Est. 1880 · Manchester, England · Etihad Stadium
Manchester City
From decades of near-misses and relegation battles to the dominant force in English football. The 2008 takeover by Abu Dhabi United Group transformed a mid-table club into a Premier League dynasty and, in 2023, European champions for the first time. 258 Manchester City kits catalogued on ShirtSociety.
2025-26 kit
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Manchester City continue their Puma partnership, in place since 2019. The sky blue home shirt has remained the constant through six Premier League titles and a first Champions League, with Puma supplying some of the most detailed kits in the club's modern history.
From St. Mark's to European champions
1880 · St. Mark's
Manchester City began in 1880 as St. Mark's, a church team in West Gorton. The club became Ardwick AFC in 1887 and one of the founding members of the Football Alliance, before being renamed Manchester City in 1894. Their first major trophy came in 1904: an FA Cup won over Bolton Wanderers. The sky blue shirts were adopted in the late 1890s and have remained the club's identity ever since.
Browse home kits1968–2008 · The wilderness years
One title in forty years
City won the First Division title in 1968 under Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison, the same year neighbours United won the European Cup. Then came four decades of near-misses, relegations, and the long shadow of Old Trafford. A second division stint in the late 1990s, promotion back up, and a revolving door of managers. The fans who stayed through these years built a gallows-humour culture that survived everything. In 2001 City were relegated to the First Division. By 2007 they were finishing 14th in the Premier League. Something had to change.
2008 · The takeover
Sheikh Mansour and the project begins
On 1 September 2008, the last day of the transfer window, Abu Dhabi United Group completed a takeover of Manchester City. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan became owner. The same evening, the club signed Robinho from Real Madrid for £32.5 million, then a British transfer record. The rebuild was underway. City moved into the City of Manchester Stadium, built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games and renamed the Etihad Stadium under a sponsorship deal. Within four years, they would win the Premier League for the first time since 1968.
2016–present · Guardiola
The most successful era in the club's history
Pep Guardiola arrived from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2016. City's 2017-18 season produced 100 points and a 19-point winning margin: both Premier League records. Back-to-back titles followed, then five more in six seasons. The 2022-23 Treble: Premier League, FA Cup and a first Champions League title, beating Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul. No English manager and no English club has come close to Guardiola's City across this period.
Key milestones
Founded as St. Mark's
Church team in West Gorton. Becomes Ardwick AFC in 1887, a founding member of the Football Alliance. Renamed Manchester City in 1894 after financial restructuring. First major trophy: FA Cup in 1904.
First Division title under Mercer and Allison
Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison guide City to the First Division title. Colin Bell, Mike Summerbee and Francis Lee form one of the most entertaining front lines in English football. A League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup follow in the next two years.
Abu Dhabi takeover
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan purchases the club on 1 September. Robinho arrives from Real Madrid on the same day for £32.5 million. The project begins. City move into the rebuilt Etihad Stadium and begin assembling one of the most expensive squads in football history.
Aguero and the 93:20 goal
Needing a win against QPR on the final day to pip United on goal difference. City are 2-1 down with seconds left. Edin Dzeko heads it to 2-2. Then Sergio Aguero takes the ball in the penalty area and scores in the 93rd minute and 20 seconds. The most dramatic title in Premier League history. Browse the 2011-12 home kit.
100 points
Guardiola's 2017-18 City set Premier League records with 100 points, 32 wins, 106 goals and a 19-point winning margin. De Bruyne, Silva, Sane, Sterling and Aguero produce the most complete team performance the English top flight has seen. Browse the 2017-18 home kit.
Back-to-back titles on the final day
Liverpool win 97 points but City win 98. Going into the final day, City trail QPR... sorry, Brighton by a point. City win 4-1 at the Etihad, Liverpool win at Anfield. City retain the title by 1 point on the final day of the season. The tightest title race of the Premier League era.
The Treble
Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. The CL final in Istanbul: Rodri scores the only goal against Inter Milan in the 68th minute. No English club had won the Treble since Manchester United in 1999. City complete it with eight trophies for Guardiola in seven seasons. Browse the 2022-23 home kit.
Kit manufacturers
Manchester City's kit history reflects the club's trajectory: a rotating cast of brands in the pre-takeover years, then Nike through the early trophy wins, then Puma for the golden era.
Umbro supplied City across two separate stints. The first covered the early Premier League years before the club dropped into the lower divisions. Umbro returned around the time of the Abu Dhabi takeover, with their second stint ending just as the silverware arrived.
