Man City nicknames: the friendly names from their fans

A few things about Man City

Before heading into the nicknames that fans from all over the world have given to Manchester City F.C., let’s learn something about the club first in this section, from its origin to their achievements that they have obtained since its inception. 

The history of Man City

Man City, or Manchester City Football Club, is a professional and excellent English football club based in the namesake city. The team was introduced in 1880 as the St. Mark's (West Gorton), then changed to Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887, and finally got its current name in 1894. 

The club has been coached by more than 50 managers since its inception, and the current coach is Pep Guardiola, who is also considered the most successful all-time manager of Manchester City. The club’s home venue from 1923 to 2003 was the Maine Road, which had the nickname as the “Wembley of the North”. After that, the stadium was renamed to Etihad Stadium in 2011l

Man City was the most valuable football club in 2019 by Forbes, with $2.69 billion value. Its revenue in the 2018-19 season ranked the fifth in the world football club with €568.4 million. 

Man City and Pep Guardiola

League honors

Manchester City joined the Football League in 1892 and their first major championship was in the 1904 FA Cup. In their career, Man City has won a total of 34 trophies, including four Premier League titles, six FA Cups, eight Football League Cups, six Division Two titles, two Division One titles, one Football League Championship title, one European Cup Winners Cup, one Division Two playoff winners trophy, and five Community Shields.

Nicknames for Man City

There are three main nicknames that football fans named for Man City. Unlike other nicknames of other clubs that have a meaningful story behind them, usually, there are no fascinating myths behind these nicknames and they normally came from the club’s name and their kits.

1. City

This nickname derived from the part of the official name of the club. City simply refers to Manchester City. 

1. The Citizens

Similar to the “City” name, the Citizens nickname was simply developed from the term “City”. This is also the nickname that Manchester City Football Club’s fans call themselves. This nickname can be written as The Cityzens, which aggregated from City and citizens. 

1. The Sky Blues

The third and also the most common nickname for Man City is the Sky Blues. This name originated from the sky blue color of Man City’s uniform and kit. They are sometimes called the Blue Moon as well, but not too frequently. 

Man City blue home kit

The bottom line

So now we know more about the most common nicknames for your favorite football club. The next time hearing these names on a somewhat competition won’t be strange anymore. 

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C.