Manchester City
Manager: Sven Gorran Eriksson
Chairman: Thaksin Shinawatra
Manchester City F.C was founded as St. Marks (West Gorton) in 1880 by Anna Cannell and workers from the nearby iron factory in east Manchester. In 1887 they moved to a new ground at Hyde Road in Ardwick, just to the east of the city centre and were renamed Ardwick A.F.C. Ardwick joined the football league as founder members of the second division in 1892.
Financial troubles in the 1893-94 season led to a reorganisation within the club which saw Ardwick reformed as Manchester City F.C.
The 2002-03 season was an emotional one for all concerned with the club, as it was the last to be played at the infamous Maine Road. It turned out to be a fitting way to end an are, however, as they beat arch rivals Man United 3-1 - ending a run of 13 years without a derby win.
In the 2006/07 season, City struggled to score goals and managed a paultry 10 at home all season. This was the fewest goals ever scored at home in top flight football, beating Sunderland's record of 14 in 2002/03 and Woolwich Arsenal's 11 in 1912/13.
2007-2008 Squad
1 Andreas Isaksson (Sweden)
2 Micah Richards (England)
3 Michael Ball (England)
4 Nedum Onuoha (England)
5 Ousmane Dabo (France)
6 Michael Johnson (England)
7 Stephen Ireland (Republic Of Ireland)
8 Geovanni (Brazil)
9 Emile Mpenza (Belgium)
10 Rolando Bianchi (Italy)
11 Elano (Brazil)
12 Darius Vassell (England)
15 Martin Petrov (Bulgaria)
City Of Manchester Stadium
16 Vedran Corlika (Croatia)
17 Sun Jihai (China)
19 Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark)
20 Georgios Samaras (Greece)
21 Dietmar Hamann (Germany)
22 Richard Dunne (Republic Of Ireland)
24 Javier Garrido (Spain)
25 Joe Hart (England)
28 Gecson Fernandes (Switzerland)
29 Veleri bojinov (Bulgaria)
33 Ched Evans (Wales)
36 Daniel Sturridge (England)
37 Kelvin Etuhu (Nigeria)
Manchester City`s star player of the Premier League
Giorgiou Kinkladze has been chosen for Manchester City because he was one of the trickest players you are likely to see play in the Premier League. A Manchester City player who the City fans loved. He was a player that brought something differnt to the Manchester City team with his trickery and his skill.
He was a player who could score some fantastic goals but was more noted for his ability to beat players and he created some fabulous goals.
Kinkladze was a full international, he played for Georgia. Kinkladze was a quality player and the loyal Manchester City fans knew this and was guaranteed entertainment when Giorgiou Kinkladze was on the ball. A true Manchester City legend.