List of Manchester City F.C. seasons

Maine Road was Manchester City's home for 80 years (1923–2003). Initially built with a capacity of 80,000, it was the largest football stadium in the country after Wembley Stadium at that time.

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; they compete against each other 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

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. 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.[2] 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 nine times, the FA Cup seven times, the Football League / EFL Cup eight times, the Community Shield / Charity Shield six times, the UEFA Champions League once, and the European Cup Winners' Cup once for a total of 32 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,[3] 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).[4] 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.[5][6]

Graph depicting Manchester City's league placings in 1892–2024

As of the end of the 2023–24 season, Manchester City have played 5,662 competitive matches.[7][8] In that time the club has spent 95 seasons in the top division of English football, 26 seasons in the second, and one season in the third.

Seasons

Table correct as of 29 December 2024.
Champions Runners-up Division winners Division runners-up Promoted Relegated Current season
Season League FAC LC CS UEFA
FIFA 		Other Top scorer(s)[a] Goals
League Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos CL EL CWC SC FCWC
1891–92 Alliance 22 6 6 10 39 51 18 8th 1QR Morris 10
1892–93 Div 2 2 22 9 3 10 45 40 21 5th PR Weir 8
1893–94 Div 2 2 28 8 2 18 47 71 18 13th 1QR Morris 7
1894–95 Div 2 2 30 14 3 13 82 72 31 9th DNE[b] Finnerhan 15
1895–96 Div 2 2 30 21 4 5 63 38 46 2nd[c] WD[d] Meredith 13
1896–97 Div 2 2 30 12 8 10 58 50 32 6th R1 Meredith 10
1897–98 Div 2 2 30 15 9 6 66 36 39 3rd R2 Gillespie 19
1898–99 Div 2 ↑ 2 34 23 6 5 92 35 52 1st R1 Meredith 30
1899–1900 Div 1 1 34 13 8 13 50 44 34 7th R1 Meredith 14
1900–01 Div 1 1 34 13 6 15 48 58 32 11th R1 Cassidy 15
1901–02 Div 1 ↓ 1 34 11 6 17 42 58 28 18th R2 Gillespie 15
1902–03 Div 2 ↑ 2 34 25 4 5 95 29 54 1st R1 Gillespie 30
1903–04 Div 1 1 34 19 6 9 71 45 44 2nd W Gillespie
Turnbull 		21
1904–05 Div 1 1 34 20 6 8 66 37 46 3rd R2 Turnbull 20
1905–06 Div 1 1 38 19 5 14 73 54 43 5th R1 Thornley 21
1906–07 Div 1 1 38 10 12 16 53 77 32 17th R1 Thornley 14
1907–08 Div 1 1 38 16 11 11 62 54 43 3rd R3 Thornley 14
1908–09 Div 1 ↓ 1 38 15 4 19 67 69 34 19th R1 Thornley 18
1909–10 Div 2 ↑ 2 38 23 8 7 81 40 54 1st R4 Dorsett
Jones 		14
1910–11 Div 1 1 38 9 13 16 43 58 31 17th R2 Wynn 9
1911–12 Div 1 1 38 13 9 16 56 58 35 15th R2 Wynn 18
1912–13 Div 1 1 38 18 8 12 53 37 44 6th R2 Wynn 16
1913–14 Div 1 1 38 14 8 16 51 53 36 13th R4 Browell 14
1914–15 Div 1 1 38 15 13 10 49 39 43 5th R3 Howard 18
No 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.
1915–16 War 26 16 3 7 61 35 35 1st n/a Sub Tnmt[e] 1st Barnes 36
1916–17 War 30 14 9 7 49 29 37 4th n/a Sub Tnmt 4th Barnes 16
1917–18 War 30 15 8 7 53 28 38 4th n/a Sub Tnmt 1st Lomas 22
1918–19 War 30 15 3 12 57 36 33 5th n/a Sub Tnmt 1st Barnes 20
1919–20 Div 1 1 42 18 9 15 71 62 45 7th R2 Barnes 23
1920–21 Div 1 1 42 24 6 12 70 50 54 2nd R1 Browell 32
