Pre Match Statistics: City v Birmingham

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Apr 102010

City meet Birmingham on Sunday, defending an unbeaten Premiership record against the Midlands side.

The visitors will have their work cut out for them as they have only managed one goal and one point in five visits to City. Their only point came in February 2004 when the match ended 0-0, while their only goal came courtesy of a Jiri Jarosik consolation during a 4-1 defeat at Eastlands in December 2005.

The majority of league meetings was in the old first division, when 42 meetings took place, with City winning 28 times to Birmingham’s 7. 13 meetings took place in the old second division with City winning 9 while in the new style first division, 4 games were played with City winning 3 to Birmingham’s one.

In all league competitions, City hold a formidable record over Birmingham. From 64 meetings, City have won 44 with Birmingham walking away with maximum points on nine occasions.

They have met twice in the FA Cup and once in the League Cup with City emerging victorious each time. In relation to goals, City have scored 142 from 70 games played at home, while Birmingham have only breached the blues defence 54 times.

 City’s Home Record Against Birmingham

  PL W D L GF GA
Premier League 5 4 1 0 9 1
First Division (Old) 42 28 7 7 81 44
Second Division (Old) 13 9 3 1 28 8
First Division (New) 4 3 0 1 5 1
Second Division (New) 0 0 0 0 0 0
League Totals 64 44 11 9 123 54
FA Cup 2 2 0 0 7 2
League Cup 1 1 0 0 6 0
Europe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 2 1 1 0 5 2
War 1 1 0 0 1 0
OVERALL TOTALS 70 49 12 9 142 58

 Rather Meaningless Facts

City’s biggest home win over Birmingham came in October 2001 when Darren Huckerby scored four as the blues hammered the visitors 6-0 in the League Cup.

The heaviest home defeat was 4-1 and has happened three times; 1901, 1930, 1962

The highest attendance recorded for a City v Birmingham game was 100,000 for the FA Cup Final at Wembley in 1956 when City won 3-1 while the highest home attendance for this fixture was in April 1926 when 60,000 saw the blues lose 4-2

City hero Bert Trautmann unknowingly broke his neck during the FA Cup Final against Birmingham and played on until the end of the game.

The first ever meeting between the two sides was in 1892 when the played out a 2-2 draw at Hyde Road.

The first league meeting in the second division also ended 2-2 nine months later.

The last time Birmingham won at City was in April 1998 when the visitors won 1-0 at Maine Road

Posted by Pete at 12:44

Pre Match Statistics: Burnley v City

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Apr 022010

City visit Burnley on Saturday for the first time in the Premiership, a ground where they haven’t lost at since October 1974.

On that occasion, a Dennis Tueart penalty was all the blues had to show for their efforts as they went down 2-1, which was their 19th defeat at Turf Moor.

The majority of meetings between the two teams was in the old first division. From 35 games, City took maximum points just nine times to Burnley’s nineteen, while in the old second division, City failed to record a single win from five visits, but Burnley only managed to win one.

Overall in league competitions, there have been 42 meetings at Turf Moor, with City winning 11 to Burnley’s 20. Burnley has been a happy hunting ground for the blues in recent years; on their last visit, City won 4-2 with Shaun Goater grabbing his second hat-trick against the Clarets in August 2001. His first came two years earlier when the blues trounced the home side 6-0 on their own ground.

City have been drawn against Burnley three times, all at Turf Moor, with the blues winning two and losing one, while in the League Cup, City won the only game with a Terry Cooke goal securing a 6-0 aggregate win in August 1999.

Overall, the blues have 17 wins from the 53 played at Turf Moor with Burnley winning 24. Goalwise, City have scored 77 times to Burnley’s 86.

City’s League Record At Burnley 

  PL W D L GF GA
Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
First Division (Old) 35 9 7 19 47 64
Second Division (New) 5 0 4 1 6 8
First Division (New) 1 1 0 0 4 2
Second Division (New) 1 1 0 0 6 0
League Totals 42 11 11 20 63 74
FA Cup 3 2 0 1 2 3
League Cup 1 1 0 0 1 0
Europe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 7 3 1 3 11 9
OVERALL TOTALS 53 17 12 24 77 86

Rather Meaningless Facts

City’s biggest win at Burnley came in 1999 when a rampant blues side hammered The Clarets 6-0, helped by a Shaun Goater hat-trick.

