List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics
This article lists various statistics related to Manchester City Football Club.
Club honours
Competition | Best result | Championship | Runners-up |
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Premier League/First Division (L1) | Winners | 6 | 6 |
First Division/Second Division (L2) | Winners | 7 | 4 |
Second Division (L3) | Third | 0 | 0 |
FA Cup | Winners | 6 | 5 |
Football League Cup/EFL Cup | Winners | 7 | 1 |
Full Members Cup | Runners-up | 0 | 1 |
Football League Trophy | First Round | 0 | 0 |
Community Shield/Charity Shield | Winners | 6 | 6 |
European Cup/UEFA Champions League | Semi-Finals | 0 | 0 |
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | Quarter-Finals | 0 | 0 |
European/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | Winners | 1 | 0 |
- Premier League/First Division (highest tier)[1]
- First Division/Second Division (second tier)
- Second Division (third tier)
- Play-off winners (1): 1998–99
- FA Cup
- Football League Cup/EFL Cup
- FA Community Shield/FA Charity Shield
- Full Members' Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1985–86
- UEFA Champions League/European Cup
- (Best) Semi-finals (1): 2015–16
- UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
- UEFA/European Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (1): 1969–70
- Semi-finals (1): 1970–71
Club records
Scorelines
- Record League victory: 11–3 v. Lincoln City (23 March 1895, most goals scored), 10–0 v. Darwen (18 February 1899, widest margin of victory)[2]
- Record League defeat: 0–8 v. Burton Wanderers (26 December 1894), 0–8 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 December 1933), 1–9 v. Everton (3 September 1906), 2–10 v. Small Heath (17 March 1893)[2]
- Record FA Cup victory: 12–0 v. Liverpool Stanley (4 October 1890)[3]
- Record FA Cup defeat: 0–6 v. Preston North End (30 January 1897), 2–8 v. Bradford Park Avenue (30 January 1946)[3]
- Record European victory: 7–0 v. Schalke 04, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (12 March 2019)
- Record European defeat: 0–4 v. Barcelona, UEFA Champions League group stage (19 October 2016)
Wins
- Most wins in a row (all competitions): 20, 26 August – 3 December 2017 (includes match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, won on penalties)[4]
- Most wins in a row (league): 18, 26 August – 27 December 2017
- Most home wins in a row (all competitions): 20, 9 September 2017 – 4 March 2018
- Most away wins in a row (all competitions): 11, 21 May – 26 November 2017
- Most home wins in a row (league): 20, 5 March 2011 – 21 March 2012
- Most away wins in a row (league): 11, 21 May – 27 December 2017
Draws
- Most draws in a row: 6, 5 April – 6 September 1913
- Most home draws in a row: 6, 18 October – 20 December 1924
- Most away draws in a row: 7, 9 September – 24 November 1990
- Most league draws in a row: 7, 5 October - 28 October 2009
Losses
- Most defeats in a row: 8, 23 August – 14 October 1995
- Most home defeats in a row: 5, 5 December 1987 – 23 January 1988
- Most away defeats in a row: 14, 5 November 1892 – 13 January 1894
- Longest unbeaten run: 28, 27 April 2017 – 3 December 2017
- Longest unbeaten run in the league: 30, 8 April 2017 – 2 January 2018
- Longest unbeaten run at home: 41, 25 December 1919 – 19 November 1921
- Longest unbeaten run away: 15, 26 December 1998 – 26 September 1999
- Longest winless run: 17, 26 December 1979 – 7 April 1980
- Longest winless run at home: 9, 26 December 1979 – 7 April 1980
- Longest winless run away: 34, 11 February 1986 – 17 October 1987
Seasonal
- Most goals in all competitions in a season: 169 – 2018–19[5]
- Most League goals in a season: 108 – 1926–27, 2001–02[6]
- Most League goals in a Premier League season: 106 – 2017–18
- Most points in a season (2 points per win): 62 – 1946–47, Second Division[6]
- Most points in a season (3 points per win): 100 – 2017–18, Premier League[6]
- Most League wins in a season: 32 – 2017–18,[7] 2018–19[8]
- Most home League wins in a season: 19 – 1920–21, 2001–02
- Most away League wins in a season: 16 – 2017–18
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: 138, Joe Hart (2006–2017).
- Most Premier League clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 20 in 38 matches, Ederson, 2018–19.
- Most Premier League Golden Glove: 4, Joe Hart
- Most consecutive wins of the Premier League Golden Glove: 3, Joe Hart (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13)
- Most clean sheets overall in the Premier League: 109, Joe Hart (2006–2017)
- Most consecutive league clean sheets during a season: 6, 15 September 2018 – 29 October 2018.
