Manchester City are nicknamed just City or the Blues and they wear home shirts of sky blue. A famous face who donned the shirt was Sir Matt Busby who went on to be much better known for his management of big local rivals Manchester United. With Manchester City being title contenders nowadays, the club now boasts an array of superstars like Kevin de Bruyne, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez and Erling Haaland.
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- Manchester City Shirt History
Manchester City 25/26 Home Kit
The 2025/26 Manchester City Puma home shirt had a distinctive white sash that ran diagonally across the front, from the left shoulder down to the right waist. It was flanked by lighter and darker blue accents, adding depth and a sense of motion to the design. It might be the first Manchester City home kit to feature the sash, but it certainly had its historical roots when you look back at the club’s secondary kits in the ’70s.
2024/25 Manchester City Home Shirt
2023/24 Manchester City Home Shirt
2022/23 Manchester City Home Shirt
Manchester City tweaked its primary outfit slightly for the 2022/23 season. The Sky Blue base was there, but the central logo placement was a refreshing sight, and the coloured sleeve cuffs and round collar came in maroon with a single white central stripe running across, giving the shirt a unique colour dynamic. Introduced in the teaser video ‘Long Live the King,’ the shirt was a tribute to one of the club’s greatest players ever, the late Colin Bell.
2021/22 Manchester City Home Shirt
2020/21 Manchester City Home Shirt
Women’s Manchester City Home Kit
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Manchester City Shirt History
Under the form of Manchester City, the club wore a light blue shirt and white shorts in their first season (1894). The two colours have stuck throughout history as City’s recent shirts have been predominately light blue with hints of white around the sides. The only time this changed was between 1997 and 2003 as the home shirt reverted to a darker blue with darker elements around. the sides.
1982 saw the club’s kits sponsored for the first time. Company Saab placed their white worded logo on the front of the team’s light blue home shirt. Since then, City have had various sponsors including Brother, Eidos, Thomas Cook and Etihad. Famous home kits include the 1904 FA Cup Winners shirt, the 1936-37, 1967-68 and 2011-12 home shirts which marked their league winners titles. The club have won six FA Cup titles with their sky blue shirts.
Manchester City were formed in 1887 and until 1894 played under the name of Ardwick FC. Manchester City play their home games at the Etihad Stadium, Rowsley Street, Manchester. The stadium was built for the 2002 Commonwealth games and was given to the club by the city so that their old ground at Maine Road could be used for development.
Since the last two owners of the club Thaksin Shinawatra and Shiekh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan they have invested millions of pounds and there have been an overhaul of world class footballers playing and have played for City including Nicolas Anelka, Carlos Tevez, David Silva, Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and Samir Nasri.