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List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics

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This article lists various statistics related to Manchester City Football Club.

Club honours

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Best performances in competitions entered
Competition Best result Championship Runners-up
Premier League/First Division (L1)Winners107
First Division/Second Division (L2)Winners74
Second Division (L3) Third place00
FA CupWinners87
EFL Cup/Football League CupWinners91
Full Members' CupRunners-up01
Football League Trophy First round00
FA Community Shield/FA Charity ShieldWinners79
UEFA Champions League/European CupWinners11
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup Quarter-finals00
European Cup Winners' CupWinners10
UEFA Super CupWinners10
FIFA Club World CupWinners10
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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 2025–26 season for all competitions. It excludes war competitions and league performances prior to City's joining the English football league in 1892.

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Competition T Part Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD Pts
National
Football League First Division (Pre 1992) 2 68 2,772 1,061 677 1,034 38.27 4,317 4,242 +75 2,837
Premier League 8 29 1,114 573 239 302 51.44 1,997 1,214 +782 1,958
Football League Second Division 7 26 973 489 213 271 50.26 1,919 1,286 +633 1,360
Football League Third Division 0 1 46 22 16 8 47.83 69 33 +36 82
FA Cup 8 123 392 212 67 113 54.08 780 469 +311 –
Football League Cup / EFL Cup 9 66 242 143 37 62 58.05 482 255 +227 –
FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield 7 17 17 6 2 9 35.29 19 21 -2 –
International
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 1 16 149 82 29 38 55.03 307 176 +131 –
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 2 6 5 0 1 83.30 23 6 +17 –
Total 46 360 5,782 2,632 1,296 1,854 45.52 10,030 7,767 +2263 6,237
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Current first-team squad statistics

More information N, Pos. ...
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Assists
 CS
 Ends
 Fee
 Notes
1 GK England James Trafford23 2025 17 0 0 8 2030 £27m
3 DF Portugal Rúben Dias (VC)29 2020 255 6 6  – 2029 £62m
4 MF Netherlands Tijjani Reijnders28 2025 50 7 7  – 2030 £46.3m
7 FW Egypt Omar Marmoush27 2025 (Jan) 61 16 4  – 2029 £59m
8 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić32 2023 97 10 5  – 2027 £25m
9 FW Norway Erling Haaland (VC)26 2022 199 162 29  – 2034 £51.2m
10 MF France Rayan Cherki22 2025 56 11 16  – 2030 £34.0m
11 MF Belgium Jérémy Doku24 2023 132 22 30  – 2028 £55.4m
13 GK England Marcus Bettinelli34 2025 0 0 0 0 2027 Free Transfer
14 MF Spain Nico González24 2025 (Jan) 58 4 0  – 2029 £50m
15 DF England Marc Guéhi26 2026 (Jan) 20 2 1  – 2031 £20m
16 MF Spain Rodri (VC)30 2019 298 28 30  – 2027 £62.8m
21 DF Algeria Rayan Aït-Nouri25 2025 31 0 5  – 2030 £36.3m
24 DF Croatia Joško Gvardiol24 2023 122 13 7  – 2031 £77.5m
25 GK Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma27 2025 43 0 0 18 2030 £26.0m
26 MF Brazil Savinho22 2024 84 7 13  – 2031 £21.0m
27 MF Portugal Matheus Nunes27 2023 120 5 23  – 2028 £53.0m
30 MF Argentina Claudio Echeverri20 2025 (Jan) 3 1 0  – 2028 £12.5m Player signed in Jan 2024 but spent 2024 on loan at River Plate
33 MF England Nico O'Reilly21 2024 74 14 8  – 2030  – Academy graduate
42 MF Ghana Antoine Semenyo26 2026 (Jan) 27 11 3  – 2031 £64m
44 MF England Kalvin Phillips30 2022 32 1 0  – 2028 £42m
45 DF Uzbekistan Abdukodir Khusanov22 2025 (Jan) 47 1 0  – 2031 £33.6m
47 MF England Phil Foden26 2017 369 110 66  – 2030  – Academy graduate
82 DF England Rico Lewis21 2022 116 7 12  – 2030  – Academy graduate
97 DF England Josh Wilson-Esbrand23 2022 3 0 1  – 2027  – Academy graduate
MF England Jack Grealish30 2021 157 17 23  – 2027 £100m
MF England Elliot Anderson23 2026 0 0 0  – 2031 £116m Record signing
MF England Jeremy Monga17 2026 0 0 0  – 2031 £12.5m
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Updated to match played 24 May 2026
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

