List of Manchester City F.C. players
Manchester City Football Club, then known as Ardwick, first entered the Football League in the 1892–93 season. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below, which encompasses all players who have been inducted into the Manchester City Hall of Fame.[book 1] Also included are all winners of the Player of the Year award, which has been awarded annually since 1967 by the Manchester City Official Supporters Club based on a ballot of the supporters.
Alan Oakes holds the record for Manchester City league appearances, having played 565 matches between 1959 and 1976.[1] If all senior competitions are included, Oakes has 680.[2] As of 1 July 2018, the player who has won the most international caps while at the club is David Silva with 87 for Spain.[3] Prior to Silva achieving this distinction the record had previously been held by Joe Hart and Colin Bell, the latter of which held the record for over 40 years with 48 England appearances between 1968 and 1975.[4]
The Manchester City player who has been capped the most times for England is Frank Lampard who was capped 106 times for England between October 1999 and June 2014, but he only played for City for one season in 2014–15 after he had retired from international duty. The Manchester City player who has been capped the most times internationally is Shay Given, who was capped for the Republic of Ireland 134 times from 1996 to 2016. He played for the club for two and a half seasons between 2009 and 2011.
Sergio Agüero holds the Manchester City goalscoring record across all competitions, and is also the club's highest league goalscorer. These records were set between 2011 and the present day. As of 1 March 2020, Agüero's record reads at 180 league goals scored and 254 overall for City.[5][6]
Johnson also holds the record for league goals in a single season, with 38 in 1928–29.[7] This single season tally also means Johnson additionally holds the record for most goals scored per game played in a season, his 38 goals in 39 appearances during 1928–29 yielding a goal scoring rate of 0.97 goals per game.
The player who holds the Premier League record for the most lethal scoring rate (i.e., the highest number of goals scored per total minutes played) while playing for City is Sergio Agüero[8] who, as of 2020, is still currently playing for the club. During the 2013–14 season he scored 28 goals from 34 game appearances (or 0.82 goals per game), but since many of his appearances were not full 90 minute games; he actually averaged a goal for roughly every 90 minutes he was on the field, which made him not only the most efficient striker (in terms of minutes per goal) of any club in the Premier League that season — but also since the Premier League began.[8]
Sourcing, currency and key for the statistics
The following information applies to both of the tables listed in the next section of this article:
Order
- Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club.
Legend
- Players listed in bold are inductees of one or more of the following: the Manchester City Hall of Fame,[9] the National Football Museum Hall of Fame, or the Scottish Football Museum Hall of Fame.
- Players listed in italics are winners of the Player of the Year award (and the number of times they have each received this award is shown in the "PotY" column).
Nationality
- Normally the player's country of birth or later adopted nationality. In the case of a country such as Germany that has been unified it will indicate whichever of the prior nations, West or East, determined how that player was capped at international level during his playing career despite his nationality now being simply German.
Club career
- Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below, regardless of how long the player was contracted to the club. For players who had two or more spells at the club, the years for each period are listed separately.
Pre-1970s | 1970s onwards | ||
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GK | Goalkeeper | ||
DF | Full back | DF | Full back or Wing back |
MF | Centre half | DF | Centre back |
MF | Half back | MF | Holding midfielder |
FW | Outside forward (a.k.a. Winger) |
DF MF |
Wing back or Attacking midfielder |
FW | Inside forward | MF FW |
Attacking midfielder / Second striker |
FW | Centre forward | FW | Centre forward / Striker / False #9 |
Position
- Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the more defensive emphasis in the responsibilities of many of the old forward and midfield positions, and their corresponding name changes, reflects the tactical evolution that occurred in the sport from the late 1960s onwards. The position listed is that in which the player played most frequently for the club.
The following information applies only to the table of "Historic players" listed in the next section:
Appearances and Goals
- Appearances and goals comprise those in the Football League (including test matches and play-offs), Premier League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, UEFA European Cup, UEFA Cup, FA Charity Shield, Associate Members' Cup/Football League Trophy, and several now-defunct competitions — namely the European Cup Winners' Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Italian League Cup, Texaco Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup and Full Members' Cup.
- Substitute appearances in any of the above included fixtures, and any goals scored as a substitute, are also included.
- Appearances or goals scored in testimonial matches, exhibition games, or in any abandoned fixtures, are excluded.
- Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season (abandoned after three games because of the Second World War, and the records for which were expunged from official records), and any other matches played in wartime competitions, are excluded.
Statistics sourcing
- All of the Player of the Year data in the table is sourced from the history pages of the Happy to be Blue! web site, which lists all award winners up to, and including, season 2011–12.
- All dates and numbers in the table are sourced from a hardcover book published in 2006 according to the inclusion / exclusion rules stated above. The individual table entries of a number of these players have subsequently been sourced from the web wherever possible.
- In the case of players whose football careers at Manchester City spanned either of the two world wars, the choice of which appearances, during and either side of the wartime period, are included in the "official" tally of games played may cause discrepancies with other possible sources of similar data for those particular players. Likewise, how competitions such as the Charity Shield, Anglo-Scottish Cup and the Texaco Cup are handled by other sources will also create discrepancies with the numbers included in the table below.
Currency
- The statistics are correct as of the beginning of 2004.
The following information applies only to the table of "Contemporary players" listed in the next section:
Appearances and Goals
- Appearances and goals are broken out into four column pairs, with the rightmost column pair depicting the respective totals of the appearances and goals shown in the three leftmost column pairs.
- The appearances and goals listed under the "League" column pair heading comprise those in the top two tiers of the Football League (including any Football League play-off games) and the Premier League.
- The appearances and goals listed under the "Cups" column pair heading comprise only those in the FA Cup and Football League Cup.
- The appearances and goals listed under the "Other" column pair heading comprise those in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup, the FA Community Shield, and the Football League Trophy.
- Substitute appearances in any of the above included fixtures, and any goals scored as a substitute, are also included.
- Appearances or goals scored in testimonial matches, exhibition games, or in any abandoned fixtures, are excluded.
Statistics sourcing
- Most of the Player of the Year data in the following table (and elsewhere in this article) is sourced from the history pages of the Happy to be Blue! web site, which lists all award winners up to, and including, season 2011–12. Winners of the PotY award since 2012 are individually cited from elsewhere on the web.
- Most of the dates and numbers in the table are sourced from the Soccerbase online database as indicated by the individual cited reference notes for each of the players. The remainder are sourced from Gary James' book.
- However, Soccerbase has a few issues. It seems to identify all player appearances and goals scored in Community Shield fixtures on an individual season basis, but does not necessarily include all those appearances in the total appearances tally of certain players. Regardless, the core match data on which those tallies are sometimes mis-totalled is quite sound and accessible in alternative ways, and thus can be used to (self-)correct the database's own tallying errors if properly footnoted.
- Goals later reassigned by the Premier League "Dubious Goals Committee" also tend to get overlooked by Soccerbase. Some goals that have never even come before the DGC have been misattributed to other players despite the rest of the football media correctly attributing them. Whatever the source of the discrepancy it can be addressed by footnote reference to alternative match reports for the games in question – which correctly attribute the dubious goal(s) – and by providing links to documentation of the pertinent DGC reassignment findings elsewhere on the web.
Currency
- The statistics are correct as of the last match of the 2015 calendar year, which was played on 29 December 2015.