- Longest run without a clean sheet: 14 games, 15 December 2004 – 9 April 2005.
Internationals
- Most international caps (total while at club): 87 – David Silva, Spain[6]
Attendances
- Highest home attendance: 84,569 v Stoke City, Maine Road, FA Cup, 3 March 1934[lower-alpha 1]
Player honours
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 table in the linked main article above lists all of the recipients of this award since its inception.
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Players with the most Player of the season
Ranking | Name | Nationality | Years | Titles |
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1 | Richard Dunne | 2000–2010 | 4 | |
2 | Kevin De Bruyne | 2015– | 3 | |
3 | Joe Corrigan | 1967-1983 | 3 | |
4 | Sergio Agüero | 2011– | 2 | |
5 | Tony Coton | 1990–1996 | 2 | |
6 | Neil McNab | 1983–1990 | 2 | |
7 | Georgi Kinkladze | 1995-1998 | 2 | |
8 | Mike Summerbee | 1965-1975 | 2 | |
9 | Paul Power | 1975–1986 | 2 | |
10 | Mike Doyle | 1967–1978 | 2 |
First Division or Premier League awards winners
- Premier League Player of the Season (2)
- PFA Young Player of the Year (3)
- Peter Barnes in 1975–76
- Leroy Sané in 2017–18
- Raheem Sterling in 2018–19
- FWA Footballer of the Year (4)
- Don Revie in 1954–55
- Bert Trautmann in 1955–56
- Tony Book in 1968–69
- Raheem Sterling in 2018–19
- Premier League Golden Boot (4) (or previous First Division equivalent)
- Frank Roberts: 1 (31 goals, 1924–25)
- Francis Lee: 1 (33 goals, 1971–72)
- Carlos Tevez: 1 (20 goals, 2010–11)
- Sergio Agüero: 1 (26 goals, 2014–15)
- Premier League Playmaker of the Season (2)
- Kevin De Bruyne: 2 (16 assists, 2017–18; 20 assists, 2019–20)
- Premier League Golden Glove (5)
- Premier League Player of the Month (Players with at least 2 awards won)
- Sergio Agüero: 7 (most in Premier League) (October 2013, November 2014, January 2016, April 2016, January 2018, February 2019, January 2020)
- Raheem Sterling: 2 (August 2016, November 2018)
- Premier League Goal of the Month (Players with at least 2 awards won)
- Kevin De Bruyne: 2 (November 2019, July 2020)
Players with the most titles won at the club
- As of match played 1 March 2020[14]
Ranking | Name | Nationality | Years | Titles |
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1 | David Silva | 2010–2020 | 14 | |
2 | Sergio Agüero | 2011– | 13 | |
3 | Vincent Kompany | 2008–2019 | 12 | |
4 | Fernandinho | 2013– | 11 | |
5 | Kevin De Bruyne | 2015– | 9 | |
6 | Nicolás Otamendi | 2015– | 9 | |
7 | Yaya Touré | 2010–2018 | 9 | |
8 | Raheem Sterling | 2015– | 9 | |
9 | Phil Foden | 2017– | 8 | |
10 | Bernardo Silva | 2017– | 8 |
Award winners
- FIFA World Cup
The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Manchester City:
- UEFA European Championship
The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Manchester City:
Player records
Appearances
- Youngest Player: Glyn Pardoe, 15 years, 314 days (against Birmingham City, First Division, 11 April 1962)[6]
- Oldest Player: Billy Meredith, 49 years, 245 days (against Newcastle United, FA Cup semi-final, 29 March 1924)[6]
All-time appearances
This table lists all the Manchester City players with more than 400 appearances for the club.
Figures in brackets are substitute appearances.
Names in bold are players who are still at the club at present.