A short spell producing some distinctive kits during a turbulent period in the club's history. City were relegated to the First Division during the Kappa era, though the shirts themselves drew attention for their bold designs.
The longest continuous single-brand partnership in the modern archive. Le Coq Sportif supplied City through the First Division, promotion, and the club's return to the Premier League. A defining era for collectors looking for pre-takeover City kits.
Nike arrived just as City's dominance began. Three Premier League titles (2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19) in the Nike era, including the record 100-point season. The 2017-18 home kit is one of the most celebrated from the partnership.
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Iconic Manchester City kits
From the Aguero moment to the Treble: the shirts worn in City's most extraordinary seasons.
Needing a win on the final day. City trailing QPR 2-1 in stoppage time. Dzeko makes it 2-2. Then Aguero picks up the ball inside the penalty area and scores in the 93rd minute and 20 seconds. The most celebrated moment in Premier League history. The first City title since 1968. Sky blue, Umbro, Sharp — wait, Etihad Airways. The shirt every City collector wants.
The most dominant single Premier League season in history. 100 points, 32 wins, 19 goals... 106 goals, 19-point winning margin. De Bruyne, Sane, Sterling, Silva, Aguero. Guardiola's City at their most imperious. Both Premier League records for points and wins still stand. The Nike kit worn throughout.
Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. Rodri's goal in the 68th minute beats Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul. The first CL for City, and only the second Treble in English football history. Haaland scores 52 goals in his debut season. The Puma kit worn in the Istanbul final is one of the most significant City shirts ever made.
With a week to go, City trail Liverpool by a point. Against Leicester at the Etihad, Kompany picks up the ball 25 yards out and bends an unstoppable shot into the top corner. City win, go top, then hold their nerve on the final day against Brighton while Liverpool win at Anfield. Title by 1 point. The most exhausting title race of the Guardiola era.
A fourth consecutive Premier League title — a record in English football. Arsenal push City all season, but the sky blues hold on. Rodri wins the Ballon d'Or. The most sustained domestic dominance since the last great dynasties of the 1970s and 1980s. City confirm themselves as the defining English club of their generation.
The first kit of the Abu Dhabi era. Robinho arrived on takeover day. Carlos Tevez followed in the summer. This Umbro home shirt is the first worn under Sheikh Mansour's ownership: a collector's piece that marks the starting point of English football's most dramatic transformation. City finish 10th. The journey is just beginning.
Legends
The players who defined each era of Manchester City.
Colin Bell
1966–1979153 goals in 492 appearances. "The King of the Kippax." City's greatest ever player before the Abu Dhabi era. Covers the 1968 title, the 1969 FA Cup, the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1970 and 1976 League Cups. A knee injury in 1975 ended his peak years prematurely. The City of Manchester Academy was named after him.
Sergio Aguero
2011–2021260 goals in 390 appearances. City's all-time record scorer. The goal against QPR in 2012 is the most celebrated moment in the club's modern history. Six Premier League titles, one FA Cup, six League Cups. Won the Golden Boot twice. Among the greatest strikers to play in the Premier League.
Vincent Kompany
2008–2019The captain of the Abu Dhabi era. Four Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four League Cups. His long-range strike against Leicester in 2019 effectively won City the title on the final day. Left for Anderlecht as player-manager in 2019, returned as City's favourite adopted son and an icon of the transformation years.
Kevin De Bruyne
2015–2024The best midfielder in the Premier League during his peak years. Five league titles, one Champions League. His vision, passing range and ability to score from distance made him the fulcrum of every Guardiola team. Widely considered the best player never to have won the Ballon d'Or.
Erling Haaland
2022–present36 Premier League goals in his debut season, breaking the record by 7. Part of the Treble-winning squad in 2022-23. His combination of pace, power and finishing is unlike anything City or the Premier League has seen. Already the most prolific City striker per game in the history of the club.
Etihad Stadium
The Etihad Stadium was built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games as the City of Manchester Stadium. Manchester City moved in for the 2003-04 season, having left Maine Road — their home since 1923 — after 80 years. The stadium was renamed the Etihad in 2011 under a sponsorship deal with the Abu Dhabi national airline, the same year the club won its first league title since 1968. Expansions to the North Stand and South Stand have raised capacity steadily from its opening figure of around 47,000.
Plans for further expansion to bring capacity above 60,000 have been proposed as the club's ambitions and matchday demand have grown with the Guardiola era.
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