MCFCRECORDS

Transfer fees
Highest transfer fee paid: £38 million - Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid, 28 July 2011
Highest transfer fees received: £21 million - Shaun Wright-Phillips to Chelsea, 18 July 2005

Scorelines
Record League victory: 11-3 v Lincoln City, Division 2, 23 March 1895
Record Cup victory: 12-0 v Liverpool Stanley, FA Cup Qual. Round, 4 October, 1890
Record League defeat: 1-9 v Everton, Division 1, 3 September 1906

Sequences
Most wins in a row: 9, 8 April - 28 September 1912
Most home wins in a row: 20, 5 March 2011 - 21 March 2012
Most away wins in a row: 6, 7 March - 26 September 1903
Most draws in a row: 7, 5 October - 28 November 2009
Most home draws in a row: 6, 18 October - 20 December 1924
Most away draws in a row: 7, 9 September - 24 November 1990
Most defeats in a row: 8, 23 August - 14 October 1995
Most home defeats in a row: 5, 5 December 1987 - 23 January 1988
Most away defeats in a row: 14, 5 November 1892 - 13 January 1894
Longest unbeaten run: 22, 26 December 1936 - 1 May 1937 / 16 November 1946 - 19 April 1947
Longest unbeaten run at home: 41, 25 December 1919 - 19 November 1921
Longest unbeaten run away: 15, 26 December 1998 - 26 September 1999
Longest winless run: 17, 26 December 1979 - 7 April 1980
Longest winless run at home: 9, 26 December 1979 - 7 April 1980
Longest winless run away: 34,11 February 1986 - 17 October 1987

Appearances
Most appearances : 680 Alan Oakes
Most League appearances: 564 - Alan Oakes
Most FA Cup appearances: 44 - Mike Doyle
Most League Cup appearances: 52 - Mike Doyle
Most European appearances: 28 - Joe Hart
Youngest Player: Glyn Pardoe, 15 years 314 days, 11 April 1962 v Birmingham City
Oldest Player: Billy Meredith, 49 years 8 months, 29 March 1924 v Newcastle United

Goalscoring
Most goals scored : 198 - Horace Barnes
Most League goals: 158 - Eric Brook / Tommy Johnson
Most League goals in a season: 38 - Tommy Johnson, Division 1, 1928-29
Most goals scored in a match: 6 - Denis Law v Luton Town, 28 January 1961
Most goals scored in European competition: 10 - Francis Lee
Most League goals in a season (by team): 108 - 1926-27, 2001-2002

Points Most points in a season (2 points per win): 62 - 1946-1947, Division 2
Most points in a season (3 points per win): 99 - 2001-2002, Division 1

Internationals
Most international caps (total): 48 - Colin Bell - England

All history and statistical material has been produced based on the research and writing of Manchester football historian Gary James (www.facebook.com/GaryJames4). It is maintained by Ric Turner & Gary James. All text remains the copyright of the original contributors.

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Manchester - the City Years: Tracing the Story of Manchester City from the 1860s to the Modern Day - Gary James
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