List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics
This article lists various statistics related to Manchester City Football Club.
Club honours[edit]
Competition | Best result | Championship | Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|
Premier League/First Division (L1) | Winners | 9 | 6 |
First Division/Second Division (L2) | Winners | 7 | 4 |
Second Division (L3) | Third place | 0 | 0 |
FA Cup | Winners | 6 | 5 |
EFL Cup/Football League Cup | Winners | 8 | 1 |
Full Members' Cup | Runners-up | 0 | 1 |
Football League Trophy | First round | 0 | 0 |
FA Community Shield/FA Charity Shield | Winners | 6 | 8 |
UEFA Champions League/European Cup | Runners-up | 0 | 1 |
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup | Quarter-finals | 0 | 0 |
European Cup Winners' Cup | Winners | 1 | 0 |
- Premier League/First Division (highest tier)[a]
- First Division/Second Division (second tier)[a]
- Second Division (third tier)[a]
- (Best) Promoted third place (1): 1998–99
- FA Cup
- EFL Cup/Football League Cup
- Full Members' Cup
- (Best) Runners-up (1): 1985–86
- FA Community Shield/FA Charity Shield
- UEFA Champions League/European Cup
- (Best) Runners-up (1): 2020–21
- UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
- European Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (1): 1969–70
Competitive record[edit]
The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2021–22 season for all competitions. It excludes war competitions and league performances prior to City's joining the English football league in 1892.
Competition | T | Part | Pld | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
National | |||||||||||
Football League First Division | 2 | 68 | 2,772 | 1,061 | 677 | 1,034 | 38.27 | 4,317 | 4,242 | +75 | 2,837 |
Premier League | 6 | 25 | 962 | 473 | 210 | 279 | 49.17 | 1,658 | 1,068 | +590 | 1,629 |
Football League Second Division / Football League First Division | 7 | 26 | 973 | 489 | 213 | 271 | 50.26 | 1,919 | 1,286 | +633 | 1,360 |
Football League Second Division | 0 | 1 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 47.83 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 82 |
FA Cup | 6 | 119 | 369 | 190 | 67 | 112 | 51.49 | 707 | 459 | +248 | – |
Football League Cup / EFL Cup | 8 | 62 | 230 | 134 | 37 | 59 | 58.26 | 460 | 245 | +215 | – |
FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 42.86 | 18 | 18 | +1 | – |
International | |||||||||||
European Cup / UEFA Champions League | 0 | 12 | 106 | 58 | 19 | 29 | 54.72 | 210 | 124 | +86 | – |
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 0 | 9 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 53.85 | 84 | 51 | +33 | – |
European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 61.11 | 32 | 13 | +19 | – |
Total | 36 | 338 | 5,542 | 2,472 | 1,254 | 1,816 | 44.60 | 9,474 | 7,539 | +1935 | 5,908 |
Current first-team squad statistics[edit]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Assists |
CS |
Ends |
Fee |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | DF | ![]() |
Kyle Walker (VC) | 33 | 2017 | 252 | 6 | 18 | – | 2024 | £45m | Fourth VC |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Rúben Dias (VC) | 26 | 2020 | 131 | 4 | 4 | – | 2027 | £62m | Second VC |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Kalvin Phillips | 27 | 2022 | 21 | 0 | 0 | – | 2028 | £42m | |
5 | DF | ![]() |
John Stones | 29 | 2016 | 227 | 15 | 5 | – | 2026 | £47.5m | |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Nathan Aké | 28 | 2020 | 79 | 7 | 1 | – | 2025 | £40m | |
8 | MF | ![]() |
İlkay Gündoğan (Capt) | 32 | 2016 | 302 | 58 | 38 | – | 2023 | £20m | |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Erling Haaland | 22 | 2022 | 51 | 52 | 9 | – | 2027 | £51.2m | |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Jack Grealish | 27 | 2021 | 87 | 11 | 15 | – | 2027 | £100m | Record signing |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Aymeric Laporte | 29 | 2018 (Jan) | 178 | 12 | 3 | – | 2025 | £57m | |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Rodri (VC) | 26 | 2019 | 205 | 16 | 16 | – | 2027 | £62.8m | Third VC |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Kevin De Bruyne (VC) | 31 | 2015 | 354 | 96 | 144 | – | 2025 | £54.5m | First VC, all-time leading assist provider |
