List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics

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This article is about all-time club records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see List of Manchester City F.C. seasons.

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

Club honours[]

Best performances in competitions entered
Competition Best result Championship Runners-up
Premier League/First Division (L1) Winners 7 6
First Division/Second Division (L2) Winners 7 4
Second Division (L3) Third 0 0
FA Cup Winners 6 5
EFL Cup/Football League Cup Winners 8 1
Full Members Cup Runners-up 0 1
Football League Trophy First round 0 0
FA Community Shield/FA Charity Shield Winners 6 7
UEFA Champions League/European Cup Runners-up 0 1
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup Quarter-finals 0 0
UEFA/European Cup Winners' Cup Winners 1 0

Competitive record[]

See also: List of Manchester City F.C. seasons and Manchester City F.C. in international football

The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2020–21 season for all competitions. It excludes war competitions and league performance prior to City's entry to 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 5 24 924 444 204 276 48.05 1,559 1,042 +517 1,536
Football League Second Division 7 26 973 489 213 271 50.26 1,919 1,286 +633 1,360
Football League Third Division 0 1 46 22 16 8 47.82 69 33 +36 82
FA Cup 6 118 364 186 67 111 51.09 691 453 +238 -
Football League Cup / EFL Cup 8 61 228 133 36 59 58.33 454 244 +210 -
FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield 6 13 13 6 0 7 50.00 18 17 +1 -
International
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 0 11 94 51 17 26 54.26 181 108 +73 -
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 0 9 52 28 13 11 53.85 84 51 +33 -
European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 2 18 11 2 5 61.11 32 13 +19 -
Total 35 332 5,483 2,431 1,245 1,807 44.33 9,324 7,489 +1,835 5,815

Club records[]

Matches[]

  • Record League victory: 11–3 v. Lincoln City (23 March 1895, most goals scored), 10–0 v. Darwen (18 February 1899, widest margin of victory)[2]
  • Record League defeat: 0–8 v. Burton Wanderers (26 December 1894), 0–8 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 December 1933), 1–9 v. Everton (3 September 1906), 2–10 v. Small Heath (17 March 1893)[2]
  • Record Premier League victory: 8–0 v. Watford (21 September 2019)
  • Record Premier League defeat: 1–8 v. Middlesbrough (11 May 2008)
  • Record FA Cup victory: 12–0 v. Liverpool Stanley (4 October 1890)[3]
  • Record FA Cup defeat: 0–6 v. Preston North End (30 January 1897), 2–8 v. Bradford Park Avenue (30 January 1946)[3]
  • Record League Cup victory: 9–0 v. Burton Albion (9 January 2019)
  • Record League Cup defeat: 0–4 v. Liverpool (25 October 1995)
  • Record European victory: 7–0 v. Schalke 04, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg (12 March 2019)
  • Record European defeat: 0–4 v. 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 (shared 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 (shared national record)
  • Longest winning run in the FA Cup: 10, 6 January 2019 – 28 June 2020
  • Longest winning run in the EFL Cup: 16, 20 September 2017 – 7 January 2020 (includes penalty shoot-out wins)
  • Most home wins in a row (all competitions): 20, 9 September 2017 – 4 March 2018
  • Most away wins in a row (all competitions): 20, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021 (national record)
  • Most home wins in a row (league): 20, 5 March 2011 – 21 March 2012
  • Most away wins in a row (league): 12, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021 (national record)
  • Longest winning run in UEFA competitions: 7, 9 December 2020 – 4 May 2021
  • Most home wins in a row in the UEFA Champions League: 10, 7 August 2020 – 24 November 2021 (ongoing)
  • Most wins in UEFA Champions League in a season: 11, in the season (2020–21) (record by an English team)

Unbeaten runs[]

  • Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 28, 27 April 2017 – 3 December 2017 and 25 November 2020 - 2 March 2021
  • Longest unbeaten away run (all competitions): 23, 25 November 2020 - 14 May 2021
  • Longest league unbeaten run: 30, 8 April 2017 – 2 January 2018
  • Longest unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League: 12, 21 October 2020 – 28 April 2021
  • Longest unbeaten home run in the UEFA Champions League: 17, 7 November 2018 – 24 November 2021 (ongoing)
  • Longest unbeaten away run in the UEFA Champions League: 10, 18 September 2019 – 28 April 2021

Winless runs[]

  • Longest winless run: 17, 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 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[]

  • 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[]

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

Most[]

  • Most goals scored in a season (all competitions): 169, 2018–19[4] (national record)
  • Most league goals scored in a season: 108, 1926–27 and 2001–02[5]
  • Most goals scored in a Premier League season: 106, 2017–18 (national record)
  • Most goals scored in a Premier League calendar year: 113, 2021[6] (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[5]
  • Most points in a league season (3 points per win): 100, 2017–18 Premier League[5] (national record for highest level)
  • Most league wins in a season: 32, 2017–18[7] and 2018–19[8] (national record)
  • Most league wins in a calendar year: 36, 2021[6] (national record for highest level)
  • Most away league wins in a calendar year: 19, 2021[6] (national record for highest level)
  • Most home league wins in a season: 19, 1920–21 and 2001–02
  • Most away league wins in a season: 16, 2017–18
  • Most league draws in a season: 18, 1993–94
  • Most league defeats in a season: 22, 1958–59, 1959–60 and 1997–98
  • Most Premier League defeats in a season: 21, 2005–06

Least[]

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

Internationals[]

  • Most international caps (total while at club): 87 – David Silva, Spain[5]
  • Most international goals (total while at club) 28 – David Silva, Spain[5]

Attendances[]

  • Highest home attendance: 84,569 v Stoke City, Maine Road, FA Cup, 3 March 1934 (national record)[a]

Player awards[]

Player of the Year awards[]

Main article: List of Manchester City F.C. players § 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 or online to choose the player on the team they feel is the most worthy of recognition for his performances during that season. The table in the linked main article above lists all of the recipients of this award since its inception. The following table lists all of the recipients of this award since 1980.

 
Year Winner
1980–81 England Paul Power
1981-82 England Tommy Caton
1982–83 England Kevin Bond
1983-84 Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy
1984–85 England Paul Power
1985–86 England Kenny Clements
1986–87 Scotland Neil McNab
1987–88 England Steve Redmond
1988–89 Scotland Neil McNab
1989–90 Scotland Colin Hendry
 
Year Winner
1990–91 Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn
1991–92 England Tony Coton
1992–93 England Garry Flitcroft
1993–94 England Tony Coton
1994–95 Germany Uwe Rösler
1995–96 Georgia (country) Georgi Kinkladze
1996–97 Georgia (country) Georgi Kinkladze
1997–98 England Michael Brown
1998–99 Netherlands Gerard Wiekens
1999–2000 Bermuda Shaun Goater
 
Year Winner
2000–01 Australia Danny Tiatto
2001–02 Algeria Ali Benarbia
2002–03 France Sylvain Distin
2003–04 England Shaun Wright-Phillips
2004–05 Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2005–06 Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2006–07 Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2007–08 Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2008–09 Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland
2009–10 Argentina Carlos Tevez
 
Year Winner
2010–11 Belgium Vincent Kompany
2011–12 Argentina Sergio Agüero
2012–13 Argentina Pablo Zabaleta
2013–14 Ivory Coast 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
2020–21 Portugal Rúben Dias

Players with the most Player of the Year awards[]

Rank Player Nationality Years Titles
1 Richard Dunne  Ireland 2000–2010 4
2 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 2015– 3
Joe Corrigan  England 1967–1983
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:[9][10][11][12][13]

Players' individual awards while playing with Manchester City[]

European or international award winners[]

First Division or Premier League awards winners[]

