2014–15 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
2014–15 season
Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager Manuel Pellegrini
Stadium Etihad Stadium
Premier League 2nd
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Fourth round
UEFA Champions League Round of 16
FA Community Shield Runners–up
Top goalscorer League:
Sergio Agüero (26)
All:
Sergio Agüero (32)
Highest home attendance 45,622 (vs. Stoke City, 30 August 2014, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 32,346 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 24 September 2014, League Cup)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2014–15 season was Manchester City Football Club's 113th season of competitive football, its eighty-sixth season in the top division of English football and eighteenth season in the Premier League since the league was first created with Manchester City as one of the original 22 founder-members.

Kit

Supplier: Nike / Sponsor: Etihad Airways

Home
Home alt.
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3

Kit information

The club was in the second year of a deal with American manufacturer Nike, who would supply their kit for the next six years.

  • Home: The new home kit remained broadly the same as the previous season. The main change related to the trim of the shirt, switching from white and navy stripes to thick navy blue bands on the neck and arms. In addition to this, sky blue shorts were used instead of the traditional white shorts.
  • Away: The away kit featured a fading pattern, running from navy blue to mid-blue, which were combined with yellow applications. The shorts and socks were navy blue as well.
  • Third: The third kit was in two shades of purple with a darker shade used on the collar and back of the strip, in line with Nike's new template used by its top teams. The two shades were separated by luminous yellow flashes.
  • Keeper: Three goalkeeper strips were revealed for the 2014-15 campaign, with the first and second-choice strips being essentially negatives of each other. The primary kit was mainly yellow with a light green band on each arm surrounded by a gradient colour pattern, the secondary kit was mainly green with a yellow band on each arm which was surrounded by a similar fading pattern, and the third kit was mainly black with red bands and the same gradient pattern.

Non-competitive

Pre-season

Friendlies

Summer in the Soccer Capital - Champions Shield

2014 International Champions Cup

Group B
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
England Liverpool 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 8
Italy A.C. Milan 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 5
England Manchester City 3 1 2 0 9 5 +4 5
Greece Olympiacos 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0

Mid-season

Friendlies

Post-season

Friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
FA Community Shield Final Runners–up 10 August 2014
Premier League — 2nd 17 August 201424 May 2015
League Cup Third round Fourth round 24 September 201429 October 2014
FA Cup Third round Fourth round 3 January 201524 January 2015
UEFA Champions League Group stage Round of 16 17 September 201418 March 2015

Last updated: 25 May 2015
Source: Competitions

FA Community Shield

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C) 38 26 9 3 73 32 +41 87 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester City 38 24 7 7 83 38 +45 79
3 Arsenal 38 22 9 7 71 36 +35 75
4 Manchester United 38 20 10 8 62 37 +25 70 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 7 12 58 53 +5 64 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[1]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Since winners of the 2014–15 FA Cup, Arsenal, and winners of the 2014–15 Football League Cup, Chelsea, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) is passed to the sixth-placed team, Liverpool, and the spot awarded to the League Cup winners (Europa League third qualifying round) is passed to the seventh-placed team, Southampton, since those teams were the first teams in the table not already qualified for any European competition.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 24 7 7 83 38  +45 79 14 3 2 44 14  +30 10 4 5 39 24  +15

Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAH
ResultWWLDDWWWLWDWWWWWWWDWDLDDWWLWLWLLWWWWWW
Position12456322333322222221222222222244422222

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2015. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY MC ROM CSKA
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 5 0 1 16 4 +12 15 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 2–0 3–0
2 England Manchester City 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 8 3–2 — 1–1 1–2
3 Italy Roma 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–7 0–2 — 5–1
4 Russia CSKA Moscow 6 1 2 3 6 13 −7 5 0–1 2–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Knockout Stage