1921–22 Div 1 1 42 18 9 15 65 70 45 10th R3 Browell 26
1922–23 Div 1 1 42 17 11 14 50 49 45 8th R1 Barnes 21
1923–24 Div 1 1 42 15 12 15 54 71 42 11th SF Barnes 22
1924–25 Div 1 1 42 17 9 16 76 68 43 10th R1 Roberts 32
1925–26 Div 1 ↓ 1 42 12 11 19 89 100 35 21st RU Roberts 30
1926–27 Div 2 2 42 22 10 10 108 61 54 3rd R3 Johnson 25
1927–28 Div 2 ↑ 2 42 25 9 8 100 59 59 1st R5 Johnson
Roberts 		20
1928–29 Div 1 1 42 18 9 15 95 86 45 8th R3 Johnson 38
1929–30 Div 1 1 42 19 9 14 91 81 47 3rd R5 Tait 31
1930–31 Div 1 1 42 18 10 14 75 70 46 8th R3 Brook 17
1931–32 Div 1 1 42 13 12 17 83 73 38 14th SF Halliday 32
1932–33 Div 1 1 42 16 5 21 68 71 37 16th RU Tilson 23
1933–34 Div 1 1 42 17 11 14 65 72 45 5th W Herd 21
1934–35 Div 1 1 42 20 8 14 82 67 48 4th R3 RU Tilson 18
1935–36 Div 1 1 42 17 8 17 68 60 42 9th R5 Brook 16
1936–37 Div 1 1 42 22 13 7 107 61 57 1st QF Doherty 32
1937–38 Div 1 ↓ 1 42 14 8 20 80 77 36 21st QF W Doherty 26
1938–39 Div 2 2 42 21 7 14 96 72 49 5th R4 Herd 22
1939–40 Div 2 2 3 1 1 1 6 5 3 —[f] n/a n/a n/a
No 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.
1939–40 War 22 12 4 6 63 41 26 4th n/a War Cup R1 Herd 19
1940–41 War 35 18 10 7 104 55 46 3rd n/a War Cup QF Currier 47
1941–42 War 18
17 		8
9 		3
1 		7
7 		48
33 		54
26 		21
19 		17th
n/a[g] 		n/a
War Cup
R3 		Boothway
Boothway 		22
12
1942–43 War 18
19 		7
11 		1
5 		10
3 		46
41 		54
24 		47
27 		30th
3rd 		n/a
War Cup
R3 		Currier
Currier 		11
15
1943–44 War 18
21 		9
10 		2
5 		7
6 		38
55 		35
36 		20
25 		17th
19th 		n/a
War Cup
SF 		Doherty
Heale 		12
13
1944–45 War 18
19 		9
7 		4
2 		5
10 		53
32 		31
43 		22
16 		10th
47th 		n/a
War Cup
R1 		Smith
Williamson 		14
10
1945–46 War[h] 42 19 4 19 78 75 42 10th R4 Constantine 29[i]
1946–47 Div 2 ↑ 2 42 26 10 6 78 35 62 1st R5 Smith 23
1947–48 Div 1 1 42 15 12 15 52 47 42 10th R5 Black 17
1948–49 Div 1 1 42 15 15 12 47 51 45 7th R3 Smith 13
1949–50 Div 1 ↓ 1 42 8 13 21 36 68 29 21st R3 Clarke 10
1950–51 Div 2 ↑ 2 42 19 14 9 89 61 52 2nd R3 Westcott 26
1951–52 Div 1 1 42 13 13 16 58 61 39 15th R3 Hart
Westcott 		11
1952–53 Div 1 1 42 14 7 21 72 87 35 20th R4 Spurdle
Williamson 		12
1953–54 Div 1 1 42 14 9 19 62 77 37 17th R4 Revie 13
1954–55 Div 1 1 42 18 10 14 76 69 46 7th RU Hart
Hayes 		15
1955–56 Div 1 1 42 18 10 14 82 69 46 4th W Hayes 27
1956–57 Div 1 1 42 13 9 20 78 88 35 18th R3 RU Johnstone 19
1957–58 Div 1 1 42 22 5 15 104 100 49 5th R3 Hayes 26
1958–59 Div 1 1 42 11 9 22 64 95 31 20th R3 Barlow 18
1959–60 Div 1 1 42 17 3 22 78 84 37 16th R3 McAdams 22
1960–61 Div 1 1 42 13 11 18 79 90 37 13th R4 R3 Law 23
1961–62 Div 1 1 42 17 7 18 78 81 41 12th R4 R1 Dobing 22
1962–63 Div 1 ↓ 1 42 10 11 21 58 102 31 21st R5 QF Harley 32
1963–64 Div 2 2 42 18 10 14 84 66 46 6th R3 SF Kevan 36
1964–65 Div 2 2 42 16 9 17 63 62 41 11th R3 R2 Kevan 20
1965–66 Div 2 ↑ 2 42 22 15 5 76 44 59 1st QF R3 Young 17
1966–67 Div 1 1 42 12 15 15 43 52 39 15th QF R3 Bell 14
1967–68 Div 1 1 42 26 6 10 86 43 58 1st R4 R4 Young 21
1968–69 Div 1 1 42 15 10 17 64 55 40 13th W R3 W R32 Lee 18
1969–70 Div 1 1 42 16 11 15 55 48 43 10th R4 W RU W Bell
Lee 		22
1970–71 Div 1 1 42 12 17 13 47 42 41 11th R5 R2 SF A–I LC RU Bell
Lee 		19
1971–72 Div 1 1 42 23 11 8 77 45 57 4th R3 R3 Tex Cup R1 Lee 35
1972–73 Div 1 1 42 15 11 16 57 60 41 11th R5 R3 W R64 Marsh 19