List of players
The list of Manchester City players with over 100 appearances, or winners of "Player of the Year" award, is presented below in two tables. The first table lists all the club's historic players, providing only the basic "appearances" and "goals" totals for each of them. The second table groups together the club's most recent players, providing a more detailed breakdown of their "appearances" and "goals" statistics (and with the current players highlighted in blue for easy reference).
Historic players
Name | Nat. | Position | Club career | Apps. | Goals | PotY | Refs. |
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Billy Meredith | Winger | 1894–1905 1921–1924 | 393 | 151 | [stat 1] | ||
Charlie Williams | Goalkeeper | 1894–1902 | 232 | 1 | |||
Bobby Moffatt | Half back | 1895–1903 | 163 | 7 | |||
Billy Holmes | Half back | 1896–1904 | 166 | 4 | |||
Fred Williams | Forward | 1896–1902 | 130 | 38 | |||
Billie Gillespie | Forward | 1897–1905 | 231 | 132 | |||
William "Buxton" Smith | Half back | 1897–1902 | 153 | 8 | |||
Di Jones | Full back | 1898–1902 | 118 | 1 | |||
Sammy Frost | Half back | 1901–1906 | 112 | 4 | |||
Tommy Hynds | Centre half | 1901–1906 | 171 | 9 | |||
Frank Booth | Winger | 1902–1912 | 107 | 19 | [stat 2] | ||
Jack Hillman | Goalkeeper | 1902–1906 | 124 | 0 | |||
Johnny McMahon | Centre half | 1902–1906 | 109 | 1 | |||
Sandy Turnbull | Forward | 1902–1906 | 119 | 60 | [stat 3] | ||
Billy Lot Jones | Forward | 1903–1915 | 301 | 74 | |||
Irvine Thornley | Forward | 1904–1912 | 204 | 93 | |||
James Buchan | Half back | 1905–1911 | 164 | 10 | |||
George Dorsett | Half back | 1905–1912 | 211 | 65 | |||
George Stewart | Winger | 1906–1911 | 102 | 13 | |||
Jimmy Conlin | Winger | 1906–1911 | 175 | 30 | [stat 4] | ||
Tommy Kelso | Full back | 1906–1913 | 151 | 3 | |||
Bill Eadie | Half back | 1906–1913 | 204 | 6 | |||
Bertram Jackson | Full back | 1907–1911 | 101 | 0 | |||
Bill Bottomley | Half back | 1908–1915 | 103 | 2 | [stat 5] | ||
Tom Holford | Half back | 1908–1914 | 183 | 38 | |||
George Wynn | Forward | 1909–1919 | 127 | 59 | [stat 6] | ||
Joe Dorsett | Winger | 1910–1920 | 138 | 17 | [stat 7] | ||
Eli Fletcher | Full back | 1911–1925 | 326 | 2 | |||
Jim Goodchild | Goalkeeper | 1911–1926 | 217 | 0 | |||
Billy Henry | Full back | 1911–1919 | 157 | 1 | [stat 8] | ||
Harry Taylor | Forward | 1912–1921 | 101 | 28 | |||
Tommy Browell | Forward | 1913–1926 | 247 | 139 | [stat 9] | ||
Horace Barnes | Forward | 1914–1924 | 235 | 125 | [stat 10] | ||
Sam Cookson | Full back | 1919–1927 | 306 | 1 | |||
Tommy Johnson | Forward | 1920–1930 | 354 | 166 | [stat 11] | ||
Billy "Spud" Murphy | Winger | 1919–1926 | 220 | 31 | |||
Micky Hamill | Half back | 1920–1924 | 128 | 2 | |||
Sammy Sharp | Half back | 1920–1928 | 182 | 1 | |||
James Mitchell | Goalkeeper | 1922–1926 | 109 | 0 | |||
Charlie Pringle | Half back | 1922–1928 | 216 | 1 | |||
Frank Roberts | Forward | 1922–1929 | 237 | 130 | |||
Billy Austin | Forward | 1924–1931 | 172 | 47 | |||
Sam Cowan | Centre half | 1924–1935 | 407 | 24 | |||
George Hicks | Winger | 1924–1928 | 135 | 48 | |||
Phillip McCloy | Full back | 1925–1929 | 157 | 0 | |||
Jimmy McMullan | Half back | 1925–1933 | 242 | 12 | |||
Matt Barrass | Half back / Forward | 1925–1933 | 172 | 15 | |||
Eric Brook | Winger | 1928–1939 | 493[A 1] | 178 | [stat 12] | ||
Bobby Marshall | Forward / Centre half | 1928–1938 | 356 | 80 | [stat 13] | ||
John Ridley | Full back | 1927–1933 | 184 | 0 | |||
Fred Tilson | Forward | 1928–1938 | 275 | 132 | [stat 14] | ||
Matt Busby | Half back | 1928–1936 | 227 | 14 | |||
Ernie Toseland | Winger | 1929–1939 | 411 | 75 | [stat 15] | ||
Jackie Bray | Half back | 1929–1940 | 279 | 10 | |||
Len Langford | Goalkeeper | 1930–1933 | 125 | 0 | |||
Bill Dale | Full back | 1931–1938 | 271 | 0 | |||
Alec Herd | Forward | 1933–1948 | 288[A 1] | 125 | [stat 16] | ||
Sam Barkas | Full back | 1933–1947 | 196 | 1 | |||
Jack Percival | Half back | 1933–1946 | 174 | 8 | |||
Frank Swift | Goalkeeper | 1933–1949 | 375[A 1] | 0 | [stat 17] | ||
Peter Doherty | Forward | 1936–1939 | 131[A 1] | 80[G 1] | [stat 18] | ||
Albert Emptage | Half back | 1937–1951 | 144 | 1 | |||
Eric Westwood | Full back | 1937–1953 | 260 | 5 | |||
Les McDowall | Half back | 1938–1948 | 126 | 8 | |||
Bert Sproston | Full back | 1938–1949 | 131 | 5 | |||
Billy Walsh | Half back | 1938–1950 | 118 | 1 | |||
George Smith | Forward | 1939–1951 | 179 | 80 | |||
Andy Black | Forward | 1946–1950 | 146 | 52 | |||
Ronnie Hudgson | Defender | 1941-1950 | 32 | 1 | |||
Johnny Hart | Forward | 1946–1961 | 178 | 73 | [stat 19] | ||
Roy Clarke | Winger | 1947–1958 | 370 | 79 | [stat 20] | ||
Ken Branagan | Full back | 1948–1961 | 208 | 3 | |||
Roy Little | Full back | 1949–1958 | 187 | 2 | |||
Bert Trautmann | Goalkeeper | 1949–1964 | 545 | 0 | [stat 21] | ||
Ken Barnes | Half back | 1952–1961 | 282 | 19 | [stat 22] | ||
Roy Paul | Half back | 1950–1957 | 294 | 9 | |||
Billy Spurdle | Half back | 1950–1956 | 172 | 33 | |||
