19  73.1 %, National team players: During the summer of 2009, the club took transfer spending to an unprecedented level, with an outlay of over £100 million on players Gareth Barry, Roque Santa Cruz, Kolo Touré, Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Tevez and Joleon Lescott. [131] Their first victory was in 1898–99, and the most recent in 2001–02. He remained as manager at Edgeley Park for a decade. [65] The new design was officially unveiled at the club's home match on 26 December against Sunderland.[66]. He was the complete midfielder. Chappy and de Jong's part is brilliant, however. [34], By 2008, the club was in a financially precarious position. Get the latest Man City news, injury updates, fixtures, player signings and much more right here. Manchester City – The Complete Record, p. 265, The following managers have all won at least one major trophy (excluding. It was aware of 40 potential claimants (with more expected to come forward), and regarded the civil redress scheme as a preferable alternative to victims pursuing civil claims through the courts. Disclaimer: this list was originally written for The Times in 2009, hence the exclusion of more recent players. "He can't head it, can't pass it, he's hopeless", he'd lament in the stands at Gigg Lane, until City secured his services in 1966. Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer window updates delivered straight to your inbox. His dazzling displays in the moribund relegation season were one of the few highlights of Alan Ball's tenureship. The following former Manchester City players and managers are inductees in the Scottish Football Hall of Fame (a.k.a. Five Man City players who could leave club before EFL transfer deadline EFL clubs can still do business until 5pm on Friday, giving some Man City players the chance to … [129] Their first top division league title came in the 1936–37 season,[11] with the first Community Shield won in the following August. Former Man United coach Rene Meulensteen has identified two areas where the club went wrong in the transfer market this summer. 1960-1961, 1973-197482 appearances, 38 goalsObviously more famous for his time at Manchester United, Law's inclusion on this list is open to some debate as he only spent two seasons at City, either side of his time at Old Trafford. Brook was inducted into the City Hall of Fame in 2004. Since that time the club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played in 100 or more such matches are listed below, which encompasses all players who have been inducted into the Manchester City Hall of … In 2008, Manchester City was purchased by Abu Dhabi United Group for £210 million and received considerable financial investment in both playing staff and club facilities, including the £150 million Etihad Campus in east Manchester. [10], City gained their first honours by winning the Second Division in 1899; with it came promotion to the highest level in English football, the First Division. [32] After a bright start, performances faded in the second half of the season, and Eriksson was sacked in June 2008. A number of impressive performances at the start of the 1992/93 season saw him capped by England, but his form dipped and in December 1993 joined Leeds in a swap deal which saw David Rocastle arrive in the opposite direction. 1974-1979, 1981-1984321 appearances, 36 goalsHartford famously failed a medical when it was discovered he had a hole in his heart, which put paid to a high profile transfer to Leeds in 1971, before joining City in 1974. Under John Bond, City reached the 1981 FA Cup final but lost in a replay to Tottenham Hotspur. City had been trailing by a goal, and young keeper Frank Swift was feeling culpable for the goal conceded.