# List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics

This article lists various statistics related to Manchester City Football Club.

## Club honours

Best performances in competitions entered :
| Competition | Best result | Championship | Runners-up |
| Premier League/First Division (L1) | Winners | 10 | 6 |
| First Division/Second Division (L2) | Winners | 7 | 4 |
| Second Division (L3) | Third place | 0 | 0 |
| FA Cup | Winners | 7 | 6 |
| EFL Cup/Football League Cup | Winners | 8 | 1 |
| Full Members' Cup | Runners-up | 0 | 1 |
| Football League Trophy | First round | 0 | 0 |
| FA Community Shield/FA Charity Shield | Winners | 7 | 9 |
| UEFA Champions League/European Cup | Winners | 1 | 1 |
| UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | 0 | 0 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Winners | 1 | 0 |
| UEFA Super Cup | Winners | 1 | 0 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | Winners | 1 | 0 |
* Premier League/First Division (highest tier)
** Winners (10): 1936–37, 1967–68, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
** Runners-up (6): 1903–04, 1920–21, 1976–77, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20
* First Division/Second Division (second tier)
** Winners (7): 1898–99, 1902–03, 1909–10, 1927–28, 1946–47, 1965–66, 2001–02
** Runners-up (4): 1895–96, 1950–51, 1988–89, 1999–2000
** Promoted third place (1): 1984–85
* Second Division (third tier)
** (Best) Promoted third place (1): 1998–99
* FA Cup
** Winners (7): 1903–04, 1933–34, 1955–56, 1968–69, 2010–11, 2018–19, 2022–23
** Runners-up (6): 1925–26, 1932–33, 1954–55, 1980–81, 2012–13, 2023–24
* EFL Cup/Football League Cup
** Winners (8): 1969–70, 1975–76, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
** Runners-up (1): 1973–74
* Full Members' Cup
** (Best) Runners-up (1): 1985–86
* FA Community Shield/FA Charity Shield
** Winners (7): 1937, 1968, 1972, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2024
** Runners-up (9): 1934, 1956, 1969, 1973, 2011, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023
* UEFA Champions League/European Cup
** Winners (1): 2022–23
** Runners-up (1): 2020–21
* UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
** (Best) Quarter-finals (2): 1978–79, 2008–09
* European Cup Winners' Cup
** Winners (1): 1969–70
* UEFA Super Cup
** Winners (1): 2023
* FIFA Club World Cup
** Winners (1): 2023
* IFFHS The World's Club Team of the Year
** Winners (1): 2023
* Ballon D'Or Club of the Year
** Winners (2): 2022, 2023
* BBC Sports Team of the Year Award
** Winners (1): 2023

## Competitive record

The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2023–24 season for all competitions. It excludes war competitions and league performances prior to City's joining the English football league in 1892.
| Competition | T | Part | Pld | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| National ||||||||||||
| Football League First Division | 2 | 68 | 2,772 | 1,061 | 677 | 1,034 | 38.27 | 4,317 | 4,242 | +75 | 2,837 |
| Premier League | 8 | 27 | 1,038 | 529 | 222 | 287 | 50.96 | 1,848 | 1,135 | +713 | 1,809 |
| Football League Second Division / Football League First Division | 7 | 26 | 973 | 489 | 213 | 271 | 50.26 | 1,919 | 1,286 | +633 | 1,360 |
| Football League Second Division | 0 | 1 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 47.83 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 82 |
| FA Cup | 7 | 121 | 381 | 201 | 67 | 113 | 52.76 | 742 | 464 | +278 | – |
| Football League Cup / EFL Cup | 8 | 64 | 234 | 136 | 37 | 61 | 58.12 | 465 | 250 | +215 | – |
| FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield | 6 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 37.15 | 20 | 22 | -2 | – |
| International ||||||||||||
| European Cup / UEFA Champions League | 1 | 14 | 129 | 74 | 26 | 29 | 57.36 | 270 | 142 | +128 | – |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 0 | 8 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 53.85 | 84 | 51 | +33 | – |
| European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 61.11 | 32 | 13 | +19 | – |
| European Super Cup / UEFA Super Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 350 | 5,662 | 2,559 | 1,275 | 1,828 | 45.20 | 9,774 | 7,639 | +2135 | 6,088 |

## Current first-team squad statistics

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Assists | CS | Ends | Fee | Notes |
| 3 | DF | Rúben Dias (VC) | 27 | 2020 | 207 | 4 | 5 | – | 2027 | £62m | Second VC |
| 5 | DF | John Stones | 30 | 2016 | 277 | 19 | 9 | – | 2026 | £47.5m | |
| 6 | DF | Nathan Aké | 30 | 2020 | 143 | 10 | 3 | – | 2027 | £40m | |
| 7 | FW | Omar Marmoush | 26 | 2025 (Jan) | 10 | 4 | 0 | – | 2029 | £59m | |
| 8 | MF | Mateo Kovačić | 30 | 2023 | 79 | 8 | 2 | – | 2027 | £25m | |
| 9 | FW | Erling Haaland | 24 | 2022 | 137 | 119 | 19 | – | 2034 | £51.2m | |
| 10 | MF | Jack Grealish | 29 | 2021 | 151 | 16 | 23 | – | 2027 | £100m | Record signing |
| 11 | MF | Jérémy Doku | 22 | 2023 | 70 | 12 | 16 | – | 2028 | £55.4m | |
| 14 | MF | Nico González | 23 | 2025 (Jan) | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | 2029 | £50m | |
| 16 | MF | Rodri (VC) | 28 | 2019 | 260 | 26 | 30 | – | 2027 | £62.8m | Third VC |
| 17 | MF | Kevin De Bruyne (Capt) | 33 | 2015 | 412 | 106 | 171 | – | 2025 | £54.5m | Captain, all-time leading assist provider |
| 18 | GK | Stefan Ortega | 32 | 2022 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2026 | Free Transfer | |
| 19 | MF | İlkay Gündoğan (VC) | 34 | 2024 | 342 | 62 | 41 | – | 2025 | Free Transfer | Also team member between 2016 and 2023 |
| 20 | MF | Bernardo Silva (VC) | 30 | 2017 | 395 | 70 | 69 | – | 2026 | £43.5m | Fourth VC |
| 22 | DF | Vitor Reis | 19 | 2025 (Jan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2029 | £29.6m | |
| 24 | DF | Joško Gvardiol | 23 | 2023 | 83 | 10 | 3 | – | 2028 | £77.5m | |
| 25 | DF | Manuel Akanji | 29 | 2022 | 126 | 5 | 2 | – | 2027 | £15.0m | |
| 26 | MF | Savinho | 20 | 2024 | 38 | 2 | 9 | – | 2029 | £21.0m | |
| 27 | MF | Matheus Nunes | 26 | 2023 | 59 | 3 | 12 | – | 2028 | £53.0m | |
| 30 | MF | Claudio Echeverri | 19 | 2025 (Jan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2028 | £12.5m | Player signed in Jan 2024 but spent 2024 on loan at River Plate |
| 31 | GK | Ederson | 31 | 2017 | 361 | 0 | 7 | 156 | 2026 | £34.9m | |
| 33 | GK | Scott Carson | 39 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | Free Transfer | On loan in 2019–21 |
| 45 | DF | Abdukodir Khusanov | 21 | 2025 (Jan) | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 2029 | £33.6m | |
| 47 | MF | Phil Foden | 24 | 2017 | 308 | 97 | 60 | – | 2027 | – | Academy graduate |
| 52 | MF | Oscar Bobb | 21 | 2021 | 27 | 2 | 2 | – | 2029 | – | Academy graduate |
| 75 | MF | Nico O'Reilly | 19 | 2024 | 9 | 3 | 0 | – | 2026 | – | Academy graduate |
| 82 | DF | Rico Lewis | 20 | 2022 | 87 | 4 | 9 | – | 2028 | – | Academy graduate |
| 87 | MF | James McAtee | 22 | 2021 | 28 | 6 | 0 | – | 2026 | – | Academy graduate |
Updated to match played 15 March 2025 Source: FBRef, Manchester City website,
Ordered by squad number. Appearances include league and cup appearances, including as substitute. Includes EDS players who train regularly with the first team, having made at least one previous league appearance.

