List of Manchester City F.C. players

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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.
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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 8 June 2025, the players who have won the most international caps while playing at the club are David Silva for Spain and current squad member Bernardo Silva for Portugal, both with 87 caps .[3] Prior to David 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 Bernardo Silva, who has a total of 102 caps for Portugal[5]

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; 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.

In 2024 Rodri became the first current City player to win the Ballon d'Or.

Sourcing, currency and key for the statistics

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

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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

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

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

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Contemporary players

File:Kevin De Bruyne (cropped).jpg
Kevin De Bruyne has won the most titles of any Manchester City player (19); has a record equalling four club player of the year awards; and is the club's leading assist provider.
Player Nat. Club
career 		Position League Cups Other Total PotY Refs.
A G A G A G Apps. Goals
Paul Dickov Template:Fba 1996–2002
2006–2008		 Forward 175 35 25 6 200 41 [James 1]
Gerard Wiekens Template:Fba 1997–2003 Defender 185 10 27 0 1 0 213 10 1 [James 1]
Nicky Weaver Template:Fba 1998–2007 Goalkeeper 175 0 31 0 1 0 207 0 [Sb 1]
Shaun Goater Template:Fba 1998–2003 Forward 187 85 25 18 212 103 1 [Sb 2]
Danny Tiatto Template:Fba 1998–2004 Defender 139 3 14 1 5 0 158[A 5] 4 1 [Sb 3]
Shaun Wright-Phillips Template:Fba 1999–2005
2008–2011		 Midfielder 217 35 34 7 24 5 275 47 1 [Sb 4]
Steve Howey Template:Fba 2000–2003 Defender 94 11 9 0 103 11 [Sb 5]
Richard Dunne Template:Fba 2000–2009 Defender 296 8 38 0 18 0 352 8[G 4] 4 [Sb 6]
Ali Benarbia Template:Fba 2001–2003 Midfielder 71 11 7 0 78 11 1 [Sb 7]
Sun Jihai Template:Fba 2002–2008 Defender 130 3 16 0 5 1 151 4 [Sb 8]
Nicolas Anelka Template:Fba 2002–2005 Forward 89 37 9 4 5 4 103 45[G 5] [Sb 9]
Sylvain Distin Template:Fba 2002–2007 Defender 178 5 23 1 5 0 206 6 1 [Sb 10]
Joey Barton Template:Fba 2003–2007 Midfielder 130 15 18 2 5 0 153 17 [Sb 11]
Antoine Sibierski Template:Fba 2003–2006 Midfielder 92 11 14 3 1 1 107 15 [Sb 12]
David James Template:Fba 2004–2006 Goalkeeper 93 0 7 0 100 0 [Sb 13]
Nedum Onuoha Template:Fba 2004–2012 Defender 95 3 14 1 7 1 116 5 [Sb 14]
Darius Vassell Template:Fba 2005–2009 Forward 103 17 15 4 6 1 124 22 [Sb 15]
Stephen Ireland Template:Fba 2005–2010 Midfielder 138 16 24 4 14 3 176 23 1 [Sb 16]
Micah Richards Template:Fba 2005–2014 Defender 179 7 33 3 33 0 245 10[G 6] [Sb 17]
Joe Hart Template:Fba 2006–2017 Goalkeeper 266 0 19 0 63 0 348 0 [Sb 18]
Vincent Kompany Template:Fba 2008–2019 Defender 265 18 36 1 59 1 360 20 1 [Sb 19]