Players with the most titles won at the club[]

As of 11 May 2021[14]

Players with equal number of titles are ranked in alphabetical order

Rank Player Nationality Years Premier League FA Cup League Cup Community Shield Continental Titles
1 Sergio Agüero  Argentina 2011–2021 5 1 6 3 0 15
2 David Silva  Spain 2010–2020 4 2 5 3 0 14
3 Fernandinho  Brazil 2013– 4 1 6 2 0 13
4 Vincent Kompany  Belgium 2008–2019 4 2 4 2 0 12
5 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 2015– 3 1 5 2 0 11
Raheem Sterling  England 2015– 3 1 5 2 0
7 Ederson  Brazil 2017– 3 1 4 2 0 10
İlkay Gündoğan  Germany 2016– 3 1 4 2 0
Phil Foden  England 2017– 3 1 4 2 0
Gabriel Jesus  Brazil 2017– 3 1 4 2 0
Aymeric Laporte  Spain 2018– 3 1 4 2 0
Benjamin Mendy  France 2017– 3 1 4 2 0
Bernardo Silva  Portugal 2017– 3 1 4 2 0
John Stones  England 2016– 3 1 4 2 0
Kyle Walker  England 2017– 3 1 4 2 0
Oleksandr Zinchenko  Ukraine 2016– 3 1 4 2 0

Player records[]

Appearances[]

  • Youngest player: Glyn Pardoe, 15 years, 314 days (against Birmingham City, First Division, 11 April 1962)[5]
  • Oldest player: Billy Meredith, 49 years, 245 days (against Newcastle United, FA Cup semi-final, 29 March 1924)[5]

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
Names in bold are players who are still at the club at present.

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

Current player with the most appearances: Fernandinho – 310 (55) as of 19 December 2021 – Ranked 21st in the all time list.


Appearances in continental competitions[]

As of match played 7 December 2021.[17]
Rank Player Nationality Years UCL UEL Total
1 Fernandinho  Brazil 2013– 70 0 70
David Silva  Spain 2010–2020 56 14 70
3 Sergio Agüero  Argentina 2011–2021 65 4 69
4 Raheem Sterling  England 2015– 62 0 62
5 Joe Hart  England 2006–2017 40 13 53
6 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 2015– 49 0 49
İlkay Gündoğan  Germany 2016– 49 0 49
Yaya Touré  Ivory Coast 2010–2018 38 11 49
9 Vincent Kompany  Belgium 2008–2019 36 11 47
10 Ederson  Brazil 2017– 44 0 44

Goalscorers[]

All-time top goalscorers[]

As of match played 23 May 2021[17]
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
  • Most goals scored in all competitions: 260 – Sergio Agüero.
  • Most goals scored in one season in all competitions: 38 – Tommy Johnson (1928–29).
  • Most matches scored in Manchester City history: 186 – Sergio Agüero (2011–2021).
  • Most braces in Manchester City history: 37 – Sergio Agüero (2011–2021).
  • Most hat-tricks scored for Manchester City : 16 – Sergio Agüero (2011–2021).
  • Most hat-tricks in one season: 3 – Sergio Agüero (in 2014–15, 2017–18 and 2018–19) and Raheem Sterling (in 2019–20).
  • Most goals scored in a match in any competition: 6 – Denis Law v Luton Town, 28 January 1961.