## Club records
### Matches

* First competitive match - Ardwick 12-0 Liverpool Stanley, FA Cup (4 October 1890)
* First FA Cup match - Ardwick 12-0 Liverpool Stanley, QF Round 1 (4 October 1890)
* First Football Alliance match - Ardwick 3-3 Bootle (12 September 1891)
* First Football League match - Ardwick 7-0 Bootle (3 September 1892)
* First First Division match - Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Manchester City (2 September 1899)
* First League Cup match - Manchester City 3-0 Stockport County, second round (18 October 1960)
* First European match - Manchester City 0-0 Fenerbahce, European Cup first round (18 September 1968)
* Record league victory – 11–3 vs Lincoln City (23 March 1895, most goals scored); 10–0 vs Darwen (18 February 1899, widest margin of victory)
* Record FA Cup victory – 12–0 vs Liverpool Stanley (4 October 1890)
* Record European victory – 7–0 vs Schalke 04, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (12 March 2019); 7–0 vs RB Leipzig, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (14 March 2023)
* Record league defeat – 0–8 vs Burton Wanderers (26 December 1894); 0–8 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 December 1933); 1–9 vs Everton (3 September 1906); 2–10 vs Small Heath (17 March 1893)
* Record FA Cup defeat – 0–6 vs Preston North End (30 January 1897); 2–8 vs Bradford Park Avenue (30 January 1946)
* Record European defeat – 0–4 vs Barcelona, UEFA Champions League group stage, 19 October 2016

### Streaks
#### Winning runs

* Longest winning run in all competitions: 21, 19 December 2020 – 2 March 2021 (all games won over 90 minutes), (national record)
* Longest league winning run: 18, 26 August 2017 – 27 December 2017, (joint national record)
* Longest league winning run from the start of a calendar year: 13, 3 January 2021 – 2 March 2021, (national record)
* Longest run of games without going behind in the Premier League: 19, 28 November 2020 – 2 March 2021, (joint national record)
* Longest winning run in the FA Cup: 11, 8 January 2023 – 20 April 2024
* Longest winning run in the League Cup: 16, 20 September 2017 – 7 January 2020 (including penalty shoot-out wins)
* Most consecutive home wins (all competitions): 23, 8 January 2023 – 7 November 2023, (Premier League record)
* Most consecutive away wins (all competitions): 20, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021, (national record)
* Most consecutive home league game wins: 20, 5 March 2011 – 21 March 2012
* Most consecutive away league game wins: 12, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021, (national record)

##### UEFA competitions

* Longest consecutive winning run in UEFA competitions: 10, 17 May 2023 – 6 March 2024, (national record)
* Most UEFA Champions League consecutive home game wins: 12, 9 March 2022 – 6 March 2024
* Most UEFA Champions League game wins in a single season: 11, 2020–21, (national record)

#### Unbeaten runs

* Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 35, 10 December 2023 – 19 May 2024
* Longest unbeaten home run (all competitions): 52, 22 December 2022 – 26 October 2024
* Longest unbeaten away run (all competitions): 23, 25 November 2020 – 14 May 2021
* Longest league unbeaten run: 32, 10 December 2023 – 26 October 2024
* Longest league unbeaten home run: 37, 28 December 2010 – 1 December 2012
* Longest league unbeaten away run: 22, 11 September 2021 – 17 September 2022

##### UEFA competitions

* Longest unbeaten run in UEFA Competitions: 27, 6 September 2022 – 23 October 2024, (national record)
* Longest unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League: 26, 6 September 2022 – 23 October 2024, (competition record)
* Longest unbeaten home run in the UEFA Champions League: 34, 7 November 2018 – 29 January 2025, (national record)
* Longest unbeaten away run in the UEFA Champions League: 12, 6 September 2022 – 1 October 2024

#### Winless runs

* Longest winless run: 18, 26 December 1979 – 7 April 1980
* Longest home winless run: 9, 26 December 1979 – 7 April 1980
* Longest away winless run: 34, 11 February 1986 – 17 October 1987
* Longest winless run in the UEFA Champions League: 6, 18 September 2012 – 4 December 2012

#### Draws

* Most consecutive draws: 6, 5 April 1913 – 6 September 1913
* Most consecutie home draws: 6, 18 October 1924 – 20 December 1924
* Most consecutive away draws: 7, 9 September 1990 – 24 November 1990
* Most consecutive league draws: 7, 5 October 2009 – 28 October 2009

#### Losses

* Most consecutive defeats: 8, 23 August 1995 – 14 October 1995
* Most consecutive home defeats: 5, 5 December 1987 – 23 January 1988
* Most consecutive away defeats: 14, 5 November 1892 – 13 January 1894

### Seasonal

Records are only for completed league seasons and exclude war seasons.

