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 9 6
First Division/Second Division (L2) Winners 7 4
Second Division (L3) Third place 0 0
FA Cup Winners 7 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 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

See also: List of Manchester City F.C. seasons, Manchester City F.C. league record by opponent, and Manchester City F.C. in international football

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

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Assists
 CS
 Ends
 Fee
 Notes
2 DF England Kyle Walker (Capt) 33 2017 286 6 21  – 2026 £45m
3 DF Portugal Rúben Dias (VC) 26 2020 160 4 4  – 2027 £62m Second VC
5 DF England John Stones 29 2016 245 15 5  – 2026 £47.5m
6 DF Netherlands Nathan Aké 29 2020 112 10 3  – 2027 £40m
8 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 29 2023 27 1 1  – 2027 £25m
9 FW Norway Erling Haaland 23 2022 79 73 15  – 2027 £51.2m
10 MF England Jack Grealish 28 2021 115 14 17  – 2027 £100m Record signing
11 MF Belgium Jérémy Doku 21 2023 23 4 6  – 2028 £55.4m
16 MF Spain Rodri (VC) 27 2019 237 23 21  – 2027 £62.8m Third VC
17 MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne (VC) 32 2015 365 98 153  – 2025 £54.5m First VC, all-time leading assist provider
18 GK Germany Stefan Ortega 31 2022 22 0 0 11 2025 Free Transfer
19 FW Argentina Julián Álvarez 24 2022 (Jan) 82 33 12  – 2028 £14.1m
20 MF Portugal Bernardo Silva (VC) 29 2017 335 63 59  – 2026 £43.5m Fourth VC
22 DF Spain Sergio Gómez 23 2022 32 0 3  – 2026 £11.0m
24 DF Croatia Joško Gvardiol 22 2023 27 0 1  – 2028 £77.5m
25 DF Switzerland Manuel Akanji 28 2022 74 4 1  – 2027 £15.0m
27 MF Portugal Matheus Nunes 25 2023 20 0 4  – 2028 £53.0m
31 GK Brazil Ederson 30 2017 319 0 4 144 2026 £34.9m
33 GK England Scott Carson 38 2021 2 0 0 0 2024 Free Transfer On loan in 2019–21
47 MF England Phil Foden 23 2017 253 75 52  – 2027  – Academy graduate
52 MF Norway Oscar Bobb 20 2021 15 2 1  – 2026  – Academy graduate
82 DF England Rico Lewis 19 2022 42 1 5  – 2025  – Academy graduate

Updated to match played 13 February 2024
Source: FBRef, Manchester City website
 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

Streaks

Winning runs

UEFA competitions

Unbeaten runs

UEFA competitions

Winless runs

Draws

Losses

Seasonal

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

Most

Least

Internationals

Attendances

Penalty shoot-out record

Overall record
Shootouts Won Lost Pens For Pens Against Diff Win %
16 11 5 52 44 +8 068.75
Individual shoot-outs

Player awards

Player of the Year

See also: 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 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 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
2021–22 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
2022–23 Norway Erling Haaland

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

Players with the most Player of the Year awards

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

European or international award winners

First Division or Premier League awards winners

Players with the most titles won at the club

As of 22 December 2023[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– 5 2 5 2 3 17
2 Ederson  Brazil 2017– 5 2 4 2 3 16
Phil Foden  England 2017– 5 2 4 2 3
Bernardo Silva  Portugal 2017– 5 2 4 2 3
John Stones  England 2016– 5 2 4 2 3
Kyle Walker  England 2017– 5 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

Appearances

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[23][24][25]
Rank Player Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other[c] 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)[d]
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: Kevin De Bruyne – 311 (49) as of 11 January 2024 – ranked 24th on the all-time list.[26]

Appearances in continental competitions

As of match played 13 February 2024.[25]
Rank Player Nationality Years UCL UEL USC FCWC Total
1 Fernandinho  Brazil 2013–2022 75 0 0 0 75
2 David Silva  Spain 2010–2020 56 14 0 0 70
3 Sergio Agüero  Argentina 2011–2021 65 4 0 0 69
Ederson  Brazil 2017– 66 0 1 2 69
Bernardo Silva  Portugal 2017– 67 0 0 2 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– 65 0 0 0 65
9 Phil Foden  England 2017– 50 0 1 2 53
Joe Hart  England 2006–2017 40 13 0 0 53

Goalscorers

All-time top goalscorers

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 – 97 as of 11 January 2024 – ranked 18th on the all-time list.[26]

