2010–11 Manchester City F.C. season
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The 2010–11 season
is Manchester City Football Club
's 109th season of football, its ninth consecutive season in the Premier League, and its fourteenth season in the Premier League since it was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. The team finished fifth in the previous season, thereby qualifying for an opportunity to compete in this season's Europa League. The club is managed by Roberto Mancini
who was appointed as manager midway through the previous season.
, spent £126 million on players, including Jérôme Boateng
from Hamburg
, Yaya Touré
from Barcelona, David Silva
from Valencia
, Aleksandar Kolarov
from Lazio
, Mario Balotelli
from Internazionale
, and James Milner
from Aston Villa
. Popular City midfielder Stephen Ireland
was in turn transferred to Aston Villa as part of a player exchange agreement in the James Milner deal.
The team began this season's campaign well, collecting four out of a possible six points against "Top 7" opponents Tottenham Hotspur
and Liverpool
, which was three points more than City managed in the comparable fixtures last season. City then stuttered for a couple of games against Sunderland
(away) and Blackburn Rovers
(at home), bagging only a single home point out of the six despite completely dominating both games, with (according to manager Roberto Mancini
) at least 25 missed chances in the Blackburn game alone. City got itself back on a winning track again with a 0–2 away win against Wigan Athletic
, which was the first time the team had ever won at the DW Stadium, breaking what some supporters had labeled a jinx for this fixture.
After the previous season's run to the semi-final of the League Cup, the team's performance in that competition this season was very disappointing, with the Blues falling at the first hurdle, losing 2-1 to West Bromwich Albion
in the third round tie played at The Hawthorns
.
However, the team began its Europa League campaign in much better style, clocking up three back-to-back wins in its first three games. In the first leg 1-0 away victory over FC Timişoara in the play-off round, Mario Balotelli scored the single winning goal on his debut, but also received a serious knee injury that required surgery, putting him out of action for the next three months of the season.
Balotelli was not the only one of City's new crop of high profile summer signings to fall victim to an early serious injury, with Jérôme Boateng missing out on the fitst six weeks of the new season due to a knee injury he picked up playing for Germany in an international friendly match against Denmark back in mid-August,
while Aleksandar Kolarov seriously damaged his ankle ligaments in the opening match of the season against Tottenham Hotspur
.
The loss of Boateng and Kolarov - taken together with recent injuries to Micah Richards
(hamstring), Wayne Bridge
(thigh injury coming right on the back of a prolonged absence due to a cracked foot bone) and Joleon Lescott
(groin) - meant that Roberto Mancini found himself without five of his eight main back four defenders going into City's home match against Chelsea, causing him to claim that he had a defensive injury crisis for that game, which nevertheless City still managed to win convincingly due to a stellar defensive performance from the back four (Dedryck Boyata
, Kolo Touré
, Vincent Kompany
and Pablo Zabaleta
) that Mancini was able to field.
Manchester City ended their 35 year trophy drought by beating Stoke 1-0 in the FA Cup Final at Wembley, courtesy of a Yaya Toure goal in the 74th minute.
with Etihad Airways
as the shirt sponsor. Only the third team kit was retained from the previous season, although a new variant of this kit - utilizing white shorts and socks in place of the black shorts and socks - was added as the primary version of this kit. The main change to the home team kit was to the socks which reverted back to the classic full sky blue colour with maroon and white striped tops. The previous season's all-black away team kit was replaced by a new midnight blue strip sporting thin horizontal sky blue striping on the socks that the MCFC official web site (OWS) describes as “the dark side of the moon.”
The previous season's goalkeepers' strips were also retained, though a new all-black strip has been added to the collection for this season, to be used primarily with the home team kit. Last season's all-green home goalkeeper strip has now been moved over to the away and third team kits, although it is still used with the home team kit when the all-black strip is considered to be too close in color to the opposition's strip (e.g., Chelsea
and Newcastle United
). The gold-and-black goalkeeper strip that was used primarily with the away kit last season has now become the new alternate (third) choice strip for the stoppers. As can be determined from the foregoing, which of the three team kits these goalkeeper strips are actually used with is not a hard and fast rule since any of these strips can be swapped around (if necessary) in order to avoid kit clashes with the opponents' team strips or the opponents' goalkeeper strips, as well as avoiding clashes with the strips worn by the match officials.
Note that the terms "away" and "third" as applied to the team kits this season is somewhat of a misnomer since the "third team kit" (in both its variants) is being used in games much more often than the new "away team kit" - which means that the "away team kit" is essentially the "third team kit" and vice versa. On 2 February 2011 there was a minor "kit faux pas" when the Manchester City team wore its regular home team kit for its away fixture against Birmingham City
at St Andrew's, a fixture that usually requires the visiting Manchester City team to use one of its alternative strips (in this case, its third team kit since the midnight blue away kit also represents a colour clash) as the primary home team colours of both sides combines a blue shirt with white shorts. No explanation has been forthcoming yet as to why this mix-up occurred (because as per which kits are to be worn in which fixtures is determined before the season even begins), nor why the referee, Kevin Friend
, allowed two teams so similarly clad onto the pitch rather than insist that one of them first change its strip.
New York Football Challenge
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| 1 || align="left" | Sporting CP || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 2 || +2 || 8
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| 2 || align="left" | Tottenham Hotspur
|| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 3 || +1 || 8
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| 3 || align="left" | New York Red Bulls || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 6
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| 4 || align="left" | Manchester City
|| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 4 || –3 || 1
|}Note: Additional points were awarded for each goal scored.
