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List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics
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Club honours
| Competition | Best result | Championship | Runners-up | |
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| Premier League/First Division (L1) | 10 | 6 | ||
| First Division/Second Division (L2) | 7 | 4 | ||
| Second Division (L3) | 0 | 0 | ||
| FA Cup | 7 | 7 | ||
| EFL Cup/Football League Cup | 8 | 1 | ||
| Full Members' Cup | 0 | 1 | ||
| Football League Trophy | 0 | 0 | ||
| FA Community Shield/FA Charity Shield | 7 | 9 | ||
| UEFA Champions League/European Cup | 1 | 1 | ||
| UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup | 0 | 0 | ||
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 0 | ||
| UEFA Super Cup | 1 | 0 | ||
| FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | 0 |
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Premier League/First Division (highest tier)
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First Division/Second Division (second tier)
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Second Division (third tier)
- (Best) Promoted third place (1): 1998–99
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FA Cup
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EFL Cup/Football League Cup
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Full Members' Cup
- (Best) Runners-up (1): 1985–86
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FA Community Shield/FA Charity Shield
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UEFA Champions League/European Cup
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UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup
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European Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (1): 1969–70
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UEFA Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2023
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FIFA Club World Cup
- Winners (1): 2023
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IFFHS The World's Club Team of the Year
- Winners (1): 2023
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Ballon D'Or Club of the Year
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BBC Sports Team of the Year Award
- Winners (1): 2023
Competitive record
The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2024–25 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 | Football League First Division (Pre 1992) | Premier League | Football League Second Division | Football League Third Division | FA Cup | Football League Cup / EFL Cup | FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield | European Cup / UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | European Super Cup / UEFA Super Cup | FIFA Club World Cup | Total | 44 | 356 | **** | **** | **** | **** | 45.30 | **** | **** | **** | |
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| National | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 68 | 677 | 38.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 28 | 1,076 | 550 | 230 | 296 | 51.12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 26 | 973 | 489 | 213 | 271 | 50.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 47.83 | 69 | 33 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 122 | 386 | 206 | 67 | 113 | 53.37 | 758 | 466 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 65 | 236 | 137 | 37 | 62 | 58.05 | 468 | 253 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 35.29 | 19 | 21 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 15 | 139 | 77 | 28 | 34 | 55.40 | 291 | 162 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 8 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 53.85 | 84 | 51 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 61.11 | 32 | 13 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.30 | 23 | 6 | – |
Current first-team squad statistics
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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
Matches
- First competitive match - Ardwick 12-0 Liverpool Stanley, FA Cup (4 October 1890)
- First FA Cup match - Ardwick 12-0 Liverpool Stanley, QF Round 1 (4 October 1890)
- First Football Alliance match - Ardwick 3-3 Bootle (12 September 1891)
- First Football League match - Ardwick 7-0 Bootle (3 September 1892)
- First First Division match - Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Manchester City (2 September 1899)
- First League Cup match - Manchester City 3-0 Stockport County, second round (18 October 1960)
- First European match - Manchester City 0-0 Fenerbahce, European Cup first round (18 September 1968)
- Record league victory – 11–3 vs Lincoln City (23 March 1895, most goals scored); 10–0 vs Darwen (18 February 1899, widest margin of victory)
- Record FA Cup victory – 12–0 vs Liverpool Stanley (4 October 1890)
- Record European victory – 7–0 vs Schalke 04, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (12 March 2019); 7–0 vs RB Leipzig, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (14 March 2023)
- Record league defeat – 0–8 vs Burton Wanderers (26 December 1894); 0–8 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 December 1933); 1–9 vs Everton (3 September 1906); 2–10 vs Small Heath (17 March 1893)
- Record FA Cup defeat – 0–6 vs Preston North End (30 January 1897); 2–8 vs Bradford Park Avenue (30 January 1946)
- Record European defeat – 0–4 vs Barcelona, UEFA Champions League group stage, 19 October 2016
Streaks
Winning runs
- 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: 11, 8 January 2023 – 20 April 2024
- Longest winning run in the League Cup: 16, 20 September 2017 – 7 January 2020 (including penalty shoot-out wins)
- Most consecutive home wins (all competitions): 23, 8 January 2023 – 7 November 2023, (Premier League record)
- Most consecutive away wins (all competitions): 20, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021, (national record)
- Most consecutive home league game wins: 20, 5 March 2011 – 21 March 2012
- Most consecutive away league game wins: 12, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021, (national record)
UEFA competitions
- Longest consecutive winning run in UEFA competitions: 10, 17 May 2023 – 6 March 2024, (national record)
- Most UEFA Champions League consecutive home game wins: 12, 9 March 2022 – 6 March 2024
- Most UEFA Champions League game wins in a single season: 11, 2020–21, (national record)
Unbeaten runs
- Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 35, 10 December 2023 – 19 May 2024
- Longest unbeaten home run (all competitions): 52, 22 December 2022 – 26 October 2024
- Longest unbeaten away run (all competitions): 23, 25 November 2020 – 14 May 2021
- Longest league unbeaten run: 32, 10 December 2023 – 26 October 2024
- Longest league unbeaten home run: 37, 28 December 2010 – 1 December 2012
- Longest league unbeaten away run: 22, 11 September 2021 – 17 September 2022
UEFA competitions
- Longest unbeaten run in UEFA Competitions: 27, 6 September 2022 – 23 October 2024, (national record)
- Longest unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League: 26, 6 September 2022 – 23 October 2024*,* (competition record)
- Longest unbeaten home run in the UEFA Champions League: 34, 7 November 2018 – 29 January 2025, (national record)
- Longest unbeaten away run in the UEFA Champions League: 12, 6 September 2022 – 1 October 2024
Winless runs
- 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
- Most consecutive draws: 6, 5 April 1913 – 6 September 1913
- Most consecutive home draws: 6, 18 October 1924 – 20 December 1924
- Most consecutive away draws: 7, 9 September 1990 – 24 November 1990
- Most consecutive league draws: 7, 5 October 2009 – 28 October 2009
Losses
- Most consecutive defeats: 8, 23 August 1995 – 14 October 1995
- Most consecutive home defeats: 5, 5 December 1987 – 23 January 1988
- Most consecutive away defeats: 14, 5 November 1892 – 13 January 1894
Seasonal
Records are only for completed league seasons and exclude war seasons.
