List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics

This article lists various statistics related to Manchester City Football Club.

Club honours edit

Best performances in competitions entered
Competition Best result Championship Runners-up
Premier League/First Division (L1) Winners 10 6
First Division/Second Division (L2) Winners 7 4
Second Division (L3) Third place 0 0
FA Cup Winners 7 6
EFL Cup/Football League Cup Winners 8 1
Full Members' Cup Runners-up 0 1
Football League Trophy First round 0 0
FA Community Shield/FA Charity Shield Winners 6 9
UEFA Champions League/European Cup Winners 1 1
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup Quarter-finals 0 0
European Cup Winners' Cup Winners 1 0
UEFA Super Cup Winners 1 0
FIFA Club World Cup Winners 1 0

Competitive record edit

The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2022–23 season for all competitions. It excludes war competitions and league performances prior to City's joining the English football league in 1892.

Competition T Part Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD Pts
National
Football League First Division 2 68 2,772 1,061 677 1,034 38.27 4,317 4,242 +75 2,837
Premier League 7 26 1,000 501 215 284 50.10 1,752 1,101 +651 1,718
Football League Second Division / Football League First Division 7 26 973 489 213 271 50.26 1,919 1,286 +633 1,360
Football League Second Division 0 1 46 22 16 8 47.83 69 33 +36 82
FA Cup 7 120 375 196 67 112 52.27 726 460 +266
Football League Cup / EFL Cup 8 63 233 136 37 60 58.37 465 249 +216
FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield 6 15 15 6 1 8 40.00 19 21 -2
International
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 1 13 119 66 24 29 55.46 242 129 +113
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 0 8 52 28 13 11 53.85 84 51 +33
European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 18 11 2 5 61.11 32 13 +19
European Super Cup / UEFA Super Cup 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
FIFA Club World Cup 1 1 2 2 0 0 100.00 7 0 +7 0
Total 41 345 5,604 2,516 1,265 1,823 44.90 9,626 7,586 +2040 5,997

Current first-team squad statistics edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Assists
CS
Ends
Fee
Notes
2 DF   Kyle Walker (Capt) 34 2017 301 6 23  – 2026 £45m
3 DF   Rúben Dias (VC) 27 2020 178 4 6  – 2027 £62m Second VC
5 DF   John Stones 30 2016 256 16 7  – 2026 £47.5m
6 DF   Nathan Aké 29 2020 125 10 2  – 2027 £40m
8 MF   Mateo Kovačić 30 2023 46 3 1  – 2027 £25m
9 FW   Erling Haaland 23 2022 98 90 15  – 2027 £51.2m
10 MF   Jack Grealish 28 2021 124 14 18  – 2027 £100m Record signing
11 MF   Jérémy Doku 22 2023 43 6 9  – 2028 £55.4m
16 MF   Rodri (VC) 27 2019 257 26 29  – 2027 £62.8m Third VC
17 MF   Kevin De Bruyne (VC) 32 2015 381 103 164  – 2025 £54.5m First VC, all-time leading assist provider
18 GK   Stefan Ortega 31 2022 34 0 0 16 2025 Free Transfer
19 FW   Julián Álvarez 24 2022 (Jan) 103 36 17  – 2028 £14.1m
20 MF   Bernardo Silva (VC) 29 2017 355 67 67  – 2026 £43.5m Fourth VC
22 DF   Sergio Gómez 23 2022 38 0 2  – 2026 £11.0m
24 DF   Joško Gvardiol 22 2023 42 5 2  – 2028 £77.5m
25 DF   Manuel Akanji 28 2022 96 5 1  – 2027 £15.0m
27 MF   Matheus Nunes 25 2023 28 0 4  – 2028 £53.0m
31 GK   Ederson 30 2017 332 0 4 150 2026 £34.9m
33 GK   Scott Carson 38 2021 2 0 0 0 2025 Free Transfer On loan in 2019–21
47 MF   Phil Foden 24 2017 270 87 53  – 2027  – Academy graduate
52 MF   Oscar Bobb 20 2021 26 2 1  – 2029  – Academy graduate
82 DF   Rico Lewis 19 2022 50 3 4  – 2025  – Academy graduate

Updated to match played 25 May 2024
Source: FBRef, Manchester City website, [1]
Ordered by squad number.
Appearances include league and cup appearances, including as substitute.
Includes EDS players who train regularly with the first team, having made at least one previous league appearance.