Rank | Name | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total |
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1 | 1959–1976 | 561 (3) | 41 (0) | 46 (1) | 17 (0) | 11 (0) | 676 (4) | |
2 | 1967–1983 | 476 (0) | 37 (0) | 52 (0) | 27 (0) | 12 (1) | 604 (1) | |
3 | 1967–1978 | 441 (7) | 44 (0) | 23 (0) | 20 (0) | 37 (0) | 565 (7) | |
4 | 1949–1964 | 508 (0) | 33 (0) | 4 (0) | 00 (0) | 0 (0) | 545 (0) | |
5 | 1966–1979 | 393 (1) | 33 (1) | 40 (0) | 23 (1) | 9 (0) | 498 (3) | |
6 | 1928–1939 | 450 (0) | 41 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 493 (0)[lower-alpha 3] | |
7 | 1968–1981 | 380 (2) | 27 (0) | 44 (2) | 26 (0) | 11 (0) | 487 (4) | |
8 | 1965–1975 | 355 (2) | 34 (0) | 36 (0) | 16 (0) | 8 (1) | 449 (3) | |
9 | 1975–1986 | 358 (7) | 28 (0) | 37 (1) | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 437 (10) | |
10 | 2010–2020 | 309 (28) | 34 (4) | 19 (3) | 70 (9) | 4 (2) | 436 (46) | |
11 | 1970–1980 | 351 (4) | 21 (0) | 40 (0) | 13 (1) | 12 (0) | 433 (5) | |
12 | 1961–1972 | 330 (2) | 32 (1) | 27 (0) | 17 (0) | 4 (0) | 412 (3) | |
13 | 1928–1939 | 368 (0) | 41 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 411 (0) | |
14 | 1924–1935 | 369 (0) | 37 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 407 (0) |
- Record for any English club outside of games at Wembley Stadium
- Includes appearances in the Charity Shield/Community Shield, Test Matches and the now-defunct Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Full Members' Cup and Texaco Cup. Wartime matches excluded.
- Brook also played three games in the 1939–40 season, which were expunged from the records following the outbreak of the Second World War.
Appearances in continental competitions
- As of match played 15 August 2020[17]
Ranking | Name | Nationality | Years | CL | EL | Total |
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1 | David Silva | 2010–2020 | 56 | 14 | 70 | |
2 | Sergio Agüero | 2011– | 58 | 4 | 62 | |
3 | Fernandinho | 2013– | 60 | 0 | 60 | |
4 | Joe Hart | 2006–2017 | 40 | 15 | 55 | |
5 | Yaya Touré | 2010–2018 | 38 | 11 | 49 | |
6 | Vincent Kompany | 2008–2019 | 36 | 11 | 47 | |
7 | Raheem Sterling | 2015– | 45 | 0 | 45 | |
8 | Pablo Zabaleta | 2008–2017 | 31 | 12 | 43 | |
9 | Nicolás Otamendi | 2015– | 40 | 0 | 40 | |
10 | Kevin De Bruyne | 2015– | 36 | 0 | 36 |
Goalscorers
All-time top goalscorers
- As of match played 16 June 2020[14]
Ranking | Name | Nationality | Years | Goals |
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1 | Sergio Agüero | 2011– | 254 | |
2 | Eric Brook | 1927–1940 | 177 | |
3 | Tommy Johnson | 1920–1930 | 166 | |
4 | Colin Bell | 1966–1979 | 153 | |
5 | Joe Hayes | 1953–1965 | 152 | |
6 | Billy Meredith | 1894–1906 1921–1924 | 152 | |
7 | Francis Lee | 1967–1974 | 148 | |
8 | Tommy Browell | 1913–1926 | 139 | |
9 | Billie Gillespie | 1897–1905 | 132 | |
10 | Fred Tilson | 1928–1938 | 132 |
- Most goals scored in all competitions: 254 – Sergio Agüero
- Most goals scored in one season in all competitions: 38 – Tommy Johnson (1928–29)
- Most hat-tricks scored for Manchester City : 16 – Sergio Agüero (2011–)
- Most goals scored in a match in any competition: 6 – Denis Law v Luton Town, 28 January 1961
All-time top goalscorers in First Division / Premier League
- As of match played 16 June 2020[14]
Ranking | Name | Nationality | Years | Goals |
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1 | Sergio Agüero | 2011– | 180 | |
2 | Eric Brook | 1927–1940 | 158 | |
3 | Tommy Johnson | 1920–1930 | 158 | |
4 | Billy Meredith | 1894–1906 1921–1924 | 146 | |
5 | Joe Hayes | 1953–1965 | 142 | |
6 | Billie Gillespie | 1966–1979 | 126 | |
7 | Tommy Browell | 1913–1926 | 122 | |
8 | Colin Bell | 1966–1979 | 117 | |
9 | Francis Lee | 1967–1974 | 112 | |
10 | Fred Tilson | 1928–1938 | 110 |
- Most goals scored in First Division / Premier League: 180 – Sergio Agüero
- Most goals scored in one First Division season: 38 – Tommy Johnson (1928–29)
- Most goals scored in one Premier League season: 26 – Sergio Agüero (2014–15)
- Most goals scored in one Premier League match: 5 – Sergio Agüero (2015–16)
- Most hat-tricks scored in the Premier League : 12 – Sergio Agüero (2011–present)
All-time top goalscorers in continental competitions
- As of match played 15 August 2020
In this table "Others" refer to historical and defunct continental competitions such as the Cup Winners' Cup and 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.
