Manchester City F.C. league record by opponent

Manchester City Football Club is an English association football club based in Manchester, which competes in the Premier League. Founded as West Gorton (St Marks) in 1880, the club after several changes of identity adopted the name 'Manchester City' in 1894. During the 1891–92 season, Manchester City joined the Football Alliance. The team was elected to The Football League in 1892, where the club remained until 1992, when the League's First Division was replaced as the top level of English football by the Premier League.^[1]

Manchester City's first team has competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and its record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below. The team that Manchester City has met most in league competition is Arsenal, against whom they have contested 194 league matches. Arsenal have also defeated Manchester City in league competition on 89 occasions, which represents the most Manchester City have lost against any club. Manchester City have defeated Everton on 76 different occasions in the league, more times than they have defeated any other club in league fixtures – City have played Everton 184 times. Manchester City have drawn more matches with Manchester United than with any other club; out of the 172 league matches between the two teams, 53 have finished without a winner.

City have scored 282 league goals against Newcastle United (176 games). They have conceded 314 goals against Liverpool (in 178 games). Their worst win % against current Premier League teams is also against Liverpool (25.8%), while their best win % is against Bournemouth (86.4%)

The records include the results of matches played in the Football Alliance (from 1891 to 1892), The Football League (from 1892 to 2002) and the Premier League (since 1992). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. Test matches are not included. The 1999 Second Division play-off final is regarded as an away match for the purposes of classification in this table.
For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively.
† Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2025–26 Premier League alongside Manchester City.
‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = Goals scored; GA = Goals conceded; Win% = percentage of total matches won

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played at the end of the 2024–25 season.^[a]^[2]^[3]