Atlanta International Soccer Challenge
Pirelli Cup
Ferrostaal Cup, Summer of Champions
Friendly
Points away from home: 28
Points against 2009/10 Top Four: 9
Points against promoted teams: 18
Biggest home defeat: 0–3 vs. Arsenal, 24 October 2010
Biggest away win: 1–4 vs. Fulham, November 2010
Biggest away defeat: 3–0 vs. Liverpool, 11 April 2011
Biggest home attendance: 47,679 vs. Manchester United, 10 November 2010
Smallest home attendance: 43,077 vs. Fulham, 27 February 2011
Biggest away attendance: 75,322 vs. Manchester United, 12 February 2011
Smallest away attendance: 15,525 vs. Wigan Athletic, 19 September 2010
Apps. numbers denote: "No. of games played (No. of games subbed off / No. of games subbed on)"
Red card numbers denote: "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards." Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
Table statistics current for games played up until the end of 3 April 2011
Information current as of 22 May 2011, end of season.
Premier League Golden Boot
Awarded to the player who scored the most goals in the 2010-11 Premier League season
(*shared with Manchester United's
Dimitar Berbatov
)
Barclays Golden Glove
Awarded to the goalkeeper who kept the most clean sheets over the 2010-11 Premier League season
Tuttosport
Since 2003 awarded annually by the Italian daily sports newspaper to the young player (on an initial short list of 40 'under 21' players) that receives the most votes from a panel consisting of 30 sports journalists selected from across the whole of Europe
This 'loan watch' report provides the latest progress update on most of the players listed above that are currently still out on loan at other clubs.
2010–11 in English football
The 2010–11 season was the 131st season of competitive football in England.The season began on 6 August 2010 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier League and Football Conference both starting eight days later on 14 August 2010. The Championship, League One, and League Two ended on 7 May...
is Manchester City Football Club
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
's 109th season of football, its ninth consecutive season in the Premier League, and its fourteenth season in the Premier League since it was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. The team finished fifth in the previous season, thereby qualifying for an opportunity to compete in this season's Europa League. The club is managed by Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini is an Italian football manager, formerly an international player and current manager of Premier League club Manchester City.As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa...
who was appointed as manager midway through the previous season.
Season review
In the summer transfer window, the club, one of the richest in the world since its 2008 takeover by the Abu Dhabi United GroupAbu Dhabi United Group
The Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment is a United Arab Emirates private equity company owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of the Abu Dhabi Royal Family and Minister of Presidential Affairs for the UAE...
, spent £126 million on players, including Jérôme Boateng
Jérôme Boateng
Jérôme Agyenim Boateng is a German international footballer who currently plays for Bayern Munich. A versatile defender, Boateng primarily is a centre back, although he is a capable full back on either side....
from Hamburg
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
, Yaya Touré
Yaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side...
from Barcelona, David Silva
David Silva
David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker...
from Valencia
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
, Aleksandar Kolarov
Aleksandar Kolarov
Aleksandar Kolarov is a professional association footballer playing for Premier League side Manchester City and the Serbian national team....
from Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
, Mario Balotelli
Mario Balotelli
Mario Balotelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English team Manchester City and the Italian national team.He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and only played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently...
from Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
, and James Milner
James Milner
Milner was described as a "first class" student at his school; he left with 11 GCSEs and an award for his performance in physical education. Milner also showed talent in cricket, sprinting and long-distance running...
from Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
. Popular City midfielder Stephen Ireland
Stephen Ireland
Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:...
was in turn transferred to Aston Villa as part of a player exchange agreement in the James Milner deal.
The team began this season's campaign well, collecting four out of a possible six points against "Top 7" opponents Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
and Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, which was three points more than City managed in the comparable fixtures last season. City then stuttered for a couple of games against Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
(away) and Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
(at home), bagging only a single home point out of the six despite completely dominating both games, with (according to manager Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini is an Italian football manager, formerly an international player and current manager of Premier League club Manchester City.As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa...
) at least 25 missed chances in the Blackburn game alone. City got itself back on a winning track again with a 0–2 away win against Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
, which was the first time the team had ever won at the DW Stadium, breaking what some supporters had labeled a jinx for this fixture.
After the previous season's run to the semi-final of the League Cup, the team's performance in that competition this season was very disappointing, with the Blues falling at the first hurdle, losing 2-1 to West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
in the third round tie played at The Hawthorns
The Hawthorns
The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England, with a capacity of 26,484. It has been the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C. since 1900, when it became the sixth ground to be used by the club. The ground was the last Football League ground to be built in the...
.
However, the team began its Europa League campaign in much better style, clocking up three back-to-back wins in its first three games. In the first leg 1-0 away victory over FC Timişoara in the play-off round, Mario Balotelli scored the single winning goal on his debut, but also received a serious knee injury that required surgery, putting him out of action for the next three months of the season.
Balotelli was not the only one of City's new crop of high profile summer signings to fall victim to an early serious injury, with Jérôme Boateng missing out on the fitst six weeks of the new season due to a knee injury he picked up playing for Germany in an international friendly match against Denmark back in mid-August,
while Aleksandar Kolarov seriously damaged his ankle ligaments in the opening match of the season against Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
.
The loss of Boateng and Kolarov - taken together with recent injuries to Micah Richards
Micah Richards
Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield...
(hamstring), Wayne Bridge
Wayne Bridge
Wayne Michael Bridge is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Manchester City.A graduate of the Southampton Academy where he made his debut in 1998, he has also played for Chelsea and Fulham during his Premiership career....
