The 2014–15 season was Manchester City Football Club's 113th season in existence, 86th season in the top division of English football and 18th season in the Premier League. In addition to the league, Manchester City participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and UEFA Champions League.
Kits Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Etihad Airways
Kit information The club entered the season being in the second year of a deal with the American manufacturer Nike, who would supply their kits until 2019.
Home: The new home kit remained broadly the same as the previous season. The main change related to the trim of the shirt, switching from white and navy stripes to thick navy blue bands on the neck and arms. In addition to this, sky blue shorts were used instead of the traditional white shorts. Away: The away kit featured a fading pattern, running from navy blue to mid-blue, which were combined with yellow applications. The shorts and socks were navy blue as well. Third: The third kit was in two shades of purple with a darker shade used on the collar and back of the strip, in line with Nike's new template used by its top teams. The two shades were separated by luminous yellow flashes. Goalkeeper: Three goalkeeper strips were revealed for the 2014–15 campaign, with the first and second-choice strips being essentially negatives of each other. The primary kit was mainly yellow with a light green band on each arm surrounded by a white gradient pattern, the secondary kit was mainly green with a yellow band on each arm which was surrounded by a similar fading pattern, and the third kit was mainly black with red bands and the same gradient pattern.
Non-competitive
Pre-season
Friendlies
Summer in the Soccer Capital – Champions Shield
2014 International Champions Cup
Group B
Mid-season
Friendlies
Post-season
Friendlies
Competitions
Overall
FA Community Shield
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Squad information First team squad
Ordered by squad number. Appearances include all competitive league and cup appearances, including as substitute.
Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
No.Nat.PlayerPos.Premier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueCommunity ShieldTotalAppsAppsAppsAppsAppsApps1 GK 36 1 8 42 1 2 DF 1 1 3 DF 9 1 1 2 4 16 1 4 DF 25 6 1 1 7 1 33 8 5 DF 29 1 7 1 1 6 1 2 36 2 9 16 MF 25 2 7 2 5 2 1 1 33 2 10 7 MF 32 5 6 2 2 2 1 8 1 1 45 8 7 8 MF 24 2 5 1 1 6 1 2 1 33 3 7 10 FW 22 4 1 1 2 2 6 2 1 32 6 3 11 DF 21 2 4 2 2 4 1 1 30 2 5 12 MF 2 1 1 4 13 GK 2 2 2 1 7 14 FW 10 2 1 2 12 2 1 15 MF 35 3 2 2 1 7 1 47 1 3 16 FW 33 26 3 1 1 1 7 6 2 42 32 6 18 MF 32 6 1 2 1 2 3 38 8 1 20 DF 25 4 1 1 2 2 3 32 6 121 MF 32 12 8 2 1 6 1 1 42 12 9 22 DF 23 1 1 1 6 3 1 1 31 1 4 125 MF 33 3 6 1 1 2 7 2 1 43 3 9 126 DF 31 1 6 2 7 2 40 1 8 29 GK 33 DF 1 1 35 FW 17 5 2 1 5 1 26 5 36 MF 1 1 38 DF 2 1 2 1 1 6 1 42 MF 29 10 5 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 38 12 6 178 FW 3 1 1 4 1 Own goals 1 0 0 0 0 1Totals83 77 22 2 07 4 010 22 30 1 0102 106 5
Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
Correct as of match played on 25 May 2015
No.Nat.PlayerPos.Premier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueCommunity ShieldTOTAL 16 Sergio Agüero FW 26 0 0 6 0 32 21 David Silva MF 12 0 0 0 0 12 42 Yaya Touré MF 10 0 1 1 0 12 7 James Milner MF 5 2 0 1 0 8 18 Frank Lampard MF 6 0 2 0 0 8 10 Edin Džeko FW 4 0 2 0 0 6 35 Stevan Jovetić FW 5 0 0 0 0 5 25 Fernandinho MF 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 Samir Nasri MF 2 0 0 1 0 3 14 Wilfried Bony FW 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 Fernando MF 2 0 0 0 0 2 11 Aleksandar Kolarov DF 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 Pablo Zabaleta DF 1 0 0 1 0 2 22 Gaël Clichy DF 1 0 0 0 0 1 26 Martín Demichelis DF 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 Jesús Navas MF 0 0 1 0 0 1 78 José Ángel Pozo FW 0 0 1 0 0 1Own Goals 1 0 0 0 0 1Totals 83 2 7 10 0 102
Awards
Premier League Golden Boot award Awarded to the player who has scored the most league goals at the end of each Premier League season YearPlayerGoals 2014–15 Sergio Agüero 26
Premier League Golden Glove award Awarded to the player who has kept the most league clean sheets at the end of each Premier League season YearPlayerClean sheets 2014–15 Joe Hart 14
Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year award Awarded annually to the player chosen by a public vote on the Football Supporters' Federation website YearPlayer 2014 Sergio Agüero
CAF African Player of the Year award Awarded every calendar year from a shortlist of three based on a vote of the 56 CAF national team managers YearPlayer 2014 Yaya Touré