Pablo Zabaleta Template:Fba 2008–2017 Defender 230 9 48 2 55 1 284 10 1 [Sb 20]
Nigel de Jong Template:Fba 2009–2012 Midfielder 104 1 17 1 16 0 137 2 [Sb 21]
Kolo Touré Template:Fba 2009–2013 Defender 82 2 12 1 8 0 102 3 [Sb 22]
Gareth Barry Template:Fba 2009–2013 Midfielder 132 6 24 2 19 0 175 8 [Sb 23]
Carlos Tevez Template:Fba 2009–2013 Forward 113 58 21 14 14 1 148 73[G 7] 1 [Sb 24]
Joleon Lescott Template:Fba 2009–2014 Defender 107 7 32 1 21 1 160 9 [Sb 25]
David Silva Template:Fba 2010–2020 Midfielder 309 60 53 6 74 11 436 77 1 [Sb 26]
Yaya Touré Template:Fba 2010–2018 Midfielder 230 62 34 11 52 9 316 82[G 8] 1 [Sb 27]
Aleksandar Kolarov Template:Fba 2010–2017 Defender 165 11 36 6 46 4 247 21 [Sb 28]
James Milner Template:Fba 2010–2015 Midfielder 147 13 26 3 30 2 203[A 6] 18 [Sb 29]
Edin Džeko Template:Fba 2011–2015 Forward 130 50 25 15 34 7 189[A 7] 72 [Sb 30]
Gaël Clichy Template:Fba 2011–2017 Defender 138 2 26 1 39 0 203 3 [Sb 31]
Sergio Agüero Template:Fba 2011–2021 Forward 275 184 44 31 71 45 390 260 2 [Sb 32]
Samir Nasri Template:Fba 2011–2017 Midfielder 129 18 15 5 32 4 176 27 [Sb 33]
Jesús Navas Template:Fba 2013–2017 Midfielder 123 4 28 4 32 0 182 8 [Sb 34]
Fernandinho Template:Fba 2013–2022 Midfielder 264 20 42 3 77 3 383 26 [Sb 35]
Martín Demichelis Template:Fba 2013–2016 Defender 78 3 13 0 15 1 106 4 [Sb 36]
Fernando Template:Fba 2014–2017 Midfielder 64 4 16 0 22 0 102 4 [Sb 37]
Raheem Sterling Template:Fba 2015–2022 Forward 225 91 45 15 69 25 339 131 [Sb 38]
Nicolás Otamendi Template:Fba 2015–2020 Defender 136 8 32 2 42 1 210 11 [Sb 39]
Kevin De Bruyne Template:Fba 2015–2025 Midfielder 285 72 60 20 77 16 422 108 4 [Sb 40]
John Stones Template:Fba 2016– Defender 171 10 41 3 65 6 277 19 [Sb 41]
Leroy Sané Template:Fba 2016–2020 Forward 90 25 22 8 23 6 135 39 [Sb 42]
İlkay Gündoğan Template:Fba 2016–2023 2024– Midfielder 221 45 52 6 85 14 358 65 [Sb 43]
Oleksandr Zinchenko Template:Fba 2016–2022 Defender 76 0 26 2 26 0 128 2 [Sb 44]
Gabriel Jesus Template:Fba 2017–2022 Forward 159 58 37 17 40 20 236 95 [Sb 45]
Ederson Template:Fba 2017– Goalkeeper 276 0 12 0 84 0 372 0 [Sb 46]
Bernardo Silva Template:Fba 2017– Midfielder 266 43 52 13 89 17 407 73 1 [Sb 47]
Kyle Walker Template:Fba 2017– Defender 212 3 46 2 61 1 319 6 [Sb 48]
Phil Foden Template:Fba 2017– Midfielder 192 61 55 17 72 22 319 100 1 [Sb 49]
Aymeric Laporte Template:Fba 2018–2023 Defender 121 8 26 2 33 2 180 12 [Sb 50]
Riyad Mahrez Template:Fba 2018–2023 Forward 145 43 45 19 46 16 236 78 [Sb 51]
Rodri Template:Fba 2019– Midfielder 175 22 30 1 60 3 265 26 [Sb 52]
João Cancelo Template:Fba 2019–2024 Defender 98 5 30 1 55 3 154 9 [Sb 53]
Rúben Dias Template:Fba 2020– Defender 144 3 23 0 55 1 222 4 1 [Sb 54]
Nathan Aké Template:Fba 2020– Defender 89 6 21 3 35 1 145 10 [Sb 55]
Jack Grealish Template:Fba 2021– Midfielder 94 12 23 3 40 2 157 17 [Sb 56]
Julián Álvarez Template:Fba 2022–2024 Forward 67 20 14 5 22 11 103 36 [Sb 57]
Erling Haaland Template:Fba 2022– Forward 97 85 12 10 37 29 146 124 1 [Sb 58]
Manuel Akanji Template:Fba 2022– Defender 85 2 16 0 35 3 136 5 [Sb 59]
Joško Gvardiol Template:Fba 2023– Defender 65 9 10 1 22 1 97 11 1 [Sb 60]

