) On 21 May 2013 it was announced that Manchester City had partnered with the American baseball franchise the New York Yankees to introduce the 20th Major League Soccer expansion team, New York City FC as its majority shareholder. The club began play in the 2015 Major League Soccer season. Club Atlético Torque ( 2017 -- present ) On 5 April 2017, CFG confirmed the purchase of Uruguayan second division team Club Atlético Torque. Girona FC ( 2017 -- present ) On 23 August 2017 it was announced that the City Football Group had acquired 44.3 % of La Liga side Girona FC. Another 44.3 % was held by the Girona Football Group, led by Pere Guardiola, brother of Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Stadium Main article : City of Manchester stadium See also : Hyde Road Football Stadium and Maine Road City of Manchester Stadium -- the home of Manchester City since 2003 The City of Manchester Stadium in east Manchester, known as the Etihad Stadium since 2011 for sponsorship reasons, is on a 200 - year lease from Manchester City Council. It has been City 's home since the end of the 2002 -- 03 season, when the club moved from Maine Road. Before moving to the stadium, Manchester City spent in excess of £ 30 million to convert it to football use. The pitch was lowered, adding another tier of seating around it, and a new North Stand built. The inaugural match at the new stadium was a 2 -- 1 win over Barcelona in a friendly match. A 7,000 seat third tier on the South Stand was completed in time for the start of the 2015 -- 16 football season. Current capacity stands at 55,097. A North Stand third tier has planning approval and work on it is expected to begin by 2017, increasing capacity to around 61,000. After playing home matches at five stadiums between 1880 and 1887, the club settled at Hyde Road Football Stadium, its home for 36 years. A fire destroyed the Main Stand in 1920, and the club moved to the 84,000 capacity Maine Road three years later. Maine Road, nicknamed the `` Wembley of the North '' by its designers, hosted the largest - ever crowd at an English club ground when 84,569 attended an FA Cup tie against Stoke City on 3 March 1934. Though Maine Road was redeveloped several times over its 80 - year lifespan, by 1995 its capacity was restricted to 32,000, prompting the search for a new ground which culminated in the move to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2003. Honours Domestic Leagues Manuel Pellegrini with the Premier League trophy after the victorious 2013 -- 14 season. First Division / Premier League Winners ( 5 ) : 1936 -- 37, 1967 -- 68, 2011 -- 12, 2013 -- 14, 2017 -- 18 Second Division / First Division Winners ( 7 ) : 1898 -- 99, 1902 -- 03, 1909 -- 10, 1927 -- 28, 1946 -- 47, 1965 -- 66, 2001 -- 02 Second Division Play - off Winners ( 1 ) : 1998 -- 99 Cups FA Cup Winners ( 5 ) : 1903 -- 04, 1933 -- 34, 1955 -- 56, 1968 -- 69, 2010 -- 11 Football League Cup / EFL Cup Winners ( 5 ) : 1969 -- 70, 1975 -- 76, 2013 -- 14, 2015 -- 16, 2017 -- 18 FA Community Shield Winners ( 4 ) : 1937, 1968, 1972, 2012 European European Cup Winners ' Cup Winners ( 1 ) : 1969 -- 70 Doubles 1969 -- 70 : League Cup and European Cup Winners ' Cup 2013 -- 14 : League and League Cup 2017 -- 18 : League and EFL Cup Club records Main article : List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics Record League victory -- 11 -- 3 v. Lincoln City ( 23 March 1895, most goals scored ) 10 -- 0 v. Darwen ( 18 February 1899, widest margin of victory ) Record FA Cup victory -- 12 -- 0 v. Liverpool Stanley ( 4 October 1890 ) Record League defeat -- 0 -- 8 v. Burton Wanderers ( 26 December 1894 ), 0 -- 8 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers ( 23 December 1933 ), 1 -- 9 v. Everton ( 3 September 1906 ), 2 -- 10 v. Small Heath ( 17 March 1893 ) Record FA Cup defeat -- 0 -- 6 v. Preston North End ( 30 January 1897 ), 2 -- 8 v. Bradford Park Avenue ( 30 January 1946 ) Highest home attendance -- 84,569 v. Stoke City ( 3 March 1934 ) ( remains the record home attendance in English football ) Most League appearances -- 561 + 3 sub, Alan Oakes 1958 -- 76 Most appearances overall -- 676 + 4 sub, Alan Oakes 1958 -- 76 Most goals scored overall -- 199, Sergio Agüero 2011 -- Most goals scored in a season -- 38, Tommy Johnson 1928 -- 29 Record transfer fee paid -- £ 57 million to Athletic Bilbao for Aymeric Laporte, January 2018 Record transfer fee received -- £ 25 million from Leicester City for Kelechi Iheanacho, August 2017 See also Book : Manchester City F.C. Association football portal English football portal Greater Manchester portal List of Manchester City F.C. managers List of Manchester City F.C. players