Manchester City

Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium(47,726)
Manager: Sven-Goran Eriksson

Chairman: Thaksin Shinawatra

2007-2008: 9th, Premier League

Official Club Site: ManchesterCity

 

 Manchester City football club

 

Manchester City is one of two major football clubs from the city of Manchester. The club has enjoyed periods of success throughout their history with the late 1960’s and early 1970’s being regarded as their golden era when they enjoyed their greatest victories. Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the English Premier League.

At first formed in 1880 as St. Marks (West Gorton), they then became Ardwick A.F.C. in 1887 before changing their name to Manchester City F.C. in 1894. The club has won the League Championship twice, the FA Cup four times, the League Cup twice and the European Cup Winners Cup once. The club's most victorious period was during the late 1960s and early 1970s, when they won several major trophies under the management team of Joe Mercer and his assistant Malcolm Allison, and with great players such as Colin Bell and Francis Lee. Manchester City is one of two major football clubs from the city of Manchester. The club has enjoyed periods of achievement throughout their history with the late 1960’s and early 1970’s being regarded as their golden era when they enjoyed their greatest victories.

 

However, the club has not won a major honour since 1976. The club's decline led to relegation twice in three years in the 1990s, meaning they spent one year in the third tier of English football. However, the club has since regained Premier League status, putting City back in the top flight, the division in which they have spent the bulk of their history. A long period of decline was destined for the club reaching the lowest point when the team suffered relegation to division one in 1996 and then a mere two seasons later again suffered demotion only this time to the second separation.

 


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