Round of 16

Squad information

First team squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK England Joe Hart31EU 2006 300 0 2019 £500,000
2 RB England Micah Richards30EU 2005 245 10 2015 YS On loan at Fiorentina
3 RB France Bacary Sagna35EU 2014 16 0 2017 Free
4 CB Belgium Vincent Kompany32EU 2008 276 12 2019 £6M Captain
5 RB Argentina Pablo Zabaleta33EU 2008 279 10 2017 £6M
6 DM Brazil Fernando31EU 2014 33 2 2019 £12M
7 AM England James Milner32EU 2010 203 18 2015 £24M
8 AM France Samir Nasri31EU 2011 163 25 2019 £25M
9 FW Spain Álvaro Negredo33EU 2013 49 23 2017 £20M On loan at Valencia
10 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko32Non-EU 2011 (Winter) 189 72 2018 £27M
11 LB Serbia Aleksandar Kolarov32Non-EU 2010 167 17 2018 £16M
12 LW England Scott Sinclair29EU 2012 19 0 2016 £6.2M On loan at Aston Villa
13 GK Argentina Willy Caballero37EU 2014 7 0 2017 £4.4M
14 FW Ivory Coast Wilfried Bony29Non-EU 2015 (Winter) 12 2 2019 £25M
15 RW Spain Jesús Navas32EU 2013 95 7 2017 £14.9M
16 FW Argentina Sergio Agüero30EU 2011 164 107 2019 £35M
18 CM England Frank Lampard40EU 2014 38 8 2015 Free On loan from New York City FC
19 CB Netherlands Karim Rekik23EU 2011 3 0 2016 £396,000 On loan at PSV
20 CB France Eliaquim Mangala27EU 2014 31 0 2019 £32M
21 AM Spain David Silva32EU 2010 224 39 2019[2] £24M
22 LB France Gaël Clichy33EU 2011 136 1 2017 £7M
25 CM Brazil Fernandinho33Non-EU 2013 89 8 2017 £30M
26 CB Argentina Martín Demichelis37EU 2013 75 3 2015 £4M
29 GK England Richard Wright40EU 2012 0 0 2015 Free
33 CB Serbia Matija Nastasić25Non-EU 2012 51 0 2017 £10M On loan at Schalke 04
35 FW Montenegro Stevan Jovetić28Non-EU 2013 43 11 2018 £22M
36 CM Argentina Bruno Zuculini25EU 2014 1 0 N/A £1.5M On loan at Córdoba
38 CB Belgium Dedryck Boyata27EU 2006 36 1 2016 YS
42 CM Ivory Coast Yaya Touré35Non-EU 2010 221 67 2017 £24M
60 FW Sweden John Guidetti26EU 2008 1 0 2015 £100,000 On loan at Celtic
64 AM Portugal Marcos Lopes22EU 2011 5 1 2016 £790,000 On loan at Lille
78 FW Spain José Ángel Pozo22EU 2012 4 1 2017 £2.4M

Last updated: 26 June 2015
Source:mcfc.co.uk
 Ordered by squad number. Appearances include all competitive league and cup appearances, including as substitute.

Playing statistics

As of 25 May 2015

Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.

No. Nat. Player Pos. Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card
1EnglandJoe HartGK3618421
2EnglandMicah RichardsDF11
3FranceBacary SagnaDF91124161
4BelgiumVincent KompanyDF2561171338
5ArgentinaPablo ZabaletaDF29171161236291
6Brazil FernandoMF25272521133210
7EnglandJames MilnerMF325622218114587
8FranceSamir NasriMF24251161213337
10Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdin DžekoFW22411226213263
11SerbiaAleksandar KolarovDF2124224113025
12EnglandScott SinclairMF2114
13ArgentinaWilly CaballeroGK22217
14Ivory CoastWilfried BonyFW102121221
15SpainJesús NavasMF353221714713
16ArgentinaSergio AgüeroFW3326311176242326
18EnglandFrank LampardMF326121233881
20FranceEliaquim MangalaDF254112233261
21SpainDavid SilvaMF321282161142129
22FranceGaël ClichyDF23111631131141
25Brazil FernandinhoMF333611272143391
26ArgentinaMartín DemichelisDF31162724018
29EnglandRichard WrightGK
33SerbiaMatija NastasićDF11
35MontenegroStevan JovetićFW1752151265
36ArgentinaBruno ZuculiniMF11
38BelgiumDedryck BoyataDF2121161
42Ivory CoastYaya TouréMF2910512151111381261
78SpainJosé Ángel PozoFW31141
Own goals 1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 83772 220 740 10223 010 1021065

Source: (for players and positions) Season 2014–15 First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) Squad Profiles 00(for actual stats.)