#### Most

* Most goals scored in a season (all competitions): 169, 2018–19, (national record)
* Most home goals scored in a season (all competitions): 100, 2018–19; 2022–23
* Most league goals scored in a season: 108, 1926–27; 2001–02
* Most goals scored in a Premier League season: 106, 2017–18, (national record)
* Most goals scored in a Premier League calendar year: 113, 2021, (national record)
* Most league goals conceded in a season: 102, 1962–63
* Most Premier League goals conceded in a season: 65, 2000–01
* Most points in a league season (2 points per win): 62, 1946–47 Second Division
* Most points in a league season (3 points per win): 100, 2017–18 Premier League, (top-tier national record)
* Most league game wins in a season: 32, 2017–18; 2018–19, (national record)
* Most league game wins in a calendar year: 36, 2021, (top-tier national record)
* Most away league game wins in a calendar year: 19, 2021, (top-tier national record)
* Most home league game wins in a season: 19, 1920–21; 2001–02
* Most away league game wins in a season: 16, 2017–18
* Most league draws in a season: 18, 1993–94
* Most league defeats in a season: 22, 1958–59; 1959–60; 1997–98
* Most Premier League defeats in a season: 21, 2005–06

#### Least

* Fewest league goals scored in a season: 29, 2006–07
* Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 23, 2018–19
* Fewest points in a league season (2 points per win): 18, 1892–93 Second Division
* Fewest points in a league season (3 points per win): 34, 2000–01 Premier League
* Fewest league game wins in a season: 8, 1893–94; 1949–50; 1986–87; 2000–01
* Fewest league game draws in a season: 2, 1893–94; 2018–19
* Fewest league game defeats in a season: 2, 2017–18

### Internationals

* Most international caps (total while at club): 87 – David Silva, Spain
* Most international goals (total while at club) 28 – David Silva, Spain

### Attendances

* Highest home attendance: 84,569 vs Stoke City, Maine Road, FA Cup, 3 March 1934, (national record)
* Lowest home attendance: 1,000 vs Burton, Hyde Road, Second Division, 11 September 1893

### Firsts

* First team to achieve automatic promotion in the Football League (1898–99)
* First team to get promoted and win a major honour in successive seasons (1903-04)
* First team from the Greater Manchester region to win a major honour (1903-04)
* First team (with Everton), to wear numbered shirts (1933 FA Cup Final)
* First team to go unbeaten after New Year in the First Division (1936–37)
* First and only team to get relegated as First Division/Premier League champions (1937–38)
* First and only team to both score and concede 100 goals in a First Division/Premier League season (1957–58)
* First English team to achieve a major domestic and European trophy in the same season (1969–70)
* First team to have won the First Division, FA Cup, Football League Cup and a European trophy (1969–70)
* First English team to win four different major trophies (1969-70)
* First team to win the First Division, FA Cup and Football League Cup in successive seasons (1967-68 to 1969-70)
* First and only team to win all four major domestic trophies and a European trophy within three seasons (First Division, FA Cup, League Cup, European Cup Winners’ Cup and Charity Shield) (1969-70)
* First European-trophy-winning English team to get relegated to the third tier (1997–98)
* First team to achieve 100 points in an English top-flight season (2017–18)
* First English team to achieve the domestic treble (2018–19)
* First team to win 4 consecutive English top-flight titles (2020–21 to 2023–24)

### Penalty shoot-out record
#### Overall record

| Shoot-outs | Won | Lost | Pens for | Pens against | Diff | Win % |
| 19 | 13 | 6 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 68.42 |

#### Individual shoot-outs

| Season | Date | Competition | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | City manager |
| 1981-82 | 28 October 1981 | League Cup | 2nd Round | Stoke City | Away | Won | 9-8 | John Bond |
| 1985–86 | 4 November 1985 | Full Members' Cup | Semi-finals | Sunderland | Home | Won | 4–2 | Billy McNeill |
| 1997–98 | 26 August 1997 | League Cup | First round | Blackpool | Home | Lost | 2–4 | Frank Clark |
| 1998–99 | 30 May 1999 | Second Division play-offs | Final | Gillingham | Neutral | Won | 3–1 | Joe Royle |
| 2005–06 | 21 September 2005 | League Cup | First round | Doncaster Rovers | Away | Lost | 0–3 | Stuart Pearce |
| 2008–09 | 28 August 2008 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Midtjylland | Away | Won | 4–2 | Mark Hughes |
| 2008–09 | 24 September 2008 | League Cup | Second round | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | Lost | 3–5 | Mark Hughes |
| 2008–09 | 19 March 2009 | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | Aalborg | Away | Won | 4–3 | Mark Hughes |
| 2015–16 | 28 February 2016 | League Cup | Final | Liverpool | Neutral | Won | 3–1 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| 2017–18 | 24 October 2017 | EFL Cup | Fourth round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | Won | 4–1 | Pep Guardiola |
| 2017–18 | 19 December 2017 | EFL Cup | Quarter-finals | Leicester City | Away | Won | 4–3 | Pep Guardiola |
| 2018–19 | 18 December 2018 | EFL Cup | Quarter-finals | Leicester City | Away | Won | 3–1 | Pep Guardiola |
| 2018–19 | 24 February 2019 | EFL Cup | Final | Chelsea | Neutral | Won | 4–3 | Pep Guardiola |
| 2019–20 | 4 August 2019 | FA Community Shield | | Liverpool | Neutral | Won | 5–4 | Pep Guardiola |
| 2021–22 | 27 October 2021 | EFL Cup | Fourth round | West Ham United | Away | Lost | 3–5 | Pep Guardiola |
| 2023–24 | 6 August 2023 | FA Community Shield | | Arsenal | Neutral | Lost | 1–4 | Pep Guardiola |
| 2023–24 | 16 August 2023 | UEFA Super Cup | | Sevilla | Neutral | Won | 5–4 | Pep Guardiola |
| 2023–24 | 17 April 2024 | UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | Real Madrid | Home | Lost | 3–4 | Pep Guardiola |
| 2024-25 | 10 August 2024 | FA Community Shield | | Manchester United | Neutral | Won | 7-6 | Pep Guardiola |

