English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|
| club | Manchester City |
| image | File:Manchester City FC parade after winning the 2010-11 FA Cup.jpg |
| image_size | 300px |
| caption | Parade in Manchester dedicated to winning the [FA Cup](2010-11-fa-cup) and ending 35-year trophy drought |
| season | [2010–11](2010-11-in-english-football) |
| owner | Abu Dhabi United Group |
| chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak |
| manager | Roberto Mancini |
| stadium | City of Manchester Stadium |
| league | Premier League |
| league result | [3rd](2010-11-premier-league) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | **[Winners](2010-11-fa-cup-final)** |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | [Third round](2010-11-football-league-cup-third-round) |
| cup3 | UEFA Europa League |
| cup3 result | [Round of 16](2010-11-uefa-europa-league-round-of-16) |
| league topscorer |
| Carlos Tevez (20) |
| season topscorer |
| Carlos Tevez (23) |
| average attendance | 45,972 |
| highest attendance | 47,393 vs Arsenal (24 October 2010) |
| lowest attendance | 23,542 vs Timișoara (26 August 2010) |
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| prevseason | [2009–10](2009-10-manchester-city-f-c-season) |
| nextseason | [2011–12](2011-12-manchester-city-f-c-season) |
Carlos Tevez (20)
Carlos Tevez (23)
The 2010–11 season was Manchester City Football Club's 109th season of competitive football, 82nd season in the top flight of English football and 14th season in the Premier League. As City finished fifth in previous season's league campaign, they qualified for the recently rebranded UEFA Europa League. The Blues were managed by Roberto Mancini, who had been appointed midway through the previous season.
The season is best remembered by City's title run in the FA Cup, which saw them defeat rivals Manchester United in the semi-finals before overcoming Stoke City in the final, both by a 1–0 scoreline. The triumph ended Manchester City's 35-year wait for the silverware and signified the start of a new era under the CFG ownership. The season was also notable due to the club finishing third in the Premier League and qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League, something that had not happened since 1967–68, when the Blues qualified for the old European Cup via their league title victory.
Season review
In the summer transfer window, the club, one of the richest in the world since its 2008 takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group, spent £126 million on players, including Jérôme Boateng from Hamburger SV, Yaya Touré from Barcelona, David Silva from Valencia, Aleksandar Kolarov from Lazio, Mario Balotelli from Inter Milan and James Milner from Aston Villa. Popular City midfielder Stephen Ireland was transferred to Aston Villa as part of a player exchange agreement in the Milner deal.
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The team began this season's campaign well, collecting four out of a possible six points against Top 7 opponents Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, which was three points more than City managed in the comparable fixtures last season. The Blues then stuttered for a couple of games against Sunderland (away) and Blackburn Rovers (at home), bagging only a single home point out of the six despite completely dominating both games, with (according to manager Roberto Mancini) at least 25 missed chances in the Blackburn game alone. City got itself back on a winning track again with a 0–2 away win against Wigan Athletic, which was the first time the team had ever won at the DW Stadium, breaking what some supporters had labelled a jinx for this fixture.
After the previous season's run to the semi-finals of the League Cup, the team's performance in that competition this season was very disappointing, with the Blues falling at the first hurdle, losing 2–1 to West Bromwich Albion in the third round tie played at The Hawthorns.
City began its Europa League campaign in much better style, clocking up three back-to-back wins in its first three games. In the first leg 1–0 away victory over Timișoara in the play-off round, Mario Balotelli scored the single winning goal on his debut, but also incurred a serious knee injury that required surgery, putting him out of action for the next three months.
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Kits
Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Etihad Airways
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Umbro made a new set of kits for Manchester City whilst they were in their second year of contract with the club.
- Home: The home kit was in City's traditional colours of sky blue and white in a classic design modelled on the club's outfits worn in the late 1960s. Featuring white cuffs and subtle shadow stripes on the body, the home strip was kitted out with white shorts and sky blue socks, which had a maroon turnover on the top.
- Away: The away kit was mainly navy with sky blue detailing and sported thin horizontal sky blue striping on the socks. The kit was described on the club's website as the "dark side of the moon".
- Third: The white third kit last season was retained, but was refitted with white shorts and socks, the latter sporting a red-and-black band to echo the sash on the body.
