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Richard Dunne played for the club for nine years between 2000–2009, making 352 appearances and scoring 8 goals. He won the Player of the Year award four times, the club record, since equalled by Kevin De Bruyne, and is currently a coach in the club's Academy.
Niall Quinn made 244 appearances for the club between 1990 and 1996, scoring a total of 77 goals. He was voted Player of the Year in 1991 and is an inductee of both the National Hall of Fame and the club's own Hall of Fame.

Manchester City Football Club, then known as Ardwick, first entered the Football League in the 1892–93 season. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below, which encompasses all players who have been inducted into the Manchester City Hall of Fame.[book 1] Also included are all winners of the Player of the Year award, which has been awarded annually since 1967 by the Manchester City Official Supporters Club based on a ballot of the supporters.

Alan Oakes holds the record for Manchester City league appearances, having played 565 matches between 1959 and 1976.[1] If all senior competitions are included, Oakes has 680.[2]

As of 1 August 2020, the player who has won the most international caps while playing at the club is David Silva with 87 for Spain.[3] Prior to Silva achieving this distinction the record had previously been held by Joe Hart (63 caps) and Colin Bell, the latter of which held the record for over 40 years with 48 England appearances between 1968 and 1975.[4] The current squad member with the most caps is Kevin De Bruyne, who has a total of 107 caps for Belgium, of which 74 have been awarded while a City player.[5] Bernardo Silva currently has been awarded 83 caps playing for Portugal while at the club; the most of the current squad.

The Manchester City player who has been capped the most times for England in total is Frank Lampard, who was capped 106 times for England between October 1999 and June 2014, but he only played for City for one season in 2014–15 after he had retired from international duty. The Manchester City player who has been capped the most times totally internationally is Shay Given, who was capped for the Republic of Ireland 134 times from 1996 to 2016. He played for the club for two and a half seasons between 2009 and 2011.

Sergio Agüero holds the Manchester City goalscoring record across all competitions; is the club's highest league goalscorer; the Premier League's leading foreign goal scorer; and holds numerous other club records set between 2011 and 2021. As of May 2021, when he left the club, Agüero's record stood at 184 league goals scored and 260 overall.[6][7]

Erling Haaland holds the club and Premier League records for league goals, and club record for total goals in a single season, with 36 league goals, 52 overall in 2022–23. This single season tally also means Haaland additionally currently holds the record for most goals scored per game played in a season, his 52 goals in 53 appearances yielding a goal scoring rate of 0.97 goals per game. Haaland is also the first City player to win five prestigious individual football awards in a season and the first to win the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award.

Sourcing, currency and key for the statistics

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Two young men dressed in sportswear hold a large trophy aloft. The man on the right has a blue and white scarf wrapped around his head.
Samir Nasri and Sergio Agüero won two and five Premier League titles with Manchester City, respectively.

The following information applies to both of the tables listed in the next section of this article:

Order

  • Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club.

Legend

Nationality

  • Normally the player's country of birth or later adopted nationality. In the case of a country such as Germany that has been unified it will indicate whichever of the prior nations, West or East, determined how that player was capped at international level during his playing career despite his nationality now being simply German.

Club career

  • Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below, regardless of how long the player was contracted to the club. For players who had two or more spells at the club, the years for each period are listed separately.
Positions tactical evolution
Pre-1970s 1970s onwards
GK Goalkeeper
DF Full back DF Full back or Wing back
MF Centre half DF Centre back
MF Half back MF Holding midfielder
FW Outside forward
(a.k.a. Winger)
DF
MF
Wing back or
Attacking midfielder
FW Inside forward MF
FW
Attacking midfielder /
Second striker
FW Centre forward FW Centre forward /
Striker / False #9

Position

  • Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus the more defensive emphasis in the responsibilities of many of the old forward and midfield positions, and their corresponding name changes, reflects the tactical evolution that occurred in the sport from the late 1960s onwards. The position listed is that in which the player played most frequently for the club.

The following information applies only to the table of "Historic players" listed in the next section:

Appearances and Goals

Statistics sourcing

David Silva won four Premier Leagues titles, two FA Cups and five League Cups with Manchester City between 2010 and 2020.
  • All of the Player of the Year data in the table is sourced from the history pages of the Happy to be Blue! web site, which lists all award winners up to, and including, season 2011–12.
  • All dates and numbers in the table are sourced from a hardcover book published in 2006 according to the inclusion / exclusion rules stated above. The individual table entries of a number of these players have subsequently been sourced from the web wherever possible.
  • In the case of players whose football careers at Manchester City spanned either of the two world wars, the choice of which appearances, during and either side of the wartime period, are included in the "official" tally of games played may cause discrepancies with other possible sources of similar data for those particular players. Likewise, how competitions such as the Charity Shield, Anglo-Scottish Cup and the Texaco Cup are handled by other sources will also create discrepancies with the numbers included in the table below.

Currency

  • The statistics are correct as of the beginning of 2004.

The following information applies only to the table of "Contemporary players" listed in the next section:

Appearances and goals

  • Appearances and goals are broken out into four column pairs, with the rightmost column pair depicting the respective totals of the appearances and goals shown in the three leftmost column pairs.
  • The appearances and goals listed under the "League" column pair heading comprise those in the top two tiers of the Football League (including any Football League play-off games) and the Premier League.
  • The appearances and goals listed under the "Cups" column pair heading comprise only those in the FA Cup and Football League Cup.
  • The appearances and goals listed under the "Other" column pair heading comprise those in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup, the FA Community Shield, and the Football League Trophy.
  • Substitute appearances in any of the above included fixtures, and any goals scored as a substitute, are also included.
  • Appearances or goals scored in testimonial matches, exhibition games, or in any abandoned fixtures, are excluded.

Statistics sourcing

  • Most of the Player of the Year data in the following table (and elsewhere in this article) is sourced from the history pages of the Happy to be Blue! web site, which lists all award winners up to, and including, season 2011–12. Winners of the PotY award since 2012 are individually cited from elsewhere on the web.
  • Most of the dates and numbers in the table are sourced from the Soccerbase online database as indicated by the individual cited reference notes for each of the players. The remainder are sourced from Gary James' book.
  • However, Soccerbase has a few issues. It seems to identify all player appearances and goals scored in Community Shield fixtures on an individual season basis, but does not necessarily include all those appearances in the total appearances tally of certain players. Regardless, the core match data on which those tallies are sometimes mis-totalled is quite sound and accessible in alternative ways, and thus can be used to (self-)correct the database's own tallying errors if properly footnoted.
  • Goals later reassigned by the Premier League "Dubious Goals Committee" also tend to get overlooked by Soccerbase. Some goals that have never even come before the DGC have been misattributed to other players despite the rest of the football media correctly attributing them. Whatever the source of the discrepancy it can be addressed by footnote reference to alternative match reports for the games in question – which correctly attribute the dubious goal(s) – and by providing links to documentation of the pertinent DGC reassignment findings elsewhere on the web.

Currency

  • The statistics are correct as of the last match of the 2022–23 season, which was played on 10 June 2023.

List of players

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The list of Manchester City players with over 100 appearances, or winners of "Player of the Year" award, is presented below in two tables. The first table lists all the club's historic players, providing only the basic "appearances" and "goals" totals for each of them. The second table groups together the club's most recent players, providing a more detailed breakdown of their "appearances" and "goals" statistics (and with the current players highlighted in blue for easy reference).