## Player awards
### Player of the Year

Each season since the end of the 1966–67 season, the members of the Manchester City Official Supporters Club have voted by ballot to choose the player on the team they feel is the worthiest of recognition for his performances during that season. The following table lists all of the recipients of this award since 2000.
| Year | Winner |
| 2000–01 | Danny Tiatto |
| 2001–02 | Ali Benarbia |
| 2002–03 | Sylvain Distin |
| 2003–04 | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| 2004–05 | Richard Dunne |
| 2005–06 | Richard Dunne |
| 2006–07 | Richard Dunne |
| 2007–08 | Richard Dunne |
| 2008–09 | Stephen Ireland |
| 2009–10 | Carlos Tevez |
| Year | Winner |
| 2010–11 | Vincent Kompany |
| 2011–12 | Sergio Agüero |
| 2012–13 | Pablo Zabaleta |
| 2013–14 | Yaya Touré |
| 2014–15 | Sergio Agüero |
| 2015–16 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 2016–17 | David Silva |
| 2017–18 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 2018–19 | Bernardo Silva |
| 2019–20 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| Year | Winner |
| 2020–21 | Rúben Dias |
| 2021–22 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 2022–23 | Erling Haaland |
| 2023–24 | Phil Foden |
Source:

### Players with the most Player of the Year awards

| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Titles |
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | 2015– | 4 |
| 1 | Richard Dunne | Ireland | 2000–2009 | 4 |
| 3 | Joe Corrigan | England | 1967–1983 | 3 |
| 4 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | 2011–2021 | 2 |
| 4 | Tony Coton | England | 1990–1996 | 2 |
| 4 | Neil McNab | Scotland | 1983–1990 | 2 |
| 4 | Georgi Kinkladze | Georgia | 1995–1998 | 2 |
| 4 | Mike Summerbee | England | 1965–1975 | 2 |
| 4 | Paul Power | England | 1975–1986 | 2 |
| 4 | Mike Doyle | England | 1967–1978 | 2 |
Source:

## Players' individual awards while at Manchester City
### Players with the most titles won at the club

    As of 10 August 2024
Players with equal number of titles are ranked in alphabetical order.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Community Shield | Continental | Titles |
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | 2015– | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | Ederson | Brazil | 2017– | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | Bernardo Silva | Portugal | 2017– | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | Phil Foden | England | 2017– | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | John Stones | England | 2016– | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Kyle Walker | England | 2017– | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | 2011–2021 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Aymeric Laporte | Spain | 2018–2023 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | İlkay Gündoğan | Germany | 2016–2023 2024– | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Fernandinho | Brazil | 2013–2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | David Silva | Spain | 2010–2020 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 |

## Player records
### Appearances

* Youngest player: Glyn Pardoe, 15 years, 314 days (against Birmingham City, First Division, 11 April 1962)
* Oldest player: Billy Meredith, 49 years, 245 days (against Newcastle United, FA Cup semi-final, 29 March 1924)

#### All-time appearances

This table lists the top ten Manchester City players with the most appearances for the club (minimum 436 appearances).<br Figures out of brackets are match starts and in brackets are additional substitute appearances.
Columns are sorted and ranked in order of total (start + sub) appearances
Names in bold are players who are still at the club at present.
    As of 15 August 2020
| Rank | Player | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
| 1 | Alan Oakes | 1959–1976 | 564 | 41 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 680 |
| 2 | Joe Corrigan | 1967–1983 | 476 | 37 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 603 |
| 3 | Mike Doyle | 1967–1978 | 448 | 44 | 43 | 23 | 12 | 570 |
| 4 | Bert Trautmann | 1949–1964 | 508 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 545 |
| 5 | Colin Bell | 1966–1979 | 394 | 34 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 501 |
| 6 | Eric Brook | 1928–1939 | 450 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 493 |
| 7 | Tommy Booth | 1968–1981 | 382 | 27 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 491 |
| 8 | Mike Summerbee | 1965–1975 | 346 | 34 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 451 |
| 9 | Paul Power | 1975–1986 | 365 | 28 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 445 |
| 10 | Willie Donachie | 1970–1980 | 351 | 21 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 436 |
| 10 | David Silva | 2010–2020 | 309 | 34 | 13 | 70 | 4 | 436 |
Current player with the most appearances: Kevin De Bruyne – 412 as of 15 March 2025– ranked 13th on the all-time list.

#### Appearances in continental competitions

    As of match played 19 February 2025.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | UCL | UEL | USC | FCWC | Total |
| 1 | Bernardo Silva | Portugal | 2017– | 78 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80 |
| 2 | Ederson | Brazil | 2017– | 76 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 79 |
| 3 | İlkay Gündoğan | Germany | 2016–2023 2024– | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 4 | Fernandinho | Brazil | 2013–2022 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 5 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | 2015– | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 6 | David Silva | Spain | 2010–2020 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| 7 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | 2011–2021 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 8 | Raheem Sterling | England | 2015–2022 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 9 | Phil Foden | England | 2017– | 61 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| 10 | John Stones | England | 2016– | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 |

### Goalscorers
#### All-time top goalscorers

    As of 15 March 2025.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Goals |
| 1 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | 2011–2021 | 260 |
| 2 | Eric Brook | England | 1927–1940 | 177 |
| 3 | Tommy Johnson | England | 1920–1930 | 166 |
| 4 | Colin Bell | England | 1966–1979 | 153 |
| 5 | Joe Hayes | England | 1953–1965 | 152 |
| 5 | Billy Meredith | Wales | 1894–1906 1921–1924 | 152 |
| 7 | Francis Lee | England | 1967–1974 | 148 |
| 8 | Tommy Browell | England | 1913–1926 | 139 |
| 9 | Billie Gillespie | Scotland | 1897–1905 | 132 |
| 9 | Fred Tilson | England | 1928–1938 | 132 |
| 11 | Raheem Sterling | England | 2015–2022 | 131 |
| 12 | Alec Herd | Scotland | 1932–1948 | 126 |
| 13 | Horace Barnes | England | 1914–1925 | 125 |
| 14 | Frank Roberts | England | 1922–1928 | 124 |
| 15 | Erling Haaland | Norway | 2022–present | 119 |
* Most goals scored in all competitions: 260 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
* Most goals scored in one season in all competitions: 52 – Erling Haaland (2022–23) (most by a Premier League player)
* Most consecutive matches scored in (all competitions): 10 – Erling Haaland, 21 August 2022 – 8 October 2022.
* Most matches scored in Manchester City history: 186 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
* Most braces in Manchester City history: 37 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
* Most hat-tricks scored for Manchester City: 16 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
* Most hat-tricks in one season: 6 – Erling Haaland (in 2022–23).
* Most goals scored in a match in any competition: 6 – Denis Law v Luton Town, 28 January 1961.
* Youngest goalscorer in all competitions: Rony Lopes scored 5 January 2013 vs Watford (in FA Cup 3rd round) aged 17 years 8 days

