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Manchester City FC
Founded 1880 as St. Mark's Church
merged with Gorton Athletic FC to become Gorton FC in 1884
Renamed Ardwick FC 1887
Name Changed 14 April 1894
Turned professional 1897

Players provided 52
 Different scorers 27 (101 goals)
Total appearances 707
1904-2023

Etihad Stadium
Domestic Honours Football League Division Two founder members runners-up 1895-96, 1950-51, 1988-89, winners 1898-99, 1902-03, 1909-10, 1927-28, 1946-47, 1965-66; Division One runners-up 1903-04, 1920-21, 1976-77, Champions 1936-37, 1967-68;
FA Cup winners 1903-04, 1933-34, 1955-56, 1968-69, 2010-11, 2018-19, 2022-23, runners-up 1925-26, 1932-33, 1954-55, 1980-81, 2012-13;
FA Charity Shield runners-up 1934, 1956, 1969, 1974, winners 1937, 1968, 1973; FA Community Shield runners-up 2011, 2014, 2021, 2022 2023, winners 2012, 2018, 2019;
Football League Cup winners 1969-70, 1975-76, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, runners-up 1973-74;
Anglo-Scottish Cup best: Group stage, 1975-76;
Full Members Cup runners-up 1985-86;
After League restructure: Football League Division Two/League One third-place play-off winners 1998-99; Division One/Championship runners-up 1999-2000, winners 2001-02; FA Premier League third place 2010-11, 2016-17, Champions 2011-12, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, runners-up 2012-13, 2014-15, 2019-20;
European Honours European Champions Cup best: First round, 1968-69 (beaten by Fenerbahçe, agg 1-2);
European Cup Winners' Cup winners 1969-70;
Anglo-Italian League Cup runners-up 1970 (beaten by Bologna, agg 2-3);
UEFA Cup best: Quarter-finals, 1978-79, 2008-09;
UEFA Europa League best: Last sixteen, 2010-11, 2011-12;
UEFA Champions League runners-up 2020-21 (0-1 vs. Chelsea), Champions 2022-23 (1-0 vs. Internazionale)
UEFA Super Cup winners 2023 (1-1 vs. Seville, pens 5-4)
Home venue City of Manchester Stadium, Eastlands since 2003 (known as Etihad Stadium since July 2011); Previously played at Maine Road 1923-2003; Hyde Road 1887-1923; Pink Bank Lane, 1884-87; Queen's Road, 1882-84;  Kirkmanshulme Cricket Ground, 1881-82; Began at Clowes Street, 1880-81;
Home strip Sky blue shirts, sky blue shorts, sky blue socks.



'Superbia in Proelia'
Pride in Battle

The 52 Players   13 with only one app.
Ply no. Name Pos App Gls
GA		 Mins Playing Career
1 290 Herbert Burgess LB 4 0 360 1904-06 2 years
38 days
2 307 Frank Booth OR 1 0 90 1905 90 min
3 327 Irvine Thornley CF 1 0 90 1907 90 min

14 years 360 days...
 
4 428 Max Woosnam CH 1 0 90 1922 90 min
5 479 Jim/Fred Mitchell GK 1 1ᵍᵃ 90 1924 90 min
6 483 Frank Roberts IR/CF 4 2 360 1924-25 164 days
7 497 Sam/Billy Austin OR 1 0 90 1925 90 min
8 506 Sam Cowan CH/LH 3 0 270 1926-31 4 years
357 days
509 Tosh Johnson IL 2 3 180 1926-29 3 years
180 days
10 546 Eric Brook OL 18 10 1620 1929-37 8 years
29 days
11 597 Fred Tilson RF 4 6 360 1934-35 1 year
162 days
12 602 Jackie Bray OL 6 0 540 1934-37 2 years
200 days
13 622 Sam Barkas IR/LB 5 0 450 1936-37 1 year
206 days
14 625 Bert Sproston RB 1 0 90 1938 90 min