Club records edit

Matches edit

Streaks edit

Winning runs edit

  • Longest winning run in all competitions: 21, 19 December 2020 – 2 March 2021 (all games won over 90 minutes), (national record)
  • Longest league winning run: 18, 26 August 2017 – 27 December 2017, (joint national record)
  • Longest league winning run from the start of a calendar year: 13, 3 January 2021 – 2 March 2021, (national record)
  • Longest run of games without going behind in the Premier League: 19, 28 November 2020 – 2 March 2021, (joint national record)
  • Longest winning run in the FA Cup: 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 home wins in a row (all competitions): 23, 8 January 2023 – 7 November 2023, (Premier League record)
  • Most away wins in a row (all competitions): 20, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021, (national record)
  • Most home league wins in a row: 20, 5 March 2011 – 21 March 2012
  • Most away league wins in a row: 12, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021, (national record)
UEFA competitions edit
  • Longest winning run in UEFA competitions: 10, 17 May 2023 – 6 March 2024, (national record)
  • Most UEFA Champions League home wins in a row: 12, 9 March 2022 – 6 March 2024
  • Most UEFA Champions League wins in a single season: 11, 2020–21, (national record)

Unbeaten runs edit

  • Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 35, 10 December 2023 – 19 May 2024
  • Longest unbeaten home run (all competitions): 44, 22 December 2022 – 19 May 2024, (ongoing)
  • Longest unbeaten away run (all competitions): 23, 25 November 2020 – 14 May 2021
  • Longest league unbeaten run: 30, 8 April 2017 – 2 January 2018
  • Longest league unbeaten home run: 37, 28 December 2010 – 1 December 2012
  • Longest league unbeaten away run: 22, 11 September 2021 – 17 September 2022
UEFA competitions edit
  • Longest unbeaten run in UEFA Competitions: 24, 6 September 2022 – 17 April 2024, (ongoing), (national record)
  • Longest unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League: 23, 6 September 2022 – 17 April 2024, (ongoing)
  • Longest unbeaten home run in the UEFA Champions League: 31, 7 November 2018 – 17 April 2024, (ongoing), (national record)
  • Longest unbeaten away run in the UEFA Champions League: 11, 6 September 2022 – 9 April 2024, (ongoing)

Winless runs edit

  • Longest winless run: 18, 26 December 1979 – 7 April 1980
  • Longest home winless run: 9, 26 December 1979 – 7 April 1980
  • Longest away winless run: 34, 11 February 1986 – 17 October 1987
  • Longest winless run in the UEFA Champions League: 6, 18 September 2012 – 4 December 2012

Draws edit

  • Most draws in a row: 6, 5 April 1913 – 6 September 1913
  • Most home draws in a row: 6, 18 October 1924 – 20 December 1924
  • Most away draws in a row: 7, 9 September 1990 – 24 November 1990
  • Most league draws in a row: 7, 5 October 2009 – 28 October 2009

Losses edit

  • Most defeats in a row: 8, 23 August 1995 – 14 October 1995
  • Most home defeats in a row: 5, 5 December 1987 – 23 January 1988
  • Most away defeats in a row: 14, 5 November 1892 – 13 January 1894

Seasonal edit

Records are only for completed league seasons and exclude war seasons.

Most edit

  • Most goals scored in a season (all competitions): 169, 2018–19,[6] (national record)
  • Most home goals scored in a season (all competitions): 100, 2018–19; 2022–23[7]
  • Most league goals scored in a season: 108, 1926–27; 2001–02[8]
  • Most goals scored in a Premier League season: 106, 2017–18, (national record)
  • Most goals scored in a Premier League calendar year: 113, 2021,[9] (national record)
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 102, 1962–63
  • Most Premier League goals conceded in a season: 65, 2000–01
  • Most points in a league season (2 points per win): 62, 1946–47 Second Division[8]
  • Most points in a league season (3 points per win): 100, 2017–18 Premier League,[8] (top-tier national record)
  • Most league wins in a season: 32, 2017–18;[10] 2018–19,[11] (national record)
  • Most league wins in a calendar year: 36, 2021,[9] (top-tier national record)
  • Most away league wins in a calendar year: 19, 2021,[9] (top-tier national record)
  • Most home league wins in a season: 19, 1920–21; 2001–02
  • Most away league wins in a season: 16, 2017–18
  • Most league draws in a season: 18, 1993–94
  • Most league defeats in a season: 22, 1958–59; 1959–60; 1997–98
  • Most Premier League defeats in a season: 21, 2005–06

Least edit

  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 29, 2006–07
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 23, 2018–19
  • Fewest points in a league season (2 points per win): 18, 1892–93 Second Division
  • Fewest points in a league season (3 points per win): 34, 2000–01 Premier League
  • Fewest league wins in a season: 8, 1893–94; 1949–50; 1986–87; 2000–01
  • Fewest league draws in a season: 2, 1893–94; 2018–19
  • Fewest league defeats in a season: 2, 2017–18