#### All-time top goalscorers in First Division / Premier League

    As of 23 March 2021
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Goals |
| 1 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | 2011–2021 | 184 |
| 2 | Eric Brook | England | 1927–1940 | 158 |
| 2 | Tommy Johnson | England | 1920–1930 | 158 |
| 4 | Billy Meredith | Wales | 1894–1906 1921–1924 | 146 |
| 5 | Joe Hayes | England | 1953–1965 | 142 |
| 6 | Billie Gillespie | Scotland | 1897–1905 | 126 |
| 7 | Tommy Browell | England | 1913–1926 | 122 |
| 8 | Colin Bell | England | 1966–1979 | 117 |
| 9 | Francis Lee | England | 1967–1974 | 112 |
| 10 | Fred Tilson | England | 1928–1938 | 110 |
* Most goals scored in First Division / Premier League: 184 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21) (most Premier League goals for a non-English player).
* Most goals scored in one First Division season: 38 – Tommy Johnson (1928–29).
* Most goals scored in one Premier League season: 36 – Erling Haaland (2022–23) (record for most Premier League goals in a season)
* Most consecutive Premier League matches scored in: 7 – Sergio Agüero (12 May 2019 – 21 September 2019) and Erling Haaland (21 August 2022 – 8 October 2022).
* Most home goals in one Premier League season: 22 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
* Most away goals in one Premier League season: 14 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
* Most Premier League matches scored in while playing for Manchester City: 131 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
* Most Premier League matches scored in during a single season: 23 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
* Most home matches scored in one Premier League season: 12 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
* Most away matches scored in one Premier League season: 11 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
* Most braces scored in Premier League: 26 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
* Most Premier League braces in one season: 5 – Sergio Agüero (2016–17) and Erling Haaland (2022–23)
* Most hat-tricks scored in the Premier League: 12 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21) (national record).
* Most Premier League hat-tricks in one season: 4 – Erling Haaland (in 2022–23)
* Most poker or haul (4 goals in match) in Premier League games: 2 – Sergio Agüero (v. Tottenham Hotspur, 2014–15) and (v. Leicester City, 2017–18) .
* Most goals scored in one Premier League match: 5 – Sergio Agüero (v. Newcastle United, 2015–16).
* Most home goals scored in club history in Premier League: 109 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
* Most away goals scored in club history in Premier League: 74 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
* Most penalties scored in Premier League: 27 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
* Youngest league goalscorer: Ian Thompstone - scored 9 April 1988 vs. Middlesbrough aged 17 years 83 days.
* Youngest Premier League goalscorer: Micah Richards - scored on 30 September 2006 vs. Everton aged 18 years 98 days.

#### All-time top goalscorers in continental competitions

    As of 11 February 2025.
In this table "Others" refer to historical and defunct continental competitions such as the Cup Winners' Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup with no current equivalent competition. Goals scored in the old European Cup and UEFA Cup are included in the Champions League and Europa League columns respectively.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | UCL | UEL | FCWC | Others | Total |
| 1 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | 2011–2021 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2 | Erling Haaland | Norway | 2022– | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | Raheem Sterling | England | 2015–2022 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Gabriel Jesus | Brazil | 2017–2022 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Phil Foden | England | 2015– | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | 2017– | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | 2018–2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Bernardo Silva | Portugal | 2017– | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Francis Lee | England | 1968–1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | David Silva | Spain | 2010–2020 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
* Most goals scored in European competitions: 43 – Sergio Agüero
* Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League: 39 – Sergio Agüero
** Most goals scored in the play-off round: 3 – Sergio Agüero
** Most goals scored in the group stage: 27 – Sergio Agüero
** Most goals scored in the knockout phase: 13 – Kevin De Bruyne
** Most goals scored in a single season: 12 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
** Most hat-tricks scored: 3 – Sergio Agüero (2011–2021)
** Most hat-tricks in a single season: 2 – Sergio Agüero (in 2016–17)
** Most goals scored in a single match: 5 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
* Most goals scored in the UEFA Super Cup: 1 – Cole Palmer
* Most goals scored in the FIFA Club World Cup: 2 – Julián Álvarez
** Most goals scored in the FIFA Club World Cup final: 2 – Julián Álvarez
* Youngest scorer in European competitions: Tony Towers – scored on 18 March 1970 vs. Academica Coimbra (European Cup Winners Cup), aged 17 years 339 days
* Youngest scorer in the UEFA Champions League: Rico Lewis – scored on 2 November 2022 vs. Sevilla, aged 17 years 346 days

#### All-time top goalscorers in knockout phases of continental competitions

    As of 11 February 2024.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | UCL | UEL | Total |
| 1 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | 2011–2021 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | 2015– | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Bernardo Silva | Portugal | 2017– | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Erling Haaland | Norway | 2022– | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Phil Foden | England | 2017– | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Gabriel Jesus | Brazil | 2017–2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | 2018–2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Raheem Sterling | England | 2015–2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | İlkay Gündoğan | Germany | 2016–2023 2024– | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Leroy Sané | Germany | 2016–2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | David Silva | Spain | 2010–2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
* Most goals scored in knockout phases: 13 – Sergio Agüero and Kevin De Bruyne
* Most goals scored in the UCL round of 16 playoff: 2 – Erling Haaland
* Most goals scored in the UCL round of 16: 8 – Sergio Agüero
* Most goals scored in the UCL quarter-finals: 6 – Kevin De Bruyne
* Most goals scored in the UCL semi-finals: 4 – Riyad Mahrez
* Most goals scored in the UCL final: 1 – Rodri

