2011–12 Manchester City F.C. season
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The 2011–12 season
is Manchester City Football Club
's 110th season of football, its tenth consecutive season in the Premier League, and its fifteenth season in the Premier League since it was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. The club will also play in the UEFA Champions League
for only the second time, and the first time since its rebranding from being the European Cup, after finishing 3rd in the 2010–11 Premier League
. Manchester City's U19 squad will play in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series
.
with Etihad Airways
as the shirt sponsor. Only the away team kit was retained from the previous season, becoming the new third kit for the up-coming season. Replacing it as official away kit is a return to the red-and-black-striped away kit of the Joe Mercer
era, when the AC Milan-styled shirts inspired the Manchester City team of a generation back through the club's most successful era.
The front of City's new home kit features a subtle graphic representation of a sound wave generated by fans singing "Blue Moon
", the club's unofficial theme song.
The 3rd goalkeeper kit is yet to be announced. The goalkeeper change strip for the new season was announced to be a black kit with sky blue trim reminiscent of the sky blue sponsor logo on the 2011–12 third kit.
World Football Challenge
1MLS Eastern Conference is composed of one game by the New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union, and Chicago Fire
2MLS Western Conference is composed of one game by the Vancouver Whitecaps and two games by the Los Angeles Galaxy
Points awarded on the following basis: Winning in normal time – 3; Winning on penalties – 2; Losing on penalties – 1; Points per goal – 1 (max per game: 3)
Sporting CP plays only one game and will not accrue points.
Additional points awarded on the basis of one per goal scored
Apps. numbers denote: "No. of games started (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 29 November 2011
Premier League Player of the Month
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor
LMA
Awarded on a weekly basis to the Premier League or Football League team that a five-man LMA adjudication panel deems to have performed in some outstanding manner
2011–12 in English football
The 2011–12 season is the 132nd season of competitive football in England.The season began on 5 August 2011 for the Football Leagues, with the Premier starting eight days later, League Football Conference Starting one day before Premier League starts.The Championship, League One, and League Two...
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 110th season of football, its tenth consecutive season in the Premier League, and its fifteenth season in the Premier League since it was first created with Manchester City as one of the its original 22 founding member clubs. The club will also play in the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
for only the second time, and the first time since its rebranding from being the European Cup, after finishing 3rd in the 2010–11 Premier League
2010–11 Premier League
The 2010–11 Premier League was the 19th season of the Premier League since its establishment in 1992. The 2010–11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010, and ended on 22 May 2011...
. Manchester City's U19 squad will play in the inaugural tournament of the NextGen series
NextGen series
The NextGen Series is a European football club cup competition for under-19 footballers. It is similar in form to the UEFA Champions League and will provide a competition for youth players an opportunity to play other young European footballers....
.
Team kit
As for the previous two seasons, 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 away team kit was retained from the previous season, becoming the new third kit for the up-coming season. Replacing it as official away kit is a return to the red-and-black-striped away kit of the Joe Mercer
Joe Mercer
Joseph 'Joe' Mercer, OBE was an English football player and manager.-Playing career:Mercer was born in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, the son of a former Nottingham Forest and Tranmere Rovers footballer, also named Joe. Joe Mercer senior died, following health problems resulting from a gas attack...
era, when the AC Milan-styled shirts inspired the Manchester City team of a generation back through the club's most successful era.
The front of City's new home kit features a subtle graphic representation of a sound wave generated by fans singing "Blue Moon
Blue moon
A blue moon can refer to the third full moon in a season with four full moons. Most years have twelve full moons that occur approximately monthly. In addition to those twelve full lunar cycles, each solar calendar year contains roughly eleven days more than the lunar year of 12 lunations...
", the club's unofficial theme song.
The 3rd goalkeeper kit is yet to be announced. The goalkeeper change strip for the new season was announced to be a black kit with sky blue trim reminiscent of the sky blue sponsor logo on the 2011–12 third kit.
World Football Challenge2011 World Football ChallengeThe 2011 World Football Challenge was the second World Football Challenge event, a series of friendly football matches played in the United States and Canada in July and August 2011.- Participants :...
