[94][95] Events that fans regard as "typical City" include City's being the only reigning English champions ever to be relegated (in 1938), the only team to score and concede over 100 goals in the same season (1957–58),[96] or the more recent example that City were the only team to beat Chelsea in the 2004–05 Premier League, yet in the same season City were knocked out of the FA Cup by Oldham Athletic, a team two divisions lower. Playing on the right wing, he was one of the most influential players in the side which won 4 trophies in 3 seasons (1968-70). Members of the Manchester City Official Supporters Club vote to choose the player they feel is the most worthy of … He came back to the club in a variety of roles, and was oversaw the FA Youth Cup winning side on 1986. ", "Manchester City investment from US breaks global sports valuation", "Club History – The Club – Manchester City FC", "FA Cup special: Thrills, spills and a cast of thousands at Maine Road", "Thaksin Shinawatra's crisis ends Manchester City's European dream", "Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager", "Is Man City's title win really the best Premier League moment ever? Source: About the Football Hall of Fame. After two seasons in Division One, City fell to the lowest point in their history, becoming the second ever European trophy winners to be relegated to their country's third league tier, after 1. "He can't head it, can't pass it, he's hopeless", he'd lament in the stands at Gigg Lane, until City secured his services in 1966. [124], After playing home matches at five stadiums between 1880 and 1887, the club settled at Hyde Road Football Stadium, its home for 36 years. Manchester City jointly hold the record for most second division titles with Leicester City, both clubs having won the league on seven occasions. All text remains the copyright of the original contributors.Gary's book, Manchester - the City Years: Tracing the Story of Manchester City from the 1860s to the Modern Day, is available to order on Amazon. Members of the Manchester City Official Supporters Club vote to choose the player they feel is the most worthy of recognition for his performances during each season. 26.0, Foreigners: 1972-1975152 appearances, 47 goalsMarsh signed for City in 1972 for a then club record £200,000. Brook was inducted into the City Hall of Fame in 2004. [46] Mancini was dismissed two days later, ostensibly as he had failed to reach his targets for the season,[47] but BBC Sports Editor David Bond reported he had been sacked for his poor communication and relationships with players and executives. They reached the semi-final of the Champions League once, in 2016. He nevertheless became one of City's star players, scoring 19 goals in 1972-73 and often dazzling the crowd with his skills. L1 = Level 1 of the football league system; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system; L3 = Level 3 of the football league system. 1966-1979500 appearances, 155 goalsKnown quite simply as The King amongst City fans, Bell is by common consensus the greatest player ever to pull on the sacred sky blue shirt. Marsh led the club to a League Cup final in 1974, though this time he was on the losing side as City were beaten by Wolves. 1965-67110 appearances, 29 goalsCrossan was an important member of the 1965-66 Second Division Championship winning team, and was Joe Mercer's first captain. Criminally, he was sold to West Brom just four years later during Malcolm Allison's disastrous second spell in charge of the club. Traditional away kit colours have been either maroon or (from the 1960s) red and black; however, in recent years several colours have been used. Regardless, Doherty was a City legend and although his career was sadly cut short by the Second World War, he was a fantastically gifted footballer and fully deserves his place in the top three. 1965-1978570 appearances, 41 goalsAs his autobiography dictates, if ever there was a footballer whose blood ran blue it was Mike Doyle. Sign up here - it only takes a few seconds. He played in back to back FA Cup finals in 1955 and 1956, before joining Wrexham in 1961. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Manchester City Manchester City U23 Manchester City U18 Manchester City UEFA U19 Manchester City Youth. The team then went on to also win the FA Cup and so complete an unprecedented treble of English domestic men's titles. Not a bad career, all things considered. Trautman served with the Luftwaffe during the Second World War, and was captured by British forces towards the end of the conflict and transferred to a prisoner-of-war camp in Lancashire. Lake was a Manchester lad, and City through and through. 1947-1958370 appearances, 79 goalsClarke arrived at City in 1946, and ended up spending the next fifty years with the club (first as a player, then assistant coach, followed by pools promoter, then Social Club manager, and later still as one of the founders of the ex-players association). An inappropriate analogy perhaps, but one can't help wonder what he could've gone on to achieve but for his unfortunate injuries. As local legend has it, City were initially unable to afford the asking price so Allison would sit amongst the other scouts and bemoan Bell's ability all game. Three years later he was transferred to Stockport County, where he ended his playing days. City reached the 2011 FA Cup Final, their first major final in over 30 years, after defeating derby rivals Manchester United in the semi-final,[40] the first time they had knocked their rival out of a cup competition since 1975. [10], City gained their first honours by winning the Second Division in 1899; with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the First Division. City's tactic of playing a deep lying centre forward (Revie's position) became known as the "Revie Plan" and transformed the way the game was played in this country. After being relegated to the Second Division in 1963, the future looked bleak with a record low home attendance of 8,015 against Swindon Town in January 1965. He made his full debut the same year, and quickly established himself as a first team regular. [22] Further trophies followed: City won the FA Cup in 1969, before achieving European success by winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970, beating Górnik Zabrze 2–1 in Vienna. City's decision to sign an ex-German paratrooper in 1949 sparked mass protests but over time Trautman's performances won the City fans over. 1936-1939134 appearances, 82 goalsSome older City fans protest that Doherty was an even finer player than Colin Bell, but as I never got to see either of them play it's difficult to quantify (apologies to the Doherty contingent, but I never said this was going to be factually accurate, right?).

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