All-time top goalscorers in First Division / Premier League[]

As of match played 23 March 2021[17]
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: 184 – Sergio Agüero.
  • Most goals scored in Premier league for one club: 184 – Sergio Agüero. (national record)
  • Most goals scored in one First Division season: 38 – Tommy Johnson (1928–29).
  • Most goals scored in one Premier League season: 26 – Sergio Agüero (2014–15).
  • Most home goals in one Premier League season: 16 – Sergio Agüero (2011–12).
  • Most away goals in one Premier League season: 13 – Sergio Agüero (2016–17).
  • Most matches scored in Premier League playing for Manchester City: 131 – Sergio Agüero (2011–2021).
  • Most matches scored in one Premier League season: 17 – Sergio Agüero (2014–15).
  • Most home matches scored in one Premier League season: 11 – Sergio Agüero (2011–12).
  • Most away matches scored in one Premier League season: 9 – Sergio Agüero (2015–16).
  • Most braces scored in Premier League: 26 – Sergio Agüero (2011–2021).
  • Most Premier League braces in one season : 5 – Sergio Agüero (2016–17).
  • Most hat-tricks scored in the Premier League : 12 – Sergio Agüero (2011–2021) (national record).
  • Most Premier League hat-tricks in one season : 3 – Sergio Agüero (in 2017–18 and 2018–19).
  • 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 (2011–2021).
  • Most aways goals scored in club history in Premier League: 74 – Sergio Agüero (2011–2021).
  • Most penalties scored in Premier League: 27 – Sergio Agüero (2011–2021).

All-time top goalscorers in continental competitions[]

As of matches played 7 December 2021.[17]

In this table "Others" refer to historical and defunct continental competitions such as the Cup Winners' Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup with no current equivalent competition.
Goals scored in the old European Cup and UEFA Cup are included in the Champions League and Europa League columns respectively.

Rank Player Nationality Years UCL UEL Others Total
1 Sergio Agüero  Argentina 2011–2021 39 4 0 43
2 Raheem Sterling  England 2015– 23 0 0 23
3 Gabriel Jesus  Brazil 2017– 19 0 0 19
4 Francis Lee  England 1968–1975 0 0 11 11
Riyad Mahrez  Algeria 2018- 11 0 0
David Silva  Spain 2010–2020 9 2 0
7 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 2015– 10 0 0 10
8 İlkay Gündoğan  Germany 2016– 9 0 0 9
9 Colin Bell  England 1965–1979 0 1 7 8
Yaya Touré  Ivory Coast 2010–2018 7 1 0
11 Phil Foden  England 2017- 7 0 0 7
  • Most goals scored in all European competition: 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: 9 – Sergio Agüero
    • Most goals scored in a single season: 8 – Sergio Agüero (2016–17)
    • 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: 3 – Álvaro Negredo (2013–14), Sergio Agüero (2014–15 and 2016–17, twice), Gabriel Jesus (2018–19 and 2019–20), Raheem Sterling (2019–20)

All-time top goalscorers in knockout phases of continental competitions[]

As of match played 4 May 2021.[17]
Rank Player Nationality Years UCL UEL Total
1 Sergio Agüero  Argentina 2011–2021 9 4 13
2 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 2015– 7 0 7
Gabriel Jesus  Brazil 2017– 6 0 6
Raheem Sterling  England 2015– 6 0
5 Bernardo Silva  Portugal 2017– 4 0 4
Leroy Sané  Germany 2016–2020 4 0
Riyad Mahrez  Algeria 2018- 4 0
8 Phil Foden  England 2017– 3 0 3
İlkay Gündoğan  Germany 2016– 3 0
David Silva  Spain 2010–2020 1 2
  • Most goals scored in knockout phases: 13 – Sergio Agüero
  • Youngest player to score a goal: Phil Foden, 18 years, 288 days (against Schalke 04 on 12 March 2019)
  • Most goals scored in the UCL round of 16: 8 – Sergio Agüero
  • Most goals scored in the UCL quarter-finals: 4 – Kevin De Bruyne
  • Most goals scored in the UCL semi-finals: 3 – Riyad Mahrez
Hat-tricks in UEFA competitions[]
Statistics correct as of 11 December 2019.[18][19]
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
Spain Alvaro Negredo Russia CSKA Moscow 5–2 (H) 5 November 2013 UEFA Champions League
Argentina Sergio Agüero (1) Germany Bayern Munich 3–2 (H) 25 November 2014 UEFA Champions League
Argentina Sergio Agüero (2) Romania Steaua București 0–5 (A) 16 August 2016 UEFA Champions League
Argentina Sergio Agüero (3) Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 (H) 14 September 2016 UEFA Champions League
Brazil Gabriel Jesus (1) Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6–0 (H) 7 November 2018 UEFA Champions League
England Raheem Sterling Italy Atalanta 5–1 (H) 22 October 2019 UEFA Champions League
Brazil Gabriel Jesus (2) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–4 (A) 11 December 2019 UEFA Champions League