##### Hat-tricks in UEFA competitions

    Statistics correct as of 14 March 2023.
Key :
| $^4$ | Player scored four goals |
| $^5$ | Player scored five goals |
| | Number of times player scored a hat-trick (only for players with multiple hat-tricks) |
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
| Álvaro Negredo | CSKA Moscow | 5–2 (H) | 5 November 2013 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sergio Agüero (1) | Bayern Munich | 3–2 (H) | 25 November 2014 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sergio Agüero (2) | Steaua București | 0–5 (A) | 16 August 2016 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sergio Agüero (3) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–0 (H) | 14 September 2016 | UEFA Champions League |
| Gabriel Jesus (1) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6–0 (H) | 7 November 2018 | UEFA Champions League |
| Raheem Sterling | Atalanta | 5–1 (H) | 22 October 2019 | UEFA Champions League |
| Gabriel Jesus (2) | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–4 (A) | 11 December 2019 | UEFA Champions League |
| Erling Haaland$^5$ | RB Leipzig | 7–0 (H) | 14 March 2023 | UEFA Champions League |

#### All-time top goalscorers in English cup competitions

    As of 1 March 2025
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | FA Cup | League Cup | Community Shield | Other | Total |
| 1 | Sergio Agüero | Argentina | 2011–2021 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 | Colin Bell | England | 1966–1979 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Francis Lee | England | 1967–1974 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Fred Tilson | England | 1928–1938 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | Denis Tueart | England | 1974–1978 1980–1983 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Eric Brook | England | 1927–1940 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | 2015– | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Riyad Mahrez | Algeria | 2018–2023 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Mike Summerbee | England | 1965–1975 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Alec Herd | Scotland | 1933–1948 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Shaun Goater | Bermuda | 1998–2003 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Tommy Browell | England | 1913–1926 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Neil Young | England | 1961–1972 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | David White | England | 1986–1994 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | Gabriel Jesus | Brazil | 2017–2022 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Phil Foden | England | 2017– | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
* Most goals scored in all domestic cup competitions: 33 – Sergio Agüero.
* Most goals scored in the FA Cup: 22 – Fred Tilson.
* Most FA Cup goals in a season: 9 – Frank Roberts (1925–26).
* Most goals scored in FA Cup finals: 2 – Raheem Sterling (2019), Gabriel Jesus (2019), İlkay Gündoğan (2023).
* Most goals scored in the League Cup: 18 – Colin Bell, Denis Tueart.
* Most League Cup goals in a season: 8 – Denis Tueart (1975–76).
* Most goals scored in one League Cup match: 4 – Gabriel Jesus vs. Burton Albion (2018–19)
* Most goals scored in League Cup finals: 2 – Sergio Agüero (2018 and 2020).
* Most goals scored in the Community Shield: 3 – Francis Lee (1968 and 1972).
* Youngest goalscorer in domestic cup competitions post 1946: Rony Lopes scored 5 January 2013 vs Watford (FA Cup) aged 17 years 8 days

#### Manchester City top goalscorers in a single season (all competitive matches)

This table lists players who have scored more than 30 goals in a single season. Ordered by goals scored and by season. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
| Rank | Player | Goals | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental |
| 1 | Erling Haaland | 52 | 2022–23 | 36 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Tommy Johnson | 38 | 1928–29 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Erling Haaland | 38 | 2023–24 | 27 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Derek Kevan | 36 | 1963–64 | 30† | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Francis Lee | 35 | 1971–72 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Sergio Agüero | 33 | 2016–17 | 20 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Frank Roberts | 32 | 1924–25 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Dave Halliday | 32 | 1931–32 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Peter Doherty | 32 | 1936–37 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Alex Harley | 32 | 1962–63 | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Shaun Goater | 32 | 2001–02 | 28† | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Sergio Agüero | 32 | 2014–15 | 26 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Sergio Agüero | 32 | 2018–19 | 21 | 5 | 6 |
| 14 | Tommy Browell | 31 | 1920–21 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Tommy Tait | 31 | 1929–30 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Raheem Sterling | 31 | 2019–20 | 20 | 5 | 6 |
Last updated: 14 May 2024. Source: James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.; fbref.com

##### Key

    † - scored in second tier (Second Division / Division One / Championship).

### Assists

Note: Assist data has only been recorded by the Premier League and Opta since 1992–93
* Most assists in all competitions: 171 – Kevin De Bruyne
* Most assists in Premier League: 118 – Kevin De Bruyne
* Most assists in UEFA competitions: 29 – Kevin De Bruyne
* Most assists in all competitions in one season: 29 – Kevin De Bruyne in 2022–23
* Most assists in a Premier League season: 20 – Kevin De Bruyne in 2019–20 (shared national record)
* Most assists in a Premier League match: 4 – Jérémy Doku (vs. Bournemouth, 4 November 2023)
* Most assists in a UEFA competition season: 7 – Kevin De Bruyne, in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League
* Most assists in a UEFA competition match: 3 – Kevin De Bruyne (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Champions League, 17 April 2019) and João Cancelo (vs. Club Brugge, UEFA Champions League, 3 November 2021)
* Most Premier League assists by a goalkeeper: 6 – Ederson

#### Most assists in all competitions

Statistics correct as of 15 March 2025. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
| Rank | Player | Years | Assists |
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | 2015– | 171 |
| 2 | David Silva | 2010–2020 | 122 |
| 3 | Raheem Sterling | 2015–2022 | 74 |
| 4 | Bernardo Silva | 2017– | 69 |
| 5 | Sergio Agüero | 2011–2021 | 63 |
| 6 | Phil Foden | 2017– | 60 |
| 7 | Riyad Mahrez | 2018–2023 | 55 |
| 8 | Gabriel Jesus | 2017–2022 | 41 |
| 8 | Leroy Sané | 2016–2020 | 41 |
| 8 | Yaya Touré | 2010–2018 | 41 |
| 8 | İlkay Gündoğan | 2016–2023 2024– | 41 |
| 12 | Samir Nasri | 2011–2017 | 38 |
| 13 | James Milner | 2010–2015 | 36 |

#### Most assists in the Premier League

Statistics correct as of 15 January 2025. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
| Rank | Player | Years | Assists |
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | 2015– | 118 |
| 2 | David Silva | 2010–2020 | 93 |
| 3 | Sergio Agüero | 2011–2021 | 47 |
| 4 | Bernardo Silva | 2017– | 46 |
| 5 | Raheem Sterling | 2015–2022 | 43 |
| 6 | Riyad Mahrez | 2018–2023 | 34 |
| 7 | Yaya Touré | 2010–2018 | 32 |
| 8 | Samir Nasri | 2011–2017 | 30 |
| 9 | Phil Foden | 2017– | 29 |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus | 2017–2022 | 29 |
| 11 | Leroy Sané | 2016–2020 | 28 |
| 12 | James Milner | 2010–2015 | 25 |
| 13 | Carlos Tevez | 2009–2013 | 24 |
| 13 | Shaun Wright-Phillips | 1999–2005, 2008–2011 | 24 |