Historic players

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Player Nat. Position Club career Apps. Goals PotY Refs.
Billy Meredith  Wales Winger 1894–1905
1921–1924
393 151 [stat 1]
Charlie Williams  England Goalkeeper 1894–1902 232 1
Bobby Moffatt  Scotland Half back 1895–1903 163 7
Billy Holmes  England Half back 1896–1904 166 4
Fred Williams  England Forward 1896–1902 130 38
Billie Gillespie  England Forward 1897–1905 231 132
William "Buxton" Smith  England Half back 1897–1902 153 8
Di Jones  Wales Full back 1898–1902 118 1
Sammy Frost  England Half back 1901–1906 112 4
Tommy Hynds  Scotland Centre half 1901–1906 171 9
Frank Booth  England Winger 1902–1912 107 19 [stat 2]
Jack Hillman  England Goalkeeper 1902–1906 124 0
Johnny McMahon  England Centre half 1902–1906 109 1
Sandy Turnbull  Scotland Forward 1902–1906 119 60 [stat 3]
Billy Lot Jones  Wales Forward 1903–1915 301 74
Irvine Thornley  England Forward 1904–1912 204 93
James Buchan  Scotland Half back 1905–1911 164 10
George Dorsett  England Half back 1905–1912 211 65
George Stewart  Scotland Winger 1906–1911 102 13
Jimmy Conlin  England Winger 1906–1911 175 30 [stat 4]
Tommy Kelso  Scotland Full back 1906–1913 151 3
Bill Eadie  England Half back 1906–1913 204 6
Bertram Jackson  England Full back 1907–1911 101 0
Bill Bottomley  England Half back 1908–1915 103 2 [stat 5]
Tom Holford  England Half back 1908–1914 183 38
George Wynn  Wales Forward 1909–1919 127 59 [stat 6]
Joe Dorsett  England Winger 1910–1920 138 17 [stat 7]
Eli Fletcher  England Full back 1911–1925 326 2
Jim Goodchild  England Goalkeeper 1911–1926 217 0
Billy Henry  Scotland Full back 1911–1919 157 1 [stat 8]
Harry Taylor  England Forward 1912–1921 101 28
Tommy Browell  England Forward 1913–1926 247 139 [stat 9]
Horace Barnes  England Forward 1914–1924 235 125 [stat 10]
Sam Cookson  England Full back 1919–1927 306 1
Tommy Johnson  England Forward 1920–1930 354 166 [stat 11]
Billy "Spud" Murphy  England Winger 1919–1926 220 31
Micky Hamill  England Half back 1920–1924 128 2
Sammy Sharp  England Half back 1920–1928 182 1
James Mitchell  England Goalkeeper 1922–1926 109 0
Charlie Pringle  Scotland Half back 1922–1928 216 1
Frank Roberts  England Forward 1922–1929 237 130
Billy Austin  England Forward 1924–1931 172 47
Sam Cowan  England Centre half 1924–1935 407 24
George Hicks  England Winger 1924–1928 135 48
Phillip McCloy  Scotland Full back 1925–1929 157 0
Jimmy McMullan  Scotland Half back 1925–1933 242 12
Matt Barrass  England Half back / Forward 1925–1933 172 15
Eric Brook  England Winger 1928–1939 493[A 1] 178 [stat 12]
Bobby Marshall  England Forward / Centre half 1928–1938 356 80 [stat 13]
John Ridley  England Full back 1927–1933 184 0
Fred Tilson  England Forward 1928–1938 275 132 [stat 14]
Matt Busby  Scotland Half back 1928–1936 227 14
Ernie Toseland  England Winger 1929–1939 411 75 [stat 15]
Jackie Bray  England Half back 1929–1940 279 10
Len Langford  England Goalkeeper 1930–1933 125 0
Bill Dale  England Full back 1931–1938 271 0
Alec Herd  Scotland Forward 1933–1948 288[A 1] 125 [stat 16]
Sam Barkas  England Full back 1933–1947 196 1
Jack Percival  England Half back 1933–1946 174 8
Frank Swift  England Goalkeeper 1933–1949 375[A 1] 0 [stat 17]
Peter Doherty  Ireland Forward 1936–1939 131[A 1] 80[G 1] [stat 18]
Albert Emptage  England Half back 1937–1951 144 1
Eric Westwood  England Full back 1937–1953 260 5
Les McDowall  England Half back 1938–1948 126 8
Bert Sproston  England Full back 1938–1949 131 5
Billy Walsh  Ireland/
 Republic of Ireland
Half back 1938–1950 118 1
George Smith  England Forward 1939–1951 179 80
Andy Black  Scotland Forward 1946–1950 146 52
Johnny Hart  England Forward 1946–1961 178 73 [stat 19]
Roy Clarke  Wales Winger 1947–1958 370 79 [stat 20]
Ken Branagan  England Full back 1948–1961 208 3
Jeff Street  England Central Defender 1963–1975 123 6
Roy Little  England Full back 1949–1958 187 2
Bert Trautmann  Germany Goalkeeper 1949–1964 545 0 [stat 21]
Ken Barnes  England Half back 1952–1961 282 19 [stat 22]
Roy Paul  Wales Half back 1950–1957 294 9
Billy Spurdle  England Half back 1950–1956 172 33
Jimmy Meadows  England Full back / Winger 1951–1955 141 31
Don Revie  England Forward 1951–1956 178 41 [stat 23]
Dave Ewing  Scotland Centre half 1953–1962 303 1 [stat 24]
Paddy Fagan  Republic of Ireland Winger 1953–1960 165 35
Joe Hayes  England Forward 1953–1965 364 152 [stat 25]
Bill Leivers  England Full back 1953–1964 282 4
Billy McAdams  Northern Ireland Forward 1953–1960 134 65
Bobby Johnstone  Scotland Forward 1955–1959 139 51 [stat 26]
Cliff Sear  Wales Full back 1956–1967 279 1
Colin Barlow  England Winger 1957–1963 189 80
Roy Cheetham  England Winger 1957–1967 143 4
George Hannah  England Forward 1958–1963 131 16
Alan Oakes  England Midfielder 1959–1976 682 34 1 [stat 27]
Barrie Betts  England Defender 1960–1964 117 6
David Wagstaffe  England Winger 1960–1964 161 8 [stat 28]
Harry Dowd  England Goalkeeper 1961–1970 219 1
Bobby Kennedy  Scotland Defender / Midfielder 1961–1969 254 9
Glyn Pardoe  England Full back / Forward 1962–1975 380 22[G 2] 1 [stat 29]
Neil Young  England Forward 1961–1971 416 111 [stat 30]
David Connor  England Winger 1962–1972
1974–1975
168 10
Matt Gray  Scotland Forward 1963–1967 101 23
Mike Doyle  England Defender 1965–1978 570 41 2 [stat 31]
Johnny Crossan  Northern Ireland Forward 1965–1967 110 28[G 2]
George Heslop  England Centre half 1965–1972 203 3
Mike Summerbee  England Winger 1965–1975 452 68 2 [stat 32]
Tony Book  England Full back 1966–1973 315[A 2] 5 1 [stat 33]
Colin Bell  England Midfielder 1966–1979 501 153 1
Tommy Booth  England Centre half 1968–1981 491[A 2] 36[G 3] [stat 34]
Tony Coleman  England Winger 1967–1969 104 16 [stat 35]
Joe Corrigan  England Goalkeeper 1967–1983 603 0 3 [stat 36]
Francis Lee  England Forward 1967–1974 330 148 1 [stat 37]
Willie Donachie  Scotland Full back 1970–1980 436 2 [stat 38]
Tony Towers  England Midfielder 1969–1974 165 12
Rodney Marsh  England Forward 1972–1975 152 47 [stat 39]
Kenny Clements  England Defender 1971–1979
1985–1988
282 2 1
Peter Barnes  England Winger 1974–1979
1987
161 22 [stat 40]
Asa Hartford  Scotland Midfielder 1974–1979
1981–1984
321 36 1 [stat 41]
Joe Royle  England Forward 1974–1977 124 32[G 3]
Dennis Tueart  England Forward 1974–1978
1980–1983
275 109 [stat 42]
Dave Watson  England Centre back 1975–1979 188 6 1 [stat 43]
Paul Power  England Defender / Midfielder 1975–1986 444[A 3] 36 2 [stat 44]
Gary Owen  England Midfielder 1976–1979 124 23
Brian Kidd  England Forward 1977–1979 128 57
Ray Ranson  England Defender 1978–1984
1993
235 1
Nicky Reid  England Defender 1978–1982
1982–1986
262 2
Tommy Caton  England Defender 1979–1983 198 8 1
Bobby McDonald  Scotland Defender 1980–1983 112 16
Kevin Reeves  England Forward 1980–1983 158 39
Kevin Bond  England Defender 1981–1984 124 12 1
Steve Kinsey  England Forward 1981–1986 115 18
Alex Williams  England Goalkeeper 1981–1985 125 0
Clive Wilson  England Defender 1981–1987 126 11
Graham Baker  England Midfielder 1982–1987 138 21
Andy May  England Midfielder 1982–1987 174 8
Paul Simpson  England Forward 1982–1988 155 24
Mick McCarthy  Republic of Ireland Defender 1983–1987 163 3 1
Neil McNab  Scotland Midfielder 1983–1990 266 19 2
Ian Brightwell  England Defender / Midfielder 1986–1998 382 19
Steve Redmond  England Defender 1986–1992 287 7 1
David White  England Forward 1986–1994 341 96
Paul Lake  England Midfielder 1987–1992 134 11 [stat 45]
Andy Hinchcliffe  England Defender 1987–1990 139 11
Andy Dibble  Wales Goalkeeper 1988–1997 141 0
Ian Bishop  England Midfielder 1989
1998–2001
117 7
Colin Hendry  Scotland Defender 1989–1991 77 10 1
Peter Reid  England Midfielder 1989–1993 114 2
Niall Quinn  Republic of Ireland Forward 1990–1996 243 78 1 [stat 46]
Tony Coton  England Goalkeeper 1990–1995 194 0 2
Andy Hill  England Defender 1990–1995 113 6
Keith Curle  England Defender 1991–1996 204 13
Michel Vonk  Netherlands Defender 1991–1995 103 6
Mike Sheron  England Forward 1991–1994 119 28
Garry Flitcroft  England Midfielder 1992–1996 141 15 1
Terry Phelan  Republic of Ireland Defender 1992–1995 122 2
Steve Lomas  Northern Ireland Midfielder 1993–1997 137 11
Richard Edghill  England Defender 1993–2001 210 1
Uwe Rösler  Germany Forward 1994–1998 176[A 4] 64 1 [stat 47]
Nicky Summerbee  England Defender / Midfielder 1994–1997 156 10
Giorgi Kinkladze  Georgia Midfielder 1995–1998 121 22 2 [stat 48]
Kit Symons  Wales Defender 1995–1998 139 4
Michael Brown  England Midfielder 1995–2000 110 4 1
Jeff Whitley  Northern Ireland Midfielder 1996–2001 141 8
Kevin Horlock  Northern Ireland Midfielder 1996–2003 232 42

