Manchester City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Manchester, that currently plays in the Premier League. The following list covers the period from 1891 (when the club, then known as Ardwick, joined the Football Alliance) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in senior league and cup competitions, and the top scorers for each season. The club was renamed Manchester City F.C. in 1894, and moved to Maine Road in 1923. Since 2003, they have played at the City of Manchester Stadium, currently known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons. Manchester City's biggest rivals are Manchester United whom they play in the Manchester derby. A more recent rivalry with Liverpool has overshadowed the derby in recent years due to both City and Liverpool directly competing for the titles against each other.

Background

Manchester City were formed in 1880 as West Gorton (St. Marks).James, p17. At this time organised league football did not exist; ordinary matches (that today would be called friendly games) were arranged on a largely ad hoc basis and supplemented by the competitive games that cup competition required. No complete record of the club's matches prior to 1891 survives. In 1890, the club entered the FA Cup for the first time, but withdrew in the second qualifying round. The following season, they joined the Football Alliance and in 1892 were elected to the newly formed Football League Second Division. In 1894, the club restructured, changing its name to Manchester City in the process.

City first reached the highest division of English league football in 1899.James, p30. Since then City have undergone a further 22 promotions and relegations, though the majority of their history has been spent in the top division of English football. The club has won the League Championship / Premier League ten times, the FA Cup eight times, the Football League / EFL Cup nine times, the Community Shield / Charity Shield seven times and the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup and FIFA Club World Cup once each for a total of 38 official titles.

In 1970, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup victories were both achieved in the same season, making Manchester City only the second English club (Leeds United were the first in 1968) to achieve a European cup double within the same year, and the first English club to do so within the same season. The Blues were also the last team to win the English league championship with a team consisting entirely of players of English nationality (many of whom were also native Mancunians). They are, as of 2023, the only English club to win all major domestic honours in the same season (in 2018–19). In 2023, Manchester City achieved their greatest success so far, winning the prestigious continental treble, which included the club's first-ever European Cup title.

As of the 2025–26 season, Manchester City have played 5,662 competitive matches. Excludes wartime matches and the abandoned 1939–40 season. In that time the club has spent 97 seasons in the top division of English football, 26 seasons in the second, and one season in the third.