(thigh injury coming right on the back of a prolonged absence due to a cracked foot bone) and Joleon Lescott
Joleon Lescott
Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back....
(groin) - meant that Roberto Mancini found himself without five of his eight main back four defenders going into City's home match against Chelsea, causing him to claim that he had a defensive injury crisis for that game, which nevertheless City still managed to win convincingly due to a stellar defensive performance from the back four (Dedryck Boyata
Dedryck Boyata
Anga Dedryck Boyata , is a Belgian footballer of Congolese descent who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Manchester City, as a centre back or right back.-Early Career:...
, Kolo Touré
Kolo Touré
Kolo Habib Touré is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast. Touré is a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City team-mate Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.-Arsenal:...
, Vincent Kompany
Vincent Kompany
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry...
and Pablo Zabaleta
Pablo Zabaleta
Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod is an Argentine footballer who plays for Manchester City.Zabaleta can operate on both sides of the pitch either as a defender or defensive midfielder, but is predominantly a right sided player. Zabaleta also holds a Spanish passport...
) that Mancini was able to field.
Manchester City ended their 35 year trophy drought by beating Stoke 1-0 in the FA Cup Final at Wembley, courtesy of a Yaya Toure goal in the 74th minute.
Team kit
As for the previous season, this season's team kits are produced by UmbroUmbro
Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...
with Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. Established in July 2003 and based at Abu Dhabi International Airport, Etihad commenced operations in November 2003....
as the shirt sponsor. Only the third team kit was retained from the previous season, although a new variant of this kit - utilizing white shorts and socks in place of the black shorts and socks - was added as the primary version of this kit. The main change to the home team kit was to the socks which reverted back to the classic full sky blue colour with maroon and white striped tops. The previous season's all-black away team kit was replaced by a new midnight blue strip sporting thin horizontal sky blue striping on the socks that the MCFC official web site (OWS) describes as “the dark side of the moon.”
The previous season's goalkeepers' strips were also retained, though a new all-black strip has been added to the collection for this season, to be used primarily with the home team kit. Last season's all-green home goalkeeper strip has now been moved over to the away and third team kits, although it is still used with the home team kit when the all-black strip is considered to be too close in color to the opposition's strip (e.g., Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
and Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
). The gold-and-black goalkeeper strip that was used primarily with the away kit last season has now become the new alternate (third) choice strip for the stoppers. As can be determined from the foregoing, which of the three team kits these goalkeeper strips are actually used with is not a hard and fast rule since any of these strips can be swapped around (if necessary) in order to avoid kit clashes with the opponents' team strips or the opponents' goalkeeper strips, as well as avoiding clashes with the strips worn by the match officials.
Note that the terms "away" and "third" as applied to the team kits this season is somewhat of a misnomer since the "third team kit" (in both its variants) is being used in games much more often than the new "away team kit" - which means that the "away team kit" is essentially the "third team kit" and vice versa. On 2 February 2011 there was a minor "kit faux pas" when the Manchester City team wore its regular home team kit for its away fixture against Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
at St Andrew's, a fixture that usually requires the visiting Manchester City team to use one of its alternative strips (in this case, its third team kit since the midnight blue away kit also represents a colour clash) as the primary home team colours of both sides combines a blue shirt with white shorts. No explanation has been forthcoming yet as to why this mix-up occurred (because as per which kits are to be worn in which fixtures is determined before the season even begins), nor why the referee, Kevin Friend
Kevin Friend
Kevin Friend is an English professional football referee, based in Leicestershire, who officiates primarily in the Premier League.-Career:Friend started refereeing at the age of 13 in his home county of Leicestershire...
, allowed two teams so similarly clad onto the pitch rather than insist that one of them first change its strip.
Pre-season games
FriendlyNew York Football Challenge
2010 Barclays New York Challenge
The 2010 Barclays New York Challenge was an exhibition international club football competition which featured football club teams from Europe and North America, and was held in July 2010. All matches were played in Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey in the United States. The tournament is...
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| 1 || align="left" | Sporting CP || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 2 || +2 || 8
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| 2 || align="left" | Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
|| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 3 || +1 || 8
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| 3 || align="left" | New York Red Bulls || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 6
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| 4 || align="left" | Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
|| 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 4 || –3 || 1
|}Note: Additional points were awarded for each goal scored.
Atlanta International Soccer Challenge
Pirelli Cup
Pirelli Cup
The Pirelli Cup is an annual friendly football tournament sponsored by the Pirelli Tyre company. The competition was started in 1996 as a single 90-minute friendly match between Pirelli-sponsored Inter Milan and another invited team. Since 1996, 14 editions of the one-match tournament have been held...