Manchester City F.C. league record by opponent
Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%	First	Last	Ref(s)
Club	Home						Away						Total						Win%	First	Last	Ref(s)
Arsenal †	97	39	24	34	149	134	97	20	22	55	96	172	194	59	46	89	245	306	030.41	1893–94	2024-25	^[A]
Aston Villa †	83	52	15	16	178	96	82	20	25	38	97	137	166	72	40	54	275	233	043.37	1899–1900	2024-25
Barnsley	14	8	4	2	42	17	14	5	6	3	20	13	28	13	10	5	62	30	046.43	1898–99	2001–02
Birmingham City	67	45	13	9	130	57	67	15	12	40	80	144	134	60	25	49	210	201	044.78	1891–92	2010–11	^[B]
Birmingham St George's ‡	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	5	3	100.00	1891–92	1891–92
Blackburn Rovers	56	25	17	14	101	68	56	15	10	31	74	103	112	40	27	45	175	171	035.71	1899–1900	2011–12
Blackpool	30	16	4	10	63	50	30	10	14	6	53	46	60	26	18	16	116	96	043.33	1896–97	2010–11
Bolton Wanderers	56	31	11	14	104	65	56	13	15	28	66	106	112	44	26	42	170	171	039.29	1897–98	2011–12
Bootle ‡	2	1	1	0	10	3	2	0	0	2	4	7	4	1	1	2	14	10	025.00	1891–92	1892–93
Bournemouth †	11	10	1	0	38	9	11	9	1	1	21	5	22	19	2	1	59	14	086.36	1987–88	2024-25
Bradford City	16	13	1	2	43	17	16	5	4	7	24	25	32	18	5	9	67	42	056.25	1908–09	2001–02
Bradford Park Avenue	6	5	0	1	22	8	6	1	1	4	7	13	12	6	1	5	29	21	050.00	1909–10	1946–47
Brentford †	8	6	0	2	14	7	8	3	2	3	13	10	16	9	2	5	27	17	056.25	1935–36	2024-25
Brighton & Hove Albion †	15	12	3	0	37	10	15	7	3	5	30	20	30	19	6	5	67	30	063.33	1979–80	2024-25
Bristol City	11	6	3	2	23	12	11	0	3	8	8	18	22	6	6	10	31	30	027.27	1902–03	1979–80
Bristol Rovers	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	000.00	1998–99	1998–99
Burnley †	51	31	13	7	124	53	51	18	12	21	84	79	102	49	25	28	208	132	048.04	1897–98	2023–24
Burton Swifts ‡	8	4	2	2	23	12	8	2	3	3	15	18	16	6	5	5	38	30	037.50	1891–92	1898–99
Burton United ‡	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	2	2	0	0	7	0	100.00	1902–03	1902–03
Burton Wanderers ‡	3	1	2	0	4	3	3	0	1	2	2	13	6	1	3	2	6	16	016.67	1894–95	1896–97
Bury ‡	22	12	8	2	52	25	22	9	4	9	43	43	44	21	12	11	95	68	047.73	1894–95	1997–98
Cambridge United	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	5	0	050.00	1983–84	1983–84
Cardiff City	21	12	8	1	52	26	21	6	8	7	38	38	42	18	16	8	90	64	042.86	1921–22	2018–19
Carlisle United	4	2	0	2	7	7	4	1	2	1	2	3	8	3	2	3	9	10	037.50	1965–66	1984–85
Charlton Athletic	27	13	6	8	55	37	27	7	8	12	37	47	54	20	14	20	92	84	037.04	1936–37	2006–07
Chelsea †	80	38	18	24	119	88	80	19	23	38	91	129	160	57	41	62	210	217	035.63	1907–08	2024-25
Chesterfield	5	3	2	0	13	5	5	4	1	0	8	2	10	7	3	0	21	7	070.00	1902–03	1998–99	^[C]
Colchester United	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	100.00	1998–99	1998–99
Coventry City	32	23	5	4	63	24	32	8	11	13	42	53	64	31	16	17	105	77	048.44	1938–39	2001–02
Crewe Alexandra	8	7	0	1	26	6	8	3	3	2	13	12	16	10	3	3	39	18	062.50	1891–92	2001–02
Crystal Palace †	33	18	8	7	69	35	33	16	9	8	45	32	66	34	17	15	114	67	051.52	1964–65	2024-25
Darlington ‡	1	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	9	2	050.00	1926–27	1926–27
Darwen	6	5	0	1	29	8	6	3	0	3	11	14	12	8	0	4	40	22	066.67	1892–93	1898–99
Derby County	46	29	9	8	93	45	46	11	11	24	50	87	92	40	20	32	143	132	043.48	1899–1900	2007–08
Doncaster Rovers	2	1	1	0	7	4	2	1	0	1	5	5	4	2	1	1	12	9	050.00	1902–03	1950–51
Everton †	92	50	23	19	161	86	92	26	23	43	109	154	184	76	46	62	270	238	041.30	1899–1900	2024-25
Fulham †	34	22	6	6	84	39	34	16	9	9	71	56	68	38	15	15	155	95	055.88	1909–10	2024-25
Gainsborough Trinity	5	4	1	0	20	2	5	3	0	2	11	6	10	7	1	2	31	8	070.00	1896–97	1909–10
