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Manchester City F.C. are an football club based in Manchester, United Kingdom. Having being formed in 1880 as West Gorton Street Marks, they went on to become Ardwick F.C. in 1887 and moved to Hyde Road, before finally becoming Manchester City F.C. in 1894.

Winning the Second Division in 1899 gave the club their first honours. They went on to claim their first 'major' honour in 1904, beating Bolton Wanderers to claim the FA Cup. In 1923 they moved to Maine Road in Moss Side, Hulme, East Manchester.

They first claimed the First Division title in 1937. The next time was in 1968 - their "golden era" of football, accquiring much silverware in the late 60s and early 70s under manager Joe Mercer with the deadly contingent of Francis Lee, Colin Bell and Mike Summerbee. Their most significant moment in Europe was capturing the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970 by beating Gornick Zabrze 2-1 in Vienna.

At the current time they reside in The City of Manchester Stadium, a newly constructed state of the art 48,000 seater stadium situated in East Manchester. In the 2002-2003 season they came 9th in the Premiership and qualified for the 2003-2004 UEFA Cup. The highlight of the season was a 3-1 derby victory over their Manchester rivals Manchester United to end a run of 13 years without a win. A goal from Nicolas Anelka and two from Shaun Goater, gave City full points.

They opened their new stadium with a 2-1 win over Spanish giants F.C. Barcelona with goals scored by Nicolas Anelka and Trevor Sinclair.

Their current squad contains the likes of Nicolas Anelka, Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman, Paul Bosvelt, Trevor Sinclair and Claudio Reyna. Kevin Keegan is the manager.

Over the previous two seasons, veteran goalkeepers Peter Schmeichel and David Seaman have seen out the careers here.

In the pre-season of 2002-2003 they spent £13,500,000 (US$20,000,000) on Anelka. Their rise was rapid; from being in the third tier of English football in 1999; to being in European competition, having a large stadium, with top facilities and having world class players in their squad.

Honours

First Division (Old Format)

Champions

1937,1968

Runners-up

1904,1921,1977

Division One (New Format)

Champions

2002

Runners-up

2000

Second Division (Old Format)

Champions

1899,1903,1910,1938,1947,1966

Runners-up

1896,1951,1989

Division Two (New Format)

