Manchester City F.C. league record by opponent

Summary

Manchester City Football Club is an English association football club based in Manchester, which competes in the Premier League. Founded as West Gorton (St Marks) in 1880, the club after several changes of identity adopted the name 'Manchester City' in 1894. During the 1891–92 season, Manchester City joined the Football Alliance. The team was elected to The Football League in 1892, where the club remained until 1992, when the League's First Division was replaced as the top level of English football by the Premier League.[1]

Manchester City's first team has competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and its record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below. The team that Manchester City has met most in league competition is Arsenal, against whom they have contested 190 league matches. Arsenal have also defeated Manchester City in league competition on 87 occasions, which represents the most Manchester City have lost against any club. Manchester City have defeated Everton on 73 different occasions in the league, more times than they have defeated any other club in league fixtures - City have played Everton 180 times. Manchester City have drawn more matches with Manchester United than with any other club; out of the 168 league matches between the two teams, 52 have finished without a winner.

City have scored 273 league goals against Newcastle United (172 games). They have conceded 308 goals against Liverpool (in 174 games). Their worst win % against current Premier League teams is also against Liverpool (26.4%), while their best win % is against Bournemouth (88.9%)

Key edit

  • The records include the results of matches played in the Football Alliance (from 1891 to 1892), The Football League (from 1892 to 2002) and the Premier League (since 1992). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. Test matches are not included. The 1999 Second Division play-off final is regarded as an away match for the purposes of classification in this table.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively.
  •    † Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2023–24 Premier League alongside Manchester City.
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
  • Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = Goals scored; GA = Goals conceded; Win% = percentage of total matches won

All-time league record edit

Statistics correct as of matches played at the end of the 2022–23 season.[a][2][3]
Manchester City F.C. league record by opponent
Club Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Win% First Last Ref(s)
Home Away Total
Arsenal 95 39 22 34 147 132 95 20 22 53 146 166 190 59 44 87 242 298 031.05 1893–94

2022–23

[A]
Aston Villa 81 50 15 16 172 94 80 20 25 36 168 134 162 70 40 52 268 228 043.21 1899–1900

2022–23

Barnsley 14 8 4 2 42 17 14 5 6 3 20 13 28 13 10 5 62 30 046.43 1898–99 2001–02
Birmingham City 67 45 13 9 130 57 67 15 12 40 80 144 134 60 25 49 210 201 044.78 1891–92 2010–11 [B]
Birmingham St George's 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5 3 100.00 1891–92 1891–92
Blackburn Rovers 56 25 17 14 101 68 56 15 10 31 74 103 112 40 27 45 175 171 035.71 1899–1900 2011–12
Blackpool 30 16 4 10 63 50 30 10 14 6 53 46 60 26 18 16 116 96 043.33 1896–97 2010–11
Bolton Wanderers 56 31 11 14 104 65 56 13 15 28 66 106 112 44 26 42 170 171 039.29 1897–98 2011–12
Bootle 2 1 1 0 10 3 2 0 0 2 4 7 4 1 1 2 14 10 025.00 1891–92 1892–93
Bournemouth 9 8 1 0 29 7 9 8 1 0 27 3 18 16 2 0 48 10 088.89 1987–88 2022–23
Bradford City 16 13 1 2 43 17 16 5 4 7 24 25 32 18 5 9 67 42 056.25 1908–09 2001–02
Bradford Park Avenue 6 5 0 1 22 8 6 1 1 4 7 13 12 6 1 5 29 21 050.00 1909–10 1946–47
Brentford 6 4 0 2 11 6 6 2 1 3 9 7 12 6 1 5 19 13 050.00 1935–36

2022–23

Brighton & Hove Albion 13 11 2 0 33 7 13 6 3 4 36 18 26 17 5 4 58 25 065.38 1979–80 2022–23
Bristol City 11 6 3 2 23 12 11 0 3 8 8 18 22 6 6 10 31 30 027.27 1902–03 1979–80
Bristol Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 000.00 1998–99 1998–99
Burnley 50 30 13 7 121 52 50 17 12 21 81 79 100 47 25 28 202 131 047.00 1897–98

