Manchester City History*
Manchester City Football Club was founded in 1880 as St. Mark’s (West Gorton) by Anna Connell and two churchwardens of St. Mark’s Church in Gorton, east Manchester. The club aimed to provide recreation for the local community in an industrial area. They played early matches at various grounds before moving to Hyde Road in 1887 and adopting the name Ardwick AFC in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894.
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