Manchester City History

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Description

Name: Manchester City Football Club
Nick names: The Citizens, The Blues, City, Man City
League: Premier League
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Founded: 1880 as St Mark's (West Gorton)
Manager: Mark Hughes

 
 
City of Manchester Stadium
 
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History

The Manchester City Football Club, based in Manchester is an English soccer club. The club that was originally formed in 1880 was known as St. Marks; later in 1887 they were recognized as Ardwick A.F.C. and finally were called Manchester City F.C. in 1894. Over the years, the club had won the League Championship, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup.

The club won their first honor in 1899 by winning the Second Division and along with that they won a promotion to the First Division in the English football. On 23 April 1904, the club won their major honor by defeating Bolton Wanderers by 1-0 in the FA Cup. However in the same season, despite their efforts, the club missed out on the Cup double and the League after being declared as the runners-up. Following the FA Cup triumph, the club had to face financial constraints which led to the suspension of seventeen players in 1906. After a fire incident at the Hyde Road in 1920, the club shifted to their newly built stadium at Maine Road in 1923.

The Manchester City appeared in the two successive FA Cup finals during 1930s. Though in 1933 they lost against Everton, they claimed the FA Cup against Portsmouth in 1934. In 1937, the club won the First Division title for the first time but was relegated the next season despite scoring more goals that any other team in the division. It took them 20 years to reach consecutive FA Cup finals in 1955 and 1956. Just as in the 1930s, they lost the first FA Cup final held in 1955 to Newcastle United and won the second match against Birmingham City by 3-1.

In 1963, after a relegation to Second Division, the future prospects looked poor for the club with a low home attendance of 8,015 against Swindon Town in January 1965. This led to the appointment of Malcolm Allison and Joe Mercer in the year 1965. Under the guidance of Mercer, the club won the Second Division title and went ahead to make signings in Colin Bell and Mike Summerbee. In 1967-68, about two seasons later the Manchester City won the League Championship by grabbing the title against Newcastle United by 4-3 on the final day of the season. The City won further trophies like the FA Cup in 1969, the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970 against Górnik Zabrze by 2-1.

 
 
1970-71 ECWC Final - Man. City vs Górnik Zabrze
 
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In that season, the City also won the League Cup and they became the second English team to win a European trophy and a domestic trophy in the same season.

 
 
League Cup Final - Man. City vs WBA
 
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Throughout the 1970s, the club continued their tryst with success on two occasions, first by finishing with just one point behind the league champions and later by reaching the finals of the 1974 League Cup. The match against Manchester United during the 1973–74 seasons is still fondly remembered by the fans and supporters of Manchester City. The match was important for the Manchester City as a win would have helped them to avoid possible relegation. The excellent play by Denis Law led the City to a 1-0 win at the Old Trafford which perhaps confirmed the relegation of their rivals. However, in 1976 the final trophy of the club's most successful period was won against Newcastle United by a 2-1 victory in the League Cup final.

After the success of the 1960s and 1970s, the club had to face a period of decline for the team.

In 1979, Malcolm Allison had rejoined the club for the second time to become manager, but wasted a large amount on unsuccessful signings of few players. Though the City reached the FA Cup final in 1981, they lost the finals against Tottenham Hotspur. In 1983 and 1987, the club was relegated twice from the top flight, but under the management of Peter Reid they finished fifth in Division One. However, this achievement provided a temporary relief but after Reid's resignation Manchester City's fortunes continued to fade. Though the City were founders of the Premier League upon its creation in 1992, but were relegated to Division One in 1996. After two seasons in Division One, the club reached to the lowest point and was the first European trophy winners to be relegated to English football's third tier.

The 2002–03 seasons included a 3-1 victory against strong team rivals Manchester United. The club qualified for the UEFA Cup and also earned the club's first entry into European competition in 25 years. The club moved to the new City of Manchester Stadium in 2003. In March 2005, with the resignation of Kevin Keegan, Stuart Pearce took over and led the side to an eight-match unbeaten win. Pearce was appreciated for his efforts and was rewarded by being given a permanent managerial position in the club. The 2005–06 seasons were a great period for Manchester City as the club had held a top-six position until November. However, during the second half their usual form deteriorated and the City finished 15th.

In the 2006–07 seasons, Manchester City had tough time to score goals at their home ground. The team had made an amazing record for scoring the fewest goals at home in the topmost flight by defeating Sunderland in 2002–03 and Woolwich Arsenal in 1912–13. The club’s troubles became more serious with the sacking of Stuart Pearce, the manager and his coaching staff. In July 2007, Sven-Göran Eriksson took over his new job with the City just a year after leaving the job as England's coach. The City were victorious in the first 3 games of the season, with no goals against, but was finally halted on the fourth game against Arsenal.


 

Hughes in, Eriksson out

Mark Hughes was named the new city boss on 4th June 2008 only a couple of days after Sven Goran Eriksson was sacked.

 
 
Mark Hughes Press Conference
 
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Eriksson was since appointed the manager of the Mexican national team.


 

Recent Events

1993-94

Brain Horton replaces Peter Reid as manger

1994-95

Chairman Peter Swailes replaced by club legend Francis Lee

1995-96
 
Alan Ball replaces Horton

1995-96

Relegated from FA Carling Premiership

1996-97

Steve Coppell replaces Ball

1996-97

Frank Clark replaces Coppell.

1997-98

Joe Royal replaces Clark

1997-98

Relegated to second division

1998–99

Promoted to first division via- play offs.

1999-00

John Wardle and David Makin become the clubs major shareholders.

1999-00

Promoted to FA Carling Premiership

2000–01

Relegated from FA carling Premiership

2000-01

Kevin Keegan replaces Royal.

2001-02

Promotes to Barclaycard Premiership

2002-03

Nikolas Anelka joins from PSG for £ 13 million.

2002–03

David Bernstein resigns

2002-03

John Wardle becomes temporary chairman.

2003-04

Club moves to City of Manchester Stadium.

2004-05

Stuart Pearce replaces Keegan in March 2005

2006-07

Thaksin Shinawatra acquires 75 percent share in the club.

2007-08

Sven-Goran Erikkson replaces Stuart Pearce.

2008

Mark Hughes replaces Sven-Goran Erikkson.


 

Statistics

2 First Division Champions (1937, 1968)

3 First Division Runners-up (1904, 1921, 1977)

7 Second Division Champions (1899, 1903, 1910, 1928, 1947, 1966, 2002)

4 Second Division Runners-up (1896, 1951, 1989, 2000)

1 Second Division Play-off winners (1999)

4 FA Cup Winners (1904, 1934, 1956, 1969)

4 FA Cup Finalists (1926, 1933, 1955, 1981)

2 League Cup Winners (1970, 1976)

1 League Cup Runners-up (1974)

1 European Cup Winners' Cup Winners (1970)

3 Charity Shield Winners (1937, 1968, 1972)

4 Charity Shield Runners-up (1934, 1956, 1969, 1973)

1 Full Members Cup Runners-up (1986)


Squad
NamePositionGrade FansGroups
Patrick Vieira
Midfield
328
 0
Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod
Defense
74
 0
Stuart Taylor
Goal
3
 0
James Milner
Midfield
48
 0
Vincent Kompany
Defense
133
 0
Séamus John "Shay" Given
Goal
113
 0
João Alves de Assis Silva
Offense
15
 0
David Josué Jiménez Silva
Midfield
468
 0
Adam Johnson
Midfield
19
 0
Anga Dedryck Boyata
Defense
2
0
Scott Kay
Midfield
0
 0
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