Manchester City F.C. supporters

Arthur Connell and William Beastow as St. Mark's (West Gorton), Manchester City Football Club have developed a loyal, passionate and dedicated following.

[1][2][3] Evolving from a cricket team which aimed to unite the community in industrial east Manchester, St. Mark's changed to Ardwick F.C.

[5] Manchester City supporters are distinguishable by their sky blue, a colour which is only used by a handful of professional football clubs in England.

[6][7] The Manchester City fans also till this day perform the Poznan when winning by a comfortable margin in order to taunt opposition.

[12][13] Historical events and results labelled as "Typical City" include being the only team to score and concede 100 league goals in one season (1957–58) and the only reigning champions in English football to be relegated (1937–38).

[14][15] Manchester City hold the second highest attendance record in English football (84,569), beaten only by Tottenham Hotspur on 14 September 2016 as Spurs were temporarily playing UEFA Champions League "home" games at Wembley stadium.

[19] Despite the club's wealth, Manchester City have very strong working class roots which still remains today.

[24] Research carried out by Manchester City in 2005 estimates a fanbase of 886,000 in the United Kingdom and a total in excess of 4 million worldwide.

The drab match itself has largely been forgotten apart from Brian Gayle's original excuse for the mistake which cost the goal: "I was blinded by the floodlights".

Another craze that City supporters decided to implement in England is a celebration or dance that has been given the nickname of 'The Poznan'.

This was the most popular substitution of the season and City fans greeted his every touch with applause and sang songs for him for the rest of the game.

[36] In a game against Red Bull Salzburg, the City fans found another new Brazilian they took to call Alan.

[37] In a game against West Bromwich Albion in February 2011, the big screen at the City of Manchester Stadium zoomed in on an elderly looking woman.

[39] Unfortunately, she suffered a stroke and was unable to attend the 2011 FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United,[40] a match City won 1–0 to book their place in the final, and she died in December 2011.

[46][47] The two sets of fans are traditionally diametrically opposed to each other, with City's fans accusing United of arrogance and of attempting to turn the Premier League into a closed shop for elite clubs only via manipulation of the rules[48][49] and of the media[50] while they in turn are accused of using their club's money as a route to success.

In particular, Manchester City has developed a notable rivalry with Liverpool FC,[58] currently considered one of the biggest in football.

City fans, on the other hand, would point to their club's recent dominance of the English Premier League, domestic cup honours and status as the current top European club, Liverpool fans' sense of entitlement, and a perceived level of media bias towards their rivals.

In July 2010, it unified with the Centenary Supporters' Association and currently has over 400 branches across the globe on all six inhabited continents.

[69] As of May 2013, the club has awarded the Heart of the City plaque to establishments in Abu Dhabi, Baltimore, Brisbane, Chicago, Donegal, Frisco, Galway, Gothenburg, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, New York City, Oslo, Paris, Portland, Sydney and Toronto.

Official sites run by the club include Twitter,[77] Facebook[78] and Flickr[79] pages which fans can join.

[80] A group of City supporters have protected the clubs original name- 'St Marks (West Gorton)' via registration and trademarks, and have a website under the name selling memorabilia and telling the true story of the beginnings of the club, a story which has often been plagued by poor research and historical inaccuracies.

Another Australian, Hayley Raso, previously played for Manchester City before moving to Real Madrid and later Tottenham Hotspur.

The true and correct origin of the song is due to a City fan from the Prestwich & Whitefield supporters branch who died on a trip to Amsterdam in the early 90s.

The branch, led by City fan Don Price sung this song about their friend in their local pub, The Forresters Arms.

Can you hear me callingOut your nameWe're Man Cityand we're on the piss againSomething happenedHappening to me Spend on my money on drugs and cityAwhooooooo I'll follow you everywhere City also regularly sing "We never win at home and we never win away", a song that mainly reflects the club's reputation for dramatic failure and inconsistent performance, the gallows humour of the fans and their suffering and perseverance following the team, but also an ironic comment on the success the club has recently experienced.

during FA Cup and a chant about their goalkeeper, Ederson and their set their defenders being the 'best defence in Europe' in the tune of Snap's Rhythm Is A Dancer.

The song became so popular that it was adopted by other clubs fans and would be a sang in holiday destinations such as Mallorca, Ibiza, Ayia Napa, plus other sporting events like the darts and at music festivals.

DCI Gene Hunt from Life on Mars is a no nonsense police officer whilst comical characters include Young Kenny in Phoenix Nights and Dave from The Royle Family who both occasionally wear Manchester City shirts.

A feature film documenting Manchester City's 2009–10 season called Blue Moon Rising[86] was released nationwide in 2010.