Internationals edit

Attendances edit

Firsts edit

  • First team to achieve automatic promotion in the Football League (1898-99)
  • First team (with Everton), to wear numbered shirts (1933 FA Cup Final)
  • 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 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 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 English top-flight titles in a row (2020-21-2023-24)

Penalty shoot-out record edit

Overall record
Shoot-outs Won Lost Pens for Pens against Diff Win %
17 11 6 55 48 +7 64.71
Individual shoot-outs

Player awards edit

Player of the Year edit

Each season since the end of the 1966–67 season, the members of the Manchester City Official Supporters Club have voted by ballot to choose the player on the team they feel is the worthiest of recognition for his performances during that season. The following table lists all of the recipients of this award since 2000.

 
Year Winner
2000–01   Danny Tiatto
2001–02   Ali Benarbia
2002–03   Sylvain Distin
2003–04   Shaun Wright-Phillips
2004–05   Richard Dunne
2005–06   Richard Dunne
2006–07   Richard Dunne
2007–08   Richard Dunne
2008–09   Stephen Ireland
2009–10   Carlos Tevez
 
Year Winner
2010–11   Vincent Kompany
2011–12   Sergio Agüero
2012–13   Pablo Zabaleta
2013–14   Yaya Touré
2014–15   Sergio Agüero
2015–16   Kevin De Bruyne
2016–17   David Silva
2017–18   Kevin De Bruyne
2018–19   Bernardo Silva
2019–20   Kevin De Bruyne
 
Year Winner
2020–21   Rúben Dias
2021–22   Kevin De Bruyne
2022–23   Erling Haaland

Source:[12][13][14][15][16]

Players with the most Player of the Year awards edit

Rank Player Nationality Years Titles
1 Kevin De Bruyne   Belgium 2015– 4
Richard Dunne   Ireland 2000–2010
3 Joe Corrigan   England 1967–1983 3
4 Sergio Agüero   Argentina 2011–2021 2
Tony Coton   England 1990–1996
Neil McNab   Scotland 1983–1990
Georgi Kinkladze   Georgia 1995–1998
Mike Summerbee   England 1965–1975
Paul Power   England 1975–1986
Mike Doyle   England 1967–1978

Source:[17][18][19][20][21]

Players' individual awards while at Manchester City edit

Players with the most titles won at the club edit

As of 19 May 2024[22]

Players with equal number of titles are ranked in alphabetical order.

Rank Player Nationality Years Premier League FA Cup League Cup Community Shield Continental Titles
1 Kevin De Bruyne   Belgium 2015– 6 2 5 2 3 18
2 Ederson   Brazil 2017– 6 2 4 2 3 17
Phil Foden   England 2017– 6 2 4 2 3
Bernardo Silva   Portugal 2017– 6 2 4 2 3
John Stones   England 2016– 6 2 4 2 3
Kyle Walker   England 2017– 6 2 4 2 3
7 Sergio Agüero   Argentina 2011–2021 5 1 6 3 0 15
Aymeric Laporte   Spain 2018–2023 5 2 4 2 2
9 İlkay Gündoğan   Germany 2016–2023 5 2 4 2 1 14
10 Fernandinho   Brazil 2013–2022 5 1 6 1 0 14
David Silva   Spain 2010–2020 4 2 5 2 0

Player records edit

Appearances edit

All-time appearances edit

This table lists the top ten Manchester City players with the most appearances for the club (minimum 436 appearances).
Figures out of brackets are match starts and in brackets are additional substitute appearances.
Columns are sorted and ranked in order of total (start + sub) appearances
Names in bold are players who are still at the club at present.

As of 15 August 2020[23][24][25]
Rank Player Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[c] Total
1   Alan Oakes 1959–1976 561 (3) 41 (0) 46 (1) 17 (0) 11 (0) 676 (4)
2   Joe Corrigan 1967–1983 476 (0) 37 (0) 52 (0) 27 (0) 10 (1) 602 (1)
3   Mike Doyle 1967–1978 441 (7) 44 (0) 43 (0) 23 (0) 12 (0) 563 (7)
4   Bert Trautmann 1949–1964 508 (0) 33 (0) 4 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 545 (0)
5   Colin Bell 1966–1979 393 (1) 33 (1) 40 (0) 23 (1) 9 (0) 498 (3)
6   Eric Brook 1928–1939 450 (0) 41 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 493 (0)[d]
7   Tommy Booth 1968–1981 380 (2) 27 (0) 44 (2) 25 (0) 11 (0) 487 (4)
8   Mike Summerbee 1965–1975 345 (1) 34 (0) 36 (0) 16 (0) 8 (1) 449 (2)
9   Paul Power 1975–1986 358 (7) 28 (0) 37 (1) 7 (1) 6 (0) 436 (9)
10   Willie Donachie 1970–1980 347 (4) 21 (0) 40 (0) 13 (1) 10 (0) 431 (5)
  David Silva 2010–2020 281 (28) 30 (4) 16 (3) 61 (9) 2 (2) 390 (46)

