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List of Manchester City F.C. players

Details of the key players who have appeared for Manchester City F.C

Note

Manchester City players with at least 100 appearances or at least one Player of the Year award

NOTE: Please do not simply add one to appearance figures for current players after a match; these statistics may not have been updated for several weeks and may be out of date. Please check a source such as the BBC website for the correct figures.

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.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. 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. If all senior competitions are included, Oakes has 680.

As of November 2025, the player who have won the most international caps while playing at the club is current squad member Bernardo Silva for Portugal with 92 caps . Prior to Bernardo Silva achieving this distinction the record had previously been held by David Silva for Spain (87 caps), Joe Hart (63 caps) and Colin Bell, the latter of which held the record for over 40 years with 48 England appearances between 1968 and 1975. The current squad member with the most caps is Bernardo Silva, who has a total of 107 caps for Portugal, while Erling Haaland holds the record for most international goals scored while at the club, netting 35 in just 27 appearances.

The Manchester City player who has been capped the most times for England in total 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 totally 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; is the club's highest league goalscorer; and holds numerous other club records set between 2011 and 2021. As of May 2021, when he left the club, Agüero's record stood at 184 league goals scored and 260 overall.

Erling Haaland holds the club and Premier League records for league goals, and club record for total goals in a single season, with 36 league goals, 52 overall in 2022–23. This single season tally also means Haaland additionally currently holds the record for most goals scored per game played in a season, his 52 goals in 53 appearances yielding a goal scoring rate of 0.97 goals per game. Haaland is also the first City player to win five prestigious individual football awards in a season and the first to win the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award.

In 2024 Rodri became the first current City player to win the Ballon d'Or.

TOC

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, | access-date = 31 March 2011
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	GK
MF	FW	MF
FW	FW	FW
Goalkeeper
Full back	Full back or Wing back
Centre half	Centre back
Half back	Holding midfielder
Outside forward
(a.k.a. Winger)	Wing back or
Attacking midfielder
Inside forward	Attacking midfielder /
Second striker
Centre forward	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 2022–23 season, which was played on 10 June 2023.