1973–74 Div 1 1 42 14 12 16 39 46 40 14th R4 RU RU Lee 18
1974–75 Div 1 1 42 18 10 14 54 54 46 8th R3 R3 Tex Cup GS Bell 18
1975–76 Div 1 1 42 16 11 15 64 46 43 8th R4 W A–S Cup GS Tueart 24
1976–77 Div 1 1 42 21 14 7 60 34 56 2nd R5 R2 R64 TCC 3rd Kidd 23
1977–78 Div 1 1 42 20 12 10 74 51 52 4th R4 QF R64 Kidd 20
1978–79 Div 1 1 42 13 13 16 58 56 39 15th R4 QF QF Channon 15
1979–80 Div 1 1 42 12 13 17 43 66 37 17th R3 R3 Robinson 9
1980–81 Div 1 1 42 14 11 17 56 59 39 12th RU SF Reeves 17
1981–82 Div 1 1 42 15 13 14 49 50 58[j] 10th R4 R4 Francis 14
1982–83 Div 1 ↓ 1 42 13 8 21 47 70 47 20th R4 R3 Cross 13
1983–84 Div 2 2 42 20 10 12 66 48 70 4th R3 R3 Parlane 19
1984–85 Div 2 ↑ 2 42 21 11 10 66 40 74 3rd R3 R4 Smith 14
1985–86 Div 1 1 42 11 12 19 43 57 45 15th R4 R3 FMC RU Lillis 12
1986–87 Div 1 ↓ 1 42 8 15 19 36 57 39 21st R3 R3 FMC QF Varadi 9
1987–88 Div 2 2 44 19 8 17 80 60 65 9th QF QF FMC R2 Stewart 27
1988–89 Div 2 ↑ 2 46 23 13 10 77 53 82 2nd R4 R4 FMC R1 Moulden 17
1989–90 Div 1 1 38 12 12 14 43 52 48 14th R3 R4 FMC R2 Allen 11
1990–91 Div 1 1 38 17 11 10 64 53 62 5th R5 R3 FMC QF Quinn 21
1991–92 Div 1 1 42 20 10 12 61 48 70 5th R3 R4 FMC R2 White 21
1992–93 Prem[k] 1 42 15 12 15 56 51 57 9th QF R3 White 19
1993–94 Prem 1 42 9 18 15 38 49 45 16th R4 R4 Quinn
Sheron 		6
1994–95 Prem 1 42 12 13 17 53 64 49 17th R5 QF Rösler 22
1995–96 Prem ↓ 1 38 9 11 18 33 58 38 18th R5 R3 Rösler 13
1996–97 Div 1 2 46 17 10 19 59 60 61 14th R5 R2 Rösler 16
1997–98 Div 1 ↓ 2 46 12 12 22 56 57 48 22nd R4 R1 Dickov 9
1998–99 Div 2 ↑ 3 46 22 16 8 69 33 82 3rd[l][m] R3 R2 FLT R1 Goater 22
1999–2000 Div 1 ↑ 2 46 26 11 9 78 40 89 2nd R4 R2 Goater 29
2000–01 Prem ↓ 1 38 8 10 20 41 65 34 18th R5 QF Goater 11
2001–02 Div 1 ↑ 2 46 31 6 9 108 52 99 1st R5 R4 Goater 32
2002–03 Prem 1 38 15 6 17 47 54 51 9th R3 R3 Anelka 14
2003–04 Prem 1 38 9 14 15 55 54 41 16th R5 R4 R64 Anelka 24
2004–05 Prem 1 38 13 13 12 47 39 52 8th R3 R3 Fowler
Wright-Phillips 		11
2005–06 Prem 1 38 13 4 21 43 48 43 15th QF R2 Cole
Vassell 		10
2006–07 Prem 1 38 11 9 18 29 44 42 14th QF R2 Barton 7
2007–08 Prem 1 38 15 10 13 45 53 55 9th R4 QF Elano 10
2008–09 Prem 1 38 15 5 18 58 50 50 10th R3 R2 QF Robinho 15
2009–10 Prem 1 38 18 13 7 73 45 67 5th R5 SF Tevez 29
2010–11 Prem 1 38 21 8 9 60 33 71 3rd W R3 R16 Tevez 23
2011–12 Prem 1 38 28 5 5 93 29 89 1st R3 SF RU GS R16 Agüero 30
2012–13 Prem 1 38 23 9 6 66 34 78 2nd RU R3 W GS Tevez
Agüero 		17
2013–14 Prem 1 38 27 5 6 102 37 86 1st QF W R16 Agüero 28
2014–15 Prem 1 38 24 7 7 83 38 79 2nd R4 R4 RU R16 Agüero 32
2015–16 Prem 1 38 19 9 10 71 41 66 4th R5 W SF Agüero 29
2016–17 Prem 1 38 23 9 6 80 39 78 3rd SF R4 R16 Agüero 33
2017–18 Prem 1 38 32 4 2 106 27 100 1st R5 W QF Agüero 30
2018–19[n] Prem 1 38 32 2 4 95 23 98 1st W W W QF Agüero 32
2019–20 Prem 1 38 26 3 9 102 35 81 2nd SF W W QF Sterling 31
2020–21 Prem 1 38 27 5 6 83 32 86 1st SF W RU Gündoğan 17
2021–22 Prem 1 38 29 6 3 99 26 93 1st SF R4 RU SF Mahrez 24
2022–23[o] Prem 1 38 28 5 5 94 33 89 1st W QF RU W Haaland 52
2023–24[p] Prem 1 38 28 7 3 96 34 91 1st RU R3 RU QF W W Haaland 38
2024–25 Prem 1 19 9 4 6 32 26 31 7th R3 R4 W LP GS Haaland 19
Season Division Tier Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos FAC LC CS CL EL CWC SC FCWC Other Top scorer(s)[a] Goals
League UEFA
FIFA

