In 1901 the FA had introduced the infamous maximum wage rule and abolished bonuses. For next season's home shirt, Manchester City fans can expect a take on the iconic kits featured in the 1960s and 1970s, when the club's traditional sky blue colour was paired with maroon detailing and trims across the full kit. 1879 Arthur Connell was appointed curate of St Mark's church in the working In 1894, the club became a limited company and adopted the rather Even Kenny Clements could not pull it off. 1956 this time to beat Birmingham City to win the FA Cup for the third An inspirational leader who had been found wanting as a tactician Between the haircuts, the kits and the men wearing them, well, that's a lot of beauty all right. More info can be found here, 22/23 Kits: Personalise with your chosen name & number, Manchester City Away Football Socks 2022/23, Kids' Manchester City Away Jersey 2022/23, Kids' Manchester City Football Shorts 22/23, Kids' Manchester City Away Football Socks 2022/23, Kids' Manchester City Home Jersey 2022/23, Kids' Manchester City Football Socks 22/23. described as "light blue" and, towards the end of the decade, "sky blue." In 2017-18 they ran away with the Premier League title, establishing eleven new records including points earned (100), matches won (32) and most goals (106). Arthur's young wife, Anna Connell, But the socks took a bold turn, featuring a royal-blue color with candy-apple red and white stripes at the top. Also, this kit holds significance for me personally because my brother sent it to my young son as a Christmas gift, and we still have it (it now fits his sister). The dark collar matches the brother logo, yes, but the brother logo is too dark. Maybe that is why it is the last shirt brother appeared on as a sponsor. the members formed a cricket team, which was so successful that in 1880 The bigger issue is that it looks like it belongs to a club in Scandinavia or some other outpost where fashion goes to die. The three central symbols, chosen by supporters with tradition in mind, comprise a sailing ship (symbolising Manchester's history as a trading city), three diagonal stripes (representing the rivers Irwell, Medlock and Irk that flow through the city) and the red rose of Lancashire. It looked like the title was going to Merseyside but in a remarkable five minute blitz, City scored three time to secure their fourth championship in six years. to Shaun Wright-Phillips. The Second Division Championship in 1966 was followed by the League title Take in all of the beauty you can handle. As for the shirt he is wearing here, the print with "Manchester" faintly written across the chest was probably fairly innocuous from the cheap seats, but it is trying a bit too hard looking at it up close. (Peter Cullen 1998), (i) The Official We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. Hartlepool United The FA threw the book at City, forcing them to sell off their team and imposing fines totaling 900 but stopped short of ordering them to disband. Halifax Town Leyton Orient The cartoon balloon enclosing the word "ADVICE" is cute, but the stripes at the shoulders are not. famous club with a devoted fan base. Also, City returned to their white shorts for the 1986 season. League to Nationwide Division One. Because both versions of City's crest were based on the Manchester coat of arms it was not possible for the club to register copyright nor exploit image rights. League Cup in 1970. It is not just that this is not a great-looking shirt. This kit was too good to wear for just one season. of their shirts changed, however, merely that these terms were thought to be more modern. The 1982 kit is most notable for the fact that it is the last City kit without advertising on the shirt. Mansfield Town This shirt is just too far from City's glorious sky-blue history to be taken seriously. Furthermore the club had deliberately obstructed the investigation. This appeared on products in the shop but was not adopted for the team's shirts. A second League Cup was added in 1976. If Paul Dickov could have said one thing about the shirt he was wearing in the shot above, it should have been "who am I playing for again?". What is less well known is that the The only real difference is the addition of the club crest below the neck. into disaster. The 1980s brought relegation twice (1983, 1987) Having invested heavily in the transfer market and in building (a) Gary James - MCFC official In many ways, this kit draws from the best of all that preceded it in this piece. Except for the 1990s. Liverpool then won ten games on the trot and on the final day of the season they were just one point behind. City wore shiny "silk" (ie rayon) shirts for the occasion. Luton Town Apparently those are "M" shapes in the background of the shirt. In the final match of 2011-12, City needed to win to secure the Premier League title. 1947, relegated in 1950 and promoted once again in 1951. Manchester City Hall of Fame (Gary James 2006), (j) Association of Football Really, it would be tough to do this piece through the latter part of the last decade without featuring Wright-Phillips, as he was always sort of there. the brand new City of Manchester Stadium. Floodlights were installed in 1953 and inaugurated with a friendly match against Hearts. The ship is a reference to the Manchester Ship Canal while the three stripes represent Manchester's three rivers. Under the inspired management City returned to the top flight Hereford United manager. 
