Manchester City F.C. league record by opponent

Manchester City Football Club is an English association football club based in Manchester, which competes in the Premier League. Founded as West Gorton (St Marks) in 1880, the club after several changes of identity adopted the name 'Manchester City' in 1894. During the 1891–92 season, Manchester City joined the Football Alliance. The team was elected to The Football League in 1892, where the club remained until 1992, when the League's First Division was replaced as the top level of English football by the Premier League.^[1]

Manchester City's first team has competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and its record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below. The team that Manchester City has met most in league competition is Arsenal, against whom they have contested 186 league matches. Arsenal have also defeated Manchester City in league competition on 87 occasions, which represents the most Manchester City have lost against any club. Manchester City have defeated Everton on 70 different occasions in the league, more times than they have defeated any other club in league fixtures - City have played Everton 176 times. Manchester City have drawn more matches with Manchester United than with any other club; out of the 164 league matches between the two teams, 52 have finished without a winner.

City have scored 259 league goals against three clubs: Aston Villa (in 158 games), Newcastle United (168) and West Bromwich Albion (144). They have conceded 302 goals against Liverpool (in 170 games). Their worst win % against current Premier League teams is also against Liverpool (26.5%), while their best win % is against both Brighton and Watford (both 63.6%)

Key[]

• The records include the results of matches played in the Football Alliance (from 1891 to 1892), The Football League (from 1892 to 2002) and the Premier League (since 1992). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. Test Matches are not included. The 1999 Second Division play-off Final is regarded as an away match for the purposes of classification in this table.
• For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively.
•    Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2021–22 Premier League alongside Manchester City.
•    Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
• P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = Goals scored; A = Goals conceded; Win% = percentage of total matches won

All-time league record[]

Statistics correct as of matches played to the end of season 2020-2021.^[a][2][3]