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

Player	Nat.	Position	Club career	Apps.	Goals	PotY	Refs.
Billy Meredith		Winger	1894–1905
1921–1924	393	151
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
Buxton Smith		Half back	1897–1902	153	8
Di Jones		Full back	1898–1902	118	1
Tommy Hynds		Centre half	1901–1906	171	9
Frank Booth		Winger	1902–1912	107	19
Jack Hillman		Goalkeeper	1902–1906	124	0
Johnny McMahon		Centre half	1902–1906	109	1
Sandy Turnbull		Forward	1902–1906	119	60
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
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
Tom Holford		Half back	1908–1914	183	38
George Wynn		Forward	1909–1919	127	59
Joe Dorsett		Winger	1910–1920	138	17
Eli Fletcher		Full back	1911–1925	326	2
Jim Goodchild		Goalkeeper	1911–1926	217	0
Billy Henry		Full back	1911–1919	157	1
Harry Taylor		Forward	1912–1921	101	28
Tommy Browell		Forward	1913–1926	247	139
Horace Barnes		Forward	1914–1924	235	125
Sam Cookson		Full back	1919–1927	306	1
Tommy Johnson		Forward	1920–1930	354	166
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	178
Bobby Marshall		Forward / Centre half	1928–1938	356	80
John Ridley		Full back	1927–1933	184	0
Fred Tilson		Forward	1928–1938	275	132
Matt Busby		Half back	1928–1936	227	14
Ernie Toseland		Winger	1929–1939	411	75
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	125
Sam Barkas		Full back	1933–1947	196	1
Jack Percival		Half back	1933–1946	174	8
Frank Swift		Goalkeeper	1933–1949	375	0
Peter Doherty		Forward	1936–1939		131Some 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).		80Some 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).
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
Johnny Hart		Forward	1946–1961	178	73
Roy Clarke		Winger	1947–1958	370	79
Ken Branagan		Full back	1948–1961	208	3
Roy Little		Full back	1949–1958	187	2
Bert Trautmann		Goalkeeper	1949–1964	545	0
Ken Barnes		Half back	1952–1961	282	19
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
Dave Ewing		Centre half	1953–1962	303	1
Paddy Fagan		Winger	1953–1960	165	35
Joe Hayes		Forward	1953–1965	364	152
Bill Leivers		Full back	1953–1964	282	4
Billy McAdams		Forward	1953–1960	134	65
Bobby Johnstone		Forward	1955–1959	139	51
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
Barrie Betts		Defender	1960–1964	117	6
David Wagstaffe		Winger	1960–1964	161	8
Harry Dowd		Goalkeeper	1961–1970	219	1
Bobby Kennedy		Defender / Midfielder	1961–1969	254	9
Glyn Pardoe		Full back / Forward	1962–1975	380	ref name="Crossan"/	1
Neil Young		Forward	1961–1971	416	111
David Connor		Winger	1962–1972
1974–1975	168	10
Matt Gray		Forward	1963–1967	101	23
Mike Doyle		Defender	1965–1978	570	41	2
Johnny Crossan		Forward	1965–1967	110	ref name="Crossan"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.
George Heslop		Centre half	1965–1972	203	3
Mike Summerbee		Winger	1965–1975	452	68	2
Tony Book		Full back	1966–1973	315	5	1
Colin Bell		Midfielder	1966–1979	501	153	1
Tommy Booth		Centre half	1968–1981		491Tony 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.		36
Tony Coleman		Winger	1967–1969	104	16
Joe Corrigan		Goalkeeper	1967–1983	603	0	3
Francis Lee		Forward	1967–1974	330	148	1
Willie Donachie		Full back	1970–1980	436	2
Tony Towers		Midfielder	1969–1974	165	12
Rodney Marsh		Forward	1972–1975	152	47
Kenny Clements		Defender	1971–1979
1985–1988	282	2	1
Peter Barnes		Winger	1974–1979
1987	161	22
Asa Hartford		Midfielder	1974–1979
1981–1984	321	36	1
Joe Royle		Forward	1974–1977	124		32Sources 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.
Dennis Tueart		Forward	1974–1978
1980–1983	275	109
Dave Watson		Centre back	1975–1979	188	6	1
Paul Power		Defender / Midfielder	1975–1986		444Sometimes 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.		36	2
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
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
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		176Sometimes 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.	64	1
Nicky Summerbee		Defender / Midfielder	1994–1997	156	10
Giorgi Kinkladze		Midfielder	1995–1998	121	22	2
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

NOTE: Please DO NOT simply update the goals and appearances tallies for a single favourite player after a match; Wikipedia is an encyclopedia NOT a news service. Statistics of current players may not have been updated for several months and may be out of date, but it is more important that they ALL be consistent with their last documented update date (see "Last update" bullet in "Sourcing, currency and key for the statistics" section) than that some be inconsistently current. The update date applies to ALL current players NOT any single one of them, so if you wish to do an edit please be prepared to update ALL current players at the same time. Please use a RELIABLE SOURCE for the correct figures. The statistics of current players are normally sourced from Soccerbase. If you use an alternative source please fully annotate and cite that source appropriately. Edits that don't conform to any of these stated requirements will most likely be reverted by other editors.

