Editing Manchester City F.C. (section)

==Club badge and colours==
[[File:A6-EYE Etihad A332 FRA Manchester City Livery (39956611433).jpg|thumb|right|300px|Manchester City's [[City of Manchester Stadium|stadium]] and shirt have been sponsored by [[Etihad Airways]] since 2009.]]
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Manchester City's home colours are sky blue and white. Traditional away [[kit (football)|kit]] colours have been either maroon or (from the 1960s) red and black; however, in recent years several colours have been used. The origins of the club's home colours are unclear, but there is evidence that the club has worn blue since 1892 or earlier. A booklet entitled ''Famous Football Clubs – Manchester City'' published in the 1940s indicates that West Gorton (St. Marks) originally played in scarlet and black, and reports dating from 1884 describe the team wearing black jerseys bearing a white cross, showing the club's origins as a church side.<ref name="Greatest City">{{Cite book |last=James |first=Gary| title=Manchester: The Greatest City| isbn=1-899538-09-7| publisher=Polar Publishing| year=2002}}</ref>{{rp|14–15}} The infrequent yet recurrent use of red and black away colours comes from former assistant manager [[Malcolm Allison]]'s belief that adopting the colours of [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] would inspire City to glory.<ref>{{cite news| title=Nicking the shirts off their backs| work=The Guardian| url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1643916,00.html| access-date=18 December 2006| location=London| first=Georgina| last=Turner| date=23 November 2005| archive-date=20 March 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320093647/http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,13854,1643916,00.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Allison's theory seemingly took effect, with City winning the [[1969 FA Cup final]], [[1970 Football League Cup final|1970 League Cup final]], and [[1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1970 Cup Winners' Cup final]] in red and black stripes as opposed to the club's home kit of sky blue.

City had previously worn three other [[Crest (sports)|badges]] on their shirts, prior to their current badge being implemented in 2016. The first, introduced in 1970, was based on designs which had been used on official club documentation since the mid-1960s. It consisted of a circular badge which used the same shield as the present badge (including a ship, based on the [[Symbols of Manchester#Coat of arms|City of Manchester coat of arms]]), inside a circle bearing the name of the club. In 1972, this was replaced by a variation which replaced the lower half of the shield with the red rose of Lancashire. In 1976, a [[heraldic badge]] was granted by the [[College of Arms]] to the [[English Football League]] for use by City. The badge consisted of the familiar ship above a red rose but on a circular device instead of a shield (blazoned as "''A roundel per fess azure and argent in chief a three masted ship sails set pennons flying or in base a rose gules barbed and seeded proper''").<ref>{{cite journal |last=Phillips |first=David Llewelyn |date=Spring 2015 |title=Badges and 'Crests': The Twentieth-Century Relationship Between Football and Heraldry |url=https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CoA-229-Phillips-paper.pdf |journal=The Coat of Arms |volume=XI Part I |issue=229 |page=40,41,45,46 |doi= |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-date=24 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224161126/https://www.theheraldrysociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CoA-229-Phillips-paper.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

On occasions when Manchester City played in a major cup final, the club wore shirts bearing the City of Manchester coat of arms, as a symbol of pride in representing the city at a major event. This practice originated from a time when the players' shirts did not normally bear a badge of any kind.<ref name="Clayton">{{cite book |first=David |last=Clayton |title=Everything Under the Blue Moon |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |year=2002}}</ref>{{rp|21}} The club has since abandoned the practice; for the [[2011 FA Cup final]], its first in the 21st century, City used the usual badge with a special legend, but the Manchester coat of arms was included as a small monochrome logo in the numbers on the back of players' shirts.<ref>{{cite web | title=Manchester City History | url=http://mcivta.com/history/ | access-date=19 April 2017 | archive-date=19 May 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519185012/http://mcivta.com/history/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

A new club badge was adopted in 1997, as a result of the previous badge being ineligible for registration as a trademark. This badge was based on the [[coat of arms|arms]] of the city of [[Manchester]], and consisted of a shield in front of a [[golden eagle]]. The eagle is an old heraldic symbol of the city of Manchester; a golden eagle was added to the city's badge in 1958 (but had since been removed), representing the growing aviation industry. The shield featured a ship on its upper half representing the [[Manchester Ship Canal]], and three diagonal stripes in the lower half symbolised the city's three rivers – the [[River Irwell|Irwell]], the [[River Irk|Irk]] and the [[River Medlock|Medlock]]. The bottom of the badge bore the motto "''Superbia in Proelio''", which translates as "Pride in Battle" in [[Latin language|Latin]]. Above the eagle and shield were the three stars, added for decorative purposes.