Manchester City F.C. league record by opponent

Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%	First	Last	Ref(s)
	Home						Away						Total
Arsenal	93	37	22	34	138	131	93	18	22	53	90	164	186	55	44	87	228	295	029.57	1893–94	2020–21	[A]
Aston Villa	79	48	15	16	166	91	78	19	24	36	93	132	158	67	39	52	259	223	042.41	1899–1900	2020–21
Barnsley	14	8	4	2	42	17	14	5	6	3	20	13	28	13	10	5	62	30	046.43	1898–99	2001–02
Birmingham City	67	45	13	9	130	57	67	15	12	40	80	144	134	60	25	49	210	201	044.78	1891–92	2010–11	[B]
Birmingham St George's	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	5	3	100.00	1891–92	1891–92
Blackburn Rovers	56	25	17	14	101	68	56	15	10	31	74	103	112	40	27	45	175	171	035.71	1899–1900	2011–12
Blackpool	30	16	4	10	63	50	30	10	14	6	53	46	60	26	18	16	116	96	043.33	1896–97	2010–11
Bolton Wanderers	56	31	11	14	104	65	56	13	15	28	66	106	112	44	26	42	170	171	039.29	1897–98	2011–12
Bootle	2	1	1	0	10	3	2	0	0	2	4	7	4	1	1	2	14	10	025.00	1891–92	1892–93
AFC Bournemouth	8	7	1	0	25	7	8	7	1	0	15	2	16	14	2	0	40	9	087.50	1987–88	2019–20
Bradford City	16	13	1	2	43	17	16	5	4	7	24	25	32	18	5	9	67	42	056.25	1908–09	2001–02
Bradford Park Avenue	6	5	0	1	22	8	6	1	1	4	7	13	12	6	1	5	29	21	050.00	1909–10
Brentford	4	3	0	1	8	4	4	1	1	2	7	6	8	4	1	3	15	10	050.00
Brighton & Hove Albion	11	9	2	0	27	6	11	5	2	4	20	16	22	14	4	4	47	22	063.64		2020–21
Bristol City	11	6	3	2	23	12	11	0	3	8	8	18	22	6	6	10	31	30	027.27	1902–03
Bristol Rovers	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	000.00	1998–99	1998–99
Burnley	49	29	13	7	119	52	49	16	12	21	79	79	98	45	25	28	198	131	045.92	1897–98	2020–21
Burton Swifts	8	4	2	2	23	12	8	2	3	3	15	18	16	6	5	5	38	30	037.50	1891–92	1898–99
Burton United	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	2	2	0	0	7	0	100.00	1902–03	1902–03
Burton Wanderers	3	1	2	0	4	3	3	0	1	2	2	13	6	1	3	2	6	16	016.67	1894–95	1896–97
Bury	22	12	8	2	52	25	22	9	4	9	43	43	44	21	12	11	95	68	047.73	1894–95	1997–98
Cambridge United	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	5	0	050.00	1983–84	1983–84
Cardiff City	21	12	8	1	52	26	21	6	8	7	38	38	42	18	16	8	90	64	042.86	1921–22	2018–19
Carlisle United	4	2	0	2	7	7	4	1	2	1	2	3	8	3	2	3	9	10	037.50	1965–66	1984–85
Charlton Athletic	27	13	6	8	55	37	27	7	8	12	37	47	54	20	14	20	92	84	037.04	1936–37	2006–07
Chelsea	76	35	17	24	113	86	76	16	22	38	83	125	152	51	39	62	196	211	033.55	1907–08	2020–21
Chesterfield	5	3	2	0	13	5	5	4	1	0	8	2	10	7	3	0	21	7	070.00	1902–03	1998–99	[C]
Colchester United	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	100.00	1998–99	1998–99
Coventry City	32	23	5	4	63	24	32	8	11	13	42	53	64	31	16	17	105	77	048.44		2001–02
Crewe Alexandra	8	7	0	1	26	6	8	3	3	2	13	12	16	10	3	3	39	18	062.50	1891–92	2001–02
Crystal Palace	29	16	7	6	58	27	29	14	7	8	38	28	58	30	14	14	96	55	051.72		2020–21
Darlington	1	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	9	2	050.00	1926–27	1926–27
Darwen	6	5	0	1	29	8	6	3	0	3	11	14	12	8	0	4	40	22	066.67	1892–93	1898–99
Derby County	46	29	9	8	93	45	46	11	11	24	50	87	92	40	20	32	143	132	043.48	1899–1900	2007–08
Doncaster Rovers	2	1	1	0	7	4	2	1	0	1	5	5	4	2	1	1	12	9	050.00	1902–03
Everton	88	48	21	19	154	84	88	22	23	43	100	153	176	70	44	62	254	235	039.77	1899–1900	2020–21
Fulham	31	19	6	6	74	35	31	13	9	9	63	55	62	32	15	15	137	90	051.61	1909–10	2020–21
Gainsborough Trinity	5	4	1	0	20	2	5	3	0	2	11	6	10	7	1	2	31	8	070.00	1896–97	1909–10
Gillingham	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	2	1	0	7	3	5	3	2	0	11	4	060.00	1998–99	2001–02
Glossop North End	4	2	1	1	12	8	4	4	0	0	8	1	8	6	1	1	20	9	075.00	1898–99	1909–10	[D]
Grimsby Town	27	20	2	5	63	33	27	6	8	13	41	64	54	26	10	18	104	97	048.15	1891–92	2001–02
Huddersfield Town	36	17	9	10	71	43	36	7	17	12	35	40	72	24	26	22	106	83	033.33	1920–21	2018–19
Hull City	11	7	4	0	25	8	11	4	3	4	20	17	22	11	7	4	45	25	050.00	1909–10	2016–17
Ipswich Town	29	17	7	5	51	25	29	2	7	20	21	48	58	19	14	25	72	73	032.76		2000–01
Leeds City	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	6	1	100.00	1909–10	1909–10
Leeds United	48	26	9	13	85	50	48	14	9	25	57	77	96	40	18	38	142	127	041.67	1924–25	2020–21
Leicester City	51	31	11	9	123	67	51	18	13	20	65	77	102	49	24	29	188	144	048.04	1895–96	2020–21	[E]
Leyton Orient	7	7	0	0	28	5	7	3	2	2	16	12	14	10	2	2	44	17	071.43	1909–10	1965–66	[F]
Lincoln City	11	9	0	2	40	13	11	4	0	7	13	20	22	13	0	9	53	33	059.09	1891–92	1998–99
Liverpool	85	31	23	31	128	126	85	14	19	52	106	176	170	45	42	83	234	302	026.47	1893–94	2020–21
