List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics explained
This article lists various statistics related to Manchester City Football Club.
Club honours
- 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)
- 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
- Full Members' Cup
- 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
- UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
- European Cup Winners' Cup
- UEFA Super Cup
- FIFA Club World Cup
- Ballon D'Or Club of the Year
- BBC Sports Team of the Year Award
Competitive record
See also: List of Manchester City F.C. seasons, Manchester City F.C. league record by opponent and Manchester City F.C. in international football. 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.
Current first-team squad statistics
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)[1]
- Record FA Cup victory – 12–0 vs Liverpool Stanley (4 October 1890)[2]
- Record European victory – 7–0 vs Schalke 04, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (12 March 2019);[3] 7–0 vs RB Leipzig, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (14 March 2023)[4]
- 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)[1]
- Record FA Cup defeat – 0–6 vs Preston North End (30 January 1897); 2–8 vs Bradford Park Avenue (30 January 1946)[2]
- Record European defeat – 0–4 vs Barcelona, UEFA Champions League group stage, 19 October 2016[5]
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: 33, 7 November 2018 – 23 October 2024, (ongoing), (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,[6] (national record)
- Most home goals scored in a season (all competitions): 100, 2018–19; 2022–23[7]
- 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,[8] (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;[9] 2018–19,[10] (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
Attendances
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
- Individual shoot-outs
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.
Source:
[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Players with the most Player of the Year awards
Source:[17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
Players' individual awards while at Manchester City
European or international award winners
First Division or Premier League awards winners
- PFA Players' Player of the Year (4):
- PFA Young Player of the Year (5):
- Premier League Player of the Season (6):
- Premier League Young Player of the Season (3):
- FWA Footballer of the Year (7):
- Premier League Golden Boot or previous First Division equivalent (6):
- Premier League Playmaker of the Season (3):
- Premier League Golden Glove (7):
- PFA Team of the Year (47) (First Division or Premier League only)
- Premier League Player of the Month (at least 2 awards won):
- Sergio Agüero: 7, shared most in the Premier League (October 2013, November 2014, January 2016, April 2016, January 2018, February 2019, January 2020)
- Raheem Sterling: 3 (August 2016, November 2018, December 2021)
- Erling Haaland: 3 (August 2022, April 2023, August 2024)
- İlkay Gündoğan: 2 (January 2021, February 2021)
- Premier League Goal of the Month (at least 2 awards won):
Players with the most titles won at the club
As of 10 August 2024[22] Players with equal number of titles are ranked in alphabetical order.
Player records
Appearances
All-time appearances
This table lists the top ten Manchester City players with the most appearances for the club (minimum 436 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.[24] [25]
width=50px | Rank | width=250px | Player | width=100px | Years | width=100px | League | width=100px | FA Cup | width=100px | League Cup | width=100px | Europe | width=100px | Other | width=100px | Total |
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1 | | | | | | | | |
2 | | 1967–1983 | | | | | | |
3 | | 1967–1978 | | | | | | |
4 | | 1949–1964 | | | | | | |
5 | | 1966–1979 | | | | | | |
6 | | 1928–1939 | | | | | | |
7 | | 1968–1981 | | | | | | |
8 | | 1965–1975 | | | | | | |
9 | | 1975–1986 | | | | | | |
10 | | 1970–1980 | | | | | | |
| 2010–2020 | | | | | | | |
Current player with the most appearances:
Kevin De Bruyne – 330 (52) as of 25th May 2024 – ranked 18th on the all-time list.
[26] Appearances in continental competitions
As of match played 5 November 2024.[27]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | UCL | UEL | USC | FCWC | Total |
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1 | | | 2013–2022 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
2 | | | 2017– | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 74 |
3 | | | 2017– | 70 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 73 |
4 | | | 2016–2023 2024– | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
5 | | | | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
6 | | | 2011–2021 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
7 | | | 2015– | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| | 2015–2022 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | | | 2017– | 56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
10 | | | 2006–2017 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53 | |
Goalscorers
All-time top goalscorers
As of 9 November 2024.[27]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Goals |
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1 | | | 2011–2021 | 260 |
2 | | | | 177 |
3 | | | 1920–1930 | 166 |
4 | | | 1966–1979 | 153 |
5 | | | 1953–1965 | 152 |
| | 1894–1906 1921–1924 |
7 | | | 1967–1974 | 148 |
8 | | | 1913–1926 | 139 |
9 | | | 1897–1905 | 132 |
| | 1928–1938 |
11 | | | 2015–2022 | 131 |
12 | | | 1932–1948 | 126 |
13 | | | 1914–1925 | 125 |
14 | | | 1922–1928 | 124 |
15 | | | 1973–1983 | 109 | |
Current player with the most goals:
Erling Haaland – 105 as of 9 November 2024 – ranked 17th on the all-time list.
