It’s 2022 and currently, Manchester City are one of the best football teams in the world. They’ve won the Premier League in four of their last five attempts and are strong favourites to make in five in six this season.

However, things haven’t always been so positive at the Etihad and it wasn’t up until 10 years ago that City claimed their first-ever Premier League title.

We’ve put together some Fun Facts About Manchester City from past and present that you may find interesting.

1. Man City Relegated After Winning The League

Such a title would be unheard of with their current squad but Manchester City did manage to get themselves relegated just 12 months after winning the league.

In the 1936/37 football season when the top-flight of English football was the first division, Manchester City topped the table with 57 points from 42 games and finishing 3 points ahead of 2nd placed Charlton Athletic.

However, the following season saw City win just 14 of their 42 games which resulted in them finishing joint-bottom on points with West Brom and being relegated into the division below.

Just five points separated teams in the bottom half of the table that season.

2. Man City Are The Only Team To Be Relegated With A Positive Goal Difference

In the same season that they were relegated after winning the league, Manchester City set the record of being the first team to go down after finishing the season with a positive goal difference.

Not only did City finish the season joint-bottom on points with a positive goal difference of +3, but they also finished as the leagues highest goalscorers with 80 goals scored in 42 games!

On top of that, they dropped five places in the league on the final day of the season to seal their fate.

3. Man City Played A Goalkeeper Up Front

This event has gone down in history as one of the strangest tactical decisions in Premier League football.

In the 2004/05 season, Manchester City faced Middlesbrough in their final match of the season. They needed 3 points to secure a place in next seasons UEFA Cup otherwise it would be Boro who qualified.

The match was 1-1 with 88 minutes played and it was at this point City manager Stuart Pearce made a change nobody was expecting.

Pearce took off midfielder Claudio Reyna and replaced him with goalkeeper Nicky Weaver. David James, who was currently playing between the posts was then ordered to play as a striker despite Pearce having forward Jon Macken at his disposal on the bench.

It didn’t play out as Pearce would have hoped as it was clear James was out of his depth. However, a penalty was awarded to City in the final seconds but as fate would have it,  Mark Schwarzer saved the spot kick from Robbie Savage and the match ended all square.

During his short spell up front, James made some horrendous challenges and missed a huge opportunity to win the game for his team but instead managed to miss the ball and kick the oncoming Boro defender!

4. Man City Held The Record For Fewest Home Goals Scored In A Season

You wouldn’t believe it these days but back in the 2006/07 season, Manchester city held the record for the fewest goals scored on home turf in any Premier League season. That record has been broken since by Fulham/Sheff Utd who both scored one less but it is a surprising stat from a team who managed to rack up 100 points in the 2017/18 season.

The 2006/07 season was a miserable one for home fans who had forked out for a season ticket as their side found the net just 10 times all season at the Etihad. Not a single goal was scored at home from New Years Day.

Joey Barton finished the season as City’s top scorer with just 6 goals.