All-time top goalscorers in First Division / Premier League

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

All-time top goalscorers in continental competitions

As of 13 February 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– 17 0 0 0 17
5 Riyad Mahrez  Algeria 2018–2023 16 0 0 0 16
6 Phil Foden  England 2017– 14 0 1 0 15
Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 2015– 15 0 0 0
8 Bernardo Silva  Portugal 2017– 13 0 1 0 14
9 Francis Lee  England 1968–1975 0 0 0 11 11
David Silva  Spain 2010–2020 9 2 0 0
11 İlkay Gündoğan  Germany 2016–2023 10 0 0 0 10

All-time top goalscorers in knockout phases of continental competitions

As of 13 February 2024.[25]
Rank Player Nationality Years UCL UEL Total
1 Sergio Agüero  Argentina 2011–2021 9 4 13
2 Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 2015– 12 0 12
3 Bernardo Silva  Portugal 2017– 11 0 11
4 Erling Haaland  Norway 2022– 7 0 7
Gabriel Jesus  Brazil 2017–2022 7 0
Riyad Mahrez  Algeria 2018–2023 7 0
Raheem Sterling  England 2015–2022 7 0
8 Phil Foden  England 2017– 6 0 6
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
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
Spain Álvaro 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
Norway Erling Haaland5 Germany RB Leipzig 7–0 (H) 14 March 2023 UEFA Champions League

All-time top goalscorers in English cup competitions

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)

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 Norway Erling Haaland 52 2022–23 36 4 12
2 England Tommy Johnson 38 1928–29 38 0 0
3 England Derek Kevan 36 1963–64 30† 6 0
4 England Francis Lee 35 1971–72 33 2 0
5 Argentina Sergio Agüero 33 2016–17 20 5 8
6 England Frank Roberts 32 1924–25 31 1 0
Scotland Dave Halliday 1931–32 28 4 0
Republic of Ireland Peter Doherty 1936–37 30 2 0
Scotland Alex Harley 1962–63 23 9 0
Bermuda Shaun Goater 2001–02 28† 4 0
Argentina Sergio Agüero 2014–15 26 0 6
2018–19 21 5 6
12 England Tommy Browell 31 1920–21 31 0 0
England Tommy Tait 1929–30 28 3 0
England Raheem Sterling 2019–20 20 5 6

Last updated: 14 May 2023.
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

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

Most assists in all competitions

Statistics correct as of 13 February 2024[30]. Bold denotes an active player for the club.

Rank Player Years Assists
1 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 2015– 153
2 Spain David Silva 2010–2020 122
3 England Raheem Sterling 2015–2022 74
4 Argentina Sergio Agüero 2011–2021 63
5 Portugal Bernardo Silva 2017– 59
6 Algeria Riyad Mahrez 2018–2023 55
7 England Phil Foden 2017– 52
8 Brazil Gabriel Jesus 2017–2022 41
Germany Leroy Sané 2016–2020 41
Ivory Coast Yaya Touré 2010–2018 41
11 Germany İlkay Gündoğan 2016–2023 38
France Samir Nasri 2011–2017 38
13 England James Milner 2010–2015 36

Most assists in Premier League

Statistics correct as of 10 February 2024[30][31]. Bold denotes an active player for the club.

Rank Player Years Assists
1 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 2015– 105
2 Spain David Silva 2010–2020 93
3 Argentina Sergio Agüero 2011–2021 47
4 England Raheem Sterling 2015–2022 43
5 Portugal Bernardo Silva 2017– 37
6 Algeria Riyad Mahrez 2018–2023 34
7 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré 2010–2018 32
8 France Samir Nasri 2011–2017 30
9 Brazil Gabriel Jesus 2017–2022 29
10 Germany Leroy Sané 2016–2020 28
11 England Phil Foden 2017– 25
England James Milner 2010–2015 25
13 Argentina Carlos Tevez 2009–2013 24
England Shaun Wright-Phillips 1999–2005

2008–2011

24

Most assists in UEFA competitions

Statistics correct as of 13 February 2024.[30][32] Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Rank Player Years Assists
1 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 2015– 29
2 England Raheem Sterling 2015–2022 19
3 Algeria Riyad Mahrez 2018–2023 14
4 England Phil Foden 2017– 12
Spain David Silva 2010–2020 12
6 Portugal Bernardo Silva 2017– 10
Germany İlkay Gündoğan 2016–2023 10
8 Argentina Sergio Agüero 2011–2021 9
9 Portugal João Cancelo 2019–2023 8
Germany Leroy Sané 2016–2020 8