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Correct as of match played on 25 May 2015
No. Nat. Player Pos. Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield TOTAL
16ArgentinaSergio AgüeroFW26006032
21SpainDavid SilvaMF12000012
42Ivory CoastYaya TouréMF10011012
7EnglandJames MilnerMF520108
18EnglandFrank LampardMF602008
10Bosnia and HerzegovinaEdin DžekoFW402006
35MontenegroStevan JovetićFW500005
25BrazilFernandinhoMF300003
8FranceSamir NasriMF200103
14Ivory CoastWilfried BonyFW200002
6BrazilFernandoMF200002
11SerbiaAleksandar KolarovDF200002
5ArgentinaPablo ZabaletaDF100102
22FranceGaël ClichyDF100001
26ArgentinaMartín DemichelisDF100001
15SpainJesús NavasMF001001
78SpainJosé Ángel PozoFW001001
Own Goals100001
Totals8327100102

Awards

Premier League Golden Boot award

Awarded to the player who has scored the most league goals at the end of each Premier League season

Year Player Goals
2014–15 Argentina Sergio Agüero[3] 26

Premier League Golden Glove award

Awarded to the player who has kept the most league clean sheets at the end of each Premier League season

Year Player Clean Sheets
2014–15 England Joe Hart[3] 14

Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year award

Awarded annually to the player chosen by a public vote on the Football Supporters' Federation website

Year Player
2014 Argentina Sergio Agüero[4]

CAF African Player of the Year award

Awarded every calendar year from a shortlist of three based on a vote of the 56 CAF national team managers

Year Player
2014 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré

Premier League Manager of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the manager who was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor

Month Manager
December[5] Chile Manuel Pellegrini

Premier League Player of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the player chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor

Month Player
November[6] Argentina Sergio Agüero

Etihad Player of the Month awards

Awarded to the player that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the MCFC OWS

Month Player
August[7] Montenegro Stevan Jovetić
September[8] England Frank Lampard
October[9] Argentina Sergio Agüero
November[10] Argentina Sergio Agüero
December[11] Spain David Silva
January[12] England James Milner
February[13] Spain David Silva
March[14] England Joe Hart
April[15] Argentina Sergio Agüero

Associated Press International Team of the Week award

Awarded on a weekly basis to the team elected by vote of accredited Associated Press journalists as having made the best performance(s) of any global club

Week ending For performance in
30 November 2014[16] Manchester City 3 – 2 Bayern Munich
Southampton 0 – 3 Manchester City

Associated Press International Player of the Week award

Awarded on a weekly basis to the player elected by vote of accredited Associated Press journalists as having made the best performance(s) of any global player

Week ending Player For performance in
30 November 2014[16] Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City 3 – 2 Bayern Munich
Southampton 0 – 3 Manchester City

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Transfers out

Premier League clubs have submitted their retained and released players lists for 2013/14 indicating which players will be released on 1 June 2014.[27]

Loans out

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League – Handbook Season 2014/15" (PDF). Premier League. p. 96–97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Silva signs new five-year deal at City". mcfc. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Aguero and Hart seal Golden Awards double for Man City". Premier League. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Manchester City's Sergio Aguero picks up Football Supporters' Federation Player of the Year". Daily Mirror. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Austin and Pellegrini claim Barclays' monthly awards". Premier League. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Aguero and Pardew claim Barclays' monthly awards". premierleague.com. 12 December 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
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  12. ↑ "James Milner voted January Etihad Player of the Month". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
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