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 Real MadridReal 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... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Barcelona |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −3 | 7 |
 GuadalajaraC.D. Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 |
  MLS Western Conference2 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −5 | 4 |
| MLS Eastern Conference1 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
| Club América Club América Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas .... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
1MLS Eastern Conference is composed of one game by the New England Revolution, Philadelphia Union, and Chicago Fire
2MLS Western Conference is composed of one game by the Vancouver Whitecaps and two games by the Los Angeles Galaxy
Points awarded on the following basis: Winning in normal time – 3; Winning on penalties – 2; Losing on penalties – 1; Points per goal – 1 (max per game: 3)
Sporting CP plays only one game and will not accrue points.
Table
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| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | |
 CelticCeltic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| 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... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 |
 League of Ireland XILeague of Ireland XI The League of Ireland XI, known as of 2010 as the Airtricity League XI for sponsorship reasons, is the representative select team for the League of Ireland which operates in the Republic of Ireland.The select first played the Scottish League XI in 1938.... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Additional points awarded on the basis of one per goal scored
Fixtures
Mid-season
FA Community Shield
August
September
October
November
League table
Results by match
FA Cup
Football League Cup
Group stage
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 Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | |
| Napoli S.S.C. Napoli Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as Napoli, is a professional Italian football club based in Naples and founded in 1926. The club has spent most of its history in Serie A, where it currently plays its 2011–12 season.... |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | |
| 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... |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| Villarreal Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Squad information
Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only.Apps. numbers denote: "No. of games started (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.
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| 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... |
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| 3 | DF | HGP | 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.... |
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| 4 | DF | FOR |  Vincent KompanyVincent 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... (c) |
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| 5 | DF | FOR |  Pablo ZabaletaPablo 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(2) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9(2) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 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.... |
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| 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... |
8(2) | 2 | 1 | 2(2) | 0(2) | 1 | 1 | 11(6) | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | FOR |  Edin DžekoEdin 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... |
7(3) | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14(3) | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | MF | HGP | Adam Johnson |
4(5) | 3 | 1(3) | 2 | 1 | 0(1) | 7(9) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 | GK | HGP | Stuart Taylor |
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| 13 | DF | FOR |  Aleksandar KolarovAleksandar Kolarov Aleksandar Kolarov is a professional association footballer playing for Premier League side Manchester City and the Serbian national team.... |
4(1) | 1 | 3(2) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11(3) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | DF | YTH |  Stefan SavićStefan Savić Stefan Savić is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League. A centre-back who primarily plays on the right side of the pitch, he is regarded as a promising young prospect.... |
1(5) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5(5) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | FOR | Sergio Agüero Sergio Agüero Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester City in England's Premier League and the Argentine national team.... |
11(1) | 10 | 2(3) | 1 | 1 | 0(1) | 1 | 13(5) | 12 | 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... |
10(1) | 1 | 5 | 2(1) | 0(1) | 12(3) | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | FOR |  Samir NasriSamir Nasri Samir Nasri is a French international footballer who plays for English club Manchester City in the Premier League and the France national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he has also been deployed in central midfield. Nasri is known for his technical... |
6(3) | 1 | 4(1) | 2 | 1 | 12(4) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | FOR | Owen Hargreaves Owen Hargreaves Owen Lee Hargreaves is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester City and the English national football team.... |
0(1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | 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... |
11(2) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17(2) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 | DF | HGP | Gaël Clichy Gaël Clichy Gaël Clichy is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester City and the France national football team. Though initially right-foot dominant, he primarily plays as a left back that is also capable of playing as an offensive-minded wingback. Clichy is described as a player who... |
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| 24 | DF | ACG | Nedum Onouha |
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| 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.... |
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| 28 | DF | FOR |  Kolo TouréKolo 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) |
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| 30 | GK | FOR |  Costel PantilimonCostel Pantilimon Costel Pantilimon is a Romanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Premier League club Manchester City, on loan from Politehnica Timişoara.-Early career:... |
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| 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... |
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| 33 | DF | ACG | 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:... |
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| 34 | MF | FOR |  Nigel de JongNigel 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) |
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| 36 | MF | YTH | Denis Suárez |
