Nobody could accuse Manchester City FC fans of being unfaithful to the cause. Through good times and bad, Manchester City tickets have sold consistently, with average match attendance figures ranking among the top six in England.
Times have often been turbulent at Manchester City. In the earliest days the club’s fortunes were marred by accusations of financial impropriety and corruption and in 1920 the main stand of the club’s ground in Hyde Road was destroyed by fire, forcing relocation to Maine Road.
Manchester City’s rollercoaster performances continued, a mixture of FA Cup triumphs (in 1934 and 1965) and league relegations setting a pattern that would continue until the first of the club’s true ‘golden eras’ in the 1970s. In the decade between 1969 and 1979 Manchester City picked up two League Cups, two Charity Shields, the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup.
Since that time Manchester City have struggled to reclaim a similar level of success, but as ever the clubs fans – the ‘Citizens’ – have remained faithful. Now, once again it looks as though the tide may be turning in favour of Manchester City. In 2011 they beat rivals Manchester United and then Stoke City to claim the FA Cup, they qualified for the UEFA Champions League, and they finished in third place in the Premiere League.
For loyal Manchester City fans, the excitement is beginning all over again. In a new Premiership season, get your Manchester City tickets and follow the club as it fights for glory once more.