Jimmy Meadows | Full back / Winger | 1951–1955 | 141 | 31 | |||
Don Revie | Forward | 1951–1956 | 178 | 41 | [stat 23] | ||
Dave Ewing | Centre half | 1953–1962 | 303 | 1 | [stat 24] | ||
Paddy Fagan | Winger | 1953–1960 | 165 | 35 | |||
Joe Hayes | Forward | 1953–1965 | 364 | 152 | [stat 25] | ||
Bill Leivers | Full back | 1953–1964 | 282 | 4 | |||
Billy McAdams | Forward | 1953–1960 | 134 | 65 | |||
Bobby Johnstone | Forward | 1955–1959 | 139 | 51 | [stat 26] | ||
Cliff Sear | Full back | 1956–1967 | 279 | 1 | |||
Colin Barlow | Winger | 1957–1963 | 189 | 80 | |||
Roy Cheetham | Winger | 1957–1967 | 143 | 4 | |||
George Hannah | Forward | 1958–1963 | 131 | 16 | |||
Alan Oakes | Midfielder | 1959–1976 | 682 | 34 | 1 | [stat 27] | |
Barrie Betts | Defender | 1960–1964 | 117 | 6 | |||
David Wagstaffe | Winger | 1960–1964 | 161 | 8 | [stat 28] | ||
Harry Dowd | Goalkeeper | 1961–1970 | 219 | 1 | |||
Bobby Kennedy | Defender / Midfielder | 1961–1969 | 254 | 9 | |||
Glyn Pardoe | Full back / Forward | 1962–1975 | 380 | 22[G 2] | 1 | [stat 29] | |
Neil Young | Forward | 1961–1971 | 416 | 111 | [stat 30] | ||
David Connor | Winger | 1962–1972 1974–1975 | 168 | 10 | |||
Matt Gray | Forward | 1963–1967 | 101 | 23 | |||
Mike Doyle | Defender | 1965–1978 | 570 | 41 | 2 | [stat 31] | |
Johnny Crossan | Forward | 1965–1967 | 110 | 28[G 2] | |||
George Heslop | Centre half | 1965–1972 | 203 | 3 | |||
Mike Summerbee | Winger | 1965–1975 | 452 | 68 | 2 | [stat 32] | |
Tony Book | Full back | 1966–1973 | 315[A 2] | 5 | 1 | [stat 33] | |
Colin Bell | Midfielder | 1966–1979 | 501 | 153 | 1 | ||
Tommy Booth | Centre half | 1968–1981 | 491[A 2] | 36[G 3] | [stat 34] | ||
Tony Coleman | Winger | 1967–1969 | 104 | 16 | [stat 35] | ||
Joe Corrigan | Goalkeeper | 1967–1983 | 603 | 0 | 3 | [stat 36] | |
Francis Lee | Forward | 1967–1974 | 330 | 148 | 1 | [stat 37] | |
Willie Donachie | Full back | 1970–1980 | 436 | 2 | [stat 38] | ||
Tony Towers | Midfielder | 1969–1974 | 165 | 12 | |||
Rodney Marsh | Forward | 1972–1975 | 152 | 47 | [stat 39] | ||
Kenny Clements | Defender | 1971–1979 1985–1988 | 282 | 2 | 1 | ||
Peter Barnes | Winger | 1974–1979 1987 | 161 | 22 | [stat 40] | ||
Asa Hartford | Midfielder | 1974–1979 1981–1984 | 321 | 36 | 1 | [stat 41] | |
Joe Royle | Forward | 1974–1977 | 124 | 32[G 3] | |||
Dennis Tueart | Forward | 1974–1978 1980–1983 | 275 | 109 | [stat 42] | ||
Dave Watson | Centre back | 1975–1979 | 188 | 6 | 1 | [stat 43] | |
Paul Power | Defender / Midfielder | 1975–1986 | 444[A 3] | 36 | 2 | [stat 44] | |
Gary Owen | Midfielder | 1976–1979 | 124 | 23 | |||
Brian Kidd | Forward | 1977–1979 | 128 | 57 | |||
Ray Ranson | Defender | 1978–1984 1993 | 235 | 1 | |||
Nicky Reid | Defender | 1978–1982 1982–1986 | 262 | 2 | |||
Tommy Caton | Defender | 1979–1983 | 198 | 8 | 1 | ||
Bobby McDonald | Defender | 1980–1983 | 112 | 16 | |||
Kevin Reeves | Forward | 1980–1983 | 158 | 39 | |||
Kevin Bond | Defender | 1981–1984 | 124 | 12 | 1 | ||
Steve Kinsey | Forward | 1981–1986 | 115 | 18 | |||
Alex Williams | Goalkeeper | 1981–1985 | 125 | 0 | |||
Clive Wilson | Defender | 1981–1987 | 126 | 11 | |||
Graham Baker | Midfielder | 1982–1987 | 138 | 21 | |||
Andy May | Midfielder | 1982–1987 | 174 | 8 | |||
Paul Simpson | Forward | 1982–1988 | 155 | 24 | |||
Mick McCarthy | Defender | 1983–1987 | 163 | 3 | 1 | ||
Neil McNab | Midfielder | 1983–1990 | 266 | 19 | 2 | ||
Ian Brightwell | Defender / Midfielder | 1986–1998 | 382 | 19 | |||
Steve Redmond | Defender | 1986–1992 | 287 | 7 | 1 | ||
David White | Forward | 1986–1994 | 341 | 96 | |||
Paul Lake | Midfielder | 1987–1992 | 134 | 11 | [stat 45] | ||
Andy Hinchcliffe | Defender | 1987–1990 | 139 | 11 | |||
Andy Dibble | Goalkeeper | 1988–1997 | 141 | 0 | |||
Ian Bishop | Midfielder | 1989 1998–2001 | 117 | 7 | |||
Colin Hendry | Defender | 1989–1991 | 77 | 10 | 1 | ||
Peter Reid | Midfielder | 1989–1993 | 114 | 2 | |||
Niall Quinn | Forward | 1990–1996 | 243 | 78 | 1 | [stat 46] | |
Tony Coton | Goalkeeper | 1990–1995 | 194 | 0 | 2 | ||
Andy Hill | Defender | 1990–1995 | 113 | 6 | |||
Keith Curle | Defender | 1991–1996 | 204 | 13 | |||
Michel Vonk | Defender | 1991–1995 | 103 | 6 | |||
Mike Sheron | Forward | 1991–1994 | 119 | 28 | |||
Garry Flitcroft | Midfielder | 1992–1996 | 141 | 15 | 1 | ||
Terry Phelan | Defender | 1992–1995 | 122 | 2 | |||
Steve Lomas | Midfielder | 1993–1997 | 137 | 11 | |||
Richard Edghill | Defender | 1993–2001 | 210 | 1 | |||
Uwe Rösler | Forward | 1994–1998 | 176[A 4] | 64 | 1 | [stat 47] | |
Nicky Summerbee | Defender / Midfielder | 1994–1997 | 156 | 10 | |||
Giorgi Kinkladze | Midfielder | 1995–1998 | 121 | 22 | 2 | [stat 48] | |
Kit Symons | Defender | 1995–1998 | 139 | 4 | |||
Michael Brown | Midfielder | 1995–2000 | 110 | 4 | 1 | ||
Jeff Whitley | Midfielder | 1996–2001 | 141 | 8 | |||
Kevin Horlock | Midfielder | 1996–2003 | 232 | 42 |
Last updated: 21 August 2015.
Source: James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.; plus citations in "Refs." column for individual aspects of player data of various players.
