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About the Club

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In Brief

Founded: 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton)
Turned Professional: 1887

Current Division: FA Premier League
Home Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Address: Etihad Campus, Ashton New Road, Manchester M11 3FF

Nicknames: The Citizens, The Sky Blues, City
Main Sponsors 2021/22: Etihad Airways
Club Mascots: Moonchester and Moonbeam

Derby Matches

Manchester United, Everton, Liverpool

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History and Honours

Previous Names

St Mark's (West Gorton) (1880-1887)
Ardwick AFC (1887-1894)

Stadium History

Etihad Stadium (2003-Present) / View Stadium
Maine Road (1923-2003)
Hyde Road (1887-1923)

Club Honours

Premier League Champions: 2011/12, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21
Division 1 Champions: 1936/37, 1967/68
Division 1 (2nd Tier) Champions: 2001/02
Division 2 Champions: 1898/99, 1902/03, 1909/10, 1927/28, 1946/47, 1965/66
Division 2 (3rd Tier) Play-Off Winners: 1998/99
FA Cup Winners: 1903/04, 1933/34, 1955/56, 1968/69, 2010/11, 2018/19
Football League Cup Winners: 1969/70, 1975/76, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21
FA Community Shield Winners: 2011/12, 2018/19, 2019/20
FA Charity Shield Winners: 1936/37, 1967/68, 1971/72
Premier League Asia Trophy Winners: 2012/13
FA Premier League Founder Members: 1992/93

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Club Staff

Management & Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Pep Guardiola (Age 51 years) / Appointed 1st July 2016 (5 years, 11 months, 29 days ago) /  Soccerbase  
Assistant Coaches: Rodolfo Borrell, Brian Kidd, Juan Manuel Lillo
Head of Goalkeeping: Xabier Mancisidor
Head of Player Support & Protocol: Manel Estiarte
Director of Football: Txiki Begiristain
Head of Football Administration: Andrew Hardman
Football Administration Officer: Brian Marwood

Former Managers

Manuel Pellegrini (Jun 2013-Jun 2016) /  Soccerbase  
Brian Kidd (Caretaker Manager, May 2013-Jun 2013) /  Soccerbase  
Roberto Mancini (Dec 2009-May 2013) /  Soccerbase  
Mark Hughes (Jun 2008-Dec 2009) /  Soccerbase  
Sven-Goran Eriksson (Jul 2007-Jun 2008) /  Soccerbase  
Stuart Pearce (Mar 2005-May 2007) /  Soccerbase  
Kevin Keegan (May 2001-Mar 2005) /  Soccerbase  
Joe Royle (Feb 1998-May 2001) /  Soccerbase  
Frank Clark (Dec 1996-Feb 1998) /  Soccerbase  
Phil Neal (Caretaker Manager, Nov 1996-Dec 1996) /  Soccerbase  
Steve Coppell (Oct 1996-Nov 1996) /  Soccerbase  
Alan Ball (Jul 1995-Aug 1996) /  Soccerbase  
Brian Horton (Aug 1993-May 1995) /  Soccerbase  
Tony Book
Peter Reid
Howard Kendall
Mel Machin
Jimmy Frizzell
Billy McNeill
John Benson
John Bond
Malcolm Allison
Tony Book
Ron Saunders
Johnny Hart
Malcolm Allison
Joe Mercer
George Poyser
Leslie McDowall
Jock Thomson
Sam Cowan
Wilf Wild
Peter Hodge
David Ashworth
Ernest Magnall
Harry Newbould
Tom Maley
Sam Omerod
Joshua Parlby
Lawrence Furniss

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Club Media

Local Radio Stations

/ BBC Radio Manchester: (95.1 & 104.6 FM / 12C (227.360MHz) DAB)
/ BBC Radio Lancashire: (95.5, 103.9 & 104.5 FM / 855 & 1557 MW / 12A (223.936MHz) DAB)

Club Trivia

Famous Supporters

/ David Bernstein: (Former FA chairman) 
/ Nigel Bond: (Professional snooker player)  / Twitter: @NigelBond00
/ Craig Cash: (Comedian, actor, director, writer and producer)  / Website: jellylegs.tv 
/ Lee Dixon: (TV pundit and former professional footballer)  / Twitter: @LeeDixon2
/ Noel Gallagher: (Oasis singer-songwriter)  / Website: noelgallagher.com  / Twitter: @NoelGallagher
/ Liam Gallagher: (Oasis lead singer)  / Twitter: @liamgallagher
/ Damon Gough: (Badly Drawn Boy singer-songwriter)  / Website: badlydrawnboy.co.uk  / Twitter: @badly_drawn_boy
/ Will Greenwood: (Former Leicester and England rugby union player)  / Website: willgreenwood.co.uk  / Twitter: @WillGreenwood
/ Ricky Hatton: (Former professional boxer)  / Website: hattonboxing.com  / Twitter: @hitmanhatton
/ John Henshaw: (Actor) 
/ Kevin Kennedy: (Former Coronation Street actor)  / Twitter: @mrkevkennedy
/ Eddie Large: (Comedian, Little and Large)  / Twitter: @eddie6large
/ Jason Manford: (Stand-up comedian, TV presenter and actor)  / Website: jasonmanford.com  / Twitter: @jasonmanford
/ Johnny Marr: (The Smiths guitarist and songwriter)  / Website: johnny-marr.com  / Twitter: @Johnny_Marr
/ Mark Radcliffe: (Broadcaster, musician and writer)  / Twitter: @themarkrad
/ Marc Riley: (Radio DJ and musician)  / Twitter: @marcrileydj
/ John Stapleton: (TV presenter and journalist)  / Twitter: @johnstapletontv
/ Rick Wakeman: (Keyboardist, songwriter, TV and radio presenter, author and actor)  / Twitter: @GrumpyOldRick

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