Last updated: 21 August 2015.
Source: James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.; plus citations in "Refs." column for individual aspects of player data of various players.

Contemporary players

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Kevin De Bruyne has won the most titles of any Manchester City player (17 to date); has a record equalling four club player of the year awards; and is the club's leading assist provider since joining in 2016.
Player Nat. Club
career
Position League Cups Other Total PotY Refs.
A G A G A G Apps. Goals
Paul Dickov  Scotland 1996–2002
2006–2008
Forward 175 35 25 6 200 041 [James 1]
Gerard Wiekens  Netherlands 1997–2003 Defender 185 10 27 0 1 0 213 010 1 [James 1]
Nicky Weaver  England 1998–2007 Goalkeeper 175 0 31 0 1 0 207 000 [Sb 1]
Shaun Goater  Bermuda 1998–2003 Forward 187 85 25 18 212 0103 1 [Sb 2]
Danny Tiatto  Australia 1998–2004 Defender 139 3 14 1 5 0 158[A 5] 004 1 [Sb 3]
Shaun Wright-Phillips  England 1999–2005
2008–2011
Midfielder 217 35 34 7 24 5 275 047 1 [Sb 4]
Steve Howey  England 2000–2003 Defender 94 11 9 0 103 011 [Sb 5]
Richard Dunne  Republic of Ireland 2000–2009 Defender 296 8 38 0 18 0 352 008[G 4] 4 [Sb 6]
Ali Benarbia  Algeria 2001–2003 Midfielder 71 11 7 0 078 011 1 [Sb 7]
Sun Jihai  China 2002–2008 Defender 130 3 16 0 5 1 151 004 [Sb 8]
Nicolas Anelka  France 2002–2005 Forward 89 37 9 4 5 4 103 045[G 5] [Sb 9]
Sylvain Distin  France 2002–2007 Defender 178 5 23 1 5 0 206 006 1 [Sb 10]
Joey Barton  England 2003–2007 Midfielder 130 15 18 2 5 0 153 017 [Sb 11]
Antoine Sibierski  France 2003–2006 Midfielder 92 11 14 3 1 1 107 015 [Sb 12]
David James  England 2004–2006 Goalkeeper 93 0 7 0 100 000 [Sb 13]
Nedum Onuoha  England 2004–2012 Defender 95 3 14 1 7 1 116 005 [Sb 14]
Darius Vassell  England 2005–2009 Forward 103 17 15 4 6 1 124 022 [Sb 15]
Stephen Ireland  Republic of Ireland 2005–2010 Midfielder 138 16 24 4 14 3 176 023 1 [Sb 16]
Micah Richards  England 2005–2014 Defender 179 7 33 3 33 0 245 010[G 6] [Sb 17]
Joe Hart  England 2006–2017 Goalkeeper 266 0 19 0 63 0 348 000 [Sb 18]
Vincent Kompany  Belgium 2008–2019 Defender 265 18 36 1 59 1 360 020 1 [Sb 19]
Pablo Zabaleta  Argentina 2008–2017 Defender 230 9 48 2 55 1 284 010 1 [Sb 20]
Nigel de Jong  Netherlands 2009–2012 Midfielder 104 1 17 1 16 0 137 002 [Sb 21]
Kolo Touré  Ivory Coast 2009–2013 Defender 82 2 12 1 8 0 102 003 [Sb 22]
Gareth Barry  England 2009–2013 Midfielder 132 6 24 2 19 0 175 008 [Sb 23]
Carlos Tevez  Argentina 2009–2013 Forward 113 58 21 14 14 1 148 073[G 7] 1 [Sb 24]
Joleon Lescott  England 2009–2014 Defender 107 7 32 1 21 1 160 009 [Sb 25]
David Silva  Spain 2010–2020 Midfielder 309 60 53 6 74 11 436 077 1 [Sb 26]
Yaya Touré  Ivory Coast 2010–2018 Midfielder 230 62 34 11 52 9 316 082[G 8] 1 [Sb 27]
Aleksandar Kolarov  Serbia 2010–2017 Defender 165 11 36 6 46 4 247 021 [Sb 28]
James Milner  England 2010–2015 Midfielder 147 13 26 3 30 2 203[A 6] 018 [Sb 29]
Edin Džeko  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011–2015 Forward 130 50 25 15 34 7 189[A 7] 072 [Sb 30]
Gaël Clichy  France 2011–2017 Defender 138 2 26 1 39 0 203 003 [Sb 31]
Sergio Agüero  Argentina 2011–2021 Forward 275 184 44 31 71 45 390 0 260 2 [Sb 32]
Samir Nasri  France 2011–2017 Midfielder 129 18 15 5 32 4 176 027 [Sb 33]
Jesús Navas  Spain 2013–2017 Midfielder 123 4 28 4 32 0 182 08 [Sb 34]
Fernandinho  Brazil 2013–2022 Midfielder 264 20 42 3 77 3 383 026 [Sb 35]
Martín Demichelis  Argentina 2013–2016 Defender 78 3 13 0 15 1 106 004 [Sb 36]
Fernando  Brazil 2014–2017 Midfielder 64 4 16 0 22 0 102 04 [Sb 37]
Raheem Sterling  England 2015–2022 Forward 225 91 45 15 69 25 339 0131 [Sb 38]
Nicolás Otamendi  Argentina 2015–2020 Defender 136 8 32 2 42 1 210 011 [Sb 39]
Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 2015– Midfielder 257 68 56 18 69 16 0 382 0 102 4 [Sb 40]
John Stones  England 2016– Defender 160 8 38 3 59 5 257 016 [Sb 41]
Leroy Sané  Germany 2016–2020 Forward 90 25 22 8 23 6 135 039 [Sb 42]
İlkay Gündoğan  Germany 2016–2023 2024– Midfielder 188 44 49 6 67 10 304 060 [Sb 43]
Oleksandr Zinchenko  Ukraine 2016–2022 Defender 76 0 26 2 26 0 128 02 [Sb 44]
Gabriel Jesus  Brazil 2017–2022 Forward 159 58 37 17 40 20 236 095 [Sb 45]
Ederson  Brazil 2017– Goalkeeper 250 0 10 0 72 0 0332 00 [Sb 46]
Bernardo Silva  Portugal 2017– Midfielder 233 39 56 13 76 15 355 067 1 [Sb 47]
Kyle Walker  England 2017– Defender 197 3 45 2 59 1 301 06 [Sb 48]
Phil Foden  England 2017– Midfielder 164 54 47 17 59 16 270 0 87 1 [Sb 49]
Aymeric Laporte  Spain 2018–2023 Defender 121 8 26 2 33 2 180 012 [Sb 50]
Riyad Mahrez  Algeria 2018–2023 Forward 145 43 45 19 46 16 236 078 [Sb 51]
Rodri  Spain 2019– Midfielder 172 22 29 1 40 2 0257 026 [Sb 52]
João Cancelo  Portugal 2019–2024 Defender 98 5 30 1 55 3 154 09 [Sb 53]
Rúben Dias  Portugal 2020– Defender 117 3 17 0 44 1 0178 04 1 [Sb 54]
Nathan Aké  Netherlands 2020– Defender 79 6 18 3 28 1 0125 010 [Sb 55]
Jack Grealish  England 2021– Midfielder 74 11 17 2 34 1 0125 014 [Sb 56]
Julián Álvarez  Argentina 2022–2024 Forward 67 20 14 5 22 11 0103 036 [Sb 57]
Erling Haaland  Norway 2022– Forward 66 63 9 9 23 18 098 090 1 [Sb 58]