On 15 October 2015, following years of criticism from the fans over the design of the 1997 badge,<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|title=City's new badge is here!|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/2016/june/mcfc-new-badge-is-here|website=ManCity.com|date=2 July 2016|access-date=23 April 2020|archive-date=23 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523155546/https://www.mancity.com/news/club-news/club-news/2016/june/mcfc-new-badge-is-here|url-status=live}}</ref> the club announced they intended to carry out a fan consultation on whether to discontinue the current badge and institute a new design.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> After the consultation, the club announced in late November 2015 the badge would be replaced in due course by a new version which would be designed in the style of the older, circular variants.<ref>{{cite web |title=Manchester City to design new badge following consultation with fans |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/24/manchester-city-badge-design-fans-consultation |work=The Guardian |date=24 November 2015 |access-date=19 April 2017 |archive-date=7 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707042914/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/24/manchester-city-badge-design-fans-consultation |url-status=live }}</ref> A design purporting to be the new badge was unintentionally leaked two days early prior to the official unveiling on 26 December 2015 by the [[Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)|IPO]] when the design was trademarked on 22 December.<ref name="BBC News">{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35174237 | title=Manchester City's new club badge design leaked online | publisher=BBC News | date=24 December 2015 | access-date=24 December 2015 | archive-date=3 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203180329/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-35174237 | url-status=live }}</ref> The new badge was officially unveiled at Manchester City's home match against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on 26 December.<ref>{{cite news |date=26 December 2015 |access-date=26 December 2015 |work=The Guardian |title=Manchester City unveil new club crest before home game against Sunderland |first=Niall |last=McVeigh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/26/manchester-city-unveil-new-club-crest |archive-date=27 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227011250/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/26/manchester-city-unveil-new-club-crest |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Period
! Kit supplier
! Shirt sponsor (chest)
! Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
|-
| 1974–1982
| rowspan="4" | [[Umbro]]
| ''No sponsor''
| rowspan="12"| ''No sponsor''
|-
| 1982–1984
| [[Saab Automobile|Saab]]
|-
| 1984–1987
| [[Philips]]
|-
| 1987–1997
| rowspan="2" | [[Brother Industries|Brother]]
|-
| 1997–1999
| [[Kappa (company)|Kappa]]
|-
| 1999–2002
| rowspan="2" | [[Le Coq Sportif]]
| [[Eidos Interactive|Eidos]]
|-
| 2002–2003
| rowspan="2" | First Advice
|-
| 2003–2004
| rowspan="2" | [[Reebok]]
|-
| 2004–2007
| rowspan="2" | [[Thomas Cook Group|Thomas Cook]]
|-
| 2007–2009
| [[Le Coq Sportif]]
|-
| 2009–2013
| [[Umbro]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Etihad Airways]]
|-
| 2013–2017
| rowspan="2" | [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
| 2017–2019
| rowspan="2" | [[Nexen Tire]]
|-
| 2019–2023
| rowspan="2" | [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
|-
| 2023–present
| rowspan="2" | [[OKX]]
|}

===Kit deals===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Kit supplier
! Period
! Announcement date
! Intended contract duration
! Value
! Notes
|-
| {{center| [[Le Coq Sportif]]}}
| {{center| 2007–2009}}
| {{center| 13 May 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.footballshirtculture.com/07/08-Kits/manchester-city-new-le-coq-sportif-home-a-away-kits-0708.html |title=Man city new Le Coq Sportif home & away kits 07/08 |work=footballshirtculture.com |date=13 May 2007 |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229132853/https://www.footballshirtculture.com/07/08-Kits/manchester-city-new-le-coq-sportif-home-a-away-kits-0708.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| 2007–2011 (4 years)
| Around [[Pound sterling|£]]2.5m per year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/city-clinch-record-kit-contract-991994 |title=City clinch record kit contract |work=[[Manchester Evening News]] |date=17 April 2010 |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229132856/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/city-clinch-record-kit-contract-991994 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Replaced by Umbro contract
|-
| {{center| [[Umbro]]}}
| {{center| 2009–2013}}
| {{center| 4 June 2009}}
| 2009–2019 (10 years)
| Around [[Pound sterling|£]]2.5m per year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/12717-man-city-sign-umbro-deal |title=Man City sign Umbro deal |work=The Business Desk |date=4 June 2009 |access-date=1 October 2019 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001163404/https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/12717-man-city-sign-umbro-deal |url-status=live }}</ref>
| Umbro contract transferred to parent company Nike in 2013
|-
| {{center| [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]}}
| {{center| 2013–2019}}
| {{center| 4 May 2012}}
| 2013–2019 (6 years)
| Around [[Pound sterling|£]]20m per year<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/02/28/manchester-city-sign-new-10-year-kit-deal-puma-worth-650-million/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/02/28/manchester-city-sign-new-10-year-kit-deal-puma-worth-650-million/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Manchester City sign new 10-year kit deal with Puma worth £650 million|first=James|last=Ducker|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=28 February 2019|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|
|-
| {{center| [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]}}
| {{center| 2019–2029}}
| {{center| 28 February 2019}}
| 2019–2029 (10 years)
| Around [[Pound sterling|£]]65m per year<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47402439|title=Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal|work=BBC News|date=28 February 2019|access-date=1 March 2019|archive-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228145023/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47402439|url-status=live}}</ref>
|
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