- Keeper: The last season goalkeeper kits were also retained, though a new all-black kit had been added to the collection for this season, to be used primarily with the home team kit. Last season's all-green home goalkeeper strip had been moved over to the away kit, although it was still used with the home team kit when the all-black kit was considered to be too close in colour to the opposition's strip (e.g., Chelsea and Newcastle United). The gold-and-black goalkeeper strip that was used primarily with the away kit last season had been retained as an alternate (third) choice kit for the goalkeepers. As could be determined from the foregoing, which of the three team kits these goalkeeper strips were actually used with was not a hard and fast rule since any of these strips could be swapped around (if necessary) in order to avoid kit clashes with the opponents' team strips or the opponents' goalkeeper strips, as well as avoiding clashes with the strips worn by the match officials.
On 2 February 2011, there was a minor "kit faux pas" when the Manchester City team wore its regular home team kit for its away fixture against Birmingham City at St Andrew's, a fixture that usually required the visiting Manchester City team to use one of its alternative strips (in this case, its third team kit since the midnight blue away kit also represented a colour clash), as the primary home team colours of both sides combined a blue shirt with white shorts. No explanation had ever come as to why this mix-up occurred (because as per which kits were to be worn in which fixtures was determined before the season even began), or why the referee, Kevin Friend, allowed two teams so similarly clad onto the pitch rather than insist that one of them first change its kit, although Birmingham's 2010–11 home shirt features large elements of white. Since then, there have been multiple instances of City wearing sky blue against teams in royal blue.
Pre-season games
;Friendly
Adebayor
Jô
;New York Football Challenge
Richards
;Atlanta International Soccer Challenge
Mosquera
Montenegro
Jô
Weiss
Vieira
;Pirelli Cup
Lescott
Biraghi
;Ferrostaal Cup, Summer of Champions
Kagawa
Lewandowski
;Friendly
Jô
Competitions
Premier League
Main article: 2010–11 Premier League
League table
Results summary
Points breakdown
Points at home: 43
Points away from home: 28
Points against 2009/10 Top Four: 9
Points against promoted teams: 18
:6 points: Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion,
:**4 points:** Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur
:**3 points:** Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Sunderland, Wolverhampton Wanderers
:**2 points:** Birmingham City
:**1 point:** Arsenal, Manchester United
:**0 points:** Everton
#### Biggest & smallest
Biggest home win: **5–0** vs. Sunderland, 3 April 2011
Biggest home defeat: **0–3** vs. Arsenal, 24 October 2010
Biggest away win: **1–4** vs. Fulham, November 2010
Biggest away defeat: **3–0** vs. Liverpool, 11 April 2011
Biggest home attendance: **47,393** vs. Arsenal, 24 October 2010
Smallest home attendance: **43,077** vs. Fulham, 27 February 2011
Biggest away attendance: **75,322** vs. Manchester United, 12 February 2011
Smallest away attendance: **15,525** vs. Wigan Athletic, 19 September 2010
#### Results by round
#### Matches
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/15/manchester-city-tottenham-harry-redknapp)
Zabaleta
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/23/manchester-city-liverpool-premier-league)
Tevez
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/30/sunderland-manchester-city-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/sep/13/manchester-city-blackburn-rovers-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/sep/19/wigan-athletic-manchester-city-premier-league)
Y. Touré
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/sep/27/manchester-city-chelsea-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/03/manchester-city-newcastle-united-premier-league)
A. Johnson
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/17/blackpool-manchester-city-premier-league)
Taylor-Fletcher
Silva
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/oct/24/manchester-city-arsenal-premier-league)
Barry
Kompany
Nasri
Fàbregas
Song ,
Djourou
Bendtner
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/01/wolverhampton-wanderers-manchester-city-premier-league)
Edwards
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/07/west-bromwich-albion-manchester-city-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/10/manchester-city-manchester-united-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/15/manchester-city-birmingham-city-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/21/fulham-manchester-city-premier-league)
Zabaleta
Y. Touré
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/nov/29/stoke-city-manchester-city-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/06/manchester-city-bolton-wanderers-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/13/west-ham-united-manchester-city-premier-league)
Y. Touré
A. Johnson
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/20/manchester-city-everton-premier-league)
Baines
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/26/newcastle-united-manchester-city-premier-league)
