Manchester City F.C. league record by opponent

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

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

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

Key

The records include the results of matches played in the Football Alliance (from 1891 to 1892), The Football League (from 1892 to 2002) and the Premier League (since 1992). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. Test matches are not included. The 1999 Second Division play-off final is regarded as an away match for the purposes of classification in this table.
For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively.
† Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2024–25 Premier League alongside Manchester City.
‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = Goals scored; GA = Goals conceded; Win% = percentage of total matches won

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played at the end of the 2023–24 season.^[a]^[2]^[3]

Manchester City F.C. league record by opponent
Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win%	First	Last	Ref(s)
Club	Home						Away						Total						Win%	First	Last	Ref(s)
Arsenal †	96	39	23	34	147	132	96	20	22	54	95	167	192	59	45	88	242	299	030.73	1893–94	2023–24	^[A]
Aston Villa †	82	51	15	16	176	95	81	20	25	37	96	135	164	71	40	53	272	230	043.29	1899–1900	2023–24
Barnsley	14	8	4	2	42	17	14	5	6	3	20	13	28	13	10	5	62	30	046.43	1898–99	2001–02
Birmingham City	67	45	13	9	130	57	67	15	12	40	80	144	134	60	25	49	210	201	044.78	1891–92	2010–11	^[B]
Birmingham St George's ‡	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	5	3	100.00	1891–92	1891–92
Blackburn Rovers	56	25	17	14	101	68	56	15	10	31	74	103	112	40	27	45	175	171	035.71	1899–1900	2011–12
Blackpool	30	16	4	10	63	50	30	10	14	6	53	46	60	26	18	16	116	96	043.33	1896–97	2010–11
Bolton Wanderers	56	31	11	14	104	65	56	13	15	28	66	106	112	44	26	42	170	171	039.29	1897–98	2011–12
Bootle ‡	2	1	1	0	10	3	2	0	0	2	4	7	4	1	1	2	14	10	025.00	1891–92	1892–93
Bournemouth †	10	9	1	0	35	8	10	9	1	0	20	3	20	18	2	0	55	11	090.00	1987–88	2023–24
Bradford City	16	13	1	2	43	17	16	5	4	7	24	25	32	18	5	9	67	42	056.25	1908–09	2001–02
Bradford Park Avenue	6	5	0	1	22	8	6	1	1	4	7	13	12	6	1	5	29	21	050.00	1909–10	1946–47
Brentford †	7	5	0	2	12	6	7	3	1	3	11	8	14	8	1	5	23	14	057.14	1935–36	2023–24
Brighton & Hove Albion †	14	12	2	0	35	8	14	7	3	4	29	18	28	19	5	4	64	26	067.86	1979–80	2023–24
Bristol City	11	6	3	2	23	12	11	0	3	8	8	18	22	6	6	10	31	30	027.27	1902–03	1979–80
Bristol Rovers	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	000.00	1998–99	1998–99
Burnley	51	31	13	7	124	53	51	18	12	21	84	79	102	49	25	28	208	132	048.04	1897–98	2023–24
Burton Swifts ‡	8	4	2	2	23	12	8	2	3	3	15	18	16	6	5	5	38	30	037.50	1891–92	1898–99
Burton United ‡	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	2	2	0	0	7	0	100.00	1902–03	1902–03
Burton Wanderers ‡	3	1	2	0	4	3	3	0	1	2	2	13	6	1	3	2	6	16	016.67	1894–95	1896–97
Bury ‡	22	12	8	2	52	25	22	9	4	9	43	43	44	21	12	11	95	68	047.73	1894–95	1997–98
Cambridge United	1	1	0	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	5	0	050.00	1983–84	1983–84
Cardiff City	21	12	8	1	52	26	21	6	8	7	38	38	42	18	16	8	90	64	042.86	1921–22	2018–19
Carlisle United	4	2	0	2	7	7	4	1	2	1	2	3	8	3	2	3	9	10	037.50	1965–66	1984–85