Most
- Most goals scored in a season (all competitions): 169, 2018–19, (national record)
- Most home goals scored in a season (all competitions): 100, 2018–19; 2022–23
- Most league goals scored in a season: 108, 1926–27; 2001–02
- Most goals scored in a Premier League season: 106, 2017–18, (national record)
- Most goals scored in a Premier League calendar year: 113, 2021, (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
- Most points in a league season (3 points per win): 100, 2017–18 Premier League, (top-tier national record)
- Most league game wins in a season: 32, 2017–18; 2018–19, (national record)
- Most league game wins in a calendar year: 36, 2021, (top-tier national record)
- Most away league game wins in a calendar year: 19, 2021, (top-tier national record)
- Most home league game wins in a season: 19, 1920–21; 2001–02
- Most away league game 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; 1997–98
- Most Premier League defeats in a season: 21, 2005–06
Least
- 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 game wins in a season: 8, 1893–94; 1949–50; 1986–87; 2000–01
- Fewest league game draws in a season: 2, 1893–94; 2018–19
- Fewest league game defeats in a season: 2, 2017–18
Internationals
- Most international caps (total while at club): 92 – Bernardo Silva, Portugal
- Most international goals (total while at club) 35 – Erling Haaland, Norway
Attendances
- Highest home attendance: 84,569 vs Stoke City, Maine Road, FA Cup, 3 March 1934, (national record)
- Lowest home attendance: 1,000 vs Burton, Hyde Road, Second Division, 11 September 1893
Firsts
- First team to achieve automatic promotion in the Football League (1898–99)
- First team to get promoted and win a major honour in successive seasons (1903-04)
- First team from the Greater Manchester region to win a major honour (1903–04)
- First team (with Everton), to wear numbered shirts (1933 FA Cup Final)
- First team to go unbeaten after New Year in the First Division (1936–37)
- First and only team to get relegated as First Division/Premier League champions (1937–38)
- First and only team to both score and concede 100 goals in a First Division/Premier League season (1957–58)
- First English team to achieve a major domestic and European trophy in the same season (1969–70)
- First team to have won the First Division, FA Cup, Football League Cup and a European trophy (1969–70)
- First English team to win four different major trophies (1969–70)
- First team to win the First Division, FA Cup and Football League Cup in successive seasons (1967-68 to 1969–70)
- First and only team to win all four major domestic trophies and a European trophy within three seasons (First Division, FA Cup, League Cup, European Cup Winners’ Cup and Charity Shield) (1969–70)
- First European-trophy-winning English team to get relegated to the third tier (1997–98)
- First team to achieve 100 points in an English top-flight season (2017–18)
- First English team to achieve the domestic treble (2018–19)
- First team to win 4 consecutive English top-flight titles (2020–21 to 2023–24)
Penalty shoot-out record
;Overall record
| Shoot-outs | Won | Lost | Pens for | Pens against | Diff | Win % |
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| 19 | 13 | 6 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 68.42 |
;Individual shoot-outs
| Season | Date | Competition | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | City manager |
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| 1981-82 | 28 October 1981 | League Cup | 2nd Round | Stoke City | Away | Won | 9-8 | ENG John Bond |
| 1985–86 | 4 November 1985 | Full Members' Cup | Semi-finals | Sunderland | Home | Won | 4–2 | SCO Billy McNeill |
| 1997–98 | 26 August 1997 | League Cup | First round | Blackpool | Home | Lost | 2–4 | ENG Frank Clark |
| 1998–99 | 30 May 1999 | Second Division play-offs | Final | Gillingham | Neutral | Won | 3–1 | ENG Joe Royle |
| 2005–06 | 21 September 2005 | League Cup | First round | Doncaster Rovers | Away | Lost | 0–3 | ENG Stuart Pearce |
| 2008–09 | 28 August 2008 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Midtjylland | Away | Won | 4–2 | WAL Mark Hughes |
| 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 | CHI Manuel Pellegrini |
| 2017–18 | 24 October 2017 | EFL Cup | Fourth round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Home | Won | 4–1 | ESP Pep Guardiola |
| 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 | Liverpool | Neutral | Won | 5–4 | ||
| 2021–22 | 27 October 2021 | EFL Cup | Fourth round | West Ham United | Away | Lost | 3–5 | |
| 2023–24 | 6 August 2023 | FA Community Shield | Arsenal | Neutral | Lost | 1–4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 16 August 2023 | UEFA Super Cup | Sevilla | Neutral | Won | 5–4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 17 April 2024 | UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | Real Madrid | Home | Lost | 3–4 | |
| 2024-25 | 10 August 2024 | FA Community Shield | Manchester United | Neutral | Won | 7-6 |
Player awards
Player of the Year
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.