List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics List of Manchester City F.C. seasons Manchester derby Manchester City Women 's F.C. Bibliography Buckley, Andy ; Burgess, Richard ( 2000 ). Blue Moon Rising : The Fall and Rise of Manchester City. Bury : Milo. ISBN 0 - 9530847 - 4 - 4. Gardner, Peter ( 1970 ). The Manchester City Football Book No. 2. London : Stanley Paul. ISBN 0 - 09 - 103280 - 6. Inglis, Simon ( 1987 ). The Football Grounds of Great Britain ( 2nd ed. ). London : Collins Willow. ISBN 0 - 00 - 218249 - 1. James, Gary ( 2002 ). Manchester : The Greatest City. Polar Publishing. ISBN 1 - 899538 - 09 - 7. James, Gary ( 2005 ). The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame. Hamlyn. ISBN 0 - 600 - 61282 - 1. James, Gary ( 2006 ). Manchester City -- The Complete Record. Derby : Breedon. ISBN 1 - 85983 - 512 - 0. James, Gary ( 2008 ). Manchester -- A Football History. Halifax : James Ward. ISBN 978 - 0 - 9558127 - 0 - 5. Penney, Ian ( 2008 ). Manchester City : The Mercer - Allison Years. Derby : Breedon. ISBN 978 - 1 - 85983 - 608 - 8. Rowlands, Alan ( 2005 ). Trautmann : The Biography. Derby : Breedon. ISBN 1 - 85983 - 491 - 4. Tossell, David ( 2008 ). Big Mal : The High Life and Hard Times of Malcolm Allison, Football Legend. Edinburgh : Mainstream. ISBN 978 - 1 - 84596 - 478 - 8. Wallace, David ( 2007 ). Century City -- Manchester City Football Club 1957 / 58. Leigh : King of the Kippax. ISBN 978 - 0 - 9557056 - 0 - 1. Ward, Andrew ( 1984 ). The Manchester City Story. Derby : Breedon. ISBN 0 - 907969 - 05 - 4. References Jump up ^ On 16 April 1894, the name was changed to Manchester City. Jump up ^ `` Premier League Handbook Season 2015 / 16 '' ( PDF ). Premier League. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City F.C. Club Ownership ''. Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 23 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Deloitte Football Money League 2018 ''. Deloitte. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018. Jump up ^ Ozanian, Mike ( 6 June 2017 ). `` The World 's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2017 ''. Forbes. Retrieved 16 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City owners announce £ 265m deal with Chinese investors ''. The Guardian. 1 December 2015. Jump up ^ `` Club History -- The Club -- Manchester City FC ''. mancity.com. Retrieved 9 September 2010. Jump up ^ James, Manchester City -- The Complete Record, p32 Jump up ^ James, Manchester : The Greatest City, pp 59 -- 65. Jump up ^ Bevan, Chris ( 11 May 2003 ). `` Maine Road through the ages ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2011. Jump up ^ Ward, The Manchester City Story, pp. 31 -- 33 Jump up ^ James, Gary ( 22 April 2011 ). `` FA Cup special : Thrills, spills and a cast of thousands at Maine Road ''. menmedia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` England 1937 / 38 ''. league table from RSSSF. Retrieved 29 December 2005. Jump up ^ Rowlands, Trautmann -- The Biography, pp. 178 -- 184 Jump up ^ Ward, The Manchester City Story, p. 57 Jump up ^ Penney, Manchester City -- The Mercer - Allison Years, pp. 27 -- 36 Jump up ^ Penney, Manchester City -- The Mercer - Allison Years, pp. 37 -- 56 Jump up ^ Gardner, The Manchester City Football Book No. 2, pp. 13 -- 22 Jump up ^ James, Manchester City -- The Complete Record, pp. 410 -- 420 Jump up ^ Other results meant United would have been relegated even if they had won or drawn, but neither team knew this at the time. Jump up ^ Ward, The Manchester City Story, p. 70 Jump up ^ Tossell, Big Mal, Chapter 18 Jump up ^ James, Manchester City -- The Complete Record, p. 68 Jump up ^ Buckley, Andy ; Burgess, Richard ( 2000 ). Blue Moon Rising : The Fall and Rise of Manchester City. Bury : Milo. ISBN 0 - 9530847 - 4 - 4. p. 177 Jump up ^ Manchester City -- The Complete Record, p. 265 Jump up ^ `` Goater double gives City derby win ''. RTÉ. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007. Jump up ^ `` Eriksson named Man City manager ''. BBC Sport. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2007. Jump up ^ `` Eriksson 's reign at Man City ends ''. BBC Sport. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City appoint Mark Hughes ''. Manchester City FC. 4 June 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2009. Jump up ^ Winrow, Ian ( 12 August 2008 ). `` Thaksin Shinawatra 's crisis ends Manchester City 's European dream ''. London : Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2010. Jump up ^ `` Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho ''. BBC. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2009. Jump up ^ `` Lescott completes Man City move ''. BBC Sport. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009. Jump up ^ `` Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager ''. BBC Sport. 19 December 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009. Jump up ^ `` Man City 1 -- 0 Man Utd ''. BBC Sport. 16 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Man City 1 -- 0 Tottenham ''. BBC Sport. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` Is Man City 's title win really the best Premier League moment ever ? See the Top 50 here... and then tell us yours ''. Daily Mirror. London. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Reconstructing The Most Exciting Day in the History of Soccer ( And Maybe Sports, Period ) ''. deadspin.com. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Barton blow as bad boy is told he must serve ban at new club Marseille ''. Daily Mail. London. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` REVEALED : Bitter dressing room battles that sealed the fate of preening Mancini ''. Daily Mail. London. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Roberto Mancini : Manchester City sack manager ''. bbc.co.uk. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Roberto Mancini : Man City exit because of poor relationships ''. BBC Sport. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Manuel Pellegrini : Manchester City appoint Chilean as manager ''. BBC Sport. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013. Jump up ^ O'Rourke, Pete ( 2 March 2014 ). `` Capital One Cup final : Manchester City win Capital One Cup after beating Sunderland 3 -- 1 ''. Sky Sports News. Retrieved 11 May 2014. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City crowned Premier League champions with 2 -- 0 victory over West Ham ''. Sky Sports. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014. Jump up ^ James, Manchester : The Greatest City pp. 14 -- 15 Jump up ^ Turner, Georgina ( 23 November 2005 ). `` Nicking the shirts off their backs ''. The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 December 2006. Jump up ^ David Clayton, Everything Under the Blue Moon ( Mainstream Publishing, 2002 ), 21 Jump up ^ Template : Cite historic ^ Jump up to : `` City 's New Badge is Here ! ''. mancity.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City to design new badge following consultation with fans ''. The Guardian. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City 's new club badge design leaked online ''. BBC. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015. Jump up ^ McVeigh, Niall ( 26 December 2015 ). `` Manchester City unveil new club crest before home game against Sunderland ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Jump up ^ `` Players ''. Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 11 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Man City retire number 23 shirt ''. BBC Sport. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2008. Jump up ^ `` 50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR : PART 1 ''. Retrieved 12 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` 50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR : PART 2 ''. Retrieved 12 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` 50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR : PART 3 ''. Retrieved 12 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` 50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR : PART 4 ''. Retrieved 12 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` 50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR : PART 5 ''. Retrieved 12 July 2017. Jump up ^ `` Starting line - up inducted into City Hall of Fame ''. menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 23 January 2004. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011. Jump up ^ `` King Ken collects plaudits ''. menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 9 February 2005. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011. Jump up ^ `` City legends honoured ''. menmedia.co.uk. Manchester Evening News. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011. Jump up ^ `` Academy honoured at Hall of Fame ''. mancity.com. ( Manchester City Football Club ). 6 March 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` City Greats go into Hall of Fame ''. mancity.com. ( Manchester City Football Club ). 