Last updated: 25 May 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

Club captains

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This is a list of City's official club captains, who are currently appointed via a vote of players and staff. Other players (vice-captains) have led the team on the pitch when the club captain is not playing or not available. Some 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 country during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]

 
Years Pos. Captain
1904–1906 FW Wales Billy Meredith
1906–1914 FW Wales Lot Jones
1914–1919 No competitive football due to the First World War
1919–1923 DF England Eli Fletcher
1923–1925 DF England Max Woosnam
1926–1928 MF Scotland Charlie Pringle
1928–1932 MF Scotland Jimmy McMullan
1932–1935 DF England Sam Cowan
1935–1936 MF Scotland Matt Busby
1937–1939 MF Scotland Les McDowall
 
Years Pos. Captain
1939–1946 No competitive football due to the Second World War
1946–1947 GK England Frank Swift
1947–1950 DF England Eric Westwood
1950–1957 DF England Roy Paul
1957–1961 MF England Ken Barnes
1961–1964 DF England Bill Leivers
1965–1967 FW Northern Ireland Johnny Crossan
1967–1974 DF England Tony Book
1974–1975 MF England Colin Bell
1975–1976 DF England Mike Doyle
 
Years Pos. Captain
1976–1979 DF England David Watson
1979–1986 DF/MF England Paul Power
1986–1988 DF England Kenny Clements
1988–1992 DF England Steve Redmond
1992–1993 DF Republic of Ireland Terry Phelan
1993–1996 DF England Keith Curle
1996–1998 DF Wales Kit Symons
1998 MF England Jamie Pollock
1998–2000 DF Scotland Andy Morrison
2000–2001 DF/MF Norway Alfie Haaland
 
Years Pos. Captain
2001–2002 DF England Stuart Pearce
2002–2003 MF Algeria Ali Benarbia
2003–2006 DF France Sylvain Distin
2006–2009 DF Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2009–2010 DF Ivory Coast Kolo Touré
2010–2011 FW Argentina Carlos Tevez
2011–2019 DF Belgium Vincent Kompany
2019–2020 MF Spain David Silva
2020–2022 MF Brazil Fernandinho
2022–2023 MF Germany İlkay Gündoğan
 
Years Pos. Captain
2023–present DF England Kyle Walker[10]

Most prolific goalscorers

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The players who have scored the most goals in total during their entire club career can be determined by sorting on the appropriate column in either of the above tables. Below is an additional sortable list of the most prolific Manchester City strikers' acumen in front of goal based on their best individual seasons for the club. Current players are highlighted in blue.

Shaun Goater appeared 211 times for City between 1998 and 2003, scoring 103 goals. In season 2001–02 he scored 32 goals making him 1 of only 6 players to have scored 30+ goals in a season since World War 2.
Manchester City players who have scored 30 or more goals for the club in a single season
Player Nat. Season No. of
goals
No. of
matches
Avg. goals
per match
Total goals
for club
Refs.
Billy Meredith  Wales 1898–99 30 34 0.88 151 [prolific 1]
Billie Gillespie  England 1902–03 30 33 0.91 132 [prolific 2]
Tommy Browell  England 1920–21 31 43 0.72 139 [prolific 3]
Frank Roberts  England 1924–25 32 39 0.82 130 [prolific 4]
1925–26 30 45 0.67 [prolific 5]
Tommy Johnson  England 1928–29 38 39 0.97 166 [prolific 6]
Tommy Tait  England 1929–30 31 34 0.91 46 [prolific 7]
Dave Halliday  Scotland 1931–32 32 45 0.71 51 [prolific 8]
Peter Doherty  Republic of Ireland 1936–37 32 45 0.71 80 [prolific 9]
Alex Harley  Scotland 1962–63 32 49 0.65 32 [prolific 10]
Derek Kevan  England 1963–64 36 46 0.78 56 [prolific 11]
Francis Lee  England 1971–72 35 46 0.76 148 [prolific 12]
Shaun Goater  Bermuda 2001–02 32 46 0.70 103 [prolific 13]
Sergio Agüero  Argentina 2011–12 30 48 0.63 260 [prolific 14]
2014–15 32 42 0.76 [prolific 15]
2016–17 33 45 0.73 [prolific 16]
2017–18 30 39 0.77 [prolific 17]
2018–19 32 46 0.70 [prolific 18]
Raheem Sterling  England 2019–20 31 52 0.60 131 [prolific 19]
Erling Haaland  Norway 2022–23 52 53 0.98 90 [prolific 20]
2023–24 38 43 0.88 [prolific 21]

Last updated: 5 May 2024.
Source: James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.; plus citations in "Refs." column for individual player data.

Most England caps

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The following is a list of the most capped England internationals to play for Manchester City. The list is initially presented in the chronological order of the dates each player made his debut for England at full international level but can be sorted based on the contents of the fourth column to display the players in order of most appearances for their country. The list includes all ten of the most capped players who played for England while also actively playing for the club (just sort the list instead based on the contents of the third column). Players who won all of their England caps playing for Manchester City are indicated in bold font. Internationals with no caps won while playing at Manchester City are indicated in italics. Players who are currently internationally active players are highlighted in blue.

Most capped England internationals to play for Manchester City (minimum 17 England caps)
Player Caps while
at club
Total caps * Goals Clean
sheets
First capped Last capped England
career span
Refs.
Eric Brook FW 18 18 10 –– 19 October 1929 17 November 1937 8 years, 29 days [caps 1]
Frank Swift GK 19 19 0 9 28 September 1946 18 May 1949 2 years, 232 days [caps 2]
Colin Bell MF 48 480(3) 9 –– 22 May 1968 30 October 1975 7 years, 161 days [caps 3]
Francis Lee FW 27 270(0) 10 –– 11 December 1968 29 April 1972 3 years, 140 days [caps 4]
Mick Channon FW 1 460(2) 21 –– 11 October 1972 7 September 1977 4 years, 331 days [caps 5]
Dave Watson DF 30 650(2) 4 –– 3 April 1974 2 June 1982 8 years, 60 days [caps 6]
Trevor Francis FW 10 52 (10) 12 –– 9 February 1977 23 April 1986 9 years, 73 days [caps 7]
Peter Barnes FW 14 220(4) 4 –– 16 November 1977 25 May 1982 4 years, 190 days [caps 8]
Peter Beardsley MF 0 590(13) 9 –– 29 January 1986 23 May 1996 10 years, 115 days [caps 9]
Stuart Pearce DF 0 780(4) 5 –– 19 May 1987 8 September 1999 12 years, 112 days [caps 10]
David Seaman GK 0 750(3) 0 40 16 November 1988 16 October 2002 13 years, 334 days [caps 2]
Steve McManaman MF 0 37 (12) 3 –– 16 November 1994 6 October 2001 6 years, 324 days [caps 11]
Robbie Fowler FW 0 26 (15) 7 –– 27 March 1996 15 June 2002 6 years, 80 days [caps 12]
David James GK 13 53 (10) 0 21 29 March 1997 27 June 2010 13 years, 90 days [caps 13]
Frank Lampard MF 0 106 (17) 29 –– 10 October 1999 24 June 2014 14 years, 257 days [caps 14]
Gareth Barry MF 24 53 (12) 2 –– 31 May 2000 26 May 2012 11 years, 361 days [caps 15]
Danny Mills DF 0 19 (8) 0 –– 25 May 2001 18 February 2004 2 years, 269 days [caps 16]
Owen Hargreaves MF 0 42 (25) 0 –– 15 August 2001 28 May 2008 6 years, 287 days [caps 17]
Wayne Bridge DF 4 36 (15) 1 –– 13 February 2002 14 November 2009 7 years, 274 days [caps 18]
Darius Vassell FW 0 22 (16) 6 –– 13 February 2002 24 June 2004 2 years, 132 days [caps 19]
Shaun Wright-Phillips MF 20 36 (21) 6 –– 18 August 2004 12 October 2010 6 years, 55 days [caps 20]
Joleon Lescott DF 21 280(6) 1 –– 13 October 2007 26 March 2013 5 years, 164 days [caps 21]
Joe Hart GK 64 750(5) 0 43 1 June 2008 14 November 2017 9 years, 166 days [caps 22]
James Milner MF 42 61 (25) 1 –– 12 August 2009 11 June 2016 6 years, 304 days [caps 23]
Kyle Walker DF 66 930(8) 1 –– 12 November 2011 17 November 2024 13 years, 5 days [caps 24][11]
Raheem Sterling MF 61 820(10) 20 –– 14 November 2012 10 December 2022 10 years, 26 days [caps 25][11]
John Stones DF 73 830(9) 3 –– 30 May 2014 13 October 2024 10 years, 136 days [caps 26][11]
Fabian Delph MF 14 20 (5) 0 –– 3 September 2014 9 June 2019 4 years, 279 days [caps 27][11]
Phil Foden MF 43 430(12) 4 –– 5 September 2020 13 October 2024 4 years, 38 days [caps 28][11]
Jack Grealish MF 27 390(21) 4 –– 8 September 2020 13 October 2024 4 years, 35 days [caps 29][11]
Kalvin Phillips MF 8 310(8) 1 –– 8 September 2020 20 November 2023 3 years, 73 days [caps 30][11]