  • Longest winning run in all competitions: 21, 19 December 2020 – 2 March 2021 (all games won over 90 minutes), (national record)
  • Longest league winning run: 18, 26 August 2017 – 27 December 2017, (joint national record)
  • Longest league winning run from the start of a calendar year: 13, 3 January 2021 – 2 March 2021, (national record)
  • Longest run of games without going behind in the Premier League: 19, 28 November 2020 – 2 March 2021, (joint national record)
  • Longest winning run in the FA Cup: 11, 8 January 2023 – 20 April 2024
  • Longest winning run in the League Cup: 16, 20 September 2017 – 7 January 2020 (including penalty shoot-out wins)
  • Longest winning run at home in the FA Cup: 18, 1 March 2017 – 4 April 2026 (on-going), (competition record)
  • Most consecutive home wins (all competitions): 23, 8 January 2023 – 7 November 2023, (Premier League record)
  • Most consecutive away wins (all competitions): 20, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021, (national record)
  • Most consecutive home league game wins: 20, 5 March 2011 – 21 March 2012
  • Most consecutive away league game wins: 12, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021, (national record)
UEFA competitions
  • Longest consecutive winning run in UEFA competitions: 10, 17 May 2023 – 6 March 2024, (national record)
  • Most UEFA Champions League consecutive home game wins: 12, 9 March 2022 – 6 March 2024
  • Most UEFA Champions League game wins in a single season: 11, 2020–21, (national record)

Unbeaten runs

  • Longest unbeaten run (all competitions): 35, 10 December 2023 – 19 May 2024
  • Longest unbeaten home run (all competitions): 52, 22 December 2022 – 26 October 2024
  • Longest unbeaten away run (all competitions): 23, 25 November 2020 – 14 May 2021
  • Longest league unbeaten run: 32, 10 December 2023 – 26 October 2024
  • Longest league unbeaten home run: 37, 28 December 2010 – 1 December 2012
  • Longest league unbeaten away run: 22, 11 September 2021 – 17 September 2022
UEFA competitions
  • Longest unbeaten run in UEFA Competitions: 27, 6 September 2022 – 23 October 2024, (national record)
  • Longest unbeaten run in the UEFA Champions League: 26, 6 September 2022 – 23 October 2024, (competition record)
  • Longest unbeaten home run in the UEFA Champions League: 34, 7 November 2018 – 29 January 2025, (national record)
  • Longest unbeaten away run in the UEFA Champions League: 12, 6 September 2022 – 1 October 2024

Winless runs

  • Longest winless run: 18, 26 December 1979 – 7 April 1980
  • Longest home winless run: 9, 26 December 1979 – 7 April 1980
  • Longest away winless run: 34, 11 February 1986 – 17 October 1987
  • Longest winless run in the UEFA Champions League: 6, 18 September 2012 – 4 December 2012

Draws

  • Most consecutive draws: 6, 5 April 1913 – 6 September 1913
  • Most consecutive home draws: 6, 18 October 1924 – 20 December 1924
  • Most consecutive away draws: 7, 9 September 1990 – 24 November 1990
  • Most consecutive league draws: 7, 5 October 2009 – 28 October 2009

Losses

  • Most consecutive defeats: 8, 23 August 1995 – 14 October 1995
  • Most consecutive home defeats: 5, 5 December 1987 – 23 January 1988
  • Most consecutive away defeats: 14, 5 November 1892 – 13 January 1894