#### Most assists in UEFA competitions

    Statistics correct as of 1 October 2024. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
| Rank | Player | Years | Assists |
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | 2015– | 26 |
| 2 | Raheem Sterling | 2015–2022 | 19 |
| 3 | Phil Foden | 2017– | 14 |
| 3 | Riyad Mahrez | 2018–2023 | 14 |
| 5 | David Silva | 2010–2020 | 12 |
| 6 | Bernardo Silva | 2017– | 10 |
| 6 | İlkay Gündoğan | 2016–2023 2024– | 10 |
| 8 | Sergio Agüero | 2011–2021 | 9 |
| 9 | João Cancelo | 2019–2023 | 8 |
| 9 | Leroy Sané | 2016–2020 | 8 |

### Clean sheets

* Most clean sheets in one season: 33 in 61 matches, 2018–19
* Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 29, Joe Hart, 2010–11
* Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper: 185, Joe Corrigan (1967–1983)
* Most Premier League Golden Glove awards: 4, Joe Hart
* Most consecutive Premier League Golden Glove awards: 3, Joe Hart (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13), Ederson (2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22)
* Most clean sheets overall in the Premier League: 115, Ederson (2017–)
* Most Premier League clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 20, Ederson, 2018–19 (38 matches) and 2021–22 (37 matches)
* Most clean sheets overall in the UEFA Champions League: 28, Ederson (2017–)
* Most consecutive clean sheets in the UEFA Champions League: 7, 27 October 2020 – 16 March 2021
* Most consecutive clean sheets in all competitions during a season: 6, 25 November 2020 – 12 December 2020
* Most consecutive league clean sheets during a season: 6, 15 September 2018 – 29 October 2018 and 13 January 2021 – 3 February 2021
* Longest run without a clean sheet: 14 matches, 15 December 2004 – 9 April 2005

#### Most clean sheets in all competitions

    Statistics correct as of 8 March 2025. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
| Rank | Player | Years | Clean sheets | Games played | Percentage |
| 1 | Joe Corrigan | 1967–1983 | 185 | 602 | 30.7 |
| 2 | Ederson | 2017– | 156 | 361 | 43.6 |
| 3 | Joe Hart | 2006–2017 | 137 | 348 | 39.3 |
| 4 | Frank Swift | 1933–1949 | 102 | 338 | 30.1 |
| 5 | Bert Trautmann | 1949–1964 | 98 | 545 | 17.9 |
| 6 | Charlie Williams | 1894–1902 | 66 | 232 | 28.4 |
| 7 | Jim Goodchild | 1911–1926 | 61 | 217 | 28.1 |
| 7 | Harry Dowd | 1961–1970 | 61 | 219 | 27.9 |
| 8 | Tony Coton | 1990–1995 | 55 | 195 | 28.2 |

### Captaincy
#### Club captains

Note: Other players (vice-captains) have led the team on the pitch when the club captain is not playing. Other players have been made captain on a one off basis to celebrate or commemorate an event. E.g. Oleksandr Zinchenko captained the team in their 2021–22 FA Cup fifth round tie at Peterborough United in support of his opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
* Total number of club captains: 38 players
* Longest serving captains: 8 seasons,
    Lot Jones (1906–1914),
    Vincent Kompany (2011–2019)
* Shortest serving captains: 1 season, 14 players

#### Club captains since 2000

| Dates | Captain |
| 1999–2000 | Andy Morrison |
| 2000–2001 | Alfie Haaland |
| 2001–2002 | Stuart Pearce |
| 2002–2003 | Ali Benarbia |
| 2003–2006 | Sylvain Distin |
| 2006–2009 | Richard Dunne |
| 2009–2010 | Kolo Touré |
| 2010–2011 | Carlos Tevez |
| 2011–2019 | Vincent Kompany |
| 2019–2020 | David Silva |
| 2020–2022 | Fernandinho |
| 2022–2023 | İlkay Gündoğan |
| 2023–2025 | Kyle Walker |
| 2025–present | Kevin De Bruyne |

## Transfers

Many transfers have undisclosed fees, and thus transfer fees are not accurate. Where players have signed/left on undisclosed fees, a reference is given for the estimated transfer fee from a reputable source.

### Highest transfer fees paid

| Rank | Player | From | Fee | Year |
| 1 | Jack Grealish | Aston Villa | £100m | 2021 |
| 2 | Joško Gvardiol | RB Leipzig | £77.5m | 2023 |
| 3 | Rodri | Atlético Madrid | £63.6m | 2019 |
| 4 | Rúben Dias | Benfica | £62m | 2020 |
| 5 | Riyad Mahrez | Leicester City | £60m | 2018 |
| 5 | João Cancelo | Juventus | £60m | 2019 |
| 7 | Omar Marmoush | Eintracht Frankfurt | £59m | 2025 |
| 8 | Aymeric Laporte | Athletic Bilbao | £57m | 2018 |
| 9 | Jérémy Doku | Rennes | £55.4m | 2023 |
| 10 | Kevin De Bruyne | VfL Wolfsburg | £55m | 2015 |

### Highest transfer fees received

| Rank | Player | To | Fee | Year |
| 1 | Julián Alvarez | Atlético Madrid | £81.5m | 2024 |
| 2 | Raheem Sterling | Chelsea | £47.5m | 2022 |
| 3 | Ferran Torres | Barcelona | £46.3m | 2022 |
| 4 | Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal | £45.0m | 2022 |
| 5 | Leroy Sané | Bayern Munich | £44.7m | 2020 |
| 6 | Cole Palmer | Chelsea | £40.0m | 2023 |
| 7 | Danilo | Juventus | £34.1m | 2019 |
| 8 | Riyad Mahrez | Al-Ahli | £30.0m | 2023 |
| 8 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | Arsenal | £30.0m | 2022 |
| 10 | Kelechi Iheanacho | Leicester City | £24m | 2017 |