* Parenthetical number represents total substitute appearances included in larger total appearances tally for those players for whom substitution is applicable.

Last updated: 17 November 2024.
Source: "Who are City's most-capped England internationals?". Manchester City F.C. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.; plus citations in "Refs." column for individual player data.

Player of the Year awards

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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 most worthy of recognition for his performances during that season. The following table lists all of the recipients of this award since its inception. All of these players are listed in italics font in the pair of tables presented in the main section of this article.

 
Year Winner
1967 England Tony Book
1968 England Colin Bell
1969 England Glyn Pardoe
1970 England Francis Lee
1971 England Mike Doyle
1972 England Mike Summerbee
1973 England Mike Summerbee
1974 England Mike Doyle
1975 England Alan Oakes
1976 England Joe Corrigan
 
Year Winner
1977 England David Watson
1978 England Joe Corrigan
1979 Scotland Asa Hartford
1980 England Joe Corrigan
1981 England Paul Power
1982 England Tommy Caton
1983 England Kevin Bond
1984 Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy
1985 England Paul Power
1986 England Kenny Clements
 
Year Winner
1987 Scotland Neil McNab
1988 England Steve Redmond
1989 Scotland Neil McNab
1990 Scotland Colin Hendry
1991 Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn
1992 England Tony Coton
1993 England Garry Flitcroft
1994 England Tony Coton
1995 Germany Uwe Rösler
1996 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kinkladze
 
Year Winner
1997 Georgia (country) Giorgi Kinkladze
1998 England Michael Brown
1999 Netherlands Gerard Wiekens
2000 Bermuda Shaun Goater
2001 Australia Danny Tiatto
2002 Algeria Ali Benarbia
2003 France Sylvain Distin
2004 England Shaun Wright-Phillips
2005 Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2006 Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
 
Year Winner
2007 Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2008 Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2009 Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland
2010 Argentina Carlos Tevez
2011 Belgium Vincent Kompany
2012 Argentina Sergio Agüero
2013 Argentina Pablo Zabaleta[12]
2014 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré[13]
2015 Argentina Sergio Agüero[14]
2016 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
 
Year Winner
2017 Spain David Silva
2018 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne[15]
2019 Portugal Bernardo Silva[16]
2020 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne[17]
2021 Portugal Rúben Dias[18]
2022 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne[19]
2023 Norway Erling Haaland[20]
2024 England Phil Foden[21]

Player of the month awards

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The club have publicly awarded a Player of the Month award since the start of the 2007–08 season. Titled the Thomas Cook Player of the Month award until the end of the 2008–09 season it has been known as the Etihad Player of the Month award since then to the present day. Since 2010–11 it has been awarded by means of a public poll of registered "cityzen" users of the mancity.com website each month. Before that it was by a poll of members of the clubs official supporters club.

To date, the award has been made on 145 occasions to 54 individual players. The player awarded the most times is current current club vice-captain, Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne is also the only player to date to have been awarded it four times in a single season (2015–16). The player with the most consecutive awards is Bernardo Silva who won it three times between September and November 2021.

Players with the most awards

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Current players at the club are highlighted in bold.

Player No. of awards Month of first award Month of last award
Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 17 Sep. 15 Jan. 24
Argentina Sergio Agüero 12 Feb. 12 Jan. 20
Spain David Silva 10 Oct. 10 Mar. 18
Algeria Riyad Mahrez 8 Oct. 18 Jan. 23
Norway Erling Haaland 6 Aug. 22 Sep. 24
England Raheem Sterling 5 Aug. 16 Oct. 19
Portugal Bernardo Silva 5 Dec. 18 Nov. 21
Belgium Vincent Kompany 5 Dec. 08 Feb. 16
England Joe Hart 5 Feb. 08 Mar. 15
Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko 4 Jan. 11 Jan. 14
Argentina Carlos Tevez 4 Dec. 09 Mar. 13
Ivory Coast Yaya Touré 4 Apr. 11 Dec. 16
England James Milner 3 Nov. 11 Jan. 15
France Samir Nasri 3 Mar. 12 Nov. 13
Argentina Pablo Zabaleta 3 Jan. 09 Jan. 13
England Phil Foden 3 Dec. 23 Apr. 24
10 players 2
28 players 1

Last updated: 8 October 2024.
Source: http://mancity.com

Former Manchester City players and managers inducted into Halls of Fame

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A number of former Manchester City players and managers have been inducted into the club's own Hall of Fame (which was inaugurated in 2004) as well as the national football Halls of Fame of both Scotland (also inaugurated in 2004) and England / Wales (inaugurated in 2002). All of the honoured inductees in one of these three football halls of fame (listed below), who were former players at the club with more than one hundred appearances, are listed in bold font in the pair of tables presented in the main section of this article.

Manchester City Hall of Fame

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The following former Manchester City players and managers are inductees in the Manchester City F.C. Hall of Fame and are listed according to the year of their induction:

Inductees in MCFC Hall of Fame
Year of induction Player Position Role at MCFC Years in role at MCFC Notes
Manchester City players who were the inaugural inductees in October 2004
2004[22] Wales Billy Meredith right winger player 1894–1906
1921–1924
also see NFM Hall of Fame
England Tommy Johnson centre forward
& inside left
player 1919–1930
England Eric Brook left winger player 1928–1939
England Frank Swift goalkeeper player 1933–1949 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Republic of Ireland Peter Doherty inside left player 1936–1945 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Wales Roy Clarke left winger player 1947–1958 Lifetime achievement award
Germany Bert Trautmann, OBE goalkeeper player 1949–1964 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Wales Roy Paul half back player 1950–1957
England Mike Summerbee centre forward
& right winger
player 1965–1975 also see NFM Hall of Fame
England Tony Book right back player
manager
interim mgr.
1966–1974
1974–1979
1973
1980
1989
1993
England Colin Bell, MBE attacking midfielder player 1966–1979 also see NFM Hall of Fame
England Francis Lee, CBE forward player
chairman
1967–1974
1994–1998
also see NFM Hall of Fame
England Joe Corrigan goalkeeper player 1967–1983
England Paul Lake midfielder / defender player 1987–1996
Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn, (Honorary) MBE forward player 1990–1996 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Manchester City players and teams inducted since 2004
2005[23] England Sam Cowan centre half player
manager
1924–1935
1946–1947
England Ken Barnes wing half player 1950–1961 Lifetime achievement award
England Alan Oakes midfielder player 1958–1976
England Joe Mercer, OBE left half manager 1965–1971 Outstanding achievement award
also see NFM Hall of Fame
England Malcolm Allison centre half assistant mgr.
manager
1965–1971
1971–1973
1979–1980
Outstanding achievement award
also see NFM Hall of Fame
2006[24] England Ernie Toseland right winger player 1928–1938
England Johnny Hart inside forward player
manager
1947–1960
1973
Lifetime achievement award
England Manchester City 1956
0000FA Cup-winning team
not applicable en masse induction
England Mike Doyle centre half &
defensive midfielder
player 1965–1978
Bermuda Shaun Goater forward player 1998–2003 Cult hero award
2008[25] England Fred Tilson centre forward player 1928–1939
England Neil Young inside left
& left winger
player 1961–1972
England Alex Williams, MBE goalkeeper player 1980–1986 Lifetime achievement award
2009[26] Germany Uwe Rösler forward player 1994–1998

Last updated: 1 January 2016.
Source: list of MCFC Hall of Fame inductees

National Football Museum Hall of Fame

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Former German POW Bernhard Carl "Bert" Trautmann kept goal for the club between 1949 and 1964. Famous for having played through to the end of the 1956 FA Cup final despite sustaining a broken neck, he has now acquired an almost legendary status at the club. This sculpture of him at the Manchester City Museum celebrates his prowess.
Trevor Francis will always be remembered in Britain as the first £1 million player. £1.18m is the actual amount Nottingham Forest paid Birmingham City in 1979. Two years later he moved to Maine Road for an even larger fee, but his time spent wearing sky blue was plagued with injuries and he was sold to Sampdoria by a cash-strapped City at the end of his first season. City fans that saw him play (when not injured) rate his skill and flair as highly as any player that has worn the club's shirt.

