Club Records
Main article: List of Manchester City F.C. records and statistics- Record League victory – 11–3 v. Lincoln City (23 March 1895, most goals scored) 10–0 v. Darwen (18 February 1899, widest margin of victory)
- Record FA Cup victory – 12–0 v. Liverpool Stanley (4 October 1890)
- Record League defeat – 0–8 v. Burton Wanderers (26 December 1894), 0–8 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 December 1933), 1–9 v. Everton (3 September 1906), 2–10 v. Small Heath (17 March 1893)
- Record FA Cup defeat – 0–6 v. Preston North End (30 January 1897), 2–8 v. Bradford Park Avenue (30 January 1946)
- Highest home attendance – 84,569 v. Stoke City (3 March 1934) (remains the record home attendance in English football)
- Most League appearances – 561 + 3 sub, Alan Oakes 1958–76
- Most appearances overall – 676 + 4 sub, Alan Oakes 1958–76
- Most goals scored overall – 177, Eric Brook 1928–40
- Most goals scored in a season – 38, Tommy Johnson 1928–29
- Record transfer fee paid – £35 million to Atlético Madrid for Sergio Agüero, July 2011
- Record transfer fee received – £21 million from Chelsea for Shaun Wright-Phillips, July 2005
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