Manchester city

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Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club has played at the City of Manchester Stadium since 2003, having spent most of their existence at Maine Road.
The club's most successful period was in the late 1960s and early 1970s when they won the League Championship, FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup. After losing the 1981 FA Cup Final, the club went through a period of decline culminating in relegation to the third tier of English football in 1997. The club has since regained top flight status where they have spent the majority of their history. In 2011, Manchester City qualified for the Champions League and won the FA Cup.



European Cup Winners' Cup
1970

Football League Champions
1936-37, 1967-68

Football League Runners-up
1903-04, 1920-21, 1976-77

Division One Champions
2001-02

Division One Runners-up
1999-2000

Division Two Champions (original)
1898-99, 1902-03, 1909-10, 1927-28, 1946-47, 1965-66

Division Two Runners-up (original)
1895-96, 1950-51, 1988-89

Division Two Play Off Winners
1998-99

FA Cup Winners
1904, 1934, 1956, 1969, 2011

FA Cup Runners-up
1926, 1933, 1955, 1981

League Cup Winners
1970, 1976

League Cup Runners-up
1974

FA Charity Shield Winners
1937-38, 1968-69, 1972-73

Full Members Cup Runners-up
1986

FA Youth Cup Winners
1986, 2008

Reserve League Champions
1977-78, 1986-87, 1999-2000

Most goals in a season
108 in Division Two 1926-27 (42 games) & Division One 2001-02 (46 games)

Most League goals by one player in a season
38 by Tommy Johnson in Division One 1928-29

Most points (2 for a win)
62 in Division Two 1946-47

Most points (3 for a win)
99 in Division One 2001-02

Most capped player
Colin Bell (England) 48

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Goalkeepers

Costel Pantilimon (ROM)
David Gonzalez* (COL)
Joe Hart (ENG)
Gunnar Nielsen (FAR)
Stuart Taylor (ENG)

Defenders

Dedryck Boyata* (BEL
Wayne Bridge (ENG)
Greg Cunningham (IRE)
Aleksandar Kolarov (SERB)
Vincent Kompany (BEL)
Gael Clichy (FRA)
Joleon Lescott (ENG)
Stefan Savic (MON)
Nedum Onuoha (ENG)
Micah Richards (ENG)
Kolo Toure (CIV)
Pablo Zabaleta (ARG)

Midfielders

Gareth Barry (ENG)
Abdisalam Ibrahim* (NOR)
Owen Hargreaves (ENG)
Adam Johnson (ENG)
Michael Johnson* (ENG)
Nigel de Jong (NED)
James Milner (ENG)
Samir Nasri (FRA)
Abdul Razak (CIV)
David Silva (ESP)
Vladimir Weiss* (SVK)
Yaya Toure (CIV)

Strikers

Emmanuel Adebayor* (TGO)
Mario Balotelli (IT)
Edin Dzeko (BIH)
Sergio Aguero (ARG)
Roque Santa Cruz* (PRY)
Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely (ENG)
Carlos Tevez (ARG)

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Aguero to recover for Villarreal clash

Manchester City fans will be cheered by the news that Sergio Aguero will be fit in time to play in their crunch UEFA Champions League game against Villarreal

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Tevez demands apology from Mancini

In the latest twist to the Carlos Tevez saga, the Argentine has demanded an apology from Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini.

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Mancini: I understand my City players

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini accepts he cannot keep all his players happy but at least believes he has a good understanding of their feelings.

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McLeish wary of Man City's Silva

Alex McLeish does not expect Aston Villa to gain any advantage from the Carlos Tevez situation at Manchester City.
Tevez has returned to City after a fortnight's suspension to face a disciplinary hearing after his alleged refusal to play as a substitute against Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

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Agent: Balotelli won't leave Man City

Mario Balotelli's agent has moved to clarify talk of the Manchester City striker joining Napoli in a swap deal involving Ezequiel Lavezzi.
Balotelli has been regularly linked with a return to Italy since joining City in 2010.
But the 21-year-old has impressed in recent months as he looks to have matured and settled into life in England.

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city vs aston villa tonight...

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city vs aston villa tonight...

i think aquero is not playing today

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Manchester City 4-1 Aston Villa

Mario Balotelli did his best to prove to manager Roberto Mancini that he is his number one striker as he helped Manchester City to a 4-1 win over Aston Villa.
The win handed them the outright leadership of the Barclays Premier League.
Given the chance to lead the line for a second straight game, the 21-year-old, a £24million signing from Inter Milan last summer, thrived on the responsibility and his sumptuous first-half overhead kick brought his side to life after a sterile opening.