18 | GK | ![]() |
Stefan Ortega | 30 | 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2025 | Free Transfer | |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Julián Álvarez | 23 | 2022 (Jan) | 49 | 17 | 4 | – | 2028 | £14.1m | |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Bernardo Silva | 28 | 2017 | 304 | 55 | 55 | – | 2025 | £43.5m | |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Sergio Gómez | 22 | 2022 | 23 | 0 | 2 | – | 2026 | £11.0m | |
25 | DF | ![]() |
Manuel Akanji | 27 | 2022 | 45 | 1 | 1 | – | 2027 | £15.0m | |
26 | FW | ![]() |
Riyad Mahrez | 32 | 2018 | 236 | 78 | 55 | – | 2025 | £60m | |
31 | GK | ![]() |
Ederson | 29 | 2017 | 288 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 2026 | £34.9m | |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Máximo Perrone | 20 | 2023 (Jan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2028 | £8.2m | |
33 | GK | ![]() |
Scott Carson | 37 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | Free Transfer | On loan in 2019–21 |
47 | MF | ![]() |
Phil Foden | 23 | 2017 | 215 | 60 | 42 | – | 2027 | – | Academy graduate |
62 | DF | ![]() |
Shea Charles | 19 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2025 | – | Academy graduate |
80 | MF | ![]() |
Cole Palmer | 21 | 2020 | 38 | 4 | 2 | – | 2026 | – | Academy graduate |
82 | DF | ![]() |
Rico Lewis | 18 | 2022 | 23 | 1 | 0 | – | 2025 | – | Academy graduate |
Updated to match played 28 May 2023
Source: fbref
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[edit]
Matches[edit]
- 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)[1]
- Record FA Cup victory – 12–0 v. Liverpool Stanley (4 October 1890)[2]
- Record European victory – 7–0 v. Schalke 04, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (12 March 2019),[3] 7–0 v. RB Leipzig, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (14 March 2023)[4]
- 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)[1]
- Record FA Cup defeat – 0–6 v. Preston North End (30 January 1897), 2–8 v. Bradford Park Avenue (30 January 1946)[2]
- Record European defeat – 0–4 v Barcelona, UEFA Champions League group stage, 19 October 2016[5]
Streaks[edit]
Winning runs[edit]
- 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: 10, 6 January 2019 – 28 June 2020
- Longest winning run in the League Cup: 16, 20 September 2017 – 7 January 2020 (including penalty shoot-out wins)
- Most home wins in a row (all competitions): 20, 9 September 2017 – 4 March 2018
- Most away wins in a row (all competitions): 20, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021 (national record)
- Most home wins in a row (league): 20, 5 March 2011 – 21 March 2012
- Most away wins in a row (league): 12, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021 (national record)
- Longest winning run in UEFA competitions: 7, 9 December 2020 – 4 May 2021
- Most home wins in a row (UEFA Champions League): 10, 7 August 2020 – 24 November 2021
- Most UEFA Champions League wins in a single season: 11, in the 2020–21 season (national record)
Unbeaten runs[edit]
- Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 28, 27 April 2017 – 3 December 2017 and 25 November 2020 – 2 March 2021
- Longest unbeaten away run (all competitions): 23, 25 November 2020 – 14 May 2021
- Longest league unbeaten run: 30, 8 April 2017 – 2 January 2018
- Longest league unbeaten away run: 22, 11 September 2021 – 17 September 2022
- Longest unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League: 12, 21 October 2020 – 28 April 2021 and 6 September 2022 – 17 May 2023 (ongoing)
- Longest unbeaten home run in the UEFA Champions League: 26, 7 November 2018 – 17 May 2023 (ongoing), (record by an English team)
- Longest unbeaten away run in the UEFA Champions League: 10, 18 September 2019 – 28 April 2021
Winless runs[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Most draws in a row: 6, 5 April 1913 – 6 September 1913
- Most home draws in a row: 6, 18 October 1924 – 20 December 1924
- Most away draws in a row: 7, 9 September 1990 – 24 November 1990
- Most league draws in a row: 7, 5 October 2009 – 28 October 2009
Losses[edit]
- Most defeats in a row: 8, 23 August 1995 – 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
Seasonal[edit]
Records are only for completed league seasons and exclude war seasons.