Loughborough	4	3	1	0	14	2	4	3	0	1	10	5	8	6	1	1	24	7	075.00	1895–96	1898–99
Luton Town	18	10	5	3	33	17	18	3	7	8	23	34	36	13	12	11	56	51	036.11	1897–98	1998–99
Macclesfield Town	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	100.00	1998–99	1998–99
Manchester United	82	26	25	31	116	107	82	21	27	34	105	125	164	47	52	65	221	232	028.66	1891–92	2020–21	[G]
Middlesbrough	58	37	12	9	116	62	58	9	15	34	49	116	116	46	27	43	165	178	039.66	1903–04	2016–17
Middlesbrough Ironopolis	1	1	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	6	3	050.00	1893–94	1893–94
Millwall	6	5	0	1	13	6	6	3	2	1	10	8	12	8	2	2	23	14	066.67		2001–02
New Brighton Tower	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	1	050.00	1898–99	1898–99
Newcastle United	84	48	20	16	167	82	84	18	17	49	92	157	168	66	37	65	259	239	039.29	1893–94	2020–21
Newport County	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	8	1	100.00
Northampton Town	3	1	1	1	3	2	3	0	1	2	3	6	6	1	2	3	6	8	016.67		1998–99
Northwich Victoria	2	1	1	0	5	3	2	2	0	0	7	1	4	3	1	0	12	4	075.00	1892–93	1893–94
Norwich City	30	21	6	3	74	24	30	9	15	6	42	37	60	30	21	9	116	61	050.00		2019–20
Nottingham Forest	46	20	18	8	76	53	46	17	8	21	64	78	92	37	26	29	140	131	040.22	1891–92	2001–02
Notts County	29	22	4	3	63	18	29	7	8	14	26	44	58	29	12	17	89	62	050.00	1893–94	1998–99
Oldham Athletic	21	11	4	6	35	26	21	10	5	6	33	23	42	21	9	12	68	49	050.00	1909–10	1998–99
Oxford United	6	3	0	3	6	9	6	2	2	2	8	7	12	5	2	5	14	16	041.67	1984–85	1997–98
Plymouth Argyle	7	4	2	1	13	10	7	2	1	4	9	11	14	6	3	5	22	21	042.86		1988–89
Port Vale	11	9	0	2	34	10	11	8	1	2	21	12	22	17	1	4	55	22	077.27	1892–93	1999–2000	[H]
Portsmouth	39	26	8	5	88	44	39	11	9	19	54	65	78	37	17	24	142	109	047.44	1926–27	2009–10
Preston North End	41	20	8	13	72	56	41	18	7	16	75	75	82	38	15	29	147	131	046.34	1896–97	2001–02
Queens Park Rangers	23	14	6	3	45	23	23	4	10	9	20	31	46	18	16	12	65	54	039.13		2014–15
Reading	9	6	1	2	15	7	9	3	1	5	8	11	18	9	2	7	23	18	050.00	1926–27	2012–13
Rotherham Town	3	3	0	0	6	2	3	2	0	1	8	6	6	5	0	1	14	8	083.33	1893–94	1895–96
Rotherham United	4	4	0	0	13	4	4	2	2	0	4	2	8	6	2	0	17	6	075.00		2001–02
Scunthorpe United	1	1	0	0	8	1	1	1	0	0	4	2	2	2	0	0	12	3	100.00
Sheffield United	57	30	14	13	107	74	57	19	18	20	85	93	114	49	32	33	192	167	042.98	1892–93	2020–21
Sheffield Wednesday	49	25	11	13	100	67	49	5	13	31	50	98	98	30	24	44	150	165	030.61	1891–92	2001–02	[I]
Shrewsbury Town	4	2	1	1	8	5	4	2	1	1	4	2	8	4	2	2	12	7	050.00	1983–84	1988–89
South Shields	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	1	1	0	3	2	4	2	1	1	7	4	050.00	1926–27	1927–28
Southampton	43	21	12	10	84	54	43	14	11	18	49	57	86	35	23	28	133	111	040.70	1926–27	2020–21
Southend United	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	2	2	0	0	6	2	100.00	1996–97	1996–97
Stockport County	5	3	1	1	14	6	5	2	1	2	8	8	10	5	2	3	22	14	050.00	1902–03	2001–02
Stoke City	49	30	12	7	91	35	49	13	11	25	51	74	98	43	23	32	142	109	043.88	1899–1900	2017–18	[J]
Sunderland	66	43	11	12	138	83	66	20	11	35	95	111	132	63	22	47	233	194	047.73	1899–1900	2016–17
Swansea City	17	15	1	1	46	13	17	8	3	6	32	30	34	23	4	7	78	43	067.65	1926–27	2017–18	[K]
Swindon Town	8	5	2	1	18	5	8	6	0	2	15	11	16	11	2	3	33	16	068.75		1999–2000
Tottenham Hotspur	72	39	16	17	134	70	72	19	17	36	89	122	144	58	33	53	223	190	040.28	1909–10	2020–21
Tranmere Rovers	4	2	1	1	9	5	4	1	3	0	11	5	8	3	4	1	20	10	037.50		1999–2000
Walsall	11	8	2	1	33	10	11	4	6	1	23	17	22	12	8	2	56	27	054.55	1891–92	2001–02	[L]
Watford	11	8	1	2	26	6	11	6	2	3	25	11	22	14	3	5	51	17	063.64		2019–20
West Bromwich Albion	72	45	11	16	168	97	72	22	17	33	91	123	144	67	28	49	259	220	046.53	1895–96	2020–21
West Ham United	52	37	5	10	109	63	52	16	11	25	70	83	104	53	16	35	179	146	050.96	1923–24	2020–21
Wigan Athletic	10	7	1	2	11	2	10	4	3	3	13	13	20	11	4	5	24	15	055.00	1998–99	2012–13
Wimbledon	10	4	4	2	12	9	10	1	3	6	6	14	20	5	7	8	18	23	025.00	1984–85	2001–02
Wolverhampton Wanderers	57	33	11	13	138	82	57	13	13	31	83	134	114	46	24	44	221	216	040.35	1899–1900	2020–21
Wrexham	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	050.00	1998–99	1998–99
Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	3	000.00	1998–99	1998–99
York City	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	5	2	050.00	1998–99	1998–99

Overall record[]

See also: List of Manchester City F.C. seasons

The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2020–21 season for all competitions. It excludes war competitions.

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