Seasonal

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

Most

  • Most goals scored in a season (all competitions): 169, 2018–19,[6] (national record)
  • Most home goals scored in a season (all competitions): 100, 2018–19; 2022–23[7]
  • Most league goals scored in a season: 108, 1926–27; 2001–02[8]
  • Most goals scored in a Premier League season: 106, 2017–18, (national record)
  • Most goals scored in a Premier League calendar year: 113, 2021,[9] (national record)
  • Most league goals conceded in a season: 102, 1962–63
  • Most Premier League goals conceded in a season: 65, 2000–01
  • Most points in a league season (2 points per win): 62, 1946–47 Second Division[8]
  • Most points in a league season (3 points per win): 100, 2017–18 Premier League,[8] (top-tier national record)
  • Most league game wins in a season: 32, 2017–18;[10] 2018–19,[11] (national record)
  • Most league game wins in a calendar year: 36, 2021,[9] (top-tier national record)
  • Most away league game wins in a calendar year: 19, 2021,[9] (top-tier national record)
  • Most home league game wins in a season: 19, 1920–21; 2001–02
  • Most away league game wins in a season: 16, 2017–18
  • Most league draws in a season: 18, 1993–94
  • Most league defeats in a season: 22, 1958–59; 1959–60; 1997–98
  • Most Premier League defeats in a season: 21, 2005–06

Least

  • Fewest league goals scored in a season: 29, 2006–07
  • Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 23, 2018–19
  • Fewest points in a league season (2 points per win): 18, 1892–93 Second Division
  • Fewest points in a league season (3 points per win): 34, 2000–01 Premier League
  • Fewest league game wins in a season: 8, 1893–94; 1949–50; 1986–87; 2000–01
  • Fewest league game draws in a season: 2, 1893–94; 2018–19
  • Fewest league game defeats in a season: 2, 2017–18

Internationals

Attendances

Firsts

  • First team to achieve automatic promotion in the Football League (1898–99)
  • First team to get promoted and win a major honour in successive seasons (1903–04)
  • First team from the Greater Manchester region to win a major honour (1903–04)
  • First team (with Everton), to wear numbered shirts (1933 FA Cup final)
  • First team to go unbeaten after New Year in the First Division (1936–37)
  • First and only team to get relegated as First Division/Premier League champions (1937–38)
  • First and only team to both score and concede 100 goals in a First Division/Premier League season (1957–58)
  • First English team to achieve a major domestic and European trophy in the same season (1969–70)
  • First team to have won the First Division, FA Cup, Football League Cup and a European trophy (1969–70)
  • First English team to win four different major trophies (1969–70)
  • First team to win the First Division, FA Cup and Football League Cup in successive seasons (1967–68 to 1969–70)
  • First and only team to win all four major domestic trophies and a European trophy within three seasons (First Division, FA Cup, League Cup, European Cup Winners’ Cup and Charity Shield) (1969–70)
  • First European-trophy-winning English team to get relegated to the third tier (1997–98)
  • First team to achieve 100 points in an English top-flight season (2017–18)
  • First English team to achieve the domestic treble (2018–19)
  • First team to win four consecutive English top-flight titles (2020–21 to 2023–24)
  • First team to reach eight consecutive FA Cup semi-finals (2018–19 to 2025–26)
  • First team to reach four consecutive FA Cup finals (2022–23 to 2025–26)

Penalty shoot-out record

Overall record
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Shoot-outs Won Lost Pens for Pens against Diff Win %
191367162+968.42
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Individual shoot-outs
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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.

More information Year, Winner ...
 
YearWinner
2000–01Australia Danny Tiatto
2001–02Algeria Ali Benarbia
2002–03France Sylvain Distin
2003–04England Shaun Wright-Phillips
2004–05Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2005–06Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2006–07Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2007–08Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
2008–09Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland
2009–10Argentina Carlos Tevez
  
YearWinner
2010–11Belgium Vincent Kompany
2011–12Argentina Sergio Agüero
2012–13Argentina Pablo Zabaleta
2013–14Ivory Coast Yaya Touré
2014–15Argentina Sergio Agüero
2015–16Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
2016–17Spain David Silva
2017–18Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
2018–19Portugal Bernardo Silva
2019–20Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
  
YearWinner
2020–21Portugal Rúben Dias
2021–22 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
2022–23 Norway Erling Haaland
2023–24 England Phil Foden
2024–25 Croatia Joško Gvardiol
2025–26 England Nico O'Reilly
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Source:[13][14][15][16][17]

Players with the most Player of the Year awards

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Rank Player Nationality Years Titles
1Kevin De Bruyne Belgium2015–2025 4
Richard Dunne Ireland2000–2009
3 Joe Corrigan England1967–1983 3
4Sergio Agüero Argentina2011–20212
Tony Coton England1990–1996
Neil McNab Scotland1983–1990
Georgi Kinkladze Georgia1995–1998
Mike Summerbee England1965–1975
Paul Power England1975–1986
Mike Doyle England1967–1978
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Source:[18][19][20][21][22] they actually qualified for UEFA champions League

Players' individual awards while at Manchester City

Players with the most titles won at the club

As of 16 May 2026[26]

Players with equal number of titles are ranked in alphabetical order.

