[93] Research carried out by Manchester City in 2005 estimates a fanbase of 886,000 in the United Kingdom and a total in excess of 2 million worldwide, although since the purchase of the club by Sheikh Mansour and the club's recent trophies, that figure has ballooned to many times that size.[94]. This practice continued into the early 1960s but as travel became easier, and the cost of entry to matches rose, watching both teams became unusual and the rivalry intensified. The club adopted their sky bluehome shirts in 1894 in the first season of the club's current iteratio… It consisted of a circular badge which used the same shield as the current badge, inside a circle bearing the name of the club. [112], Thaksin's purchase prompted a period of transfer spending at the club,[113] spending in around £30 million,[114] whereas over the previous few seasons net spending had been among the lowest in the division. Manchester City Football Club. The eagle is an old heraldic symbol of the city of Manchester; a golden eagle was added to the city's badge in 1958 (but has since been removed), representing the growing aviation industry. Source: About the Football Hall of Fame. Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in Manchester that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. 1894–95 . [11] Their first League Cup and European trophy both came at the end of the 1969–70 season, the two trophies also constituting their first trophy double. In the aftermath that followed, the event was described by media sources from the UK and around the world as the greatest moment in Premier League history. A top English club, Manchester City has become the latest football club to go Crypto and launch their own digital fan tokens. Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. The Citizens are no entrants or new-kid on the block. Former chairman John Wardle stayed on the board for a year, but resigned in July 2008 following Nike executive Garry Cook's appointment as executive chairman in May. [45], The following season City failed to capitalise on the gains made in the first two full seasons of Mancini's reign. ... Manchester City Football Club Limited. City have previously worn three other badges on their shirts, prior to their current badge which was implemented in 2016. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. 1923 MCFC move to the Main Road stadium. [132] The inaugural match at the new stadium was a 2–1 win over Barcelona in a friendly match. [133] A 7,000-seat third tier on the South Stand was completed in time for the start of the 2015–16 football season. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), it became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Malcolm Allison rejoined the club to become manager for the second time in 1979, but squandered large sums of money on several unsuccessful signings, such as Steve Daley. 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After 12 days, 70 people and more than 900 litres of paint, watch as the Man City colours grace our runways and skies. Minutes before the transfer window closed, the club signed Robinho from Real Madrid for a British record transfer fee of £32.5 million. 1882–83 . Maine Road, nicknamed the "Wembley of the North" by its designers, hosted the largest-ever crowd at an English club ground when 84,569 attended an FA Cup tie against Stoke City on 3 March 1934. [7] In 2019, Forbes estimated the club was the fifth most valuable in the world at $2.69 billion,[8] The club is owned by the City Football Group, a British-based[9] holding company valued at £3.73 (US$4.8) billion in November 2019 following a 10% stake sale to Silver Lake. However, CAS fined the club 10 million euros for failing to produce significant amounts of evidence to UEFA in an obstruction of the investigation.[57][58]. The club's home ground is the City of Manchester Stadium in east Manchester, to which it moved in 2003, having played at Maine Road since 1923. Etihad Stadium. They are nicknamed the Citizens and play their home matches at the Etihad Stadium. Hall of Fame, and are listed according to the year of their induction: The following former Manchester City players and managers are inductees in the English Football Hall of Fame (a.k.a. [43][44] The game was also notable for former player Joey Barton's sending off, where he committed three separate red card-able incidents on three players in the space of only a couple of seconds, resulting in a 12-match ban. [11], This article is about the men's football club. Man City should consider ‘influential’ player with more interceptions… Pep Guardiola dropped Man City man for ‘tactical reasons’,… Man City ‘looking’ at 214-goal man to replace 32-year-old,… [18] Twenty years later, a City team inspired by a tactical system known as the Revie Plan reached consecutive FA Cup finals again, in 1955 and 1956; just as in the 1930s, they lost the first one, to Newcastle United, and won the second. Get the latest Manchester City news, fixtures and results and live scores, as well as transfer news and rumours, breaking news stories and latest team updates - Football.co.uk [65] The new design was officially unveiled at the club's home match on 26 December against Sunderland.[66]. the National Football Museum Hall of Fame) and are listed according to the year of their induction within the various categories: Last updated: 11 November 2018. [97][98] Events that fans regard as "typical City" include City's being the only reigning English champions ever to be relegated (in 1938), the only team to score and concede over 100 goals in the same season (1957–58),[99] or the more recent example that City were the only team to beat Chelsea in the 2004–05 Premier League, yet in the same season City were knocked out of the FA Cup by Oldham Athletic, a team two divisions lower. Questa pagina raccoglie i dati riguardanti il Manchester City Football Club nelle competizioni ufficiali della stagione 2020-2021 Stagione. [107] In 2010, City supporters adopted an exuberant dance, dubbed The Poznań, from fans of Polish club Lech Poznań.[108]. A common stereotype is that City fans come from Manchester proper, while United fans come from elsewhere. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. [52], Pep Guardiola, former manager of Barcelona and Bayern Munich, is the current manager, who has been in charge since the dismissal of Pellegrini in 2016. Supporters Club (1949), formed from a merger of two existing organisations in 2010: the Official Supporters Club (OSC) and the Centenary Supporters Association (CSA). Doubles won in conjunction with the treble are not included in the Doubles section. In 2008, Manchester City was purchased by Abu Dhabi United Group for £210 million and received considerable financial investment in both playing staff and club facilities, including the £150 million Etihad Campus in east Manchester. A new club badge was adopted in 1997, as a result of the previous badge being ineligible for registration as a trademark. [12] [53] Under Guardiola, Manchester City won the 2017–18 Premier League title with the highest points total in Premier League history and broke numerous other club and English league records along the way. Vicky has worked for Manchester City Football Club for a number of years, starting as its first official press officer, becoming Head of Communications two years later as the Club moved into its new home at the former Commonwealth Games stadium, and later taking up the position of Chief Communications Officer in September 2008. Welcome to mancity.com, online home of Premier League winners Manchester City FC. [10], City gained their first honours by winning the Second Division in 1899; with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the First Division. A long period of decline followed the success of the 1960s and 1970s. In 2019, they won four trophies, completing an unprecedented sweep of all domestic trophies in England and becoming the first English men's team to win the domestic treble. A North Stand third tier has planning approval and work on it is expected to begin by 2017, increasing capacity to around 61,000. Traditional away kit colours have been either maroon or (from the 1960s) red and black; however, in recent years several colours have been used. Although the strong form waned halfway through the season, and City at one point fell eight points behind their arch rivals with only six games left to play, a slump by United allowed the blue side of Manchester to draw back level with two games to go, setting up a thrilling finale to the season with both teams going into the last day equal on points. UKSIL then made a formal offer to buy the shares held by several thousand small shareholders. In October 2019, we celebrated the arrival of our newest aircraft – the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner – sporting a special livery to celebrate our partnership with Manchester City Football Club. The 1956 final, in which Manchester City beat Birmingham City 3–1, saw City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann continuing to play on after unknowingly breaking his neck.[19].