Play-off winners

1999

FA Cup

Winners

Finalists

Winners

Runners-up

European Cup Winners' Cup

Winners

1970

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-'''Manchester City FC''' is a [[Football (soccer) |football]] club based in [[Manchester]], [[United Kingdom]]. Having being formed in 1880 as West Gorton Street Marks, they went on to become Ardwick F.C. in 1887 and moved to Hyde Road, before finally becoming Manchester City F.C. in 1894. Won first honours in 1899 when winning the Second Division. They went on to claim their first 'major' honour in 1904, beating Bolton Wanderers to claim the F.A. Cup. In 1923 they moved to Maine Road in Moss Side, Hulme, Manchester. They claimed the First Division title in 1937 for the first time. They claimed the League for the second time in 1968 in their "golden era" of football, accquiring much silverware in the late 60s and early 70s under manager Joe Mercer with the deadly contingent of Francis Lee, Colin Bell and Mike Summerbee. Their most significant moment in Europe was capturing the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970 by beating Gornick Zabrze 2-1 in Vienna.
+'''Manchester City F.C.''' are an [[Football (soccer) |football]] club based in [[Manchester]], [[United Kingdom]]. Having being formed in [[1880]] as West Gorton Street Marks, they went on to become Ardwick F.C. in [[1887]] and moved to Hyde Road, before finally becoming Manchester City F.C. in [[1894]].
+Winning the [[Second Division (English Football)|Second Division]] in [[1899]] gave the club their first honours. They went on to claim their first 'major' honour in [[1904]], beating [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] to claim the [[FA Cup]]. In [[1923]] they moved to [[Maine Road]] in [[Moss Side]], Hulme, East [[Manchester]].
-At the current time they reside in The City of Manchester Stadium, a newly constructed state of the art 48,000 seater stadium situated in East Manchester. In the 2002-2003 season they came 9th in the premiership and qualified for the 2003-2004 UEFA Cup. The highlight of the season was a 3-1 derby victory over their Manchester rivals Manchester United to end 13 years of waiting to beat them. Shaun Goater grabbed two as well as Nicolas Anelka scoring. They opened their new stadium with a 2-1 win over Football Giants F.C. Barcelona with goals scored by Nicolas Anelka and Trevor Sinclair. Their current squad contains the likes of Nicolas Anelka, David Seaman, Robbie Fowler, Steve McManaman, Paul Bosvelt, Trevor Sinclair and Claudio Reyna, as well as former England manager Kevin Keegan as manager. In the pre-season of 2002-2003 they spend £13,500,000 ($20,000,000) on Nicolas Anelka. Their rise was rapid; from being in the third tier of English football in 1999; to being in European competition, having a stunning stadium and having world class players in their squad and being amongst the top ten sides in England.
+They first claimed the [[First Division (English Football)|First Division]] title in [[1937]]. The next time was in [[1968]] - their "golden era" of football, accquiring much silverware in the late [[1960s|60s]] and early [[1970s|70s]] under manager [[Joe Mercer]] with the deadly contingent of [[Francis Lee]], [[Colin Bell]] and [[Mike Summerbee]]. Their most significant moment in [[Europe]] was capturing the European [[Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1970]] by beating [[Gornick Zabrze]] 2-1 in [[Vienna]].
-Honours : -
+At the current time they reside in The [[City of Manchester Stadium]], a newly constructed state of the art 48,000 seater stadium situated in East Manchester. In the 2002-2003 season they came 9th in the [[Premier League|Premiership]] and qualified for the 2003-2004 [[UEFA Cup]]. The highlight of the season was a 3-1 derby victory over their Manchester rivals [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] to end a run of 13 years without a win. A goal from [[Nicolas Anelka]] and two from [[Shaun Goater]], gave City full points.
-"Old" First Division/Premier League
-Champions - 1936/37, 1967/68.
-Runners-up - 1903-04, 1920-21, 1976-77.
+They opened their new stadium with a 2-1 win over [[Spain|Spanish]] giants [[F.C. Barcelona]] with goals scored by Nicolas Anelka and [[Trevor Sinclair jr|Trevor Sinclair]].
-"Old" Second Division/"New" First Division
-Champions - 1898-99, 1902-03, 1909-10, 1927-38, 1946-47, 1965-66, 2001-02.
-Runners-up - 1895-96, 1950-51, 1988-89, 1999-2000.
+Their current squad contains the likes of Nicolas Anelka, [[Robbie Fowler]], [[Steve McManaman]], [[Paul Bosvelt]], Trevor Sinclair and [[Claudio Reyna]]. [[Kevin Keegan]] is the manager.
-"New" Second Division Play-off Winners - 1998-99.
+Over the previous two seasons, veteran [[goalkeeper]]s [[Peter Schmeichel]] and [[David Seaman]] have seen out the careers here.
-F.A. Cup
-Winners - 1903, 1934, 1956, 1969.
-Runners-up - 1926, 1933, 1955,1981.
+In the pre-season of 2002-2003 they spent £13,500,000 (US$20,000,000) on Anelka. Their rise was rapid; from being in the [[Second Division (English Football)|third tier]] of English football in [[1999]]; to being in European competition, having a large stadium, with top facilities and having world class players in their squad.
-Football League Cup
-Winners - 1970, 1976.
+==Honours==
-Runners-up - 1974.
+First Division (Old Format)
+:Champions
+:[[1937]],[[1968]]
+:Runners-up
+:[[1904]],[[1921]],[[1977]]
+Division One (New Format)
+:Champions
+:[[2002]]
+:Runners-up
+:[[2000]]
+Second Division (Old Format)
+:Champions
+:[[1899]],[[1903]],[[1910]],[[1938]],[[1947]],[[1966]]
+:Runners-up
+:[[1896]],[[1951]],[[1989]]
+Division Two (New Format)
+:Play-off winners
+:[[1999]]
+FA Cup
+:Winners
+:[[1903]],[[1934]],[[1956]],[[1969]]
+:Finalists
+:[[1926]],[[1933]],[[1955]],[[1981]]
+[[League Cup]]
+:Winners
+:[[1970]],[[1976]]
+:Runners-up
+:[[1974]]
 European Cup Winners' Cup
-Winners - 1970.
+:Winners
+:[[1970]]