Most[edit]
- 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 and 2022–23[7]
- Most league goals scored in a season: 108, 1926–27 and 2001–02[8]
- Most goals scored in a Premier League season: 106, 2017–18 (national record)
- Most goals scored in a Premier League calendar year: 113, 2021[9] (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[8]
- Most points in a league season (3 points per win): 100, 2017–18 Premier League[8] (national record for highest level)
- Most league wins in a season: 32, 2017–18[10] and 2018–19[11] (national record)
- Most league wins in a calendar year: 36, 2021[9] (national record for highest level)
- Most away league wins in a calendar year: 19, 2021[9] (national record for highest level)
- Most home league wins in a season: 19, 1920–21 and 2001–02
- Most away league 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 and 1997–98
- Most Premier League defeats in a season: 21, 2005–06
Least[edit]
- 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 wins in a season: 8, 1893–94, 1949–50, 1986–87 and 2000–01
- Fewest league draws in a season: 2, 1893–94 and 2018–19
- Fewest league defeats in a season: 2, 2017–18
Internationals[edit]
- Most international caps (total while at club): 87 – David Silva, Spain[8]
- Most international goals (total while at club) 28 – David Silva, Spain[8]
Attendances[edit]
- Highest home attendance: 84,569 v Stoke City, Maine Road, FA Cup, 3 March 1934 (national record)[b]
Penalty shoot-out record[edit]
- Overall record
Shootouts | Won | Lost | Pens For | Pens Against | Diff | Win % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 71.43 |
- Individual shoot-outs
Season | Date | Competition | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | City Manager |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985–86 | 4 November 1985 | Full Members' Cup | SF | Sunderland | Home | Won | 4–2 | ![]() |
1997–98 | 26 August 1997 | League Cup | First round | Blackpool | Home | Lost | 2–4 | ![]() |
1998–99 | 30 May 1999 | Second Division play-offs | Final | Gillingham | Neutral | Won | 3–1 | ![]() |
2005–06 | 21 September 2005 | League Cup | First round | Doncaster Rovers | Away | Lost | 0–3 | ![]() |
2008–09 | 28 August 2008 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Midtjylland | Away | Won | 4–2 | ![]() |
2008–09 | 24 September 2008 | League Cup | Second round | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | Lost | 3–5 | |
2008–09 | 19 March 2009 | UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | Aalborg | Away | Won | 4–3 | |
2015–16 | 28 February 2016 | League Cup | Final | Liverpool | Neutral | Won | 3–1 | ![]() |
2017–18 | 24 October 2017 | EFL Cup | Fourth round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | Won | 4–1 | ![]() |
2017–18 | 19 December 2017 | EFL Cup | Quarter-finals | Leicester City | Away | Won | 4–3 | |
2018–19 | 18 December 2018 | EFL Cup | Quarter-finals | Leicester City | Away | Won | 3–1 | |
2018–19 | 24 February 2019 | EFL Cup | Final | Chelsea | Neutral | Won | 4–3 | |
2019–20 | 4 August 2019 | FA Community Shield | Final | Liverpool | Neutral | Won | 5–4 | |
2021–22 | 27 October 2021 | EFL Cup | Fourth round | West Ham United | Away | Lost | 3–5 |
Player awards[edit]
Player of the Year[edit]
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.