Current player with the most appearances: Kevin De Bruyne – 320 (52) as of 6th April 2024 – ranked 21st on the all-time list.[26]

Appearances in continental competitions edit

As of match played 17 April 2024.[25]
Rank Player Nationality Years UCL UEL USC FCWC Total
1 Fernandinho   Brazil 2013–2022 75 0 0 0 75
2 Ederson   Brazil 2017– 68 0 1 2 71
Bernardo Silva   Portugal 2017– 69 0 0 2
4 David Silva   Spain 2010–2020 56 14 0 0 70
5 Sergio Agüero   Argentina 2011–2021 65 4 0 0 69
6 Raheem Sterling   England 2015–2022 68 0 0 0 68
7 İlkay Gündoğan   Germany 2016–2023 67 0 0 0 67
8 Kevin De Bruyne   Belgium 2015– 66 0 0 0 66
9 Phil Foden   England 2017– 52 0 1 2 55
10 Joe Hart   England 2006–2017 40 13 0 0 53

Goalscorers edit

All-time top goalscorers edit

As of 11 May 2022.[25]
 
Sergio Agüero, pictured in 2014, is Manchester City's all-time record goalscorer, with 260 goals in all competitions.
Rank Player Nationality Years Goals
1 Sergio Agüero   Argentina 2011–2021 260
2 Eric Brook   England 1927–1940 177
3 Tommy Johnson   England 1920–1930 166
4 Colin Bell   England 1966–1979 153
5 Joe Hayes   England 1953–1965 152
Billy Meredith   Wales 1894–1906
1921–1924
7 Francis Lee   England 1967–1974 148
8 Tommy Browell   England 1913–1926 139
9 Billie Gillespie   Scotland 1897–1905 132
Fred Tilson   England 1928–1938

Current player with the most goals: Kevin De Bruyne – 102 as of 25 April 2024 – ranked 18th on the all-time list.[26]

  • Most goals scored in all competitions: 260Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most goals scored in one season in all competitions: 52Erling Haaland (2022–23) (most by a Premier League player)
  • Most consecutive matches scored in (all competitions): 10Erling Haaland, 21 August 2022 – 8 October 2022.
  • Most matches scored in Manchester City history: 186Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most braces in Manchester City history: 37Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most hat-tricks scored for Manchester City: 16Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most hat-tricks in one season: 6Erling Haaland (in 2022–23).
  • Most goals scored in a match in any competition: 6Denis Law v Luton Town, 28 January 1961.
  • Youngest goalscorer in all competitions: Rony Lopes scored 5 January 2013 vs Watford (in FA Cup 3rd round) aged 17 years 8 days[27]

All-time top goalscorers in First Division / Premier League edit

As of 23 March 2021[25]
Rank Player Nationality Years Goals
1 Sergio Agüero   Argentina 2011–2021 184
2 Eric Brook   England 1927–1940 158
Tommy Johnson   England 1920–1930
4 Billy Meredith   Wales 1894–1906
1921–1924
146
5 Joe Hayes   England 1953–1965 142
6 Billie Gillespie   Scotland 1897–1905 126
7 Tommy Browell   England 1913–1926 122
8 Colin Bell   England 1966–1979 117
9 Francis Lee   England 1967–1974 112
10 Fred Tilson   England 1928–1938 110
  • Most goals scored in First Division / Premier League: 184Sergio Agüero (2011–21) (most Premier League goals for a non-English player).
  • Most goals scored in one First Division season: 38Tommy Johnson (1928–29).
  • Most goals scored in one Premier League season: 36Erling Haaland (2022–23) (record for most Premier League goals in a season)
  • Most consecutive Premier League matches scored in: 7Sergio Agüero (12 May 2019 – 21 September 2019) and Erling Haaland (21 August 2022 – 8 October 2022).
  • Most home goals in one Premier League season: 22Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most away goals in one Premier League season: 14Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most Premier League matches scored in while playing for Manchester City: 131Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most Premier League matches scored in during a single season: 23Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most home matches scored in one Premier League season: 12Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most away matches scored in one Premier League season: 11Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most braces scored in Premier League: 26Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most Premier League braces in one season: 5Sergio Agüero (2016–17) and Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most hat-tricks scored in the Premier League: 12Sergio Agüero (2011–21) (national record).
  • Most Premier League hat-tricks in one season: 4Erling Haaland (in 2022–23)
  • Most poker or haul (4 goals in match) in Premier League games: 2Sergio Agüero (v. Tottenham Hotspur, 2014–15) and (v. Leicester City, 2017–18) .
  • Most goals scored in one Premier League match: 5Sergio Agüero (v. Newcastle United, 2015–16).
  • Most home goals scored in club history in Premier League: 109Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most away goals scored in club history in Premier League: 74Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most penalties scored in Premier League: 27Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Youngest league goalscorer: Ian Thompstone - scored 9 April 1988 vs. Middlesbrough aged 17 years 83 days.[27]
  • Youngest Premier League goalscorer: Micah Richards - scored on 30 September 2006 vs. Everton aged 18 years 98 days.