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Club captains

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 Template:Flagicon Billy Meredith
1906–1914 FW Template:Flagicon Lot Jones
1914–1919 No competitive football due to the First World War
1919–1923 DF Template:Flagicon Eli Fletcher
1923–1925 DF Template:Flagicon Max Woosnam
1926–1928 MF Template:Flagicon Charlie Pringle
1928–1932 MF Template:Flagicon Jimmy McMullan
1932–1935 DF Template:Flagicon Sam Cowan
1935–1936 MF Template:Flagicon Matt Busby
1937–1939 MF Template:Flagicon Les McDowall
 
Years Pos. Captain
1939–1946 No competitive football due to the Second World War
1946–1947 GK Template:Flagicon Frank Swift
1947–1950 DF Template:Flagicon Eric Westwood
1950–1957 DF Template:Flagicon Roy Paul
1957–1961 MF Template:Flagicon Ken Barnes
1961–1964 DF Template:Flagicon Bill Leivers
1965–1967 FW Template:Flagicon Johnny Crossan
1967–1974 DF Template:Flagicon Tony Book
1974–1975 MF Template:Flagicon Colin Bell
1975–1976 DF Template:Flagicon Mike Doyle
 
Years Pos. Captain
1976–1979 DF Template:Flagicon David Watson
1979–1986 DF/MF Template:Flagicon Paul Power
1986–1988 DF Template:Flagicon Kenny Clements
1988–1992 DF Template:Flagicon Steve Redmond
1992–1993 DF Template:Flagicon Terry Phelan
1993–1996 DF Template:Flagicon Keith Curle
1996–1998 DF Template:Flagicon Kit Symons
1998 MF Template:Flagicon Jamie Pollock
1998–2000 DF Template:Flagicon Andy Morrison
2000–2001 DF/MF Template:Flagicon Alfie Haaland
 
Years Pos. Captain
2001–2002 DF Template:Flagicon Stuart Pearce
2002–2003 MF Template:Flagicon Ali Benarbia
2003–2006 DF Template:Flagicon Sylvain Distin
2006–2009 DF Template:Flagicon Richard Dunne
2009–2010 DF Template:Flagicon Kolo Touré
2010–2011 FW Template:Flagicon Carlos Tevez
2011–2019 DF Template:Flagicon Vincent Kompany
2019–2020 MF Template:Flagicon David Silva
2020–2022 MF Template:Flagicon Fernandinho
2022–2023 MF Template:Flagicon İlkay Gündoğan
 
Years Pos. Captain
2023–2025 DF Template:Flagicon Kyle Walker[10]
2025–2025 MF Template:Flagicon Kevin De Bruyne
2025–present MF Template:Flagicon Bernardo Silva

Most prolific goalscorers

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.