Contemporary players

Player	Nat.	Club
career	Position	League	Cups	Other	Total	PotY	Refs.	A	G	A	G	A	G	Apps.	Goals
Paul Dickov		1996–2002
2006–2008	Forward	175	35	25	6			200	41
Gerard Wiekens		1997–2003	Defender	185	10	27	0	1	0	213	10	1	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record
Nicky Weaver		1998–2007	Goalkeeper	175	0	31	0	1	0	207	0			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=9154	title=Nicholas Weaver	work=Soccerbase	access-date=28 July 2015
Shaun Goater		1998–2003	Forward	187	85	25	18			212	103	1		url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=2918	title=Shaun Goater	work=Soccerbase	access-date=28 July 2015
Danny Tiatto		1998–2004	Defender	139	3	14	1	5	0	158Sometimes 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.
4	1		url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=13519	title=Danny Tiatto	work=Soccerbase	access-date=28 July 2015
Shaun Wright-Phillips		1999–2005
2008–2011	Midfielder	217	35	34	7	24	5	275	47	1		url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=14892	title=Shaun Wright-Phillips	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Steve Howey		2000–2003	Defender	94	11	9	0			103	11			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3666	title=Steve Howey	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Richard Dunne		2000–2009	Defender	296	8	38	0	18	0	352	8The 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.		4		url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10583	title=Richard Dunne	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Ali Benarbia		2001–2003	Midfielder	71	11	7	0			78	11	1		url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=13896	title=Ali Benarbia	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Sun Jihai		2002–2008	Defender	130	3	16	0	5	1	151	4			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15056	title=Sun Jihai	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Nicolas Anelka		2002–2005	Forward	89	37	9	4	5	4	103	45The 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.				url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10409	title=Nicolas Anelka	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Sylvain Distin		2002–2007	Defender	178	5	23	1	5	0	206	6	1		url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=22745	title=Sylvain Distin	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Joey Barton		2003–2007	Midfielder	130	15	18	2	5	0	153	17			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=34138	title=Joey Barton	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Antoine Sibierski		2003–2006	Midfielder	92	11	14	3	1	1	107	15			url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=18731	title=Antoine Sibierski	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
David James		2004–2006	Goalkeeper	93	0	7	0			100	0			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=3869	title=David James	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Nedum Onuoha		2004–2012	Defender	95	3	14	1	7	1	116	5			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=39849	title=Nedum Onuoha	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Darius Vassell		2005–2009	Forward	103	17	15	4	6	1	124	22			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=14156	title=Darius Vassell	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Stephen Ireland		2005–2010	Midfielder	138	16	24	4	14	3	176	23	1		url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41708	title=Stephen Ireland	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Micah Richards		2005–2014	Defender	179	7	33	3	33	0	245	10The 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.				url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41665	title=Micah Richards	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Joe Hart		2006–2017	Goalkeeper	266	0	19	0	63	0	348	0			url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=34502	title=Joe Hart	work=Soccerbase	access-date=23 July 2017
Vincent Kompany		2008–2019	Defender	265	18	36	1	59	1	360	20	1		url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/923/Vincent-Kompany	title=Vincent Kompany	work=statcity	access-date=4 August 2019
Pablo Zabaleta		2008–2017	Defender	230	9	48	2	55	1	284	10	1		url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41964	title=Pablo Zabaleta	work=Soccerbase	access-date=23 July 2017
Nigel de Jong		2009–2012	Midfielder	104	1	17	1	16	0	137	2			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=28729	title=Nigel de Jong	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Kolo Touré		2009–2013	Defender	82	2	12	1	8	0	102	3			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=27346	title=Kolo Toure	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Gareth Barry		2009–2013	Midfielder	132	6	24	2	19	0	175	8			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=14130	title=Gareth Barry	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Carlos Tevez		2009–2013	Forward	113	58	21	14	14	1	148	73The 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.		1		url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=37250	title=Carlos Tevez	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Joleon Lescott		2009–2014	Defender	107	7	32	1	21	1	160	9			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=19164	title=Joleon Lescott	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
David Silva		2010–2020	Midfielder	309	60	53	6	74	11	436	77	1		url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/957/David-Silva	title=David Silva	work=Statcity	access-date=18 August 2020
Yaya Touré		2010–2018	Midfielder	230	62	34	11	52	9	316	82The following games recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credit goals scored by Yaya Touré to other players:
	1		url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41835	title=Yaya Toure	work=Soccerbase	access-date=5 August 2018
Aleksandar Kolarov		2010–2017	Defender	165	11	36	6	46	4	247	21			url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=47598	title=Aleksandar Kolarov	work=Soccerbase	access-date=23 July 2017