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| 37 | GK | FOR |  Gunnar Nielsen |
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| 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... |
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| 44 | DF | ACG | Karim Rekik Karim Rekik Karim Rekik is a Netherlands youth footballer playing for English football club Manchester City.-Manchester City:Rekik signed for Manchester City from Feyenoord in the summer of 2011, and made his debut appearance for the first team in the Dublin Super Cup in pre-season.He made his official first... |
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| 45 | FW | YTH | 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... |
4(5) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8(5) | 9 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 49 | FW | ACG | Luca Scapuzzi |
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| 62 | MF | YTH | Abdul Razak Abdul Razak (footballer) Abdul Razak is an English footballer, who was born in the Ivory Coast. He currently plays as a box-to-box midfielder for Premier League club .-Manchester City:Having been transferred over from 's youth set-up in July 2010,... |
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| TOTALS | 43 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 34 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Table statistics current for games played up until the end of 29 November 2011
Goalscorers
| Player | Premier League | Champions League | FA Cup | League Cup | Community Shield | Total |
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| 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... |
10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Sergio Agüero Sergio Agüero Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester City in England's Premier League and the Argentine national team.... |
10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Adam Johnson |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 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... |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Samir Nasri Samir Nasri Samir Nasri is a French international footballer who plays for English club Manchester City in the Premier League and the France national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he has also been deployed in central midfield. Nasri is known for his technical... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 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... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stefan Savić Stefan Savić Stefan Savić is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League. A centre-back who primarily plays on the right side of the pitch, he is regarded as a promising young prospect.... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Owen Hargreaves Owen Hargreaves Owen Lee Hargreaves is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester City and the English national football team.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goal Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 43 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 60 |
Premier League Manager of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor| Month | Player |
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| October | 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 Player of the MonthPremier League Player of the MonthThe Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best Premier League player each month of the season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the League's sponsor, and announced alongside the Manager of the Month on the first or second Friday of the following month...
award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor
| Month | Player |
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| August | 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... |
| September | 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... |
LMALeague Managers AssociationThe League Managers Association is the organisation which collectively represents all Premiership and Football League managers in English football...
Performance of the Week award
Awarded on a weekly basis to the Premier League or Football League team that a five-man LMA adjudication panel deems to have performed in some outstanding manner
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| 30 October 2011 | 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... |
Manchester United 1 – 6 Manchester City |
Etihad Player of the Month awards
Awarded to the player that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS| Month | Player |
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| August | 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... |
| September | 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... |
| October | 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... |
Transfers in
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| 4 July 2011 | DF | 22 | Gaël Clichy Gaël Clichy Gaël Clichy is a French footballer who plays as a defender for Manchester City and the France national football team. Though initially right-foot dominant, he primarily plays as a left back that is also capable of playing as an offensive-minded wingback. Clichy is described as a player who... |
Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
€7.8 million | |
| 6 July 2011 | DF | 15 | Stefan Savić Stefan Savić Stefan Savić is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League. A centre-back who primarily plays on the right side of the pitch, he is regarded as a promising young prospect.... |
Partizan FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... |
€12 million | |
| 28 July 2011 | FW | 16 | Sergio Agüero Sergio Agüero Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester City in England's Premier League and the Argentine national team.... |
Atlético Madrid |
€45 million | |
| 24 August 2011 | MF | 19 | Samir Nasri Samir Nasri Samir Nasri is a French international footballer who plays for English club Manchester City in the Premier League and the France national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he has also been deployed in central midfield. Nasri is known for his technical... |
Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
€27.5 million | |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | 20 | Owen Hargreaves Owen Hargreaves Owen Lee Hargreaves is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester City and the English national football team.... |
Free agent | ||
| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2011 | MF | – | Denis Suárez |
Celta Vigo Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,... |
Undisclosed |
| 16 June 2011 | MF | – | Karim Rekik Karim Rekik Karim Rekik is a Netherlands youth footballer playing for English football club Manchester City.-Manchester City:Rekik signed for Manchester City from Feyenoord in the summer of 2011, and made his debut appearance for the first team in the Dublin Super Cup in pre-season.He made his official first... |
Feyenoord |
Undisclosed |
| 28 June 2011 | GK | – | Angus Gunn |
Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
Undisclosed |
| 15 July 2011 | FW | – |  John GuidettiJohn Guidetti John Alberto Guidetti is a Swedish footballer, who currently plays for Feyenoord in the Eredivisie, on loan from Manchester City.-Brommapojkarna:... |
Re-signed | |
Transfers out
| Exit Date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2011 | FW | 20 |  Felipe CaicedoFelipe 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:... |
€1m |
| 1 June 2011 | MF | 24 | Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira is a retired French footballer of Senegalese descent who is the Football Development Executive at Manchester City.... |
Unattached | Retired |
| 14 July 2011 | DF | 17 | 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.... |
Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
€13.5 million |
| 18 July 2011 | GK | 1 | 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.... |
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... |
€3.8 million |
| 20 July 2011 | FW | 27 |  JôJoão 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.... |
Internacional Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and... |
Free |
| 31 August 2011 | FW | 39 |  Craig BellamyCraig 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... |
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... |
Free |
| 31 August 2011 | MF | 8 | 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... |
Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
€4.5 million |
| Exit Date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2011 | DF | 35 | Scott Kay Scott Kay Scott John David Kay is an English footballer playing as a midfielder for Macclesfield Town in Football League Two.-Career:... |
Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town F.C. Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium... |
Free |
| 1 June 2011 | FW | 47 | 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... |
Free |
| 1 June 2011 | DF | 30 | 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.... |
Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
Free |
| 1 June 2011 | DF | – |  Kim Skogsrud |
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 |
| 1 June 2011 | DF | – | Tom Skogsrud |
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 |
| 1 June 2011 | 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... |
Free |
| 1 June 2011 | DF | 36 | 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:... |
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... |
Free |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | 49 | Donal McDermott Donal McDermott Donal Jeremiah McDermott is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Huddersfield Town.-Manchester City:... |
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
Free |
First team
| Start date | End date | Pos. | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | GK | Costel Pantilimon Costel Pantilimon Costel Pantilimon is a Romanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Premier League club Manchester City, on loan from Politehnica Timişoara.-Early career:... |
Poli Timişoara FC Politehnica Timişoara Fotbal Club Politehnica Timişoara is a Romanian football club which was established in 1921 and is currently playing in Romania's second league, Liga II... |
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2011 | 31 December 2011 | GK | 26 |  David GonzálezDavid 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:... |
Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
| 28 July 2011 | 31 May 2012 | MF | 6 | Michael Johnson |
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... |
| 25 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | FW | 9 |  Emmanuel AdebayorEmmanuel 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... |
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.... |
| 26 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | DF | 38 | 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:... |
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.... |
| 27 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | FW | 14 |  Roque Santa CruzRoque 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.... |
Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín.... |
| 29 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | MF | 40 |  Vladimír WeissVladimír Weiss (footballer born 1989) Vladimír Weiss is a Slovak football winger who currently plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from Manchester City.-Manchester City:... |
Espanyol RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team. Espanyol currently play in the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat with seats for 40,500 spectators. It was inaugurated on 2 August 2009... |
| 16 September 2011 | 16 December 2011 | FW | 43 | Alex Nimely |
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
| 25 October 2011 | 31 December 2011 | DF | 33 | 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:... |
Nottingham Forest |
| 28 October 2011 | 31 December 2011 | MF | 62 | Abdul Razak Abdul Razak Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein Al-Haj was the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, ruling from 1970 to 1976.Tun Razak was the Prime Minister responsible in setting up Barisan Nasional, which is the ruling coalition of political parties that have held power in Malaysia till today, taking over from its... |
Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
| Start date | End date | Pos. | No. | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2011 | 1 January 2012 | MF | – |  Mohammed AbuMohammed 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 IF |
| 14 July 2011 | 31 May 2012 | DF | 41 | 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:... |
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... |
| 26 July 2011 | 31 May 2012 | DF | 51 | 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... |
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... |
| 31 July 2011 | 31 May 2012 | MF | 50 | Abdisalam Ibrahim Abdisalam Ibrahim Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim is a Somali-Norwegian footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie side NEC on loan from Manchester City.... |
NEC Nijmegen |
| 3 August 2011 | 3 September 2011 | DF | 48 |  Ryan McGivernRyan 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:... |
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
| 29 August 2011 | December 2011 | GK | 46 | Loris Karius |
Mainz 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department... |
| 31 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | DF | 48 | 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:... |
Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
| 31 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | MF | Ahmed Benali |
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... |
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| 31 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | FW | 60 | 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:... |
Feyenoord |
| 23 November 2011 | 2 January 2012 | MF | 53 | 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:... |
Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |