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Manchester City FC Squad

Picture	No.	Nationality	Position	Name	Picture	No.	Nationality	Position	Name
	10		Striker	Robinho		21		Midfielder	Dietmar Hamann
	6		Midfielder	Michael Johnson		26		Defender	Tal Ben Haim
	3		Defender	Michael Ball		12		Striker	Darius Vassell
	7		Midfielder	Stephen Ireland		20		Striker	Felipe Caicedo
	1		GoalKeeper	Joe Hart		9		Striker	Valeri Bojinov
	18		Defender	Danny Mills		24		Striker	Ched Evans
	22		Defender	Richard Dunne		28		Striker	Daniel Sturridge
	8		Midfielder	Shaun Wright-Phillips		11		Midfielder	Elano Blumer
	15		Defender	Javier Garrido		4		Defender	Nedum Onuoha
	2		Defender	Micah Richards		14		Striker	Jo Alves de Assis
	17		Midfielder	Martin Petrov		29		Midfielder	Kelvin Etuhu
	16		GoalKeeper	Kasper Schmeichel		27		Striker	Benjamin Mwaruwari
	19		Midfielder	Gelson Fernandes		30		Defender	Shaleum Logan
	33		Midfielder	Vincent Kompany		5		Defender	Pablo Zabaleta

Manchester City FC Biography

Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Manchester, England. Manchester City is currently the members of the English Premier League. The club was 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. The club initially was founded by Anna Connell and two wardens of St. Mark's Church, who worked in the nearby iron factory, in Gorton, a district in east Manchester. Financial troubles in the 1893-94 season led to reorganization within the club, and Ardwick were reformed as Manchester City F.C. City earned their first honor by winning the Second Division in 1899; with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the First Division. Manchester City won their first FA title by beating Bolton Wanderers 1-0 at Crystal Palace in 1904. A fire at Hyde Road destroyed the main stand in 1920, and in 1923 the club moved to their new purpose-built stadium at Maine Road in Moss Side. In the 1930s, Manchester City reached two consecutive FA Cup finals, losing to Everton in 1933, before claiming the Cup by beating Portsmouth in 1934.
Later the clubs went on to win the First Division title for the first time in 1937, but were relegated to the second division in the next season. 20 years later, a City team was introduce by a tactical system known as the Revie Plan, through which the club reached consecutive FA Cup finals in 1955 and 1956. In the summer of 1965 the club appointed new mangers Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison for the team. In the first season under Mercer, City won the Second Division title and big players such as Mike Summerbee and Colin Bell were brought to the club. After two seasons 1967-68, Manchester City claimed the League Championship for the second time. Manchester City went on win the FA Cup in 1969, before achieving European success by winning the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1970, beating Górnik Zabrze 2-1 in Vienna. City also won the League Cup that season, becoming the second English team to win a European trophy and a domestic trophy in the same season. The club continued to challenge for honors throughout the 1970s. A long period of decline followed the success of the 1960s and 1970s. Malcolm Allison rejoined the club to become manager for the second time in 1979, but squandered large sums of money on unsuccessful signings, such as Steve Daley.
A succession of managers then followed by seven in the 1980s alone. City reached the 1981 FA Cup final but lost in a replay to Tottenham Hotspur. The club were twice relegated from the top flight in the 1980s (in 1983 and 1987), but recovered to finish fifth in Division One twice in succession under the management of Peter Reid. City were founders of the Premier League upon its creation in 1992, but were relegated to Division One in 1996. After two seasons in Division One, City fell to the lowest point in their history, becoming the first ever European trophy winners to be relegated to English football's third tier. Kevin Keegan arrived as the new manager in the close season, bringing an immediate return to the top division as the club won the 2001-02 Division One championship, breaking club records for the number of points gained and goals scored in a season in the process. In the 2003 close season the club moved to the new City of Manchester Stadium. In March 2005, Kevin Keegan left the club, and Stuart Pearce took over as caretaker, leading his side to an eight-match unbeaten run at the end of the season as they just missed out on European qualification.
The 2005-06 season started brightly for Manchester City; the club held a top-six position until November. However, form deteriorated in the second half of the season and City finished 15th. In the 2006-07 season City struggled to score goals, particularly at home. The team created a new record for the fewest goals scored at home in a season. Sven-Göran Eriksson, took over City in July 2007, a year after resigning as England's coach. City won the first three games of the season Eriksson was replaced by Mark Hughes on the 4 June 2008. In transfer deadline day of the 08-09 season, the club pulled off a massive coup by beating Chelsea to the signing of Real Madrid's Brazil star Robinho for a British transfer record-breaking £32.5 million.
Manchester City's home colours are sky blue and white. Traditional away kit colours have been either maroon or red and black; however, in recent years several different colours have been used.

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