2021–22

Burton Swifts 8 4 2 2 23 12 8 2 3 3 15 18 16 6 5 5 38 30 037.50 1891–92 1898–99
Burton United 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 100.00 1902–03 1902–03
Burton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 0 1 2 2 13 6 1 3 2 6 16 016.67 1894–95 1896–97
Bury 22 12 8 2 52 25 22 9 4 9 43 43 44 21 12 11 95 68 047.73 1894–95 1997–98
Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 0 050.00 1983–84 1983–84
Cardiff City 21 12 8 1 52 26 21 6 8 7 38 38 42 18 16 8 90 64 042.86 1921–22

2018–19

Carlisle United 4 2 0 2 7 7 4 1 2 1 2 3 8 3 2 3 9 10 037.50 1965–66 1984–85
Charlton Athletic 27 13 6 8 55 37 27 7 8 12 37 47 54 20 14 20 92 84 037.04 1936–37 2006–07
Chelsea 78 37 17 24 115 86 78 18 22 38 111 125 156 55 39 62 200 211 035.26 1907–08

2022–23

Chesterfield 5 3 2 0 13 5 5 4 1 0 8 2 10 7 3 0 21 7 070.00 1902–03 1998–99 [C]
Colchester United 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 100.00 1998–99 1998–99
Coventry City 32 23 5 4 63 24 32 8 11 13 42 53 64 31 16 17 105 77 048.44 1938–39 2001–02
Crewe Alexandra 8 7 0 1 26 6 8 3 3 2 13 12 16 10 3 3 39 18 062.50 1891–92 2001–02
Crystal Palace 31 17 7 7 62 31 31 15 8 8 46 28 62 32 15 15 101 59 051.61 1964–65

2022–23

Darlington 1 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 9 2 050.00 1926–27 1926–27
Darwen 6 5 0 1 29 8 6 3 0 3 11 14 12 8 0 4 40 22 066.67 1892–93 1898–99
Derby County 46 29 9 8 93 45 46 11 11 24 50 87 92 40 20 32 143 132 043.48 1899–1900 2007–08
Doncaster Rovers 2 1 1 0 7 4 2 1 0 1 5 5 4 2 1 1 12 9 050.00 1902–03 1950–51
Everton 90 49 22 19 158 85 90 24 23 43 162 153 180 73 45 62 262 236 040.56 1899–1900

2022–23

Fulham 32 20 6 6 76 36 32 14 9 9 78 56 64 34 15 15 141 92 053.13 1909–10

2022–23

Gainsborough Trinity 5 4 1 0 20 2 5 3 0 2 11 6 10 7 1 2 31 8 070.00 1896–97 1909–10
Gillingham 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 7 3 5 3 2 0 11 4 060.00 1998–99 2001–02
Glossop North End 4 2 1 1 12 8 4 4 0 0 8 1 8 6 1 1 20 9 075.00 1898–99 1909–10 [D]
Grimsby Town 27 20 2 5 63 33 27 6 8 13 41 64 54 26 10 18 104 97 048.15 1891–92 2001–02
Huddersfield Town 36 17 9 10 71 43 36 7 17 12 35 40 72 24 26 22 106 83 033.33 1920–21

2018–19

Hull City 11 7 4 0 25 8 11 4 3 4 20 17 22 11 7 4 45 25 050.00 1909–10

2016–17

Ipswich Town 29 17 7 5 51 25 29 2 7 20 21 48 58 19 14 25 72 73 032.76 1961–62 2000–01
Leeds City 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 100.00 1909–10 1909–10
Leeds United 50 28 9 13 94 51 50 16 9 25 95 78 100 44 18 38 158 129 044.00 1924–25

2022–23

Leicester City 53 33 11 9 132 71 53 20 13 20 119 77 106 53 24 29 199 148 050.00 1895–96

2022–23

[E]
Leyton Orient 7 7 0 0 28 5 7 3 2 2 16 12 14 10 2 2 44 17 071.43 1909–10 1965–66 [F]
Lincoln City 11 9 0 2 40 13 11 4 0 7 13 20 22 13 0 9 53 33 059.09 1891–92 1998–99
Liverpool 87 32 24 31 134 129 87 14 20 53 122 179 174 46 44 84 242 308 026.44 1893–94