The following former Manchester City players and managers are inductees in the English Football Hall of Fame (a.k.a. the National Football Museum Hall of Fame) and are listed according to the year of their induction within the various categories:

Inductees in NFM Hall of Fame
Year of induction Player Position Role at MCFC Years in role at MCFC
Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date
2002 Republic of Ireland Peter Doherty inside left player 1936–1945
Scotland Denis Law, CBE forward & midfielder player 1960–1961
1973–1974
England Kevin Keegan, OBE forward manager 2001–2005
2003 Denmark Peter Schmeichel, MBE goalkeeper player 2002–2003
England Alan Ball, MBE attacking midfielder manager 1995–1996
2005 Germany Bert Trautmann, OBE goalkeeper player 1949–1964
England Colin Bell, MBE attacking midfielder player 1966–1979
2007 Wales Billy Meredith right winger player 1894–1906
1921–1924
England Peter Beardsley midfielder player 1998
Wales Mark Hughes forward manager 2008–2009
2009 England Frank Swift goalkeeper player 1933–1949
2010 England Francis Lee, CBE forward player 1967–1974
2013 England Mike Summerbee forward player 1965–1975
2014 England Trevor Francis centre forward player 1981–1982
France Patrick Vieira holding midfielder player
EDS manager
2010–2011
2011–2015
2015 England Stuart Pearce, MBE left back player
coach
manager
2001–2002
2002–2005
2005–2007
China Sun Jihai defender player 2002–2008
2016 England David Seaman MBE goalkeeper player 2003–2004
2017 England Frank Lampard OBE attacking midfielder player 2014–2015
2020 England Justin Fashanu centre forward player 1989
2023 Belgium Vincent Kompany centre half player 2008–2019
Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date
2002 Scotland Sir Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG inside right
& right half
player 1928–1936
2004 England Don Revie, OBE centre forward player 1951–1956
2005 England Howard Kendall attacking midfielder manager 1989–1990
2009 England Joe Mercer, OBE left half manager 1965–1971
England Malcolm Allison centre half assistant mgr.
manager
1965–1971
1971–1973
1979–1980
Manchester City "Football Foundation Community Champions" inducted to date
2007 Republic of Ireland Niall Quinn, (Honorary) MBE forward player 1990–1996
Manchester City teams inducted to date
2009 England Manchester City 1967–70 not applicable

Last updated: 5 May 2023.
Source: list of NFM Hall of Fame inductees

Premier League Hall of Fame

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The following players have been inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame, which is the hall of fame for association football players that have played in the Premier League. Inaugurated in 2020 but delayed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hall of Fame is intended to recognise and honour players that have achieved great success and made a significant contribution to the league since its founding in 1992.

Inductees in Premier League Hall of Fame
Year of induction Player Position Role at MCFC Years in role at MCFC
Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date
2021 England Frank Lampard, OBE attacking midfielder player 2014–2015
2022 Argentina Sergio Agüero centre forward player 2011–2021
Belgium Vincent Kompany centre half player 2008–2019
Denmark Peter Schmeichel, MBE goalkeeper player 2002–2003
France Patrick Vieira holding midfielder player
EDS manager
2010–2011
2011–2015
2024 England Andrew Cole centre forward player 2005–2006

Last updated: 22 April 2024.
Source: list of PL Hall of Fame inductees

Scottish Football Museum Hall of Fame

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Iconic Celtic defender Billy McNeill managed the club between 1983 and 1986, securing promotion back to the top flight in his second season in charge.
Dubbed the "Welsh Wizard" by his admirers, Billy Meredith made 394 appearances for the club in two separate spells with the Blues between 1894–1906 and 1921–1924, scoring a total of 151 goals.

The following former Manchester City players and managers are inductees in the Scottish Football Hall of Fame (a.k.a. the Scottish Football Museum Hall of Fame) and are listed according to the year of their induction within the appropriate category:

Inductees in SFM Hall of Fame
Year of induction Player Position Role at MCFC Years in role at MCFC
Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date
2004 Scotland Denis Law, CBE forward player 1960–1961
1973–1974
Scotland Billy McNeill, MBE defender manager 1983–1986
2011 Scotland Bobby Johnstone inside right player 1955–1959
Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date
2004 Scotland Sir Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG inside right
& right half
player 1928–1936

Last updated: 1 January 2016.
Source: list of SFM Hall of Fame inductees

Welsh Sports Hall of Fame

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The following former Manchester City players and managers are inductees in the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and are listed according to the year of their induction:

Inductees in WS Hall of Fame
Year of induction Player Position Role at MCFC Years in role at MCFC
Players with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date
1990 Wales Billy Meredith right winger player 1894–1906
1921–1924
1999 Wales Horace Blew full back player 1906
2003 Wales Mark Hughes forward manager 2008–2009

Last updated: 18 July 2015.
Source: list of WS Hall of Fame inductees

See also

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Notes

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List of players footnotes

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Appearances

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  1. ^ a b c d Some well-respected statistics sources include in players' total appearances tallies the three rounds of league games played by Manchester City at the start of the 1939–40 season, before war was declared on 3 September and the football league was officially abandoned. Frank Swift, Eric Brook, Alec Herd and Peter Doherty all played in each of those matches, and when these three fixtures are included in their official appearances tallies they are three games larger than they should be. Because those matches have long been expunged from official league records and these games should similarly not be included in these players' official total games tallies. When these war time fixtures are properly accounted for Swift's total appearances for Manchester City become 375 (not 378), Brook's total appearances for the club become 493 (not 496), Herd's total appearances for the club become 288 (not 291), and Doherty's total appearances for the club become 131 (not 134).
  2. ^ a b Tony Book's total appearances for the club are normally reported as 315 and Tommy Booth's total appearances for the club are normally reported as 491. These discrepancies relative to the M.E.N. sources being used to support the total appearances stats. of these two players are due to the UEFA European Cup Winners Cup tie away leg fixture played against Honved on 21 October 1970. The cited M.E.N. sources for both Book's and Booth's total appearances tallies align themselves with this team selection in which Book plays no part in the match, and his normal right back position is taken by Tommy Booth. However, at this particular time Tommy Booth was suffering from an injury that kept him out of first team action for around 3 months, so this data is believed to be erroneous. Likewise, the main book source for this table reports Book as being in the starting line-up for this game and Booth as taking no part in it. Consequently, this particular table entry has been editorially adjusted to be in alignment with the main book source.
  3. ^ Sometimes this number is reported as 445. The discrepancy lies in the old First Division One league game played at home against Coventry City on 13 December 1975. The cited M.E.N. source for Power's total appearances tally aligns itself with this team selection in which Power plays no part in a match where no substitutes were used. The main book source for this table reports (p. 419) Power as being a substitute who replaced Tommy Booth.
  4. ^ Sometimes this number is reported as 177. The discrepancy lies in the Second Round League Cup tie played away at Barnet on 20 September 1994. The cited M.E.N. source for Rösler's total appearances tally aligns itself with this team selection in which Rösler plays no part in this match. The main book source for this table reports Rösler as being in the starting line-up for this game instead of Foster (p. 457). In this version, Rösler (not Vonk) was substituted off to be replaced by Quinn, while Vonk was substituted off to be replaced by Foster who was not in the starting line-up.
  5. ^ Sometimes this number is reported as 159. The discrepancy lies in the Football League Division One home game played against Fulham on 16 January 2000. The cited Soccerbase source for Tiatto's total appearances tally reports Tiatto as having played no substitute role in this game for which it reports no substitutes were utilised by Manchester City. The main book source used for many of the statistics depicted in this article aligns itself with this team sheet report in which Tiatto replaces Mark Kennedy in the only substitution done by the home team, giving him one additional appearance.
    Also note that the five "other appearances" by Tiatto consist of four appearances in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup competition and one appearance in the 1998–99 Football League Trophy (then known as the Auto Windscreens Shield for sponsorship purposes).
  6. ^ According to the 5 individual seasons (2010–2011 to 2014–2015) of Soccerbase records for James Milner, he has played in 20 UEFA Champions League matches (4, 2, 6, 8 for seasons 2011–2012 through 2014–2015 respectively); 7 Europa League matches (5 in 2010–2011 and 2 in 2011–2012); and 3 Community Shield finals (in 2011, 2012 and 2014). This yields a total of 30 (20+7+3) appearances that should be included in his total "Other appearances" tally. As of the closed season 2015 this total (Retrieved 27 July 2015) was erroneously showing as 28, 2 less than the same Soccerbase records indicate on an individual season basis, so it has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
  7. ^ According to the 5 individual seasons (2010–2011 to 2014–2015) of Soccerbase records for Edin Džeko, he has played in 24 UEFA Champions League matches (5, 6, 7, 6 for seasons 2011–2012 through 2014–2015 respectively); 7 Europa League matches (4 in 2010–2011 and 3 in 2011–2012); and 3 Community Shield finals (in 2011, 2012 and 2014). This yields a total of 34 (24+7+3) appearances that should be included in his total "Other appearances" tally. As of the closed season 2015 this total (Retrieved 27 July 2015) was erroneously showing as 32, 2 less than the same Soccerbase records indicate on an individual season basis, so it has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.