File:ShaunGoater.jpg
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 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1898–99 30 34 0.88 151 [prolific 1]
Billie Gillespie File:Flag of England.svg England 1902–03 30 33 0.91 132 [prolific 2]
Tommy Browell File:Flag of England.svg England 1920–21 31 43 0.72 139 [prolific 3]
Frank Roberts File:Flag of England.svg England 1924–25 32 39 0.82 130 [prolific 4]
1925–26 30 45 0.67 [prolific 5]
Tommy Johnson File:Flag of England.svg England 1928–29 38 39 0.97 166 [prolific 6]
Tommy Tait File:Flag of England.svg England 1929–30 31 34 0.91 46 [prolific 7]
Dave Halliday File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1931–32 32 45 0.71 51 [prolific 8]
Peter Doherty File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 1936–37 32 45 0.71 80 [prolific 9]
Alex Harley File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1962–63 32 49 0.65 32 [prolific 10]
Derek Kevan File:Flag of England.svg England 1963–64 36 46 0.78 56 [prolific 11]
Francis Lee File:Flag of England.svg England 1971–72 35 46 0.76 148 [prolific 12]
Shaun Goater File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 2001–02 32 46 0.70 103 [prolific 13]
Sergio Agüero File:Flag of Argentina.svg 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 File:Flag of England.svg England 2019–20 31 52 0.60 131 [prolific 19]
Erling Haaland File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2022–23 52 53 0.98 124 [prolific 20]
2023–24 38 43 0.88 [prolific 21]
2024–25 34 48 0.71 [prolific 22]

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Most England caps

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 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 1]
Frank Swift GK 19 19 0 9 Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 2]
Colin Bell MF 48 48(3) 9 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 3]
Francis Lee FW 27 27(0) 10 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 4]
Mick Channon FW 1 46(2) 21 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 5]
Dave Watson DF 30 65(2) 4 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 6]
Trevor Francis FW 10 52 (10) 12 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 7]
Peter Barnes FW 14 22(4) 4 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 8]
Peter Beardsley MF 0 59(13) 9 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 9]
Stuart Pearce DF 0 78(4) 5 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 10]
David Seaman GK 0 75(3) 0 40 Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 2]
Steve McManaman MF 0 37 (12) 3 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 11]
Robbie Fowler FW 0 26 (15) 7 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 12]
David James GK 13 53 (10) 0 21 Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 13]
Frank Lampard MF 0 106 (17) 29 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 14]
Gareth Barry MF 24 53 (12) 2 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 15]
Danny Mills DF 0 19 (8) 0 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 16]
Owen Hargreaves MF 0 42 (25) 0 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 17]
Wayne Bridge DF 4 36 (15) 1 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 18]
Darius Vassell FW 0 22 (16) 6 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 19]
Shaun Wright-Phillips MF 20 36 (21) 6 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 20]
Joleon Lescott DF 21 28(6) 1 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 21]
Joe Hart GK 64 75(5) 0 43 Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 22]
James Milner MF 42 61 (25) 1 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 23]
Kyle Walker DF 66 95(9) 1 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 24][11]
Raheem Sterling MF 61 82(10) 20 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 25][11]
John Stones DF 73 83(9) 3 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 26][11]
Fabian Delph MF 14 20 (5) 0 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 27][11]
Phil Foden MF 45 45(13) 4 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 28][11]
Jack Grealish MF 27 39(21) 4 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 29][11]
Kalvin Phillips MF 8 31(8) 1 –– Template:Dts Template:Dts Template:Ayd [caps 30][11]

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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 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 Template:Flagicon Tony Book
1968 Template:Flagicon Colin Bell
1969 Template:Flagicon Glyn Pardoe
1970 Template:Flagicon Francis Lee
1971 Template:Flagicon Mike Doyle
1972 Template:Flagicon Mike Summerbee
1973 Template:Flagicon Mike Summerbee
1974 Template:Flagicon Mike Doyle
1975 Template:Flagicon Alan Oakes
1976 Template:Flagicon Joe Corrigan
 
Year Winner
1977 Template:Flagicon David Watson
1978 Template:Flagicon Joe Corrigan
1979 Template:Flagicon Asa Hartford
1980 Template:Flagicon Joe Corrigan
1981 Template:Flagicon Paul Power
1982 Template:Flagicon Tommy Caton
1983 Template:Flagicon Kevin Bond
1984 Template:Flagicon Mick McCarthy
1985 Template:Flagicon Paul Power
1986 Template:Flagicon Kenny Clements
 