Gillingham	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	2	1	0	7	3	5	3	2	0	11	4	060.00	1998–99	2001–02
Glossop North End	4	2	1	1	12	8	4	4	0	0	8	1	8	6	1	1	20	9	075.00	1898–99	1909–10	^[D]
Grimsby Town	27	20	2	5	63	33	27	6	8	13	41	64	54	26	10	18	104	97	048.15	1891–92	2001–02
Huddersfield Town	36	17	9	10	71	43	36	7	17	12	35	40	72	24	26	22	106	83	033.33	1920–21	2018–19
Hull City	11	7	4	0	25	8	11	4	3	4	20	17	22	11	7	4	45	25	050.00	1909–10	2016–17
Ipswich Town	30	18	7	5	55	26	30	3	7	20	27	48	60	21	14	25	82	74	035.00	1961–62	2024-25
Leeds City ‡	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	6	1	100.00	1909–10	1909–10
Leeds United †	50	28	9	13	94	51	50	16	9	25	95	78	100	44	18	38	158	129	044.00	1924–25	2022–23
Leicester City	54	34	11	9	134	71	54	21	13	20	69	77	108	55	24	29	203	148	050.93	1895–96	2024-25	^[E]
Leyton Orient	7	7	0	0	28	5	7	3	2	2	16	12	14	10	2	2	44	17	071.43	1909–10	1965–66	^[F]
Lincoln City	11	9	0	2	40	13	11	4	0	7	13	20	22	13	0	9	53	33	059.09	1891–92	1998–99
Liverpool †	89	32	25	32	135	132	89	14	21	54	109	182	178	46	46	86	244	314	025.84	1893–94	2024-25
Loughborough ‡	4	3	1	0	14	2	4	3	0	1	10	5	8	6	1	1	24	7	075.00	1895–96	1898–99
Luton Town	19	11	5	3	38	18	19	4	7	8	25	35	38	15	12	11	63	53	039.47	1897–98	2023–24
Macclesfield Town ‡	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	100.00	1998–99	1998–99
Manchester United †	86	29	25	32	130	114	86	23	28	35	111	127	172	52	53	67	241	241	030.23	1891–92	2024-25	^[G]
Middlesbrough	58	37	12	9	116	62	58	9	15	34	49	116	116	46	27	43	165	178	039.66	1903–04	2016–17
Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡	1	1	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	6	3	050.00	1893–94	1893–94
Millwall	6	5	0	1	13	6	6	3	2	1	10	8	12	8	2	2	23	14	066.67	1938–39	2001–02
New Brighton Tower ‡	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	1	050.00	1898–99	1898–99
Newcastle United †	88	52	20	16	179	82	88	20	19	49	103	163	176	72	39	65	282	245	040.91	1893–94	2024-25
Newport County	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	8	1	100.00	1946–47	1946–47
Northampton Town	3	1	1	1	3	2	3	0	1	2	3	6	6	1	2	3	6	8	016.67	1963–64	1998–99
Northwich Victoria	2	1	1	0	5	3	2	2	0	0	7	1	4	3	1	0	12	4	075.00	1892–93	1893–94
Norwich City	31	22	6	3	79	24	31	10	15	6	46	37	62	32	21	9	125	61	051.61	1938–39	2021–22
Nottingham Forest †	49	23	18	8	87	53	49	18	9	22	67	80	98	41	27	30	154	133	041.84	1891–92	2024-25
Notts County	29	22	4	3	63	18	29	7	8	14	26	44	58	29	12	17	89	62	050.00	1893–94	1998–99
Oldham Athletic	21	11	4	6	35	26	21	10	5	6	33	23	42	21	9	12	68	49	050.00	1909–10	1998–99
Oxford United	6	3	0	3	6	9	6	2	2	2	8	7	12	5	2	5	14	16	041.67	1984–85	1997–98
Plymouth Argyle	7	4	2	1	13	10	7	2	1	4	9	11	14	6	3	5	22	21	042.86	1938–39	1988–89
Port Vale	11	9	0	2	34	10	11	8	1	2	21	12	22	17	1	4	55	22	077.27	1892–93	1999–2000	^[H]
Portsmouth	39	26	8	5	88	44	39	11	9	19	54	65	78	37	17	24	142	109	047.44	1926–27	2009–10
Preston North End	41	20	8	13	72	56	41	18	7	16	75	75	82	38	15	29	147	131	046.34	1896–97	2001–02
Queens Park Rangers	23	14	6	3	45	23	23	4	10	9	20	31	46	18	16	12	65	54	039.13	1950–51	2014–15
Reading	9	6	1	2	15	7	9	3	1	5	8	11	18	9	2	7	23	18	050.00	1926–27	2012–13
Rotherham Town ‡	3	3	0	0	6	2	3	2	0	1	8	6	6	5	0	1	14	8	083.33	1893–94	1895–96
Rotherham United	4	4	0	0	13	4	4	2	2	0	4	2	8	6	2	0	17	6	075.00	1963–64	2001–02
Scunthorpe United	1	1	0	0	8	1	1	1	0	0	4	2	2	2	0	0	12	3	100.00	1963–64	1963–64
Sheffield United	58	31	14	13	109	74	58	20	18	20	87	94	116	51	32	33	196	168	043.97	1892–93	2023–24