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Players with the most Player of the Year awards[edit]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Titles |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kevin De Bruyne | ![]() |
2015– | 4 |
Richard Dunne | ![]() |
2000–2010 | ||
3 | Joe Corrigan | ![]() |
1967–1983 | 3 |
4 | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 2 |
Tony Coton | ![]() |
1990–1996 | ||
Neil McNab | ![]() |
1983–1990 | ||
Georgi Kinkladze | ![]() |
1995–1998 | ||
Mike Summerbee | ![]() |
1965–1975 | ||
Paul Power | ![]() |
1975–1986 | ||
Mike Doyle | ![]() |
1967–1978 |
Players' individual awards while playing with Manchester City[edit]
European or international award winners[edit]
- FIFA FIFPRO World 11 (6):
Kevin De Bruyne in 2020, 2021, 2022
Rúben Dias in 2021
João Cancelo in 2022
Erling Haaland in 2022
- UEFA Club Football Awards (2):
Kevin De Bruyne in 2019–20 (Best Midfielder)
Rúben Dias in 2020–21 (Best Defender)
- UEFA Team of the Year (3):
Kevin De Bruyne in 2017, 2019, 2020
- IFFHS Men's World Team (8):
Kevin De Bruyne in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Bernardo Silva in 2019
Rúben Dias in 2021
Erling Haaland in 2022
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker (2):
Kevin De Bruyne in 2020, 2021
- IFFHS World's Best Central Left Midfielder (1):
Kevin De Bruyne in 2020
- IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade (1):
Kevin De Bruyne for 2011–2020
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Decade (1)
Sergio Agüero for 2011–2020
- IFFHS CAF Team of the Decade (2)
Riyad Mahrez for 2011–2020
Yaya Touré for 2011–2020
- ESM Team of the Season (14)
Kevin De Bruyne in 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
João Cancelo in 2020–21, 2021–22
Vincent Kompany in 2011–12
Yaya Touré in 2013–14
Nicolás Otamendi and
David Silva in 2017–18
Rúben Dias,
John Stones and
İlkay Gündoğan in 2020–21
Bernardo Silva in 2021–22
First Division or Premier League awards winners[edit]
- PFA Players' Player of the Year (2)
Kevin De Bruyne in 2019–20 and 2020–21
- PFA Young Player of the Year (5)
Peter Barnes in 1975–76
Leroy Sané in 2017–18
Raheem Sterling in 2018–19
Phil Foden in 2020–21 and 2021–22
- Premier League Player of the Season (5)
Vincent Kompany in 2011–12
Kevin De Bruyne in 2019–20 and 2021–22
Rúben Dias in 2020–21
Erling Haaland in 2022–23
- Premier League Young Player of the Season (3)
Phil Foden in 2020–21 and 2021–22
Erling Haaland in 2022–23
- FWA Footballer of the Year (6)
Don Revie in 1954–55
Bert Trautmann in 1955–56
Tony Book in 1968–69
Raheem Sterling in 2018–19
Rúben Dias in 2020–21
Erling Haaland in 2022–23
- Premier League Golden Boot (5) (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)
Erling Haaland 1 (36 goals, 2022–23)
- Premier League Playmaker of the Season (3)
Kevin De Bruyne: 3 (16 assists, 2017–18; 20 assists, 2019–20, 16 assists, 2022–23)
- Premier League Golden Glove (7)
- Premier League Player of the Month (Players with at least 2 awards won)
Sergio Agüero: 7 (equal most in 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)
İlkay Gündoğan: 2 (January 2021, February 2021)
Erling Haaland: 2 (August 2022, April 2023)
- 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[edit]
- As of 20 May 2023[22]
Players with equal number of titles are ranked in alphabetical order
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Community Shield | Continental | Titles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
2 | David Silva | ![]() |
2010–2020 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
3 | Fernandinho | ![]() |
2013–2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
5 | Kevin De Bruyne | ![]() |
2015– | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Ederson | ![]() |
2017– | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
İlkay Gündoğan | ![]() |
2016– | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
Phil Foden | ![]() |
2017– | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
Vincent Kompany | ![]() |
2008–2019 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
Aymeric Laporte | ![]() |
2018– | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
Bernardo Silva | ![]() |
2017– | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
John Stones | ![]() |
2016– | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
Kyle Walker | ![]() |
2017– | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Player records[edit]
Appearances[edit]
- Youngest player: Glyn Pardoe, 15 years, 314 days (against Birmingham City, First Division, 11 April 1962)[8]
- Oldest player: Billy Meredith, 49 years, 245 days (against Newcastle United, FA Cup semi-final, 29 March 1924)[8]
All-time appearances[edit]
This table lists the top ten Manchester City players with the most appearances for the club (minimum 436 appearances).
Figures out of brackets are match starts and in brackets are additional substitute appearances.
Columns are sorted and ranked in order of total (start + sub) appearances
Names in bold are players who are still at the club at present.