Tevez
Coloccini
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/28/manchester-city-aston-villa-premier-league)
Lescott
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/03/manchester-city-blackpool-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/05/arsenal-manchester-city-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/17/manchester-city-wolverhampton-wanderers-premier-league)
Tevez
Y. Touré
Doyle
Zubar
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/24/aston-villa-manchester-city-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/02/birmingham-city-manchester-city-premier-league)
Gardner
Kolarov
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/07/manchester-city-west-bromwich-albion-premier-league)
[Observer report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/12/manchester-united-manchester-city-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/14/wayne-rooney-manchester-united-city)
Rooney
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/27/manchester-city-fulham-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/07/manchester-city-wigan-athletic-premier-league)
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/20/chelsea-manchester-city-premier-league)
Ramires
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/apr/03/manchester-city-sunderland-premier-league)
Tevez
Silva
Vieira
Y. Touré
Kuyt
Zabaleta
Osman
Lescott
Džeko
### FA Cup
*Main article: [2010–11 FA Cup](2010-11-fa-cup)*
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/2011FACupFinalWinners.JPG" caption="Manchester City players celebrating their triumph in the [[2011 FA Cup final"]
::
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/09/leicester-city-manchester-city-fa-cup-third-round)
King
Tevez
**Replay**
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/18/manchester-city-leicester-city-fa-cup)
Vieira
A. Johnson
Kolarov
Dyer
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jan/30/notts-county-manchester-city-fa-cup)
**Replay**
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/20/manchester-city-notts-county-fa-cup)
Tevez
Džeko
Richards
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/02/manchester-city-aston-villa-fa-cup)
Balotelli
Silva
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/mar/13/manchester-city-reading-fa-cup1)
### League Cup
*Main article: [2010–11 Football League Cup](2010-11-football-league-cup)*
[Guardian report](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/sep/22/west-brom-manchester-city-carling-cup)
Cox
### UEFA Europa League
*Main article: [2010–11 UEFA Europa League](2010-11-uefa-europa-league)*
#### Play-off round
*Main article: [2010–11 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round](2010-11-uefa-europa-league-qualifying-phase-and-play-off-round)*
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8924265.stm)
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8943220.stm)
Boyata
#### Group stage
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/City_v_Salzburg.jpg" caption="Manchester City prepare to kick off their opening Europa League group fixture vs. Red Bull Salzburg"]
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*Main article: [2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage#Group A](2010-11-uefa-europa-league-group-stage-group-a)*
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8994528.stm)
Jô
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9040778.stm)
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9109882.stm)
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9154974.stm)
Arboleda
Możdżeń
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9243656.stm)
A. Johnson
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9283062.stm)
#### Knockout phase
*Main article: [2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase](2010-11-uefa-europa-league-knockout-phase)*
##### Round of 32
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9396911.stm)
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/9405816.stm)
Y. Touré
##### Round of 16
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9420004.stm)
Husyev
[BBC Sport report](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/9424214.stm)
## Squad information
### Playing statistics
*Appearances (Apps) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only, including sub appearances.*
*Red card numbers denote:* *numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.*
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Premier League | Europa League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRL | Shay Given | GK | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | ENG | Micah Richards | DF | 18 | 1 | 4 | | 8 | | 1 | | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | ENG | Wayne Bridge | DF | 3 | | | | 4 | | 1 | | | |
| 4 | BEL | Vincent Kompany | DF | 37 | | 6 | | 8 | | 1 | | 5 | |
| 5 | ARG | Pablo Zabaleta | DF | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | | 1 | | 7 | |
| 7 | ENG | James Milner | MF | 32 | | 4 | | 5 | | | | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | ENG | Shaun Wright-Phillips | MF | 7 | | | | 9 | 1 | | | 3 | |