James Milner		2010–2015	Midfielder	147	13	26	3	30	2	203According 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.	18			url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=33817	title=James Milner	work=Soccerbase	access-date=27 July 2015
Edin Džeko		2011–2015	Forward	130	50	25	15	34	7	189According 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.	72			url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=36509	title=Edin Džeko	work=Soccerbase	access-date=10 October 2015
Gaël Clichy		2011–2017	Defender	138	2	26	1	39	0	203	3			url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=35709	title=Gaël Clichy	work=Soccerbase	access-date=23 July 2017
Sergio Agüero		2011–2021	Forward	275	184	44	31	71	45	390	260	2		url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/971/Sergio-Aguero	title=Sergio Aguero	work=Statcity	access-date=2 May 2021
Samir Nasri		2011–2017	Midfielder	129	18	15	5	32	4	176	27			url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=40640	title=Samir Nasri	work=Soccerbase	access-date=23 July 2017
Jesús Navas		2013–2017	Midfielder	123	4	28	4	32	0	182	8			url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=37174	title=Jesús Navas	work=Soccerbase	access-date=23 July 2017
Fernandinho		2013–2022	Midfielder	264	20	42	3	77	3	383	26			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/992/Fernandinho	title=Fernandinho	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Martín Demichelis		2013–2016	Defender	78	3	13	0	15	1	106	4			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=34322	title=Martin Demichelis	work=Soccerbase	access-date=23 July 2017
Fernando		2014–2017	Midfielder	64	4	16	0	22	0	102	4			url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=52621	title=Fernando	work=Soccerbase	access-date=23 July 2017
Raheem Sterling		2015–2022	Forward	225	91	45	15	69	25	339	131			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1010/Raheem-Sterling	title=Raheem Sterling	work=StatCity	access-date=13 October 2021
Nicolás Otamendi		2015–2020	Defender	136	8	32	2	42	1	210	11			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1017/Nicolas-Otamendi	title=Nicolas Otamendi	work=Statcity	access-date=18 August 2020
Kevin De Bruyne		2015–2025	Midfielder	285	72	60	20	77	16	422	108	4		url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1016/Kevin-De-Bruyne	title=Kevin De Bruyne	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
John Stones		2016–	Defender	178	10	43	3	69	6	290	19			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1025/John-Stones	title=John Stones	work=Statcity	access-date=2 May 2021
Leroy Sané		2016–2020	Forward	90	25	22	8	23	6	135	39			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1029/Leroy-Sane	title=Leroy Sane	work=Statcity	access-date=18 August 2020
İlkay Gündoğan		2016–2023 2024–2025	Midfielder	221	45	52	6	85	14	358	65			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1030/Ilkay-Gundogan	title=Ilkay Gundogan	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Oleksandr Zinchenko		2016–2022	Defender	76	0	26	2	26	0	128	2			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1039/Oleksandr-Zinchenko	title=Oleksandr Zinchenko	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Gabriel Jesus		2017–2022	Forward	159	58	37	17	40	20	236	95			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1033/Gabriel-Jesus	title=Gabriel Jesus	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Ederson		2017–2025	Goalkeeper	276	0	12	0	84	0	372	0			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1034/Ederson	title=Ederson	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Bernardo Silva		2017–	Midfielder	283	43	53	13	94	18	430	74	1		url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1037/Bernardo-Silva	title=Bernardo Silva	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Kyle Walker		2017–2025	Defender	212	3	46	2	61	1	319	6			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1035/Kyle-Walker	title=Kyle Walker	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Phil Foden		2017–	Midfielder	207	68	58	18	77	24	342	110	1		url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1032/Phil-Foden	title=Phil Foden	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Aymeric Laporte		2018–2023	Defender	121	8	26	2	33	2	180	12			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1043/Aymeric-Laporte	title=Aymeric Laporte	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Riyad Mahrez		2018–2023	Forward	145	43	45	19	46	16	236	78			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1044/Riyad-Mahrez	title=Riyad Mahrez	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Rodri		2019–	Midfielder	181	22	30	1	62	3	273	26			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1055/Rodri	title=Rodri	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
João Cancelo		2019–2024	Defender	98	5	30	1	55	3	154	9			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1055/Joao Cancelo	title=Joao Cancelo	work=Statcity	access-date=22 May 2022
Rúben Dias		2020–	Defender	161	5	23	0	60	1	244	6	1		url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1066/Ruben-Dias	title=Ruben Dias	work=Statcity	access-date=13 October 2021
Nathan Aké		2020–	Defender	96	6	24	3	38	1	158	10			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1063/Nathan-Ake	title=Nathan Ake	work=Statcity	access-date=25 May 2024
Jack Grealish		2021–	Midfielder	94	12	23	3	40	2	157	17			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1069/Jack-Grealish	title=Jack Grealish	work=Statcity	access-date=25 May 2024
Julián Álvarez		2022–2024	Forward	67	20	14	5	22	11	103	36			url=https://www.statcity.co.uk/Players/1084/Julian-Alvarez	title=Julian-Alvarez	work=Statcity	access-date=25 May 2024
Erling Haaland		2022–	Forward	114	104	12	10	43	35	169	149	1
Manuel Akanji		2022–	Defender	85	2	16	0	35	3	136	5
Rico Lewis		2022–	Defender	66	3	18	1	24	1	108	5
Joško Gvardiol		2023–	Defender	78	11	12	1	27	1	117	13	1
Jérémy Doku		2023–	Midfielder	73	7	13	7	21	5	106	17