Goals

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  1. ^ Some well-respected statistics sources include in players' total goals tallies goals scored in the three rounds of league games played by Manchester City at the start of the 1939–40 season, before war was declared on 3 September and the football league was officially abandoned. Peter Doherty played in all of those matches and scored a goal in each of the first two games, and when these two goals are included in his official goals tally it is two goals larger than it should be. Because those matches have long been expunged from official league records and those goals should similarly not be included in his official total goals tally. When these war time fixtures are properly accounted for Doherty's total goals for Manchester City become 80 (not 82).
  2. ^ a b Sources differ over the scorer of an FA Cup goal against Blackpool in 1966. James and the MCFCstats website credit it to Johnny Crossan, Baskcomb credits it to Glyn Pardoe. The figures in this table assign the goal to Crossan.
  3. ^ a b Sources differ over the scorer of a goal in an Anglo-Scottish Cup tie against Sheffield United played at Maine Road on 9 August 1975. James in his book (p. 515) credits it to Tommy Booth, but the Bluemoon website credits it to Joe Royle. The figures in this table assign the goal to Royle.
  4. ^ The following game recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credits a goal scored by Richard Dunne to another player: Charlton Athletic 2–2 Manchester City (2 April 2005) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the goal scored by Dunne as an own goal by defender Hermann Hreidarsson. This goal was also initially attributed by the majority of the sporting press to Hreidarsson, but it was later reassigned to Dunne by the PL 'Dubious Goals Committee' (see "Comments" at end of the 11v11 match report). This total has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
  5. ^ The following game recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credits a goal scored by another player to Nicolas Anelka: Fulham 2–2 Manchester City, 20 September 2003 – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the 46th minute own goal scored by Fulham defender Zat Knight as a goal scored by Nicolas Anelka. This deflected goal was initially attributed by the majority of the sporting press to Anelka, but was later reassigned to be a Knight own goal by the PL 'Dubious Goals Committee' (see "Comments" at end of the 11v11 match report). This total has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
  6. ^ The following game recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credits a goal scored by Micah Richards to another player: Man City 4–2 Arsenal (12 September 2009) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the goal scored by Richards as an own goal by goalkeeper Manuel Almunia. This goal was also initially attributed by the majority of the sporting press to Almunia, but was later reassigned to Richards by the PL 'Dubious Goals Committee' (see "Comments" at end of the 11v11 match report). This total has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
  7. ^ The following game recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credits a goal scored by another player to Carlos Tevez: Newcastle United 1–3 Manchester City (26 December 2010) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the own goal scored by Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini as a second goal by Carlos Tevez. This goal was initially attributed by the majority of the sporting press to Tevez, but was reassigned almost five months later to be a Coloccini own goal by the PL 'Dubious Goals Committee' (see "Comments" at end of the 11v11 match report). This total has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.
  8. ^ The following games recorded by Soccerbase incorrectly credit goals scored by Yaya Touré to other players:
    (1) West Ham 1–3 Man City (11 December 2010) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies one of the 2 goals scored by Touré as an own goal by goalkeeper Rob Green.
    (2) Man City 1–2 Everton (20 December 2010) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the goal scored by Touré as an own goal by defender Phil Jagielka.
    (3) Man City 4–0 Newcastle (30 March 2013) – Soccerbase mistakenly identifies the goal scored by Touré as an own goal by defender James Perch.
    All three of these goals were initially attributed by the majority of the sporting press as own goals scored by the above mentioned players, but in every case they were later reassigned to Touré by the PL 'Dubious Goals Committee' (see "Comments" at the end of each of the three 11v11 match reports). This total has been editorially adjusted for this article accordingly.

List of players statistics references

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Historic players table

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Primary table reference

[edit]
  1. ^ The statistical data for the majority of the players who had played 100 or more matches for the club prior to the start of season 2003–04 is sourced from Manchester City – The Complete Record.
  • James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.

Individual player references

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  1. ^ "The List: City wingers". Manchester City F.C. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015. Billy Meredith 393 appearances 151 goals
  2. ^ "Frank Booth – Complete Career Statistical Record". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Sandy Turnbull – Complete Career Statistical Record". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Jimmy Conlin". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015. After 175 appearances and 30 goals he left for Birmingham City on 29 September 1911.
  5. ^ "Bill Bottomley – Complete Career Statistical Record". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ^ "George Wynn – Complete Career Statistical Record". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Joe Dorsett – Complete Career Statistical Record". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Billy Henry – Complete Career Statistical Record". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Tommy Browell". in.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015. In total, he made 247 appearances for Manchester City, scoring 139 goals.
  10. ^ "Horace Barnes – Complete Career Statistical Record". Football and the First World War. Iain McMullen and the National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  11. ^ Scott, James (9 August 2013). "City's top 50: No. 6". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 July 2015. (1920–30) (354 appearances, 166 goals)
  12. ^ Scott, James (13 August 2013). "City's top 50: No. 4". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2015. (1928–39) (496 appearances, 178 goals)
  13. ^ Scott, James (19 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 38". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1928–38) (356 appearances, 80 goals)
  14. ^ Scott, James (16 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 19". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1928–38) (275 appearances, 132 goals)
  15. ^ Scott, James (4 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 28". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1929–39) (411 appearances, 75 goals)
  16. ^ Scott, James (13 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 42". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2015. (1933–48) (291 appearances, 125 goals)
  17. ^ Scott, James (2 August 2013). "City's top 50: No. 9". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 July 2015. (1933–49) (378 appearances)
  18. ^ Scott, James (6 August 2013). "City's top 50: No. 7". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2015. (1936–39) (134 appearances, 82 goals)
  19. ^ Robson, James (6 July 2014). "City greats: Johnny Hart". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2015. ... he was limited to just 178 appearances in that time. His strike-rate of 73 goals ...
  20. ^ Scott, James (5 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 26". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1947–58) (370 appearances, 79 goals)
  21. ^ Scott, James (15 August 2013). "City's top 50: No. 2". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 July 2015. (1949–64) (545 appearances)
  22. ^ Scott, James (27 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 32". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2015. (1952–61) (282 appearances, 19 goals)
  23. ^ Scott, James (10 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 45". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1951–56) (178 appearances, 41 goals)
  24. ^ Scott, James (15 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 35". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (303 appearances, 1 goal)
  25. ^ Scott, James (19 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 17". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1953–65) (364 appearances, 152 goals)
  26. ^ Scott, James (12 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 43". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1955–59) (139 appearances, 51 goals)
  27. ^ Scott, James (15 August 2013). "City's top 50: No. 3". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2015. (1959–76) (682 appearances, 34 goals)
  28. ^ "The List: City wingers". Manchester City F.C. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015. Dave Wagstaffe 161 appearances 8 goals
  29. ^ Scott, James (8 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 25". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1962–75) (380 appearances, 22 goals)
  30. ^ Scott, James (12 August 2013). "City's top 50: No. 5". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 16 July 2015. (416 appearances, 111 goals)
  31. ^ Scott, James (30 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 11". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 July 2015. (1965–78) (570 appearances, 41 goals)
  32. ^ Robson, James (9 July 2014). "City greats: Mike Summerbee". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2015. in total he made 452 appearances for the club, scoring 68 goals
  33. ^ Scott, James (12 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 21". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 July 2015. (1966–73) (314 appearances, 5 goals)
  34. ^ Scott, James (9 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 24". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 9 July 2015. (1968–81) (492 appearances, 36 goals)
  35. ^ "The List: City wingers". MCFC OWS. Manchester City F.C. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015. Tony Coleman 104 appearances 16 goals
  36. ^ Scott, James (25 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 13". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 July 2015. (1967–83) (603 appearances)
  37. ^ Robson, James (7 July 2014). "City greats: Francis Lee". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2015. he scored 148 goals in 330 appearances
  38. ^ Scott, James (18 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 39". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1970–80) (436 appearances, 2 goals)
  39. ^ Scott, James (11 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 44". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1972–75) (152 appearances, 47 goals)
  40. ^ Scott, James (14 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 41". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (161 appearances, 22 goals)
  41. ^ Scott, James (20 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 37". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 July 2015. (1974–79, 1981–84) (321 appearances, 36 goals)
  42. ^ Scott, James (23 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 15". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2015. (275 appearances, 109 goals)
  43. ^ Scott, James (18 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 40". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (1975–79) (188 appearances, 6 goals)
  44. ^ Scott, James (26 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 33". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 July 2015. (1975–86) (444 appearances, 36 goals)
  45. ^ Scott, James (15 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 20". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 July 2015. (134 appearances, 11 goals)
  46. ^ Scott, James (5 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 48". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 15 July 2015. (1990–96) (243 appearances, 78 goals)
  47. ^ Scott, James (7 June 2013). "City's top 50: No. 47". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 July 2015. (1994–98) (176 appearances, 64 goals)
  48. ^ Scott, James (4 July 2013). "City's top 50: No. 27". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 July 2015. (1995–98) (121 appearances, 22 goals)