All-time top goalscorers in English cup competitions[]

As of matches played 7 January 2022[17]
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
Mike Summerbee  England 1965–1975 11 8 0 0
8 Shaun Goater  Bermuda 1998–2003 9 9 0 0 18
Alec Herd  Scotland 1933–1948 17 0 1 0
10 David White  England 1986–1994 4 11 0 2[d] 17
Neil Young  England 1961–1972 10 6 1 0
Tommy Browell  England 1913–1926 17 0 0 0
Gabriel Jesus Brazil Brazil 2017– 10 7 0 0
  • Most goals scored in all national cup competitions: 33 – Sergio Agüero.
  • Most goals scored in the FA Cup: 22 – Fred Tilson.
  • Most FA Cup goals in a season: 9 – Frank Roberts (1925-26).
  • Most FA Cup Final goals in total: 2 – Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus (2018–19).
  • Most goals scored in the League Cup: 18 – Colin Bell, Denis Tueart.
  • Most League Cup goals in a season: 8 – Denis Tueart (1975-76).
  • Most goals scored in one League Cup match: 4 – Gabriel Jesus (2018–19).
  • Most League Cup Final goals in total: 2 – Sergio Agüero (2017–18 and 2019–20).
  • Most goals scored in the Community Shield: 3 – Francis Lee (1968 and 1972).

Assists[e][]

  • Most assists in all competitions: 128 – David Silva
  • Most assists in Premier League: 93 – David Silva
  • Most assists in UEFA competitions: 18 – Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling
  • Most assists in all competitions in one season: 23 – Kevin De Bruyne in 2019–20
  • Most assists in a Premier League season: 20 – Kevin De Bruyne in 2019–20 (shared national record)
  • Most assists in a Premier League match: 3 – Kevin De Bruyne (vs. Leicester City, 10 February 2018) and Leroy Sané (vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 9 May 2018)
  • Most assists in a UEFA competition season: 4 – Kevin De Bruyne, in the 2017–18, 2018–19 and 2020–21 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[]

Statistics correct as of 22 January 2022. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Rank Player Assists
1 Spain David Silva 141
2 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 111
3 England Raheem Sterling 90
4 Argentina Sergio Agüero 73
5 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré 50
6 Portugal Bernardo Silva 46
7 England James Milner 45
Germany Leroy Sané 45
9 Algeria Riyad Mahrez 43
10 Brazil Gabriel Jesus 42

Most assists in UEFA competitions[]

Statistics correct as of 24 November 2021. Bold denotes an active player for the club.[20]
Rank Player Assists
1 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 18
England Raheem Sterling
3 Spain David Silva 14
4 Algeria Riyad Mahrez 11
5 Argentina Sergio Agüero 10
6 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré 9
7 France Samir Nasri 8
Germany Leroy Sané
Portugal Bernardo Silva
10 England Phil Foden 6

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)
  • Most clean sheets overall in the Premier League: 109, Joe Hart (2006–2017)
  • Most Premier League clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 20 in 38 matches, Ederson, 2018–19
  • Most clean sheets overall in the UEFA Champions League: 16, 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[]