| 9 | TOG | Emmanuel Adebayor | FW | 8 | 1 | | | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 10 | BIH | Edin Džeko | FW | 15 | 2 | | | 4 | 2 | 1 | | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | ENG | Adam Johnson | MF | 31 | 4 | 2 | | 7 | 2 | | | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | ENG | Stuart Taylor | GK | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | SRB | Aleksandar Kolarov | DF | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | PAR | Roque Santa Cruz | FW | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | DEU | Jérôme Boateng | DF | 16 | | 1 | | 5 | | | | 3 | |
| 18 | ENG | Gareth Barry | MF | 33 | 2 | 8 | | 7 | | 1 | | 7 | |
| 19 | ENG | Joleon Lescott | DF | 22 | 3 | 1 | | 7 | | | | 8 | |
| 21 | ESP | David Silva | MF | 35 | 4 | 2 | | 10 | 1 | 1 | | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | IRL | Greg Cunningham | MF | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 24 | FRA | Patrick Vieira | DF | 15 | 2 | 2 | | 8 | | | | 8 | 3 |
| 25 | ENG | Joe Hart | GK | 38 | | 1 | | 9 | | | | 8 | |
| 27 | BRA | Jô | FW | 12 | | | | 6 | 2 | | | 5 | |
| 28 | CIV | Kolo Touré | DF | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 1 | | 2 | |
| 32 | ARG | Carlos Tevez | FW | 31 | 20 | 6 | | 7 | | 2 | | 6 | 3 |
| 34 | NED | Nigel de Jong | MF | 32 | 1 | 9 | | 5 | | 1 | | 4 | |
| 36 | ENG | Javan Vidal | DF | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | BEL | Dedryck Boyata | DF | 7 | | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | 2 | |
| 41 | ENG | Ben Mee | DF | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | CIV | Yaya Touré | MF | 35 | 8 | 3 | | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 7 | 3 |
| 43 | ENG | Alex Nimely | FW | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 45 | ITA | Mario Balotelli | FW | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | NIR | Ryan McGivern | DF | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | NOR | Abdisalam Ibrahim | FW | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53 | ENG | Chris Chantler | MF | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 57 | ENG | Reece Wabara | DF | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | SWE | John Guidetti | FW | | | | | | | | | | |
| 62 | CIV | Abdul Razak | MF | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| **Own goals** | | 3 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | | |
| **Totals** | **60** | **74** | **5** | | **18** | **15** | **1** | | **18** | **10** | **0** | | **1** |
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### Goalscorers
*Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.*
::data[format=table]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Premier League | Europa League | FA Cup | League Cup | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | ARG | Carlos Tevez | FW | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 42 | CIV | Yaya Touré | MF | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 45 | ITA | Mario Balotelli | FW | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | ENG | Adam Johnson | MF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | BIH | Edin Džeko | FW | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | ESP | David Silva | FW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | TOG | Emmanuel Adebayor | FW | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 24 | FRA | Patrick Vieira | DF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 27 | BRA | Jô | FW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | SRB | Aleksandar Kolarov | DF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | ENG | Joleon Lescott | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | ENG | Micah Richards | DF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | ENG | Gareth Barry | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | ARG | Pablo Zabaleta | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | BEL | Dedryck Boyata | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | NED | Nigel de Jong | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | ENG | James Milner | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | CIV | Kolo Touré | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | ENG | Shaun Wright-Phillips | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| **Totals** | **60** | **18** | **18** | **1** | **97** | | | |
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## Awards
### [[Premier League Manager of the Month|Premier League ''Manager of the Month'']] award
*Awarded monthly to the manager that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor.*
::data[format=table]
| Month | Manager |
|---|---|
| [December](http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video/Features/Roberto-Mancini-receives-Barclays-award) {{cite web | title=Roberto is the Barclays Manager of the Month |
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### [[Premier League Golden Boot]] award
*Awarded to the player who scored the most goals in the 2010–11 Premier League season.*
::data[format=table]
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| ARG Carlos Tevez | 20* |
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(*shared with Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov)