Rank | Player | Years | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[c] | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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) | 10 (1) | 602 (1) |
3 | ![]() |
1967–1978 | 441 (7) | 44 (0) | 43 (0) | 23 (0) | 12 (0) | 563 (7) |
4 | ![]() |
1949–1964 | 508 (0) | 33 (0) | 4 (0) | 0 (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)[d] |
7 | ![]() |
1968–1981 | 380 (2) | 27 (0) | 44 (2) | 25 (0) | 11 (0) | 487 (4) |
8 | ![]() |
1965–1975 | 345 (1) | 34 (0) | 36 (0) | 16 (0) | 8 (1) | 449 (2) |
9 | ![]() |
1975–1986 | 358 (7) | 28 (0) | 37 (1) | 7 (1) | 6 (0) | 436 (9) |
10 | ![]() |
1970–1980 | 347 (4) | 21 (0) | 40 (0) | 13 (1) | 10 (0) | 431 (5) |
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2010–2020 | 281 (28) | 30 (4) | 16 (3) | 61 (9) | 2 (2) | 390 (46) |
Current player with the most appearances: Kevin De Bruyne – 305 (45) as of 8 May 2023 - ranked 27th in the all time list.[26]
Appearances in continental competitions[edit]
- As of match played 17 May 2023.[25]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | UCL | UEL | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fernandinho | ![]() |
2013–2022 | 75 | 0 | 75 |
2 | David Silva | ![]() |
2010–2020 | 56 | 14 | 70 |
3 | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 65 | 4 | 69 |
4 | Raheem Sterling | ![]() |
2015–2022 | 68 | 0 | 68 |
5 | İlkay Gündoğan | ![]() |
2016– | 66 | 0 | 66 |
6 | Kevin De Bruyne | ![]() |
2015– | 63 | 0 | 63 |
7 | Ederson | ![]() |
2017– | 60 | 0 | 60 |
Bernardo Silva | ![]() |
2017– | 60 | 0 | 60 | |
9 | Joe Hart | ![]() |
2006–2017 | 40 | 13 | 53 |
10 | Yaya Touré | ![]() |
2010–2018 | 38 | 11 | 49 |
Goalscorers[edit]
All-time top goalscorers[edit]
- As of 11 May 2022.[25]

Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 260 |
2 | Eric Brook | ![]() |
1927–1940 | 177 |
3 | Tommy Johnson | ![]() |
1920–1930 | 166 |
4 | Colin Bell | ![]() |
1966–1979 | 153 |
5 | Joe Hayes | ![]() |
1953–1965 | 152 |
Billy Meredith | ![]() |
1894–1906 1921–1924 | ||
7 | Francis Lee | ![]() |
1967–1974 | 148 |
8 | Tommy Browell | ![]() |
1913–1926 | 139 |
9 | Billie Gillespie | ![]() |
1897–1905 | 132 |
Fred Tilson | ![]() |
1928–1938 | ||
11 | Raheem Sterling | ![]() |
2015–2022 | 131 |
- 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) (ongoing) (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) (ongoing).
- 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[27]
All-time top goalscorers in First Division / Premier League[edit]
- As of 23 March 2021[25]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 184 |
2 | Eric Brook | ![]() |
1927–1940 | 158 |
Tommy Johnson | ![]() |
1920–1930 | ||
4 | Billy Meredith | ![]() |
1894–1906 1921–1924 |
146 |
5 | Joe Hayes | ![]() |
1953–1965 | 142 |
6 | Billie Gillespie | ![]() |
1897–1905 | 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: 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) (ongoing) (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.[27]
- 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[edit]
- As of 17 May 2023.[25]
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.