Contemporary players table

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  1. ^ a b Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record
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  2. ^ "Shaun Goater". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Danny Tiatto". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Shaun Wright-Phillips". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Steve Howey". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Richard Dunne". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Ali Benarbia". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Sun Jihai". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Nicolas Anelka". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Sylvain Distin". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Joey Barton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Antoine Sibierski". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  13. ^ "David James". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Nedum Onuoha". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Darius Vassell". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Stephen Ireland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  17. ^ "Micah Richards". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Joe Hart". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Vincent Kompany". statcity. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Pablo Zabaleta". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  21. ^ "Nigel de Jong". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  22. ^ "Kolo Toure". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  23. ^ "Gareth Barry". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  24. ^ "Carlos Tevez". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  25. ^ "Joleon Lescott". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  26. ^ "David Silva". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Yaya Toure". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Aleksandar Kolarov". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  29. ^ "James Milner". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  30. ^ "Edin Džeko". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  31. ^ "Gaël Clichy". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  32. ^ "Sergio Aguero". Statcity. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  33. ^ "Samir Nasri". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  34. ^ "Jesús Navas". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  35. ^ "Fernandinho". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  36. ^ "Martin Demichelis". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  37. ^ "Fernando". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  38. ^ "Raheem Sterling". StatCity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  39. ^ "Nicolas Otamendi". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  40. ^ "Kevin De Bruyne". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  41. ^ "John Stones". Statcity. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  42. ^ "Leroy Sane". Statcity. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  43. ^ "Ilkay Gundogan". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  44. ^ "Oleksandr Zinchenko". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  45. ^ "Gabriel Jesus". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  46. ^ "Ederson". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  47. ^ "Bernardo Silva". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  48. ^ "Kyle Walker". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  49. ^ "Phil Foden". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  50. ^ "Aymeric Laporte". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  51. ^ "Riyad Mahrez". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  52. ^ "Rodri". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  53. ^ Cancelo "Joao Cancelo". Statcity. Retrieved 22 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  54. ^ "Ruben Dias". Statcity. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  55. ^ "Nathan Ake". Statcity. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  56. ^ "Jack Grealish". Statcity. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  57. ^ "Julian-Alvarez". Statcity. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  58. ^ "Erling Haaland". Statcity. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

Other table references

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Most England caps

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  1. ^ "England Players Index – Eric Brook". England Football Online. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "England Goalkeepers – Most Capped". England Football Online. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ^ "England Players Index – Colin Bell". England Football Online. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. ^ "England Players Index – Francis Lee". England Football Online. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Sporting Heroes – Mick Channon". George Herringshaw & sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Sporting Heroes – Dave Watson". George Herringshaw & sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Sporting Heroes – Trevor Francis". George Herringshaw & sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. ^ "England Players Index – Peter Barnes". England Football Online. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  9. ^ "England Players Index – Peter Beardsley". England Football Online. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  10. ^ "England Players Index – Stuart Pearce". England Football Online. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  11. ^ "England Players Index – Steve McManaman". England Football Online. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Sporting Heroes – Robbie Fowler". George Herringshaw & sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  13. ^ "England Goalkeepers – David James". England Football Online. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  14. ^ "England Players Index – Frank Lampard". England Football Online. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  15. ^ "England Players Index – Gareth Barry". England Football Online. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  16. ^ "England Players Index – Danny Mills". England Football Online. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  17. ^ "England Players Index – Owen Hargreaves". England Football Online. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  18. ^ "England Players Index – Wayne Bridge". England Football Online. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  19. ^ "England Players Index – Darius Vassell". England Football Online. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  20. ^ "England Players Index – Shaun Wright-Phillips". England Football Online. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  21. ^ "England Players Index – Joleon Lescott". England Football Online. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  22. ^ "England Goalkeepers – Joe Hart". England Football Online. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  23. ^ "England Players Index – James Milner". England Football Online. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  24. ^ "England Players Index – Kyle Walker". England Football Online. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  25. ^ "England Players Index – Raheem Sterling". England Football Online. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  26. ^ "England Players Index – John Stones". England Football Online. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  27. ^ "England Players Index – Fabian Delph". England Football Online. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  28. ^ "England Players Index – Phil Foden". England Football Online. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  29. ^ "England Players Index – Jack Grealish". England Football Online. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  30. ^ "England Players Index – Kalvin Phillips". England Football Online. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

Most prolific goalscorers

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  1. ^ Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 283.
  2. ^ Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 291.
  3. ^ Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 319.
  4. ^ Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 327.
  5. ^ Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 329.
  6. ^ Scott, James (9 August 2013). "City's top 50: No. 6". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 July 2015. During the 1928–9 season the Lancashire-born striker scored an incredible 38 goals in 39 games
  7. ^ Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 337.
  8. ^ Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 341.
  9. ^ Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 351.
  10. ^ Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 393.
  11. ^ Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 395.
  12. ^ "Players Profile – Francis Lee". happyaxeman.co.uk. Happy to be Blue!. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Games played by Shaun Goater in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Games played by Sergio Aguero in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  15. ^ "Games played by Sergio Aguero in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  16. ^ "Games played by Sergio Aguero in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Games played by Sergio Aguero in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Games played by Sergio Aguero in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Raheem Sterling in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Games played by Erling Haaland in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Games played by Erling Haaland in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

All other references

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  3. ^ "David Silva". European Football. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ "St George's Day: Who are City's most-capped England internationals?". Manchester City Football Club. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015. 2. Colin Bell (48 caps) If this list had been compiled as recently as last month, Colin Bell would have been top of the tree where he's been for 40 years.
  5. ^ "Kevin De Bruyne, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Detailed S. Agüero del Castillo player statistics". rowdie.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  7. ^ Edwards, John. "The stat ranking Sergio Aguero ahead of the Premier League's top goalscorers". www.mancity.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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  13. ^ "Yaya wins fourth successive CAF Player of the Year award". Manchester City F.C. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015. ... following yet another supreme year for City's Ivorian midfielder in which he also won the Club's Etihad Player of the Year award.
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  15. ^ "Kevin De Bruyne wins Etihad Player of the Season award". Manchester City F.C. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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