Upon achieving a 75% share, Thaksin re-registered the club as a private company; on later acquiring 90% of shares Thaksin bought out the remaining shareholders to become the sole owner of the club. Besides, this kit got Roberto Mancini sacked. Champions, only to suffer relegation the following season. City's kit has moved through several iterations over the years, but the base baby blue has far more often than not served as the shade from which the rest of the kit bloomed. Thomas Cook remains the title sponsor; Reebok's "RbK" logo looks a bit out of place on a football shirt. This shirt is still too dark to be part of a worthwhile Manchester City home kit. MK Dons Anna persisted in the face of initial indifference and over the summer FA Cup and finished as runners-up in Division One. City were expected to take the Division by storm A word of warning: The next few slides (this one included) feature some fashion atrocities committed on an unsuspecting football-loving public. Much to the joy of Manchester City supporters, the traditional sky blue home shirt will be accompanied by the classic white shorts - with the Puma logo taking on the same colour as the sponsorships on the shirt. this is beautiful shirts, I love this, this is amazing, 1987 to 1988 home jersey umbro brother jersey, All Crests are the property of Manchester City FC. Umbro was, er, responsible for this kit; the diamond pattern on the sleeves gives that away. A photograph from the following season shows the team wearing socks with contrasting tops and vertical stripes down the side of the calf, a unique design for the period. decided to form an association to encourage young working men to spend Millwall First off, brother is now on as a sponsor, and they would remain affiliated with City for over a decade (as you will see). 2000-01 marked the debut of Eidos as a primary Manchester City sponsor. and white as their colours. Macclesfield Town In 1955 they Paul Moulden comes through for us with a good look at this vintage of the Manchester City kit. Manchester City's kit changed very little from the 1963-66 era through this 1967-71 period. Again, there is little change from the 1967-71 kit to this one. Under the leadership of Pep Guardiola, appointed manager on 1 February 2016, the team made steady progress thanks both to the deep pockets of their backers and Guardiola's ability to bring out the best in his players. shoot-out. Hull City Here we find Jihai Sun fending off the darkness, i.e., Manchester United, in the 2007 Manchester City kit. Shaun Goater returns in 2002, as does Eidos as a name sponsor. The socks will also be kept in traditional sky blue, with a slick maroon and white trim in the upper quarter of each sock - tying in with the theme being used in the home shirt. And we can give Shaun Goater a rest as a kit model now, scout's honor. The reference point for kits here washistoricalkits.co.uk. Two. complete a brilliant European and domestic cup double by winning the European Cup Winners Cup and the League Cup,". Post-goal, Andy Hinchcliffe gifts us with a full view of the 1990-91 kit. The 2020-21 season brought another Premier League title to the club along with the EFL Cup but they lost to Chelsea 1-0 in the Champions League final. Under the pretext of an investigation into violence at Goodison and Villa Park, the FA dug further into City's affairs, unearthing hearsay evidence that Meredith had offered the Aston Villa captain 10 to throw a game. Note the block-stripe pattern (set in a diamond array rather than squares) and the stripes on the sides of the shorts. Philips came on board as a Manchester City sponsor in 1985. In 1887, they moved to Hyde Road, Manchester and became Ardwick And here we reach the end of the rainbow with Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany sporting this year's model. Richard Sanders* has described the world of Edwardian football finance as one of smoke and mirrors, with ambitious clubs finding elaborate ways to flout the rules. 
In this match and in other FA Cup finals, City wore the Manchester coat of arms on their shirts. The injection of Arab cash allowed manager Roberto Mancini to build a side that finished in fourth place in 2010-11, qualifying for the Champions' League and won the FA Cup, beating Stoke 1-0, their first major trophy for 35 years. Here is Garry Flitcroft showing off another sartorially dubious kit choice. into the play-offs, meeting Gillingham at Wembley for a place in Nationwide This shot of Mike Doyle in the 1977 kit allows you to make out some of the rather busy crest Manchester City added in celebration of their League Cup win in the previous season. In 1994 former player, Francis Lee took control of the club baby-blue shirt, white collar and cuffs, white shorts and baby-blue socks. The crest gets taken from the center and moved above the heart. Shaun Goater looks about the same as ever. Former England boss, Kevin Keegan was appointed Leeds United The controversy over City's finances rumbled on and in April 2022 Der Spiegel published further allegations, based on leaked internal documents, of illicit and disguised payments. The triangles in the jersey background look like something Greg Norman designed, then rejected. It is fair to say that Saab did not want anyone to be confused over which automobile manufacturer was sponsoring Manchester City in 1983. Nicky Summerbee was not the player his father Mike was, but then very few ever could be. day of the season and returned to the Premiership wearing what the manufacturers In their own way, though, City's kit is a very real draw. The stars are purely decorative. As revealed exclusively by OFOBALL, Manchester City's 2022/2023 home shirt will use a combination of both the club's traditional sky blue as the predominant colour, paired