Ferrostaal Cup, Summer of Champions
Friendly
Standings
Results summary
Points breakdown
Points at home: 43Points away from home: 28
Points against 2009/10 Top Four: 9
Points against promoted teams: 18
- 6 points: Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion,
-
- West Ham United, Wigan Athletic
-
- 4 points: Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur
- 3 points: Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Sunderland, Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 2 points: Birmingham City
- 1 point: Arsenal, Manchester United
- 0 points: Everton
Biggest & smallest
Biggest home win: 5–0 vs. Sunderland, 3 April 2011Biggest home defeat: 0–3 vs. Arsenal, 24 October 2010
Biggest away win: 1–4 vs. Fulham, November 2010
Biggest away defeat: 3–0 vs. Liverpool, 11 April 2011
Biggest home attendance: 47,679 vs. Manchester United, 10 November 2010
Smallest home attendance: 43,077 vs. Fulham, 27 February 2011
Biggest away attendance: 75,322 vs. Manchester United, 12 February 2011
Smallest away attendance: 15,525 vs. Wigan Athletic, 19 September 2010
Results by round
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
Play-off round
Group stage
Team | ||||||||
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England Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | |
Poland Lech Poznań Lech Poznan Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways... |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
Italy Juventus Juventus F.C. Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont... |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
Austria Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 |
Round of 32
Round of 16
Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only.Apps. numbers denote: "No. of games played (No. of games subbed off / No. of games subbed on)"
Red card numbers denote: "No. of second yellow cards / No. of straight red cards." Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
No. | Pos. | Squad Status |
Player Name | Premier League | UEFA Europa League | Football League Cup |
FA Cup | TOTALS All Competitions |
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PE | Apps. | PE | Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | Apps. | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | GK | HGP | Shay Given Shay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Republic of Ireland national team as a goalkeeper. He won the PFA's Player of the Year in 2002.... |
H1 | H1 | 3 (0/0) | 1 (0/0) | 4 (0/0) | |||||||||||||||||
2 | DF | ACG | Micah Richards Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield... |
H2 | 16 (2/2) | 1 | 4 | A1 | 8 (0/1) | 1 | 4 (2/0) | 2 | 1 | 28 (4/3) | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
3 | DF | on loan | Wayne Bridge Wayne Bridge Wayne Michael Bridge is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Manchester City.A graduate of the Southampton Academy where he made his debut in 1998, he has also played for Chelsea and Fulham during his Premiership career.... |
XH | 3 (0/2) | XH | 4 (2/1) | 1 | 7 (2/3) | 1 | |||||||||||||||
4 | DF | FOR | Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry... |
F1 | 30 (0/0) | 5 | F1 | 8 (1/1) | 1 | 3 (0/1) | 1 | 41 (1/2) | 7 | ||||||||||||
5 | DF | FOR | Pablo Zabaleta Pablo Zabaleta Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod is an Argentine footballer who plays for Manchester City.Zabaleta can operate on both sides of the pitch either as a defender or defensive midfielder, but is predominantly a right sided player. Zabaleta also holds a Spanish passport... |
F2 | 20 (1/5) | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
F2 | 11 (2/3) | 1 | 1 (0/1) | 5 (1/1) | 37 (4/10) | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | MF | ACG | Michael Johnson | H3 | A2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | MF | HGP | James Milner James Milner Milner was described as a "first class" student at his school; he left with 11 GCSEs and an award for his performance in physical education. Milner also showed talent in cricket, sprinting and long-distance running... |
H4 | 26 (6/7) | 3 | H2 | 5 (1/2) | 1 (0/1) | 3 (0/0) | 1 | 1 | 35 (7/10) | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
8 | MF | ACG | Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips... |
H5 | 6 (2/4) | A3 | 9 (4/3) | 1 | 2 (2/0) | 17 (8/7) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
9 | FW | on loan | Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008... |
XF | 8 (2/6) | 1 | XF | 6 (1/1) | 4 | 14 (3/7) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
10 | FW | FOR | Edin Džeko Edin Džeko Edin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010... |
F3 | 8 (1/3) | F3 | 4 (1/1) | 2 | 1 | 2 (0/0) | 2 | 14 (2/4) | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
11 | MF | HGP | Adam Johnson | H6 | 24 (5/15) | 4 | 1 | H3 | 7 (0/2) | 2 | 1 (0/0) | 2 (0/0) | 1 | 34 (5/17) | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
12 | GK | HGP | Stuart Taylor | H7 | H4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | DF | FOR | Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov is a professional association footballer playing for Premier League side Manchester City and the Serbian national team.... |
F4 | 19 (5/3) | 1 | 5 | 1/- | F4 | 5 (2/1) | 1 | 1 | 6 (0/1) | 1 | 30 (7/5) | 3 | 6 | 1/- | |||||||
14 | FW | on loan | Roque Santa Cruz Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team.... |
XF | 1 (0/1) | 1 (1/0) | 2 (1/1) | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | DF | FOR | Jérôme Boateng Jérôme Boateng Jérôme Agyenim Boateng is a German international footballer who currently plays for Bayern Munich. A versatile defender, Boateng primarily is a centre back, although he is a capable full back on either side.... |
F5 | 16 (2/2) | 1 | F5 | 5 (1/0) | 3 (0/0) | 24 (3/2) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
18 | MF | HGP | Gareth Barry Gareth Barry Gareth Barry is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team.Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, at the end of his career with the club, lay eighth in... |
H8 | 29 (5/2) | 2 | 6 | H5 | 7 (2/0) | 1 | 5 (0/3) | 41 (7/5) | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
19 | DF | HGP | Joleon Lescott Joleon Lescott Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back.... |
H9 | 15 (1/2) | 1 | 1 | H6 | 7 (0/0) | 6 (0/0) | 28 (1/2) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
21 | MF | FOR | David Silva David Silva David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker... |
F6 | 28 (12/4) | 4 | 2 | F6 | 10 (5/2) | 1 | 1 | 1 (0/1) | 5 (2/1) | 1 | 44 (19/8) | 6 | 3 | ||||||||
22 | DF | YTH | Greg Cunningham Greg Cunningham Gregory Richard "Greg" Cunningham is an Irish footballer who plays as a left back for Nottingham Forest and the Republic of Ireland national football team.-Manchester City:... |
XU | XY | 1 (0/1) | 1 (0/0) | 2 (0/1) | |||||||||||||||||
24 | MF | FOR | Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City.... |
F7 | 11 (1/8) | 2 | 2 | F7 | 8 (0/2) | 1 (0/0) | 1 | 6 (1/0) | 3 | 1 | 26 (2/10) | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
25 | GK | HGP | Joe Hart Joe Hart Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team.... |
H10 | 31 (0/0) | 1 | H7 | 9 (0/0) | 6 (0/0) | 46 (0/0) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
27 | FW | FOR | Jô João Alves de Assis Silva João Alves de Assis Silva , commonly referred to as Jô, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport Club Internacional and the Brazil national team as a striker.... |
F8 | 11 (1/8) | F8 | 6 (0/2) | 2 | 1 (0/0) | 1 | 5 (2/3) | 23 (3/13) | 3 | ||||||||||||