### [[Barclays Golden Glove]] award
*Awarded to the goalkeeper who kept the most clean sheets over the 2010–11 Premier League season.*
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| Player | Clean sheets |
|---|---|
| ENG Joe Hart{{cite web | title=Manchester City 3–0 Stoke City |
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### [[PFA Team of the Year]]
*The combined best 11 from all teams in the Premier League chosen by the PFA.*
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| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| BEL Vincent Kompany | Defence |
| ARG Carlos Tevez | Attack |
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### Etihad / OSC ''Player of the Year'' awards
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| Player/Event/Organisation | 2010–11 season awards{{cite web | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| title=Kompany lands Player of the Year double | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2011/May/Kompany-lands-Player-of-the-Year-double | work=mcfc.co.uk |
| BEL Vincent Kompany | OSC Player of the Year | OSC = Official Supporters Club |
| ITA Mario Balotelli | OSC Young Player of the Year | |
| BEL Vincent Kompany | *Jaguar* Players' Player of the Year | |
| ARG Carlos Tevez | Goal of the Season | Manchester City 3 – 0 Stoke City
17 May 2011 (65th-minute goal) |
| ENG Joe Hart | Performance of the Season | Tottenham Hotspur 0 – 0 Manchester City
14 August 2010 |
| FA Cup victory | Moment of the season | |
| FRA Patrick Vieira | CITC Player of the Year | CITC = City in the Community |
| Manchester City Supporters Club | CITC Partner of the Year | |
| Lee Jackson | Outstanding contribution | Awarded to club Head Groundsman |
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### Etihad ''Player of the Month'' awards
*Awarded to the player that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the official website of Manchester City.*
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| Month | Player |
|---|---|
| August{{cite web | title=Joe Hart wins Manchester City's Etihad Player of the Month award for August |
| September{{cite web | title=Kompany sweeps up player of the month award |
| October{{cite web | title=Silva lands top Etihad award |
| November{{cite web | title=Silva strikes again to land Etihad award |
| December{{cite web | title=Silva streak as Silva completes hat trick |
| January{{cite web | title=Edin Dzeko is Manchester City's Etihad player of the month for January 2011 |
| February{{cite web | title=Richards is Etihad player of the month |
| March{{cite web | title=Kompany is Etihad player of the month |
| April{{cite web | title=Yes yes to Yaya in Etihad April vote |
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### [[Tuttosport]] ''Golden Boy'' award
*Awarded annually since 2003 by the Italian daily sports newspaper to the young player (on an initial short list of 40 'under 21' players) that receives the most votes from a panel consisting of 30 sports journalists selected from across the whole of Europe.*
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| Year | Player |
|---|---|
| 2010{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/8216710/Manchester-City-striker-and-Golden-Boy-award-winner-Mario-Balotelli-says-only-Lionel-Messi-better-than-me.html |
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### Best Groundsmen of the Year award
*Awarded annually at a meeting of the Institute of Groundsmanship organisation as a result of voting by professional football grounds management teams from the whole of the UK.*
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| Year | Professional Grounds Management Team of the Year | Grounds staff | Club | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010{{cite web | url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2010/November/City-groundstaff-win-prestigious-award | title=Top award for City groundstaff | date=26 November 2010 | access-date=26 November 2010 |
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## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in
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| Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2010 | DF | GER Jérôme Boateng | GER Hamburger SV | £10,000,000{{cite web |
| 2 July 2010 | MF | CIV Yaya Touré | ESP Barcelona | £24,000,000{{cite web |
| 14 July 2010 | MF | ESP David Silva | ESP Valencia | £24,000,000{{cite web |
| 24 July 2010 | DF | SRB Aleksandar Kolarov | ITA Lazio | £16,000,000{{cite web |
| 13 Aug. 2010 | FW | ITA Mario Balotelli | ITA Inter Milan | £24,000,000{{cite web |
| 18 Aug. 2010 | MF | ENG James Milner | ENG Aston Villa | £18,000,000 + p/x{{cite web |
| 7 Jan. 2011 | FW | BIH Edin Džeko | GER VfL Wolfsburg | £27,000,000{{cite news |
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| Date | Pos. | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2010 | MF | ENG Alex Henshall | ENG Swindon Town | £250,000{{cite web |
| 7 July 2010 | MF | SVK Albert Rusnák | SVK MFK Košice | Undisc.{{cite news |
| 31 Aug. 2010 | MF | GHA Mohammed Abu | GHA Sporting Club Accra | Undisc.{{cite web |
| Nov. 2010 | MF | ITA Andrea Mancini | ITA Bologna | Free agent{{cite news |
| 13 Dec. 2010 | FW | ISR Gai Assulin | ESP Barcelona | Free agent{{cite news |
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### Transfers out
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| Exit Date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2010 | FW | ZIM Benjani | ENG Blackburn Rovers | Released{{cite news |
| 22 June 2010 | MF | BUL Martin Petrov | ENG Bolton Wanderers | Free{{cite news |
| 5 July 2010 | FW | BUL Valeri Bojinov | ITA Parma | £3,000,000{{cite web |
| 29 July 2010 | DF | BRA Sylvinho | Released as free agent{{cite web | url=http://mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2010/June/Out-of-contract-trio-leave-Blues |
| 30 July 2010 | DF | ESP Javier Garrido | ITA Lazio | £2,500,000{{cite news |
| 18 Aug. 2010 | MF | IRL Stephen Ireland | ENG Aston Villa | Player exch. |
| 31 Aug. 2010 | FW | BRA Robinho | ITA AC Milan | £15,000,000+{{cite news |
| 19 Jan. 2011 | MF | NGR Kelvin Etuhu | Released as free agent{{cite news | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_6560358,00.html |
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| Exit Date | Pos. | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2010 | MF | NIR Andrew Mitchell | SCO Rangers | Free{{cite news |
| 8 June 2010 | MF | IRL Karl Moore | IRL UCD AFC | Released |
| 11 June 2010 | FW | SVK Róbert Mak | GER [1. FC Nürnberg](1-fc-nurnberg) | Undisc.{{cite web |
| 12 June 2010 | GK | NOR Tobias Johansen | NOR Kongsvinger | Free{{cite web |
| 15 June 2010 | MF | ENG Paul Marshall | ENG Walsall | Free{{cite news |
| 30 June 2010 | FW | ENG Jack Redshaw | ENG Rochdale | Free{{cite web |
| 8 July 2010 | GK | SVK Filip Mentel | SCO Dundee United | Free{{cite news |
| 31 Aug. 2010 | MF | ENG Adam Clayton | ENG Leeds United | Undisc.{{cite news |
| 31 Jan. 2011 | FW | ENG David Ball | ENG Peterborough United | Undisc.{{cite news |
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### Loans out
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| Start date | End date | Pos | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 10 | 3 Jan. 11 | GK | FRO Gunnar Nielsen | ENG Tranmere Rovers{{cite news |
| 11 Aug. 10 | 31 May 11 | DF | ENG Nedum Onuoha | ENG Sunderland{{cite news |
| 17 Aug. 10 | 31 May 11 | FW | WAL Craig Bellamy | WAL Cardiff City{{cite news |
| 19 Aug. 10 | 31 May 11 | MF | SVK Vladimír Weiss | SCO Rangers{{cite news |
| 31 Aug. 10 | 31 May 11 | FW | ECU Felipe Caicedo | ESP Levante{{cite news |
| 21 Oct. 10 | 1 Jan. 11 | DF | IRE Greg Cunningham | ENG Leicester City{{cite web |
| 12 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | DF | ENG Wayne Bridge | ENG West Ham United{{cite news |
| 14 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | FW | PAR Roque Santa Cruz | ENG Blackburn Rovers{{cite news |
| 14 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | MF | NOR Abdisalam Ibrahim | ENG Scunthorpe United{{cite news |
| 20 Jan. 11 | 26 Feb. 11 | DF | ENG Javan Vidal | ENG Chesterfield{{cite news |
| 26 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | FW | TOG Emmanuel Adebayor | ESP Real Madrid{{cite news |
| 31 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | GK | COL David González | ENG Leeds United{{cite news |
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::data[format=table title="Reserves and Academy"]
| Start date | End date | Pos | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 10 | 12 Jan. 11 | FW | ENG David Ball | ENG Swindon Town{{cite news |
| 30 July 10 | 15 Jan. 11 | DF | NIR Ryan McGivern | ENG Walsall{{cite web |
| 6 Aug. 10 | 31 Aug. 10 | MF | ENG Adam Clayton | ENG Leeds United{{cite news |
| 7 Aug. 10 | 31 May 11 | DF | ENG Kieran Trippier | ENG Barnsley{{cite web |
| 9 Aug. 10 | 8 Nov. 10 | MF | ENG Andrew Tutte | ENG Rochdale{{cite news |
| 31 Aug. 10 | 30 June 11 | MF | GHA Mohammed Abu | NOR Strømsgodset |
| 12 Oct. 10 | 2 Dec. 10 | FW | ENG James Poole | ENG Hartlepool United{{cite news |
| 25 Nov. 10 | 3 Jan. 11 | FW | SWE John Guidetti | ENG Burnley{{cite news |
| 25 Nov. 10 | 3 Jan. 11 | MF | ENG Andrew Tutte | ENG Shrewsbury Town{{cite news |
| 1 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | DF | ENG Ben Mee | ENG Leicester City{{cite news |
| 31 Jan. 11 | 31 May 11 | MF | ENG Andrew Tutte | ENG Yeovil Town{{cite news |
| 24 Mar. 11 | 31 May 11 | MF | IRE Donal McDermott | ENG AFC Bournemouth{{cite news |
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This ['loan watch' report](http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2011/March/Loan-watch-Mar-21) provided the latest progress update on most of the players listed above that were out on loan at other clubs.
## References
## References
1. Agencies. (14 May 2011). ["City end long trophy drought with FA Cup final triumph"](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/city-end-long-trophy-drought-with-fa-cup-final-triumph-1.398206). *thenationalnews.com*.
2. ["History"](http://www.statto.com/football/teams/manchester-city/history). *Statto*.
3. (13 August 2010). ["Which kit where?"](http://mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2010/August/Which-kit-where-article). *[[Manchester City F.C.*.
4. (17 April 2011). ["Spurs' Gareth Bale wins PFA player of the year award"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13110874). *BBC Sport*.
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