| Year | Winner |
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| 2000–01 | Australia Danny Tiatto |
| 2001–02 | Algeria Ali Benarbia |
| 2002–03 | France Sylvain Distin |
| 2003–04 | England Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| 2004–05 | Ireland Richard Dunne |
| 2005–06 | Ireland Richard Dunne |
| 2006–07 | Ireland Richard Dunne |
| 2007–08 | Ireland Richard Dunne |
| 2008–09 | Ireland Stephen Ireland |
| 2009–10 | Argentina Carlos Tevez |
| Year | Winner |
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| 2010–11 | Belgium Vincent Kompany |
| 2011–12 | Argentina Sergio Agüero |
| 2012–13 | Argentina Pablo Zabaleta |
| 2013–14 | Côte d'Ivoire Yaya Touré |
| 2014–15 | Argentina Sergio Agüero |
| 2015–16 | Belgium Kevin De Bruyne |
| 2016–17 | Spain David Silva |
| 2017–18 | Belgium Kevin De Bruyne |
| 2018–19 | Portugal Bernardo Silva |
| 2019–20 | Belgium Kevin De Bruyne |
| Year | Winner |
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| 2020–21 | Portugal Rúben Dias |
| 2021–22 | Belgium Kevin De Bruyne |
| 2022–23 | Norway Erling Haaland |
| 2023–24 | England Phil Foden |
| 2024–25 | Joško Gvardiol |
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Players with the most Player of the Year awards
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Titles |
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| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | 2015–2025 | 4 | |
| Richard Dunne | 2000–2009 | |||
| 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 |
Source: they actually qualified for UEFA champions League
Players' individual awards while at Manchester City
European or international award winners
- Ballon d'Or (1):
- ESP Rodri in 2024
- Yashin Trophy (1):
- ITA Gianluigi Donnarumma in 2025
- FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball (1):
- ESP Rodri in 2023
- FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball (1):
- ENG Kyle Walker in 2023
- UEFA European Championship Player of the Tournament (1):
- ESP Rodri in 2024
- The Best FIFA Goalkeeper (2):
- BRA Ederson in 2023
- ITA Gianluigi Donnarumma in 2025
- UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award (1):
- NOR Erling Haaland in 2022–23
- European Golden Shoe (1):
- NOR Erling Haaland (2022–23, 36 goals in 35 games, 72 points)
- Ballon d'Or Striker of the Year / Gerd Müller Trophy (1):
- NOR Erling Haaland in 2023
- FIFPRO World 11 (17):
- BEL Kevin De Bruyne in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- NOR Erling Haaland in 2022, 2023, 2024
- POR Rúben Dias in 2021, 2023
- POR João Cancelo in 2022
- POR Bernardo Silva in 2023
- ENG Kyle Walker in 2023
- ENG John Stones in 2023
- ESP Rodri in 2024
- BRA Ederson in 2024
- ITA Gianluigi Donnarumma in 2025
- Best FIFA Men's 11 (4):
- POR Rúben Dias in 2024
- ESP Rodri in 2024
- NOR Erling Haaland in 2024
- ITA Gianluigi Donnarumma in 2025
- ** UEFA Club Football Awards (3)**:
- BEL Kevin De Bruyne in 2019–20 (Best Midfielder)
- POR Rúben Dias in 2020–21 (Best Defender)
- ESP Rodri in 2022–23 (Champions League Player of the Season)
- UEFA Team of the Year (3):
- BEL Kevin De Bruyne in 2017, 2019, 2020
- UEFA Champions League Team / Squad of the Season (20):
- 6 awards: BEL Kevin De Bruyne
- 2 awards: POR Rúben Dias, ENG Raheem Sterling and ENG Phil Foden
- 1 award: 8 players
- IFFHS Men's World Team (18):
- BEL Kevin De Bruyne in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022. 2023
- POR Bernardo Silva in 2019
- POR Rúben Dias in 2021, 2023, 2024
- NOR Erling Haaland in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- BRA Ederson in 2023
- ESP Rodri in 2023, 2024
- ITA Gianluigi Donnarumma in 2025
- IFFHS World's Best Player (2):
- NOR Erling Haaland in 2023
- ESP Rodri in 2024
- IFFHS World's Best Playmaker (3):
- BEL Kevin De Bruyne in 2020, 2021, 2023
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (2):
- BRA Ederson in 2023
- ITA Gianluigi Donnarumma in 2025
- IFFHS World's Best Central Left Midfielder (1):
- BEL Kevin De Bruyne in 2020
- IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade (1):
- BEL Kevin De Bruyne for 2011–2020
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Decade (1):
- ARG Sergio Agüero for 2011–2020
- IFFHS CAF Team of the Decade (2):
- ALG Riyad Mahrez for 2011–2020
- CIV Yaya Touré for 2011–2020
- ESM Team of the Season (16):
- BEL Kevin De Bruyne in 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- POR João Cancelo in 2020–21, 2021–22
- BEL Vincent Kompany in 2011–12
- CIV Yaya Touré in 2013–14
- ARG Nicolás Otamendi and ESP David Silva in 2017–18
- POR Rúben Dias, ENG John Stones and GER İlkay Gündoğan in 2020–21
- POR Bernardo Silva in 2021–22
- NOR Erling Haaland in 2022–23
- BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year (1)
- NOR Erling Haaland in 2023
First Division or Premier League awards winners
- PFA Players' Player of the Year (4):
- PFA Young Player of the Year (5):
- Premier League Player of the Season (6):
- Premier League Young Player of the Season (3):
- FWA Footballer of the Year (7):
- Premier League Golden Boot or previous First Division equivalent (6):
- Premier League Playmaker of the Season (3):
- Premier League Golden Glove (7):
- PFA Team of the Year (47) (First Division or Premier League only)
- 5 awards: BEL Kevin De Bruyne
- 3 awards: BEL Vincent Kompany and ESP David Silva
- 2 awards: 10 players
- 1 award: 16 players
- Premier League Player of the Month (at least 2 awards won):
- ARG Sergio Agüero: 7, shared most in the Premier League (October 2013, November 2014, January 2016, April 2016, January 2018, February 2019, January 2020)
- NOR Erling Haaland: 4 (August 2022, April 2023, August 2024, September 2025)
- ENG Raheem Sterling: 3 (August 2016, November 2018, December 2021)
- GER İlkay Gündoğan: 2 (January 2021, February 2021)
- Premier League Goal of the Month (at least 2 awards won):
- BEL Kevin De Bruyne: 2 (November 2019, July 2020)
Players with the most titles won at the club
:As of 10 August 2024 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 | ||
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| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | 2015–2025 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |||
| 2 | Ederson | 2017–2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||
| Bernardo Silva | 2017– | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Phil Foden | 2017– | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| John Stones | 2016– | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Kyle Walker | 2017–2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 7 | Sergio Agüero | 2011–2021 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |||
| Aymeric Laporte | 2018–2023 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 9 | İlkay Gündoğan | 2016–2023 | |||||||||
| 2024–2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| 10 | Fernandinho | 2013–2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |||
| David Silva | 2010–2020 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Player records
Appearances
- Youngest player: Glyn Pardoe, 15 years, 314 days (against Birmingham City, First Division, 11 April 1962){{cite web |access-date=12 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805001852/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid=%7BB7CC47CB-001B-4A66-B8D1-42F9530F1FF7%7D |archive-date=5 August 2008 |url-status=dead
- Oldest player: Billy Meredith, 49 years, 245 days (against Newcastle United, FA Cup semi-final, 29 March 1924)
All-time appearances
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
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Appearances in continental competitions
:As of match played 28 January 2026.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | UCL | UEL | USC | FCWC | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 2017– | 84 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 89 | ||
| 2 | {{sortname | Ederson | Ederson (footballer, born 1993)}} | 2017–2025 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2016–2023 | ||||||||
| 2024–2025 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81 | ||||
