What was the best era in Manchester City history?

Long droughts sit between the golden spells here, which is why fans who lived through a Maine Road cup run rate it as fiercely as the modern trophy hauls.

1. 1
   Treble and four in a row (2020–2024)

   City won four straight league titles and the 2023 treble, finally lifting the Champions League in Istanbul.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Mercer–Allison golden age (1965–1972)

   Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison took City from the Second Division to the 1968 league title, the 1969 FA Cup and a 1970 European double.
   898pts
3. 3
   Swift and Doherty years (1930s)

   Frank Swift in goal and Peter Doherty up front brought the 1934 FA Cup and City's first league title in 1937.
   675pts
4. 4
   Pellegrini years (2013–2016)

   Manuel Pellegrini added the 2014 Premier League and two League Cups and reached City's first Champions League semi-final.
   571pts
5. 5
   Billy Meredith era (1894–1906)

   The Welsh winger led the young club to its first major trophy, the 1904 FA Cup, before a bribery scandal broke up the side.
   467pts
6. 6
   Revie Plan and Trautmann (1950s)

   Don Revie's deep-lying centre-forward role took City to two FA Cup finals, won in 1956 with Bert Trautmann playing on with a broken neck.
   343pts
7. 7
   Guardiola's Centurions (2016–2019)

   Pep Guardiola's side set a 100-point Premier League record in 2018 and won a domestic treble in 2019.
   343pts
8. 8
   Keegan years (2001–2005)

   Kevin Keegan's attacking side won the 2002 First Division title and moved the club from Maine Road to the City of Manchester Stadium.
   0pts
9. 9
   Mancini's breakthrough (2009–2013)

   After the Abu Dhabi takeover, Roberto Mancini ended a 35-year trophy drought with the 2011 FA Cup and Agüero's 93:20 title in 2012.
   0pts

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