Clean sheets

Most clean sheets in all competitions

Statistics correct as of 10 February 2024. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
Rank Player Years Clean Sheets Games played Percentage
1 England Joe Corrigan 1967–1983 185 602 30.7
2 Brazil Ederson 2017– 144 319 45.3
3 England Joe Hart 2006–2017 137 348 39.3
4 England Frank Swift 1933–1949 102 338 30.1
5 Germany Bert Trautmann 1949–1964 98 545 17.9
6 England Charlie Williams 1894–1902 66 232 28.4
7 England Jim Goodchild 1911–1926 61 217 28.1
England Harry Dowd 1961–1970 61 219 27.9
8 England Tony Coton 1990–1995 55 195 28.2

Captaincy

Club captains

See also: List of Manchester City F.C. players § 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.[33]

Wales Lot Jones (1906–1914),
Belgium Vincent Kompany (2011–2019)

Club captains since 2000

Dates Captain
1999–2000 Scotland Andy Morrison
2000–2001 Norway Alfie Haaland
2001–2002 England Stuart Pearce
2002–2003 Algeria Ali Benarbia
2003–2006 France Sylvain Distin
2006–2009 Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2009–2010 Ivory Coast Kolo Touré
2010–2011 Argentina Carlos Tevez
2011–2019 Belgium Vincent Kompany
2019–2020 Spain David Silva
2020–2022 Brazil Fernandinho
2022–2023 Germany İlkay Gündoğan
2023–present England Kyle Walker

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[34] 2021
2 Croatia Joško Gvardiol Germany RB Leipzig £77.5m 2023
3 Spain Rodri Spain Atlético Madrid £63.6m 2019
4 Portugal Rúben Dias Portugal Benfica £62m[35] 2020
5 Algeria Riyad Mahrez England Leicester City £60m 2018
Portugal João Cancelo Italy Juventus £60m[36] 2019
7 France Aymeric Laporte Spain Athletic Bilbao £57m 2018
8 Belgium Jérémy Doku France Stade Rennes £55.4m 2023
9 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Germany VfL Wolfsburg £55m[37] 2015
10 Portugal Matheus Nunes England Wolverhampton Wanderers £53.0m 2023

Highest transfer fees received

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

Progression of record transfer fee paid

Fee Selling club Transferred player Transfer date Notes
2p Bolton Wanderers England John Gunn October 1896 Earliest recorded transfer fee[45]
£250 Newton Heath Scotland Joe Cassidy April 1900 [45]
£450 Glossop North End England Irvine Thornley April 1904 [45][46]
£1,200 Norwich City Scotland David Ross February 1907 [45]
£1,780 Everton England Tommy Browell October 1913 [45]
£2,500 Derby County England Horace Barnes May 1914 [45]
£3,400 Bolton Wanderers England Frank Roberts October 1922 [45]
£4,700 Partick Thistle Scotland Jimmy McMullan February 1926 [45]
£10,000 Blackpool Northern Ireland Peter Doherty February 1936 [45]
£25,000 Swansea Town Wales Roy Paul July 1950 [45]
£55,000 Huddersfield Town Scotland Denis Law March 1960 British record[45]
£60,000 Bolton Wanderers England Francis Lee October 1967 [45]
£200,000 Queens Park Rangers England Rodney Marsh March 1972 [45]
£275,000 Sunderland England Dennis Tueart March 1974 [45]
£275,000 Luton Town England Paul Futcher June 1978 [45]
£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 [47]
£32.5m Real Madrid Brazil Robinho 1 September 2008 British record[48]
£38m Atlético Madrid Argentina Sergio Agüero 28 July 2011 [49]
£44m Liverpool England Raheem Sterling 14 July 2015 Record for an English player[50]
£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[34]

Managerial records

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

Managers individual awards

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 22 November 2023

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:

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:

OFC Nations Cup

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

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[52] for other nations[53]

*Players with no first team appearances.

Most international goals

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

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 2018–2023 21 43
5 Kevin De Bruyne Belgium 2015– 18 66
Raheem Sterling England 2015–2022 18 61
7 İlkay Gündoğan Germany 2016–2023 13 51
Gabriel Jesus Brazil 2017–2022 13 56
Niall Quinn Republic of Ireland 1990–1996 13 47
10 Ferran Torres Spain 2020–2021 12 22
Paulo Wanchope Costa Rica 2000–2004 12 24

Notes

  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

References

General
Specific
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  2. ^ a b James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 511
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