Manchester City FC
Official Name: Manchester City FC
President: Thaksin Shinawatra
Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson
Address: City of Manchester Stadium, SportCity, Manchester, M11 3FF, England
Telephone: (+44) 0870 062 1894
Fax: (+44) 0161 438 7999
E-mail: mcfc@mcfc.co.uk
Website: www.mcfc.co.uk
Uniform: sky blue/white, white shorts
Alternate uniform: purple
Third uniform: white, sky blue shorts
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1970
Division One winner: 1937, 1968
FA Cup winner: 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969
League Cup winner: 1970, 1976
Charity Shield winner: 1937, 1968, 1972
Division Two winner: 1899, 1903, 1910, 1928, 1947, 1966, 1999, 2002
1880: Foundation of St. Marks (West Gorton) by Anna Connell and two wardens of St. Mark's Church.
1887: New name: Ardwick AFC, New home ground: Hyde Road, Arwick, Manchester
1889: New manager: Lawrence Furniss
1892: Joined Football League as one of the founders of the Division Two
1893: New manager: Joshua Parlby
1894: New name: Manchester City FC
1895: New manager: Sam Ormerod
1899: Division Two winner, Promoted to Division One
1902: New manager: Tom Maley
1903: Division Two winner, Promoted to Division One
1904: April 23: FA Cup winner (1-0 against Bolton Wanderers)
1906: Suspension of 17 players including captain Billy Meredith (due to financial problems), New manager: Harry Newbould
1910: Division Two winner, Promoted to Division One
1912: New manager: Ernest Mangnall
1920: Fire at Hyde Park destroys main stand of stadium
1928: Division Two winner, Promoted to Division One
1923: New stadium at Maine Road
1924: New manager: David Ashworth
1926: New manager: Peter Hodge
1932: New manager: Wilf Wild
1933: FA Cup finalist (lost against Everton)
1934: FA Cup winner (against Portsmouth)
1937: Division One winner, Charity Shield winner
1938: Relegated to Division Two
1946: New manager: Sam Cowan
1947: New manager: Jock Thomson, Division Two winner, Promoted to Division One
1950: New manager: Les McDowall
1955: FA Cup finalist (lost against Newcastle United)
1956: FA Cup winner (3-1 against BirminghamCity)
1963: New manager: George Poyser, Relegation to Division Two
1965: New management: Joe Mercer
1966: Division Two winner, Promoted to Division One
1968: Division One winner, Charity Shield winner
1970: New crest, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner (2-1 against Górnik Zabrze), League Cup winner
1972: New manager: Malcolm Allison, New crest, Charity Shield winner
1973: New manager: Johnny Hart, New manager: Ron Saunders
1974: New manager: Tony Book
1976: League Cup winner
1979: New manager: Malcolm Allison
1980: New manager: John Bond
1981: FA Cup finalist (lost against Tottenham Hotspur)
1983: New manager: John Benson, Relegated to Division Two, New manager: Billy McNeill
1986: New manager: Jimmy Frizzel
1987: New manager: Mel Machin, Relegated to Division Two
1989: New manager: Howard Kendall
1990: New manager: Peter Reid
1993: New manager: Brian Horton
1995: New manager: Allan Ball, Jr.
1996: New manager: Steve Coppell, Relegated to Division One (from Premier League), New manager: Frank Clark
1997: New crest
1998: New manager: Joe Royle, Relegated to Division Two
1999: Division Two winner, Promoted to Premier League
2001: New manager: Kevin Keegan
2002: Division Two winner, Promoted to Division One
2003: New stadium: City of Manchester Stadium, Uniform number 23 retired in memory of Marc-Vivian Foé, who died on field while playing for Cameroon at 2003 Confederations Cup.
2005: New manager: Stuart Pearce
2007: New owner: Thaksin Shinawatra, July: New manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson
2008: New manager: Mark Hudges
2009: New manager: Roberto Mancini