Year Winner
1987 Template:Flagicon Neil McNab
1988 Template:Flagicon Steve Redmond
1989 Template:Flagicon Neil McNab
1990 Template:Flagicon Colin Hendry
1991 Template:Flagicon Niall Quinn
1992 Template:Flagicon Tony Coton
1993 Template:Flagicon Garry Flitcroft
1994 Template:Flagicon Tony Coton
1995 Template:Flagicon Uwe Rösler
1996 Template:Flagicon Giorgi Kinkladze
 
Year Winner
1997 Template:Flagicon Giorgi Kinkladze
1998 Template:Flagicon Michael Brown
1999 Template:Flagicon Gerard Wiekens
2000 Template:Flagicon Shaun Goater
2001 Template:Flagicon Danny Tiatto
2002 Template:Flagicon Ali Benarbia
2003 Template:Flagicon Sylvain Distin
2004 Template:Flagicon Shaun Wright-Phillips
2005 Template:Flagicon Richard Dunne
2006 Template:Flagicon Richard Dunne
 
Year Winner
2007 Template:Flagicon Richard Dunne
2008 Template:Flagicon Richard Dunne
2009 Template:Flagicon Stephen Ireland
2010 Template:Flagicon Carlos Tevez
2011 Template:Flagicon Vincent Kompany
2012 Template:Flagicon Sergio Agüero
2013 Template:Flagicon Pablo Zabaleta[12]
2014 Template:Flagicon Yaya Touré[13]
2015 Template:Flagicon Sergio Agüero[14]
2016 Template:Flagicon Kevin De Bruyne
 
Year Winner
2017 Template:Flagicon David Silva
2018 Template:Flagicon Kevin De Bruyne[15]
2019 Template:Flagicon Bernardo Silva[16]
2020 Template:Flagicon Kevin De Bruyne[17]
2021 Template:Flagicon Rúben Dias[18]
2022 Template:Flagicon Kevin De Bruyne[19]
2023 Template:Flagicon Erling Haaland[20]
2024 Template:Flagicon Phil Foden[21]
2025 Template:Flagicon Joško Gvardiol[22]

Player of the month awards

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 152 occasions to 60 individual players. The player awarded the most times is current current club 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

Current players at the club are highlighted in bold.

Player No. of awards Month of first award Month of last award
Template:Flagicon Kevin De Bruyne 17 Sep. 15 Jan. 24
Template:Flagicon Sergio Agüero 12 Feb. 12 Jan. 20
Template:Flagicon David Silva 10 Oct. 10 Mar. 18
Template:Flagicon Riyad Mahrez 8 Oct. 18 Jan. 23
Template:Flagicon Erling Haaland 6 Aug. 22 Sep. 24
Template:Flagicon Raheem Sterling 5 Aug. 16 Oct. 19
Template:Flagicon Bernardo Silva 5 Dec. 18 Nov. 21
Template:Flagicon Vincent Kompany 5 Dec. 08 Feb. 16
Template:Flagicon Joe Hart 5 Feb. 08 Mar. 15
Template:Flagicon Edin Džeko 4 Jan. 11 Jan. 14
Template:Flagicon Carlos Tevez 4 Dec. 09 Mar. 13
Template:Flagicon Yaya Touré 4 Apr. 11 Dec. 16
Template:Flagicon Phil Foden 4 Dec. 23 Jan. 25
Template:Flagicon James Milner 3 Nov. 11 Jan. 15
Template:Flagicon Samir Nasri 3 Mar. 12 Nov. 13
Template:Flagicon Pablo Zabaleta 3 Jan. 09 Jan. 13
10 players 2 –
34 players 1 –

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Former Manchester City players and managers inducted into Halls of Fame