Key

Champions Runners-up Division winners Division runners-up Promoted Relegated Current season

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Figures include goals in the domestic league, FA Cup, EFL Cup, FA Community Shield, European and international competitions, as well as other domestic/continental tournaments and play-offs/test matches.
  2. ^ An administrative error meant the club did not enter the FA Cup in 1895.[9]
  3. ^ Failed to gain promotion after test matches.
  4. ^ The club withdrew from the FA Cup during the qualifying rounds both in 1890–91 and 1895–96. The reasons for withdrawal are unclear.
  5. ^ The Subsidiary Tournament was a round-robin competition played following the completion of league fixtures.
  6. ^ The 1939–40 English football season was abandoned in early September after only three matches had been played, and all results were later annulled due to the onset of the Second World War.
  7. ^ Unplaced. 18 matches or more were required for a team to be placed.
  8. ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  9. ^ Four of these goals were scored in the FA Cup.
  10. ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  11. ^ Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the FA Premier League. At the same time, the Second Division was renamed the First Division, and the Third Division was renamed the Second Division.
  12. ^ Promoted via play-offs.
  13. ^ Lowest league finish.
  14. ^ Manchester City became the first English men's side to win all four senior domestic competitions in a single season.
  15. ^ Manchester City became only the second-ever English men's side to win the continental treble.
  16. ^ Manchester City became the first English men's side to win four consecutive league titles.

References

General
  • James, Gary (2006). Manchester City – The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon. ISBN 1-85983-512-0.
  • Baskcomb, Julian, ed. (1997). Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997–98. Leicester: Polar.
  • Richard Rundle. "Manchester City". Football Club History Database. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
  • "MCFCStats". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
Specific
  1. ^ James, p17.
  2. ^ James, p30.
  3. ^ "Football : Multiple Trophy Winners". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  4. ^ "How big a feat is Man City's treble?". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Man City win Champions League: Rodri goal secures victory against Inter and completes treble". UEFA. 10 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ^ Hytner, David (10 June 2023). "Rodri breaks Internazionale resistance to seal Manchester City's treble glory". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Complete playing record". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2011. Excludes wartime matches and the abandoned 1939–40 season.
  8. ^ "Fixtures". Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  9. ^ James, p. 274.