Ranking | Name | Nationality | Years | CL | EL | Others | Total |
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1 | Sergio Agüero | 2011– | 37 | 4 | 0 | 41 | |
2 | Raheem Sterling | 2015– | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
3 | Gabriel Jesus | 2017– | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
4 | Francis Lee | 1968–1975 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | |
David Silva | 2010–2020 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | ||
6 | Colin Bell | 1965–1979 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
Yaya Touré | 2010–2018 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ||
8 | Mario Balotelli | 2010–2013 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
Kevin De Bruyne | 2015– | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
10 | Leroy Sané | 2016–2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Edin Džeko | 2010–2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
İlkay Gündoğan | 2016– | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
13 | Bernardo Silva | 2017– | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Neil Young | 1961–1972 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
- Most goals scored in all European competition: 41 – Sergio Agüero
- Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League: 37 – Sergio Agüero
- Most goals scored in one UEFA Champions League season: 8 – Sergio Agüero (2016–17)
- Most goals scored in one UEFA Champions League match: 3 – Álvaro Negredo (2013–14), Sergio Agüero (2014–15 and 2016–17, twice), Gabriel Jesus (2018–19 and 2019–20), Raheem Sterling (2019–20)
- Most hat-tricks scored in the UEFA Champions League : 3 – Sergio Agüero (2011–present)
All-time top goalscorers in English Cup competitions
- As of match played 28 June 2020
Ranking | Name | Nationality | Years | FA Cup | League Cup | Community Shield | Total |
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1 | Sergio Agüero | 2011– | 20 | 11 | 2 | 33 | |
2 | Colin Bell | 1966–1979 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 27 | |
3 | Francis Lee | 1967–1974 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 | |
4 | Fred Tilson | 1928–1938 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
5 | Denis Tueart | 1974–1978 1980–1983 |
3 | 18 | 0 | 21 | |
6 | Eric Brook | 1927–1940 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
7 | Shaun Goater | 1998–2003 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | |
8 | Alec Herd | 1933–1948 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
9 | Neil Young | 1961–1972 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
10 | Edin Džeko | 2010–2015 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 | |
11 | Kevin De Bruyne | 2015– | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
12 | Gabriel Jesus | 2017– | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
- Most goals scored in all National Cup competitions: 33 – Sergio Agüero
- Most goals scored in the FA Cup: 22 – Fred Tilson
- Most goals scored in the Football League Cup: 18 – Colin Bell
- Most goals scored in one Football League Cup match: 4 – Gabriel Jesus (2018–19)
- Most goals scored in the Community Shield: 3 – Francis Lee (1968, 1972)
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
Name | From | Fee | Date | |
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1 | £63.6M | 2019 | ||
2 | £60M | 2018 | ||
£60M[18] | 2019 | |||
4 | £57M | 2018 | ||
5 | £55M[19] | 2015 | ||
6 | £49M | 2017 | ||
7 | £48M[20] | 2017 | ||
8 | £47.5M | 2016 | ||
9 | £44M[21] | 2015 | ||
10 | £43M | 2017 |
Highest transfer fees received
Name | To | Fee | Date | |
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1 | £54.8M[22] | 2020 | ||
2 | £34.1M[18] | 2019 | ||
3 | £24M[23] | 2017 | ||
4 | £24M[24] | 2015 | ||
5 | £21M[25] | 2005 | ||
6 | £19M[26] | 2013 | ||
7 | £18M[27] | 2010 | ||
8 | £15.5M[28] | 2019 | ||
9 | £15M[29] | 2019 | ||
10 | £13.5M[30] | 2018 |
Progression of record transfer fee paid
Managerial records
- First full-time manager:
Frederick Hopkinson. - Most seasons as coach:
Les McDowall, 13 years (1950-1963). - Most consecutive seasons as manager:
Les McDowall, managed the club for thirteen years between 1950 and 1963. - Most trophies won as manager:
Pep Guardiola, 8 titles. - Most capped 592 matches -
Les McDowall - Most matches won: 220 wins -
Les McDowall - Highest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 72.29%
Pep Guardiola
Managers individual awards
- Premier League Manager of the Season (2)
Pep Guardiola (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
- League Managers Association Awards (1)
Pep Guardiola (1): 2018
- Premier League Manager of the Month (Managers with at least 2 awards won)
Pep Guardiola (7): 2016–present Manuel Pellegrini (4): 2013-2016 Stuart Pearce (2): 2005-2007 Roberto Mancini (2): 2009-2013
City players with full international caps
The following players represented their countries while playing for Manchester City (the figure in brackets is the number of caps gained while a Manchester City player. Many of these players also gained caps while at other clubs.) Figures for active players (In Bold) last updated in November 2019
*Players with no first team appearances.
Notes
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