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Rank Player Nationality Years Premier League FA Cup League Cup Community Shield Continental Titles
1 Bernardo Silva Portugal2017–202663533 20
Phil Foden England2017–63533
John Stones England2016–202663533
3 Kevin De Bruyne Belgium2015–202562533 19
5 Ederson Brazil2017–20256243318
Kyle Walker England2017–202562433
7Sergio Agüero Argentina2011–20215163015
Aymeric Laporte Spain2018–202352422
9İlkay Gündoğan Germany2016–2023
2024–2025		5242114
10 Fernandinho Brazil2013–202251610 13
Rodri Spain2019–42313
David Silva Spain2010–202042520
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Player records

Appearances

All-time appearances

This table lists the top ten Manchester City players with the most appearances for the club (minimum 445 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 24 May 2026[27][28][29]
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Rank Player Years League FA Cup League Cup Europe / Worldwide Other[c] Total
1England Alan Oakes1959–197656441471711680
2England Joe Corrigan1967–198347637522711603
3England Mike Doyle1967–197844844432312570
4Germany Bert Trautmann1949–196450833400545
5England Colin Bell1966–19793943440249501
6England Eric Brook1928–193945041002493[d]
7England Tommy Booth1968–198138227462511491
8 Portugal Bernardo Silva 2017–20263043623916460
9England Mike Summerbee1965–19753573436169452
10England Paul Power1975–1986365283886445
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Appearances in continental competitions

As of match played 17 March 2026.[29]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Nationality Years UCL UEL USC FCWC Total
1 Bernardo Silva Portugal2017–20268600591
2 Ederson Brazil2017–20257601582
3 İlkay Gündoğan Germany2016–2023
2024–2025		7700481
4 Fernandinho Brazil2013–202275000 75
5 Phil Foden England2017–670 1674
6 Kevin De Bruyne Belgium2015–20257300073
7 David Silva Spain2010–2020561400 70
8 Sergio Agüero Argentina2011–20216540069
9 Raheem Sterling England2015–20226800068
10 John Stones England2016–2026640 0266
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Goalscorers

All-time top goalscorers

As of 19 May 2026.[29]
Sergio Agüero, pictured in 2014, is Manchester City's all-time record goalscorer, with 260 goals in all competitions.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Nationality Years League Domestic Cups Continental Other[e] Goals
1Sergio Agüero Argentina2011–2021 184 31 43 2260
2Eric Brook England1927–1940 158 19 0 0177
3Tommy Johnson England1920–1930 158 8 0 0166
4 Erling Haaland Norway2022– 112 13 37 0 162
5Colin Bell England1966–1979 117 27 8 1153
6 Joe Hayes England1953–1965 142 10 0 0 152
Billy Meredith Wales1894–1906
1921–1924		 146 5 0 1
8Francis Lee England1967–1974 112 21 10 5148
9Tommy Browell England1913–1926 122 17 0 0139
10Billie Gillespie Scotland1897–1905 126 6 0 0132
Fred Tilson  England 1927–1938 110 22 0 0
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  • Most goals scored in all competitions: 260 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most goals scored in one season in all competitions: 52 – Erling Haaland (2022–23) (most by a Premier League player)
  • Most consecutive matches scored in (all competitions): 10 – Erling Haaland, 21 August 2022 – 8 October 2022.
  • Most matches scored in Manchester City history: 186 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most braces in Manchester City history: 37 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most hat-tricks scored for Manchester City: 16 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most hat-tricks in one season: 6 – Erling Haaland (in 2022–23).
  • Most goals scored in a match in any competition: 6 – Denis Law v Luton Town, 28 January 1961.
  • Youngest goalscorer in all competitions: Rony Lopes scored 5 January 2013 vs Watford (in FA Cup 3rd round) aged 17 years 8 days[30]