Premier League Manager of the Month award Awarded monthly to the manager who was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor MonthManager December Manuel Pellegrini
Premier League Player of the Month award Awarded monthly to the player chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor MonthPlayer November Sergio Agüero
Etihad Player of the Month awards Awarded to the player that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS Month Player August Stevan Jovetić September Frank Lampard October Sergio Agüero November Sergio Agüero December David Silva January James Milner February David Silva March Joe Hart April Sergio Agüero
Associated Press International Team of the Week award Awarded on a weekly basis to the team elected by vote of accredited Associated Press journalists as having made the best performance(s) of any global club Week ending For performance in30 November 2014 Manchester City 3 – 2 Bayern MunichSouthampton 0 – 3 Manchester City
Associated Press International Player of the Week award Awarded on a weekly basis to the player elected by vote of accredited Associated Press journalists as having made the best performance(s) of any global player Week ending Player For performance in30 November 2014 Sergio Agüero Manchester City 3 – 2 Bayern MunichSouthampton 0 – 3 Manchester City
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
+First TeamDatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubTransfer fee 13 June 2014 DF 3 Bacary Sagna Arsenal Free 26 June 2014 MF 6 Fernando Porto £12,000,000 8 July 2014 GK 13 Willy Caballero Málaga £4,400,000 8 August 2014 MF 36 Bruno Zuculini Racing Club £1,500,000 11 August 2014 DF 20 Eliaquim Mangala Porto £41,900,000 13 August 2014 MF 18 Frank Lampard Chelsea Free 14 January 2015 FW 14 Wilfried Bony Swansea City £25,000,000
+Reserves and AcademyDatePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubTransfer fee 1 July 2014 MF Javairô Dilrosun Ajax Free 1 July 2014 MF Rodney Kongolo Feyenoord Free 1 July 2014 GK Kjetil Haug Sarpsborg 08 Free
Transfers out
Premier League clubs have submitted their retained and released players lists for 2013–14 indicating which players will be released on 1 June 2014.
+First TeamExit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubTransfer fee 1 June 2014 DF 6 Joleon Lescott West Bromwich Albion Free 1 June 2014MF 18 Gareth Barry Everton £2,000,000 1 June 2014GK 30 Costel Pantilimon Sunderland Free 5 August 2014MF 17 Jack Rodwell Sunderland £10,000,000 14 August 2014MF 14 Javi García Zenit Saint Petersburg £13,000,000 1 September 2014MF 52 Emyr Huws Wigan Athletic Undisc.
+Reserves and AcademyExit datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubTransfer fee 1 June 2014 MF Thomas Agyiri Atlético CP Released 1 June 2014 MF Alex Henshall Ipswich Town Released 1 June 2014 DF Kieran Kennedy Leicester City Released 1 June 2014 DF George Swan Wolverhampton Wanderers Released 1 June 2014 FW Alex Nimely Port Vale Released 1 January 2015 MF Albert Rusnák Groningen Undisc. 31 March 2015 GK Eirik Johansen New York City FC Undisc.
Loans out
+First TeamStart dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club 26 June 2014 30 June 2015 MF 64 Marcos Lopes Lille 22 July 2014 1 September 2014 MF 52 Emyr Huws Wigan Athletic 14 August 2014 30 June 2015 DF 19 Karim Rekik PSV 19 August 2014 30 January 2015 MF 36 Bruno Zuculini Valencia 1 September 2014 30 June 2015 DF 2 Micah Richards Fiorentina 1 September 2014 30 June 2015 FW 9 Álvaro Negredo Valencia 4 September 2014 30 June 2015 FW 60 John Guidetti Celtic 12 January 2015 30 June 2015 DF 33 Matija Nastasić Schalke 04 30 January 2015 30 June 2015 MF 12 Scott Sinclair Aston Villa 30 January 2015 30 June 2015 MF 36 Bruno Zuculini Córdoba
+Reserves and AcademyStart dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo club 2 July 2014 30 June 2015 DF — Ellis Plummer St Mirren 25 July 2014 1 January 2015 MF 55 Albert Rusnák Cambuur 1 August 2014 30 June 2015 GK — Billy O'Brien Hyde 12 August 2014 30 June 2015 DF 71 Jason Denayer Celtic 12 August 2014 30 June 2015 DF 68 Greg Leigh Crewe Alexandra 19 August 2014 5 January 2015 FW — Devante Cole Barnsley 19 August 2014 30 June 2015 MF 51 Adam Drury St Mirren 2 October 2014 25 November 2014 FW 76 Jordy Hiwula Yeovil Town 27 November 2014 30 June 2015 MF 66 Seko Fofana Fulham 12 January 2015 30 June 2015 MF 75 Sinan Bytyqi Cambuur 22 January 2015 30 June 2015 FW — Devante Cole Milton Keynes Dons 30 January 2015 30 June 2015 MF 70 George Evans Scunthorpe United 31 January 2015 30 June 2017 DF — Chidiebere Nwakali Atlético Malagueño 2 February 2015 4 April 2015 FW 76 Jordy Hiwula Walsall
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