Sheffield Wednesday	49	25	11	13	100	67	49	5	13	31	50	98	98	30	24	44	150	165	030.61	1891–92	2001–02	^[I]
Shrewsbury Town	4	2	1	1	8	5	4	2	1	1	4	2	8	4	2	2	12	7	050.00	1983–84	1988–89
South Shields	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	1	1	0	3	2	4	2	1	1	7	4	050.00	1926–27	1927–28
Southampton	46	23	13	10	89	54	46	15	13	18	54	59	92	38	26	28	143	113	041.30	1926–27	2024-25
Southend United	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	2	2	0	0	6	2	100.00	1996–97	1996–97
Stockport County	5	3	1	1	14	6	5	2	1	2	8	8	10	5	2	3	22	14	050.00	1902–03	2001–02
Stoke City	49	30	12	7	91	35	49	13	11	25	51	74	98	43	23	32	142	109	043.88	1899–1900	2017–18	^[J]
Sunderland †	66	43	11	12	138	83	66	20	11	35	95	111	132	63	22	47	233	194	047.73	1899–1900	2016–17
Swansea City	17	15	1	1	46	13	17	8	3	6	32	30	34	23	4	7	78	43	067.65	1926–27	2017–18	^[K]
Swindon Town	8	5	2	1	18	5	8	6	0	2	15	11	16	11	2	3	33	16	068.75	1963–64	1999–2000
Tottenham Hotspur †	76	40	17	19	143	82	76	21	17	38	92	124	152	61	34	57	235	204	040.13	1909–10	2024-25
Tranmere Rovers	4	2	1	1	9	5	4	1	3	0	11	5	8	3	4	1	20	10	037.50	1938–39	1999–2000
Walsall	11	8	2	1	33	10	11	4	6	1	23	17	22	12	8	2	56	27	054.55	1891–92	2001–02	^[L]
Watford	12	9	1	2	31	7	12	7	2	3	28	12	24	16	3	5	59	19	066.67	1982–83	2021–22
West Bromwich Albion	72	45	11	16	168	97	72	22	17	33	91	123	144	67	28	49	259	220	046.53	1895–96	2020–21
West Ham United †	56	41	5	10	121	66	56	19	12	25	80	87	112	60	17	35	201	153	053.57	1923–24	2024-25
Wigan Athletic	10	7	1	2	11	2	10	4	3	3	13	13	20	11	4	5	24	15	055.00	1998–99	2012–13
Wimbledon ‡	10	4	4	2	12	9	10	1	3	6	6	14	20	5	7	8	18	23	025.00	1984–85	2001–02
Wolverhampton Wanderers †	61	37	11	13	148	83	61	16	13	32	94	138	122	53	24	45	242	221	043.44	1899–1900	2024-25
Wrexham	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	050.00	1998–99	1998–99
Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	3	000.00	1998–99	1998–99
York City	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	5	2	050.00	1998–99	1998–99

	T	Part	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	Pts
National
Football League First Division	2	68	2,772	1,061	677	1,034	38.27	4,317	4,242	+75	2,837
Premier League	8	28	1,076	550	230	296	51.12	1,920	1,179	+741	1,880
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	47.82	69	33	+36	82
Football Alliance	0	1	22	6	6	10	27.27	39	51	–12	18
Total	17	124	4,867	2,122	1,136	1,609	43.60	8,225	6,740	1,485	6,159

v t e Manchester City Football Club
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History	Overview 1880–1928 1928–1965 1965–2001 2001–present
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Grounds	Early grounds (1880–1887) Hyde Road (1887–1923) Maine Road (1923–2003) Etihad Stadium (2003–present)
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Training grounds	Carrington Training Centre (2001–2014) Etihad Campus (2014–present)
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Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2024–25 season
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal Aston Villa Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Derby County Hull City Leeds United Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Crawley Town Exeter City Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Stockport County Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Bromley Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Port Vale Salford City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall
Non-League	Darlington York City
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