The club was first named Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 for the first seven years of their history, before being named as Manchester City in 1894.
Manchester City is one of four clubs that are part of the City Football Group. City have an affiliation with Melbourne City, Yokohama F. Marinos and New York City.
Man City's most successful run was in 1969 to 1970's when they won the FA Cup (1969), European Cup Winners' Cup (1970) and the League Cup (1970).