What is Man City’s biggest loss of all time?

Manchester City are undoubtedly one of the best clubs in England and few would doubt that Pep Guardiola’s side are one of the best in Europe too.

However, it wasn’t so long ago that the English club didn’t have untold fortunes from abroad to rely upon and actually tended to lose games more often than not.

This page will showcase Man City’s record defeats in the major competitions.

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What is Manchester City’s biggest ever defeat in history?

Like many English clubs, Manchester City’s history dates back to the nineteenth century and that’s as far back as you have to go to find their biggest ever defeats.

City have lost by eight goals on four occasions. They were thrashed 10-2 by Small Heath in 1893. They also lost 9-1 to Everton in 1906.

On two occasions the club lost 8-0. The first came in 1894 when Burton Wanderers inflicted such a result on them in the First Division and the result was unfortunately repeated in 1933, when Wolverhampton Wanderers did the same thing.

What is Manchester City’s biggest ever home defeat in history?

Man City's biggest home defeat of all time came in the 1961/62 season when they were thrashed 6-1 at Maine Road by West Ham in the First Division.

What is Manchester City’s biggest ever away defeat in history?

Manchester City’s biggest ever away defeat in the history of the club came on 11 May 2008, when Middlesbrough thrashed them 8-1 in the Premier League.

What is Manchester City’s biggest ever Premier League defeat in history?

Manchester City’s biggest ever Premier League defeat in the history of the club also came on 11 May 2008, when Middlesbrough beat them 8-1.

What is Manchester City’s biggest ever European defeat in history?

Man City's biggest ever European home loss came in 2016 when Lionel Messi inspired a brilliant Barcelona team to a 4-0 win at the Etihad in the group stage.

What is Manchester City’s biggest ever Champions League defeat in history?

Despite their long history, Man City haven’t had extensive experience playing in the Champions League. So their biggest defeat also came in 2016, when they were humbled by Barcelona in a 4-0 defeat to Lionel Messi’s side.