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CLUB HISTORY |
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| 1887 | Club formed as Ardwick FC | |
| 1887 | Started playing home matches at Hyde Rd | |
| 1892 | Elected to Football League in Division 2 | |
| 1893 | Joshua Parlby became the first manager | |
| 1894 | Became a Limited Company, when changing name to Manchester City | |
| 1895 | 1896 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1895 | Sam Omerod became new manager | |
| 1898 | 1899 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1901 | 1902 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1902 | Tom Maley became new manager | |
| 1902 | 1903 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1903 | 1904 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1904 | Won FA Cup final beating Bolton1-0 | |
| 1906 | Harry Newbould became new manager | |
| 1906 | Record heaviest defeat losing to Everton 9-1in Division 1 | |
| 1908 | 1909 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1909 | 1910 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1912 | Ernest Magnall became new manager | |
| 1920 | 1921 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1923 | Started playing home matches at Maine Road Ground | |
| 1924 | David Ashworth became new manager | |
| 1925 | 1926 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1926 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Bolton 1-0 | |
| 1926 | Peter Hodge became new manager | |
| 1927 | 1928 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1928 | 1929 | Tommy Johnson set record for most League goals in a season scoring times |
| 1930 | Tommy Johnson became club's all-time record League goalscorer with 158 goals | |
| 1932 | Wilf Wild became new manager | |
| 1933 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Everton 3-0 | |
| 1934 | Record home attendance of 85,569 against Stoke City in FA Cup 6th round | |
| 1934 | Won FA Cup final beating Portsmouth 2-1 | |
| 1936 | 1937 | Football League Champions |
| 1937 | 1938 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1946 | 1947 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1946 | Sam Cowan became new manager | |
| 1947 | John Thomson became new manager | |
| 1949 | 1950 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1950 | Leslie McDowall became new manager | |
| 1950 | 1951 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1955 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Newcastle 3-1 | |
| 1956 | Won FA Cup final beating Birmingham 3-1 | |
| 1962 | Glyn Pardoe became club's youngest player at 15 years and 314 days | |
| 1962 | 1963 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1963 | George Poyser became new manager | |
| 1965 | Joe Mercer became new manager | |
| 1965 | 1966 | Football League Division 2 Champions |
| 1967 | 1968 | Football League Champions |
| 1969 | Won FA Cup final beating Leicester City 1-0 | |
| 1970 | Won Football League Cup final beating West Brom 2-1 (aet) | |
| 1970 | Winners of European Cup Winners' Cup final, beating Gornik Zabrze | |
| 1972 | Malcolm Allison became new manager | |
| 1973 | Johnny Hart became new manager | |
| 1973 | Ron Saunders became new manager | |
| 1974 | Tony Book became new manager | |
| 1974 | Runners-up in Football League Cup final, beaten by Wolves 2-1 | |
| 1976 | Won Football League Cup final beating Newcastle 2-1 | |
| 1976 | Colin Bell became club's most-capped player, with 48caps for England | |
| 1976 | Alan Oakes played last game, setting club appearances record for League matches at 565 | |
| 1976 | 1977 | Runners-up to Football League champions |
| 1979 | Malcolm Allison became manager for second time | |
| 1980 | John Bond became new manager | |
| 1981 | Runners-up in FA Cup final, losing to Tottenham 3-2 (after 1-1 draw, aet) | |
| 1982 | 1983 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1983 | John Benson became new manager | |
| 1983 | Billy McNeill became new manager | |
| 1984 | 1985 | Finished third in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1986 | 1987 | Relegated at end of season to Division 2 |
| 1986 | Jimmy Frizzell became new manager | |
| 1987 | Mel Machin became new manager | |
| 1987 | Recorded highest score in League match beating Huddersfield 10-1 in Division 2 | |
| 1988 | 1989 | Runners-up in Football League Division 2 (promoted) |
| 1990 | Howard Kendall became new manager | |
| 1990 | Peter Reid became new manager | |
| 1993 | Brian Horton became new manager | |
| 1995 | Alan Ball became new manager | |
| 1996 | Steve Coppell became new manager | |
| 1996 | Frank Clark became new manager | |
| 1997 | 1998 | Relegated at end of season from Premier League to Division 1 |
| 1998 | Joe Royle became new manager | |
| 1998 | 1999 | Won play-offs in Nationwide Football League Division 2 (originally Division 3) promoted |
| 1999 | 2000 | Runners-up in Nationwide Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) |
| 2001 | Kevin Keegan became new manager | |
| 2001 | 2002 | Champions of Nationwide Football League Division 1 (originally Division 2) |
| 2002 | Club broke transfer record when buying Nicolas Anelka for £10-million from Paris St Germain | |
| 2003 | Started playing home matches at City of Manchester Stadium | |
| 2005 | Stuart Pearce became new manager | |
| 2005 | Highest fee received for a player when selling Shaun Wright-Phillips for £21,000,000 to Chelsea | |
| 2007 | Sven-Goran Eriksson became new manager | |