Contemporary players
Name | Nat | Club career |
Position | League | Cups | Other | Total | PotY | Refs. | ||||
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A | G | A | G | A | G | Apps. | Goals | ||||||
Paul Dickov | 1996–2002 2006–2008 | Forward | 175 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 200 | 41 | [James 1] | ||||
Gerard Wiekens | 1997–2003 | Defender | 185 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 10 | 1 | [James 1] | |
Nicky Weaver | 1998–2007 | Goalkeeper | 175 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 0 | [Sb 1] | ||
Shaun Goater | 1998–2003 | Striker | 187 | 85 | 25 | 18 | 212 | 103 | 1 | [Sb 2] | |||
Danny Tiatto | 1998–2004 | Left back / Midfielder | 139 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 158[A 5] | 4 | 1 | [Sb 3] | |
Shaun Wright-Phillips | 1999–2005 2008–2011 | Midfielder | 217 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 275 | 47 | 1 | [Sb 4] | |
Steve Howey | 2000–2003 | Defender | 94 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 103 | 11 | [Sb 5] | ||||
Richard Dunne | 2000–2009 | Centre back | 296 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 352 | [G 4] | 84 | [Sb 6] | |
Ali Benarbia | 2001–2003 | Midfielder | 71 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 78 | 11 | 1 | [Sb 7] | |||
Sun Jihai | 2002–2008 | Defender | 130 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 151 | 4 | [Sb 8] | ||
Nicolas Anelka | 2002–2005 | Forward | 89 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 103 | [G 5] | 45[Sb 9] | ||
Sylvain Distin | 2002–2007 | Centre back | 178 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 206 | 6 | 1 | [Sb 10] | |
Joey Barton | 2003–2007 | Midfielder | 130 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 17 | [Sb 11] | ||
Antoine Sibierski | 2003–2006 | Midfielder | 92 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 107 | 15 | [Sb 12] | ||
David James | 2004–2006 | Goalkeeper | 93 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 0 | [Sb 13] | ||||
Nedum Onuoha | 2004–2012 | Defender | 95 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 116 | 5 | [Sb 14] | ||
Darius Vassell | 2005–2009 | Forward | 103 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 124 | 22 | [Sb 15] | ||
Stephen Ireland | 2005–2010 | Midfielder | 138 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 176 | 23 | 1 | [Sb 16] | |
Micah Richards | 2005–2014 | Right back | 179 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 245 | [G 6] | 10[Sb 17] | ||
Joe Hart | 2006–2017 | Goalkeeper | 266 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 348 | 0 | [Sb 18] | ||
Vincent Kompany | 2008–2019 | Centre back | 265 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 360 | 20 | 1 | [Sb 19] | |
Pablo Zabaleta | 2008–2017 | Right back | 230 | 9 | 48 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 284 | 10 | 1 | [Sb 20] | |
Nigel de Jong | 2009–2012 | Midfielder | 104 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 137 | 2 | [Sb 21] | ||
Kolo Touré | 2009–2013 | Centre back | 82 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 3 | [Sb 22] | ||
Gareth Barry | 2009–2013 | Midfielder | 132 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 175 | 8 | [Sb 23] | ||
Carlos Tevez | 2009–2013 | Forward | 113 | 58 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 148 | [G 7] | 731 | [Sb 24] | |
Joleon Lescott | 2009–2014 | Centre back | 107 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 160 | 9 | [Sb 25] | ||
David Silva | 2010–2020 | Midfielder | 309 | 60 | 53 | 6 | 74 | 11 | 436 | 77 | 1 | [Sb 26] | |
Yaya Touré | 2010–2018 | Midfielder | 230 | 62 | 34 | 11 | 52 | 9 | 316 | [G 8] | 821 | [Sb 27] | |
Aleksandar Kolarov | 2010–2017 | Wing back | 165 | 11 | 36 | 6 | 46 | 4 | 247 | 21 | [Sb 28] | ||
James Milner | 2010–2015 | Midfielder | 147 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 203[A 6] | 18 | [Sb 29] | ||
Edin Džeko | 2011–2015 | Striker | 130 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 34 | 7 | 189[A 7] | 72 | [Sb 30] | ||
Gaël Clichy | 2011–2017 | Left back | 138 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 203 | 3 | [Sb 31] | ||
Sergio Agüero | 2011– | Striker | 263 | 180 | 43 | 31 | 64 | 43 | 370 | 254 | 2 | [Sb 32] | |
Samir Nasri | 2011–2017 | Midfielder | 129 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 176 | 27 | [Sb 33] | ||
Jesús Navas | 2013–2017 | Midfielder | 123 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 182 | 8 | [Sb 34] | ||
Fernandinho | 2013– | Midfielder | 224 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 314 | 23 | [Sb 35] | ||
Martín Demichelis | 2013–2016 | Defender | 78 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 106 | 4 | [Sb 36] | ||
Fernando | 2014–2017 | Midfielder | 64 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 102 | 4 | [Sb 37] | ||
Raheem Sterling | 2015– | Forward | 164 | 68 | 33 | 11 | 46 | 21 | 243 | 100 | [Sb 38] | ||
Nicolás Otamendi | 2015–2020 | Defender | 136 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 210 | 11 | [Sb 39] | ||
Kevin De Bruyne | 2015– | Midfielder | 152 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 37 | 7 | 222 | 57 | 3 | [Sb 40] | |
John Stones | 2016– | Defender | 85 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 133 | 5 | [Sb 41] | ||
Leroy Sané | 2016–2020 | Midfielder | 90 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 135 | 39 | [Sb 42] | ||
İlkay Gündoğan | 2016– | Midfielder | 102 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 164 | 22 | [Sb 43] | ||
Gabriel Jesus | 2017– | Forward | 102 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 153 | 68 | [Sb 44] | ||
Ederson | 2017– | Goalkeeper | 109 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 144 | 0 | [Sb 45] | ||
Bernardo Silva | 2017– | Midfielder | 105 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 156 | 30 | 1 | [Sb 46] | |
Kyle Walker | 2017– | Defender | 94 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 142 | 3 | [Sb 47] |
Last updated: 18 August 2020.
Source: "Man City – Club details". soccerbase.com. Racing Post. Retrieved 1 January 2016.; plus citations in "Refs." column for individual player data.
Club captains
Dates | Captain |
---|---|
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– | Fernandinho |
Most prolific goalscorers
The players who have scored the most goals in total during their entire club career can be determined by sorting on the appropriate column in either of the above tables. Below is an additional sortable list of the most prolific Manchester City strikers' acumen in front of goal based on their best individual seasons for the club. Current players are highlighted in blue.
