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This table lists the top ten Manchester City players with the most appearances for the club (minimum 436 appearances).<br 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
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 1 August 2020, the player who has won the most international caps while playing at the club is David Silva with 87 for Spain. [3]
Manchester City Football Club, then known as Ardwick, first entered the Football Alliance in the 1891–92 season. In 1892, the Football League decided to expand, and invited the Alliance clubs to join; having chosen not to apply for entry into the First Division, Ardwick were placed in the newly formed Second Division. [1]
Manchester City Football Club is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton) , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894.
The Manchester City team that won the FA Cup in 1904, the club's first major honour.. Manchester City were formed in 1880 as West Gorton (St. Marks). [1] 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.
Appearances and goals for players whose Manchester City career ended in the 2005–06 season or earlier: James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0. Appearances and goals for players whose career continued beyond the 2005–06 season: "Man City". Soccerbase. Centurycomm
Appearances made in youth football are not deemed to be official. War-time results are also excluded if they were later regarded as unofficial by the relevant Football Association(s); if they were included, Billy Meredith would be the first ever player to have played in 1,000 official matches, [ 1 ] and Stanley Matthews would also make the list.
In the 1930s, Manchester City reached two consecutive FA Cup finals, losing to Everton in 1933, before claiming the Cup by beating Portsmouth in 1934. [9] During the 1934 cup run, Manchester City broke the record for the highest home attendance of any club in English football history, as 84,569 fans packed Maine Road for a sixth round FA Cup tie against Stoke City in 1934—a record which ...