28 | DF | FOR | Kolo Touré Kolo Touré Kolo Habib Touré is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast. Touré is a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City team-mate Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.-Arsenal:... (vc) |
F9 | 22 (2/1) | 1 | 3 | 1/- | F9 | 5 (1/0) | 1 | 2 (0/0) | 29 (3/1) | 1 | 4 | 1/- | |||||||||
30 | DF | ACG | Shaleum Logan Shaleum Logan Shaleum Narval Logan is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Brentford.He has previously played for Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United, Stockport County, Tranmere Rovers.... |
H11 | A4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | FW | FOR | Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... (c) |
F10 | 27 (16/0) | 19 | 5 | F10 | 7 (3/1) | 2 | 5 (0/2) | 3 | 39 (19/3) | 22 | 7 | ||||||||||
34 | MF | FOR | Nigel de Jong Nigel de Jong Nigel de Jong is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.... (vc) |
F11 | 25 (2/1) | 8 | F11 | 5 (1/0) | 1 | 2 (1/1) | 32 (4/2) | 9 | |||||||||||||
36 | DF | YTH | Javan Vidal Javan Vidal Javan Noel Vidal is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached. He has previously played for Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Aberdeen, Derby County and Chesterfield.-Manchester City:... |
XU | XY | 1 (1/0) | 1 | 1 (1/0) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
38 | DF | YTH | Dedryck Boyata Dedryck Boyata Anga Dedryck Boyata , is a Belgian footballer of Congolese descent who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Manchester City, as a centre back or right back.-Early Career:... |
U21 | 3 (2/0) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
YTH | 6 (0/2) | 1 | 1 (0/0) | 2 (0/2) | 12 (2/4) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | DF | on loan | Ben Mee Ben Mee Benjamin Thomas Mee is an English footballer, who currently plays for as a defender on loan from Manchester City-Manchester City:... |
XU | XY | 1 (0/0) | 1 (0/0) | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | MF | FOR | Yaya Touré Yaya Touré Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side... |
F12 | 28 (9/0) | 5 | 3 | F12 | 8 (0/1) | 1 | 1 | 5 (3/0) | 1 | 41 (12/1) | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
43 | FW | YTH | Alex Nimely | U21 | YTH | 1 (1/0) | 1 (1/0) | ||||||||||||||||||
45 | FW | U21 | Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English team Manchester City and the Italian national team.He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and only played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently... |
U21 | 13 (4/3) | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
F13 | 6 (2/2) | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 (2/1) | 1 | 2 | 22 (8/6) | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | MF | on loan | Abdisalam Ibrahim Abdisalam Ibrahim Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim is a Somali-Norwegian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie side NEC on loan from Manchester City.... |
XU | XY | 1 (1/0) | 1 (1/0) | ||||||||||||||||||
53 | MF | YTH | Chris Chantler Chris Chantler (footballer) Chris Chantler is an English footballer who plays for Carlisle United, on loan from Manchester City as a midfielder or defender.-Manchester City:... |
U21 | YTH | 1 (0/1) | 1 (0/1) | ||||||||||||||||||
54 | DF | YTH | Ryan McGivern Ryan McGivern (footballer) Ryan McGivern is a Northern Irish footballer with Bristol City on loan from Manchester City, he can play left-back or central defender.-Manchester City:... |
TBC | 1 (0/1) | TBC | 1 (0/1) | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | FW | U21 | John Guidetti John Guidetti John Alberto Guidetti is a Swedish footballer, who currently plays for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, on loan from Manchester City.-Brommapojkarna:... |
U21 | F14 | 1 (0/0) | 1 (0/0) | ||||||||||||||||||
62 | MF | U21 | Abdul Razak | U21 | 1 (0/1) | 1 (0/1) | |||||||||||||||||||
TOTALS | 48 | 63 | 2/3 | 18 | 15 | -/1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 83 | 86 | 2/4 | ||||||||||||
Table statistics current for games played up until the end of 3 April 2011
Goalscorers
Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europa League | Total |
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Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Yaya Touré Yaya Touré Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side... |
7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English team Manchester City and the Italian national team.He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and only played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Adam Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
Edin Džeko Edin Džeko Edin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
David Silva David Silva David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker... |
4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City.... |
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Jô João Alves de Assis Silva João Alves de Assis Silva , commonly referred to as Jô, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport Club Internacional and the Brazil national team as a striker.... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov is a professional association footballer playing for Premier League side Manchester City and the Serbian national team.... |
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Joleon Lescott Joleon Lescott Joleon Patrick Lescott is an English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, in particular left-back.... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Micah Richards Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield... |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Gareth Barry Gareth Barry Gareth Barry is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team.Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, at the end of his career with the club, lay eighth in... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pablo Zabaleta Pablo Zabaleta Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod is an Argentine footballer who plays for Manchester City.Zabaleta can operate on both sides of the pitch either as a defender or defensive midfielder, but is predominantly a right sided player. Zabaleta also holds a Spanish passport... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dedryck Boyata Dedryck Boyata Anga Dedryck Boyata , is a Belgian footballer of Congolese descent who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Manchester City, as a centre back or right back.-Early Career:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nigel de Jong Nigel de Jong Nigel de Jong is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
James Milner James Milner Milner was described as a "first class" student at his school; he left with 11 GCSEs and an award for his performance in physical education. Milner also showed talent in cricket, sprinting and long-distance running... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kolo Touré Kolo Touré Kolo Habib Touré is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast. Touré is a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City team-mate Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.-Arsenal:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillips is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers and the England national team. He is the adopted son of former England international, Ian Wright and the half-brother of fellow professional football player Bradley Wright-Phillips... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Information current as of 22 May 2011, end of season.
Premier League Manager of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the manager that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsorMonth | Manager |
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December | Roberto Mancini Roberto Mancini Roberto Mancini is an Italian football manager, formerly an international player and current manager of Premier League club Manchester City.As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa... |
Premier League Golden BootPremier League Golden BootThe Premier League Golden Boot, known for sponsorship reasons as the Barclays Golden Boot, is an annual English association football award given to the top goalscorer at the end of the Premier League season, the top domestic league competition in club football in England, since its creation in 1992...
award
Awarded to the player who scored the most goals in the 2010-11 Premier League season
Player | Goals |
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Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
20* |
(*shared with Manchester United's
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
Dimitar Berbatov
Dimitar Berbatov
Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United. He captained the Bulgarian national team from 2006 to 2010, and is its all-time leading goalscorer and has also won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year a record seven times, surpassing the number of...
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Barclays Golden GloveBarclays Golden GloveThe Barclays Golden Glove is an annual association football award that is won by the goalkeeper who has kept the most clean sheets in that season's Barclays Premier League. It was formerly called the Barclaycard Golden Glove....
award
Awarded to the goalkeeper who kept the most clean sheets over the 2010-11 Premier League season
Player | Clean sheets |
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Joe Hart Joe Hart Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team.... |
18 |
Etihad / OSC Player of the Year awards
Player | Season 2010–11 awards | Notes |
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Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry... |
OSC Player of the Year | OSC = Official Supporters Club |
Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English team Manchester City and the Italian national team.He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and only played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently... |
OSC Young Player of the Year | |
Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry... |
Jaguar Players' Player of the Year | |
Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City... |
Goal of the Season | Manchester City 3 – 0 Stoke City 17 May 2011 (65th minute goal) |
Joe Hart Joe Hart Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team.... |
Performance of the Season | Tottenham Hotspur 0 – 0 Manchester City 14 August 2010 |
FA Cup victory | Moment of the season | |
Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City.... |
CITC Player of the Year | CITC = City in the Community |
Manchester City Supporters Club | CITC Partner of the Year | |
Lee Jackson | Outstanding contribution | Awarded to club Head Groundsman |
Etihad Player of the Month awards
Awarded to the player that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWSMonth | Player |
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August | Joe Hart Joe Hart Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team.... |
September | Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry... |
October | David Silva David Silva David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker... |
November | David Silva David Silva David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker... |
December | David Silva David Silva David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker... |
January | Edin Džeko Edin Džeko Edin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010... |
February | Micah Richards Micah Richards Micah Lincoln Richards is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national team. A versatile defender, Richards is equally adept at centre back and right back or in centre midfield... |
March | Vincent Kompany Vincent Kompany Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfielder. Kompany is of partial Congolese ancestry... |
April | Yaya Touré Yaya Touré Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side... |
TuttosportTuttosportTuttosport is an Italian sport newspaper published since 30 July 1945.Renato Casalbore founded the newspaper as a bi-weekly. In 1946, it moved to three editions a week, and since 12 March 1951 it has been published daily...