Name | Nat. | Season | No. of goals |
No. of games |
Avg. goals per game |
Total goals for club |
Refs. |
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Billy Meredith | 1898–99 | 30 | 34 | 0.88 | 151 | [prolific 1] | |
Billie Gillespie | 1902–03 | 30 | 33 | 0.91 | 132 | [prolific 2] | |
Tommy Browell | 1920–21 | 31 | 43 | 0.72 | 139 | [prolific 3] | |
Frank Roberts | 1924–25 | 32 | 39 | 0.82 | 130 | [prolific 4] | |
Frank Roberts | 1925–26 | 30 | 45 | 0.67 | 130 | [prolific 5] | |
Tommy Johnson | 1928–29 | 38 | 39 | 0.97 | 166 | [prolific 6] | |
Tommy Tait | 1929–30 | 31 | 34 | 0.91 | 46 | [prolific 7] | |
Dave Halliday | 1931–32 | 32 | 45 | 0.71 | 51 | [prolific 8] | |
Peter Doherty | 1936–37 | 32 | 45 | 0.71 | 80 | [prolific 9] | |
Alex Harley | 1962–63 | 32 | 49 | 0.65 | 32 | [prolific 10] | |
Derek Kevan | 1963–64 | 36 | 46 | 0.78 | 56 | [prolific 11] | |
Francis Lee | 1971–72 | 35 | 46 | 0.76 | 148 | [prolific 12] | |
Shaun Goater | 2001–02 | 32 | 46 | 0.70 | 103 | [prolific 13] | |
Sergio Agüero | 2011–12 | 30 | 48 | 0.63 | 254 | [prolific 14] | |
Sergio Agüero | 2014–15 | 32 | 42 | 0.76 | 254 | [prolific 15] | |
Sergio Agüero | 2016–17 | 33 | 45 | 0.73 | 254 | [prolific 16] | |
Sergio Agüero | 2017–18 | 30 | 39 | 0.77 | 254 | [prolific 17] | |
Sergio Agüero | 2018–19 | 32 | 46 | 0.70 | 254 | [prolific 18] | |
Raheem Sterling | 2019–20 | 31 | 52 | 0.60 | 100 | [prolific 19] |
Last updated: 18 August 2020.
Source: James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.; plus citations in "Refs." column for individual player data.
Most England caps
The following is a list of the most capped England internationals to play for Manchester City. The list is initially presented in the chronological order of the dates each player made his debut for England at full international level, but can be sorted based on the contents of the fourth column to display the players in order of most appearances for their country. The list includes all ten of the most capped players who played for England while also actively playing for the club (just sort the list instead based on the contents of the third column). Players who won all of their England caps playing for Manchester City are indicated in bold font. Players who are currently internationally active players are highlighted in blue.
Player | Caps while at club |
Total caps * | Goals | Clean sheets |
First capped | Last capped | England career span |
Refs. | |
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Eric Brook | FW | 18 | 18 | 10 | –– | 19 October 1929 | 17 November 1937 | 8 years, 29 days | [caps 1] |
Frank Swift | GK | 19 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 28 September 1946 | 18 May 1949 | 2 years, 232 days | [caps 2] |
Colin Bell | MF | 48 | 48 | (3)9 | –– | 22 May 1968 | 30 October 1975 | 7 years, 161 days | [caps 3] |
Francis Lee | FW | 27 | 27 | (0)10 | –– | 11 December 1968 | 29 April 1972 | 3 years, 140 days | [caps 4] |
Mick Channon | FW | 1 | 46 | (2)21 | –– | 11 October 1972 | 7 September 1977 | 4 years, 331 days | [caps 5] |
Dave Watson | DF | 30 | 65 | (2)4 | –– | 3 April 1974 | 2 June 1982 | 8 years, 60 days | [caps 6] |
Trevor Francis | FW | 10 | 52 (10) | 12 | –– | 9 February 1977 | 23 April 1986 | 9 years, 73 days | [caps 7] |
Peter Barnes | FW | 14 | 22 | (4)4 | –– | 16 November 1977 | 25 May 1982 | 4 years, 190 days | [caps 8] |
Stuart Pearce | DF | 0 | 78 | (4)5 | –– | 19 May 1987 | 8 September 1999 | 12 years, 112 days | [caps 9] |
David Seaman | GK | 0 | 75 | (3)0 | 40 | 16 November 1988 | 16 October 2002 | 13 years, 334 days | [caps 2] |
Steve McManaman | MF | 0 | 37 (12) | 3 | –– | 16 November 1994 | 6 October 2001 | 6 years, 324 days | [caps 10] |
Robbie Fowler | FW | 0 | 26 (15) | 7 | –– | 27 March 1996 | 15 June 2002 | 6 years, 80 days | [caps 11] |
David James | GK | 13 | 53 (10) | 0 | 21 | 29 March 1997 | 27 June 2010 | 13 years, 90 days | [caps 12] |
Frank Lampard | MF | 0 | 106 (17) | 29 | –– | 10 October 1999 | 24 June 2014 | 14 years, 257 days | [caps 13] |
Gareth Barry | MF | 24 | 53 (12) | 2 | –– | 31 May 2000 | 26 May 2012 | 11 years, 361 days | [caps 14] |
Owen Hargreaves | MF | 0 | 42 (25) | 0 | –– | 15 August 2001 | 28 May 2008 | 6 years, 287 days | [caps 15] |
Wayne Bridge | DF | 4 | 36 (15) | 1 | –– | 13 February 2002 | 14 November 2009 | 7 years, 274 days | [caps 16] |
Darius Vassell | FW | 0 | 22 (16) | 6 | –– | 13 February 2002 | 24 June 2004 | 2 years, 132 days | [caps 17] |
Shaun Wright-Phillips | MF | 20 | 36 (21) | 6 | –– | 18 August 2004 | 12 October 2010 | 6 years, 55 days | [caps 18] |
Joleon Lescott | DF | 21 | 28 | (6)1 | –– | 13 October 2007 | 26 March 2013 | 5 years, 164 days | [caps 19] |
Joe Hart | GK | 64 | 75 | (5)0 | 43 | 1 June 2008 | 14 November 2017 | 9 years, 166 days | [caps 20] |
James Milner | MF | 42 | 61 (25) | 1 | –– | 12 August 2009 | 11 June 2016 | 6 years, 304 days | [caps 21] |
Raheem Sterling | MF | 39 | 56 | (8)12 | –– | 14 November 2012 | 17 November 2019 | 7 years, 3 days | [caps 22] |
John Stones | DF | 28 | 39 | (3)2 | –– | 30 May 2014 | 14 November 2019 | 5 years, 168 days | [caps 23] |
Kyle Walker | DF | 21 | 48 | (2)0 | –– | 12 November 2011 | 9 June 2019 | 7 years, 209 days | [caps 24] |
* Parenthetical number represents total substitute appearances included in larger total appearances tally for those players for whom substitution is applicable.
Last updated: 17 November 2019.
Source: "Who are City's most-capped England internationals?". Manchester City F.C. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.; plus citations in "Refs." column for individual player data.
Player of the Year awards
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 most worthy of recognition for his performances during that season. The following table lists all of the recipients of this award since its inception. All of these players are listed in italics font in the pair of tables presented in the main section of this article.
Year | Winner |
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2006 | Richard Dunne |
2007 | Richard Dunne |
2008 | Richard Dunne |
2009 | Stephen Ireland |
2010 | Carlos Tevez |
2011 | Vincent Kompany |
2012 | Sergio Agüero |
2013 | Pablo Zabaleta[10] |
2014 | Yaya Touré[11] |
2015 | Sergio Agüero[12] |
2016 | Kevin De Bruyne |
2017 | David Silva |
2018 | Kevin De Bruyne[13] |
Year | Winner |
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2019 | Bernardo Silva[14] |
2020 | Kevin De Bruyne[15] |
Former Manchester City players and managers inducted into Halls of Fame
A number of former Manchester City players and managers have been inducted into the club's own Hall of Fame (which was inaugurated in 2004) as well as the national football Halls of Fame of both Scotland (also inaugurated in 2004) and England / Wales (inaugurated in 2002). All of the honoured inductees in one of these three football halls of fame (listed below), who were former players at the club with more than one hundred appearances, are listed in bold font in the pair of tables presented in the main section of this article.
