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Quick Facts: |
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Nickname:
Blues
Founded: 1880
Clothing: Reebok
Sponsor: Thomas Cook
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium (attendance: 48000) |
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Club Honors |
»European Cup winners: 1970
»UEFA Cup winners: 1972-73, 1975-76, 2000-01
»European Super Cup winners: 1977, 2001
»League Champions: 1936-37, 1967-68
»Charity / Community Shield winners: 1937, 1968, 1972
»F.A. Cup winners: 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969
»League Cup winners: 1970, 1976
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History |
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Formed in 1880, Manchester City used various
guises before choosing their current moniker in 1894. An FA Cup
victory in 1904 was followed by 30 years of promotion and
relegation, before The Blues prospered in the mid-1930s, winning
the FA Cup in 1934 and a first league title in 1937, only to be
relegated 12 months later. A third FA Cup triumph arrived in
1956 and a decade on, Joe Mercer oversaw a golden era in the
history of the club. Manchester City earned promotion, clinched
the 1968 Division One championship, lifted the FA Cup in 1969
and the European Cup Winners' Cup and League Cup in 1970. But
from 1983 to 2002, the club swapped divisions on 10 occasions
and life in the Premiership was initially proving hard to
sustain. But City stormed to the Division One title under Kevin
Keegan and their move from Maine Road to the City of Manchester
Stadium signals the club's lofty ambitions. |
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