16 September 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Jump up ^ The following managers have all won at least one major trophy ( excluding Community Shields ) with Manchester City ( totals include competitive matches only ) Jump up ^ `` Managers ''. mcfcstats.com. Retrieved 29 March 2006. Jump up ^ `` Top 30 English Football Clubs by League Attendances ''. footballeconomy.com attendance table 2002 - 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2005. Jump up ^ `` Average Attendances -- English Football Divisions -- 1994 / 95 -- 2004 / 05 ''. footballeconomy.com division attendance table 1995 -- 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2005. Jump up ^ `` Customer Success -- Manchester City Football Club ''. Hewlett - Packard case study. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005. Retrieved 4 April 2007. ( archive.org mirror ) Jump up ^ `` About MCFC Supporters Club ''. MCFC Supporters Club. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` King of the Kippax fanzine ''. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` FA Cup preview ''. ESPN Star article. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2009. ( archive.org mirror ) Jump up ^ `` Typical City ! ''. Unofficial supporters homepage. Archived from the original on 11 January 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2006. Jump up ^ Wallace, Dave ( 2007 ). Century City -- Manchester City Football Club 1957 / 58. Leigh : King of the Kippax. ISBN 978 - 0 - 9557056 - 0 - 1. page ix Jump up ^ `` Do You Come From Manchester ? '' ( PDF ). Manchester Metropolitan University study. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2008. Jump up ^ `` Everton -- Manchester City : A Historical Look ''. Sb Nation.com. Jump up ^ `` The Inflatables Craze ''. Manchester City Football Club Supporters ' Homepage. Archived from the original on 23 April 1999. Retrieved 30 December 2005. Jump up ^ Pitt - Brooke, Jack ( 20 April 2011 ). `` Poles apart : how fans of Poznan inspired City 's unlikely dance craze ''. The Independent. London. Retrieved 7 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City plc ''. PLUS Markets Group. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007. Jump up ^ `` Thaksin completes Man City buyout ''. BBC Sport. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007. Jump up ^ Taylor, Daniel ( 10 April 2009 ). `` Wardle quits City ''. The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 28 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City 's losses trebled under Thaksin Shinawatra ''. The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Eriksson continues Man City spending ''. Reuters. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2008. Jump up ^ `` Bojinov joins Man City ''. FIFA. Retrieved 13 January 2008. Jump up ^ Montague, James ( 1 September 2008 ). `` Manchester City 's new owners put national pride before profit ''. The Guardian. UK : Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 1 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` City Takeover Confirmed ''. Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 January 2008. Jump up ^ `` Man City beat Chelsea to Robinho ''. bbc.co.uk. ( Manchester City Football Club ). 1 September 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` English Transfer Window Ends With Man City As Biggest Spenders ''. goal.com. Retrieved 2 September 2009. Jump up ^ `` The resources and power of Sheikh Mansoor makes this deal a seismic moment for the A-League ''. Herald Sun. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014. Jump up ^ John Stensholt ( 2 August 2015 ). `` Manchester City buy out wealthy Melbourne City investors ''. Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 5 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City Pre-Season Tour 2016 '' ( PDF ). mancity.com. Retrieved 19 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` New Soccer Team Introduces a Director of Operations ''. New York Times. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` CFG Extends South American Footprint ''. Manchester City Official Website. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City 's parent company seals deal for major stake in Girona ''. The Guardian. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017. Jump up ^ Bailey, Chris ( 8 November 2006 ). `` Why Blues must cash in on name game ''. Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2008. Jump up ^ James, Manchester : A Football History, p391. Jump up ^ `` Man City vanquish Barca ''. BBC article. 10 August 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2005. Jump up ^ `` Manchester City seek stadium expansion to hold 61,000 ''. BBC News. Manchester. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013. Jump up ^ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p62 Jump up ^ `` Club History ''. Manchester City FC. Retrieved 19 April 2017. ^ Jump up to : Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division ; since then, it has been the FA Premier League. At the same time, the Second Division was renamed the First Division, and the Third Division was renamed the Second Division. ^ Jump up to : James, Manchester City -- The Complete Record, p. 509 ^ Jump up to : James, Manchester City -- The Complete Record, p. 511 Jump up ^ James, Manchester City -- The Complete Record, p524 ^ Jump up to : James, Manchester City -- The Complete Record, p. 155 Jump up ^ `` Sergio Agüero ''. Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 17 February 2018. Jump up ^ Clayton, Everything Under the Blue Moon, p. 112. Jump up ^ `` Aymeric Laporte : Manchester City sign French defender for club - record £ 57m ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Kelechi Iheanacho completes £ 25 million Leicester switch -- sources ''. ESPN FC. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manchester City FC. Wikinews has news related to : Manchester City F.C. Listen to this article ( info / dl ) This audio file was created from a revision of the article `` Manchester City F.C. '' dated 21 May 2007, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ( Audio help ) More spoken articles Official website ( in English ) ( in French ) ( in Arabic ) ( in Chinese ) ( in Indonesian ) ( in Japanese ) ( in Korean ) ( in Malay ) ( in Portuguese ) ( in Russian ) ( in Spanish ) ( in Thai ) Manchester City F.C. on BBC Sport : Club news -- Recent results and fixtures Manchester City F.C. at ScoreShelf Manchester City F.C. at UEFA Manchester City Football Club Players Managers Reserves & Academy Records & statistics Honours Current season History Seasons 1880 -- 1928 1928 -- 1965 1965 -- 2001 2001 -- present Overview Strip Ownership and finances Europe People Players ( 100 + appearances ) 25 -- 99 appearances fewer than 25 appearances Managers Supporters Grounds Early grounds ( 1880 -- 1887 ) Hyde Road ( 1887 -- 1923 ) Maine Road ( 1923 -- 2003 ) City of Manchester Stadium ( 2003 -- present ) Reserve grounds Academy Stadium Training ground Carrington Training Centre ( 2001 -- 2014 ) Etihad Campus ( 2014 -- present ) Football teams First team Elite Development Squad Academy Women Affiliated football teams under CFG Girona FC Melbourne City FC New York City FC Club Atlético Torque Yokohama F. Marinos Affiliated academies Sun Jihai Youth Training Football Base Media Media Blue Moon Rising Football Mania There 's Only One Jimmy Grimble Trautmann Rivalries League record by opponent Manchester City rivalries Manchester derby Schools Connell Sixth Form College Related articles Revie Plan The Kippax The Poznań `` Blue Moon '' `` Roll With It '' Famous matches Maine Road F.C. Manchester City F.C. ( Sierra Leone ) Book : Manchester City F.C. Category : Manchester City F.C. City Football Group People Sheikh Mansour Khaldoon Al Mubarak Ferran Soriano Teams Girona FC Manchester City F.C. Melbourne City FC New York City FC Club Atlético Torque Yokohama F. Marinos Women 's teams Manchester City Women Melbourne City W - League Development teams Girona C Manchester City EDS Melbourne City Youth Melbourne City NPL New York City FC Academy Affiliated teams Atlético Venezuela Long Island Rough Riders NAC Breda Peralada - Girona B San Antonio FC Stadiums Academy Stadium ( Manchester ) New York City FC Stadium ( New York, proposed ) Training facilities Etihad Campus ( Manchester ) City Football Academy ( Melbourne ) City Football Academy ( New York ) Marinos Town ( Yokohama ) Links to related articles UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup winners Winners 1960 -- 61 : Fiorentina 1961 -- 62 : Atlético Madrid 1962 -- 63 : Tottenham Hotspur 1963 -- 64 : Sporting CP 1964 -- 65 : West Ham United 1965 -- 66 : Borussia Dortmund 1966 -- 67 : Bayern Munich 1967 -- 68 : Milan 1968 -- 69 : Slovan Bratislava 1969 -- 70 : Manchester City 1970 -- 71 : Chelsea 1971 -- 72 : Rangers 1972 -- 73 : Milan 1973 -- 74 : Magdeburg 1974 -- 75 : Dynamo Kyiv 1975 -- 76 : Anderlecht 1976 -- 77 : Hamburg 1977 -- 78 : Anderlecht 1978 -- 79 : Barcelona 1979 -- 80 : Valencia 1980 -- 81 : Dinamo Tbilisi 1981 -- 82 : Barcelona 1982 -- 83 : Aberdeen 1983 -- 84 : Juventus 1984 -- 85 : Everton 1985 -- 86 : Dynamo Kyiv 1986 -- 87 : Ajax 1987 -- 88 : Mechelen 1988 -- 89 : Barcelona 1989 -- 90 : Sampdoria 1990 -- 91 : Manchester United 1991 -- 92 : Werder Bremen 1992 -- 93 : Parma 1993 -- 94 : Arsenal 1994 -- 95 : Real Zaragoza 1995 -- 96 : Paris Saint - Germain 1996 -- 97 : Barcelona 1997 -- 98 : Chelsea 1998 -- 99 : Lazio Premier League Seasons 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 2000 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 2018 -- 19 Clubs 2018 -- 19 Arsenal Brighton & Hove Albion Bournemouth Burnley Cardiff City Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Huddersfield Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers Former Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Charlton Athletic Coventry City Derby County Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oldham Athletic Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Swindon Town West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic Wimbledon ( defunct ) Competition Teams winners Players foreign foreign scorers winners Managers Stadia Founding Broadcasting foundation Broadcasters Referees Statistics and awards Records All - time table Hat - tricks Highest scores Golden Boot Golden Glove Manager of the Season Player of the Season Goal of the Season Playmaker of the Season Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Players with 500 + appearances Players with 100 + goals Top scorers by season Goalkeepers with 100 + clean sheets 10 Seasons Awards 20 Seasons Awards Finances Richest clubs : Deloitte list Forbes ' list Team owners Transfer records Game 39 Premier League -- Football League gulf Associated competitions Asia Trophy FA Community Shield FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Premier League 2 U18 Premier League Premier League International Cup Football in Greater Manchester Manchester FA Clubs ( List of ) Premier League & Football League ( tiers 1 -- 4 ) Manchester City Manchester United Bolton Wanderers Bury Oldham Athletic Rochdale Wigan Athletic None Non-League ( tiers 5 -- 11 ) 5 None 6 Curzon Ashton F.C. United of Manchester Salford City Stockport County 7 Altrincham Ashton United Stalybridge Celtic 8 Atherton Collieries Droylsden Hyde United Mossley Radcliffe Borough Ramsbottom United Trafford 9 Abbey Hey Ashton Athletic Irlam Maine Road West Didsbury & Chorlton 10 Atherton Laburnum Rovers Chadderton Cheadle Town Daisy Hill Prestwich Heys Stockport Town 11 Ashton Town Eagley Wythenshawe Amateurs Competitions Manchester Premier Cup Manchester Senior Cup Venues Boundary Park Bower Fold Broadhurst Park Butcher 's Arms Ground City of Manchester Stadium DW Stadium Edgeley Park Ewen Fields Gigg Lane Macron Stadium Moss Lane Old Trafford Spotland Stadium Other topics Manchester derby GND : 7652304 - 4 LCCN : nr2004037222 NDL : 001133006 VIAF : 122458408 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manchester_City_F.C.&oldid=842570066 '' Categories : Manchester City F.C. Association football clubs established in 1880 FA Cup winners Football clubs in England EFL Cup winners Former Football League clubs Premier League clubs 1880 establishments in England Sport in Manchester Football clubs in Manchester FIFA ( video game series ) teams Hidden categories : Wikipedia indefinitely move - protected pages Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages Use British English from August 2011 Use dmy dates from September 2017 Pages using deprecated image syntax Football team templates which use short name parameter Spoken articles Articles with hAudio microformats Articles with French - language external links Articles with Arabic - language external links Articles with Chinese - language external links Articles with Indonesian - language external links Articles with Japanese - language external links Articles with Korean - language external links Articles with Malay - language external links Articles with Portuguese - language external links Articles with Russian - language external links Articles with Spanish - language external links Articles with Thai - language external links Featured articles Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Aragonés Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه বাংলা Беларуская Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ भोजपुरी Български Bosanski Català Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Fiji Hindi Føroyskt Français Frysk Gaeilge Galego ગુજરાતી 한국어 Հայերեն हिन्दी Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית Basa Jawa ქართული Қазақша Kiswahili Latviešu Lëtzebuergesch Lietuvių Magyar मैथिली Македонски മലയാളം मराठी مصرى Bahasa Melayu Baso Minangkabau Монгол မြန်မာဘာသာ Nederlands नेपाली 日本 語 Norsk Norsk nynorsk Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Piemontèis Polski Português Qaraqalpaqsha Română Runa Simi Русский Scots Shqip Sicilianu Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Soomaaliga کوردی Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Basa Sunda Suomi Svenska தமிழ் Татарча / tatarça ไทย Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 吴语 粵語 中文 80 more Edit links This page was last edited on 23 May 2018, at 08 : 39. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when was the last time city won the league
Answer: 2018