| 4 | {{sortname | Fernandinho | Fernandinho (footballer, born May 1985)}} | 2013–2022 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | **** | 2017– | 67 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 74 | ||
| 6 | 2015–2025 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | |||
| 7 | 2010–2020 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 70 | |||
| 8 | 2011–2021 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | |||
| 9 | 2015–2022 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | |||
| 10 | **** | 2016– | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66 |
Goalscorers
All-time top goalscorers
:As of 28 January 2026.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | League | Domestic Cups | Continental | Other | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Agüero | 2011–2021 | 184 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 260 | |
| 2 | Eric Brook | 1927–1940 | 158 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 177 | |
| 3 | Tommy Johnson | 1920–1930 | 158 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 166 | |
| 4 | Colin Bell | 1966–1979 | 117 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 153 | |
| 5 | Joe Hayes | 1953–1965 | 142 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 152 | |
| Billy Meredith | 1894–1906 | |||||||
| 1921–1924 | 146 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 7 | Erling Haaland | 2022– | 105 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 151 | |
| 8 | Francis Lee | 1967–1974 | 112 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 148 | |
| 9 | Tommy Browell | 1913–1926 | 122 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 139 | |
| 10 | Billie Gillespie | 1897–1905 | 126 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
| Fred Tilson | 1927–1938 | 110 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
- 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) (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).
- 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
All-time top goalscorers in league football
:As of 23 March 2021
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Agüero | 2011–2021 | 184 | 0 | 184 | |
| 2 | Eric Brook | 1927–1940 | 145 | 13 | 158 | |
| Tommy Johnson | 1920–1930 | 114 | 44 | |||
| 4 | Billy Meredith | 1894–1906 | ||||
| 1921–1924 | 49 | 97 | 146 | |||
| 5 | Joe Hayes | 1953–1965 | 142 | 0 | 142 | |
| 6 | Billie Gillespie | 1897–1905 | 57 | 69 | 126 | |
| 7 | Tommy Browell | 1913–1926 | 122 | 0 | 122 | |
| 8 | Colin Bell | 1966–1979 | 113 | 4 | 117 | |
| 9 | Francis Lee | 1967–1974 | 112 | 0 | 112 | |
| 10 | Fred Tilson | 1928–1938 | 110 | 0 | 110 |
- Most goals scored in First Division / Premier League: 184 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
- 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) (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: 7 – Erling Haaland (2025–26)
- 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.
- 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
:As of 28 January 2026. In this table "Others" refer to historical and defunct continental competitions such as the Cup Winners' Cup, 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 | FCWC | Others | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011–2021 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | ||
| 2 | **** | 2022– | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | |
| 4 | **** | 2017– | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 2015–2022 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | 2017–2022 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 6 | **** | 2017– | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | |
| 7 | 2015–2025 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 2018–2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | 1968–1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | ||
| 2010–2020 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 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: 13 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most goals scored in a single season: 12 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
- 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)
- Most goals scored in the UEFA Super Cup: 1 – Cole Palmer
- Most goals scored in the FIFA Club World Cup: 4 – Phil Foden
- Most goals scored in the FIFA Club World Cup final: 2 – Julián Álvarez
- 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
:As of 30 June 2025.
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | UCL | UEL | FCWC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011–2021 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 2015–2025 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| **** | 2017– | 12 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Erling Haaland | 2022– | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
| 5 | **** | 2017– | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2017–2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2018–2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | 2016–2023 | ||||||
| 2024–2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 2016–2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | 2010–2020 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
- Most goals scored in knockout phases: 13 – Sergio Agüero and Kevin De Bruyne
- Most goals scored in the UCL round of 16 playoff: 2 – Erling Haaland
- Most goals scored in the UCL round of 16: 8 – Sergio Agüero
- Most goals scored in the UCL quarter-finals: 6 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most goals scored in the UCL semi-finals: 4 – Riyad Mahrez
- Most goals scored in the UCL final: 1 – Rodri
Hat-tricks in UEFA competitions
:Statistics correct as of 14 March 2023.{{cite news | access-date = 18 February 2021}}{{cite news | access-date = 16 February 2021}}
| Key | 4 | 5 | () |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player scored four goals | |||
| Player scored five goals | |||
| Number of times player scored a hat-trick (only for players with multiple hat-tricks) |
| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP Álvaro Negredo | CSKA Moscow | 5–2 (H) | 5 November 2013 | UEFA Champions League |
| ARG Sergio Agüero (1) | Bayern Munich | 3–2 (H) | 25 November 2014 | UEFA Champions League |
| ARG Sergio Agüero (2) | Steaua București | 0–5 (A) | 16 August 2016 | UEFA Champions League |
| ARG Sergio Agüero (3) | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4–0 (H) | 14 September 2016 | UEFA Champions League |
| BRA Gabriel Jesus (1) | Shakhtar Donetsk | 6–0 (H) | 7 November 2018 | UEFA Champions League |
| ENG Raheem Sterling | Atalanta | 5–1 (H) | 22 October 2019 | UEFA Champions League |
| BRA Gabriel Jesus (2) | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–4 (A) | 11 December 2019 | UEFA Champions League |
| NOR Erling Haaland5 | RB Leipzig | 7–0 (H) | 14 March 2023 | UEFA Champions League |
All-time top goalscorers in English cup competitions
:As of 24 September 2025
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years | FA Cup | League Cup | Community Shield | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011–2021 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 2 | 1966–1979 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 28 | ||
| 3 | 1967–1974 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 1928–1938 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 5 | 1974–1978 | |||||||
| 1980–1983 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |||
| 6 | 1927–1940 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Kevin De Bruyne | 2015–2025 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Riyad Mahrez | 2018–2023 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965–1975 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Phil Foden | 2017– | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 1998–2003 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1933–1948 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 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 goals scored in FA Cup finals: 2 – Raheem Sterling (2019), Gabriel Jesus (2019), İlkay Gündoğan (2023).