All-time top goalscorers in continental competitions edit

As of 17 April 2024.[25]

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 Sergio Agüero   Argentina 2011–2021 39 4 0 0 43
2 Raheem Sterling   England 2015–2022 24 0 0 0 24
3 Gabriel Jesus   Brazil 2017–2022 20 0 0 0 20
4 Erling Haaland   Norway 2022– 18 0 0 0 18
5 Kevin De Bruyne   Belgium 2017– 16 0 0 0 16
Phil Foden   England 2015– 15 0 1 0
Riyad Mahrez   Algeria 2018–2023 16 0 0 0
8 Bernardo Silva   Portugal 2017– 14 0 1 0 15
9 Francis Lee   England 1968–1975 0 0 0 11 11
David Silva   Spain 2010–2020 9 2 0 0

All-time top goalscorers in knockout phases of continental competitions edit

As of 17 April 2024.[25]
Rank Player Nationality Years UCL UEL Total
1 Sergio Agüero   Argentina 2011–2021 9 4 13
Kevin De Bruyne   Belgium 2015– 13 0
3 Bernardo Silva   Portugal 2017– 12 0 12
4 Erling Haaland   Norway 2022– 8 0 8
5 Phil Foden   England 2017– 7 0 7
Gabriel Jesus   Brazil 2017–2022 7 0
Riyad Mahrez   Algeria 2018–2023 7 0
Raheem Sterling   England 2015–2022 7 0
9 İlkay Gündoğan   Germany 2016–2023 4 0 4
Leroy Sané   Germany 2016–2020 4 0
10 David Silva   Spain 2010–2020 1 2 3
Hat-tricks in UEFA competitions edit
Statistics correct as of 14 March 2023.[28][29]
Key
4 Player scored four goals
5 Player scored five goals
() Number of times player scored a hat-trick (only for players with multiple hat-tricks)
Player Against Result Date Competition
  Álvaro Negredo   CSKA Moscow 5–2 (H) 5 November 2013 UEFA Champions League
  Sergio Agüero (1)   Bayern Munich 3–2 (H) 25 November 2014 UEFA Champions League
  Sergio Agüero (2)   Steaua București 0–5 (A) 16 August 2016 UEFA Champions League
  Sergio Agüero (3)   Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 (H) 14 September 2016 UEFA Champions League
  Gabriel Jesus (1)   Shakhtar Donetsk 6–0 (H) 7 November 2018 UEFA Champions League
  Raheem Sterling   Atalanta 5–1 (H) 22 October 2019 UEFA Champions League
  Gabriel Jesus (2)   Dinamo Zagreb 1–4 (A) 11 December 2019 UEFA Champions League
  Erling Haaland5   RB Leipzig 7–0 (H) 14 March 2023 UEFA Champions League

All-time top goalscorers in English cup competitions edit

As of 7 January 2024[25]
Rank Player Nationality Years FA Cup League Cup Community Shield Other Total
1 Sergio Agüero   Argentina 2011–2021 20 11 2 0 33
2 Colin Bell   England 1966–1979 9 18 1 0 28
3 Francis Lee   England 1967–1974 7 14 3 0 24
4 Fred Tilson   England 1928–1938 22 0 0 0 22
5 Denis Tueart   England 1974–1978
1980–1983
3 18 0 0 21
6 Eric Brook   England 1927–1940 19 0 0 0 19
Riyad Mahrez   Algeria 2018–2023 11 8 0 0
Mike Summerbee   England 1965–1975 11 8 0 0
9 Alec Herd   Scotland 1933–1948 17 0 1 0 18
Shaun Goater   Bermuda 1998–2003 9 9 0 0
11 Tommy Browell   England 1913–1926 17 0 0 0 17
Neil Young   England 1961–1972 10 6 1 0
David White   England 1986–1994 4 11 0 2[e]
Kevin De Bruyne   Belgium 2015– 7 10 0 0
Gabriel Jesus   Brazil 2017–2022 10 7 0 0
Phil Foden   England 2017– 12 5 0 0

Manchester City top goalscorers in a single season (all competitive matches) edit

 
Shaun Goater made 211 appearances for Manchester City between 1998 and 2003, scoring 103 goals. In the 2001–02 season, he scored 32 goals which made him one of only seven players to score 30+ goals in a single season since the Second World War.