The blues heaviest defeat came in January 1963 when Burnley won 6-3.

The two teams first met at Turf Moor in 1897 and the blues suffered their first defeat, going down 3-1.

Burnley’s highest attendance for a match against the blues was in March 1933 when 48,717 packed Turf Moor to watch the blues win an FA Cup quarter final clash 1-0.

The lowest attendance was in 1917 when only around 1,000 turned up to watched the blues get thrashed 4-0.

Stats courtesy of www.mcfcstats.com

Posted by Pete at 23:32

Fulham Match Statistics

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Mar 202010

City travel to Fulham on Sunday, defending a three game unbeaten run against the West London club on their own soil.

The last time the blues lost a game at Craven Cottage was in November 2005, when a Lee Croft goal was City’s consolation in a 2-1 defeat. But City have beaten Fulham twice away from home. In December 2002, a Nicolas Anelka goal was enough to bring three points back to Eastlands, while Joey Barton, DaMarcus Beasley and Darius Vassell all scored in a vital 3-1 in April 2007.

The two teams have played out four draws in London. In September 2003, Anelka and Paolo Wanchope scored in a 2-2 draw while the following season Claudio Reyna grabbed City’s goal in a 1-1 draw. Martin Petrov got a brace and Emile Mpenza the other in a 3-3 draw in September 2007 and Benjani scored City’s first headed goal of the season in a 1-1 draw in December 2008.

Outside the Premiership, City have travelled to Fulham on 17 occasions, with eight games being played in the old division one, the last of which was in December 1984 when the blues were beaten 3-2.

In all competitions, the statistics are very close. City have won seven games while Fulham have won eleven, with the blues scoring 42 goals to Fulham’s 48.

City’s playing Record at Fulham

  P W D L GF GA
Premier League 7 2 4 1 12 10
First Division (Old) 8 4 0 4 17 19
Second Division (Old) 7 1 3 3 13 16
First Division (New) 1 0 1 0 0 0
Second Division (New) 1 0 0 1 0 3
League Totals 24 7 8 9 42 48
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 1 3
League Cup 1 0 1 1 2 3
Europe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 0 0 0 0 0 0
OVERALL TOTALS 26 7 8 11 45 54

 

Other Match facts

City have a better Premier League record at Fulham than they do at home. City have won two at home but have been beaten three times.

The biggest win involving these two sides have always included five goals. City’s biggest win at Craven Cottage was 5-2 in January 1927.

City’s heaviest defeat was as recent as 1984, when a Neil McNab goal was City’s only consolation in a 5-1 drubbing in West London.

The highest attendance for this fixture was for an FA Cup tie in February 1908, when the blues were beaten 3-1 in front of 37,000 crowd.

The lowest attendance was in December 1984 when just 6,874 watched the two teams meet for the last time for fourteen years.

Stats Courtesy of www.mcfcstats.com

Posted by Pete at 11:24

Big Match Stats – Sunderland

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Mar 122010

City visit Sunderland on Sunday with a pretty impressive recent record against the Black Cats both home and away.

Since losing their first Premiership meeting at the Stadium of Light in December 2003, City have won the following eight games, scoring 21 times and conceding only three goals during that period. 10 of those goals have been at the Stadium of Light.

But it is in the old First division that the majority of meetings have taken place and from the 50 league games played at Sunderland, City have only walked away with maximum points on 12 occasions. But goal scoring wasn’t a problem as City scored 72 times to Sunderland’s 95.

In all the various league guises, the two teams have met a total of 58 times at Sunderland, with the blues winning just 17 to Sunderland’s 31. They have met five times in the FA Cup at Sunderland, with both sides winning two games with one draw, while only one League Cup meeting has taken place at Sunderland with the home side winning it 1-0.