All-time top goalscorers in league football

As of 19 May 2026[29]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Nationality Years Tier 1[f] Tier 2[g] Goals
1Sergio Agüero Argentina2011–2021 184 0184
2Eric Brook England1927–1940 145 13158
Tommy Johnson England1920–1930 114 44
4Billy Meredith Wales1894–1906
1921–1924		 49 97146
5Joe Hayes England1953–1965 142 0142
6Billie Gillespie Scotland1897–1905 57 69126
7Tommy Browell England1913–1926 122 0122
8Colin Bell England1966–1979 113 4117
9Erling Haaland Norway2022– 112 0112
Francis Lee England1967–1974 112 0112
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  • Most goals scored in First Division / Premier League: 184 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most goals scored in one First Division season: 38 – Tommy Johnson (1928–29).
  • Most goals scored in one Premier League season: 36 – Erling Haaland (2022–23) (record for most Premier League goals in a season)
  • Most consecutive Premier League matches scored in: 7 – Sergio Agüero (12 May 2019 – 21 September 2019) and Erling Haaland (21 August 2022 – 8 October 2022).
  • Most home goals in one Premier League season: 22 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most away goals in one Premier League season: 14 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most Premier League matches scored in while playing for Manchester City: 131 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most Premier League matches scored in during a single season: 23 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most home matches scored in one Premier League season: 12 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most away matches scored in one Premier League season: 11 – Erling Haaland (2022–23)
  • Most braces scored in Premier League: 26 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most Premier League braces in one season: 7 – Erling Haaland (2025–26)
  • Most hat-tricks scored in the Premier League: 12 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21) (national record).
  • Most Premier League hat-tricks in one season: 4 – Erling Haaland (in 2022–23)
  • Most poker or haul (4 goals in match) in Premier League games: 2 – Sergio Agüero (v. Tottenham Hotspur, 2014–15) and (v. Leicester City, 2017–18) .
  • Most goals scored in one Premier League match: 5 – Sergio Agüero (v. Newcastle United, 2015–16).
  • Most home goals scored in club history in Premier League: 109 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most away goals scored in club history in Premier League: 74 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Most penalties scored in Premier League: 27 – Sergio Agüero (2011–21).
  • Youngest league goalscorer: Ian Thompstone - scored 9 April 1988 vs. Middlesbrough aged 17 years 83 days.[30]
  • Youngest Premier League goalscorer: Micah Richards - scored on 30 September 2006 vs. Everton aged 18 years 98 days.

All-time top goalscorers in continental competitions

As of 17 March 2026.[29]

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.

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Rank Player Nationality Years UCL UEL FCWC Others Total
1Sergio Agüero Argentina2011–2021394 0043
2Erling Haaland Norway2022–340 3037
3 Phil Foden England2017–20040 24
Raheem Sterling England2015–2022240 00
5 Gabriel Jesus Brazil2017–2022200 00 21
6 Bernardo Silva  Portugal 2017–20261502017
7 Kevin De Bruyne Belgium2015–2025160 0016
Riyad Mahrez Algeria2018–2023160 00
9 Francis Lee England1968–197500 011 11
David Silva Spain2010–202092 00
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All-time top goalscorers in knockout phases of continental competitions

As of 17 March 2026.[29]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Nationality Years UCL UEL FCWC Total
1Sergio Agüero Argentina2011–202194 013
Kevin De Bruyne Belgium2015–2025130 0
Bernardo Silva Portugal2017–2026120 1
4 Erling Haaland Norway2022–110 1 12
5 Phil Foden England2017–70 1 8
6 Gabriel Jesus Brazil2017–202270 0 7
Riyad Mahrez Algeria2018–202370 0
Raheem Sterling England2015–202270 0
9 İlkay Gündoğan Germany2016–2023
2024–2025		40 0 4
Leroy Sané Germany2016–202040 0
10 David Silva Spain2010–202012 0 3
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Hat-tricks in UEFA competitions
Statistics correct as of 14 March 2023.[31][32]
More information Key, () ...
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)
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PlayerAgainstResultDateCompetition
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
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All-time top goalscorers in English cup competitions

As of 24 September 2025[29]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Nationality Years FA Cup League Cup Community Shield Other Total
1Sergio Agüero Argentina2011–202120112033
2Colin Bell England1966–19799181028
3Francis Lee England1967–19747143024
4Fred Tilson England1928–19382200022
5Denis Tueart England1974–1978
1980–1983		3180021
6Eric Brook England1927–19401900019
Kevin De Bruyne  Belgium 2015–2025 9 10 0 0
Riyad Mahrez  Algeria 2018–2023 11 8 0 0
Mike Summerbee England1965–197511800
10 Phil Foden  England 2017– 12 6 0 0 18
Shaun Goater Bermuda1998–20039900
Alec Herd Scotland1933–194817010
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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 32 goals in a single season. Ordered by goals scored and by season.
Bold denotes an active player for the club.