Club captains

This is a list of City's official club captains, who are currently appointed via a vote of players and staff. Other players (vice-captains) have led the team on the pitch when the club captain is not playing or not available. Some 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 country during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Years	Pos.	Captain
1904–1906	FW	WAL Billy Meredith
1906–1914	FW	WAL Lot Jones
1914–1919	No competitive football due to the First World War
1919–1923	DF	ENG Eli Fletcher
1923–1925	DF	ENG Max Woosnam
1926–1928	MF	SCO Charlie Pringle
1928–1932	MF	SCO Jimmy McMullan
1932–1935	DF	ENG Sam Cowan
1935–1936	MF	SCO Matt Busby
1937–1939	MF	SCO Les McDowall

Years	Pos.	Captain
1939–1946	No competitive football due to the Second World War
1946–1947	GK	ENG Frank Swift
1947–1950	DF	ENG Eric Westwood
1950–1957	DF	ENG Roy Paul
1957–1961	MF	ENG Ken Barnes
1961–1964	DF	ENG Bill Leivers
1965–1967	FW	NIR Johnny Crossan
1967–1974	DF	ENG Tony Book
1974–1975	MF	ENG Colin Bell
1975–1976	DF	ENG Mike Doyle

Years	Pos.	Captain
1976–1979	DF	ENG David Watson
1979–1986	DF/MF	ENG Paul Power
1986–1988	DF	ENG Kenny Clements
1988–1992	DF	ENG Steve Redmond
1992–1993	DF	IRE Terry Phelan
1993–1996	DF	ENG Keith Curle
1996–1998	DF	WAL Kit Symons
1998	MF	ENG Jamie Pollock
1998–2000	DF	SCO Andy Morrison
2000–2001	DF/MF	NOR Alfie Haaland

Years	Pos.	Captain
2001–2002	DF	ENG Stuart Pearce
2002–2003	MF	ALG Ali Benarbia
2003–2006	DF	FRA Sylvain Distin
2006–2009	DF	IRE Richard Dunne
2009–2010	DF	CIV Kolo Touré
2010–2011	FW	ARG Carlos Tevez
2011–2019	DF	BEL Vincent Kompany
2019–2020	MF	ESP David Silva
2020–2022	MF	BRA Fernandinho
2022–2023	MF	GER İlkay Gündoğan

Years	Pos.	Captain
2023–2025	DF	ENG Kyle Walker
2025	MF	BEL Kevin De Bruyne
2025–present	MF	POR Bernardo Silva

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.

Player	Nat.	Season	No. of
goals	No. of
matches	Avg. goals
per match	Total goals
for club	Refs.
Billy Meredith	Wales	1898–99	30	34	0.88	151	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 283.
Billie Gillespie	England	1902–03	30	33	0.91	132	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 291.
Tommy Browell	England	1920–21	31	43	0.72	139	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 319.
Frank Roberts	England	1924–25	32	39	0.82	130	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 327.
1925–26	30	45	0.67	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 329.
Tommy Johnson	England	1928–29	38	39	0.97	166
Tommy Tait	England	1929–30	31	34	0.91	46	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 337.
Dave Halliday	Scotland	1931–32	32	45	0.71	51	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 341.
Peter Doherty	Republic of Ireland	1936–37	32	45	0.71	80	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 351.
Alex Harley	Scotland	1962–63	32	49	0.65	32	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 393.
Derek Kevan	England	1963–64	36	46	0.78	56	Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 395.
Francis Lee	England	1971–72	35	46	0.76	148
Shaun Goater	Bermuda	2001–02	32	46	0.70	103
Sergio Agüero	Argentina	2011–12	30	48	0.63	260
2014–15	32	42	0.76
2016–17	33	45	0.73
2017–18	30	39	0.77
2018–19	32	46	0.70
Raheem Sterling	England	2019–20	31	52	0.60	131
Erling Haaland	Norway	2022–23	52	53	0.98	124
2023–24	38	43	0.88
2024–25	34	48	0.71