2022–23

Loughborough 4 3 1 0 14 2 4 3 0 1 10 5 8 6 1 1 24 7 075.00 1895–96 1898–99
Luton Town 18 10 5 3 33 17 18 3 7 8 23 34 36 13 12 11 56 51 036.11 1897–98 1998–99
Macclesfield Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 100.00 1998–99 1998–99
Manchester United 84 28 25 31 126 111 84 22 27 35 121 127 168 50 52 66 234 238 029.76 1891–92

2022–23

[G]
Middlesbrough 58 37 12 9 116 62 58 9 15 34 49 116 116 46 27 43 165 178 039.66 1903–04

2016–17

Middlesbrough Ironopolis 1 1 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 6 3 050.00 1893–94 1893–94
Millwall 6 5 0 1 13 6 6 3 2 1 10 8 12 8 2 2 23 14 066.67 1938–39 2001–02
New Brighton Tower 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 050.00 1898–99 1898–99
Newcastle United 86 50 20 16 174 82 86 19 18 49 165 160 172 69 38 65 273 242 040.12 1893–94

2022–23

Newport County 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 8 1 100.00 1946–47 1946–47
Northampton Town 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 6 1 2 3 6 8 016.67 1963–64 1998–99
Northwich Victoria 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 0 7 1 4 3 1 0 12 4 075.00 1892–93 1893–94
Norwich City 31 22 6 3 79 24 31 10 15 6 46 37 62 32 21 9 125 61 051.61 1938–39

2021–22

Nottingham Forest 47 21 18 8 82 53 47 17 9 21 78 79 94 38 27 29 147 132 040.43 1891–92

2022–23

Notts County 29 22 4 3 63 18 29 7 8 14 26 44 58 29 12 17 89 62 050.00 1893–94 1998–99
Oldham Athletic 21 11 4 6 35 26 21 10 5 6 33 23 42 21 9 12 68 49 050.00 1909–10 1998–99
Oxford United 6 3 0 3 6 9 6 2 2 2 8 7 12 5 2 5 14 16 041.67 1984–85 1997–98
Plymouth Argyle 7 4 2 1 13 10 7 2 1 4 9 11 14 6 3 5 22 21 042.86 1938–39 1988–89
Port Vale 11 9 0 2 34 10 11 8 1 2 21 12 22 17 1 4 55 22 077.27 1892–93 1999–2000 [H]
Portsmouth 39 26 8 5 88 44 39 11 9 19 54 65 78 37 17 24 142 109 047.44 1926–27 2009–10
Preston North End 41 20 8 13 72 56 41 18 7 16 75 75 82 38 15 29 147 131 046.34 1896–97 2001–02
Queens Park Rangers 23 14 6 3 45 23 23 4 10 9 20 31 46 18 16 12 65 54 039.13 1950–51

2014–15

Reading 9 6 1 2 15 7 9 3 1 5 8 11 18 9 2 7 23 18 050.00 1926–27 2012–13
Rotherham Town 3 3 0 0 6 2 3 2 0 1 8 6 6 5 0 1 14 8 083.33 1893–94 1895–96
Rotherham United 4 4 0 0 13 4 4 2 2 0 4 2 8 6 2 0 17 6 075.00 1963–64 2001–02
Scunthorpe United 1 1 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 12 3 100.00 1963–64 1963–64
Sheffield United 57 30 14 13 107 74 57 19 18 20 85 93 114 49 32 33 192 167 042.98 1892–93

2020–21

Sheffield Wednesday 49 25 11 13 100 67 49 5 13 31 50 98 98 30 24 44 150 165 030.61 1891–92 2001–02 [I]
Shrewsbury Town 4 2 1 1 8 5 4 2 1 1 4 2 8 4 2 2 12 7 050.00 1983–84 1988–89
South Shields 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 2 1 1 7 4 050.00 1926–27 1927–28
Southampton 45 22 13 10 88 54 45 15 12 18 85 59 90 37 25 28 142 113 041.11 1926–27