More information Rank, Player ...
RankPlayerGoalsSeason League Domestic Cups Continental
1Norway Erling Haaland522022–23 36 4 12
2 Norway Erling Haaland 382023–24 27 5 6
Norway Erling Haaland2025–26 27 3 8
England Tommy Johnson1928–29 38 0 0
5England Derek Kevan361963–64 30† 6 0
6England Francis Lee351971–72 33 2 0
7 Norway Erling Haaland 342024–25 22 1 11
8Argentina Sergio Agüero332016–17 20 5 8
9England Frank Roberts321924–25 31 1 0
Scotland Dave Halliday1931–32 28 4 0
Republic of Ireland Peter Doherty1936–37 30 2 0
Scotland Alex Harley1962–63 23 9 0
Bermuda Shaun Goater2001–02 28† 4 0
Argentina Sergio Agüero2014–15 26 0 6
2018–19 21 5 6
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Last updated: 19 May 2026.
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: 176 – Kevin De Bruyne
  • Most assists in Premier League: 119 – Kevin De Bruyne
  • Most assists in UEFA competitions: 29 – Kevin De Bruyne
  • Most assists in all competitions in one season: 29 – Kevin De Bruyne in 2022–23
  • Most assists in a Premier League season: 20 – Kevin De Bruyne in 2019–20
  • Most assists in a Premier League match: 4 – Jérémy Doku (vs. Bournemouth, 4 November 2023)
  • Most assists in a UEFA competition season: 7 – Kevin De Bruyne, in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League
  • Most assists in a UEFA competition match: 3 – Kevin De Bruyne (vs. Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Champions League, 17 April 2019) and João Cancelo (vs. Club Brugge, UEFA Champions League, 3 November 2021)
  • Most Premier League assists by a goalkeeper: 7 – Ederson

Most assists in all competitions

Statistics correct as of 13 May 2026.[33] Bold denotes an active player for the club.

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Years Assists
1 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 2015–2025 176
2 Spain David Silva 2010–2020 122
3 Portugal Bernardo Silva 2017–2026 77
4 England Raheem Sterling 2015–2022 74
5 England Phil Foden 2017– 66
6 Argentina Sergio Agüero 2011–2021 63
7 Algeria Riyad Mahrez 2018–2023 55
8 Germany İlkay Gündoğan 2016–2023
2024–2025		 45
9 Brazil Gabriel Jesus 2017–2022 41
Germany Leroy Sané 2016–2020
Ivory Coast Yaya Touré 2010–2018
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Most assists in the Premier League

Statistics correct as of 13 May 2026.[33][34] Bold denotes an active player for the club.

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Rank Player Years Assists
1 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 2015–2025 118
2 Spain David Silva 2010–2020 93
3 Portugal Bernardo Silva 2017–2026 50
4 Argentina Sergio Agüero 2011–2021 47
5 England Raheem Sterling 2015–2022 43
6 Algeria Riyad Mahrez 2018–2023 34
England Phil Foden 2017–
7 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré 2010–2018 32
9 France Samir Nasri 2011–2017 30
10 Brazil Gabriel Jesus 2017–2022 29
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Most assists in UEFA and FIFA club competitions

Statistics correct as of 18 September 2025.[33][35] Bold denotes an active player for the club.
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Rank Player Years Assists
1 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne 2015–2025 29
2 England Raheem Sterling 2015–2022 19
3 England Phil Foden 2017– 16
4 Algeria Riyad Mahrez 2018–2023 14
5 Spain David Silva 2010–2020 12
6 Portugal Bernardo Silva 2017–2026 11
Germany İlkay Gündoğan 2016–2023
2024–2025
8 Argentina Sergio Agüero 2011–2021 9
9 Portugal João Cancelo 2019–2023 8
Germany Leroy Sané 2016–2020
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Clean sheets