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. Internationals with no caps won while playing at Manchester City are indicated in italics. 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.
Eric Brook	FW	18	18	10	––
Frank Swift	GK	19	19	0	9
Colin Bell	MF	48	48(3)	9	––
Francis Lee	FW	27	27(0)	10	––
Mick Channon	FW	1	46(2)	21	––
Dave Watson	DF	30	65(2)	4	––
Trevor Francis	FW	10	52 (10)	12	––
Peter Barnes	FW	14	22(4)	4	––
Peter Beardsley	MF	0	59(13)	9	––
Stuart Pearce	DF	0	78(4)	5	––
David Seaman	GK	0	75(3)	0	40
Steve McManaman	MF	0	37 (12)	3	––
Robbie Fowler	FW	0	26 (15)	7	––
David James	GK	13	53 (10)	0	21
Frank Lampard	MF	0	106 (17)	29	––
Gareth Barry	MF	24	53 (12)	2	––
Danny Mills	DF	0	19 (8)	0	––
Owen Hargreaves	MF	0	42 (25)	0	––
Wayne Bridge	DF	4	36 (15)	1	––
Darius Vassell	FW	0	22 (16)	6	––
Shaun Wright-Phillips	MF	20	36 (21)	6	––
Joleon Lescott	DF	21	28(6)	1	––
Joe Hart	GK	64	75(5)	0	43
James Milner	MF	42	61 (25)	1	––
Kyle Walker	DF	66	95(9)	1	––
Raheem Sterling	MF	61	82(10)	20	––
John Stones	DF	77	87(9)	3	––
Fabian Delph	MF	14	20 (5)	0	––
Phil Foden	MF	47	47(15)	4	––
Jack Grealish	MF	27	39(21)	4	––
Kalvin Phillips	MF	8	31(8)	1	––

** Parenthetical number represents total substitute appearances included in larger total appearances tally for those players for whom substitution is applicable.*

''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
1967	England Tony Book
1968	England Colin Bell
1969	England Glyn Pardoe
1970	England Francis Lee
1971	England Mike Doyle
1972	England Mike Summerbee
1973	England Mike Summerbee
1974	England Mike Doyle
1975	England Alan Oakes
1976	England Joe Corrigan

Year	Winner
1977	England David Watson
1978	England Joe Corrigan
1979	Scotland Asa Hartford
1980	England Joe Corrigan
1981	England Paul Power
1982	England Tommy Caton
1983	England Kevin Bond
1984	Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy
1985	England Paul Power
1986	England Kenny Clements

Year	Winner
1987	Scotland Neil McNab
1988	England Steve Redmond
1989	Scotland Neil McNab
1990	Scotland Colin Hendry
1991	Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn
1992	England Tony Coton
1993	England Garry Flitcroft
1994	England Tony Coton
1995	Germany Uwe Rösler
1996	Georgia Giorgi Kinkladze

Year	Winner
1997	Georgia Giorgi Kinkladze
1998	England Michael Brown
1999	Netherlands Gerard Wiekens
2000	Bermuda Shaun Goater
2001	Australia Danny Tiatto
2002	Algeria Ali Benarbia
2003	France Sylvain Distin
2004	England Shaun Wright-Phillips
2005	Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2006	Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne

Year	Winner
2007	Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2008	Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2009	Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland
2010	Argentina Carlos Tevez
2011	Belgium Vincent Kompany
2012	Argentina Sergio Agüero
2013	Argentina Pablo Zabaleta
2014	Ivory Coast Yaya Touré
2015	Argentina Sergio Agüero
2016	Belgium Kevin De Bruyne

Year	Winner
2017	Spain David Silva
2018	Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
2019	Portugal Bernardo Silva
2020	Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
2021	Portugal Rúben Dias
2022	Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
2023	Norway Erling Haaland
2024	England Phil Foden
2025	Croatia Joško Gvardiol

Player of the month awards

The club have publicly awarded a Player of the Month award since the start of the 2007–08 season. Titled the Thomas Cook Player of the Month award until the end of the 2008–09 season it has been known as the Etihad Player of the Month award since then to the present day. Since 2010–11 it has been awarded by means of a public poll of registered "cityzen" users of the mancity.com website each month. Before that it was by a poll of members of the clubs official supporters club.

To date, the award has been made on 157 occasions to 63 individual players. The player awarded the most times is Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne is also the only player to date to have been awarded it four times in a single season (2015–16). The player with the most consecutive awards is Bernardo Silva who won it three times between September and November 2021.