Statistics correct as of 22 January 2022. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Rank Player Clean Sheets Games played Percentage
1 England Joe Corrigan 185 602 30.7
2 England Joe Hart 137 348 39.3
3 Brazil Ederson 104 219 47.7
4 England Frank Swift 102 338 30.1
5 Germany Bert Trautmann 98 545 17.9

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 England Jack Grealish England Aston Villa £100m[21] 2021
2 Spain Rodri Spain Atlético Madrid £63.6m 2019
3 Portugal Rúben Dias Portugal Benfica £62m[22] 2020
4 Algeria Riyad Mahrez England Leicester City £60m 2018
Portugal João Cancelo Italy Juventus £60m[23] 2019
6 France Aymeric Laporte Spain Athletic Bilbao £57m 2018
7 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Germany VfL Wolfsburg £55m[24] 2015
8 France Benjamin Mendy France Monaco £49m 2017
9 England Kyle Walker England Tottenham Hotspur £48m[25] 2017
10 England John Stones England Everton £47.5m 2016

Highest transfer fees received[]

Rank Player To Fee Year
1 Germany Leroy Sané Germany Bayern Munich £54.8m[26] 2020
2 Spain Ferran Torres Spain Barcelona £46.3m[27] 2022
3 Brazil Danilo Italy Juventus £34.1m[23] 2019
4 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho England Leicester City £24m[28] 2017
5 Spain Álvaro Negredo Spain Valencia £23.5m[29] 2015
6 England Shaun Wright-Phillips England Chelsea £21m[30] 2005
7 Italy Mario Balotelli Italy Milan £19m[31] 2013
8 Brazil Robinho Italy Milan £18m[32] 2010
9 Spain Angeliño Germany RB Leipzig £16.2m[33] 2021
10 Spain Brahim Díaz Spain Real Madrid £15.5m[34] 2019

Progression of record transfer fee paid[]

Fee Selling club Transferred player Transfer date Notes
2p Bolton Wanderers England October 1896 Earliest recorded transfer fee[35]
£250 Newton Heath Scotland Joe Cassidy April 1900 [35]
£450 Glossop North End England Irvine Thornley April 1904 [35][36]
£1,200 Norwich City Scotland February 1907 [35]
£1,780 Everton England Tommy Browell October 1913 [35]
£2,500 Derby County England Horace Barnes May 1914 [35]
£3,400 Bolton Wanderers England Frank Roberts October 1922 [35]
£4,700 Partick Thistle Scotland Jimmy McMullan February 1926 [35]
£10,000 Blackpool Northern Ireland Peter Doherty February 1936 [35]
£25,000 Swansea Town Wales Roy Paul July 1950 [35]
£55,000 Huddersfield Town Scotland Denis Law March 1960 British record[35]
£60,000 Bolton Wanderers England Francis Lee October 1967 [35]
£200,000 Queens Park Rangers England Rodney Marsh March 1972 [35]
£275,000 Sunderland England Dennis Tueart March 1974 [35]
£275,000 Luton Town England Paul Futcher June 1978 [35]
£765,000 Preston North End Republic of Ireland Michael Robinson September 1979
£1,450,277 Wolverhampton Wanderers England Steve Daley 5 September 1979 British record
£2.5m Wimbledon England Keith Curle 14 August 1991
£3m Portsmouth England Lee Bradbury 30 July 1997
£3.65m West Ham United Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope 9 August 2000
£5m Preston North End Republic of Ireland Jon Macken 5 February 2002
£13m Paris Saint-Germain France Nicolas Anelka 7 June 2002
£19m CSKA Moscow Brazil Jô 2 July 2008 [37]
£32.5m Real Madrid Brazil Robinho 1 September 2008 British record[38]
£38m Atlético Madrid Argentina Sergio Agüero 28 July 2011 [39]
£44m Liverpool England Raheem Sterling 14 July 2015 Record for an English player[40]
£54m VfL Wolfsburg Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 30 August 2015
£57m Athletic Bilbao Spain Aymeric Laporte 30 January 2018
£60m Leicester City Algeria Riyad Mahrez 10 July 2018
£62.8m Atlético Madrid Spain Rodri 4 July 2019
£100m Aston Villa England Jack Grealish 5 August 2021 British record[21]