This table lists players who have scored more than 30 goals in a single season. Ordered by goals scored and by season.
Bold denotes an active player for the club.

Rank Player Goals Season League Domestic Cups Continental
1   Erling Haaland 52 2022–23 36 4 12
2   Tommy Johnson 38 1928–29 38 0 0
  Erling Haaland 2023–24 27 5 6
4   Derek Kevan 36 1963–64 30† 6 0
5   Francis Lee 35 1971–72 33 2 0
6   Sergio Agüero 33 2016–17 20 5 8
7   Frank Roberts 32 1924–25 31 1 0
  Dave Halliday 1931–32 28 4 0
  Peter Doherty 1936–37 30 2 0
  Alex Harley 1962–63 23 9 0
  Shaun Goater 2001–02 28† 4 0
  Sergio Agüero 2014–15 26 0 6
2018–19 21 5 6
14   Tommy Browell 31 1920–21 31 0 0
  Tommy Tait 1929–30 28 3 0
  Raheem Sterling 2019–20 20 5 6

Last updated: 14 May 2024.
Source: James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.; fbref.com

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 edit

Note: Assist data has only been recorded by the Premier League and Opta since 1992–93

  • Most assists in all competitions: 164Kevin De Bruyne
  • Most assists in Premier League: 112Kevin De Bruyne
  • Most assists in UEFA competitions: 29Kevin 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: 4Jérémy 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 assists in all competitions edit

Statistics correct as of 25 May 2024.[30] Bold denotes an active player for the club.

Rank Player Years Assists
1   Kevin De Bruyne 2015– 164
2   David Silva 2010–2020 122
3   Raheem Sterling 2015–2022 74
4   Bernardo Silva 2017– 67
5   Sergio Agüero 2011–2021 63
6   Riyad Mahrez 2018–2023 55
7   Phil Foden 2017– 53
8   Gabriel Jesus 2017–2022 41
  Leroy Sané 2016–2020
  Yaya Touré 2010–2018
11   İlkay Gündoğan 2016–2023 38
  Samir Nasri 2011–2017
13   James Milner 2010–2015 36

Most assists in the Premier League edit

Statistics correct as of 19 May 2024.[30][31] Bold denotes an active player for the club.

Rank Player Years Assists
1   Kevin De Bruyne 2015– 112
2   David Silva 2010–2020 93
3   Sergio Agüero 2011–2021 47
4   Raheem Sterling 2015–2022 43
5   Bernardo Silva 2017– 41
6   Riyad Mahrez 2018–2023 34
7   Yaya Touré 2010–2018 32
8   Samir Nasri 2011–2017 30
9   Gabriel Jesus 2017–2022 29
10   Leroy Sané 2016–2020 28
11   Phil Foden 2017– 26
12   James Milner 2010–2015 25
13   Carlos Tevez 2009–2013 24
  Shaun Wright-Phillips 1999–2005, 2008–2011

Most assists in UEFA competitions edit

Statistics correct as of 17 April 2024.[30][32] Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Rank Player Years Assists
1   Kevin De Bruyne 2015– 29
2   Raheem Sterling 2015–2022 19
3   Riyad Mahrez 2018–2023 14
4   Phil Foden 2017– 12
  David Silva 2010–2020
6   Bernardo Silva 2017– 10
  İlkay Gündoğan 2016–2023
8   Sergio Agüero 2011–2021 9
9   João Cancelo 2019–2023 8
  Leroy Sané 2016–2020

Clean sheets edit

  • Most clean sheets in one season: 33 in 61 matches, 2018–19
  • Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 29, Joe Hart, 2010–11
  • Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper: 185, Joe Corrigan (1967–1983)
  • Most Premier League Golden Glove awards: 4, Joe Hart
  • Most consecutive Premier League Golden Glove awards: 3, Joe Hart (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13), Ederson (2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22)
  • Most clean sheets overall in the Premier League: 110, Ederson (2017–)
  • Most Premier League clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 20, Ederson, 2018–19 (38 matches) and 2021–22 (37 matches)
  • Most clean sheets overall in the UEFA Champions League: 28, Ederson (2017–)
  • Most consecutive clean sheets in the UEFA Champions League: 7, 27 October 2020 – 16 March 2021
  • Most consecutive clean sheets in all competitions during a season: 6, 25 November 2020 – 12 December 2020
  • Most consecutive league clean sheets during a season: 6, 15 September 2018 – 29 October 2018 and 13 January 2021 – 3 February 2021
  • Longest run without a clean sheet: 14 matches, 15 December 2004 – 9 April 2005