Golden Boy award
Since 2003 awarded annually by the Italian daily sports newspaper to the young player (on an initial short list of 40 'under 21' players) that receives the most votes from a panel consisting of 30 sports journalists selected from across the whole of Europe
Year | Player |
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2010 | Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English team Manchester City and the Italian national team.He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and only played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently... |
Best Groundsmen of the Year award
Awarded annually at a meeting of the Institute of Groundsmanship organisation as a result of voting by professional football grounds management teams from the whole of the U.K.Year | Professional Grounds Management Team of the Year | ||
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Grounds staff | Club | Stadium | |
2010 | Roy Rigby and staff | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
CoMS City of Manchester Stadium The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of... |
Transfers in
Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
---|---|---|---|---|
01 July 2010 | DF | Jérôme Boateng Jérôme Boateng Jérôme Agyenim Boateng is a German international footballer who currently plays for Bayern Munich. A versatile defender, Boateng primarily is a centre back, although he is a capable full back on either side.... |
Hamburg Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
£10m |
02 July 2010 | MF | Yaya Touré Yaya Touré Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side... |
Barcelona | £24m |
14 July 2010 | MF | David Silva David Silva David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10 and sometimes as a supporting striker... |
Valencia Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the... |
£24m |
24 July 2010 | DF | Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov is a professional association footballer playing for Premier League side Manchester City and the Serbian national team.... |
Lazio S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... |
£16m |
13 Aug. 2010 | FW | Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English team Manchester City and the Italian national team.He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and only played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently... |
Internazionale F.C. Internazionale Milano Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always... |
£24m |
18 Aug. 2010 | MF | James Milner James Milner Milner was described as a "first class" student at his school; he left with 11 GCSEs and an award for his performance in physical education. Milner also showed talent in cricket, sprinting and long-distance running... |
Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
£18m + p/x |
07 Jan. 2011 | FW | Edin Džeko Edin Džeko Edin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010... |
Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix... |
£27m |
Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
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10 June 2010 | MF | Alex Henshall | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
£0.25m |
07 July 2010 | MF | Albert Rusnak | MFK Košice MFK Košice MFK Košice is a professional Slovak first division football club based in Košice. The club, founded in 1952, won the Slovak League twice, the Slovak Cup four times and the Czechoslovak Cup once. The most successful era of the club has been in 70's and 90's years of past century which they have... |
Undisc. |
31 Aug. 2010 | MF | Mohammed Abu Mohammed Abu Mohammed Abu is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Strømsgodset in the Tippeligaen of the Premier League, and the Ghana national team.-Career:... |
Sporting Club Accra | Undisc. |
Nov. 2010 | MF | Andrea Mancini | Bologna Bologna F.C. 1909 Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history... |
Free agent |
13 Dec. 2010 | FW | Gai Assulin Gai Assulin Gai Yigaal Assulin is an Israeli professional footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Israel national under-21 football team, mainly as a winger or attacking midfielder... |
Barcelona | Free agent |
Transfers out
Exit Date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
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08 June 2010 | FW | Benjani Benjani Mwaruwari Benjamin Mwaruwari , known as Benjani, is a Zimbabwean footballer who currently plays for Portsmouth in the Football League Championship, where he plays as a striker.... |
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
Released |
22 June 2010 | MF | Martin Petrov Martin Petrov Martin Petyov Petrov is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.-Club career:Petrov began his career for Botev Vratsa... |
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
Free |
05 July 2010 | FW | Valeri Bojinov Valeri Bojinov Valeri Emilov Bozhinov , commonly known as Valeri Bojinov, is a Bulgarian footballer who currently plays for Sporting CP.-Biography:Born in the Bulgarian town of Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bozhinov moved to Malta at the age of 12 with his mother Pepa, a former Bulgarian national basketball team player and... |
Parma Parma F.C. Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its... |
£3m |
29 July 2010 | DF | Sylvinho | Released as free agent | |
30 July 2010 | DF | Javier Garrido | Lazio S.S. Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football... |
£2.5m |
18 Aug. 2010 | MF | Stephen Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:... |
Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
Player exch. |
31 Aug. 2010 | FW | Robinho | AC Milan A.C. Milan Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others... |
£15m+ |
19 Jan. 2011 | MF | Kelvin Etuhu Kelvin Etuhu 'Kelvin Etuhu' is a Nigerian-English professional football player who is currently without a club after his release from Manchester City.... |
Released as free agent | |
Exit Date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
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17 May 2010 | MF | Andrew Mitchell | Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
Free |
08 June 2010 | MF | Karl Moore | UCD AFC University College Dublin A.F.C. University College Dublin Association Football Club known commonly as UCD is the football team of University College Dublin. They play in the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1895 was elected to the league in 1979 under the management of Dr. Tony O'Neill. Since the 2008 season they have... |
Released |
11 June 2010 | FW | Róbert Mak Róbert Mak Róbert Mak is a Slovak footballer who currently plays as a winger for the German Bundesliga team 1. FC Nuremberg and the Slovakia national under-21 football team.-Club career:... |
Nürnberg | Undisc. |
12 June 2010 | GK | Tobias Johansen Tobias Holmen Johansen Tobias Holmen Johansen is a Norwegian professional football goalkeeper who plays for Norwegian club Kongsvinger.-Career:... |
Kongsvinger | Free |
15 June 2010 | MF | Paul Marshall Paul Marshall (footballer) Paul Anthony Marshall is an English footballer who plays for Football League One side Rochdale.... |
Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
Free |
30 June 2010 | FW | Jack Redshaw Jack Redshaw Jack Redshaw , is a footballer who plays as a forward for Altrincham.-Career:Redshaw started his career at Manchester City signing with the clubs academy at aged nine, He signed his first professional deal with the club aged 18... |
Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
Free |
08 July 2010 | GK | Filip Mentel Filip Mentel Filip Mentel is a Slovak footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Clyde, on loan from Dundee United. Formerly of Manchester City,. , Pravda his father, Miroslav Mentel was also a professional footballer.... |
Dundee United Dundee United F.C. Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923... |
Free |
31 Aug. 2010 | MF | Adam Clayton Adam Clayton (footballer) Adam Clayton is an English footballer who plays for Leeds United as a midfielder. Clayton joined Leeds from Manchester City. He has also previously had a spell on loan at Carlisle United as well as Peterborough United and Milton Keynes Dons... |
Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
Undisc. |
31 Jan. 2011 | FW | David Ball David Ball (footballer) David Michael Ball is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a striker.-Playing career:Ball rose through the youth ranks at Manchester City, battling back from a foot injury at the end of his teenager years... |
Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
Undisc. |
Loans out
Start date | End date | Pos | Player | To club |
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21 July 10 | 03 Jan. 11 | GK | Gunnar Nielsen | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
11 Aug. 10 | 31 May 11 | DF | Nedum Onuoha Nedum Onuoha Chinedum "Nedum" Onuoha is an English-Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Manchester City. He is a defender, typically a centre back, but he can also play at right back or left back.-Biography:... |
Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
17 Aug. 10 | 31 May 11 | FW | Craig Bellamy Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh footballer who plays as a striker for Liverpool and the Welsh national team. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy was the captain of the Welsh national side for four years after taking over from Ryan Giggs in 2007, but stood down in January 2011 due to constant injuries... |
Cardiff City Cardiff city Cardiff City may refer to:* Cardiff city centre* Cardiff City Council* Cardiff City F.C.* Cardiff City L.F.C.* Cardiff City Stadium... |
19 Aug. 10 | 31 May 11 | MF | Vladimír Weiss Vladimír Weiss (footballer born 1989) Vladimír Weiss is a Slovak football winger who currently plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from Manchester City.-Manchester City:... |
Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... |
31 Aug. 10 | 31 May 11 | FW | Felipe Caicedo Felipe Caicedo Felipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow.-Basel:... |
Levante Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.Founded in 1909, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadi Ciutat de València.-Early years:... |
21 Oct. 10 | 01 Jan. 11 | DF | Greg Cunningham Greg Cunningham Gregory Richard "Greg" Cunningham is an Irish footballer who plays as a left back for Nottingham Forest and the Republic of Ireland national football team.-Manchester City:... |
Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
12 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | DF | Wayne Bridge Wayne Bridge Wayne Michael Bridge is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Manchester City.A graduate of the Southampton Academy where he made his debut in 1998, he has also played for Chelsea and Fulham during his Premiership career.... |
West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
14 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | FW | Roque Santa Cruz Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team.... |
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
14 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | MF | Abdisalam Ibrahim Abdisalam Ibrahim Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim is a Somali-Norwegian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie side NEC on loan from Manchester City.... |
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
20 Jan. 11 | 26 Feb. 11 | DF | Javan Vidal Javan Vidal Javan Noel Vidal is an English footballer who plays as a defender and is currently unattached. He has previously played for Manchester City, Grimsby Town, Aberdeen, Derby County and Chesterfield.-Manchester City:... |
Chesterfield Chesterfield F.C. Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower... |
26 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | FW | Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is a Togolese footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a striker on loan from Manchester City. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008... |
Real Madrid Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... |
31 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | GK | David González David González Giraldo David González Giraldo is a Colombian football goalkeeper who plays for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen on loan from Manchester City.-Club career:... |
Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system... |
Start date | End date | Pos | Player | To club |
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13 July 10 | 12 Jan. 11 | FW | David Ball David Ball (footballer) David Michael Ball is an English footballer who plays for Peterborough United as a striker.-Playing career:Ball rose through the youth ranks at Manchester City, battling back from a foot injury at the end of his teenager years... |
Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
30 July 10 | 15 Jan. 11 | DF | Ryan McGivern Ryan McGivern (footballer) Ryan McGivern is a Northern Irish footballer with Bristol City on loan from Manchester City, he can play left-back or central defender.-Manchester City:... |
Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
06 Aug. 10 | 31 Aug. 10 | MF | Adam Clayton Adam Clayton (footballer) Adam Clayton is an English footballer who plays for Leeds United as a midfielder. Clayton joined Leeds from Manchester City. He has also previously had a spell on loan at Carlisle United as well as Peterborough United and Milton Keynes Dons... |
Leeds United |
07 Aug. 10 | 31 May 11 | DF | Kieran Trippier Kieran Trippier Kieran John Trippier is a footballer who currently plays for Burnley on loan from Manchester City.-Manchester City:Trippier came through the ranks at Eastlands and signed professional terms for City in 2008... |
Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
09 Aug. 10 | 08 Nov. 10 | MF | Andrew Tutte Andrew Tutte Andrew William Tutte , is an English footballer who is playing for Rochdale having been released by Manchester City... |
Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
31 Aug. 10 | 30 June 11 | MF | Mohammed Abu Mohammed Abu Mohammed Abu is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Strømsgodset in the Tippeligaen of the Premier League, and the Ghana national team.-Career:... |
Strømsgodset |
12 Oct. 10 | 02 Dec. 10 | FW | James Poole James Poole (footballer) James Alexander Poole is an English footballer currently playing for Hartlepool United.-Career:After joining Manchester City's academy from Macclesfield Town's centre of excellence for a small fee, he went on to be part of the Manchester City FA Youth Cup winning side in 2007–08 which beat Chelsea... |
Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
25 Nov. 10 | 03 Jan. 11 | FW | John Guidetti John Guidetti John Alberto Guidetti is a Swedish footballer, who currently plays for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, on loan from Manchester City.-Brommapojkarna:... |
Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
25 Nov. 10 | 03 Jan. 11 | MF | Andrew Tutte Andrew Tutte Andrew William Tutte , is an English footballer who is playing for Rochdale having been released by Manchester City... |
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
01 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | DF | Ben Mee Ben Mee Benjamin Thomas Mee is an English footballer, who currently plays for as a defender on loan from Manchester City-Manchester City:... |
Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
31 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | MF | Andrew Tutte Andrew Tutte Andrew William Tutte , is an English footballer who is playing for Rochdale having been released by Manchester City... |
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
24 Mar. 11 | 31 May 11 | MF | Donal McDermott Donal McDermott Donal Jeremiah McDermott is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town.-Manchester City:... |
Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
This 'loan watch' report provides the latest progress update on most of the players listed above that are currently still out on loan at other clubs.