Charlton Athletic	27	13	6	8	55	37	27	7	8	12	37	47	54	20	14	20	92	84	037.04	1936–37	2006–07
Chelsea †	79	37	18	24	116	87	79	18	23	38	89	129	158	55	41	62	205	216	034.81	1907–08	2023–24
Chesterfield	5	3	2	0	13	5	5	4	1	0	8	2	10	7	3	0	21	7	070.00	1902–03	1998–99	^[C]
Colchester United	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	100.00	1998–99	1998–99
Coventry City	32	23	5	4	63	24	32	8	11	13	42	53	64	31	16	17	105	77	048.44	1938–39	2001–02
Crewe Alexandra	8	7	0	1	26	6	8	3	3	2	13	12	16	10	3	3	39	18	062.50	1891–92	2001–02
Crystal Palace †	32	17	8	7	64	33	32	16	8	8	43	30	64	33	16	15	107	63	051.56	1964–65	2023–24
Darlington ‡	1	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	9	2	050.00	1926–27	1926–27
Darwen	6	5	0	1	29	8	6	3	0	3	11	14	12	8	0	4	40	22	066.67	1892–93	1898–99
Derby County	46	29	9	8	93	45	46	11	11	24	50	87	92	40	20	32	143	132	043.48	1899–1900	2007–08
Doncaster Rovers	2	1	1	0	7	4	2	1	0	1	5	5	4	2	1	1	12	9	050.00	1902–03	1950–51
Everton †	91	50	22	19	160	85	91	25	23	43	107	154	182	75	45	62	267	237	041.21	1899–1900	2023–24
Fulham †	33	21	6	6	81	37	33	15	9	9	69	56	66	36	15	15	150	93	054.55	1909–10	2023–24
Gainsborough Trinity	5	4	1	0	20	2	5	3	0	2	11	6	10	7	1	2	31	8	070.00	1896–97	1909–10
Gillingham	2	1	1	0	4	1	3	2	1	0	7	3	5	3	2	0	11	4	060.00	1998–99	2001–02
Glossop North End	4	2	1	1	12	8	4	4	0	0	8	1	8	6	1	1	20	9	075.00	1898–99	1909–10	^[D]
Grimsby Town	27	20	2	5	63	33	27	6	8	13	41	64	54	26	10	18	104	97	048.15	1891–92	2001–02
Huddersfield Town	36	17	9	10	71	43	36	7	17	12	35	40	72	24	26	22	106	83	033.33	1920–21	2018–19
Hull City	11	7	4	0	25	8	11	4	3	4	20	17	22	11	7	4	45	25	050.00	1909–10	2016–17
Ipswich Town †	29	17	7	5	51	25	29	2	7	20	21	48	58	19	14	25	72	73	032.76	1961–62	2000–01
Leeds City ‡	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	6	1	100.00	1909–10	1909–10
Leeds United	50	28	9	13	94	51	50	16	9	25	95	78	100	44	18	38	158	129	044.00	1924–25	2022–23
Leicester City †	53	33	11	9	132	71	53	20	13	20	119	77	106	53	24	29	199	148	050.00	1895–96	2022–23	^[E]
Leyton Orient	7	7	0	0	28	5	7	3	2	2	16	12	14	10	2	2	44	17	071.43	1909–10	1965–66	^[F]
Lincoln City	11	9	0	2	40	13	11	4	0	7	13	20	22	13	0	9	53	33	059.09	1891–92	1998–99
Liverpool †	88	32	25	31	135	130	88	14	21	53	109	180	176	46	46	84	244	310	026.14	1893–94	2023–24
Loughborough ‡	4	3	1	0	14	2	4	3	0	1	10	5	8	6	1	1	24	7	075.00	1895–96	1898–99
Luton Town	19	11	5	3	38	18	19	4	7	8	25	35	38	15	12	11	63	53	039.47	1897–98	2023–24
Macclesfield Town ‡	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	100.00	1998–99	1998–99
Manchester United †	85	29	25	31	129	112	85	23	27	35	111	127	170	52	52	66	240	239	030.59	1891–92	2023–24	^[G]
Middlesbrough	58	37	12	9	116	62	58	9	15	34	49	116	116	46	27	43	165	178	039.66	1903–04	2016–17
Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡	1	1	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	1	6	3	050.00	1893–94	1893–94
Millwall	6	5	0	1	13	6	6	3	2	1	10	8	12	8	2	2	23	14	066.67	1938–39	2001–02
New Brighton Tower ‡	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	1	050.00	1898–99	1898–99
Newcastle United †	87	51	20	16	175	82	87	20	18	49	102	162	174	71	38	65	277	244	040.80	1893–94	2023–24
Newport County	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	8	1	100.00	1946–47	1946–47
Northampton Town	3	1	1	1	3	2	3	0	1	2	3	6	6	1	2	3	6	8	016.67	1963–64	1998–99
