2009–10 Manchester City F.C. season

The 2009–10 season is Manchester City Football Club's eighth consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its thirteenth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it is the team's 118th season playing in a division of English football, most of which have been spent in the top flight. The club started the season under the management of Mark Hughes who was sacked in mid-December after the team drew seven consecutive matches in the Premier League. He was replaced by the Italian manager Roberto Mancini.

Manchester City
2009–10 season
OwnerAbu Dhabi United Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerMark Hughes
(until 19 December)
Roberto Mancini
(from 19 December)
StadiumCity of Manchester Stadium
Premier League5th
FA CupFifth round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carlos Tevez (23)

All:
Carlos Tevez (29)
Highest home attendance45,356 vs Tottenham Hotspur (5 May 2010)
Lowest home attendance37,876 vs Fulham (23 September 2009)
Average home league attendance44,870
Third colours
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