- 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[27]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Goals |
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1 | | | 2011–2021 | 184 |
2 | | | | 158 |
| | 1920–1930 |
4 | | | 1894–1906 1921–1924 | 146 |
5 | | | 1953–1965 | 142 |
6 | | | 1897–1905 | 126 |
7 | | | 1913–1926 | 122 |
8 | | | 1966–1979 | 117 |
9 | | | 1967–1974 | 112 |
10 | | | 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.[28]
- 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 5 November 2024.[27] 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 |
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1 | | | 2011–2021 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
2 | | | 2015–2022 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
3 | | | 2022– | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
4 | | | 2017–2022 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
5 | | | 2015– | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
6 | | | 2017– | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| | 2018–2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | | | 2017– | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
9 | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| | 2010–2020 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
- 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 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 17 April 2024.[27]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | UCL | UEL | Total |
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1 | | | | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| | 2015– | 13 | 0 |
3 | | | 2017– | 12 | 0 | 12 |
4 | Erling Haaland | | 2022– | 8 | 0 | 8 |
5 | | | 2017– | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| | 2017–2022 | 7 | 0 |
| | 2018–2023 | 7 | 0 |
| | 2015–2022 | 7 | 0 |
9 | | | 2016–2023 2024– | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | 2016–2020 | 4 | 0 |
10 | | | 2010–2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Hat-tricks in UEFA competitions
Statistics correct as of 14 March 2023.[29] [30]
All-time top goalscorers in English cup competitions
As of 7 January 2024[27]
width=70px | Rank | width=150px | Player | width=100px | Nationality | width=100px | Years | width=120px | FA Cup | width=100px | League Cup | width=100px | Community Shield | width=120px | Other | width=120px | Total |
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1 | | | 2011–2021 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
2 | | | | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
3 | | | 1967–1974 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
4 | | | 1928–1938 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
5 | | | 1974–1978 1980–1983 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
6 | | | 1927–1940 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Riyad Mahrez | | 2018–2023 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| | 1965–1975 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
9 | | | 1933–1948 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| | 1998–2003 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
11 | | | 1913–1926 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| | 1961–1972 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| | 1986–1994 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
Kevin De Bruyne | | 2015– | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Gabriel Jesus | | 2017–2022 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Foden | | 2017– | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
- 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.
Assists
Note: Assist data has only been recorded by the Premier League and Opta since 1992–93
- Most assists in all competitions: 165 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most assists in Premier League: 113 – 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 assists in all competitions
Statistics correct as of 9 November 2024.[31] Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Most assists in the Premier League
Statistics correct as of 20 October 2024.[32] Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Most assists in UEFA competitions
Statistics correct as of 1 October 2024.[33] Bold denotes an active player for the club.
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: 110, 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 9 November 2024. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
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.[34]
- Total number of club captains: 37 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
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
Highest transfer fees received
Progression of record transfer fee paid
width=15% | Fee | width=20% | Selling club | width=20% | Transferred player | width=17% | Transfer date | Notes |
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2p | Bolton Wanderers | | | Earliest recorded transfer fee[47] |
£250 | Newton Heath | | | |
£450 | Glossop North End | | | [48] |
£1,200 | Norwich City | | | |
£1,780 | Everton | | | |
£2,500 | Derby County | | | |
£3,400 | Bolton Wanderers | | | |
£4,700 | Partick Thistle | | | |
£10,000 | Blackpool | | | |
£25,000 | Swansea Town | | | |
£55,000 | Huddersfield Town | | | British record |
£60,000 | Bolton Wanderers | | | |
£200,000 | Queens Park Rangers | | | |
£275,000 | Sunderland | | | |
£275,000 | Luton Town | | | |
£765,000 | Preston North End | | | |
£1,450,277 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | British record |
£2.5m | Wimbledon | | | |
£3m | Portsmouth | | | |
£3.65m | West Ham United | | | |
£5m | Preston North End | | | |
£13m | Paris Saint-Germain | | | |
£19m | CSKA Moscow | Jô | | [49] |
£32.5m | Real Madrid | Robinho | | British record[50] |
£38m | Atlético Madrid | Sergio Agüero | | [51] |
£44m | Liverpool | Raheem Sterling | | Record for an English player[52] |
£54m | VfL Wolfsburg | Kevin De Bruyne | | |
£57m | Athletic Bilbao | Aymeric Laporte | | |
£60m | Leicester City | Riyad Mahrez | | |
£62.8m | Atlético Madrid | Rodri | | |
£100m | Aston Villa | Jack Grealish | | British record | |
Managerial records
See also: List of Manchester City F.C. managers.
- 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: 353 – Pep Guardiola
- Most goals scored under manager: 1,200 – Pep Guardiola
- Highest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 72.4% – 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):
- UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award (1)
- IFFHS World's Best Club Coach Award (1)
- Premier League Manager of the Season (5)
- League Managers Association Awards (3)
- 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)
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:
FIFA Confederations Cup
The following players have won the FIFA Confederations Cup while playing for Manchester City:
UEFA European Championship
The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Manchester City:
UEFA Nations League
The following players have won the UEFA Nations League while playing for Manchester City:
Copa América
The following players have won the Copa América while playing for Manchester City:
Africa Cup of Nations
The following players have won the Africa Cup of Nations while playing for Manchester City:
CONCACAF Nations League
The following players have won the CONCACAF Nations League while playing for Manchester City:
OFC Nations Cup
The following players have won the OFC Nations Cup while playing for Manchester City:
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[54] for other nations[55]
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- England
- England (continued)
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Iceland
- Ireland and Republic of Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Kosovo
- Mexico
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Paraguay
- Portugal
- Romania
- Scotland
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Togo
- Ukraine
- United States
- Wales
- Zimbabwe
- Players with no first team appearances.
Most international goals
Players are listed in order of goals scored and by alphabetical order[76]
References
- General
- Book: James, Gary . Manchester City - The Complete Record . Breedon . Derby . 2006 . 1-85983-512-0.
- Specific
External links
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- James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 511
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- News: Atletico Madrid sign Alvarez for £81m from Man City. BBC Sport . 12 August 2024. 12 August 2024.
- News: Raheem Sterling Chelsea sign forward from Man City for £47.5m. en-GB . Sky Sports. 2022-07-13.
- News: Manchester City's Torres joins Barcelona. en-GB. BBC Sport. 2021-12-28.
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- News: Raheem Sterling joins Manchester City . 14 July 2015.
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- Web site: England Players - Wayne Bridge. England Football Online. 22 March 2013.
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