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 | |||||
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Year of induction | Player | Position | Role at MCFC | Years in role at MCFC | Notes |
Manchester City players who were the inaugural inductees in October 2004 | |||||
2004[16] | Billy Meredith | right winger | player | 1894–1906 1921–1924 |
also see NFM Hall of Fame |
Tommy Johnson | centre forward & inside left | player | 1919–1930 | ||
Eric Brook | left winger | player | 1928–1939 | ||
Frank Swift | goalkeeper | player | 1933–1949 | also see NFM Hall of Fame | |
Peter Doherty | inside left | player | 1936–1945 | also see NFM Hall of Fame | |
Roy Clarke | left winger | player | 1947–1958 | Lifetime achievement award | |
Bert Trautmann, OBE | goalkeeper | player | 1949–1964 | also see NFM Hall of Fame | |
Roy Paul | half back | player | 1950–1957 | ||
Mike Summerbee | centre forward & right winger | player | 1965–1975 | also see NFM Hall of Fame | |
Tony Book | right back | player manager interim mgr. | 1966–1974 1974–1979 1973 1980 1989 1993 | ||
Colin Bell, MBE | attacking midfielder | player | 1966–1979 | also see NFM Hall of Fame | |
Francis Lee, CBE | forward | player chairman | 1967–1974 1994–1998 | also see NFM Hall of Fame | |
Joe Corrigan | goalkeeper | player | 1967–1983 | ||
Paul Lake | midfielder / defender | player | 1987–1996 | ||
Niall Quinn, (Honorary) MBE | forward | player | 1990–1996 | also see NFM Hall of Fame | |
Manchester City players and teams inducted since 2004 | |||||
2005[17] | Sam Cowan | centre half | player manager | 1924–1935 1946–1947 | |
Ken Barnes | wing half | player | 1950–1961 | Lifetime achievement award | |
Alan Oakes | midfielder | player | 1958–1976 | ||
Joe Mercer, OBE | left half | manager | 1965–1971 | Outstanding achievement award also see NFM Hall of Fame | |
Malcolm Allison | centre half | assistant mgr. manager |
1965–1971 1971–1973 1979–1980 | Outstanding achievement award also see NFM Hall of Fame | |
2006[18] | Ernie Toseland | right winger | player | 1928–1938 | |
Johnny Hart | inside forward | player manager | 1947–1960 1973 | Lifetime achievement award | |
Manchester City 1956 FA Cup-winning team |
not applicable | en masse induction | |||
Mike Doyle | centre half & defensive midfielder | player | 1965–1978 | ||
Shaun Goater | forward | player | 1998–2003 | Cult hero award | |
2008[19] | Fred Tilson | centre forward | player | 1928–1939 | |
Neil Young | inside left & left winger | player | 1961–1972 | ||
Alex Williams, MBE | goalkeeper | player | 1980–1986 | Lifetime achievement award | |
2009[20] | Uwe Rösler | forward | player | 1994–1998 |
Last updated: 1 January 2016.
Source: list of MCFC Hall of Fame inductees
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 | ||||
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Year of induction | Player | Position | Role at MCFC | Years in role at MCFC |
Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date | ||||
2002 | Peter Doherty | inside left | player | 1936–1945 |
Denis Law, CBE | forward & midfielder | player | 1960–1961 1973–1974 | |
Kevin Keegan, OBE | forward | manager | 2001–2005 | |
2003 | Peter Schmeichel, MBE | goalkeeper | player | 2002–2003 |
Alan Ball, MBE | attacking midfielder | manager | 1995–1996 | |
2005 | Bert Trautmann, OBE | goalkeeper | player | 1949–1964 |
Colin Bell, MBE | attacking midfielder | player | 1966–1979 | |
2007 | Billy Meredith | right winger | player | 1894–1906 1921–1924 |
Mark Hughes | forward | manager | 2008–2009 | |
2009 | Frank Swift | goalkeeper | player | 1933–1949 |
2010 | Francis Lee, CBE | forward | player | 1967–1974 |
2013 | Mike Summerbee | forward | player | 1965–1975 |
2014 | Trevor Francis | centre forward | player | 1981–1982 |
Patrick Vieira | holding midfielder | player EDS manager |
2010–2011 2011–2015 | |
2015 | Stuart Pearce, MBE | left back | player coach manager | 2001–2002 2002–2005 2005–2007 |
Sun Jihai | defender | player | 2002–2008 | |
Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date | ||||
2002 | Sir Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG | inside right & right half | player | 1928–1936 |
2004 | Don Revie, OBE | centre forward | player | 1951–1956 |
2005 | Howard Kendall | attacking midfielder | manager | 1989–1990 |
2009 | Joe Mercer, OBE | left half | manager | 1965–1971 |
Malcolm Allison | 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 | forward | player | 1990–1996 |
Manchester City teams inducted to date | ||||
2009 | Manchester City 1967–70 | not applicable |
Last updated: 2 January 2016.
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 appropriate category:
Inductees in SFM Hall of Fame | ||||
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Year of induction | Player | Position | Role at MCFC | Years in role at MCFC |
Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date | ||||
2004 | Denis Law, CBE | forward | player | 1960–1961 1973–1974 |
Billy McNeill, MBE | defender | manager | 1983–1986 | |
2011 | Bobby Johnstone | inside right | player | 1955–1959 |
Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date | ||||
2004 | Sir Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG | inside right & right half | player | 1928–1936 |
Last updated: 1 January 2016.
Source: list of SFM Hall of Fame inductees
Welsh Sports Hall of Fame
The following former Manchester City players and managers are inductees in the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and are listed according to the year of their induction:
Inductees in WS Hall of Fame | ||||
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Year of induction | Player | Position | Role at MCFC | Years in role at MCFC |
Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date | ||||
1990 | Billy Meredith | right winger | player | 1894–1906 1921–1924 |
1999 | Horace Blew | full back | player | 1906 |
2003 | Mark Hughes | forward | manager | 2008–2009 |
Last updated: 18 July 2015.
Source: list of WS Hall of Fame inductees
See also
- List of Manchester City F.C. players with between 25 and 99 appearances
- List of Manchester City F.C. players with fewer than 25 appearances
List of players footnotes
Appearances
- Some well-respected statistics sources include in players' total appearances tallies the three rounds of league games played by Manchester City at the start of the 1939–40 season, before war was declared on 3 September and the football league was officially abandoned. Frank Swift, Eric Brook, Alec Herd and Peter Doherty all played in each of those matches, and when these three fixtures are included in their official appearances tallies they are three games larger than they should be. Because those matches have long been expunged from official league records and these games should similarly not be included in these players' official total games tallies. When these war time fixtures are properly accounted for Swift's total appearances for Manchester City become 375 (not 378), Brook's total appearances for the club become 493 (not 496), Herd's total appearances for the club become 288 (not 291), and Doherty's total appearances for the club become 131 (not 134).
- Tony Book's total appearances for the club are normally reported as 315 and Tommy Booth's total appearances for the club are normally reported as 491. These discrepancies relative to the M.E.N. sources being used to support the total appearances stats. of these two players are due to the UEFA European Cup Winners Cup tie away leg fixture played against Honved on 21 October 1970. The cited M.E.N. sources for both Book's and Booth's total appearances tallies align themselves with this team selection in which Book plays no part in the match, and his normal right back position is taken by Tommy Booth. However, at this particular time Tommy Booth was suffering from an injury that kept him out of first team action for around 3 months, so this data is believed to be erroneous. Likewise, the main book source for this table reports Book as being in the starting line-up for this game and Booth as taking no part in it. Consequently, this particular table entry has been editorially adjusted to be in alignment with the main book source.