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | UCL | UEL | Others | Total |
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1 | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 43 |
2 | Raheem Sterling | ![]() |
2015–2022 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
3 | Gabriel Jesus | ![]() |
2017–2022 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
4 | Riyad Mahrez | ![]() |
2018– | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
5 | Kevin De Bruyne | ![]() |
2015– | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
6 | Erling Haaland | ![]() |
2022– | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Bernardo Silva | ![]() |
2017– | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | Francis Lee | ![]() |
1968–1975 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
David Silva | ![]() |
2010–2020 | 9 | 2 | 0 | ||
10 | Phil Foden | ![]() |
2017– | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
İlkay Gündoğan | ![]() |
2016– | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | Colin Bell | ![]() |
1965–1979 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Yaya Touré | ![]() |
2010–2018 | 7 | 1 | 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 play-off round: 3 – Sergio Agüero
- Most goals scored in the group stage: 27 – Sergio Agüero
- Most goals scored in the knockout phase: 11 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most goals scored in a single season: 12 – Erling Haaland (2022–23) (ongoing)
- Most hat-tricks scored: 3 – Sergio Agüero (2011–2021)
- Most hat-tricks in a single season: 2 – Sergio Agüero (in 2016–17)
- Most goals scored in a single match: 5 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
- 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[edit]
- As of 17 May 2023.[25]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | UCL | UEL | Total |
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1 | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
2 | Kevin De Bruyne | ![]() |
2015– | 11 | 0 | 11 |
3 | Bernardo Silva | ![]() |
2017– | 10 | 0 | 10 |
4 | Erling Haaland | ![]() |
2022– | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Gabriel Jesus | ![]() |
2017–2022 | 7 | 0 | ||
Riyad Mahrez | ![]() |
2018– | 7 | 0 | ||
Raheem Sterling | ![]() |
2015–2022 | 7 | 0 | ||
8 | Phil Foden | ![]() |
2017– | 5 | 0 | 5 |
9 | İlkay Gündoğan | ![]() |
2016– | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Leroy Sané | ![]() |
2016–2020 | 4 | 0 | ||
10 | David Silva | ![]() |
2010–2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- Most goals scored in knockout phases: 13 – Sergio Agüero
- Most goals scored in the UCL round of 16: 8 – Sergio Agüero
- Most goals scored in the UCL quarter-finals: 5 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most goals scored in the UCL semi-finals: 4 – Riyad Mahrez
Hat-tricks in UEFA competitions[edit]
Key | |
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4 | Player scored four goals |
5 | Player scored five goals |
() | Number of times player scored a hat-trick (only for players with multiple hat-tricks) |
Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
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5–2 (H) | 5 November 2013 | UEFA Champions League |
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3–2 (H) | 25 November 2014 | UEFA Champions League |
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0–5 (A) | 16 August 2016 | UEFA Champions League |
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4–0 (H) | 14 September 2016 | UEFA Champions League |
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6–0 (H) | 7 November 2018 | UEFA Champions League |
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5–1 (H) | 22 October 2019 | UEFA Champions League |
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1–4 (A) | 11 December 2019 | UEFA Champions League |
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7–0 (H) | 14 March 2023 | UEFA Champions League |
All-time top goalscorers in English cup competitions[edit]
- As of 22 April 2023[25]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | FA Cup | League Cup | Community Shield | Other | Total |
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1 | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
2 | Colin Bell | ![]() |
1966–1979 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
3 | Francis Lee | ![]() |
1967–1974 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
4 | Fred Tilson | ![]() |
1928–1938 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
5 | Denis Tueart | ![]() |
1974–1978 1980–1983 |
3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
6 | Eric Brook | ![]() |
1927–1940 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Riyad Mahrez | ![]() |
2018– | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
Mike Summerbee | ![]() |
1965–1975 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | Alec Herd | ![]() |
1933–1948 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
Shaun Goater | ![]() |
1998–2003 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | Tommy Browell | ![]() |
1913–1926 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Neil Young | ![]() |
1961–1972 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||
David White | ![]() |
1986–1994 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2[e] | ||
Kevin De Bruyne | ![]() |
2015– | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gabriel Jesus | ![]() |
2017–2022 | 10 | 7 | 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 FA Cup Final goals in total: 2 – Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus (2018–19).
- 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 (2018–
- Most League Cup Final goals in total: 2 – Sergio Agüero (2017–18 and 2019–20).
- 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)[edit]

This table lists players who have scored more than 30 goals in a single season. Ordered by goals scored and by season.
Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Rank | Player | Goals | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental |
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1 | ![]() |
52 | 2022–23 | 36 | 4 | 12 |
2 | ![]() |
38 | 1928–29 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
36 | 1963–64 | 30![]() |
6 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
35 | 1971–72 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
5 | ![]() |
33 | 2016–17 | 20 | 5 | 8 |
6 | ![]() |
32 | 1924–25 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
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1931–32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | ||
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1936–37 | 30 | 2 | 0 | ||
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1962–63 | 23 | 9 | 0 | ||
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2001–02 | 28![]() |
4 | 0 | ||
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2014–15 | 26 | 0 | 6 | ||
2018–19 | 21 | 5 | 6 | |||
12 | ![]() |
31 | 1920–21 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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1929–30 | 28 | 3 | 0 | ||
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2019–20 | 20 | 5 | 6 |
Last updated: 14 May 2023.