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

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[23] Template:Flagicon Billy Meredith right winger player 1894–1906
1921–1924 		also see NFM Hall of Fame
Template:Flagicon Tommy Johnson centre forward
& inside left		 player 1919–1930
Template:Flagicon Eric Brook left winger player 1928–1939
Template:Flagicon Frank Swift goalkeeper player 1933–1949 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Template:Flagicon Peter Doherty inside left player 1936–1945 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Template:Flagicon Roy Clarke left winger player 1947–1958 Lifetime achievement award
Template:Flagicon Bert Trautmann, OBE goalkeeper player 1949–1964 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Template:Flagicon Roy Paul half back player 1950–1957
Template:Flagicon Mike Summerbee centre forward
& right winger		 player 1965–1975 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Template:Flagicon Tony Book right back player
manager
interim mgr.		 1966–1974
1974–1979
1973
1980
1989
1993
Template:Flagicon Colin Bell, MBE attacking midfielder player 1966–1979 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Template:Flagicon Francis Lee, CBE forward player
chairman		 1967–1974
1994–1998		 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Template:Flagicon Joe Corrigan goalkeeper player 1967–1983
Template:Flagicon Paul Lake midfielder / defender player 1987–1996
Template:Flagicon Niall Quinn, (Honorary) MBE forward player 1990–1996 also see NFM Hall of Fame
Manchester City players and teams inducted since 2004
2005[24] Template:Flagicon Sam Cowan centre half player
manager		 1924–1935
1946–1947
Template:Flagicon Ken Barnes wing half player 1950–1961 Lifetime achievement award
Template:Flagicon Alan Oakes midfielder player 1958–1976
Template:Flagicon Joe Mercer, OBE left half manager 1965–1971 Outstanding achievement award
also see NFM Hall of Fame
Template:Flagicon Malcolm Allison centre half assistant mgr.
manager 		1965–1971
1971–1973
1979–1980		 Outstanding achievement award
also see NFM Hall of Fame
2006[25] Template:Flagicon Ernie Toseland right winger player 1928–1938
Template:Flagicon Johnny Hart inside forward player
manager		 1947–1960
1973		 Lifetime achievement award
Template:Flagicon Manchester City 1956
FA Cup-winning team 		not applicable en masse induction
Template:Flagicon Mike Doyle centre half &
defensive midfielder		 player 1965–1978
Template:Flagicon Shaun Goater forward player 1998–2003 Cult hero award
2008[26] Template:Flagicon Fred Tilson centre forward player 1928–1939
Template:Flagicon Neil Young inside left
& left winger		 player 1961–1972
Template:Flagicon Alex Williams, MBE goalkeeper player 1980–1986 Lifetime achievement award
2009[27] Template:Flagicon Uwe Rösler forward player 1994–1998

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

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Premier League Hall of Fame

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 Template:Flagicon Frank Lampard, OBE attacking midfielder player 2014–2015
2022 Template:Flagicon Sergio Agüero centre forward player 2011–2021
Template:Flagicon Vincent Kompany centre half player 2008–2019
Template:Flagicon Peter Schmeichel, MBE goalkeeper player 2002–2003
Template:Flagicon Patrick Vieira holding midfielder player
EDS manager 		2010–2011
2011–2015
2024 Template:Flagicon Andrew Cole centre forward player 2005–2006

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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.
File:Billy meredith city.jpg
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 Template:Flagicon Denis Law, CBE forward player 1960–1961
1973–1974
Template:Flagicon Billy McNeill, MBE defender manager 1983–1986
2011 Template:Flagicon Bobby Johnstone inside right player 1955–1959
Managers with Manchester City backgrounds inducted to date
2004 Template:Flagicon Sir Matt Busby, CBE, KCSG inside right
& right half		 player 1928–1936

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Welsh Sports Hall of Fame

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 Template:Flagicon Billy Meredith right winger player 1894–1906
1921–1924
1999 Template:Flagicon Horace Blew full back player 1906
2003 Template:Flagicon Mark Hughes forward manager 2008–2009

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See also

Notes

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List of players footnotes

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.

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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.

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List of players statistics references

Historic players table

Primary table reference

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  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.

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Contemporary players table

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  1. ↑ a b Gary James, Manchester City – The Complete Record

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Most England caps

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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.
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External links

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