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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.
The Manchester City team that won the FA Cup in 1904, the club's first major honour.. Manchester City were formed in 1880 as West Gorton (St. Marks). [1] At this time organised league football did not exist; ordinary matches (that today would be called friendly games) were arranged on a largely ad hoc basis and supplemented by the competitive games that cup competition required.
This is a chronological list of Manchester City managers, comprising all those who have held the position of manager for the first team and its predecessors West Gorton (St. Marks) and Ardwick. In the Football League era the club has appointed 47 managers; including pre-league managers and temporary caretakers more than 40 men have held ...
The 2019–20 season was Manchester City's 118th season of competitive football, 91st season in the top flight of English football and 23rd season in the Premier League.In addition to the league, the club competed in the FA Cup, as holders of both competitions.
Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date 2004 Denis Law, CBE: forward: player: 1960–1961 1973–1974 Billy McNeill, MBE: defender: manager: 1983–1986 2011 Bobby Johnstone: inside right: player: 1955–1959 Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date 2004 Sir Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG: inside right & right half ...
In conjunction with the recruitment of Pep Guardiola, [2] the manager whom City's executives had sought to hire since they joined the club four years previously and the man synonymous with the style of football they wanted the club to espouse, [3] Manchester City announced a series of adjustments to the club's "brand" prior to the start of the season.
The 2017–18 season was Manchester City's 116th season of competitive football, 89th season in the top flight of English football and 21st season in the Premier League. [1] In addition to the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League.
The 2020–21 season was Manchester City Football Club's 119th in existence and their 19th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.In addition to the domestic league, Manchester City participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, as well as the UEFA Champions League, entering the competition for the tenth consecutive year, with their best result being a ...