Source: James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.; fbref.com
- Key
- scored in second tier (Second Division / Division One / Championship).
Assists[edit]
Note: Assist data has only been recorded by the Premier League and Opta since 1992–93
- Most assists in all competitions: 144 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most assists in Premier League: 101 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most assists in UEFA competitions: 27 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most assists in all competitions in one season: 27 – Kevin De Bruyne in 2022–23 (ongoing)
- Most assists in a Premier League season: 20 – Kevin De Bruyne in 2019–20 (shared national record)
- Most assists in a Premier League match: 3 – Kevin De Bruyne (vs. Leicester City, 10 February 2018) and Leroy Sané (vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 9 May 2018)
- Most assists in a UEFA competition season: 7 – Kevin De Bruyne, in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League (ongoing)
- 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[edit]
Statistics correct as of 17 May 2023[30]. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Rank | Player | Years | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
2015– | 144 |
2 | ![]() |
2010–2020 | 122 |
3 | ![]() |
2015–2022 | 74 |
4 | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 63 |
5 | ![]() |
2018– | 55 |
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2017– | 55 | |
6 | ![]() |
2017– | 42 |
7 | ![]() |
2017–2022 | 41 |
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2016–2020 | 41 | |
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2010–2018 | 41 | |
11 | ![]() |
2016– | 38 |
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2011–2017 | 38 | |
13 | ![]() |
2010–2015 | 36 |
Most assists in Premier League[edit]
Statistics correct as of 14 May 2023[30][31]. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Rank | Player | Years | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
2015– | 101 |
2 | ![]() |
2010–2020 | 93 |
3 | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 47 |
4 | ![]() |
2015–2022 | 43 |
5 | ![]() |
2018– | 34 |
6 | ![]() |
2017– | 33 |
7 | ![]() |
2010–2018 | 32 |
8 | ![]() |
2011–2017 | 30 |
9 | ![]() |
2017–2022 | 29 |
10 | ![]() |
2016–2020 | 28 |
11 | ![]() |
2010–2015 | 25 |
12 | ![]() |
2009–2013 | 24 |
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1999–2005
2008–2011 |
24 |
Most assists in UEFA competitions[edit]
Rank | Player | Years | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
2015– | 27 |
2 | ![]() |
2015–2022 | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
2018– | 14 |
4 | ![]() |
2010–2020 | 12 |
5 | ![]() |
2017– | 10 |
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2016– | 10 | |
7 | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 9 |
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2017– | 9 | |
9 | ![]() |
2019–2023 | 8 |
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2016–2020 | 8 |
Clean sheets[edit]
- 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: 109, Joe Hart (2006–2017)
- 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: 24, 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[edit]
- Statistics correct as of 14 May 2023. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Rank | Player | Years | Clean Sheets | Games played | Percentage |
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1 | ![]() |
1967–1983 | 185 | 602 | 30.7 |
2 | ![]() |
2006–2017 | 137 | 348 | 39.3 |
3 | ![]() |
2017– | 134 | 288 | 46.5 |
4 | ![]() |
1933–1949 | 102 | 338 | 30.1 |
5 | ![]() |
1949–1964 | 98 | 545 | 17.9 |
6 | ![]() |
1894–1902 | 66 | 232 | 28.4 |
7 | ![]() |
1911–1926 | 61 | 217 | 28.1 |
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1961–1970 | 61 | 219 | 27.9 | |
8 | ![]() |
1990–1995 | 55 | 195 | 28.2 |
Captaincy[edit]
Club captains[edit]
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.[33]
- 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, 13 players
Club captains since 2000[edit]
Dates | Captain |
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2001–2002 | ![]() |
2002–2003 | ![]() |
2003–2006 | ![]() |
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Transfers[edit]
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[edit]
Rank | Player | From | Fee | Year |
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1 | ![]() |
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£100m[34] | 2021 |
2 | ![]() |
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£63.6m | 2019 |
3 | ![]() |
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£62m[35] | 2020 |
4 | ![]() |
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£60m | 2018 |
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£60m[36] | 2019 | |
6 | ![]() |
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£57m | 2018 |