- 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 vs. Burton Albion (2018–19)
- Most goals scored in League Cup finals: 2 – Sergio Agüero (2018 and 2020).
- 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)
This table lists players who have scored more than 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOR Erling Haaland | 52 | 2022–23 | 36 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | ENG Tommy Johnson | 38 | 1928–29 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| NOR Erling Haaland | 2023–24 | 27 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | ENG Derek Kevan | 36 | 1963–64 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | ENG Francis Lee | 35 | 1971–72 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | NOR Erling Haaland | 34 | 2024–25 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | ARG Sergio Agüero | 33 | 2016–17 | 20 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | ENG Frank Roberts | 32 | 1924–25 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| SCO Dave Halliday | 1931–32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | ||
| IRE Peter Doherty | 1936–37 | 30 | 2 | 0 | ||
| SCO Alex Harley | 1962–63 | 23 | 9 | 0 | ||
| BER Shaun Goater | 2001–02 | 28 | 4 | 0 | ||
| ARG Sergio Agüero | 2014–15 | 26 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 5 | 6 |
League goals are all scored in the English top tier division (First Division or Premier League) and Continental goals are all scored in the UEFA Champions League unless otherwise indicated. ;Key : - scored in second tier (Second Division / Division One / Championship).
Assists
Note: Assist data has only been recorded by the Premier League and Opta since 1992–93
- Most assists in all competitions: 176 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most assists in Premier League: 119 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most assists in UEFA competitions: 29 – Kevin De Bruyne
- Most assists in all competitions in one season: 29 – Kevin De Bruyne in 2022–23
- Most assists in a Premier League season: 20 – Kevin De Bruyne in 2019–20 (shared national record)
- Most assists in a Premier League match: 4 – Jérémy Doku (vs. Bournemouth, 4 November 2023)
- Most assists in a UEFA competition season: 7 – Kevin De Bruyne, in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League
- 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 Premier League assists by a goalkeeper: 7 – Ederson
Most assists in all competitions
Statistics correct as of 24 January 2026. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
| Rank | Player | Years | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEL Kevin De Bruyne | 2015–2025 | 176 |
| 2 | ESP David Silva | 2010–2020 | 122 |
| 4 | POR Bernardo Silva | 2017– | 76 |
| 5 | ENG Raheem Sterling | 2015–2022 | 74 |
| 6 | ARG Sergio Agüero | 2011–2021 | 63 |
| ENG Phil Foden | 2017– | ||
| 7 | ALG Riyad Mahrez | 2018–2023 | 55 |
| 8 | GER İlkay Gündoğan | 2016–2023 | |
| 2024–2025 | 45 | ||
| 9 | BRA Gabriel Jesus | 2017–2022 | 41 |
| GER Leroy Sané | 2016–2020 | ||
| CIV Yaya Touré | 2010–2018 |
Most assists in the Premier League
Statistics correct as of 24 January 2026. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
| Rank | Player | Years | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEL Kevin De Bruyne | 2015–2025 | 118 |
| 2 | ESP David Silva | 2010–2020 | 93 |
| 3 | POR Bernardo Silva | 2017– | 49 |
| 4 | ARG Sergio Agüero | 2011–2021 | 47 |
| 5 | ENG Raheem Sterling | 2015–2022 | 43 |
| 6 | ALG Riyad Mahrez | 2018–2023 | 34 |
| 7 | CIV Yaya Touré | 2010–2018 | 32 |
| 8 | ENG Phil Foden | 2017– | 31 |
| 9 | FRA Samir Nasri | 2011–2017 | 30 |
| 10 | BRA Gabriel Jesus | 2017–2022 | 29 |
Most assists in UEFA and FIFA club competitions
:Statistics correct as of 18 September 2025. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
| Rank | Player | Years | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEL Kevin De Bruyne | 2015–2025 | 29 |
| 2 | ENG Raheem Sterling | 2015–2022 | 19 |
| 3 | ENG Phil Foden | 2017– | 16 |
| 4 | ALG Riyad Mahrez | 2018–2023 | 14 |
| 5 | ESP David Silva | 2010–2020 | 12 |
| 6 | POR Bernardo Silva | 2017– | 11 |
| GER İlkay Gündoğan | 2016–2023 | ||
| 2024–2025 | |||
| 8 | ARG Sergio Agüero | 2011–2021 | 9 |
| 9 | POR João Cancelo | 2019–2023 | 8 |
| GER Leroy Sané | 2016–2020 |
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets in one season: 33 in 61 matches, 2018–19
- Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 29, Joe Hart, 2010–11
- Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper: 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: 122, Ederson (2017–2025)
- 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: 28, Ederson (2017–2025)
- 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
:Statistics correct as of 30 June 2025. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
| Rank | Player | Years | Clean sheets | Games played | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Joe Corrigan | 1967–1983 | 185 | 602 | 30.7 |
| 2 | BRA Ederson | 2017–2025 | 160 | 372 | 43.0 |
| 3 | ENG Joe Hart | 2006–2017 | 137 | 348 | 39.3 |
| 4 | ENG Frank Swift | 1933–1949 | 102 | 338 | 30.1 |
| 5 | GER Bert Trautmann | 1949–1964 | 98 | 545 | 17.9 |
| 6 | ENG Nicky Weaver | 1997–2007 | 71 | 207 | 34.3 |
| 7 | ENG Charlie Williams | 1894–1902 | 66 | 232 | 28.4 |
| 8 | ENG Jim Goodchild | 1911–1926 | 61 | 217 | 28.1 |
| ENG Harry Dowd | 1961–1970 | 61 | 219 | 27.9 | |
| 10 | ENG Tony Coton | 1990–1995 | 55 | 195 | 28.2 |
Captaincy
Club captains
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.