- Sometimes this number is reported as 445. The discrepancy lies in the old First Division One league game played at home against Coventry City on 13 December 1975. The cited M.E.N. source for Power's total appearances tally aligns itself with this team selection in which Power plays no part in a match where no substitutes were used. The main book source for this table reports (p. 419) Power as being a substitute who replaced Tommy Booth.
- Sometimes this number is reported as 177. The discrepancy lies in the Second Round League Cup tie played away at Barnet on 20 September 1994. The cited M.E.N. source for Rösler's total appearances tally aligns itself with this team selection in which Rösler plays no part in this match. The main book source for this table reports Rösler as being in the starting line-up for this game instead of Foster (p. 457). In this version, Rösler (not Vonk) was substituted off to be replaced by Quinn, while Vonk was substituted off to be replaced by Foster who was not in the starting line-up.
- Sometimes this number is reported as 159. The discrepancy lies in the Football League Division One home game played against Fulham on 16 January 2000. The cited Soccerbase source for Tiatto's total appearances tally reports Tiatto as having played no substitute role in this game for which it reports no substitutes were utilised by Manchester City. The main book source used for many of the statistics depicted in this article aligns itself with this team sheet report in which Tiatto replaces Mark Kennedy in the only substitution done by the home team, giving him one additional appearance.
Also note that the five "other appearances" by Tiatto consist of four appearances in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup competition and one appearance in the 1998–99 Football League Trophy (then known as the Auto Windscreens Shield for sponsorship purposes). - According to the 5 individual seasons (2010–2011 to 2014–2015) of Soccerbase records for James Milner, he has played in 20 UEFA Champions League matches (4, 2, 6, 8 for seasons 2011–2012 through 2014–2015 respectively); 7 Europa League matches (5 in 2010–2011 and 2 in 2011–2012); and 3 Community Shield finals (in 2011, 2012 and 2014). This yields a total of 30 (20+7+3) appearances that should be included in his total "Other appearances" tally. As of the closed season 2015 this total (Retrieved 27 July 2015) was erroneously showing as 28, 2 less than the same Soccerbase records indicate on an individual season basis, so it has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
- According to the 5 individual seasons (2010–2011 to 2014–2015) of Soccerbase records for Edin Džeko, he has played in 24 UEFA Champions League matches (5, 6, 7, 6 for seasons 2011–2012 through 2014–2015 respectively); 7 Europa League matches (4 in 2010–2011 and 3 in 2011–2012); and 3 Community Shield finals (in 2011, 2012 and 2014). This yields a total of 34 (24+7+3) appearances that should be included in his total "Other appearances" tally. As of the closed season 2015 this total (Retrieved 27 July 2015) was erroneously showing as 32, 2 less than the same Soccerbase records indicate on an individual season basis, so it has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
Goals
- Some well-respected statistics sources include in players' total goals tallies goals scored in the three rounds of league games played by Manchester City at the start of the 1939–40 season, before war was declared on 3 September and the football league was officially abandoned. Peter Doherty played in all of those matches and scored a goal in each of the first two games, and when these two goals are included in his official goals tally it is two goals larger than it should be. Because those matches have long been expunged from official league records and those goals should similarly not be included in his official total goals tally. When these war time fixtures are properly accounted for Doherty's total goals for Manchester City become 80 (not 82).
- Sources differ over the scorer of an FA Cup goal against Blackpool in 1966. James and the MCFCstats website credit it to Johnny Crossan, Baskcomb credits it to Glyn Pardoe. The figures in this table assign the goal to Crossan.
- Sources differ over the scorer of a goal in an Anglo-Scottish Cup tie against Sheffield United played at Maine Road on 9 August 1975. James in his book (p. 515) credits it to Tommy Booth, but the Bluemoon website credits it to Joe Royle. The figures in this table assign the goal to Royle.
- The following game recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credits a goal scored by Richard Dunne to another player: Charlton Athletic 2–2 Manchester City (2 April 2005) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the goal scored by Dunne as an own goal by defender Hermann Hreidarsson. This goal was also initially attributed by the majority of the sporting press to Hreidarsson, but it was later reassigned to Dunne by the PL 'Dubious Goals Committee' (see "Comments" at end of the 11v11 match report). This total has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
- The following game recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credits a goal scored by another player to Nicolas Anelka: Fulham 2–2 Manchester City, 20 September 2003 – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the 46th minute own goal scored by Fulham defender Zat Knight as a goal scored by Nicolas Anelka. This deflected goal was initially attributed by the majority of the sporting press to Anelka, but was later reassigned to be a Knight own goal by the PL 'Dubious Goals Committee' (see "Comments" at end of the 11v11 match report). This total has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
- The following game recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credits a goal scored by Micah Richards to another player: Man City 4–2 Arsenal (12 September 2009) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the goal scored by Richards as an own goal by goalkeeper Manuel Almunia. This goal was also initially attributed by the majority of the sporting press to Almunia, but was later reassigned to Richards by the PL 'Dubious Goals Committee' (see "Comments" at end of the 11v11 match report). This total has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
- The following game recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credits a goal scored by another player to Carlos Tevez: Newcastle United 1–3 Manchester City (26 December 2010) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the own goal scored by Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini as a second goal by Carlos Tevez. This goal was initially attributed by the majority of the sporting press to Tevez, but was reassigned almost five months later to be a Coloccini own goal by the PL 'Dubious Goals Committee' (see "Comments" at end of the 11v11 match report). This total has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
- The following games recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credit goals scored by Yaya Touré to other players:
(1) West Ham 1–3 Man City (11 December 2010) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies one of the 2 goals scored by Touré as an own goal by goalkeeper Rob Green.
(2) Man City 1–2 Everton (20 December 2010) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the goal scored by Touré as an own goal by defender Phil Jagielka.
(3) Man City 4–0 Newcastle (30 March 2013) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the goal scored by Touré as an own goal by defender James Perch.
All three of these goals were initially attributed by the majority of the sporting press as own goals scored by the above mentioned players, but in every case they were later reassigned to Touré by the PL 'Dubious Goals Committee' (see "Comments" at the end of each of the three 11v11 match reports). This total has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
List of players statistics references
Primary table reference
- The statistical data for the majority of the players who had played 100 or more matches for the club prior to the start of season 2003–04 is sourced from Manchester City – The Complete Record.
- James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.
Individual player references
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"The List: City wingers". Manchester City F.C. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
Billy Meredith 393 appearances 151 goals
- "Frank Booth – Complete Career Statistical Record". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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"Jimmy Conlin". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
After 175 appearances and 30 goals he left for Birmingham City on 29 September 1911.
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- "George Wynn – Complete Career Statistical Record". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- "Joe Dorsett – Complete Career Statistical Record". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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In total, he made 247 appearances for Manchester City, scoring 139 goals.