Northwich Victoria	2	1	1	0	5	3	2	2	0	0	7	1	4	3	1	0	12	4	075.00	1892–93	1893–94
Norwich City	31	22	6	3	79	24	31	10	15	6	46	37	62	32	21	9	125	61	051.61	1938–39	2021–22
Nottingham Forest †	48	22	18	8	84	53	48	18	9	21	67	79	96	40	27	29	151	132	041.67	1891–92	2023–24
Notts County	29	22	4	3	63	18	29	7	8	14	26	44	58	29	12	17	89	62	050.00	1893–94	1998–99
Oldham Athletic	21	11	4	6	35	26	21	10	5	6	33	23	42	21	9	12	68	49	050.00	1909–10	1998–99
Oxford United	6	3	0	3	6	9	6	2	2	2	8	7	12	5	2	5	14	16	041.67	1984–85	1997–98
Plymouth Argyle	7	4	2	1	13	10	7	2	1	4	9	11	14	6	3	5	22	21	042.86	1938–39	1988–89
Port Vale	11	9	0	2	34	10	11	8	1	2	21	12	22	17	1	4	55	22	077.27	1892–93	1999–2000	^[H]
Portsmouth	39	26	8	5	88	44	39	11	9	19	54	65	78	37	17	24	142	109	047.44	1926–27	2009–10
Preston North End	41	20	8	13	72	56	41	18	7	16	75	75	82	38	15	29	147	131	046.34	1896–97	2001–02
Queens Park Rangers	23	14	6	3	45	23	23	4	10	9	20	31	46	18	16	12	65	54	039.13	1950–51	2014–15
Reading	9	6	1	2	15	7	9	3	1	5	8	11	18	9	2	7	23	18	050.00	1926–27	2012–13
Rotherham Town ‡	3	3	0	0	6	2	3	2	0	1	8	6	6	5	0	1	14	8	083.33	1893–94	1895–96
Rotherham United	4	4	0	0	13	4	4	2	2	0	4	2	8	6	2	0	17	6	075.00	1963–64	2001–02
Scunthorpe United	1	1	0	0	8	1	1	1	0	0	4	2	2	2	0	0	12	3	100.00	1963–64	1963–64
Sheffield United	58	31	14	13	109	74	58	20	18	20	87	94	116	51	32	33	196	168	043.97	1892–93	2023–24
Sheffield Wednesday	49	25	11	13	100	67	49	5	13	31	50	98	98	30	24	44	150	165	030.61	1891–92	2001–02	^[I]
Shrewsbury Town	4	2	1	1	8	5	4	2	1	1	4	2	8	4	2	2	12	7	050.00	1983–84	1988–89
South Shields	2	1	0	1	4	2	2	1	1	0	3	2	4	2	1	1	7	4	050.00	1926–27	1927–28
Southampton	45	22	13	10	88	54	45	15	12	18	85	59	90	37	25	28	142	113	041.11	1926–27	2022–23
Southend United	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	2	2	0	0	6	2	100.00	1996–97	1996–97
Stockport County	5	3	1	1	14	6	5	2	1	2	8	8	10	5	2	3	22	14	050.00	1902–03	2001–02
Stoke City	49	30	12	7	91	35	49	13	11	25	51	74	98	43	23	32	142	109	043.88	1899–1900	2017–18	^[J]
Sunderland	66	43	11	12	138	83	66	20	11	35	95	111	132	63	22	47	233	194	047.73	1899–1900	2016–17
Swansea City	17	15	1	1	46	13	17	8	3	6	32	30	34	23	4	7	78	43	067.65	1926–27	2017–18	^[K]
Swindon Town	8	5	2	1	18	5	8	6	0	2	15	11	16	11	2	3	33	16	068.75	1963–64	1999–2000
Tottenham Hotspur †	75	40	17	18	143	78	75	20	17	38	91	124	150	60	34	56	234	200	040.00	1909–10	2023–24
Tranmere Rovers	4	2	1	1	9	5	4	1	3	0	11	5	8	3	4	1	20	10	037.50	1938–39	1999–2000
Walsall	11	8	2	1	33	10	11	4	6	1	23	17	22	12	8	2	56	27	054.55	1891–92	2001–02	^[L]
Watford	12	9	1	2	31	7	12	7	2	3	28	12	24	16	3	5	59	19	066.67	1982–83	2021–22
West Bromwich Albion	72	45	11	16	168	97	72	22	17	33	91	123	144	67	28	49	259	220	046.53	1895–96	2020–21
West Ham United †	55	40	5	10	117	65	55	18	12	25	77	86	110	58	17	35	194	151	052.73	1923–24	2023–24
Wigan Athletic	10	7	1	2	11	2	10	4	3	3	13	13	20	11	4	5	24	15	055.00	1998–99	2012–13
Wimbledon ‡	10	4	4	2	12	9	10	1	3	6	6	14	20	5	7	8	18	23	025.00	1984–85	2001–02
Wolverhampton Wanderers †	60	36	11	13	147	83	60	15	13	32	92	137	120	51	24	45	239	220	042.50	1899–1900	2023–24
Wrexham	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	050.00	1998–99	1998–99
Wycombe Wanderers	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	3	000.00	1998–99	1998–99
York City	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	5	2	050.00	1998–99	1998–99