- Total number of club captains: 38 players
- Longest serving captains: 8 seasons, :WAL Lot Jones (1906–1914), :BEL Vincent Kompany (2011–2019)
- Shortest serving captains: 1 season, 14 players
Club captains since 2000
| Dates | Captain |
|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | SCO Andy Morrison |
| 2000–2001 | NOR Alfie Haaland |
| 2001–2002 | ENG Stuart Pearce |
| 2002–2003 | ALG Ali Benarbia |
| 2003–2006 | FRA Sylvain Distin |
| 2006–2009 | IRL Richard Dunne |
| 2009–2010 | CIV Kolo Touré |
| 2010–2011 | ARG Carlos Tevez |
| 2011–2019 | BEL Vincent Kompany |
| 2019–2020 | ESP David Silva |
| 2020–2022 | BRA Fernandinho |
| 2022–2023 | GER İlkay Gündoğan |
| 2023–2025 | ENG Kyle Walker |
| 2025–2025 | BEL Kevin De Bruyne |
| 2025–present | Bernardo Silva |
Transfers
Many transfers have undisclosed fees, and thus transfer fees are not accurate. Where players have signed/left on undisclosed fees, a reference is given for the estimated transfer fee from a reputable source.
Highest transfer fees paid
| Rank | Player | From | Fee | Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Jack Grealish | Aston Villa | title=Man City sign £100m Grealish from Villa | publisher=BBC Sport | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57818660 | access-date=5 August 2021}} | 2021 | |
| 2 | CRO Joško Gvardiol | RB Leipzig | £77.5m | 2023 | ||||
| 3 | GHA Antoine Semenyo | Bournemouth | £65m | 2026 | ||||
| 4 | ESP Rodri | Atlético Madrid | £63.6m | 2019 | ||||
| 5 | POR Rúben Dias | Benfica | £62m | 2020 | ||||
| 6 | ALG Riyad Mahrez | Leicester City | £60m | 2018 | ||||
| POR João Cancelo | Juventus | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49256280 | title=Joao Cancelo: Man City complete deal for Juventus full-back as Danilo moves other way | publisher=BBC Sport | date=7 August 2019 | access-date=7 August 2019}} | 2019 | |
| 8 | EGY Omar Marmoush | Eintracht Frankfurt | £59m{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx2kxyyd8e0o | title=Man City sign Frankfurt forward Marmoush for £59m | date=23 January 2025 | access-date=23 January 2025}} | |
| 9 | FRA Aymeric Laporte | Athletic Bilbao | £57m | 2018 | ||||
| 10 | BEL Jérémy Doku | Rennes | £55.4m | 2023 |
Highest transfer fees received
| Rank | Player | To | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARG Julián Alvarez | Atlético Madrid | £81.5m | 2024 |
| 2 | ENG Raheem Sterling | Chelsea | £47.5m | 2022 |
| 3 | ESP Ferran Torres | Barcelona | £46.3m | 2022 |
| 4 | BRA Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal | £45.0m | 2022 |
| 5 | GER Leroy Sané | Bayern Munich | £44.7m | 2020 |
| 6 | ENG Cole Palmer | Chelsea | £40.0m | 2023 |
| 7 | BRA Danilo | Juventus | £34.1m | 2019 |
| 8 | ALG Riyad Mahrez | Al-Ahli | £30.0m | 2023 |
| ENG James McAtee | Nottingham Forest | £30.0m | 2025 | |
| UKR Oleksandr Zinchenko | Arsenal | £30.0m | 2022 |
Progression of record transfer fee paid
| Fee | Selling club | Transferred player | Transfer date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2p | Bolton Wanderers | ENG | Earliest recorded transfer fee | |
| £250 | Newton Heath | SCO | ||
| £450 | Glossop North End | ENG | ||
| £1,200 | Norwich City | SCO | ||
| £1,780 | Everton | ENG | ||
| £2,500 | Derby County | ENG | ||
| £3,400 | Bolton Wanderers | ENG | ||
| £4,700 | Partick Thistle | SCO | ||
| £10,000 | Blackpool | NIR | ||
| £25,000 | Swansea Town | WAL | ||
| £55,000 | Huddersfield Town | SCO | British record | |
| £60,000 | Bolton Wanderers | ENG | ||
| £200,000 | Queens Park Rangers | ENG | ||
| £275,000 | Sunderland | ENG | ||
| £275,000 | Luton Town | ENG | ||
| £765,000 | Preston North End | IRL | ||
| £1,450,277 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ENG | British record | |
| £2.5m | Wimbledon | ENG | ||
| £3m | Portsmouth | ENG | ||
| £3.65m | West Ham United | CRC | ||
| £5m | Preston North End | IRL | ||
| £13m | Paris Saint-Germain | FRA | ||
| £19m | CSKA Moscow | BRA Jô | ||
| £32.5m | Real Madrid | BRA Robinho | British record | |
| £38m | Atlético Madrid | ARG Sergio Agüero | ||
| £44m | Liverpool | ENG Raheem Sterling | Record for an English player | |
| £54m | VfL Wolfsburg | BEL Kevin De Bruyne | ||
| £57m | Athletic Bilbao | ESP Aymeric Laporte | ||
| £60m | Leicester City | ALG Riyad Mahrez | ||
| £62.8m | Atlético Madrid | ESP Rodri | ||
| £100m | Aston Villa | ENG Jack Grealish | British record |