Players with the most awards

Current players at the club are highlighted in bold.

Player	No. of awards	Month of first award	Month of last award
BEL Kevin De Bruyne	17	Sep. 15	Jan. 24
ARG Sergio Agüero	12	Feb. 12	Jan. 20
ESP David Silva	10	Oct. 10	Mar. 18
ALG Riyad Mahrez	8	Oct. 18	Jan. 23
NOR Erling Haaland	7	Aug. 22	Oct. 25
ENG Raheem Sterling	5	Aug. 16	Oct. 19
POR Bernardo Silva	5	Dec. 18	Nov. 21
BEL Vincent Kompany	5	Dec. 08	Feb. 16
ENG Joe Hart	5	Feb. 08	Mar. 15
ENG Phil Foden	5	Dec. 23	Nov. 25
BIH Edin Džeko	4	Jan. 11	Jan. 14
ARG Carlos Tevez	4	Dec. 09	Mar. 13
CIV Yaya Touré	4	Apr. 11	Dec. 16
ENG James Milner	3	Nov. 11	Jan. 15
FRA Samir Nasri	3	Mar. 12	Nov. 13
ARG Pablo Zabaleta	3	Jan. 09	Jan. 13
11 players	2	–
35 players	1	–

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	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	Manchester City players and teams inducted since 2004	2005	2006	2008
title=Starting line-up inducted into City Hall of Fame	url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/choose-who-enters-citys-hall-1146096	newspaper=Manchester Evening News	date=10 August 2004	access-date=7 July 2015	WAL Billy Meredith	right winger	player	1894–1906
1921–1924	also see NFM Hall of Fame
ENG Tommy Johnson	centre forward
& inside left	player	1919–1930
ENG Eric Brook	left winger	player	1928–1939
ENG Frank Swift	goalkeeper	player	1933–1949	also see NFM Hall of Fame
IRL Peter Doherty	inside left	player	1936–1945	also see NFM Hall of Fame
WAL Roy Clarke	left winger	player	1947–1958	Lifetime achievement award
GER Bert Trautmann, OBE	goalkeeper	player	1949–1964	also see NFM Hall of Fame
WAL Roy Paul	half back	player	1950–1957
ENG Mike Summerbee	centre forward
& right winger	player	1965–1975	also see NFM Hall of Fame
ENG Tony Book	right back	player
manager
interim mgr.	1966–1974
1974–1979
1973
1980
1989
1993
ENG Colin Bell, MBE	attacking midfielder	player	1966–1979	also see NFM Hall of Fame
ENG Francis Lee, CBE	forward	player
chairman	1967–1974
1994–1998	also see NFM Hall of Fame
ENG Joe Corrigan	goalkeeper	player	1967–1983
ENG Paul Lake	midfielder / defender	player	1987–1996
IRL Niall Quinn, (Honorary) MBE	forward	player	1990–1996	also see NFM Hall of Fame
title=King Ken collects plaudits	url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/145/145636_king_ken_collects_plaudits.html	newspaper=Manchester Evening News	publisher=M.E.N. Media	date=9 February 2005	access-date=30 March 2011	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524145959/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/145/145636_king_ken_collects_plaudits.html	archive-date=24 May 2011	ENG Sam Cowan	centre half	player
manager	1924–1935
1946–1947
ENG Ken Barnes	wing half	player	1950–1961	Lifetime achievement award
ENG Alan Oakes	midfielder	player	1958–1976
ENG Joe Mercer, OBE	left half	manager	1965–1971	Outstanding achievement award
also see NFM Hall of Fame
ENG Malcolm Allison	centre half	*assistant mgr.
manager*	*1965–1971
1971–1973
1979–1980*	Outstanding achievement award
also see NFM Hall of Fame
title=City legends honoured	url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/s/205/205320_city_legends_honoured.html	newspaper=Manchester Evening News	publisher=M.E.N. Media	date=22 February 2006	access-date=30 March 2011	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112175038/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/s/205/205320_city_legends_honoured.html	archive-date=12 November 2012	ENG Ernie Toseland	right winger	player	1928–1938
England Johnny Hart	inside forward	player
manager	1947–1960
1973	Lifetime achievement award
ENG Manchester City 1956
FA Cup-winning team	not applicable	en masse induction
ENG Mike Doyle	centre half &
defensive midfielder	player	1965–1978
BER Shaun Goater	forward	player	1998–2003	Cult hero award
url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Academy-news/Archive/2008/March/Academy-honoured-at-Hall-of-Fame	title=Academy honoured at Hall of Fame	publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)	date=6 March 2008	access-date=2 July 2015	ENG Fred Tilson	centre forward	player	1928–1939
ENG Neil Young	inside left
& left winger	player	1961–1972
ENG Alex Williams, MBE	goalkeeper	player	1980–1986	Lifetime achievement award
url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/club-news/Archive/2009/december/uwe-rosler-interview	title=Uwe Rosler exclusive interview	publisher=Manchester City Football Club	date=2 December 2009	access-date=2 July 2015	GER Uwe Rösler	forward	player	1994–1998

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	Year of induction	Player	Position
IRL Peter Doherty	inside left	player	1936–1945
SCO Denis Law, CBE	forward & midfielder	player	1960–1961
1973–1974
ENG Kevin Keegan, OBE	forward	manager	2001–2005
DEN Peter Schmeichel, MBE	goalkeeper	player	2002–2003
ENG Alan Ball, MBE	attacking midfielder	manager	1995–1996
GER Bert Trautmann, OBE	goalkeeper	player	1949–1964
ENG Colin Bell, MBE	attacking midfielder	player	1966–1979
WAL Billy Meredith	right winger	player	1894–1906
1921–1924
ENG Peter Beardsley	midfielder	player	1998
WAL Mark Hughes	forward	manager	2008–2009
ENG Frank Swift	goalkeeper	player	1933–1949
ENG Francis Lee, CBE	forward	player	1967–1974
ENG Mike Summerbee	forward	player	1965–1975
ENG Trevor Francis	centre forward	player	1981–1982
FRA Patrick Vieira	holding midfielder	player
EDS manager	2010–2011
2011–2015
ENG Stuart Pearce, MBE	left back	player
coach
manager	2001–2002
2002–2005
2005–2007
CHN Sun Jihai	defender	player	2002–2008
ENG David Seaman MBE	goalkeeper	player	2003–2004
ENG Frank Lampard OBE	attacking midfielder	player	2014–2015
ENG Justin Fashanu	centre forward	player	1989
BEL Vincent Kompany	centre half	player	2008–2019
SCO Sir Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG	inside right
& right half	player	1928–1936
ENG Don Revie, OBE	centre forward	player	1951–1956
ENG Howard Kendall	attacking midfielder	manager	1989–1990
ENG Joe Mercer, OBE	left half	manager	1965–1971
ENG Malcolm Allison	centre half	assistant mgr.
manager	1965–1971
1971–1973
1979–1980
IRL Niall Quinn, (Honorary) MBE	forward	player	1990–1996
ENG Manchester City 1967–70	not applicable

Premier League Hall of Fame

The following players have been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame, which is the hall of fame for association football players that have played in the Premier League. Inaugurated in 2020 but delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hall of Fame is intended to recognise and honour players that have achieved great success and made a significant contribution to the league since its founding in 1992.

Inductees in Premier League Hall of Fame	Year of induction	Player	Position
ENG Frank Lampard, OBE	attacking midfielder	player	2014–2015
ARG Sergio Agüero	centre forward	player	2011–2021
BEL Vincent Kompany	centre half	player	2008–2019
DEN Peter Schmeichel, MBE	goalkeeper	player	2002–2003
FRA Patrick Vieira	holding midfielder	player
EDS manager	2010–2011
2011–2015
ENG Andrew Cole	centre forward	player	2005–2006

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	Year of induction	Player	Position
SCO Denis Law, CBE	forward	player	1960–1961
1973–1974
SCO Billy McNeill, MBE	defender	manager	1983–1986
SCO Bobby Johnstone	inside right	player	1955–1959
SCO Sir Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG	inside right
& right half	player	1928–1936

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	Year of induction	Player	Position
WAL Billy Meredith	right winger	player	1894–1906
1921–1924
WAL Horace Blew	full back	player	1906
WAL Mark Hughes	forward	manager	2008–2009

Notes

List of players footnotes

Appearances

Goals

List of players statistics references

Historic players table

Primary table reference

Individual player references

Contemporary players table

Other table references

Most England caps

Most prolific goalscorers

All other references

References

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''Manchester City – The Complete Record'', pp 155–167
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