with maroon trims and detailing. Admittedly, Manchester City's history goes back much farther than this team picture from the 1965-66 side. Manchester City Obviously, having felt the wrath of the kit gods last season, City sought to appease them with this tasteful rig this season. Shaun Goater is seen above donning the "le coq sportif" design. AFC in 1884. If his right thigh were not engaged in trying to keep the ball, you would see the City crest on it. Harrogate Town Here, Wright-Phillips welcomes with open arms the last First Advice shirt, which eases us back toward the classic baby blue. Like most of the rapidly growing West Ham United Collection (2003), (g) Bury FC - Images of Sport In 1891, Ardwick joined the Football Alliance and a year later were Manchester City Football Club is an attractive side to support for myriad reasons. Trying to capture the splendor of City's kit for an American sports audience, Grantland's Bill Simmons (then writing for ESPN.com's Page 2) put it this way: "Baby blue, a shade lighter than the UNC Tar Heels. Statisticians - provided by Pete Wyatt, (l) Football League Review provided by Simon Monks, (*) Beastly Fury (Richard Sanders, Bantam Press 2009), (y) Athletic News (23 October 1893) submitted by Kingsley (Wrexham AFC), (A) Lost Teams of the North (Mike Bradbury2016), (B) 101 Manchester City Shirts (Mark McCarthy 2021) submitted by Tony Sealey. What color goes best with powder blue? modern club owes its existence to a woman. These bubble gum cards were not readily available in the United States in 1975. Between 1976 and 1981 the Manchester coat of arms was used before the 1972 crest was reinstated. To be fair, it seems like Umbro is most to blame for this one. The naming rights to the club's stadium were sold to Etihad Airways in a deal reported to be worth over 10m a year for ten years: this is in addition to the 2.3m shirt sponsorship contract and led to suggestions that the club was attempting to evade the new UEFA Fair Play financial regulations. The strip introduced for 2022-23 was intended as a tribute to the great City sides of the 1960s and early 70s and was dedicated to Colin Bell, one of the most talented player ever to have represented the club. The club became West Gorton in 1882 and then Gorton Not all bad. Andy Hinchcliffe (center) features again in this depiction of the 1992-93 kit. In 1978, City wore the same kit but without the lettering above the crest, as they were unable to repeat their cup win. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Which only makes sense, because it really is a great looking outfit on a green pitch. City did not recover until the 1930s while the first great United team was built around former City players. Ipswich Town The club dismissed these claims as untrue and an atempt to smear City's reputation. resigned to make way for a new board but despite a host of new signings The advertising lettering has gone black, and the socks have unnecessary stripes. There is no evidence to suggest that the shade more of their time on physical pursuits and less of their wages on beer. The purpose of the group is to share resources, academy networking, marketing and create pathways for developing talent across the world. Sadly, City said goodbye to the Swedish concern as a sponsor after this season. Wright-Phillips looks sharp here, because this is a sharp shirt. Resentful at his treatment and lack of support from his employers, Meredith laid bare the whole system of illegal payments at City in the the press between February and June 1906. Lincoln City The Latin motto Superbia in Proelio translates as "Pride in Battle." Asa Hartford brings us a look at the 1976 kit, which for the first time featured the Umbro insignia on the chest and on the shorts (not seen). The profuse bleeding from my eyes precludes further comment. The hearings were held in secret and Meredith, with no right of appeal, was suspended without pay for 12 months and denied the benefit game he was due. Probably the sweetest jerseys in the EPL. back down. The Maltese cross worn on their black jerseys does not appear to have any particular significance: this was a rather popular motif at the time. time. United in January 1907 along with three other former City players. Shortly afterwards, while on tour in the United States, the club's owners announced that they had entered into a partnership with the New York Yankees to buy the MLS franchise for a second soccer team in New York City. City's brilliant winger, Billy Meredith, for example was now restricted to a maximum weekly wage of 4 compared to the 7 he had earned previously. This is the best Manchester City kit in the entire piece, if only for the effect it had. In 1899, City won promotion to the First Division The club celebrated its centenary in 1994-95 and a special crest was created by the owner of the souvenir shop, Eddie Phillips. In This get-up was hideous. This is one of the less titillating photos of Stan Bowles the Internet has to offer. by manager Joe Royle, City were relegated to Nationwide Division Two, In 1998, Francis Lee bowed to pressure and Billy Meredith, was perhaps fortunate to find another club prepared to employ him and he signed for rivals Manchester were beaten by Newcastle in the FA Cup final, returning to Wembley in replaced by Steve Coppell who also resigned after 32 days in the job. winning the competition a year later. 
As per the information of Footy Headlinesin recent months, the colours used on the 2022/2023 Manchester City home shirt are termed by Puma as 'Team Light Blue' and 'Intense Red', with the former colour being the same shade as previous home shirts. The group owns stakes in Melbourne City FC, Yokohama F Marinos (Japan), New York City FC, Club Atletico Torque (Uruguay) and Girona FC.