Managerial records
- First full-time manager: ENG Frederick Hopkinson
- Most years as manager: 13 years – SCO Les McDowall (1950–1963)
- Most titles won as manager: 18 – ESP Pep Guardiola
- Most matches managed: 592 – SCO Les McDowall
- Most matches won as manager: 400 – ESP Pep Guardiola
- Most goals scored under manager: 1,375 – ESP Pep Guardiola
- Highest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 70.3% – ESP Pep Guardiola (2016–present)
- Lowest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 25.0% – ENG Malcolm Allison (1979–1980)
Managers individual awards
- The Best FIFA Men's Coach (1):
- ESP Pep Guardiola: 2023
- UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award (1)
- ESP Pep Guardiola: 2022–23
- IFFHS World's Best Club Coach Award (1)
- ESP Pep Guardiola: 2023
- Premier League Manager of the Season (5)
- ESP Pep Guardiola (5): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24
- League Managers Association Awards (3)
- ESP Pep Guardiola (3): 2018, 2021, 2023
- **Premier League Manager of the Month ** (at least 2 awards won)
- ESP 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
- CHI Manuel Pellegrini (4): December 2013, January 2014, December 2014, August 2015
- ITA Roberto Mancini (2): December 2010, October 2011
- ENG Stuart Pearce (2): April 2005, August 2005
- BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award (1)
- ESP Pep Guardiola: 2023
International representatives
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 18 January 2026
International honours won while playing at City
FIFA World Cup
The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Manchester City:
FIFA Confederations Cup
The following players have won the FIFA Confederations Cup while playing for Manchester City:
UEFA European Championship
The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Manchester City:
- David Silva – 2012
- Rodri – 2024
UEFA Nations League
The following players have won the UEFA Nations League while playing for Manchester City:
Copa América
The following players have won the Copa América while playing for Manchester City:
Africa Cup of Nations
The following players have won the Africa Cup of Nations while playing for Manchester City:
CONCACAF Nations League
The following players have won the CONCACAF Nations League while playing for Manchester City:
- Zack Steffen – 2021
OFC Nations Cup
The following players have won the OFC Nations Cup while playing for Manchester City:
- Danny Tiatto – 2000
International caps
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 for other nations
;Algeria
- Rayan Aït-Nouri (7)
- Djamel Belmadi (1)
- Riyad Mahrez (43)
;Argentina
- Sergio Agüero (69)
- Julián Álvarez (26)
- Martín Demichelis (13)
- Nicolás Otamendi (55)
- Carlos Tevez (15)
- Pablo Zabaleta (52)
;Australia
- Danny Tiatto (16)
- Alex Robertson* (2)
;Belgium
- Dedryck Boyata (1)
- Kevin De Bruyne (78)
- Jérémy Doku (23)
- Geert De Vlieger* (1)
- Vincent Kompany (66)
- Émile Mpenza (2)
;Bermuda
- Shaun Goater (1)
;Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Edin Džeko (41)
;Brazil
- Danilo (6)
- Ederson (29)
- Elano (19)
- Fernandinho (47)
- Gabriel Jesus (56)
- Jô (2)
- Robinho (25)
- Savinho (6)
;Bulgaria
- Valeri Bojinov (1)
- Martin Petrov (17)
;Cameroon
- Marc-Vivien Foé (4)
- Lucien Mettomo (14)
;Chile
- Claudio Bravo (17)
;China
- Sun Jihai (27)
;Costa Rica
- Paulo Wanchope (24)
;Croatia
- Vedran Ćorluka (16)
- Joško Gvardiol (24)
- Mateo Kovačić (15)
;Denmark
- Niclas Jensen (17)
;Ecuador
- Felipe Caicedo (16)
;Egypt
- Omar Marmoush (10)
;England
- Billy Austin (1)
- Sam Barkas (5)
- Peter Barnes (14)
- Gareth Barry (23)
- Joey Barton (1)
- Colin Bell (48)
- Frank Booth (1)
- Jackie Bray (6)
- Wayne Bridge (4)
- Ivor Broadis (8)
- Eric Brook (18)
- Herbert Burgess (4)
- Mick Channon (1)
- Joe Corrigan (9)
- Sam Cowan (3)
- Keith Curle (3)
- Fabian Delph (14)
- Mike Doyle (5)
- Phil Foden (47)
- Trevor Francis (10)
- Jack Grealish (27)
- Joe Hart (63) ;England (continued)
- David James (13)
- Adam Johnson (12)
- Tommy Johnson (2)
- Francis Lee (27)
- Joleon Lescott (19)
- Rico Lewis (5)
- Rodney Marsh (8)
- Jimmy Meadows (1)
- James Milner (42)
- James Mitchell (1)
- Kalvin Phillips (8)
- Nico O'Reilly (2)
- Kevin Reeves (1)
- Don Revie (6)
- Micah Richards (13)
- Frank Roberts (4)
- Jack Rodwell (1)
- Joe Royle (6)
- Trevor Sinclair (1)
- Bert Sproston (1)