Managerial records[]

See also: List of Manchester City F.C. managers
  • First full-time manager: England Frederick Hopkinson
  • Most years as manager: 13 years – Scotland Les McDowall (1950–1963)
  • Most titles won as manager: 10 – Spain Pep Guardiola
  • Most matches managed: 592 – Scotland Les McDowall
  • Most matches won as manager: 239– Spain Pep Guardiola
  • Most goals scored under manager: 1,049 – Scotland Les McDowall
  • Highest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 73.3% – Spain Pep Guardiola (2016–present)
  • Lowest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 25.0% – England Malcolm Allison (1979–1980)

Managers individual awards[]

  • Premier League Manager of the Season (3)
    • Spain Pep Guardiola (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
  • League Managers Association Awards (2)
    • Spain Pep Guardiola (2): 2018, 2021[41]
  • Premier League Manager of the Month (Managers with at least 2 awards won)
    • Spain 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)
    • Chile Manuel Pellegrini (4): December 2013, January 2014, December 2014, August 2015
    • Italy Roberto Mancini (2): December 2010, October 2011
    • England Stuart Pearce (2): April 2005, August 2005

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 27 January 2022

International honours won while playing at City[]

FIFA World Cup[]

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

  • France Benjamin Mendy – 2018

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:

  • Spain David Silva – 2012

UEFA Nations League[]

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

  • Portugal Bernardo Silva – 2019

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:

  • United States Zack Steffen – 2021

OFC Nations Cup[]

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

  • Australia 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.

*Players with no first team appearances.

Most international goals[]

Players are listed in order of goals scored and by alphabetical order[65]

Rank Player Nationality Years played Goals Caps
1 David Silva Spain 2010 – 2018 28 87
2 Sergio Agüero Argentina 2011 – 2021 27 66
3 Edin Džeko Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011 – 2015 25 41
4 Riyad Mahrez Algeria 2018 – 18 34
5 Raheem Sterling England 2015 – 17 56
6 Kevin De Bruyne Belgium 2015 – 15 55
7 Niall Quinn Republic of Ireland 1990 – 1996 13 47
8 Gabriel Jesus Brazil 2017 – 12 53
Ferran Torres Spain 2020 – 2021 12 22
Paulo Wanchope Costa Rica 2000 – 2004 12 24

Penalty shoot-out record[]

Season Date Competition Round Opponent Venue Result Score City Manager
1985/86 4 November 1985 Full Members' Cup SF Sunderland Home Won 4–2 Scotland Billy McNeill
1997/98 26 August 1997 League Cup First round Blackpool Home Lost 2–4 England Frank Clark
1998/99 30 May 1999 Division 2 play-offs Final Gillingham Neutral Won 3–1 England Joe Royle
2005/06 21 September 2005 League Cup First round Doncaster Rovers Away Lost 0–3 England Stuart Pearce
2008/09 28 August 2008 UEFA Cup Qualifying round Midtjylland Away Won 4–2 Wales Mark Hughes
2008/09 24 September 2008 League Cup Second round Brighton and 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 Chile Manuel Pellegrini
2017/18 24 October 2017 EFL Cup Fourth Round Wolverhampton Wanderers Home Won 4–1 Spain 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 Final Liverpool Neutral Won 5–4
2021/22 27 October 2021 EFL Cup Fourth Round West Ham United Away Lost 3–5

Notes[]

  1. ^ Record for any English club outside of games at Wembley Stadium
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Brook also played three games in the 1939–40 season, which were expunged from the records following the outbreak of the Second World War.
  4. ^ Full Members Cup
  5. ^ Assist data has only been recorded by the Premier League and Opta since 2006–07
  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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