Most clean sheets in all competitions edit

Statistics correct as of 11 May 2024. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Rank Player Years Clean sheets Games played Percentage
1   Joe Corrigan 1967–1983 185 602 30.7
2   Ederson 2017– 150 332 44.6
3   Joe Hart 2006–2017 137 348 39.3
4   Frank Swift 1933–1949 102 338 30.1
5   Bert Trautmann 1949–1964 98 545 17.9
6   Charlie Williams 1894–1902 66 232 28.4
7   Jim Goodchild 1911–1926 61 217 28.1
  Harry Dowd 1961–1970 61 219 27.9
8   Tony Coton 1990–1995 55 195 28.2

Captaincy edit

Club captains edit

Note: Other players (vice-captains) have led the team on the pitch when the club captain is not playing. Other players have been made captain on a one off basis to celebrate or commemorate an event. E.g. Oleksandr Zinchenko captained the team in their 2021–22 FA Cup fifth round tie at Peterborough United in support of his opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[33]

  • Total number of club captains: 37 players
  • Longest serving captains: 8 seasons,
  Lot Jones (1906–1914),
  Vincent Kompany (2011–2019)
  • Shortest serving captains: 1 season, 14 players

Club captains since 2000 edit

Dates Captain
1999–2000   Andy Morrison
2000–2001   Alfie Haaland
2001–2002   Stuart Pearce
2002–2003   Ali Benarbia
2003–2006   Sylvain Distin
2006–2009   Richard Dunne
2009–2010   Kolo Touré
2010–2011   Carlos Tevez
2011–2019   Vincent Kompany
2019–2020   David Silva
2020–2022   Fernandinho
2022–2023   İlkay Gündoğan
2023–present   Kyle Walker

Transfers edit

Many transfers have undisclosed fees, and thus transfer fees are not accurate. Where players have signed/left on undisclosed fees, a reference is given for the estimated transfer fee from a reputable source.

Highest transfer fees paid edit

Rank Player From Fee Year
1   Jack Grealish   Aston Villa £100m[34] 2021
2   Joško Gvardiol   RB Leipzig £77.5m 2023
3   Rodri   Atlético Madrid £63.6m 2019
4   Rúben Dias   Benfica £62m[35] 2020
5   Riyad Mahrez   Leicester City £60m 2018
  João Cancelo   Juventus £60m[36] 2019
7   Aymeric Laporte   Athletic Bilbao £57m 2018
8   Jérémy Doku   Stade Rennes £55.4m 2023
9   Kevin De Bruyne   VfL Wolfsburg £55m[37] 2015
10   Matheus Nunes   Wolverhampton Wanderers £53.0m 2023

Highest transfer fees received edit

Rank Player To Fee Year
1   Leroy Sané   Bayern Munich £54.8m[38] 2020
2   Raheem Sterling   Chelsea £47.5m[39] 2022
3   Ferran Torres   Barcelona £46.3m[40] 2022
4   Gabriel Jesus   Arsenal £45.0m[41] 2022
5   Cole Palmer   Chelsea £40.0m[42] 2023
6   Danilo   Juventus £34.1m[36] 2019
7   Riyad Mahrez   Al-Ahli £30.0m 2023
  Oleksandr Zinchenko   Arsenal £30.0m[43] 2022
9   Kelechi Iheanacho   Leicester City £24m[44] 2017
10   Aymeric Laporte   Al Nassr £23.6m 2023