2022–23

Southend United 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 100.00 1996–97 1996–97
Stockport County 5 3 1 1 14 6 5 2 1 2 8 8 10 5 2 3 22 14 050.00 1902–03 2001–02
Stoke City 49 30 12 7 91 35 49 13 11 25 51 74 98 43 23 32 142 109 043.88 1899–1900

2017–18

[J]
Sunderland 66 43 11 12 138 83 66 20 11 35 95 111 132 63 22 47 233 194 047.73 1899–1900

2016–17

Swansea City 17 15 1 1 46 13 17 8 3 6 32 30 34 23 4 7 78 43 067.65 1926–27

2017–18

[K]
Swindon Town 8 5 2 1 18 5 8 6 0 2 15 11 16 11 2 3 33 16 068.75 1963–64 1999–2000
Tottenham Hotspur 74 40 16 18 140 75 74 19 17 38 123 124 148 59 33 56 229 197 039.86 1909–10

2022–23

Tranmere Rovers 4 2 1 1 9 5 4 1 3 0 11 5 8 3 4 1 20 10 037.50 1938–39 1999–2000
Walsall 11 8 2 1 33 10 11 4 6 1 23 17 22 12 8 2 56 27 054.55 1891–92 2001–02 [L]
Watford 12 9 1 2 31 7 12 7 2 3 28 12 24 16 3 5 59 19 066.67 1982–83

2021–22

West Bromwich Albion 72 45 11 16 168 97 72 22 17 33 91 123 144 67 28 49 259 220 046.53 1895–96

2020–21

West Ham United 54 39 5 10 114 64 54 17 12 25 123 85 108 56 17 35 188 149 051.85 1923–24

2022–23

Wigan Athletic 10 7 1 2 11 2 10 4 3 3 13 13 20 11 4 5 24 15 055.00 1998–99 2012–13
Wimbledon 10 4 4 2 12 9 10 1 3 6 6 14 20 5 7 8 18 23 025.00 1984–85 2001–02
Wolverhampton Wanderers 59 35 11 13 142 82 58 14 13 31 88 135 118 50 24 44 233 217 042.37 1899–1900

2022–23

Wrexham 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 050.00 1998–99 1998–99
Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 000.00 1998–99 1998–99
York City 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 5 2 050.00 1998–99 1998–99

Overall record edit

The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2022–23 season for all competitions. It excludes war competitions.

T Part Pld W D L Win % GF GA GD Pts
National
Football League First Division 2 68 2,772 1,061 677 1,034 38.27 4,317 4,242 +75 2,837
Premier League 7 26 1,000 501 214 283 50.10 1,751 1,099 +652 1,717
Football League Second Division 7 26 973 489 213 271 50.26 1,919 1,286 +633 1,360
Football League Third Division 0 1 46 22 16 8 47.82 69 33 +36 82
Football Alliance 0 1 22 6 6 10 27.27 39 51 –12 18
Total 16 122 4,813 2,079 1,126 1,606 43.27 8,095 6,701 1,384 6,014

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Arsenal statistics include matches played against Woolwich Arsenal.
  2. ^ Birmingham City statistics include matches played against Small Heath and matches played against Birmingham.
  3. ^ Chesterfield statistics include matches played against Chesterfield Town.
  4. ^ Glossop North End statistics include matches played against Glossop.
  5. ^ Leicester City statistics include matches played against Leicester Fosse.
  6. ^ Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.
  7. ^ Manchester United statistics include matches played against Newton Heath.
  8. ^ Port Vale statistics include matches played against Burslem Port Vale.
  9. ^ Sheffield Wednesday statistics include matches played against The Wednesday.
  10. ^ Stoke City statistics include matches played against Stoke.
  11. ^ Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
  12. ^ Walsall statistics include matches played against Walsall Town Swifts.
  1. ^ Records for seasons 2014–15 through 2021–22 have been sourced from FBref, with additional data on all seasons from Stat City website.

References edit

  1. ^ "History of the Premier League". Premier League. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. ^ "2014–2015 Manchester City Stats". FBref. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Manchester City vs Manchester United - Opposition Statistics - StatCity". Stat City. Retrieved 14 September 2021.