Answer: 2003
The City of Manchester Stadium, also known as the Etihad, became Manchester City's new home in 2003. It is part of the SportCity complex, and was originally built for the Commonwealth Games in 2002. The first match to be played there was a friendly between City and Barcelona, which City won. Maine Road was demolished in 2003, and a housing complex was built on the site.
From Quiz: Blue Moon Rising
Answer: 1887
The club was formed in 1880 as West Gorton St Marks, it went on to become Ardwick in 1887 and moved to Hyde Road before becoming Manchester City FC in 1894.
From Quiz: Manchester City FC
Answer: 1887
The club was formed as Ardwick FC in 1887, and changed their name to Manchester City in 1894.
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Answer: Marc-Vivien Foe
Marc-Vivien Foé was a Cameroonian international who was one of Kevin Keegan's signings for the 2002-03 season, on loan from Lyon. He was the last Manchester City player to score at Maine Road before the move. While playing for Cameroon against Colombia in the Confederations Cup, he collapsed on the pitch. He was stretchered off and medics attempted to restart his heart, but to no avail. His death was revealed to have been caused by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition triggered by exercise. As a tribute to Foé, Keegan requested that the Number 23 shirt be retired. A plaque in his memory was erected at the City of Manchester Stadium.
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Answer: Ardwick FC
Man City were known as Ardwick FC in 1887 when they first became a professional club they had previously been called West Gorton St Marks but were yet to turn professional.
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Answer: Pin Bank Lane
The club played at Pin Bank Lane until 1897, followed by Hyde Road between 1897-1923, and then Maine Road. City were scheduled to move into the Commonwealth Stadium in 2003.
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Answer: Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes left Blackburn Rovers to take up the role of Manchester City manager, with a massive new transfer kitty at his disposal. Signings during his tenure included Gareth Barry from Aston Villa, Joleon Lescott from Everton, Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Touré (whose brother Yaya joined him a season later) from Arsenal, and Carlos Tevez from Manchester United. However, a string of poor results at the beginning of 2009-2010 season saw Hughes leave the club before the League Cup semi final with Manchester United. He was replaced by Roberto Mancini.
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Answer: Lawrence Furniss
Furniss was manager between 1889-1893, when Parlby took the hot seat until 1895. Omerod was next (1895-1902), followed by Maley between 1902-06. City have had some high profile managers over the 20th century, including Joe Mercer, Malcolm Allison, Howard Kendall and Peter Reid.
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Answer: Sheikh Mansour
Sheikh Mansour owned the Abu Dhabi Group, who purchased Manchester City. The club became one of the subsidiaries of the holdinf company City Football Group, which also owned clubs in Spain, the USA, Australia and Japan. Mansour appointed Khaldoon Al Mubarak as club chairman. City received much criticism over the ethics of this decision, with some journalists pointing out the human rights issues in the United Arab Emirates, where Mansour was deputy Prime Minister.
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Answer: Stoke City
On their way to the final, Manchester City - under Roberto Mancini - beat Leicester, Notts County, Reading and Manchester United. Yaya Touré scored the winning goal in the 74th minute, and Mario Balotelli was man of the match.
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Answer: Huddersfield Town
The game finished 10-1 to City on 7th November, 1987 in a Division Two game. Three players each got hat-tricks in this game, being David White, Paul Stewart and Tony Adcock.
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Answer: David and Ian
Ian Brightwell made 356 competitive first team appearances for Man City whereas David Brightwell only made 45. Both of them came through the Man City Youth Squad and both were defenders. Ian is the older of the two by three years.
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Answer: 1892-93
Ardwick, as they were then known, finished 5th in Division Two out of 12 teams with 21 points from 22 games.
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Answer: 3
Specifically, it was three honours: under Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City won the League Cup in 2014 and 2016, and the title in 2014. He was the first coach from outside Europe to win a Premier League title. Under Pellegrini in the 2013-14 season, City scored 115 goals in total, beating Chelsea's previous record of 103. They also beat Stoke City in the 2014 League Cup final, and beat Liverpool on penalties in the same competition two months later. Pellegrini had been criticised by fans for playing Willy Caballero in goal instead of Joe Hart, but Caballero became a penalty hero when he saved Emre Can, Lucas Leiva and Philippe Coutinho's penalties.
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Answer: 2
Their first title came in the 1936-37 season when they beat Charlton Athletic into second place, and the other was in the 1967-68 season, when arch-rivals Manchester United finished two points behind.
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Answer: Kevin De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne signed for Manchester City in August 2015. Previously, he had played for Chelsea under André Villas-Boas. He received much praise from various parties for being an integral part of the team and a versatile player, playing as a winger or striker as well as a central or attacking midfielder. He also played an important role in the Belgian squad in the 2018 World Cup, assisting Romelu Lukaku against Panama and scoring the winning goal against Brazil in the quarter-final.
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Answer: All or Nothing: Manchester City
The documentary is part of the 'All or Nothing' documentary series exclusive to Prime, many of which cover American football teams. Manager Pep Guardiola was the undisputed star of the show, and the documentary gave an insight into his tactics and relationship with the team and coaches. It also showed interviews with the players and club staff, footage of players receiving treatment, and scenes from the matches leading up to City's title win that season.
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Answer: 1904
City went on to win the cup 3 more times in the 20th century, with victories in 1934, 1956, and 1969. They were also on the losing side in a final four times in 1926, 1933, 1955, and 1981.
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