### Progression of record transfer fee paid

| Fee | Selling club | Transferred player | Transfer date | Notes |
| 2p | Bolton Wanderers | John Gunn | October 1896 | Earliest recorded transfer fee |
| £250 | Newton Heath | Joe Cassidy | April 1900 | |
| £450 | Glossop North End | Irvine Thornley | April 1904 | |
| £1,200 | Norwich City | David Ross | February 1907 | |
| £1,780 | Everton | Tommy Browell | October 1913 | |
| £2,500 | Derby County | Horace Barnes | May 1914 | |
| £3,400 | Bolton Wanderers | Frank Roberts | October 1922 | |
| £4,700 | Partick Thistle | Jimmy McMullan | February 1926 | |
| £10,000 | Blackpool | Peter Doherty | February 1936 | |
| £25,000 | Swansea Town | Roy Paul | July 1950 | |
| £55,000 | Huddersfield Town | Denis Law | March 1960 | British record |
| £60,000 | Bolton Wanderers | Francis Lee | October 1967 | |
| £200,000 | Queens Park Rangers | Rodney Marsh | March 1972 | |
| £275,000 | Sunderland | Dennis Tueart | March 1974 | |
| £275,000 | Luton Town | Paul Futcher | June 1978 | |
| £765,000 | Preston North End | Michael Robinson | September 1979 | |
| £1,450,277 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Steve Daley | 5 September 1979 | British record |
| £2.5m | Wimbledon | Keith Curle | 14 August 1991 | |
| £3m | Portsmouth | Lee Bradbury | 30 July 1997 | |
| £3.65m | West Ham United | Paulo Wanchope | 9 August 2000 | |
| £5m | Preston North End | Jon Macken | 5 February 2002 | |
| £13m | Paris Saint-Germain | Nicolas Anelka | 7 June 2002 | |
| £19m | CSKA Moscow | Jô | 2 July 2008 | |
| £32.5m | Real Madrid | Robinho | 1 September 2008 | British record |
| £38m | Atlético Madrid | Sergio Agüero | 28 July 2011 | |
| £44m | Liverpool | Raheem Sterling | 14 July 2015 | Record for an English player |
| £54m | VfL Wolfsburg | Kevin De Bruyne | 30 August 2015 | |
| £57m | Athletic Bilbao | Aymeric Laporte | 30 January 2018 | |
| £60m | Leicester City | Riyad Mahrez | 10 July 2018 | |
| £62.8m | Atlético Madrid | Rodri | 4 July 2019 | |
| £100m | Aston Villa | Jack Grealish | 5 August 2021 | British record |

## Managerial records

* First full-time manager: Frederick Hopkinson
* Most years as manager: 13 years – Les McDowall (1950–1963)
* Most titles won as manager: 18 – Pep Guardiola
* Most matches managed: 592 – Les McDowall
* Most matches won as manager: 364 – Pep Guardiola
* Most goals scored under manager: 1,257 – Pep Guardiola
* Highest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 71.1% – Pep Guardiola (2016–present)
* Lowest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 25.0% – Malcolm Allison (1979–1980)

### Managers individual awards

* The Best FIFA Men's Coach (1):
** Pep Guardiola: 2023
* UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award (1)
** Pep Guardiola: 2022–23
* IFFHS World's Best Club Coach Award (1)
** Pep Guardiola: 2023
* Premier League Manager of the Season (5)
** Pep Guardiola (5): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
* League Managers Association Awards (3)
** Pep Guardiola (3): 2018, 2021, 2023
* Premier League Manager of the Month (at least 2 awards won)
** Pep Guardiola (11): February 2017, September 2017, October 2017, November 2017, December 2017, February 2019, April 2019, January 2021, February 2021, November 2021, December 2021
** Manuel Pellegrini (4): December 2013, January 2014, December 2014, August 2015
** Roberto Mancini (2): December 2010, October 2011
** Stuart Pearce (2): April 2005, August 2005
* BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award (1)
** Pep Guardiola: 2023

## International representatives

The following players represented their countries while playing for Manchester City. Many of these players also gained caps/goals while at other clubs. It excludes caps/goals earned by players while on loan from City to other clubs. Figures for active players in bold Last updated 20 November 2024

### International honours won while playing at City
#### FIFA World Cup

The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Manchester City:
* Benjamin Mendy – 2018
* Julián Álvarez – 2022

#### FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have won the FIFA Confederations Cup while playing for Manchester City:
* Elano, Robinho – 2009
* Leroy Sané – 2017

#### UEFA European Championship

The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Manchester City:
* David Silva – 2012
* Rodri – 2024

#### UEFA Nations League

The following players have won the UEFA Nations League while playing for Manchester City:
* Bernardo Silva – 2019
* Aymeric Laporte, Rodri – 2023

#### Copa América

The following players have won the Copa América while playing for Manchester City:
* Gabriel Jesus, Fernandinho, Ederson – 2019
* Sergio Agüero – 2021
* Julián Álvarez – 2024

#### Africa Cup of Nations

The following players have won the Africa Cup of Nations while playing for Manchester City:
* Lucien Mettomo – 2002
* Yaya Touré, Wilfried Bony – 2015
* Riyad Mahrez – 2019

#### CONCACAF Nations League

The following players have won the CONCACAF Nations League while playing for Manchester City:
* Zack Steffen – 2021

#### OFC Nations Cup

The following players have won the OFC Nations Cup while playing for Manchester City:
* Danny Tiatto – 2000

### International caps

The figure in brackets is the number of international caps gained while a Manchester City player. It excludes caps earned by players while on loan from City to other clubs. Players are listed in alphabetical order by country and by name.
Sources (where not otherwise indicated): for UEFA nations for other nations
*Players with no first team appearances.

### Most international goals

Players are listed in order of goals scored and by alphabetical order
| Rank | Player | Years played | Goals | Caps |
| 1 | David Silva | 2010–2018 | 28 | 87 |
| 2 | Sergio Agüero | 2011–2021 | 27 | 66 |
| 3 | Edin Džeko | 2011–2015 | 25 | 41 |
| 4 | Kevin De Bruyne | 2015– | 22 | 74 |
| 5 | Riyad Mahrez | 2018–2023 | 21 | 43 |
| 6 | Erling Haaland | 2022– | 18 | 18 |
| 6 | Raheem Sterling | 2015–2022 | 18 | 61 |
| 8 | İlkay Gündoğan | 2016–2023 | 13 | 51 |
| 8 | Gabriel Jesus | 2017–2022 | 13 | 56 |
| 8 | Niall Quinn | 1990–1996 | 13 | 47 |
| 11 | Ferran Torres | 2020–2021 | 12 | 22 |
| 11 | Paulo Wanchope | 2000–2004 | 12 | 24 |