Seasons Table correct as of the end of the 2025–26 season. ChampionsRunners-upDivision winnersDivision runners-upPromotedRelegatedCurrent season Season League UEFAFIFA Other Top scorer(s) GoalsLeagueTierPldWDLGFGAPtsPos 1891–922266103951188th1QRMorris10 1892–9322293104540215thPRWeir8 1893–94228821847711813th1QRMorris7 1894–95230143138272319thFinnerhan15 1895–9623021456338462ndMeredith13 1896–97230128105850326thR1Meredith10 1897–9823015966636393rdR2Gillespie19 1898–9923423659235521stR1Meredith30 134138135044347thR1Meredith14 1900–011341361548583211thR1Cassidy15 1901–021341161742582818thR2Gillespie15 1902–0323425459529541stR1Gillespie30 1903–0413419697145442ndWGillespieTurnbull21 1904–0513420686637463rdR2Turnbull20 1905–06138195147354435thR1Thornley21 1906–0713810121653773217thR1Thornley14 1907–081381611116254433rdR3Thornley14 1908–091381541967693419thR1Thornley18 1909–1023823878140541stR4DorsettJones14 1910–111389131643583117thR2Wynn9 1911–121381391656583515thR2Wynn18 1912–13138188125337446thR2Wynn16 1913–141381481651533613thR4Browell14 1914–151381513104939435thR3Howard18No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.During the war, the club played in the Lancashire section of the non-competitive War Leagues. 1915–16War2616376135351stn/a1stBarnes36 1916–17War3014974929374thn/aSub Tnmt 4thBarnes16 1917–18War3015875328384thn/aSub Tnmt 1stLomas22 1918–19War30153125736335thn/aSub Tnmt 1stBarnes20 1919–20142189157162457thR2Barnes23 1920–21142246127050542ndR1Browell32 1921–221421891565704510thR3Browell26 1922–231421711145049458thR1Barnes21 1923–2414215121554714211thSFBarnes22 1924–251421791676684310thR1Roberts32 1925–26142121119891003521stRURoberts30 1926–2724222101010861543rdR3Johnson25 1927–28242259810059591stR5JohnsonRoberts20 1928–29142189159586458thR3Johnson38 1929–30142199149181473rdR5Tait31 1930–311421810147570468thR3Brook17 1931–3214213121783733814thSFHalliday32 1932–331421652168713716thRUTilson23 1933–341421711146572455thWHerd21 1934–35142208148267484thR3RUTilson18 1935–36142178176860429thR5Brook16 1936–371422213710761571stQFDoherty32 1937–381421482080773621stQFWDoherty26 1938–39242217149672495thR4Herd22 1939–4023111653 —n/an/an/aNo competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War.During the war, the club played in the non-competitive War Leagues. 1939–40War2212466341264thn/aWar CupR1Herd191940–41War351810710455463rdn/aWar CupQFCurrier471941–42War181789317748335426211917thn/an/aWar CupR3BoothwayBoothway22121942–43War18197111510346415424472730th3rdn/aWar CupR3CurrierCurrier11151943–44War1821910257638553536202517th19thn/aWar CupSFDohertyHeale12131944–45War1819974251053323143221610th47thn/aWar CupR1SmithWilliamson1410 1945–46War421941978754210th R4Constantine29 1946–47242261067835621stR5Smith23 1947–4814215121552474210thR5Black17 1948–491421515124751457thR3Smith13 1949–501428132136682921stR3Clarke10 1950–51242191498961522ndR3Westcott26 1951–5214213131658613915thR3HartWestcott 11 1952–531421472172873520thR4SpurdleWilliamson12 1953–541421491962773717thR4Revie13 1954–551421810147669467thRUHartHayes15 1955–561421810148269464thWHayes27 1956–571421392078883518thR3RUJohnstone19 1957–5814222515104100495thR3Hayes26 1958–591421192264953120thR3Barlow18 1959–601421732278843716thR3McAdams22 1960–6114213111879903713thR4R3Law23 1961–621421771878814112thR4R1Dobing22 1962–63142101121581023121stR5QFHarley32 1963–642421810148466466thR3SFKevan36 1964–652421691763624111thR3R2Kevan20 1965–66242221557644591stQFR3Young17 1966–6714212151543523915thQFR3Bell14 1967–68142266108643581stR4R4Young211968–6914215101764554013thWR3WR32Lee181969–7014216111555484310thR4WRUWBellLee221970–7114212171347424111thR5R2SFRUBellLee19 1971–72142231187745574thR3R3Tex CupR1Lee351972–7314215111657604111thR5R3WR64Marsh19 1973–7414214121639464014thR4RURULee18 1974–751421810145454468thR3R3Tex CupGSBell18 1975–761421611156446438thR4WA–S CupGSTueart241976–77142211476034562ndR5R2R64TCC3rdKidd23 1977–781422012107451524thR4QFR64Kidd20 1978–7914213131658563915thR4QFQFChannon15 1979–8014212131743663717thR3R3Robinson91980–8114214111756593912thRUSFReeves17 1981–8214215131449505810thR4R4Francis14 1982–831421382147704720thR4R3Cross13 1983–842422010126648704thR3R3Parlane19 1984–852422111106640743rdR3R4Smith14 1985–8614211121943574515thR4R3FMCRULillis12 1986–871428151936573921stR3R3FMCQFVaradi91987–88244198178060659thQFQFFMCR2Stewart271988–892462313107753822ndR4R4FMCR1Moulden171989–9013812121443524814thR3R4FMCR2Allen11 1990–911381711106453625thR5R3FMCQFQuinn21 1991–921422010126148705thR3R4FMCR2White21 1992–931421512155651579thQFR3White19 1993–941429181538494516thR4R4QuinnSheron6 1994–9514212131753644917thR5QFRösler22 1995–961389111833583818thR5R3Rösler13 1996–9724617101959606114thR5R2Rösler16 1997–9824612122256574822ndR4R1Dickov9 1998–99346221686933823rdR3R2FLTR1Goater22 1999–2000246261197840892ndR4R2Goater29 2000–011388102041653418thR5QFGoater11 2001–02246316910852991stR5R4Goater32 2002–03138156174754519thR3R3Anelka14 2003–041389141555544116thR5R4R64Anelka24 2004–051381313124739528thR3R3FowlerWright-Phillips11 2005–061381342143484315thQFR2ColeVassell10 2006–071381191829444214thQFR2Barton7 2007–081381510134553559thR4QFElano10 2008–091381551858505010thR3R2QFRobinho15 2009–10138181377345675thR5SFTevez29 2010–1113821896033713rdWR3R16Tevez232011–1213828559329891stR3SFRUGSR16Agüero302012–1313823966634782ndRUR3WGSTevezAgüero172013–14138275610237861stQFWR16Agüero282014–1513824778338792ndR4R4RUR16Agüero322015–16138199107141664thR5WSFAgüero292016–1713823968039783rdSFR4R16Agüero332017–181383242106271001stR5WQFAgüero 302018–1913832249523981stWWWQFAgüero322019–20138263910235812ndSFWWQFSterling312020–2113827568332861stSFWRUGündoğan172021–2213829639926931stSFR4RUSFMahrez242022–2313828559433891stWQFRUWHaaland522023–2413828739634911stRUR3RUQFWWHaaland382024–2513821897244713rdRUR4WKPOR16Haaland342025–2613823967735782ndWWR16Haaland38SeasonDivisionTierPldWDLGFGAPtsPos Other Top scorer(s) Goals League UEFAFIFA

Key

ChampionsRunners-upDivision winnersDivision runners-upPromotedRelegatedCurrent season

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