Overall record

See also: List of Manchester City F.C. seasons

The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2023–24 Premier League for all competitions. It excludes war competitions.

	T	Part	Pld	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD	Pts
National
Football League First Division	2	68	2,772	1,061	677	1,034	38.27	4,317	4,242	+75	2,837
Premier League	8	27	1,038	529	222	287	50.96	1,848	1,135	+713	1,809
Football League Second Division	7	26	973	489	213	271	50.26	1,919	1,286	+633	1,360
Football League Third Division	0	1	46	22	16	8	47.82	69	33	+36	82
Football Alliance	0	1	22	6	6	10	27.27	39	51	–12	18
Total	17	123	4,851	2,107	1,134	1,610	43.43	8,192	6,747	1,445	6,106

Footnotes

^ Arsenal statistics include matches played against Woolwich Arsenal.
^ Birmingham City statistics include matches played against Small Heath and matches played against Birmingham.
^ Chesterfield statistics include matches played against Chesterfield Town.
^ Glossop North End statistics include matches played against Glossop.
^ Leicester City statistics include matches played against Leicester Fosse.
^ Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.
^ Manchester United statistics include matches played against Newton Heath.
^ Port Vale statistics include matches played against Burslem Port Vale.
^ Sheffield Wednesday statistics include matches played against The Wednesday.
^ Stoke City statistics include matches played against Stoke.
^ Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
^ Walsall statistics include matches played against Walsall Town Swifts.

^ Records for seasons 2014–15 through 2021–22 have been sourced from FBref, with additional data on all seasons from Stat City website.

References

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

[5] Arsenal statistics include matches played against Woolwich Arsenal.

[6] Birmingham City statistics include matches played against Small Heath and matches played against Birmingham.

[7] Chesterfield statistics include matches played against Chesterfield Town.

[8] Glossop North End statistics include matches played against Glossop.

[9] Leicester City statistics include matches played against Leicester Fosse.

[10] Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.

[11] Manchester United statistics include matches played against Newton Heath.

[12] Port Vale statistics include matches played against Burslem Port Vale.

[13] Sheffield Wednesday statistics include matches played against The Wednesday.

[14] Stoke City statistics include matches played against Stoke.

[15] Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.

[16] Walsall statistics include matches played against Walsall Town Swifts.

[2] Records for seasons 2014–15 through 2021–22 have been sourced from FBref, with additional data on all seasons from Stat City website.

[1] "History of the Premier League". Premier League. 24 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

[3] "2014–2015 Manchester City Stats". FBref. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

[4] "Manchester City vs Manchester United – Opposition Statistics – StatCity". Stat City. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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