- Raheem Sterling (61)
- John Stones (77)
- Mike Summerbee (8)
- Frank Swift (19)
- Irvine Thornley (1)
- Fred Tilson (4)
- Dennis Tueart (6)
- Kyle Walker (66)
- David Watson (27)
- David White (1)
- Max Woosnam (1)
- Shaun Wright-Phillips (21)
;Faroe Islands
- Gunnar Nielsen (6)
;Finland
- Tomas Galvez* (3)
- Tuomas Haapala* (2)
;France
- Rayan Cherki (2)
- Gaël Clichy (10)
- Eliaquim Mangala (5)
- Benjamin Mendy (6)
- Samir Nasri (18)
- Bacary Sagna (23)
;Georgia
- Mikhail Kavelashvili (4)
- Georgi Kinkladze (13)
- Murtaz Shelia (4)
- Kakhaber Tskhadadze (2)
;Germany
- Jérôme Boateng (3)
- İlkay Gündoğan (51)
- Leroy Sané (17)
;Greece
- Georgios Samaras (14)
;Iceland
- Árni Gautur Arason (4)
;Ireland and Republic of Ireland
- Gavin Bazunu* (2)
- Jimmy Conway (1)
- Greg Cunningham (2)
- Peter Doherty (6)
- Richard Dunne (47)
- Jimmy Elwood (1)
- Paddy Fagan (2)
- Shay Given (22)
- Mickey Hamill (1)
- Stephen Ireland (6)
- Paddy Kelly (1)
- Mark Kennedy (9)
- Alan Kernaghan (15)
- Jon Macken (1)
- Mick McCarthy (20)
- Keiller McCullough (3)
- Jimmy Mulligan (1)
- Terry Phelan (19)
- Niall Quinn (47)
- Billy Walsh (9) ;Israel
- Tal Ben Haim (7)
- Eyal Berkovic (6)
;Italy
- Mario Balotelli (15)
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (5)
;Ivory Coast
- Wilfried Bony (12)
- Abdul Razak (5)
- Kolo Touré (20)
- Yaya Touré (26)
;Kosovo
- Bersant Celina (3)
- Arijanet Muric (6)
;Mexico
- Nery Castillo (1)
;Montenegro
- Stevan Jovetić (10)
- Stefan Savić (9)
;Netherlands
- Nathan Aké (44)
- Paul Bosvelt (6)
- Nigel de Jong (34)
- Tijjani Reijnders (6)
;New Zealand
- Chris Killen (18)
;Nigeria
- Kelechi Iheanacho (10)
;Northern Ireland
- Shea Charles (8)
- Johnny Crossan (10)
- Gary Fleming (2)
- Kevin Horlock (27)
- Michael Hughes (4)
- Steve Lomas (18)
- Billy McAdams (5)
- Frank McCourt (6)
- Ryan McGivern (7)
- Sammy McIlroy (10)
- Martin O'Neill(1)
- Jeff Whitley (7)
- Jim Whitley (3)
- Tommy Wright (5)
- Billy Walsh (5)
;Norway
- Oscar Bobb (16)
- Alfie Haaland (1)
- Erling Haaland (27)
- Age Hareide (7)
- Abdisalam Ibrahim* (2)
- Kåre Ingebrigtsen (2)
;Paraguay
- Roque Santa Cruz (19)
;Portugal
- João Cancelo (29)
- Rúben Dias (55)
- Matheus Nunes (6)
- Bernardo Silva (92)
;Romania
- Costel Pantilimon (5)
;Scotland
- Matt Busby (1)
- Paul Dickov (3)
- Willie Donachie (35)
- Asa Hartford (36)
- Bobby Johnstone (4)
- Denis Law (11)
- George Livingstone (1)
- Jimmy McLuckie (1)
- Jimmy McMullan (8)
- Jackie Plenderleith (1)
- George Stewart (2)
;Serbia
- Aleksandar Kolarov (53)
- Matija Nastasić (15) ;Slovakia
- Vladimír Weiss (6)
;Spain
- Eric García (10)
- Javi García (1)
- Aymeric Laporte (20)
- Jesús Navas (7)
- Álvaro Negredo (7)
- Nolito (3)
- Rodri (52)
- David Silva (87)
- Ferran Torres (22)
;Sweden
- John Guidetti (2)
- Andreas Isaksson (17)
;Switzerland
- Manuel Akanji (28)
- Gelson Fernandes (17)
;Thailand
- Teerasil Dangda* (1)
- Kiatprawut Saiwaeo* (1)
- Suree Sukha* (1)
;Togo
- Emmanuel Adebayor (5)
;Ukraine
- Oleksandr Zinchenko (41)
;United States
- DaMarcus Beasley (1)
- Claudio Reyna (20)
- Zack Steffen (10)
;Uzbekistan
- Abdukodir Khusanov (5)
;Wales
- Craig Bellamy (5)
- Tommy Chapman (1)
- Roy Clarke (22)
- Gordon Davies (2)
- Joe Davies (1)
- Wyn Davies (3)
- Andy Dibble (1)
- Ched Evans (10)
- Bert Gray (5)
- Edwin Hughes (1)
- Emyr Huws* (1)
- Di Jones (2)
- Lot Jones (18)
- Billy Lewis (2)
- Billy Meredith (22)
- Rabbi Matondo* (1)
- Hugh Morris (1)
- Roy Paul (24)
- David Phillips (10)
- Cliff Sear (1)
- Matt Smith* (5)
- Kit Symons (9)
- Ben Thatcher (4)
- George Wynn (8)
;Zimbabwe
- Benjani (1)
*Players with no first team appearances.
Most international goals
Players are listed in order of goals scored and by alphabetical order
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Years played | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland | NOR | 2022– | 35 | 27 |
| 2 | David Silva | ESP | 2010–2018 | 28 | 87 |
| 3 | Sergio Agüero | ARG | 2011–2021 | 27 | 66 |
| 4 | Edin Džeko | BIH | 2011–2015 | 25 | 41 |
| 5 | Kevin De Bruyne | BEL | 2015–2025 | 23 | 78 |
| 6 | Riyad Mahrez | ALG | 2018–2023 | 21 | 43 |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling | ENG | 2015–2022 | 18 | 61 |
| 8 | İlkay Gündoğan | GER | 2016–2023 | 13 | 51 |
| Gabriel Jesus | BRA | 2017–2022 | 13 | 56 | |
| Niall Quinn | IRL | 1990–1996 | 13 | 47 |
Notes
References
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