7 | ![]() |
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£55m[37] | 2015 |
8 | ![]() |
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£51.2m[38] | 2022 |
9 | ![]() |
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£49m | 2017 |
10 | ![]() |
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£48m[39] | 2017 |
Highest transfer fees received[edit]
Rank | Player | To | Fee | Year |
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1 | ![]() |
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£54.8m[40] | 2020 |
2 | ![]() |
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£47.5m[41] | 2022 |
3 | ![]() |
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£46.3m[42] | 2022 |
4 | ![]() |
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£45.0m[43] | 2022 |
5 | ![]() |
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£34.1m[36] | 2019 |
6 | ![]() |
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£30.0m[44] | 2022 |
7 | ![]() |
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£24m[45] | 2017 |
8 | ![]() |
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£23.5m[46] | 2015 |
9 | ![]() |
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£21m[47] | 2005 |
10 | ![]() |
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£19m[48] | 2013 |
Progression of record transfer fee paid[edit]
Managerial records[edit]
- First full-time manager:
Frederick Hopkinson
- Most years as manager: 13 years –
Les McDowall (1950–1963)
- Most titles won as manager: 12 –
Pep Guardiola
- Most matches managed: 592 –
Les McDowall
- Most matches won as manager: 298 –
Pep Guardiola
- Most goals scored under manager: 1,049 –
Les McDowall
- Highest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 72.5% –
Pep Guardiola (2016–present)
- Lowest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 25.0% –
Malcolm Allison (1979–1980)
Managers individual awards[edit]
- Premier League Manager of the Season (4)
Pep Guardiola (4): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23
- League Managers Association Awards (3)
Pep Guardiola (3): 2018, 2021[55], 2023
- Premier League Manager of the Month (Managers with 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
International representatives[edit]
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 28 March 2023
International honours won while playing at City[edit]
FIFA World Cup[edit]
The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Manchester City:
FIFA Confederations Cup[edit]
The following players have won the FIFA Confederations Cup while playing for Manchester City:
Elano, Robinho – 2009
Leroy Sané – 2017
UEFA European Championship[edit]
The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Manchester City:
UEFA Nations League[edit]
The following players have won the UEFA Nations League while playing for Manchester City:
Copa América[edit]
The following players have won the Copa América while playing for Manchester City:
Africa Cup of Nations[edit]
The following players have won the Africa Cup of Nations while playing for Manchester City:
CONCACAF Nations League[edit]
The following players have won the CONCACAF Nations League while playing for Manchester City:
OFC Nations Cup[edit]
The following players have won the OFC Nations Cup while playing for Manchester City:
International caps[edit]
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[56] for other nations[57]
*Players with no first team appearances.
Most international goals[edit]
Players are listed in order of goals scored and by alphabetical order[78]
Rank | Player | Nationality | Years played | Goals | Caps |
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1 | David Silva | ![]() |
2010–2018 | 28 | 87 |
2 | Sergio Agüero | ![]() |
2011–2021 | 27 | 66 |
3 | Edin Džeko | ![]() |
2011–2015 | 25 | 41 |
4 | Riyad Mahrez | ![]() |
2018– | 20 | 41 |
5 | Kevin De Bruyne | ![]() |
2015– | 18 | 65 |
Raheem Sterling | ![]() |
2015–2022 | 18 | 61 | |
7 | İlkay Gündoğan | ![]() |
2016– | 13 | 49 |
Gabriel Jesus | ![]() |
2017–2022 | 13 | 56 | |
Niall Quinn | ![]() |
1990–1996 | 13 | 47 | |
10 | Ferran Torres | ![]() |
2020–2021 | 12 | 22 |
Paulo Wanchope | ![]() |
2000–2004 | 12 | 24 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b c Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the FA Premier League. At the same time, the Second Division was renamed the First Division, and the Third Division was renamed the Second Division.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Full Members Cup
- ^ Agüero began the tournament as a City player, but his contract with the club ended prior to the final game, with him joining Barcelona
- ^ Bony won the title with his country after he had signed for the club, but before he had made his City debut
- ^ most caps won by a City player while at the club
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