How many times have Manchester City won the FA Cup, History, Final Appearances?

The Cityzens have dominated the English Cup competition in recent history

Manchester City defeated Sheffield United in the semi-final with Riyad Mahrez putting on a show and scoring the hat trick for Cityzens with the final scoreline reading 3-0. It was also the first hat-trick in the semi-final of the competition since Alex Dawson bagged a treble for Manchester Utd against Fulham in 1958. With this win, the blue side of Manchester enters the contest’s final 12th time in total and for the first time since 2018. At Wembley, they will be facing the winner Manchester United in the final. Let’s take a look at the history of City in the Cup and their record in this prestigious contest.

History

Playing as Ardwick, City first entered the FA Cup in the 1890-91 season and kicked off with a resounding 12-0 victory in the first qualifying round at home to Liverpool Stanley. This game remains the largest winning margin in the Club’s FA Cup history. After receiving a bye, City entered the first round proper six seasons later but crashed to a 6-0 defeat away at Preston North End.

City’s first trophy triumph came in the FA Cup back in 1903-04, with two more victories taken in before Mercer added to his impressive collection of honors in 1968-69. The competition also allowed the Blues to get back into a winning habit following the arrival of Sheikh Mansour, with Yaya Toure netting an emotional match-winner against Stoke in 2011. The latest final win came under Guardiola as he captured the oldest prize in English football as a part of a historic domestic treble in 2018-19, taking City’s total haul to six.

Trophies & Final appearances:

Manchester City has appeared in a total of 12 FA Cup finals (including 2023).

Manchester City have won the FA Cup six times.

Their first win came in 1904, when they beat Bolton Wanderers 1–0 in the final. Their second win came in 1934, when they beat Portsmouth 2–1 in the final. Their third win came in 1956, when they beat Birmingham City 3–1 in the final. Their fourth win came in 1969, when they beat Leicester City 1–0 in the final. Their fifth was when they beat Stoke City 1–0 in the final and the most recent sixth win came in 2019 when they battered Watford 6-0.

Manchester City has lost the FA Cup five times: 1926 (lost to Bolton Wanderers), 1933 (lost to Everton), 1955 (lost to Newcastle United), 1981 (lost to Tottenham Hotspur), and 2013 (lost to Wigan Athletic).

All-time records:

Biggest Margin win in Final: Manchester City 6–0 Watford (2019) City holds the record for the biggest margin win coming in the last final they appeared in against Watford.

They are also the only team to have won the FA Cup as a second-division team, having won it in 1934 while in the Second Division.

Longest winning run in the FA Cup: 10 (6 January, 2019 – 28 June, 2020) under their current coach Pep Guardiola

Manchester City first team since 1966 to qualify for FA Cup final without conceding a goal. Pep Guardiola and Co. became the first time across English football divisions to make it to the summit clash of the tournament without conceding a goal.