City’s Record At Sunderland

  Pl W D L GF GA
Premier League 5 4 0 1 10 3
First Division (Old) 50 12 10 28 72 95
Second Division (Old) 2 1 0 1 4 4
First Division (New) 1 0 0 1 1 3
Second Division (New 0 0 0 0 0 0
League Total 58  17 10 31 87 105
FA Cup 5 2 1 2 4 6
League Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1
Europe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 1 0 0 1 0 4
Overall Totals 65 19 11 35 91 116

Match Facts

The blues were the first competitive visitors to the Stadium of Light. They were also the first team to lose there as Sunderland won 3-1

The first game between the two took place at Hyde Road in December 1899. City won 2-1.

But City had to wait until September 1907 for their first win at Roker Park but it was worth it. The blues ran out 5-2 winners, which is still City’s biggest win at Sunderland.

Their heaviest defeat at Sunderland was also by the same scoreline in September 1929.

The lowest ever attendance for a match between the two at Sunderland was just a paltry 6,000 in April 1900.

Sunderland’s biggest attendance for a home game against the blues came during an FA Cup 5th Round replay in February 1973. 51,782 witnessed the Black Cats win 3-1, Francis Lee scoring City’s only goal.

Other Sunderland Related Stuff

It was against the Black Cats that City scored their final goal at Maine Road, scored by the late Marc-Vivien Foe.

It will be exactly 21 years since City’s last win at Roker Park. David White scored two goals in a 4-2 win, one of which coming direct from a corner. Nigel Gleghorn and Trevor Morley got the others.

The Stadium of Light got its name due to the fact that the ground was built on the old Wearmouth colliery. The ‘light’ part refers to a miner’s lamp as many Sunderland fans used to work in the mines in the area.

Sunderland nicknames have been, amongst others, the Rokerites or the Rokermen as well as the Black Cats. In 1997, a vote was cast to decide on a permanent nickname and Black Cats won it.

Posted by Pete at 11:00

Big Match Statistics: City v Liverpool

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Feb 182010

City hope to hold onto fourth place, gained after a 1-1 draw at Stoke on Tuesday, but face Liverpool at Eastlands, a team that City don’t hold a good record against.

The likely outcome of Sunday’s match is a draw, considering seven of the twelve Premiership meetings between the two have ended that way. Of the other games, the blues have won two while Liverpool have taken maximum points on three occasions.

Of the 59 games played in the old first division, City won 22 but the Reds have won 26 and scored ten more goals in the process, 98 to City’s 88. The first time City met Liverpool at home was at Hyde Road in 1863. It was the first game ever played between the two and the first of only two games played outside the top flight.

Liverpool won that game 1-0 and the following season they played out a 1-1 draw at Hyde Road in front of 30,000 people. Overall, from 73 league games played, City have won 24 to Liverpool’s 30.

Outside the league, the teams have met 21 times but City’s record is slightly better. From those 21 games, City notched up seven wins to Liverpool’s eight. Liverpool won twice at Maine Road in the FA Cup (4-0 and 1-0) while City have a solitary victory from four games, a 2-0 4th round replay win in February 1973.

City v Liverpool Home Record

  PL W D L GF GA
Premier League 12 2 7 3 12 15
First Division (Old) 59 22 11 26 88 98
Second Division (Old) 2 0 1 1 1 2
First Division (New) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Second Division (New) 0 0 0 0 0 0
League Totals 73  24 19 30 101 115
FA Cup 4 1 1 2 2 5
League Cup 2 1 0 1 3 3
Europe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0
War 15 5 5 5 27 30
OVERALL TOTALS 94 31 25 38 133 153

Interesting Yet Useless Match Facts

City’s biggest home win over Liverpool was 6-0 in 1935, while the heaviest came five years later when Liverpool won 7-3 at Maine Road.

The biggest attendance against Liverpool at Maine Road was for an FA Cup 5th road match was 70,640. The game ended 0-0

The teams first met in 1863 but City had to wait until 1903 to record their first home in. The game ended 3-2.

Liverpool are unbeaten in four at Eastlands.

Some former Liverpool and City players you might remember

Steve McMahon, Steve McManaman, Peter Beardsley, Nicolas Anelka, Robbie Fowler. Albert Reira

And some you might have forgotten about

Paul Stewart, Nigel Clough, Mark Seagraves, Paul Walsh, David James

Match Stats Courtesy of www.MCFCStats.com

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