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Manchester City Football Club is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton) , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894.
Manchester City defeated Leicester City in the 1969 FA Cup final, while Górnik Zabrze defeated Legia Warsaw 2–0 in the 1969 Polish Cup final. It was Manchester City's second European campaign; their maiden entry into European competition, an appearance in the 1968–69 European Cup , saw the club exit in the opening round.
Phillips signed for Premier League champions Manchester City on 4 July 2022 on a six-year contract, for a reported initial fee of £42 million, potentially rising to £45 million in add-ons. [63] On 7 August, Phillips made his league debut after coming on as a substitute for Rodri in a 2–0 away win over West Ham United . [ 64 ]
The 1999 Football League Second Division play-off final was an association football match which was played on 30 May 1999 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Manchester City and Gillingham. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Second Division , the third tier of English football , to the ...
In the 1930s, Manchester City reached two consecutive FA Cup finals, losing to Everton in 1933, before claiming the Cup by beating Portsmouth in 1934. [9] During the 1934 cup run, Manchester City broke the record for the highest home attendance of any club in English football history, as 84,569 fans packed Maine Road for a sixth round FA Cup tie against Stoke City in 1934—a record which ...
In December 2006, the club issued a statement regarding a possible takeover, [5] and on 21 June, the Manchester City board accepted an £81.6 million offer for the club from Thaksin Shinawatra. [6] One of his first moves was to schedule a press conference to announce former- England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson as his new manager – Eriksson's ...
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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 [55] for other nations [56]