Progression of record transfer fee paid edit

Fee Selling club Transferred player Transfer date Notes
2p Bolton Wanderers   John Gunn October 1896 Earliest recorded transfer fee[45]
£250 Newton Heath   Joe Cassidy April 1900 [45]
£450 Glossop North End   Irvine Thornley April 1904 [45][46]
£1,200 Norwich City   David Ross February 1907 [45]
£1,780 Everton   Tommy Browell October 1913 [45]
£2,500 Derby County   Horace Barnes May 1914 [45]
£3,400 Bolton Wanderers   Frank Roberts October 1922 [45]
£4,700 Partick Thistle   Jimmy McMullan February 1926 [45]
£10,000 Blackpool   Peter Doherty February 1936 [45]
£25,000 Swansea Town   Roy Paul July 1950 [45]
£55,000 Huddersfield Town   Denis Law March 1960 British record[45]
£60,000 Bolton Wanderers   Francis Lee October 1967 [45]
£200,000 Queens Park Rangers   Rodney Marsh March 1972 [45]
£275,000 Sunderland   Dennis Tueart March 1974 [45]
£275,000 Luton Town   Paul Futcher June 1978 [45]
£765,000 Preston North End   Michael Robinson September 1979
£1,450,277 Wolverhampton Wanderers   Steve Daley 5 September 1979 British record
£2.5m Wimbledon   Keith Curle 14 August 1991
£3m Portsmouth   Lee Bradbury 30 July 1997
£3.65m West Ham United   Paulo Wanchope 9 August 2000
£5m Preston North End   Jon Macken 5 February 2002
£13m Paris Saint-Germain   Nicolas Anelka 7 June 2002
£19m CSKA Moscow   2 July 2008 [47]
£32.5m Real Madrid   Robinho 1 September 2008 British record[48]
£38m Atlético Madrid   Sergio Agüero 28 July 2011 [49]
£44m Liverpool   Raheem Sterling 14 July 2015 Record for an English player[50]
£54m VfL Wolfsburg   Kevin De Bruyne 30 August 2015
£57m Athletic Bilbao   Aymeric Laporte 30 January 2018
£60m Leicester City   Riyad Mahrez 10 July 2018
£62.8m Atlético Madrid   Rodri 4 July 2019
£100m Aston Villa   Jack Grealish 5 August 2021 British record[34]

Managerial records edit

  • First full-time manager:   Frederick Hopkinson
  • Most years as manager: 13 years –   Les McDowall (1950–1963)
  • Most titles won as manager: 17  Pep Guardiola
  • Most matches managed: 592  Les McDowall
  • Most matches won as manager: 343  Pep Guardiola
  • Most goals scored under manager: 1,164  Pep Guardiola
  • Highest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 72.4%  Pep Guardiola (2016–present)
  • Lowest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 25.0%  Malcolm Allison (1979–1980)

Managers individual awards edit

International representatives edit

The following players represented their countries while playing for Manchester City. Many of these players also gained caps/goals while at other clubs. It excludes caps/goals earned by players while on loan from City to other clubs.
Figures for active players in bold
Last updated 27 March 2024

International honours won while playing at City edit

FIFA World Cup edit

The following players have won the FIFA World Cup while playing for Manchester City:

FIFA Confederations Cup edit

The following players have won the FIFA Confederations Cup while playing for Manchester City:

UEFA European Championship edit

The following players have won the UEFA European Championship while playing for Manchester City:

UEFA Nations League edit

The following players have won the UEFA Nations League while playing for Manchester City:

Copa América edit

The following players have won the Copa América while playing for Manchester City:

Africa Cup of Nations edit

The following players have won the Africa Cup of Nations while playing for Manchester City:

CONCACAF Nations League edit

The following players have won the CONCACAF Nations League while playing for Manchester City:

OFC Nations Cup edit

The following players have won the OFC Nations Cup while playing for Manchester City:

International caps edit

The figure in brackets is the number of international caps gained while a Manchester City player. It excludes caps earned by players while on loan from City to other clubs. Players are listed in alphabetical order by country and by name.

Sources (where not otherwise indicated): for UEFA nations[52] for other nations[53]

*Players with no first team appearances.

Most international goals edit

Players are listed in order of goals scored and by alphabetical order[74]

Rank Player Nationality Years played Goals Caps
1 David Silva   2010–2018 28 87
2 Sergio Agüero   2011–2021 27 66
3 Edin Džeko   2011–2015 25 41
4 Riyad Mahrez   2018–2023 21 43
5 Kevin De Bruyne   2015– 18 66
Raheem Sterling   2015–2022 18 61
7 İlkay Gündoğan   2016–2023 13 51
Gabriel Jesus   2017–2022 13 56
Niall Quinn   1990–1996 13 47
10 Ferran Torres   2020–2021 12 22
Paulo Wanchope   2000–2004 12 24

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the FA Premier League. At the same time, the Second Division was renamed the First Division, and the Third Division was renamed the Second Division.
  2. ^ Record for any English club outside of games at Wembley Stadium.
  3. ^ Includes appearances in the Charity Shield/Community Shield, Test Matches and the now-defunct Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Full Members' Cup and Texaco Cup. Wartime matches excluded.
  4. ^ Brook also played three games in the 1939–40 season, which were expunged from the records following the outbreak of the Second World War.
  5. ^ Full Members Cup
  6. ^ Agüero began the tournament as a City player, but his contract with the club ended prior to the final game, with him joining Barcelona
  7. ^ Bony won the title with his country after he had signed for the club, but before he had made his City debut
  8. ^ most caps won by a City player while at the club

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