  • Most clean sheets in one season: 33 in 61 matches, 2018–19
  • Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 29, Joe Hart, 2010–11
  • Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper: 185, Joe Corrigan (1967–1983)
  • Most Premier League Golden Glove awards: 4, Joe Hart
  • Most consecutive Premier League Golden Glove awards: 3, Joe Hart (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13), Ederson (2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22)
  • Most clean sheets overall in the Premier League: 122, Ederson (2017–2025)
  • Most Premier League clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 20, Ederson, 2018–19 (38 matches) and 2021–22 (37 matches)
  • Most clean sheets overall in the UEFA Champions League: 28, Ederson (2017–2025)
  • Most consecutive clean sheets in the UEFA Champions League: 7, 27 October 2020 – 16 March 2021
  • Most consecutive clean sheets in all competitions during a season: 6, 25 November 2020 – 12 December 2020
  • Most consecutive league clean sheets during a season: 6, 15 September 2018 – 29 October 2018 and 13 January 2021 – 3 February 2021
  • Longest run without a clean sheet: 14 matches, 15 December 2004 – 9 April 2005

Most clean sheets in all competitions

Statistics correct as of 30 June 2025. Bold denotes an active player for the club.
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Rank Player Years Clean sheets Games played Percentage
1 England Joe Corrigan 1967–1983 185 602 30.7
2 Brazil Ederson 2017–2025 160 372 43.0
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 Nicky Weaver 1997–2007 71 207 34.3
7 England Charlie Williams 1894–1902 66 232 28.4
8 England Jim Goodchild 1911–1926 61 217 28.1
England Harry Dowd 1961–1970 61 219 27.9
10 England Tony Coton 1990–1995 55 195 28.2
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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.[36]

  • Total number of club captains: 38 players
  • Longest serving captains: 8 seasons,
Wales Lot Jones (1906–1914),
Belgium Vincent Kompany (2011–2019)
  • Shortest serving captains: 1 season, 14 players

Club captains since 2000

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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
2023–2025 England Kyle Walker
2025–2025 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
2025–2026 Portugal Bernardo Silva
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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

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RankPlayerFromFeeYear
1 England Elliot Anderson England Nottingham Forest £116m 2026
2 England Jack GrealishEngland Aston Villa£100m[37]2021
3 Croatia Joško GvardiolGermany RB Leipzig£77.5m2023
4 Ghana Antoine SemenyoEngland Bournemouth£65m2026
5 Spain RodriSpain Atlético Madrid£63.6m2019
6 Portugal Rúben DiasPortugal Benfica£62m[38]2020
7 Algeria Riyad MahrezEngland Leicester City£60m2018
Portugal João CanceloItaly Juventus£60m[39]2019
9 Egypt Omar MarmoushGermany Eintracht Frankfurt£59m[40]2025
10 France Aymeric LaporteSpain Athletic Bilbao£57m2018
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Highest transfer fees received

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RankPlayerToFeeYear
1 Argentina Julián AlvarezSpain Atlético Madrid£81.5m[h][41]2024
2 England Raheem Sterling England Chelsea £47.5m[42] 2022
3 Spain Ferran Torres Spain Barcelona £46.3m[43] 2022
4 Brazil Gabriel Jesus England Arsenal £45.0m[44] 2022
5 Germany Leroy SanéGermany Bayern Munich£44.7m[45]2020
6 England Cole Palmer England Chelsea £40.0m[46] 2023
7 Brazil DaniloItaly Juventus£34.1m[39]2019
8 Algeria Riyad Mahrez Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli £30.0m 2023
England James McAtee England Nottingham Forest £30.0m 2025
Ukraine Oleksandr ZinchenkoEngland Arsenal£30.0m[47]2022
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Progression of record transfer fee paid

