​Community Shield: City’s seven victories to dateManchester City kick-off the 2026/27 season with an eagerly-anticipated Community Shield clash against Arsenal at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Sunday.
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It’s a clash that brings together last season’s two key domestic protagonists and represents an early opportunity for new manager Enzo Maresca and his squad to claim a first piece of silverware ahead of the rigours of the campaign.To date City have played in the traditional curtain-raiser on 16 occasions, lifting the Shield seven times.The Blues boast a proud Community Shield record overall.And ahead of the game, we take a look back at the club’s previous victories in the showpiece occasion…1937City qualified for the game, then known as the Charity Shield, as league champions after scoring 107 goals on our way to our first title.FA Cup winners Sunderland were our opponents for the match which was played at Maine Road.Among the players lining up for the Blues were goalkeeper Frank Swift, centre half Bobby Marshall, and Eric Brook, who was the Club’s record goalscorer for nearly eight decades before he was overtaken by Sergio Aguero.Peter Doherty and Alec Herd were on target for Wilf Wild’s side as we collected the Shield for the first time with a 2-0 victory.But it would be the high point of a disappointing season as City were relegated to the second division the following year.
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1968After a defeat in the 1956 Charity Shield, City had to wait more than three decades before winning it for a second occasion.Champions for a second time, City started the season in emphatic style with a 6-1 victory over FA Cup winners West Bromwich Albion.Bobby Owen and Francis Lee both hit braces, with Neil Young and a Graham Lovett own goal in sun-drenched rout which was again played at Maine Road.It remains the joint highest margin of victory in its 115-year history.We would play at Wembley later in the season when we won the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Leicester City setting us on the way to our first European success.1972The club’s third victory saw us beat Aston Villa 1-0 at Villa Park with Lee scoring the only goal of the match from the penalty spot.Unusually, it was not the customary clash between the Division One champions and FA Cup winners with Derby County and Leeds United both declining to play.City accepted an invitation to feature after finishing fourth in the league and faced Villa, who were the Division Three title winners.It was also a notable occasion for the fact that City were able to make two substitutions with Derek Jeffries and Ian Mellor coming on.
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