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(1920–30) (354 appearances, 166 goals)
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(1928–39) (496 appearances, 178 goals)
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(1928–38) (356 appearances, 80 goals)
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(1928–38) (275 appearances, 132 goals)
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Scott, James (4 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 28". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
(1929–39) (411 appearances, 75 goals)
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Scott, James (13 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 42". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
(1933–48) (291 appearances, 125 goals)
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(1933–49) (378 appearances)
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(1936–39) (134 appearances, 82 goals)
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... he was limited to just 178 appearances in that time. His strike-rate of 73 goals ...
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Scott, James (5 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 26". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
(1947–58) (370 appearances, 79 goals)
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(1949–64) (545 appearances)
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Scott, James (27 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 32". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
(1952–61) (282 appearances, 19 goals)
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Scott, James (10 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 45". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
(1951–56) (178 appearances, 41 goals)
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Scott, James (15 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 35". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
(303 appearances, 1 goal)
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Scott, James (19 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 17". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
(1953–65) (364 appearances, 152 goals)
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Scott, James (12 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 43". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
(1955–59) (139 appearances, 51 goals)
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Scott, James (15 August 2013). "City's top 50: No. 3". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
(1959–76) (682 appearances, 34 goals)
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Dave Wagstaffe 161 appearances 8 goals
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(1962–75) (380 appearances, 22 goals)
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(416 appearances, 111 goals)
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Scott, James (30 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 11". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
(1965–78) (570 appearances, 41 goals)
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in total he made 452 appearances for the club, scoring 68 goals
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Scott, James (12 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 21". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
(1966–73) (314 appearances, 5 goals)
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Scott, James (9 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 24". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
(1968–81) (492 appearances, 36 goals)
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Tony Coleman 104 appearances 16 goals
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(1967–83) (603 appearances)
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he scored 148 goals in 330 appearances
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(1970–80) (436 appearances, 2 goals)
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Scott, James (11 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 44". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
(1972–75) (152 appearances, 47 goals)
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Scott, James (14 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 41". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
(161 appearances, 22 goals)
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Scott, James (20 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 37". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
(1974–79, 1981–84) (321 appearances, 36 goals)
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Scott, James (23 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 15". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
(275 appearances, 109 goals)
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Scott, James (18 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 40". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
(1975–79) (188 appearances, 6 goals)
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Scott, James (26 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 33". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
(1975–86) (444 appearances, 36 goals)
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Scott, James (15 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 20". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
(134 appearances, 11 goals)
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Scott, James (5 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 48". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
(1990–96) (243 appearances, 78 goals)
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Scott, James (7 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 47". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
(1994–98) (176 appearances, 64 goals)
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Scott, James (4 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 27". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
(1995–98) (121 appearances, 22 goals)
Contemporary players table
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record
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- "Shaun Goater". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- "Danny Tiatto". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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- "Ali Benarbia". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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- "David James". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Nedum Onuoha". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Darius Vassell". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Stephen Ireland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Micah Richards". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Joe Hart". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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- "Nigel de Jong". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Kolo Toure". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Gareth Barry". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Carlos Tevez". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Joleon Lescott". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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- "Yaya Toure". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- "Aleksandar Kolarov". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "James Milner". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "Edin Džeko". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "Gaël Clichy". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "Sergio Aguero". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Samir Nasri". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "Jesús Navas". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "Fernandinho". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Martin Demichelis". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "Fernando". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "Raheem Sterling". StatCity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Nicolas Otamendi". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Kevin De Bruyne". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "John Stones". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Leroy Sane". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Ilkay Gundogan". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Gabriel Jesus". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Ederson". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Bernardo Silva". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- "Kyle Walker". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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Most England caps
- "England Players Index – Eric Brook". England Football Online. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "England Goalkeepers – Most Capped". England Football Online. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Colin Bell". England Football Online. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Francis Lee". England Football Online. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "Sporting Heroes – Mick Channon". George Herringshaw & sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "Sporting Heroes – Dave Watson". George Herringshaw & sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "Sporting Heroes – Trevor Francis". George Herringshaw & sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Peter Barnes". England Football Online. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Stuart Pearce". England Football Online. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Steve McManaman". England Football Online. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "Sporting Heroes – Robbie Fowler". George Herringshaw & sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "England Goalkeepers – David James". England Football Online. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Frank Lampard". England Football Online. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Gareth Barry". England Football Online. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Owen Hargreaves". England Football Online. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Wayne Bridge". England Football Online. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Darius Vassell". England Football Online. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Shaun Wright-Phillips". England Football Online. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "England Players Index – Joleon Lescott". England Football Online. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "England Goalkeepers – Joe Hart". England Football Online. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "England Players Index – James Milner". England Football Online. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "England Players Index – Raheem Sterling". England Football Online. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "England Players Index – John Stones". England Football Online. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "England Players Index – Kyle Walker". England Football Online. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
Most prolific goalscorers
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 283.
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 291.
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 319.
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 327.
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 329.
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Scott, James (9 August 2013). "City's top 50: No. 6". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
During the 1928–9 season the Lancashire-born striker scored an incredible 38 goals in 39 games
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 337.
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 341.
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 351.
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 393.
- Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 395.
- "Players Profile – Francis Lee". happyaxeman.co.uk. Happy to be Blue!. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- "Games played by Shaun Goater in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "Games played by Sergio Aguero in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "Games played by Sergio Aguero in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "Games played by Sergio Aguero in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- "Games played by Sergio Aguero in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- "Games played by Sergio Aguero in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- "Games played by Raheem Sterling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
All other references
- "Man City in all time records". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
League appearances Alan Oakes: 565 1959/76
- Manchester City – The Complete Record, pp 155–167
- "David Silva". European Football. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "St George's Day: Who are City's most-capped England internationals?". Manchester City Football Club. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
2. Colin Bell (48 caps) If this list had been compiled as recently as last month, Colin Bell would have been top of the tree where he’s been for 40 years.
- "Detailed S. Agüero del Castillo player statistics". rowdie.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- Edwards, John. "The stat ranking Sergio Aguero ahead of the Premier League's top goalscorers". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "Tales of your City". Manchester City Football Club. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
Most League goals by one player in a season: 38 by Tommy Johnson in Division One 1928–29
- "Revealed! The most lethal Premier League goal scorers of all-time". talksport.com. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
1) Sergio Aguero: 114.35 mins per PL goal (correct up to 7 October 2014) The Man City striker ... leads the way in terms of minutes per goal.
- "Past Players". Manchester City Football Club. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- "Zabaleta is Etihad Player of the Year". Manchester City Football Club. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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"Yaya wins fourth successive CAF Player of the Year award". Manchester City Football Club. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
... following yet another supreme year for City's Ivorian midfielder in which he also won the Club's Etihad Player of the Year award.
- Slater, Chris (5 August 2015). "Sergio Aguero claims Man City Player of the Year award". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- "Kevin De Bruyne wins Etihad Player of the Season award". mancity.com. Manchester City. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Bernardo voted Etihad Player of the Season". mancity.com. Manchester City. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- "De Bruyne wins Etihad Player of the Season award!". mancity.com. Manchester City. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- "Starting line-up inducted into City Hall of Fame". Manchester Evening News. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "King Ken collects plaudits". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. 9 February 2005. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- "City legends honoured". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- "Academy honoured at Hall of Fame". (Manchester City Football Club). 6 March 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- "Uwe Rosler exclusive interview". Manchester City Football Club. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
External links
- "MCFC Alumni". Retrieved 31 December 2006.
- "MCFCstats". Retrieved 31 December 2006.
- "Tastyfootball". Retrieved 10 July 2020.