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Fee Selling club Transferred player Transfer date Notes
2pBolton WanderersEngland John GunnOctober 1896Earliest recorded transfer fee[48]
£250Newton HeathScotland Joe CassidyApril 1900[48]
£450Glossop North EndEngland Irvine ThornleyApril 1904[48][49]
£1,200Norwich CityScotland David RossFebruary 1907[48]
£1,780EvertonEngland Tommy BrowellOctober 1913[48]
£2,500Derby CountyEngland Horace BarnesMay 1914[48]
£3,400Bolton WanderersEngland Frank RobertsOctober 1922[48]
£4,700Partick ThistleScotland Jimmy McMullanFebruary 1926[48]
£10,000BlackpoolNorthern Ireland Peter DohertyFebruary 1936[48]
£25,000Swansea TownWales Roy PaulJuly 1950[48]
£55,000Huddersfield TownScotland Denis LawMarch 1960British record[48]
£60,000Bolton WanderersEngland Francis LeeOctober 1967[48]
£200,000Queens Park RangersEngland Rodney MarshMarch 1972[48]
£275,000SunderlandEngland Dennis TueartMarch 1974[48]
£275,000Luton TownEngland Paul FutcherJune 1978[48]
£765,000Preston North EndRepublic of Ireland Michael RobinsonSeptember 1979
£1,450,277Wolverhampton WanderersEngland Steve Daley5 September 1979British record
£2.5mWimbledonEngland Keith Curle14 August 1991
£3mPortsmouthEngland Lee Bradbury30 July 1997
£3.65mWest Ham UnitedCosta Rica Paulo Wanchope9 August 2000
£5mPreston North EndRepublic of Ireland Jon Macken5 February 2002
£13mParis Saint-GermainFrance Nicolas Anelka7 June 2002
£19mCSKA MoscowBrazil Jô2 July 2008[50]
£32.5mReal MadridBrazil Robinho1 September 2008British record[51]
£38mAtlético MadridArgentina Sergio Agüero28 July 2011[52]
£44mLiverpoolEngland Raheem Sterling14 July 2015Record for an English player[53]
£54mVfL WolfsburgBelgium Kevin De Bruyne30 August 2015
£57mAthletic BilbaoSpain Aymeric Laporte30 January 2018
£60mLeicester CityAlgeria Riyad Mahrez10 July 2018
£62.8mAtlético MadridSpain Rodri4 July 2019
£100mAston VillaEngland Jack Grealish5 August 2021British record[37]
£116m Nottingham Forest England Elliot Anderson 2 July 2026 Record for an English player
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Managerial records

See also: List of Manchester City F.C. managers
  • First full-time manager: England Frederick Hopkinson
  • Most years as manager: 13 years – Scotland Les McDowall (1950–1963)
  • Most titles won as manager: 20 – Spain Pep Guardiola
  • Most matches managed: 593 – Spain Pep Guardiola
  • Most matches won as manager: 416 – Spain Pep Guardiola
  • Most goals scored under manager: 1,423 – Spain Pep Guardiola
  • Highest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 70.2% – Spain Pep Guardiola (2016–2026)
  • Lowest win percentage (at least one season in charge): 25.0% – England Malcolm Allison (1979–1980)

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 18 July 2026

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[55] for other nations[56]

*Players with no first team appearances.

Most international goals

Players are listed in order of goals scored and by alphabetical order[77]

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Rank Player Nationality Years played Goals Caps
1 Erling Haaland Norway 2022– 42 34
2 David Silva Spain 2010–2018 28 87
3 Sergio Agüero Argentina 2011–2021 27 66
4 Edin Džeko Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011–2015 25 41
5 Kevin De Bruyne Belgium 2015–2025 23 78
6 Riyad Mahrez Algeria 2018–2023 21 43
7 Raheem Sterling England 2015–2022 18 61
8 İlkay Gündoğan Germany 2016–2023 13 51
Gabriel Jesus Brazil 2017–2022 13 56
Niall Quinn Republic of Ireland 1990–1996 13 47
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Notes

  1. [a]
    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. [b]
    Record for any English club outside of games at Wembley Stadium.
  3. [c]
    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. [d]
    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. [e]
    Includes goals scored in the FA Charity Shield, FA Community Shield, Texaco Trophy and Anglo-Italian Cup.
  6. [f]
    First Division, Premier League
  7. [g]
    Second Division, Division One, Championship
  8. [h]
    Fee widely reported as £64.4 million initially with up to £17.1 million with add-ons
  9. [i]
    Agüero began the tournament as a City player, but his contract with the club ended prior to the final game, with him joining Barcelona
  10. [j]
    Bony won the title with his country after he had signed for the club, but before he had made his City debut
  11. [k]
    most caps won by a City player while at the club

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