15 655 Frank Swift GK 19 18ᵍᵃ 1710 1946-49 2 years
232 days
Eric Westwood party member May 1949

Ply no. Name Pos Start/
Sub		 App Gls
GA		 Mins Playing Career
16 714 Ivan Broadis IF 8
0		 8 5 720 1951-53 1 year
192 days
17 738 Don Revie IR 6
0		 6 4 540 1954-56 2 years
4 days
18 743 Jimmy Meadows RB 1
0		 1 0 90 1955 90 min
Joe Hayes party May 1958
Ken Barnes reserve November 1958
19 850 Mike Summerbee F 8
0		 8 1 - 1968-73 5 years
106 days
20 852 Colin Bell M 45
3		 48 9 4105-
4119		 1968-75 7 years
161 days
21 856 Franny Lee F 27
0		 27 10 2350 1968-72 3 years
140 days
22 878 Rodney Marsh F 7
1		 8 1 623 1972-73 270 days
23 894 Dave Watson CH 26
1		 27 2 2238 1975-79 3 years
265 days
24 906 Dennis Tueart OL 3
3		 6 2 - 1975-77 2 years
24 days
25 913 Mike Doyle CD 4
1		 5 0 380 1976-77 322 days
26 870 Joe Royle CF 3
1		 4 1 225 1976-77 323 days
27 924 Joe Corrigan GK 8
1		 9 5ᵍᵃ 765 1976-82 6 years
5 days
28 885 Mick Channon F 1
0		 1 0 45 1977 45 min
29 934 Peter Barnes OL 14
0		 14 4 1251 1977-79 1 years
209 days
30 939 Kevin Reeves F 1
0		 1 0 90 1980 90 min
31 926 Trevor Francis F 8
2		 10 3 743 1981-82 1 year
358 days
32 1042 Keith Curle CD 2
1		 3 0 134 1992 42 days
33 1045 David White M 1
0		 1 0 90 1992 90 min
34 1112 Trevor Sinclair LM 0
1		 1 0 30 2003 30 min
35 1070 David James GK 11
 2		 13 17ᵍᵃ 1065 2004-06 2 years
105 days
36 1133 Shaun Wright-Phillips AM 5
15		 20 3 906 2004-10 6 years
54 days
with Chelsea 2005-08
37 1145 Micah Richards LB 10
3		 13 1 958 2006-12 5 years
106 days
38 1147 Joey Barton M 0
1		 1 0 11 2007 11 min
39 1155 Joe Hart GK 61
 3		 64 46ᵍᵃ 5505 2008-17 9 years
9 days
40 1100 Gareth Barry M 22
2		 24 1 1843 2009-12 2 years
355 days
41 1114 Wayne Bridge LB 2
2		 4 0 200 2009 157 days
42 1151 Joleon Lescott CD 15
4		 19 1 1560 2009-13 3 years
202 days
43 1163 Adam Johnson M 4
 8		 12 2 511 2010-12 2 years
83 days
44 1160 James Milner M 26
16		 42 1 2511 2010-15 4 years
277 days
45 1177 Jack Rodwell DM 0
1		 1 0 6 2013 6 min
46 1204 Fabian Delph M 10
4		 14 0 838 2015-19 3 years
277 days
47 1190 Raheem Sterling M/F 56
5		 61 18 4664 2015-22 6 years
279 days
48 1202 John Stones CD 53
4		 57 3 4750 2016-23 6 years
288 days
49 1178 Kyle Walker RD/B 47
4		 51 1 4375 2017-23 6 years
11 days
50 1247 Phil Foden M/F 17
10		 27 4 1574 2020-23 3 years
7 days
51 1251 Jack Grealish LM/F 6
14		 20 2 737 2021-23 1 year
289 days
52 1250 Kalvin Phillips DM 3
2		 5 1 252 2022-23 287 days

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